Cao Thief

Chapter 188
The rain is getting heavier.

Even in the south of the Yangtze River, such heavy rain rarely occurs in this season.Generally speaking, the rain in March is mostly soft and silent.Today's rain, however, has lightning flashes and thunder, revealing a rare rage, which makes people feel fearful.

Cao Peng stood under the porch of the post house, watching the rainwater flow down the eaves, as if hanging a pair of water curtains.

Holding a big gun and two knives, Xia Houlan trotted in from outside the arch. After jumping onto the porch, she shook it vigorously, and mercury splashed everywhere.

Put Zhanger Longlin and He Yizhan against the wall, cursing in Changshan dialect in a low voice.

The content of the scolding is nothing more than to blame this sudden heavy rain...

"Ah Fu, look at this posture, if you don't make it right, you won't be able to leave tomorrow."

Cao Peng nodded, then shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, the weather in Jiangdong is unpredictable, maybe it will clear up after a while."

"Disaster!"

Xia Houlan sat down on the porch and dried her hair, "Even if the rain stops, it may not be easy to walk."

"Who cares, we are servants now, and everything is subject to the arrangement of the above."

Xia Houlan laughed.

He stretched, stood up and said, "Then I'll go and rest first, I'm about to fall apart from the bumps on the boat today, and I feel uncomfortable all over."

"Well, I'll wait for sir to come back."

Xun Yan's residence was arranged in a quiet courtyard.

In addition to the ten famous generals, there are two people, Xia Houlan and Cao Peng.Xun Yan was invited to the banquet with Wang Lang at this time, so he was not here.

The family generals also went with them, so only Cao Peng was left in the huge courtyard.

After lighting up the candles, Cao Peng sat on the porch, reading an Analects of Confucius.This "Lun" comes from the annotations of Pu Yangkai.Cao Peng found that there are many viewpoints in it, which are very interesting.Pu Yangkai has indeed worked hard on the "Lun", and his insights are very unique.

Cao Peng watched with relish, and before he knew it, it was already dark.

It was still raining, but it was much weaker than before.Without the violence of lightning and thunder, the crackling hits the eaves, adding a bit of loneliness to this silent night.Xia Houlan was probably already sound asleep, but there was a sound of snoring from the next room.

Cao Peng put down the scroll in his hand and got up to go back to the house.

At this moment, he heard a soft rustle, he stopped suddenly, and reached out to grab the buckskin pocket containing He Yizhan.

His eyes swept across the dark courtyard, but he didn't notice any changes.

Cao Peng scratched his head, carried a knife and gun, and walked into the room.

A black shadow sprang out from a clump of flowers and plants under the courtyard wall, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Cao Peng turned on the small stove next to the desk, then poured some water into the clay basin on the stove, and put a jug on it.

This is Xun Yan's habit. Every day before going to bed, he would drink a pot of wine.

Even if he went to a banquet, Cao Peng had to keep the wine warm.Whether to drink or not is Xun Yan's business, and whether it is warm or not is Cao Peng's business.He now firmly remembers his identity as the bookboy next to Xun Yan.Since you are a book boy, you must do your part as a book boy!
Coming to Jiangdong is equivalent to being in a dangerous situation.

Be careful with every move, otherwise if you show your flaws, you will definitely cause disaster.

Therefore, Cao Peng is very cautious...

There was a sudden noise outside the courtyard, as if someone was making noise.Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of footsteps... Cao Peng hurried to the door.

Outside the courtyard, the lights were bright and the voices were buzzing.

"What are you doing? Do you know that this is an imperial mission, and they dare to break into it."

"I was ordered to hunt down the thieves, and you won't let me go! If you dare to stop me again, don't blame me for being ruthless... search for me!"

While talking, a group of people broke into the courtyard.

Cao Peng raised his eyebrows and shouted sharply, "Who is it?"

"Wu Jun's thief Cao is doing business, and the idlers get out of the way immediately, otherwise they will be treated like bandits."

A soldier strode forward, shouting loudly.

Seeing that he was about to board the porch, he suddenly heard the sound of dragon chant.

Without further ado, Cao Peng pulled He Yizhan out of his scabbard.A cold light flashed in the air, and the sword pierced through the air, making an ear-piercing whistling sound, and slashed at the soldiers with a whistling sound.The soldier was also taken aback, screamed loudly, slipped his foot, and fell down in the mud with a plop.

The big knife pressed against his helix and sank into the ground without a sound.

