Chapter 402

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

Su Xuan thought, feeling somewhat speechless.

He used his Pupil of Fortune to take a look from afar; this Hua Xiong was merely a martial general at the peak of the Danjin Realm.

He wasn't even at the Gangjin Realm, yet he dared to come here courting death.

Truly unbelievable.

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

"My Lord!"

Huang Zhong, 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!"

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

Sure enough, Yuan Shao, upon hearing that Hua Xiong had come to challenge them, gave a contemptuous smile and looked at the warlords: "This Hua Xiong has such audacity; he clearly doesn't put us warlords in his eyes at all!"

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

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

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

"Good!"

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

"I am here!"

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Even if your cutting off his food supply was a factor, it is enough to prove that this Hua Xiong is not simple! 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 one of Yuan Shu's top generals, even if that general wasn't very strong, was enough to make him happy.

Only a few minutes later,

"Report!!! Informing the Alliance Leader Yuan! General Yu She fought Hua Xiong for less than one round before being slain and falling from his horse!"

At this moment, a messenger ran in and reported while cupping his hands.

"What?"

Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao both stood up in shock.

Yuan Shu was genuinely shocked and heartbroken.

This was one of his top generals!

How could he be slain just like that?

Was Yu She that useless?

Or was Hua Xiong too strong?

As for 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! Alas! It seems this Hua Xiong is not simple!"

"Everyone, Hua Xiong is coming 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 pieces and fifty fine horses. Who dares to fight?"

Su Xuan had been waiting for this and immediately gave Dian Wei a wink.

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

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

After all, as a student of the Yuan family, and with Yuan Shao being the Alliance Leader, he had to support Yuan Shao, right?

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

"What a pity..."

Seeing that someone had beaten him to it, Han Fu looked regretful.

Pan Feng, who was behind him, had the same expression.

This scene fell into Su Xuan's eyes, and he felt speechless: "What a pity, my foot! I'm saving Pan Feng here, and it's 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 top general for Han Fu so he could hold on for a few more months and delay Yuan Shao's development, right?

Additionally, Su Xuan had checked, and Pan Feng's martial cultivation was at the peak of the Danjin Realm.

His strength was definitely not weak.

But for such a Pan Feng to be easily defeated by Hua Xiong and slain in one or two rounds, that was absolutely abnormal.

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

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

Su Xuan was ambivalent about this in his past life.

Now, he could be completely certain.

When Yuan Shao saw Dian Wei stand out, his eyes narrowed slightly. He immediately smiled and took a cup of fine wine that had been prepared from a personal guard, stepped forward, and said to Dian Wei: "General Dian Wei is indeed brave. I will toast you a cup to bolster your spirit!"

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 Yuan Shao's mind.

"Ah!!"

Yuan Shao let out a cry of pain, and the wine cup in his hand wasn't even gripped properly, falling directly to the ground.

"Ah, this... Alliance Leader Yuan, what is wrong with you?"

Dian Wei asked with a speechless expression.

"Yes! Alliance Leader, are you alright?"

Cao Cao and the others also asked with concern.

Even Su Xuan, the culprit, was no exception, leaning in with a concerned look.

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

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

"Although, with your current cultivation at the early stage of the Heaven-Man Realm and your mastery of the Six-Storey Heaven-Devouring Art, this poisoned wine might not threaten you, but being careful is never wrong!"

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

Then, he glanced at Yuan Shao, who was holding his head, a cold glint flashing in the depths of his eyes, his heart filled with killing intent toward Yuan Shao.

"This dog actually wanted to harm me? He simply doesn't know what's good for him! Don't let me catch an opportunity, or I will definitely twist your head off in the future! Hmph!"

Dian Wei thought indignantly in his heart.

At this time, Yuan Shao had already recovered.

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

"Phew!"

Yuan Shao let go of his hands, squeezed out a smile, cupped his hands at the warlords and said: "Everyone! I am fine! It was just a sudden headache! I guess it's because I haven't slept well lately!"

"It's no longer an issue!"

"Let's continue!"

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

Clearly, he really wanted to get rid of one of Su Xuan's top generals.

He knew that this Dian Wei was very brave.

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

Of course, he was also very confident in his poison.

This was a colorless, odorless poison with extremely high toxicity.

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

Seeing this, Dian Wei immediately cupped his hands and said: "Alliance Leader Yuan! There is no need for wine! A mere Hua Xiong, why would I need to borrow the strength of wine?" ===== CHAPTER 404 =====