The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

"stop!"

Liu Zhaoqing raised his hand, looked up at the dark night sky for a while, then narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"It seems...luck is on our side."

Then Liu Zhaoqing turned his head and stretched out his hand to Zhang Liao: "Wenyuan, I'll lend you my longbow."

Taking the longbow from Zhang Liao and picking up an arrow, Liu Zhaoqing used his ability to directly connect with Zhang Liao's God-given arrow. In an instant, the specially made strong bow was fully drawn.

But this is not enough. Shusi is a spiritual beast, not an ordinary bird. The person who comes must be a key figure. This attack must defeat the enemy in one move.

Liu Zhaoqing closed his eyes and opened them again, reciting a wisp of true dragon energy. Under the shocked gazes of Zhao Yun and the soldiers, several strands of white dragon-like light appeared on his arms.

An aura that was not a gift from heaven, but was far superior to that given by heaven, emanated from Liu Zhaoqing.

Aiming at the black shadow in the sky, Liu Zhaoqing suddenly let go of his hand.

"boom!"

The air waves generated by the rebound of the bowstring caused the horses of the surrounding cavalry to sway a few steps, and the arrows shot out were like meteorites, flying straight into the sky.

"Gah!"

Less than a breath later, a miserable bird cry was heard, and the dark shadow in the pitch-black sky began to fall towards the ground.

When catching a thief, catch the leader first; when shooting a person, shoot the bird first.

Chapter 177 The Holy Spirit is also evil

"bingo!"

The cavalrymen around him were all delighted.

Zhang Liao was not too surprised that Liu Zhaoqing could bend the bow and shoot birds. There was only a mild joy on her face, because she had seen the power that Liu Zhaoqing burst out in Luoyang.

But Zhao Yun was different. Zhao Yun had only heard Madam Zhang and Wen Yuan talk about things in Luoyang in private. It had been a long time since she saw Liu Zhaoqing use such ability since she came to Pingyuan.

Compared with the time on Pingyuan, Liu Zhaoqing was obviously more skilled and decisive.

A person who is both civil and military is rare in the history of China, but there is such a person in the Han Dynasty, riding a horse beside her.

The bravery and knowledge displayed by Liu Zhaoqing, as well as his current identity, made Zhao Yun think of what his master said when he was learning martial arts from him: a "wise leader."

However, now is not the time to think about these things. Zhao Yun retracted his gaze and focused on the bird of prey falling from the sky.

Liu Zhaoqing, who had been paying attention to the sky, did not notice her emotional change. After seeing that he had successfully hit the target with an arrow, he felt relieved.

The reason why he did not let the more reliable Zhao Yun or Zhang Liao do the archery this time, but chose to do it himself, was to boost the morale of his troops. After all, as a leader, he must show "leadership", and now it seems that the effect is acceptable.

After returning the bow to Zhang Liao, Liu Zhaoqing was about to speak when a goat-horned beast suddenly jumped out from the woods in the distance. Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun let down their guard when they saw it was Di Di.

"Sir, Yoyo said that the one in the sky was Shusi, and it was carrying one person!" Zhen Mi, who was sitting on the carriage, said to Liu Zhaoqing. She was always in the front and was the first to know the information that Liu Zhaoqing didn't know through the carriage.

When Zhao Yun heard this, his expression immediately brightened up.

"Shu Si" was the name of the bird she had obtained when she went to investigate with Liu Zhaoqing and others. Now it appeared again at this time, and it was carrying a person.

It is undoubtedly closely related to the person who abducted Liu He.

"Really?" Liu Zhaoqing was also stunned for a moment after hearing this, then frowned and said, "We attacked the Hu camp at night with great force, and no one escaped... Maybe a Hu person sent out a distress signal, and then one of the two people who left came back to check..."

In other words, as long as this man is caught, the specific locations of Liu He and even most of the Wuhuan troops will be known.

After hearing what Liu Zhaoqing said, the two generals beside him immediately understood.

"My horse is fast and I am willing to control the bird!" Zhao Yun volunteered.

