Chapter 366: Each Has Its Own Arrangements

Although he secretly complained in his heart, Yuan Xi admitted that if both sides were unarmed, he could still rely on cheating to bully Lu Lingqi. However, if they took up weapons, as Lu Lingqi said, he would not be able to last more than three rounds.

Martial arts training requires physical talent and an understanding of the moves. In this regard, Lu Lingqi is top-notch. Moreover, she has been watching Lu Bu practicing martial arts since she was a child, and naturally her understanding of martial arts is much higher than others.

Yuan Xi felt that with time, Lu Lingqi would most likely become one of the top players.

As for Yuan Xi himself, he no longer had any obsession with martial arts. He had seen too many masters and knew that those people were not only extremely talented, but also had laid a solid foundation at a very young age. He had already missed the opportunity.

Just play badly. After all, Cao Cao's physique and martial arts weren't much better, but he still won in the end.

He turned his head and said to the setting sun: "It's true that I can't beat the girl. I'm just an ordinary person."

Yuan Xi pretended to be calm, and only breathed a sigh of relief when Lu Lingqi came over and stood side by side with him. What he was really afraid of was that Lu Lingqi would kick him from behind and kick him off the cliff, and he would die with regrets.

Lu Lingqi folded her hands and frowned, "How did you deceive my father?"

Yuan Xi spread his hands and said, "I'm just telling the truth."

Lu Lingqi sneered: "Have you been coveting me for a long time?"

Yuan Xi sighed, "Does the girl want to hear the truth?"

Seeing Lu Lingqi nod, Yuan Xi said, "Girl, you should understand that the two sides are now working together because Wen Hou does not trust me and needs me to make a guarantee."

"As for coveting her, the girl is indeed talented and beautiful, but I won't force her to marry me just based on this reason."

"Girl, you should also understand that for families like yours and mine, marriage is often beyond our control. Most of the time, marriage is to make some contribution to the family."

Lu Lingqi was unwilling to accept it and said, "You and your original wife too?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi nodded calmly and said, "Although I really like her, a large part of it is indeed due to the consideration of the two families."

"In my opinion, there are very few men and women who can be together just because they like each other, and there won't be many in the future."

Lu Lingqi was angered by Yuan Xi's cold words. She snorted coldly, "I heard that you are very lustful?"

"There are many rumors about you among the nobles. I heard that you have many women?"

Yuan Xi counted on his fingers, "It's less than ten fingers."

Lu Lingqi was so angry that she laughed, "The person I want to marry must be loyal to me and be able to beat me!"

"You don't touch any of them!"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said confidently: "Although I have many women, I am very loyal to each of them."

Lu Lingqi was stunned. How could someone be so shameless?

Yuan Xi continued, "As for the second one, the girl is a bit dishonest."

"Girl, you understand. Let's not talk about weapons. The first two times we fought hand-to-hand, I should have held back."

Lu Lingqi spat, her face flushed, "Who wants to fight you?"

She raised the short spear in her hand and said, "If you want to fight, let's fight with real swords and guns!"

Yuan Xi said shamelessly: "Girl, look, the sunset is so beautiful, why bother shouting and killing."

"For someone like me who is always on the battlefield, I don't know how many times I can see this kind of scene again."

"Isn't it good to live well and enjoy every day?"

Lu Lingqi lost interest, her hands trembled, and the two halberds were stuck in the ground. She took a step forward, raised her head and chest, looked at the sky, and whispered: "I understand, as a daughter of the Lu family, I have received the grace of raising me, and I must do something for my family."

"But I am not willing to marry like this."

"I also want to go to the battlefield and see how big the gap is between me and the masters of the world."

Yuan Xi shook his head helplessly, "He will die."

"You also met Yang Feng last time, but her strength is still a little inferior to that of my top generals."

"There are also those in the world who are as skilled as my general in martial arts, or even more powerful."

"Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Sun Ce and even Wen Hou are far superior to Yang Feng. How many moves do you think you can survive against them?"

Lu Lingqi bit her lip and said hesitantly, "Five moves, no, three moves?"

Yuan Xi sighed, "I might not be able to handle a single move."

"Look, on the battlefield, there's actually no difference between you and me. We'll both die in three moves."

"Even so, do you still want to stick to your idea?"

Lu Lingqi was silent for a while before she raised her head again with a firm look in her eyes: "Why not?"

"A few days ago, my master taught me the halberd method, but I was missing something and could never fully comprehend it."

"It was not until the mansion was attacked and I killed someone with my own hands that I finally understood a truth."

"The masters also fought their way here. If they can do it, why can't I?"

"I want to fight them!"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi sighed and said, "Marquis Wen will definitely not agree with you if you think so."

"Knives and guns are blind. How could he bear to let you go to such a dangerous place?"

Lu Lingqi straightened up, "To become a master, you have to risk your life!"

"I have spent so many years training martial arts, but in the end I can't see the scenery on the top of the mountain. I won't accept this!"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi suddenly laughed.

Lu Lingqi said angrily: "What are you laughing at?"

Yuan Xi turned around and said seriously: "If the girl really wants to do this, I can satisfy her request."

"Or rather, I am one of the few people in the world who can satisfy a girl's wish."

Lu Lingqi hesitated and asked, "What do you mean?"

