Chapter 709

"I hope you can understand this, Lord Cao!"

"Hmm... very well!"

Cao Cao thought for a moment after hearing this and nodded in agreement.

Although he really did not want to nod in agreement, and even wished Yuan Shao would kill Liu Bei because of this.

That way, he would be spared the trouble of killing Liu Bei himself.

As long as Liu Bei died, and it was Yuan Shao who killed him, he believed Especially Guan Yu Yu would definitely follow him wholeheartedly.

But he knew that precisely because of this, he could not refuse Especially Guan Yu Yu's request.

Otherwise, he would be suspected of plotting against Liu Bei.

At that time, Especially Guan Yu Yu would likely turn against him directly.

"Thank you, Lord Cao!"

Seeing Cao Cao agree so readily, Especially Guan Yu Yu felt a deeper sense of guilt toward him, but for the sake of his eldest brother and to fulfill his loyalty, he had no choice.

He bit the bullet and continued to request: "Furthermore! To avoid any misunderstandings, I have written a letter to my eldest brother. I wonder if you have a way to help me deliver this letter to him?"

"Rest assured, the letter only explains my situation and that of my sisters-in-law; it does not reveal a single bit of information about your army, Lord Cao;"

"You can personally verify this, Lord Cao!"

As he spoke, Especially Guan Yu Yu handed over a letter with both hands.

Cao Cao was slightly stunned upon hearing this, then waved his hand and said: "No need! I trust you, Yunchang! Rest assured, I will find a way to have someone deliver the letter to your eldest brother!"

He truly believed Especially Guan Yu Yu would not plot against him!

But he knew that once this letter reached Liu Bei, the fact that he had given Liu Bei offspring would likely be exposed!

He had no way of predicting how Liu Bei would react at that time.

If Especially Guan Yu Yu were to learn the truth, the outcome would likely be very unpleasant.

Therefore, Cao Cao had a headache!

Yet, this letter had to be delivered.

"It seems I can only plan a bit; I cannot let this letter fall directly into Liu Bei's hands. Hmm... the content of the letter likely just explains that Liu Bei's two concubines are pregnant with his children, and also includes the fact that Especially Guan Yu Yu cannot go to Liu Bei's side for the time being!"

"Letting Liu Bei get it directly won't do! But what if I let Yuan Shao get it first?"

Cao Cao could imagine that Yuan Shao was certainly hoping to use Liu Bei to poach Especially Guan Yu Yu from his side.

Hmm! Cao Cao could even deduce that the reason Yuan Shao had not moved against Liu Bei yet was definitely to gain Especially Guan Yu Yu.

After all, Especially Guan Yu Yu was stronger than Yan Liang and Wen Chou combined!

But what if Yuan Shao saw the content of this letter first?

Yuan Shao, knowing he could not get Especially Guan Yu Yu for the time being, would surely be furious, right?

He would surely feel that he had been deceived by Liu Bei and Especially Guan Yu Yu, right?

He would definitely summon Liu Bei for a confrontation and show him the letter.

And after Liu Bei read it, he would inevitably deny the content of the letter.

Because he had never touched his two concubines, how could there be children?

At that time, Liu Bei would surely realize that Especially Guan Yu Yu had been deceived by him, Cao!

And he would inform Yuan Shao of the situation.

"... But based on my understanding of Yuan Benchu, he likely won't believe Liu Bei's explanation anymore, and instead will think Liu Bei is making excuses to cover for his second brother! Who knows, maybe it will make Yuan Shao impulsive enough to kill Liu Bei?"

"Hmm... just this might not be enough! I need to bribe Xu You or Guo Tu to fan the flames on the side!"

Cao Cao thought to himself.

Of course, Cao Cao had another doubt, which was where Zhang Fei had gone.

Why was Zhang Fei's figure not seen on Yuan Shao's side?

Others might not know, but he, Cao, was very clear that Zhang Fei's combat power was only slightly inferior to Especially Guan Yu Yu's!

In fact, in terms of potential, Zhang Fei was not inferior to Especially Guan Yu Yu; it was just that his martial cultivation was temporarily a step behind.

It was very strange that such a fierce general had not appeared in Yuan Shao's army.

