Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Maybe it’s because the medical level in this cave is inadequate;

Perhaps due to excessive blood loss, Zhang Fang fainted after being briefly double-teamed at the broken arm...

In a daze, he had a dream.

A very real dream.

It was a ruin, an endless pile of dead people. He crawled out of the pile of dead people tremblingly. His body... was covered in dust and blood.

Mixed with the blood of his relatives, the blood had solidified and took on a dark color.

He looked around at a loss, his eyes full of grief and despair, as if all the light... was completely extinguished at this moment.

Yongqiu…

Under the bloody sunset, in the scarlet blood, he could clearly see the word "Yongqiu" hanging prominently at the city gate. This was Yongqiu City, his hometown, but at this moment , how can there be any warmth of hometown here?

All that is left is a scene of misery and desolation, like a purgatory on earth.

He could barely breathe, the scorching heat made this place smell like nausea.

He struggled to crawl out of the pile of dead people. Countless corpses were still scattered on the streets, some of which were mutilated and covered with charred beams and broken tiles.

The thick smell of blood and burnt smell became stronger and stronger, making him unable to help but vomit. The fire was spreading on some corpses, as if someone was trying to cover up their crimes of massacre.

"Uncle? Father? Mother..."

Zhang Fang moved his steps with difficulty, looking for familiar figures. Finally, he found the bodies of his father, mother, and sister. They were different from the corpses lying around. They were hung high on the top of the city, even if they were hanging , you can also clearly see that countless spears penetrated them from small to upward.

——The death is extremely miserable!

Zhang Fang could not imagine what kind of cruel punishment these relatives suffered in the last moments of their lives.

Quiet…

The entire Yongqiu City was eerily quiet, and it seemed that only the hunting fire was still going on.

Everyone here has fallen into a deep sleep and can never wake up.

That's right, those cold bodies and coagulated blood told Zhang Fang extremely cruelly the fact that they had left forever.

In an instant, Zhang Fang's tears surged out like a flood bursting from a dam.

He knelt down beside his loved ones, untied the ropes that hung them up, touched their cold faces, and cried out their names.

However, all he received in response was dead silence and the sound of wind.

This was 195, the second year of Xingping, the year after Cao Cao raised his troops to attack Tao Qian of Xuzhou in order to avenge his father;

It was also the year after Lu Bu colluded with brothers Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao, took advantage of Cao Cao's opportunity to avenge his father, stabbed Cao Cao in the back, and raided Cao Cao's base of Yanzhou.

Originally, everything was going smoothly, but something unexpected happened in the spring of the second year of Xingping. Cao Cao returned to his army and unexpectedly defeated Lu Bu. From here on, everything changed.

Lu Bu and Zhang Miao fled, and Zhang Chao led the last remnants of his family to guard Yongqiu Longcheng to resist Cao Cao's fierce attack.

But...in the end, due to the disparity between strength and weakness, Zhang Chao still fell.

"Good classmate" Zhang Miao, the evil thief Lu Bu's escape...

This made the angry Cao Cao take out all his anger on Zhang Chao and Yongqiu City.

Therefore, after massacring "Pengcheng", Cao Cao once again started a large-scale killing and decided to massacre Yongqiu.

Not only Zhang Chao's three clans were slaughtered, but all the people in Yongqiu, not even the poultry, were left alive... He wanted to turn this place into purgatory with his own hands!

Cao Cao just wants to prove to the world that betraying him will not end well.

At the moment when Cao Cao ordered the slaughter of Yongqiu, the entire Yongqiu seemed to be plunged into endless darkness.

The originally bustling shops and residences on both sides of the street were reduced to ashes in an instant, leaving only ruins telling the story of the former prosperity here.

There was only a strong smell of blood and burning in the air, which made people shudder.

The Qingzhou soldiers were like tigers and wolves, burning, killing, raping, and looting wantonly in the city.

They brandished the knives and guns in their hands, kidnapped women when they saw them, killed men when they saw them, and snatched objects when they saw them. In the end... no one was left alive, no matter men, women, old or young.

