Sun Ce snorted disdainfully and sneered. He didn't need Cao Cao to remind him of this.

"When you see me, you just want to say this?" Sun Ce lowered his head, rubbed the handle of the knife, and said in appreciation.

"It was not. I just saw that although you were determined to kill, I didn't take action for a long time, so I couldn't help but remind you." Cao Cao sighed. "Since you are determined to kill the Kuai family, why should you show mercy? Do you think you will be grateful to you if you let go of the women, children, old and weak? No, they will never forget their hatred in their lifetime. They will hide in the dark and keep staring at you, and jump out and bite you whenever they have the chance. Xu Ziyuan was able to convince the powerful Nanyang, but you were helping."

"Me?" Sun Ce pretended to be stupid.

"Hehe, don't pretend, I know you understand." Cao Cao laughed. "Xiangyang, Wancheng is not far away, and there are many in-laws. It is uneasy for you to seize the Cai family's property. You have killed dozens of people in the Kuai family and the Xi family one after another. Although you only kill adult men, not as good as women, children, elderly and weak, in their eyes, you are no different from animals. They don't want to be with you, so they rise up and rebel, rejecting Yuan Shu outside the city. If Yuan Shu wants to retake Wancheng, there is only one way: kill you."

Sun Ce's heart moved, but his face remained silent. "Are you stupid as the queen? Kill me, does he still want to seize Wancheng?"

"If you have this idea, it will be even more dangerous."

Sun Ce was speechless, and he suddenly turned his eyes and pulled out his long sword and slashed it twice. "If I kill you, will I still attack Wancheng?"

Cao Cao didn't move. "Do you think Wancheng's military power is in my hands?"

"Uh..." Sun Ce was really confused, staring at Cao Cao left and right, and suddenly understood. He couldn't help laughing and put the long knife on Cao Cao's neck. "Cao Gong, I know you are suffering. Let's do this. I accept your request and will help you get rid of it now. How about it?"

Cao Cao lowered his eyelids and looked at the cold blade. "Then what are you waiting for?"

"I'll wait for you to tell your last words."

Cao Cao turned his head and looked at the Fan Li Temple on the east side. "I have said everything I wanted to say. Since you still want to hear it, I will say a few more words. Do you know who owns the manor east of Fan Li Temple?"

Sun Ce smiled slightly. "Don't beat around the bush, just talk. I read less and don't understand those stories."

"General He's old home."

"who?"

"He Jin and He Sui Gao, General He."

Sun Ce was very surprised. He knew that He Jin was from Nanyang, but he didn't know that He Jin's family was nearby. It seemed that Cao Cao had not decided to meet this place casually, and he had prepared for it.

“So what?”

"Do you know why General He died?"

Sun Ce stared at Cao Cao without saying a word. He originally thought he knew a lot, but he was not so sure after Zhou Yu talked about the split within the Yuan family. Cao Cao was once an aide to General He Jin's mansion, and later fled with Yuan Shao. At this time, he mentioned that He Jin's death was definitely not as simple as recorded in history books.

"Because he is a foreign relative and comes from a poor family." Cao Cao raised his hand and gently pushed away the long sword. "In the eyes of those aristocratic families, only they are worthy of being in charge of the world, and no one else is worthy of the eunuchs. Eunuchs are not worthy of being, and no other relatives are worthy of being a poor family. From a poor family to a foreign relative, one step to reach the sky is simply damn. Dou Wu deserves to die even if he becomes a general, let alone He Jin."

"Dou Wu? Didn't he die at the hands of eunuchs, Chen Fan..."

"What's Chen Fan? He's just a party member from a poor family."

Sun Ce suddenly laughed, laughing loudly. He pointed at Cao Cao with a knife. "I know what you want to say. After wandering around for a long time, you just want to say that I am a poor family and it is destined to be difficult to achieve great things. Next, do you want to say that we should join hands and fight the aristocratic family together?"

Cao Cao was tidying his sleeves. "I dare not have such extravagant hope. Wancheng is like a glass of poisonous wine to me. If you don't drink it, you will be thirsty. If you drink it, you will die. I really hope that you can kill me with one knife and let Miaocai and I go on the road together. It's not yet seven days, I should be able to catch up with him."

"You don't have to be so pessimistic. The latter general wants to talk to you, didn't Ding Fei tell you?"

"My family is still in Chenliu, and I can't agree to him." Cao Cao laughed. "Sun Bofu, although Yuan Benchu ​​is generous on the outside and is afraid of his reputation, as the leader of the party member of the world, he has to worry about some reputation. Even if I lose, I will probably go back to my hometown and study and entertain myself. Yuan Gonglu is called a fierce ghost on the road, so he won't think so much. The birds are gone, the good bow is hidden. The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys are cooked. You won't understand this principle, right?"

Sun Ce was hesitant and kept weighing the pros and cons in his mind. He was originally very afraid of Cao Cao and wanted to kill this future Emperor Wu of Wei to eliminate future troubles, but now he found that Cao Cao looked very declining and there was no sign of overturning Yuan Shao. As he said, Wancheng was actually a glass of poisonous wine. If he didn't drink it, he would be thirsty, and if he drinks it, he would die. But for their father and son, Cao Cao was helping. If Cao Cao hadn't defeated the main force led by Yuan Shu and occupied Wancheng again, would Yuan Shu be so polite now? I'm afraid he would have to ask a question.

If you take a deeper look, without Cao Cao, can Yuan Shao take down the Central Plains? There should be no problem. Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian are not Yuan Shao's opponent at all. Without Cao Cao, Yuan Shao would still go south to the Central Plains after occupying Hebei. Compared with Cao Cao, it is even easier for him, because those aristocratic families will not oppose him like they oppose Cao Cao. They are originally in the same group. At that time, they will face Yuan Shao directly. The father and son of the Sun family will not be grateful to him if he kills Cao Cao today. Maybe he will use this as an excuse to kill everyone.

Kill or not Cao Cao? It is a question.

Seeing Sun Ce's eyes flashing and the weather was uncertain, Cao Cao suddenly asked: "Sun Lang, do you seem to be afraid of me?" His eyes were full of smiles, but there was a bit of indescribable self-mockery.

In an instant, Sun Ce had made up his mind. He spat and put away his long sword. "What am I afraid of you? But you are ranked first in my opponent list."

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, then smiled and shook his head, his eyes with a bitter gratitude. "Thank you."

"You are an eunuch, I am a poor family, and we can also be regarded as sympathetic." Sun Ce pondered for a moment. "I advise you to leave quickly, you can't defend Wancheng. My father has already gone to Yuzhou, Luyang, and Kunyang will be controlled soon. If you are late, you will not be able to leave. Later, the general hates you to the core, and then you will have only one way out except surrender."

Cao Cao shook his head and sighed: "I know, but I can't leave. It's better to die if you fight hard than to leave without fighting. If I can hold you back for a day, it can be regarded as repaying the leader's kindness of knowing the favor. Wancheng is solid, and I dare not say that if I have too much, it's always okay to persist for three months."

"Then let it go." Sun Ce raised his eyebrows, took a few steps back, and said goodbye. Cao Cao frowned slightly, slowly raised his hand, and bowed back to the salute. The two of them looked at each other, and after a moment, they showed a knowing smile.

"See you in Wancheng!"

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Chapter completed!