The rain is getting heavier and heavier.

Even in Gangnam, it is rare for such a heavy rain to occur during this season. In general, the rain in March is mostly soft and silent. Today's rain, however, was lightning and thunder, revealing a rare violent atmosphere, which made people feel afraid.

Cao Peng stood under the porch of the post house, watching the rain flow down the eaves, as if hanging a curtain of water.

Xia Houlan carried a big gun and a double knife, trotted in from outside the arch, jumped on the porch, shook it hard, and Mercury splashed everywhere.

Put the two dragon scales and the river against the wall, and curse in a low voice in the Changshan dialect in his mouth.

The content of the scolding is nothing more than blaming this sudden heavy rain...... "Ah Fu, look at this posture, if you don't get it, you won't be able to go tomorrow." ”

Cao Peng nodded, shook his head again and said, "It's hard to say, the weather in Jiangdong is unpredictable, maybe it will clear up after a while." ”

"Difficult!"

Xia Houlan sat down on the porch and dried her hair, "Even if the rain stops, it is estimated that it will not be easy to walk." ”

"Whatever he is, we are subordinates now, and everything is subject to the arrangements from above."

Xia Houlan laughed.

He stretched, stood up, and said, "Then I'll go and rest first, for I'm about to fall apart from the bumps in the boat today, and I'm not feeling well." ”

"Well, I'll wait for my husband to come back."

Xun Yan's residence was arranged in a quiet courtyard.

In addition to the ten generals, it is Xia Houlan and Cao Peng. Xun Yan was invited at this time to go to the banquet with Wang Lang, so he was not here.

The generals also went with them, so in the huge courtyard, only Cao Peng and the two were left.

After lighting the candle, Cao Peng sat under the porch, holding a book of Analects and reading. This "Treatise" is from Pu Yang Min's commentary. Cao Peng found that there were many points of view in it, which was very interesting. Pu Yang Min has indeed worked the "Analects" and has very unique views.

Cao Peng also watched it with relish, and before he knew it, it was already dark.

The rain is still falling, but it is much weaker than before. There was no lightning and thunder, and the crackling hit the eaves, adding a bit of loneliness to the silent night. Xia Houlan was afraid that she was already asleep, and from the next room, there was a snoring sound.

Cao Peng put down the scroll in his hand, got up and prepared to go back to the house.

At that moment, hearing a soft thud, he stopped abruptly, and reached out to grasp the deerskin pocket containing the river slash.

His eyes swept over the dark courtyard, but he didn't notice any movement.

Cao Peng scratched his head, carried a knife and gun, and walked into the room.

A black shadow burst out of a clump of flowers and plants under the courtyard wall and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Cao Peng turned on the small stove next to the bookcase, and then poured some water into the clay pot on the stove and put a wine jug.

This is Xun Yan's habit, every day before going to bed, he will drink a pot of wine.

Even if he went to a banquet, Cao Peng had to warm the wine. Whether to drink or not, that is Xun Yan's business, and whether it is tepid or not is Cao Peng's business. He now remembers his identity and is the scholar by Xun Yan's side. Since you are a scholar, you must do your job!

Coming to Koto is equivalent to being in danger.

Be careful with every move, otherwise you will be exposed and you will cause trouble.

Therefore, Cao Peng is very cautious...... Suddenly, there was a noise outside the courtyard, as if someone was making a noise. Immediately after, there was a sound of footsteps...... Cao Peng hurriedly walked to the door.

Outside the hospital, the lights are bright and the voices are boiling.

"What are you waiting for? Do you know that this is a court mission, and it dares to trespass. ”

"This official is ordered to arrest the thief, and you won't get out of the way! If you dare to stop it again, Hugh blames the official for being ruthless...... Search for me! ”

As he spoke, a group of people broke into the courtyard.

Cao Peng raised his eyebrows and shouted, "What person." ”

"Wu County thief Cao is doing things, and the idle people should get out of the way immediately, otherwise they will be the same as the bandits."

One of the soldiers strode forward, shouting loudly.

Seeing that he was about to go up to the porch, he suddenly heard the sound of a dragon's groan.

Cao Peng didn't say a word, pulled out the river from the sheath and slashed. A cold light flashed in the air, and the big knife broke through the air with a piercing knife whistle, and it slashed at the soldiers. The soldier was also startled, and screamed, and his feet slipped, and he fell into the mud.

The big knife pressed against his ear chakra and silently sank into the ground.

"This is the residence of the imperial court, dare to take a step forward, as if you are provoking the imperial court, intending to rebel, you will be killed."

