With the lead of the man who was afraid of death, Zhang Fei successfully found the others, and when he was about to let them break the formation, the surrounding thick fog dissipated on its own.
"Huh? This... I haven't done anything yet... Why did the formation break on its own?"
The man who led the way was puzzled for a while, but Zhang Fei and the others did not know. Seeing that the formation was broken, they escorted the leader back to the military camp at the foot of the mountain.
They first counted the number of people, bandaged the wounds, and waited for Zhao Yi's return.
But one day passed, two days passed, and three days passed, and Zhao Yi seemed to have disappeared into the mountains, without a trace at all.
Lu Lingqi was the first one to be unable to sit still. She stood up, straddling her sword at her waist, holding her halberd, and prepared to go up the mountain to find Zhao Yi.
The original bandits beside her were also ready. Of course, Zhao Yi's personal soldiers Ma Liu and others were already waiting there, as well as Shamoko and his Nanman men.
Zhang Fei frowned and glanced at the mountains again, and spat heavily: "What is Zhao Hongfei doing? If nothing else, please send me a message. Lao Zhang also made a bet with the military advisor. The army cannot be stationed in the mountains all the time. We need military rations." Finished."
After complaining for a few more words, Zhang Fei said bitterly: "Girls of the Lu family, take them and continue waiting here. Our army will go south to capture Lingling. Remember, Hongfei is a disciple of the immortal. He will be fine. There must have been some mistake in this, which wasted time. If there is still no news about him after we capture Lingling, I will report it to my brother and send more people back to look for him. Damn it, no matter what, I will see him die. I want to see the corpse too.”
Zhang Fei still had military orders with him and could not wait indefinitely. He jumped on his black horse and led his men from the south of Liandao to continue the attack in the direction of Lingling. Lu Lingqi, Ma Liu, Samoko and others continued to attack Lingling. Stay here and wait for news from Zhao Yi.
Although the four counties in Jingnan had sufficient troops and a lot of food reserves, they lost due to unknown troops and low morale. In addition, Liu Bei came to recover the four counties in the name of Liu Qi. They were ruled by Liu Biao all year round, and both the common people and low-level officials were under the rule of Liu Biao. He has a natural affection for the Liu family.
Liu Bei personally led an army and subdued the veteran Huang Zhong before Changsha. With Huang Zhong's guidance, he made Guiyang City surrender without any blood with just a letter.
On the other side, although Zhang Fei was delayed for three days in Hengshan, because his journey south was relatively smooth and smooth, he finally took Lingling one step ahead of Zhuge Liang. The two groups of troops successfully joined forces and completed their strategic purpose of raiding the four counties.
When all this was settled, more than half a month later, Lu Lingqi and others who stayed at the Liandao Military Camp entered the mountains four times to look for Zhao Yi, but all returned without success.
During this period, Liu Bei asked Liu Qi to serve as the governor of Jingzhou and received a reply. However, the eldest nephew, who was in poor health, became seriously ill and died. Now all military and political affairs in Jingzhou naturally fell into Liu Bei's hands. This inheritance of the industry Don't be too comfortable.
In this way, after defeating Cao Cao in Chibi, Liu Bei took advantage of Zhou Yu's attack on Nanjun and Sun Quan's attack on Hefei to seize the four Jingnan counties with thunder. From then on, he had his own territory and no longer had to rely on others to wander around. .
"How is it? Still no news about Hongfei?"
Zhao Yun, who had already led people to search the mountain twice, grimaced, shook his head and said, "Returning to my lord, there is still no news about Hongfei. It has been a month and a half since he disappeared. I would like to... go to Hengshan again." ."
Liu Bei nodded slowly, thought for a while and said: "The four counties in Jingnan have just surrendered recently, and my nephew Liu Qi has unfortunately passed away. There are too many things that need to be dealt with in the city, but there is no need to use external troops for the time being. You can go look for it again. Be sure to Find Hongfei."
"Yes, thank you lord."
Zhao Yun accepted the order and hurriedly retreated. Liu Bei sighed and said: "Hongfei is a young hero and a disciple of the Immortal. I didn't expect that he would be in danger even like this. Is the so-called world really so powerful?"
Zhuge Liang fanned his goose feather fan, but there was no trace of anxiety on his face, and said with relief: "Master, there is no need to worry about Hongfei. Liang has seen his face, he is definitely not a short-lived person, and Hongfei is steady and flexible in situations." , and with the magic by his side, even if he is temporarily trapped by the enemy, he will definitely be able to escape unscathed. I think he must have encountered other things, which delayed his trip."
