Xiao Qiao knelt on the ground, and no matter how Qiao Jingjing tried to pull her up, she couldn't get up.
Zhou Yu, who was watching from afar, couldn't bear to see this tug-of-war.
Yes.
In this chaotic world, he traveled along the way and saw many people fleeing famine, but they were all in groups, including men, women, the old and the young.
The presence of two frail women, dressed in rags and with disheveled hair, yet still possessing good looks, one kneeling and the other standing, one begging for help and the other unwilling to ask for help, only indicated that something unusual was about them.
Zhou Yu agreed.
He only said he would take the two sisters with him, but he didn't actually send them to Lujiang City.
Zhou Yu then sent someone to explain things to the two sisters again.
"War has broken out in Lujiang City. The general has decided to take you two sisters with him for a while because he is afraid that you will fall into the hands of villains. This is just to do you a favor, not to escort you to Lujiang City. When we reach the next stop, in a populated area, we will drop you off."
Qiao Manman was already very content with this.
Qiao Jingjing hadn't even had a chance to look Zhou Yu in the eye and speak to him properly.
But the more she observed the man's demeanor and appearance, the more her suspicions were confirmed.
Xiao Qiao and Zhou Yu!
It's a curse.
As for Zhou Yu, he brought these several thousand men from the direction of Shouchun and was heading to Lujiang. Where else could he go but to Sun Ce's camp?
The relationship between Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan is known to everyone in modern times.
However, Zhou Yu was a really good person, and his Zhou family army was also polite and disciplined, unlike Liu Xi'er and his men under Liu Ajiao who would try to take advantage of any woman they saw.
Zhou Yu's men arranged a horse for the two sisters.
There was also a soldier who led the horses for the two sisters.
Qiao Manman couldn't ride a horse, so Qiao Jingjing, relying on her courage, protected Qiao Manman in front like a bear, while she sat in the back, trembling with fear.
And the horse was quite docile under the young soldier's guidance.
Qiao Manman was moved; she had finally earned a sense of security through her hard work.
Qiao Manman had previously handed a bundle full of jujubes to the soldier. The soldier received the simple bundle but did not keep it for himself. Instead, he honestly reported the matter to Zhou Yu.
Looking at the simple package and the various fruits inside, including jujubes and walnuts, Zhou Yu was left with an impression of the two girls as simple and hardworking.
He instructed his men to take good care of the two sisters.
Zhang Zhao led two hundred men to welcome Zhou Yu, and they met on the way.
At that time, the two Qiao sisters were still in Zhou Yu's camp and had not yet been abandoned halfway.
When Zhang Zhao first saw Zhou Yu, he was overjoyed and said, "Sun Bofu's battle at Lujiang is very intense, so he cannot come in person. I have come to welcome Gongjin on his behalf. Gongjin, please do not be offended."
Zhou Yu was neither arrogant nor slow.
"I am aware of the battle in Lujiang, which is why I brought my troops to lend a helping hand to Bofu."
Zhang Zhao, with his sharp eyes, immediately spotted two women riding horses inside the "Zhou" banner.
One of the women looked comical, yet very familiar.
Zhang Zhao then asked, "Gongjin, where did you find these two women?"
Zhou Yu said that he had not found these two women.
"On the official road, we saw these two women who were helpless and singing songs from Luoyang, so we gave them a ride. They said they were going to Lujiang, which I found strange. Lujiang must be closed off now, and these two girls would not be able to enter the city. I have already arranged with them to stay in a populated area and give them some money."
"hehe!"
Zhang Zhao had already recognized Qiao Jingjing. Although he didn't understand why she had come here or what she had gone through, he hadn't forgotten her charisma in the "Sun" camp.
“I recognize one of these two women! Gongjin has no idea how formidable this woman is; she has thoroughly angered Bofu. There is another matter I need to ask her! However, the march is of utmost importance right now, so we can discuss that matter upon returning to camp.”
Zhou Yu only understood one part of the story: Zhang Zhao wanted to take the two women back with him.
Unexpectedly, that woman was actually related to Sun Bofu.
That's strange.
Since he had dealings with Bo Fu, how did he end up on the official roads of Shouchun and Lujiang, looking the same as before?
It can only be said that the world is too chaotic.
The people were destitute and displaced.
When everyone arrived outside Lujiang City, Zhou Yu and his three thousand men did not have time to rest before hastily joining Sun Bofu's siege of Lujiang City.
Qiao Manman and Qiao Jingjing were naturally brought into Sun's camp, and Zhang Zhao personally came to guard them.
This time, Zhang Zhao wasn't very excited, and he didn't jump up and ask Qiao Jingjing where she had gone.
Qiao Jingjing did not speak to Zhang Zhao.
However, Zhang Zhao was a little better this time; he even had a soldier bring Qiao Jingjing water to wash her face.
Qiao Jingjing and Qiao Manman were finally able to wash their faces and eat something.
Upon seeing so many banners bearing the character "Sun," Qiao Manman finally asked the question that had been bothering her when they were alone: "Sister, where have we come from? Is this Sun-themed camp the camp of Sun Ce who is besieging Lujiang City?"
Qiao Jingjing nodded.
"Huh?" Qiao Manman covered her mouth in surprise.
Qiao Manman finally realized that something was wrong.
She stopped Zhou's army halfway and followed them for a while, eventually ending up in Sun's camp! Their goal was simply to return to Lujiang City, so how could they possibly get back from Sun's camp?
Qiao Manman was surprised for a while, then she remembered something else.
"Sister, you've been here before? At Prefect Lu's residence, a man in black took you away. I heard from Prefect Lu's men that you were taken hostage to Sun Ce's camp. Is this the place?"
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