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The drizzle finally stopped, and the sun was in the sky, but there was a hint of coldness...... The red water gathers at the head of the city, the flags are displayed, and the colorful flags are fluttering. If you're a newcomer, you'll probably think it's a preparation for the festivities.

Dou Lan changed into a robe and led Dou Hu to wait outside the city.

At the end of the road in the distance, there was no one in sight. The father and son stood under the gate of the Red Water Market, whispering from time to time.

In the crowd on the side of the road, Cao Peng, dressed in a bearded suit, accompanied by Jiang Xu and Liang Kuan, stood with his hands in his hands. Like Dou Lan and his son, they were waiting for the arrival of the Ma family's envoy. At the same time, as far as Cao Peng is concerned, he also wants to take the opportunity to see what the legendary Jin Ma Chao looks like. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles!

"Childe, Ma Chao is here, Dou Lan may not be able to withstand it."

"I know."

Cao Peng replied softly, signaling Jiang Xu not to speak.

In his heart, he secretly thought about how to solve this matter. The Ma family's ambition to seize Hongze has been fully demonstrated. With the power in Ma Teng's hands now, if he wants to win Dou Lan, I am afraid it will not be an easy task. After all, Ma Teng still bears the name of Hanchen, and to some extent, Cao Peng is even weaker than Ma Teng.

I just don't know what choice Dou Lan will make......

Time passed little by little, and seeing that noon was approaching, there was a sudden rise of dust and smoke in the sky.

It was like a long black dragon appearing in people's sight, and its iron hooves trampled on the earth, making a rumbling sound. Cao Peng could even feel that the ground under his feet was trembling slightly. His heart moved, and he secretly said: Here it is!

The long black dragon was getting closer and closer, and the sound of hooves was clearly audible.

I saw that from the end of the road, a team of people and horses galloped forward, headed by a general, aged about twenty-seven or eighteen, jumped off the horse and was about eight feet tall, wearing a twisted lion bright silver beast helmet, wearing a twisted lion bright silver beast armor, a palm-wide lion jade belt around the waist, and a snow-white cloak lined with red satin. Under the crotch is a night lion horse, which is majestic and murderous. The person who came was like an arrow from the string, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of Dou Lan and his son. When he was about thirty steps away from Dou Lan's father and son, the man suddenly reined in his war horse.

"Appeal ......"

He let out a deep sigh, and the lion Ma Xiyu hissed in the night, and his four hooves were like roots, and they were firmly rooted in the ground.

"General Dou!"

The man raised his hand, and the iron rider behind him suddenly stopped.

He shouted loudly, and at the same time jumped off the horse with his legs, and after walking a few steps quickly, he arched his hand, "Ma Chao is polite." ”

"Virtuous nephew, why do you have to be so polite?"

Dou Lan laughed and strode towards the passers.

In the crowd, Cao Peng looked at the people carefully, and couldn't help but cheer in his heart.

This horse is super long, and it really deserves the name of 'Jinma Chao', with a dignified appearance and heroic spirit.

Ma Chao's appearance is quite a bit of Qianghu blood. His skin is much fairer than most, and his cheeks are thin and angular, like a knife and an axe. The eye sockets were slightly sunken, making his eyes look deep...... The nose is tall and straight, with a bit of a hooked nose shape. The cheekbones are a little protruding, which gives people a sharp temperament......

Cao Peng couldn't help frowning and nodded secretly.

His lips are thin, but he is a mean and unkind person; In every gesture, there is an air of hawking and wolfing, which makes people feel very uncomfortable. At least in Cao Peng's opinion, this Ma Chao's temperament and his appearance are quite inconsistent. In other words, his temperament also makes people feel unapproachable, and they want to be alienated unnaturally.

Is this Ma Chao Ma Mengqi?

Perhaps, because Cao Peng had been staring at it for too long, Ma Chao seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up. The gaze was sharp, like lightning. Cao Peng was secretly shocked in his heart, and quickly turned his gaze away. Fortunately, there were a lot of people standing around him, so when Ma Chao looked over, he didn't notice anything, so he turned his head and laughed with Dou Lan again.

Cao Peng's gaze looked back over Ma Chao's shoulder.

I saw Ma Chao's entourage, all black-armored cavalry, with a number of about eight hundred.

The knights on the horse, one by one, looked sturdy and had a fierce temperament. Cao Peng unexpectedly discovered that the armor and weapons of Ma Chao's entourage seemed to be a little different from the Han army and the Qianghu cavalry. The Wuwei cavalry military is a cavalry lance, which is different from the common cavalry lance, and is a bit closer to the shape of the Western cavalry lance. And the standard of the armor is not the same as that of the Han army, with an extremely obvious exotic style. Cao Peng's heart couldn't help but mutter.

At this time, Ma Chao and Dou Lan's father and son ended their greetings and walked into the city gate together.

Pedestrians on the side of the road also dispersed...... Cao Peng stood in place, thought for a while, turned around and said, "Let's go back." ”

Jiang Xu hurriedly said, "Childe, why don't I find a way to go to the government office to inquire?" ”

"No need, just let Li Ding deal with this matter, let's do it now, it's better to stay still."

"But this horse is super ......"

"Ma Mengqi is just a reckless man, so he shouldn't be worried.

In my opinion, if he pushes too quickly, it may make Dou Lan disgusted, and whether he belongs or not is still a matter of opinion. If they really want to join us, let's try to destroy it. In short, as it stands, it is not to be taken lightly. ”

"Whoa!"

Jiang Xu nodded, indicating that he understood.

Cao Peng didn't say anything more, and after entering the city, he went straight to the inn.

As he expected, Li Ding was not at the inn. With his identity and status, since he appeared in Hongshuiji, then when Ma Chao arrives today, Dou Lan will definitely let him pass. After all, Li Ding represents his grandfather Li Qi to some extent. Cao Peng didn't understand until he arrived at Hongshuiji that this Li Qi was also quite prestigious.

However, Li Ding didn't tell Cao Peng anything, which also shows that he still has some mustard in his heart.

"Childe, what should we do now?"

"Wait!"

"Wait?"

"If the situation is unfavorable to us, Li Ding will notify us as soon as possible. After all, this matter is equally important to Li Ding. Wang Shuang, wait for me to tell Liang Kuan and Jiang Xu, in the past two days, be patient for the time being, and don't move around at will. ”

Wang Shuang agreed, turned around and left in a hurry.

And Cao Peng wandered around the house, and it took a long time to stabilize his mind.

Don't look at him on the surface as he doesn't care, but in his heart, he also feels restless. This time, he was not facing an unknown person, but the Xiliang Jinma Chao who had beaten Cao Cao and lost his armor......

Ma Teng has already made a move, so what choice will Dou Lan make?

This is beyond the scope of history that Cao Peng understands, and it is out of the situation that Cao Peng can control.

I thought that it would not be too difficult to occupy Hexi, but I didn't expect that it would be really unexpected to face Ma Teng's family so early.

Cao Peng had to think hard and come up with a way to deal with it.

Dou Lan must not be allowed to belong to Ma Teng's family!

If Dou Lan is willing to belong to the Ma family, it means that the entire Hongze is likely to belong to the Ma family...... Of course, Cao Peng would not sit idly by and watch this kind of thing happen. Even if Dou Lan remains neutral, it is better than Dou Lan defecting to Ma Teng......

However, how can Dou Lan remain neutral?