The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Zhao Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind. Thinking back on the bumpy journey he had experienced, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

On the other side, Xi Yu and others were about to leave the territory of the Kushan Empire.

The scorching sun was burning the earth, and the dust raised by horse hooves filled the air.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a series of dense and heavy horse hoof sounds coming from behind me.

Everyone looked back and saw Chachatu galloping towards them on a tall horse, followed by many soldiers and billowing dust.

Xi Yu looked calmly at Chachatu who was getting closer and closer. He waited until he reined in his horse and stopped before he slightly bowed.

Chachatu looked anxious and asked loudly, "Prime Minister Zhongyuan, are you leaving?"

Xiyu nodded.

Chachatu dismounted and walked quickly to Xiyu. "My Kushan is facing internal and external troubles. I hope you can stay for a while. Also, I hope the Central Plains can help me and send some soldiers to help."

Xi Yu frowned and said seriously, "Don't discuss this issue anymore. There is no room for negotiation. Your affairs have nothing to do with me."

Chachatu's face was full of disbelief, and he said anxiously: "Prime Minister Zhongyuan, how can you be so heartless? Zhongyuan and Kushan have always been friendly, and now we are in trouble, how can you ignore us like this?"

Xi Yu was unmoved and replied coldly: "I came here to complete my mission. I'm sorry I can't do anything else."

Xi Yu took a deep breath and said slowly: "This is a challenge that the Kushans need to face themselves. I can't make decisions for you, nor can I influence the decision of the Central Plains."

Chachatu's eyes were filled with despair and anger: "Prime Minister Zhongyuan, your refusal today will become a stain on history!"

Xi Yu raised his head slightly, looking past Chachatu into the distance: "History will give a fair judgment, but at this moment, I can only do this."

After saying that, Xi Yu no longer paid attention to Chachatu, turned his horse around, and prepared to lead everyone away.

Chachatu shouted at the top of his lungs behind him: "Prime Minister Zhongyuan, you will regret this!"

Xi Yu paused for a moment, but then he kicked his horse's belly and rode away in a cloud of dust, leaving Chachatu and his soldiers standing there, full of resentment and helplessness.

Someone tried to persuade Chachatu to kill them, but Chachatu slapped the man who had spoken and said he was looking for death. "How can we provoke the Central Plains? What happened today is only because our Kushan Empire is weak and we cannot force others to help us."

The beaten soldier covered his face with his hands, looking aggrieved and unwilling, but he dared not say anything more.

Chachatu looked in the direction where Xiyu and others left, sighed deeply, turned around and slowly left with the soldiers. His figure looked particularly lonely in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Back at the palace, Chachatu sat on the throne, looking tired and worried.

The ministers gathered around and discussed the current situation.

"Your Majesty, since the Central Plains is unwilling to help, we should find other ways." said a minister.

"What else can we do? The surrounding countries are eyeing us covetously." Another minister was worried.

Chachatu rubbed his temple and said, "Shut up! Now we can only rely on ourselves to strengthen the city defense, train soldiers, and prepare to meet the enemy."

The ministers looked at each other and said nothing.

In Xianbei, Hong Gang and Tuoba Tianlong often led everyone out hunting.

Every hunting trip is full of passion and excitement. Over time, many people become addicted to hunting.

On this day, the sun was still scorching hot and everyone was ready to set off again.

However, Tuoba Tianlong stood up and said, "Let's not hunt today. Firstly, we have already obtained a lot of prey, enough for the tribe to enjoy for a while; secondly, everyone has been hunting for days and is exhausted both physically and mentally, so it's time to rest up."

After hearing this, although everyone was reluctant, they also understood that what Tuoba Tianlong said made sense. Someone whispered: "It's really itchy to stop fighting all of a sudden."

But they just muttered a few words in private, then dispersed and went back to their tents to rest.

Hong Gang quietly accompanied Tuoba Tianlong.

