Chapter 53: The Death of Wei Xun (Part 2)

  The sound of horseshoes came from afar and drew near, the cavalry in black armor, swift as a whirlwind, charged towards Lü Bu's temporary camp.

  Lü Bu's personal bodyguards were still on high alert, surrounding his command tent and forming a defensive formation. Song Xian took the lead, holding a long sword and standing at the front of the formation.

  "Is that the Young Lady?" The sharp-eyed Imperial Guardsmen, seeing the face of the person leading the charging cavalry, suddenly shouted "It's General Gao's Vanguard Battalion!"

  "Really is a young lady! A young lady like you, how did you end up here with General Gao?"

  "Stupid! The young lady's martial arts skills are truly from the master, how can she not come? In my opinion, it must be the master's ambush troops. Luckily, that traitor Wei Xun saw that things were not going well and slipped away quickly, otherwise, humph!"

  "Huh? Look at Big Sister's hand, she's holding a person! Isn't that Wei Xun, the traitor?"

  "Ling'er! How did you get here?" Lü Bu heard the discussion outside the Imperial Guard camp, walked out of his tent, and happened to meet Lü Lingqi with a sulky face, walking up to Lü Bu with a scowl, cooed at Lü Bu, and threw the person in her hand to the ground before rushing into Lü Bu's command tent.

  "Is it really Wei Xun?" The soldiers of the Imperial Guard exclaimed in a low voice.

  "The master is here, you are like this, what kind of discipline is this? Each of you do your job!" Song Xian's face was iron-green, and he didn't even look at Wei Xu, who was knocked to the ground by Lü Linggui, and shouted loudly at the surrounding Imperial Guard soldiers.

  "What's going on here?" Lü Bu asked Gao Shun, who had just arrived, while being bewildered by Lü Lingqi and not even looking at Wei Xu on the ground.

  Gao Shun looked dusty and disheveled, his armor covered in dirt. Before he could even greet Lü Bu, he heard the latter's puzzled question. His usual calm face was now trying to stifle a smile, his mouth corners slightly twitching as he discreetly pointed at Qin Xu, who was still rubbing his legs nonstop.

  "Qin Xu! What have you gotten me into this time?" Lü Bu's face turned red with rage as he questioned Qin Xu. The soldiers of Lü Bu's personal guard couldn't help but stare at the man who had enraged their general, wondering what kind of person he was.

  Song Xian's gaze towards Qin Xu was even more complicated. Originally, Lü Bu's attitude towards the Qin family made him, an old man who had followed Lü Bu through thick and thin for many years, look down on him. Previously, Qin Xu was unknown and unnoticed, but this young man disrupted the imperial prison, secretly rescuing Cai Yong, causing Wang Yun and Lü Bu to tear their faces prematurely. Lü Bu didn't even say a heavy word, letting him do as he pleased; during the chaos in Chang'an, Wei Xu rebelled against Lü Bu, who was also involved with him, and Lü Bu actually listened to this child's words, abandoning Chang'an and fleeing to Hebei, becoming Zhang Yang's guest army. Later, he even offended the powerful Yuan Shao, and the grain, grass, and soldiers of Yecheng were so easy to take? But Lü Bu still turned a deaf ear to this young man's recklessness.

  At that time, Song Xian really wanted to grab his master's neck and ask if Lü Bu had taken the wrong medicine. The comprehensive strength of Lü Bu and Yuan Shao was not on the same level at all, wasn't this pushing himself to a dead end? Was this kid your illegitimate son or your son-in-law? With such favoritism, a large army of over 20,000 people led by Lü Bu, just let this kid mess around like this? This made Song Xian even more dissatisfied with Lü Bu. Coincidentally, at this time, Guo Si arrived in Hebei and indirectly informed Song Xian that his good brother Wei Xu was having a very difficult time under Li Jue and Guo Si, which solidified his idea of rebelling against Lü Bu. He told Guo Si about what Lü Bu's army had done to Ye City and arranged for this assassination attempt on Lü Bu.

  Just before that, Song Xian heard Wei Xu's conversation with Zhang Nan, the first to enter the camp. He saw Wei Xu take out a secret weapon of Yuan Shao's army and finally understood why, as Yuan Shao's strategist, Feng Ji, who was in Jizhou, knew about Wei Xu, who was far away, and even made sure he knew his intention.

