Chapter 735: Xu You: Defecting to Cao Cao was the right move (1st update!)

When Cao Cao heard Xu You had come, he was truly overjoyed and went out to welcome him barefoot!

He was so excited that he didn't even put on his shoes properly before running out of the tent to welcome Xu You: "Haha! Ziyuan! You've come! I've been looking forward to seeing you! Quick! Please come in!"

With that, Cao Cao pulled Xu You toward his tent.

Xu You saw Cao Cao's enthusiastic appearance and saw that he hadn't even put on his shoes properly before rushing out to welcome him.

Comparing this to Yuan Shao's past attitude toward him, Xu You's eyes grew hot, and he was moved: "What virtue or ability does Xu You have to deserve such courtesy from you, King of Han!"

"Haha!"

Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Ziyuan, you are my close friend and a great talent; you deserve it!"

Soon, the two entered the tent, and Cao Cao pretended to be puzzled: "Ziyuan! I don't know why you came to find me this time? Shouldn't you be serving Yuan Shao in his camp right now?"

"Does Yuan Shao have some mission, sending you to visit me?"

Saying this, Cao Cao looked up and down at Xu You, who looked rather disheveled and messy, and frowned: "Looking at your situation, that shouldn't be it? Did you encounter something on the road?"

"This won't do; I'll have someone take you to wash up and change into a clean set of clothes! I cannot neglect you, Ziyuan!"

With that, Cao Cao prepared to get up and call for someone.

"Mengde, wait!"

Xu You hurriedly stopped Cao Cao and looked at him with emotion: "You are the only one who is sincere to me, Mengde!"

"Let me tell you the truth! I actually escaped from Yuan Shao's side and want to defect to you, Mengde!"

"What?"

Cao Cao looked astonished: "Ziyuan, are you joking? You are Yuan Shao's number one strategist; how could you escape from him? This is absolutely impossible!"

While saying this, Cao Cao was overjoyed in his heart, thinking: "I didn't expect the efficiency of the School of Affairs to be so high! It seems I should reward them well later!"

However, what Cao Cao didn't know was that the leader of the School of Affairs had received news that Xu You had escaped Yuan Shao and come to his master's side, and was also completely bewildered.

"I haven't even truly launched the plan yet, so how did this Xu You run over already? Could Yuan Shao have already prepared to take action against him?"

"That shouldn't be!"

The leader of the School of Affairs was also speechless.

He could only attribute it to coincidence.

On Cao Cao's side,

Xu You, hearing Cao Cao's words, told him about his experience.

Cao Cao, hearing this, immediately spoke up for Xu You: "Benchu has gone too far! Just because of this, he wants to put you to death; that's no way to do things!"

"Has he forgotten the great contributions you made for him in the past?"

"Isn't it just some money and grain?"

"Are the contributions you made for him not worth this little money and grain?"

"Even if he wanted to punish you, Ziyuan, he should have just made you return the money and grain you took! To kill you directly is too much!"

"Alas! In the end, it's Benchu whose heart has changed! His heart has become narrow!"

"Of course, it's more likely that Benchu has too much wealth and too many strategists under him! Perhaps he doesn't care about your contributions at all, Ziyuan?"

"Alas!"

Saying this, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh again: "Speaking of which, I envy Benchu! To have so many strategists supporting him and assisting him!"

"Unlike me, I don't have many strategists under my command who can help me plan! I have to think of countermeasures for many things myself; I am miserable, Ziyuan!"

Hearing Cao Cao speak up for him and complain, Xu You was moved and his mind became active: "It seems I made the right choice to defect to Cao Cao this time!"

"Perhaps I should have come to Cao Cao's side long ago!"

"Indeed, there are too many strategists under Yuan Shao; this has caused him to not value me at all."

"When I was useful, he would be enthusiastic, but once I made a mistake, he could easily abandon me!"

"But it's completely different on Cao Cao's side!"

It wasn't that he was boasting, but he felt that none of the strategists under Cao Cao could compare to him.

Even Xun Yu was at most on par with him!

Hmm! Xu You felt that in terms of government affairs, Xun Yu was still stronger than him, but in terms of strategy, he felt he was far superior to Xun Yu.

Thinking this through, Xu You stood up and bowed to Cao Cao: "I, Xu You, still have some ability; if you don't mind, Lord Cao, I am willing to serve you!"

"Really?"

Cao Cao was overjoyed, hurriedly stood up to help Xu You up, and laughed loudly: "Hahaha! With your help, Ziyuan, it's worth ten thousand brave soldiers!"

"Now, Yuan Shao is bound to be defeated!"

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xu You felt extremely comfortable.

He couldn't help but compare him with Yuan Shao in his heart, and he felt even more that his choice was correct.

"No! I must help Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao as quickly as possible, so that I can prove my talent to Cao Cao, gain a firm foothold under him, and be heavily used by him."

"At the same time, I can also take fierce revenge on Yuan Shao."

He wanted Yuan Shao to be defeated by Cao Cao, and even completely annihilated by him in the end.

The kind where the whole clan dies, only then could he vent his hatred.

Only then could he repay the hatred for his family being killed by Yuan Shao!

Indeed, his family in Ye City probably hadn't been killed by Yuan Shao yet.

But that was only a matter of time.

Xu You no longer held any hope for his family's safety.

Yuan Shao must already know the news of his escape.

Yuan Shao must be furious, and even under Guo Tu's instigation, he must have sent men to capture his family in Ye City.

"Guo Tu, you just wait! My family is gone, and you won't have a good time in the future either; your family won't escape either!"

Xu You thought hatefully.

If it weren't for Guo Tu, how could he have ended up like this today?

Although he truly felt that defecting to Cao Cao might be his most correct choice.

But in his heart, Cao Cao was still not as glorious as Yuan Shao.

And all of this had been ruined by Guo Tu.

To think he was wise for a lifetime, only to lose to Guo Tu in the end; how could he be reconciled?

No matter what, he had to win it back.

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