Chapter 67: Ling Xue was still young...

  Hebei is in chaos, and Jia Xu's hidden shadow conveys the message. Qin Xu received this news at the first time and immediately realized that Cao Cao, who has already occupied Yanzhou, will also make a move.

  Previously, Cao Cao was able to generously lend the way to Lü Bu. On the one hand, it was because the situation in Qingzhou was complex and intertwined, with various forces such as Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and the Yellow Turbans occupying six counties and three territories in Qingzhou. With Lü Bu's entry, he could help Cao Cao alleviate the pressure on Yanzhou. On the other hand, it was also because the local gentry of Qingzhou, who represented the native forces, had a natural resistance to Lü Bu, a humble-born governor of Qingzhou, due to the opposing classes between them.

  But now Hebei has changed its form, Yuan Shao has obtained Pingzhou and is pressing Gong Sun, who has no time to look east. Gong Sun Zan has just obtained Youzhou and is also powerful. The Black Mountain bandits have changed their original strategy of allying with Gong Sun Zan to jointly attack Yuan Shao. The plan to give Lü Bu trouble and trap him in Qingzhou has already appeared variable. If Cao Cao receives the news, will he allow Lü Bu to enter Qingzhou so easily? Qin Xu dare not imagine that Old Cao would let such a powerful military force block his own backyard without taking action. Now Lü Bu's 20,000-strong army has already entered the depths of Yanzhou, if we don't take action early, if Cao Cao suddenly attacks, the military forces of Chenliu, Puyang, and Dongjun will arrive in a day or two, and Lü Bu's isolated army will be subject to three-way attack.

  Outside the city of Puyang, Lü Bu's temporary camp was brightly lit, with strict military discipline. As a lone army in a foreign land, there were still small groups of soldiers patrolling the camp in shifts under the cover of night.

  Qin Xu Xin walked around the camp, thinking about a countermeasure. The old fox Jia Xu seemed to be intentionally testing Qin Xu's adaptability, only telling him the news and simple hints, but as for how to get Lü Bu's consent, Jia Xu did not say anything, still adhering to his strategy of being cautious and self-protective, leaving Qin Xu helpless.

  "Hey! Qin Xu, what kind of evil deed are you up to again?" The sky had already darkened, and the interior of Lü Bu's tent was pitch black. Just as Qin Xu was considering whether or not to report to Lü Bu, someone knocked him on the head, and in his startled state, he let out a loud cry, instantly attracting the attention of many passing night patrol soldiers.

  "My goodness, you're going to scare me to death!" Qin Xu exclaimed, breaking out in a cold sweat and rubbing his head in distress.

  "Who... who is your..." Lü Linggui didn't expect Qin Xu to be so bold in front of the patrolling soldiers, saying such embarrassing words out loud. The strange gazes from the soldiers made Lü Linggui want to explode with anger, and she hastily pulled Qin Xu aside.

  "It's late at night, why are you still running around outside instead of resting?" He didn't expect that a slightly reproachful remark would cause Lü Linggui to react so greatly. Qin Xiang didn't dare ask more questions, but seeing Lü Linggui wearing only casual clothes, he couldn't help but think that this girl was still so delicate and pretty even without her armor, completely different from the heroic aura she had when fully armed. Seeing Lü Linggui look a bit embarrassed under his gaze, Qin Xiang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly changed the subject to ask...

  "Hmm! I'm asking you, did you do something bad to sister Yan?" Lü Linggui originally thought Qin Xu seemed to like her casual outfit, and she felt a little happy in her heart. But she didn't expect Qin Xu to say such a thing, so she turned away with a small face and gave Qin Xu a big white eye, asking discontentedly.

  "Something wrong? No?" Qin Xu was really misunderstood, previously being led by Jia Yu to the ditch, and only half of what he said was heard by Cai Yan, who covered her face in shame and left. This kind of thing can't be explained clearly, let alone that Qin Xu didn't even think about explaining it, but now he's being questioned by Lü Linggui as if he's guilty.

