Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 358 The Enemy of the Enemy

Not long after Feng Tietou led his team away, Ren Yuan also led his team to come and meet up with Song and Yu's team.

The atmosphere at the meeting was very depressing. Although the plan was executed perfectly and Xiao Zong was captured for a time, Feng Tietou's interference made everything go to waste...

"Captain, this is all our fault." Yu Tianmin reflected dejectedly, "After we captured Xiao Zong, we should have moved him as soon as possible, instead of interrogating him directly."

"Yes." Song Jingxiu also nodded and said, "Even if we were surrounded at that time, we still had the opportunity to use the teleportation array to take Xiao Zong away. But in a hurry, we actually forgot about this."

"Okay, don't be a wise man after the event." Ren Yuan patted the two men on the shoulders and said, "To avoid any more trouble, isn't it normal to arrest someone and interrogate him immediately? But who would have thought that Feng Tietou would come so quickly?"

"As for the teleportation array." Ren Yuan looked at the small array that could only accommodate two or three people and said, "Let's not talk about whether you can make Zu Sima obey. Even if he really activates the array, can you abandon your brothers and run away?"

"Captain." The two felt warm in their hearts. They didn't expect that the young and energetic Ren Yuan had such a considerate side.

"Anyway, I'm the captain, and I'm responsible for everything." Ren Yuan raised his hand, signaling them to stop blaming themselves. "Besides, hasn't Xiao Zong arrived at Hulao Pass yet? The game isn't over yet, so now isn't the time to review."

He clenched his fist and said, "We should think of a way to get Xiao Zong back now!"

"Yes." The two of them were excited, but after thinking for a moment, they said dejectedly: "How is it possible?"

"Yes, Captain." Yu Tianmin smiled bitterly and said, "He is now in Xingyang City and has become a guest of Feng Tietou. What can we do to save him?"

"Then try to get rid of Feng Tietou. I want to see how he can be a guest of honor again!" Ren Yuan said with a sneer.

"Ah?" Yu Tianmin and Song Jingxiu opened their mouths wide, thinking, if we could have dealt with him, why didn't we do it just now?
But Ren Yuan's trip had already impressed them deeply, especially the idea of killing Xiao Zong today. He could be said to be as smart as a god and almost a demon...if it weren't for what happened later.

In short, they would not easily question Ren Yuan's decision, so even though they didn't believe it, they still asked, "Do we have that ability?"

"We really don't have that ability." Ren Yuan said calmly, "But someone does."

"Who?" Yu Song asked in unison.

"Du Luozhou." Ren Yuan didn't keep the secret.

"That's true, but how can he listen to us?"

"Du Luozhou won't listen to us, but he will listen to Liu Mazi." Ren Yuan said.

"Liu Mazi from Yucheng?" Yu Song's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Yes, he does have a problem with Feng Tietou!"

During this period, Ren Yuan and his men have dealt with the rebels many times and are already familiar with the internal situation of the True King Army.

Feng Tietou and Liu Mazi can be considered Du Luozhou's right-hand men, but it is not known whether Du Luozhou is incompetent in commanding his subordinates or is deliberately instigating infighting between the two so that he can keep his position securely.

In short, the two of them were fighting so fiercely that they had reached the point of openly falling out.

"If Liu Mazi can try harder, he might be able to kill Feng Tietou, or at least force him to hand over Xiao Zong." Yu Tianmin felt warm in his heart.

"But how could Liu Mazi listen to us?" Song Jingxiu poured cold water on him and said, "He is also a general in charge of a region. It is difficult for us to even meet him."

"It doesn't matter. Everything depends on human efforts." Ren Yuan said in a deep voice.

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Ren Yuan rushed to Yucheng that day. This time, he had figured out the strength of the rebels, so he didn't have to be cautious. He rushed all the way, showing his magical powers, and arrived at Yucheng in the middle of the night. At this time, the city gate was closed, and he didn't report to the city head, but teleported directly into the city...

In the Yucheng City Guard's Mansion, Liu Mazi, with pockmarks all over his face, was drinking alone.

Suddenly his heart tightened, the drunkenness on his face disappeared instantly, and he stared coldly into the darkness of the room.

"who?!"

"General Liu, please be patient. I have no ill intentions." Then a handsome and capable young man with a slightly dark complexion walked out of the shadows.

"Could it be that you saw me drinking alone and came here to keep me company?" Liu Mazi narrowed his eyes and looked at the other person, making sure that he had never seen this person before.

"Why not?" The young man walked up to him, sat down, and said with his hands folded: "I am Ren Yuan from the Daliang Gou Chen Division, nice to meet General Liu."

"Are you from the Southern Dynasty?" Upon hearing this, the murderous intent in Liu Mazi's eyes diminished a lot.

"That's right." Ren Yuan nodded and showed his gold medal.

"He's still a deputy guard master." Liu Mazi obviously knew the situation in the Southern Dynasty very well. He looked Ren Yuan up and down and said, "He's so young, could he be a descendant of the Wang and Xie families?"

"No, I am just an ordinary person. I was appreciated by Marshal Chen for my humble contribution." Ren Yuan smiled faintly and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "It's just a little bit of luck."

"Did Chen Qingzhi also send you to Yucheng?" Liu Mazi asked.

"Of course." Ren Yuan nodded and said directly: "I was ordered to lead people to capture the traitorous Second Prince Xiao Zong. I chased him all the way to Youhuang Valley outside Xingyang City and finally captured him. At this time, Feng Tietou, the garrison commander of Xingyang, led his people to intervene and announced that they would protect him."

"Oh?" Liu Mazi didn't expect this to happen, and couldn't help laughing: "That sissy always hurts others and doesn't benefit himself. This is something he can do."

"We said all we could to please him, but he refused to let us go, so we had no choice but to come and ask General Liu for help." Ren Yuan praised Liu Mazi and said, "Before I came here, General Chen once said that the enemy of my enemy can be my friend. For example, General Liu is a man of high moral character. If you encounter difficulties, you can come and ask him for help. The Gou Chensi will definitely reward you generously."

Actually, he had said this to Yu Tianmin, but it was only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname. Feng Tietou was very stubborn and didn't take it seriously... Well, actually he did take it seriously, otherwise he wouldn't have let them leave safely.

All I can say is... I didn't take it too seriously.

This was of course also related to his location. Xingyang was still far away from the territory of the Southern Dynasty, so naturally there was not much sense of urgency.

Liu Mazi was different. He was stationed in Yucheng and was on guard against the Wei army in the direction of Xuzhou.

He was very clear about the current situation in Xuzhou. The Anle King Yuanjian, who led the army to suppress the rebellion, was just a mediocre person. As long as the Southern Dynasty rescued him in time, Yuan Faseng would be able to defeat the Wei army and survive the crisis.

By then, his territory will border the Southern Dynasty. No matter where the future goes, it is necessary to maintain good relations now... At least, the relationship must not be damaged.

So after Ren Yuandao revealed his identity, he eliminated most of his hostility.

After listening to Ren Yuan's words, Liu Mazi poured him a glass of wine and said, "I am really ashamed that you think highly of me, Marshal Chen. But other things are easy to deal with, but I can't do anything about Feng Tietou's matter."

He said with a wry smile, "To be honest, the two of us have fought so hard that he will never listen to me."

The conversation between the two sides was based on frankness.

(End of this chapter)