Just as the pursuers were chasing Guo Huai and Sima Zhao relentlessly, the sound of shouting and killing in the valley suddenly came from Shangqiu. Guo Huai thought it was Wei Yan's men who had surrounded him, so he quickly ran to the top of the mountain from the fork road. However, after he fled to the top of the mountain, he found that no pursuers came. Instead, the sound of two armies fighting came from the foot of the mountain.

Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down at the situation below, Guo Huai was surprised to find that the soldiers coming from Shangqi were holding the flag of Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui. This made him feel very strange, but Sima Zhao said to Guo Huai excitedly:

"Uncle Changjian, they are finally here!"

"Zhao'er, is it you..."

Just when Guo Huai was wondering whether this matter had anything to do with Sima Zhao, Sima Zhao nodded and replied:

"If you want to inform the prefect Ma Zun from An Ding to Tianshui, you must pass through Guangwei County. Since the prefect of Guangwei County is ready to rebel, the possibility of the scouts being ambushed is very high. Scouts can only be sent one by one to ensure that they are not allowed. So when I arrived in Linwei, I sent two scouts to Tianshui in the name of your uncle."

Looking at Sima Zhao who was thinking so thoroughly, Guo Huai didn't know what to say in a short period of time.

Just when Guo Huai was extremely surprised, a crisp applause suddenly came from behind them.

Guo Huai quickly felt the familiar chill coming from behind. He subconsciously blocked Sima Zhao behind him, then reached out and pointed his hand at the man in the hat standing opposite him, "Liu Ji".

"I really didn't expect that such a young child would surprise me so much. It seems that you have been together well during this period..."

Guo Huai, who has been following "Liu Ji" for many years, is very clear about his style of conduct. Although he wore a hat this time, he could not see any murderous aura in his words, but Guo Huai knew that he had only one purpose for this time:

"I didn't expect you to come in person to kill me. I've been mentally prepared."

At this time, Guo Huai looked at Sima Zhao who was blocked by him, and then looked at "Liu Ji" and said:

"I am willing to use my life to end the grudges between us, but this has nothing to do with him. Besides, Sima Zhao is just a child, I hope you can let him go..."

Hearing that Guo Huai, who used to kill people for himself, would plead with him for his mortal son, "Liu Ji" sneered: "You misunderstood. I came this time to break up with you, but not to take your life. I am willing to let you go. You can continue to return to me, or you can leave on your own to choose the path you want to go."

Speaking of this, "Liu Ji" paused for a moment, then pointed at Sima Zhao who was waiting for him behind Guo Huai with wide eyes and wide eyes, saying, "But the premise is that you have to kill this child with your own hands, which proves that you will never stand on Sima Yi's side."

When Sima Zhao heard this, he quickly grabbed Guo Huai's neckline, but Guo Huai flatly refused the conditions offered by "Liu Ji":

"You can do anything you ask me to do, but I can't kill this child..."

It seemed that Guo Huai's reaction was completely expected by "Liu Ji". He grinned and smiled slightly:

"I see..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a masked assassin suddenly broke out from Guo Huai's left and right sides. Guo Huai covered Sima Zhao while facing the enemy. However, after more than twenty meetings, he soon realized that the strength of these two people was extraordinary. If he continued like this, he would have no chance of winning at all. At that time, not only would his life be difficult to protect, but even Sima Zhao would...

In this way, Guo Huai covered Sima Zhao and was forced to retreat to the edge of the cliff. Behind the mountain was a battlefield with constant fighting sounds. Seeing this, he quickly threw the sword in his hand towards Liu Ji, and then hugged Sima Zhao and jumped off the cliff.

The long sword flew over "Liu Ji" with a whoosh, and finally nailed firmly to a tree stump.

After a while, the hat on the head of "Liu Ji" cracked in half and then fell to the ground...

He walked to the edge of the cliff, squatted down and looked down at the bottom of the mountain:

"Sima Yi, you really have a skill and actually pull the people who were originally loyal to me to your side one by one. However, from today on, the game between us may be played again..."

After Cheng Wu took Sima Fu, who was intoxicated and unconscious, he avoided the battlefield and found nothing nearby. After searching for nothing, he came to the cliff. Although he could see at a glance that there had been a fight here before, he did not find anyone.

At this time, Sima Fu had already started to get poison. Cheng Wu saw that he would die if he didn't treat him, so he had to give priority to detoxifying Sima Fu, and temporarily put the search for Sima Zhao and Guo Huai on hold.

During the process of falling down the cliff, Guo Huai, who was holding Sima Zhao tightly, hanged on the trunk of the cliff in mid-air, thus avoiding the destiny of falling directly from the top of the mountain. However, the trunk could not bear the weight of the two of them. The broken trunk caused them to continue falling down. In order to avoid Sima Zhao's injury, Guo Huai put his back down and fell heavily to the ground. Although he was not unconscious, he was seriously injured.

Seeing that Guo Huai's face was very painful, Sima Zhao quickly got up and squatted beside Guo Huai and cried:

"Uncle Changjian! I don't want to die!"

