My Father in Law is Lu Bu

Chapter 731

“I'll stay!” Yuan Xi said to Uncle Fu.

“No, Young Master. I am the one who should be coverin the rear! I am old and won't be able to serve you for much longer anyway!” Uncle Fu replied.

“Haha. Uncle Fu. I know you are doing this for my own good. But if I do not stay, none of us will be able to leave.” Yuan Xi replied bitterly. Yuan Xi also wanted to live but he knew that he would die even if he allowed Uncle Fu and the others to cover the rear.

Yuan Tan would be able to recognize Uncle Fu and the others as Yuan Xi's subordinates by their appearance. Yuan Tan would then go all out to chase Yuan Xi and the others. Yuan Xi's group was filled with old and weak people in carriages. They would never be able to outrun elite cavalry.

Because of this, Yuan Xi had to stay. After all, Yuan Xi was their only target. Once he is caught, the others were of no importance.

“But Young Master. The world is so big. Where will we go? Without you, I…” Uncle Fu cried. He had served Yuan Xi for a very long time. He had no children and practically watch Yuan Xi grow up. Yuan Xi was like a son to him.

“Yes. Where can you go?” Yuan Xi also sighed. The Yuan Family were originally the rulers of Hebei. If the world was at peace, Yuan Xi could have become an honest and filial official. It was his dream since he was a child. Unfortunately, the world loves playing tricks on others.

“Uncle Fu. Go to Liaodong.” Yuan Xi had an idea.

“Liaodong?” Uncle Fu was shocked. He thought that Yuan Xi would order him to go to Bohai to find Yuan Shao.

“Yes. Go to Liaodong.” Finding Yuan Shao was the first method to be rejected by Yuan Xi. Bohai was now surrounded by Cao Cao's army and Yuan Shao could barely protect himself.

“Young Master. How about we surrender to Cao Cao?” Uncle Fu suggested. Yuan Xi was the one who ordered the South Gates to be opened. He could rely on this fact to surrender to Cao Cao.

“No.” Yuan Xi shook his head. If it was Yuan Xi alone, he could do this. But that sex maniac will definitely not spare his beautiful wife. Just look at Zhang Xiu for an example.

“Go to Liaodong and find him. Find that person's men and then board a ship to Yangzhou!” Yuan Xi suggested.

“Young Master. We have no relatives with him. Will he take us in?” Uncle Fu asked sadly.

“We are related. If you nitpick, you can even call him my brother-in-law.” Yuan Xi smiled. Liu Mang married Yuan Shu's daughter Yuan Fang and she was like a sister to him. They even played together when they were young.

“Go quickly. Time will not wait for anyone.” Yuan Xi hurried Uncle Fu away. Aside from Uncle Fu, the rest of them were to stay with Yuan Xi.

Soon the sound of cavalry could be heard. The enemy's figure could also be seen from afar.

“Brothers! Let us be brothers again in the next life! Kill!” Yuan Xi wanted to try his best to stall for time so that Uncle Fu and the others can escape. The people he kept with him were all his most trusted subordinates. They would not retreat and would definitely fight to the death with him.

“Let's go to Liaodong!” Uncle Fu said as he glared at Zhen Shu fiercely. His eyes was full of hatred and anger. This pig teammate. Had he not leave on his own, he would not have encountered enemies. Had he not led the enemies back to them, all of this would not have happened.

“I don't know! I don't know! Don't blame me!” Zhen Shu muttered softly with his head lowered. Regardless of what he said, he himself knew he had caused a huge disaster.

“Speak less!” Matriach Zhen reprimanded his son before turning to Uncle Fu. “Housekeeper Fu. My son has caused you trouble.”

“Hmph!” Uncle Fu harrumphed and left. Yuan Xi told him not to make things hard for Zhen Shu and the others. Had Yuan Xi not say that, Uncle Fu would have already cut down Zhen Shu with his sword. ŕäƝÓВĚ𝘴

“Let's go!” Uncle Fu chose a small path and lef the others towards Liaodong. He wiped the tears in his eyes as he listened to the sound of killing behind him.

***

“My good Second Brother! I did not expect you to fall into my hands!” Yuan Tan said fiercely as he glared at Yuan Xi who was covered in blood.

