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When the sky was about to turn dark, the weather suddenly changed. A large amount of black clouds surged over from the north, quickly blocking out the last of the sunset glow on the west side. After the time it took to burn an incense stick, the sky was covered in dense clouds. There was not a single breeze, and it seemed like heavy rain could fall at any time.

"Is it going to rain?" Gongsun Xu who was standing on top of the watchtower in the army camp raised his head and looked at the sky, and muttered.

"Hmm?" Mo Bingmei looked at Gongsun Xu in puzzlement. Could it be that he had also done this kind of thing?

'Not often in my previous life! ' Gongsun Xu thought, he knew that his slip of the tongue made Mo Bingmei suspicious, so he quickly changed the topic: "Are you familiar with the situation in the city?

"I won't get lost with you!" Mo Bingmei rolled her eyes slightly. If this was in the past, she definitely wouldn't have acted like this as a little girl.

Gongsun Xu did not see Mo Bingmei's supercilious look. He also cast his gaze on the lights at the top of the city walls and said solemnly: "Since the sky is so dark, it seems like we do not need to wait until midnight. How about we set out in two hours?"

"Whatever." Mo Bingmei's tone was very casual, and asked: "Don't you need to inform the others? "Also, aren't you afraid that Cao Cao will attack during the night?"

"I will inform Zi Long later. Forget about Feng Xiao, if I were to tell him, he will definitely try his best to stop me. As for Cao Cao? Hehe, I actually wish for him to come! "

"You're smiling so sinisterly!"

"Is that so? There's something even more sinister about it. Do you want to try it? " Gongsun Xu smirked as he reached out his hand and touched a certain place.

Bang!

"Aiyo, why did you use so much strength to hit my head?"

"You deserve it!"

"Hehe, let's go. I'll go back and prepare."

By the end of the year, the dark clouds had dispersed a bit. Occasionally, a trace of starlight could be seen from the clouds. It was much better than not being able to see his fingers at all. Gongsun Xu and Mo Bingmei changed into black clothes, quietly left the camp and rushed to the corner of the city wall.

Zhao Yun stood on the watchtower, staring wide-eyed at the back of the two until they completely disappeared into the darkness. Only then did he let out a helpless sigh, turned around, and went down the watchtower and prepared to watch over them.

Because the city was very far from the river, and there were no moats outside the city, Gongsun Xu and Mo Bingmei smoothly arrived at the corner of the city wall. Every three feet, a torch or lantern was lit on the top of the city wall, but due to the fact that the sky was too dark, the weak light could only reach a distance of ten feet, let alone the city walls.

Gongsun Xu listened to them attentively for a while, but he did not hear any patrolling groups. About 10 steps away from him, there seemed to be people chatting with each other.

Mo Bingmei nodded his head, and retrieved a set of rope that was as thick as a pair of chopsticks and an exquisite steel claw from his backpack. After tying them together, he pulled on them hard, raised his head to estimate the distance between them, and with a whoosh, he threw out the rope in his hand.

Gongsun Xu watched on nervously as the rope rapidly flew upwards. In his previous life, it was common for mercenaries to use ropes and climb to the top. This was the first time he was doing this since his rebirth, and he was somehow excited about it.

Crack! Immediately after, a light sound was heard, the steel claws hooked onto the top of the city gate without any suspense, as the sound was too small, it did not alarm the Cao Army soldiers who were hiding and chatting at the bottom of the city gate tower. Mo Bingmei pulled on the rope forcefully and made a 'I'll go up first' gesture towards Gongsun Xu.

He was not very familiar with the rope, and it was his first time climbing the city walls after he was reborn. He felt that it was best to be cautious, since Mo Bingmei would be the first to go up and have some help.

Mo Bingmei pulled on the rope, and both his feet silently stepped on the city wall. He climbed up like a nimble leopard, his speed making Gongsun Xu feel ashamed of himself. In less than a hundred breaths of time, Mo Bingmei had already climbed under the city walls. She peeked her head out and realized that there was no one around, and that there were dozens of Cao Army soldiers and Henei County s chatting with each other at the foot of the city walls thirty to forty steps away. From time to time, a complicated laughter could be heard.

Cao Cao Cao's military was very strict. If they were to march in the wilderness, they would definitely send people to patrol around the camp continuously, just like what Gongsun Xu was doing right now. However, since Cao Cao Cao was currently defending the city and did not see the equipment created by the White Horse Camp, his vigilance was greatly reduced. He only sent out patrols to patrol around the city once every hour. When they walked to the foot of the city gate tower just now, it just so happened that the county soldier s in the city were just chatting about the fireworks. They immediately joined in on a whim, and came to the corner of the city wall to patrol a little late.

Mo Bingmei saw that everything was normal, he quickly jumped over the city walls and gently lifted the ropes.

