Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

A lifesaver.

Cao Yuan's thoughts turned around and he couldn't remember when he had saved a young man in white.

"Ask him to come in."

Cao Yuan was too lazy to think about it, so he just waved his hand.

Yan Yunwei took the order and left.

A moment later,

Lu Lingqi, dressed in white and disguised as a man, calmly walked into the courtyard.

Zhang Liao was dressed in a guard uniform, tightly Followed by

"Mr. Cao, long time no see."

Lu Lingqi smiled and bowed her head slightly.

Cao Yuan looked up and down at the fair-skinned young master in front of him, and he really couldn't remember any interactions with him.

"This brother, have we met before? Lu

Lingqi was startled, and said with a wry smile:"Brother Cao is really a noble man who forgets things. That day outside Fengcheng, Zhang Fei robbed his horse on the way, but Brother Cao came to help. Did Brother Cao forget it now?""

Cao Yuan suddenly realized and finally remembered who this pretty boy was.

"It turned out to be Lu Bu's subordinates. Cao

Yuan smiled coldly:"You are really brave enough. You know that I am Cao Gong's military adviser, but you dare to come to your door?""

"What's wrong with this?"

"I'm just here to thank Brother Cao for saving us as an old friend. Could it be that Brother Cao is so stingy that he recruited people to arrest us?"

Lu Lingqi sat down as she said that, and poured herself a glass of wine without any courtesy.

Cao Yuan's eyes flashed.

This pretty boy is quite interesting.

You might as well see what his purpose is.

Cao Yuan said calmly:" The battle between Cao Gong and Lu Bu is about to begin. When Xiong comes here at this time, it should be more than just a simple thank you."

"Brother Cao is indeed an expert in predicting events. He is worthy of being the strategist behind Duke Cao.

Lu Lingqi raised her thumb and boasted with an exaggerated expression:"No wonder Brother Cao was able to help Duke Cao easily capture Xiaopei with a little trick. Liu Bei was killed like a bereaved dog and defected to my Marquis Wen.""

Such compliments made Cao Yuan feel sick to his stomach.

He took a sip of wine and said casually:"There's no need for compliments. Brother, just say what you have to say."

Lu Lingqi frowned.

Cao Yuan's slightly contemptuous attitude made her feel very unhappy.

If it were anyone else who dared to treat her like this, she would have fought with fists and kicks based on her violent temper.

The Cao Yuan in front of her Far away, but no one else.

A man who saved her, a man who was as wise as a demon and could help his father achieve great things.

Even if she was unhappy, she had to endure it

"As expected, Xiongtai is quick to talk, so I won’t beat around the bush!"

Lu Lingqi stood up, put away her smile, and put on a solemn expression on her face.

She took a deep breath and bowed to Cao Yuan:

"I am entrusted by our Marquis Wen to ask Mr. Cao to switch to my family, Marquis Wen, and assist my family, Marquis Wen, to achieve great things!"

Cao Yuan almost choked as soon as the wine was brought to his mouth.

Did Lu Bu send her to poach Lao Cao?

He had calculated everything, but he didn't realize that this pretty boy was actually here to recruit him for Lu Bu..

After being surprised, Cao Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

His laughter expression was like hearing a big joke.

"Why is Cao Yuan laughing? Lu

Lingqi frowned again, hearing the irony in Cao Yuan's laughter.

Cao Yuan had no choice but to put away his smile.

"I am now the military advisor of Cao Ying. At any rate, Duke Cao treats me well. I am nominally receiving salary from the imperial court."

"Brother, you asked me to leave the iron rice bowl and beg for food with Lu Bu. Isn't it funny?"

Hearing this, Lu Lingqi suddenly clenched her fists, and an annoyed look flashed in her eyes.

Cao Yuan's words not only rejected her solicitation.

The sentence"accompany Lu Bu to beg for food" made it clear that he believed It is difficult for Lu Bu to achieve great things

"What I said may sound a bit unpleasant, but it is the truth. Brother, please don’t take it personally."

Cao Yuan saw the change in her expression and said with relief.

Lu Lingqi reluctantly loosened her fists and snorted:"My Marquis Wen has unparalleled martial arts skills in the world. He is invincible in Bingzhou's Wolf Cavalry. He also sits in Xuzhou and has excellent soldiers and generals under his command. Countless, Brother Cao went to assist my Marquis Wen, how could he end up going to die!"

