Cao Zhang was indeed Cao Cao's favorite son!
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Cao Zhang, who had always regarded his father as a role model, immediately stood up from his seat with his sword in hand.
He came to the center of the hall and pointed the sword in his hand at Zhuge Mu, who was still sitting in his seat, under the gaze of everyone.
"Do you dare to fight me?"
Cao Zhang's character was exposed in one sentence.
He was completely different from his elder brother Cao Pi and younger brother Cao Chong, who treated others with courtesy. What he had was only a frivolous and flamboyant attitude that came from his bones.
Looking at Cao Zhang, whose face was already covered in hair at such a young age, Zhuge Mu gave a comment in his heart.
The courage of a boor!
It's hard to get what you want.
It was no wonder that when Cao Pi first ascended the throne, he only sent Sima Yi as a lobbyist. With just a few words, he was able to convince Cao Zhang to give up his military power and put him under house arrest.
Shaking his head gently, Zhuge Mu did not immediately agree to Cao Zhang's challenge.
Instead, he turned to Cao Cao and said,"
"My lord, swords and swords have no eyes!"
"If I hurt the Fourth Young Master later, it won't be good.”
Unexpectedly, Cao Zhang's expression changed drastically when he heard Zhuge Mu's words.
"How dare you underestimate me?"
Looking at Zhuge Mu, who had no weapon in his hand, Cao Zhang walked up to the closest brother, grabbed the sword hanging on his waist, and threw it at Zhuge Mu without looking back.
"Pa!"
The sword landed steadily in Zhuge Mu's hand.
Zhuge Mu sized up the long sword in his hand. He knew that this battle was inevitable, but he did not make the first move.
Sighing, Zhuge Mu explained to Cao Zhang, Fourth Young Master, it's not that Mu has underestimated you.”
"It's because if I attack, there really aren't many people in the world who can stop me! And you…"
Zhuge Mu shook his head, his words self-explanatory.
"Puchi!"
Just as Zhuge Mu finished speaking, a mocking laugh suddenly sounded from the side.
He looked back.
Zhuge Mu saw a thin young man with a scholarly aura, who had a completely different temperament from Cao Zhang, holding a bowl of wine and said lazily to him,
"Sir, anyone can talk big."
"However, it's better not to be too confident. Could it be that you think that you are the unparalleled Lu Bu of the past?”
Staring at the person who spoke, Zhuge Mu could easily guess the thin young man's identity based on the order of their seats.
There was a stone of talent in the world, but only eight buckets of it…
Cao Zhi, Cao Zijian!
Zhuge Mu smiled at Cao Zhi's " kind " reminder but did not say anything.
Because this person was like Cao Zhang, his future would not be any better.
He had escaped the criticism of Emperor Wen of Wei's seven-step poem, but he had not escaped Emperor Ming of Wei's Cao Rui's migration. He had died in fear on the way to the migration of his fief.
On the main seat, Cao Cao looked at Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang, who were doubting Zhuge Mu's talent. He smiled and waved his hand.
"Shu Zhi, just attack!”
"At the same time, I will also give Zhang 'er a beating, lest he thinks that no one in the world can control him.”
"If you think that this brat is still worthy of your attention, you can also give Zhang 'er some pointers on martial arts.”
Knock, point!
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Zhuge Mu immediately understood.
Therefore, Zhuge Mu did not waste any more time.
Under everyone's gaze, he slowly pointed the sword in his hand at Cao Zhang.
"Fourth Young Master, please guide me."
"You must attack with all your strength!"
Seeing Zhuge Mu's actions, how could Cao Zhang not understand what Zhuge Mu meant?
With an indignant expression, he raised his sword and charged forward.
For a moment, sword shadows flashed in the hall.
As the figures moved, the crisp sound of swords clashing could be heard everywhere.
On his seat, Cao Zhi looked at Zhuge Mu, who had been fighting for a long time. When he thought of Zhuge Mu's arrogant words at the beginning, the mocking expression on his face became even more obvious.
Unlike Cao Zhi.
Cao Pi looked at the two people fighting in the arena. His expression was thoughtful.
As someone who was well-versed in martial arts, it was not difficult for Cao Pi to notice that from the moment the two of them exchanged blows, it had been his younger brother Cao Zhang who had been attacking with his sword.
On the other hand, Zhuge Mu had only been passively defending from the start.
Seeing Zhuge Mu's ease in the battle, a hint of shock flashed in Cao Pi's eyes.
Although Cao Pi had never tried his brother Cao Zhang's martial arts, he knew that he was not an ordinary person.
Recalling the scene of his uncle Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and his brother Cao Zhang sparring on the drill ground, Cao Pi realized in shock:
During the sparring session, it seemed that they were not as calm as Zhuge Mu when dealing with their fourth brother.
Cao Pi's eyes were filled with shock as he looked at Zhuge Mu in disbelief.
Didn't this mean that this 'mister' in front of him, who wasn't even older than him, was stronger than Uncle Xiahou and the others?
Staring at Cao Zhang, whose offense was gradually weakening, Cao Pi turned to Cao Chong, who was cheering for his fourth brother, and said,""Twenty-fifth brother, fourth brother is going to lose!”
As expected.
Cao Chong, who did not hear Cao Pi's words clearly, suddenly exclaimed.
Cao Pi hurriedly looked at the battlefield and saw Zhuge Mu calmly placing his sword on Cao Zhang's neck and saying to him,""Fourth Young Master, how about this…"
"Are…you…convinced?"
Looking at the longsword on his shoulder that had yet to be unsheathed, Cao Zhang's face was filled with frustration.
He really wanted to say that he was not convinced.
However, Cao Zhang had seen the huge gap between him and Zhuge Mu in the short exchange just now.
The difference was so great that he almost felt despair.
Cao Zhang remained silent as he stared at Zhuge Mu stubbornly.
"Hahaha!"
" Wonderful. Truly wonderful."
At some point, Cao Cao had walked down from the main seat. As he cheered, he kicked Cao Zhang, who refused to admit defeat, to the ground.
He pointed at him and scolded,""You are the son of Cao Mengde. Since your skills are inferior, you must learn to admit defeat.”
"Besides…"
Cao Cao looked around and pointed at Zhuge Mu, saying to Cao Zhang,""Do you think it's embarrassing to lose to Shu Zhi?”
"Ridiculous!" Cao Cao berated, his saliva almost landing on Cao Zhang's face.
"Yellowbeard, do you know that even Guan Yu was defeated by Shu Zhi? Compared to Guan Yu, where did you get the confidence to boast shamelessly in front of Shu Zhi, saying that he underestimated you!”
"What?" Cao Cao's words caused an uproar.
Cao Cao ignored the shock on his sons 'faces.
Instead, he turned to Cao Pi, who was sitting beside Cao Chong, and said slowly,""Zihuan, just now, when I saw that everyone here thought that Shu Zhi was an arrogant person, only you looked at Shu Zhi with admiration!”
"In that case…"
"In the future, you should be more familiar with Shu Zhi!”
"If there's anything you don't understand, you might as well ask him. If you listen and believe it, you will definitely benefit greatly.”
"At the same time…"
He thought of his favoritism towards Cao Zhi, Cao Zhang, Cao Chong, and the others, as well as Cao Pi's cautiousness as the Eldest Young Master.
Cao Cao's heart softened.
"Don't belittle yourself!"
"Actually, in my heart, you brothers are all the same.”
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