Chapter 259

"Whoa! This Hua Xiong has really gotten full of himself!"

Su Xuan thought, feeling somewhat speechless.

He used his Pupil of Destiny to take a look from afar; this Hua Xiong was merely a martial general at the peak of the Golden Core realm.

He wasn't even at the Gang Qi realm, yet he dared to come here and court death.

Truly unbelievable.

It seems that defeating Sun Sun Jian earlier gave him a lot of courage!

"My lord!"

Huang Zhong, Old Dian Wei, and Zhao Yun, who were behind Su Xuan, all looked at him with eager expressions, wanting to request to fight.

"No rush! Wait a moment first!"

Su Xuan waved his hand, signaling the three of them to stay calm.

Sure enough, Lord Yuan Shao, hearing that Hua Xiong had come to challenge them, immediately gave a contemptuous smile and looked at the lords: "This Hua Xiong is so bold; he clearly doesn't hold us lords in his eyes at all!"

"I wonder which general is willing to go out and kill this Hua Xiong?"

When saying this, Lord Yuan Shao couldn't help but look at Lord Yuan Shu. The meaning in his eyes clearly said: "This matter was caused by you; otherwise, this Hua Xiong would have been dealt with by Sun Sun Jian long ago. Shouldn't you be more proactive?"

Lord Yuan Shu knew Lord Yuan Shao too well; he saw through his thoughts at a glance and immediately snorted: "Hmph! A mere Hua Xiong, nothing more. I have a top general, Yu She, who can slay Hua Xiong!"

"Good!"

Hearing this, Lord Yuan Shao immediately slapped the armrest of his chair and shouted loudly: "Where is General Yu She?"

"I am here!"

At Lord Yuan Shu's signal, Yu She stepped out of the ranks.

Lord Yuan Shao then asked: "Do you dare to fight Hua Xiong?"

"Why wouldn't I dare? Everyone, wait a moment, I will return shortly!"

After speaking, Yu She cupped his hands in a salute, then turned and walked away quickly.

Seeing this, Lord Yuan Shao glanced at Lord Yuan Shu with a trace of mockery in his eyes, but he thought coldly in his heart: "Lord Yuan Shu, oh Lord Yuan Shu, you really are stupid!"

"What kind of person is that Hua Xiong? He's someone who even made Sun Sun Jian suffer a great loss!"

"Even if your cutting off his supplies was a factor, it's enough to prove that this Hua Xiong is no simple matter! Especially his personal martial prowess;"

"I just wanted to bluff you to see if I could get you to send someone to their death, but I didn't expect you to actually agree!"

"I really don't know whether to call you naive or confident."

Regardless, he was quite happy inside.

Being able to get rid of a major general under Lord Yuan Shu, even if that general wasn't very strong, was enough to make him happy.

Only a few minutes later,

"Report!!! Informing the Alliance Leader Lord Yuan! General Yu She was cut down from his horse by Hua Xiong in less than one round!"

At this moment, a messenger ran in and reported with cupped hands.

"What?"

Lord Yuan Shu and Lord Yuan Shao both stood up in shock.

Lord Yuan Shu was truly shocked and heartbroken.

This was one of the major generals under his command!

He was actually killed just like that?

Was Yu She that useless?

Or was Hua Xiong too strong?

As for Lord Yuan Shao, he was somewhat surprised, but more so gloating.

This appearance was just for show.

He immediately said with a pained expression: "What a pity for General Yu She! Sigh! It seems this Hua Xiong is no simple matter!"

"Everyone, Hua Xiong is coming on aggressively! Is there anyone willing to fight Hua Xiong? Whoever can slay this Hua Xiong, I am willing to reward them with a thousand gold and fifty fine horses. Who dares to fight?"

Su Xuan had been waiting for this; hearing Lord Yuan Shao's words, he immediately gave Old Dian Wei a wink.

Old Dian Wei immediately stepped out before Han Fu could: "Captain Old Dian Wei, under the command of the General of the Front, is willing to fight!"

Han Fu had originally prepared to step out and recommend his own general, Pan Feng.

After all, as a protégé of the Lord Yuan family, and with Lord Yuan Shao as the alliance leader, he had to support Lord Yuan Shao, didn't he?

