Chapter 439: Mysterious Cottage

Colonel Zuo sneered: "Hmph! Sun Qiu, have you forgotten who came up with this plan! Sun Qiu was stunned for a second, and then ran towards a horse next to him. Ling Yan saw that Sun Qiu looked like he was about to run away, so he raised his hand and aimed at the horse's body and fired a shot. The horse was shot, fluttered twice in a frenzy, and then ran off the leash. Sun Qiu was startled, and hurriedly pointed his hand towards Ling Yan, and a ball of blue internal qi suddenly appeared on his palm, but then this internal qi disappeared again, and he withdrew his hand painfully, his eyes were full of incredulity. Ling Yan smiled - Sun Qiu may not know why he can't emit internal qi, but Ling Yan knows very well that it is because of the injury on Sun Qiu's other palm, which makes him unable to use internal qi.

Ling Yan was about to capture Sun Qiu alive, but when he saw Colonel Zuo running over unexpectedly, he hurriedly said, "General Zuo! Catch it alive! Don't beat him! Colonel Zuo didn't know if he heard Ling Yan's instructions, don't look at him not tall, but he was extremely athletic when he ran, while running, he put his hands together and held them in front of his chest, and from the tips of his two hands, he extended a "qi sword". This qi sword Ling Yan is by no means unfamiliar, the time he fought with Zuo Colonel before, Zuo Colonel had used this trick, but at that time, Zuo Colonel had a strong qi in the left school, and the qi sword was very strong, and now this qi sword is much inferior in comparison. However, with just this strength of the qi sword, Ling Yan felt that Sun Qiu was estimated to be unbearable, so he hurriedly shouted, "General Zuo! Don't kill him! It stands to reason that Colonel Zuo should be able to hear Ling Yan's words this time, but he didn't slow down his movements at all, ran in front of Sun Qiu in a few steps, waved his hands upward, and then slashed down.

When Sun Qiu rushed to the front of Colonel Zuo, he hurriedly picked up the spear on the ground and prepared to fight - it could be seen from Sun Qiu's face that he realized how powerful Colonel Zuo's qi sword was, maybe he wanted to use his internal qi to compete with Colonel Zuo's qi sword, but he had only failed once just now, so he had to pick up the spear to meet the enemy. When Colonel Zuo slashed the qi sword towards Sun Qiu's head, Sun Qiu held the spear in both hands and crossed it on his head, while his feet took a big step back. Zuo Xiao's hands fell, and he slashed down, only to hear a "click", the spear broke in response, and the blade of Zuo Xiao's qi sword also split a crack in the armor on Sun Qiu's chest.

Sun Qiu took several steps back, almost falling, he looked at the broken spear in his hand and the cracked armor on his chest in horror, his legs suddenly weakened, and he actually knelt down. Ling Yan hurriedly shouted at Colonel Zuo: "General Zuo! Keep him alive! Don't kill ......" As soon as Ling Yan shouted the word "kill" halfway through, Colonel Zuo had already taken two steps forward, and once again his hands rose and fell, only to see half of Sun Qiu's shoulder, along with his head, being cut off by Colonel Zuo's qi sword in an instant. After Colonel Zuo watched Sun Qiu's half body fall to the ground, he turned his head and looked at Ling Yan with a slight pant, with a slight murderous intent in his eyes. Ling Yan didn't know what to do for a while, his original intention was to keep Sun Qiu's life as a bargaining chip to threaten Sun Xia and break the city, but Colonel Zuo's impulsive sword split this "bargaining chip" in half, but now looking at Colonel Zuo's expression, there is a real killing intent, this killing intent can't help but make Ling Yan's heart chill, and it makes him believe in Colonel Zuo's loyalty to him.

At this time, the reinforcements were already approaching, and suddenly a cannon sounded, and Lu Gong led his soldiers and horses to kill him from the mountain. According to Colonel Zuo, there were only these two generals who led the reinforcements, so Ling Yan was also relieved that Lu Gong would destroy the rear army. Another shout of killing sounded not far away, and Ling Yan faintly saw that the rear army of the Yellow Turban Army was in chaos, and the heads of the people were moving around. At this time, Colonel Zuo ran to the side and flew on the horse of an enemy adjutant general. Ling Yan hurriedly shouted at Colonel Zuo: "General Zuo! Colonel Zuo glanced back at Ling Yan, and then galloped towards another battlefield. Ling Yan looked around - the enemy soldiers on this side had almost been wiped out, and the rest had all surrendered.

