When Xiahou Dun saw that Cao Cao condescended to invite him personally, but the young man downstairs did not show any respect to him, he was immediately ready to explode.

To say that Cao Cao was condescending is an understatement.

Zhou Qi and Zhou Qi are not well-dressed, and you can tell at a glance that they are not from a wealthy family.

On the other hand, Cao Cao had an extremely prominent family background, and the people he befriended, including Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Zhang Miao, were also the children of top nobles. In later generations, they would all be the second generation of top officials in the capital. Ordinary people would not be able to squeeze into this circle if they wanted to.

Go.

Fortunately, Cao Cao knew Xiahou Dun very well. When he saw the change in his face, he hurriedly stopped him, then smiled at Zhou Qi and said: "Since you have important things to do, go ahead and do it. I look forward to having a drink with you next time!"<

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With Cao Cao's city, it is natural that he would not be dissatisfied because of such a trivial matter, but would appear to be very free and easy.

Zhou Qi was impressed by the other party's move, and he immediately apologized and saluted Cao Cao again, saying: "If we are destined to meet again, I will definitely live up to what I said today!"

On the first floor of the wine shop, Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong chose to sit down by the window. They ordered the shopkeeper to serve some wine and meat, and then began to observe the Prime Minister's Mansion from a distance through the window, their faces extremely serious.

Cao Cao and others returned to the house. Xiahou Dun still looked a little aggrieved and said: "That guy is too self-righteous. My brother even dared to refuse the invitation in person!"

Cao Cao, however, looked a little solemn and said, "Didn't Yuan Rang realize that both of them have sharp swords hanging from their waists?"

Xiahou Dun asked with some confusion: "The imperial court does not prohibit carrying weapons. Isn't it normal for them to have sharp swords hanging on their waists?"

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "If the children of aristocratic and wealthy families go out with swords, it would make sense. However, these people are not dressed in gorgeous clothes. On the other hand, the sharp blades they wear are unusual things, which are not consistent with their status."

Only then did Xiahou Dun notice the clue. His expression immediately condensed and he said, "Are they trying to do something evil?"

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Yuan Rang will wait and see for now!"

Time passed slowly, and soon the sun was setting. At this time, thick smoke was suddenly seen where the south gate was. Many people in the city screamed in horror when they saw this.

After Lieutenant Pei Guo learned about the fire at the south gate, he hurriedly led the county soldiers to put out the fire.

Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong, who were pretending to drink on the first floor, put down their glasses when they saw this, and stared at the location of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

According to the original plan, Zhou Qi was originally going to let Xiang Hong help secretly with a bow. However, after thinking about it again and again, he finally rejected the idea.

Since his grandfather Zhou Shifu sacrificed his life to get this opportunity to kill Wang Ji and become famous, Zhou Qi must do it to perfection.

Not only did he want to kill Wang Ji, but he also wanted to kill him in public. He wanted to kill him in a justified and vigorous way, so that no one in the city knew about it.

Only in this way can we live up to the sacrifice of our grandfather!

In this way, Zhou Qi must have a brave man who is good at fighting and is not afraid of life and death.

Zhou Qi searched the audience and found that only Xiang Hong met the requirements.

Shi Huan's martial arts skills are indeed good and he can take on this important task. Unfortunately, he is a good ranger and is more or less a minor celebrity. In order not to involve the family and not be exposed to the public, he can only hide in the dark.

Although the rest of the people are heroic, their martial arts skills are not as good as Xiang Hongyuan's.

Even though most of the guests in Wang Ji's family have left, there are still more than 20 servants he brought from the clan. Even if these people are not very good at martial arts, they will be very difficult to deal with if they take up weapons and risk their lives to protect Wang Ji.

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Of course, Zhou Qi could summon all his subordinates and rush in to wipe out Wang Ji.

However, Zhou Qi is not Yang Qiu, and Wang Ji is not the county official who was exterminated by Yang Qiu. If Zhou Qi really wants to do this, then the rangers who follow him into the Prime Minister's Mansion will inevitably be wanted.

Yang Qiu may come forward to protect Zhou Qi, but he may not protect those rangers.

So after careful consideration, Zhou Qi decided to let these people disperse and act secretly. They would only take action when the situation was urgent. Only he and Xiang Hong would show their faces and kill people in public.

Zhou Qi himself avenged his grandfather, and it goes without saying that he committed murder.

Xiang Hong is alone, has no worries, and is deeply favored by the old lady. If he can sacrifice his life and follow Zhou Qi to carry out this righteous deed, it will be a good story.

In that case, for both Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong, even though this trip is extremely dangerous, it will be of great benefit

As the smoke rises, chaos has begun in Xiangxian County.

Cao Cao also put down his wine glass at this time, opened the window upstairs, looked at the thick smoke billowing in the distance, and the corners of his mouth curved.

"The wind is rising."

He murmured in a low voice, but his eyes glanced towards Zhou Qi's position from time to time.

Zhou Qi was slightly alert and turned to look at Cao Cao on the second floor, his eyes slightly narrowed and his expression a little solemn.

Cao Cao smiled casually, raised his glass and said loudly: "A strong man wants to do something big, but I can't help you, so I will give you two good horses outside the door. I hope your trip will go well!"

When Cao Cao finished speaking, everyone was shocked.

Horses were rare items in ancient times. They were valuable no matter which dynasty they were in. Even the horses used for farming for the first time were worth at least 4,000 yen, and good plow horses were even worth 20,000 yen.

Like Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun rode two horses. Although they were not considered good horses, they were still better war horses in the army and were worth at least 50,000 yuan.

Especially Cao Cao's snow-white war horse. Just the appearance of it is comparable to the luxury cars of later generations, and it can even be sold for a sky-high price of 200,000 yuan. Even if Zhou Qi sells all his family property, he may not be able to afford such a good horse.

Horse.

In fact, he does need two horses.

Only in this way can we quickly get rid of the pursuit of the officers and soldiers after killing Wang Ji, the Prime Minister of the State of Pei.

Zhou Qi originally prepared two plow horses.

However, this kind of horse is mostly used for plowing, and it is not safe to run on the battlefield. If you are not careful, you may be frightened and the owner will fall off.

Unfortunately, Zhou Qi was short of money and could only find two plow horses.

So when Zhou Qi came to the door of the wine shop and saw the two good horses, he took Xiang Hong into the wine shop.

On the one hand, it was for the convenience of observing the Prime Minister's Mansion.

On the other hand, Zhou Qi doesn't want to meet the owner of the horse. If the owner is the kind of person who acts arrogantly, he doesn't mind killing Wang Ji and then taking the horse and running away.

After all, since he dared to kill even Prime Minister Pei, so what if he took two horses?

However, after meeting Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun, Zhou Qi gave up this idea.

Cao Cao was a generous man, without the arrogance of an official's son. His initiative to invite him for a drink also made Zhou Qi feel good about him, so he naturally wouldn't try to steal the other party's horses again.

As for Xiahou Dun, he seemed to have extraordinary martial arts skills and was not easy to mess with. Zhou Qi did not want to cause trouble.

But he didn't expect that the other party, who was a stranger to him, would actually take the initiative to give two good horses to him. Such a magnanimity and magnanimity would make even Zhou Qi's two generations of people feel incomparable.

He took a deep look at Cao Cao, then stood up and bowed: "Next week, Qi Zhou Ziyi, dare to ask my brother's name!"
Chapter completed!