In order to fall asleep earlier, Cao Cao tried to stop thinking about the Son of Heaven Sword. But when he pressed down the gourd and scooped it, his thoughts turned to other things.

Fortunately, the residual poison of the Xiahou brothers can be completely dissolved tomorrow. Thinking of Xiahoudun, he couldn't help but think of Zhang Mei again, how is she now? Is her injury better? Handan City farewell, is she missing me again?

Thinking of Zhang Mei, he has an inexplicable happiness in his heart, her kindness and innocence have completely touched her heartstrings, she has always been in love with herself, and she must not be disappointed in this life.

Thinking of Zhang Mei, he also thought of his little junior sister Mi Yue, she was captured by Lu Bu, did she endure hardship? This time Lu Bu led the elite of the 'Hongmen' to Qinghe, will he take her with him? Also, his two brothers Cao Ren and Cao Hong went to inquire about the news, where are they at the moment?

The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more chaotic his mind became, the more he couldn't sleep, he remembered that when he was a child, his mother would sing softly in his ear to coax him to sleep, but unfortunately this is Woniu Mountain, even Jizhou is the first time he came, so late, where to find someone to sing to himself?

It's weird, there are really people singing, listen carefully, it should be nearby. Anyway, he couldn't sleep, Cao Cao simply put on his clothes and went out, it was getting late, except for those on duty, they probably had already fallen asleep. Not to mention, although it was Mengxia, the temperature on the mountain in the second half of the night was still very low, and the cool breeze blew, slightly chilling.

Following the singing, Cao Cao saw a woman in crimson clothes not far away, sitting on a big rock and singing in a low voice, Cao Cao recognized that she was Xue'er who met in the tavern at the foot of the mountain.

Her singing voice was originally very good, but maybe she had something on her mind and kept sobbing, so she was intermittent.

"Is Miss Cher still worried about the 'fairy water'?"

Cao Cao's sudden appearance surprised Xue'er, and she hurriedly got up to salute Cao Cao: "Thank you Engong for saving my grandfather's life, the little girl will beg God day and night, and I wish Engong good health and a long life." ”

Cao Cao handed her coat to Xue'er, she excused herself, and put it on, it was windy outside, and her nose and cheeks were blown red by the cold.

"Miss Xue'er rest assured, the owner of Zhang Zhuang has detained the unicorn fairy in the villa, he is Zhang Jiao's general, and he will definitely exchange the antidote. ”

"Well, Xue'er is not sad for herself, my life, if it weren't for the owner, I would have died ten years ago. The owner of the village is a good man, and Xue'er would like to stay by his side and take care of him forever in this life, but I... ？”

"The girl is worried that if there is no cure, you will not be able to fulfill your wish, right?"

"As Eun Gong said. ”

"Don't always be gracious, people are in the rivers and lakes, who will do this if you change, you can call me Brother Cao, I don't know something, how did you get caught by the unicorn fairy?"

"For the sake of the Son of Heaven's sword, the owner of the village didn't think about tea and dinner day and night, Xue'er was worried about his body, so he secretly went down the mountain and went to 'Niujiao Village' to find Aunt Xue to ask for some wolfberries. ”

"It can be seen that the girl is a person with a heart, and the owner of Zhang Zhuang is really blessed to have a woman like the girl to take care of him. ”

"Brother Cao, don't get me wrong, the owner of the village is the life-saving benefactor of Xue'er and Grandpa, Xue'er never dares to have the heart of trespassing, the owner of the village has never treated us as people, he is very good to everyone. ”

"So, the girl isn't a local either?"

"Yes, listen to my grandfather, when I was six years old, there was a big incident in the family, except for the two of us, the family was killed by thieves, and my grandfather was also injured, and fled all the way north with me, freezing and snowy, freezing and freezing, if it wasn't for the kindness of the owner, we would have died of hunger. ”

"I see. Where is the girl's hometown? Do you remember who the thief is?"

