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

The teeth are long dead——

The warrior riding a yellow horse and holding a machete fell down.

His yellow horse could run no faster any more;
The machete will also be lost.

The whole process, from the dagger inserted into his waist to him stumbling back, to him falling to the ground, to his breathing becoming disordered and fainting, happened in just a short period of time.

Even Huaman was unable to react for a moment and stood there in shock.

However, Zhang Zhuo's movements did not stop for a moment. The long teeth were just an appetizer. What could really trigger the invasion of the Southern Barbarians was to kill the young master of the barbarians - Hua Man!
Without a single word, a fierce battle broke out.

Zhang's moves were not fancy at all, and his postures were not beautiful either, but they were very simple and effective. With a dagger, he charged, stabbed, chopped and cut. Every move was efficient and just to take Huaman's life.

Even though she grew up in an extremely martial tribe, Huaman's martial arts were not weak, but after experiencing this incident, she had to face the sudden backstabbing from a companion she regarded as a comrade-in-arms.

For a moment, she was inevitably overwhelmed by the strong murderous intent and confusion of betrayal, and her movements became quite sluggish.

In addition, he had no weapon in his hand, and he was immediately at a disadvantage when facing Zhang Zhu's desperate and brutal attack with his bare hands.

He was unable to dodge the attack and the cold dagger had already struck his chest.

After the huge shock, Huaman felt empty all over. She tried to resist for a long time with her bare hands, but eventually she ran out of strength. After blocking several head-on attacks, her legs became weak, her body swayed, and she fell to the ground.

In this way, when the dagger strikes, there will be no chance to turn around or dodge.

If you get it, you will definitely follow in Mang Yachang’s footsteps!
"Oops--"

Huaman cried out in worry and anxiety.

The wind was as cold as ice, and the dagger in Zhang's hand was about to slash towards Huaman's neck without mercy.

At this critical moment.

No one expected that Bao Sanniang, who had fainted and unconscious on the ground, suddenly raised her head.

A cold light flashed in her eyes, and her body rolled up like a whirlwind, like a vortex that sucked lives, and she kicked directly at Zhang's body from the side.

As Guan Suo's lover, she and Guan Suo were able to know each other back then...it was a relationship that led to their acquaintanceship.

What's more, she had participated in a series of battles such as the "Han River Rescue War" and was as agile as lightning... She kicked the softest part of Zhang's waist and kicked him several steps away.

original…

Bao Sanniang actually woke up very early.

People who practice martial arts are often better at taking blows than ordinary people. It was fortunate that Mang Yachang and Hua Man underestimated her ability to take blows.

The reason why he pretended to faint was that he wanted to listen to their plans, find out their identities, and then find a chance to escape.

Of course, along the way, Bao Sanniang also understood the reason.

She could deduce that the dark-skinned woman was the daughter of the Barbarian King Meng Huo, whose name was Huaman.

As for the burly man, he was her bodyguard. His name was a bit difficult to pronounce, something like Mangyachang. Of course... his name was not important now because he was dead.

And this is what surprised and horrified Bao Sanniang the most.

Because, the plan here... Bao Sanniang had already heard it. Some assassins pretended to attack the military advisor and general's residence, and then inferred the defense situation of the entire Chengdu and the entire Shuzhong based on the number of rescue troops.

If they followed this purpose, their action this time has been completed perfectly, and it has been enough to clearly explore the strengths and weaknesses of Chengdu.

So…here comes the question.

What is going on now? What is going on here?
Aren't they a group of people?
Could it be that... this might involve internal strife?
Is it a case of black eating black?

Doubts, huge doubts shrouded Bao Sanniang's heart, but she had no time to react because Hua Man had already fallen and the sharp dagger was already stabbing towards her.

——"If the Barbarian Princess dies in Chengdu, then, then..."

In a flash, Bao Sanniang's unique train of thought magically came to this point.

She didn't even have time to think deeply. She just felt that she had to save this barbarian girl, otherwise... otherwise the Southern Barbarians would definitely avenge their princess, and the entire Shu would have to bear this hatred, and the war in the rear would inevitably increase.

It was because of this thought that Bao Sanniang acted quickly and forced Zhang Zhuo back with one kick.

But it was obvious that because he had no weapon in his hand, even though Zhang Zhao was kicked, he calmed down and stood still again, looking at Bao Sanniang angrily and murderously.

"Are there any companions? Hum..."

