The pines on Mangdang Mountain looked particularly quiet under the cover of winter snow. The scenery in front of Cao Pi was not very similar to the poem in his memory: "There is a high temple on the top, and the pines and cypresses are lush." ​​It is said that this place is the site of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty

The place where Liu Bang killed the White Snake, but Cao Pi had never believed in the prophecy theory of divine communication between heaven and man.

Cao Pi had already begun to learn to ride a horse on the way back to Juancheng. First, Cao Cao finally got free from the busyness of the war and had time to spend time with his beloved son. Second, Cao Pi learned from Li Dian's shoulders.

The power of cavalry raids gave rise to a strong yearning for killing enemies on horseback.

The forests under Mangdang Mountain are lush and the surrounding lakes are frozen. Cao Cao brought Dian Wei and Cao Pi to hunt today just to try their luck. It is not easy to catch a few roe deer in such cold weather.

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"Lord, there is a pheasant over there!" Under the fur hat that was about to burst, Dian Wei's dark face was a little purple from the cold wind. The two halberds that he usually kept with him were now replaced by a long bow.

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"Shut up! You'll scare it if you shout so loudly." Cao Cao stared at the pheasant not far away and said in a low voice. When Dian Wei heard this, he covered his mouth with both hands comically.

"Father, I want to try to see if I can shoot it." Cao Pi said, staring at the pheasant that was looking for food.

"That's good. If you shoot that pheasant, my father will grant you a request." After Cao Cao heard Cao Pi's words, he put down the hunting bow he had just taken off his back, inspiring Cao Pi who was eager to try.<

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Cao Pi visually measured that he was about 11 to 20 feet away from the pheasant. If he failed to hit the pheasant, he was afraid that the pheasant would flee into the woods. So Cao Pi patiently aimed his bow and arrow at the pheasant. He was waiting for the wind.

A chance to stop.

The cold wind was biting, and the moment the pine trees stopped swaying in the wind, Cao Pi loosened the bow string that he held tightly with three fingers, and an iron clustered goose feather arrow shot out of the air, instantly piercing the pheasant's chest.

"Young Master is a good archer. His shooting is much more accurate than mine." Dian Wei clapped his hands in praise, then picked up his trouser legs and ran towards the pheasant carcass.

Cao Cao patted Cao Pi's head lovingly, but Cao Pi heard the almost inaudible sound of stepping on the snow from behind him. Cao Pi suddenly turned around and saw a man dressed as a hunter standing with a long sword in his hands.

A few feet behind Cao Cao, the delicate tassels on the sword hilt were swaying in the wind.

"Father, be careful!"

"The thief Cao has come to accept his fate!"

Cao Pi and the man shouted at Cao Cao at the same time, and Cao Cao also realized the danger in an instant. He turned around and pulled out the sword from his waist, barely blocking the man's attack.
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"Ding!" The two men exchanged blows for just one moment. The sword in Cao Cao's hand was knocked away by the man. Cao Cao himself fell to the snow in embarrassment. His fur coat was covered with snow on the ground. Cao Cao was not alive.

I thought that this man's swordsmanship was so superb.

Cao Pi hurriedly threw the bow in his hand and the arrows on his back at the man holding the sword. He wanted to delay Cao Cao even for a moment, but the man easily blocked it with his sword.

"Don't hurt my lord!" Cao Pi heard an angry shout from behind him, and then he saw Dian Wei flying over his head and kicked the man on the right shoulder with a heavy kick.

The man holding the sword staggered back two steps, barely using the sword in his hand to support his body that was about to fall, and a blush flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Who are you? Why do you want to assassinate me?" Cao Cao reluctantly raised his body and asked the man holding the sword.

"If you kill my master, I will naturally come to seek revenge from you!" The sword-wielding man wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and said coldly.

"Who is your master? When did I kill him?" Cao Cao thought for a long time. He didn't know who the thirty-something sword-wielding man was talking about.

"Stop talking nonsense. We rangers always take revenge when we have a grudge. Get out of the way of that black-faced man. I will only kill Cao Cao today!" The man with the sword seemed to have lost his patience and did not answer Cao Cao's words.

"You don't dare to seek revenge on my father openly, and you have the nerve to call yourself a ranger with a sneak attack?" Cao Pi knew that the man was injured, so he could not be Dian Wei's opponent, so he said aggressively.

"You sharp-toothed boy turns out to be Cao Cao's son. Today is the day to send you and your father to die together!" The man was furious when he heard Cao Pi's words. He held up his sword and charged at Cao and his son without hesitation.

Past.

"Are you thinking that I, Dian Wei, don't exist?" Dian Wei punched the man in the chest, and the man felt his eyes darken and fainted...

The man who assassinated Cao Cao felt that his limbs were restrained, his chest was a little sore, but the smell of barbecue came from his nose, and he felt like his saliva was about to drop.