The soldiers who broke into the courtyard couldn't help but stop.

They've met a ruthless person today! They just shouted 'on the same page as the bandits', and they replied to 'provoke the court with the intention of rebellion'. The crime was too great for them to bear. And what the other party said seems to make sense.

Xia Houlan was awakened and walked out of the room.

Cao Peng reached out and threw the two dragon scales over, "Ziyou, keep me here." ”

With that, he took his knife forward, twisted his body, and jumped into the courtyard.

The length of his slash to the river was even taller than his height, the long knife mopping the floor, the short knife behind him, and fighting in the courtyard, majestic and murderous. Xia Houlan did not hesitate, and took off the holster of the second dragon scale, and went to the porch with a big gun.

"Who dares to make trouble?"

Outside the courtyard, there was an angry shout.

Following the flash of firelight, a young general, armed with a big sword, strode in.

"Boy, Wu Jun thief Cao Ji thief, if you dare to stop it again, don't blame me for being polite."

The young man was handsome and mighty, but he gave people a sense of coldness and viciousness. A pair of snake eyes swept the double knives in Cao Peng's hands, and suddenly showed a greedy look.

Cao Peng said unhurriedly: "Then I will say it again, if there is no supreme order for the imperial court to station, anyone who breaks in will be regarded as provoking the imperial court and will be punished for rebellion." If you dare to take a step forward, don't blame me for being rude to you. ”

"The thief is arrogant, and he doesn't look at what kind of place it is.

What mission, in my opinion, you are the same kind of bandits...... Someone, take this thief down for me. ”

The two soldiers responded in unison, and rushed towards Cao Peng with one step.

Maybe in their opinion, a little doll, carrying two big knives, scares people?

As soon as the two of them approached, Cao Peng stepped on the yin and yang, and suddenly turned around and moved. The long knife slashed across the ground, bursting with sparkling light. There was a water curtain at the edge of the knife, and a cold light came first, cutting off the water curtain. The sword light was as fast as lightning, and as soon as the two soldiers stood firm, the broadsword came to them. I only heard two crisp clicks, and the two puffs of blood and the water curtain were particularly eye-catching in the firelight.

The soldier screamed and rolled over and fell to the ground.

The armor on his chest was split, and a red thread as thin as a hair appeared on his chest.

The red streak grew clearer and clearer, spewing blood mist...... The young man's face couldn't help but change, and the greed in his eyes was even stronger.

"Little thief, look for death."

Cao Peng's surname can be described as rigid.

Logically speaking, he was not wrong in the slightest.

This is Xun Yan's residence, and no one can enter without Xun Yan's consent.

Now, Xun Yan is not there, and Cao Peng naturally takes on the responsibility of guarding. What's more, Xun Yan is also responsible for the mission of the imperial court, that is, to represent the majesty of the imperial court. If you go back and are said to have cut the face of the court, then Cao Peng will not be able to escape responsibility.

The young man danced the knife forward, and Cao Peng didn't say a word, and the wheel knife was cut.

The long knife conjured up a cloud of knives, and it was a knife towards the young man. The short knife rotated with the shape of the body, and stabbed out of the knife cloud strangely, straight to the throat of the young man. The young man's knife skills have obviously been instructed by masters, and his knife skills are not bad. I saw that he was calm, and after dodging Cao Peng's double knife, he slashed the horizontal knife obliquely and wiped it towards Cao Peng's ribs...... The two of them are in the courtyard, you come and go, fighting in one place.

Cao Peng began to wonder in his heart: Who is this guy?

The young man's martial arts are not bad, and he obviously has the level of a second-rate general.

A big knife makes it impossible for water to splash in, and he is taller than Cao Peng, and his legs and feet are longer than Cao Peng, so he fights with Cao Peng in one place, and he does not fall behind at all.

Cao Peng was a little angry...... Stepping on the yin and yang steps, the body suddenly accelerated.

The river sword itself exerts its own force, and each time the knife is swung, it will bring a strange knife roar.

One knife after another, knives and knives together.

The young man's face changed greatly, and his originally solid steps began to stumble.

In Cao Peng's big knife, there is a hint of dark energy. And the knife was swift, as fast as lightning, one by one, one by one, the sword light swept by, and the young man retreated again and again. The power on Cao Peng's knife is getting weirder and weirder. From the outside, Cao Peng's whole person was almost shrouded in knife light. The rain fell, as if blocked by a puff of knife light, and dispersed to the side...... Xia Houlan couldn't help but sigh secretly: A year ago, Ah Fu was not the enemy of my triad; But a year later, he has a faint tendency to catch up with me...... In this world, is there really a genius?

