Zhang Liao thought he was too old to hear it, so he asked again.

The cattle shopkeeper settled down and replied slowly.

"Back to the owner of the village, what the third master said is reasonable, the clansmen in Qinghe City will have great troubles, the disaster of the family, how can the relatives of the blood sit idly by? Therefore, the siege of Qinghe City must be rescued. However, guarding Woniu Mountain is a matter of the state, and once it is lost, how can it be worthy of the ancestors and ancestors! Therefore, the old slave thinks that the owner of the village must not leave Woniu Mountain, and as for the matter of Qinghe, it is okay to let the second master and the third master take people there. ”

"Well, you mean a way to prevent the tiger from being diverted?"

"Yes, don't forget, the owner of the skull platform is not only coveted by the 'Hongmen', but also the Zhang Jiao who is close in front of him, the unicorn fairy has just escaped and will make a comeback at any time, so the owner has to guard against it. “

Zhang Liao nodded, indicating his approval of the words of the shopkeeper Niu, and then asked, "What is Brother Cao's opinion?"

Cao Cao replied: "The shopkeeper is reasonable, and the owner must not act rashly. I remember that Duan Jue once said that there was a person named Leng Yanqiu who went to Guantao to challenge Lu Bu, and whether he succeeded or failed, he would delay Lu Bu's trip, which means that the people from 'Hongmen' did not come to Qinghe County so quickly. Moreover, the Sun brother of the 'Jiang ASEAN' is already in Qinghe City at this time, arrest Duan Shuiqing, and the owner of the village can send someone to contact him in the city first, and then make plans later. “

"Okay, that's it, third brother, you are smart and cautious, go to the city quickly, remember, you must tell the sixth master of Zhaohuai in person, let him prepare early." ”

"Yes," Zhang moved out of the door.

There was no news of Zhang Qian for two days.

Cao Cao, Zhang Liao and others sat firmly on Woniu Mountain, walking around the mountain every day to enjoy the scenery of Woniu Mountain. The two sometimes discussed the major affairs of the country, sometimes exchanged ambitions, sometimes studied the art of war and swordsmanship, and sometimes studied poetry and songs, as if they had forgotten the affairs of Qinghe City.

Another two days have passed, and Zhang Qian still hasn't come back, and the shopkeeper Niu repeatedly reported the matter to Zhang Liao, but he was always deduced by the sentence 'wait and see'.

At the beginning, Xiahoudun was still interested in following the 'tour of the mountains and rivers', but on the second day he couldn't hold his breath anymore, and asked Cao Cao again and again what to do!

In fact, Cao Cao and Zhang Liao were not in a hurry? It's just that they had to let the people of the entire villa see that everything was under control, and they didn't have to mess around.

A few days of calm suggest that the situation is much better than expected.

But behind the calm, there may be stormy seas!

It seems that everyone is waiting, including Qinghe City, 'Hongmen', 'Jiang ASEAN', and Zhang Jiao of the Taiping God Sect, all waiting for an opportunity to come.

On the fifth day, news finally came.

But it was not news from Qinghe City, "Owner of the village, the proud leader and the Ruan leader are back." “

Great, it's time to hire people. Ao Tianxiang and Ruan Tianxing came in to meet the owner, and to Cao Cao's delight, Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Mei were also accompanied.

"Mei'er, Brother Xiahou, why are you here?" Cao Cao saw that Zhang Mei had regained her former vigor, and knew that her injuries were almost healed, and Doctor Zhang really rejuvenated.

"Brother Cao, how are you?" Zhang Mei saw Cao Cao, seeing that he had lost a lot of weight in a few days, and he must have suffered a lot.

Seeing that the other party was safe and sound, Cao Cao and Zhang Mei sat down happily hand in hand.

"The subordinates are ineffective, the second old lady refuses to come to the villa, the subordinates are powerless, and they are willing to be punished by the owner. The two of them saluted together.

