He pressed his advantage, saying, "Not only can I help the chief come up with a name for the village, but I also know how to write these characters in the most imposing way!"

Catering to his tastes, Shanhu also enjoys calligraphy and painting.

Shanhu's eyes widened in surprise. The inscription on Fucai Village was indeed written by Shanhu, but the handwriting was ugly…

Cough cough, it's unbearable to look at!

Seeing that Xie Shuyan was just a little boy, Shan Hu wasn't afraid that he would dare to run away, so he had his underlings untie him.

He wanted to see if he could really write.

Xie Shuyan demanded to teach Shan Hu calligraphy privately in his bedroom, claiming it was a secret art. Shan Hu's underlings immediately became wary and tried to refuse…

Shanhu said, "It's alright, I doubt this kid would dare to do anything to me. You all stay here and keep watch!"

"I'll be out soon!"

After saying that, he carried Xie Shuyan to his bedroom like a little chick.

Xie Shuyan truly taught Shanhu to write.

With memories of his past life, Xie Shuyan's calligraphy was vigorous and powerful, exuding a majestic aura! Shan Hu stared in disbelief.

He insisted that Xie Shuyan teach him!

Xie Shuyan was about to negotiate with him, "I can teach the chieftain to write, but I can't teach him to write for free, can I?"

Shan Hu frowned, somewhat displeased.

Xie Shuyan said, "Chief, don't be impatient. I have no bad intentions. I just feel a strong connection with you and want to recognize you as my elder brother."

"Would you be willing?"

Shan Hu's brows instantly relaxed! Xie Shuyan's condition was insignificant to him.

He was about to agree…

Xie Shuyan immediately added, "What I want isn't those 'brothers' like outsiders, but sworn brothers!"

To prevent Shanhu from refusing, Xie Shuyan even unleashed his ultimate move.

"If you're willing, I can also teach you reading skills. Although I don't have any official rank yet, I promise you..." "As long as you agree to be my elder brother, I guarantee you'll at least pass the imperial examination and become a scholar!"

This condition is still tempting.

but…

Shan Hu frowned and looked at Xie Shuyan, who looked like a little kid.

It just doesn't seem reliable at all!

Xie Shuyan knew that talking wouldn't convince Shanhu. He looked around Shanhu's bedroom and remembered that there were quite a few books in his bedroom.

Sure enough, there was a bookshelf next to his bed.

There are many books on the bookshelf.

Xie Shuyan walked over and randomly picked up a book, asking Shan Hu to test him.

If he can answer all of them, then Shanhu will have to agree to his proposal!

Shanhu pondered for a moment, then said, "Alright!"

He tested not only on the book Xie Shuyan had given him, but also on the contents of many other books, including military treatises.

Xie Shuyan answered all the questions fluently! You have to understand, Xie Shuyan has lived two lives.

This is no challenge for him at all!

Shan Hu was filled with disbelief, he really couldn't believe that such a tiny brat as Xie Shuyan could memorize so many books.

Xie Shuyan calmly asked him, "How is it?"

Shanhu was stunned for a long time before giving him a thumbs up and exclaiming, "Awesome!"

Shanhu is a man of his word! He immediately grabbed Xie Shuyan and ran out to his men in the village, saying, "Hurry up and prepare the offerings and incense, I want to become sworn brothers with my brother!"

My little brothers?

What is that?

Shanhu was too lazy to explain to them and urged, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go!"

The brothers in Shanhu Village were all subdued by his fists. Seeing him get angry, the brothers dared not delay any longer and quickly went to prepare.

When Tian Guoguo and his brothers, including Qian Bao, secretly arrived at the entrance of Shan Hu's stronghold, they saw Xie Shuyan swearing brotherhood with Shan Hu.

The group was completely dumbfounded.

"Boss, am I going blind?"

Qian Bao had rubbed his eyes several times; the more he looked, the more he felt…

Fake!

How is that possible?

