Chapter 677: Searching for Information

The soldiers were so scared that they lowered their heads and dared not say anything more.

After a while, the rain gradually subsided.

Guan Yu immediately raised his sword and said loudly: "Brothers, the rain has subsided, get ready to go!"

Everyone stood up and arranged their equipment.

The deputy general said: "Governor, the rain has not stopped completely, how about waiting for a while?"

Guan Yu looked firm and said resolutely: "I can't wait! If the military plan is delayed, you and I can't afford it!"

After that, Guan Yu walked out of the cave first and continued to move towards Fangjun with everyone.

On the other side, Xi Yu looked at Chen Shou with a firm look and said: "Chen Shou, I hope to talk to you alone, why don't we go for a walk outside."

Chen Shou was slightly stunned, then nodded and agreed.

They walked slowly along a quiet path, and the breeze brushed their faces, bringing a little coolness.

Xiyu was silent for a long time, and finally broke the silence: "Chen Shou, there are some things that I have been holding back for a long time."

Chen Shou stopped and turned his eyes to Xiyu, waiting for him to continue.

Xiyu took a deep breath and began to talk about his deep thoughts and troubles...

Xiyu was silent for a long time, and finally broke the silence: "Chen Shou, do you believe in fate?" Chen Shou nodded.

Xiyu smiled slightly and continued: "I came here to find you, that is fate. Chen Shou, you don't need to ask me how I know you have talent, anyway, I just know."

Chen Shou was full of doubts, but looking at Xiyu's confident expression, he felt that there must be a deep meaning in it.

Xiyu stopped and turned to look at Chen Shou, his eyes full of expectation.

"Your every move, your way of thinking, all show your uniqueness. This world is big, there are many people, but there are very few who share the same ideas as me and have your talent."

Chen Shou felt touched and asked, "Then why did you come to me?"

Xi Yu looked at Chen Shou eagerly, his eyes full of expectation, and said, "I want to use your knowledge, so don't be modest!" As he said that, his hands were unconsciously gesturing.

Chen Shou nodded slightly, with a humble smile on his face, and nodded gently.

Seeing this, Xi Yu's eyes flashed with excitement, and he hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Then do you know that there was a treasure in the Xianbei in history?"

At this time, he frowned slightly, staring at Chen Shou closely, as if he was afraid of missing any subtle expression on the other's face.

After Xi Yu eagerly expressed to Chen Shou that he wanted to use his knowledge, Chen Shou nodded.

When Xiyu suddenly asked about the Xianbei treasure, Chen Shou was stunned at first, his face full of surprise, his eyes wide open, and he said in disbelief: "Xianbei treasure? This is really unheard of."

Seeing Chen Shou so surprised, Xiyu didn't care much, and directly told him about the treasure he had seen recently.

He looked excited, waving his hands in the air, describing every detail vividly.

After listening, Chen Shou frowned, thought for a moment and said: "This matter is not trivial. I have to go back and check some historical materials to judge whether it is true or false."

Xiyu agreed without hesitation and said: "Okay, let's go back quickly."

Then, the two hurried home, their steps were hurried, as if they were afraid of delaying a minute.

On the other side, Chen's father looked serious, staring at Tuoba Yu, and asked: "Who are you?" He frowned, with doubts and vigilance in his eyes.

Tuoba Yu raised her chin slightly, with a slightly proud look on her face, and responded: "My husband is here to ask Chen Shou some historical questions. I have nothing else to say."

After that, she pursed her lips lightly, her eyes were firm, and she had no intention of saying anything more.

When Chen's father heard what Tuoba Yu said, the doubts on his face increased instead of decreasing. He took a small step forward and raised his voice a few points: "Just asking some historical questions? How can it be so simple, girl, don't fool an old man like me."

His eyes were burning, as if he wanted to see through Tuoba Yu's mind.

Tuoba Yu turned her face slightly to avoid Chen's father's pressing gaze, and snorted: "Believe it or not, what I said is true." She folded her hands in front of her chest, with a little impatience on her face.

