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

Shuzhong, Chengdu, the residence of the General of Chariots and Cavalry.

This is Zhang Fei’s residence in Chengdu. Different from that of the military advisor and general Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei’s residence is very luxurious, with six courtyards in and out, and it is magnificent everywhere.

After all, he was born into a wealthy family. When he was young, Zhang Fei could even plant a peach orchard in his house. Now, as a hero of Shuzhong's foundation and a famous god of war, he would not be as frugal as Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. What's more, Zhang Fei loved his wife Xiahou Juan very much, so... after entering Shuzhong, he specifically asked Liu Bei for the mansion of Zhang Ren, the former general of Shuzhong and the spear king of Xichuan, so that his wife could enjoy it.

It is precisely based on this...

Among the Cao Wei generals captured on the Hanzhong battlefield, all those from the Xiahou clan were sent here.

I could hear it from far away in the courtyard.

"kill…"

"flash…"

"The Southern Barbarians invade——"

"kill…"

"kill…"

"kill…"

"peach…"

"pass…"

At this moment, Xiahou Yuan's five sons, the eldest son Xiahou Heng, the second son Xiahou Ba, the third son Xiahou Cheng, the fourth son Xiahou Wei, the fifth son Xiahou Rong... they all gathered here. In addition to them... the captured Cao Hong and Li Dian were also here.

There were many soldiers stationed outside the house on guard, but inside the house, they had complete freedom of movement.

The seven of them together, together with Xiahou Yuan's adopted daughter, Zhang Fei's wife, Xiahou Juan, made up a perfect table... and played the card game that was quite popular in Shu today - Three Kingdoms Kill.

Life as a captive is always boring. It is rare that their freedom is not restricted, and it is rare that they are allowed to get together, play games, and kill time. It is understandable.

However, among all the captives, Xiahou Ba was the most frustrated. When others played cards, they were all very interested and were thinking about the rules and skills, but when it was his turn, he still carried the pride of the Xiahou family in his heart and always said a frustrated "pass", and then did not play any cards, just casually getting by.

Xiahou Juan saw something was wrong, shook his head helplessly, and said to him: "Change can lead to life, if you don't change, you will die... Act at the right time, change when you are at your limit, aren't these what you always say? How come now that it's time to change, you look so depressed? Can you still have fun? If not, I should put you in jail for a few days and let you experience the torture, I'm afraid you will be honest!"

"Alas..." Xiahou Ba did not reply, but sighed as usual.

Cao Hong glanced at Xiahou Ba, then said knowingly: "Haha, I think Zhong Quan is disappointed again. Look... Chengdu is about to be destroyed by the invasion of the southern barbarians, but who would have thought... there was a big commotion outside, but in the end, Chengdu City was as stable as Mount Tai. It seems... the so-called invasion of the southern barbarians is ultimately just a lot of noise but little action... nothing! Haha, we are destined not to go back, anyway... it's not bad here, it's better than staying in prison, let's make the best of it!"

Following Cao Hong's words, Xiahou Ba suddenly became excited. He said to Cao Hong, "Uncle Zilian... how come you have lost all your fighting spirit? The Nanman... the Nanman did not attack Chengdu. Do you know what this means? This means... the Nanman is very likely to have reconciled with Shuzhong. How deceitful is Zhuge Liang? If... if he instigated the Nanman to rebel and made them go north... to the Hanzhong battlefield? Then... then my father? My uncle, wouldn't it be... wouldn't it be..."

Xiahou Ba suddenly changed the subject and his tone became urgent.

Because he has sensed the crisis!
It is a crisis between his father Xiahou Yuan and his uncle Cao Cao!
Cao Hong pondered for a moment and said nothing more. All the others also lowered their heads.

It was Xiahou Juan again. She asked Xiahou Ba: "Isn't it something? What is there to be said? It's just right that the barbarians are heading north. They can capture our father when the time comes. If you don't play cards well, you can let him take your place... so that there won't be one person missing in the eight-player game!"

Xiahou Ba was a little upset, "Sister? Are you... still from our Xiahou family?"

"Xiahou family? Ha..." At this time, Xiahou Juan smiled bitterly. She pondered for a moment, and then continued, "When our father is also captured, you should all be thankful that I, your sister, am not only a member of the Xiahou family, but also the wife of Zhang Mansion. If not for this...how could you all be alive? How could you be so free and happy?"

"sister…"

Xiahou Ba wanted to speak again and struggle, but Cao Hong stopped him from saying anything.

"I think Juan'er is right..."

