"Zhou Yu, it's time." Outside the cell door, the jailer shouted. Zhou Yu, who heard the voice, moved his body and walked out of the cell slowly.

At this time, Zhou Yu was not the Zhou Yu who was called Mei Zhoulang in Jiangdong at the beginning, he offended Liu Xie, and he didn't suffer much on the way to Chang'an, but the mental blow made Zhou Yu unforgettable. In Jiangdong, Zhou Yu is one person below ten thousand people, and he has asked people to be locked in cages and visited. Although this is the rule of the imperial court, Zhou Yu is still a little unacceptable.

When he arrived in Chang'an, Zhou Yu's suffering did not end. Because of his refusal to surrender, the court naturally would not be polite to Zhou Yu, although he was not beheaded for public display, and he was punished, but don't think about it, Zhou Yu needs to go to work outside the city during the day, and return to the cell to rest at night.

Although Zhou Yu is both civil and military, how could he have done such a rough job that only lowly people can do, these days have persevered, usually in charge of military power, and the pair of "tender hands" that have been playing the piano and entertaining themselves have worn out calluses at this time. But Zhou Yu has not yet succumbed, and he has fought silently, but he has not surrendered.

And Liu Xie also seemed to be consumed with Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu refused to give in, and he was not in a hurry, just consuming day by day, to see who couldn't hold on first in the end.

At this time, Zhou Yu had four "guards" around him, all of whom graduated from the martial arts hall opened by Tong Yuan and Wang Yue, and they were very skilled, and everyone had the ability to capture Zhou Yu alive. And their mission is one, to prevent Zhou Yu from finding an opportunity to escape or commit suicide while working in the city. Every day when Zhou Yu goes out of the city to work, the four of them follow, taking over and delivering them, and today is no exception.

Now the road is being built in the south of Chang'an City, which is also Zhou Yu's destination, and the work content is not complicated, two words to describe it is coolies, responsible for transporting the materials needed to repair the road. For the convenience of work, Zhou Yu at this time is not in shackles, anyway, there are four "supervisors" around him, and he can't run away.

As some time ago, Zhou Yu was pushing a wheelbarrow in his hand, and the cart was loaded with a cart of gravel blocks. The so-called practice makes perfect, do a lot, and naturally master the trick, looking at Zhou Yu's actions at this time, he is completely a qualified road construction worker, who would have thought that this person was once the governor of the Jiangdong Navy.

Except for the four people who are in charge of the delivery, others don't know Zhou Yu's true identity at all, and the only thing that makes them wonder is that this worker has a big spectrum, and he has to bring four bodyguards to work.

From sunrise to sunset, Zhou Yu's hard day was over, he reached out and rubbed his somewhat sore back, and without being reminded by others, Zhou Yu walked towards the city. The four people responsible for "protecting" Zhou Yu saw that Zhou Yu knew each other like this, so they followed silently.

Since it is to build a road, of course, it is to build farther and farther, at first Zhou Yu only needed to walk about a stick of incense to return to the city, but now, it has reached the situation where it takes more than half an hour to walk. Seeing that it was approaching dusk, Zhou Yu and his party couldn't help but speed up their pace, so as not to be blocked out of the city in time to return to the city. It's getting colder and colder, and although the cell is not comfortable, there is a wall that can shield some cold wind, if it is blocked from freezing outside the city for a night, the current Zhou Yu is not eligible to be absent from work the next day.

Zhou Yu lowered his head and hurried away, not paying attention to the situation around him, so when he suddenly heard the sound of a bowstring nearby, he didn't react for a while, and when he was surrounded by the three people who were responsible for protecting him, he realized that this was someone "robbing the prisoner". It's not intended, it's already done.

Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to defend, even if there are 10,000 enemies? If the cold arrow hits the vital point, it will be the same end, not to mention that it is not a swordsman who is ten thousand enemies. The companion was killed on the spot, which made the remaining three very nervous, and the murderer stopped moving as soon as he hit him, leaving the three of them to know nothing but that the cold arrow was shot from the forest.

"Fourth, you stay, I'll go into the forest with the third child to have a look." The eldest of the four saw that it was not a way to be deadlocked, so he assigned their respective tasks, and the fourth brother who was left to guard Zhou Yu agreed, took out the shackles he carried with him, and handcuffed Zhou Yu's hands and feet, and told the two brothers who wanted to enter the forest to check carefully.

The time of a stick of incense has passed......

Half an hour passed again......

The two people who went into the forest to check on it never returned, like a coin that fell into the water but did not hear the sound, making the people waiting outside both worried and afraid.