Father Chen put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth, muttering to himself: "This matter is strange, no, I have to find out."

Tuoba Yu frowned, bit her lip, hesitated for a moment and said: "Old man, it's really just for historical issues. I can't say anything else. Please don't force me." A trace of helplessness flashed in her eyes.

Soon, Xiyu and the other person came back.

Xiyu's face was still anxious, and his steps were hurried. Chen Shou looked serious and determined. As soon as he entered the door, he immediately walked quickly towards his own room, and turned his head to Xiyu and said: "You wait outside, don't come in to disturb."

Xiyu was about to say something, but Chen Shou had already closed the door with a "bang".

Xiyu shrugged helplessly, stood at the door, paced back and forth, and looked into the house from time to time. He was anxious and uneasy as if there was a little rabbit in his heart.

Father Chen looked at Chen Shou's closed door, full of doubts, and couldn't help but take two steps forward, raising his hand as if he wanted to knock on the door.

His brows knitted tightly together, his lips trembled slightly, and he thought to himself: "What on earth is this kid doing?"

But in the end, he slowly put down his hand.

After a while, Chen Shou walked out of the room with a solemn expression, holding a book tightly in his hand.

The pages of this book have turned yellow, and the traces of time are clearly visible.

Chen Shou looked at Xi Yu and said seriously: "There is relevant information here, which indeed proves that there were treasures in Xianbei nearly a hundred years ago, and they were plundered from the Central Plains." There was a hint of seriousness in his eyes.

When Xi Yu heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and he couldn't hide the surprise on his face. He couldn't wait to reach out and took the book, and said excitedly: "That's great! This is great!"

His voice was trembling with excitement, and he held the book carefully in his hands, as if he was holding the most precious treasure in the world.

Originally, Father Chen was still standing aside, his brows furrowed, his eyes full of suspicion, secretly wondering if they had any different purposes.

But when he saw Xi Yu's overjoyed look, the doubts on his face gradually dissipated.

Chen Shou looked at Xi Yu sincerely and said, "In that case, why not let you take this book away, maybe it will be useful to you."

With some expectation in his eyes, he handed the book in Xi Yu's direction.

Xi Yu quickly shook his head and said to Chen Shou firmly: "No, I just need to know the truth of the matter."

As he spoke, he gently pushed the book back to Chen Shou, with a relieved smile on his face.

Chen Shou was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Well, since you have made up your mind."

He carefully took the book back and gently stroked the yellowed pages.

Next, Chen Shou's face was full of doubts, his eyes moved back and forth between Xi Yu and Tuobayu, his brows furrowed tightly, and he asked: "What are your identities? Stop hiding it from me."

Seeing Chen Shou's pressing questions, Xi Yu knew that he could no longer hide it.

He straightened his body, his expression became serious, and he faced Chen Shou's doubtful eyes and said, "To be honest, I am the current Prime Minister."

With that said, he took out the token from his arms and handed it to Chen Shou.

Chen Shou's eyes widened with disbelief on his face, and his mouth opened slightly. It took him a long time to recover, and he stammered: "This... this is actually true?"

After Chen's father heard Xi Yu's identity, his eyes were wide open, his face was full of shock, and his mouth was wide open and could not be closed for a while.

He said with a trembling voice: "Son, this is actually the Prime Minister, we never expected it!"

As he said that, he grabbed his son's hand in a panic, looking horrified, "Quick, kneel down quickly, don't lose your etiquette."

Chen Shou was staggered by his father, his face was full of shock and fear, his legs were weak and he was about to kneel down.

Xi Yu quickly took a step forward, stretched out his hands to block him, and said with a gentle smile on his face: "It doesn't have to be like this, there's no need to be so polite. Just get up quickly."

His eyes were full of kindness, indicating that they did not need to make such a big gesture.

After hearing this, Father Chen and Chen Shou raised their heads and looked at Xi Yu, with awe and fear still in their eyes, but they still stood up slowly as they were told.

