Outside the city of Fanyang County!

Even though Chen Lie was reluctant, he could only let go of Sima Yi's hand and waved goodbye to Sima Yi.

It was already the middle of winter, and outside Fanyang City, it was snowing.

Sima Yi was dressed in a robe, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and a horse under him.

"Brother Sima, you must be careful, after a while, I will go to Jicheng to find you again." Chen Lie waved his hand.

"Don't worry, I'll be waiting for you in Jicheng." Sima Yi grabbed the horsewhip's right hand and swung it, and then the horsewhip was whipped on the horse below him.

Fifteen horses, stepping on the snow, ran towards Jicheng, their thick nostrils spewing white gas.

Sima Yi, who was sitting on horseback, had his hands shrunk in his coat, and his face was tightly wrapped.

Although he has been in Youzhou for two years, the cold of winter still makes Sima Yi a little unbearable.

In this kind of weather, he really doesn't want to go out, he likes to stay at home, sit in front of the fire, and read slowly with a book in his hand.

Fourteen guards, scattered in front of and behind Sima Yi, left and right, protected Sima Yi in the middle.

No one spoke, they were all guards trained by the Sima family for many years, loyal to the Sima family, and powerful.

Everyone's body is strong and powerful.

On everyone's back, they carry a simple knife.

As long as it is not a regular army, it is enough to protect Sima Yi's safety.

Even if they encounter hundreds of bandits, they can protect Sima Yi and fight their way out.

After Chen Lie watched Sima Yi's figure disappear, he stood in place for a while.

He was not worried about Sima Yi's safety on the road.

He was worried that Sima Yi would go to Jicheng, whether there would be anything wrong, and whether Guo Jia would find out what happened before.

He didn't dare to go now, he wouldn't go to Jicheng until he was sure that Sima Yi was safe.

Sima Yi's line, he still doesn't want to give up.

The literary art of the Military Division's Mansion is nothing to Sima Yi, his purpose is to follow Guo Jia, learn more knowledge that he has not been exposed to, and take the opportunity to find the secrets of Youzhou.

But for Chen Lie, the literary art of the Military Division's Mansion is a position that he can accept with his head bowed.

Whether it is ability or background, Chen Lie is not as good as Sima Yi.

If Chen Lie can become a county magistrate at this age, or follow Guo Jia and Zhao Hui, even if it is just a small official, it is already a good starting point for Chen Lie.

But he has no chance of becoming a prefectural magistrate at all now.

Even if Guo Jia wanted to appoint him before, he would have to wait for another two years.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

Therefore, he is now very envious of Sima Yi.

Sima Yi just came to Youzhou to study, and just said a few words to Guo Jia, and was valued by Guo Jia.

Although Chen Lie knew that he was inferior to Sima Yi in all aspects.

However, regarding Sima Yi's being turned into a literary scholar by Guo Jiazheng, Chen Lie still prefers to think that it is because of Sima Yi's family.

Guo Jia values the Sima family in Hanoi.

If his family also has the strength of the Sima family, he should also be recruited as an official now.

There is no need to take the imperial examination with other people at all.

Guo Jia recruited Sima Yi as a literary scholar, and he was a subordinate official of the Military Division's Mansion, and all the money was paid by the Military Division's Mansion, not an official official of the Han Dynasty.

Guo Jia can use whoever he wants, and he doesn't need to participate in the imperial examination.

But if Sima Yi is asked to serve as an official position such as a county magistrate, Sima Yi will also participate in the imperial examination.

But for Sima Yi, participating in the imperial examination is already a formality, with his ability, it is impossible to pass without participating in the imperial examination, if there is no accident, it is basically transparent.

In the two years at Youzhou University, Sima Yi learned all the knowledge taught in the school.

Looking at the disappeared Sima Yi, Chen Lie felt envy and jealousy in his heart, and also yearned.

If Sima Yi didn't have an accident in Jicheng, he must go to Jicheng.

As for the matter of instigating the three hundred bandits, Chen Lie planned to really forget about it, as if it had never happened.

His psychological quality is not as good as Sima Yi, if he doesn't forget this matter, he will always be nervous in front of Guo Jia.

It's understandable when you're new to it.

But after a long time, it will definitely be suspected, and Guo Jia is not a man-eating devil.

Relatively speaking, he is already a very peaceful person.

When you see Guo Jia, you can almost think of people who are nervous and scared, and they can almost think of people who have ghosts in their hearts.

Absolutely can't escape Guo Jia's eyes.

Back at the mansion, Chen Lie went to his study and picked up the book he hadn't read for a long time.

There were snowflakes in the sky, and although Sima Yi and his party were riding horses, their speed was not fast.

On the snow were strings of horseshoe prints, which were then quickly covered in snowflakes.

Suddenly, snow flew up from the ground.

"Childe be careful, there are snow thieves."

Fourteen guards surrounded Sima Yi in the middle.

I saw that among the snowflakes flying in the sky, several white figures jumped high, holding bright long swords in their hands.

The other two people, after jumping up, cast a large net in their hands to envelop Sima Yi.

The long sword on Sima Yi's waist flashed coldly.

The large net that shrouded him was cut off, the long sword spun, and then with a flick of it, the falling net was thrown and landed on the snow in the distance.

The snowflakes were still flying in the air, and several white shadows had already landed, and they quickly rushed towards Sima Yi.

The white figures were mixed in with the snow, and their figures were erratic and deceptive.

Even his hair was covered, and only a pair of eyes were exposed.

These people, known as snow thieves, only come out in winter, and they are all dressed in white, burying themselves in the snow and waiting for their prey to come to the door automatically.

And they are never fixed in one place, and they are also found in the entire Youzhou and even Jizhou.

They are small in number, their whereabouts are secretive, and they have appeared in Youzhou a few years ago.

Zhao Hui also thought about exterminating them, but even if he sent a large number of intelligence officers, it would be difficult to collect information about these snow thieves.

Basically, they received the news, and by the time they rushed over, they had already lost their trace.

They hide in the snow and are difficult to spot.

And only on snowy days, heavy snow can easily erase the traces they leave behind.

When they arrived, all they saw was a vast white snowfield, with footprints and blood covered in heavy snow, and perhaps half of the corpses could be seen.

Every winter, there are always people who are killed by these snow thieves.

They are no ordinary bandits, everyone is a master.

The average person is no match for them.

From their appearance to the present, although they have failed, they have also been able to get out of the way.

Every winter, Zhao Hui would send people to disguise themselves as traveling merchants.

But these snow thieves are very cunning.

When they see that there are too many people and they are not sure, they will not make a move.

And they hide in the snow, and even if someone walks past them, as long as they don't move, it is difficult for others to find their tracks.