Chapter 359 No One Can Be Trusted

The moment he knocked Lu Lingqi to the ground, Yuan Xi felt relieved.

In terms of martial arts talent, he was far inferior to Zhao Yun and his group of people. Even with Lu Lingqi under him, there was a huge gap between him and her.

If Lu Lingqi was not a woman with a slightly insufficient strength and lack of practical experience, Yuan Xi thought that he would not even be able to touch the edge of her skirt in time.

In Yuan Xi's opinion, with Lu Lingqi's talent, it is possible that her martial arts skills will surpass Yang Feng in the future.

Compared to the last time they met, Lv Lingqi had made a lot of progress. If he hadn't been so good at ground fighting, Yuan Xi would have been beaten to death long ago. But even so, Yuan Xi used tricks and detours to lure Lv Lingqi into a trap and managed to drag him down.

He felt that Lu Lingqi's struggling strength was getting weaker and weaker, and thought that this might be the last time he could win. The next time they met, he would definitely take a detour.

Just as he relaxed a little, Lu Lingqi's body began to shake violently, her waist trembled, and her thighs twisted, with such force that she almost threw Yuan Xi off!

When he was about to press down on Lu Lingqi's shoulders, Lu Lingqi had already broken free and hit Yuan Xi's shoulder hard with her elbow. Yuan Xi immediately felt his arm numb and sore. Lu Lingqi had already taken advantage of the situation to crawl out half of her body and was about to turn over and sit up!

Yuan Xi knew that he would be finished if Lu Lingqi stood up, so he made a prompt decision and grabbed Lu Lingqi's ankles tightly. Lu Lingqi was so angry that she gritted her teeth and kicked Yuan Xi on the top of his head with both feet.

Yuan Xi secretly thought that this was not good and immediately used his most powerful move.

Death rolls!

Yuan Xi twisted Lu Lingqi's feet and rolled out on the ground!

Lu Lingqi wanted to support herself on the ground with both hands to stop rolling, but her body suddenly felt lighter, and the two of them rolled onto the slope, and immediately accelerated their fall!

She looked at the rocks and weeds on the hillside and had to desperately protect her head and face, secretly cursing this bastard for being so shameless and desperate for his life!

Sun Li watched helplessly as the two men rolled down the more than ten-foot-high slope like two rolls of mats, and rolled into the grass at the bottom of the slope. They were so dizzy that they couldn't get up for a long time.

The soldier on guard nearby saw this, peeked in, and finding that the two men were fine, he quickly turned back.

Lu Lingqi stumbled to her feet and saw Yuan Xi still lying in the bushes. She jumped on him, rode on him and punched him, shouting, "You are so cunning, I'll beat you up!"

Fists rained down on him. Yuan Xi protected his head and face with both hands and shouted, "Alright, alright, I give up!"

The fight with Lu Lingqi had already exhausted all his strength, and now he didn't even have the strength to raise his hands.

Lu Lingqi threw more than a dozen punches, all of which hit Yuan Xi's armor, causing her hand to ache slightly. Seeing Yuan Xi finally admit defeat, she let out a sigh of relief: "I'll teach you a lesson for bullying me last time!"

"I'm going to get it back this time!"

Yuan Xi said helplessly: "I have already admitted defeat, so let it go, okay?"

Lu Lingqi was not willing to give in. "Put your hands down now, and let me give you a good beating!"

She was about to punch again, "He may not be very good at martial arts, but he is full of tricks!"

"No wonder you agreed to fight me bare-handed. You were wearing leather armor underneath. How could you be so shameless?"

"Master actually taught a shameless person like you!"

Yuan Xi defended himself: "I am me, he is him, and everyone is different."

"I don't have any talent, my martial arts skills are not as good as yours, and I don't need to make plans. How can I have any chance of winning?"

"How can there be a martial arts competition in this world where the one with better martial arts skills will definitely win?"

Lu Lingqi snorted, "What a twisted logic! You are so good at making arguments. Wearing leather armor is ok, but you also have weapons hidden underneath!"

"This scabbard..."

She suddenly reacted, and she rolled and crawled two meters away, picked up a stone and threw it at Yuan Xi, "Shameless!"

