"Ahh In the dark of night, there was an exclamation in a room in a mansion, and the guards on duty outside the door heard the shouts and hurried to check.

I saw that in the room, a sturdy middle-aged man was sitting on the side of the collapse and gasping for sweat.

"General......" The guards wanted to make sure he was safe.

"Alright, I'm fine, you all go out." The middle-aged man waved at them to stand down, his other hand resting on his forehead.

The guards, though still a little uneasy, did not dare to disobey his orders, and they cautiously retreated and closed the door.

This middle-aged man's surname is Cao Mingcao, the word Mengde, the world was in turmoil at the end of the Han Dynasty, one of the many heroes who started the incident, with his strong strength, he quickly expanded his sphere of influence in the Central Plains, and absorbed talents from all over the world, for him, talent is the guarantee of strength. But now, one of the counselors he relied on, Xi Zhicai, had passed away, leaving him so sad that he was in a trance for several days.

He also had a nightmare that night, in which a terrifying voice kept calling his name, and he remembered that this voice was exactly what he heard in his mind when he was ambushed by Xu Rong outside Xingyang City and was seriously injured and his life was hanging by a thread.

At this time, a huge evil beast appeared in the darkness standing in front of him, its body was as big as a mountain, it was impossible to see the whole picture, and the black scales on its body were black and painted, these black scales annihilated the brilliance of the sun and the moon, and the light where it existed was swallowed up, and the surrounding darkness was darker than the late night without moonlight, only the huge eyes, with a crimson glow, stared at Cao Cao.

"Boy, do you want power?" The giant beast didn't move, but its voice appeared clearly in Cao Cao's mind.

"What power?"

"Nonsense, of course it's the power that can dominate the world, look at your current embarrassment, you can't even save your life, what are you talking about to help the Han family!"

This giant beast actually knew that he had always had a long-cherished wish in his heart, and in order to realize this wish, he actually ended up like this.

"I'm dying now, what's the use of telling me this?" Cao Cao looked at his multiple serious injuries, even if the enemy didn't rush up to take his head, he wouldn't be able to support it for long.

"Hahahaha, boy, since Lao Tzu is still talking to you, I can guarantee that you can't die, Lao Tzu never makes deals with dead people!"

The laughter of the giant beast was so piercing, but Cao Cao was not afraid of it, and said, "As long as I can survive, I will promise you whatever you want!" ”

Cao Cao was unwilling, he didn't want to die like this, he still had great ambitions that had not been realized, so he definitely couldn't die here.

"Boy, you really didn't disappoint me, hahahaha!" The beast let out a deafening laugh, and its unmoved face actually appeared with a strange smile.

Suddenly, it opened its huge mouth and devoured Cao Cao, waking Cao Cao up from his dream.

Cao Cao had dreamed of this nightmare many times, and since that inexplicable recovery of a life, the events of that day had been playing out in his nightmares, and after waking up, he had a splitting headache, a short temper, and even the urge to kill.

At this time, there was a sound of powerful footsteps in the corridor, although it was not in a hurry, but it was very fast, because the person who walked took every step very big, and the moment he walked, he brought a gust of wind.

In the blink of an eye, he was already standing outside Cao Cao's bedroom, he had never needed to be reported by soldiers when he came and went, which was under Cao Cao's command, and only a very few cronies could receive this treatment, and he was one of them.

The door was pushed open by him, and Cao Cao had not yet gotten rid of the aftermath of the nightmare just now, and when he saw the people who came in, he cheered up and said, "Yuan asked you to come, sit." He pointed to the desk.

The name of the person who came in was Xiahou Dun, the character Yuan Rang, Cao Cao's father Cao Song was surnamed Xiahou before the door court, and was later adopted as an adopted son by Cao Teng, a regular servant, and changed his surname to Cao since then. Therefore, Cao Cao and the Xiahou family have a friendship of the same clan.

The attendant lit the large candelabra in the room, and the room was lit up.

I saw that this warrior named Xiahoudun was tall, with a black and stiff short beard growing from his ears to his cheeks, and his eyes revealed a fierce color.

He was still wearing battle armor at this time, and had just returned from a night patrol. In Cao Cao's territory, even at night, the guard will not relax.

Xiahoudun took off his helmet and sat down, and said to Cao Cao: "Meng De, in the past, you didn't even pay attention to tigers and leopards, how could you be frightened like this tonight because of a dream." "He's learned from the guards what happened.

"In dreams, I can't help myself, and I can't do what I want as well as in reality." As he spoke, he slowly clenched the fist in front of him, as if he had regained control of something.

A smile appeared at the corner of Xiahoudun's mouth, and he thought, "This is worthy of Meng De." Then he asked Cao Cao, "What is the matter with recruiting me back late at night?" The two of them talked in private as if they were brothers, and they only treated them as courtesies when they were outside.

Cao Cao handed over a letter, Xiahou Dun took it, and asked, "Did Xun Yu write it?" Cao Cao nodded and said: "After Xi Zhicai's death, I hope that there will be someone who can be qualified for his position, so I wrote to Xun Yu to ask him if there is anyone who can recommend it to me, his hometown Yingchuan is a place where talents are abundant!" ”

Xiahoudun asked: "Xi Zhicai is a rare strategist, I am afraid it is not easy to find another person with similar intelligence to him, right?" ”

Cao Cao sighed: "Yes, it's a pity to lose his drama talent so early, I still have many things to rely on his wisdom in the future!" As he spoke, he closed his eyes tightly, and even others could feel the heart-wrenching pain after he lost his love.

Xiahoudun comforted: "It's useless to be sad at this point, let's look at the point, besides, don't we still have people like Xun Yu and Xun Yu on our side, they are also first-class talents!" ”

"You're right, they are indeed rare talents, but in today's troubled times, there are more or less other opponents who are familiar with Tao Strategy, and what I hope to get should be a unique wizard who can break common sense and not be bound by the rules of the art of war!" When Cao Cao talked about his ideal strategist, he couldn't hide his excitement.

"At the beginning, King Wen of Zhou, Weishui, was able to destroy the Shang Dynasty when he met Ziya, and Duke Qi Huan was able to dominate the princes because he got Guan Zhong, and I, when will I be able to get the assistance of a wizard like them?" As he spoke, he pressed the table thoughtfully and looked out the window at the night sky.

"Such a person can't ask for it." Xiahoudun smiled helplessly.

But Xun Yu mentioned a person in the letter, who he met when he was in Hebei, who had a strange personality, but faintly exuded unfathomable power on his body. So I want you to go and see this guy first. ”

Xiahou smiled and said, "Who would a rude martial artist like me look at?" ”

Cao Cao smiled: "The heroes who are still buried can only be discovered by people who also have heroic temperament, isn't Dian Wei, a fierce general, exactly what you brought?" ”

Xiahoudun's personality was straightforward and he didn't like to procrastinate, so he stood up and said, "Since Meng De said so, then I'll try it." As he spoke, he turned around and went out, when Cao Cao's voice came from behind: "Take Dian Wei with you." ”

Xiahoudun turned around and asked, "Dian Wei is your protector, can't you trust my martial arts?" ”

"If I lose my left and right hands at the same time, how will I fight the world in the future." Cao Cao replied without raising his head at the military book in his hand.

Xiahoudun smiled lightly and left.

When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, Xiahou Dun stopped, and he turned his back to a person and said, "Meng De's order, follow me during this time." ”

"Understood," a deep voice replied, and under the moonlight, a black shadow like a huge rock by the door of the mansion slowly stood up.