Whew-

Time flies, six years later.

Outside the city of Xudu, in a mountain forest full of white eyes, a cold wind blew, and large snowflakes also fell from the sky.

At this time, there was a sound of 'whoosh' snow trolling.

Zhao Zhou walked through the ankle-soaking snow in the mountains and forests, and under a big tree, he was not afraid of the cold, took off his clothes, took out a small wooden bucket, scooped out a spoonful of black ointment with a bitter smell, and applied it to his body.

And this black ointment is also Dian Wei's pre-Qin prescription.

It was all analyzed six years ago, and Zhao Zhou has also used it for six years.

In the past six years, the originally slowly growing body lifting strength has suddenly risen a lot, from 1,100 catties to 1,700 catties!

The dark energy exploded, and there was already about 5,000 catties of strength, a full two and a half tons of strength! In the real world, it is already possible to lift a car and throw it at least a distance!

has such strength, which Zhao Zhou really didn't expect.

"This tiger bone prescription is really magical, it directly strengthens the bone marrow and bone density, so that I have not yet stepped into the strength, I began to make blood and change the marrow, laying a lot of foundation, I don't know how the bones will change when I really start to practice the marrow..."

Zhao Zhou thought about it, waiting for the 'tiger bone plaster' to be evenly smeared.

Suddenly, the ointment was blown by the cold wind in the cold winter, and it was cool and cool, but there was a trace of the burning sensation of the drug spreading on the skin, just like rubbing alcohol on the wound, first cool, then hot.

'Buzzing and cooing' When Zhao Zhou lay on the snow to sweep away the snow, and Cheng Hu was lying cross-legged and making a 'tiger and leopard thunder sound', this feeling all turned into a burning sensation.

It's just that this burning sensation is not on his skin, but the medicine penetrates into the bones in the flesh and blood through the pores of the skin.

If you look at it with a microscope, you can also see that Zhao Zhou's bone marrow cells are gradually fusing with these drugs and beneficial bacteria, saturated to a certain extent, and a small bone marrow cell is separated, and so on.

The burning sensation is also caused by the large number of cells engulfing and dividing.

The burning sensation of the bones also disappeared with a few breaths of bone.

Although Zhao Zhou couldn't see it, he could also feel a burst of crispy numbness, as if he got up in the morning and stretched his waist, and a lazy feeling filled his whole body, which was after the bone marrow cells had swallowed the drug probiotics, they were increasing his bone strength while making hematopoiesis and exchange blood.

It is also because of the exchange of blood that the blood flows itself, making his skin, flesh, muscles and bones, including the internal organs of his body, gradually strengthened.

It only increases the strengthening effect of internal organs, and it is far less significant than increasing the hardness of muscles and bones, resulting in increased strength.

In particular, after six years of use, the effect of this prescription has gradually waned.

This feeling of laziness and enjoyment only lasted for a minute or two, and then disappeared completely.

The ointment on Zhao Zhou's skin also seemed to have been dried by the wind, and when it was revealed, it fell off in large pieces.

"The tiger bone ointment has been used for six years, and the effect is not as long. I remember the first time I used it, this crispy and numb feeling lasted for two or three hours, and the strength directly increased by about two or three catties, and when I took a bath, I could rub a layer of ash..."

Ash, it is not that Zhao Zhou has not taken a bath for many years, but that the blood exchanged for tiger bone medicine, as well as the eliminated cells, are in the form of dead skin ash, overflowing a little from each pore, which is invisible to the naked eye, but at the end of the day, it can still be rubbed out.

But now this kind of ash is getting less and less, basically Zhao Zhou will not exist without taking a bath, and it will all be dispersed with his usual excretion.

But at this time.

Zhao Zhou, who had just finished taking the ointment, had a fishy smell on his body, which was a little unpleasant.

After he shook off the tiger bone ointment on his body, he put away the wooden bucket of clothes, looked at the river outside the forest, and at the same time formed a bow with his legs, one after the other, the dragon-shaped body method unfolded, and the tiger and leopard thunder sound shook the bones, striving to absorb all the medicinal effects, without wasting a penny.

Click-Click

All the way to gallop.

When he arrived at the river, Zhao Zhou suddenly stopped, jumped to the center of the river with his feet, jumped over a distance of more than ten meters in an instant, and with a 'click', he landed on the ground and broke through the ice two or three inches thick, and fell into the water with a muffled sound, and dived to the bottom of the river to begin to hold his breath and practice the 'opening and closing' of the lung lobes.

It was also at this time that he used the river to rush and wash his body through the pan punching method.

