Chapter 41

At this time, a soldier reported,

"General, over three thousand troops have arrived, claiming to be led by Liu Bei, a scion of the Han imperial clan and student of Lu Zhi."

"Scion of the Han imperial clan?" Cao Cao scoffed. The Han dynasty had lasted for hundreds of years; one could count scions of the imperial clan for days.

Soon, he became sour.

This Liu Bei actually beheaded both Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao!

He looked at Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun beside Liu Bei and became even more sour.

"Liu Bei's subordinates all look very good!"

Liu Bei was also observing Cao Cao.

"Is this Boss Cao? He's tall, his eyes are like torches; one look and you can tell he's a shrewd person."

He also noticed Rogers and Hawkeye.

"These two seem to already be Cao Cao's confidants; I reckon their battlefield performance is not bad."

Rogers and Hawkeye didn't pay attention to Liu Bei. After all, Liu Bei was the last-ranked choice. If anyone actually chose him, unless he had a cheat, their brain must be broken!

Liu Bei cupped his hands.

"Liu Bei of Zhuojun pays respects to Brother Cao."

Cao Cao returned the salute.

"Brother Liu, your bearing is extraordinary, and your soldiers and generals are extremely elite; I am very envious, especially that beautiful-bearded gentleman."

Cao Cao had only seen the nine-foot-tall Guan Yu in the crowd and already liked him quite a bit!

Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat. Guan Yu hadn't even shown his martial arts yet, and this Cao Cao was already eyeing him?

His impression of Cao Cao was:

"Everything belonging to others is good!"

Other people's generals!

Other people's wives!

And even other people's children!

Liu Bei laughed it off.

"Brother Cao's subordinates are also very elite, especially those two Hu Ren."

At this time, Cao Cao hadn't raised an army yet; his relatives Cao Ren, Cao Hong, the Xia Hou brothers, and others were still local wealthy landowners.

Soon,

Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun arrived together. Both of them sighed when they saw the heads of Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao.

"The luck of this student of Lu Zhi is truly heaven-defying!"

Huangfu Song finished reading Lu Zhi's letter of recommendation and sized up Liu Bei.

"Brother Zigan rarely praises people, but he actually values you so much, saying you are his most outstanding student. He truly didn't misjudge you; you caught the Zhang Bao brothers as soon as you arrived."

Liu Bei cupped his hands.

"Lord Huangfu is too kind. It was the two generals who defeated Zhang Bao; I just happened to run into them."

Cao Cao couldn't help but look at Liu Bei a few more times.

"Most outstanding student? This evaluation is not low! This Liu Bei should have some ability."

Cap and Hawkeye looked at each other; they didn't expect the lowest-ranked Liu Bei to have such good luck, and it seemed his evaluation wasn't low either!

However,

even if given ten thousand more chances, they would only choose Cao Cao.

After getting along these days, they discovered that Cao Cao truly had the potential of a hero!

Zhu Jun also nodded.

"If these two rebels had escaped, the future trouble would be endless!"

"Now that only Zhang Jiao is left, trapped in Guang Sect by Brother Zigan, it will be much easier to handle!"

Just then,

a scout reported,

"Lord Huangfu, Lord Lu Zhi has been framed by the Lesser Yellow Gate because he refused to give a bribe, and has now been imprisoned by the Emperor and is being escorted to Luoyang for detention!"

"What?"

Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun looked at each other. It was a great opportunity to besiege Zhang Jiao, and the Emperor actually imprisoned Lu Zhi!

"Who is coming to replace Lord Lu?"

"It is Dong Zhuo, the Governor of Hedong."

Huangfu Song was speechless.

"It's actually that good-for-nothing Dong Zhuo..."

He had campaigned against the Huang Jin army with Dong Zhuo; he knew exactly how much Dong Zhuo was worth!

Liu Bei suddenly shouted,

"Yunchang, Yide, gather the troops immediately; we are returning to Guang Sect!"

Cao Cao:?!

Huangfu Song:?!

He grabbed Liu Bei.

"Xuande, what are you trying to do? Don't be impulsive; Brother Zigan might not be in trouble."