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It was already late in the night but Sima Fang's study was still brightly lit. Sima Fang and Sima Yi were currently accompanying Gongsun Xu, chatting and laughing. Mo Bingmei sat beside Gongsun Xu quietly with a teacup in his hand. He was not interested in the conversation between the two of them, but would occasionally glance at Gongsun Xu before shifting his gaze back to the teacup in his hands.

In the past two hours, Gongsun Xu had talked about a lot of things with the Sima father and son, but there were only three main things that were important. First, the Sima Family would secretly provide help when Gongsun Xu was attacking the city, such as inciting the citizens to deal with Cao Cao Cao, passing out the city Cao's military information, etc., etc., and secondly, after the end of this war, the Sima's would use all of his power to help Gongsun Zanfuzi stabilize the Jizhou. In return, Gongsun Xu agreed to hand over the Henei County to the Sima's, and even let Sima Fang take the position of the Henei County.

If it was anyone else who knew about the inside story, they would have a very high chance of success. Nine did not dare to use Sima Yi, and there was even a possibility that he would kill Sima Yi ahead of time to prevent future troubles. However, Gongsun Xu didn't think that way. The current Sima Yi was only a young man who had just emerged from the shadows. Furthermore, previously when he was conversing with Sima Yi, Sima Yi was extremely respectful towards Gongsun Xu. He was well versed in Gongsun Xu's affairs and had openly said that Gongsun Xu was the hero who had the most hope of chasing after the world. He and Sima Family were willing to help him out, and their only request was to give him the chance to show his talent.

Gongsun Xu was an expert at observing his words and expressions. He realized that what Sima Yi said was not lies, and there was a seventy to eighty percent chance that he was speaking from the bottom of his heart. This fellow who had a terrible reputation in history had really praised him greatly, so he decisively agreed to have Sima Yi as his strategist. Furthermore, with Mo Bingmei's secret help, Gongsun Xu had the absolute confidence that he could control every single move of Sima Yi and his family. The moment he discovered that Sima Yi had ulterior motives, he would immediately make a move to remove the hidden danger.

"What time is it?" After finishing a plate of tea, Gongsun Xu looked out of the window and asked Mo Bingmei who was beside him.

"Around midnight."

"Time to go back." Gongsun Xu stood up and cupped his fists towards Sima Fang: "Sima Xiansheng, I will take my leave now. Let's meet again after I lead the army into the city."

Sima Fang cupped his hands and replied, "During an extraordinary period, this old man shall not keep the general. I wish you success in your endeavours!"

Sima Yi cupped his hands together and said, "This subordinate wishes you a pleasant journey."

"There's no need to stand on ceremony, farewell!" Gongsun Xu laughed, then stood up and walked out.

Mo Bingmei turned around and glanced at Sima Fang, his gaze filled with warning, and then followed Gongsun Xu out.

Facing Mo Bingmei's cold gaze, the expression on Sima Fang's face did not change as he ordered Sima Yi, "Zhong Da, send this General Gongsun out."

Sima Yi said with a calm expression, "Father, don't worry. Your son will definitely deliver the General Gongsun to the top of the city successfully."

"Zhong Da, there's no need to trouble yourself!" Gongsun Xu turned his head and laughed: "Mo Xiaoniangzi and I are coming and going as we please, I appreciate Zhong Da's kindness."

What Gongsun Xu had said clearly made him look down upon his skill a little, but he could not do anything about it. The difference between his skill and Gongsun Xu's was too great, and not to mention the others, Gongsun Xu and Mo Bingmei could quietly sneak into the city without anyone noticing. This was something that he could not do no matter what. However, Sima Yi immediately consoled himself in his heart. Gongsun Xu was the master that he had to serve in the future, so if he didn't have true ability, how could he possibly submit to him? The stronger the lord, the greater the chances of him displaying his talent in the future!

Sima Fang knew what Gongsun Xu had said was true, and he nodded his head while smiling bitterly: "Since that's the case, Zhong Da, please send General Gongsun out of the manor."

This time, Gongsun Xu did not refuse and said to Sima Yi with a smile, "I'll be troubling Zhong Da."

"My lord is too polite, how can a small matter like this be worth mentioning!" Sima Yi hastily said modestly. He then quickly walked to the door and bowed. "My lord, this way please!"

"Mr. Sima, see you again." Gongsun Xu bowed to Sima Fang once more before following Sima Yi towards the side door.

"Qian He is merciful, has courage and foresight, and even personally established a strong army that is one of the top in the world, this Gongsun Zimin really surpasses his father by too much! If my father and I follow such a character, the Sima family will become one of the best families in the world! "Haha" Sima Fang walked towards the door quickly, and couldn't help but to mutter excitedly as he watched Gongsun Xu's back.

Gongsun Xu and Mo Bingmei followed Sima Yi to the side door. The gatekeeper had already received Sima Yi's orders to go to sleep, so this place appeared extremely quiet. Sima Yi stepped forward and prepared to open the door himself. At this moment, Sima Yi vaguely heard the voice of the old butler within the manor and was instantly shocked. It was already deep into the night and ordinary people would definitely not come to visit, nor would they disturb the old butler, who had served in the Sima Family for more than thirty years. It was evident that the identity of the person who had come was extremely prominent.