  The seemingly flawless plan, however, encountered so many unexpected events. First, the Imperial Guard appeared to have prior knowledge of the rebellion and was fully armed and waiting in ambush, causing the assassination attempt on Lü Bu to fail miserably. The vanguard was completely annihilated, and the commander Zhang Nan's whereabouts were unknown. Wei Xu's sneak attack also failed, and he was captured and thrown to the ground. Now, with Gao Shun's arrival at the Trap Array Camp, if one still doesn't understand that there are too many unexpected events, it wouldn't be just a simple coincidence. Song Xian is truly foolish.

  Looking at the young clerk in front of him who was scolded by Lü Bu and couldn't help but smile bitterly, Song Xian suddenly found that he couldn't bring himself to hate him.

  "What are you laughing at?" Lü Bu saw the Imperial Guards who had been scolded by Song Xian, although they dispersed and stood guard, but each of them still perked up their ears, occasionally glancing over here. Their attitude was inconsistent, and when they saw Qin Xu's bitter smile, Lü Bu couldn't have a good temper anymore. He angrily asked: "What's going on? Did you ignore what I told you last night? How did Ling'er get involved in this again? And...and captured Wei Xun?"

  When Lv Bu mentioned the time Lv Linggui captured Wei Xu, a hint of pride flashed in his eyes. Only then did Qin Xiang put his heart at ease and said: "Master, Eldest Miss has received your true teachings, how can I restrict her actions? Besides, Eldest Miss previously captured three generals in Ye City, but just listening to me say it, which one is as mighty as now?"

  "Hmm!" After listening to Qin Xu's explanation, Lü Bu neither confirmed nor denied it. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Qin Xu for a while, seemingly lost in thought. Suddenly, he asked: "What about Ling'er just now? Who is this girl angry with?"

  "Cough! Master, this... We followed General Gao in a hurry, and the eldest sister took the lead. However, when we arrived, we only met Wei Xu, who was fleeing in disarray. This... might be because... " Qin Xiang briefly told Lü Bu what had happened, looking slightly embarrassed as he said: "Perhaps it's because the eldest sister didn't get to see Master's heroic appearance again, so she did this?"

  "Hmph! I'll teach you a lesson later!" Lü Bu glared at Qin Xu, who had a bitter expression, and shouted: "What are you still standing there for? If Ling'er is still not appeased after half an incense stick, you can come in here and meet your death!"

  "No!......"

  It was easy to get rid of Lü Bu, who was in a hurry to comfort his darling daughter. Qin Xu gritted his teeth and rubbed the newly scabbed inner thigh, which he could still bear on horseback, but how could he stand it after getting off the ground? He didn't know how many more cracks had appeared this time, and the pain was piercing his heart.

  "Qin Zhubu, this is a good wound medicine, it should be useful for your abrasion!" Just as Qin Xu was jumping in pain with a bitter face, a big hand holding a paper package suddenly appeared in front of him, and the owner of the hand was surprisingly Song Xian, the protagonist of this rebellion, who should have been killed by Lü Bu.

  "Oh, thank you! It's killing me!" Qin Xu, who was in so much pain he didn't know his own surname, couldn't think twice and saw that the rebellion had been put down. Since Song Xian could still command Lü Bu's personal guards, he knew that Song Xian either regretted his actions or had been forgiven by Lü Bu. As long as he was no longer a threat to Lü Bu, it was fine. In his past life, Qin Xu was good at making friends and didn't need to be enemies with someone who was no longer a danger, so he accepted Song Xian's kindness.

  Song Xian was startled by Qin Xu's attitude, thinking that even if Qin Xu didn't mock him a couple of times, he would still have to pretend to be high-minded and scold him a few sentences. After all, it seemed that Qin Xu and Lü Linggui had a very close relationship, and even Lü Bu had to ask Qin Xu to find out why Lü Linggui was angry. Adding to the fact that Qin Xu could follow Gao Shun into the camp together, Song Xian wouldn't believe that Qin Xu didn't know the inside story even if he were beaten to death.

  Since Song Xian already knew that Wei Xu had taken advantage of him, all the previous so-called grievances no longer had any basis. In this case, Song Xian was happy to take this opportunity to show some affection towards Qin Xu.

  It was unexpected that Qin Xu's performance seemed to have no arrogant look at all, and he even patted his own shoulder and said thank you, which made Song Xian, who had hated Qin Xu to death because of Wei Xu's affairs, feel a kind of honored and surprised feeling.

