"So Zhang Xiu had already invited a person known as the number one swordsman in the Western Regions," Zhao Qi paused for a long time and finally said, "He is Ding Xiao."

"What?" Zhou Yang said in a lost voice.

If he hadn't met Ding Xiao back then, he would have fled Chang'an with Emperor Xian of Han. Not only did he fail, he even walked in the gates of hell and lost some danger.

If it weren't for the two masters and apprentices of Hua Tuo and Abi, even if he had passed the initial stage of peace, Ding Xiao's sword that stabbed him in the heart would be enough to teach him to die in the snow.

It can be said that that time, I was just cunning and not dead.

Thinking about this kind of experience, I feel scared. How many times does a person have such good luck in his life, and how many times does he have to die for a lifetime?

I'm afraid it was precisely because of Zhou Yang's joining that history had quietly undergone subtle changes that Zhang Xiu made a new estimate of Cao Cao's strength and invited the figure Ding Xiao.

If this is true, then Cao Cao would probably not be as lucky as it was written in the records.

"So Zhang Xiu doesn't want to gain more bargaining chips in front of Cao Gong," Zhou Yang always expressed his guess.

"No!" Zhao Qi denied, "Zhang Xiu really planned to surrender to Cao Gong, and also to gain more bargaining chips. If Zhou Taishou thought that he would be wrong if he wanted to find Ding Xiao to assassinate Cao Gong."

"What does it mean?" Zhou Yang suddenly felt a chill from his back to his neck.

"The person Zhang Xiu wants to assassinate is you, Taishou Zhou!" Zhao Qi said.

"Me?" Zhou Yang couldn't help but gasp, but didn't believe the situation, and continued to ask, "Don't Zhang Ji's death be very clear? That was the one that Li Ru made from it back then. This traitor had been imprisoned in the prison in Chang'an, or did I put a lot of effort into it!"

"Do you really think Zhang Xiu asked Ding Xiao to assassinate you just because he didn't understand the situation?" Zhao Qi said.

Zhang Xiu is indeed not an ordinary person, otherwise Jia Xu would never have chosen to give advice for him, and would not have helped him defeat Cao Cao.

Such a character, as recorded in history, chose to be an enemy of Cao Cao in political position in order to be just a widow of his uncle.

So what Zhao Qi said should be the truth. Zhang Xiu did indeed surrender to Cao Cao, and Ding Xiao he found was really going to assassinate Zhou Yang.

Because among the people Cao Cao trusted the most, except for the family brothers such as Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and Cao Hong, it was Zhou Yang, and they were all irreplaceable, but Zhou Yang was just a son-in-law, and he was not really a family member. At least Cao Hua was still so young that it was impossible for him to have a legitimate son for Zhou Yang.

If Zhou Yang is killed, Zhang Xiu will tell Cao Cao who is the real strong man and who is more qualified to become his son-in-law of the Cao family.

If Zhao Qi hadn't told the news, he would have probably not rushed to rescue Cao Cao, but to die.

"I, Zhao Qi, can do what Cheng Bing could do back then," Zhao Qi said resolutely, "Brother this time, I must never watch you be killed by Ding Xiao. It is said that no one he wants to kill can escape under his sword."

"It's true." Zhou Yang knew very well that besides the fabulous character Anute, he should be considered an exception, but he was just based on good luck.

That sword did make him die once, so he did not deny Zhao Qi's statement.

Zhao Qizhengrong said: "There is certainly no problem with Cao Gong. After all, Ding Xiao is not the one who wants to kill, so Zhou Taishou really came to Wancheng this time, so it's better to leave immediately."

How could Zhou Yang believe others so easily? He was slowly calming down. Although he looked extremely frightened on the surface, he was thinking in his heart: If all you said is lies, then wouldn't I retreat at the last moment and ignore Cao Gong's safety?

But when I recalled, I thought that if Ding Xiao really came to Wancheng, I would be the one who would be killed.

Finally, we are facing the moment when Cao Cao and himself choose. Whether Zhao Qi's words are true or false is not that important.

The key is whether he can be as loyal as Cao Ang and Dian Wei.

If Cao Cao dies, his ideal will be ruined, but there are still many choices, such as changing to Liu Bei's account, or following Wright to explore the road of sailing.

Even if he ran back to Luoyang, he could use Xun Yu, Wei Ji, and even Sima Yi under his command. There were also talented generals such as Xu Rong, Xu Huang, Le Jin, Li Dian, and the 10,000 taels of gold borrowed by Wright. If he wanted to dominate the country, it would be no empty talk.

But if Zhao Qi told the truth, he would die under Ding Xiao's sword again.

Who can guarantee that he can have good luck this time? If I, Zhou Yang, die, will all be nonsense.

"How do you plan to help me?" Zhou Yang finally made up his mind.

Only by protecting yourself from death can you do other things you want to do. It’s nothing to die of Cao Ang and Dian Wei. I hope Cao Cao can escape safely.