Gongsun Xu had been holding onto the rope all along, and when he saw Mo Bingmei successfully cross the city walls, he heaved a sigh of relief. After which, he felt a tremor in his hands and immediately climbed upwards using the rope. If Mo Bingmei was said to be as light as a leopard cat, then Gongsun Xu was as nimble as a cheetah. He moved his limbs up, his speed was only slightly slower than Mo Bingmei, and quickly passed over the city wall.

Mo Bingmei gave a thumbs up in surprise, retracting the rope and steel claws, bringing Gongsun Xu along with him as he crept along the shadow of the city wall. The patrolling Cao Army soldiers were chatting enthusiastically, no one was looking their way, furthermore, even if someone were to look over, it would be impossible to see the two black shadows under the shadow of the city wall.

Gongsun Xu and Mo Bingmei smoothly reached the city walls, and followed the streets towards the north side of the city where Sima Fang resided. Along the way, they met a few patrolling Cao Army. However, the two of them were very agile and quickly escaped to the north of the city.

The houses at the north of the city were clearly much better than the ones on the road. Large houses that took up an area of several acres could be seen everywhere.

Mo Bingmei suddenly stopped walking, pointed to a house twenty steps away on the opposite side of the street, and said softly: "That is Sima Fang's house."

In fact, Mo Bingmei didn't even need to specifically point out, Gongsun Xu had already seen the two big words "Sima" on the lantern at the entrance of the house. Unfortunately, it was too dark, and he could only see a very big house.

Mo Bingmei suddenly pulled Gongsun Xu and quietly asked: "Why do you value Sima's so much? And why are you so sure that you can persuade the Sima's to join you? "

'I only value Sima Yi! ' Gongsun Xu muttered in his heart, and casually found an excuse: "Jizhou has changed hands several times, my father and son's influence and control over this place is very small, and we can't just use pressure here. The best way is to borrow the strength of a famous clan here to gradually increase control, and in the end, take complete control of the Jizhou, which is why I value the Sima's so much. As for why I have the confidence to convince the Sima's, it's even simpler. Sima Fang isn't a pedant, and his son, Sima Yi, is one who's always ambitious. The father and son duo are just waiting idly at home for an opportunity.

"That's true." Mo Bingmei nodded his head, and joked for a rare time, "Now, General Gongsun Zimin's name is known to almost everyone in the Northern Territories!"

"You are the wife of the famous General Gongsun Zimin, don't you think so?" Gongsun Xu could not resist teasing her, and pulled her forward before Mo Bingmei could become angry, "Let's go, let's see what kind of person the famed Sima's is!"

The two of them went around the gate and arrived at a wall on the side. The three meter tall wall was like flat ground for Gongsun Xu and his sister. They easily climbed over and found that the inside of the house was completely quiet, with only a few rooms still lit. It seemed that most of the people had already fallen asleep.

With Mo Bingmei leading the way, they took many turns and arrived at the backyard, and didn't see anyone along the way.

"Why isn't there even a guard?" Gongsun Xu asked, puzzled.

Mo Bingmei said strangely: "Sima's is highly respected by the citizens, and bandits and thieves did not dare to be impudent. Even when the Yellow Gown Army first entered the city, even when they knew that the Sima's's family had already left to seek refuge, they still did not dare to invade and invade Sima's's residence. So, why do they need to look after the guards? "

When Gongsun Xu heard this, he was extremely shocked. In his previous life, he had read too many books and seen Sima Yi's wickedness in movies and television dramas. He subconsciously felt that Sima's's family must be vile and strong people who bullied their neighbors. In fact, Gongsun Xu had seen this too many times, the ancient wealthy family clans had always placed a high value on reputation, so there would definitely be cases of them bullying men and women, but the majority of these were the actions of the good-for-nothings disciples of the families or the rich slaves. The disciples who truly controlled the families wouldn't easily do infamous things, and even if they did, it would quietly eliminate the trouble behind it. Without a reputation, a family that had accumulated for hundreds of years would very likely be destroyed in the blink of an eye — — This was the complete opposite of the era Gongsun Xu lived in. In that era where things were rampant, where everyone was proud of their deceit and concealment, where money was the most important, who would care about that kind of illusory reputation?

Mo Bingmei brought Gongsun Xu into the Inner Academy, and after they passed through a corridor, they pointed to a room that was lit up by lights in front and softly said: "That is Sima Fang's study, he doesn't seem to have rested yet."

Gongsun Xu nodded and took the lead to walk towards the study room.

Mo Bingmei looked at Gongsun Xu's back with suspicion. Ever since she met him, she had rarely seen him give so much importance to anyone. Could it be that it was really as he said, just so that he could control the Jizhou?

After walking for seven or eight steps, Gongsun Xu realized that he was not following them, so he turned and waved his hand.

Mo Bingmei suppressed the doubts in his heart and quickly followed.