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At noon, just as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Jian Yong were about to turn around the bend in the official road, they all stopped and turned around to look at the Xiao Pei City that was about to disappear from their line of sight. A few people on the city wall were also looking in their direction. One of them was dressed in black armor and was the 'Gao Yuan' who was drinking with them earlier. Lv Bu stood by the side of 'Gao Yuan'. His right hand was pressed on the top of the city wall, as if he was saying something to 'Gao Yuan'.

"That Gao Yuan can argue, he is knowledgeable, and is a genius that is hard to come by!" Jian Yong sighed, he suddenly stroked his beard and said suspiciously, "I couldn't figure it out no matter how I thought about it! Why is such a talent only a small Academy Officer? Could it be that Yuan Benchu is truly ignorant? "

After Guan Yu killed Hua Xiong, Yuan Shao did not give him any rewards, but gave him some compliments. On the contrary, Cao Cao Cao praised him without holding back, he gave Guan Yu a short blade as a gift. From then on, Guan Yu was extremely dissatisfied with Yuan Shao. Back then, when Liu Bei went to the south of the Xuzhou, he had visited Yuan Shao on the way to Qinghe City. However, Guan Yu refused to go see Yuan Shao, and was even very dissatisfied with Liu Bei going to visit Yuan Shao.

Because of this, Guan Yu would obviously not say anything good about Yuan Shao. If not for the fact that he knew that the situation was critical and that he would follow in Yuan Shao's footsteps, Guan Yu would not have agreed to the three families joining hands to send troops to Qing He.

Hearing Guan Yu's words, Jian Yong smiled but did not speak. He had followed Liu Bei since a long time ago and was very clear about the 'grudge' between Guan Yu and himself.

Zhang Fei said with disgust: "Brother is right, that Yuan Shao is a despicable person. When we went to help him, that fellow saw that his status was low, and he did not even give us any food to replenish him, it is truly hateful! Big brother was determined to save Yuan Shao this time.

Guan Yu did not continue speaking, he raised his reins and continued to move, then said: "It's getting late, if we do not speed up, I'm afraid it will be midnight when we return to Xuzhou!"

"So what if it's midnight! Who dares not to open the city gates for us? " Zhang Fei groaned, the horse whip fiercely lashed out at the air a few times, and said unhappily: If I had known earlier, I would have caused a ruckus with the three surnamed, why would I have come here!

Guan Yu and Jian Yong looked at each other and laughed. The two of them knew that Zhang Fei took the initiative to come to the Xiao Pei to find fault, but they never thought that they would lose to the other party in a 'spar'.

Zhang Fei rode his horse over and said in a muffled voice: "That Gao Yuan is not bad indeed, he is very good to me, Old Zhang's temper! "It's such a pity. If it wasn't for the fact that he's the brother of Gao Qian, I would definitely have thought of a way to pull him over!"

Guan Yu shook his head, Gao Gan was Yuan Shao's nephew, and if he wanted to rope Gao Gan in, it would be impossible for him to do it for Liu Bei.

However, Jian Yong laughed and said, "What General Zhang has said is not entirely impossible. This time, Master has joined hands with Cao Mengde to save Yuan Benchu, and this is an enormous favor to him. Asking him for a nameless Academy Officer is just a sentence, but I'm afraid that Gao Yuan has his own master in his heart, and will not be able to serve Master wholeheartedly!"

Zhang Fei heroically waved his hand, and laughed out loud: "I am very close with that Gao Yuan, as long as you can get him to come to big brother's side, leave the rest to me!"

"Although Third Brother is a bit reckless, he is actually quite adept at such things. This is not an exaggeration!" At that time, Zhang Fei was a gathering of strong men in his hometown, and some of them had conflicts with Zhang Fei, but later on, they all became friends with him. Later on, similar things happened in the army, which showed that Zhang Fei was truly talented in this area.

The moment he turned the corner on his horse, Jian Yong once again turned his head to look at the city walls. For some reason, he suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu towards Gao Yuan, and couldn't help but frown as he thought back. However, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't remember where he had actually seen 'Gao Yuan' before. He had been riding on horseback for three to four kilometers, but he still couldn't recall where he had actually seen Gao Yuan before.

'Could it be that my mind is in a trance? ' Jian Yong shook his head and laughed at himself.

"Sir, is there anything difficult?" Coincidentally, Guan Yu shook his head and asked curiously.

Jian Yong hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "It's as if I've seen Gao Yuan somewhere before! At that time, he also seemed to be standing on top of the city wall looking down, but even if I racked my brains, I couldn't think of anything! "

"Stand at the top of the city and look down," Guan Yu muttered to himself.

If Jian Yong was not mistaken, the last time he saw 'Gao Yuan', it was very likely that the other party was looking towards the outside of the city just like now. In these few years, Jian Yong had always been by Liu Bei's side. Just by thinking about the cities that Liu Bei had once visited and then left from before, he could roughly deduce where Jian Yong had seen 'Gao Yuan' before. Since there was nothing else, Guan Yu turned his thoughts and started to seriously consider.