Zhao Qi said: "I will be responsible for the security of the North Gate tonight. Although I have only five cavalry under my command, they are all elite soldiers with one hundred. In the past, they were brave cavalry who fought with the Qiang people and the Western Liang army for many years. They will surely be able to protect the prefect Zhou from leaving Wancheng safely."

Zhou Yang thought about it again and asked again: "I really want to know why you went to Luoyang to bring Yun'er."

Zhao Qiqi said: "Didn't Zhou Taishou not paying attention to her?"

Zhou Yang chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter whether I value it, but you can have many excuses that you can't invite Miss Yun'er, but in the end, I brought Zou's family together. I want to know why?"

Zhao Qi sighed and said, "It seems that the prefect Zhou still doesn't believe me, Zhao Qi."

"Believe it or not depends on whether you, Zhao Qi, is sincere." Zhou Yang said.

"If the prefect Zhou knew why I joined Zhang Xiu, I would not have such doubts again." Zhao Qi sighed.

"I also want to know why you didn't continue to follow Cheng Bing back then, but ran to Zhang Xiu's position to work." Zhou Yang paused and said, "Also, why did you bring Miss Yun'er to meet me and lock us up here?"

"Reverse lock? This is impossible!" Zhao Qi's surprised expression did not seem to be pretending, but he immediately thought about it and said, "What Zhang Xiu really wants to deal with you is just asking Ding Xiao, and there is no other arrangement."

Zhou Yang did not make a judgment based on the other party's expression, because if Ding Xiao wanted to deal with him, he really didn't need to use these tricks and just rushed into the room.

I saw that Zhao Qi was thinking about it, but he couldn't tell me why.

This made Zhou Yang more convinced that he really didn't know anything, otherwise there would inevitably be a reasonable excuse.

"Okay! Since that's the case, I won't say much, so as not to think that I, Zhao Qi, are planning to harm you." Zhao Qi sighed and said, "But you and I will always be together, so if Zhou Taishou has something to use for me at any time, he will never refuse."

Zhou Yang stood up, patted his shoulder, and said, "Those words of you are enough."

After saying that, he ignored the other party's surprised expression and was about to walk to the window, but found that he didn't need to leave like this again. He laughed secretly and turned around and walked out of the room.

In fact, he was not so arrogant, just thinking that even if he wanted to escape, he might not have to ask Zhao Qi for help.

If the other party is really a trap set by Jia Xu, Ding Xiao would probably die in the midst of a random arrow without Ding Xiao taking action.

So whether it is the net of the sky and earth of Wancheng or Ding Xiao’s first sword in the Western Regions, it is best to leave Wancheng, a trembling place.

Cao Cao was surrounded by Dian Wei and a group of good men, and there were 2,000 soldiers led by Cao Ang on the outside.

With the words of these two people sacrificing their lives to protect their master, and the Heavenly Sword in his hand is not Yi, I believe he can be lucky in the world of man and heaven.

As for Zou, since she kept saying that she wanted to follow her, if she went to provoke Cao Cao again, she wouldn't have to take such a woman to heart. She would do whatever she wanted!

The truly loyal Yun'er can leave Wancheng safely. Anyway, the person Zhang Xiu wants to deal with is either Cao Cao or me, Zhou Yang, and he will never be a mere woman.

Zhou Yang had already made the worst plan. At most, Cao Cao could not escape the disaster, so he might as well not go back to Xudu and go straight to Luoyang.

It’s okay to leave the shop, or stay in Luoyang and become a local emperor.

Emperor Xian of Han didn't have to worry about him. Cao Cao died, and many people wanted to take this treasure. They might not be much good to him now, and even Sima Yi didn't have to spend any more time.

After thinking about it this way, my mood became much more relaxed.

At this time, the streets were sparsely populated, but there were no soldiers patrolling, which was quite strange.

Zhou Yang kept his mind and always raised his vigilance. He almost never missed every detail of the surrounding environment, and confirmed that no one would follow or peep.

With his keen intuition now, even a figure of Ding Xiao, he may not be able to hide his perception.

But the other party doesn't need to do this. If such a master with a high opinion of himself wants to kill him, he will definitely be disdainful to do so many boring things.

This made Zhou Yang feel a little relieved and quickened his pace.

Soon after, he arrived at the city gate and was about to say goodbye to Cao Ang, but he planned to leave Wancheng directly, but found that the number of soldiers suddenly increased a lot.

It turned out that Zhang Xiu sent the logistics troops to settle these tired Cao troops.

"Premier Zhou, why are you here?" Cao Ang saw him in the distance and immediately put down what he had at hand and trotted over.

"Zi Xiu!" Zhou Yang paused for a moment, and finally couldn't help but remind the young general, "Before the situation is determined, be vigilant no matter what."

"What happened?" Cao Ang was naturally inexplicably surprised by these words without any beginning and end.
Chapter completed!