After more than ten minutes, Zhao Zhou vomited bubbles for a while, and then came out of the water again, put on clothes, and played a few sets of boxing techniques, and the moves were all dark and vigorous! The wind was gusting, and the light snowflakes were all carried away by the fist wind, or they were directly shattered.

It wasn't until he was exhausted that Zhao Zhou stood on a Tai Chi pile, pushed his hands slowly, and began to recover his strength, thinking about what he had gained in the past six years, and deepening his impression of boxing skills.

"In the past six years, the shape and meaning of the twelve elements, in addition to the dragon, tiger, bear and eagle four forms, I have also learned elephants, horses, dragons, swallows, snakes, and honed on the battlefield for five years, deepening a lot of impressions, which can be called learning."

In the past six years, in the first five years, Zhao Zhou also went to the battle formation many times, following the soldiers into the enemy formation, or one-on-one with the enemy generals before the war.

These enemy generals knew Zhao Zhou's fame, and they also held the idea of 'if you want to be a hero, you should step on another hero', and fought with Zhao Zhou in front of the battle.

It's a pity that in the past five years, none of the dozens of generals with such ideas succeeded, and all died under Zhao Zhou's fist.

Zhao Zhou's invincible reputation in the world is also more and more wide, even ordinary people have never seen Zhao Zhou's appearance, and they all know the word 'Zhao Wuji'.

This also led to the confrontation with Cao Cao's forces, as long as they knew that Zhao Zhou went out with the army, then they never fought generals, and directly led the soldiers to charge.

However, Cao Cao's power became bigger and bigger, and the Yellow Turban Army and the surrounding small forces were all defeated or took refuge in him.

It's been a long time.

Zhao Zhou saw that there was no one to practice, and a year ago, he casually found a reason to 'supervise the construction of the palace', said something to Cao Cao, left the army first, and returned to Xudu.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was also welcomed here by Cao Cao.

Although Lu Bu died, there was not much change in history, and Dong Zhuo was still beheaded by his own soldiers bewitched by Wang Yun and others.

Then there is chaos.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty also sought to avoid trouble, and when he saw Cao Cao coming to Luoyang to greet him, and knew Zhao Zhou's fame and force, he willingly followed Cao Cao to Xudu.

Until now.

December winter, 196.

The palace of Xudu has already been built, and Cao Cao is also the emperor of the dynasty, so he sent the Son of Heaven to order the princes!

Zhao Zhou was also named the Marquis of Wu by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and guarded the capital of Xu! You can enter and exit the palace with a sword, and you can enter the court without worshipping!

It stands to reason that Zhao Zhou and Cao Cao are so powerful that they can coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes!

It's just that Cao Cao was worried that Zhao Zhou's heart was towards the Han family, so he didn't dare to say it, for fear that Zhao Zhou would not like it when he learned what he thought, so he kept giving up.

You must know that in the past six years, many soldiers and strategists who have followed Cao Cao have come to admire Zhao Zhou's prestige.

Cao Cao also respects Zhao Zhou very much, and is even more grateful, as his own family, he doesn't want to cause any estrangement between himself and Zhao Zhou because of this incident.

But in fact, Zhao Zhou always wanted Cao Cao to order the princes, but when he saw that Cao Cao was so respectful to the Son of Heaven, he didn't speak, afraid that Cao Cao would really change his mind and want to help the Han family.

It was also Cao Cao who had been fighting during this time, and Zhao Zhou was also practicing martial arts quietly, so he didn't have extra time to talk to him in detail.

The matter of carrying the Son of Heaven has been dragged on like this.

Zhao Zhou is carefree, he has been practicing martial arts for a year, or occasionally hunting with Dian Wei and others, or helping Guo Jia and Xi Zhong, that is, Xi Zhicai to see a doctor, and he is also at ease.

"Guo Jia and Xi Zhong's condition has gradually stabilized, and Cao Cao's strategists now have the two of them as a memory, so they will attack Yuan Shao and capture the entire Central Plains..."

By the river, Zhao Zhou thought about the past six years, felt that his strength had recovered, and was ready to jump into the river and hold his breath.

But at this time, with the sound of trampling horses' hooves, reflecting the blurred snow, a horse was coming.

"Sir! Mr! ”

Accompanied by shouting, it sounded like Cao Ren.

Zhao Zhou also stopped his movements and turned to look over there.

Similarly, Cao Ren has been like a herald in the past six years, and every time there is something important, he runs errands to inform Zhao Zhou.

At this time, he was also riding a horse, his face was anxious, and when he saw a figure by the river preparing to walk into the river, he hurriedly shouted: "Sir, wait! Hold off for a moment, I have something big to say! ”

When the words fell, Cao Ren came with a smoke in diameter.