The White Dragon is a spiritual beast inherited from Zhao Yun's master. Its speed is faster than that of tigers and leopards. Combined with Zhao Yun's fearless spear skills, it can be said that it is invincible.

Liu Zhaoqing nodded: "Zilong goes first, and we will follow immediately."

Zhao Yun, riding a white horse and wearing white armor, broke away from the team and headed forward alone.

Liu Zhaoqing rode a black horse and Zhang Liao led the team to follow closely behind, while Zhen Mi followed Di Di and disappeared into the darkness again.

Less than half a moment later, Liu Zhaoqing heard Zhao Yun's loud shout coming from the woods in the distance.

"Don't run away, thief!"

Then, just as the owl-like creature in the forest was about to flap its wings and fly into the sky, a silver light shot up into the sky from the forest.

It was Zhao Yun who threw out his spear, cutting off most of Shu Si's wings, so that Shu Si lost his balance and fell again.

Soon, Liu Zhaoqing arrived at the scene with Zhang Liao and other large troops.

Zhao Yun and Bai Long were seen riding a horse and controlling their enemies respectively.

Zhao Yun stepped on the back of a Hu man with a broken arm, grabbed his hair with his left hand, and put his sword against his neck with his right hand.

The white dragon stepped on a large red-haired bird with human-like legs that was lying on the ground with its front two hooves, making it unable to move at all.

When Liu Zhaoqing arrived, Zhang Liao immediately raised his hand and said, "Go and help General Zilong!"

After saying this, Zhang Liao took a dozen cavalrymen to control the man and the bird instead of Zhao Yun.

"Zilong has fulfilled the mission." Zhao Yun bowed to Liu Zhaoqing who dismounted from his horse.

Liu Zhaoqing smiled, nodded, and said thank you for your hard work, then quickly walked up to the man.

The Hu man's face was covered in blood, and his left arm was drooping as if it had been broken. However, after falling from such a great height, only his arm was broken. This also proved that these Hu people were indeed physically strong, comparable to the Han people who were gifted with strong bodies.

Because the Hu man lowered his head, Liu Zhaoqing could not see his face clearly. Zhang Liao, who was standing by, also noticed this and immediately nodded to the soldier who was controlling the Hu man: "Lift his head up."

The soldier received the order and grabbed his messy long hair that was longer than his shoulders and forced him to raise his head.

A vicious face of a barbarian with bloodshot eyes came into everyone's sight.

Many people present, including Liu Zhaoqing, had frowns on their faces to varying degrees.

"It is indeed..." Liu Zhaoqing knew this Hu man.

They were among the five people he had given to Liu Yu as collateral. He had thought that Liu Yu would use them to appease the people and hand over these five people to the people who were displaced due to the invasion of the Hu people on the border, but he had not expected such a thing to happen.

"Is Liu He still alive now? Where exactly is Lu Xi in Wuhuan Mountain?" Liu Zhaoqing walked forward and asked him.

Of course, the Hu man did not answer these questions.

Even though they didn't understand it completely, both Liu Zhaoqing and the Hu people knew at this moment that the Hu people abducted Liu He in order to present him to the royal court and then work hard to get many small tribes to join the royal court. For the future of the tribe, the Hu people would not reveal any secrets.

"Foolish, Han people, come here to die."

The Hu people sneered and mocked Liu Zhaoqing in Chinese: "I, Wuhuan, have 100,000 cavalrymen, and you, with only 40 soldiers, are nothing but meat roe deer."

"My lord." Zhang Liao looked at Liu Zhaoqing.

"This person should have much more information than those people in the camp just now. If he doesn't speak, will you use the... black thing from before?"

The pitch-black thing refers to the "evil face of Yali" that Liu Zhaoqing obtained in the imperial palace on the night of March 3. Its evil breath, like that of a ferocious god, can extinguish any hope of mortals and can also make the Hu people afraid to tell their secrets.

But Liu Zhaoqing shook his head: "This guy is a tougher nut to crack. Don't waste time. Tie his hands and feet. I have other ways to get detailed information."

