Free Web NovelChapter 268: Meeting
Long Chen squinted his eyes slightly and then shouted loudly to the rider:
"Go back and report to your lord that Long Chen is willing to meet, but the location will be right in the center between our two armies."
Hearing this, the rider pulled the reins and turned back, admiring Long Chen’s courage greatly.
When Cao Cao received the news that Long Chen was willing to meet, he laughed heartily and looked around at his ministers, saying:
"See! I told you he would agree! But you didn’t believe me!!!"
The scholar Man Chong cupped his hands and said worriedly:
"But... My lord, we must be cautious! Long Chen changed the meeting place. If he secretly sets up assassins, your life could be in danger!"
Cao Cao waved his hand dismissively:
"I know Jue Ming’s character better than you. He wouldn’t do such a thing..."
......
It was now noon.
The scorching sun seemed to want to tear the hard ground apart.
Occasionally, strong winds blew, carrying hot air like flaming knives, painfully cutting at the soldiers’ flesh!
Several miles outside Xuzhou city, in the center between two vast armies, on a gentle hillside.
The leaders representing two major warlord factions of the Han dynasty officially met here.
Players of different realms called this "The Pact of White Dragon Hill."
Why such a name?
Because when Long Chen and Cao Cao met, a celestial phenomenon suddenly appeared above this hillside.
The sky trembled as if something extraordinary was being born.
Before long, the sky shattered like a bright mirror, and a phantom white dragon hundreds of meters long suddenly burst out.
The dragon’s roar resonated, and a majestic aura spread out, fitting for a king.
Long Chen was dressed in a shining silver Kirin armor, radiating heroic spirit.
Cao Cao wore a solemn black robe, with a dignified look between his brows.
The stalemate was broken by Cao Cao.
"Jue Ming, my brother, after so many years, we meet again. Seeing you again, I am filled with emotion!"
"It is indeed emotional, Brother Mengde. Your original intention has changed."
Long Chen’s sharp eyebrows and high nose bridge highlighted his heroic and handsome appearance.
Even Cao Cao, who had seen many noble sons in the capital, couldn’t help but admire him in his heart, thinking what a handsome young man he was.
Probably those high-ranking officials who indulged in debauchery would try to make Long Chen their plaything.
Unfortunately, Long Chen was now beyond their reach; if it had been a few years earlier, there might have been a chance...
Shaking off these wild thoughts, Cao Cao looked at Long Chen with a fake smile and pretended to be puzzled:
"What do you mean? I don’t know what my original intention was and how it has changed?"
Long Chen thought to himself, seeing Cao Cao, a rare hero of the ages, having grown to such an extent.
If given a few more years...
Cao Cao was slightly startled and stared at Long Chen’s young face with a hint of apprehension.
Long Chen was not yet thirty but had already built such a formidable foundation, while he himself was over forty and didn’t know how many years he had left.
Admiration, apprehension, and various other emotions mixed and erupted in that instant.
At the same time, he noticed Long Chen’s mount, the Ice Dragon King.
That regal-looking Ice Dragon King.
"That’s quite a majestic mount! No less than the divine steed Red Hare! Brother, you are very fortunate."
"Not at all, Brother Mengde’s Jue Ying is no less impressive!" Long Chen cupped his hands in return.
His sparkling eyes focused on Cao Cao’s pure black, tall, and magnificent horse, which shone with a glossy coat and had eyes filled with a sacred light.
A pure black whirlwind appeared by his side, coming and going without a trace...
It must be a five-star magical beast with incredible speed and strength!
【Name】: Jue Ying
【Rank】: Five-star magical beast
【Skills】: Chasing Fate, Speed Like the Wind, Black Wind Swift...
"Alright, Mengde, enough small talk. What is the purpose of this meeting?"
Long Chen asked seriously. The enormous creature beneath him boredly sneezed, emitting a stream of icy mist from the Ice Dragon King’s nostrils, bringing a chill to the air.
In an instant, Cao Cao calmed down, looked at Long Chen steadily, and said:
"I hope you, dear brother, will not interfere in the matter of Xuzhou."
He paused and continued:
"This is a family matter. My father was killed by Tao Qian’s people in Xuzhou. If I don’t destroy the city, I cannot avenge my father’s death nor account for it to my deceased father..."
At this point, his eyes reddened, and a sorrowful atmosphere spread. fгeewebnovёl.com
Long Chen sneered inwardly. He didn’t believe that Cao Cao was purely seeking revenge for his father.
Mengde’s intention was not just revenge, but to take Xuzhou!
Immediately,
Long Chen chuckled lightly at Cao Cao and said:
"Mengde, you are mistaken. It’s not that I want to interfere, but the current Emperor, the Han Dynasty, wants to interfere in this matter! I’m just a minor Grand General. How could I have the right to interfere?"
His tone was extremely irritating, making Cao Cao grit his teeth.
Good, Long Jue Ming, young in age but not in cunning.
The current Emperor is clearly under your control, yet you claim it’s his idea.
Liu Xie is just a child with no soldiers or power. How could he control an ambitious guy like you?
And you call yourself a minor Grand General? You really are an irritating fellow!!
The Grand General, in name, commands all the troops of the realm, a position of high status and authority, and there is only one in the entire Han Dynasty!
Once, He Jin, though merely a butcher, upon becoming the Grand General, even the likes of Yuan Shao, with his prestigious background, had to bow before him.
And now, such an honorable position is yours, yet you claim to be a minor Grand General.
This truly infuriates me!!
From this perspective, Long Chen’s tactic can be called the origin of humblebragging...
If I had known earlier, I should have brought the Emperor back to my Yanzhou sooner!
With the Emperor, I could act in the name of the Han Dynasty, making my actions more justified.
More importantly... the Emperor is a symbol for the aristocratic families of the realm. With the Emperor, talents would flock to me endlessly!
Long Chen’s move is truly... brilliant!!!
"Fine, in that case, there’s nothing more to say! Let’s settle this on the battlefield!"
Cao Cao turned and rode away on Jue Ying, followed by Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong.
Long Chen’s eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he shouted at Cao Cao’s departing figure: freēwēbnovel.com
"Mengde, have you thought this through? Do you really want to oppose the Han Dynasty?!!
Your actions are outrageous!!
If you lay down your arms, I can, on behalf of the Emperor, forgive your previous atrocities!!"
As he finished speaking, Cao Cao nearly fell off his horse, but fortunately, Jue Ying, intelligent as it was, shook its large rump to steady him and prevent a fall.