"This is where the imperial mission is stationed. If you dare to take a step forward, treat it as a provocation against the imperial court, intending to rebel, and you will be killed."

The soldiers who broke into the courtyard couldn't help but stop.

Today, they met a ruthless person!Just now they shouted 'same argument with thieves and bandits', and they replied 'provoking the court and intending to rebel'.This crime is too big for them to bear.And what the other party said seems to make sense.

Xia Houlan was startled awake and walked out of the room.

Cao Peng reached out and threw Zhanger Longlin over, "Ziyou, stay here for me."

After saying that, he raised his knife and moved forward, stepped forward, twisted his body, and jumped into the courtyard.

The length of his slash against the river was even taller than his head. The long knife dragged the ground, and the short knife was held behind him. He fought in the yard, majestic and murderous.Xia Houlan didn't hesitate, she took off the holster of Zhanger Longlin's holster, and slapped the porch with the big gun.

"Who dares to cause trouble?"

Outside the courtyard, there was an angry shout.

Immediately after the flash of fire, a young general, holding a big knife, strode in.

"Boy, if you dare to stop Cao Jithief, Wu County thief, don't blame me for being rude."

The young man looked handsome and mighty, but he gave off a cold and vicious feeling.A pair of snake eyes glanced at the two knives in Cao Peng's hands, revealing a look of greed.

Cao Peng said unhurriedly: "Then I will say it again, if there is no order for the imperial mission to reside, anyone who breaks into it will be regarded as provoking the imperial court and punished as conspiracy. If you dare to take a step forward, you will be punished." Don't blame me for being rude to you."

"The little thief is arrogant, and he doesn't even look at where this is.

What kind of mission, in my opinion, you are the same kind of thieves...Come here, take this little thief down for me. "

The two soldiers responded in unison and rushed towards Cao Peng.

Maybe in their opinion, is a little doll with such a big two big knives intimidating?
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them approached, Cao Peng stepped on Yin and Yang, and suddenly turned around and staggered.The long knife slashed across the ground, bursting out sparks.There was a water curtain at the edge of the knife, and a cold light came first, cutting off the water curtain.The light of the knife was as fast as lightning, and the two soldiers had just stood firm when the big knife came to them.Only two clicks were heard, and the two bloody lights and the water curtain were particularly eye-catching in the firelight.

The soldier yelled and fell to the ground.

The chest armor was split open, and a hair-thin red thread appeared on the chest.

The red marks became more and more clear, spraying blood mist...

The young man couldn't help but his expression changed, his eyes became more greedy.

"Little thief, court death."

Cao Peng's temperament can be described as rigid.

Logically speaking, he was not wrong at all.

This is Xun Yan's residence, no one can enter without Xun Yan's consent.

Now that Xun Yan is not around, Cao Peng naturally assumes the responsibility of guarding.What's more, Xun Yan also shouldered the mission of the court, which represented the majesty of the court.If he went back and was said to have cut the court's face, Cao Peng would hardly escape responsibility after being questioned.

The young man danced his sword forward, Cao Peng cut it without saying a word.

A cloud of swords appeared from the long knife, and it was aimed at the young man with a knife.The short knife rotated with the body shape, pierced out of the knife cloud strangely, and went straight to the young man's throat.The young man's saber technique was obviously also taught by an expert, and his saber technique is not vulgar.I saw him calmly, after dodging Cao Peng's double knives, he swung the horizontal knife obliquely, and wiped towards Cao Peng's ribs... The two of them were in the courtyard, you came and went, fighting together.

Cao Peng began to wonder: Who is this guy?

The young man's martial arts are not bad, and he is obviously at the level of a second-rate general.

A big knife makes it impossible for water to enter, and he is taller than Cao Peng and has longer legs than Cao Peng, so he will not be defeated in a fight with Cao Peng.

Cao Peng is on fire...

Stepping on the yin and yang steps, his figure suddenly accelerated.

He Da Dao moved forward by himself, and every time he swung the sword, there would be a strange whistling sound.

One knife connects one knife, one knife connects.

The young man's complexion changed drastically, and his originally solid footsteps began to falter.

In Cao Peng's broadsword, there is hidden energy.Moreover, the saber was swift and fierce, as fast as lightning, one after another, the light of the saber passed by, making the young man back again and again.The power of Cao Peng's knife became more and more weird.From the outside, Cao Peng's whole body was almost enveloped by the light of the sword.When the rain fell, it seemed to be blocked by a canopy of light, and it scattered to the side... Xia Houlan couldn't help feeling secretly: A year ago, Ah Fu was not my enemy in the triad; but a year later, he has faintly caught up my trend...