It was getting late, and the already unlit woods were even darker, and combined with what had happened before, it made people feel even more eerie.

The swordsman who was left in charge of guarding Zhou Yu was highly nervous, and any disturbance at this time might stimulate him to do irrational things. Zhou Yu watched coldly, and at the same time, his brain was spinning rapidly, guessing who wanted to rescue him at this time?

After thinking about it, although Zhou Yu didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that the most suspicious person was his sworn brother, Sun Ce, the lord of Jiangdong. Because he understood Sun Ce's temperament, the more Zhou Yu thought about it, the more he felt that his speculation was correct. In the whole world, there is no one else who has the courage and is willing to take risks to save himself, except for Sun Ce.

Move? That's for sure. Trapped in the hinterland of the enemy's territory, if there is no accident, on the premise of not surrendering, my wish to return to Jiangdong in this life may only come true in a dream. It is difficult for you to see each other separately from your relatives, and it is difficult for your ambitions to be realized. In such a situation, if someone risks his life to save him, if the rescued person is not moved, then it can only be said that the rescued person is not worth saving.

At the same time, Zhou Yu was worried about Sun Ce's audacity, this is Chang'an, thousands of miles away from Jiangdong, Sun Ce, as the lord of Jiangdong, went deep into the enemy territory to save himself, in case there was an accident, he was really unforgivable.

For a while, Zhou Yu had mixed feelings, both worried and nervous, and the person in charge of guarding Zhou Yu finally couldn't bear the mental pressure, and made up his mind to go back to the city first, and then come here to find the two brothers after notifying the defenders in the city.

"Let's go! Hugh has to play tricks. The swordsman warned Zhou Yu fiercely, and before the words fell, he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps behind him, and the swordsman hurriedly turned around to look, and saw two figures walking out of the woods.

"Big brother, third brother, ......" The swordsman was overjoyed when he saw this, and immediately left Zhou Yu alone, and walked towards the two who walked out of the woods, but when they got closer, they found that the two people who came out of the woods were not the two brothers who had entered the forest before.

"Who are you?" The swordsman shouted.

But the other party did not answer, and rushed to the swordsman silently. The swordsman didn't know who came, but Zhou Yu, who was standing behind, recognized the person. I'm really afraid of something, the person who came is his brother Sun Ce, he is really bold, when Chang'an is his own backyard, he can come if he wants.

With a scream, Sun Ce killed the last swordsman who "protected" Zhou Yu. After all the people in the way were killed, seeing that his brother Zhou Yu was safe and sound, Sun Ce couldn't help but relax his spirits, walked towards Zhou Yu, and asked with concern: "Gong Jin, don't come to harm?" ”

"Bo Fu, you...... Be careful! When Zhou Yu shouted the last caution, it was already too late, and almost at the same time, Sun Ce felt a pain in his heart, and tried to look back, and found that his companion Ma Zhong, who had been following him closely, was retreating quickly, and he was still carrying the bow and crossbow that had just been murdered.

"Bo Fu, Bo Fu ......" Zhou Yu staggered to Sun Ce's side and asked nervously.

“…… Hey...... I didn't expect that I, Sun Ce, would die in the hands of a small child. Sun Ce, who had received a fatal arrow, had some difficulty speaking at this time, and looked at Zhou Yu and said with a smile reluctantly.

"Don't speak, save your strength." After Zhou Yu finished speaking, he raised his head and glared at the attacker and asked, "Ma Zhong, are you crazy?" ”

"Most of the governors forgive their sins, and the last general is also under orders." Ma Zhong replied as he wound the crossbow.

“…… Was it instigated by Sun Quan? Zhou Yu was unusually calm at this time, and asked when he heard the words.

"Yes, the second prince said that the lord is willful and reckless, regardless of the safety of Jiangdong for one person, and he is not the master, for the sake of the foundation of the Sun family in Jiangdong, he will find an opportunity to get rid of this hidden danger in Jiangdong."

"Ridiculous! The six counties of Jiangdong were beaten down by Bo Fu little by little, what does it have to do with his Sun Quan? If you want to bully your brother's property, do you still have to find a reason? Zhou Yu scolded angrily.

“…… The Metropolitan Governor is really smart, but the truth of this matter will no longer be known to others, and the Metropolitan Governor will not have a chance to tell anyone else. Ma Zhong said, raised his hand and raised his bow and crossbow to aim at Zhou Yu.

As soon as he saw Ma Zhong's actions, Zhou Yu knew that the other party was planning to kill people and kill people, and even if someone raised objections in the future, it would be dead and unproven. The truth of the matter, no one will ever know.