He ordered a captain soldier to clean the battlefield, bandaged the wound on his shoulder, and rode toward another battlefield. By the time Ling Yan ran over, the battle was almost over. I saw Colonel Zuo majestically shouting at the Yellow Turban soldiers around him: "I am General Zuo, the general of the West God!" I have descended, but what are you waiting for? If anyone refuses to surrender, don't blame me! "Most of them surrendered without a fight after hearing Colonel Zuo's words; A small number of stubborn ones, when they saw Colonel Zuo say this, shouted angrily, and came to kill Colonel Zuo with knives and guns. Colonel Zuo stretched out his palm, and the internal qi waves emitted by his ten fingers killed those stubborn Yellow Turban soldiers one by one.

Ling Yan killed a few more soldiers who refused to surrender, and then ended the battle. After quickly cleaning up the battlefield, Ling Yan led his army back to the city, and at the same time he also sent scouts to investigate the battle situation of another group of soldiers and horses. On the way back to the city, Ling Yan came to Colonel Zuo's side and asked with concern, "General Zuo, your injury doesn't matter, right?" Colonel Zuo glanced at his chest and snorted: "It doesn't matter, Sun Qiu's kind of cultivation, how did it hurt me!" Ling Yan saw that Colonel Zuo's expression was a little wrong, so he didn't say anything to him for the time being, and waited until he returned to the city. When Ling Yan returned to the gate of Juye City, the scouts reported: The other way is also a great victory, killing and surrendering countless enemies. Ling Yan was very happy and led the army into the city.

After dealing with some things after the war, Ling Yan came to Colonel Zuo's mansion. Although Ling Yan occupied Juye City for many days, he always kept Zuo Xiaoxiao's mansion, which can be regarded as a way to curry favor with Zuo Xiao! And Colonel Zuo was not polite, so he has been living in his mansion. And after returning to the city this time, Colonel Zuo did not talk to anyone, but went directly into his mansion. Although Ling Yan saw that Colonel Zuo's words and deeds were different, after all, he had just fought a war and had some things to deal with, so he didn't pay attention to Colonel Zuo, but only after everything was done, he went to Colonel Zuo. Ling Yan came to a room where Zuo Xiao usually rested, and when he saw Zuo Zheng sitting on a chair, looking at the ground in a little daze, he deliberately coughed a few times.

Colonel Zuo raised his head and looked at Ling Yan: "General Yan." As he spoke, he did not stand up, and his tone seemed cold. Ling Yan didn't care about these rules, he walked in directly, sat opposite Colonel Zuo, and said with a smile: "General Zuo, I'm going to have a celebration banquet in a while, and the general must appreciate his face this time!" Colonel Zuo did not reply, but called a servant and poured them tea. General Zuo, what's wrong with you? What's upset about it? Ling Yan asked Colonel Zuo with a slight smile. Colonel Zuo picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then took a deep breath: "The school is not unhappy, and the general is hearty." "I didn't care too much, I can see that General Zuo, there must be something wrong with you......" Ling Yan smiled, "When I was on the road just now, I noticed that the general's expression was wrong."

"Today's general is victorious, the school is sincerely happy, how can he be unhappy and sweep the general's happiness?" Colonel Zuo smiled with a complicated expression. Ling Yan smiled: "That's it! Today we have a big victory, and the general still has to be happy! Besides, if you can win this time, General Zuo, you are definitely the first merit! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today! Colonel Zuo snorted: "The school doesn't dare to be greedy for merit, General Yan is serious." Ling Yan said seriously: "I really haven't said anything serious about this, this time I really want to thank General Zuo for you!" This is to thank you for the victory...... In addition, I would like to thank General Zuo for saving my life. Colonel Zuo had no expression on his face: "It is everyone's responsibility to protect the commander, and the general doesn't have to thank me."

Ling Yan said more sincerely: "General Zuo, I must thank you for this!" At that time, if you hadn't made a fuss and killed Guo Luo, then I would probably have died under his knife......" Ling Yan naturally didn't think that Guo Luo had the ability to kill him, but his gratitude to Colonel Zuo was still sincere. Colonel Zuo smiled very reluctantly: "Didn't the general save the colonel's life later?" General that ...... The hidden weapon injured Sun Qiu, which gave the school a chance to kill the traitor! Ling Yan nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Mmmm! Then we can be regarded as a fateful friendship! Brother of life and death! Colonel Zuo hummed and laughed indifferently, which could be regarded as a reply to Ling Yan.

