Shi Xin turned around stiffly and stood side by side with Zhuge Liang, looking into the distance.

After a long time, I suddenly heard Zhuge Liang sigh and say, "Lord, what does it feel like to be locked by Guan Yu's murderous aura?"

Shi Xin's hand was still trembling slightly, and he smiled bitterly: "That feeling, just like when I was locked by a sixth-rank pulse master when I was in the third rank, it was also desperate and powerless to resist. ”

Zhuge Liang was taken aback, "Your cultivation is only one weight behind, Guan Yu's strength is so strong? What about Zhang Fei? The two are equally famous in the Han Dynasty, and they are so far apart?"

Shi Xin shook his head and said: "The difference is not big, the main reason is that Zhang Fei was dragged by me today and played abnormally." If the firepower is fully opened, it will be even more brave than Guan Yu. ”

In fact, the most fundamental difference lies in their talents, if Zhang Fei's talent is fully opened, he will have more than two percent more attacks than Guan Yu, but his strongest "Bag Searching" talent is difficult to open all, unless it is a super war. Overall, Guan Yu is more stable, and Zhang Fei is more in shape.

On the return trip, Shi Xin and Zhuge Liang discussed Zhou Yu.

"Kong Ming, have you noticed Zhou Gongjin's abnormality?"

"See, today for the first time, he took the initiative to boost the morale of our army. ”

"What does Kong Ming think?"

"I think ......" Zhuge Liang's face was not relaxed, "This doesn't seem to be a good thing." Does the lord still remember what I said in your big tent, the Jiangdong army quickly controlled the entire Jingzhou, then their 100,000 troops were empty, maybe Zhou Gongjin's transformation came from this matter. ”

Shi Xin thought about it carefully, and was suddenly taken aback, "Kong Ming means that Sun Quan will help Liu Chan attack us......?"

"Didn't the lord find out that Pang Shiyuan was missing from the battle today? As the division of the First Army, why did he disappear at this critical time? With his incompatible relationship with us, it is very likely that he is lobbying Sun Quan. Sun Quan hated the lord to the core, and he never forgot Sun Ce, the former first heir of Yangzhou, and wanted to kill him quickly. If there is an opportunity to join forces with others to fight our army, I believe he will definitely not let it go. ”

After that, Zhuge Liang sighed and continued: "Zhou Gongjin thinks about Sun Bofu in everything, and he must have put eyes and ears in the Jiangdong Army, and he understands the intentions of the Jiangdong Army before us. His change of attitude, I think he is asking us for what this request is, I can't guess what it is. ”

"Since I can't guess it, I won't guess it for the time being, if Zhou Yu asks us, he will definitely take the initiative to speak. Sun Ying, one of the eight internal responses we arranged in the Jiangdong Army, has almost come to the news, so let's wait and see what happens for the time being. ”

When the two arrived at the camp, they each went back to the big tent to rest, and did not mention it for the time being.

In the next few days, Shi and Liu's armies occasionally called for battle, but they were all thunderous and rainy, and finally they didn't stop. But they did not withdraw their troops, and they have been facing each other from afar.

Shi Xin guessed that Guan Yu and Xu Shu were secretly investigating Liu Bei's death, and with Xu Shu's ability and cautious character, there would be results soon.

With nothing to do for a while, he continued to guide Huang Xu and Zhen Mi to practice together. He thought well, the middle of the Mao time and the middle of the unitary time are indeed the best times for cultivation, the yin energy in the middle of the Mao period gradually increases, the yang energy rises in the unitary time, the yang energy gradually decreases, and the yin energy rises, which is the time of the day when the yin and yang qi are the most balanced.

As an aid, he picked out some of the simpler formulas in the Xuanyang Xuanyin Divine Skill for the two of them to practice, and sure enough, he received immediate miraculous results. It's just that the professional attributes of the two did not meet the requirements, so they could not learn the complete formula.

An hour passed, Huang Xu and Zhen Mi put away their palms at the same time, and the pure yang and pure yin qi that was being drummed tended to subside. After only cultivating for the second time, the redness on Huang Xu's body had gradually faded, and his eyes had become more energetic, and so was Zhen Mi.

Shi Xin observed through Tianyantong that Huang Xu's cultivation rose to the fourth rank and nine levels, and in one day, he rose nine times in a row, and the spread of it would inevitably cause a sensation in the entire pulse master world. But Shi Xin also knew that this was his accumulation over the past few years, and when his cultivation reached a certain level, his speed would slow down.

This can be seen from Zhen Mi's performance, and the two joint cultivation have only risen three times.

Seeing that both of them had a little fluttering expressions, Shi Xin solemnly admonished: "You need to always remember that your physique is fixed and will never change, and you will be a pure yang and pure yin body throughout your life. This method of joint cultivation is not to change your physique, but to see you as a whole, so that your yin and yang qi can be adjusted to each other to achieve a relatively balanced state. ”

"You also know that the Yin and Yang Qi cannot be controlled by other external forces, just like what I forcibly suppressed before, sooner or later it will lead to a bigger explosion. Therefore, you have to cultivate together every day, and you must not relax for a moment, otherwise the yin and yang qi will still enter the body, and everything will change back to the way it was. According to my estimate, the two qi of yin and yang will reach a peak before the age of twenty and then slowly decline, but it is also very high and should not be taken lightly. At least wait until after the age of fifty—maybe longer, after all, the physique of the pulse master is different from that of others—and when your bodily functions have leveled off, the yin and yang qi will enter more slowly. And so on, the older you get, the more peaceful you become, just like when you were children, and eventually disappear. "Tomb robbing

Shi Xin's words were explained clearly, Huang Xu was a boy, and after realizing it, he only thought that he would have to fight against pure yang qi all his life, but at the same time, he could also use this to improve his cultivation, and he was thinking about the gains and losses in his heart.