"......" Zhou Yu ignored the bow and crossbow in Ma Zhong's hand, looked down at Sun Ce in his arms, and found that Sun Ce was lifeless at this time, like a sleeping baby, with an indifferent expression.

"The elder brother walks slowly, and the younger brother is coming." Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce with a bitter face, and then shouted to Ma Zhong: "Ma Zhong! If you help the abuse today, you will not die a good death in the future! Zhou Gongjin is waiting in the underworld to see what happens to you. ”

"Governor, the last general is only doing what he is told, and this retribution will not fall on me alone. You're still safe on the road, don't talk nonsense. After Ma Zhong finished speaking, he was about to release the arrow, and at this moment, a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, Ma Zhong couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly aimed at Zhou Yu's vital point is an arrow, but to Ma Zhong's surprise, the arrow that had been off the string would be shot down halfway.

If you can shoot down the crossbow arrows you shoot, you will definitely not be weaker than yourself. Ma Zhong, who was self-aware, didn't care about Zhou Yu's life or death, and immediately retreated into the woods, and when the arrivals rushed to Zhou Yu's side, Ma Zhong had disappeared.

"Zhou Gongjin, are you okay? Who is this man...... Sun Bofu? The person who arrived in time took a closer look at the person in Zhou Yu's arms and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

“…… Thank you, General Xiahou, for your help. Zhou Yu showed a smile that was more ugly than crying and said to Xiahou Yuan.

"Don't thank you yet, why is this Sun Bofu here?" Xiahou Yuan asked in confusion.

“…… It's all my fault, if I had surrendered earlier, I wouldn't have bothered him to risk coming here, and in the end he was plotted. Zhou Yu said with a bitter look on his face.

“…… Dead? Xiahou Yuan jumped off the horse, squatted in front of Zhou Yu, and reached out to touch Sun Ce's pulse as he spoke.

"An arrow pierces the heart, is there still life?"

"That's not necessarily, if it's a big life, if you can't keep it, you will have a chance." Xiahou Yuan stretched out his hand to touch the pulse as he spoke, and Zhou Yu also let Xiahou Yuan touch it, temporarily out of danger, Zhou Yu was sad from his heart, where was he still in the mood to pay attention to things outside his body.

"Smack!" However, before Zhou Yu could extricate himself from his grief, Xiahou Yuan had already slapped Zhou Yu in the face, and shouted: "It's not time to mourn yet, you have to cry and wait for later." ”

"General Xiahou, is Bo Fu still saved?" Zhou Yu didn't care about the pain on his face, and looked at Xiahou Yuan hopefully and asked.

"It's not up to me to save it or not." Xiahou Yuan said as he pulled out a ringing arrow from the quiver behind his back and shot it into the sky.

……

Sun Ce's life is very big, to be precise, the Lord of Yama is gracious, the ancestors of the Sun family are blessed, although Ma Zhong's arrow hit Sun Ce's heart, but it is still half an inch away from the heart, as long as the arrow is a little higher, then even if Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing join forces, Sun Ce is hopeless.

Knowing that Sun Ce was still saved, Zhou Yu, who had been worried all night, finally breathed a sigh of relief, although Sun Ce had not yet woken up, but his slightly undulating chest reminded Zhou Yu that his sworn brother was still alive.

"Thank you for the help." Zhou Yu thanked Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing gratefully.

"Zhou Gongzi said seriously, as a doctor, we should save the dead and help the wounded, and what we do is just an internal matter." Hua Tuo said modestly.

As he was talking, he saw Xiahou Yuan walking in with a group of soldiers, Zhou Yu's heart tightened when he saw this, and hurriedly greeted him and asked, "General Xiahou, what are you ......?"

"Zhou Gongjin, don't pretend to be confused, that Sun Ce is the lord of Jiangdong, and this time it fell into the hands of the imperial court, how can the imperial court turn a blind eye."

"But, but ......"

"General Xiahou, the patient is seriously injured and should not be moved lightly." Seeing Zhou Yu's gaze asking for help, Hua Tuo coughed lightly and said to Xiahou Yuan.

For Hua Tuo, Xiahou Yuan is very respectful, not only because Hua Tuo is a celebrity around Liu Xie. Xiahou Yuan has clear grievances, Hua Tuo not only cured Cao Zhengran's acute illness before, but also diagnosed Cao Cao not long ago, preparing to treat Cao Cao's long-standing wind disease. It's just that Cao Cao is worried that he is very resistant to Hua Tuo's craniotomy, so he hasn't operated on it yet.

