Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 356 Karma
Yuan Xi commanded his personal guards to cut down trees and build a coffin. Lu Lingqi walked over wrapped in a sackcloth. Seeing this scene, she felt even more uncomfortable.

Seeing that Yuan Xi wanted to lift Qu Yi's body, she tried to hold Qu Yi's shoulders with both hands, but it was not suitable, so she stepped forward and held Qu Yi's feet.

Yuan Xi raised his head, glanced at Lu Lingqi, and the two of them used their strength at the same time to lift Qu Yi's body flat and put it into the coffin.

From the time they met before to now, the two of them haven't spoken a word from beginning to end.

Sun Li, who was holding the coffin board beside him, put the coffin lid on and pushed it up. Just when the coffin lid was about to completely cover Qu Yi, Yuan Xi said, "Wait a minute."

He bowed deeply three times, and Lu Lingqi also bowed her head to salute. The two of them stared at Qu Yi's pale face in a daze for a while, before Yuan Xicai took a last look at him and said, "Come on."

Sun Li pushed the lid of the coffin, and the coffin was completely closed. The guards came up to nail the coffin, and another soldier came over with Yang Chou's head and hung it on the coffin.

Yuan Xi became more and more depressed. Although he avenged Qu Yi, why did he feel more and more depressed?
Sun Li said: "Young Master, brother Qu should be buried on the spot, or?"

Yuan Xi pondered for a while, then said, "Find a carriage and send two people to escort her back to Beixin Town for burial."

Qu Yi's coffin was taken away, Yuan Xi sat down on a stone, looked at the carriage going away, feeling deeply tired.

He understood that he was a little hypocritical.

In the years to come, many people may leave before me, and I may face a parting moment like now.

Of course, it is possible that one day something bad happens to me, and someone will see me off.

Lu Lingqi stood not far from Yuan Xi, she had a lot of things to ask in her heart, but for some reason, she was not in the mood to speak.

Suddenly her stomach growled, and she just woke up. Since last night, she has been fleeing for more than half a day, and she hasn't had a meal yet.

Yuan Xi glanced at Lu Lingqi, and then said to Sun Li, "Light a fire."

"Cook."

Soldiers brought clear water from the river and mixed it with mud to make earthen stoves. A copper cauldron filled with water was put on top of the stoves, and dry branches and leaves were filled into the stoves, and the flames ignited.

A few handfuls of corn were pulled out of the bag and thrown into the water, and then some miscellaneous things.

Gradually, the water in the pot boiled, and the rice grains rolled in the water, exuding bursts of aroma.

Yuan Xi counted the time, took out a wooden bowl, scooped it into the pot, and handed it to Lu Lingqi.

Lu Lingqi took it, and looked at the bowl, which contained the simplest corn porridge, sprinkled with minced meat, threw a few wild vegetables, and added a little salt.

In all fairness, she has eaten this kind of porridge a lot since she was a child, and when she grows up and gets better, she eats it much less often.

She stirred it with a wooden spoon, and the heat came out from under the rice porridge. As the wooden spoon kept stirring, the hot rice porridge gradually cooled.

Lu Lingqi was distracted, the heat in front of her eyes seemed to form pictures in front of her eyes, and the many life and death crises she encountered these days flashed before her eyes one after another.

Yuan Xi also didn't know where to look, holding the bowl in his hand, as if wandering in a fugue.

Sun Li secretly glanced at Yuan Xi, then at Lu Lingqi, and lowered his head to stir the rice porridge. The three of them had something on their minds, and the atmosphere was extremely dull for a while.

After a while, the hunger in Lu Lingqi's stomach brought her back to reality. She scooped up a spoonful of porridge and put it into her mouth. The warm and sticky feeling slipped from her mouth into her stomach, and a sense of warmth rose.

Feeling the familiar taste from childhood, she began to gobble it up.

After a while, she licked the bowl clean, but the hunger in her belly still persisted, making her subconsciously stare at the marching pot that was still emitting bursts of aroma and gurgle.

Yuan Xi said: "Go ahead and eat."

Lu Lingqi was not polite, and under Sun Li's surprised gaze, she drank three or four bowls in succession like a storm.

Sun Li thought in his heart that this girl can really eat, she has a bigger appetite than himself!

Sun Li lowered his head. Today's incident had hit him quite hard. Facing Yang Feng, not only did he not help, he almost killed the young master.

On the other hand, this daughter of Marquis Wen was able to break Yang Feng's marksmanship. In comparison, her performance as a guard was too unbearable!

Sun Li prided himself on his talent in learning martial arts. Everyone from Zhao Yun to Taishi Ci Tianyu praised him, which made him feel a little smug, but today he realized that he was nothing in front of real masters!

Is it because I have lost the will to be diligent, or because I follow the young master, I have fewer opportunities to go to the battlefield, and my progress is slow?
If this continues, if he encounters a master, how can he be qualified to protect the young master?

The porridge in his hand was already cold, but he couldn't take a sip.

Lu Lingqi felt that according to her usual appetite, she should be full already, but for some reason, she still wanted to continue eating.

Because only when she was eating, she didn't think about things. If she stopped, the unpleasant memories would reoccupy her mind.

Enough things happened that day, and her mind was filled with intertwined images.

