As soon as we approached the gate of Xiaopei City, torches lit up on the gate.

"Who?!" the soldier shouted alertly.

"Where is Feng Xian'er?!" Qilin shouted from a distance.

No one answered. Qilin saw his reward notice posted at the city gate and said with a smile: "Inform the city and call one of Chen Gongtai, Zhang Wenyuan and Gao Shun. Brothers on the city tower, you can go and collect the reward of one thousand taels of gold."

Already."

"Qilin!" Zhang Liao hurried out, and at that moment, the entire city gate exploded.

"Hurry up and release the suspension bridge!" Zhang Liao didn't care about anything else. He jumped on his horse and rushed out of the city from the suspension bridge: "My lord just took Brother Gao to Danyang. Mr. Chen Gong is resting. Come with me into the city quickly."

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Qilin stood still and asked suspiciously: "What are you going to Danyang for?"

In the night sky, a thunderbolt flashed across, reflecting the two cities of Xiaopei and Xuzhou like daylight. The sound of thunder drowned out Zhang Liao's words.

"Diao Chan is still in the city?" Qilin asked again.

Zhang Liao said: "I'm a guest in Xuzhou! Come in!"

Qilin said: "You inform Chen Gong and ask him to guard carefully."

Chen Gong ran up to the city gate barefoot and said: "Qilin, there is indeed an inside story about what happened that day..."

Qilin raised his head and asked, "Did Fengxian go find me?"

Chen Gongdao: "My lord heard that you were in Jiangdong, so he didn't even bother to change his armor, so he ordered hundreds of soldiers overnight..."

Qilin felt warm in his heart and said with a smile: "I understand, I will go after Fengxian. My lord and Brother Gao are not in the city. Don't be careless and be careful of sneak attacks. The rainy season is coming soon."

Before Chen Gong could figure out what Qilin meant by saying "The rainy season is coming soon", Qilin had already turned his horse's head and galloped into the vast night.

Another thunder exploded, and heavy rain began to fall.

From the direction of Xuzhou City, a white horse came in the rain. The man on the horse shouted from a distance: "The last general Zhao Zilong! Come here on the order of my lord, to ask for an audience with Marquis Wen!"

The lightning seemed to cut a hole in the dark sky, and the heavy rain poured down on the ground. From Xuzhou to Changsha, Danyang, and Wujun, there was water flowing everywhere.

Qilin was soaked to the skin and rode along the mountain road.

Rainfall in the Yangtze River has surged, ushering in the first flood season since spring.

A few days later in the afternoon, Danyang.

Zhou Yu led Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others back to his home. After some arrangements, he sent the generals to the barracks in the west of the city to rest. He returned to the county in the rain and caught the wind and cold. Xiao Qiao cooked some medicine and served him.

The couple rests in the room.

The rain was so heavy that Sun Ce could not train his troops, and everyone was idle in the palace. Lu Bu came.

Lu Bu was knocking on the door outside Danyang City and looked down upon Wu Jing, the prefect, as nothing. He was surrounded by nearly a hundred soldiers, but his momentum was as if he had thousands of troops.

Wu Jing climbed up the tower and saw Lu Bu. He was so frightened that his feet were shaking.

"Send the order!" Wu Jing said hurriedly: "Send spies out of the city and find out that this guy has brought tens of thousands of people!"

Lu Bu pointed his halberd towards the city gate and said coldly: "Are you Wu Jing, the prefect of Danyang? It is said that Sun Jian's son has come out."

Qilin went all the way south from Xuzhou, passing through Kuaiji, Shouchun, and Wu County, and then rushed to Danyang. All the big cities along the way were closed. Qilin felt something strange. When he entered Danyang, he saw that the whole city was under martial law, and the military strength was several times that of before.

The city defenders did not recognize Qilin, but they recognized Sun Ce's horse. Qilin said that he came to return the horse, and entered the city without being interrogated, heading outside the residence of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

"Mr. Qilin!" The concierge was startled when he saw that it was Qilin coming back.

"Take Jingfan to the stable." Qilin said: "It rained heavily for three days along the way. Don't let the horse get sick."

Immediately a young boy came to take the horse. Qilin stayed here for a long time, just like his own house. He asked: "Is Zhou Yu back? Where is Bo Fu?"

The steward came out to greet him and said in a low voice: "My lord has a distinguished guest. I have given you orders in advance and I will not report anything. Mr. Qilin, please go to the side room to change clothes first. I will go and report to the mistress..."

Xiao Qiao walked across the corridor and exclaimed: "Why is Qilin back? Go and change into dry clothes."

Qilin smiled and said: "It's okay, I rarely get sick. I came to return Bo Fu's horse. I heard that Lu Bu came to Jiangdong?"

Xiao Qiao said: "Marquis Wen was drinking with Sun Lang. Zhou Lang was caught in the rain and was resting in the room."

The sound of Lu Bu and Sun Ce talking could be heard in the hall.

