Chapter 9: The Visitor on a Snowy Night (Part 2) Seeking Recommendations and Favorites

  "Wait!"

  As a clear voice sounded, three people walked into the post station from outside.

  An old man, a young man, and an adolescent. The young man took a glance at the robust man and suddenly said: "General Zhongye, the wind and snow are very heavy, let's take a step back and let others go first, why should we be the ones to do evil? You men, stay here, wait for the snow to stop, then we'll leave."

  Having said that, the young man looked at the old man and saw that he was smiling and did not object.

  The strong man hesitated for a moment, then bowed his head to the black-bearded man: "Thank you, sir."

  As they spoke, the two of them led the woman and child into the house, moving the rug that was spread on the ground to one side, clearing a vacant space.

  The knight said in a low voice: "Mr. Yuan An..."

  "Hey, we're all just passing through, being able to gather here is also a kind of fate."

  "Look at them with their families and children, they can't be spies for the mountain bandits... If they stay, let them stay, why bother to drive them away?"

  "It is as Mr. said."

  "Let's go in and talk."

  "Mr. Yuan An, please."

  "Debut, please!"

  The old man held onto the young master's hand and walked into the station house.

  Perhaps due to years of neglect, the house was somewhat dilapidated. Several windows had disappeared without a trace, and cold winds poured in through the window openings into the room.

  However, the house is quite clean.

  The old man glanced at the family huddled in the corner of the house, smiled slightly, and bowed his hands.

  It's obvious that this house has been swept by this family, otherwise it wouldn't be so clean.

  Several knights carried two sedan chairs into the house and placed them in the middle of the room. Later, someone brought a bucket of charcoal and poured it into the abandoned fire pit, which quickly ignited. As the charcoal fire burned, the room suddenly became much warmer. The old man and the young man sat face to face, while the boy sat beside the old man, gazing at the blazing charcoal in the fire pit with a smile on his face.

  "Sit down too, Zhang Ye."

  The knight smiled and sat down beside the fire pit without being polite.

  The rest of them stood outside the house, either on guard or preparing meals...

  "Mr. Yuan An, you have just returned from Xudu, did you see His Majesty?"

  The old man nodded, "It's been a while since we last met."

  "What was the result?"

  The old man hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid it's just out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth."

  I observe Cao Cao, he is not a minister who can assist the country. This time Your Majesty moved the capital to Xuchang, it has fulfilled the prophecy 'Han lost the world because of Xuchang', sooner or later there will be great chaos in the world."

  Han lost the world because of Xu Chang.

  It is unclear where it came from and cannot be investigated...

  The young man couldn't help but show a disappointed look on his face upon hearing this.

  The knight remained silent, staring blankly at the charcoal fire in the brazier, a look of bewilderment on his face.

  "De Cao, what did you gain from this trip?"

  The young man smiled wryly, "This time I traveled to Jiangdong and visited good friends from Xuzhou, but wherever I went, there was little gain..."

  However, this time in Xuzhou, I met a hero.

  "If in the future the world falls into great chaos, the one who can inherit the legacy of the Han dynasty and continue its destiny should be this person."

  "Oh?"

  The old man heard this and raised an eyebrow.

  "Xuzhou... isn't where that fierce tiger is lurking, what De Cao said, it shouldn't be this person, right?"

  "The bravery of a lone tiger, unmatched in all the land."

  "Alas, he is licentious and has lost his virtue, greedy and self-indulgent by nature. How can he be a wise ruler? The one I speak of is called Liu Bei, styled Xuande! It is said that he studied under Lu Gongzi Gan, brave and righteous, broad-minded and with great vision... Previously, Tao Qian had petitioned the imperial court to appoint him as Governor of Yu Province. After Tao Qian's death, he remained in Xuzhou... However, later on, he took in that fierce tiger, resulting in the loss of Xuzhou, and temporarily resided in Xiaopei. Some time ago, he turned against the fierce tiger, suffered a crushing defeat, and fled. Now, he has surrendered to Cao Cao and been enfeoffed as General Who Conquers the East, Marquis of Yicheng."

  "Oh, it's this person!"

  The old man nodded and smiled: "I've heard of his name."

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  In the corner of the house, the young man in the woman's arms suddenly lifted his head.

  He listened with a sideways ear to the conversation between the old man and the young man, and in his heart, he suddenly had a strange idea.

  Can this young man be called virtuous?

  Could it be him, Shuijing Mr., Sima Hui?

