The night of Luoyang City is not dark, and the lights distributed throughout the city in the darkness emit light and become an eye-catching piece. Although there is still a lot of darkness around, but it is also against the backdrop of darkness that these fireflies seem more dreamy.

A taste of bustling.

Cao Cao closed his eyes, he could smell it, and he could also think of the scene he had just seen in his mind. This is something that anyone who has experienced the night of Luoyang City will not forget, not to mention that as long as he is like this, standing on the city wall and looking down, most of Luoyang City will be in his eyes, and this kind of scenery is enough to remember for a lifetime.

Luoyang City still has a curfew, but not after dark, but at the second hour after dark. This makes the night of Luoyang City still prosperous, and it does not seem empty and deserted.

He suddenly had a desire to be able to stand like this, watch Luoyang City, and become an ordinary soldier guarding the city. Because of the scenery of Luoyang City, those houses that have been corroded by time, the street slabs that have been trampled by countless people, the wind here, the rain here, everything, everything, Cao Cao has no way to forget.

It's just that... Cao Cao sighed softly and opened his eyes, and there was darkness in his eyes. Even if there is still a bright light, there is no way to fight this deep darkness, and sooner or later it will dim until it disappears.

At the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, it was as dim as this lamp, surrounded by darkness and evil wolves lurking in the darkness. Accompanied by blood and fire, gathering and parting, wind, rain, scorching sun, cold and snow, he became a strong man!

Just like this Luoyang City, it was built by generations of Han people. Contributing bricks and tiles, there are also many sons of heaven, as well as princes and ministers, everyone in this Luoyang City, in fact, the identity is the same, they are all the builders of this Luoyang City, and they are also the builders of this Han Dynasty.

Until this moment, Cao Cao has never forgotten the glory of the great man. Although he was born at this time, he can still imagine the Han Dynasty at its peak!

"Just, do you smell blood? The smell of decay can be very clearly smelled even if you cover your nose. Cao Cao asked himself, he didn't say much, but he already had the answer in his heart.

He smelled it, he smelled the smell of blood, the smell of decay, decay from the inside of his bones, and it often accompanied him.

There was nothing in front of him, only to look down, the great city of Luoyang. Next to him, no one was injured or dead.

But he just smelled it. This is really ridiculous to say, but only Cao Cao himself knows that it is not ridiculous at all, and he himself can't laugh.

The smell of blood was very faint at first, and it was difficult to detect, but now, it is very strong. It permeates the entire Luoyang City, surrounding Luoyang City, whether it is in the city, whether it is in the city, in the court, in the mansion, there is a smell of blood in every corner.

"Did you see that?" Cao Cao asked.

He raised his head and looked at the sky, where the stars and moon were obscured by a thick cloud that drifted from all over nowhere. During the period of time that Cao Cao was watching, neither the stars nor the moon poked their heads out, and there was no moonlight and starlight, and the entire sky was pitch black.

The coals burned on the brazier at the head of the city, and the sparks crackled and exploded in it, sending out a faint stream of fire, and then it disappeared into the darkness. The wind blew gently, moving with Cao Cao's robe outside his armor, caressing his face and neck, slightly cold.

He was looking at the stars and moon in the sky, and he was also looking at the dark clouds that were shrouded, and even more at the blood light above the dark clouds. How many people have seen the blood-colored light, and how many people have paid attention?

How many people understand what the current Luoyang City, the future Luoyang City, and the future world will become?

No one understands, that's because they don't know, and Cao Cao himself doesn't know. No one can predict the direction of the general trend, and no one can know what the future will look like.

Is it hell, or is it heaven?

That's what you said, right? The two extremes depicted by the candle shadow are nothing more than troubled times and prosperous times.

He lowered his head again, stretched out his palm, and looked at his palm, the lines of his palm were somewhat invisible in the darkness, but he could still see clearly under the light of the brazier next to him.

