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Suddenly, Zhang Wang's manor's rear garden was bathed in warm sunlight. The garden was filled with warm spring flowers, which fluttered back and forth with the smell of the bees and butterflies, and the cool breeze was blowing everywhere.

On the circular empty space in the middle of the garden, a girl dressed in black was holding a short sword that was less than a foot long. She was practicing her sword moves with a serious expression on her face. She looked about eight and a half. The sword technique used by a nine year old was very immature, but the way he used it was very sinister and strange. It made people unconsciously think of something unpleasant — a sinister poisonous snake that was ready to pounce on and devour people at any time.

After finishing the set of sword technique, the little girl's forehead was already covered with sweat, she did not wipe off her perspiration, instead she quickly walked to Mo Bingmei's side and greeted him with a cupped fist, she then looked at Mo Bingmei with anticipation.

Mo Bingmei said indifferently: "Not bad!"

The little girl immediately broke into a grin as she bent her knees and bowed. She could not conceal the smile in her voice as she said, "Chun Hua thanks Master for his appreciation!"

The little girl was Zhang Wang's daughter, Zhang Chunhua. When Mo Bingmei came to the Henei County to gain experience, he accidentally discovered that the little girl was very talented in martial arts, so after coming into contact with her, he secretly imparted her a set of sword technique. But because the sword technique was mainly used to kill (Mo Bingmei actually did not know any other sword techniques), his techniques were extremely vicious and sinister, so Mo Bingmei warned Zhang Chunhua repeatedly to not display it in front of others, otherwise, he would punish him severely. Although Zhang Chunhua was young, she was smart, her mind was firm, not only did she not reveal this sword technique to outsiders, but she also wholeheartedly wanted to become a hero like Mo Bingmei, so she would often shut her doors and train hard, looking forward to meeting Mo Bingmei again.

This time, taking advantage of Gongsun Xu attacking Henei County, the Master and disciple finally met again. In her heart, the strict Mo Bingmei was like a mother to her. This was because only her master had strict requirements for her, and if she was wrong, she would scold Mo Bingmei severely, unlike the others who would always coax her.

Zhang Chunhua's excited shouting alarmed Zhang Wang, who rushed over to his daughter's residence to check out what was going on. Now, Mo Bingmei was a person who belonged to General Gongsun Xu. Once Mo Bingmei's daughter became her disciple, the Zhang family would be able to get close to Gongsun Xu easily, and as long as Gongsun Zanfuzi did not lose, the Zhang family's position in the Henei County would be as stable as Mt. Tai, and they might even be able to surpass the Sima's and become the number one clan in the Henei County.

It was precisely because of this relationship that Zhang Wang would put his all into secretly contacting others, and prepare to open the city gates within three days to welcome Gongsun Xu's army into the city, and gift Henei County to him as his welcome gift.

Zhang Wang went out early in the morning. After finishing his meal, Mo Bingmei had nothing else to do so he brought Zhang Chunhua to the backyard to see how her swordsmanship was progressing.

"Get up." Mo Bingmei's expression was still indifferent, but his tone became much more gentle: "I will pass you a new sword technique when I return."

"Thank you, Master!" Zhang Chunhua was overjoyed, and once again bent her knees to express her thanks. She had practiced this sword technique for a long time, and was already annoyed to death by it, when she suddenly heard her master say that he would impart her a new sword technique, she could not help but look forward to it.

Mo Bingmei picked up the teapot on the stone table and poured himself a cup of water.

"Hm!" "Thank you, Master." Zhang Chunhua replied happily as he put away the short sword and placed it on the stone table. He then picked up the cup of water and slowly drank.

"Master, can't we start practicing the new sword technique now?" After Zhang Chunhua finished drinking the water, he placed the cup down and asked Mo Bingmei carefully.

"No." Mo Bingmei shook his head, seeing the disappointment in the little girl's eyes, he could not bear to see her again, so he added, "In a few days."

"Alright!" Zhang Chunhua shouted while clapping her hands. The disappointment and depression in her eyes were gone as she stretched out her pinky towards Mo Bingmei and looked at the latter expectantly, "Master, pinky swear, you're not allowed to go back on your words!"

Mo Bingmei frowned, if it was in the past, she would definitely not do such a silly and childish thing, but after knowing Gongsun Xu, her temperament had become a lot gentler. Although she was a little unwilling in her heart, she still could not bear to disappoint the little girl, so she reached out her hand to gently touch Zhang Chunhua.

Zhang Chunhua was overjoyed. Ever since he had met his master, this was the first time he had come into such close contact with her. She couldn't help but think to herself, 'Master's seemingly cold hands are actually very warm. If mother is still here, then her hands should also be this warm, right?'

How would Mo Bingmei know that the little girl would treat herself as her mother? She withdrew her hand and instructed: "Go wash up."

After all, Zhang Chunhua was a little girl who would easily get sick if he did not wash up and change his clothes when he had just sweated.

