The sky was clear and windless.

Whoa—

In a river outside Chenliu Town, with a fluctuating sound on the water surface, Zhao Zhou suddenly leaned out of the water and exhaled a few breaths of fresh air.

"Although the sea has not been completed, in the past month or so, I have found a river channel two or three meters deep near Chenliu, which can also exercise underwater breathlessness and speed up the cultivation of the heart. In particular, it can also use the fluctuation of flowing water to dissipate strength faster and increase drug absorption. ”

Zhao Zhou thought about it, rested for about a minute, took a few breaths of fresh air, and dived into the bottom of the water again, standing on the mud and sand at the bottom of the river, waving two spears with his eyes closed, splitting the undercurrent in the water.

And more than a month has passed since he had a banquet with everyone that day.

Zhao Zhou also started his daily routine, looking for medicine, taking medicine, practicing and practicing strength every day.

This river, which is also the second day of the feast, with the idea of practicing one day and not practicing a hundred days for a day, he was in the forest outside the town while practicing while hunting, chasing an eagle to observe its flying posture, and found it located five miles outside the town.

So, Zhao Zhou also began to get up early every day and be greedy for darkness, so he got involved here.

"In the past month, I have been practicing wielding a spear under the pressure of the water for a month, and my lung capacity has obviously been longer, and I have been practicing on land for nearly two months. Even the strength has increased by four or five pounds. ”

Zhao Zhou thought about it, and while wielding the spear in the water, after a few breaths, the oxygen consumption intensified, and his chest seemed to be squeezed.

'Gollum'

He wielded his spear and endured a few more breaths, and when he was really unable to force it, and was about to hold his breath, he would slowly spit out a burst of 'bubbles' from his mouth like a fish to relieve the pressure of oxygen supply, and then wave it, and the cycle repeated.

Exercise the opening and closing of the lobes of the lungs.

With this kind of training method, Zhao Zhou will choke on the water at the beginning, but fortunately, Zhao Zhou is more cautious, he was close to the river bank at the beginning, and there was nothing wrong with him.

And this kind of training method seems dangerous, but it is also based on facts.

Real-world boxing champion Ali trains in this way, honing his strength in his own swimming pool.

And he has a good relationship with the country, and once shook hands with a great man!

Foreign media also commented on this time: A pair of giant hands that turned the tide and a pair of invincible big hands were tightly held together!

Zhao Zhou also heard these things from the older generation.

As a result, he also checked the information of the boxing champion Ali and knew that this underwater method of exercise can be made.

"There is less than half a year before the gathering of the princes of the Eighteen Roads, if you practice like this every day, not to mention spitting out flying swords, you can also reach seventy or eighty percent of Zuo Ci Dao Chang."

Zhao Zhou stopped practicing, swam to the water to change the air, and occasionally caught a fish, and threw it into a water basket on the shore with a 'poof', splashing a few splashes.

Click-Click

Also when Zhao Zhou was practicing daily exercises underwater, suddenly there was a slight 'stamped' sound of horses' hooves on the shore, and there was a loud shout as if asking.

"Sir?! Mr? ”

The sound from the shore was broad, as if looking for someone in a nearby river.

"I heard that the voice looks like Cao Ren?" Zhao Zhou, who was in the water, heard it, also put away his two guns, and came out of the water with a bang, and really saw Cao Ren riding a horse running by the river, and he also pulled a horse to follow.

"Sir! You're here! Zixiao thought that he was going to run four or five miles down the river to find you..."

Cao Ren, who was riding a horse on the shore, heard the sound of the water, and saw a person in the middle of the river, and after taking a closer look, he saw that it was Zhao Zhou, and hurriedly turned over and dismounted, walked quickly to the water flow, and looked at the seven or eight fish in the fish basket by the water.

"Sir, you're fishing again, we have almost a hundred in the big water tank, and the brothers are tired of eating it for a long time...."When Cao Ren saw these fish, it was as if there was a light fish soup in his mouth, and there was no taste at all.

"Drink fish soup to replenish your muscles and bones." Zhao Zhou came out of the water, his sleeves shook, and some water droplets 'rustled' off.

"That's what the gentleman said! Replenish the muscles and bones, replenish the muscles and bones...."

Cao Ren may have something to do with Zhao Zhou, grinned, didn't say anything, picked up the fish basket with his hands, tied it to the horse's back, and took out an arm-sized package from the other side of the horse's back, handed it to Zhao Zhou and said, "Sir, please see!"

As he spoke, he mysteriously opened the package, revealing a plump and round ginseng with a little dirt on its tentacles, and said, "This ginseng grass is a hundred years old!" It was Zixiao who spent the money that his brother gave me a month, and bargained at a vendor to buy it! ”

"Oh? 100 Years of Ginseng? ”

Zhao Zhou took a look, took the ginseng, carefully identified it for a while, and found that this ginseng was not a hundred years old, but also ninety years, it was indeed a treasure, and it also proved that Cao Ren was not deceived by the vendor.

