In the morning, he sent away the carpenter, and Cao Shuo did not go out in the afternoon.

In the small courtyard, he held a long sword and practiced the swordsmanship taught by Wang Yan.

Wang Yan stood not far away, looking at him with a frosty face.

After dancing a set of swordsmanship, Cao Shuo grinned at Wang Yan: "What? Am I getting a lot better now? ”

"Although there is some progress, it is still far from being diligent!" Wang Yan said: "The sword is light and agile, don't use your stupid strength to dance the halberd." ”

Cao Shuo pursed his lips and didn't say anything.

What Wang Yan said is indeed the truth.

When dancing the sword, he would often unconsciously use his extra strength, making the sword move look stupid in an instant.

For a pinnacle swordsman, just a momentary loophole is enough to be fatal.

"Hold your sword." Walking towards Cao Shuo, Wang Yan drew her sword.

As a swordsman, she has never left her sword.

When she was about to get in front of Cao Shuo, she screamed, and the long sword suddenly stabbed out and went straight to Cao Shuo's throat.

had already taken precautions, Cao Shuo's wrist flipped and calmly swung away a sword stabbed by Wang Yan.

"Not bad!" Wang Yan praised, and the long sword stabbed out again.

Cao Shuo was able to deal with it calmly at first, but after twenty or thirty moves, he gradually became a little overwhelmed, and his sword moves to resolve Wang Yan were a little slower than just now.

"If you don't do anything, I can take your life!" While attacking, Wang Yan said.

Another sword stabbed at Cao Shuo's throat.

Seeing that there is no way to avoid it, Cao Shuo has no way back.

He simply didn't retreat, threw away the long sword, and reached out to grab Wang Yan's sword.

It's just to test his swordsmanship, of course Wang Yan refuses to hurt him.

Seeing Cao Shuo abandon the long sword to grab her sword edge, Wang Yan, who was taken aback, hurriedly accepted it.

Cao Shuo took advantage of the situation and stepped forward, grabbed her waist and hugged her in his arms.

Hugged by Cao Shuo, Wang Yan said angrily: "You are cheating!" ”

"When did I cheat?" Cao Shuo said as if he was very serious: "The fact is that I won." Not only did you fail to win me, but you were held in my arms. ”

"You let go!" Hugged by him, Wang Yan twisted twice and wanted to break free.

"I haven't disposed of the prisoners yet, I won't let go!" Cao Shuo said.

"What are you going to do?" Wang Yan asked.

"The two armies are fighting, and after the prisoners are captured, we will deal with them." Cao Shuo said: "Either kill or release, and some are used as labor or merged into the army." ”

"What the hell do you want to do?" Wang Yan asked, "Is it possible to kill me as a prisoner?" ”

"Then I can't bear it!" Cao Shuo said: "My attitude towards female captives has always been that I will never waste them. ”

"What do you mean?" Wang Yan didn't turn the corner for a while.

"If you get the enemy's family on the battlefield, I will reward the meritorious soldiers." Cao Shuo said: "But I captured you......"

"What do you want?"

"Then I'll have to treat myself!" Cao Shuo smiled sheepishly.

"How?" Wang Yan was innocent after all, although she felt that Cao Shuo had nothing to say, she didn't think it was too dirty.

Cao Shuo's hand around her waist moved down, and said in a cheap whisper: "The emperor also lives here, it's inconvenient for me, just touch it!" ”

Suddenly understood what he meant, Wang Yan struggled to break free and glared at him fiercely.

Cao Shuo pursed his lips: "What's there?" Sooner or later, one day, not to mention that I can touch the outside, I can even touch the inside. ”

"Childe!" Wang Yan didn't bother to pay attention to him, and was about to leave, when a maid ran over and said to Cao Shuo: "There are a few people outside the main gate, two of whom claim to be Huo Wu, and they have come to see Gongzi. ”

"How many?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Four people!" The maid said, "In addition to the two men who call themselves Fire Dance, there are also two young men. ”

"Deng Zhan and Zhu Gong are here!" Cao Shuo said to Wang Yan: "I'll pick them up, you can help me say hello to Zhen Ji, and then turn around and ask the maid to take the two Great Qin beauties to the front hall." ”

Wang Yan agreed, and Cao Shuo had already left the courtyard.

Without a guard by his side, he almost trotted to the main gate of Cao's house.

As soon as they came out of the door, the two fire dancers hugged their fists and bowed to salute: "I've seen Childe!" ”

"I heard that you invited Mr. Deng and Mr. Zhu?" Cao Shuo asked.

"These two are." A fire dance introduced the two people standing next to Cao Shuo.

The young man in a dark gray coat with a sword hanging from his waist on the left side did not look so burly, and his cheeks were relatively thin.

Huo Wu introduced to Cao Shuo: "This is Mr. Deng Zhan. ”

"Mr. Deng!" Cao Shuo arched his hand.

Deng Zhan hurriedly replied: "I've seen the son." ”

After saluting Deng Zhan, Cao Shuo looked at the young man on his right who was wearing a dark red robe, carrying a lance behind him, and his burly chest was half exposed: "This should be Zhu Justice, Mr. Zhu!" ”

"Zhu Ao Wucai, how dare you let Gongzi call him a gentleman." Zhu Ao returned the salute.

"I've heard about the two daimyo for a long time, but I didn't have a chance to visit, and a few days ago I chatted with the emperor, and he mentioned the two gentlemen, so I rashly sent someone to invite." Cao Shuo said: "Let's not stand here either, please go back and talk with me." ”

Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao followed Cao Shuo into Cao's house.

The two Fire Dancers retreated.

Entering the Cao family's mansion, Cao Shuo walked in the middle, and Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao walked on either side of him.

"What have you been doing all these years?" Cao Shuo asked the two of them.

"I didn't do anything." Deng Zhan said: "Practicing martial arts at home every day also passed the time. ”

"Since Childe asked, I have to say it too." Zhu Ao said: "Recently, I am being arrested. ”

"Who's being arrested?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Publicity!" Zhu Ao said: "A few days ago in Hanoi, I saw someone bullying men and women in the street market, and I couldn't hold back for a while, and I punched the man to death. Who knew that he was the brother-in-law of the county lieutenant, and he couldn't afford to provoke him, so he had to go to Yanzhou for refuge. I didn't expect Childe to send someone to find me. ”

"Kill the bully, that's to eliminate harm for the people!" Cao Shuo said: "The little county lieutenant also dares to be arrogant. I wish my brother don't worry, one day our Cao family will take Hanoi and let you skin the county lieutenant with cramps! ”

"Just now the prince said that the emperor is also in the house?" Deng Zhan asked.

"Right here at my place." Cao Shuo said, "The two of you will be able to see him later." ”

"I haven't seen the emperor for many years, and I heard that he was locked up in Yuliangzhou, and he was rescued by Gongzi." Deng Zhan asked.

"Rescuing the emperor was also accidental." Cao Shuo told the two of them about going to Yuliangzhou in the first place: "If it wasn't for the assassins of Yuliangzhou who provoked me first, I wouldn't have gone there." Perhaps no one knows where the emperor is yet. ”

"It's all fate!" Deng Zhan asked, "How is the emperor now?" ”

"It's much better, but I can't walk yet." Cao Shuo said: "But with Mr. Hua Tuo taking care of him, it won't be long before he can act as usual." ”

Speaking of Wang Yue, Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao were both embarrassed.