Shen Xian left Xi Zhicai in the Taishou Mansion, as if she had left a bomb that would explode at any time, but there was no way, Xi Zhicai who came here was a walking trouble, and it was better to leave the trouble by his side and watch it than to let him go out and walk around.

Xi Zhicai lives very at ease, his daily routine is to read books, drink tea, and go to Shen Xian to chat about something, the content of the chat between the two is generally a certain local customs and food, or the knowledge and philosophy in some books, anyway, Xi Zhicai is very interesting and never mentions the real purpose of his coming here, quite a bit of "I just passed the word, the word is passed on to the task and the task is completed, and you can do the rest yourself" indifferent attitude.

As long as Xi Zhicai didn't chase Shen Xian and asked her what she was going to do, and constantly reminded Shen Xian of the annoying thing of being pinched in the underbelly, Shen Xian was quite willing to chat with Xi Zhicai. This person's knowledge reserve is not less than Guo Jia's, and the things they like and their styles are almost the same, except for their different appearances, the rest are too similar.

Shen Xian wrote a letter to Jia Xu and Guo Jia on the day that Xi Zhicai threatened her, explaining the situation, and now she is in the attitude of being passive and slacking off in the attitude that she can drag it out for a day, hoping that it can be delayed until Jia Xu and Guo Jia come up with an idea and then send it back to help her solve the crisis. In this way, Shen Xian was frightened in her heart, and at the same time, she tried to perfunctory her drama Zhicai, as if she had hung a sword of Damocles on her head, making the atmosphere more and more strict.

Xi Zhicai is not stupid, he soon discovered Shen Xian's true intentions, but he didn't directly expose Shen Xian's tricks, he didn't even care at all, if possible, Xi Zhicai really hoped that Guo Jia could come back, after all, life without fighting was too boring, it was as lonely as snow.

Soon Liu Xian couldn't stand it, because Shen Xian's current mental condition was not very good, she might have been insomnia for several days in a row, and the two conspicuous big dark circles were hanging on her face, which was almost comparable to a national treasure.

So Liu Miao secretly reported the situation to Hua Tuo, who had been erratic recently.

Three days later, Hua Tuo appeared in the back garden of the Taishou Mansion. At that time, Shen Xian was playing chess with Xi Zhicai, and Xi Zhicai's face was wrinkled into buns, because he had never seen someone with such poor chess skills.

Lord, I don't dislike you anymore for not being a good player!

"Ahem." Xi Zhicai covered his lips and coughed a few times, and Shen Xian quickly pushed the teacup in front of Xi Zhicai and motioned for him to drink some water. Xi Zhicai blushed and shook his head: "Thank you, my lord, I've always been like this...... Get used to it. ”

Hua Tuo suddenly appeared at this time, he first lightly pressed his palm on Xi Zhicai's shoulder, and then in Xi Zhicai's stunned expression, he reached out from behind him and grabbed his pulse like lightning.

"Master," Shen Xian raised her eyebrows and said, "This is the Mr. Drama I mentioned to your old man." ”

Xi Zhicai suddenly felt creepy: Mom, when did you mention me to your master?! As for it!

"I see." Hua Tuo snorted coldly, and his subordinates pressed Xi Zhicai, who wanted to get up, back into the chair: "Sit down and don't move, your physical condition is ...... Tsk, except for Guo Fengxiao, the old man hasn't seen the third one. ”

"They know each other, and they have a good relationship."

Shen Xian stood aside and fanned the flames. Since Hua Tuo came, Shen Xian instantly felt that she had found a backer, and her whole body was shaken, and she was not afraid of smiling and smiling at all. You must know that her master Hua Tuo is a man who stands at the top of the food chain, an ancestral old Chinese medicine doctor, specializing in treating all kinds of death, even Guo Jia trembled when he saw it, presumably Xi Zhicai is similar.

Sure enough, Xi Zhicai, who has always been afraid of heaven and earth and dared to be a demon in front of Boss Cao, was crushed under the majesty of Hua Tuo, and he didn't even dare to say anything, so he could only sit honestly on the chair and be forced to take the pulse.

It didn't take long for Hua Tuo to finish his diagnosis, and Shen Xian leaned in and asked with a smile, "Master, how is it, how long can he live?" ”

Xi Zhicai is full of black lines: Does Lord Liu discuss the life expectancy of others in front of you like this? Secretly say no?

