Chapter 16: The Deceased

Cao Cao has been busy with the war these days, and he hasn't seen Qiao Wan for a few days, and at this glance, he only thinks that she looks like a walking corpse, thin and thin, her face is pale, her lips are cracked due to lack of water, and there is no light in her eyes.

He couldn't help frowning and said, "Does the girl really want to do this to herself?"

Qiao Wan turned around, staring at the starry sky outside the screen window in a daze, without saying a word, as if he was making air.

Cao Cao lifted the curtain and poured the cool evening breeze straight into the tent.

"My relatives are there too." He said behind her.

"I lost my mother when I was a child, and since I was born, I can only see what my mother looks like in my dreams; In the fourth year of the first peace, more than 20 members of our clan, including my father and brothers, passed through Xuzhou and were all killed by Tao Qian; At the beginning of this year, my only sister-in-law, Cao Ang, died in the rebels trying to save me. I, Cao Cao, am actually alone. His tone was calm and unhurried, as if he was telling a story that had nothing to do with him.

The refreshing evening breeze brings a burst of coolness to the sultry summer night, the sound of the soldiers laughing and playing in the distance, someone is blowing Xun, the ethereal Xun sound floats in the evening breeze, it seems lonely and desolate, the night sky hangs bright stars, the vast sea of stars, I don't know what to do.

Qiao Wan looked at the starry sky and muttered: "The prime minister is the dragon and phoenix among people, how can his mind be compared with ordinary people."

"Since Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, the world has been in chaos. The most I have seen in my life are the people who are displaced, who live and die, and their bones are exposed. The consequence of the division of the heroes is that the war is endless, and the people are not able to make a living. I rose up and vowed to unify Kyushu, not to make meritorious contributions and go down in history, but to do my best to let the world realize the great unification as soon as possible, end this era of war and chaos, and let the people be stable and the world return to their hearts. Saying this, he sighed slightly, "From that day on, I will no longer be my Cao Cao, I will carry the burden of helping the world on my shoulders, and I will no longer stop because of my own grief." Cao Cao's pain, like Miss Qiao's, is just an ordinary pain for all the people in this era. ”

Qiao Wan didn't believe his words, she couldn't help but start to reply: "If the prime minister really regards the people of the world as flesh and blood compatriots, how could he slaughter Xuzhou Mancheng because his clansmen were killed by Tao Qian?" Knowing that the division of the heroes has made the people suffer, why do they still expose themselves and exacerbate the chaos in the world? The prime minister is fighting with Yuan Shao, why not surrender as soon as possible, and save tens of thousands of soldiers from casualties? In your eyes, human life is just like a mustard, and once you will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, how many bones will you step on under your feet for your own fame and ambition. Cao Mengde, the traitor of the troubled times, where did he find so many high-sounding excuses for himself? ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he laughed, "I didn't expect that the girl would be so insightful, and it would make me ashamed and embarrassed." But do you know who entrusted me with this great task of pacifying the world? ”

Qiao Wan was silent.

"It's your grandfather, Qiao Xuan."

He continued: "I also inquired about it in the past two days, and you are the granddaughter of Mr. Qiao Xuan. When I was younger, I was self-willed, and no one, including myself, expected anything from me. By chance, I occasionally got acquainted with Mr. Taifu Qiao Xuanqiao, who always thought that my destiny was extraordinary, and said to me: 'The world is chaotic, and the talents of the world cannot be helped. That was the first time I recognized myself, and since then, I have had the ambition to calm the world for the first time. It can be said that I, Cao Mengde, can have today, thanks to Mr. Qiao's insight at the beginning. ”

Qiao Wan was deeply shocked, she took a long breath, "I don't know if Prime Minister Cao still remembers the original intention?" ”

Cao Cao walked up to her, looked at the galaxy she was looking at, and said, "I never forgot it."

Qiao Wan turned around, looked into his eyes and asked, "Why did the prime minister save me?"

Cao Cao also met her gaze, "I said it because I like you." ”

"What if I'm not good-looking?"

"No, I don't save it."

……

"What if I insist on death?"

"When you die, I will avenge you."

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"It's because I don't want to live, so what do I have to do with others?"

"How can you not want to live, the sword in the girl's heart must be a fatal wound, your grandfather has the grace of reinvention for me, and it is only natural that I will help you take revenge."

"Even if you save me, I won't be your woman."

"You just live well, I'll send you wherever you want to go when your body is up, and if you want to stay with me, I'll always open the door to welcome you."

Qiao Wan ignored him and turned his head to look at the starry sky alone.

Cao Cao picked up the hot porridge and handed it to her, "Do you want me to feed you personally?" ”

"Qiao Wan is determined to die, I'm afraid that he will live up to the prime minister's good intentions and hard work."

"Well, not everyone has the courage to live." Cao Cao threw the bowl on the table, turned and left.

"It's not that Qiao Wan doesn't dare to live, he just wants to reunite with his parents and relatives as soon as possible." She said loudly.

"Do you think you'll be able to see them when you're dead? You are dead, but you are rotting into a white skeleton and disappearing from this world, and when you die, your relatives will be happy and ugly, and you will only hurt those who love you. ”

Qiao Wan shook his head helplessly and smiled, "But in this world, there is no one who loves me." ”

"In your world, there shouldn't be only Zhou Yu."

Qiao Wan seemed to be empowered, and a lot of pictures suddenly appeared in her mind, that day Ziming's brother ran desperately with her in his arms, he was obviously exhausted, and he couldn't even breathe, but he kept comforting her: "Guan'er, don't sleep, you wait for me to ......." His voice was staccato and weak, but it could give her the idea of trying to live, and his tears dripped onto her face, and the hot tears did not forget to warm her gradually cold body......

How hard he wanted her to live.

"Mother, why are you unhappy, can Xun'er tell you a joke?"

"Mother, when Xun'er grows up, I want to marry a daughter-in-law like you."

Xun'er, if you know that your sister is gone, will you be very sad, your sister really wants to grow up with you, watch you make achievements, marry a wife and have children......

She sat down on the ground, buried her head in her lap, and wept......

She had never cried so presumptuously, she had always thought that crying was soundless, it turned out that she was so sad that she would make such a heart-rending sound......

Cao Cao didn't know how long he had been standing, and when she finally couldn't cry anymore, he handed over a cup of tea, "I haven't eaten or drunk for three days, but there are still tears?" If you don't have one, let's have some tea. ”

Qiao Wan sobbed without a match, took the tea in his hand, and drank it all.

Cao Cao directly brought the pot over, "Take it, you can cry while drinking." ”

Qiao Wan glared at him with red eyes, took out a handkerchief to wipe away his tears and snot, took the pot and drank it directly.

She realized that she was really thirsty to the extreme, and this satisfaction of a long drought and rain carried a sweetness of rebirth.