I practiced magic in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 39 Cao Cao Kicks the Widow's Door at Night

The atmosphere in the Grand Tutor's Mansion became unprecedentedly depressing.

As the sun set and night fell, an inexplicable aura emanated from Yuan Wei's body.

Mysterious and weird.

Eerie and scary.

The power of thought formed a huge vortex, as if a ferocious beast opened its huge black mouth and swallowed everything silently.

At this moment, seven strange and oppressive shadows appeared behind Yuan Wei.

The phantom at the very center is the tallest, with a human face and a beast's body, riding on two dragons, and surrounded by eternal flames. Its image is that of Zhurong, one of the five ancient gods of fire!
The six phantoms surrounding Zhurong on both sides are chicken, dog, sheep, pig, cow, and horse. However, these six animals are obviously in abnormal shapes, with distorted faces and deformed bodies. They exude a terrifying aura that is both disgusting and hideous, as if they came from evil spirits and demons deep in the Nine Netherworld.

The surging power of thought seemed to be roaring silently.

The owner of this raging sea in front of him was Yuan Wei. Countless terrifying illusions were caused by his thoughts.

Although Yuan Wei was sitting still at this time, his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was pretending to be asleep, but in fact he had already developed the intention to kill Wang Jing.

In Yuan Wei's opinion, the young man in front of him seemed harmless, but in fact he was just a naughty child who threatened to make trouble if he didn't give him candy.

What’s even worse is that this “naughty kid” has already touched upon the core interests of the Yuan family of Runan.

The key lies in Dong Zhuo's identity.

Dong Zhuo grew up in Liangzhou and liked to make friends with the Qiang people. During the reign of Emperor Huan of Han, he was recruited as a Yulin Lang. Later, he served as a military commander under Zhang Huan, the General who Protected the Xiongnu, to fight against the Qiang people in Hanyang.

He was fierce and resourceful in combat, and made many military achievements. He was appointed as a doctor and served successively as the magistrate of Guangwu County, the commander of the northern part of Shu County, and the commander of the Western Region Wu Ji. He can be said to be an inspirational role model.

Dong Zhuo was very good at winning people's hearts and was extremely generous, so the soldiers in the army were willing to obey his command and serve him.

But because of this, he was suspected by his superiors, dismissed, and his life fell to the bottom in an instant.

In the end, it was Yuan Wei, who was the prime minister at the time, who lent a hand to Dong Zhuo, giving him another chance to succeed, and thus the story that followed.

So at this time, Dong Zhuo was actually a pawn of the Yuan family of Runan, and a trump card used by Yuan Wei to deal with He Jin.

However, if this trump card is to be played successfully, He Jin must not be alerted.

Obviously, Wang Jing seized on this point and came to ask for benefits.

With surging thoughts and boiling murderous intent, Yuan Wei glanced at Wang Jing with cold eyes and continued to put pressure on him, trying to find the flaw in Wang Jing's mind and then subdue and control him.

But how could Wang Jing just sit there and wait for death?

He couldn't bear the pressure from Yuan Wei, but he could repay his debt!

In recent times, Wang Jing has been practicing martial arts, studying the Book of Changes, and delving deeply into the principles of Yi. His spiritual cultivation has changed a lot since then.

Faced with the raging tide of thought energy that was hitting the shore like a huge wave, the retribution body took over the body, ignoring the confusion in the mind and the various illusions in the sea of ​​consciousness, and sat upright in the same place as still as a mountain, without changing his expression.

"You control the air with your spirit, manage yin and yang, and mediate the creation. At such a young age, you have such a profound knowledge of Yixue. No wonder you dare to negotiate with me. You are so brave and courageous."

Seeing that he could not crush Wang Jing's spirit, Yuan Wei immediately stopped.

Wang Jing, who had successfully withstood the pressure, heaved a long sigh, then looked at Yuan Wei calmly: "What do you think about the cooperation, Master?"

"Okay, I'll grant you the position of General of the Northern Army. But let me be frank with you. This matter is of great importance and cannot afford to make any mistakes. If you have any thoughts that you shouldn't have, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Yuan Wei suppressed his murderous intent and had to accept the conditions offered by Wang Jing.

Although the Yuan family of Runan was powerful, there was really no need for them to clash with the Wang family of Taiyuan and the Xun family of Yingchuan at this critical juncture. If they caused trouble and missed the big event, they would lose the big one for the small one.

After all, for the Yuan family, Wang Jing asked for an official position, so they just gave it to him. Once the big thing was accomplished, the whole world would be under the control of the Yuan family of Runan.

