Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 180 Xu You killed Shen Pei, Aman, here I come!

For the past two months, Gongsun Zan had been attacking Jizhou with almost unbridled force.

Moreover, because of the cost-free business with the Mi family, he made a lot of money by selling Zhen salt.

It did make his logistics more stable than before.

This made Yuan Shao feel under increased pressure, and as he was eager to repel Gongsun Zan, he had to personally take Tian Feng and Ju Shou to the front line to supervise the battle. As for Xu You and Shen Pei, he left them in Lecheng County to guard the rear and manage logistics and internal affairs.

But Xu You was annoyed by this arrangement.

"After your majesty ordered me to eliminate Ju Su, I rushed to Cao Aman as soon as possible to serve as an insider. How could I continue to waste my time here with Yuan Shao?"

Xu You paced back and forth in the government office, feeling a little anxious.

Ju Su followed Yuan Shao to the front line to fight against Gongsun Zan. God knows when he will come back, so he has to remain dormant until then, which makes him a little uneasy.

Because he could deeply sense Ju Shou's vigilance towards him. Maybe while he was planning how to get rid of Ju Shou, Ju Shou was also planning how to get rid of him. He was at risk of being exposed at any time.

Just as Xu You was lost in thought, a postman hurried into the back hall.

"Xu Bocao, I have something to report."

"What's the matter?"

Xu You collected his thoughts and looked over.

The postman took out a letter from his bosom and whispered, "This is a secret letter sent from the Shenzhizhong Mansion this morning, to be delivered to the general at the front."

Xu You's eyes suddenly flashed when he heard this.

He hated Shen Pei to the core and was also wary of him, so he spent a large sum of money to bribe the postman to bring all the letters sent from Shen Pei's mansion to him first.

"well done."

Xu You took out a gold bean from his purse and handed it to the postman, then took the letter and began to read it.

Soon his expression changed.

After reading the letter carefully again, Xu You folded it again and handed it back, saying, "Continue to deliver it to the general."

"promise!"

The postman took the letter and bowed before leaving.

Xu You looked at the figure of the postman leaving, his expression gradually became gloomy, and he snorted coldly: "Shen Pei, what a Shen Pei!"

He had always thought that the only one who was wary of him was Ju Shou, but after reading the letter, he realized that Shen Pei had never trusted him either, but he had not shown it as obviously as Ju Shou.

Since Shen Pei arrived in Lecheng County from Yecheng, he has been secretly investigating various clues and came to the conclusion that he and Yuan Xi might be secretly connected.

The letter just sent was intended to inform Yuan Shao!

"Yuan Shao will certainly become suspicious of me after reading that letter... But this is also good, as it allows Your Majesty to stay out of it."

Xu You took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

Although he could have stopped the letter, there was no point in doing so because Shen Pei had already investigated the matter thoroughly. Even if he stopped the letter, Yuan Shao would find out sooner or later.

Therefore, it would be better to take advantage of the situation and make Yuan Shao think that he was in contact with Yuan Xi, so that he would not suspect the emperor.

But no matter what, he could no longer stay in Lecheng County. After Yuan Shao received this letter, he would definitely ask Shen Pei to arrest him. He had to leave Lecheng County as soon as possible and join Cao Cao.

But before leaving...

A hint of murderous intent flashed in Xu You's eyes, and he stood up and left the government office.

Go to Shen Pei's residence.

……

study.

It was raining heavily outside. Shen Pei looked at the gray rain curtain outside the window. Finally, he sighed and turned his gaze back to the pile of information on the table in front of him.

It records various evidences of Xu You's connection with Yuan Xi.

The evidence is irrefutable. It is an indisputable fact that Xu You betrayed Yuan Shao and joined forces with Yuan Xi to kill Yuan Shao, but he finds it difficult to accept.

Although he was not on good terms with Xu You, he recognized Xu You's talent; now that Xu You chose to betray, Yuan Shao would definitely get rid of him when he found out.

What made Shen Pei sad was that Xin Ping, Guo Tu and Feng Ji were already dead. If Xu You died too, there would be only a few advisers left under Yuan Shao, which was not a good thing.

"Forget it, it's all my own fault."

Shen Pei shook his head. Betrayal was intolerable, and he had already sent the letter. All he could do now was wait for Yuan Shao's reply.

At this moment, the housekeeper suddenly walked into the study and reported: "Master, Xu Bocao is here to visit."

Shen Pei was shocked when he heard this.

Xu You?

Why did he come to visit suddenly?
After thinking for a moment, Shen Pei told the butler: "Tell him to wait in the hall, I will..."