As they were talking, Zhang Zhuo's dagger attacked again. Zhang Qiying was afraid of another accident, so she drew her sword and attacked Bao Sanniang together with Zhang Zhuo.

Zhang Yulan wanted to stop Zhang Qiying, but in the end, she couldn't.

The dagger and the sword attacked again——

On the battlefield, an inch longer means an inch stronger, and an inch shorter means an inch more dangerous. It is obvious... Bao Sanniang and Hua Man with bare hands are definitely no match for Zhang Qiying and Zhang Zhuo.

Bao Sanniang was experienced, and when she saw the enemy approaching, she suddenly spilled the lime powder in her sleeves, and the sky full of white powder instantly blocked the enemy's vision.

Taking advantage of the enemy's loss of sight, Bao Sanniang did not dare to fight with her bare hands, and hurriedly helped Hua Man up and ran out of the door.

Soon, the lime powder dispersed, and Zhang Qiying and Zhang Zhuo opened their eyes. Zhang Zhuo looked at the open door and shouted fiercely: "We can't let her go, chase her--"

After he shouted like that, he and Zhang Qiying did not put away their weapons, but started to chase towards the gate.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yulan stood in front of them at this time.

Speaking of which, Zhang Yulan, as a ghost woman, originally had the most noble status among the three of them.

But now, she had a sad look on her face. "Didn't you say that as long as she sent a letter to the barbarians saying that Chengdu was empty, you would...let her go? Why...why did you suddenly take action!?"

Indeed, Zhang Yulan is still kind-hearted, but she still cannot get over the hurdle of good thoughts in her heart.

Just before the action, she warned Zhang Zhe and Zhang Qiying for the last time. She couldn't do it, and she would not tell them the location where she would eventually meet Hua Man.

It was because of hearing this that Zhang Zhuo discussed with Zhang Qiying and decided to temporarily agree to Zhang Yulan's request that she would not be killed as long as the news that Chengdu was empty could be spread.

Then, here is the story that just happened.

"Aunt..." Zhang Qiying pursed her lips, feeling like a child who had done something wrong, but she still raised her head and said solemnly, "My uncle sent the order from the King of Wei, which repeatedly stated... to kill this barbarian woman... How... How dare we disobey?"

Zhang Zhuo was looking at Hua Man and Zhang Qiying who had already snatched their horses and were running away. He was anxious and roared loudly, "Ghost woman! The King of Wei issued a death order! How can this be discussed?"

At this point, he said loudly to Zhang Qiying: "Saintess, take the ghost woman away and let her calm down..."

After saying that, Zhang Zhuo pushed Zhang Yulan away and chased after her, firing flares into the sky while chasing.

It was obvious that he was seeking support from the ghosts of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.

At this time...

In the distance, the sounds of "clattering clattering" of horse hooves and "thumping thumping" of footsteps could be heard.

"Hurry, the assassin is running this way--"

"Catch up—"

"Don't let a—"

It turned out that the city’s patrol troops were also chasing after them.

"Aunt...it's not advisable to stay here for long..." Zhang Qiying looked at Zhang Yulan.

"But..." Zhang Yulan wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed everything back into her stomach.

She has her persistence, but...Qiying and Zhang Zhuo also have their own difficulties.

She could only helplessly wail in grief in her heart.

——『How…how did it become like this out of nowhere! 』

——『Why, why do you have to kill him? 』

Before she could think deeply, Zhang Qiying had already pulled her out of the back door, where horses were already prepared. With a "de de de" sound of the horses neighing, the two of them and their horses galloped away.

...

...

Dedede, dededede——

Dedede, dededede——

Today, the official roads in and outside Chengdu city seem empty and deserted. It seems that because of the assassin's attack on the military advisor and general's residence, most people in the whole Chengdu, and even in the suburbs, are hiding in their homes and dare not go out.

Occasionally, someone would open the window, but would be choked back by the dust that flew two meters high.

Two horses came galloping one after the other. The one in front was a tall, long-bodied white horse with a beautiful girl with sword-like eyebrows and heroic eyes riding on it. The one behind was a chestnut horse with a dark-skinned woman lying on its back.

These two people were Bao Sanniang and Hua Man.

However, at this time, there was a feather arrow on the left side of Huaman's vest, and blood flowed from his vest onto the horse's back, then onto the ground and seeped into the official road.

This was hit by a crossbow arrow shot by the ghosts of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect when he was being chased. Fortunately, it didn't hit a vital part, and fortunately, the barbarian was strong.