The two men sat opposite each other, drinking tea leisurely, surrounded by a group of obedient servants who served them carefully.

Tuoba Tianlong was sipping the teacup when suddenly he felt a severe headache coming on him. He couldn't help but frown and hold his forehead with his hand.

Hong Gang was secretly delighted when he saw this. He knew that the drug was taking effect, but he pretended to be panicked on his face.

He quickly stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Chief, what's wrong with you?"

His eyes revealed concern and worry, but in his heart he sneered: Humph, I’m finally going to succeed.

Tuoba Tianlong endured the headache and looked at Hong Gang with some confusion, as if he wanted to see some clues from his expression.

He gritted his teeth and said, "I...my head suddenly hurts..."

Hong Gang continued to pretend to be anxious. He patted Tuoba Tianlong on the back and said, "Chief, don't worry. I'll ask someone to get a doctor right away!" But he was thinking about the next plan in his mind.

Seeing Tuoba Tianlong in so much pain, the servants hurriedly carried him to the bed.

They looked nervous, their movements were flustered, and beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.

Hong Gang pretended to be anxious and quickly found a doctor, but he knew very well in his heart that it would be useless to find any doctor.

He looked at Tuoba Tianlong lying on the bed, feeling secretly proud in his heart, but his face still showed a worried look.

After the doctor came in a hurry, Hong Gang pretended to be concerned and said, "Doctor, please take a look at what happened to the leader. You must save the leader!"

There was a false eagerness in his eyes, but in his heart he was thinking: Humph, no matter how you look at it, you can't change the outcome.

On the other side, Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu and others continued on their journey without stopping.

At night, they checked into an inn.

In the room, Zhao Yun, with a lonely look on his face, spoke to Zhou Yu alone about all the embarrassing things that had happened to him this time.

He lowered his head and said with guilt on his face: "I feel really sorry for the Prime Minister. I actually lost Chen Shou, whom the Prime Minister valued so much." His eyes were full of self-blame and regret.

Zhou Yu patted Zhao Yun's shoulder gently and said in a gentle voice, "Zilong, don't blame yourself. You have encountered many unexpected events along the way, and it is not your fault alone. Besides, there may be a chance for things to turn around. There is no need to be so discouraged."

Zhao Yun raised his head, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and he said firmly: "I am ready. No matter how the prime minister punishes me, I will accept it."

His expression was solemn, and he seemed ready to face all consequences. Although he was nervous, he also felt a sense of responsibility.

Zhou Yu looked at him and nodded slightly, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

In the dim prison, Fang Jun.

Liu Bei walked over slowly.

He stood in front of Guan Yu's cell door, waved his hand solemnly, and said, "Everyone leave."

After everyone left, Guan Yu's resolute face showed a trace of anxiety, and he asked in a low voice: "Brother, how is it going?"

In the dim prison, Fang Jun stood quietly by.

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu solemnly and said softly, "The messenger has delivered the letter to the border crossing, but Xi Yu should not have returned yet and has not seen it yet."

He frowned slightly, his eyes full of helplessness, "So, I have to let you stay in this prison. I can't let you out now, to avoid rumors."

After hearing this, Guan Yu was stunned at first, then he raised his head and burst into laughter, and his laughter echoed in the cell.

He looked at Liu Bei, his eyes full of determination and relief, and said loudly: "Haha, brother, as long as you can always be good to me, I, Guan Yu, don't care! What kind of grievance is this!"

At this time, Guan Yu was thinking: As long as it is for the great cause of my elder brother, this little grievance doesn't matter. He believes that my elder brother will have his arrangements.

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu's cheerful appearance, and his eyes could not help but become moist. He stepped forward, held Guan Yu's hand tightly, and said with emotion: "Second brother, I am sorry for wronging you."

Guan Yu looked at Liu Bei's slightly sad expression and quickly comforted him, "Brother, don't be sad." A hearty smile bloomed on his face, and his eyes were full of sincerity and open-mindedness. "Brother, I really feel very happy. I can fight side by side with you, even if I am in prison now!"