"No need to bother, I'm already here."

Before he could finish his words, Xu You appeared outside the study. He brushed the rain off his body and looked at Shen Pei with a smile.

"I have something important to discuss with Zhengnan, so I am a little anxious. Zhengnan won't blame me for being rude, right?"

Shen Pei was surprised in his heart but remained calm on the surface. He calmly covered all the information on the table with bamboo slips and stood up with a smile.

"How could that be? Ziyuan, come in quickly."

Shen Pei welcomed Xu You into the study and ordered the housekeeper to prepare ginger soup to ward off the cold. Then he asked Xu You, "I wonder what important matter Ziyuan has that makes him so anxious?"

It was raining heavily outside today, but Xu You came in the rain. He didn't even wait in the hall, but came straight over. It shows how anxious he was.

This is inconsistent with Xu You's character.

"Ugh……"

Facing Shen Pei's question, Xu You sighed and said with a complicated expression: "This is a bit difficult to talk about... I want to borrow something from Zhengnan, please don't be stingy."

"What do I think it is?"

Shen Pei smiled and said frankly, "Is it money, books, or something else? Ziyuan, just tell me. If I have it, I will definitely lend it to you."

He thought Xu You had something important to discuss with him, but it turned out that he just came to borrow something, which made him feel relieved.

"Zhengnan, listen to me in detail."

Xu You stood up and walked to Shen Pei, whispering in his ear: "I want to borrow your life."

Shen Pei was stunned for a moment, and then felt a chill in his chest.

He looked down.

Xu You had thrust a dagger into his heart at some point, and blood was gushing out, staining his clothes red.

"you……"

Shen Pei raised his head and looked at Xu You, his eyes filled with confusion, shock, anger and puzzlement. He asked in disbelief: "Why, why did you do this!"

"Why? You know it very well."

Xu You let go of Shen Pei and let him fall to the ground. He stood up and looked down at him coldly, "You killed my wife and children, and now you have discovered my identity. How can I let you stay?"

Shen Pei felt his limbs go numb, his hands and feet go cold, and his life is slipping away with the blood flowing out. However, he still looked angry, staring at Xu You and said, "Have you read the letter?"

Xu You sneered, "Do you think I will let you inform Yuan Shao at will like I did in Yecheng before?"

"When you killed my wife and children, you should have thought that this day would come!"

Killing Shen Pei was not only to surrender to Cao Cao in the near future, but also to cut off one of Yuan Shao's arms. It was also to avenge Shen Pei's killing of his wife and children!
Shen Pei wanted to open his mouth and curse, but what came out was large mouthfuls of blood. He felt his vision becoming increasingly blurred and his body becoming increasingly heavy.

"Xu Ziyuan."

Shen Pei used up his last bit of strength to look at Xu You. While vomiting blood, he said intermittently: "My master is in the north. You can't, you can't let me die facing south. Help me..."

He knew he was going to die, but before he died, he wanted to die with dignity.

But he had lost too much blood and was unable to even move. Only Xu You could help him.

Hearing Shen Pei's words with a hint of pleading, Xu You frowned and stared at him for a moment, and finally bent down, helped him sit up from the ground, facing north.

"Many, thank you..."

Shen Pei smiled with relief and looked out the window with some difficulty. His eyes seemed to want to penetrate the misty rain and see Yuan Shao who was fighting thousands of miles away.

"My Lord, I can no longer assist you."

Shen Pei murmured to himself with some regret.

A damp and cold wind blew into the room, blowing out the candle on the table, leaving only wisps of green smoke.

Death is like a lamp going out.

Xu You looked at Shen Pei who had already died. The hatred in his heart disappeared at the moment of his death, and was replaced by emptiness and loneliness.

Life and death are so big, yet life and death are so small.

Xu You bowed to Shen Pei's body and then left the study, just in time to meet the butler who was carrying ginger soup.

The housekeeper was surprised and said, "Xu Bocao, you are leaving so soon? You haven't drunk the ginger soup yet, drink it first before leaving."

"No need."

Xu You had a calm expression, hiding his bloody hands in his sleeves, "I have already discussed things with your master, he wants to take a nap, don't let anyone in to disturb him."

The butler responded respectfully.

Then Xu You strode out of the Shen Mansion, returned home, packed up some gold and silver jewelry, and rode his horse out of Lecheng County and headed straight for Yanzhou.

"Ah Man, here I come!"

……

Jizhou front line, Jizhou military camp.

Although it was late at night, Yuan Shao was still awake and was reading the secret letter sent from Lecheng County.