"Your master Lu Bu's martial arts is indeed the best in the world, I admit it."

"Although the Bingzhou Wolf Riders are brave, it would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that they are invincible."

"As for sitting in Xuzhou, it is even more deceiving."

"Xiaopei already belongs to our Duke Cao, Langxie belongs to Zang Ba, and Guangling belongs to the Chen family. These two families only listen to Lu Bu's announcement but not his instructions."

"What Lu Bu really occupies is nothing more than the two counties of Xiapi and Donghai. Brother, where do you have the confidence to boast that your Marquis Wen controls the entire Xuzhou?"

In just a few words, Cao Yuan exposed Lu Bu's trump card.

Lu Lingqi's eyes flashed with surprise.

She obviously didn't expect that Cao Yuan could see Xuzhou's layout and her father's situation so thoroughly.

"As for the elite soldiers and generals, that goes without saying."

"No matter how good his soldiers and horses are, can he be better than our Duke Cao? No matter how many good generals he has, how can he be better than our generals in Cao's camp?"

Cao Yuan asked back. When asked, Lu Lingqi was speechless and her beautiful eyebrows frowned deeper and deeper.

"At the time of Yanzhou, your lord was stronger than Cao Gong, but he was still defeated by Cao Gong and fled to Lu Bu in despair."

"Now Cao Gong is in the Central Plains, holding the troops of the three states, destroying Zhang Xiu in the west and Yuan Shu in the south. His strength is far better than before."

"Lu Bu was no match back then, and now Lu Bu is even less likely to be Cao Gong’s rival."

"Destruction is only a matter of time! Cao

Yuan changed the topic and sneered:"In my opinion, brother, don't persuade me to defect to Lu Bu. I still advise you to recognize the reality and come to Duke Cao. Based on the friendship between you and me, I will do it myself." I will recommend you to Cao Gong and let you find an official position in Cao Ying."

Lu Lingqi was stunned.

Good guy, I came here as a lobbyist to persuade you to betray Cao Cao and surrender to Lu.

How come you got involved while you were talking, and instead you became a lobbyist and wanted to persuade me to surrender to Cao Cao?

Lu Lingqi was angry!

Cao Yuan's contempt for her handsome father finally angered her

"Cao Yuan! She hit the table with her fist and said sternly:"My Marquis Wen is invincible in the world, how can I allow you to slander and scorn me!""

Zhang Liao behind him stared, and his hand immediately pressed the hilt of the knife.

The Yan Yun guards around him immediately became alert.

Cao Yuan, however, was as calm as water, and just said lightly:"I'm just telling the truth, brother, why should I get angry in shame?"

"you——"

Anger ignited in Lu Lingqi's eyes, and her hand pressed on the hilt of the sword.

She remembered Lu Bu's confession:

If Cao Yuan doesn't know how to praise him and refuses to come and join him, she will kill him and cut off Cao Cao's right and left arm.

"Seeing how much Cao Yuan admired Cao Cao and despised my father, he probably couldn't persuade him anymore. Could it be that he really wanted to force me to kill him?...."

Lu Lingqi gritted her teeth secretly, but hesitated in her heart.

Cao Yuan saved her from Zhang Fei after all, so he was kind to her.

Until the last moment, she really didn't want to attack Cao Yuan.

As soon as her thoughts changed, Lu Lingqi pressed her murderous intention and said in a deep voice:"Cao Ziyou, let's not talk about things we don't have. I only ask you, will you follow me to join my family, Marquis Wen!"

This was her ultimatum.

The man whose martial arts was comparable to that of Xu Chu was not present. Although the Yan Yun Guards around them were elites with one against ten, they were not to be feared.

She is confident that with her martial arts skills and Zhang Liao, she is absolutely sure to kill Cao Yuan

"Are you threatening me?"

A cold light flashed in Cao Yuan's eyes, and he pressed lightly with his five fingers.

"Click!"

The copper cup in her hand was crushed in response.

The air burst out between her fingers, like an invisible sharp blade, scratched Lu Lingqi's face with a faint pain.

"What kind of strange power does he have?"

The murderous aura on Lu Lingqi's face immediately turned into surprise.