Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 723: Incident in Yanzhou
Cao Cao was extremely surprised and angry at the same time: "Let go of my father, and I will spare your life. Otherwise, this place will be where you will be buried!"

Zhang Fei held his Zhangba Snake Spear horizontally and said, "Who are you trying to scare? Come on if you dare. I will poke a hundred holes in your body."

Taishi Ci was inspired by Ye Xiang's superb archery skills, and his heart was filled with excitement at this moment. He felt that all the fatigue in his body disappeared in an instant. He bent his longbow and aimed at the enemy.

Jiang Huan even got off his horse and took off a short spear tied to the horse. He held two iron spears in his hands, the left one short and the right one long, to protect Liu Bei.

Ye Xiang was calm and took a few steps forward: "Cao Mengde, if we fight to the death, believe it or not, I am sure that I can make you die before me."

Before Cao Cao even said anything, Cao Hong was already furious: "How dare you, little boy, say such nonsense? Soldiers, charge! Whoever takes Ye Xiang's head will be rewarded handsomely!"

“When there is a big reward, there will always be brave men.” The hundred or so soldiers at the front of the army mustered up their courage again, brandished their weapons and charged forward.

"Humph!"

Among the four men in black with eagle-face masks, one of them suddenly snorted coldly, and then he led the other two and rushed out like ghosts, leaving only one person to guard Cao Song.

Ye Xiang still stood in the same place, attacking repeatedly with the Broken Cloud Bow.

His terrifying archery skills never missed, and his arrows were so powerful that sometimes they would not stop after hitting one Cao soldier, and could even hit the second Cao soldier behind him.

The three men in black, waving the strange long swords in their hands and taking very strange steps, came and went almost freely in Cao Hong's army. Not only was Ye Xiang not touched at all, but the more than a hundred fastest rushing soldiers were killed by the swords of these three strange men in black in a blink of an eye.

"How despicable! I want to see what kind of monsters you are!"

Cao Hong didn't say anything, he took up his sword and walked forward, slashing at one of the men in black.

But what shocked him was that the man in black did not dodge or evade, but directly grabbed Cao Hong's sword with his left hand.

"what!"

Cao Hong was shocked. After a closer look, he found that there was clearly a pair of black gloves on the man's hands.

Just as he was about to see what was going on with the other party's gloves, the man in black suddenly exerted force with his left hand and broke Cao Hong's sword.

"Go~"

The man in black let out a sharp cry, then raised his foot and kicked Cao Hong to the ground, then stabbed him with the long knife in his hand.

"Zi Lian!"

Cao Cao exclaimed.

At this moment, the man in black suddenly felt a strong wind rushing towards his ear. He quickly gave up Cao Hong, swung his long knife to the right, and cut off a sharp arrow.

Turning around, he saw Xiahou Yuan rescuing Cao Hong.

Xiahou Yuan saw with his own eyes that the martial arts of these men in black were not only superb and exquisite, but also very strange. He did not dare to be careless, and when the first arrow failed, he followed with the second arrow.

The man in black was forced to retreat continuously by the sharp arrows. Cao Hong took advantage of the situation and quickly ran back. After changing to a big knife, he attacked Ye Xiang again.

Ye Xiang ignored Cao Hong. Although this man was brave, he could tell from the previous battle that Cao Hong's martial arts were not as good as his, even in close combat.

He aimed an arrow at Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan was startled and quickly bent down to dodge, but when he stood up again, the second arrow appeared in front of him.

"Oops!"

Xiahou Yuan instinctively turned his body sideways, but he was still a step too late. The arrow went straight through his right arm and carried him off the horse. He dragged himself on the ground for several steps before coming to a stop. The huge force almost dislocated his right arm joint.

Xiahou Yuan was in so much pain that cold sweat ran down his forehead: "This Ye Xiang's archery skills are so strong..."

Ye Xiang said coldly: "You are quite capable to survive two arrows from me."