Not only that, but this time the matter seems to be very important, Cao Ren has just arrived here, and at the same time, with the sound of horses' hooves, Cao Cao and Dian Wei also rushed over.

"Sir!" As soon as Cao Cao came, he sighed and sighed, jumped off the horse, staggered and walked two steps in the snow, and now reflected the heavy snow, as if there was some grievance, and wanted the county lord to uphold justice.

"Mengde, why are you doing this?" Zhao Zhou saw Cao Cao's appearance, and saw Dian Wei's suddenly stunned expression after getting off the horse, and he was also curious.

When Cao Cao heard Zhao Zhou's inquiry, his face was even more sad, and he said to Zhao Zhou with a complaint: "Sir, in the past year, I, Cao Cao, have fought in the state and made a lot of contributions to the Han Dynasty, this is what Cao Cao should do, and I should not invite credit!" However, the merits of the soldiers need to be reported and sealed. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was too young to deal with these twists and turns on weekdays. Let the soldiers have a lot of chills! ”

When Cao Cao said this, he quietly raised his head again, and saw that Zhao Zhou was not angry, and then made up his mind a little, and then said: "After Cao Cao stabilized the army's heart in the past few days, I specially came to ask Mr. Xia, can we find some capable people for the saint to help the saint..."

Cao Cao's mind is actually very simple, and his words are also very clear.

The meaning of his special arrival today is to know that he has the idea of 'holding the Son of Heaven hostage', and his gentleman has no disgust.

"If it is for the useless emperor that I have a gap with my husband, then the emperor will not be enough even if he dies a thousand times..."Cao Cao squinted his eyes, afraid that Zhao Zhou would make Zhao Zhou angry when he heard that he wanted to interfere with the royal family so blatantly.

If it really happens like that, he Cao Cao will not welcome the saint at all, but will find someone to harm him on the way.

After all, today's emperor is just a symbol of a great man, and compared to Zhao Zhou's prestige in today's troubled times, it is too far behind.

Not to mention strength. It's not worth it for an emperor with a false name.

Similarly, Cao Cao also looked down on Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and he also thought very clearly, the loyalty to the Han family is not about allegiance to a useless person, but about this Han world!

But the matter has come to this point, the emperor has welcomed back, and Cao Cao is also worried in his heart, so he can't bother to kill anymore, so that a discerning person can see that it is him Cao Cao.

Then, when he said, 'Helping the Holy One', the meaning was obvious, if you can't kill it, then take it hostage.

When he said this, he didn't continue, but bowed to Zhao Zhou, wondering what his husband meant.

If Zhao Zhou disagreed, Cao Cao would continue to serve Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and be the so-called 'loyal minister' for the rest of his life, and it would not affect his expansion of territory anyway.

"I thought it was something, I thought Meng De had taken another family business."

And when Zhao Zhou saw Cao Cao say it now, he smiled, and didn't hide anything, but he didn't say anything.

However, when Cao Cao saw Zhao Zhou's demeanor, he didn't need Zhao Zhou to say it, he knew everything in his heart.

"Mr. agreed...."Cao Cao thought in his heart, and saluted Zhao Zhou, "Then I will find some outstanding people tomorrow to enter the palace to assist the saint!" ”

As he spoke, he tightened his clothes and swept the snowflakes on his body, but he didn't know what he thought, and suddenly said to Zhao Zhou: "Sir, when the snow melts, the army is ready to go to Wancheng, collect the territory of the Han Dynasty there, and add more people to the saint!"

Cao Cao's words fell, and he bowed in the direction of Xu Du.

After the etiquette passed, he whispered to Zhao Zhou: "But Cao Cao heard that there is a famous general called Zhang Xiu, called the Gun King of the North!" Sir asked me to pay more attention to the brave people in various places, I wonder if Mr. will go out with the army this time, or will he guard Xu Du? ”

Zhao Zhou wanted to go on the expedition with him, and Cao Cao was a hundred happy in his heart, feeling that he was safe and worry-free. When the soldiers saw Zhao Zhou, it was also a morale town, and they felt that this battle would be won!

But Zhao Zhou stayed in Xudu, and Cao Cao was even more down-to-earth when he set out on the expedition, knowing that the rear was worry-free. The soldiers are also contemplating to kill the enemy and do not think about it.

It can be said that whether Zhao Zhou is on the expedition or on the guard, he is the cornerstone of Cao's army!

"Zhang Xiu?" When Zhao Zhou heard the name of this person, and looked at Dian Wei, who was wrapping snowballs in the snow, he thought about it in his heart, nodded to Cao Cao and said: "I have also heard that this person has excellent marksmanship, and I have long wanted to ask for advice on life and death."