  This young man is Cao Peng.

  The strong man who fought with the knight earlier was Wang Meng...

  The five of them arrived at the post house before dark, cleaned it up and settled in for the night. Unexpectedly, after nightfall, a heavy snow suddenly fell, and there were also uninvited guests who came unannounced. Wang Meng naturally would not easily give up the post house, so there was that previous fight.

  As for the result, Cao Peng had already guessed it.

  But he did not think that with Wang Meng's bravery, he would only last three rounds in the hands of that knight.

  In my past life, when I watched Three Kingdoms, I always felt that the author had exaggerated the bravery of the Three Kingdoms warriors. But now it seems that they were indeed extraordinary.

  The old man called the knight 'Zhong Ye'...

  Could it be that this knight is Wen Ping, the valiant general of Jingzhou?

  But then Sima Hui's identity was guessed, Wen Ping's identity was also guessed...... Who is that old man? The young man beside him...

  Cao Peng suddenly struggled out of Zhang's arms and walked towards the fire pit.

  His sudden action startled Zhang Shi, Wang Meng and Cao Jiu.

  "Friend, come back!"

  Zhang's shout naturally startled several people beside the fire pit.

  Simahui raised his head and saw Cao Peng walking over, a look of doubt also appearing in his eyes.

  Wen Ping subconsciously gripped his treasured sword tightly, his eyes gleaming with intensity as he stared at Cao Peng.

  "Gentlemen, the students have been reasonable!"

  Cao Peng's heart was racing, but his face remained calm and composed.

  The young man beside the old man curiously sized up Cao Peng, while the old man turned around and smiled kindly.

  "What advice can you give me, young friend?"

  His voice was thick and heavy, exuding a sense of solemnity. Although he wore a smile on his face, it made people involuntarily feel a sense of reverence, which made Cao Peng's heart beat faster.

  "May I ask your surname and given name, sir?"

  "Oh, old man Pong Ji!"

  Pang Ji?

  A very unfamiliar name, Yuan An must be his courtesy name, but Cao Peng didn't have any impression at all.

  Cao Peng's heart beats faster.

  He knew that standing out like this would make him appear very presumptuous. But he also knew that this was an opportunity, and if he could do it well, his future would become smoother.

  So, Cao Peng took a deep breath and bowed to the young man, "I heard Mr. Yuan An just called you by your courtesy name, are you Mr. Sima Dechao?"

  At this time, whether Sima Decao had built Shuijing Mountain Villa was unknown.

  If not, then Mr. Shuijing's name would naturally be out of the question...

  Simahui was taken aback, smiled and nodded: "I am indeed Sima Dekao, may I ask young friend..."

  "The student's surname is Cao, first name Peng, and his courtesy name is Youxue."

  Cao Peng made a generous and elegant gesture, saying his own name.

  As for the name of the ancient man, he wasn't particularly clear about it. However, he knew that single characters were names and double characters were words. Cao Peng was his current name, while You Xue represented his past life.

  Wang Meng asked in surprise: "Younger brother, when did Ah Fu have a surname?"

  Cao Qu also shook his head in confusion, "How would I know... maybe it was the Taoist priest who taught him to read and write, who gave him that courtesy name?"

  This explanation seems to make sense too.

  Zhang was somewhat frightened, "Those people don't look ordinary at all, Peng'er is fine, what does he want to go and talk to them for?"

  "This..."

  Cao Qu and Wang Meng stared at each other in dismay.

  But in Wang Mai's eyes, a hint of madness flashed through.

  Ever since Cao Peng woke up from his coma, he became completely different from before.

  But it was just that he dared to kill people, which made Wang Mai admire him endlessly. Now, seeing Cao Peng face the knight who could defeat his father without showing any fear, Wang Mai secretly praised him even more.

  "Friends from the same school, companions in the same pursuit!"

  Simahui and Pangji exchanged a glance, nodded slightly and said: "This name Xiaoyou, is quite ambitious."

  Cao Youxue, this is a very ordinary name in later generations. However, in ancient times, the two characters "You Xue" had great significance.

  In ancient times, Youxue was the name of an official position. The combination of 'You' and 'Wenxue', is a subordinate official post...

  Being able to give Cao Peng a courtesy name like this shows that his teacher is no ordinary person!

  "Little friend, what brings you here?"

  Cao Peng made an effort to stabilize his emotions and said in a low voice, "The student just now unintentionally overheard the words of the two gentlemen, had some feelings, so he came to ask for guidance."

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