—184 A.D.——

Youzhou, Liangxiang County.

After getting the support of the "White Horse Yicong" and the "White Ear Soldiers", the ordinary Wuhuan assassins were no longer in the climate, and they scattered and fled after finding that they could no longer fish in troubled waters, and the Zhuoxian army under Liu Yu was more emboldened after the convergence of the White Horse Yicong, and the remaining Taiping Daoist disciples also gave up their plans to continue the confrontation when they saw this, or surrendered or dispersed on their own, and the White Ear Soldiers, who were busy stopping the current chaotic scene, did not have the leisure to find trouble with them.

In order to prevent Wuhuan assassins from lurking in Zhuo County, Gongsun Zhan returned the local security to the defenders after commanding Bai Ma Yicong to roughly control the situation, and returned to his own territory with his father-in-law and wife.

Since this was not an ordinary incident of thieves storming the government, but an attack on Han Dynasty officials by foreign races, when it was impossible to conclude that this was a separate incident, Liu Yu sent a letter to Gongsun Yan, the contemporary head of the Liaodong family, asking him to meet and conspire to deal with it, and at the same time sent an official letter to Luoyang to report the matter.

Because the son-in-law was involved in the attack, the Gongsun family attached great importance to it, and immediately sent 50,000 reinforcements to assist in the defense, and the troops who needed to guard the border and could not leave their posts without permission were killed out of the border, no matter which tribe they saw, they would fight - anyway, the "Three Kings Army" was the alliance of their three tribes, and it would never hit the wrong person.

As for the messenger to Luoyang, it was in vain, not even the city wall was seen, it is said that there were maniacs in Luoyang assassination of the ten permanent servants, although unsuccessful, but also these eunuchs who lived outside the palace were scared a lot, hiding in the palace did not dare to go out, and at the same time ordered Luoyang to be martial law again, the degree of strictness was even worse than the plague time, this time even not allowed to enter, completely a look of never giving up if the murderer is not found.

It is said that this move caused the dissatisfaction of almost most of the ministers in the court, after all, the plague is a major event that affects everyone, but what is the assassination of a few eunuchs?

Of course, the most important reason is that these "righteous soldiers" have not committed any crimes against people other than the ten permanent servants, and when Cao Jie, who was the only one who was stabbed, was attacked, the guards guarding the door for him were only knocked unconscious and bound.

However, this kind of business has nothing to do with Liu Bei for the time being, and he is busy dealing with his brother's problems.

"Yide, let me confirm again," In a certain courtyard of the post house in Liangxiang County, Liu Bei pinched his forehead and asked Zhang Fei, "You just said that you picked up this girl halfway, did you?" ”

"Yes, big brother." Zhang Fei replied.

This courtyard was specially arranged by Gongsun Chan for the usual visit of the three brothers Liu Guanzhang and Jixian under Liu Bei's rule, and a similar one was also placed for Gongsun Chan and his wife in Jixian County under Liu Bei's rule, so there will be basically no outsiders passing by accidentally.

At this time, Liu Bei was sitting on the main seat in the living room, Guan Yu was on the side, and Zhang Fei, who was supposed to be next to Guan Yu, was standing behind a girl in a black dress opposite Liu Bei.

"You don't know her name, family, address, you only know that she wants to go to Jinan, but that's the case?" Liu Bei asked again.

"I don't know, big brother."

"This girl is clearly not yet in time, and you are about ten years older than her, right?" Liu Bei said again.

"Yes, big brother."

"You just said you wanted to marry her?" Liu Bei continued to ask in a tone that almost sighed.

"That's right! Eldest brother! Zhang Fei replied categorically in an instant.

"Hehe, haha......" Liu Ling put his hand on his forehead and let out a sigh that was so complicated that it was completely impossible to distinguish because of the emotions contained in it.

I'm sorry, but if you still have a trace of thought, it's not a good thing for Brother Bogui, Yide, or even yourself, Liu Bei said secretly in his heart, and then turned to the girl who had nothing to do with herself even if she heard this conversation, and only kept eating the snacks on the table: "So, this girl, can you tell us where your home is and who you are looking for in Jinan, even if it's just a surname that is convenient for us to call." ”

The girl in the black dress looked at Liu Bei, put down the snack in her hand, clapped her hands, and then raised the rabbit doll in her hand.

Is that the case again...... Liu Bei sighed secretly.

"I am the beginning of the end times! Shadow of the sun! The death knell of destruction! The girl shook the rabbit and said in a strange tone, "Witness the pain and despair! Mortal! 】”

"......" Everyone looked at the girl speechlessly, but she didn't consciously think that she had made the right response, put away the rabbit and began to eat the snack again.

"Third brother, you have to think about it seriously." Guan Yu said to Zhang Fei with a little shock.

"That's right, it's her." Zhang Fei didn't feel anything wrong at all.

"Hmm...... I always feel as if I've heard something like that somewhere, and the way to get rid of it is very simple......" Instead, Gongsun Chan muttered thoughtfully.

It is indeed a little familiar, but it should not be the same words, but the content and tone are similar, Liu Bei also began to think, she once told her third brother that she was going to Jinan, it can be seen that she could communicate normally at that time, and the difference between then and now is ......