At the same time, he could let Pan Feng make a name for himself—killing two birds with one stone!

"What a pity..."

Seeing someone beat him to it, Han Fu looked regretful.

Pan Feng, behind him, had the same expression.

This scene fell into Su Xuan's eyes, and he felt very speechless: "What a pity, my foot! I'm saving Pan Feng here, and it's also of no small benefit to you, Han Fu, isn't it?"

Otherwise, Pan Feng would be dead for sure this time.

He had already poached Zhang He, so he had to leave a major general for Han Fu so he could hold on for a few more months and delay Lord Yuan Shao's development, right?

Additionally, Su Xuan had checked, and Pan Feng's martial cultivation was at the peak of the Golden Core realm.

His strength was definitely not weak.

But for such a Pan Feng to easily lose to Hua Xiong and be killed in one or two rounds was absolutely abnormal.

Thinking of this, Su Xuan glanced at Lord Yuan Shao and thought: "It seems you, Lord Yuan Benchu, played a dirty trick!"

In his past life, netizens had discussed that Pan Feng drank poisoned wine given by Lord Yuan Shao, which greatly affected his combat power, leading to such a pathetic performance.

Su Xuan had been ambivalent about this in his past life.

Now, he could be completely certain.

Seeing Old Dian Wei stand out, Lord Yuan Shao's eyes narrowed slightly. He immediately smiled and took a cup of fine wine, which had been prepared long ago, from a personal guard beside him. He stepped forward two steps and said to Old Dian Wei: "General Old Dian Wei is indeed brave. I offer you a cup to bolster your spirit before the battle!"

Su Xuan sensed the wrongness of the wine with his spiritual sense from afar and immediately turned his spiritual sense into a thin needle, stabbing it directly into Lord Yuan Shao's brain.

"Ah!!"

Lord Yuan Shao let out a cry of pain, and the wine cup in his hand fell to the ground without him even grabbing it.

"Ah, this... Alliance Leader Lord Yuan, what's wrong with you?"

Old Dian Wei asked, looking speechless.

"Yes! Alliance Leader, are you alright?"

Cao Cao and the others also asked with concern.

Even Su Xuan, the culprit, was no exception, and he leaned in with a look of concern.

At the same time, Su Xuan sent a voice transmission to Old Dian Wei: "There is poison in that wine; I've taken care of it for you!"

"Remember not to show it. Also, don't drink wine given by others when you're out in the future;"

"Although, with your current cultivation at the early stage of the Heaven-Man realm and your mastery of the Six-Storehouse Heaven-Swallowing Art, this poison might not threaten you, but being careful is never a bad thing!"

Hearing this, Old Dian Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he nodded slightly at Su Xuan.

Then, he glanced at Lord Yuan Shao, who was clutching his head, a cold glint flashing deep in his eyes, and his heart was filled with murderous intent toward Lord Yuan Shao.

"This dog actually wanted to harm me? He simply doesn't know how to live! Don't let me get a chance, otherwise, I will definitely twist your head off in the future! Hmph!"

Old Dian Wei thought indignantly in his heart.

At this time, Lord Yuan Shao had already recovered.

It was mainly because Su Xuan hadn't used too much force; otherwise, Lord Yuan Shao would already be lying in a coffin.

"Phew!"

Lord Yuan Shao let go of his hands, squeezed out a smile, and cupped his hands at the lords: "Everyone! I'm fine! I just had a sudden headache! I guess it's because I haven't slept well lately!"

"It's no longer a problem!"

"Let's continue!"

As he spoke, he prepared to fetch another cup of poisoned wine for Old Dian Wei.

Clearly, he really wanted to get rid of a major general under Su Xuan.

He knew that this Old Dian Wei was very brave.

If he could use these small tricks to kill Old Dian Wei, he wouldn't mind at all.

Of course, he also had great confidence in his poison.

This was a colorless, odorless, and highly toxic poison.

It was very precious; even he didn't have much of it.

Seeing this, Old Dian Wei immediately cupped his hands and said: "Alliance Leader Lord Yuan! There's no need for wine! A mere Hua Xiong, why would I need to borrow the strength of wine?"