The city was filled with screams of terror and cries of despair, but these sounds were quickly drowned by the blazing fire and cold swords and guns.

Cao Cao stood on a high place, overlooking all this coldly.

His eyes finally showed great satisfaction, his goal was achieved.

Everything is under his control.

"Continue! Massacre the city! No humans or animals left behind!"

Under his order, the entire city turned into a hell on earth, and countless innocent lives were reduced to ashes.

This massacre lasted for a whole day and night, leaving only the rampant lewd laughter of the Qingzhou soldiers, and the bloody setting sun, all this...until there was no more "pleading" voice in the city.

After a day and night of massacre, these Qingzhou soldiers took away all the loot with satisfaction and left the city that had been completely destroyed by them.

Yongqiu City... turned from a prosperous city into ruins in just one day and one night, leaving behind countless innocent souls.

It seems that the night sky is forever echoing with endless wails...

The fire continues, as if vowing to burn this place into ruins.

However, neither Cao Cao nor the Qingzhou soldiers would have thought of...

In this ruins, in this "no man or animal", in this city filled with rivers of blood, there will be an "orphan" like Zhang Fang left behind.

There will be such a "revenge" seed... buried deeply.

By chance.

Because of the establishment of the Beggar Gang and the leader of the Beggar Gang, "Hong Qigong", this seed of "revenge" began to take root and sprout.

The five thousand tiger and leopard riders in Sunset Valley are just a small test——

This time, he wanted to do "dead time". He wanted to use his life to gain Cao Cao's trust, and then crush Cao Cao and Ni Wei with his own hands.

"Dad...Mother...little sister...little sister——"

"Fang... miss you, miss you——"

"When things are understood here, I...I will go find you, reunite...reunion..."

...

Here, Zhang Fang, who had lost too much blood, was still immersed in his "most realistic" dream.

On the other side, Cao Pi stood by Zhang Fang's bed. Looking at his severed limbs and his extremely painful cheek, Cao Pi couldn't help but murmur.

"If you hadn't met me, then...then maybe you would still be a happy fisherman at Wuhu Port!"

"It's better now... You didn't make any money from your house, and you didn't make it to Luoyang, but... here in Jiangxia... you broke off an arm first, and almost died here. Why do you want to help me cross the river? Old man? Wouldn’t it be better to just be a fisherman?”

While talking, Cao Pi raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Fang. He was a tolerant and gloomy person, but at the same time, he was also an emotional and nostalgic person.

"Dad...Mother...little sister...little sister——"

At this time, Zhang Fang, who was in a coma, made the voice from deep inside his heart as always. In this state, he could not hide his thoughts.

Listening to Zhang Fang's murmur, Cao Pi took a deep breath and couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that you, a fisherman, also have a story!"

at this time.

The sound of "treading" footsteps sounded outside the cave.

"Young Master..." It was Zhu Ling. He quickly walked up to Cao Pi and lowered his voice and said, "I have sent someone to contact Wang Can secretly. He also promised to come out of the city to see you, but..."

At the end of the sentence, Zhu Ling's eyes were filled with doubts.

"What?" Cao Pi raised his eyes.

Zhu Ling sighed "Alas" and said truthfully, "Now Wang Can is highly regarded by the Fourth Young Master Guan, and he has given him such an important place as the refinery, which shows his trust in him. Therefore, …I can’t guarantee whether this Wang Can will betray the young master? If there is fraud, then…we are…”

Don't wait for Zhu Ling to finish speaking.

Cao Pi replied directly: "I understand what General Zhu means. This time... General Zhu doesn't want to go with me. I can go to see him alone."

"Then...if..."

Before Zhu Ling could finish speaking, Cao Pi's words came out first, "Maybe I can't trust others, but Zhongxuan (Wang Can) has the same temperament as me. I like his poems very much, and he also likes my poems." Everyone praises him. He and I are good friends, but we are also poetry friends! He...even if he doesn’t help me, he will definitely not let me down——"

These words...