At this point, his eyes narrowed, with a smile on his face, "This is how the world works. We've tried, and we can't beat them, but we can't beat them... It doesn't mean there's no way out. At least, we can still join—"

This…

Xiahou Ba was a little confused, and felt... as if, apart from him, no one else believed that Wei could win under such circumstances!

This... this feeling is not good...

This wind direction is also bad!

Of course, there is no certainty as to how the feeling and wind direction will be.

However, Xiahou Juan's prediction did have some meaning of "a word that came true".

Because...their father Xiahou Yuan is coming.

It's ironic, but the Xiahou family...including Xiahou Juan, the family of seven really reunited in Chengdu.

get together--

...

...

"Father-in-law, I won't stab you. Why are you running so fast——"

"Father-in-law, please run slower, don't fall—"

The battlefield of Yangping Pass, the endless plain, although Cao's army has retreated...

Although the sound of the gong continued to ring, Zhang Fei's loud voice easily covered up the sound, and it still resounded clearly on the battlefield as always.

He had already shaken off all of his own and the enemy's guards, and was now playing a cat-and-mouse game with Xiahou Yuan on the plain.

Zhang Fei's voice kept ringing in my ears.

Xiahou Yuan looked back and saw a black-faced ghost chasing him with a snake spear. At this moment, Xiahou Yuan really felt like he was screwed.

Perhaps, his martial arts may not be able to match Zhang Fei's, but as a general, he really set the atmosphere right. Even if he had to bite the bullet, he had to face Zhang Fei's snake spear and fight him for eight hundred rounds without showing any weakness.

But what is the situation now?
If he hesitated for a moment, if he was entangled by Zhang Fei, I'm afraid... the enemy's reinforcements would soon come after him, and he would have to face more than just Zhang Fei.
Of course, if it was just Zhang Fei chasing him, it would be fine, but Zhang Fei's foul language, calling him "father-in-law" all the time, reminded Xiahou Yuan of his daughter Xiahou Juan being kidnapped by this guy, and that she gave birth to a son and a daughter for this black-faced ghost. For a moment, a huge shame surged in his heart -

"Father-in-law, your horse is so fast, slow down, don't worry, I will be careful and I can't kill you--"

Zhang Fei was still chasing after him. He didn't utter a single curse word, but every word he said... was full of humiliation when it reached Xiahou Yuan's ears.

Now Xiahou Yuan's mood was more than just fucked up. He felt like a thousand horses were galloping in his heart.

at this time.

"Yide, Huang will lend you a helping hand—"

"Oh, please don't shoot my cheap father-in-law to death with one arrow!"

But then another horse came galloping and soon caught up with Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei recognized the person the first time...

When Xiahou Yuan heard the voice, he couldn't help but look back. It was none other than his old acquaintance and old rival - Huang Zhong Huang Hansheng!

You know, Xiahou Yuan knew a lot about the generals in Shu, and Huang Zhong's characteristic was his "fierce bow".

The so-called shooting through the target from a hundred paces away... this is his specialty.

When Xiahou Yuan glanced at the bow in Huang Zhong's hand, he naturally saw it, which made him feel intimidated.

"Oops--"

I secretly thought that something was wrong...

"Look at the arrow—"

Huang Zhong's voice had been heard, and at the same time, an arrow also broke through the air. With a "whoosh" sound, it was already attacking from mid-air.

Fortunately, Xiahou Yuan was experienced and reined in his horse instinctively.

"Uu——"

Suddenly, the horse stood up, and its originally galloping speed came to a standstill.

Almost at the same time, Xiahou Yuan clearly saw an arrow shot from the front of his horse, almost hitting the horse's front leg, which was about to make it stumble...

"As expected... good archery skills——"

Xiahou Yuan couldn't help but marvel at it, as expected... Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng's archery skill of hitting the target from a hundred paces away was not in vain!

But...if I just dodge, I'm afraid it will be impossible to escape in the current situation.

So… Xiahou Yuan abandoned his sword, removed his bow from his back, and took out his arrows…

This was a matte black longbow, the bow was smooth and elegant, as if it contained endless power. This bow was called the Black Lacquer Bow. He slowly pulled the bow to its full length, the bowstring was taut, as if it would break at any moment...

After doing all this, he straddled his horse, aimed the black lacquered bow behind him, loosened his fingers in an instant, the bowstring suddenly rebounded, and a feather arrow shot out like lightning... The arrow cut through the sky and rushed straight towards Huang Zhong with a fierce momentum.

