In the Three Kingdoms period, the opening scene features the killing of Huang Gai, shocking Zhou Yu!

Some things, no matter how hard you try, may not yield results.

For example, losing weight, or finding Ma Chao.

Centered on the cliff,

Cao Cao's army searched it three times, even digging up the graves of the field mouse's ancestors for eighteen generations.

They couldn't even find a single hair on Ma Chao's leg.

The report sent to Cao Cao,

There will always be only the two words "unsuccessful".

Cao Cao paced around the tent three times, finally throwing the bamboo slips to the ground.

That was quite helpless.

The person can't be found.

Life goes on.

Since the sky didn't fall down.

Then let's go home.

"Let's return in triumph!"

……

About ten days later.

Xudu.

The wind is particularly strong today.

It smelled of people's spittle.

That's what you call a triumphant return.

Unlike the one at Guandu.

That time, everyone was risking their lives.

Even if we win, it will take three days to recover.

That time was so tough.

In Cao Cao's camp, there was a man named Cheng Yu who made dried meat from the villagers.

They were also afraid. That day, Guandu was in a tense situation, and they were also used for entertainment.

But today is different.

Xiliang is a barbarian land!

After Prime Minister Cao's departure,

That drove away the barbarians who wanted to steal food from everyone's pot!

Our home was saved.

The rice in the jar was saved, and so were his wife and children.

This joy comes from the bottom of my heart.

This is materialistic.

"Long live the Prime Minister!"

"The Han Dynasty is mighty!"

The sound of shouting came in waves.

Cao Cao rode on the "Zhuahuang Feidian".

This horse is usually very arrogant.

I was so intimidated by this scene today that I kept snorting.

Its hooves moved with exceptional restraint.

Cao Cao squinted and tilted his chin at a 45-degree angle.

Enjoy the baptism of this sound wave.

In the past, upon returning in triumph, he would always reflect in his mind:

Are these troublemakers insulting me?

Are these powerful families plotting something to get rid of me?

Today, this is what true satisfaction feels like.

Whether it's forced or voluntary, you can tell with your own feet.

"Wenruo."

Cao Cao turned his head to look at Xun Yu beside him.

"I have spent half my life fighting."

"Killing people across the fields."

"Only today."

"I find the sound of horses' hooves to be the most pleasant to hear."

Xun Yu cupped his hands in greeting.

"The Prime Minister pacified the barbarian tribes of Western Liang and protected the common people."

"This is what the people want, and it truly deserves the title."

That's a well-chosen statement.

Cao Cao was very pleased to hear this.

The scene shifts to the second half.

It is an insult to civility.

Anyone who didn't know better would think it was a scarecrow just dug out of a pile of corpses and tied to a horse.

Zhao Yu rode on a horse that was equally listless.

That horse was quite unusual, with gongs and drums beating all around it.

It didn't even lift its eyelids.

Take one step, then stop half a step.

It feels like he's contemplating life.

Got it, this is a horse that understands philosophy.

Zhao Yu's own style is even more unique.

The helmet was worn crookedly.

The brim of his hat was pulled down so low that it almost covered half of his face.

Only a mouth mechanically chewing is visible.

He was chewing on a piece of dry grass that he had somehow gotten his hands on.

The horse swayed up and down with the jolting of its warhorse.

The marching water bottle was hung around the horse's neck.

With the rhythm of the horse,

"Clang, clang"

Swaying.

The surrounding soldiers were all standing tall and proud.

They were trying to display the might of the Han army to the young women and wives on the roadside.

Only Zhao Yu scanned the crowd.

She's already taken, so why care about other people?

He's looking for someone.

Find the person who said they would teach her how to embroider ducks.

"Goodness, there are so many people."

Zhao Yu muttered to himself.

When did Boss Cao become so charming?

Isn't it said that all the people in the world are afraid of Boss Cao?

"Don't these people have jobs? Are they that free?"

I don't know how many months it's been since I last saw them.