It would be nice if you could look at the palm prints on your palms like this. But that's impossible, too many things in the world, if they are as simple as seeing and hearing in the palm of your hand, they only exist in your personal imagination.

With five fingers and a grip on his palm, Cao Cao worked very hard, and the strength of his whole body was concentrated on it.

But why does he feel powerless? A sense of powerlessness is born from my heart. Yes, he can control himself, so how many things can he do? There are so many things he can do, but he can't do.

He thought that he was not an ordinary person, and only now did he feel more and more that he was just a little better than ordinary people. In many things, he is not much better than an ordinary person, which is really a kind of irony.

"Meng De is so interested, he actually enjoys the cleanness of the night breeze here and sees the night view of Luoyang." An inopportune voice rang in Cao Cao's ears, waking up Cao Cao in contemplation.

He looked to the side, but it turned out to be a candle shadow, but he had just thought too deeply, immersed in his own thoughts, and did not notice his arrival, until he heard the sound and woke up. In other places, Cao Cao didn't dare to be so careless, but on the city wall he was guarding, there were soldiers guarding it, and one of the two brothers Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan was on duty, so he didn't have to worry about any danger.

If even such an environment could not be controlled by the soldiers he was in charge of in the West Garden, then he Cao Mengde would be too much of a failure. If there is a problem here, then in other places, it is even less safe and reliable.

"You." Cao Cao shook his head and said with a smile.

Turning his head again, he once again cast his eyes outside the city wall, and in the night of Luoyang City below, Cao Cao said: "I'm just thinking, thinking about some things in the past, things now, and things in the future." ”

"I thought you were scared." Candle Shadow has a hint of banter.

He knew very well what Cao Cao's current state was, and anyone could not do anything when faced with something he wanted to change. When you try your best and can only reverse it a little, you will have all kinds of emotions and doubts.

"yes. I was scared. Cao Cao admitted without hesitation.

What is face? If he's afraid, he's afraid, it's just that simple.

"You, Cao Mengde, are not the ones who would be afraid." Candle Shadow untied the flask from his waist, pulled out the stopper, and shook it before he lifted the flask and took a sip from the side.

The wine entered his throat, and he wiped the wine from the corners of his lips with his fingers, and Candle Shadow continued to speak: "You can borrow money from others and not pay it back, you have no money in the gambling house, you can be calm, and you can also play a good swordsmanship, not to mention that you are still one of the eight captains of the West Garden, I really don't know what you are afraid of." ”

Seeing Cao Cao turn his head again, his face expressionless, just looking at the wine jug in his hand, Candle Shadow hurriedly poured a few more sips into his mouth before sighing with satisfaction.

"Don't you think, in the army, you can't drink alcohol."

Cao Cao turned his head again, and his heart was slightly stunned, life, about the time when he was singing about wine, he was the most comfortable and worry-free. It's just that he has too much sorrow now, including the candle shadow standing next to him, this guy sometimes doesn't save him any face at all, it's the kind that pokes his heart.

But that's fine. The most rare thing is not the friend who drinks and has fun with you, but the friend who can tell the truth many times, knowing that many words are not good.

It's nice to have a friend like Candle Shadow. It's just that...

Cao Cao suddenly realized what Candle Shadow had just said about him. Raising an eyebrow, he asked, "Am I really that bad?" Or you usually don't have anything to do, and you don't want to remember more of my advantages, so you're just here to remember these troubles! ”

"Isn't this trying to show that you Cao Mengde is brave and fearless..."

Cao Cao couldn't help but nod his head when he said this, but the more he listened to it, the more wrong it became, until...

"What? Shameless, what is that, when did I, Cao Mengde, get involved with Shameless? Also, what is the fool in your mouth, when did I Cao Mengde become stupid? I don't know it myself? ”

"If you know, then why do you need someone else to tell you?" Another sentence of the candle shadow, like an arrow, shot at Cao Cao without half a moment's hesitation.

