Chapter 045: Wan City's Whirlpool (4/5) Seeking Recommendations

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  Cao Peng's height is just below Wei Ping's chin.

  Blood splattered on his face, and Cao Peng didn't even lift a hand to wipe it off. A drop of blood rolled down the blade like a jade bead...

  His expression was still calm, without any ripples.

  Han's ring knife spun in his hand, and with a "pa" sound, he slapped Wei Ping to the ground. Cao Peng quickly took two steps forward, stretched out his hand to grab the reins of a war horse, and flipped onto the horseback. All these movements were completed under the gaze of a group of Jingzhou soldiers, but no one stopped him.

  Are you kidding me?!

  Wei Ping is actually dead?

  This kid is from nowhere, like a ghost, appearing silently and quietly.

  A huge fear suddenly enveloped the hearts of Jingzhou soldiers, to the point where Cao Peng got on his horse and held up his sword, without anyone reacting.

  "Wei, big brother, why haven't you left yet?"

  Cao Peng let out a loud shout on horseback, finally waking Wei Yan up.

  The left hand flew out, spinning in the air, and landed squarely on a Shu soldier's face. Before the soldier could even cry out in pain, Wei Yan gripped his Dragon and Sparrow sword tightly with both hands, its blade flashing brightly as it sliced through the wind. With each step he took, a loud battle cry burst forth from his mouth. Each time he shouted, the Dragon and Sparrow sword would fall, accompanied by a thunderous whooshing sound. The sharp blade tore through the Shu soldiers' armor, taking their lives with it.

  One step kills one person, perhaps it's a bit exaggerated.

  But ten steps kill one person, it is more than enough...

  A general who has reached the level of ease in using his muscles, if he fights with all his might, may not necessarily lose to those top-notch generals. As the saying goes, "One man can fight to the death, and a thousand men cannot stop him." Wei Yan's martial arts were originally far superior to these Jingzhou soldiers, and with the strange and suspicious killing of Wei Ping, the Jingzhou soldiers' souls flew away in all directions. Therefore, after Wei Yan started his massacre, the Jingzhou soldiers hardly put up any resistance, shouting in unison and turning their heads to flee.

  Will be the soldiers' courage!

  This sentence is not groundless.

  Wei Ping is indeed inferior to Wei Yan, but among the troops in Jingzhou, he is a military king and the main general.

  Now that the master is dead, what's the point of continuing?

  Cao Peng charged forward on horseback, holding a knife in one hand, and rushed towards the Jingzhou soldiers. His knife technique was not like Wei Yan's grand and powerful style, but instead seemed unusually sinister. The White Ape had a special knife technique called the Tianxia Knife. It was a light and agile move that only used the tip of the blade to kill, never chopping or slashing. If it were any other time, Cao Peng would have been courting death by charging forward like this. But now, the Jingzhou soldiers had lost their morale, and Cao Peng wouldn't let this opportunity to beat a drowning dog slip away. In this era, it was either kill or be killed. Any mercy would lead to disaster! Cao Peng told Deng Yi the story of the farmer and the snake, so he definitely wouldn't become that foolish farmer.

  Killed two people in a row, blood stained clothes and armor.

  Cao Peng rushed to Wei Yan's side and was about to speak, but saw Wei Yan grab the reins with one hand and flip over to sit on the horse's back.

  "Brother Wei..."

  "Let's hurry back!"

  Wei Yan was filled with grief and indignation, and didn't even bother to thank Cao Peng for his praise, urging his horse on as he departed.

  Cao Peng's body was slender and not very heavy. And this horse, obviously not comparable to Cao Peng's nag, carried two people with no decrease in speed.

  The night wind is very strong, blowing directly in our faces, making it impossible to keep our eyes open.

  Just as Cao Peng was about to speak, a fierce gust of wind blew directly into his mouth, almost choking him.

  Wei Yan's face was very solemn, and he galloped his horse wildly.

  He suddenly pulled hard on the reins and brought his horse to a stop.

  "Brother Wei, why aren't you leaving?"

  Wei Yan didn't say a word, his face was iron-green, he sat on horseback motionless.

  Cao Peng followed Wei Yan's line of sight and saw that in the distance, flames were shooting up to the sky, almost illuminating half of the heavens.

  "That's a sunset gathering!"

  "I know."

  Cao Peng suddenly became tense and shouted loudly: "Wei brother, let's go quickly!"

  "Too late!"

  Wei Yan muttered to himself, his teeth clenched tightly.

  Such a big fire must have been premeditated. Wei Ping first killed the sentry, then sent someone to ask for reinforcements... After he was transferred out, the camp was almost empty. Since Wei Ping had rebelled, the hook-and-sickle hand, also known as the halberd hand, who had always been trained by him, must have followed suit and rebelled too.

  Wei Yan understood Wei Ping, but not as deeply as Wei Ping understood him.

  But he knew that Wei Ping alone would never have had the guts to do such a thing. So, behind Wei Ping's back, there must be a hidden mastermind.

  The troops of Jingzhou in the mangrove forest also proved that this was an organized and premeditated ambush.

  Adding up the previous sudden command from Huang She, it further explains everything... It must be Huang She!

  "Wei Ge, let's hurry over, my brother-in-law and Hu Tou are both on that side."