Hua Tuo smoothed his long beard and said incomprehensibly: "Three years." ”

Shen Xian's face darkened.

Xi Zhicai was stunned at first, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Doctor." Xi Zhicai stood up and respectfully waved Hua Tuo: "Three years is enough......

"What do you think?" Hua Tuo interrupted Xi Zhicai's words angrily: "What the old man means is that you have been quietly conditioning for three years, and your body and bones will be almost fine." ”

Shen Xian's face darkened.

Xi Zhicai was completely stunned, he didn't expect the situation to be even better than he expected, he thought that like himself, who was calculating and worrying day and night, and his mind was overconsumed, he might not even be able to live for a year. After all, the military doctor in Yanzhou had already given Xi Zhicai several critical illness notices, if it weren't for this, Xi Zhicai would not have volunteered to come to Lujiang in person, he just wanted to do more for Cao Cao before leaving completely, and try not to leave regrets for himself.

And Cao Cao took into account Shen Xian's medical skills that he released the drama Zhicai, anyway, staying is waiting for death, and there may be a turning point when he goes out.

Isn't this a turning point?

"My apprentice gave you a needle?" Hua Tuo asked again.

"Yes." Xi Zhicai nodded, and he looked at Shen Xian gratefully: "It was a few years ago in Sili, when I had a recurrence of my old illness in the army, and the lord asked Liu Yuanjun to save my life, so Miss Cai prescribed medicine to me, and Liu Yuanjun helped me with acupuncture for a few days." ”

If I knew that you would come to Lujiang to make trouble for me in a few years, I would definitely ignore you! Shen Xian hugged her arms and snorted coldly.

"You've cultivated your mind method of deviating from the scriptures and the way of change." Hua Tuo touched his chin and glanced at Shen Xian, and rarely praised: "The internal strength is really profound, if you hadn't helped him warm up at the beginning, he wouldn't be able to hold on to it now." ”

"That's nature," Shen Xian smiled slightly: "Master taught me well." ”

"Come less." Hua Tuo basked slightly, he turned to Xi Zhicai, and his eyes were dyed with a serious look: "I can help you regulate your body, but during this period, you can't do anything, you can't think too much, you can't think about those things like wars, it's best to find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to live and relax, our Yizhou is good, you think about it?" ”

Belch...... Seeing Hua Tuo digging the foot of the wall so righteously and solemnly, Xi Zhicai couldn't tell whether he was serious about wanting to treat himself, or taking the opportunity to dig a corner for Shen Xian.

However, in the next second, Xi Zhicai was sure that Hua Tuo's purpose was to help him heal his illness, because Shen Xian pointed at Hua Tuo with a stunned look and said, "Master! I don't want him! One Guo Fengxiao is enough for my heart, and another one wants me to die? ”

Xi Zhicai: "...... Liu Yuanjun was very loving, and he had no intention of staying in Yizhou. ”

"Are you stupid!" Hua Tuo dragged Shen Xian aside, raised his hand and patted Shen Xian's head: "Isn't it for your good to be a teacher?" If you can turn against that sick seedling, your troubled problem will soon be solved? ”

Shen Xian shook her head into a rattle: "No, no, no...... Put him back and love Meng Degong, I really don't want him. ”

Hua Tuo stared at Shen Xian with hatred: "Then what do you want to do?" If he dares to come here, there must be a means of insurance, and we can't move him at all! Once the news of Yizhou's shepherd in Lujiang reached Yuan Highway's ears, do you think Yuan Highway would be indifferent? Even if he casually intervenes in Jiangxia, Nanjun or Nanyang, your plan can be folded halfway! When the time comes, we won't be able to win, and we will withdraw and sacrifice in vain, don't you feel aggrieved? ”

Shen Xian sighed: "Master, it's not that I don't want to, it's that he can't be rebelled by you at all...... He even took his life for Cao Mengde, how could such a person betray? ”

Hua Tuo pursed his lips: "...... Tsk, I just wanted to try. ”

Shen Xian turned around to look at the drama Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai is holding his chin to look at a lake with rippling ponds, spring is coming, the ice water is thawing, the housekeeper has planted a lot of lotus flowers in the lake, plus those old lotuses that have successfully wintered and pulled out new shoots, the pond is full of swaying hibiscus, which is more beautiful than last year. Xi Zhicai looked blankly at the lotus flowers who stretched their flexible waists with the breeze, and a gentle feeling gradually appeared in his eyes.

