This made the villagers, who had never had an intimate chat with a noble general, blush and feel greatly honored. In the future, when going out for a drink and boasting, they could say, "I once had a drink and a chat with a general! Do you have that? Haha!"

Many villagers’ favorability towards Long Chen even reached the eighties.

This behavior gradually shook the firm resolve in Xu Chu’s heart.

His ambition was to assist a lord with aspirations to swallow mountains and rivers, unify the land, or support the Han dynasty. Although Long Chen excelled in various aspects and had favorable conditions, being both a general and a county magistrate with his own base, Xu Chu was moved by his charisma.

However, he wondered about Long Chen’s aspirations!

Xu Chu decided to test it later.

As night fell, persuaded by the villagers’ enthusiasm, Long Chen finally decided to stay in the village for the night.

However, Long Chen called Jiang Qin and said, "Leave a hundred taels of silver later, consider it as accommodation fees and the soldiers’ meals for today!"

"Master, there’s no need to give so much!" Jiang Qin asked in confusion. Currently, Jiang Qin was temporarily in charge of finances in the army, as Zhou Tai, the big rough guy, didn’t like dealing with it, leaving it to Jiang Qin.

"Ah, the people have it tough! Besides, I have my ways! Just give it," Long Chen said with a mysterious smile.

"Yes!" Jiang Qin agreed, feeling relieved. Whenever his master showed this kind of expression, he would definitely not suffer any losses!

At night, Long Chen stayed in Xu Chu’s house.

This was Xu Chu’s deliberate arrangement, and the entire Xu family village almost regarded Xu Chu as their leader.

Because in the chaotic late Han dynasty, only the strong had the ability to convince people. Thus, in the Xu family village, Xu Chu was their guardian deity!

As night fell, the sky was shrouded in dark, oppressive clouds. A suppressed atmosphere swept over, but most villagers had entered the realm of dreams, and there weren’t many people who saw this scene.

Long Chen stood in the courtyard, looking up at the sky, silently contemplating some matters.

Footsteps approached, and it was Xu Chu.

"General Long, it’s late. Why haven’t you slept yet?"

"Ah, affairs of the family and the country weigh on my mind, making it difficult to sleep!" Long Chen sighed.

"I’m a crude man and don’t understand these things. General Long, can you teach me?" Xu Chu’s eyes lit up, taking the opportunity to ask.

This was a good opportunity. Now he could ask about General Long’s grand aspirations!

If his aspirations were limited to ruling a small area, dividing and ruling like many regional lords, then he would have to wait a bit longer...

Xu Chu thought to himself.

"This matter is just a trivial one, not worth mentioning. The key lies in the affairs of the country!"

Speaking up to here, Long Chen sighed softly.

"I hope General can teach me."

Xu Chu intentionally changed his address and asked.

After pondering for a moment, under the moonlight, Long Chen walked and spoke.

"Nowadays, the Yellow Turbans rise, the world is in great chaos, and the court is decayed. The current emperor is even more indecisive!"

"Being born in this world, one should strive to quell chaos and seek order!"

"I intend to recruit heroes from all over, gather warriors from the Nine Provinces, pacify the chaotic world, and give the people a bright future!"

Long Chen knew that Xu Chu was originally a commoner. If he talked about high-level ideals, it might not be good. It’s better to focus on providing benefits for the people!

"Ding! Five-star Divine General Xu Chu’s favorability towards you has increased to 70!" The system’s cold voice sounded in Long Chen’s ears, feeling like the most gentle sound in the world.

Unexpectedly, he was indeed a five-star Divine General!!!

Xu Chu heard this and his eyes shone even more. He quickly cupped his hands and said, "General, I greatly admire your lofty ambitions!"

"Zhongkang, though I am a mere rough man, I also hope that this chaotic era will be settled soon, allowing the people to live good lives!"

Xu Chu said with a firm and powerful tone, displaying a heroic spirit!

"Zhongkang, with your extraordinary strength, why not come to my side!"

"Aid me in quelling the chaos and supporting the king’s cause!"

Long Chen gripped Xu Chu’s large hand, sincerely expressing his intentions.

This time, Xu Chu did not hesitate.

Kneeling down, he bowed and said, "Lord, please accept Zhongkang’s salute!"

"Hahaha!! Great, truly great! With you, Zhongkang, we can surpass a million soldiers!"

"Zhongkang, you are my Fan Hui!"

Long Chen quickly pulled up Xu Chu and said with a smile.

Of course, this was Xu Chu intentionally going easy; otherwise, how could he be easily pulled up!

The first thing, naturally, was to check the attribute panel of the five-star Divine General Xu Chu!

You should know that he was the first five-star Divine General under his command! A future top-tier general with the level of a super first-class warrior!

"Check Xu Chu’s attribute panel."

"Ding! Checking the attribute panel..."

[Name]: Xu Chu, courtesy name Zhongkang

[Relationship]: Devotion

[Quantity]: Five-star Divine General (Super first-class warrior, extremely rare)

[Level]: Level 56 (Maximum level 100) (Due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion period, he has not fully grown yet.)

[Strength]: 76 (Maximum 103)

[Stategy]: 14 (Maximum 42)

[Endurance]: 70 (Maximum 97)

[Charm]: 12 (Maximum 22)

[Equipment]: Wrought Iron Black Gold Twin Sabres (Blue Excellent, Attack +32...)

[Skills]: Tiger’s Wrath (SSS level) (Puts enemy troops in a frightened state, reduces strength and vitality by 50%, enhances own strength and vitality by 50%, gains one critical hit, damage rate 200%)

[Martial Arts]: Tiger Bear Tyrant King Art (SS level) (Consists of twelve layers, each layer grants the strength of a tiger and an elephant, gradually accumulating. When cultivated to the extreme, can summon a fierce tiger and bear, with unstoppable power!)

[Talent]: Innate Divine Power (Purple Excellent) (Breaks through the limits of strength and vitality, far exceeding ordinary people, born with tremendous strength!)

"I’m so excited!"

"Except for the talent not being at the level of a legendary golden tale, everything else is so impressive!"

"Especially that SS-level technique, the Tiger-Bear Tyrant’s Power. It makes Long Chen want to learn this technique, but unfortunately, it can’t be taught!"

"This Xu Chu is really a charging and attacking fierce man!"

"No wonder later on, Boss Cao liked this tiger general so much!"

"The more Long Chen looks, the more delighted he becomes, even wanting to sleep side by side with Xu Chu."

"But for now, he doesn’t have the peculiar habits of Big-Eared Liu, so he laughs boldly: ’Hahaha, with Zhongkang around, even if a million soldiers surround me, I won’t be afraid!’"

After receiving Long Chen’s great praise, Xu Chu naturally couldn’t help but be pleased.

But thinking that it’s already late, he clasped his fists and said, "My Lord, it’s already late. It’s better to rest early!"

"Sure, sure! I’m just afraid that when I wake up, I’ll find that all of this was just a dream!"

Long Chen sighed with worry.

"Rest assured, my Lord. Since I recognize you as my master, I’ll follow you for life!"

"Even if we end up defeated in the end, they will have to step over my corpse to see you, my Lord!"

Xu Chu clenched his huge fist and said sincerely. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Long Chen was increasingly moved.

He had no doubts about Xu Chu’s loyalty.

From the original work, it can be seen that Xu Chu was loyal to the Cao family through generations. When Boss Cao passed away, he even cried his eyes out for this loyal companion.

And he sacrificed himself to protect his master multiple times!

With Xu Chu, Long Chen felt like he gained an extra life!