'Who could it be? Zhang Wang? He couldn't come over right now! Gao Gang? He was not yet qualified to be personally welcomed by the old steward! 'If that's the case, then the most likely target would be Cao Cao! ' Sima Yi's thoughts raced and he quickly guessed the identity of the newcomer. He immediately told Gongsun Xu about his guess in a low voice.

"Cao Cao is here?" Gongsun Xu was slightly surprised, but soon after, he couldn't help but laugh. It seemed like Cao Cao was thinking the same thing, to rope in the Sima Family for his own use, just that Cao Cao was destined to have no success.

Seeing Gongsun Xu's calm expression, Sima Yi did not seem to care about Cao Cao Cao, his praise for him grew even stronger. He immediately whispered, "Cao Cao will definitely bring a guard here. I hope that you can leave quickly!"

Gongsun Xu's goal of infiltrating the city had already been achieved, so he didn't want to take any more risks to spy on Cao Cao Cao. Without another word, he agreed and left the side door with Mo Bingmei in a flash, quickly disappearing from Sima Yi's sight.

He is also a person with true ability, furthermore, he is the Overlord of the Northern Lands who is in charge of a side of the army, it is truly worthy of me, Sima Zhongda, serving him! Hehe, that Cao Mengde is also a pretty good person. It's a pity that compared to Gongsun Zimin, he's not even close! A good bird chooses a tree to live on, my Sima Family will only follow the strongest! Gongsun Zimin, I hope you will not disappoint me, otherwise, I, Sima Zhongda will abandon you and run away! " After muttering to himself, Sima Yi closed the side door and walked toward the main entrance.

As they were about to arrive at the gate, Sima Yi and the old lantern man came face to face.

The old butler bowed and said, "Second Young Master, Envoy Cao Cao Cao is here to visit Old Master."

"The Envoy Cao is here?" Sima Yi feigned shock and said loudly, "Why don't you open the middle gate wide enough to invite Envoy Cao in? To actually have Envoy Cao wait outside the door, you truly have no eyes! "

"About this …" The old butler hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Second Young Master, this little one also thinks the same. It's just that Envoy Cao insisted that this little one go and report first, this little one is helpless!"

Sima Yi impatiently waved his hand. "Forget it, on the account of the Envoy Cao, I'll let you off this once! Report to my father quickly, I will head out to welcome Envoy Cao in. "

"This lowly one knows his wrongs, I will report it to the old master right now!" The old steward sinned with fear and trepidation as he walked towards the inner courtyard with a lantern in hand.

He saw Cao Cao Cao, accompanied by Dian Wei and her companion, waiting at the foot of the stairs at the entrance. A few steps away stood more than a hundred black-armored guards.

Sima Yi walked down the stairs and bowed respectfully towards Cao Cao Cao. "This servant is ignorant and actually made Envoy Cao wait outside the door. This is my fault. Please forgive me!" Then, he bowed to Xiahou Yuan and Dian Wei, his attitude still extremely respectful.

Xiahou Yuan quickly cupped his fists in return, but Dian Wei carelessly nodded his head.

Cao Cao laughed heartily as he held Sima Yi and sized him up before politely asking, "You are Sima Zhongda?"

Sima Yi bowed his head and said, "Yes, that's right. Please follow me in, my father will be waiting for you in the inner court's small guest hall."

Cao Cao slapped Sima Yi's shoulder and laughed, "I have long heard of Zhong Da's great name. I can see that his demeanor is indeed extraordinary today! How could such a talent be buried at home? How about I plead for mercy from your father and ask Zhong Da to follow me and come up with some ideas? "

Sima Yi said with an expression of gratitude, "To be able to receive the attention of the Envoy Cao is truly my good fortune! If my father does not object, I will definitely serve Envoy Cao like a dog! "

"Good!" "Alright!" Cao Cao shouted in praise, and turned to smile at Xiahou Yuan: "I have Zhong Da's help, I'm like a flying tiger adding wings! Miao Cai, later on, you will personally pass on my orders to Yuanzhong and the others, you must treat Zhong Da with as much respect as you would this old man! "

Xiahou Yuan looked at his own Sima Yi and laughed. He cupped his hands and said, "Rest assured Master, we will definitely sincerely and sincerely respect you, Mr. Sima Zhongda!"

Cao Cao laughed before introducing to Sima Yi, "This is my arm, Xiahou Yuan. This is my evil, and this is Dian Wei. He has the courage of ten thousand men."

When Dian Wei saw that Cao Cao valued Sima Yi, he finally turned a blind eye to it and returned the greeting with a cupped fist.

"Envoy Cao, please follow me!" Sima Yi made a gesture with his hand before turning around to lead the way.

"Wait here!" Cao Cao said to the guards behind him as he brought Xiahou Yuan and Dian Wei to follow behind Sima Yi into the main entrance.

and Mo Bingmei quietly watched Cao Cao as he walked through the main entrance of the Sima Clan's residence a hundred steps away from the corner of the street.

"What do we do now?" Mo Bingmei whispered.

Gongsun Xu chuckled: "Let's go back and listen to what they have to say."

"I'll listen to you!"