Zhang Xiu immediately heaved a sigh of relief. He put down his weapon and frowned."Why did Cao Cao send an envoy here?”
"And I seem to have heard the name Su Ran somewhere before.”
Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and reminded him,"Perhaps it's the person in Xu Shao's monthly review. When the monthly review was published, this name spread throughout the world."”
"So it's this person." Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth and said angrily," Cao Cao sent such a good-for-nothing to see me. Is he trying to humiliate me?"”
"This is too much!"
"Men, shoot them away with arrows. You're not allowed to enter the city!”
Zhang Xiu waved his hand heroically.
"Wait a minute." Before the Western Liang soldier could retreat, he was stopped by Jia Xu.
"Sir, what do you mean?" Zhang Xiu was puzzled.
Jia Xu's face revealed a helpless expression,""General, you should be less impulsive."
"No matter how knowledgeable this person is, he is still an envoy sent by Cao Cao. Let's meet him first and see what Cao Cao has to say before making a decision.”
Zhang Xiu opened his mouth but could only nod resentfully and choose to listen to Jia Xu.
He waved his hand and said,"Go, call them in."”
"Yes."
The soldiers retreated.
Zhang Xiu hurriedly ordered people to come in and tidy up the house. He also called the generals to stand on both sides.
He sat on the seat of honor, quietly waiting for Cao Cao's messenger to arrive.
Not long after.
Su Ran came to the residence and saw Zhang Xiu at a glance.
His face was fierce, and his eyes were filled with ferocity. He was a ruthless character.
Looking at the two sides, the Western Liang generals were also glaring at each other, their killing intent heavy.
It seemed like this was a show of strength.
Su Ran smiled and walked in calmly.
When he reached the center of the hall, he did not bow. He just raised his head and looked straight into Zhang Xiu's eyes.
"How dare you not bow when you see my general!”
Hu Che 'er was furious. He waved the large axe in his hand and asked in a cold voice.
"He's just a dying person. How can he be worthy of me bowing?”
Su Ran asked scornfully.
Instantly.
The generals were furious. Even Zhang Xiu was extremely furious. He said with a livid face,"As expected of a person who has been evaluated by the Moon God, you actually dare to speak to me like this.”
"Even that Cao Cao treated me with great courtesy back then. You're just a mere envoy, yet you dare to be so impudent.”
"Do you really think I won't dare to kill you?"
Zhang Xiu cursed at him. Someone beside him immediately pulled out his weapon and was about to attack.
"Alright!"
However, Su Ran was even more direct. She raised the sword in her hand with a smile, pulled it out, and threw it to Zhang Xiu.
"This is Sikong's sword. Please take my head and send it out of the city to Sikong!”
"To show your dignity."
What the hell!
When Zhang Xiu heard that it was Cao Cao's sword, he was shocked.
A sword was as important as a token.
Cao Cao handed his sword to this person, which showed how much importance he placed on this person.
If he killed this person, Cao Cao would definitely hate him.
For a moment, Zhang Xiu was stunned on the spot. He looked hesitant and could not advance or retreat.
"Didn't you want to kill me?"
"Why haven't you attacked yet?"
Su Ran continued to ask.
"Do you really think I don't dare?" Zhang Xiu flew into a rage and stood up with his sword.
In any case, he had surrendered last night and rebelled again. He had already formed a death feud with Cao Cao. Killing another envoy was nothing!
"Kill them."
"I'm just an ordinary person, and I don't deserve to die. However, it's not bad to have you and the 10,000 Western Liang soldiers in the city die with me.”
Zhang Xiu's expression changed drastically when he heard this, and he hurriedly sheathed his sword.
"It's just a pity…"
Su Ran shook her head.
Zhang Xiu pointed his sword at Su Ran and asked in surprise,""What's a pity?"
"You originally had a chance to live, but with this sword, your only chance is gone. Isn't it a pity?”Su Ran smiled and looked at the sword calmly.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Xiu put away his sword and looked at Su Ran nervously.
"I came here to give you a chance to live.”Su Ran looked at Zhang Xiu and said with a faint smile," I've already discussed it with Sikong.”