  "Anyway, anyway, you're not allowed to bully Yan sister!" Lü Linggui saw that Qin Xu's attitude didn't seem fake, and after thinking for a moment, Cai Yan hadn't said anything about being bullied by Qin Xu either. It was all because when Lü Linggui saw Cai Yan's face full of blushes, she instinctively felt that Qin Xu had done something "bad". Now seeing Qin Xu's innocent look, she also felt a bit embarrassed, but didn't want to lose her momentum, so she raised her small fist and pretended to threaten him.

  "Yes, yes, Miss has taught you a lesson!" Qin Xu subconsciously grabbed the fist that was about to hit his forehead again and said: "It's late at night, we still have to continue on our journey tomorrow, Miss should hurry back and rest."

  Qin Xu was already feeling guilty, seeing Lü Linggui didn't seem to want to continue questioning him, he just wanted to hurry up and send this girl back, otherwise soon the rumors of "Qin Zhuban's nocturnal meeting with the young lady" would spread, and Qin Xu wouldn't be able to clear his name even if he had a hundred mouths.

  "Qin Xu? Ling Er!! What are you two doing here?!"

  It's really "what you fear comes true"! Qin Xu really wanted to check the Yellow Calendar to see if today was not suitable for going out, but he was tricked by Jia Xun and humiliated Cai Yan. He didn't expect to be caught here again with the young lady having a "secret meeting", and this person is actually the father of another main character in this matter.

  "Dad?!"

  "Master?!"

  "Cough...cough..." Lü Bu coughed twice, not saying a word, but his eyes kept darting towards the arm of Lü Lingqi that Qin Xu had subconsciously grabbed.

  "Ah……!" Lü Linggui suddenly realized that Lü Bu's eyes were not quite right, and following his gaze, her face suddenly flushed with a burning sensation. She let out a startled cry, violently shaking off Qin Xu's arm, and like a frightened little rabbit, she ran away in a panic.

  "Cough cough, Master, I think this is a misunderstanding..." Qin Xu said with no confidence.

  " Misunderstanding?" Lü Bu narrowed his eyes and looked at Qin Xu, asking with a faint smile.

  Young boy and girl, in the dead of night, in a deserted corner, holding hands tightly...

  The worst part is being caught by the girl's dad.

  Do you think this is a misunderstanding?

  Qin Xu really planned to go back and check the Yellow Calendar later. Although Lü Bu and Yan Shi both seemed to have hinted at Qin Xu with different meanings more than once, but after all, they didn't explicitly say it. Now being caught by Lü Bu with dozens of patrolling soldiers, even Qin Xu, who had been a person for two lifetimes, felt a bit anxious.

  "Come over here with me!" Lü Bu turned around and glanced at the soldiers following him, these people suddenly looked up at the sky one by one, pretending to be unaware of anything. Lü Bu nodded in satisfaction and said to Qin Xu in a light tone.

  Under the watchful eyes of the patrolling soldiers, Qin Xu had no choice but to follow Lv Bu's footsteps, secretly grumbling in his heart. He had just seen that there were no lights on in Lv Bu's tent and thought he was already asleep. If only he knew that Boss Lv was so dedicated to his work, would this matter have been discovered? Although with Lv Bu's prestige, this incident wouldn't be spread openly, but relying on the gossip spirit of Lv Bu's soldiers, who knows how many versions of "Qin Zhongbo's midnight tryst with the young lady" would be secretly passed around among these tight-lipped Imperial Guards patrolmen.

  "Ling'er is still young..."

  In Lü Bu's tent, two men stared at each other in the dim light of a bean-sized lantern. After a long hesitation, the middle-aged man finally spoke up, condensing the words he had been holding back for half a day into four words.

  "Master! I..."