It's like what the teacher said: Aptitude and talent?

Just when Xiahou Lan was stunned, she heard Cao Peng let out a roar.

The moment that strange syllable burst out of Cao Peng's mouth, it seemed to contain supreme power. The sound of the knife of the river slash suddenly changed, faintly, with the sound of wind and thunder, the bell and the bell, the double knife slashed in a row, and slashed fiercely on the young man's knife.

One, two, three...... The young man couldn't remember how many knives he blocked Cao Peng.

Strange forces came from Cao Peng's big knife, making him embarrassed. The knife was too fast, so fast that he couldn't dodge it at all, only a hard block. The refined steel knife in his hand gradually cracked, and with a crisp sound of the bell, the big knife shattered into pieces. At the same time, Cao Pengyu stepped forward and slashed it horizontally, slashing it towards the young man's neck. If this knife is struck, the young man will surely die.

At this critical moment, I heard someone outside the hospital shouting: "Ah Fu, stop." ”

Cao Peng could hear that it was Xun Yan's voice.

So the edge of the knife was lifted upward, and the brush swept over the young man's head. However, at the moment of retracting the knife, he suddenly bent his elbow and slammed into the young man's chest.

The young man spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.

Wet hair, scattered all over the ground.

On the top of the young man's head, the cow mountain was wet and embarrassed.

"Who told you to come to the post station to make trouble?"

Zhang Zhao's roar echoed outside the courtyard.

Xun Yan walked quickly into the courtyard, saw the scene in the courtyard, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ah Fu, why did you do it without permission...... And killed? ”

When he saw the two corpses on the ground, he couldn't help but twist his eyebrows and ask sharply.

"Mr. Hui, Ah Fu has warned them: trespassing on the residence of the imperial court mission is regarded as provoking the imperial court, and it is the same crime as plotting rebellion. But these people didn't take the court seriously at all, and this person had repeated shocks. Ah Fu was also forced to kill ......"

Xun Yan's eyes flashed with appreciation.

"Zibu, isn't Jiangdong no longer under the jurisdiction of the imperial court?"

Zhang Zhao walked into the courtyard and was a little annoyed when he saw the corpse in the courtyard and the tragic condition of the young man.

However, when he heard Cao Peng's words, his face suddenly changed. That's right, the Han dynasty is in decline, and the majesty of the imperial court is gone...... But this does not mean that Jiangdong can read power. At least for now, Jiangdong still belongs to the imperial court, otherwise why would Sun Ce go to great lengths to ask for the title of the imperial court? That is righteousness, in the name of orthodoxy...... Yuan Shu's fate is a lesson from the past.

Zhang Zhao couldn't help but be ashamed!

As a long history, he was responsible for receiving the mission, but there was such a thing.

He stepped forward and walked over to the young man.

The young man stood up with the support of the two soldiers, but before he could stand firmly, Zhang Zhaolun's round slap was a slap in the face.

"Han Zong, which one made you come to make trouble."

This slap made the young man dizzy.

"How dare you hit me......"

He was annoyed and angry, and shook off the soldiers beside him, "Zhang Zhao, you don't want to live anymore!" ”

"Han Zong, I think you don't want to live anymore!"

Outside the hospital, a young man walked in.

Looking at their age, the two are about the same...... But as soon as the young man came in, the soldiers in the courtyard immediately fell silent and lowered their heads.

The young man glanced at the corpse on the ground and snorted coldly, "Everyone, get out of the post station for me immediately, and go back to the camp to ask for disposal." ”

"Whoa!"

The soldiers didn't dare to breathe, and hurriedly withdrew from the cross-courtyard and the post station.

"Han Zong, what you just said, who doesn't want to live anymore?"

"I ......"

"Wu Hou was ordered by the Son of Heaven to order Mr. Zibu to lead Jiangdong civil and military affairs.

He didn't say that he would beat you today, even if he killed you, there would be nothing wrong with him in front of Wu Hou. It's you, who trespassed into the inn, why did you come? ”

"I ...... Bohai, I was also ordered to hunt down thieves, and I had no malice. ”

"On orders? On whose orders? Who gave you this order to break into the post station and offend the might of the Son of Heaven? ”

"I ......"

"Do you still dare to quibble?"

The young man's voice was fierce, and Han Zong lowered his head.

"Take your people and get out of the Dantu for me immediately.

I should personally send someone to report this matter to the old general Yigong...... You, you, you, you have lost all of my Jiangdong's dignity, and you still don't retreat. ”

Han Zong walked out in a gray way, and when he was leaving, he turned around and glanced at Cao Peng viciously.