"As long as you are willing to surrender again, Sikong can let bygones be bygones and treat last night's matter as if it never happened.”
Was this for real?
Zhang Xiu's first reaction was disbelief.
Cao Cao was chased by him last night and almost fell off his horse. How could he forgive him?
Seeing that Zhang Xiu didn't believe him, Su Ran continued,""You don't believe that the Sikong Sword is in your hands?”
"I don't believe you!" Zhang Xiu shook his head.
He did not believe that Cao Cao would be so magnanimous.
"This is your only chance. If you miss it, there will be no possibility of peace negotiations!”
"Could it be that you want to continue being enemies with Si Kong?”
Su Ran knew that the initiative had returned to his hands. At this moment, Zhang Xiu was already being led by the nose.
As long as he was guided, Zhang Xiu would definitely be tempted.
"If he's an enemy, so be it. I'm not afraid of him!”Zhang Xiu straightened his neck and said.
However, he knew very well in his heart how powerless these words were.
With his small Wan City, he was no match for Cao Cao.
"What a joke. You don't even dare to kill me, which means you're afraid of Si Kong!”
Su Ran took half a step forward and glared at Zhang Xiu. She said aggressively," You don't dare to be enemies with Sikong!”
"I…"
Zhang Xiu was forced to take a few steps back by Su Ran's gaze, but he did not dare to look Su Ran in the eye.
"General Zhang, you only have two options now.”
"Kill me and break off all ties with Sikong.”
"Or you can listen to me and surrender Sikong. That way, I can guarantee that your military position will not change, your troops will not change, and your garrison in Wan City will not change.”
Su Ran presented two choices. Anyone who wasn't a fool would know which one to choose.
"I won't kill you, but I won't surrender to Cao Cao either!”Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth.
He decided to defend Wan City and wait for Cao Cao to retreat before finding a way out!
Moreover, he was still hoping that he would get lucky.
Who knows when he might be able to join Cao Cao again, but the prerequisite was that he could live!
"No!"
Su Ran shook her head." General, you're taking it for granted.”
"I might as well tell you frankly that in Cao Cao's camp, other than me, there is no one who doesn't want to attack Wan City and kill you to take revenge for last night.”
"The others can live, but you must die.”
"It was me who protected the general in front of Sikong and saved his life.”
"If I leave Wan City today, that general will definitely die.”
"General, you don't want your brothers to die with you, right?”
As soon as Su Ran said this, the Western Liang generals beside her revealed an inexplicable expression.
Zhang Xiu's expression changed drastically.
Jia Xu's eyes lit up.
Good heavens.
This Su Ran had managed to drive a wedge between Zhang Xiu and his subordinates with just a few words and even disrupted Zhang Xiu's mind. This sharp mouth was really powerful.
Judging from his performance just now, that Yue Danping was clearly talking nonsense.
How could such a genius be called useless?
Then there probably wouldn't be many useful people in the world.
At least in terms of eloquence, he was inferior to Su Ran!
"What a sharp tongue!"
Jia Xu could not help but clap his hands and praise.
Hearing this, Zhang Xiu looked over with a wronged look in his eyes.
Sir, who are you?
When Su Ran saw Jia Xu, a bright smile appeared on her face. She cupped her hands and said,""This must be Jia Wenhe, the poison warrior who caused chaos in Chang 'an. It must be thanks to you that Zhang Xiu was able to defeat Sikong.”
The smile on Jia Xu's face suddenly stopped. He was originally convinced by Su Ran's eloquence, which was why he praised her. In the end, Su Ran was indeed sharp-tongued and vicious. With a single sentence, he broke his defense. He could only smile helplessly and say,"Su Yian, you are not as useless as the rumors say.”
Hearing Jia Xu's meaning, Su Ran chuckled and said,"The rumors are right. I'm Su Ran. I don't have any great talent, but I have a glib tongue!”
I don't believe you!
Jia Xu rolled his eyes.
Zhang Xiu looked at the two of them from the side, feeling like an outsider.
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