Cao Zhang turned around and saw several fast horses galloping towards him in the distance.
At the front of the cavalry was a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl. Her eyes were eager and she kept waving her hands to greet Cao Zhang: "Brother Ziwen!"
Following closely behind the girl was a boy of fourteen or five years old, tall and powerful, with a heroic look on his face.
Behind them are two middle-aged generals, who are also very powerful. One of them wears an eyepatch on his left eye.
The two of them are the two leaders of the Xiahou clan, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, another clan that Cao Cao relies on most.
The girl at the front is Xia Houjuan, Xia Houyuan's niece. (In history, she was kidnapped by Zhang Fei and made his wife)
The young general behind him is Xiahou Ba, the second son of Xia Houyuan.
The Cao family and the Xiahou family were originally clan relatives. Cao Zhang, Xiahou Ba and Xiahou Juan grew up playing together since childhood, and their relationship was particularly close.
Xiahou Juan rushed to Cao Zhang on Pegasus, dismounted, opened his arms and rushed towards Cao Zhang: "Brother Ziwen!"
Cao Zhang subconsciously opened his arms and let her fall into his arms.
Cao Zhang took the warm fragrance of jade into his arms, and felt a scent coming to his nostrils.
Xia Houjuan threw himself into Cao Zhang's arms but didn't say a word. He burst into tears and kept sobbing and twisting his body.
Although Cao Zhang knew that she was close to him, after all, he was in public, especially when the Xiahou brothers and Xiahou Ba arrived later and dismounted and looked at him, he still felt a little embarrassed to hug each other like this.
"Juan sister, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying? Tell me who bullied you. Brother Ziwen will vent your anger for you!" Cao Zhang coaxed Xia Houjuan softly and gently held her arms to hold her. She pushed out of her arms.
"There's no one bullying you, why don't I rush to save you because I'm in a hurry!" Xiahou Ba heard Cao Zhang's question and opened his mouth to explain.
"Yes, when this girl heard that you had committed a serious crime and would be punished, she went crazy and begged us to beg Sikong to save you!" Xia Houyuan agreed.
When he heard that several people had traveled dozens of miles from Xiahou's house outside Xudu City to save him, Cao Zhang felt warm in his heart and was greatly moved.
He didn't expect this little girl to be so affectionate towards him.
"So that's it. My nephew, thank you two uncles Xiahou." Cao Zhang hurriedly saluted Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan to express his gratitude.
"Ziwen, we have watched you grow up since you were a child. If something happens to you, we will naturally come to rescue you. Please don't be polite to us." Xiahou Dun waved his hand to Cao Zhang.
"Ziwen, are you okay?" Xiahou Ba asked Cao Zhang with concern.
"I never raped the princess or harmed my second brother. Now that I have clarified everything in front of my father, it will be fine." Cao Zhang responded.
"Ziwen, since you're fine, let's go in and see Sikong." Xia Houyuan saw that several young people still had something to say, so he pulled Xiahou Dun into Sikong's mansion.
Cao Zhang quickly turned around and looked at Xia Houjuan, who was still sobbing, and coaxed her softly: "Sister Juan, am I not being nice in front of you? It's really okay. Stop crying."
Xia Houjuan then stopped crying, raised his hand to wipe away his tears with his sleeve, and looked at Cao Zhang in front of him with an aggrieved look.
At this time, Cao Zhang took a closer look at Xia Houjuan in front of him.
Although she is only twelve or thirteen years old, her figure is already perfect and her appearance is very dignified. She looks like a little beauty.
Especially now that there are still tears on her face, she looks more pitiful and caring, making people feel like they want to hold her in their arms and take good care of her.
"Brother Ziwen, I heard that you committed the serious crime of decapitation. I'm really afraid that something will happen to you." Xia Houjuan's voice still had a hint of crying.
"Silly girl, I'm Sikong's son. How could my head be chopped off so easily?!" Cao Zhang deliberately teased her, "But I do want to know, if you were late today, would my head really be chopped off?" ,what would you do?"
Before Xia Houjuan could speak, Xia Houba on the other side had already spoken: "That goes without saying! The three of us can swear together that we will live and die together. If you die, we will definitely die with you!" "
Xia Houjuan responded without hesitation: "Yes, we have agreed to be together for the rest of our lives. If Uncle Sikong really wants to kill you, I will die with you!"
As she spoke, she actually took out a prepared knife from her arms, obviously really ready to commit suicide at any time.
Cao Zhang knew that the original owner had sworn with the Xiahou brothers and sisters when they were children that they would live and die together.
But he thought it was just a joke and no one would take it seriously. But seeing the brother and sister being so affectionate at this moment still moved him deeply.
"Zhong Quan (Xia Houba's name), Sister Juan, I, Cao Zhang, will remember your affection for me in my heart, and I will definitely live up to you in this life." Cao Zhang said to the two of them with a serious look on his face.
But Xiahou Ba said with a bad smile: "Don't do this. If you really live up to Sister Juan, hurry up and tell Uncle Sikong to ask him to propose marriage to my father and marry Sister Juan as soon as possible."
"Brother, what are you talking about?" Xia Houjuan's face instantly turned red with embarrassment.
"Why am I talking nonsense? Haven't you two agreed a long time ago that you will never marry anyone but the other person in this life, and you will be one heart and one mind." Xiahou Ba continued to tease.
"You still said that." Xiahou Juan was anxious and shy, so he stepped forward and raised his hand to hit Xiahou Ba.
Xiahou Ba dodged in a panic, going around Cao Zhang to avoid him: "Oh, Ziwen, please save me."
Cao Zhang stretched out his hand to stop Xia Houjuan and said with a serious face: "Sister Juan, Zhong Quan is not talking nonsense, what he said is what is in my heart!"
"We grew up together, and I completely understand your affection for me."
"I was poor at words in the past and have never been able to express myself. But what I want in my heart is that I want to be with the same person until we grow old together! I must marry you in this life!"
Xia Houjuan was stunned when she looked at Cao Zhang. She never expected that Cao Zhang, who usually only focused on leading troops and practicing martial arts, would take the initiative to confess his love to her and be able to express it well.
Cao Zhang chose to confess his love to Xia Houjuan. On the one hand, he integrated the memory of the original owner and knew that the friendship between the two was indeed established since they were childhood sweethearts.
Another important reason is that becoming the son-in-law of the Xiahou family can gain their support, which will be of great help in achieving great achievements in the future.
"Okay, Ziwen, you usually know how to fight and kill, but today you can actually speak Zhuo Wenjun's "White Head Song", it seems that you have really worked hard. So tell me, when do you plan to propose marriage?" Xiahou Ba He stepped forward and continued to ask.
"Now that we are surrounded by powerful enemies, I still want to help my father conquer the world and achieve great things. Three years later, I will definitely ask my father to propose marriage to Uncle Xiahou. Sister Juan, are you willing to wait for me?"
Cao Zhang looked at Xia Houjuan affectionately, waiting for her to respond...