After finishing speaking, Liu Zhaoqing said to the darkness beside him: "Zhen Mi, go and try to ask that number to find out the specific location and the number of people and soldiers there."

Zhen Mi was able to get information from Shu Si? Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun were slightly surprised. Even Zhen Mi herself did not expect that Liu Zhaoqing would know that she had such potential.

"Feng Xiao has the eyes to see through illusions, that's what she told me." Liu Zhaoqing explained simply.

After suddenly realizing what was going on, Zhen Mi, who knew that every second counted, immediately jumped off Youyou's back, landed steadily on the ground, and then came to Shusi with small and quick steps.

Zhen Mi was already very grateful that Liu Zhaoqing agreed to come along, and being able to help Liu Zhaoqing more was her greatest hope. This way, she could avenge her father's murder herself.

When Zhen Mi approached Shu Si, Zhao Yun was worried that the soldiers would not be able to control Shu Si and cause an accident, so he went to the beast himself and pressed the gun to its head.

Zhen Mi had only recently discovered the ability to communicate with strange spirit beasts. Judging from the test results, the only one who had succeeded so far was Yoyo.

Although she was not completely sure, she was extra serious this time. She wanted to do her best for her husband and her father.

When she put her hand on Shusi's feather, Shusi calmed down, as if her ability had taken effect. But not long after, Shusi suddenly became manic again.

Zhao Yun immediately held down a few seconds, Zhen Mi quickly took a step back, and Liu Zhaoqing on the other side pondered for a moment, then drew his sword and walked towards the bird.

Just when Zhen Mi and everyone thought that Liu Zhaoqing was going to kill Shu Si, Liu Zhaoqing simply placed the Water-Repellent Sword on Shu Si's bleeding wings.

Then everyone saw that in an instant, several black streaks flowed out from Shu Si's bright red blood and merged into the Water-Repellent Sword like silk threads, making the originally dim sword slightly brighter.

"This is……"

Before Liu Zhaoqing could wonder, the Hu people whose hands and feet had just been tied were horrified.

"What did you do to the beast gifted by the Spirit Ancestor?!"

After Zhen Mi translated this, Liu Zhaoqing was silent for a while. After thinking for a moment, he turned his head to look at him and said, "It seems that your Holy Spirit Ancestor is the real evil spirit."

Chapter 178 The Only Way to Win

Although there are Yanshan Mountains blocking the way and abundant rivers, the area inside the Great Wall is still filled with yellow sand and is frequently harassed by ferocious beasts, while the area outside the Great Wall is fertile.

Liu Zhaoqing originally thought that it was caused by some "natural disaster" and that the Wuhuan had mastered some "weather weapons". Now it seems that it was all thanks to the "Holy Spirit Ancestor" mentioned by the Wuhuan.

No one knew what it was, but judging from the substance absorbed by the Water-Repellent Sword, Liu Zhaoqing knew that the "Holy Spirit" mentioned by the Hu people was definitely not a good thing, at least not for the Han people in Youzhou.

It is unknown when the Wuhuan Hu people began to worship it, and also received its "blessings", with fertile land to feed soldiers and numerous spiritual beasts to serve as mounts, and their population grew day by day.

When the Hu people gradually gained powerful strength, they would naturally covet the fertile land of the Central Plains dynasty in the south.

At this moment, Liu Zhaoqing also knew what the "source" he needed to find was, which was the "Holy Spirit".

As long as that thing is solved, the Hu people will lose their ability to grow rapidly, and will be suppressed by the Han people again, and there will be no disasters in Seine.

But now, Liu Zhaowa Qing still has to move forward step by step. The first step is to find the Wuhuan royal court or the location of the large tribe where Luxi, who abducted Liu He, is staying.

After the "Gift of the Holy Spirit" in Shusi's body was completely absorbed by the Water-Repellent Sword, his manic body calmed down again.

Its bloodshot eyes regained clarity, and its dull wings began to glow with a hazy luster, as if it had returned to its original appearance as a spirit beast.

