Do people really become stars in the sky when they die? This strange question has been plaguing Lao Ji for many years. Although he still hasn't gotten an answer, whenever he sits cross-legged at the top of the hall, he always habitually looks at the unfathomable sky above him, and he is dazed.

In the spring rain of apricot blossoms, beside the green water in the south of the Yangtze River, when the woman who could no longer divert his mind after seeing him asked this question in a joking tone, he treated it as a matter more important than the sword in his hand. Meditate and think about it for a few years.

It's just that no one will ever give him an answer to such a profound question. Because the person who got her heart one step ahead of him, no matter what he did, he would always move half a point faster than him. He had already gone to heaven to find her an answer in advance. Perhaps, I gave her a dream tonight, right?

And he can only stay in this palace and fulfill his promise to him. When he thought of this, Lao Ji wanted to curse loudly at the starless night sky: "Chu Lie! You guy, you trapped me here when I was alive, and now you're dead, and you're going to let me guard this mess for you! What do I owe you......? ”

It's just that his endless complaints, that person can't hear them anymore. Lao Ji suddenly wanted to get drunk, but unfortunately, he forgot to bring wine. As if someone had long expected that he wanted to drink now, a hand stretched out from the side, and the palm was holding a pot full of "peach blossom snow".

Lao Ji, who was sitting on the eaves of the palace, didn't even look back, he stretched out his hand to take it, took a long breath, smelled the familiar aroma of wine, raised his neck directly, and drank half a pot in a few gulps.

Someone sat down beside him, looking at the sporadic lights in the distance, silent. After a long time, Lao Ji poured the block in his chest with spirits, and poured the last drop of wine in the jug into his mouth, his face full of unfinished regret.

"You should bring a jar up, how can a pot be enough?"

"Well, although spirits are good, drinking too much will always hurt your body, and your age is not young, don't be so addicted to alcohol in the future......

"How...... Do you think I'm old? So why don't you try this sword and see if you're old? ”

"Well...... Forget it! I mean, I'm afraid that you'll hurt your body by drinking too much, don't you just listen to the second half of the sentence, okay? ”

"Little prince, is this a wine that feels sorry for you? You promised me, as long as I am in Dragon City for a day, I can drink as much as I want! ”

"That's right...... Do you want me to promise you again? ”

"Huh! Will you be more generous than you? This wine is a waste of food, and you are not afraid to drink all the family business you inherited? ”

"Of course! In the future, Zhao Guo will belong to me. As long as you want to drink, even if Zhao Guoqiao smashes the pot and sells iron, you can drink it at any time. ”

"At this point, you are indeed Chu Lie's son...... Poor and generous! Alas, it's just a pity, I'm leaving Zhao Kingdom, I'm afraid no one will give me a drink so generously. ”

"Lao Ji, you're too worried. Don't you still believe in my abilities? I dare to assure you that you can drink as much as you like not only in Zhao Kingdom. Even if you leave here in the future and travel all over the world, as long as there is wine, all of it will be served for free! Drink as much as you want. ”

Lao Ji threw down the wine jug, turned his head to look at Chu Jiangmian's heroic appearance, and involuntarily smacked his tongue and picked

Thumbs up and praise.

"Cow break! In terms of bragging, your son Chu Lie can't catch up even if he shoots a horse! ”

Chu Jiangmian scratched his scalp a little embarrassedly, and whispered: "To be honest, people are always not understood, geniuses are so difficult!"

Lao Ji really wanted him to disappear from front of him immediately, or jump down with his sword in his hand. Alas! Such a conceited little prince made him feel that his face seemed to have a fever.

Chu Jiangmian noticed the change in his mood and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he can't fully understand the grievances of the previous generation, he knows very well that the love and righteousness in Lao Ji's heart are very accessible. He didn't want his cultivation to be damaged because of his accumulated grief. Perhaps, the explanation he can can make him feel a little relieved.

"Tell me, is there anything you want me to help with?"

Lao Ji looked at his eyes, even when the lights were on and off, he seemed to be able to see through everything that people's hearts thought. Chu Jiangmian sighed slightly.

"Alas! I know I can't hide it from you. I would like to ask you to leave Dragon City for a few days and go far away. I don't know if I can ......? ”

"I refuse! I can do you anything here, but if I want to leave Jinxiang Palace during this time, I can't! ”

Lao Ji seemed to be a little angry and twisted his neck, and he didn't have the demeanor of a master at all. Chu Jiangmian couldn't laugh or cry. He had to sit down next to him again, trying to persuade him. Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Lao Ji had already said to himself.

"You must have asked me to protect Chu Liangsheng, right? That big brother of yours, I don't have much interest in him. ”

"Oh...... I haven't said it yet, how do you know? ”

"You and those two old fellows have been chattering in the palace for a long time, you think I'm deaf?"