Even so, at this moment, she still didn't dare to pull it out, for fear that once the arrow was pulled out, she would not be able to hold on and would die instantly!

Death? Huaman is not afraid!
Barbarians have a concept since childhood. Who doesn't die? However, if she died, the person who killed her would be buried forever and go unpunished. On the contrary, the innocent Shuzhong would have to bear the wrath of her death.

She had already left the city gate, and behind her, a group of fierce and vicious ghosts from the Five Pecks of Rice Sect were chasing her closely.

When Bao Sanniang saw that Huaman was shot by an arrow, she deliberately let the horse run slower and followed Huaman as closely as possible.

Seeing this, Huaman chanted in a weak voice:

"Why did you save me?"

"Why is there so much nonsense?"

"Are all you Han people so kind-hearted?"

"I am not a kind person. I wish I could kill you... But given your status, if you die in Chengdu, what will the barbarians think? They will definitely mobilize the entire tribe to avenge you... When the time comes, countless lives will be lost."

"so…"

Bao Sanniang's words touched Hua Man a little, and she pursed her lips slightly.

Bao Sanniang interrupted her immediately, "Shut up!" As she spoke, she whipped Huaman's horse's butt hard, and the horse ran faster in pain.

Bao Sanniang also clamped her legs together and sprinkled some white powder on a conspicuous stone. The stone immediately became white after being coated with powder. Even the wind could not completely blow away the white powder.

At this time, Bao Sanniang pulled the reins. The white horse's four hooves flew and galloped forward.

In fact, at this time, Bao Sanniang was eager to meet some Shu troops, even if they were city defense troops. However, because of the rescue of the military advisor and general's mansion, there was not a single Shu soldier at the city gate or outside the city.

There are only vicious thieves approaching step by step -

——『Weizhi? Where on earth did you go?』

As Bao Sanniang hummed softly...

"Or you can just leave me..."

Huaman has a strong personality and doesn't want to cause trouble for others.

"Just shut up..." Bao Sanniang muttered to her. Her serious expression looked as if she was pinching her waist and ordering the other person: - I'm Shu Daoshan!

After all, it was because Bao Sanniang was not familiar with the terrain of Bashu, and did not know where the official roads outside Chengdu led to.

She seemed to see something in the distance...

"Oops…"

She couldn't help but secretly say so.

It turned out that she was walking to a dead end road, and the end of the road was a hillside...

"Damn-"

Bao Sanniang uttered a chant.

At this time.

"Da da da--"

"Da da da--"

The sound of horse hooves behind me was getting closer and closer.

"just in front--"

"Catch up—"

"Just fire the crossbow arrows, regardless of life or death—"

...

...

As night falls, a dim crescent moon hangs in the sky, but is obscured by a few wisps of cloud, revealing only a faint, mottled light.

On the ancient road inside Yangping Pass, Jia Xu and his son Jia Mu walked side by side.

As for the elderly, they like to move around before going to bed to stretch their muscles and bones. This will make them feel a little tired and help them sleep more soundly.

But at this time...

The cold wind blew, bringing with it a biting chill. The old trees beside the road swayed in the wind, making rustling sounds, like the whispers of the night.

The atmosphere here suddenly became mysterious and profound.

"Father, I have a question that I have always had. I dare not ask you during the day when there are so many people around. But now..."

Jia Mu seemed to be worried.

No one knows a son better than his father. Jia Xu saw something in his son's eyes. He paused and looked around the four states cautiously to make sure no one was eavesdropping. Then he asked his son, "You want to ask about the plan I proposed, right?"

"Sure enough, father guessed it." Jia Mu hummed softly, "It is a foregone conclusion that Chengdu is empty. Even if the barbarian woman did not send any news for a while, and the southern barbarians did not go north, as long as the delay lasts a little longer, the southern barbarians will definitely invade the rear. On the contrary... father proposed to kill the barbarian woman to force the southern barbarians to go north. Although the strategy is good, if it goes wrong, for the Great Wei... for the king, wouldn't it be like shooting himself in the foot? Obviously..."

What Jia Mu meant by this last sentence is that if the safest option is to do nothing, why... why take the risk?
It worked out and everyone was happy, but... even if it was just a chance, there were still risks.

"hehe…"

Jia Xu interrupted his son with a laugh, "The fact that you can think of this proves that you have made progress, but unfortunately, the progress is not much..."