"Mr. Hua misunderstood, I didn't come here today to take Sun Ce, but to protect him here. According to Zhou Yu, the Assassins had not yet been captured, and it was likely that they would be assassinated again. ”

"Oh, it's old and talkative, please don't blame General Xiahou."

"Mr. Hua is polite." Xiahou Yuan nodded with a smile, and said to Zhou Yu again: "Zhou Gongjin, Xun Situ already knows about this matter, and he also ordered me to come." Xun Situ also had an order, saying that you are allowed to take care of Sun Ce here, and you don't have to go out for a short time. ”

“…… I also ask General Xiahou to thank Xun Situ on my behalf. "Zhou Yu is not a person who does not know good and bad, although the camps are different, but his respect for Xun Yu is no less than that of others. Xun Yu's empathetic arrangement at this time made Zhou Yu feel grateful, and there was nothing wrong with it.

When Ma Zhong, who thought he had completed half of the task, learned the rumor that Sun Ce was not dead a few days later, he first did not believe it, and then had to turn back to Chang'an, preparing to find a way to find out the truth of the matter and then return to Jiangdong to receive the reward.

If you want to find out whether Sun Ce is alive or dead, the easiest way is to go into the house where Sun Ce is said to be imprisoned with your own eyes, as long as you don't see Sun Ce, it naturally means that Sun Ce is dead, and the rumors you have heard in the past few days are likely to be traps that want to trap yourself.

But the idea is correct, but the implementation is unrealistic. How did you get into the house where Sun Ce was imprisoned? Because it is an important person, the protection of the house is three layers inside and three layers outside, and the idle people don't even think about approaching, let alone go in directly. As for impostor, it is even more impossible, but all those who want to enter are all named and surnamed, and there are traces, and outsiders like Ma Zhong have no chance at all.

After wandering around for several days, Ma Zhong never found a chance, so he had to hide back in the inn and continue to think of a way. But while eating, Ma Zhong heard a news that was definitely not good for him, because he learned that Sun Ce was arrested in Chang'an, Liu Xie, the son of heaven who was far away in Xuzhou, put down what he was doing after learning about it, and he was rushing to Chang'an in the starry night, and he would arrive in a few days.

When Liu Xie was not there, Chang'an's security work was quite relaxed, which gave Ma Zhong the opportunity to sneak into the city guest house, but once Liu Xie returned to Chang'an, for Liu Xie's safety, the city would definitely conduct a screening of the foreign population. Ma Zhong is an unsightly identity, where do you dare to stay in the city for a long time. Taking advantage of the darkness and the city gate not closed, Ma Zhong hurriedly packed his luggage and left Chang'an City.

As soon as he got out of the city, Ma Zhong regretted it, Zhou Yu was not dead, Sun Ce is now life and death are unknown, and he has not completed any of the two tasks he came to Chang'an this time, so how can he have the face to go back to see Sun Quan. But if you don't leave at this time, no matter how late it is, it is very likely that you can't go if you want to, and in desperation, Ma Zhong had to embark on the way home, taking advantage of Liu Xie's failure to enter Tongguan and the vigilance in Guanzhong had not yet been upgraded, and went straight to Wuguan.

……

A few days later, Liu Xie rushed back to Chang'an with hundreds of people, and when he saw Xun Yu who greeted him, Liu Xie was not polite, and asked directly: "Wen Ruo, are you sure that person is really Sun Ce?" ”

"It shouldn't be true, Zhou Yuyi can't untie his clothes these days, if it weren't for Sun Ce himself, he wouldn't be so concerned." Xun Yu replied when he heard this.

"That is to say, then Sun Ce should be genuine. But he didn't stay in Jiangdong well, what did he do in Chang'an? Is it really a good friend for life? ”

"Friends?" Xun Yu didn't know what Jiyou was, and looked at Liu Xiedao in wonder.

Liu Xie understood Xun Yu's meaning as soon as he saw it, and he couldn't help but scold himself for talking nonsense, so he had to explain: "Jiyou is used to describe the deep friendship between two men. ”

"Oh, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce do have a deep friendship, but they deserve to be called friends."

Looking at Xun Yu's serious face, Liu Xie suddenly felt a little pain in his stomach, and Xun Yu saw Liu Xie rubbing his stomach, and couldn't help but ask with concern: "Lord, what's wrong with you?" ”

"It's okay, maybe I'm tired from being busy in the past few days. Wen Ruo, where is Sun Ce now? Liu Xie diverted the topic and asked.

"My lord, please come with me."