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At the beginning of his childhood, Henei County Ximen Shou brought Gao Tie back to his house on horseback. He casually threw the reins to the old man who was guarding the door and walked into the house with tired steps.

Since Cao Cao Cao had arrived in the Henei County, Gao Gang had spared no effort to help him, willingly handing over the most important power in his hands to Cao Cao Cao, in return for returning the favor. Cao Cao Cao had never believed that his clansmen would have any ulterior motives, and in order to express his complete trust in the Gao brothers, he had only sent fifty of them to the west of the city as a token of his trust, and still allowed Xi Men Yu to take control of the city.

Gao Gang was extremely loyal to Gao Qian and had always followed every order given to him. This was why Cao Cao was able to control the Henei County in such a short period of time.

There were two main houses and three rooms. Other than the wife that he married a few months ago, there was also an old servant who came over from his family, a maid who was brought over to accompany him as well as an old grizzly servant. Gao Tie was not a good person to talk to, and normally, no one would come to visit.

Gao Tie walked into the Inner Palace and habitually looked at the main house in the middle. Seeing that the lights were still on, as usual, he couldn't help but reveal a gentle smile.

Just then, the old servant Gao Er walked up to him with a lantern in his hand and bowed: "General, you have returned."

Gao Tie was immediately stunned. Normally, Gao Er would call him Second Young Master, and he would speak very casually.

Using the light from the lantern, Gao Tie realized that Gao Er's face was twisted, and the expression in his eyes was erratic. He immediately became suspicious, staring at the other party and asking sternly: "Gao Er, has something happened at home?"

Gao Er's body trembled, and he quickly avoided Gao Tie's gaze.

Gao Tie was furious. He stepped forward to grab Gao Er and clarify what was going on. Right at this moment, his wife's voice came from inside the house.

"Husband, this has nothing to do with Gao Er! A guest has arrived at the house. Husband, please come meet the guest. "

Gao Er immediately sighed. He had originally hoped that Gao Tie would understand his own suggestion and not put himself in danger. In Gao Er's heart, Gao Tie was as intimate as his own son. As long as his safety was guaranteed, what good would a mere woman do?

Gao Tie was shocked, there were very few guests at home, furthermore in the middle of the night, who would come? Could it be brother Gao Gang or sister-in-law? That's impossible! They would never come at this time! Who was it? With doubt, Gao Tie pushed open the door and walked in. Upon entering, he saw the situation inside the house, and immediately pulled out his waist blade with a clang, pointing at the person in front of him in shock and fury.

Under the bright oil lamp, the three of them sat around a table. Gao Tie's wife sat in the middle, and on the left was Zhang Wang, the patriarch of the Wealthy Zhang family of this city, whom Gao Tie was very familiar with. On the right was a woman with a black cloth covering her face.

Zhang Wang seemed to not see Gao Tie's shocked and angry expression, he smiled and gestured: "General Gao is back, please sit down to talk."

"Zhang Wang, let go of my wife first!" Gao Tie bellowed, and took a step forward with the blade.

The masked woman snorted coldly as she thrust the tip of her sword forward. It was only a few inches away from Lady Gao Tie's heart.

Gao Tie had no choice but to stop in his tracks. Gritting his teeth, he stared at Zhang Wang. In his opinion, the masked woman had completely listened to Zhang Wang's orders.

Zhang Wang's smile did not decrease, he gestured once again, and his tone became cold: "General Gao, please sit!"

Gao Tie snorted in anger, turned his head to look at the anxious Gao Er, and said in a low voice: "Go out and look at the door, if anyone comes, just say that I'm not back yet!"

Gao Er bowed and promised, then turned away with a face full of worry.

Gao Tie sheathed his blade and walked to the outermost round stool to sit down. He asked with concern, "My wife, they didn't do anything to you, did they?"

Gao Tie's wife shook her head, forcing out a twisted smile.

Zhang Wang laughed, "General Gao's couple have such a deep affection for each other, I am so envious of them!"

Gao Tie bellowed: "Zhang Wang, cut the crap! State your conditions! "

"General Gao is straightforward indeed!" Zhang Wang gave Gao Tie a big thumbs up, he turned his head and looked at the masked woman with respectful eyes, as if asking for her opinion.

Gao Tie was shocked. He had thought that Zhang Wang was the true owner, but who knew that the cold woman with the black mask was the real owner! Zhang Wang's status was one of the best in the large clans of Henei County. Who exactly was the person that could make him respect him so much?

The masked woman slightly nodded and did not speak.

Zhang Wang smiled at the masked woman, then turned and smiled at Gao Tie: "General Gao, this old man came here to save the general's family, and at the same time, to give the general a bit of wealth, what do you think of this general?"