Yuan Xi nodded. "In the next few years, decades, or even decades, I will face many big battles."

"If you follow me, the girl will have no shortage of opportunities to fight."

Lu Lingqi was immediately tempted, then reacted and spat, "After all this talk, you're just trying to trick me into marrying you!"

Yuan Xi's expression remained unchanged, and he smiled and said, "The girl also knows that I am a lustful person."

"Besides, the girl is very beautiful, how can a man refuse her?"

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but feel complacent, but she still pretended to be angry, "After all, you are just like your father."

She reacted immediately and swallowed her words. No matter how lustful Lu Bu was, he was still her father. How could she criticize him in front of others?

Yuan Xi smiled and pointed to the horizon in the distance and said, "The world is in chaos, someone will definitely put an end to this chaos."

"The girl wants to fight, and I want to beat everyone. Isn't it good for us to each get what we want?"

Lu Lingqi asked suspiciously, "Aren't you afraid that if something happens to me, my father will hold you accountable?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "On the battlefield, we will live and die together. If you are killed by the enemy, I will definitely not survive either."

"When Marquis Wen comes to settle accounts with me, I'm afraid I won't be able to find anyone."

Lu Lingqi suddenly felt that Yuan Xi's idea seemed really reliable!

And when she heard Yuan Xi say that they would live and die together, she was inexplicably touched and felt her heart beating faster. She quickly drew out her double halberds and turned away.

Before leaving, she said fiercely: "Don't tell Father what I said today!"

"Otherwise you'll be in trouble!"

Yuan Xi looked at Lu Lingqi's leaving back and smiled, thinking to himself, who wouldn't like these straightforward and capable girls?

A few days later, everyone returned to Huaicheng. Lu Bu gathered all the generals and told them about his plan to welcome the emperor. Unexpectedly, all of Lu Bu's advisers and generals agreed, including Chen Gong.

This situation was also within Ju Su's calculations.

The mastermind of the Huaicheng Rebellion has not been identified yet, and Chen Gong has been accused again. How could he dare to say anything extra at this time?

So the matter was settled naturally. Lu Bu and Zhang Liao led their cavalry and joined Zhao Yun and Ju Su's Youzhou army to rush to Hedong together.

Wei Xu led the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp to temporarily take over the position of city lord for Lu Bu and defend the city.

Yuan Xi was a guest official and was on equal footing with Wei Xu. They were each responsible for half of the four city gates.

Yuan Xi gave in here. He originally wanted to get the power to transfer Wei Xu because he was really worried about this man. Who knew when he would rebel?

But due to many concerns, Lu Bu finally did not agree. In the end, Yuan Xi gave in and took the power to control the North Gate and East Gate.

If Wei Xu really had evil intentions and he couldn't defeat him, he would not sit and wait to die. The worst that could happen was that he would open the city gate and escape.

Ju Su left behind a part of the Youzhou army's infantry and handed them over to Yuan Xi for command. The reason for this was that he needed troops not only to contain Wei Xu, but also to guard against Yuan Shu's army.

According to spies, Yuan Shu sent generals Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui, who had entered Sili with tens of thousands of soldiers and were approaching Luoyang. It was obvious that he had some plan for the emperor.

Looking at the opponent's route, it was directly heading towards Huaicheng, and its intention was very clear.

So the plan agreed upon by Yuan Xi and Lu Bu was that Lu Bu and Zhao Yun would lead the cavalry to rush to Hedong as quickly as possible to bring back the emperor, while Yuan Xi and Wei Xu would be responsible for defending the city during this time and blocking the attack of Yuan Shu's army.

This plan seems simple, but it actually puts a lot of pressure on both sides.

Although the combination of Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Ju Shou and Zhang Liao is rare in the world, Li Jue, Guo Si, Bai Bo bandits, and even Cao Cao on the opposite side are no ordinary people. Lu Bu and Youzhou coalition forces may have to face several fierce battles.

The military strength in Huaicheng was also stretched to the limit, with less than 10,000 soldiers left. Facing Yuan Shu's army, it was still at a considerable disadvantage.

Moreover, Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army in the north really wanted to turn against Lu Bu and sent troops to attack Huaicheng, which would mean Huaicheng would be attacked from both sides.

Therefore, as for the Black Mountain Army, Yuan Xi can only hope that Yuan Shang will be more powerful. Although he is unlikely to let go in order to compete for the position of head of the family, things are unpredictable and no one knows what will happen.

Inside the military camp outside the city, Yuan Xi was pulling Zhao Yun and instructing him on what he, Guo Jia, and Ju Su had discussed earlier.

At this time, everyone around was sent away, but Yuan Xi was still worried, so he lowered his voice to the lowest possible level and said, "Brother Zilong, remember this."

"When you meet the emperor, you don't need to hide anything, just answer truthfully."

"The only thing is to express some dissatisfaction towards the Yuan family, and even me, intentionally or unintentionally."

"Besides that, Zilong doesn't need to do anything extra. Just let things take their own course."

Zhao Yun was stunned, thinking, is the young master up to something bad again?

What is the purpose of doing this?

Yuan Xi seemed to see through Zhao Yun's thoughts and said with a smile: "Brother Zilong's attitude is the key to this matter."

"Other things will naturally have other changes."