Cao Pi's tone was decisive and firm.

What makes him full of satisfaction is his infinite trust in Wang Can.

...

...

Outside Anlu City, in the Sifang Mountains, Jiang Qian and Ruan Yu walked into Wang Can's room carrying two bottles of wine and chanting poems.

"Set wine in the high hall, friends gather together in glory. It's time to say goodbye again, the road is dangerous and dangerous..."

This is Ruan Yu's poem.

When chanted at this moment, it does have a somewhat meaningful flavor.

When he heard this poem, Wang Can also raised his head and said, "The times are going smoothly, and I admire them with admiration. Gentlemen share the same feelings, and the world is long. There are many obstacles in the chaos, and the Daijiang River is in a different place, and the wind and clouds are scattered. Say goodbye. Ruyu, life is really difficult...Wait a minute, this isn't right, it's not the time to be sad about separation, how could you recite such sad poems...I never thought that I was taken into the ditch by you, eh? How come? …Qiao Pei’s nine-brewed spring wine?”

Wang Can is like every talented man of this era, talented and addicted to alcohol.

Just listening to Ruan Yu reciting the artistic conception of a poem, he couldn't help but be fascinated by the previous one...

But after reciting the poem, his eyes were fixed on the wine bottle in Jiang Gan's hand. Wang Can saw some clues. He stood up, took the wine bottle and smelled it, and immediately showed an intoxicated look, "It smells so good, so mellow. And the sweetness is from Qiao Pei’s Nine Brewing Spring Wine, yes! It’s absolutely right!”

"Brother Wang has a good nose, hahaha..." Ruan Yu said with a smile: "Today, Brother Jiang brought out the good wine that he has treasured for a long time. We brothers will get drunk and rest!" "Isn't that right?" Wang Can became alert, "I don't want to part with such a good drink, so how come I can't bear it today? There must be something going on, something big..."

"Nothing, nothing... today we only talk about Fengyue, nothing else!" Jiang Gan raised his hand.

He said it was nothing, but everyone could tell that something was wrong.

This is something that all three of them know!

It's just that...many things can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. Speaking of them would disturb the elegance of this place.

At this time...

A servant of Wang Can came in and whispered something in Wang Can's ear. Wang Can's eyes lit up and he said, "I'll go right away."

Immediately, he raised his hands and faced Jiang Qian and Ruan Yu.

——"You two drink first, I'll come as soon as I can."

After saying that, Wang Can quickly stood up and walked out of the room in three steps and two steps at a time.

Jiang Qian and Ruan Yu were the only ones left, looking at Wang Can's back. They narrowed their eyes at the same time, and a solemn look spread across their cheeks.

It was Ruan Yu who was the first to break the silence here with a sigh.

"Zhongxuan and Zihuan are close friends..."

Jiang Gan nodded, he was silent for a moment, and then said: "On one side is Zihuan, and on the other is Master Yunqi. Even I...can't be sure what choice Zhongxuan will make! But it seems...Master Yunqi is full of confidence!"

"Yes..." Ruan Yu said with emotion: "Master Yunqi seems to understand Zhongxuan better than you and I... and trusts Zhongxuan more. You and I will wait and see!"

Over here... Jiang Qian and Ruan Yu were still drinking, while muttering in a low voice with complicated expressions.

Over there, Wang Can walked out of the house, got on the horse, and with the sound of "De De De" the horse neighed, Wang Can galloped on the mountain road of Sifang Mountain, one man and one horse.

Half an hour later, he finally arrived at the foot of Sifang Mountain. He quickly dismounted and searched anxiously left and right.

Cao Pi walked out of the bushes. He was wearing a bamboo hat and a thick raincoat. When he saw Wang Can, he took off his bamboo hat, stepped forward, and stared at Wang Can.

For a moment, Cao Pi's forbearing and complicated eyes met Wang Can's sincere and sad eyes.

Such a close distance made Wang Can feel panic and fear, but Cao Pi, on the other hand, remained calm as usual...