"Sun He has no way to rule, I didn't expect such a thing to happen, please Mr. Jingxing, Mr. Xiuruo, don't blame him."

The young man said goodbye and saluted Xun Yan and Wang Lang.

And Zhang Zhao also apologized again and again.

It is indeed not a glorious thing for this kind of thing to be spread.

As Wang Lang, after glancing at Xun Yan, he was also polite. The so-called more is better than less, after all, it is on other people's territory, and it can't be excessive. It's just that his behavior, in Cao Peng's eyes, is very uncomfortable. When it's time to be tough, you should be tough. This Wang Lang seems to be a high-minded talker, no wonder he was beaten by Sun Ce and fled in embarrassment and ran to Xudu.

Xun Yan looked calm, and he couldn't see half of his joy and anger.

"Hugh Ruo, it's better to do this, forget it...... Han Zong is an old minister of Wuhou, the son of Han Yigong, the first lieutenant Han Dang, and he was arrogant, so he didn't know how serious it was. That's it...... What do you think? ”

Wang Lang smiled and persuaded softly.

Xun Yan said: "I have heard of Wu Hou's loyalty for a long time, and Jiangdong is clear about etiquette. I hope that this is just an accident, otherwise I will return to Xudu immediately. ”

Zhang Zhao apologized again and again, and Xun Yan nodded.

Don't look at Xun Yan's two sentences, but Zhang Zhao was so angry that he had nowhere to vent.

"Zibu, Bohai, it's not early, let's disperse."

Xun Yan said, turned around and went back to the house.

The people in Jiangdong knew that they were at a loss, so they could only laugh and withdraw from the cross-hospital.

Before leaving, Sun He glanced at Cao Peng and suddenly said, "Good knife, good words, good means...... Yingchuan Xun clan is worthy of its name. ”

Cao Peng put away his knife and retreated to the porch, standing outside the door with Xiahoulan, left and right.

Xun Yan also stopped when he heard Sun He's words.

He glanced at Cao Peng and smiled at Sun He, "People only know that there is a phoenix in Nanshan, and it has not been a song for three years, and it is amazing...... But I don't know, if there is no three years of dormancy, how can I soar to the sky? ”

Sun He's face changed, "Sun He is taught." ”

———————————————————————— "Sir, you're pushing me to the front." ”

Cao Peng watched everyone leave, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head.

Xun Yan said with a smile: "Now that you have a knife, why do you hide your head and shrink your tail?" Besides, standing in front of you is no longer a bad thing. ”

He beckoned and motioned for Cao Peng to follow him into the house.

Xia Houlan stood outside the door, in charge of guarding.

The family will clean up the corpses in the courtyard and then return to their rooms.

The small courtyard soon regained its tranquility. It's just that outside the courtyard, it's still a little noisy, and there are shouts or two from time to time.

"Friends, and sit down first."

Xun Yan sat down and motioned for Cao Peng to sit down as well.

"Sir, who is Sun He?"

"Oh, Sun He is the head of Dan, the captain of Dangkou, the son of Sun Jian, the younger brother of Sun Ce.

This person is also quite prestigious in Jiangdong. What he said today, but he is crying out for you...... What, what do you think? ”

"Me?"

Cao Peng couldn't help laughing, his eyes inadvertently swept over the bookcase, and his face suddenly changed.

"Sir, do you want to drink?"

"Oh, and it's a knight."

"Sir, would you like to test the temperature of this wine?"

Xun Yan was stunned and found that Cao Peng squeezed his eyes at him. His heart moved, and he got up from the couch slowly, "You kid, how many times have you said it, but you can't always control the heat...... Well, let me see, have you improved this time compared to the last time? ”

While speaking, Xun Yan came to Cao Peng's side.

At this moment, Cao Peng suddenly raised his hand, and a copper ball the size of a baby's fist flew out of his hand and flew towards the beam.

"Friend Liangshang, do you want to continue to hide?"

There was a muffled sound, followed by a figure falling from the beam.

Cao Peng stepped forward, took out another copper ball from his side pocket, and was about to make a move.

The gentleman on the beam hurriedly retreated and said loudly: "Stop, I have no malicious intent." ”

"Ah Fu, stop first."

Xun Yan also called out.

Cao Peng slid down on his feet, his body turned around, and his hand caught the copper ball falling from the beam. With two copper balls in his hand, he looked at the man in front of the window vigilantly, and his figure slowly retreated, but the two copper balls turned in his hand, ready to shoot at any time.

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(To be continued)