"Since you know that this matter is very important, why don't you help?"

"What's my business? I only promised you Lao Tzu to protect the safety of Jinxiang Palace, but I never promised him to do anything else! What's more, it's your own business, and it's not that easy to ask me for help. ”

"Liang Sheng is here, shouldering a heavy responsibility, it is tantamount to going to the tiger's den in Longtan, if one is not careful, not only will I lose my life in vain, but I am afraid that all my plans will also fail...... If the Zhao State falls into a complete defeat because of this, the lives of the people will be ruined, and Longcheng will not be able to be saved, let alone Jinxiang Palace. In that case, have you not failed in your promise to your father? ”

"Humph! You're underestimating me. See this sword? Even if the soldiers are in the city, I can protect Jinxiang Palace with only the sword in my hand! ”

Chu Jiangmian glared at Lao Ji, a little helpless. He knew what the old guy was doing with his stubbornness, but he really needed his help. Perhaps, now only this person and this sword can protect Chu Liangsheng to go safely and come back safely. He hung his head, a sad look on his face.

"Let me tell you the truth, agreeing with Gongzi Liangsheng to deceive him is a last resort. Only he is the most suitable person. But I really don't want to see him die because of this...... After all, his baby was about to be born. If something happens, I'll be at peace for the rest of my life! ”

Chu Jiangmian looked at Lao Ji's back, and seeing that he was indifferent and didn't respond for a long time, he deliberately said another sentence angrily.

"Forget it, if you don't want to go,

Then I'll go myself! Anyway, if this first strategy does not succeed, what awaits us will definitely be defeat. Since you have to die early and late, let's go and gamble! ”

"Who told you to go! Confused! You are the heir to the throne of Zhao, how can you easily risk your life? Besides, if something happens to you, what will happen to your mother...... Hum! ”

"Don't you care...... What does it have to do with you whether someone else lives or dies? ”

"Of course the others have nothing to do with me! But you can't...... Stay in Dragon City and take command! Don't go anywhere. ”

"So you're willing to help?"

"Why should I say yes? Give me a reason! ”

"Because, you just drank a jug of wine from me!"

“…… All right! Count me on as promise. However, are you sure that letting Chu Liang go is not to lure the wolf into the house? Wouldn't he have repented halfway and really brought the enemy army to Dragon City? ”

"You can rest assured of this, there is no such possibility."

"Little prince, are you so confident?"

"Of course! Because we all have the same blood in our veins. At present, no matter what kind of contradictions there are on weekdays, the enemy will also be hated and overcome difficulties together. ”

Hearing him say this, Lao Ji nodded and didn't ask any more. He has been in Zhao for many years, and he has already had a deep understanding of this kind of fierce wind bone in the same vein. Yan Zhao Dadi, the most generous! And the reason why he is willing to give up the slanting wind and drizzle in the south of the Yangtze River and like the heroic spirit of the north also has a lot to do with it.

"Little prince, when I come back, I'll teach you a few swordsmanship! In the future, you will have to protect all those who should be protected by your own ability. ”

"Good! We will definitely live up to your expectations. ”

Watching the figure with the negative sword rush away, it quickly disappeared on the edge of the palace. Chu Jiangmian bowed down to say goodbye, and finally let go of the most important thing. With the "Sword God" Ji Zi secretly protecting all the way, Chu Liangsheng's safety is absolutely foolproof!

"Your Highness, how is it?"

"Don't worry! 20,000 warships and sailors of the Southern Han Dynasty...... It's worry-free! ”

Zheng Liancheng and Gou Wuxian, two veterans who had been guarding King Zhao's coffin, saw Chu Jiangmian coming back, and hurriedly greeted each other. After receiving his affirmative reply, they couldn't help but high-five. They already knew Chu Jiangmian's entire battle plan, and they no longer had any doubts that they would be able to wipe out the army of the princes all the way so easily in the near future! And it's just a matter of dispatching one person.

"So, what does Your Highness want to do next?"

"Since the naval army of the Southern Han Dynasty is no longer a concern, let's take a look at the Yan Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom......

Chu Jiangmian, who came to the huge sand table model again, had a confident glint in his eyes. And the two old generals also looked at him excitedly, and the expressions on their faces were like two newly enlisted soldiers who were studying seriously.

"King Yan has invested a lot of money this time! More than 60,000 troops were dispatched to attack the border of Shangcheng...... Hehe! So how much of the Yan army left behind in the royal capital of Jicheng will be left? ”

"Your Highness, according to the military strength of the Yan Kingdom, there should be thirty or forty thousand people at most."

"The rear of the Yan Kingdom is so empty, I think the Hu people in the north should be very excited when they hear the news, right?"