As a girl, Zhen Mi is much more sensitive, peeking at Huang Xu, thinking that this boy who was clamoring to compete with him yesterday will accompany him for the rest of his life, a different emotion came to his heart, and two red clouds rose on his always pale face.

Shi Xin saw it in his eyes and naturally knew it. In view of the relationship between the two people, they are destined to get tired of being together all the time. At the same time, because he was still young, he could not guarantee that every cultivation would be carried out smoothly, and he had to stay by his side for a long time.

In this case, Shi Xin found Huang Zhong and Zhen Yi to discuss with them where the two went. First of all, it is best to propose that the two little ones should be married in the future.

Huang Zhong had heard about the situation of the Zhen family for a long time, the big family in Zhongshan, Zhen Mi's talents, appearances, etc., were all excellent, and his daughter-in-law was like this, which was exactly what he wanted.

And Zhen Yi could see that Shi Xin attached great importance to Huang Zhong and proper general materials, so naturally he would not object. It's just one thing, he is based in Hebei, and he is a businessman, so he can't follow the army everywhere, so Zhen Mi must be taken care of by a trustworthy person.

But Zhen Mi is her daughter's family after all, and she is young, so it is inconvenient to hand it over to Huang Zhong's father and son, so she has to look at Shi Xin again.

"This is simple, there are many female generals in our army, the saints Cai Yan and Zhang Ning, Zhang Meiniang, Diao Chan, and Huang Yueying are all daughters, and the first three of them often go out with the army. It's better to be like this, Mi'er will follow the saint for the time being, and Xu'er will follow me, and after this battle is over, we will make another arrangement. ”

Cai Yan is a well-known lady of the sect leader, and she will definitely be unspeakably expensive in the future, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Now that his daughter has been settled, he let go of his heart and immediately decided to leave the barracks and return to Zhongshan. Since Yuan Shao imprisoned his father and daughter in Yecheng, he has never had a chance to go back, and there are a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.

Zhen Mi was reluctant at first, but after all, the young man has a good heart, and he will be fine in a few days.

For Cai Yan, with the company of the delicate and lovely Zhen Mi, the boring military life suddenly became more interesting. Zhen Mi's yin qi was channeled, and the time of confusion gradually became shorter every day, and her mind became clearer and clearer. Cai Yan tried to cultivate her, but found that she was smart and smart, and she could learn many things as soon as she learned them.

Huang Xu, on the other hand, has a different personality, showing a strong interest in marching and fighting, following Shi Xin like a little follower, and listening to everyone talk about military affairs with his ears pricked up.

Shi Xin occasionally clicked, but he remembered it by heart, and asked his father about any uncertainty, or waited for Shi Xin to explain it in his spare time. It's a pity that he hasn't shown extraordinary talent in this area, it's impossible to be a commander, and it's not bad to be a fierce general.

He didn't fall behind in his cultivation, and after three days, he was promoted to the sixth rank and fifth level, which was like riding on a rocket, and he was already the same as Zhen Mi's cultivation.

After the two of them reached the sixth rank and fifth level, their cultivation slowed down. Actually, this is not a bad thing, after all, cultivation is a gradual thing, and if you rise too fast, your foundation will be unstable. With the blessing of the domineering pure yang and pure yin power, cultivation is just icing on the cake for the time being.

There have also been a lot of changes in their physique and lifestyle habits. Zhen Mi, who used to be happy without meat and loved hot food, finally changed back to Sven's ladylike appearance, the amount of food gradually decreased, and the taste was light. And Huang Xu's appetite has increased greatly, he devours every day, and his figure has become stronger and stronger, unlike the skin and bones before.

Three days later, Sun Ying's intelligence was belated: Sun Quanjun really joined forces with Liu Chanjun and led 60,000 troops to attack. The reason why the intelligence is so slow is that Sun Quan came extremely quickly, and secondly, he did a lot of secrecy work, for fear that the news would leak and make Shi Xin take precautions.

It's just that what he didn't know was that Shi Xin and Zhuge Liang had already taken precautions, and after receiving Sun Ying's information, they immediately made a decision, and immediately rose up, and the whole army retreated fifty miles, with the goal of retreating to Gaomi City.

How could the Sun-Liu coalition army, which originally planned to raid, let go of this opportunity and chase all the way, but was stabilized by Zhuge Liang's suspicious tactics, so they had to give up the pursuit and set up camp.

In the end, Shi Xinjun was able to return to Gaomi City safely. Since receiving the information, Shi Xin immediately ordered Jia Xu to come to help, and Jia Xu did not disappoint him, and after five days of confrontation between the three armies, he finally came to the aid with 30,000 soldiers and horses in Yecheng. Also accompanying the army were Zhang Xiu, Wang Yue, Shi A Zhang Meiniang, as well as Gao Shun Chen Gong and the trap camp.

It's just that this strange army did not appear on the front line, but was divided into two groups, each with 15,000 troops, scattered and hidden in two small counties about 20 miles away from Gaomi, and it was of great use in the future.

There is a deeper reason, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are still following them, their attitude is not clear, they have to be more or less guarded, since they are strange soldiers, they can't let them know.

As a result, Shi Xin's army still had 60,000 nominal troops, while the Sun-Liu coalition army had as many as 120,000.

Under normal circumstances, Shi Xin should have taken the step of the way, relying on the defenses of Gaomi City to resist the invasion, but he could not do so. Jia Xu's departure reduced the entire Hebei army to 40,000, and if Sima Yi and Cao Cao attacked, Jizhou and Youzhou would be in danger.