Ling Yan's impression of Colonel Zuo is getting better and better, and now he feels that Colonel Zuo is just very indifferent in words and deeds, but he is still very righteous in his heart. Seeing that their relationship had progressed, Ling Yan simply said frankly to Colonel Zuo: "General Zuo, to be honest, I still have ...... to the general before A hint of ...... I don't trust, but judging from today's situation, my last bit of doubt has also been eliminated, hehe......" Colonel Zuo stared straight at Ling Yan for a few seconds, and then slowly said in a deep voice: "The general is so honest, then the colonel will not deceive the general...... The general may have doubts about the colonel, but the colonel does not mind, and if the doubts in the general's heart can be eliminated in today's battle, then the colonel will also be relieved...... It's just that the school is worried about another matter.

Ling Yan was very happy when he saw that Colonel Zuo was finally willing to speak to himself, and hurriedly said: "General Zuo has something to worry about, even if you say it, if you can help, I will never refuse!" Colonel Zuo stood up, his face looked like the kind of resentment after being humiliated: "In today's battle, although Sun Qiu and Guo Luo were killed, General Yan and the colonel were both injured by the enemy!" And most of the soldiers were killed and wounded, so the result was a big victory? Ling Yan didn't expect Colonel Zuo to say this, and he was a little stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer him. Colonel Zuo looked at Ling Yan with some anger: "I am the Yellow Turban Western God General!" 'General Rengong' still respects me for three points, how can I be so humiliated! Don't say that I am seriously injured, even if I can't get close, not only is that Sun Qiu outrageous today, but even I was hit in the shoulder by this thief's internal qi, but how did I not get angry! When he said this last sentence, the anger on Colonel Zuo's face was even worse.

Ling Yan understood the reason why Colonel Zuo was angry, and hurriedly laughed: "General Zuo, don't be angry, I know that your status in the Yellow Turban Army is very high, and your martial arts are not comparable to ordinary people, if it weren't for the general's internal qi to save the general's life, then how could Sun Qiu be the general's opponent?" Not to mention injuring the general, even if you want to fight the general for a few rounds, I don't think there is a chance. Colonel Zuo's anger did not subside: "Such a thief, if I don't kill him, how can I vent the hatred in my heart!" Ling Yan nodded hurriedly: "General Zuo is right!" That kind of person can only be killed! General Zuo killed him, what a great joy! Colonel Zuo frowned and stared at Ling Yan: "General Yan, why did you persuade me not to kill him at that time!" Ling Yan hurriedly said, "General Zuo, don't get me wrong!" I thought at the time that I wanted to capture Sun Qiu alive, in order to attack the Grasshopper City, I thought that if I used Sun Qiu to threaten Sun Xia, would I take the Grasshopper City without bloodshed, in that case, wouldn't it save a lot of trouble? Colonel Zuo's expression gradually softened a little, he sat down, sneered, but his tone was still very indifferent: "Hmph, General Yan, you are too naïve to think about, the general is kind, for the sake of Yu Gengen, at all costs...... But the Yellow Turban generals will never lose a city because of one person! Then Sun Xia will not be willing to surrender just because his brother is captured! Colonel Zuo's words were very contrary to the plot in the story of the Three Kingdoms that Ling Yan thought in his heart, so he muttered, "I thought it was ...... Sun Xia will still be a little scruple no matter what he says...... Although it is unlikely, there is still a glimmer of hope...... I think it would be great if I could force Sun Xia to surrender...... Otherwise, the city will be attacked, and when the time comes, it is still a question whether it can be broken or not......" Colonel Zuo waved his hand, and his tone was quite dissatisfied: "If my internal qi recovers, it doesn't matter who guards the city, it will not be overnight to break the city!" Colonel Zuo's words were too boastful, and Ling Yan also felt that something was wrong, but after thinking about it again, with Colonel Zuo's strength, maybe he might really have a way to break through the city gate quickly.

