Chapter 443

"Hmm?"

Lord Yuan Shao's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

That's right! Pursuing Liu Bei's guilt and grieving over the deaths of Yan Liang and Wen Chou no longer had any meaning.

After all, the people were already dead.

But if he could turn a bad thing into a good thing, poach Guan Yu from Cao Cao's side, and bring him under his command, wouldn't he be making a huge profit?

After all, this Guan Yu was capable of beheading Yan Liang and Wen Chou amidst ten thousand troops; his strength was far greater than theirs.

He was probably not much worse than Lu Bu back in the day, right?

Trading Yan Liang and Wen Chou for such a peerless divine general seemed worth it.

Thinking of this, Lord Yuan Shao also looked at Liu Bei with burning eyes, anticipating his answer.

Liu Bei was slightly stunned, immediately understanding Xu You's intention. He also noticed Lord Yuan Shao's expression and felt a surge of joy in his heart. He bowed firmly and said: "My second brother and I are sworn brothers of life and death. My second brother is as loyal as the clouds. As long as I can confirm that the person is indeed my second brother Guan Yu, I have absolute confidence that I can make him abandon darkness for light, leave Cao Cao, come to your lordship's command, and serve your lordship!"

As for truly pledging loyalty to Lord Yuan Shao?

Just kidding, that was impossible!

A real man born between heaven and earth, how could he live long under someone else's thumb?

He, Liu Bei, was a man destined to restore the Han Dynasty for the third time.

"Good!!"

Lord Yuan Shao slammed the table and cheered loudly: "Brother Liu Xuande! As long as you can truly recruit Guan Yu and make him serve me, I will not only not pursue your previous faults, but I will also reward you and Guan Yu handsomely."

"I will arrange it right now to find an opportunity for you to meet with the Guan Yu on the other side. Remember to seize the opportunity!"

Lord Yuan Shao was very excited at this moment; he seemed to have already seen the scene where he obtained the divine general Guan Yu, while Cao Cao lost him, was beaten back step by step, and ultimately perished.

"Yes!"

Liu Bei immediately bowed in agreement.

At the same time, he breathed a huge sigh of relief.

This hurdle had finally been passed.

"Are you really my second brother? If you are, why did you defect to Cao Cao and serve him?"

"Do you know you almost got me killed?"

Liu Bei thought with some resentment.

If that person really was his second brother Guan Yu, he couldn't understand what kind of method Cao Cao had used to make Guan Yu work for him.

Based on his understanding of Guan Yu, he couldn't and shouldn't be the type of person to betray his trust and defect to the enemy.

There must be a misunderstanding he didn't know about.

Mainly because Cao Cao was too cunning, and his second brother was too upright; it wasn't impossible that he had been deceived by Cao Cao!

Several days later, Lord Yuan Shao created an opportunity for Liu Bei, allowing him to see Guan Yu from afar.

At the same time, Guan Yu also saw Liu Bei.

With just one glance, Liu Bei confirmed that the person on the other side was indeed his second brother.

Likewise, Guan Yu also confirmed that the person on the other side was his eldest brother Liu Bei.

However, the battlefield was chaotic, and the distance between them was quite far, so they couldn't meet directly on the battlefield for the time being.

But the stone had already been cast, and it was destined to stir up huge waves.

"Eldest brother is actually under Lord Yuan Shao's command? Sure enough, after he fled Xuzhou back then, he went to Lord Yuan Shao's side?"

Guan Yu understood in his heart, but the next moment his expression changed drastically: "Not good! I beheaded Lord Yuan Shao's generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou for Cao Cao; Lord Yuan Shao couldn't possibly not recognize me!"

"In that case, wouldn't Lord Yuan Shao hate me to death and implicate eldest brother?"

"I actually put eldest brother in danger?"

"Come to think of it, seeing eldest brother on the battlefield today was very strange;"

"And, the look in eldest brother's eyes at that time was telling me his situation; eldest brother wants me to go to Lord Yuan Shao's side!"

Thinking of this, Guan Yu frowned in a dilemma.

It wasn't that he was reluctant to part with the glory and wealth on Cao Cao's side;

Cao Cao had treated him extremely well during this time, sending him everything good, but he had basically accepted nothing except for some food and drink! He was just worried that one day when he had to leave, he would feel guilty toward Cao Cao!

But he couldn't just leave Cao Cao's side right now!

If he left directly, what would happen to the two sisters-in-law whose bellies were gradually growing?

They were both several months pregnant; how could they endure a long journey?

Their bodies wouldn't be able to take it; what if it affected the fetuses in their wombs?

"It seems eldest brother doesn't know that the two sisters-in-law are carrying his flesh and blood yet! This is going to be troublesome!"

"No, I must find a way to send a letter to eldest brother to explain the situation!"

"Besides, I shouldn't fight for Cao Cao anymore, otherwise, eldest brother might be harmed by Lord Yuan Shao!"

These thoughts flashed through Guan Yu's mind. He didn't withdraw immediately, but waited until the skirmish was over and both sides sounded the retreat before he withdrew.

As soon as he returned, he went back to his tent, wrote a letter to Liu Bei, sealed it, and then found Cao Cao to explain his intentions.

"Lord Cao! I wonder if you still remember our agreement from the past? Is it still valid?"

"Sigh!"

Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, looking at Guan Yu.

He had already heard about Liu Bei appearing on the battlefield and being on Lord Yuan Shao's side.

He understood that he probably couldn't keep Guan Yu anymore.

Even though he had worked so hard these past few months and treated Guan Yu so well, he still couldn't completely keep his heart.

Cao Cao felt depressed!

But he wasn't willing to break his promise directly.

It wasn't that he was truly that trustworthy, but mainly because the object was Guan Yu!

He truly loved Guan Yu to the bone and didn't even want to disappoint him.

"It seems Yunchang has seen your eldest brother Liu Bei!"

"Are you planning to leave me now?"

Guan Yu's expression stalled slightly, and he braced himself: "It seems Lord Cao already knows!"

"I won't hide it from you! That is indeed the case!"

"May I ask Lord Cao, is the previous promise still valid?"

"Valid! Naturally, it is still valid!"

Cao Cao waved his hand helplessly: "Yunchang, you know me! I, Cao Cao, don't consider myself a good person, but I am willing to keep my promises! Especially when facing you!"

"Whatever you want, I am willing to give! Can you not leave?"

These words made Guan Yu feel even more touched!

Cao Cao was truly the person who treated him best besides his eldest brother!

No! In some ways, even his eldest brother didn't treat him as well as Cao Cao did!

But a man cannot stand without trust; he met his eldest brother first and swore brotherhood with him, so he couldn't be unfaithful.

However, he really couldn't leave right now!

— Author's Notes —

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