"I hope so... By the way, military advisor, Wu Guotai sent a letter saying that he would marry his daughter to me, and also specifically asked you to accompany him there. There can't be any conspiracy in this, right?"
Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and said: "Lord, don't worry, Liang has already discussed with Lu Su in advance. Soochow wants to use this as an opportunity to get closer to the lord, and we can successfully borrow Nanjun to ostensibly assist Sun Quan in his fight." Cao Cao actually wants to use the four counties of Jingnan to cultivate his moral character and recuperate before he plans to advance westward."
"It's so good, it's so good~!"
Liu Bei was communicating with Zhuge Liang about specific marriage matters, but he heard chaotic footsteps not far away.
After a while, Zhao Yun walked in quickly with a happy face, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, military advisor, Hongfei is back!"
"Oh? Are you back?"
Liu Bei was overjoyed and looked at Zhuge Liang. The latter nodded slightly and said, "Look, our immortal disciples are not so prone to accidents."
Behind Zhao Yun, Zhao Yi came in a little confused, bowed his hands and said in salute: "I have met my lord and the military advisor. Hongfei has made everyone worried."
Liu Bei took two steps quickly, held Zhao Yi's hand and looked it up and down and said: "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back~! Hongfei, we have been worried about you recently. Zilong just said that he would take people to Hengshan to search for you again. You once, what happened during this time?"
Zhao Yi actually didn't know what happened. In his impression, after watching the two old men play chess, he followed Zuo Ci to practice some immortal method.
He found that in front of the little old man, even though he had a set of weapons, he could not use them, which made him realize the importance of his own hard power.
However, the Liuyun domineering force that Zuo Ci taught him was so mysterious that it became addictive once he practiced it.
However, in Zhao Yi's impression, he just practiced with the old man for a few days and then went down the mountain. But when he met Lu Lingqi, Ma Liu and others, he was shocked to realize that a month and a half had passed when the latter mentioned it.
Of course, Zhao Yi couldn't let the character of his immortal disciple collapse. He said calmly: "My lord is worried. In fact, Hongfei quickly got rid of the assassins on the mountain. He just met two old friends on the way back. The two of them chatted for a while, but who would have thought that one day in the mountains would be more than a month at the bottom."
"Meeting an old friend by chance in the mountains? It's been more than a month since we just chatted for a while? I wonder what kind of magical figure Hongfei's old friend is?"
Zhao Yi spoke softly and said softly: "Oh, it's Zuo Ci, Zuo Yuanfang, and the old Taoist Yu Ji."
"Zuo Ci...Yu Ji..."
Liu Bei recalled these two names and suddenly whispered: "But Zuo Ci who played tricks on Cao Cao? And Yu Ji who was beheaded by Sun Ce?"
"Exactly, but Dai Ji was not killed by Sun Ce. What he killed was just a fantasy. My two old friends are also members of the Immortal Sect. They came and went. I happened to bump into them in Hengshan that day. We started chatting while playing chess, so we lost time.”
"Tsk tsk tsk~"
Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh: "Hongfei is really a member of the Immortal Sect, and he is actually a brother to such a great person."
What did Liu Bei think of when he said this? He hurriedly waved to Zhao Yun, looked at the two of them and said, "Hongfei, you may not know it just after you came back, but we finally have a foothold after conquering the four counties in Jingnan this time. We should be rewarded according to our merits. Your two brothers will continue to grow up." When we were at Banpo, I bravely fought in and out of Cao's army seven times with my blood, and rescued my family. I, Liu Bei, can't repay you. Now that I'm stable, I will be the master and help your two brothers get married. My two daughters will be betrothed to you, and if we become more intimate, we will be a family from now on."
"Ah? Will you betroth your daughter to us?"
Zhao Yi was startled by Liu Bei's idea. The latter turned his head and looked at him and said, "Why, Hongfei is unwilling? Do you think my Liu Bei's daughter is not worthy of an immortal disciple like you?"
Zhao Yun bumped Zhao Yi hard with his elbow and said first: "My lord has misunderstood. Hongfei is very happy. It is a blessing for my two brothers to marry my lord's daughter. How can I not be willing? Everything depends on The Lord arranges it.”