Xue'er shook her head again and again: "I was still young at that time, and I don't remember it, and then my grandfather didn't want to mention the past again." Only occasionally, Xue'er overheard the owner of the village and her grandfather talking about it, as if the thief's surname was Lu. ”

Cao Cao didn't want to touch her sadness anymore, so he was going to persuade her to go back to rest early, but suddenly heard someone next to her say: "The song sung by the girl is very good, I seem to have heard it somewhere, can I bother the girl to sing it again?"

It was Xiahoudun who spoke, and it turned out that he couldn't sleep either.

Xue'er's singing voice sounded softly, singing and singing, and suddenly Xiahoudun interrupted: "Where did the girl learn her song?"

"Xue'er only remembers this tune, I can't remember some of the lyrics, when Xue'er was young, my mother often sang this song to me,"

"Oh, what's the girl's last name?"

Cao Cao felt very strange, how could his brother ask such a question, her grandfather's surname was Niu, and she was naturally surnamed Niu.

"I'm a girl, grandpa just wants me to live happily, I didn't know anything about the past, grandpa turned out to be a retainer of my family, and the name Cher was chosen by the owner of the village, because it snowed so hard that day. “

It turns out that she really doesn't have the surname Niu, and the cow shopkeeper is not her own grandfather.

"Girl, can you show me the back of your right calf, there is a scar?"

Cher was very surprised, how did he know? She lifted her dress, and sure enough, there was a scar, probably from when she was a child, so as she got older, although the scar also grew, the scar became lighter. “

"Brother Cao, do you remember when you were a child, you led us to steal melons from the neighbor Uncle Li's melon field to eat, and when we were discovered, we all ran away, only the little sister was young, ran slowly, and was bitten on the calf by a vicious dog?"

For this matter, Xiahoudun was punished to stand under the scorching sun for more than an hour, and he also deeply blamed himself. Even if Xiahou's family suffered a tragic change later, he also had a memory gap, but this incident and his mother's singing voice were deeply imprinted in the depths of his mind.

Speaking of which, Cao Cao and Xue'er both understand a little, so Xue'er is the little girl who was bitten by a vicious dog back then?

Xue'er never dreamed that she still had an older brother, but in fact, she didn't know at this time that in addition to Xiahoudun, there was another brother Xiahouyuan.

It's like a dream, but it's real.

Cher threw herself into her brother's arms, crying so happily for the first time, and at the same time so happy.

The Xiahou clan was tragically destroyed, but unexpectedly, there were still three people alive. No, if you count the cow shopkeeper, that's four.

However, for the cattle shopkeeper, Xiahoudun has no impression at all.

It's also a pity that Cao Cao and Xiahoudun don't remember what Xue'er's name was when she was a child.

It doesn't matter anymore, in a different place far from home, to be able to recognize brother and sister, what could be more exciting than this?

Happiness is always very short-lived, it's already very late, it's the second half of the night, you can't talk like this until dawn, Xiahoudun sent his sister back to rest first.

Cao Cao took a look at the night view of Woniu Mountain by the moonlight, nature is really a ghostly workmanship, the land of the plains, a high mountain protrudes, it was already very surprising, and the mountain peaks are clear and lush, the strange peaks are listed, and the places where the eyes touch, are full of dangerous peaks and towers, strange rocks, and have a unique flavor.

It is said that Cao Cao is in a good mood at the moment, looking at the beauty of Woniu Mountain in the night.

When I returned to my room, I fell asleep quickly, and since I left Handan, things have happened one after another for a few days, and I can sleep peacefully.

Early the next morning, Zhang Liao got two pieces of news at the same time, one good and one bad.

The good news is that Xiahoudun and Xue'er are brother and sister, so it can be proved that the enemy who killed Xue'er's parents is the father of 'Hongmen' Lu Bu. Because Zhang Liao once promised Xue'er that once she knew the real murderer of her parents, she would definitely avenge her. It's just a pity that the shopkeeper only remembers the thief's surname Lu, what his name is, and he doesn't know who he is. Now it's okay, and finally the truth is revealed.

