Chapter 135

If he were to abandon Ma Teng, it would be truly unkind.

It would be better to save him; if he could be used later, he would be used, and if not, he would be kept in Chang'an forever as a wealthy man.

Thus, after appointing Niu Fu, Li Jue, and Guo Si.

Dong Zhuo decided to give Xu Rong twenty thousand troops, making him responsible for going to Fufeng to rescue Ma Teng.

After the meeting ended.

Gu Yi approached Xu Rong.

He intended to place Zhao Yun and Zhang He under Xu Rong's command as deputy generals this time.

Xu Rong's total force for this expedition was twenty thousand.

Equivalent to the establishment of four captains.

Dong Zhuo left it to Xu Rong to decide who the four captains would be.

Since Zhao Yun and Zhang He had rendered merit at Hulao Pass before, they were now both captains.

(Zhao Yun killed several generals under Yuan Shao)

(Zhang He captured Yuan Shu's younger brother Yuan Yin and Yuan Shu's eldest son Yuan Yao)

In terms of position, the two were already fully sufficient.

In terms of ability, Xu Rong also looked at these two young generals with admiration.

In terms of relationship, these two were Gu Yi's people, so even if Xu Rong were to return the favor, he wouldn't refuse.

Therefore, Xu Rong readily agreed to let Zhao Yun and Zhang He serve as his deputy generals.

And at the same time.

In the suburbs of Chang'an.

Huang Zhong, who was hunting with a fierce bow and several retainers.

Suddenly discovered a thin figure lying on the wasteland not far away.

As the commander of Gu Yi's personal guards, Huang Zhong had always been grateful to Gu Yi for helping to treat his son Huang Xu.

Although Huang Xu's illness had not been completely cured.

But with Gu Yi's help, his condition had now eased, and his physical state was much better than before.

Gu Yi had just been married yesterday.

Huang Zhong was also an experienced person and knew that newlyweds were prone to lack of restraint.

So, he thought about taking a few retainers from the Gu Mansion to the suburbs of Chang'an to see if he could catch some game to help Gu Yi nourish his body.

If he were lucky enough to catch a tiger, that would naturally be perfect!

The tiger's parts have a very powerful nourishing effect on the human body.

Huang Zhong was confident that with his superb archery skills and his ancestral fierce bow, he could definitely take a tiger's life quickly!

However, although tigers were not rare in this era.

But near the city, unless a tiger's brain was broken, it wouldn't dare to approach easily.

Therefore, Huang Zhong worked for a long time without catching even one tiger.

Unexpectedly, he saw a young woman who appeared to be unconscious not far away.

Huang Zhong hurriedly went up to check the situation.

"This person is a martial artist."

Looking at the woman unconscious on the ground, Huang Zhong frowned slightly.

Perhaps seeing that this woman was about the same age as his own son.

Huang Zhong, as a father, felt compassion and decided to temporarily bring her into the city.

But Huang Zhong also knew that this woman's background was unknown.

In case she was someone from another hostile faction, she definitely couldn't stay here.

Therefore, Huang Zhong intended to drive her out of the city as soon as she woke up.

But what he didn't expect was.

On the way back to the city with a few retainers, Huang Zhong happened to meet Gu Yi, who was coming out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and intending to go home.

"This woman is a martial artist?"

After listening to Huang Zhong's account, Gu Yi fell into deep thought.

In this era, women who could read and write were already extremely rare.

Those who could practice martial arts were even rarer.

And according to what Huang Zhong said.

This woman's martial arts level was not low!

In her prime state, she might have reached the threshold of a second-rate general of the time.

"Who could this be?"

Gu Yi thought quickly in his mind.

Speaking of women who knew martial arts in this era, Gu Yi really knew a few.

For example, the Bow-Waist Beauty Sun Shangxiang.

It is said that she not only knew martial arts but also played with flying knives very well.

For another example, Lady Zhurong.

Her martial arts were also not inferior to men.

But...

Now even Sun Shiwan was not yet ten years old.

Sun Shangxiang was estimated to be at most seven or eight years old.

As for Lady Zhurong, she was a character from the very late period.

She was probably still in her mother's womb or had just been born.

And this woman before him.

Her attire looked like that of a Liangzhou person.

A highly likely guess slowly emerged in Gu Yi's mind:

"Could this person be Ma Teng's daughter, Ma Yunlu?"

Just now at the Prime Minister's Mansion meeting, it was mentioned that Ma Teng was besieged in Fufeng.

Although he didn't know why Ma Yunlu would appear here.

But thinking of this person's martial arts and attire, it was probably Ma Yunlu herself.

Ma Teng had three sons, one daughter, and one nephew.

The eldest son Ma Chao goes without saying; he was much more famous than his father Ma Teng.

The second son Ma Tie and the third son Ma Xiu, although not as good as Ma Chao, also had some martial strength.

The nephew Ma Dai historically followed Ma Chao to join Liu Bei.

In the late period of Shu Han when talent was scarce, he could be considered one of the few generals who could still be used.

Ma Yunlu was Ma Teng's youngest daughter.

She was deeply loved by her brothers on weekdays.

Her own martial arts were also outstanding.

Although she couldn't beat her eldest brother Ma Chao, she had already caught up with her second brother Ma Tie and third brother Ma Xiu.

Thinking of this, Gu Yi decided to help the woman before him wake up quickly first.

If this person was really Ma Teng's daughter, that would indeed be a pleasant surprise.

Soon, under the diagnosis of physicians, Ma Yunlu gradually woke up from her unconscious state.

Looking at the strange face before her, Ma Yunlu was instantly full of vigilance.

"You... who are you?"

Due to many days of exhaustion, Ma Yunlu couldn't exert even a tiny bit of strength at this moment.

"The young lady is awake."

"This is Chang'an City."

"You fainted on the wasteland on the outskirts of the city." ===== CHAPTER 136 =====