Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 283 Lure the snake out of its hole
This time it was Zhang Yong's turn to be stunned.

"Big brother knows too?"

Liu He pointed at Zhao Kui and said, "Thanks to Mr. Zhao Yi's reminder, I now know this. How did you find out, my fourth brother?"

Zhang Yong said, "Outside the city, when Yi Dun's death was mentioned, the second son of Yi Long showed no emotion at all. Instead, he cheered for the killing. I felt something was wrong. As the saying goes, 'even a tiger won't eat its own cubs.' How could someone not only be indifferent to his own son being killed, but cheer for it? It's completely against common sense. The more he was eager to show that he had no hatred, the more abnormal it seemed to me."

"Secondly, after entering the city, those Xianbei generals who were very angry with us and wanted to kill us suddenly changed their behavior and toasted and flattered us, as if we were gods they worshipped. I was cautious at the time and pretended to be a poor drinker and secretly observed them. As expected, I saw Yilong often exchanged glances with those Xianbei generals."

"At this point, I was almost certain that these Xianbei people had no good intentions and were going to set us up. So after the banquet, I pretended to be drunk and sound asleep in front of the two Xianbei people. In fact, after they left, I quietly left the room and followed them in secret."

Hearing this, Liu He couldn't help but give Zhang Yong a thumbs up.

"Fourth brother is indeed thoughtful and calm. What happened later?"

"I followed the two men and saw them return to the hall where they had just had a banquet. I hid in a dark corner outside the house and eavesdropped on their conversation."

"That Yilong is indeed scheming. It turns out that he knew two days ago that Yidun was killed by my second brother, and he had already made a plan in his mind at that time. He knew that he was not strong enough and could not defeat us head-on, so he used this strategy to catch us all in one fell swoop. Not only that, he was originally a supporter of Qianman. After killing us, he will deliberately let a group of soldiers of the Anmin Army go. After these soldiers go back, they will definitely spread the news that it was Budugen who sent people to kill us, and find someone to avenge us. In this way, Budugen and my Han will consume each other's strength, and he and Qianman will naturally be able to benefit from it!"

After hearing this plan, Liu He couldn't help but shudder.

"What a cunning Elon! What a vicious plan that kills two birds with one stone! It's a pity that I was so anxious to return to the Central Plains that I fell for this thief's trick!"

Zhao Kui advised, "Your Excellency, don't blame yourself. The thief was so deliberate and calculated. It is understandable that you were unable to guard against him. The most urgent thing is to escape as soon as possible."

Zhang Yong said, "It's too late. I heard from them that 2,000 Xianbei cavalrymen have surrounded the county government, and they will soon set fire to us while we are drunk and asleep, and burn us to death. Even if we can escape and leave the county government, we can't defeat 2,000 Xianbei cavalrymen!"

"This is really troublesome! I was too eager for merit and harmed all of you brothers!"

Liu He slapped his thigh hard, feeling extremely regretful.

Zhao Kui rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry, my lords. We should be able to escape through the back door that I just mentioned to Lord Liu. As long as the generals escape from the city, we can command the army and kill the old thief easily!"

Liu He shook his head and said, "No. If it were just you and me, we would have a chance to escape without attracting the attention of the Xianbei. But there are nearly 20 of us in the city. It is impossible to get out without being noticed. Even if we are skilled in martial arts and can escape, Brother Zhao will definitely suffer. This is absolutely not allowed!"

Zhao Kui said with a determined look: "I have been living in shame for the past two years in order to save the lives of my wife and daughter. I have failed the iron will of the Han people! Now my parents are gone, and my wife was humiliated by the Xianbei people not long ago and hanged herself. I have long been determined to die, but I just couldn't leave my daughter behind. Now that I can save you generals, I have no regrets even if I die. I just ask you to take care of my daughter in the future!"

“No…” Liu He wanted to say something, but Zhao Kui just knelt down on the ground.

"Sir, please grant my wish! If you don't allow me, I will die here and never be a coward again!"

"You..." Liu He looked helpless.

Zhang Yong said, "Brother, this righteous man, things have not come to this point yet. If we want to escape, I have a way."

Liu He was overjoyed: "Fourth brother, please tell me!"

"Brother, can you go find Elon? This and that..."

Zhang Yong only said a few words, but Liu He already understood everything.

"Good! Fourth brother is really smart. I know what to do now."