"Hey, are you awake?" When the man opened his eyes, he found that he was tied up in Cao Cao's tent. In front of him were Cao Cao and his son eating roasted pheasant. The man's sword had become Cao Pi's toy at this moment.<

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"I will definitely kill you!" The man tried to break free from the restraints on his body, but to no avail. He could only yell angrily at Cao Cao who was making a tut-tsk sound in front of him.

"Be honest and answer whatever the master asks you." The man felt like he was kicked on the butt. It was the voice of the black-faced man who knocked him unconscious.

"Lao Dian, come and try some. The meat of this pheasant is more tender than that of domestic chicken." Cao Cao ignored the man struggling on the ground and walked straight to Dian Wei, who held a large piece of chicken.

The porcelain bowl of preserved meat was placed on Dian Wei’s huge palm.

"Thank you, Lord!" Dian Wei swallowed the steaming chicken breast in one gulp. Even though the chicken was very hot to his mouth, Dian Wei's expression did not change at all.

"What's your name? Where do you come from?" Cao Cao slowly walked back to his seat and asked in a disdainful tone while chewing the chicken.

"Jiyin Shi'a." Shi'a replied in a helpless tone.

"You obviously speak with an accent from the Lu region, how can you say that you are from Jiyin?" Cao Cao heard that Shi'a's accent was obviously the accent of the people near Lu and Rencheng. He thought to himself that Shi'a's death was imminent.

You have to tell such a clumsy lie.

"I left my hometown after those landowners appointed you as the governor of Yanzhou. Naturally, I disdain to stay in the same place with someone like you." Shi A replied with some resentment.

"You said I killed your master, but I want to hear your master's name? This way I can live a clear life and let you die in peace." Cao Cao turned a deaf ear to Shi A's provocation.

"My master is the late emperor's tiger warrior, the king of Yanshan." Cao Cao saw the pride in Shi'a's eyebrows. Cao Cao thought that Shi'a's words should be the truth, and then he began to recall

heard rumors about Wang Yue.

"I have heard that Wang Yue's swordsmanship is unparalleled in the world. Didn't he quit his job a long time ago and travel around the world? I have never met him, so how did I harm him?" Cao Cao continued to ask.<

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"Of course there are experts to give guidance." Shi A said stubbornly.

"The master you are talking about is Yuan Jiujiu or Tao Gongzu. It can't be Kong Wenju." Cao Cao chuckled. He had already got the answer from Shi'a's expressionless face. This Shi'a was deceived by those who hated him.

Came here.

"How did you know?" Shi'a's surprised expression once again confirmed Cao Cao's suspicion.

"Your master is still alive and well somewhere now, but you, a filial and stupid disciple, have been taken advantage of by others." Cao Cao explained disdainfully, "I, Cao Cao, have been fighting for many years, and there are naturally many people who have grudges. What do you mean?

Have any of my masters ever been defeated by my elite soldiers and generals and escaped?"

"Yuan Shu asked me to come." Shi A hesitated for a moment and then said with despair, his eyes full of sadness of being deceived and used.

"That is, Yuan Jiujiu can do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit himself." Cao Cao looked at Shi A'er who was unconscious and said with pity, "It's a pity that you are such a good swordsman. Wang Yue will feel pity for you if he knows about it."

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Cao Cao waved his hand, and after Dian Wei understood this, he picked up Shi'a who was lying on the ground and prepared to walk out of the camp.

"Father, you said today that you agreed to a request of mine. I want to ask you to spare his life." Cao Pi put down the sword in his hand and suddenly said.

"Why do you want me to spare his life?" Cao Cao asked curiously.

"His swordsmanship is so good, I want to learn from him." Cao Pi looked at Cao Cao seriously and replied.

"As a father, I can teach you." Cao Cao was not satisfied with Cao Pi's reason. He raised the wine glass in his hand and drank it in one gulp, with a very arrogant look on his face.

"My father knocked off his sword as soon as he closed it." Cao Pi's face was full of distrust.

"Ahem, cough, cough... I promise you." Cao Cao choked on the drink in his glass. He coughed for a long time before he recovered. "My father is busy with military affairs, so I really need to find a swordsmanship teacher for you brothers."

Cao Pi used the sword in his hand to cut the rope that bound Shi A. Shi A knew that the child in front of him who spoke like a baby had saved his life, so he hurriedly patted his chest and expressed that he would definitely give everything to Cao Pi.
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"Shi A, my son Huan saved your life with kind thoughts. From now on, you will teach the swordsmanship of my Cao family's children. I hope you will not disappoint this child's expectations of you. As long as you teach with all your heart, I will definitely not

I treated you badly." Cao Cao's previous embarrassment was swept away, and he said in a deliberately charitable tone.

"Thank you so much, envoy! Thank you so much, young master! I, Shi A Ding, have lived up to my command!" Shi A Ding knelt down and kowtowed, with a smile on his lips. This imperceptible smile was not noticed by anyone present.
Chapter completed!