Huang Zhong naturally noticed the arrow. "Interesting..." He muttered quietly, then raised the composite bow again, pulled the arrow, strung it, and shot the arrow in one go. With a "whoosh" sound, his arrow shot out in an instant...

Then, there was a "ding" sound, and the two arrows actually collided in the air. Because of the friction, sparks flew, and the two arrows lost their direction at the same time and fell obliquely to the ground.

Zhang Fei, who was standing side by side with Huang Zhong, was stunned by this scene...

Back then, when the eighteen princes were fighting against Dong Zhuo, he had also been a foot archer. He boasted that his archery skills were pretty good, but when he witnessed the archery contest between Huang Zhong and Xiahou Yuan with his own eyes, he could not help but be stunned and dumbfounded.

Fight arrows with arrows?

Is it possible? Oh my god, Zhang Fei couldn't help but marvel, and he also realized directly that in... in archery, he... he Zhang Fei is just a younger brother!

There is no turning back when the bow is drawn——

Huang Zhong and Xiahou Yuan fought for two rounds and showed no intention of stopping. They drove their horses while competing in archery.

Speaking of which, both of them are experts in archery and can react very quickly.

Huang Zhong might be slightly better in archery, but Xiahou Yuan was better at riding. In the battle on the plain, they had been shooting at each other for five or six rounds with no clear winner.

"Old Huang? Can you do it?"

Zhang Fei was chasing behind and witnessed the clash of arrows. He muttered to himself that Huang Zhong was too old to fight with endurance... He might not be able to defeat his cheap father-in-law. He immediately reminded him kindly, "Old Huang, you are too old, don't force yourself--"

It would be better if Zhang Fei didn't say this...

Huang Zhong got excited after hearing this. What he couldn't stand the most was people saying he was old or frail...

"Lian Po is old, but he can still eat! How much more so for me?"

As he spoke, Huang Zhong once again took out an arrow from the quiver, but this arrow was a little different from the previous ones. Although it also had an iron arrowhead and a black eagle feather painted with vermilion, there was a small medicine bag bulging under the tip of the arrow...

As the world's top marksman.

How could Huang Zhong not recognize such an arrow? He immediately bent the bow and drew the arrow as usual. The arrow on the string flashed with a cold light. He pulled the longbow with more strength, like a full moon.

Xiahou Yuan also noticed Huang Zhong's actions.

He also took out the arrow and pulled out the full moon...

It seems that the next scene, the "arrow" collision that came as expected and as usual, is bound to happen again.

only…

Accidents happen overnight.

"middle--"

"die--"

Huang Zhong and Xiahou Yuan shot their arrows at the same time...but to Xiahou Yuan's surprise, his arrow was aimed at Huang Zhong, while Huang Zhong's arrow was obviously not aimed at him, and was even five steps away from him!
"Finally, did I make a mistake?"

Xiahou Yuan hummed softly in his heart, and then saw Huang Zhong rein his horse to the left to avoid the arrow... but this move undoubtedly... slowed down his speed.

Xiahou Yuan only felt that the distance had been widened and no one could catch up with him.

Never thought that at this moment...

A loud "boom" sounded five steps in front of Xiahou Yuan. Because the horse was moving very fast, the horse was still moving forward at the same time as the explosion... so the explosion was only one or two steps away from the horse...

At the same time as the explosion, the place where Huang Zhong's arrow hit suddenly exploded with huge energy. Although it did not directly hit Xiahou Yuan and his horse... but because it was too close, the explosion startled the horse, and the horse stood up and threw Xiahou Yuan out...

--"I see…"

In the air, Xiahou Yuan finally understood that... the purpose of Huang Zhong's last arrow was not to shoot the horse, but to scare the horse!

That's why he never guessed... that's why...

“Boom, boom…”

With two heavy thuds, Xiahou Yuan's body fell to the ground. The armor on his sleeves was worn away, revealing his bloodstained arms...

At this time, Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong's horses had arrived. Huang Zhong had no sword, so he drew his saber, while Zhang Fei pointed his Zhangba Snake Spear at Xiahou Yuan.

Xiahou Yuan struggled to get up from the ground. He covered Xue Linlin's other arm with one hand, and first met Huang Zhong's gaze. He said with some dissatisfaction and frustration, "You and I competed. In the end, you won with arrows, not archery skills..."

Indeed, what Huang Zhong used at the end was the gunpowder whip arrow. It was the explosion of the gunpowder whip arrow in front of Xiahou Yuan's horse that startled his horse, leading to the current situation.