In this world, is there really a genius?
Just like what the teacher said: Aptitude and talent?
Just as Xia Houlan was in a daze, she heard Cao Peng roar.

The moment that weird syllable burst out from Cao Peng's mouth, it seemed to contain supreme power.The whistling sound of He Yizhan's saber suddenly changed, indistinct, with the sound of wind and thunder, clang clang clang, the two sabers slashed in a row, slashing fiercely on the young man's saber.

One knife, two knives, three knives...

The young man couldn't remember clearly how many knives he blocked Cao Peng.

A strange force came from Cao Peng's sword, which made him very embarrassed.The knife was so fast that he couldn't dodge it at all, he could only block it head-on.Cracks gradually appeared in the refined steel knife in his hand, and with a crisp sound of clang, the big knife shattered into pieces.At the same time, Cao Peng went up and wiped the young man's neck horizontally.If this knife hits the target, the young man will undoubtedly die.

At this critical moment, someone shouted outside the courtyard: "Ah Fu, stop."

Cao Peng could tell that it was Xun Yan's voice.

So the knife edge was raised upwards, brushing across the young man's head.However, at the moment of closing the knife, he suddenly bent his elbow and slammed into the young man's chest hard.

The young man spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground with a plop.

Wet hair, scattered all over the place.

On the top of the young man's head, there was a mountain of cows, and he was extremely embarrassed.

"Who told you to come to the station to make trouble."

Zhang Zhao's roar echoed outside the courtyard.

Xun Yan walked into the courtyard quickly, and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the scene in the courtyard.

"Ah Fu, why did you do it on your own...and kill someone?"

When he saw the two corpses on the ground, he couldn't help twisting his thick eyebrows, and asked sharply.

"Sir, Ah Fu has already warned them: Trespassing on the residence of the imperial mission is regarded as provoking the imperial court, which is the same crime as treason. But these people don't take the imperial court seriously at all, and this person has repeatedly attacked. Ah Fu also had no choice but to kill..."

There was a flash of appreciation in Xun Yan's eyes.

"Zibu, is it possible that Jiangdong is no longer under the jurisdiction of the imperial court?"

Zhang Zhao walked into the courtyard, saw the corpse in the courtyard, and the tragic condition of the young man, and was a little annoyed.

However, after listening to Cao Peng's words, his expression changed immediately.That's right, the Han Dynasty is in decline, and the majesty of the court has disappeared... But this does not mean that Jiangdong will be able to become independent.At least for now, Jiangdong still belongs to the imperial court, otherwise why would Sun Ce bother to claim the title of the imperial court?That is righteousness, it is the name of orthodoxy... Yuan Shu's fate is a lesson from the past.

Zhang Zhao couldn't help being ashamed and angry!
As the chief historian, he was in charge of receiving the missions, but something like this happened.

He took a step forward and walked up to the young man.

The young man stood up with the support of two soldiers, but before he could stand still, Zhang Zhao's round slap was a slap in the face.

"Han Zong, who asked you to come and make trouble."

This slap made the young man dizzy.

"You dare to hit me..."

He became angry from embarrassment, and threw away the soldiers beside him, "Zhang Zhao, you don't want to live anymore!"

"Han Zong, I think you don't want to live anymore!"

Crossing the courtyard, a young man walked in.

Judging by their age, the two are about the same...

But as soon as the later young man came in, the soldiers across the courtyard immediately fell silent and lowered their heads.

The young man glanced at the corpse on the ground, and snorted coldly, "Everyone, get out of the station immediately, and return to the camp to deal with it yourself."

"Here!"

The soldiers didn't dare to breathe, and hurriedly withdrew from the Kuayuan and the station.

"Han Zong, you just said, who doesn't want to live anymore?"

"I……"

"The Marquis of Wu was ordered by the emperor to order Mr. Zibu to be in charge of Jiangdong's civil and military affairs.

Not to mention beating you today, even if he kills you, there is nothing wrong with him before Marquis Wu.It's you, who broke into the post house all the time, why did you come? "

"I... Bohai, I was also ordered to hunt down thieves, and I have no malicious intentions."

"Order? Whose order? Who gave you this order to break into the post station and offend the emperor?"

"I……"

"Do you still dare to quibble?"

The young man's voice was stern, and Han Zong lowered his head.

"Bring your people and get the hell out of Dantu immediately.