From Cao Cao's mouth, Zhang Liao already knew what happened in Handan City, and of course he wouldn't blame the two of them, "Two brothers, please, what's going on with the second old lady now? If you don't leave for protection, why did you come back?"

Ao Tianxiang said: "Back to the owner, the second old lady gets up early every day and is greedy for darkness, forgets to sleep and eat, and is busy diagnosing and treating the epidemic people, his old man is old, and he can't rest all day long, and he is afraid that his body will not be able to survive in the long run, but no matter how hard we persuade him, the second old lady can't listen to it." ”

Ruan Tianxing said: "My subordinates originally wanted to stay in Handan for a few more days, but they received a letter saying that Zhang Jiao had colluded with Lu Bu and intended to be unfavorable to Woniu Villa, and the stakes were very high, so my brothers and I were in a hurry to come back." As he spoke, he handed the letter over.

After reading the letter, Zhang Liao handed it to Cao Cao again. After he finished reading it, he asked, "What does Brother Cao think?"

"This matter would rather be believed, not credible, the Taiping Divine Sect and the 'Hongmen' are both careerists, and at the moment they are both fighting the idea of the Son of Heaven's sword, so under the common interests and goals, it is entirely possible for them to be embarrassed and deal with the Woniu Villa together. ”

"What Brother Cao said is reasonable, but there is a little bit of confusion, since this person knows the inside story, why should he tell us? Brother Ao, who is the person who sent the letter?"

"It's a thin, masked man in black, who calls himself 'Ghost Shadow'. ”

It's a ghost shadow again, it's this name again, Cao Cao and Zhang Liao frowned almost at the same time, this ghost shadow appears repeatedly, both good and evil, how can there be his shadow everywhere? What is his origin? Is he a human or a ghost?

The person who was entrusted by the old abbot to escort the assassinated emperor back to the palace in the White Horse Temple is a ghost shadow!

Inform Zheng Shangshu and Lord Lu in advance that a 'Hongmen' killer is coming to assassinate them, and the person who made them plan in advance is also a ghost!

Following Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, the people who obey the orders of the 'Hongmen' also have ghosts!

In order to listen to the movements of the imperial court, the secret agent placed by Zhang Jiao in the capital is also a ghost!

The person who told Sun Ce the inside story of Zhang Jiao and 'Hongmen' using each other to deal with 'Jiang ASEAN' is also a ghost!

Now he has sent a book saying that Zhang Jiao's collusion with 'Hongmen' is not good for Woniu Villa, and this person is still a ghost!

Is he evil? Is he a person or an organization?

His protection of the emperor and many righteous officials in the court was a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people.

But he obeyed Dong Zhuo's orders, worked for 'Hongmen', and was also Zhang Jiao's subordinate, how can this be explained?

To whom is he allegiated?

There is such a complicated person in the world, who is his true face in Lushan? Can his words be trusted?

Cao Cao and Zhang Liao, the more they thought about it, the bigger their heads became, and no one could come up with an answer.

However, one thing is certain: since the ghost shadow said that Zhang Jiao colluded with Lu Bu, then the ultimate target must be the Son of Heaven Sword and Gaozu Jinmu. Whether the source is reliable or not, the precautions of Woniu Villa should not be taken lightly.

At this time, Xiahoudun and Xue'er also came in, and after bathing in ice pool water, the poison in Xiahoudun's body has been eradicated.

The Xiahou brothers saw each other, hugged each other, and sighed with emotion.

There is even better news waiting for Xiahou Yuan, that is, his biological sister Xue'er.

There was another second brother, and Xue'er seemed to have forgotten about her poisoning, smiling, crying with joy, completely immersed in the happiness of family affection.

When the shopkeeper Niu and Xiahou Yuan met, the two sides also did not have a trace of impression.

What is the most important thing in the world? When we are happy, we have relatives to share it, and when we are in crisis, we have relatives to share it. Fame and fortune are just passing clouds, and glory and wealth are just the moon in the mirror.