"For the past few years, I have been wandering far and wide, visiting places like the Central Pass, Yuzhou, Jizhou, and so on, and only now did I finally find a place to settle down in Xuzhou. When he went to check on both the Yuzhou and the Central Region, Sir Xian He had yet to follow Big Brother. It could be seen that he said that he had met Gao Yuan most likely in the Jizhou and the Youzhou! It's just that since we've been to many cities in Jizhou, it's difficult for us to remember where we are all at once! '

Zhang Fei suddenly asked: "Mister Xian He, when you last saw Gao Yuan, how did he dress up?" He didn't really trust Jian Yong's words and thought that Jian Yong must have seen wrongly. After all, there were a lot of people wearing armor on the city walls.

"Huh?" Jian Yong's eyes lit up. Zhang Fei's words had actually reminded him of something, and he thought about it carefully. The last time he had seen 'Gao Yuan', the other party did not seem to be wearing armor.

At this time, Guan Yu also opened his mouth, "Mister Xian He, I have to think carefully. If you have seen Gao Yuan before, there's a high chance that you are in Youzhou or even Jizhou!"

"Youzhou or Jizhou …" Jian Yong mumbled softly, then suddenly shouted with his forehead full of fear, "The Second General really woke me up from my dreams with a single word! That's right! I remember now, last time I left Youzhou City for Ji County's County City, I saw Gao Yuan on top of the city walls. At that time, he was wearing a luxurious black embroidered robe, which was why I had some impression of him! "

"Youzhou City!?" Guan Yu was startled, and anxiously asked: "Is Mister Xian He really in Youzhou City?"

Jian Yong muttered to himself, carefully comparing the figure of the Youzhou City in his mind with the figure of the person on top of the city wall earlier. The more he thought about it, the more sure he became, so he resolutely nodded and said, "I am very sure! That Gao Yuan is tall and dark skinned man, I have an impression of him with just a glance. If not for the fact that I saw him for too long last time, I would have remembered him just now! "

Zhang Fei was stunned, "Youzhou City? That was Gongsun Zan's territory! What was Gao Yuan doing in the Youzhou? Could it be to spy on us? "

Guan Yu said coldly, "That's absolutely impossible! If he really went to the Youzhou to spy on them, there was no way he could possibly stand on top of the city walls with his name spread widely, and that would be courting death! So there is only one possibility … "He stopped here and looked at Jian Yong who had a shocked expression.

"That's right!" Jian Yong nodded, he took a deep breath and said: "That bastard is most likely from the Youzhou, and not some high level clan brother! [I knew it! How could a capable man possess such knowledge and talent?] But who exactly is he? "

"Gao Yuan's figure, appearance, age, and all of them are extremely similar to someone whose name has become famous recently!" Guan Yu stroked his beard with force. Even though he knew that he was no longer able to see the Xiao Pei City, he still turned around and asked, "What does Mister Xian He think?"

Jian Yong slowly nodded his head, "What the Second General said is very possible! If it really is that person, then his courage is truly admirable! "

"Second brother, Mister Xian He, who are you guys talking about?" Zhang Fei was confused and asked impatiently.

Guan Yu frowned: "That Gao Yuan is very likely Gongsun Xu!"

"Who is Gongsun Xu?" Zhang Fei subconsciously asked, but then he realized something and his expression instantly became shocked as well. "Isn't Gongsun Xu fighting with Yuan Shao at the moment when Qing He? How could someone suddenly come to the Xuzhou? "

Jian Yong slightly muttered to himself, and said with a heavy voice: "It may be that Gongsun Zanfuzi guessed that the main assembly joined Lv Bu to rescue Qing He, and that's why Gongsun Xu personally went forward to lobby Lv Bu! Oh right, I suddenly remembered that Lv Bu wasn't in the city since yesterday evening, so I waited for him for a long time this morning and didn't see him. Furthermore, during the feast just now, Lv Bu personally toasted Gao Yuan with a bowl of wine, but didn't toasts to me. Lv Bu was proud and arrogant, even if Gao Yuan was his emissary, he would definitely not put Gao Yuan in his eyes, and only if that person was really Gongsun Xu, would they be able to get his respect! This was troublesome! If Gongsun Xu were to personally go out to persuade her, there is a high chance that Lv Fengxian would ally himself with her.

"That bastard dares to deceive me, Old Zhang, like that, I'll go back and ask him!" Zhang Fei was immediately enraged, he raised his reins and was ready to return home to denounce him.

"Halt!" Guan Yu quickly stopped Zhang Fei, and sullenly said: "Since you have not confirmed that fellow's identity, what are you going back for? If that fellow really is Gongsun Xu, once his identity is exposed to your face, who can guarantee that he won't suddenly fall out? If he really had a secret agreement with Gongsun Xu, wouldn't you be throwing yourself into a trap once you go back? "

"Then what should we do? Don't tell me that we are going to allow those two thieves to secretly plot against our big brother? " Zhang Fei bellowed with dissatisfaction.

"Don't be impatient, the three generals. We need to first find out whether that fellow is Gongsun Xu or not!" Jian Yong advised, and asked Guan Yu: What does second general think?

Guan Yu agreed, "Mister Xian He is right! How about this, third brother and Mister Xian He should quickly report to eldest brother about this matter. I will temporarily stay here and try to find out that fellow's true identity! "

"Alright!" Just do it! "