However, there seemed to be a slight tremor in the rising and falling breaths, and the scars on his cheeks told... that his journey had not been easy.

"Zihuan, I still don't believe what others say. I never thought... you... you are actually in Jingzhou!"

Wang Can stepped forward quickly and was about to give Cao Pi a big hug.

Good friends meet again, reunited after a long separation...

Wang Can almost burst into tears.

Having said that, Wang Can and Cao Pi got together because of playing chess.

At that time, Cao Pi and Liu Zhen were playing chess. Cao Zhen rushed in in a hurry and accidentally disturbed the chess pieces. However, the two of them were fighting to the fullest in the game.

For a moment... Cao Pi and Liu Zhen both felt a little disappointed.

It was Wang Can who told Cao Pi that he could help rearrange the chess pieces according to the original situation.

Cao Pi didn't believe it, so he put a handkerchief on the chessboard and asked him to change the chessboard again. As a result, there was not even a single error.

At this time, Wang Can's extensive knowledge and strong memory left a very deep impression on Cao Pi.

Wang Can also successfully entered Cao Pi's field of vision. It can be said that the two hit it off like old friends. They are close friends, poetry friends, and beloved relatives and friends!

"Why are you injured? So many wounds...so many bruises..."

Suddenly, Wang Can noticed Cao Pi's body. He didn't know that these were the scars caused by Cao Pi's fall from the hillside...but he couldn't hide his concerned eyes.

"Don't talk about this... Haha, seeing Zhongxuan reminds me of the way you and I imitated the braying of a donkey. In order to imitate the donkey perfectly, you and I would eat and live with the donkey, just to understand how to do it. The temperament of a donkey, knowing the secret of its braying, what a wonderful memory it is!”

This…

Wang Can was surprised by Cao Pi's words, but...he knew very well that this was definitely not why Cao Pi took the risk to see him.

"Zihuan, it's dangerous here... You and I don't want to reminisce about old times. To make a long story short... you... why do you want to see me specifically?"

Following Wang Can’s words…

Cao Pi's expression became serious and solemn. He opened his mouth, but it seemed that... the words that were about to come out were swallowed up again by the person standing in front of him.

"Zihuan, if you have anything to say, just say it... Just say it!" Wang Can opened his mouth again and put his hands on Cao Pi's shoulders. "Do you need to deliberately hide anything about our friendship?"

"Haha...I...I..." Cao Pi was still hesitant, but this time...he seemed to have a heartbeat, "Zhongxuan, if I speak from the bottom of my heart, my long-cherished wish...you know it, father." He is no longer young, and the prince of Wei will soon become the master of the world!"

"But, ever since I went to Soochow, ever since I screwed up all the things my father told me, I...have...no hope of becoming the Crown Prince of Wei! If I can only watch Zijian helplessly, Superior, what difference does it make whether I go back or not? Even if I return to the Wei Dynasty, I will be nothing more than a walking corpse! Instead of being unwilling to be in the Wei Dynasty, I might as well hang out in Jingzhou and be a wandering corpse. Lonely ghosts everywhere.”

This…

Wang Can was stunned by Cao Pi's words.

Cao Pi gritted his teeth and continued: "I heard that Zhongxuan voted for Guan Lin and made great contributions to Guan Lin. Now he is in an important position. I was thinking... Since I am a walking corpse, my whole life Since you've already screwed up, why bother struggling? Why not...just go and achieve Zhongxuan in your life..."

Having said this, Cao Pi took a step back, and with a "swish" sound, he pulled out the sword from his waist. He directly handed one end of the sword hilt to Wang Can, and pointed the blade at himself. "Zhongxuan, if you want to make meritorious deeds, then I will help you. Then dedicate my head to Guan Lin and take the credit! I won't blame you, I will even be grateful to you, because it is You... it was you who made me stop thinking randomly... made me completely put an end to those delusional thoughts... and made me truly liberated!"

Having said this, Cao Pi stepped forward...

"Zhongxuan...the sword...the sword is right in front of you, you kill me...kill me!"