Of course, this also includes friendship, such as Cao Cao's weal and death with Xiahoudun, the first sight with Sun Ce, and Zhang Liao's heart. It is this indescribable friendship that makes them finally come together, and in order to protect the Sword of the Son of Heaven and the Golden Seal of Gaozu, they will definitely work together and stand together through thick and thin.

It also includes love. Cao Cao and Zhang Mei are concerned about each other, dedicate themselves to each other, and see the truth in times of adversity; Liu Bei and Mi Yue abide by the marriage contract and look for a wife for a promise made 18 years ago, which is also love.

Dong Zhuo, Zhang Jiao and others, for the sake of the so-called fame and fortune, did not hesitate to conspire and scheming, unscrupulous means, indiscriminately killed innocents, and brought disaster to the country and the people. The relatives around him did not hesitate to use it as a chess piece, in order to win over Lu Bu, Dong Bai did not care about the happiness of his granddaughter; in order to seek the dynasty and usurp the throne, Zhang Jiao did not care about his own daughter. These people, even if they have unlimited scenery for a while, are not empty in the end.

In fact, Zhang Liao and Cao Cao have already quietly discussed and decided, Woniu Villa naturally sticks to it, but the clansmen in Qinghe City must not be saved, although it is difficult to take care of the country and the family since ancient times, and it is difficult to achieve both loyalty and filial piety, but the matter is man-made, as long as you try hard, you will always fire.

Instead of waiting for the opportunity, it was better to take the initiative to attack, they decided to ambush in the city in advance, killing 'Hongmen' and Lu Bu by surprise, once they succeeded, it would be equivalent to breaking Dong Zhuo's arm. The two of these people don't show their expressions, and they are calm on the surface, just to hide people's eyes!

Zhang Liao wanted to personally lead the team to do this, just to solve it quickly, and not to give Zhang Jiao a chance to take advantage of it. Leave the cow shopkeeper and the second and third brothers to guard the villa, no matter what happens, you must stick to it, Woniu Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is safe in a short time.

Now we have to wait for news from Qinghe City.

After the Xiahou Yuan brothers and sisters got together, Cao Cao asked if there was any news of Cao Ren and Cao Hong? They went to inquire about Mi Yue, and they had originally agreed to meet in Handan City, but now everyone has come to Woniu Mountain, what if they go to Handan?

Xiahou Yuan shook his head and said no.

Cao Cao was a little worried in his heart, in terms of time, it was time for the two of them to come back, could it be that they had encountered some accidents? He made up his mind that after the matter of Qinghe City was dealt with, it was necessary for him to go to Handan in person.

Cao Cao and Zhang Mei returned to their room and said a lot of words that cared about each other, when Cao Cao talked about being ambushed by his second uncle in the giant deer 'Weeping Willow Fang', and being chased and killed by his father in the 'Hegu Temple', he couldn't help but cry, on one side was her biological father, on the other hand was her lover, seeing that the two sides were on the same page, I really didn't know what would happen in the future.

And this kind of contradiction is not a personal grudge, but a matter of national affairs and national righteousness, which cannot be reconciled no matter what.

Zhang Mei's heart was like numbness, snuggled in Cao Cao's arms, and wept silently. Cao Cao also understood her thoughts, he wanted to comfort Zhang Mei, but after thinking for a long time, he didn't know what to say, so he had to gently stroke her hair with his hand.

When talking about the current situation in Woniu Villa and Qinghe City, and after telling her the plan, Zhang Mei raised her face, looked at Cao Cao affectionately, and said: "This trip to Qinghe must be very dangerous, I know you will definitely go, but you must be careful, I will stay in the villa and wait for you to come back." “

How empathetic, Cao Cao was very moved, he burst into tears and let out a heavy 'um'.

At this time, Zhang Liao sent someone to invite Cao Cao, saying that the third master Zhang Qian had rushed back from Qinghe City.