"Shameless villain!"

Yuan Xi protected his head and face and dodged the stone. "It's human nature. All men are like this. Don't blame me."

Lu Lingqi was skeptical, "Really?"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She picked up another stone and chased after him, "That's not right!"

Yuan Xi stumbled to his feet and ran, Lu Lingqi chased after him with a stone in his hand, and Sun Li watched from the top of the hill, thinking that they looked like two dogs.

Yuan Xi panted and ran slower and slower. Seeing that Lu Lingqi was getting closer and closer, he turned around and sat on the ground, raised his hands and said, "I can't run anymore. I accept the punishment. Be gentle."

Seeing that Yuan Xi was so decisive, Lu Lingqi stood there holding the stone, not knowing whether to throw it away or not, but also reluctant to let it go.

Seeing that Lu Lingqi was holding the stone tightly, Yuan Xi was frightened and said quickly, "I haven't thanked you for saving my life the other day."

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi felt depressed. She threw the stone away and whispered, "It's just a piece of cake."

"I also want to thank you for avenging my master."

"Master died to protect me. I..."

Yuan Xi sighed: "This is his own choice."

"Everyone has this awareness before going to the battlefield."

"People like us may not have as good a fate as him in the future."

Lu Lingqi said softly: "My father said that dying on the battlefield is the best destination for a general."

Yuan Xi was silent for a long time, then slowly said: "I don't know what others think."

"For me, the longer I live, the better."

"I hope others feel the same way."

Lu Lingqi was speechless.

Yuan Xi said: "But if he knew about this, he probably wouldn't want us to live in the shadows forever."

"Only by keeping the past in mind and facing the future can we move forward."

"Marquis Wen will send someone over in the next few days. If the girl lives a good life after returning, she will not disappoint Brother Qu's kindness."

Lu Lingqi felt a tightness in her chest and raised her head and asked, "Can't women go to the battlefield?"

Yuan Xi laughed dumbly, "What's so good about the battlefield?"

"Soldiers are supposed to protect the people and ensure their safety and happiness. If they can't even protect women, it would be a tragic scene in today's chaotic world."

Lu Lingqi muttered: "But you can't even beat me..."

Yuan Xi pointed at the soldiers around him and said, "They may not be able to defeat me, but if I am in danger, they will definitely fight to the death to protect me."

"Everyone just does their job."

Lu Lingqi pulled up a bunch of weeds by the roots and rolled them into a ball. "What was the name of the Black Mountain general? Yang Feng?"

"I don't think they were able to protect you, any better than me."

Yuan Xi could only say: "That was because I was careless and exposed myself to the enemy."

"We knew the enemy was an expert, but because of the momentary impatience, we ignored the entire army. It was my fault as the commander, so I can't blame them."

"Next time I see you, I will definitely find a way to kill Yang Feng."

Lu Lingqi sat down unconsciously, "Young Master... or should I call you Envoy?"

"It's not quite what I imagined."

"Everyone I meet is full of confidence. How can you expose your shortcomings like this?"

"Hidden Tiger, Fierce Tiger, which of you now is the real you?"

Yuan Xi sighed: "People are very complicated."

"I guess it's the same for Wen Hou. Although his martial arts are world-famous, he must have a lot of troubles in private."

Lu Lingqi couldn't help but ask: "Why are you like my father? You are the head coach, but you still have to go into battle yourself?"

"It's fine that my father is a martial arts master, but how dare you, a person with no martial arts skills?"

Yuan Xi thought to himself that this was because everyone in this era did the same.

Because having the commander-in-chief in the center of the army is the best way to boost morale and give timely commands.

Except for Yuan Shu, who has no record, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, and even Sun Quan, all led the charge.

When he saw Lu Lingqi asking, he began to explain.

Lu Lingqi usually interacted with Lu Bu's subordinates, so she dared not talk about Lu Bu's private affairs. But now that she saw Yuan Xi dared to speak, she seemed to open up her chatterbox and started talking incessantly.

Yuan Xi listened to Lu Lingqi talking about Lu Bu with great interest, and thought that Lu Bu might be a bad guy in the eyes of many people, but he was a father who protected his daughter very well.