Guan Yu thought to himself that as long as he could be with his elder brother, no matter what he went through, it would be worth it, and this little hardship was nothing.

After hearing Guan Yu's words, Liu Bei was even more moved. He held Guan Yu's hand tightly and said in a choked voice, "Second brother..." His eyes were full of love and gratitude.

Guan Yu looked at Liu Bei's moved expression and thought to himself that something was wrong. He knew his elder brother's temper and was afraid that he would cry endlessly.

So Guan Yu quickly pretended to be a little tired and said, "Brother, I am a little tired and want to rest. You go ahead and do your work."

Guan Yu deliberately pretended to be tired on his face, but in his heart he was thinking that he should not let his elder brother be so sad anymore.

When Liu Bei heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly wiped his tears, looked at Guan Yu reluctantly, and said, "Then have a good rest, my second brother, I will leave now."

After saying this, Liu Bei slowly turned around and left, tears streaming down his face.

His steps were heavy, and his heart was filled with concern and reluctance for Guan Yu.

Outside the cell, the jailers gathered together, talking in low voices.

"I think Guan Yu is definitely not guilty. Lord Liu must have deliberately kept him in this way." A jailer said in a low voice with a firm look on his face.

Another jailer waved his hands and said nervously, "Oh, don't talk about it casually. It will be bad if Lord Liu hears it."

At this moment, Liu Bei slowly walked out of the cell and heard every word they said.

His expression instantly became extremely embarrassed, and his face turned pale and blue.

Liu Bei pointed at the jailers angrily and shouted, "If you keep gossiping, I will kill you all!" His eyes were full of majesty and anger, and his heart was filled with shame and annoyance, wondering how these people could speculate so recklessly.

The jailers were so frightened by Liu Bei's appearance that they trembled all over and quickly lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.

The jailer said tremblingly: "My lord, we will never talk nonsense again."

Liu Bei snorted coldly, turned away, and said, "I will forgive you this time."

Several jailers returned to the prison in a hurry, feeling relieved.

After a while, Liu Bei, who had walked a distance away, felt something was wrong. He turned back angrily to the prison and shouted, "Those jailers, come out!"

Several jailers came out trembling, and Liu Bei asked with a gloomy face: "Who is talking nonsense?"

The jailer who spoke first stood up and said in a low voice, "Yes...I was the first to speak, but didn't you, Lord Liu, say that you don't care?"

His face was full of fear and confusion.

Liu Bei's eyes widened in anger, and he glared at him and said, "Humph, if I don't care, how can I establish my authority?"

Liu Bei's face was filled with anger, his eyes widened, and he shouted angrily: "Don't think I don't know that many people are talking about me behind my back! They say that I cry easily and don't have the vigor and vitality of a man! Humph, don't think that I am easy to bully!"

He glanced at the jailers, then pointed at the one who had said the bad words and said sternly, "I must establish my authority today! The rest of you, beat him up!"

The jailers were so frightened that their faces turned pale. The jailer who was pointed at was even more terrified and begged for mercy: "My lord, spare my life! My lord! I won't dare to do it again!"

But Liu Bei remained unmoved and continued to glare at them.

Although the other jailers were reluctant, they did not dare to disobey Liu Bei's order and hit the jailer hesitantly.

Liu Bei looked at this scene, his face still gloomy, thinking to himself: I must let these people know that I am not someone to be trifled with!
Liu Bei stood aside, staring closely at the jailers' actions. He soon realized something was wrong. Their actions were obviously perfunctory. It was clear that they were letting the jailers off!

Liu Bei's face instantly became even gloomier. His eyes widened and he shouted angrily: "What are you doing! Whoever doesn't use force will be beaten with him!" His voice made the air around him seem to tremble. His heart was full of anger. These people dared to treat him so perfunctorily.

When the jailers heard this, looks of horror appeared on their faces. They looked at each other and saw helplessness and fear in each other's eyes.