He is just a General of the Northern Army. We can capture or kill him with just one word. Why should we take the risk of failure now?

In the end, Wang Jing and Xun You both left the Taifu Mansion safely.

On Chaotian Street, the sound of cow hooves could be heard and wheels rolled over the cobblestone road.

Xun You wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with resentment: "Yuan Xu, you almost killed me just now."

"Gongda, you are joking. The Grand Master is kind and compassionate. How could he embarrass us two young people? Look, we are out now safely, aren't we?"

Wang Jing naturally intended to drag Xun You into the water. After all, it was too difficult to impress a top strategist like him. How could he easily get what he wanted without using some extraordinary means?
Xun You also understood his situation at this moment: "Alas, this is a big misunderstanding. I'm afraid that the Master has already regarded me as your accomplice. It turns out that people should not be too curious."

"The rice has been cooked, why doesn't Gongda make the best of a bad situation and work with Jing to achieve great things?"

Wang Jing extended an invitation again. His methods were indeed not very bright. He first fooled Xun You by playing the emotional card, and then brought him to the Taifu Mansion to negotiate terms with Yuan Wei. Yuan Wei misjudged the situation and thought that the Wang family of Taiyuan and the Xun family of Yingchuan had secretly joined forces, so that the entire Yuan family had to be cautious and act rashly. Xun You was really screwed.

But there is no other way. In extraordinary times, one must do extraordinary things.

Xun You laughed out loud: "At this point, do you have any other choice?"

"Be happy, think positively, there is always a chance of turning a corner in a crisis. Once you seize it, won't you be able to save yourself a few years of detours in life?"

What Wang Jing said was true. After all, in history, Xun You did not join Cao Cao's army until the first year of Jian'an. Before that, he had wasted seven years and achieved nothing.

And how many seven years can we have in our life?

Seven years later, Xun You was almost forty years old!
While you are alive, you should become famous as early as possible!
Xun You naturally knew this truth, so although he was somewhat reluctant, he was still very convinced of Wang Jing's methods. After all, he had always prided himself on being smart, but this was the first time he had been cheated so badly by someone.

But following such a shameless yet brave and resourceful lord, perhaps one can really create a new world in one's life?

Xun You thought about this and made a decision in his heart: "You, meet the lord."

"Gongda, please get up quickly. With your help, I can achieve great things."

Wang Jing was in a very good mood as he had cheated an official position and a counselor tonight. Just as he was about to reveal some information to Xun You and discuss the next strategy, he unexpectedly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure appearing on the roof of a house near the imperial city.

Although the man had his face covered and was wearing night clothes, Wang Jing was able to discover his identity by using the qi-reading technique from "The Purple Wei Emperor's Qi Chapter".

"Fuck, what is Meng De doing?"

Wang Jing stuck his head out of the car window. It was already night. The moon was dim in the sky and a cool breeze was blowing gently across the earth.

Xun You also looked out of the car window with curiosity, looking at the nimble figure leaping on the roof not far away, and said in a surprised tone: "Confucian body skills, rising to fame? But curfew is about to start, where is Meng De going?"

"I don't know either. How about we catch up and take a look?"

"Ha~ That's exactly what I meant."

The two men smiled at each other, then jumped out of the ox cart. Then they each used their lightness skills to chase after Cao Cao, following him from a distance.

Xun You strolled under the moon, his posture relaxed and comfortable, walking neither fast nor slow, taking only small steps each time, but his speed was so fast that the scenery around him seemed to fly by.

Wang Jing tapped the eaves lightly with his footsteps, his body was like a flying bird, he spread out his arms, opened his five fingers, controlled the airflow, and glided directly into the air as if he had grown wings, and in one leap he covered a distance of five or six feet.

In just a moment, they caught up with Cao Cao and stopped a hundred feet away.

Wang Jing was very envious of Xun You's relaxed and unrestrained demeanor: "Without accumulating small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles. This must be the Confucian top physical training 'A small step to a thousand miles' created by Xunzi. It is said that when Xunzi entered Qin, he took small steps to travel a thousand miles a day, stepped on all the rivers and mountains in Guanzhong, and experienced all the customs and practices of Qin."

Xun You smiled and said, "My lord, your Six Wings Riding the Wind is also the best light skill in the world, isn't it? Wings are the feathers of a bird. When you spread your six wings, you can soar high in the wind. In the past, when Qin conquered the six kingdoms, Wang Jian and his son Wang Ben used this light skill to move like the wind over thousands of miles, and they defeated the masters of the five kingdoms who failed to gather one by one, thus conquering the world."

After chatting for a while, the two began to keep a close eye on Cao Cao's every move.