After saying this, he ignored Xiahou Yuan's angry face and turned his target to Cao Hong again. Just as he was about to shoot his arrow, Cao Cao suddenly shouted, "Stop!"

Several soldiers came over quickly and helped Xiahou Yuan down to bandage his wound, while Cao Hong looked back at Cao Cao in confusion.

"Why did Meng De call for a halt? Although he is an excellent archer, I have been prepared and will not be hit by the arrow. Once I get close to him, he will be dead."

"Idiot." Ye Xiang sneered, then made a gesture, and the three men in black who were fighting happily quickly retreated.

"What did you say!" Cao Hong stood up angrily.

"Zi Lian, step back!" Cao Cao shouted, forcing Cao Hong to retreat angrily.

Cao Cao stared at Ye Xiang, and he discovered a fact that shocked him: during the fighting, Ye Xiang had moved forward more than ten steps without realizing it. However, almost everyone focused their attention on the three strange men in black, so they didn't notice it.

"He can move forward unnoticed by using these three men in black to attract attention. Once he is within the range, he will suddenly attack and shoot me to death with one arrow. Ye Xiang is not as famous as Guan Yu, Zhang Yong and others, but he also has such a meticulous mind. There are also these men in black with very unique martial arts and weapons. How many talented people are there under Liu He's command..."

He once again wondered how many more helpers Ye Xiang had hidden in the darkness besides the four men in black. With this thought in mind, Cao Cao could not help but look around him in the night. He always felt that there were pairs of eyes staring at him in the dim woods and grass.

Ye Xiang put down his longbow and said with a very confident look: "Cao Cao, now can you calm down and have a conversation with me?"

Cao Cao looked at Ye Xiang, who seemed to be confident, and said, "Let's not talk about my brother's revenge for now. What do you want, General, to release my father?"

Ye Xiang smiled and said, "Why are you asking when you already know the answer? It's very simple. You withdraw your troops and leave Xuzhou immediately, and I will send your father back to Yanzhou in good condition."

Cao Cao frowned, "Hmph, forget it. Even if I deliberately planned to seize Xuzhou from him, so what? Tao Qian is a man without virtue or talent, and he is not worthy of enjoying such a rich place. Only in my hands can Xuzhou shine in the troubled times. I lost many soldiers and generals, and finally took over half of Xuzhou. I can't retreat. If you hurt my father, no matter how many reinforcements you have today, I swear to tear you into pieces and never break my promise!"

Ye Xiang hesitated a little. He didn't expect that Cao Cao would be so ruthless that he would even ignore his own father. However, he didn't know that Cao Cao had seen through his mentality. The more fierce and daring he acted, the safer his father would be.

Although Ye Xiang had extraordinary martial arts and amazing archery skills, he was far inferior to Cao Cao in terms of intelligence and scheming, and was simply beyond his reach.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, a soldier suddenly appeared hurriedly running from behind Cao Cao's army.

"My lord...My lord..."

Cheng Yu looked at the soldier and his face changed: "It's the garrison soldier of Yanzhou. Is there something wrong with Yanzhou?"

Cao Cao was also shocked when he heard this: "Could it be that the imperial court has sent troops to attack?"

But soon he shook his head again: "No, if the court had decided to send troops a few days ago, there would be no need to ask Ye Xiang to do this."

He looked at the soldier and shouted, "Report what happened in Yanzhou truthfully!"

The soldier was sweating and panting: "Lord... Lord... Chenliu... Chenliu..."

"What's going on in Chenliu?" Cao Cao became a little anxious.

"Zhang…Zhang Miao of Chenliu, in the name of rewarding…rewarding the troops, poisoned the wine and killed several…several generals and eight thousand soldiers stationed in Chenliu, either surrendering or being killed…"

"How dare Zhang Miao, a mere wretch, do this?"

Cao Cao was so angry that he suddenly covered his head with his hands, his face full of pain.

"I... I have a splitting headache... wow..."

"Lord!"

"Mengde!"

(End of this chapter)