“Haha. Brother, kill me is you want!” Yuan Xi said without a care. “I just did not expect that you could escape Cao Cao's pursuit. You are truly a scourge that happens once a millenium!” Yuan Xi said with regret.

“As expected! You are the one who opened Fanyang's gates!” Yuan Tan's eyes was full of rage. Once Fanyang is lost, the entirety of Youzhou would also fall. Yuan Tan would become a homeless dog. “Yuan Xi! You are a sinner of the Yuan Family! You dare to invite outsiders to kill your own brother? What a good brother you are!”

“A sinner of the Yuan Family? Haha!” Yuan Xi sneered. “My good elder brother. I really cannot bear such a title. If we want to talk about sinners it would be the two of you! After father lost at the Battle of Guandu, we should have regrouped and the two of you should have served him. Instead, both of you tried to seize power. When facing a formidable foe, rather than think about how to repel the enemy, the two of you think about how to seize more power from each other! What great sinners the two of you are! Have you all not woken up even after losing Bingzhou, Qingzhou and Jizhou?”

“Shut up!” Yuan Tan was hit in his sore spot. Losing Fanyang was Yuan Xi's only fault. Everything else was unrelated to Yuan Xi. Even at other times, Yuan Xi was only focused on repelling Cao Cao.

“What's wrong? Did I hit a sore spot? Are you even worthy to talk to me about brotherhood? When father reappeared, you all wanted to kill me just so father can forgive you! Is that even possible? With you two degenerates, the Yuan Family will fall even if everyone else did nothing!”

“Shut up! Shut up! Men! Shut him up!” Yuan Tan roared angrily. His soldiers then began to slap Yuan Xi. But even then, Yuan Xi continued to speak. “Yuan Tan! You are the real sinner here! Without Fanyang, you are now a stray dog! I will wait for you in hell! I want to see how you intend to explain yourself to your father! Hahaha!” Yuan Xi laughed madly.

“Argh!” Yuan Tan angrily got off his horse and swung his sword down, cutting off Yuan Xi's head with a single swing.

“Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!” Yuan Tan had already killed Yuan Xi but he did not stop and continued to slash Yuan Xi's body. He only stopped after the other officers who could no longer bear to watch reminded him that Yuan Xi is already dead.

***

Gongsun Du was not a stingy man. As he had a lot of business with Yangzhou, he allocated a large residence for Yangzhou's envoy. Written on it was “Correspondance Department”.

That day, there were several uninvited guests.

“Your Excellency. These are the people that want to meet you.” One person brought the guests to Yang Chen.

Liu Mang had a good impression of Yang Chen after Yang Chen brought back Xun Chen and Tian Feng. Besides that, Xun Chen and Lu Su also praised Yang Chen highly. Because of this, Liu Mang let Yang Chen handle affairs at Liaodong and Yang Chen ended up staying in Liaodong.

“You wanted to see me?” Yang Chen furrowed his brows at the guests. An old man, a young man and two women. Though the young woman was wearing a veil, he could easily tell that she was a beautiful one.

“Yes. Is Your Excellency a subordinate of His Highness the King of Shu?” Uncle Fu asked cautiously.

“Yes. I am the Director of the Department of Correspondance for Yangzhou's Foreign Affairs and is in charge of matters related to Liaodong.” Yang Chen explained. He was like a Governor and in all matters regarding Liaodong, he had the right to make the decision. Even Gan Ning reported to him.

“This old man Yuan Fu begs Your Excellency to save my family!” Uncle Fu knelt down. The ones following him also knelt down.

“Huh?” Yang Chen did not know what was going on. Uncle Fu then explained what happened.

“You are Yuan Xi's people?” Yang Chen did not expect Yuan Xi's men to look for him.

Fanyang has fallen and the Yuan Family was having another internal strife. These news all shocked Yang Chen.

“Where is Yuan Xi?” Yang Chen asked. Asking the central figure of these incidents was the best way to understand what happened.

“The Young Master. He…” Uncle Fu started to cry. Yang Chen understood that Yuan Xi is probably dead.

“Stay here for now. When the next ship departs, I will send you to Yangzhou!” Yang Chen said. He now needed to investigate the situation in Youzhou as it would also affect Liaodong.

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