The night was dark, and the sun and moon were dark.

On the outskirts of Zhongmu, seven or eight miles away in the northern suburbs, Dalu Village, the village is sinking at night, and most of the villagers are resting at sunrise, and they are already sleeping peacefully at this moment.

Only the Lu Bo family at the head of the village is quite festive in the compound.

Cao Cao and Chen Gong rested in the small courtyard.

Running continuously, Cao Cao was already tired, and wanted to rest at this moment, Chen Gong, as a scholar, ran with Cao Cao overnight, and was also exhausted, but both of them were vigilant people, and they did not dare to relax, holding a sword in their hands, and closing their eyes according to the door.

After more than half an hour, a sneering sound woke the two of them from their closed eyes.

"Mengde, listen, what kind of sound is this?"

Chen Gong said in a low voice.

"Sharpen your knives!"

Cao Cao's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "This is the sound of sharpening knives, they are sharpening knives, sharpening knives to kill us, let's serve the court with our heads!" ”

The swords in the hands of the two slowly raised.

They were guarding cautiously, as a shadow outside had begun to approach their premises, giving them an oppressive atmosphere.

"Didn't you say that Lu Boyu has a righteous relationship with you and has a heroic temperament, and you believe in him as if you believe in yourself?" Chen Gong frowned.

"I also said that now the chaos of the world, the collapse of etiquette and music, the lack of people's hearts, how many people hurt their relatives for fighting rice!"

Cao Cao said in a low voice.

His suspicious personality shows the embryonic form, since the first war in the north, the achievement of an abandoned son, and finally abandoned by Yuan Shao, a former friend, in this world he no longer believes in anyone, he only believes in himself.

"Could it be that Lu Boyu didn't go to clear the way for us, but invited soldiers to arrest us?" Chen Gong was a little flustered.

"Brother Gongtai, it seems that today we have to fight our way out of the encirclement, so that we can have a way to live!"

Cao Cao's sword was raised, and a cold light slashed through the void.

The night deepened, and in an instant, blood splattered......

The Lu family compound, more than ten people, chickens and dogs are not left.

After a long time, the two of them stood in the courtyard, covered in blood, and the blades of their swords dripping with blood, and all that was left was dead bodies around them.

Chen Gong walked up and looked at the inner circle, where was there a pig, he trembled, like being devoured by thunder, the sword in his hand fell to the ground, and his voice trembled a little: "Meng De, we killed the wrong person, they didn't sharpen their knives to kill us, but killed the pig to entertain you and me, we killed a good person by mistake, and made a big mistake!" ”

In this era, killing pigs to entertain guests, that is the highest standard of hospitality, meat is still very scarce in this era, how many people are hungry, even the grass roots are eaten, how can you kill pigs at any time, there are pig households, generally not killed on non-important days, non-important guests do not kill.

Cao Cao's eyes also flashed with a touch of blood, his pupils were also shaking, and the hand holding the sword was even a little soft, but a fierce light emerged from the bottom of his eyes, swept by, and said in a deep voice: "The big mistake has been made, let's leave quickly!" ”

"Mengde, don't you have a trace of remorse?"

Chen Gong pointed at Cao Cao and said coldly.

"It's come to this, what's the use of lamenting!" Cao Cao put away his sword and said indifferently: "Let's hurry up and die!" ”

Cao Cao carried the corpses one by one on his back, then lit a torch and burned them directly.

Then he pulled the horse and left.

Although Chen Gong's mood was difficult to calm down, he still gritted his teeth, pulled the horse, followed behind Cao Cao, and walked along the mountain path towards the east.

The two led the horses, not daring to move too much, groping in the dark night, and gradually moving forward.

At dawn, close to dawn, on the mountain path two miles away, they met Lu Bohao, who was returning with a jar of fine wine.

Lu Boyao rode a donkey, walked on the night mountain road with some ease, humming a little song and returned.

"Brother Meng De, are you leaving?"

Lu Bo was anxious for justice and righteousness, and when he saw the figures of Cao Cao and the others, he hurriedly jumped off the donkey, and said with a smile: "How can you be in such a hurry, I have ordered my family to kill pigs, beat a jar of wine, and be drunk tonight. ”

Chen Gong and Cao Cao glanced at each other.

Chen Gong's eyes were self-blame, shame, and self-shame.

And Cao Cao.

There was only a hint of anger in his eyes, and he held the hand of the sword.

"Cao Cao!" Chen Gong saw Cao Cao's killing intent and shouted, blocking what he wanted.

But it's too late.

Click!

Cao Cao is a military general, a sword is fast, like lightning, Lu Bohao, who is close to three steps, as a scholar, can not avoid it at all, the blade of the sword directly penetrates his heart, his pupils are dilated, and he doesn't understand why Cao Cao killed himself before he dies.

"Cao Mengde, how can you be wrong again and again!"

Chen Gong's eyes widened, there was a hint of pedantic in his character, this is a common problem of scholars, some things can't be accepted is unacceptable, he drew his sword out, the blade of the sword pointed directly at Cao Cao, and said coldly: "In the Lu family, we are misunderstood, and as for causing a big crime, but now we know how kind and righteous Lu Boxuan is, but you are merciless and merciless, how ungrateful!" ”

"I won't kill him, let him return home, and when he sees his family ruined, he will resent you and me, and then he will move in officers and soldiers, how can we fight, then you and I will be just dead souls!"

Cao Cao's voice was resolute to move forward.

He was not a ruthless man.

and Lu Bohao are also affectionate, and they admire each other.

He had killed the wrong person, and he had fear in his heart.

But fear made his soul grow, and his character was completely revealed.

This sword, he had to stab.

The stabbing of this sword also opened a shackle in his heart.

"I'd rather be burdened than burdened by others!"

Cao Cao held the sword, and his voice was arrogant.

Chen Gong's sword was pointed at Cao Cao's eyebrows, but his hand was indeed shaking, his eyes were very complicated, once upon a time, how much he admired this warrior who could assassinate the first powerful minister of the dynasty, and regarded him as a loyal minister of the Han family.

But now, he can't tell which one Cao Cao is real.

"Let's go, it's almost dawn, after dawn, if someone finds out about the Lu family, they will report it to the county seat, and our traces will be exposed!" Cao Cao put his sword back into the sheath and said calmly: "The deceased is gone, the living still need to shoulder the great cause, I am the emperor's order, I can die, I can be wrong, I can't mess up!" ”

"Cao Mengde, let's go!"

Chen Gong put away the sword, he knelt beside his knees, and began to dig a pit with his sword, he was going to bury Lu Bohao's body, while digging, he said: "You and I have caused such a sin, there will always be a day when you will pay back, but you are burdened with the emperor's order today, there is no grudge to stay, I am not embarrassed with you, but the way is different, do not conspire with each other, between you and me, since then parting ways!" ”

"It's a pity!"

Cao Cao glanced at Chen Gong, turned over his horse, and left without looking back.

He walked out of Guanzhong, walked into Chenliu, walked into the world, and also stepped out of a bloody and surging heroic road......