"Thank you for your concern, master. I will go now." Zhang Chunhua obviously knew what Mo Bingmei was thinking, he thanked him gratefully and gestured for the few servants to come over, then said: "I'm going to shower and change my clothes, you guys serve my master well here, if you dare to displease my master, I'll punish you all severely! "Did you hear that?"

"Here!" This servant will follow the instructions of the young mistress! " The maidservants quickly bowed in agreement, their expressions full of fear.

Zhang Wang doted on Zhang Chunhua a lot, and this little girl was also very strange.

'Will I and his children be so naughty and cute in the future? ' As Mo Bingmei watched Zhang Chunhua bounce back towards his room, this thought suddenly surfaced in his mind. For a moment, he couldn't help but think of the certain scene of Gongsun Xu 'bullying' him, and he felt his heart itch and his face turn red.

Just as Mo Bingmei was immersed in his reverie, Zhang Wang suddenly walked in from outside the crescent gate and when he saw Mo Bingmei from afar, he cupped his hands and shouted, "Mo Niangzi! Mo Niangzi! This humble one has something to report! "

Mo Bingmei quickly regained her senses, and gently caressed her somewhat hot cheeks, and nodded.

He didn't feel that Mo Bingmei was' gentle and amiable 'like his daughter did. He had a kind of fear towards Mo Bingmei from the bottom of his heart — — 60% because Mo Bingmei was the son of Mo Sect, and the remaining 40% because she was Gongsun Xu's woman.

Only then did he say in a low voice, "Mo Niangzi, Sima Yi sent someone over to deliver a message that Cao Cao Cao is preparing to agree to General Gongsun Xu's conditions at dusk today. After that, he would ask General Gongsun Xu to immediately remove the encirclement.

Mo Bingmei was startled, he had not prepared to open the gates, if Gongsun Xu truly believed Cao Cao Cao's words to evacuate the troops, wouldn't Cao Cao return successfully to the Yanzhou? No! He had to send this message to him immediately! Her heart was burning with anxiety as she suddenly stood up and prepared to find an opportunity to leave the city.

Zhang Wang asked in shock: What are you preparing to do?

Mo Bingmei said coldly: "Get out of the city!"

"Huh?" Zhang Wang turned pale with fright, and quickly advised: "Please listen to this old man, General Gongsun Xu did not give the order to attack the city today. The city wall is currently extremely peaceful, and if there is any situation, it will be quickly detected by the Cao Army. This old man thinks that Mo Niangzi does not need to be in such a rush, after it gets dark, it will definitely be too late to send any message outside the city! "

Mo Bingmei hesitated for a moment, before slowly stopping.

Seeing that, Zhang Wang quickly followed up: "Cao Cao Cao wants to gather some money for us to eat before he leaves. Sima Zhongda feels that we can start from this matter, it won't be a problem to delay him for an entire day! Mo Niangzi, General Gongsun Xu had previously said in public that as long as Cao Cao promised to return to the Yanzhou, he would not interfere in the matters of the Jizhou. They would retreat for fifteen kilometers and let the Cao Army leave. You and I both know that this is General Gongsun Xu's opportune time, but if General Gongsun Xu went back on his word and took the opportunity to attack while the Cao Army was retreating, even a complete victory will affect his reputation! Although General Gongsun Xu is a man who cares about the world, doing such a thing might affect some things in the future. "

After Mo Bingmei heard these words, he pondered for a moment before turning around to sit down. "What do you think about Sima Yi?"

Zhang Wang secretly heaved a sigh of relief and said softly: "Sima Zhongda is prepared to let Gao Tie out, and persuade Gao Gang to delay it for a day or two before he gives the money to Cao Cao."

Mo Bingmei frowned and asked: "Can Gao Tie persuade Gao Gang?"

"There shouldn't be a problem!" Zhang Wang said with a smile filled with certainty: "The Gao brothers' relationship is not bad, and Gao Gang is a courageous person, so he has always listened to Gao Tie's words. Moreover, it was just delaying the delivery of the money for a day or two, so Gao Tie could easily find a suitable reason to persuade Gao Gang!"

Mo Bingmei slowly nodded and asked softly, "Where is Sima Yi now?"

Zhang Wang laughed strangely, and said softly: "Sima Zhongda is recruiting for the young strong."

"Hmm?" Mo Bingmei was suspicious.

Zhang Wang smiled: "Cao Cao has lost a lot of troops this time, in order to gain Cao Cao's trust, Sima Zhongda took the initiative to recruit people from the Henei County to work under Cao Cao. "Of course, those recruited are absolutely reliable people. They will be the main force when the city gates are opened."

The corners of Mo Bingmei's mouth curled up when he heard this. He thought to himself, Sima Yi seemed to be extremely loyal, but he never expected that the methods used to trick others were very clever. Gongsun Xu just so happened to lack this kind of person, so at that time, I might as well advise him to use Sima Yi well.

"Master, Father, what are you talking about?" Just then, Zhang Chunhua hurriedly finished his shower and returned. He just happened to see Zhang Wang and Mo Bingmei talking, so he shouted and ran over.