Guo Huai saw that Sima Zhao was crying because he was worried about him. Although he felt his body pain now, he still stretched out his trembling right hand and wiped away the tears from Sima Zhao's face:

"Don't cry, Uncle Changjian will not die..."

At this moment, the two figures slowly approached them. Although Guo Huai felt that the visitor was not good, the injury on his back could not make him stand up at all, let alone defend against the enemy.

Sima Zhao found that Liao Hua and Ma Su seemed to want to be unfavorable to Guo Huai, so he spread his arms and blocked Guo Huai:

"Who are you? Don't hurt Uncle Changjian!"

"Zhao'er...you run away quickly... don't worry about me!"

Guo Huai shouted with all his might, but Sima Zhao was still unmoved. Seeing this, Ma Su stepped forward and said to Sima Zhao:

"We can't hurt him, but you have to follow us obediently."

"Don't trust them!"

Although Guo Huai roared and stopped Sima Zhao, Sima Zhao was not moved. He knew that he could not protect Guo Huai at all. If he could let him survive, he would have to give it a try even if the opportunity was slim:

"Will you really keep your promise?"

Seeing that Sima Zhao seemed to have no intention of resisting, Liao Hua and Ma Su were surprised. After looking at each other, Ma Su replied: "You are the one we ordered to take away. As long as the others do not hinder us, we will not care."

After receiving their affirmative answer, Sima Zhao turned around and knelt in front of Guo Huai, saying with tears in his eyes:

"Uncle Changjian, you should take care of yourself. During this period, Master is not by my side. It is your care and love for me like a father, which makes me feel warm. If you see my mother, please tell her that Zhao'er is unfilial and cannot go back to serve her..."

"Zhao'er...you don't want to go..."

Guo Huai grabbed his hand tightly to stop him. Sima Zhao broke free from Guo Huai's hand and walked to Liao Hua and Ma Su without looking back. As they gradually disappeared from Guo Huai's vision, no matter how he called, he did not stop...

Guo Huai, who was lying on the ground, could only grit his teeth and resent his incompetence, and beat the ground hard with his fists. At this moment, he was not thinking about how dangerous it was to be on the edge of the battlefield, but to worry about what the two people were...

Why did they take Sima Zhao away? Will they have anything to do with "Liu Ji"?

Just as he was thinking about these questions carefully, suddenly the sound of horses neighing and hooves came from behind him again.

He looked sideways and saw a young general leading a cavalry running towards the battlefield not far away from him. When he passed by Guo Huai, the young general saw him lying on the ground without moving at first sight, so he reached out to stop the people behind him, and then walked to Guo Huai's front with his back. When he saw Guo Huai's face, he immediately knelt on the ground and saluted him and said:

"I will pay homage to the governor!"

Guo Huai didn't expect that this person actually knew him, so he looked at him carefully and asked:

"Who are you?"

In Guo Huai's view, this young general was at most in his early twenties. He had a pretty face and a heroic face. Although Guo Huai did not understand the ability of a photographer, he could determine that this face was definitely not comparable to ordinary people.

"The last general is Jiang Wei, the chief secretary of Tianshui County, under the command of Jiang Wei."

Jiang Wei noticed that Guo Huai seemed to be seriously injured, so he sent someone to help him up. After Guo Huai was carried onto a stretcher, Jiang Wei said to him: "General, please stay here for the time being, and come and report to you after the war is over."

After saying that, Jiang Wei led the cavalry to join the battlefield and attacked Ma Zun's men and horses. Soon, the rebels of the prefect of Guangwei County were completely eliminated by them. Then Jiang Wei ordered his troops to replace the flag of Guangwei County and headed straight for Wei Yan's troops out of the entrance of Duangu Valley. Wei Yan thought that Zhang He, who had been successfully annihilated by Guangwei County, came back to report, so he put down his vigilance.

However, when Jiang Wei's troops were close to Wei Yan's troops, the flag of Tianshui Prefect was suddenly raised and a fierce attack on Wei Yan was launched. Wei Yan was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses for a while, so he hurriedly retreated.

After returning to Ji County, Banshi learned that the governor of Yongzhou Guo Huai was also there, and Ma Zun led all the officials in the city to visit Guo Huai.

Guo Huai asked Ma Zun: "Mazang fought very well in this battle. If you hadn't successfully annihilated the rebels and repelled the Shu army, maybe the western part of our Yongzhou would have fallen into chaos, and Mazang made an indelible contribution."

After hearing Guo Huai's praise, Ma Zun felt ashamed. He pointed his hand at Jiang Wei beside him and said:

"This battle is not my fault, but Jiang Boyue's plan. He had expected that the atmosphere in Guangwei County was unusual, and there seemed to be a large-scale mobilization of troops. At that time, he advised Mo General to be careful of the precautions, but Mo General did not take it seriously. Seeing that Mo General ignored it, Jiang Wei privately led his troops to camp secretly on the banks of the Weishui River near Guangwei County to monitor their every move. Mo General just wanted to cure his crime of privately dispatching troops. Unexpectedly, your emergency scout and secret envoy arrived at this time."
Chapter completed!