Chapter 33: The Wolf Girl Ten

  "Traveling together?!" All the bandits were caught off guard by Yuan Shang's sudden remark, and they looked at each other in confusion, their minds muddled by this fake county magistrate.

  Isn't this guy also a thief?

  Yuan Shang seemed to have guessed what they were thinking, and nodded solemnly: "That's right, Big Head, to be honest, my purpose for coming here today is the same as yours, which is to ask the county magistrate to borrow grain for emergency relief. It's just that things didn't go well, and I arrived a step earlier than you, so I took the initiative..."

  As the conversation reached this point, two groups of people and horses appeared from both sides of the corridor, with over 200 people rushing into the main hall and courtyard, surrounding the red-clad bandit and his followers.

  The thieves in the hall suddenly took a cold breath at the sight.

  It's not that the other side has an ambush, but looking at these ambushers, each and every one of them is fully armed, with shiny armor and bright weapons, exuding a powerful killing aura. Where is the weak and feeble appearance of a small county town? Clearly, this is a well-trained and seasoned army.

  The red-clothed female thief's face turned shocked and furious, she turned her head and angrily shouted at Yuan Shang: "How despicable! You actually set up an ambush!"

  Yuan Shang rubbed his nose and shrugged, saying: "You still have the nerve to say me? This time we came to the county town to borrow grain smoothly, eating hot pot and singing songs, originally a happy event, suddenly let you mix it up, who can I reason with?"

  The face of the red-clothed female thief turned deathly pale, staring at Yuan Shang in shock for a long time. Then, her heroic eyes suddenly burst out: "Shameless bandit, how dare you play tricks on me? Today, this young lady must extinguish your life!"

  Having said that, the red-clothed female thief immediately drew out the sword from her waist: "Follow me, let's fight these shameless people!"

  "Yes!"

  As soon as the words fell, a group of thieves and bandits picked up their weapons and scattered to fight against Yuan's soldiers. The soldiers did not show weakness either, and they joined the battle with raised swords. In an instant, the grand hall that was filled with the aroma of wine and meat turned into an arena for gladiatorial combat. The two groups fought like gangs competing for territory, clashing their weapons in a frenzy of mutual slaughter. The entire county government fell into chaos.

  In the great hall, Deng Xianzhi was so frightened that he shrank into a corner of the side hall, trembling with fear, and felt so wronged that he almost cried.

  No wonder, Dengxian's small official position is indeed suffocating. In just one night, he welcomed two groups of bandits who not only wanted to rob the grain and fodder of Nandun County but also had a fierce battle in his county government office, smashing it into pieces. Regardless of who won or lost, no one would compensate for his losses.

  This corrupt official is really infuriating!

  Deng Xianzai shivered, and at the same time made up his mind that once tonight's matter was over, if he still had a life left, this broken official would not be worthy of consideration; he would return to his hometown in XinYe to read books and farm, even begging on the streets would be better than this!

  Let's not mention Deng County Magistrate wanting to cry but having no tears, blaming heaven and others. To say that in the hall, both sides were killing each other, the red-clothed female thief took advantage of the chaos and rushed left and right, rushing straight towards the main seat of the High Hall Master, pouncing on Yuan Shang like a strong wind.

  Just as they were about to kill Yuan Shang, a figure suddenly flashed out from behind the hall, seemingly well-prepared. With a flip of his right hand, he drew out a precious sword from his waist, and the snow-bright sword light flashed, instantly dancing out several sword flowers that shot straight at the red-clothed female thief who was rushing towards them.

  The red-clothed female thief was suddenly shocked, and her body, which had been charging towards Yuan Shang, came to an abrupt halt. In her haste, she raised her sword to meet him, and with great force, she barely managed to block his attack.

  But the opponent's strength was too great, and he forced the red-clothed female thief back three steps.

  Needless to say, it was Zhang Jiong.

  Zhang Jie did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but instead sheathed his sword at his chest, looked up and down at the red-clothed female bandit a few times, and slowly asked: "Miss, what is the marching method of your cavalry? Who taught you?"

  The red-clothed female thief stood proudly, coldly staring at Zhang Jue, and sneered: "Ask your ancestors!" After speaking, her body spun around, the sword's light enveloping Zhang Jue in front of her, her movements swift and fierce, her aura extremely powerful.

  Zhang Jiong wielded his sword to parry, hoping to infer the woman in red's origins from her moves. However, the woman's swordsmanship was a mess, with no discernible pattern or technique. After fighting for a while, Zhang Jiong still couldn't see any resemblance between her and the person he suspected.

  Since that's the case, Zhang Jue didn't hold back either, increasing the force in his hand, a treasured sword dancing with a whooshing sound, each strike seemingly having the power of a thousand kilograms, its might surging like a rising tide.

  Although the red-clothed female thief's martial arts were not weak, she was facing the current number one general of Hebei Province. The gap between their martial skills was enormous. If Zhang Jue hadn't spared her life and only wanted to capture her alive, the red-clothed female thief would have been beheaded by him long ago.

  Even so, the red-clothed woman was now having a hard time dealing with Zhang Jue's offensive, and her movements were much slower than they had been just before.

