Liu Xuande would never be a succubus of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

"Are these all from your Cao family?"

Liu Bei asked.

"How is that possible! If the Cao family had a hundred guards in Luoyang, Your Majesty would have punished them long ago."

"So they are enemies?"

"do not know."

Cao Cao frowned, but he had a bad expectation in his heart.

She and Liu Bei rode ahead on horseback, and due to the quality of their horses they were far ahead, but there were always dozens of Cao family guards following behind them.

Where did they all go?

While the two were still thinking, one of the two or three hundred people came alone on horseback and stopped in front of them.

"Hey, isn't this Lieutenant Caobei?"

The young man was thin and his skin was unhealthily pale. He looked like he had been through a lot.

"...Jian Min." Cao Cao narrowed his eyes. "...Why are you here?"

Although Liu Bei did not know this Xuzai, he knew from his surname that he must be from the Jian family.

"Why wouldn't I be here?"

Jian Min chuckled, took out his token, and said loudly: "Your Majesty has ordered Min to lead 175 imperial guards to eliminate those who act unruly in the vicinity of Luoyang!"

"Now, may I ask, Lord Lieutenant Caobei, why are you here?"

As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at Liu Bei, and then suddenly said in surprise: "It's interesting that there are such beautiful people in the world!"

Cao Cao's frown deepened. She moved aside a little, protecting Liu Bei behind her, and then replied, "Your Majesty has ordered me to investigate the Bishui Pavilion case, and I'm on my way there now."

"Really? Good luck to you then."

Jian Min shrugged his shoulders at this, as there was nothing wrong with his appearance.

But… his tone suddenly changed, and he said with a smile: "Speaking of which, there have been a lot of scoundrels around Luoyang recently. Captain Caobei should be more careful recently."

"You don't need to remind me." Cao Cao said coldly.

"is it?"

Jian Min was not angry, he just chuckled twice and said again: "But, we just encountered an attack by a group of criminals."

"!!!"

"That group of people even said they were from the Cao family. Hahahaha, that's ridiculous. The Cao family is a behemoth. How can a bunch of scoundrels like them claim to be that?"

Jian Min's smile became more and more presumptuous. He even raised his hand, and the soldier behind him immediately took out a bag and showed it to the public. The bag was full of bleeding heads.

"Look, this is our outstanding achievement!"

Kindness: Chapter 12: Chirp

“…Jian Min!”

Cao Cao felt his heart burning, and an unknown flame was almost about to devour him completely.

"What do you want to call me for?"

Jian Min shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Could it be that Commander Cao Bei is trying to say that those dead were actually members of your Cao family?"

"Oh my, that's dangerous."

He pretended to be kind and reminded: "After all, this group of people attacked His Majesty's imperial guards. If they are really from the Cao family, then we need to go to the Cao family to investigate."

"Thief, how dare you!"

"Why don't I dare?"

Jian Min said coldly, "I am following the orders of Your Majesty to eliminate all those who behave improperly. What? Do you want to test the sharpness of my sword?"

"..."

Cao Cao clenched her fists. She had never suffered such a great humiliation, and the Cao family had never been treated like this.

At this point, she finally figured one thing out.

The Jian family's recent actions, frequently opposing the Cao family, coupled with these sudden privileges today... is this a sign of Jian Shuo's immense power? No, there must be permission from the emperor behind this, or at least tacit approval.

As expected, the current emperor does not associate with virtuous and capable people, but only wants to rely on eunuchs and relatives of the emperor's wife.

This is really... chilling to the hearts of the people all over the world.

Cao Cao tried several times to draw his sword and kill the man in front of him, but he couldn't pull it out.

After all, she was not the fearless Yuan Shao, nor was she the idealistic Liu Xuande, nor was she a die-hard fan of the Han Dynasty's Liu royal family.

She is just the daughter of a eunuch.

Although her grandfather had many connections and her father was one of the Nine Ministers, she, Cao Cao, was ultimately just a young and naive child who had just entered the officialdom.

Not to mention whether he could deal with Jian Shuo, now he couldn't even protect himself.

Cao Cao bit her lower lip until blood seeped into her mouth. Only then did she know what sour and bitter meant.

The young man's passion is only temporary after all. When the passion cools down, what emerges is the extremely cold rationality.

From the beginning when Jian Shuo obtained half of Luoyang's military affairs, to the ambush and killing of dozens of people in the front, and even the appearance of this group of imperial guards behind him.

All these undoubtedly prove one thing - they are all within the rhythm of the Jian family.

The entire Luoyang is now a chess game, and among those playing chess there must be members of the Jian family.

I'm afraid the Jian family's intention is to continue to provoke her until she finally makes an insane choice, which will lead to her being convicted and even successfully affecting the Cao family.

Dozens of Cao family guards died because of her momentary radicalism.

If he were alone here, Cao would probably be extremely angry and would eventually choose to fight to the death, exchanging one for one with this hateful member of the Jian family.

But, I have Liu Xuande behind me.

It's amazing.

Obviously today is the first day we have really met, but I just don’t want to see him die in front of me. This is absolutely not possible.

Cao Cao lowered his head, and after a few moments of thought, he finally decided to let go of the sword handle. Just as he was about to spur his horse out of the way and leave in disgrace...