So, Ling Yan followed Colonel Zuo's words and said, "General Zuo is both wise and brave, I believe that what General Zuo said is true...... General Zuo, please rest assured, I will definitely honor what I have said, General Zuo just needs to recover his internal qi here, and when General Zuo is fully recovered, I will raise troops to fight again. Hearing Ling Yan say this, Colonel Zuo's face softened a lot: "General Yan loves Zuo so much, I am very grateful!" A certain determination to restore internal qi as soon as possible, and not delay the general's affairs. Ling Yan nodded happily: "Hmm! In fact, General Zuo doesn't need to thank me...... I did this, firstly, to repay the general's kindness for saving him, and secondly...... It's also a bit selfish, hehe...... Of course, General Zuo must also know that my future crusade and siege will depend on the general's full help......" Colonel Zuo finally showed a smile: "If you need me, then I am naturally willing to do the work of dogs and horses to help the general attack the city and plunder the land!" Ling Yan was so happy that he nodded again and again.

Colonel Zuo suddenly frowned again: "General Yan, it's just that I have recovered my internal qi, although I can help General Yan, but after all, I have limited ......" Ling Yan immediately understood what Colonel Zuo meant, and without waiting for Colonel Zuo to finish speaking, he hurriedly said: "General Zuo, don't worry, when the banquet is over, I will let the national teacher go to heal all the injuries of your soldiers." The corners of Colonel Zuo's mouth rose slightly, and he hugged his fist towards Ling Yan: "Thank you General Yan for your kindness!" The school has more than 100 personal guards, it is a prison dead city, and the school will also break through! Ling Yan laughed: "Hmm! Now I feel more confident! Colonel Zuo added: "If I, the soldiers, ambush the reinforcements and rush out in the battle of Fangcai, then I can kill the soldiers in an instant!" "At this point, Ling Yan will not question it - those soldiers of Colonel Zuo are enough to deal with those reinforcements, and it is naturally not a problem.

Then he said: "Well, this is my fault, I didn't think of this...... But it doesn't matter, at least this battle is won...... Moreover, it is not my goal to defeat them, I want to break through the Grasshopper City, and that is the important moment for General Zuo's soldiers to exert their might! Colonel Zuo nodded slowly. At this time, a soldier came to report: Wen Ping and others had returned to the city victoriously, capturing more than 1,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, armor and weapons. Ling Yan was overjoyed and said to Colonel Zuo: "General Zuo, we will talk about other things when we have time, General Wen has also returned from victory, then I will go to prepare a banquet now, and I will invite General Zuo to the banquet after a while to celebrate well!" Colonel Zuo didn't say anything, just nodded.

Half an hour later, the celebration banquet was held as scheduled. Since Ling Yan came to the Three Kingdoms period, there have been dozens of banquets, large and small, in fact, he doesn't know the celebration habits of the ancients, anyway, as long as he wins, he has to celebrate, one is to cheer for himself and his subordinates, and the other is that he likes this kind of lively scene, and he feels very warm. And this banquet, with Colonel Zuo's participation, Ling Yan was even more happy, he bent his front legs to push Colonel Zuo to the position of the main general, while he himself sat below. Colonel Zuo shirked for a while, and when he saw Ling Yan pushing sincerely, he naturally stopped being humble and sat down. Originally, this city is now Ling Yan's, it stands to reason that only Ling Yan is qualified to sit in the position of the Taishou, Colonel Zuo is just a general, there is no reason for him to sit there at all, this is not in line with the ancient etiquette.

Although Ling Yan probably knew this, he really cherished this hard-won general, so in order to completely influence Colonel Zuo, he didn't care about any etiquette - he always advocated "pragmatism", and it was only beneficial to get a good general, as for the etiquette for a while, it was too empty, and it didn't matter if he followed it or not. Colonel Zuo's appearance seemed a little unaccustomed at first, but soon he seemed to regard himself as a "hero", or he had regarded himself as a "master". Ling Yan arranged it like this, and the generals under him naturally had a lot of complaints, but this was Ling Yan's will, and they couldn't say anything, besides, Colonel Zuo's strength and merits were also obvious to all, and they were a little convinced.

"Generals!" Ling Yan stood up, picked up a bowl of wine, and looked at the generals beside him, "This defeat of the enemy's reinforcements is naturally all due to everyone!" Needless to say, I'm grateful! After speaking, Ling Yan gestured, and then picked up the bowl and drank it all.