"Is the gentleman satisfied?" Cao Ren asked in a whisper.

"Yes, that's okay."

Zhao Zhou nodded, hid the ginseng in his sleeves, and his face was also a little kind smile, looking at Cao Ren, who saw him laughing and also laughing, Zhao Zhou's face suddenly turned straight and said: "Zixiao, what are you looking for me?"

"Zixiao's mind really can't be hidden from Mr!" Cao Ren first pursued a sentence very carefully, and when he saw that Zhao Zhou's face had not changed, his face was also suddenly correct: "Sir, today the heroes from all walks of life heard about the fame of their brother's assassination of Dong, and they all came from all directions to join their brother. So, the elder brother wanted to ask Mr. to go over and check the scene. ”

With Cao Cao's assassination of Dong, his fame has spread throughout the state.

In particular, Cao Cao's father also sold family property and created armor and weapons.

Many heroes and heroes who thought they had the ability to hear about Cao Cao's reputation and saw that he had the intention of raising troops, they also gathered together in the past few days, and came to Chen Liu, ready to defect to Cao Cao.

But defecting to the defector, which of these heroes and heroes is not arrogant?

Cao Cao was also afraid that something would go wrong and contradict in the reception banquet for a while, so he wanted Zhao Zhou to come to the town.

"The stakes are very high, and it is a matter for Meng De to raise troops, so there is no need to delay."

Zhao Zhounian on the hundred-year-old ginseng, did not delay anything, a little footstep, the body shook like an eagle kite, the water drops fell, turned over the horse, 'driving', the horse ran, floated together, on the way to the horseback on the horseback to understand the strength of the horse's foot.

It is also a good practice on the road.

"Sir!" When Cao Ren saw Zhao Zhou saying that he would leave, he also shouted and rode a horse to chase after him.

And the distance between the river and Chen Liuwuli is very close to the two people on horseback.

In just a moment, Zhao Zhou and Cao Ren came to the gate of Cao's mansion, handed over the horses to the subordinates, and walked towards the courtyard.

"Haha, Brother Wang, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

"Oh? Brother Li, a few years ago, I thought you died at the hands of the Yellow Turban Thief, and I cried for you for three days! I feel sorry for my sister-in-law and I have no support. ”

At this time, there were also many knights dressed in scribe costumes, or brocade clothes, or knights with swords.

After they meet, they greet each other or catch up.

Not surprisingly, they are the heroes from all walks of life who came to Cao Cao.

"Li Dian, the word Mancheng, a person from Juye County, Shanyang County, I heard that Cao Cao and Cao Mengde have the heart to get rid of Dong, and they are willing to fight for thieves together!"

Not only in the courtyard, but also with the shouts of the two scribes outside the courtyard who introduced the guests like a master of ceremonies, many people came one after another, some brought some armor, and some brought some subordinates.

When Zhao Zhou came here, he saw that Cao Cao was busy, greeting this hero and greeting that hero, and he didn't bother anything.

"Sir, find a place to sit first, and you'll be drinking right away!" Cao Ren sent Zhao Zhou here, and he also turned around to join the ranks of the hospitality, and he was very busy.

Zhao Zhou saw that he couldn't help, so he really found a shady place to rest.

And as time passes.

At noon on the day, after Cao Cao saw that no one was coming, he also waved his hand and put the wine and food on the table.

From the courtyard to the street outside the courtyard, a hundred tables have been set up, and the wine and meat are fully prepared.

But in the house, in the lobby, there are more than 20 tables set up separately, and the people who can sit here are all famous and well-known people, and the people inside and outside the courtyard are also very convinced.

Cao Cao, as the master, should sit at the head.

Zhao Zhou was next to him, and he also set up a table.

"Mengde, a toast to you!" When everyone saw Cao Cao, they didn't ask Zhao Zhou, and they didn't ask much, so they did it first as respect.

"Yes, everybody, please!" Cao Cao was also overjoyed, and drank all of them.

But with a few glasses of wine, everyone got drunk together, and there were more topics.

In particular, the people have no official positions and no positions, and some are even powerful landlords, and their words are not as concealed as the scribes, and they can say whatever they want.

"Mengde! When are we going to have an incident? ”

"Who is this gentleman, why don't you introduce it?"

"Meng De, when are you going to fight Dong Zhuo? We are still waiting for the Holy God to confer an official position on me! You all have the title of general, don't we have to get a lieutenant too? ”

The prestige of the imperial court is getting lower and lower, and many people no longer care about the face of the imperial court, and many people come to Cao Cao, not for the so-called righteousness, but for a reputation, to see if they can get anything.

"Everyone...."Cao Cao looked at these people gossiping, some of them were still noisy, and he was also very helpless, but he also coped with the answer, not leaking, and everyone had to get the answer they wanted.

But when someone asked Zhao Zhou's name, Cao Cao didn't say anything, turned his head to look at Zhao Zhou who was half a foot away, and didn't know whether to say it or not.