Huang Zhong did not comment on this, "In terms of archery, you are not my opponent, but in terms of riding, you are better than me..."

Hearing Huang Zhong's words, Xiahou Yuan did not deny it. He turned his head and looked directly at Zhang Fei, "No matter what, I, Xiahou Yuan, lost today. A soldier can be killed but not humiliated... For the sake of my daughter, please give me a quick death!"

As he spoke, Xiahou Yuan had already raised his head to face Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear, and even shook his head towards the tip of the Zhangba Snake Spear.

"Oh my..." Zhang Fei was seen dancing with joy, just like a child.

He immediately dismounted, found some willow branches from somewhere, and tied up Xiahou Yuan while saying with a smile, "Where in the world is there a son-in-law who pokes a transparent hole in his father-in-law?"

Xiahou Yuan was indignant, "Who is your father-in-law?"

Zhang Fei was still tying up Xiahou Yuan. He was smiling all the time, "Juan'er has missed you as his father for a long time. I will tie you up and send you back to reunite with him... I'm sure Juan'er will be very happy!"

Don't think it's a battlefield...

Even though it was such a serious moment of capturing an enemy general, whether it was Fighting God or Black Zhang Fei, they both showed their tender side when mentioning Xiahou Juan.

Of course, his way of loving everyone in the house is quite special, and he tied Xiahou Yuan very tightly...

"what…"

"What's wrong?"

"Didn't you see that your arm is bleeding?"

"This little bit of blood is nothing. We are all real men. Just bear with it..."

"Ah... I'll fuck you..."

During the conversation between Zhang Fei and Xiahou Yuan, a massive decisive battle at Yangping Pass... ended in this way!
Watching all the Wei troops retreat into Yangping Pass.

Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh: "Great victory... What a great victory! Great... Great..."

No matter what the reason was, defeating Cao Cao on the front battlefield was enough to make Liu Bei extremely excited and ecstatic.

Fa Zheng was as calm as ever. "The most urgent matter is that Cao's army's food and grass have been burned. According to past practice, the army's food supply should be less than seven days... It won't be long before the morale of the Wei army will be in chaos and their fighting spirit will be at a low point..."

Liu Bei nodded, but suddenly he thought of something and asked: "In this case, will Cao Cao make a desperate attempt to attack Hanzhong?"

"Maybe we will attack Hanzhong by force, but we will definitely not risk everything..." Fa Zheng narrowed his eyes and pondered quietly.

"What?" Liu Bei was still a little confused...

Fa Zheng took out another battle report and said, "The battle report I just received was sent by the Second General. The Lord was so focused on the battlefield that he didn't notice..."

Battle report?

The second general? Yun Chang?

Liu Bei became even more confused. He hurriedly took the battle report and unfolded it quickly. It would have been fine if he hadn't unfolded it. Once he unfolded it, words like Guan Yu, Guan's army, surprise attack, Chang'an... quickly filled Liu Bei's eyes.

He was subconsciously shocked. How could this be possible?

But he could clearly recognize that this was written by his second brother. Liu Bei couldn't help but stare at the letter more closely, as if he was completely immersed in it.

After a long while, he finally sighed deeply.

"I didn't expect that Yunqi would cut off the firewood from under the cauldron... and the one he cut off was Chang'an!"

“Chang’an City, my second brother actually captured it, haha, hahahahahaha… Meng De, ah Meng De… With my second brother guarding Chang’an, you will have no way to retreat!”

At this point, Liu Bei was extremely excited and excited...

But today, for him, it was destined not to be "good things come in pairs", but "three Yangs bring good luck" -

"Report——"

"Report——"

A messenger came quickly, impatiently taking out the letter from the bamboo tube behind him and handing it to Liu Bei, while reporting: "Secret letter from Zhuge Military Advisor... The Barbarian King Meng Huo has surrendered. Now, the 20,000 vanguard troops of the Barbarians have passed Zitong and are about to arrive at the Hanzhong battlefield to assist the lord in defeating the rebellious Wei and capturing Cao Mengde alive--"

That’s the sound…

Liu Bei was so excited that his legs staggered and he almost fell down because of the surprise and disbelief...

This…

Great victory, Hanzhong, Chang'an——

This…

Barbarians, Luoyang, Shangyong, Fangling——

So many factors suddenly flooded into his ears and stirred in his mind, and he... he actually felt like crying for joy.

this life…

I have never fought in my life... I have never fought such a rich war... a war——

At this moment, Liu Bei cried, tears streaming down his face.

...

…(End of chapter)