Father Chen's body was still trembling slightly, and he said hurriedly: "Thank you, Prime Minister, thank you, Prime Minister."

But then, Chen's father said to his son eagerly: "Son, since the prime minister is here, won't the matter of those scoundrels be solved?"

His eyes were shining with hope, and he clutched his son's arm tightly.

After hearing his father's words, Chen Shou turned to look at Xi Yu, with a hint of expectation and inquiry in his eyes.

Seeing this, Xi Yu smiled heartily and said, "It's absolutely okay. I originally planned to do that."

There was a confident smile on his face, which made people feel extremely reassuring.

Xi Yu's eyes were firm and he said solemnly: "If what the father and son said is correct, then I will definitely make the decision for you." There was a convincing majesty in his eyes.

When Chen's father heard this, he immediately raised his right hand and said firmly: "Prime Minister, I swear, what I said is absolutely correct. If there is even half a lie, I will be struck by lightning!"

His expression was extremely serious, and beads of sweat even broke out on his forehead due to excitement.

Xi Yu nodded slightly, and then asked: "Will the scoundrels challenge you again tomorrow? Then Chen Shou doesn't have to go out to borrow money." His brows furrowed slightly, showing a trace of worry.

Chen Shou quickly replied: "Go back to the Prime Minister. According to their usual habits, they will definitely come back tomorrow."

Xi Yu looked at Chen Shou expectantly and asked in a calm tone: "Chen Shou, is there any spare room here? I want to stay here with Tuobayu." There was a trace of eagerness in his eyes.

Chen Shou was slightly stunned at first, then with a warm smile on his face, he quickly responded: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, it's absolutely fine! I'll clean up the room for you and your wife."

As he spoke, he kept nodding his head, and the joy on his face was beyond words.

After Chen Shou finished speaking, he quickly prepared to clean up the room.

Xi Yu smiled and waved to him and said, "Thank you."

Chen Shou was flattered and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, you are serious. This is my honor." After saying that, he hurried to prepare.

After a while, Chen Shou ran back, panting slightly and said: "Prime Minister, the room has been tidied up. It may be a little shabby. I hope you don't dislike it."

There was a little anxiety on his face, and he carefully observed Xi Yu's expression.

Xi Yu patted Chen Shou on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, thank you very much." Then, he pulled Tuobayu and followed Chen Shou to the room.

Guan Yu and his companions rode on horses and continued to move forward on the muddy road.

Suddenly, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and in a blink of an eye, they encountered a downpour.

The big raindrops hit them, and everyone had to stop in front of an inn in a hurry, dismounted and walked into the inn to avoid the rain.

The waiter of the inn saw this group of embarrassed guests, with a flattering smile on his face, and greeted them excitedly: "Dear guests, please come in!"

Guan Yu shook off the rain on his body fiercely, his face was terribly gloomy, he looked up and glared at the sky, and cursed angrily: "This damn God, deliberately against me!"

As he said, he punched the table next to him in anger, and the table seemed to tremble.

Guan Yu snorted coldly, still angry: "This broken weather ruined my journey!"

Several soldiers heard Guan Yu's curse and glanced at each other secretly.

There was doubt and a hint of timidity in their eyes. One of the soldiers lowered his voice and said to the person next to him: "It's God's business, why do you complain casually?"

Guan Yu was full of anger and was keenly aware of their little movements.

He turned his head suddenly, widened his eyes like copper bells, and shouted: "Why are you exchanging glances with each other? Just say it!" The sharp eyes seemed to be able to pierce people.

Several soldiers were frightened by Guan Yu's roar and trembled all over. One of them quickly stammered and replied: "Governor, we dare not, but we think that this rain is a natural disaster and cannot be controlled by human power. Governor, don't get too angry about it and hurt your body."

When speaking, he lowered his head almost to his chest and didn't dare to look Guan Yu in the eye.