The jailer who spoke first was so frightened that he was shaking all over and felt extremely regretful.

There was nothing we could do, so we gritted our teeth and beat the jailer who had spoken ill of us.

Liu Bei looked at them starting to exert their strength, and his expression eased a little, but his eyes still revealed majesty.

After a while, the jailer who had been beaten was covered in wounds. He fell to the ground, dying and almost losing consciousness.

Liu Bei then frowned slightly, waved his hand, and said, "Okay, stop."

There was no trace of mercy on his face, and he only thought that his dignity must be maintained.

Then Liu Bei said coldly: "Take him to see a doctor."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving the jailers hurriedly lifting the injured jailer and looking for a doctor to treat him.

At this time, Liu Bei felt a little complicated, but he knew that sometimes he had to be ruthless.

Guan Yu was sitting in the cell, hearing the noise outside and Liu Bei's angry rebuke. He frowned slightly and thought to himself: Big brother is trying to establish his authority.

He shook his head helplessly, a look of understanding on his face.

On the other side, Xi Yu was riding a horse and galloping with a gloomy face.

The image of Tuoba Yu appeared involuntarily in his mind again. He clenched his teeth tightly, his eyes full of regret and resentment.

"Why do I still think of that woman!" Xi Yu roared in his heart, "I am so disappointing!" He whipped the horsewhip hard, trying to dispel the shadow in his mind, but the shadow was like a ghost and could not be driven away.

His face was full of pain and struggle, and his heart was full of self-contempt.

Xiao Hong looked at the Prime Minister with a strange expression and asked with concern: "Prime Minister, what's wrong with you?"

Ouyang Linlin sighed softly and said softly, "He must be thinking about Tuoba Yu again."

At this time, Xi Yu seemed to be possessed by a demon, whipping the horse hard, and the horse rushed out as fast as an arrow.

Song Shuwen, who was riding on the same horse with Xi Yu, turned pale with fear and shouted in horror, "Ah! Prime Minister, slow down!"

His heart was beating wildly, and he hugged Xi Yu's waist tightly with both hands, his heart filled with fear.

Xi Yu seemed to have heard nothing. There was only Tuoba Yu's shadow in his mind. His heart was full of pain and struggle, and his face showed an almost crazy expression.

The horse finally came to a slow stop after a gallop, and Xi Yu then realized his previous gaffe as if waking up from a dream.

He looked at Song Shuwen with a guilty look on his face and said anxiously: "Shuwen, I'm sorry, just now I..."

Song Shuwen sighed helplessly, looked at Xi Yu, and said softly: "Prime Minister, Madam Tuoba and you may really not be destined to be together, so don't worry about it anymore."

His eyes were full of concern and helplessness, and he felt sad for Xiyu.

After hearing this, Xi Yu showed a trace of pain on his face, and thought secretly in his heart: I know it too, but why can't I forget her?

He bit his lip and said slowly: "I... I understand." But his eyes still revealed the sadness that was hard to conceal.

The horses ridden by Ouyang Linlin and Xiaohong also hurried over. Ouyang Linlin quickly dismounted and came to Xiyu's side. She said with a worried look on her face, "Husband, please don't be too sad."

Xi Yu raised his head slightly, smiled, and said casually: "I'm fine, don't worry."

But he was thinking in his heart: No matter how much pain I am in, no matter what, I can't show my emotions so obviously on my face and let others worry about me all the time.

Ouyang Linlin looked at Xi Yu and suddenly said quietly, "My husband, I envy Tuoba Yu for making you care so much about him."

When Xi Yu heard this, he was immediately horrified. He quickly reached out and tightly grasped Ouyang Linlin's arms. His eyes were full of fear and panic. He said anxiously: "Linlin, you must not leave me!"

Ouyang Linlin was startled by Xiyu's behavior. She looked at Xiyu's nervous look and said quickly, "Husband, I won't. I won't leave you." (End of this chapter)