Two days later, the team to welcome Lu Lingqi arrived.

When Yuan Xi went out to meet them, he found that Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were leading the troops in front. Ju Shou, who was accompanying them, secretly winked at Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi was stunned. What did Ju Shou mean by this?

Before he could react, a murderous aura emanated from behind Zhang Liao, and Lu Bu rode out on his horse.

Yuan Xi immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Why did Lu Bu come here in person?

Fortunately, Lu Bu only looked at Yuan Xi unkindly and asked, "Where is my daughter?"

Lu Lingqi ran out from behind and said happily, "Father!"

Lu Bu jumped off his horse and embraced Lu Lingqi who was rushing towards him. He felt relieved when he saw that there was nothing wrong with her and she didn't look seriously injured. However, he noticed that Lu Lingqi was wearing men's clothes, which were covered with a lot of wet mud and grass stems, and he couldn't help but frowned.

He spoke up: "I heard that the fierce tiger saved the dog girl, why is it the hidden tiger waiting here?"

"Where's your beard?"

Yuan Xi knew that this matter would be revealed sooner or later, so he said, "From the beginning to the end, there was only one tiger."

Although Lu Bu had already guessed that Xiong Hu and Yin Hu were in the same group, when he suddenly heard that they were both Yuan Xi, his face suddenly darkened, "How dare you lie to me!"

"Puyang City, did you deliberately provoke me to cause trouble?"

Yuan Xi's expression remained unchanged, "Except for his identity, Xi did not deceive Lord Wen."

"And if I had revealed my identity at that time, Lord Wen would not have believed me, right?"

Lu Bu looked unhappy and snorted, "What about Qu Yi?"

"He colluded with you to deceive me?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said solemnly, "Forgive me for being blunt, but it is not worth risking the life of my most valued general just to deceive Marquis Wen."

After hearing this, Lu Bu's expression eased a little, and he whispered to Lu Lingqi, "Is Qu Yi dead?"

Seeing Lu Lingqi nod, Lu Bu said unnaturally: "I understand."

After all, Qu Yi died to save Lu Lingqi. No matter how shameless Lu Bu was, he would not continue to use this as an excuse.

He said, "I came here this time, first, to bring my daughter back, and second, to see with my own eyes what happened here."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said, "If Lord Wen has anything to ask, I will tell you everything I know."

After hearing this, Lu Bu snorted coldly: "Let me talk to my daughter first."

"If there's anything you don't understand, ask again!"

Yuan Xi heard Lü Bu's bad tone and knew that he was still upset, so he said, "Just do as you please, Lord Wen."

He took Lu Bu and Lu Lingqi aside. Yuan Xi was puzzled. The riot in Huaicheng had just been quelled, so why didn't Lu Bu stay in the city but came here instead?

Isn't he afraid of another rebellion in the city?

After Ju Su came over and whispered to him about what was happening in the city, Yuan Xi finally understood.

Even Chen Gong was accused of having ulterior motives. There are probably few people around Lu Bu that he can trust!

Moreover, out of suspicion, he also stripped Gao Shun of his military power. Isn't this cutting off one's own arm?

However, if it were me, I would probably panic if I found that I couldn't find a few trustworthy people among my subordinates. Especially if they had capable subordinates like Chen Gong and Gao Shun, if they were really determined to rebel, I would probably not be able to sleep well!

Now Lu Bu appears to be powerful but is actually weak. On the surface he appears to be calm and acts as if he has everything under control, but in fact, I'm afraid his mentality has become unbalanced.

Otherwise, he could have sent a confidant to bring Lu Lingqi back, instead of leaving the capital where the rebellion had just been quelled when the commander-in-chief was needed.

Yuan Xi keenly smelled a hint of something, as if there was an opportunity to take advantage of!

And when Ju Su came over, it was obvious that he had something to say to him.

Sure enough, the master said to Yuan Xi: "Sir, now is a great opportunity."

"Marquis Wen doesn't dare to trust any of his subordinates right now. If we can gain his trust at this time, it would be like providing timely assistance."