"Xu You is actually connected with Yuan Xi?"

After reading Shen Pei's explanation in the letter and the various evidences listed, Yuan Shao was extremely shocked and could not believe it.

He and Xu You have been good friends for decades. How could Xu You team up with Yuan Xi, that evil son, to kill him? This is simply nonsense!
"No, Zhengnan must have made a mistake."

Yuan Shao immediately put on his clothes and stood up, intending to write a handwritten letter to Shen Pei, asking him not to suspect Xu You without reason and to discuss everything after he returned.

But when he looked up, he saw a familiar figure.

It turned out to be Shen Pei.

Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said, "Zhengnan, why are you here if you are not guarding Lecheng County? And...what's wrong with you?"

Shen Pei was dressed in blue and his face was frighteningly pale.

Facing Yuan Shao's question, Shen Pei smiled miserably and said with tears in his eyes: "My lord, take care. You must be careful."

These words made Yuan Shao feel confused. Just when he was about to ask a question, he saw blood suddenly oozing out from Shen Pei's chest, and soon his whole body was dyed bloody.

"Zhengnan, what's wrong with you? Zhengnan——!"

Yuan Shao suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed. After calming himself down, he realized that it was just a dream and he fell asleep while reading Shen Pei's letter.

"It seems that I am too tired."

Looking at the empty tent, Yuan Shao couldn't help rubbing his temples. The war had been fierce recently and he hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time.

At this moment, a figure flashed outside the tent.

Ju Shou and Tian Feng walked into the tent together, both of them had heavy and sad expressions on their faces, and Ju Shou's eyes were a little red.

"Gong Yu, Yuan Hao, what are you doing here so late?"

Yuan Shao put down the letter in his hand, put on his clothes and got out of bed.

Ju Shou and Tian Feng looked at each other, and finally Ju Shou said with tears in his eyes: "My lord, there is bad news. You must not get excited after hearing it."

"What bad news?"

Yuan Shao's heart tightened and he felt inexplicably uneasy.

Tian Feng said in a sad tone: "I just received news that Xu You killed Shen Pei yesterday and fled to Yanzhou!"

Yuan Shao was stunned when he heard this. After he came to his senses, he smiled and said to Tian Feng, "Why did Yuan Hao suddenly say such a joke? Why would Xu You kill Shen Pei?"

"Okay, it's so late at night, you guys should go to bed quickly, I want to sleep too."

Yuan Shao waved his hands and didn't believe it at all.

"Lord!"

Ju Shou knelt down before Yuan Shao and said with sobs, "This is true! Xu You really killed Shen Zhengnan himself and defected!"

"impossible!"

Yuan Shao roared, overturned the table, pointed at Ju Shou and cursed: "Xu You and I are close friends, how could he defect! Stop talking nonsense!"

"And Zhengnan! Zhengnan is a very skilled warrior, skilled in archery, horse riding, swordsmanship, and even three or five soldiers couldn't get close to him. How could he be killed by Xu You?!"

"Get out! Get out now!"

Yuan Shao was furious. Seeing that Ju Shou and Tian Feng still refused to leave, he was about to draw his sword from the wall, but he fell straight down as soon as he took a step.

"Lord!"

Tian Feng and Ju Shou were horrified and rushed forward to check on Yuan Shao's condition. Together they lifted him onto the bed, and then Tian Feng went out to call the medical officer.

Ju Shou was staying by Yuan Shao's bedside to take care of him. At this time, a piece of letter paper on the ground caught his attention. He bent down to pick it up, and after taking a glance at it, he suddenly became furious!
"I knew it, I knew it wouldn't be that easy for Xu You to escape from Ye City!"

Ju Su was filled with hatred.

He had started to have suspicions since Xu You fled to Lecheng County, and everything that happened now further proved his guess. Xu You was not in collusion with Yuan Xi at all, but was sent by the false emperor!

But why did the false emperor send Xu You here?
Just to kill Shen Pei?

No! wrong.

In a flash, Ju Su suddenly understood.

He was afraid that he or Yuan Shao was the real target that Xu You wanted to kill, and Shen Pei just happened to discover the collusion between Xu You and Yuan Xi, so he was killed by Xu You!

But why did Xu You flee towards Yanzhou?

"Yanzhou...Yanzhou..."

"Cao Cao?"

Ju Su suddenly woke up, and then he immediately realized something terrible - Jia Xu was now serving as Gongsun Zan's strategist.

In an instant, a deep chill completely enveloped Ju Su from head to toe.

(End of this chapter)