There's nothing more exhilarating than waiting to die and hearing the news that you might live.

However......

Xi Zhicai shook his head lightly and said to Hua Tuo, who walked back, "Thank you for the divine doctor, but ...... Not necessarily. ”

Shen Xian was not surprised at all, and Hua Tuo frowned deeply when he heard this: "Young people don't know priorities, if you die, then there will be nothing." It's just a matter of waiting for three years, and I think Meng Degong will understand. ”

"The lord really understands, and he also instructs me that if I have the opportunity, he will help me cure the disease at any cost." Xi Zhicai whispered. Facing Hua Tuo's eyes that he couldn't understand what he wanted to say, Xi Zhicai smiled bitterly: "But...... I couldn't. ”

"Three years is enough time for so many things to happen, who knows what tomorrow will look like?" Xi Zhicai's gaze swept over a green lotus that had newly pulled out the buds in the pond, and said with a confused expression: "If the lord completes his ideal, I will naturally have nothing to worry about, but it's a pity that ......"

Shen Xian suddenly asked, "Don't you regret it?" ”

"Nope." Xi Zhicai raised his chin slightly: "I don't regret it." ”

Hua Tuo snorted and left.

Nothing makes the doctor more uncomfortable than watching a patient refuse treatment and have to die, Hua Tuo said that he was hurt and needed to find a place to be quiet.

And Xi Zhicai also quit on the grounds that he was not feeling well. Shen Xian didn't keep him, after all, Xi Zhi had just made a difficult decision to give up his own life for Cao Cao's career, and he had to be quiet.

Hua Tuo and Xi Zhicai left one after another, and Liu Miao saw that everyone was gone, so he secretly ran to find Shen Xian.

Shen Xian and Liu Miao looked at each other speechless for a long time, and Liu Miao finally couldn't help but ask: "My lord, ...... about this?"

"Something is wrong." Shen Xian said suddenly.

Liu Miao was stunned: "What's wrong?" ”

"I always felt ...... Something is not quite right. Shen Xian didn't answer Liu Xian's question directly, she muttered in a low voice: "Xi Zhicai once asked me where Feng Xiao went, which means that he doesn't know everything, plus his conversation with the master today, he said that he came to Lujiang because of his short life, I think it's ......."

Shen Xian raised her eyes and stared at Liu Xuan with burning eyes, and her bright eyes shocked Liu Xuan's heart: "I think I think he is just desperate, no matter whether the final goal can be achieved or not, just leave no regrets." ”

Liu Miao thought about it seriously: "Maybe he is pretending?" ”

"It's also possible." Shen Xian laughed, she remembered that she had said to Liu Xian before that she had high acting skills. "Naturally, I have to be on guard, but I don't have to worry as much as before."

A smile tugged up on Shen Xian's lips: "Master is really Master." ”

After Hua Tuo inserted a pole, the momentum between Shen Xian and Xi Zhicai seemed to have changed, the shape was reversed, Shen Xian became a lot more relaxed, although Xi Zhicai was still very calm, but after that day of true and false revelation, he seemed a lot softer than before. Inadvertently, Xi Zhicai will also have an anxious expression flashing, although he hides it well, but Liu Xuan often shrinks in the dark and peeks secretly with his fiery eyes, and can always find some clues.

Liu Miao reported these things to Shen Xian one by one.

Three days later, Guo Jia and Jia Xu's reply was sent back by Sun Ceyang's eagle.

Shen Xian reverently held the reply letter as she did when a terminally ill patient received the medicine, and read it at a glance.

Guo Jia's letter was written very formally, and the tone between the words was completely businesslike, which made Shen Xian a little painful, she really didn't understand how this person could retreat so indifferently after seducing herself?

Driving the messy thoughts out of her mind, Shen Xian sorted out the main content of Guo Jia's letter, to the effect that Shen Xian should not fully believe Xi Zhicai's words, because Xi Zhicai is very good at deceiving people, one of the ten truths is false, it is difficult to distinguish between true and false, and kind-hearted girls like Shen Xian are especially easy to be deceived.

