Three Kingdoms: I rely on system loopholes to survive

Chapter 167 The whereabouts of Xiahou Dun
Zhong Ping had made up his mind and thought that he had a systematic plan, so he felt more confident. He slapped the side of Red Rabbit's neck with his hand. Red Rabbit's black eyes were staring ahead, following Zhong Ping's strength, not lightly or lightly. Zhong rubbed it under his hand.

"If I encounter any crisis, I will only rely on you to find a way out for me."

Zhongpei said, taking out a few pastries from his sleeves.

Red Rabbit's nose twitched slightly, and with a roll of his tongue, he swallowed the pastry in Thonghira's hand cleanly, and then took a few steps forward.

Tanahira has been with Red Rabbit for a while, and he still understands Red Rabbit somewhat. He knows that it wants to open a way for him, so he lets go of the reins and lets Red Rabbit walk forward without him. He followed Chitu quickly.

Not long after, he arrived outside the village with one person and one horse.

Although this village is nameless, it is of its own scale. Because it is under a hill, it is sheltered by natural terrain and is much more stable than the surrounding areas.

Zhongping did not combine the Xin family in this place with the Xin family in the county. This was precisely because when he first entered the village, he saw densely populated houses in the village, which was completely different from what he had seen in the villages and counties during this year.

If the big families in the village bully the people, it is absolutely impossible to have such a population.

Zhongping walked along the path into the village. There were overgrown weeds on both sides of the path, mostly withered yellow color, and covered with thin and uneven snow.

The further inland you go, the less snow is on both sides, and there are gradually more traces of people walking on the trail. You can also see neat fields near the village, and occasionally birds are jumping among them.

"Where did the horses come from?! They trampled my fields!"

Thongpei was behind Chitu and didn't see the way ahead clearly. Hearing this angry shout full of panic and anxiety, he subconsciously thought that Chitu had strayed into the villagers' fields.

"It's my horse."

Zhongping immediately raised his voice and responded. While apologizing, he walked around to the front. When he took a closer look, he couldn't help but frown.

The red rabbit was standing on the road, still five or six steps away from the farmland pointed by the man in front of him. No matter what, this man was making unreasonable accusations.

“My field has been destroyed and I still can’t leave!”

The big man wore a black turban and was wearing thin clothes, but he didn't look very cold. Compared with Zhongping who was wrapped in a cloak, he seemed to be in two seasons.

Zhong Ping didn't want to get entangled with this man, so he held the red rabbit horse in a friendly manner, trying to figure out the truth.

"Erlang! Erlang! You fool, you are going to cause me trouble again!"

Not far away, a young man with high eyebrows rolled up his sleeves in anger, stepped forward in three steps, and slapped the big man on the forehead.

Hearing these words, Zhong Ping guessed that the man's family had come to find him. Seeing that the young man looked very similar to the man, but his expression was much more steady, he guessed that the two of them were brothers.

"I apologize to Mr. Lang on behalf of my useless brother."

The young man took a step back, rolled up his sleeves and bowed, making a big salute. He did not look down on Tanehira because of his young age.

Tanehira noticed the vague respect shown by the other party and immediately understood.

This young man must have seen him in the village last time and knew his identity, so he was so decisive. He attacked his brother first without asking the reason. He was punishing him openly but protecting him secretly.

I couldn't say anything more at this time, so I thought highly of this young man. After thinking about it, I asked about their identities.

"How dare people from the countryside slander the ears of His Majesty with their dirty name?"

"Mr. Lang, just call me Xin Da. Just call this bastard Xin Er."

The young man said this in a smooth manner. Zhongpei knew that the other party had concerns and was worried that he would retaliate secretly. Although he understood, he also found it a bit funny.

Xin Er still looked angry, staring at Zhongpei with a pair of bull's eyes, quite unconvinced.

Thongpei was confused by his glare and couldn't help but say: "You are too unreasonable. I didn't destroy your fields with my horse. Why don't you put the blame on me?"

