Chapter 321

Yizhou

Runan City

Yuan Shu was also meeting with an envoy.

If the identity of this envoy were to be revealed, it would likely shock all the warlords!

Yes, the visitor was none other than Fa Zheng!

As Gu Yi's young assistant, Fa Zheng's position within Dong Zhuo's army had been rising steadily.

Besides that.

Not long ago, Fa Zheng had performed meritorious service in winning over Xu Huang; in addition to a promotion in rank, he had even earned himself a title of nobility!

It was enough to call him a rising star by Gu Yi's side.

But at this moment, Fa Zheng had suddenly appeared in Runan City.

If someone unaware of the situation saw this, they would likely think Fa Zheng was about to defect to the enemy!

Little did they know.

The reason Fa Zheng had come here was precisely under Gu Yi's orders.

At this moment, Fa Zheng was holding a flawless, exquisite box in his hands.

The contents of the box, needless to say, were bound to be extremely precious.

Sitting in the main seat, Yuan Shu swept his gaze over Fa Zheng and said in a cold tone:

"Heh, Fa Xiaozhi, is it?"

"You have quite a lot of nerve!"

"Do you not know that I and Dong Zhuo are mortal enemies?"

Hearing what Yuan Shu said, Fa Zheng smiled slightly:

"General Gonglu truly knows how to joke."

"In this world, where are there eternal enemies?"

"And where are there eternal friends?"

"There are only interests."

"I feel deeply sorry for General Gonglu's late eldest son, Yuan Yin, and your younger brother, Yuan Yao."

"But... General Gonglu does not only have that one son and brother."

"To abandon the sky-high benefits offered by my lord for the sake of two people who are already dead—would that not be losing the big for the sake of the small?"

These words from Fa Zheng were pure sophistry.

If someone with a hot temper were here, they would likely have had him sliced to pieces on the spot!

But Yuan Shu was destined not to be in that category.

For one, Yuan Shu was indeed as Fa Zheng had described.

He had more than just one brother, Yuan Yin, and more than just one son, Yuan Yao.

Secondly, if Yuan Shu really dared to execute Fa Zheng.

Tomorrow, Gu Yi would dare to send Zhang Liao to lead troops out from Hulao Pass and strike toward Yizhou!

One must know.

Yuan Shu's territory, Yizhou, was the closest to Luoyang!

Given the current scale of Dong Zhuo's army, how could Yuan Shu not be afraid?

Therefore.

Although Yuan Shu was seething with hatred inside.

He really did not dare to go too far with Fa Zheng.

At most, he could put on an angry attitude and pretend to be disdainful.

But as the saying goes.

The more one pretends to be tough on the surface, the easier it is to expose the nervousness and fear deep within.

Yuan Shu was currently in this state.

At the same time, Yuan Shu was filled with curiosity about the purpose of Fa Zheng's visit.

What exactly could make Fa Zheng, the rising star under Gu Yi, come here in person?

…….