It sounds reasonable, but it's very wrong! Wait a minute... Cao Cao realized what the candle shadow was talking about, and he suddenly turned his head, stretched out his hand, and snatched the wine jug from his hand.

The movements were so fast, decisive, and precise that even Cao Cao himself was shocked by this. Probably, this is the magic of grabbing people's favor? All in all, he unceremoniously changed the flask to his other hand and turned his back on it.

"In the military, you can't drink alcohol, even if you're not a soldier." Cao Cao explained solemnly.

"Okay." Candle Shadow waved his hand helplessly, and after a while, the atmosphere was much better. At least when he looked at Cao Cao again, there was no longer such obvious worries.

"There is nothing unusual in the camp of the West Park Army." Candle Shadow Road.

He came here to report to Cao Cao today's situation.

"There is nothing unusual now, and of course it doesn't mean that there will be no abnormalities in the future, maybe there will be some movements that the eyeliner can't see. However, if the move is too small, it means that the move is meaningless, or the move is not very useful. As for the big moves, they can't be hidden at all, especially in the West Park Army, where many eyeliners have been invested now. ”

"The private residence of the Ten Standing Servants in Luoyang has also sent someone over to monitor it. In addition, Li Ru's address in Luoyang City has also been found, but there is no way to send someone to infiltrate it. ”

"During this time, it was very calm, so calm and depressing, so calm that people's hearts felt that they couldn't breathe."

"Really? No movement, calm. Cao Cao groaned.

His tone became low, and he added, "That means that he is preparing for a big move." ”

"Yes, big move." Candle Shadow agrees. In his field of vision, the dark place in Luoyang City in the distance suddenly lit up. Like the light that was seen, it was dark before, but now it is shining with light, and there is no warning.

It is impossible for the Ten Servants to give up, and giving up means that everything they have gotten and what they have gotten is even what they originally had. All the lives of the family will be lost together. In such a situation, who will be restrained? Even if you know that there is no hope, but you can struggle, you will still struggle. What's more, the Ten Standing Servants are not hopeless, and their side is not in a position to win.

In the same way, perhaps none of them will be winners, and everything they fight for will be taken away by the yellow sparrow.

This game has become a chain. Now it's up to who can latch on to one link, or untie one, or get entangled with each other.

"Now, what we are waiting for is the moment of the outbreak." Candle Shadow Road.

He was waiting, Cao Cao was waiting, and many people in Luoyang City were waiting. Everyone is waiting for the moment they want, stocking up on everything and getting ready to give it a go.

Is it heaven or hell? It's all in this fight. Whether you have nothing, or you get everything, it all depends on each other's means, scheming, and a little bit of destiny.

The day gives luck.

"Actually, what I'm afraid of is not what others would be afraid of." Cao Cao said suddenly.

"Ah, I know." Candle Shadow replied. Of course, he knew that if Cao Cao was really afraid, he would not have chosen to do so from the beginning.

Because he is not afraid, he has now become a dispensable person in He Jin's eyes. If it weren't for the fact that he had the military rank of a military captain and controlled part of the military strength of the Xiyuan Army, he would not have been able to even enter He Jin's Great General's Mansion a long time ago.

"What I'm afraid of is not personal honor and disgrace, let alone what I will lose in it."

"What I'm afraid of is what the whole world, this prosperous world, and this powerful Han Dynasty will become."

"However, if you don't do something, it doesn't mean it won't happen. Don't always speculate whether others will do it, because you are not someone else, and there is no way to know if someone else will do it. ”

"So even if you're scared, do it. It's because I'm afraid, because it's what I want to stop, so I have to do it, right? After saying a series of words, Cao Cao was a little breathless, and after the last question appeared, his chest was still heaving.

"Yes."

Cao Cao laughed softly at Candle Shadow's answer, and he stretched out his arm, pointing his fingers forward. said categorically: "You and I, walk together." ”

(End of chapter)