Kindness? Thinking of the three spies who were drugged by himself to extract confessions, Shen Xian smiled lightly, I don't know how Guo Jia would feel after knowing this?

And...... Moma was still saying that he was businesslike just now, and he turned his head and started to tease!

Shen Xian felt speechless when she carried Guo Jia's letter, and at the same time she felt that she also had a problem. When Guo Jia wrote normally before, Shen Xian disliked him and didn't know how to say something nice, but later Guo Jia opened his mouth to tease, and Shen Xian disliked him for not being serious, so he would just run away after flirting. Shen Xian hung the rice paper on the top of the incense burner several times and wanted to burn it and pull it, but in the end she silently took back the letter and folded it.

It's not that I'm reluctant to burn it, because these are official documents to be archived.

And it's all nonsense for a long time! How to solve the problem of Xi Zhicai is not mentioned at all!

Putting Guo Jia's letter aside, Shen Xian went to read Jia Xu's reply. Jia Xu was much more normal, and he said to Shen Xian in his usual concise tone: "Lord, Mo Fang, I have already solved it, just deal with him for a few more days." and Xi Zhicai, this person is not credible. ”

Look! That's what a good strategist should do! The problem was solved without saying a word, reliable and reassuring! Unlike some people, huh!

Shen Xian's admiration for Jia Xu has been raised to another level.

Well, it's cold, it's time to give Wenhe a raise.

Shen Xian thought silently.

However, Jia Xu only said that the result did not mention the process, which made Shen Xian a little anxious, she really wanted to know how Jia Xu solved this matter, in case the same situation happened next time, with a reference Shen Xian could deal with it herself.

Guo Jia tied up the bamboo slips and stacked them neatly in the corner of the table, when Jia Xu opened the curtain and walked in: "What are you looking at?" ”

"Military Newspaper." Guo Jia said without raising his head: "How is Xuzhou?" ”

"Liu Xuande took in Lu Fengxian." Jia Xu said lightly: "For the sake of safety, Meng Degong took his father to Yanzhou to avoid trouble. ”

Guo Jia nodded: "Very good." ”

Jia Xu was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "You are really ruthless." ”

"Is there one?" Guo Jia blinked, with an innocent expression on his face: "I didn't do anything, this news was sent by the Xun family, and the leak was also the Cao family's imperfect secrecy work, as for what Liu Xuande and Lu Fengxian will do...... Where can I influence it? ”

Jia Xu picked up a few official documents that Guo Jia picked out and needed to give to Sun Ce and held them in his arms, and before leaving, he said, "Well, in fact, I am similar." ”

Guo Jia ignored Jia Xu, he was playing with a handful of five stone powder, twisted the fine powder several times and pasted it to his lips, and wiped it clean with a handkerchief after a while.

"Drama, ambition, talent ......"

In the hazy night, a group of travelers took advantage of the darkness to drive quickly on the small road in a low-key manner. As he walked, the coachman suddenly grabbed the reins, and he stared ahead in disbelief.

The dark clouds dispersed, and the moonlight poured down like water, revealing a lone figure on horseback in the middle of the road.

The figure was half hidden in the darkness and half exposed to the light, and it was impossible to see what it looked like, but the slender and graceful curves under the black clothes could clearly be seen to be a woman.

"Y-Who are you?" The coachman asked tremblingly, "Don't pretend to be a ghost!" ”

The guards gathered and secured the wagons.

"What's wrong?" There was an impatient inquiry from the carriage: "Why don't you leave!" ”

"My lord, there is a ...... in front of you," the coachman swallowed, and he stammered, "There is a man in front of ......"

"Who dares to stop Lao Tzu's carriage!" The man in the car shouted angrily, and he lifted the curtain, revealing a hideous face covered with wrinkles. It was an old man in his fifties and sixties, his back was stiff, his beard was white, his eyes were slightly cloudy, but there was a faint majesty on his body.

That is the essence that can only be cultivated after many years of being a big official, and it is inadvertently revealed.

"Cao Jugao?" The man on horseback asked in a low voice.

Sure enough, it was a woman, her voice was soft and tactful, like a quiet flowing autumn water, giving people a gentle and demure feeling of being a lady.

This woman should live in the deep courtyard of a high house, she should live in a big family, and she should walk after the first rain of spring...... The only place where she shouldn't be is in front of the carriage at this moment.