Gao Tie was startled for a moment, but quickly reacted, and asked: "You are Gongsun Xu's man?"

Surprise flashed across Zhang Wang's face, he thought to himself that this fellow's thoughts were really quick, but this was also good, it would be easier to talk to smart people about things like this, if it was Gao Gang who had a strong brain, it would be difficult for him to do such a thing. To this question, Zhang Wang did not dare to presume to answer and instead looked at the masked woman to ask.

The masked woman muttered to herself for a while, then softly nodded her head again.

"General Gao's guess is right. This old man has already sided with General Gongsun Xu." Zhang Wang laughed and confirmed Gao Tie's guess, then made a gesture and respectfully introduced him: "This esteemed person is General Gongsun Xu's wife! Since Madam Gongsun has personally come to pay a visit, the general should feel honored! "

She had been hiding on the roof of Sima Fang's study the entire time, preparing to leave after confirming that the Sima Clan would not go back on her word. Unexpectedly, she heard that Sima Fang had asked Sima Fu to go find Zhang Wang, and she suddenly wanted to go and see Zhang Chunhua. Mo Bingmei looked at the soundly sleeping Zhang Chunhua, and then went to Gao Tie's house together with him. Without wasting any strength to blow a tiger, they controlled Gao Tie's wife. When she heard the four words "Madam Gongsun", her face became slightly hot and she couldn't help but have a better impression of Zhang Wang.

Gao Tie was extremely shocked when he heard Mo Bingmei's identity. Zhang Wang didn't look like he was lying, but Gongsun Xu was actually willing to let his wife do such a dangerous thing? If this woman was truly Gongsun Xu's wife, then Zhang Wang's words just now were not wrong. His esteemed Guardian Academy Officer and Young Marquis's Wife had come to 'pay a visit', and he should have felt honored. After all, their statuses were completely different.

Gao Tie's expression became a little better, and he cupped his hands and bowed to Mo Bingmei.

Mo Bingmei did not care about it, but kept the sword in his hand.

Seeing that, the smile on Zhang Wang's face became even wider, after Gao Tie found out about Mo Bingmei's identity, he did not suddenly attack, but took the initiative to bow, seems like he understood, the following matter would be very simple.

Sure enough, after Gao Tie finished bowing and asked Zhang Wang the reason for his visit, his tone had already eased up.

Zhang Wang smiled and said: "General is a smart person, you must have already guessed the purpose of this old man and Lady Gongsun's visit, what kind of choice will the general make?"

Gao Tie did not answer, but stared at Mo Bingmei, and said respectfully: "I have two conditions, if Lady Gongsun can personally agree, I will listen to your wishes!"

"Speak!" Mo Bingmei coldly spat out a word.

Gao Tie slightly creased his brows, and said with a heavy voice: "Firstly, Madam Gongsun must ensure the safety of my brother and my family; secondly, after everything is settled, I will live an anonymous life with my brother. I hope that the Madam can find a place for us in Youzhou."

Mo Bingmei listened to these two conditions and nodded his head in appreciation. Gao Tie was indeed a smart person, and in order to remind him that the conditions were not excessive, he lowered his position to a very low level. Moreover, he even mentioned that he would be leaving the life of a hidden away person in the Gao Clan,

's wife heaved a sigh of relief. She had always been worried that Gao Tie's excessive demands would make things unmanageable, but at this moment, her heart was finally at ease. She looked at Mo Bingmei anxiously, hoping that he would agree to her husband's conditions.

Gao Tie looked as though he was calmly waiting for Mo Bingmei's reply. In fact, he was also very perturbed, not because he was worried that his conditions would be too high, but because he was worried that a person with a high status like Lady Gongsun might not take him seriously and use her own wife's life to threaten him.

Zhang Wang smiled, it seemed like his contributions were certain, if he could find a chance to make his daughter become Mo Bingmei's disciple, as long as the Gongsun clan still controlled the Jizhou, as long as the Zhang clan did not seek death themselves, wealth and glory were inevitable.

"What rank is the city gate?" Mo Bingmei did not answer, but asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"About this …" Gao Tie's expression became awkward, and he said softly, "Reporting to Madam, the city gates will be unranked!"

Mo Bingmei shook his head, and said indifferently: "You are more than enough to become a Academy Officer!

Gao Tie's heart relaxed, he got up and knelt on one knee, and said respectfully: "Thank you Madam, for agreeing to this lowly one's request! Please rest assured Madam, this lowly one will definitely accomplish this task well! "

"Stand up!" Mo Bingmei reached out to support him, and said indifferently: "I will be staying here for the next two days, you may discuss other matters."

"Here!" We shall obey Madam's orders! " Zhang Wang and Gao Tie bowed in agreement.