  Just as she was about to fall, the red-clothed female thief suddenly flipped over, felt around her waist with both hands, and swiftly drew out a short dagger for self-protection, throwing it straight at Zhang Jing.

  Zhang Jing's body didn't move, he just raised his sword and lightly shook it, blocking the flying dagger, coldly smiling: "Hmph, there are quite a few goods, unfortunately none of them can get on stage."

  Having said that, Zhang Jaw suddenly took a big step forward, his long sword charged towards the red-clothed woman's long sword. In an instant, he shocked her tiger mouth numb, and unknowingly, the treasure sword fell to the ground with a clang.

  Before the red-clothed female thief could react, Zhang Jue's left hand suddenly swung out and slashed at the woman's slender white neck. The red-clothed female thief instantly felt dizzy and disoriented, and fell to the ground with a thud.

  After subduing the red-clad female thief in a few moves, Zhang Jue sheathed his treasured sword and took large strides forward. With his head held high, he bellowed at the top of his lungs to the entire hall: "The bandit leader has been captured!! How long do you still want to resist? Those who refuse to surrender will be killed! No pardon!"

  This shout was like a stone breaking the sky, autumn rain pouring down, and suddenly a deep impact struck every single person's heartstrings in the entire county government.

  Watching their leader being captured by the enemy, the faces of the bandits all turned pale. Although the Big Head was a woman, she had always relied on her martial arts to dominate the Nine Mile Mountain area. Now that even she had been defeated and captured, who among them could still be a match for the enemy?

  Yuan Shang also walked over at this time and said loudly, "Put down your weapons! You no longer have a chance to turn the tables. Your leader has been captured by our side, and the horses and men who went to transport grain should also be under our control now. What's the point of continuing to fight with no hope of winning? I guarantee that those who surrender will not be harmed!"

  Yuan Shang's words were spoken in a calm tone, but they had more impact and persuasive power than Zhang Jue's loud shout earlier.

  After a long time...

  "Hello."

  The first bandit threw the blade in his hand to the ground.

  "Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp........."

  Everything starts with difficulty, but once there is a precedent to follow, as soon as the first bandit throws his sword to the ground, it's like a solid dike has developed a mouse hole, and then they surrender one after another without stopping, the sound of their weapons falling to the ground is continuous.

  Clouds and mist rise, surrounded by a halo of fragrance.

  The warm sunshine shone on the red-clad female thief lying on the bed, giving off a warm and cozy feeling.

  In a daze of confusion, fragments of memories from the past floated by, accompanied by the warmth of old times, gently drifting in the dream world of the red-clothed female thief...

  On the boundless horse farm, a robust man with armor and majestic demeanor was embracing a 4 or 5-year-old girl, running wildly on the open field, feeling extremely exhilarated.

  "Daddy, when I grow up, I'll be just like you, riding horses and fighting foreigners every day!"

  "Haha, good girl, when you grow up, you should be a good wife and mother, teach your children well, and do needlework. As for riding horses and going to war, that's for Daddy to do, haha!"

  The sandy and dusty Bianzhou school field, the soaring plumes, shining silver helmet, dragon scales armor, a halberd dancing in the air with a whooshing sound, the surrounding dust swirling along with the halberd's fluttering dance, within several feet, even the airflow was affected by it.

  A girl of eight or nine years old jumped up and down clapping her hands: "Dad is great! Dad is great! I want to learn how to dance with a spear too!"

  "What's going on? A little girl learning spear dance! This is a military camp! Who let her in? Gao Shun! Where's Gao Shun? Take her back to the commander!"

  In front of the gate of Bianzhou Riding Lieutenant's mansion, a rough-looking big man was patiently comforting a crying little maid with tears on her face.

  "Girl, I'm not teaching you martial arts for your own good. If a girl learns martial arts, no one will dare to marry her in the future!"

  Little girl rubbed her eyes: "No one married, I won't marry either. Anyway, others want to learn!"

  The big boy laughed and patted the little girl's head: "Stinky girl, don't talk nonsense, be careful what you wish for."

  "Uncle Gaoshun, Father doesn't care, will you teach me?"

  "What's wrong with me? Don't be ridiculous! General knows already, what else can I do? Go find Zhang Liao instead! He's more capable than me!"

  The northern camp of Hebei is vast and majestic, with yellow sand shining brightly and dust flying everywhere.

  "Hehe, Uncle Gao Shun, Uncle Zhang Liao, I'm bothering you guys again!"

  Two generals looked at each other with worried faces.

  "General Gao, I think it's your turn to deal with this girl today?"

  "Huh? Ah! ...... That... Cough, cough! Wen Yuan, I've just prepared the ambush camp and still need to let Ding Ji review it. Ling Yi's supervision today will trouble you to take over for a day."

  "Fall into camp? What is fall into camp, is it more powerful than Father's Pingzhou Wolf Cavalry? Uncle Gao, tell me, tell me!"

  "Hey, you stinky kid, this is serious business, stop messing around!"

  Luoyang's official residence, birds singing and flowers fragrant, courtyard after courtyard built on the mountain, scattered like stars. Winding paths lead to secluded places, where people pass by, birds are not startled.