Zhen Mi opened her mouth and looked at the sudden change of Shu Si in shock. Di Di next to her also looked at the sword in Liu Zhaoqing's hand curiously. It moved its nose to try to sniff, but sensed a breath that made it fear, and it immediately took a step back.

"It should be able to communicate with you now." Liu Zhaoqing said to Zhen Mi.

Coming back to her senses, Zhen Mi immediately closed her eyes and stretched out her white and tender hands to gently stroke Shu Si's cheek feathers again.

For a moment, Liu Zhaoqing saw a floating colorful silk ribbon seemed to appear on Zhen Mi's dark clothes, and he pondered in his heart: This seems to be... a sign of awakening?

The strange vision lasted for less than half a breath. When Zhen Mi opened her eyes again, a look of joy immediately appeared on her little face.

"Sir, Shusi told me everything!"

Later, Liu Zhaoqing learned from Zhen Mi that Shu Si had indeed carried the Hu people, as well as Luxi and Liu He, from Jicheng to Bailang Mountain. The reason why Luxi's companion returned was not because someone in the Hu people's camp that was supposed to pick them up had sent out a distress signal.

It was all because Luxi was worried about his companions and didn't want them to get in the way of his affairs, so he used the excuse that he was worried about the camp and asked his companions to come and check it out. For this reason, Luxi used something that could control the number of things and privately instructed it to fly here with its companions and then go back on its own.

Then he also gave the detailed information of where Lu Xi stayed. After Zhen Mi finished saying this, Shu Si, who had regained his normal consciousness, whimpered twice at Liu Zhaoqing and Zhen Mi.

The spirit beast was intelligent. It knew that Liu Zhaoqing had dispelled the thing that controlled it, so it was also expressing its gratitude. After crying for three times, it flapped its wings and flew crookedly to the west, returning to its family. Liu Zhaoqing and others watched it leave. It could be said that he had saved a spirit beast.

Through the communication between Zhen Mi and Shu Si, Liu Zhaoqing not only learned what happened, but also obtained unexpected information.

The Hu people are not a monolithic group; each tribe and each family has their own interests.

Liu Zhaoqing asked Zhen Mi to tell the bound Hu man about this matter, while he himself was figuring out the remaining information.

"Shu Si said that there is a settlement of about 50,000 people 20 miles northeast of Bailang Mountain in Luxi... It should not be the royal court, but it is also an important settlement. It should be the base camp of the united Huying tribes." Liu Zhaoqing said.

Zhang Liao, who also listened to Zhen Mi's intelligence, helped to analyze: "Most of the Hu people are brave. If there are more than 50,000 people, there should be about 10,000 of them who can fight."

"That Luxi must be planning to secretly bring Master Liu He into his own tribe, and then send him to the Wuhuan royal court in the name of his own tribe to offer the Holy Spirit." Liu Zhaoqing also nodded slightly, "In this way, he and his own tribe can truly join the royal court..."

"The so-called 'Holy Spirit' doesn't look like a good thing at the moment. So if Liu He is brought into the Luxi tribe, his life may be in danger. After all, a gift to the royal court usually only requires a head..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao both kept silent and began to hesitate.

On one side was Liu He, the son of Liu Yu and the governor of the Zongzheng state, and on the other side were about 10,000 brave Wuhuan soldiers who might have been blessed by the "Holy Spirit" and assisted by strange beasts.

However, there were only more than 40 cavalrymen on their side. Although the other side was a united settlement, the gap in combat power was too big after all.

In order to save Liu He who might be dead, is it really... worth taking such a big risk?

"How is that possible? You, a yellow-haired Han woman, must be lying to me!"

At this moment, Lu Xi's companion also shouted, asking Zhen Mi to retreat quickly. Di Di jumped over and wanted to eat him in one bite. It was Zhen Mi who stopped him and saved the Hu man's life.

"You, Changping... kill me, you, Han Chinese, if you have the guts!"

After hearing the truth, Lu Xi's companions were unwilling to believe it. They glared at Liu Zhaoqing and provoked him in broken Chinese, obviously wanting to sacrifice themselves for the cause.