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"Gongye, do you think Lv Fengxian will change his mind?" Guan Yu stood on top of the Xuzhou City's head, looking at the large group of people who had disappeared, and asked Sun Qian who was standing a step behind.

"About that," Sun Qian hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "It's hard to say! General Guan is very clear, Lv Fengxian has already divorced Master, if Gongsun Xu's conditions are even better, I'm afraid Master will have a hard time persuading him to change his mind!"

Guan Yu shook his head, he did not have much hope in this matter, from last night to now, spies would come every two hours to report on the movements in the Xiao Pei City, but they had not received any news of Gongsun Xu's departure. From this, it could be seen that Lv Bu had pledged his allegiance to Gongsun Xu, otherwise, he would not have handed over all his family members to Gongsun Xu when he led his army out of the Xiao Pei.

"I hope that everything will go smoothly when brother makes his move, and that Lv Bu and the others won't notice. Otherwise, if the other party's desperate counterattack is attracted, brother's losses would definitely be very heavy!" Guan Yu thought to himself, suddenly he had a bad feeling, he quickly shook his head to disperse the unlucky thought.

Sun Qian did not sense Guan Yu's worry, he raised his head and looked at the sun, and asked softly: "Should we also leave General Guan?"

"Indeed, it is time!" Guan Yu nodded his head, he turned and bowed to Sun Qian, "Since the three of us are not in the Xuzhou City, we will leave the safety of the city to Brother Gongye and Chief He!"

Sun Qian solemnly cupped his hands and said, "General, don't worry. After General Ye leaves, I will close the city gates and guard the city gates day and night. I guarantee that nothing will happen!"

Guan Yu said in a deep voice, "Gong You is cautious, you are not a reckless person. With the two of you working together to defend the city, this general will be at ease! "With your blessing, I'll go right now!"

Sun Qian smiled and said, "I will arrange a celebratory feast in advance and wait for General Sheng's victorious return!"

Guan Yu laughed, turned and walked down the city walls, and brought the fifteen thousand men who had gathered here with them out of the city, in the direction of the Xiao Pei.

Sun Qian held onto the city walls, staring at Guan Yu's figure, until the crowd disappeared behind the mountain, he finally retracted his gaze, and shook his head and sighed.

At this time, Jian Yong walked up the city wall. Coincidentally, he heard Sun Qian's sigh, so he asked softly, "Brother Gongye, you're worried that the General Guan will not be able to successfully take Gongsun Xu down? Or perhaps he was worried that Lv Fengxian's counterattack would bring danger to our lord? "

Sun Qian said solemnly: "Master has great talent, the strength of the troops has the absolute advantage, and even though Lv Fengxian has the help of Chen Gongtai and Zhang Wen Yuan, how could he be Master's opponent? Brother Xian He is right, I am indeed a little worried about the General Guan! The General Guan is proud and arrogant, although he appreciates Gongsun Xu's methods in handling matters, he does not seem to even put Gongsun Xu's skills in his eyes, and could very possibly lose out to him because of underestimating him! "

"Brother Gongye seems to be overthinking it!" Jian Yong laughed and shook his head: "There are less than a thousand people in Xiao Pei City, and the amount of people Gongsun Xu has brought was only a little more than a thousand, adding all of them, it was only a little more than two thousand, and General Guan has brought a total of fifteen thousand men, the difference in numbers is huge, and there is also an internal force that has opened the city gates to welcome the army into the city, it is impossible for General Guan to not be able to take Gongsun Xu!"

"I hope so." Sun Qian nodded his head, the uneasiness in his heart immediately lessened a lot, and it was as Jian Yong had said, there was no reason for Guan Yu to not win this battle! He called out to the soldiers outside the city and ordered them to close the city gates.

After the city gate closed, Sun Qian heaved a sigh of relief. He was not responsible for the victory of either the patriarch or the General Guan. His job was to ensure the safety of the Xuzhou City before they returned.

Jian Yong cupped his hands: "Brother Gongye, I will trouble you with the matters at the head of the city, I should return to prefectural governor's mansion to take care of the matters there!"

Sun Qian returned the courtesy, "Brother Xian He, please do as you wish. If there is anything you need, I will discuss it with Brother Wen He."

Jian Yong nodded, then turned and left the city. Just as they reached the corner of the stairs, Sun Qian asked them from behind.

"Brother Wen He, where is Brother Zi Zhong?"

Jian Yong turned around and laughed bitterly: "Brother Zi Zhong claimed that he is not well, and went back home to recuperate."

Sun Qian laughed helplessly, and raised his head to look at the nearby Mi house, his eyes showing some sympathy. Mi Zhu had gone bankrupt trying to help Liu Bei, his younger brother, Mi Fang, had died for no apparent reason because of something he did for Liu Bei, and the only sister he had left was also missing, she was completely alone, which was already very miserable. It was a pity that neither Guan Yu nor Zhang Fei trusted Mi Zhu, to the point that although Liu Bei seemed to think much of him, he had actually never entrusted him with any heavy responsibility. Since Liu Guan was not around, it was no wonder that the defenses of the Xuzhou City was not handed over to Mi Zhu.

