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Zhang Yan stood up and took the thorny stick from Gongsun Xu's hands, his eyebrows knitted together as he lightly hit his left hand, as though he was considering whether to beat Gongsun Xu up.

Gongsun Xu lowered his head, feeling guilty in his heart. Zhang Yan was an upright and honest man, he should not have kept such a huge secret from him.

Just as Guo Jia was about to step forward, Zhang Yan slammed the bottle of wine in his hands onto the table and said in a deep voice, "Fei Yanxiong does not need to worry, you are also this brat's elder. What needs to be taught a lesson must be taught a lesson and must not be forgiven! Otherwise, who knows how many more things this kid will do without us? "

Zhang Yan frowned, after nodding his head, he lifted up the thorny branch and fiercely whipped it on Gongsun Xu's back a dozen times.

Not long after the sun rose, the temperature in the pavilion was still very low. Gongsun Xu leaned on his upper body, and the pain caused by the thin branch hitting his back became even more intense. Gongsun Xu tensed up and did not say a word, this level of pain was something he could endure. Furthermore, since Zhang Yan was going to beat him up, he clearly saw him as one of his own people, and he had beaten him up just to vent the dissatisfaction in his heart.

After Zhang Yan was done fighting, he threw away the thorns and helped Gongsun Xu up. He stared into's eyes and said sincerely: "My son, the relationship between this old man and Bo Guixiong is deep, and you have even taken this old man as your foster father. This old man truly views you as my blood relative! I hope that you won't treat me as an outsider anymore, okay? "

"Father, don't worry. Your son will never lie to you again. Otherwise …"

"Enough!" If you are unlucky, then don't say it! " Zhang Yan broke the vow he was about to make on the shoulder of the pat.

At this time, Guo Jia stood up, and cupped his hands: "Uncle, actually, this matter cannot be blamed on Zi Minxiong. This was all my idea, please punish me!"

When Gongsun Zan introduced Guo Jia to Zhang Yan, he had already revealed the marriage between Guo Jia and Gongsun Rui, and thus Guo Jia addressed Zhang Yan as uncle.

Zhang Yan did not read much, but he admired and respected scholars, so he was very friendly towards Guo Jia. After conversing with him for a while, he realized that Guo Jia's stomach was full of veins, and he had even more respect for him.

At this moment, Zhang Yan saw Guo Jia standing out, and thought that he wanted to take responsibility for Gongsun Xu, so he laughed: "Feng Xiao and this son is truly worthy of being brothers, but there is no need to be like this.

"Uncle!" Guo Jia's face turned awkward. He was about to explain, but was interrupted by Gongsun Zan.

"Alright, since we're on the same side as him, let's just forget about it!" Gongsun Zan waved his hand and instructed Gongsun Xu: "Children, go and put on some clothes before coming over."

"Yes, Father." Gongsun Xu replied as he got up and prepared to leave the tent. Unexpectedly, just as he arrived at the entrance of the tent, he bumped into a person who was walking in.

"Sixth Uncle?" When Gongsun Xu saw who it was, he could not help but be shocked.

The one who entered was Gongsun Zan's sixth brother, the leader of the guards. He was panting heavily, his face flushed red.

"What happened?" Gongsun Zan asked anxiously, the Sixth Brother was always calm, and it was difficult to see him being in such a rush.

"Reporting to the Marquis, Yuan Shao's Great General Wen Chou has brought a troop of elite cavalry with him of more than two thousand people to the west of the city. General Gui Gu, who was patrolling outside the camp, was caught off his horse by Wen Chou!"

"What?" Everyone was shocked, Zhang Yan was shocked and angry at the same time. Gui Gu was extremely loyal to him, they never thought that he would mysteriously cut him down!

Gongsun Zan asked: "Where is Wen Chou?"

"After killing General Gui Gu, Wen Chou took advantage of the chaos to rush out of the city and shoot a letter at the city walls.

Zhang Yan suddenly stood up, and cupped his hands towards Gongsun Zan: "Bo Guixiong, I'll personally lead my men to chase after him, and I'll definitely tear that Wen Chou into ten thousand pieces!"

Gongsun Xu cupped his fists and said: "How can you use a blade to kill a chicken? Why would a mere clown need his foster father's help? Your son will bring a horse and army to chase after you, and will not return until you kill Wen Chou! "

"This …" Zhang Yan couldn't help but to hesitate, the number of cavalry under his command were few, even if he caught up to them, he might not be able to keep Wen Chou, it was just that he and Gui Gu were very close, and did not want to get revenge by pretending to be enemies.

Gongsun Zan saw through Zhang Yan's thoughts, and advised: "Fei Yanxiong, this son of mine is also one of the people of the Army of Heishan, so just let him go! The cavalry of the White Horse Camp are very powerful, so much so that even Qu Yi and the one who went up to camp first was not his match, so how is it possible for a mere Wen Chou? "

"If that's the case, then I'll be counting on you!" Zhang Yan muttered to himself for a bit before agreeing. He lifted up a flagon of wine from the stove, poured a bottle of boiling hot wine and passed it to Gongsun Xu, "Eat some wine, so you won't catch a cold."

"Thank you, foster father." Gongsun Xu thanked him, took the bottle of wine and placed it on the table, then cupped his hands: "Put this cup here, wait for your son to finish it after he returns!"