"What exactly is Liu Bei doing? Where did he hide Zhang Fei?"

"It couldn't be that they got separated too, right? That shouldn't be!"

Cao Cao was full of doubts.

But without concrete information for the time being, he could not make a judgment!

He could only guess that Liu Bei had kept an ace up his sleeve against Yuan Shao.

That was true; Liu Bei was no pushover, and it was impossible for him to go all out in defecting to Yuan Shao.

Temporarily attaching himself to Yuan Shao's command was merely an expedient measure.

Liu Bei had done such things many times in the past.

Each time, he was able to use others' power to recover and strengthen his own.

This time was clearly no exception.

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These thoughts flashed through Cao Cao's mind. Cao Cao took the letter from Especially Guan Yu Yu's hand, placed it aside, and said to Especially Guan Yu Yu: "Rest assured, Yunchang! Brother Xuande will receive your letter very soon!"

"Then thank you, Lord Cao!"

Especially Guan Yu Yu bowed deeply to Cao Cao in gratitude upon hearing this, then hesitated and said: "I also ask that you allow me to return to Xu Chang for the time being, Lord Cao!"

"Very well!"

Cao Cao naturally nodded and agreed without hesitation.

At this moment, he wished Especially Guan Yu Yu would hurry away from the Guandu battlefield and away from Liu Bei.

Only then could he proceed with his plan to kill Liu Bei and shift the blame onto Yuan Shao.

At that time, Especially Guan Yu Yu would truly belong to him.

The longer Especially Guan Yu Yu stayed on the front lines, the more likely his "green hat" plan would be exposed.

Anyway, the strongest generals under Yuan Shao, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, had already been killed by Especially Guan Yu Yu, and among Yuan Shao's remaining generals, there was no one who could compare to his own Xia Houyuan, Le Jin, Cao Ren, and others!

Hmm! Gao Lan was still very strong, but he was far away in Youzhou fighting Zhang Yan!

"Thank you! 233"

Especially Guan Yu Yu did not know Cao Cao's thoughts and felt even more grateful toward him.

At the same time, his sense of guilt became even more intense.

He had treated Cao Cao this way, yet Cao Cao's attitude toward him had never changed; no matter how unreasonable his requests were, Cao Cao agreed without hesitation.

Especially Guan Yu Yu could not help but think: "If it were my eldest brother, could he do what Lord Cao has done?"

"Probably not!"

It was not that Liu Bei was not good to him, but everything is subject to comparison.

Compared to Liu Bei, Especially Guan Yu Yu felt at this moment that Cao Cao was the one who treated him with his whole heart!

"Alas! Born in the wrong time! Why did I meet my eldest brother first and swear an oath with him?"

"I can only repay Lord Cao's kindness in the next life!"

With such thoughts, Especially Guan Yu Yu left Cao Cao's command tent, packed his things, traveled light, and quickly left the Cao army camp at Guandu, heading toward Xu Chang.

"Phew!"

Watching Especially Guan Yu Yu leave, Cao Cao let out a long sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said with a look of relief: "Fortunately! Fortunately, Yunchang left at this time, otherwise, the truth might have really been exposed!"

"Right! I must send someone to notify Lady Tao and the others before Yunchang arrives, telling them not to panic, so that no problems arise and Yunchang sees any clues!"

There was no time to lose; Cao Cao immediately wrote a letter, handed it to a fast rider, and had him head toward Xu Chang at top speed.

After doing all this, Cao Cao opened the letter Especially Guan Yu Yu had written to Liu Bei and read it carefully.

Then, he smeared out some key parts on it.

After a while, he stopped and nodded with satisfaction: "Hmm! This should be about right!"

"Next, it is time to proceed according to my plan!"

Immediately, Cao Cao summoned the commander of his Office of Investigation, handed the entire plan to him, and earnestly exhorted: "This matter concerns my grand plan and absolutely cannot tolerate any mistakes. You must complete it for me, understand?"

"Understood!"

The commander of the Office of Investigation immediately accepted the order: "Your subordinate will definitely not fail your trust, my Lord, and will handle this matter beautifully!"

"Hmm!"