At the same time, Mi Zhu was lying on the bed, looking up at the ceiling and sighing. Just like Sun Qian had thought, Mi Zhu was extremely dissatisfied with Liu Bei's arrangement to protect the city, in his opinion, he had already been working for Liu Bei for a long time, and this time, even if it was his turn, it would be his turn to grasp the authority of the Xuzhou City, but he did not expect Liu Bei to choose Sun Qian and Jian Yong, and once again exclude him!

If it was in the past, Mi Zhu would only feel sorrow, but not anger. However, as he had coincidentally met Gongsun Xu, and through his words, he confirmed that his own sister was currently in Marquis of Ji's Mansion, he started to doubt whether his support of Liu Bei at all costs was worth it! Now that Gongsun Zanfuzi's strength was above that of the aristocrats, and if his own sister Mi Zhen really followed him, Mi Zhen's status would skyrocket, why would they need to worry about the Mi family not being able to prosper? Previously, Mi Zhu had always thought of marrying his sister to Liu Bei as his concubine, in order to make use of Liu Bei's power. But now, compared to Gongsun Xu, he felt extremely regretful.

"Does Darling have any worries?" At this time, Mi Zhu's wife walked in. Seeing that Mi Zhu's expression was gloomy, she walked up to the bed and asked with concern.

Mi Zhu sighed heavily, and asked weakly: "Do you know where Zhen Er is now?"

"Zhen Er?" Lady Mi was both surprised and happy, her relationship with Mi Zhen was extremely close, thus she anxiously asked: "Husband knows where Zhen Er is?"

"That's right!" Mi Zhu rubbed his forehead, and said softly: "Zhen Er, she is currently in Marquis of Ji's Mansion!"

"What is the Marquis of Ji's Mansion?" Lady Mi asked casually, but before she finished speaking, she suddenly came to a realization and closed the door with a few steps. She walked back and asked with a low voice: "Gongsun Zan?"

Mi Zhu did not answer and only lightly nodded his head.

"Why is Zhen Er going there? "Darling, are you sure you're not mistaken?" Lady Mi was shocked. Her eyes widened in disbelief.

Zhen Er's tone was extremely helpless, and she said in a low voice: "I've already made inquiries clearly. When Zhen Er heard that she wanted to be Liu Xuande's concubine, he ran away from home, and somehow just went to Bo Ling, where he was teased on the streets by the son of the Army of Heishan's Tao Sheng. Luckily, Gongsun Xu coincidentally saved Zhen Er, and for some reason, Zhen Er was brought over to the Marquis of Ji's Mansion later on.

When Lady Mi heard this, she was dumbstruck and couldn't speak for a long while. If it was really as Mi Zhu had said, then there was a high chance that Mi Zhen was related to him. Even if she was just a woman who had not seen much, she knew that the Envoy Liu and Gongsun Zan were enemies, not friends. If the Envoy Liu knew about this, Mi Zhu would become a prisoner in the blink of an eye, maybe he would lose his life because of this matter. The more she thought about it, the more shocked she became. She couldn't help but shed tears.

Mi Zhu sighed once again, he extended his hand to wipe the tears off Lady Mi's face and asked softly: "Madam, I am supporting Envoy Liu wholeheartedly, is it wrong?"

"The wrong one doesn't know," Lady Mi sobbed, "But ever since Husband decided to support the Envoy Liu, there has been less than 20% of the family's assets remaining. Dozens of shops were forced to be transferred to others! It was fine if he was rich, but as for his uncle (Mi Fang) dying inexplicably and Zhen Er being kept in the outside world, had Envoy Liu ever expressed his gratitude or apology? I dare to be honest with you today, my husband treated Envoy Liu with sincerity, and wished that he could give my heart to him, so what did he do to my husband? He didn't trust his husband at all! He immediately thought of his husband after paying for the food and threw it away after using it. Since when did he ever let his husband hold an important position? Now that Zhen Er is in Marquis of Ji's Mansion and his strength is far superior to Liu Xuande, why must my husband follow Liu Xuande's lead and end up in the dark? "

Mi Zhu said hesitantly, "However, I have followed Envoy Liu for many years and have always been treated with respect by Envoy Liu. If I were to suddenly turn my back, wouldn't that mean that I would be ridiculed?"

Lady Mi sneered, "Is Darling afraid of being ridiculed? Don't you know that your husband has long since become the laughingstock of his tribesmen? "

Mi Zhu was shocked: "Madam, what do you mean?"

Lady Mi sat on the bedside and sighed dejectedly, "Ever since my husband wantonly helped Liu Xuande, there have been many people in the clan who were filled with dissatisfaction. A while ago, Master Husband was preparing to marry Zhen Er as his concubine, and the few elders were so angry that they couldn't contain their anger as they came to the door to denounce him, saying that how could a woman from the Mei family be someone else's concubine? At that time, Husband had to follow Liu Xuande to fight with Yuan Shu, and it took me a while to quell their anger! "

"Why don't I know these things?" Mi Zhu was shocked and angry at the same time.

Lady Mi said coldly, "My husband was stubborn at the time. Even if I let you know, so what?"

Mi Zhu sighed deeply and remained silent for a long time.