Zhang Yan loudly praised, "Good! We are waiting for you to come back and drink this celebratory wine! "

"Farewell!" Gongsun Xu cupped his fist and turned to leave.

Zhang Yan was a little unsettled in his heart, he asked Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, General Zhao Yun is valiant and unparalleled, I wonder where he went?" In his opinion, if Zhao Yun was able to go with him, then he would definitely be safe.

"Zi Long brought a heavy soldier and set up an ambush in the valley outside the city." Guo Jia took this opportunity to explain to Zhang Yan the strategy of Gongsun Xu's reinforcements.

The Gongsun Jia brothers had been standing guard outside the entire time, and when they saw Gongsun Xu coming out, they quickly went forward and asked: "Young Master, what's the matter?"

Gongsun Xu took out the soldier token and handed it over: "Quickly return to the army camp and bring over two thousand cavalrymen over. I will go chase after Wen Chou!"

Gongsun Yi replied as he took the Soldier's Medallion and ran off.

Gongsun Jia then took Gongsun Xu's clothes and armor, and easily helped him put them on.

Gongsun Xu looked left and right, and asked in surprise: "Where's Mo Xiaoniangzi?"

Mo Bingmei had arrived at Bo Ling the day before yesterday, and during these two days, she had dressed up as a guard by Gongsun Xu's side. She had just followed Gongsun Xu here, but did not expect to disappear in the blink of an eye.

Gongsun Jia muttered: "We're back in the southern part of the city."

"But what happened?" Gongsun Xu was even more shocked. If nothing had happened, Mo Bingmei would not have returned to the White Horse Camp's encampment without even greeting them.

"Lady Lan, send someone to invite her back."

Gongsun Xu nodded and walked out of the camp. He was the girl that he had rescued from Tao Dameng a few days ago. His name was Lan Lan, and he would rather be a servant than leave, Gongsun Xu just so happened to be lacking a servant to serve him, thus he had his wait on him by his side. Unexpectedly, the day before yesterday, when Mo Bingmei arrived, she had asked for Lan Lan from her without a second word, causing Gongsun Xu to be too lazy to bother with what she was thinking.

When they reached the outskirts of the camp, Gongsun Yi and Shan Meng had already brought two thousand elite riders with them, each of them riding two horses.

In one breath, Gongsun Xu chased for around twenty to thirty kilometers, but he still could not find anyone. After sprinting for another five kilometers, a large group of riders dressed in red finally appeared five or six miles in front of them. The big red and black banner that they were waving had a large word on it;

The other party also discovered Gongsun Xu's group, and immediately, someone immediately reported to Wen Chou who was at the front of the group. "General, an enemy cavalry unit is coming!"

Wen Chou quickly asked, "How many people are there?"

"About a thousand or two."

"What kind of flag is that?"

"No flag."

"Haha!" Wen Chou laughed loudly, "So you're just a nobody, there's an eighty percent chance that you're a nobody. Nine is a black mountain thief, really reckless! Pass down an order for the entire army to turn around, this general will eat this group of pursuers in one gulp! "

Shan Meng shouted excitedly: "Master, looks like Wen Chou wants to fight with us!"

"Haha!" Gongsun Xu also laughed loudly. It looked like he was right not to put up any flags, otherwise Wen Chou might not even dare to turn around and fight. Form an attack formation, I want to defeat Wen Chou with my charge! "

Shan Meng raised the spear in his hand and the two thousand White Horse Camp Cavalry s quickly formed an offensive formation. Their speed slowly slowed down so that their warhorses could accumulate energy before charging.

Wen Chou rushed to the front of the formation and shouted, Who are you trying to kill? Quickly state your name, this general will not kill any nameless person! "

Gongsun Xu shouted: "I am Academy Officer Zhang Xun, subordinate to Great Marshal Zhang Yan, you are Wen Chou?"

"That's me!" Wen Chou arrogantly shouted: "Zhang Xun? Where did this nameless rat come from? Quickly dismount and surrender, and this general will spare your life! "

Gongsun Xu said angrily: "Don't be so arrogant, do you dare to fight against me alone?"

"Pui!" How dare a nameless person spout such arrogant words? " Wen Chou spat out a mouthful of phlegm in disdain and waved his blade, "This general can cut you into two with one slash!"

"I have long heard that Wen Chou lacks a father and mother's upbringing, so he is extremely rude. No wonder he could only be a lowly general under Yuan Shao! Wen Chou, why don't you join my family's great marshal? I will ensure your prosperity. "

"A scoundrel seeking death!" Wen Chou flew into a rage, raised his reins and rushed forward.

Just as his subordinates were about to follow him, Wen Chou turned his head and shouted angrily: "Don't even think of doing so, this general will personally dismember that piece of flesh into ten thousand pieces!"

Amidst his shouts, Wen Chou rode his horse towards Gongsun Xu who was about two to three kilometers away.

Shan Meng asked softly: "Master, do you want to kill this person?"

"No need!" Gongsun Xu shook his head: "It's been a long time since I last fought with someone, this Wen Chou is a pretty good opponent, you guys can just wait to get into the array." As he spoke, he grabbed his spear and spurred his horse forward.

Shan Meng stood at his original position, both hands tightly holding onto his bow and arrows, ready to help at any time.