"Who are you?" Cao Song frowned and asked. Although he was stopped by an inexplicable person, he did not scold rashly, and after many years of experience in the ups and downs of officialdom, he told Cao Song that this woman is not simple.

"It doesn't matter." The woman smiled slightly, and she slowly raised her head.

At this time, the dark clouds just dispersed, and the moonlight was completely sprinkled, illuminating the woman's face clearly, no longer holding the pipa and half-covering her face just now.

Cao Song was stunned.

This is a very beautiful face, Cao Song has asked countless people, but she has never seen such a beautiful woman as her. If Cao Song usually came forward unceremoniously to accosting people and taking them away, but today......

The woman's beauty is different from ordinary beauty, at the moment when her face is illuminated, a fierce momentum that cannot be ignored suddenly emerges around her, just like the thrilling feeling when the peerless famous sword is unsheathed and is opened by blood, and the red blood stains are splashed all over the blade.

“…… Kill, kill her! Cao Song's eyes widened suddenly, and he subconsciously roared loudly.

"It's late."

This was the last scene Cao Song saw, and in the next second, a black shadow dodged more than a dozen guards one after another and swam in front of him like a fish, the blade swept by, and the blood fell into flowers.

The woman stood in front of the corpses all over the ground and threw a token engraved with the word "Xuzhou Mu" into a pool of blood.

After two days of adjustment, Xi Zhi couldn't see the previous abnormality at all, and the confusion that was inadvertently revealed after being stimulated by Hua Tuo was also well concealed. The current Xi Zhicai is like an egg that has opened a gap but has grown well, Shen Xian wanted to pry this egg open, but she couldn't find a place to put her mouth down, and she almost choked to death by the egg.

So Shen Xian and Xi Zhicai played Tai Chi for several days, and after the fight, she didn't want to see this person at all, and when she heard Xi Zhicai's name, she reflexively wanted to run.

But Xi Zhicai is becoming more and more enthusiastic about this kind of language game of Pili Yangqiu, every time he talks to Shen Xian, he will inadvertently amuse people, until Shen Xian is speechless and choked and doesn't know how to answer.

"He and Guo Fengxiao are brothers, right? Long-lost brothers! It's all so poisonous! ”

Shen Xian asked Liu Miao to vent her bitterness, and her face wrinkled: "He said I was stupid!" He called me stupid! If you can't play Go, you're stupid! Then he can't fight yet! ”

Shen Xian played chess with Xi Zhicai, and after losing five in a row, Shen Xian didn't want to play, so Xi Zhicai promised to let her give it a hand, and the last game became a tie.

Damn the draw! The fear of being Guo Jialian and several handfuls returned, and Shen Xian was so angry that the corners of her mouth twitched.

Xi Zhicai laughed when he saw this, and he unceremoniously said that Shen Xian was really a little fool.

Shen Xian: "...... don't stop me, I'm going to fight him!"

Liu Miao hurriedly stopped Shen Xian: "My lord, Mr. Xi's body bones can't withstand your palm!" ”

Liu Miao persuaded while wondering in his heart: the name of the little fool ...... Not right, right? Hearing it, his old face turned red, what kind of trouble is he going to make!

Anyway, Shen Xian didn't want to play chess with Xi Zhicai anymore, and Xi Zhicai came to play with her again, and what she saw was Liu Xian with an expressionless face.

Shen Xian was clean for a few days, and after a few days, she began to fall into a state of madness again, because Xi Zhicai could always catch Shen Xian when she sneaked out into the streets.

Just when Shen Xian was about to go crazy and wanted to strangle Xi Zhicai, Xi Zhicai finally stopped.

Because Xi Zhicai suddenly received a secret letter from the Haw Par Camp to him, after reading the letter, he gasped and opened his eyes slightly.

"It can't be!" Xi Zhicai exclaimed: "How could Liu Xuande ......?"

"Sir, my lord told you to go back as much as you want." The soldier said in a deep voice, "There is no need to stay here. ”

"Really?" Xi Zhicai narrowed his eyes, he crumpled the secret letter into a ball and clenched it in his palm: "Go." ”

There was a low voice in his heart reminding Xi Zhicai that this matter was by no means a coincidence, how could it be so coincidental?

Guo Fengxiao...... It's you? ”