Xin was busy trying to stop Xin Er and apologize to Zhongping again.

However, Xin Er ignored Xin Da's worries, raised his voice, and gestured to the field: "You are the only one with a horse here, not you, how can these horse hoof prints come from flying?" Zhong Ping frowned, remembering first When I saw blood stains on the mound, I felt something was very wrong, so I lowered my head and thought.

When Xin Er saw that Zhong Ping was silent, he thought he had a guilty conscience. Seeing that his brother was still favoring outsiders, he immediately became angry and his face turned red.

He was determined to teach Zhong Ping a lesson, but Xin Da glared at him and turned off the fire again. His whole body shrank and he just muttered in a low voice.

"How dare you act like a true man? Could it be that I have wronged you?"

Zhongping had something in his mind and never paid any attention to Xin Daxin Er. He walked into the field and squatted down to look at the hoof prints carefully.

...The front is light and the back is heavy, it is indeed the hoof prints on the mound.

It looks very familiar...

Thongpei racked his brains to recall where else he had seen this hoofprint.

He glanced at Chitu Ma from the corner of his eye.

Considering his physical aversion to horses, his contact with horses was actually rare.

Except for changing horses a few times when they were on the road, they never paid careful attention to other horses.

That is...under Cao Cao.

Zhong Ping suddenly remembered that when he said goodbye to Xiahou Dun, he spent time in the stable and fed the horses. In addition to chatting with Xiahou Dun, he also made a mental note of several horses in the stable.

He was certain that the hoofprint was definitely not left by Claw Huang Feidian, but that it could only be one of the five horses in the stable.

Zhongping was with Cao Cao's army all the way. If the troops left, he would not know anything about it.

After several exclusions, Zhongping could only focus on Xiahou Dun.

If it were Yuan Rang...it wouldn't be strange in Yanzhou.

But shouldn’t Yuan Rang join Chenliu?Why are you fighting with others here?Where have you gone now?Why don't you join us?
Zhong Ping wanted to comfort himself. Xiahou Dun might have encountered bandits on the road, but he also knew that this was just self-deception.

How could any bandit be equipped with good horses and fine bows, and still be able to fight on par with Xiahou Dun's soldiers?

Yuan Rang, Yuan Rang, don’t fall for Chen Gong’s plan and go head-to-head with Lu Bu, right?
This kind of flat color is cloudy and sunny.

He knew that he could no longer take chances. From what he saw so far, he could basically conclude that Xiahou Dun was defeated at the hands of Lu Bu, but it was not clear whether he was injured or whether he was fleeing alone or being pursued by Lu Bu.

Zhong Ping thought for a while and felt that it was unlikely that Lu Bu was still pursuing Xiahou Dun.

The news of Cao Cao's return to the army has been spread for a long time. With Chen Gong's wisdom, he would not let Lu Bu wander around Yanzhou. Most likely... he would withdraw his troops.

From this point of view, it seems that Yuan Rang is running into Lu Bu's retreating troops?

Zhong Ping's face became even more ugly. Facing Lu Bu's entire army, Xiahou Dun was so at a disadvantage that Zhong Ping couldn't help but worry about whether Xiahou Dun could escape unscathed.

At this time, he could probably guess why the incident in Tuxian County broke out so suddenly. If it was as he thought, the Chenliu County nobles were amassing money. No matter what the cause was, they must have had something to do with Lu Bu in the process.

Now that Lu Bu has withdrawn, these nobles know that their investment in Lu Bu has failed, so they have slowed down their efforts to seize the wealth of villages and counties, allowing Tuxian, a small county, to dare to rely on wealth to pay bribes and show off their feet in front of the farming community.

It seems that this Chen Liu matter is not something I can interfere with.

Zhong Ping raised his head and looked in the direction of Xu Du, his eyes full of solemnity.

I'm afraid Uncle Wenruo will be busy again...

However, now that I am here, I really have to overstep my authority in this Tuxian County and deal with it cleanly.

(End of this chapter)