  Never had Lv Bu seen Qin Xu look like this before, for a moment he felt a little dazed. The mighty general who was known as the number one in the world, the flying general who was feared by all, at this time was just a father of a girl.

  "Never mind, I saw it from the moment you calculated Yuan Shang. Lü Bu waved his hand to stop Qin Xu's explanation and chuckled somewhat embarrassingly: "You and my family have been acquainted for generations, I've said before that as long as you don't wrong Ling'er, I won't interfere with your affairs. Just now Ling'er is still young, don't be too reckless!"

  "My... I'm going crazy!" Qin Xu was stunned for a moment! What did Old Master Lü mean? Even Qin Zhu, who considered himself a "successful person", felt that his brain wasn't quite up to par.

  "Come out! I didn't think of doing anything to him, stop hiding!" Before Qin Xu could respond, Lü Bu suddenly rushed out of the tent and shouted.

  "Ah!" Just as Lü Bu's voice fell, a low cry was heard from outside the camp, and Lü Lingqi walked in with a twisted skirt, her eyes glanced at Qin Xu, then nervously looked at Lü Bu who sat expressionless on the main seat.

  "Ling'er, you... never mind, go find your mother!" Lü Bu opened his mouth, glanced at Qin Xu, seemed to want to say something to Lü Linggui, but ultimately didn't say it out loud, and with a slightly desolate wave of his hand, said to Lü Linggui.

  "Daddy..." Lv Linggui's eyes were filled with a hint of panic, she glanced at Qin Xu and carefully snuck a peek at Lü Bu, calling out softly.

  "Qin Xu, you go too, remember what I told you!" Lü Bu rubbed his face and sent Qin Xu away.

  "Your Excellency, Xue has something to report!" Qin Xue finally recovered from the strange thoughts of the Lü father and daughter, remembering his original intention for coming out to clear his mind.

  "Alright, you speak!" Lü Bu looked at Qin Xu with a hint of surprise, his eyes narrowing slightly as he pointed at him.

  "According to reliable sources, Hebei is in chaos!" Qin Xu calmed his mind and took the opportunity to tell Lü Bu the news he had obtained from Jia Xu.

  "What!?" Lü Bu suddenly slammed his hand on the table and exclaimed: "You mean to say that Cao Mengde may also have received the news and is preparing to launch a three-pronged attack on my army? Is the information accurate?"

  "The news comes from Jia Wenyuan, and whether it's true or not, this thing is not impossible!" Qin Xu sighed: "If there's a change, now we're outside Puyang City, the defending general Xiahou Yuan is Cao Cao's tiger general, our army is mostly cavalry, can't easily attack; Cao Cao leads the Chenliu soldiers and the Dongjun defenders to attack from both sides..."

  "What should be done now?" Lü Bu nodded, knowing that Qin Xu had a powerful "family general" Jia Xu, who possessed a complete information network, and did not entangle himself in the source again, asking.

  Qin Xu smiled wryly, "Does Lü Bu really think we're like Jia Xu, that cunning and unparalleled genius? Wait a minute... Jia Xu?" Qin Xu suddenly remembered the profound gaze of Jia Xu earlier and said, "Don't worry, my lord. Our army has already left Chenliu for five or six days. Even if Cao Cao receives the news, it will take at least two to three days for him to send a fast horse to Puyang. The distance from Chenliu to Dongjun is also four to five days by fast horse. As long as our army can speed up its march and quickly arrive at Linzi, the capital of Qingzhou, Cao Cao won't be able to gather such a large army even if he wants to launch a three-pronged attack. And if it's just one route, what is there to fear? What does my lord think?"

  "Never mind!" Lü Bu hesitated for a moment, then said: "Even if it's just a false alarm, our army can still rush to Qingzhou as soon as possible. There won't be any losses. Pass the order: have dinner at the fourth watch, break camp at the fifth watch, load up the horses with supplies, and head towards Linzi in forced march!"

  "Ah!"

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