The screams at night, the corpses lying on the street, the rebels chasing after them, the arrows being shot, and the blood sprayed from the body by the tip of the halberd.

The fighting has never stopped.

She felt fatigue and soreness from her body and arms. Although there were some minor injuries, there were no major wounds.

Qu Yi is tall and has been standing in front of her, protecting her very well, so this time Lu Lingqi was much less injured than the last time Lu Manor was attacked.

But the more this happened, the more guilt Lu Lingqi felt in her heart. She wanted to avenge Qu Yi, but her enemy was already dead. What else could she do?
So she can only eat non-stop, and only by stuffing her mouth full can she temporarily forget her troubles.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Yuan Xi stood up and said to Lu Lingqi, "I have sent spies to investigate the situation in Huaicheng."

"If Marquis Wen has put down the rebellion and the city is safe, I will send the girl back."

"But it's unclear what to do at the moment. If there are rebels near Huaicheng, it's not safe for us to approach."

"So please wait for the girl to feel wronged for one night, and wait until the spies come back tomorrow to find out the current situation in Huaicheng."

"Now let's go east first, lest Yang Feng bring people back for revenge."

Lu Lingqi heard this, and immediately said: "There is Mr. Lao."

Then she asked, "What should I call you?"

"Young master? General? Hidden tiger? Or fierce tiger?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled wryly and said, "I have no ill intentions towards Marquis Wen."

"If I have a chance, I will explain it to you slowly."

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi nodded slightly.

In Huaicheng, Lu Bu was extremely anxious. The losses in the city were counted, and many soldiers died, which seriously hurt his vitality.

Damn Hao Meng!
And Yang Chou!

The overnight rebellion in the city almost halved his strength. Not to mention sending troops to the east of the river to please the emperor, even if the Cao army attacked again, Lu Bu would not have the confidence to defend Huaicheng.

Who knows that there are no spies in the city yet, and whether the remaining generals have betrayed themselves?

What made him even more anxious was that there was no whereabouts of Lu Lingqi so far!

Lv Bu and other generals who served in the army for dozens of years encountered shortages of food and salaries.

At this time, people cannot starve to death, so the most direct way is to send troops to plunder the people.

Over time, Bingliang military generals plundered and plundered, and it was extremely difficult to govern. Even Dong Zhuo, the most prestigious among Bingliang warriors, after entering Chang'an, would let his subordinates go out to plunder the people from time to time to appease the morale of the army.

Naturally, Lu Bu was not exempt. Although he did not fall to the point of cannibalism in several battles with Cao Cao, looting the people's food was indispensable.

At the beginning when he was under Yuan Shao's command, it was also because he allowed his subordinates to plunder the people of Jizhou, which made Yuan Shao, who wanted to spread the name of benevolence and righteousness, very angry, so he became murderous towards him.

Lu Bu has experienced these things, so he naturally knows how miserable the common people are when they face the rebellious soldiers.

At that time, not to mention the food at home, it was difficult to preserve life even if it was innocent.

But now, this retribution has come to him!

Lu Bu couldn't imagine what would happen to Lu Lingqi if she fell into the hands of the rebels!
What's the use even if you kill all the rebels afterwards?

Lu Bu regretted it very much. Could it be that he has done too many evil things, and God gave him retribution?

He began to panic in a rare way, the so-called thing does not fall on his own head, he will not feel how painful it is!

He suppressed his anxiety and asked people to call all the generals in. Wei Xu, Zhang Liao and others walked in front, Gao Shun helped Cao Xing who was barely walking, and Chen Gong, who looked tired, walked last.

Cao Xing attacked Hao Meng and cut off his arm, but Hao Meng stabbed back and wounded Cao Xing's side. After Gao Shun killed Hao Meng, he ordered Cao Xing to be rescued. , and brought Cao Xing over.

Lu Bu became suspicious in his heart.

Cao Xing cut off Hao Meng's arm, and the opponent had lost the ability to resist. Why did Gao Shun kill Hao Meng in such a hurry?
Gao Shun didn't know Cao Xing well, why did Gao Shun take Cao Xing back for treatment?
After everyone sat down one by one, Lu Bu turned to Cao Xing and said, "You have done a great job this time, if you hadn't stopped Hao Meng, I don't know what the city would have been like."

Cao Xing quickly replied, "The last general dare not."

Lu Bu asked again: "You were Hao Meng's friend, why did you carry him?"

Cao Xing heard this, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Marquis Wen is a great general in the sky, with the protection of the gods, how can he rebel?"

"On the contrary, Hao Meng became insane and rebelled against Marquis Wen, which is really unreasonable."

After hearing this, everyone thought to themselves, why Cao Xing spoke upside down, what is the reason?
Lu Bu asked again: "Who ordered Hao Meng?"

After hearing this, Cao Xing replied, "Yuan Shu!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked. If this really happened, the last hope of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu joining forces would be shattered.

Lu Bu frowned, and asked again, "Does Hao Meng have any other accomplices?"

"Yes!" Cao Xing replied.

Everyone was shocked again, Lu Bu hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"

Cao Xing raised his hand and pointed to one side, "He!"

Everyone combed his fingers and looked at him, and they were all stunned.

When Chen Gong saw Cao Xing pointing at him, it was like five thunderbolts.

(End of this chapter)