Chinese Generals Summoning System

Chapter 20: The Twin Sisters Stay

Inside the carriage, Liu Ji sensed that the twin sisters, Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen, intended to follow him. Without hesitation, he patted his chest and said, “If you two young ladies have nowhere to go, please come with me for now! As long as I’m here, I’ll definitely keep you both safe!” Upon hearing Liu Ji’s words, Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen exchanged glances, their smiles growing even broader. Lin Xiya then said in a sweet voice, “Young Master Liu, will having us sisters tag along cause you any trouble? After all, we have some connection to the Zheng family of Yongzhou.” Liu Ji replied nonchalantly, “It’s no problem. Everyone in the Zheng family’s merchant caravan is dead; the Zheng family of Yongzhou has no way of knowing you’re with me. For now, you two just need to avoid being seen by outsiders as much as possible. Even if the Zheng family of Yongzhou finds out later, it won’t matter. At worst, I’ll lead you both to a remote, uninhabited place and carve out a utopia for us. What could the Zheng family of Yongzhou possibly do to us then?” “Hehe, then we sisters will be sticking close to you, Young Master Liu. You’d better remember what you said today! From now on, we sisters belong to you, Young Master Liu!” Lin Xiwen said playfully. Gazing at the stunning beauty of Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen, Liu Ji declared with boundless confidence, “Haha! Rest assured, sisters. That ‘hidden paradise’ is merely a last resort. Even if the Zheng family of Yongzhou ever finds out you’re by my side, they won’t be able to force you to serve that old geezer. I, Liu Ji, am not someone to be messed with!” With the existence of the Chinese Martial General Summoning System, even when facing a colossus like the Zheng family of Yongzhou, Liu Ji still had a certain degree of confidence. However, at this moment, Liu Ji was still completely unaware that the Great Jin Dynasty’s thirteen most… “Young Master, you can just call us by our names from now on. At a time like this, we’re just glad to have something to eat.” Lin Xiwen said nothing, but turned her gaze toward the four personal guards under Liu Ji’s command. Now that Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen had decided to follow Liu Ji—which meant they needed his protection—the fact that Liu Ji had these four highly skilled personal guards meant they would be even safer. Lin Xiwen was also deeply curious as to how Liu Ji had come to possess four such highly skilled personal guards. She had witnessed the prowess of Yue Yi, Gong Du, and Liu Pi with her own eyes, yet Liu Ji was merely the son of a small landowner. Lin Xiwen couldn’t quite understand why these four guards had chosen to follow him—was it really just because he had saved their lives? When Yue Yi and the other three saw Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen, they were deeply struck by the twin sisters’ beauty. They exchanged glances and immediately understood one another—it seemed these two young ladies would become their mistresses in the future. Liu Ji then introduced Le Yi and his three companions, as well as his younger sister Liu Niuniu, to the sisters Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen. He took some beef jerky and shared it with Lin Xiya, Lin Xiwen, and the two young maidservants, then gave Liu Niuniu a piece of beef jerky to eat as a snack. Afterward, Liu Ji, Liu Niuniu, the twin sisters, and the two young maids all reentered the carriage. Liu Pi continued to drive the four-wheeled carriage, with You Tong sitting beside him—on the opposite side of the front of the carriage—while Yue Yi and Gong Du continued to ride their warhorses, guarding the carriage on either side. The group pressed on westward. Although Liu Ji was reluctant to enter the territory of Yongzhou with the twin sisters Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen by his side, he had already agreed with his father, Liu Hao, to meet in Qi County, Changping Commandery, in Yongzhou, so he had no choice but to take Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen into Yongzhou. However, Liu Ji reasoned that as long as he kept Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen out of the public eye as much as possible, there should be no danger—and fortunately, they had this covered carriage. With the two stunning beauties by his side, the journey was no longer tedious. Thanks to Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen’s deliberate efforts to win him over, not only did Liu Ji’s impression of the twin sisters grow increasingly favorable, but even Liu Niuniu began to take a liking to them. The twin sisters even discussed using the cotton-padded garments from their luggage to tailor a brand-new set for Liu Niuniu. Liu Ji also seemed to have suddenly had an epiphany; his speech became a stream of witty remarks, interspersed with little jokes from his past life, which had Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen laughing so hard they were doubled over. This brought them all even closer together. Just as Liu Ji was reveling in this moment of tenderness, the carriage suddenly came to a halt. Liu Pi, the coachman, spoke in a low voice from outside the carriage: “My Lord, a group of people has suddenly rushed out from the roadside ahead and blocked the path. There are about forty of them, and one of them appears to be quite formidable.” Upon hearing this, Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen immediately looked at Liu Ji in panic, but he remained calm as he said to the twin sisters, “Xiya, Xiwen, you have nothing to worry about. With our four trusted retainers—Le Yi, You Tong, Liu Pi, and Gong Du—here, even several hundred bandits couldn’t harm us in the slightest! Stay safe inside the carriage; I’ll go out and take a look.” “Young Master, please be very careful!” Lin Xiya and Lin Xiwen said almost in unison.