  "Linggui, as your father's identity is no longer what it used to be, I can no longer tolerate you being so willful. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun are already high-ranking generals in the army. From today on, you are not allowed to go to the military camp to socialize."

  The girl's face was cold and indifferent.

  "Why? They don't bother me, what right do you have to interfere with me?"

  "Because I'm your dad."

  The girl smiled coldly: "Then where's your father? Ding Ci Shi was so good to us, why did you kill him?"

  "Bastard!"

  A slap had passed, and there were more bloodstains on the girl's face.

  Xia Pi City, wind and sand fill the sky, heavily besieged by troops.

  "I won't marry Yuan Shu's son!" The girl's face was indifferent, a chill in her eyes.

  "Whether you marry or not is none of your business! If I say you should get married, then you have to get married!"

  The girl smiled wryly: "Why? Just so he can send troops over and let you live."

  The father and daughter sat facing each other, silent for a long time.

  "Right!"

  The Luoyang little way, bathed in blood and fought fiercely, yellow sand thousand miles.

  Under the sunset, on a fiery red war horse, it was still that general with his armor and majestic aura, and his daughter. Everything seemed like it used to be, but people had changed, or perhaps it was the world that had changed - no one could tell what was clear or bright anymore.

  That general was exhausted, with blood slowly dripping from his tightly clenched fist holding the Fang Tian Hua Halberd onto the grass, exceptionally bright red and eye-catching.

  "You've finally come out." The girl sitting on the back of the Red Hare horse had a pale face, as if the great battle she had just experienced was not worth her life: "Take me to Shouchun, and I'll be able to get Yuan Shu's reinforcements, right?"

  His breathing became increasingly heavy, his eyebrows furrowed, as if he was thinking about something extremely difficult.

  For a moment, but he saw him suddenly stop his horse and violently throw that girl from the horse to the ground.

  "I've taken care of you for 16 years, and that's all there is to it until today. You can leave now!"

  The girl sprang up from the ground, staring at him in disbelief: "What are you doing!"

  The general looked at her indifferently: "Your substitute corpse, Chen Gongtai has already helped me prepare it. I will use her to go back and lure away Cao Cao's pursuing soldiers. Here, the mountains are surrounded, you hide in the mountains for two years. Two years later, if you survive by luck, the world is vast, you can go wherever you want, do whatever you want, I won't interfere, nor can I interfere."

  "Why? Why are you doing this, sending me to Yuan Shu's place, just so you can save your own life?"

  "A joke, with Cao Cao's military strategy, how could I possibly send you to Huainan? Just now, I only broke through three lines of defense and was already exhausted. The front line of Cao's army is likely to be several times thicker, so how can I send you over?"

  Tears began to well up in the girl's eyes, and she gritted her teeth: "You're lying! You can't even manage to escape from danger, yet you abandon your own daughter on a desolate mountain ridge without a care - how can you claim to be the greatest general under heaven?"

  The general heard this and burst out laughing, shaking his head: "The world's number one martial general? Haha, what a joke! Is it time or is it circumstance?"

  He gently lowered his head, and the general's eyes had lost their usual coldness and arrogance, filled with dense and profound affection.

  He bent down and gently wiped away the tears from the girl's eyes, just like the father in her memories over a decade ago.

  "How can a father bear to abandon you in such a perilous situation? But since stepping into the Central Plains' strife, I knew that sooner or later there would be a day like this. Now, this day has finally come, only it came too suddenly and too quickly..."

  He coughed violently several times, and his body, which was covered in blood from head to toe, almost fell off the horse, but he managed to hold on with great effort.

  "Sixteen years ago, you were born in Jiuyuan County just like your father. At that time, your father was fighting outside and rushed back to Jiuyuan overnight after receiving the news. You were already three days old, but couldn't even open your eyes... Your father had actually hoped for a son... Who would have thought that after dominating the world, in the end, I only have you, this little girl."

  The girl bit her lip tightly, feeling heartbroken and unable to speak.

  The general struggled to maintain a calm demeanor, and sighed: "As your father, I leave you here today, with my own unavoidable bitter intentions. But no matter what, whether you live or die, have a good life or a bad one, I hope you won't blame me again."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the general suddenly stood up, turned his head, and with a fierce cry, clamped his legs together. The fiery red horse turned its head and galloped wildly towards the east. A distant voice came from afar, echoing in the girl's eardrums.

  "I am Lü Bu's daughter, I will not die in this place!"

  The mournful cry echoes, the mountains choke with sobs.

  The remaining wind is like a horn, and the sun seems like a cold hook.

  The lonely girl looked longingly at the back of the horse that had suddenly galloped away, and couldn't help but feel a heart-wrenching pain!

  Actually, from start to finish, nothing has ever changed.

  "Dad!"

  The red-clothed female thief on the bed suddenly woke up, sat up straight, and stared blankly at the end of the room.

  It turned out that all the fragments were just memories in a dream.

  Her hands tightly grasped the quilt on the bed, and a scorching teardrop overflowed from the corner of the red-clothed female thief's eyes.