I will personally send someone to report this matter to the old general Yigong... You, you, you, you have lost all of my Jiangdong's dignity, and you still don't back down. "

Han Zong walked out in desperation, and before leaving, he turned around and gave Cao Peng a vicious look.

"Sun He has no way to rule. I didn't expect such a thing to happen. Please don't blame Mr. Jing Xing and Mr. Xiu Ruo."

After the young man finished speaking, he saluted Xun Yan and Wang Lang.

And Zhang Zhao also apologized again and again.

It is indeed not a glorious thing to spread this kind of thing.

As for Wang Lang, after taking a look at Xun Yan, he was polite again and again.The so-called one thing more is worse than one thing less, after all, it is on other people's territory, so it can't be overdone.It's just that his behavior, in Cao Peng's eyes, is very uncomfortable.When it's time to be tough, be tough.This Wang Lang seemed to be a talker, no wonder he was beaten by Sun Ce and fled in embarrassment to Xudu.

Xun Yan, however, had a calm face, showing no signs of happiness or anger.

"Xiu Ruo, it's better to forget about this matter... Han Zong is an old minister of Marquis Wu, the first lieutenant Han was the son of Duke Han Yi.

Wang Lang smiled and persuaded softly.

Xun Yan said: "I have heard for a long time that Marquis Wu is loyal and righteous, and everyone in the east of the Yangtze River understands etiquette. I hope today is just a coincidence, otherwise I will return to Xudu immediately."

Zhang Zhao apologized again and again, and Xun Yan nodded.

Regardless of Xun Yan's two words, Zhang Zhao was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger.

"Zibu, Bohai, it's getting late, let's go."

After Xun Yan finished speaking, he turned and went back to the house.

People in Jiangdong knew very well that they were in the wrong, so they could only make amends and withdraw from the inter-court in embarrassment.

Before leaving, Sun He glanced at Cao Peng, and suddenly said: "Good knife, good words, good means... The Xun family in Yingchuan, well-deserved reputation."

Cao Peng retracted his knife and retreated to the porch, standing outside the door with Xia Houlan on the left and right.

Xun Yan also stopped when he heard Sun He's words.

He glanced at Cao Peng, and smiled slightly at Sun He, "People only know that there is a phoenix in Nanshan, which has been silent for three years, and it is a blockbuster... But I don't know, if there is no three years of dormancy, how can it be soaring?"

Sun He's face changed, "Sun He is taught."

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"Sir, you are pushing me to the front."

Cao Peng watched the crowd leave, he couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile.

Xun Yan said with a smile: "Since you used your sword today, why hide your head and tail? Besides, standing in the front is no longer a bad thing."

He beckons for Cao Peng to follow him into the house.

Xia Houlan stood outside the door and was in charge of guarding.

The family will clean up the dead bodies in the courtyard, and then return to their rooms.

This small courtyard quickly returned to tranquility.It's just that outside the courtyard, there is still some noise, and there are one or two shouts from time to time.

"Youxue, sit down first."

Xun Yan sat down and motioned for Cao Peng to sit down too.

"Sir, who is Sun He?"

"Oh, Sun He is the apprentice of Dan, the lieutenant of Dang Kou, a son of Sun Jian's clan, and the younger brother of Sun Ce.

This person is quite prestigious in Jiangdong.What he said today was just complaining for you... What, what do you think? "

"I?"

Cao Peng couldn't help laughing, his eyes glanced over the desk inadvertently, and his face suddenly changed.

"Sir, do you want a drink?"

"Oh, it's a full title."

"Sir, would you like to try the temperature of this wine?"

Xun Yan was startled, and found that Cao Peng winked at him.His heart moved, and he slowly got up from the couch, "You child, how many times have you said it, but you still can't control the heat... Well, let me see, have you improved this time compared to the last time?"

While speaking, Xun Yan came to Cao Peng's side.

At this moment, Cao Peng raised his hand suddenly, and a copper ball the size of a baby's fist flew out of his hand and flew towards the beam.

"Friend Liang, do you want to continue hiding?"

There was a muffled bang, followed by a figure floating down from the beam.

Cao Peng stepped forward, took out another copper ball from his side pocket, and was about to make a move.

The gentleman on the beam stepped back quickly, and said loudly, "Stop, I mean no harm."

"Ah Fu, stop first."

Xun Yan also called out.

Cao Peng slid down, turned around, and caught the copper ball falling from the beam with his probing hand.With two copper balls in his hand, he looked at the man in front of the window vigilantly, and slowly backed away, but the two copper balls were spinning in his hands, ready to strike at any time.

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