Has that girl gained weight again?

Or they might blow up the kitchen.

……

On both sides,

The viewing area at the very front of the crowd.

Cao Jie craned his neck, looking around incessantly.

If it weren't for the guards who desperately stopped him,

She wished she could just jump over it.

"Second Sister!"

There was a handsome little boy next to him.

He tugged at her clothes with a look of disgust.

It was Cao Chong, the intellectual backbone of the Cao family.

I feel like an unlucky younger brother taking his silly older sister out.

Stop looking!

Cao Chong lowered his voice, afraid that others would see his second sister in this state.

"My neck! My neck is going to break!"

"If you stretch it any further, it'll turn into an elephant's trunk! The Prime Minister is right in front of us, can't you see such a high-ranking official? Aren't you going to greet him?"

"Go! Go! Go!"

Cao Jie did not turn around.

He slapped her across the face.

He accurately slapped Cao Chong's hand away.

"With so many people welcoming Father, why would they need me?"

Cao Jie spoke with an air of self-righteousness.

He continued scanning, having no time to pay attention to his prodigy brother.

"Besides,"

"I've been looking at my father's face for over a decade."

"What's so interesting about it? Can it even grow flowers?"

Cao Chong rolled his eyes in exasperation.

Muttering under his breath:

"This isn't welcoming the royal army, it's more like a widow-waiting stone coming to life..."

"Shut up! I'll tear up your homework if you keep talking!"

Cao Jie made a vicious threat.

Then his gaze settled.

That's a woman's sixth sense.

It's more accurate than radar.

That carefree, nonchalant figure was simply too striking.

She's lost a bit of weight.

Still nonchalant.

Shift your gaze downwards.

There was something dark hanging there.

The original color is no longer recognizable.

It was covered in some kind of stuff.

Two underdeveloped ducks.

"Pfft."

Cao Jie smiled.

Her eyes reddened as she laughed.

Just live.

He came back carrying that ugly duck.

……

Zhao Yu rode his horse past the viewing platform.

He felt a burning gaze upon him.

It felt like they wanted to skin him alive.

He turned his head away.

I met those rabbit eyes.

That's right, it's a flatbread.

Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment.

He didn't want the horse anymore.

I squeezed two steps against the flow of people towards the edge of the viewing platform.

Through the fence,

"Second Miss".

"Why are you crying?"

He tilted his head, looking like he was asking for a beating.

"Did you get your hand caught in the door frame?"

Cao Jie, who was still grieving,

I swallowed my words.

Feeling moved? Not at all.

That bastard only needs to open his mouth...

Everything is gone.

Cao Jie hastily wiped his face with his sleeve.

Regardless of whether her makeup was ruined or not, she roared back fiercely:

"Mind your own business!!"

"Sand got in my eyes! Don't you know it's windy in Xuchang?"

She sniffed.

She also had to maintain the dignity of the second young lady of the Cao family.

"Why are you only just getting back!"

"I've been waiting for half an hour!"

"The lamb chops are marinated perfectly! They'd go bad if we didn't come back soon!"

Zhao Yu finally perked up when he heard about lamb chops.

"Lamb chops?"

He swallowed hard.

"Bake?"

"nonsense!"

Cao Jie looked at him.

The tear stains at the corners of her eyes hadn't dried yet.

The smile on his lips was impossible to suppress.

They've been taken advantage of.

"It's all ready! Those are lambs from Xiliang."

"I went specifically to the kitchen to steal... what I needed!"

"The best ribs, marinated overnight!"

Zhao Yu nodded in satisfaction.

He reached out and patted the two ducks on his chest.

"Didn't you say it was ugly, like a duck?"

Zhao Yu grinned.

"Who said that? I didn't say that."

"We've been eating dry rations the whole way."

"I skipped breakfast so I could save room for this nice meal."

They didn't care about military discipline or regulations anymore.

He waved to Cao Jie.

"Walk."

"go home."