Because Guan Yu wanted to go to Fang County right now. His eager mood was not for those few people, but because he wanted to see Liu Bei immediately.

So he couldn't tolerate any obstacles in his journey, and he was even more furious at this moment.

His phoenix eyes widened, glaring at the soldiers even more angrily, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Tell me! Who was the first to talk about this general?"

His voice seemed to be squeezed out from his teeth, with endless majesty and oppression.

The soldiers were frightened by his appearance and kept their heads down, not daring to breathe.

Guan Yu snorted coldly, his face was ashen, and the hand holding the Qinglong Yanyue Sword trembled slightly because of anger. He roared, "We must find this person today, otherwise I will kill you all!"

The voice was like a huge bell, shaking the whole inn, and his eyes were full of fierceness and determination.

The soldiers were frightened and their faces turned pale, and their bodies trembled involuntarily.

One of the soldiers knelt down on the ground with a "thump", and said in a crying voice, "General, spare my life! I will never dare to do it again!"

Others also knelt down one after another, and begging for mercy came one after another.

Guan Yu stared at the young soldier who knelt down first, and asked sternly: "What's your name, young soldier?"

The young soldier was so scared that he trembled all over and replied tremblingly: "General, my name is Zhao Qiang."

Guan Yu waved his hand and roared: "Come on, drag Zhao Qiang out and behead him!"

When Zhao Qiang heard this, he collapsed to the ground with a "thump", tears streaming down his face, and kowtowed desperately for mercy: "General, spare my life! General, spare my life! I won't dare to do it again!" His eyes were full of fear and despair.

Other soldiers also followed suit and pleaded: "General, calm down, spare him this time!"

Guan Yu's eyes were wide open, his eyebrows were raised, and he shouted loudly: "If anyone dares to beg for mercy again, drag him out and behead him together!"

His voice was like thunder, shaking everyone's heart.

For a while, the inn was silent, and everyone was as silent as a cicada, and no one dared to say another word.

Zhao Qiang's begging for mercy gradually weakened, leaving only desperate sobs.

Guan Yu's face was gloomy, like the sky before a storm. He crossed his arms and looked at everything in front of him coldly.

At this time, a deputy general stepped forward cautiously, clasped his fists and said, "General, considering that Zhao Qiang is a first-time offender and is usually quite diligent, please forgive him this time."

Guan Yu glanced at the deputy general, pondered for a moment, and snorted coldly, "If there is a next time, I will definitely not forgive him easily!"

Zhao Qiang heard Guan Yu's relenting, and hurriedly crawled to thank him: "Thank you, General, for not killing me, thank you, General!"

Guan Yu no longer paid attention to him, turned around and walked to the window, looking at the heavy rain outside the window, frowning, and the anxiety in his heart became more and more difficult to suppress.

Seeing that Guan Yu's anger had subsided a little, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Qiang collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, his face full of relief and fear of surviving the disaster.

Guan Yu still stared at the rain outside the window, feeling annoyed, and said to himself: "When will the rain stop? Don't let it delay my meeting with my elder brother."

At this time, a soldier stepped forward and said: "General, why don't we take this opportunity to let everyone rest and wait until the rain stops before continuing on our journey, so that we can maintain better physical strength."

Guan Yu was silent for a moment, nodded slightly and said: "Well, let's get ready and set off as soon as the rain stops."

The soldiers acted as if they had been pardoned.

Guan Yu continued to stand by the window, his eyes full of anxiety and expectation for the road ahead.

The scene of Guan Yu getting angry just now was completely seen by the waiter.

At this moment, the waiter hid in the corner, his body trembling uncontrollably, his face pale, his heart pounding, thinking to himself: "Oh my god, these people are really scary, I have to stay away and don't provoke them."

At this time, a soldier shouted: "Waiter, come here!"

When the waiter heard the shout, his legs softened and he almost collapsed to the ground.

He suppressed his fear, squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, and tremblingly responded: "Come... come, military master." (End of this chapter)