He had long heard rumors of Shan Hu kidnapping and selling children, and when he learned that the two cartloads of children today had been kidnapped by Shan Hu's brothers...

He remained quite calm!

normal!

Xie Shuyan was among them, and Qian Bao was worried that Shan Hu would soon sell Xie Shuyan!

But now it seems...

Perhaps he's overthinking it?

Tian Guoguo was also completely dumbfounded.

They stared in disbelief at Xie Shuyan, who was about to complete the "sworn brotherhood" ceremony.

For a long while, she couldn't utter a single word.

Xie Shuyan, however, had sharp eyes. As he was about to get up after swearing brotherhood with Shan Hu, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of someone outside the door.

Take a closer look.

Hey, isn't that his wife?

Xie Shuyan instantly turned into a silly goose, rushing off to greet his wife without even saying hello to his older brother.

Tian Guoguo was thus pulled into the mountain stronghold by him. Xie Shuyan introduced her to Shan Hu.

"Brother, this is my wife!"

Shan Hu couldn't help but twitch his lips as he looked at Tian Guoguo, who was half a head shorter than Xie Shuyan.

Xie Shuyan isn't even as tall as his waist, is he?

They've all ended up with wives?

It's his fault as the older brother; he's still single at his age!

Xie Shuyan is such a smart person...

He immediately saw through Shan Hu's thoughts.

Holding his wife tightly with one hand and patting his elder brother's arm with the other, he said, "Brother, why don't you come with me to the border?"

Mountain tiger?

Xie Shuyan said, "To be honest, my wife and I were actually exiled because we were framed. We are going to the border to start a new life."

"If you don't mind, come with me, brother!"

"I promise to teach you reading techniques on the way, so that when we reach the border, you'll pass the imperial examination on your first try!"

"Besides, who knows, my brother might even find a wife on the way!"

Shanhu was completely fooled by him.

But you know what, he did start to waver.

But what a coincidence!

One of the brothers in the village spotted Qian Bao and his men outside the gate and immediately shouted, "Brother, it's Qian Bao and his gang!"

Shan Hu's thoughts were instantly interrupted, and he subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound.

We actually saw Qian Bao!

He had a grudge against Qian Bao.

What kind of grudge is it, anyway?

It wasn't really a blood feud or anything like that. It was just that Shan Hu and Qian Bao were originally from the same family. When the old chieftain passed away, he gave the position of chieftain to another bandit.

But the bandit had no intention of becoming the chieftain.

This immediately caused an uproar in their village.

In terms of strength, both Qian Bao and Shan Hu are quite skilled in martial arts, with Shan Hu even being slightly better.

But if we're talking about brains?

The mountain tiger was far less clever than the leopard.

This led to Shan Hu's failure to seize power, while Qian Bao succeeded.

But how could Shanhu give up?

He wanted to re-compete with Qian Bao to determine the position of chieftain! However, Qian Bao disagreed, and he also successfully won over many bandits, which made Shan Hu's ambition for the position hopeless!

But he was not willing to give up!

He secretly drugged Qian Bao at night, hoping to get rid of him!

As a result, Qian Bao saw through his plan and drove him out of the mountain stronghold.

This is how the two developed their long-standing grudge!

Shan Hu re-established his stronghold here. Although it was far from Qian Bao's stronghold, they were both in the same stronghold circle, so how could they not run into each other?

Even mountain strongholds have their own annual meeting for the chief!

The two families meet almost every year.

And every time, it's always full of tension!

Therefore, when he saw Qian Bao arrive at his mountain stronghold, Shan Hu no longer cared about studying his wife; he immediately wanted to grab his weapon!

Qian Bao was not to be outdone and led his brothers to charge!

How could Xie Shuyan and Tian Guoguo not see the tension between them?

The two quickly tried to comfort each other.

They also learned about the feud between the two families from Shanhu and Qianbao.

Now that we know the problem, we have to solve it.

They also lived a happy life.