On the first day after Lü Bu arrived in Danyang, Sun Ce ordered the city gates to be opened wide and went out to greet him personally. He took Lü Bu to his house, prepared hot water towels, settled down Lü Bu's accompanying soldiers, and held a fine banquet in his honor.

Sun Ce was cheerful and enthusiastic by nature, and was good at talking. He fell in Lu Bu's favor in a few sentences, and the two of them had a very happy conversation. Lu Bu was not polite at all, so he immediately agreed and stayed at his house temporarily.

Less than two days after Lu Bu came to Jiangdong, he became familiar with Sun Ce and felt that this person was very suitable for him.

Sun Ce smiled and said: "Although it is the rainy season, it does not rain continuously every day. After a while, I will send someone to pick up my sister-in-law for fun."

Lu Bu put down his wine glass and nodded with satisfaction: "It's okay. I'll leave in a few days. I'll have to go to Jiangdong in the future. I'll take her with me then."

Sun Ce joked: "How did the Marquis fall in love with Wang Yun's daughter in the past?"

It rained continuously for several days, and the courtyard was full of water. There was even a small pool of water where Qilin was standing. He stood in front of the window and listened quietly, and motioned to Xiao Qiao to go about his business and not to see anyone else.

Sun Quan set up a low table with a few pieces of white paper on it, and with a book spread out in his hand, he sat on the edge of the courtyard at the end of the corridor in a daze.

Qilin picked a leaf at random, tore the head and tail apart, interlaced the twigs into a boat shape and threw it into the water. He blew a breath and the boat sailed leisurely towards Sun Quan.

Sun Quan asked Yi to be lost in thought, and suddenly he saw a small boat passing in front of him. Looking around, his eyes lit up when he saw it was a unicorn.

Qilin pointed to the inner part and mouthed: "Zhou Gongjin."

Sun Quan nodded and ran into the backyard to call Zhou Yu.

After a while, Zhou Yu got up, talked with Xiao Qiao, and changed clothes. Sun Quan ran to the porch and sat down again. He took a look at the boat and started drawing.

Lu Bu's ears moved slightly, and he keenly distinguished a trace of music in the rain.

Sun Ce was about to propose a toast when Lu Bu waved his hand, narrowed his eyes and said, "Who is playing the music?"

Sun Ce listened for a while, recognized the untuned whining sound, and said with a smile: "Brother Sun Quan."

Lü Bu was thinking about how to bring up the matter of Qilin to Sun Ce. Sun Ce's previous letter only stated that Qilin had been a guest in Jiangdong, but did not tell him about his trip with Zhou Yu, let alone what Qilin's intentions were. Lü Bu was afraid that he would go all the way to find Qilin himself.

Still angry and hiding.

At this time, when he heard Sun Quan playing Yue Qian Shang, Lu Bu said: "This song is very familiar."

Sun Ce then ordered his subordinates: "Call Sun Quan."

Sun Quan came in with a piece of paper in his hand. Zhou Yu also came and sat down with his hands towards Lu Bu.

Sun Ce: "Marquis Wen, General Fenwu, your uncle and mine. Sun Quan pays homage to the Marquis."

Lu Bu quickly put down the wine glass and said, "I don't dare to take it seriously. You and I are equal to each other."

Sun Quan was a little scared. He looked at Lu Bu for a moment and hesitated: "Hou... Lord Hou."

Lu Bu: "Who taught you Xun?"

Sun Quan said: "It's Qilin...Qilin."

Lu Bu said: "Oh. Qilin..."

Sun Quan stood at a loss, and the hall was quiet.

Three seconds later.

Lu Bu: "You have a big tongue?"

Sun Ce: "..."

Zhou Yu: "..."

Lu Bu smiled self-deprecatingly: "Master Hou was also a big talker when he was a child. He said a lot and made many mistakes. He was afraid of making people laugh, so he tried not to speak."

Sun Ce smiled and said, "You can't tell it at all now."

Lu Bu nodded: "Somehow when you grow up, things get better gradually. There's no need to take it personally."

Sun Quan laughed in understanding.

Zhou Yu said: "Sun Quan, what did you draw? Let Lord Marquis take a look."

Sun Quan handed over the piece of paper. On the paper was a small boat. The crooked brush was poorly drawn with a few random scribbles. Lu Bu laughed at it.

"Interesting." Lu Bu was overjoyed.

Sun Ce was very embarrassed and scolded: "On weekdays, Gong Jin teaches you painting, but if you are good at it, you won't learn..."

Lu Bu hurriedly waved his hands and said, "My brother can become a great asset."

"Even you can tell?" Qilin said outside the door, then opened the hall door, and the maids hurriedly opened the curtain, and everyone's expressions changed during the dinner.

Sun Ce said: "Qilin?! Are you back?"

Lu Bu was stunned for a moment.

Only Zhou Yu was not surprised at all and asked: "When did you come back?"

Qilin said: "The day before yesterday, I came from Xiaopei and chased after the Marquis on a Jingfan horse. I was still a long time behind."

Qilin didn't wait for a greeting and sat down behind the empty desk. Sun Cefang woke up and was busy serving wine.
To be continued...