When he said this, Jia Xu narrowed his eyes, looked around carefully, and then spoke.

"Let's not talk about whether to kill this barbarian woman or not... Let's look at the situation in the world. In your opinion, in the end, will the world belong to Han? Or Wei?"

"What does this have to do with it?" Jia Mu was puzzled. "This seems to have something to do with the barbarian woman..."

"I only ask you where the world belongs to, and you answer this!"

Jia Xu remained patient with his son.

Jia Mu paused for a moment before saying, "Dad has said before that the current situation... Luoyang belongs to the Han, the emperor belongs to the Han. Even if Hanzhong is defended, the situation... is still that the Han has a greater chance of winning."

"Hahaha..." Jia Xu laughed lightly upon hearing this, and then continued, "That's why I specifically offered the plan to kill the barbarian girl!"

what…

It was obvious that Jia Xu's words were confusing and Jia Mu didn't understand.

I didn't understand it at all.

Jia Xu said no more, "Hahaha..." He laughed and walked towards his room, humming as he walked. "You are a guest today, but you will be a prisoner next year... You are a guest today, but you will be a prisoner next year——"

The more he said this, the less Jia Mu understood.

This is totally irrelevant...

What is this and what?

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...

Whip!

When Guan Suo arrived at the Military Advisor and General's Mansion, Zhuge Liang had already sent someone to hand him a whip found in the alley opposite the mansion. The large characters "Weizhi" on it were particularly eye-catching.

This whip Guan Suo is so familiar...

This book was given by him to Bao Sanniang. As for why the two words "Weizhi" were specially inlaid on it, that is a little secret between them that is not suitable for children.

Guan Suo used this whip a total of at least eighty times in one year. He couldn't admit his mistake, and the word "Weizhi" couldn't be false!

"Master Guan Wu..." Just then, Jiang Wan hurried over, "When we were searching the entire city just now, we heard a fight in a courtyard near the west city gate. When the soldiers arrived, they found a dead barbarian... Military Advisor Zhuge has also arrived there!"

Hearing this, Guan Suo's eyes widened subconsciously...

"Take me there--"

...

Jiang Wan brought Guan Suo to the courtyard.

The coroner had already started the autopsy. Zhuge Liang was holding a feather fan and listening to what the coroner said with his eyes narrowed.

"Reporting to the military advisor, there are two wounds on this body. One is where a dagger was inserted horizontally into the waist. This seems to be a fatal wound. The other scratch on the neck is more like a finishing blow..."

Following the coroner's words.

Zhuge Liang asked calmly, "Are you sure they are barbarians?"

"Looking at his clothes and the animal bones on his body, we can rule out the possibility that he is a Di or Qiang. And considering his skin color, he is most likely a barbarian, and his status cannot be too low..."

The coroner's words have just been brought out.

Guan Suo had already rushed in. When he saw the barbarian corpses on the ground, he was shocked at first...

Then he realized that Zhuge Liang was looking at him, and immediately swallowed his saliva and bowed to Zhuge Liang, "Military Advisor Zhuge... it was my negligence to not keep a close eye on you... otherwise..."

Guan Suo originally wanted to plead guilty...

Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said, "It's not your fault... I didn't expect the barbarian forces to penetrate Chengdu to such an extent!"

at this time…

Zhang Yi came hurriedly, "Reporting to the military advisor, we have captured some assassins who attacked the military advisor's general's mansion, but... we haven't gotten anything out of them yet. However... judging from their skin color and clothes, they are Han Chinese. Some people recognized them as members of the rice thieves in Hanzhong--"

The rice thieves in Hanzhong are naturally the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.

And precisely because of the involvement of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, the situation has become more complicated.

The dead barbarian man;
The captured Five Pecks of Rice Sect members...

The vanished Barbarian Girl…what else?

The whole thing suddenly became confusing...

Just when Zhuge Liang was thinking about it.

"This is…"

Guan Suo suddenly discovered something, it was "lime powder" - yes, it was really lime powder!

Guan Suo couldn't help but widen his eyes, and he chanted subconsciously.

"No way? Not really?"

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but ask: "Weizhi? What are you talking about?"

Guan Suo's eyes were fixed on the thin layer of lime powder stuck to the ground and the water surface. He seemed to recall something...

That…that is a deeper memory than that “little whip”!

That was his first taste of… what is a woman? What is a harp? What is lust? That is a memory that is engraved in his heart—

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…(End of chapter)