  Wei Yan hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and was about to charge forward on horseback. Suddenly, he heard the sound of horseshoes coming from the direction of the setting sun. The wind was loud, but the horseshoe sounds were clear. Wei Yan's face changed, and without saying another word, he turned his horse around and left.

  Cao Peng hurriedly said, "Big Brother Wei, stop... Wei Yan, you stop for me, I want to go save my brother-in-law!"

  "Shut up, Deng Jie has already died."

  "It's impossible, I had Hu Tou protect him, how could he possibly die."

  "When did our army have cavalry? The horseshoes just now indicate that there are many cavalry! If the battle at the sunset gathering place has not ended, how can those cavalry come over?"

  "No way, no way... Hu Tou will definitely protect his sister's husband!"

  Cao Peng was stunned!

  All calmness and caution have vanished into thin air.

  In his previous life, he failed to protect his family; would he still face such a fate in this life? In just over a month, Cao Jin's family showed him care and concern, which Cao Peng could not forget. He had promised his sister that he would definitely protect Deng Ju. But now... how was he supposed to explain himself to his family?

  Wei Yan became somewhat impatient and raised his hand, using the hilt of his sword to slap Cao Peng's neck.

  Cao Peng's loud shout suddenly stopped, and he fell softly on Wei Yan's body, no longer resisting. Wei Yan turned his head to take another look at the setting sun, gritted his teeth, raised his whip, and galloped away...

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  It was unknown how long he had been unconscious, but Cao Peng slowly came to.

  Dazzling sunlight made him squint. He subconsciously raised his hand to block the light, and a buzzing sound came from beside his ear.

  Cao Peng finally came to after shaking his head vigorously.

  "Where is this?"

  "Yan!" A low voice came from a short distance away, "We are now within the borders of Yan City."

  Wancheng?

  Cao Peng sprang up, following the sound, and saw Wei Yan sitting by a bonfire not far away, quietly roasting a piece of meat from an unknown animal. Cao Peng stood up, shook his head again with force, looked at Wei Yan suspiciously, and then scanned around. A small stream flowed nearby, reflecting the slanted sunlight, rippling with a bloody glow.

  An animal resembling a wild boar lay in a pool of blood.

  It must be Wei Yan who killed him...

  "What time is it now?"

  "It's almost dusk... This place is some distance from Xi Yang Ju and there are no houses around, so we're basically not in danger."

  How did I end up here?

  Cao Peng gradually came to and suddenly roared in a rage: "I want to go back and find my brother-in-law!"

  "Your brother-in-law is already dead."

  Wei Yan raised his head, and on his pale face, there were still sticky black bloodstains. A pair of eyes seemed particularly cold, and under the sunlight, they revealed a hint of chilliness.

  "What can you do when you go back? Are you going back to die?"

  "But I promised my sister... I have to go back, my brother-in-law won't die!"

  Cao Peng said, and turned his head to leave.

  Wei Yan stretched out his hand to grab the knife, picked up a piece of charcoal from the bonfire and threw it at Cao Peng. Cao Peng had no time to dodge and was hit by the charcoal, falling to the ground with a thud.

  "What are you doing?!"

  I promised Deng Jie to take good care of you.

  "So I will never let you go back to die..."

  Cao Peng suddenly got angry.

  He climbed up, pointing at Wei Yan and scolding: "You coward, you keep talking about the relationship between brothers in arms, but you watched your sworn brother being killed with your own eyes, yet you don't even have the courage to go back. Yiyang Wu Zu, do you deserve this title?"

  "Shut up!"

  Wei Yan suddenly lifted his head and shouted loudly. Immediately, he slowly closed his eyes, as if muttering to himself: "Yiyang Wuzi is gone..."

  Cao Peng clearly saw two lines of hot tears, bursting out of her eyes.

  Along Wei Yan's blood-stained face, silently dripping into the bonfire...

  "Knowing it is impossible yet doing it anyway, is being unwise."

  "What's the harm in Wei Yan's death? But if I die, who will avenge my brothers? They cannot die in vain, and I won't let them die in vain!"

  As he spoke, he suddenly raised his head and stared at Cao Peng.

  "Ah Fu, let's go surrender to Cao Gong."

  "Huh?"

  "Only Cao Gong can help me avenge and settle the score; also, only Cao Gong has the ability to put pressure on Liu Biao and make him hand over Huang She."

  Wei Yan's face suddenly had an extra splash of brilliant color.

  "Yes, I'll go to join Cao Gong... He's currently in Wan City, and might immediately send troops to Jingzhou. At that time, I'm willing to be the vanguard, trample through the nine districts of Jing and Xiang, for my brothers, to avenge justice! Ah Fu, come with me, let's go to join Cao Cao!"

  Betray and surrender to Cao Cao?

  Wei Yan has long admired Liu Bei, so why does he suddenly want to surrender to Cao Cao?

  Of course, at that time Liu Da'er's name was not yet prominent and had not yet been given the title of Liu Huangshu. His influence was limited to the Xuzhou area... Oh, maybe he also had some foundation in Gaoyang County. However, if we say that his name is known throughout the world, it seems that it is still far from reaching.

  It is rather Cao Cao who has obeyed the Emperor's orders and commanded the feudal lords, and his reputation is now resounding.

  Wei Yan's idea of surrendering to Cao Cao doesn't seem too excessive...

  Cao Peng hesitated!

  After a long while, he lifted his head and looked at Wei Yan, saying softly: "Brother Wei, I want to go home."