Chapter 22

......

"Come on, it looks like we should hurry back and sort out military affairs." Seeing that the future warlord of Hebei was ignoring him, Chen Xi could only shrug helplessly and call out to Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun.

"By the way, let me introduce you. This is Changshan's Zhao Zilong, hmm, our Cavalry Commander. You can exchange ideas with him." Chen Xi swayed as he walked out, introducing Zhao Yun to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"Nice to meet you, Generals Guan and Zhang." Zhao Yun clasped his fists in greeting.

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and returned the salute, while Zhang Fei laughed heartily and greeted Zhao Yun with his loud voice.

*It seems Zhao Yun is quite a bit stronger than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. These two didn't even realize Zhao Yun is also an expert.* Chen Xi tilted his head, but he had no intention of telling Guan and Zhang.

"Uh..." Chen Xi scratched his head as he looked at Hua Xiong. After he and the others left, it turned out Hua Xiong was in charge of the White Horse Volunteers. *What the heck.*

"Why didn't you run? Such a good opportunity, if it were me, I would have definitely left." Chen Xi said with a hint of curiosity. He had heard from the White Horse Volunteers that Hua Xiong had even repelled the attacking Dong Zhuo forces, which seemed highly unlikely. "You want to join us?"

"No, I just didn't like Zhang Liao." Hua Xiong glanced at Chen Xi and said.

"Oh, I see. I noticed your standards have dropped. You used to target Lu Bu, but now you're upset with his subordinate. That's a bit of a comedown, buddy." Chen Xi's words almost choked Hua Xiong. "But didn't I set up patrols before we left? And our troops were in no disarray, how could they have been attacked?"

"Because General Zhang Liao noticed that Lord Xuande was continuously gathering forces and stabilizing the troops, so he personally attacked the camp." A Du Bo (captain) saw Hua Xiong's displeased face and stepped forward to explain.

"Oh, I see. But how did he recognize Lord Xuande and know where our camp was? I don't know what to say." Chen Xi sighed helplessly. The coalition's secrecy measures were negative.

"Never mind, let's not worry about that. Hua Xiong, come with us to discuss Lu Bu. Since you're an outsider, just don't cause trouble, and do as you please." Chen Xi sighed, looking at the still chaotic coalition camp, estimating that Liu Bei would take a while to arrive.

Sitting in the main tent, after listening to Guan Yu's true account, even Zhao Yun showed a serious expression.

"Haha, you believe me now, big beard!" Hua Xiong laughed when he heard that Guan Yu was countered with his first move.

Guan Yu, with his half-closed eyes, once again directed a killing aura at Hua Xiong. Usually, if Hua Xiong continued to talk nonsense, the two would start a brutal free-for-all until Hua Xiong was knocked down.

"Hehe, I'll stop talking." Hua Xiong wisely shut up; he didn't want to challenge Guan Yu, who was in a bad mood.

"Hey, Zijian, based on your understanding of Lu Bu, do you have any ideas?" Seeing that everyone was silent after hearing Guan Yu's account, Chen Xi had to call out Hua Xiong.

"If I had a way, would I still be annoyed with Zhang Liao?" Hua Xiong said helplessly. "You could feel Lu Bu's terror from that one move today, right? But you don't know, the moving Lu Bu is even more terrifying. I've always suspected that the Red Hare is even stronger than me!"

"..." "..." "..." Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun all looked at Hua Xiong. A horse stronger than Hua Xiong himself? Was Hua Xiong out of his mind? Is that even a horse?

"I'm not joking." Hua Xiong, under the pressure of four people, said, "The Chancellor saved the Red Hare, so the Red Hare allowed the Chancellor to ride it. When the Chancellor gave the Red Hare to Lu Bu, he never thought Lu Bu could tame it."

"You mean that horse might have the strength of an Inner Qi expert?" Zhao Yun felt his face twitch. Is this even a horse? When he first saw his master Tong Yuan's Night-Lit Jade Lion, which was at the Inner Qi stage, he was overjoyed.

The Night-Lit Jade Lion was caught by Zhao Yun's master in the vast grasslands after a year of effort. When Zhao Yun first broke through to the Inner Qi stage, it took him a long time to tame the Night-Lit Jade Lion. If it were a horse at the Inner Qi stage, Zhao Yun estimated that even with his current strength, it would take him over half a month to tame it.

Think about it, the Night-Lit Jade Lion at the Inner Qi stage was no weaker than Zhao Yun when he first broke through to the Inner Qi stage. How terrifying would the Red Hare be?

"Probably. When the Chancellor wasn't around, I tried to secretly ride it, but the horse tricked me." Hua Xiong recounted his embarrassing past.

"Alright, let's calculate Lu Bu's strength based on this. More is better than less. Can you handle it?" Chen Xi poured a cup of wine for everyone and said. As for Liu Bei, Chen Xi thought he was probably still enjoying himself in the camps of the other lords he had rescued.

"I estimate... a hundred moves." Zhang Fei's face darkened as he spoke first.

"I'm about the same." Guan Yu sighed.

"Zilong, what about you?" Chen Xi looked at Zhao Yun, who opened his mouth but didn't speak. "Can you take him down?"

Zhao Yun shook his head, smiling wryly. "If his horse were a bit weaker, there might be a slight chance. But now, if the Red Hare is really that strong, there's no point in fighting. Even if the King of Wu were reborn and rode the Black Steed, it would be at this level."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei frowned at the young man in front of them, wondering if he was overestimating himself. If Chen Xi weren't there, they would have definitely challenged him.

"Zilong, show us something." Chen Xi saw the resentment in Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's eyes but also knew that if he didn't know this handsome man's strength, he wouldn't have asked.

Zhao Yun scratched his head. "Why are you so sure of my strength, Zichuan? I don't remember showing it off." As he said this, he made a gesture of drawing a bow, and a silver-blue arrow appeared in his hand.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were instantly convinced. *Isn't this the same move Lu Bu used before?* They had tried it, but the difficulty was so high that they could only produce a flat pancake, not a proper shape.

"Haha, well, I was bored once and used numerology to calculate the top figures in the world. Although I couldn't get their names, when they appeared in front of me, I could recognize them. You four are on the list." Chen Xi casually made up a story, not caring whether they believed him or not.

"Oh?" The four men looked at Chen Xi with interest. If they couldn't solve the problem with Lu Bu, they wouldn't worry about it.

PS: Fellow readers, I am Fentu Huangcao. I recommend a free novel app that supports novel downloads, audiobooks, zero ads, and multiple reading modes. Please follow the WeChat official account: dazhuzaiyuedu (long press to copy). Readers, follow us now!