  "Qin Zhubao, Mo Jiang, Mo Jiang has a request to make, I hope Qin Zhubao can fulfill it!" Song Xian saw Qin Xu speaking so nicely and gritted his teeth, suddenly opening his mouth to speak to Qin Xu.

  "What's the matter? Asking me?" Qin Xu was a bit puzzled. You just sent me medicine, I haven't even found a secluded place to apply it yet, and you're already asking for something? Is this... could it be that the corrupt practice of sending gifts to get things done in later generations has already become prevalent in the Han Dynasty? However, regardless of what Song Xian thought, he was after all the commander of Lü Bu's personal guard, so he had to give him face. He said: "General Song is too polite, Qin Xu is just a small main clerk, can't be compared to a general like you. What's the matter, just say it, as long as I can do it, I'll definitely try my best."

  The words of Qin Zhubu, if placed in a later era, would be heard by everyone as twisted and evasive. But unexpectedly, when Song Xian heard them, he seemed to have taken a tranquilizer, his face solemn, and he bowed his hands, saying: "Qin Zhubu, Wei Xu plotted rebellion and wanted to harm Wen Hou, his crime deserves punishment! However, after all, he was once like a brother to me, Song Mou; I don't dare hope that Wen Hou will pardon Wei Xu, but I want to ask Qin Zhubu to plead for me in front of the master, so that I can personally escort my former brother away."

  "What?" Qin Xu heard Song Xian's words, and at first didn't understand, looking at Song Xian in surprise. When he saw the pain on Song Xian's face, he finally understood the true meaning of sending Wei Xun away. Looking at Song Xian kneeling with one knee, clasping his fists and bowing his head, and Wei Xun who had been thrown to the ground by Lü Linggui and was unconscious, Qin Xu let out a long sigh, nodded heavily, and turned his back.

  Song Xian, Wei Xu! Although they were only two insignificant figures among the heroes of the late Han Dynasty, being able to leave their names in history was only because they set off the reputation of a few top generals who shook the Three Kingdoms. However, when Qin Xu truly got involved, he found that no matter how small the two men were in the history of the late Han Dynasty, at least in Qin Xu's eyes, they were no longer just a few lines of text, but people, living and breathing people with blood, flesh, emotions, and righteousness.

  "Thank you, Qin Zhubu! Song Mou will repay your kindness. In the future, if there is any errand, Song Mou will surely follow your instructions!" Song Xian saw Qin Xu respond and immediately showed a hint of joy, heavily clenching his fist towards Qin Xu's back.

  "Good job, kid! I was worried about how to explain things to Linger's mother. Song Xian has been deceived by others, so let's not bother with him anymore." Qin Xu found a secluded spot outside the commander's tent and applied some medicine, feeling much better. He couldn't help but praise Song Xian's effective medicine while reluctantly following Lü Bu's orders to "roll" into his tent. Just then, he saw Lü Lingqi snuggled up in Lü Bu's arms, apparently Lü Bu was quite skilled at coaxing his daughter, and at least she wouldn't have to "suffer" anymore.

  "My lord, Yuan Shao has already found out about our actions in Ye City. I reckon he was previously worried about Yuan Shang's safety and your prestige, plus the fact that Ye City is running out of food, which is why he ordered Cong Ji to use such a despicable plan against us." Qin Xu didn't have as good of a mood as Lü Bu did after finding out that Zhang Nan, the captain of the Vanguard Corps, had also escaped with Wei Xu. He was anxious about Yuan Shao's next move and said: "Now it's probably too late to return to Hebei. I've already asked General Gao to send a message to Generals Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian to capture Cong Ji and Xu You, and then we'll act according to the situation. As for where our army will go from here, please decide, my lord!"

  "Qin Xu, you really are as Ling'er said, sometimes big and sometimes small! Yuan Shao's army is just a bunch of mud dogs and wooden chickens, can they withstand me, Lü Bu?" Lü Bu saw Qin Xu frowning and sneered, saying "In the past at Tiger Trap Pass, didn't Yuan Shao lead eighteen vassals and still get defeated, fleeing in disarray? And wasn't Cao Cao almost killed by me too? Nothing to worry about, nothing to worry about!"

  "..." Qin Xu helplessly looked at Lü Bu who was only comforting Lü Lingqi, a bitter smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

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