A strong hand came up to hold it, Cao Cao turned around and saw Liu Bei's calm peach blossom eyes, then he heard a "click", and the sword was unsheathed.

The cold light reflected the faces of the two men, one on the sword body and the other on the sword back.

Then, the young man's unique and slightly childish voice sounded at the right time.

"My sword is not at all weak, is it?"

"..."

The air at the scene froze.

Both Jian Min and Cao Cao were stunned, obviously not expecting that this third party would interrupt the conversation.

But when Jian Min realized what was going on, he burst into laughter, and then his expression suddenly turned cold: "Boy, do you know who I am?"

"When dealing with an enemy, I don't consider background or status, I only consider whether the position is appropriate or not. And you are just a scoundrel who relies on your family's status to bully others. What can I do with you?"

"?"

"Good, good, good!"

Jian Min said "good" three times in a row, then angrily said, "You were the ones who provoked us first, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Oh?"

Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "You have already slaughtered dozens of Cao's guards, so what mercy can you show?"

After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for the other party to reply. He jumped on his horse and before he landed in the air, he swung his sword forward without hesitation.

wow-

Blood was flowing out and one of its ears was cut off.

"what!!!"

When screams of intense pain rang out on the field, Liu Bei finally landed on the ground. Without even a pause, he reached forward, ready to take Jian Min hostage. But before that...

Without warning, he looked up at the sky.

"You hateful child, all the troops, listen to my orders..."

"call out--!"

Just as the two were about to fight each other, an external arrow pierced through the clouds and landed steadily on the ground between them.

"This is……"

Liu Bei leaned forward to take a look and discovered that the material used for this arrow was a tree that was unique to Mount Gao, so this was...

"The great scholars, Lu Zhi, Lu Zigan."

Jian Min's eyesight was not bad. His face changed drastically at this moment. He completely ignored the bleeding half of his ear and turned his head to look around, but he didn't know who shot him. There was no trace of anyone.

“…Don’t look at it anymore. This is an arrow shot from Mount Gao.”

Liu Bei's anger subsided slightly. He looked at the words "Stop Fighting" engraved on the arrow and couldn't help but sigh, "Master, you want us to stop fighting."

"Humph!"

Jian Min stomped his feet in anger, covering his ears, and his paler face turned even darker.

Although he knew that the boy in front of him was Lu Zigan's registered student, he never expected that this great man would come to his aid.

Although Lu Zigan is only a doctor at present, she is both civil and military. The court will definitely make important arrangements for her in the near future. Moreover, Lu Zigan's own reputation is also very high.

Apart from that, it would be fine, but his teachers were Sikong Chen Qiu and the great Confucian Ma Rong, and his fellow students were all people who already had fame or official positions, such as Zheng Xuan, Guan Ning, and Hua Xin. These are just the tip of the iceberg.

His Jian family could rely on the favor of His Majesty to offend the Cao family, but they could not deal with a group of Confucian disciples headed by Lu Zigan at the same time.

Jian Min figured this out and immediately endured the severe pain. He first gave Liu Bei and Cao Cao a cold look, then turned his horse around reluctantly. He couldn't even utter a harsh word and immediately led his army away in disgrace.

Anyway, his purpose is not to really kill Cao Cao. Most of the other families are just watching the affairs between the Jian and Cao families. But if the Jian family really dares to touch the foundation of the Cao family, the other families will undoubtedly choose to join hands.

In fact, there is no need for the aristocratic families to join forces to deal with it. The Yuan family alone is enough to give the Jian family a hard time.

"Disciple Liu Bei, I would like to express my gratitude to my teacher."

Liu Bei first knelt down and bowed, then picked up the arrow on the ground, wiped it with his sleeve, put it around his waist, and then got back on his horse.

However, there was still some shock on Zhang Junlang's face.

You have to know that Mount Gao is separated from here by Luoyang City, and this arrow fell from the sky, which means that the cheap teacher... shot an arrow that pierced the clouds and landed accurately on the ground.

This man is a genius, he is truly a genius, I can’t criticize him at all.

Although Liu Bei knew that the teacher was no ordinary person, he was still shocked when he saw her take action.

Could it be that this is not only a modified version of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but also a mythological version?

Then why didn’t I hear any news about it in the first half of my life?

But then again, the Jian family can't let them go so easily, so they really need to arrange for Death Thorn to take action... Well, killing Jian Shuo is indeed unrealistic, but killing you, Jian Min, is easy.

Liu Bei had no intention of letting his enemies go as they had hurt each other. He only thought about how to justify their deaths.

But before he could think further, he suddenly saw the person in front of him turn sideways on horseback, then lean over with his eyes closed, and their lips met in an instant.

"Chewmi."

???

Liu Bei was completely stunned, his mind was blank and he was at a loss as to what to do.

No, she...she, huh? Huh?

The fragrance slipped into my nose, and occasionally a strand of hair brushed across my face, making me feel soft and gentle. My lips were red and silky, as fresh and tender as flowers, making me feel quite light and happy.

When Cao Cao was about to press Liu Bei onto the horse's back, the latter suddenly pushed her away with force.

"Wait a minute, Meng De...Meng De, what are you doing?"

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Cao Cao's confused eyes gradually regained their rationality. His already dark pupils became even darker, and there seemed to be a flash of fire in them. Then his expression returned to normal, and she smiled faintly and said: