When she came out of her boudoir after soothing the girl to sleep, it was already the moment when the sky was dark. Although he didn't sleep all night, thanks to his strong physique, Wang Yao was still full of energy at this time and didn't feel tired at all.

After lightly picking up the girl's clothes scattered in the corridor to the bathroom, washing them and taking them to the balcony on the second floor to dry, after hesitating, Wang Yao returned to the living room on the first floor, and picked up the eight energy crystals that he had casually thrown on the table as soon as he entered the door last night.

Of these eight energy crystals, one of them was preserved on the road of Wei (that is, the two that tricked Zhang Shao at the beginning), and six of them were obtained by Luna and Zhao Yun in this battle of Wu and Shu.

Standing alone in the slightly dim living room, silently looking at the red crystal that was faintly shaped like a dragon flowing in his hand, under the reflection of the bewitching red light it exuded, Wang Yao's face slowly became a little complicated.

According to Zhuge Liang's original statement, the lives of 10,000 soldiers can condense this energy crystal, and these eight energy crystals are actually the essence of 80,000 lives!

This is an out-and-out human blood steamed bun.

Shaking his head slightly, Wang Yao turned around and found a piece of cloth, wrapped the eight energy crystals, and opened the door and walked out of the pavilion.

In the early morning of five o'clock, it was very quiet, the air was unusually fresh, and when I walked on the empty streets, I felt that many sounds that I had not noticed during the day, so faint that I could not make out the sounds, could all be heard clearly at this moment

Wang Yao enjoyed this subtle silence alone, while walking towards the outside of Jingzhou City, along the way, there are traces left over from last night's large-scale celebration, Jingzhou City last night was very lively, although the battle of Wushu was not a great victory, but as long as it was not defeated, every time the army returned triumphantly, Jingzhou would hold a celebration to celebrate the safe return of their sons, which seemed to have become a fixed activity.

Soon, out of the northern gate of Jingzhou, Wang Yao came to the familiar base camp of the legion.

Now is the most tired moment for people, but the soldiers in charge of the night vigil are still in good spirits, and after seeing Wang Yao, they are even more respectful as if they have been beaten with chicken blood.

Wang Yao didn't have the leisure to respond to the enthusiasm of the soldiers one by one, but only nodded symbolically, and walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army in the center.

The big tent of the Chinese army is where Zhuge Liang works.

The reason why he came here was because Zhuge Liang whispered to him last night to come to the base camp to find him the next day, saying that he had something to discuss with him, but as far as Wang Yao estimated, Zhuge Liang probably came for the matter of the "Highland Alliance", right?

As soon as he walked into the big tent, by the dim candlelight, Wang Yao saw that Zhuge Liang was buried in the side of the handsome case, which was nearly two meters wide, and was crowded with all kinds of books and bamboo slips on the mountain, and there was almost no room for people to be accommodated.

In fact, the candlelight in the big tent had been lit all night

"So early." Zhuge Liang said without raising his head.

"Well, don't tell me you haven't slept all night." Wang Yao nodded, then walked over, took a book from Zhuge Liang's desk at random and flipped through it, and found that it was not official business, but some vague historical documents: "What are you doing with these?" ”

Zhuge Liang looked at the equipment on Wang Yao's body quietly, and said softly: "These strange equipment on your body, I always vaguely remember which historical documents I have seen similar records before, I really care about it, so I specially asked someone from Jixia Academy to help me transport all the documents I had read a month ago." ”

"yes, that's hard work. If you find any clues, please let me know, I have always wanted to know the origin. Wang Yao found a place to sit down, and at the same time placed the energy crystal on the table beside him.

In Zhuge Liang's gaze, Wang Yao said: "These are all energy crystals I got in the canyon, and it's useless to put them here for me, so I'll send them to you by the way." ”

Zhuge Liang covered his mouth and coughed lightly, as if he had straightened out his breath, before nodding and saying, "Well, then I'll see if I can spare time in the next two days, and then I'll go to Wollongong to arrange an upgrade for you first." ”

Wang Yao looked at Zhuge Liang's slightly haggard face and said, "I think you should pay more attention to rest if you have time, stay up late and hurt yourself." As for the upgrade, I didn't plan to do so from the beginning. ”

Zhuge Liang was slightly stunned: "What do you mean?" ”

Wang Yao played with one of the energy crystals and said: "You also said that these energy crystals are actually all condensed from the lives of soldiers, and each piece is tens of thousands of lives, in fact, since I learned this truth, even in the canyon battlefield, I rarely kill enemy soldiers." ”

As soon as Wang Yao's words fell, Zhuge Liang frowned slightly.

Where could he not hear the meaning of Wang Yao's words?

Under Zhuge Liang's silent gaze, Wang Yao said: "Don't look at me with such eyes, even if you don't upgrade, with my current equipment, it is enough to fight against the enemy heroes." I didn't intend to rely on these blood steamed buns to strengthen myself from the beginning, after all, every level I upgraded, I need to consume an energy crystal, and according to this calculation, I must sacrifice 150,000 people at the full level, and I don't want to carry such a heavy burden of sinful karma. ”

The atmosphere that was originally quite harmonious suddenly cooled down.

"Do you still think you're left alone?"

Zhuge Liang narrowed a pair of deep blue eyes slightly, and stared at Wang Yao tightly: "These equipment of yours can give you the power to fight heroes, but after all, these are just the amplification of foreign objects, and relying too much on these foreign objects will inevitably lead you into a situation from which you will never recover!" I can understand your compassion for the soldiers, but since ancient times, it has always been a success, in the end, your refusal to use the energy crystal, perhaps out of morality and principle, but this practice is extremely stupid in my opinion, the so-called wise man goes with the time, the fool moves against the time, many times, you should learn to submit to the current of the world, even if it is dirty and filthy, do not resist it, because it has always been so! ”

Listening to Zhuge Liang's reprimand, although they were already very familiar with each other, Wang Yao couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart.

Zhuge Liang said the truth, why didn't he understand? But Mr. Lu Xun said it well; It's always been that way, right?

"Yes, maybe I'm really stupid to do that. But I always believe that if I want to change this world of the jungle, I must first change this established tradition, why do I have to sacrifice my soldiers to strengthen myself like other heroes? If everyone is as selfish as you are, who only know how to use the sacrifices of others to achieve themselves, without any regard for benevolence, righteousness and morality, then when will there be peace in this world?! ”

Zhuge Liang was speechless for a while.

History is vast, but it has been repeating itself in a cycle between peace and war, why? In the final analysis, it is the extreme law that human beings have always believed in that the law of the jungle that causes constant trouble. And once many things are done, it is equivalent to admitting that the reason why Wang Yao refuses to use energy crystals is only because he denies this extreme thought.

Wasn't it because of Wang Yao's rebellious spirit and belief in daring to refute tradition that he was determined to assist Su An to help Wang Yao?

In this bloody and inhumane era, someone really needs to be able to subvert it with a new idea, and Wang Yao has always been clear about where his direction is

Seeing that Zhuge Liang was silent, Wang Yao waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'm not here to reason with you." You specifically asked me to come over, did you want to ask what happened to the Highland Alliance this time? ”

"I can guess a little bit about the Highland Covenant without asking."

Zhuge Liang's tone softened slightly, and said: "With Zhou Yu's character, if he can't know his feelings, move them with reason, and lure them to profit, he will never be able to put down his face and cooperate with you for a truce." I think you are likely to have reached an alliance with him in some sense, which can not only satisfy your long-cherished wish to realize the liberation soldiers, but also satisfy Zhou Yu's desire to achieve great things, the specific steps should be based on the Wushu Alliance Blueprint, and then establish a larger alliance, and at the same time let Zhou Yu be in a high position in this system, because only in this way can Zhou Yu be willing to cooperate with you. ”

Damn, awesome!

To be honest, Wang Yao admires Zhuge Liang very much in his heart, because this man can always predict a lot of unknown facts, and he is even more insightful when he looks at people! Just from Zhou Yu's temperament and his wishes, it can be guessed that the title of peerless conspiracy is indeed not called in vain.