But in the heart.

Cao Cao was already tired of some gossipy, unruly people, if he didn't need them, Cao Cao really didn't want to be with them.

And Zhao Zhou saw Cao Cao's pleading gaze, and saw that these people opened their mouths and closed their mouths to 'get some benefits', and he was also unhappy.

It's also for the sake of 100-year-old ginseng.

Zhao Zhou suddenly got up, picked up the wine cup and toasted everyone and said: "Everyone gathers here to restore the Han Dynasty, and you should work together to help Meng De and fight against Dong Thief."

"But Ruo!"

Zhao Zhou said for a while, and saw that everyone was listening attentively, some bowed their heads and ears, and sneered, suddenly burst into darkness, their hearts beat rapidly, the blood in their palms condensed, and they suddenly exerted force, and with the 'squeak', a strange and piercing sound of steel twisting sounded in the hall, like scraping glass with fingernails.

As a result, no matter what they were doing, everyone was anxious, and when they looked intently, they saw Zhao Zhou's palm like an iron tong, crumpling the very hard bronze wine glass into a ball and placing it in the hall.

"But if anyone has a different heart, Meng De can spare him if he is soft-hearted, but I, Zhao Wuji, as a friend of Meng De, don't want Meng De to lament, but I can kill the killer."

Zhao Zhou's words fell.

With a 'ding dong', the bronze wine cup was thrown into the hall, like a hammer hitting the heart, which made everyone startled suddenly, and the eyes of the follower looked at the ground, and also saw that the wine cup on the ground was surrounded by the concave marks of the finger outline.

For a while, not only did their words and laughter stop, but most of their alcohol was gone.

"If this is pinched on a person's body, the bones are probably pinched...."One of them was strong, close, from beginning to end, seeing the scene of Zhao Zhou pinching the wine cup into a copper ball with his empty hands, his scalp was even more numb, and he broke out in a cold sweat, and the soles of his feet were fluttering, as if the wine he had just drunk was exhausted with sweat.

"That's a lot of effort! At least a thousand pounds...."When a wide and fat knight stared at the wine cup intently, he pinched the wine cup in his hand, and found that he didn't move at all, and he couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of spit.

"Why don't you talk in the house?" When the people in the courtyard heard no sound coming from the hall, they thought that the adults had something important to discuss, and they did not turn their heads to look inside.

"Good skills! With this character helping Meng De, why should he be afraid of Lu Bu? ”

But in addition to these trivial characters, heroes and heroes who really want to do things, such as Li Dian when he saw Zhao Zhou's hand, his eyes narrowed, not afraid, but excited, and he felt that he had taken refuge in Cao Cao.

And Cao Cao saw that these proud people were now frightened, although his face was indifferent, but his heart was indeed very excited.

"Looking at these people trembling, where is the majesty just now?"

Cao Cao seemed to have a bad breath, first sighed, and felt that the most correct thing he had done in the past few years was to assassinate Dong Zhuo and fail, so he met Zhao Zhou on the way to escape.

"There is a gentleman, my Cao family has no worries...."He sat in the first place, the scene in the hall was in full view, and after seeing that everyone was looking at the wine cup in the hall, and seeing that there was no wine cup on Zhao Zhou's table, he hurriedly glanced at Cao Ren.

"Humph!" Cao Ren always paid attention to the left and right, and when he saw the quiet appearance of the heroes, he also snorted lightly in his heart, and when he saw his brother's gaze, his face changed to a smile, and he hurriedly left his desk and came to the side of a frightened subordinate, took a new wine cup, put it on Zhao Zhou's desk, and poured a glass himself.

"Sir, please!" Cao Ren let out a loud shout, breaking the calm atmosphere.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Please! Cao Cao, as the master, saw Cao Ren speak first, and also took the opportunity to give the silent people a step down, and signaled in the air.

"Please! Please! After everyone was frightened or delighted, when they heard that Cao Cao was toasting, they also laughed dryly or really laughed, clinking glasses with each other, but the laughter subsided a lot.

When Zhao Zhou saw this scene, he was silent, and drank with everyone, and when Cao Cao moved his chopsticks, he also began to drink and eat meat.

Everyone saw that Zhao Zhou was silent, and Cao Cao signaled, and only then did he start chewing slowly.

And as this feast passed.

With Zhao Zhou's strength here, Cao Cao quickly arranged for everyone, and no one was dissatisfied.

It's just that Cao Cao was afraid that Zhao Zhou would expose his strength, let the other princes keep a hand, and also asked everyone not to spread today's events.

Everyone was afraid of being embarrassed, so they really didn't say anything.

Zhao Zhou, on the other hand, didn't care about these, and when he was full of wine, he began to practice day after day.

Until half a year later.

The princes of the Eighteenth Road got into trouble, and Cao Rencai, who was dressed in military armor, went to the river to look for him again.