This…

Wang Can was almost stunned. Cao Pi kept moving forward, and the hilt of the sword was almost touching his chest. He could only retreat step by step until he retreated to a tree stump. He had no way to retreat.

"Zhongxuan..."

This time, Cao Pi's words had just come out, but they were suppressed by Wang Can shouting "Zihuan" loudly.

Wang Can took Cao Pi's sword and threw it aside without hesitation. He solemnly replied: "What are you doing? Do you have to force me? You, me? You must." Are we going to meet each other in war?"

Uh…

Cao Pi suddenly became speechless, but Wang Can's words continued, "Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want. I surrendered to Guan Lin in order to survive, but how could I sacrifice the word 'righteousness' just for the sake of my own glory and wealth?" Putting it all aside, you are my best friend, we are poetry friends, you and I are brothers! Even if I die... I will not use your head to be my promoted official."

"Zihuan... you go back, go back... If you don't become the heir, you can still live a happy life with your status. Don't... stop struggling unreasonably!"

When Wang Can said the last sentence, he was almost crying.

Maybe these tears are caused by the love between the two...

Maybe these tears have other deep meanings and other reasons!

But there is one thing. Now Wang Can, he really doesn’t want Cao Pi to continue to wade through this muddy water, because...

Without waiting for Wang Can to think about it...

Cao Pi showed an unusually stubborn side, "I...I have no hope! If I'm not the crown prince, what's the point of going back? Do you understand me, am I someone who can live under Zijian? Unless...unless..."

Cao Pi tried to guide...

Wang Can quickly asked: "Unless what?"

"Unless I can get the blueprint for imitating white phosphorus, only in this way can I plead guilty and make meritorious deeds...I...can I plead guilty and meritorious service!" Cao Pi said firmly...

Because of these words, his eyes instantly widened, and his infinite "wanting eyes" converged into rays of light that continued to shoot towards Wang Can.

Looking back at Wang Can, his body leaned forward, his legs staggered, and he almost fell over.

It seemed that at this moment... he already knew Cao Pi's purpose of coming here... to see him, even at his own risk.

"Zihuan...you...you want me to help you steal the white phosphorus manufacturing diagram?"

"This is the only way I can use to overcome my merits and compete with Zijian for the throne of the Crown Prince again..." Cao Pi put his hands on Wang Can's shoulders and shook them desperately, "If not, then I will die in Jingzhou What's the difference between returning to Luoyang? What's the point...Zhongxuan, you are the only one who can help me now, only...only...you can help me!"

This…

This…

There is no doubt that Wang Can is facing tremendous pressure at this moment.

His expression was solemn, as if all his worries were condensed between his furrowed brows.

His heart felt heavy, as if pressed by an invisible weight, and even breathing became very difficult.

At this moment, his heart was in turmoil, and various emotions were intertwined, forming an indescribable complex feeling.

On one side is the "righteousness" of brothers, on the other side is the "loyalty" of surrender...

Can't you have both loyalty and justice? So...what do you want? What to give up?

Mixed feelings were swirling in his heart, making it almost impossible for him to face everything in front of him calmly.

He tried to find some comfort, some hope, to dispel the gloom that enveloped his heart.

However, under Cao Pi's penetrating eyes, the pressure seemed to be everywhere and pervasive, making him feel a little breathless.

"Isn't it okay?"

"Isn't it possible?" Cao Pi was still pressuring Wang Can, "If Zhong Xuan is in trouble, then...then just kill me, right? I, Cao Pi... would rather be broken than bent, and would rather be broken than broken!"

As he spoke, Cao Pi picked up the sword on the ground again, held it in both hands, and then knelt down towards Wang Can with a "click" sound.

He is a tolerant person, he is a person who can tolerate things that ordinary people "cannot tolerate".

He will do whatever it takes to achieve his ultimate goal.

"Zhongxuan, today there is only Cao Pi who is beheaded, or Wang Can who is helping Cao Pi... Zhongxuan, the choice... is up to you! It's up to you!"

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…(End of chapter)