"Ahh Isn't that the way Xiahoudun spoke? And General Cao seems to be the Jinan Prime Minister who has been sealed! Gongsun Chan suddenly clapped his hands and said.

"That's not the case with Yuan Rang...... Peculiar. When Guan Yu heard this, he retorted directly.

"Yes or no, you'll know if you try it," Gongsun Zhan stood up, thought about it and then sat down again, and said to Liu Ling, who was in a trance: "Ling'er, go and take the rabbit from the girl's hand." ”

"It turned out to be this kind of child...... Liu Ling seemed to hear it, and as if he hadn't heard it, he stood up and walked towards the girl.

Although the others present felt that something was wrong, most of them also wanted to know what was going to happen, so they did not say anything to stop it.

Oh, Liu Ling took away the rabbit doll in the girl's hand: "It's nothing ......"

Hong –

At this moment, it was as if there was an illusion of a black pillar of fire rising into the sky to envelop the two of them, but when they looked closely, nothing happened.

"It's nothing special." Liu Ling's words were finished without pause, and he didn't seem to notice anything unusual.

However, Liu Bei, who was seated opposite the girl, and had been paying attention to this possible "younger brother and sister", noticed the difference, if the girl holding the rabbit was a proud princess who didn't take everyone present in her eyes at all, then she who was taken away from the rabbit was a lady who had just found out that she had inadvertently caused trouble, and was embarrassed and uneasy.

"This girl," Liu Bei tried to repeat the question just now, "Can you tell us where your home is and why you went to Jinan alone?" ”

"I, my name is Xiahou Ji......" The girl seemed to shrink for a moment before saying: "A native of Yuzhou County, I went to Jinan with an uncle to join my family, but I was scattered by a large number of beasts halfway, and the uncle chased the beasts on a whim, I didn't know the direction, and I got lost here......"

What happened to the beasts?

There seems to be something wrong with this uncle's head, right?

How do you get lost in order to get lost from Yuzhou, thousands of miles away, to Youzhou!

Rabbit! The key is the rabbit!

Everyone present had different expressions, and they all had something to ask, but they felt that they would only get a more speechless answer after asking, so they looked at Liu Bei together.

"So, what is the name of the relative you are going to vote for? Could it be Xiahoudun? Liu Bei didn't follow their wishes to ask questions, but just continued to ask his planned questions.

"Yes......" Xiahou Ji responded: "I was about to go to my cousin Xiahou Yuan and cousin Xiahou Yuan. ”

"......" Liu Bei tried his best to restrain himself from questioning the relationship between the two, and then asked: "After you and your cousin were separated, what happened before you saw this big black man?" ”

"Hmm...... Flame...... Blossoms...... Green...... Phoenix? Xiahou Ji tilted her head and thought, but what she said had no logic or connection at all.

Obviously, it was what she did in the "rabbit form", so it's not clear, but even if you ask her in that form, you will only get answers like "death knell" and "doomsday".

"The last question," Liu Bei pointed at Zhang Fei and asked, "This black ...... My brother wants to marry you, what do you think? ”

It's so dangerous, almost said to be Uncle Hei, Liu Bei secretly wiped his sweat, if the girl is unwilling, even if she wants to quarrel with the third brother, she must stop him from robbing the people's daughter.

"Hmm......" Xiahou Ji glanced at Zhang Fei slightly.

"Hehe~ I'll be good to you." Zhang Fei scratched his head and smirked.

"But...... But it's up to the husband to decide. The girl said in a tone like a mosquito bite.

Even the husband was called? Liu Bei felt more and more unable to understand the way of the world: "Hmm...... It seems that now I can only consider going to Jinan to propose to Cao Mengde. ”

"Hehe, I wish you a good 100 years." Liu Ling, who was holding the rabbit doll, couldn't listen to it, so he directly threw the rabbit back to Xiahou Ji, and then quickly pushed the door out.

Oh no, this doesn't seem to take into account the girl's opinion of "hugging the rabbit form".

As soon as Liu Bei thought of this, he saw that "Xiahou Ji" had a black flame burning all over his body, and said in the tone of the previous declaration of "death knell" and "doomsday": "[Hehehe-hahaha! If you want to marry this princess, you are still five hundred years early! 】”

The "unruly princess" that I just subconsciously thought about seems to be not accidental?

As soon as Liu Bei thought of this, he saw that the black flame was collected and released, and then, a circle of fire that had no temperature and even seemed a little cold suddenly spread out with Xiahou Ji as the center.

Scold! Drink!

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Gongsun Zhan each made their own moves, extinguishing the black flames that spread in front of them, but Zhang Fei, who was the closest, was burned completely defenselessly—but it didn't seem to have changed?

"[Hmph......" "Xiahou Ji" looked Zhang Fei up and down, and said with a little reluctance: "[Since I have passed the test, I will sign a contract with you for the time being.] 】”

Seemingly...... When this "younger brother and sister" is present, it is better not to get too close to the third brother, Liu Bei quietly wiped his sweat and thought.