"Gongda, you said that on this dark and windy night, could it be that Meng De wanted to kick the widow's door at night?"

Wang Jing couldn't help but make random guesses.

Xun You didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "My Lord, why do you say that? Although Meng De occasionally does something out of line, this kicking of a widow's door is really too much."

Obviously, Cao Cao was not yet the prime minister at that time, and his hobby had not yet become known to everyone.

Not far away, Cao Cao was filled with anger.

"He Jin, this idiot, just wants to kill a few eunuchs, but he insists on summoning border troops to Luoyang. He is totally ignorant of the meaning. If we can kill all the thieves in Zhang Rang's family, why would we need thousands of troops? I, Cao Mengde, am enough!"

Cao Cao, who is now over thirty, is still the passionate young man who dared to beat the relatives of powerful officials and wanted to be the general of the Western Expedition fifteen years ago. He held his breath, raised the Heavenly Sword and jumped over the wall, went straight into the east wing, found the largest and most imposing room, and kicked the door open.

I thought that as the head of the family, Zhang Rang must live in the main room in the east wing. But at this time, the door was open and there was no Zhang Rang in the room. There was only a woman bathing and changing clothes.

The woman's identity was actually Zhang Rang's widowed sister-in-law, Hu.

Zhang Rang, who had done all kinds of evil things in his life and was afraid of death, never dared to live in the east wing of his home.

Cao Cao was furious: "You old thief are so cunning!"

I was taking a bath at home in the middle of the night, and a man broke in. He was holding a weapon and looked murderous. Anyone would be scared.

Mrs. Hu was no exception. She screamed on the spot: "Ah! Someone help! There's a thief!"

Although Cao Cao liked other people's wives, the woman in front of him was over fifty years old and had lost her beauty. Naturally, he looked down on her. He raised his hand and pierced Hu's throat with a sword.

But that shout just now still alarmed Zhang Rang.

"Someone, catch this thief for me!"

"Surround them, don't let the thieves escape!"

"You bold thief, why don't you surrender now!"

The guards in the palace surrounded him, waving swords, but Cao Cao swung his sword and in an instant, there was a clanging sound of swords, and he cut a bloody path in the courtyard. For a moment, no one could get within three feet of him.

Cao Cao saw that the situation was hopeless, so he fought and retreated. When he reached the wall, he jumped over it.

Someone broke into his mansion and attempted assassination, which made Zhang Rang, who was already like a frightened bird, feel terrified and deeply angry. He even became hysterical.

"Chase him, alive or dead!"

Upon hearing that there was an assassin in the mansion, three proud figures immediately appeared in front of Zhang Rang. It was obvious that they were all top masters that Zhang Rang had hired at great expense.

Now, they had to prove to Zhang Rang that his money was not wasted.

In the courtyard, there was a man standing quietly with a sword in his hand, one man holding a knife without saying a word, and another man wrapped in fur, with his hair tied to the left, with a strange tattoo on his face, carrying a longbow and feather arrows on his back, hiding in the shadows, with a gaze as sharp as an eagle.

Zhang Rang finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the three people appear. He then yelled, "How did you do things when you took so much money from me? How could someone sneak into the mansion without making any noise?"

"Father, what happened?"

A young man with a slightly feminine temperament appeared in the courtyard. He had a long sword hanging from his waist. He stood out from the crowd and walked up to Zhang Rang with a scent of herbs.

The servants around him all bowed to him and said, "Greetings, Imperial Physician."

This person was Zhang Rang's adopted son, Empress Dowager He Lian's brother-in-law, and the imperial physician Zhang Feng.

After learning that an assassin had sneaked into the mansion and left calmly after killing someone, Zhang Feng's eyes became cold. He looked at the man with a longbow and feather arrows in the courtyard and said, "Be careful, the tracking is left to you."

"know."

Su Shen was a Wuhuan man who had served in the Youzhou Tuqi Camp and was best at tracking and hunting.

So as soon as Zhang Feng gave the order, he opened his eagle eyes and began to track Cao Cao's footsteps when he left.

"This way."

"Follow."

Zhang Feng quickly climbed over the wall and left the mansion with the other two.

…………

The sound of wind whistled past his ears. Cao Cao, who had just left Zhang Rang's mansion, was now panting heavily. He did not dare to stop at all and was galloping towards Xiyang Gate without stopping.

Just when he thought he was out of danger, the hairs on his back suddenly stood up and his body instinctively sensed the danger!

Cao Cao had fought against Bo Cai's army in the Battle of Changsha and had rich combat experience. He immediately realized that he was being remotely targeted by someone using the power of thought through pupil techniques.