At this time in the meeting hall of the county government, Elon and two trusted generals were drinking with smug looks on their faces.

"Don't worry, Chief. They will be ready soon. When the fire starts and the palace is surrounded, no matter how brave those Han generals are, they will not be able to escape!"

"Yes, aren't they determined to retake Qiangyin County? Let's make Qiangyin County their burial place, haha!"

Elon's face flushed slightly, and he looked very happy.

"Well said, this Liu..."

At this moment, a noisy sound suddenly came from outside the door.

"General Liu, you can't go in, you can't..."

"Oh... you are so noisy... Chief Elon has been so kind... so kind to me, why... why not thank me..."

A man pushed and shoved and soon reached the door of the meeting hall.

When Elon saw the person coming, his face changed and he thought to himself, "Why is this guy not drunk yet?"

But he looked at Liu He. Although he was not completely drunk, he was not far from it. Yilong whispered to the two generals beside him, "Go, tell them to slow down and wait until I calm Liu He down and send him back to his room to sleep."

The two men took the order and retreated.

A smile instantly appeared on Elon's face.

"Hey, Master Liu, why haven't you slept yet? Be careful, don't fall. You said you drank so much, why don't you take a good rest?"

Liu He's eyes were a little blurry, and he said to a pillar: "Oh, Chief Yilong, you have entertained us so well today, and I, Liu He, really have no way to repay you. We Han people often say, 'A drop of water should be repaid with a spring...' After thinking about it, Liu... Liu, if I don't repay you a little, I really can't sleep. "

Elon was a little embarrassed and turned Liu He around.

"Master Liu, you are mistaken. That is a pillar. I am here."

Liu He rubbed his eyes and said, "Chief Yilong, why are you here?"

When Elon saw his expression, the slight doubt that had just arisen in his mind disappeared.

"Come on, Sir Liu, there's no need to mention the repayment. You should just go back to your room and sleep. We can talk about everything tomorrow. How about that?"

As he spoke, he led Liu He out the door.

But Liu He pushed him away.

"No... No way. If I don't... don't do this, I won't be able to sleep."

Elon had no choice but to ask, "Well, how does Lord Liu want to repay you?"

Liu He chuckled and suddenly burped. A smell of alcohol blew towards Elon's face, making the old guy choke.

"Liu... Liu's army has a good horse, which was obtained not long ago. I was reluctant to give it up... to ride it. Today, I will give it to the leader to show... to show the sincerity of the alliance between our Han Dynasty and your tribe..."

When he heard it was a BMW, Elon's eyes lit up.

Liu He was able to have a total of 20,000 cavalrymen, and he had also seen that the war horses of those cavalrymen were all extremely majestic, especially the mounts of Guan Yu and Cheng Liang, which were absolutely the best horses in the world. As for saying that there were peerless BMWs in his army, Elon believed it without a doubt.

The Xianbei people grew up on horses and regarded war horses as their second life. When they heard about the divine horse, Yilong suddenly felt itchy.

But he was not a reckless man after all, and did not make any decision immediately because of his impulse.

Seeing that he was not so easily convinced, Liu He quickly added some chips.

"Well... and... and the ten rolls of silk that His Majesty gave me not long ago..."

Elon, who was still hesitating, suddenly had his eyes bright like stars when he heard the word "silk".

"Silk? Ten rolls of silk? Is what Lord Liu said true?"

"Yes, of course... of course it's true. That was something used by His Majesty the Han Emperor, and he gave it to me as a reward. Now I... I give it to the leader..."

Elon asked without any more hesitation.

"Well, since Lord Liu is so kind, I, Elon, will accept it. I wonder where the divine horse is?"

Liu He suddenly stumbled and almost fell, and Elon quickly supported him.

"Master Liu, where are the divine horses and silk you mentioned?"

"Right...hiccup...right..."

Liu He kept burping, which made Elon a little anxious.

"Master Liu, where is it? Please tell me."

Liu He exhaled a strong breath of alcohol again, causing Yilong to turn his face away in disgust.

"Hehe, that peerless divine horse, Liu is reluctant to ride it, so I usually... raise it with my Black King. Right now, it is... in the military camp, and the silk is also in my... in my big tent."

"Black King?" Elon suddenly remembered that he had heard a long time ago that Liu He had a black tiger mount named Black King. It was said that the war horses under his command were kept with the black tiger all year round, so those war horses were not afraid of such ferocious beasts.

(End of this chapter)