The bad news is that the unicorn fairy captured last night has escaped. This is strange, this matter was arranged by the shopkeeper Niu himself, and the prison cell was also heavily guarded, and the one-horned fairy was also pointed to by Zhang Liao, how could he escape?

As he was talking, the shopkeeper Niu hurried over and said, "Owner, my subordinates have just carefully inspected it, the window of the cell is intact, the door is wide open, but there is no trace of prying, he escaped from the door." The commander and soldiers guarding the cell are still asleep, and their subordinates suspect that they have been 'drunken' by the Taiping God Sect. “

Zhang Liao nodded, in terms of seniority, Zhang Jiao can also be regarded as his cousin, this kind of 'intoxicating dispersion' Zhang Liao has long heard of it, it is a powder made after boiling and drying the 'intoxicating flower', it is said that Zhang Jiao sent people to plant 'intoxicating flowers' outside Julu City, it seems that it is true.

Cao Cao has also heard of this kind of flower, he is a disciple of the "Five Poultry Sect", he is too familiar with this kind of flower, "Intoxicating Heart Flower" is also called "Mandala", the ancestor of the Five Poultry Sect Hua Tuo has used this flower to make "Ma Boiling Powder", when the patient has an internal disease in the abdomen and back, he will let him take the wine, the patient is in a state of drunkenness and sleep, unconscious, and the ancestor will take the opportunity to treat the patient.

In the hands of the ancestors, the 'intoxicating heart flower' is a good medicine to save people's lives and do good deeds, but in the hands of Zhang Jiao, it has become an accomplice who harms people's lives and does all kinds of evil. There is nothing wrong with 'Drunken Flowers', the key is to see who the user is.

The Five Elements Sword was originally a good medicine to save the Han Dynasty and change the fortunes of the Han Dynasty, but if it fell into the hands of people like Dong Zhuo and Zhang Jiao, wouldn't it become an accomplice who plotted the dynasty and usurped the throne and brought disaster to the country and the people?

Thinking of this, Cao Cao and Zhang Liao looked at each other invariably, and nodded knowingly, the heavy responsibility of guarding the sword of the Son of Heaven has been destined since the time of the ancestors, and it must be undertaken, no matter how difficult and difficult this matter is, it must also grit its teeth and persevere.

The one-horned immortal's escape did not hinder the overall situation, and Zhang Liao didn't want to kill him originally, just for the antidote to the 'fairy water'.

Zhang Liao thought about it for a moment and said: "Niu shopkeeper, the unicorn fairy was ordered by me, it is impossible to untie it by itself before dawn, and it is possible to stun the guards and escape from the main gate in a grand manner, which means that there must be internal responses in the villa, you go to check quickly, whether anyone was abnormal last night or did not say goodbye." “

Cao Cao secretly gave a thumbs up, Zhang Zhuang was thoughtful, brave and strategic, and worthy of being a general.

The shopkeeper of the cow answered, but did not withdraw immediately, in fact, he knew that the owner of the village would lead Cao Cao to the holy land of Woniu Mountain to see the ice pool of Lava Ridge one by one to see the Calvary, he did not want to miss this opportunity, but the owner of the village arranged for himself to inquire about the spy at this time.

Seeing that the shopkeeper was a little hesitant, as if he had something to say, Zhang Liao suddenly remembered and hurriedly told him the good news that Xue'er's brother and sister recognized each other.

Cher has found her brother, and finally knows the name of the enemy. Since the shopkeeper Niu is an old minister of the Xiahou family, then Xiahou is his relatives.

Suddenly hearing the news, the shopkeeper Niu was immediately stunned, he stood blankly, his expression seemed to be stiff, and he looked at Zhang Liao dumbfounded.

This is good news, why does he look like this?

Zhang Liao and Cao Cao were stunned at the same time.