But because of this, Wang Yao was even more puzzled: "Then what are you looking for me for?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "I hope you can kill someone." ”

The sudden change made Wang Yao directly stunned: "Kill? ”

"That's right." Zhuge Liang raised a pair of eyes that suddenly became cold: "If I'm not mistaken, the seventh main force you commanded at the beginning were all killed in the Wei Highlands, but there was still one soldier who survived, right?" ”

Looking at Zhuge Liang, who was expressionless, Wang Yao suddenly felt a chill rising from his back spine: "You said Fei? Are you kidding me?! Why?! ”

"I'm not kidding." In Wang Yao's shocked gaze, Zhuge Liang said in an emotionless tone: "Only a dead person can keep a secret, as your guard, he knows too many things, especially when you assassinated Zhang Shao on the battlefield in the canyon, if he was lured by someone and leaked this matter, I am afraid it will be very unfavorable to your situation, so just in case, this soldier can't stay!" ”

Wang Yao was frightened when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Fei is loyal to me, he will not betray me." ”

"Never underestimate the greed and ignorance of those soldiers." Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes: "Moreover, even if wealth can't move his heart, what if he is secretly caught and tortured?" You probably haven't tortured anyone, have you? Anyway, if I come, no soldier will be able to survive half a stick of incense in my hands. ”

"What the hell do you mean? Is there someone who wants to be disadvantageous to the fee? Wang Yao's brows furrowed more and more.

Zhuge Liang did not answer directly, but changed his words and asked, "What kind of person do you think Your Majesty is?" ”

Wang Yao asked inexplicably, "What's the matter with Brother Liu?" ”

Zhuge Liang sighed and said, "Wang Yao, you are still shallow, and you don't know that this sea is as deep as the sea. You have to remember that there are three taboos for those who are ministers: first, they have high merit and shock the master; the second is the power bully; The third is to overwhelm the master! On the surface, you seem to be the first in this battle, but in fact, you have crossed the top without permission and made a private alliance with the state of Wu, but you have already committed a big taboo because of this. ”

Wang Yao looked at Zhuge Liang in a daze, he had never thought about this aspect of the Gong Gao Zhen Lord!

Then, Zhuge Liang said meaningfully: "The highest power is no more than the emperor, and the ruthless and unrighteous is no more than the emperor!" The most vicious thing in this world is not the murderous heroes, let alone a cup of poisonous wine, but the hearts of emperors! They will not allow anyone to climb on top of their heads, if the slightest trespass, it will attract their suspicion and murder, believe me, even if you don't have this heart, but in terms of behavior, it is likely to have made some high-level people feel guilty, and the matter has come to this point, you can only quickly clear your name, because I am worried that this hidden danger will one day become your handle. ”

Wang Yao never expected that Zhuge Liang called him here for this!

At the beginning, in the highlands of Wei State, he couldn't keep the entire seventh main force, but now he wants him to kill the last remaining person with his own hands, how can he do it?!

Thinking of this, Wang Yao said more firmly: "These are just your unilateral concerns, I can't kill Fei because of this, right?" ”

But Zhuge Liang was unexpectedly persistent in this matter: "Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case, you can not use the energy crystal for the time being, but there is only this one thing, you have to listen to me!" ”

And Wang Yao is also very stubborn about this: "We can discuss other things, but only this one, I will not change my mind!" If you called me just for that, then we don't have to talk about anything! ”

Wang Yao really didn't want to quarrel with Zhuge Liang, so as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately turned around and planned to leave.

"Stop." A cold voice came from Zhuge Liang's mouth, like an invisible blade, suddenly approaching Wang Yao's back: "I have spent so much energy cultivating you, and I will never allow you to fall short because of a mere soldier, if you don't want to, then I will do it myself." ”

Bang!

Wang Yao was annoyed, turned around and slapped the table: "The life and death of my subordinates should be decided by themselves, I have no right to deprive others of their lives, and neither do you!" Listen, if I find out that Fei is missing a cold hair, I will only ask you! ”

After saying it angrily, this time Wang Yao did not hesitate anymore and left the military tent directly. And this meeting ended unhappily

The candlelight flickered, and the tent was silent.

"I hope my concerns are wrong"

With a low sigh, Zhuge Liang gently covered his mouth with the back of his hand and coughed lowly, while holding a brush in his hand, he wrote a word on the bamboo slip in front of him.

"Life."

(Battlefield Literature)