"not good!"

huh~
The arrow tore through the evening breeze, swept up the air waves, and came whistling.

Cao Cao knew something was wrong, so he drew his sword and turned around, holding the Yitian Sword in front of his chest to protect it.

Dang~
The black iron arrowhead was so powerful that the residual force alone was enough to make Cao Cao's palm numb. He flew back five feet before he released the force and stabilized his body.

buzz~
The sword in Cao Cao's hand was still trembling and humming, which showed how powerful the arrow was.

But before Cao Cao could even catch his breath, the second arrow suddenly arrived and hit Cao Cao in the face!
At the moment of life and death, Cao Cao was aroused with fighting spirit, and he forced his sword moves, using the sword as a string to play the sword song in his heart once again.

The singing is majestic and passionate, like an old general from Youyan, expressing his aspirations through singing before the history of the ages!

Dang~
The sword Yitian let out a long roar, and the air waves rolled, finally successfully blocking the second arrow.

However, at this time, the pursuers had arrived.

Cao Cao suddenly felt the air around him become chilly. In the blink of an eye, a drizzle began to fall from the sky, accompanied by a biting cold wind that made people's backs chill.

In the drizzle, Zhang Feng walked slowly and gracefully.

The fluffy raindrops fell on his body, but did not wet his clothes. Instead, they turned into invisible Qi and were quickly absorbed into his body through his skin.

Zhang Feng's narrow eyes were filled with coldness and murderous intent. "With the sword as the string, he sang a passionate and tragic song. What a great sword song for the ages, what a great Cao Mengde. He was able to learn swordsmanship from the Book of Songs and the Book of Music. It would be a pity to kill such a talented person. But you and I each serve our own masters. We have no choice. Feng can only ask you to go to hell."

Cao Cao stood with his sword across his body, looking at Zhang Feng and the other two masters behind him with a stern gaze, and laughed loudly: "My Cao family has been enjoying the Han Dynasty's salary for generations, how could we associate with insects like you? If you want to kill me, then kill me, why waste your words!"

"Alas, if you are so ungrateful, then go to hell."

Zhang Feng drew out the slender sword from his waist. It was as bright as autumn water and as fast as flowing light. It pierced through the heavy rain and stabbed towards Cao Cao.

His sword force is soft, lingering, and permeates every hole. His mind is perfect and his energy is full, and his moves are harmonious. It is obvious that he has practiced "Eight Styles of True Sword" to the realm of perfection, and his sword intent can cause changes in the weather.

"What a cold sound of drizzling rain! What a sword that moves the mountains and rivers!"

Cao Cao sang with his sword, and his power of thought burst out and transformed into boundless sword intent.

In the sword's intention, the square ground is the chariot, the round sky is the canopy, and the long sword is leaning against the sky!
When this sword came out, the artistic conception was lofty and ethereal, as if it came from the sky. In the midst of the sad song, it picked up flowers at will and killed people.

Zhang Feng was not careful enough and was almost hit. Fortunately, the swordsman standing next to him drew his sword and helped: "Brother, let me help you!"

As soon as the words fell, the sword came out!

When still, it is like a dormant dragon, silent and soundless; but when the sword comes out, it is as powerful as a meteor or thunder, extremely fierce and powerful.

Rumble~
In the rain, thunder exploded, and the surging power of thought energy turned into thunder sword intent, causing weather changes within a hundred feet.

"Flying Star Sword Wei Chen!"

Cao Cao shouted angrily and had to switch from offense to defense, holding the Yitian in his hand to meet the sudden approaching sword of Furious Thunder and Flying Star.

Dang~
Sword moves, sword energy, sword intent, in a flash, the two had already fought fiercely for more than ten swords.

In terms of strength, Cao Cao is clearly superior and his cultivation is more advanced.

However, his opponents were more numerous and powerful, which hindered him everywhere.

huh~
At the critical moment, the dazzling arrow attacked again, taking advantage of the gap when Cao Cao's old strength had been exhausted and his new strength had not yet been generated.

With a clang sound, the famous sword Yitian in Cao Cao's hand flew out of his hand and pierced into the wall, the sword still shaking.

Looking at the white feather arrow that was one foot into the ground, Cao Cao looked solemn: "The feather is stained with magpie blood! The sharpshooter from Wuhuan!"

A hundred feet away, on a tall tower, Su Shen stood proudly facing the wind.

He was once a foreign mercenary in the Yanhan Dynasty. He was famous for his ability to shoot a swift-flying magpie and stain its white feathers with blood, and was nicknamed Magpie Blood-stained Feathers.

(End of this chapter)