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Chapter 272 Cui Xin's Confusion

Cui Xin, the little boss, has been a little confused recently, and also a little panicked.

As a small team leader, he only leads dozens of people and horses, and he also helps the second master run errands and do some odd jobs during the day.

A little guy like him shouldn't have troubles.

And what he admires the most on weekdays is the second master. He knows in his heart that although this second master looks high-spirited and indifferent to fame and fortune, he never competes with the third master and the others for power and profit, and is very talkative, like an honest man who is bullied everywhere.

But in fact, Er Ye is a man with the whole world in mind, a truly extraordinary man with big ambitions.

Cui Xin knew that the second master, who looked like a spring breeze, was no less cruel than Zhang Shicheng.

Zhang Shicheng kills when he is angry, and kills when he is angry.

But the second master will always kill for profit. He must kill because it is in the best interest of this person to die. He will never kill for his own likes and dislikes.

Cui Xin always thought that if it wasn't because Zhang Shicheng was the boss, and if Zhang Shixin was the master of the Zhang family brothers, then the second master's achievements would definitely be better than Zhang Shicheng's now.

It's a pity that because he was born a few years late, no matter how talented Second Master is, he can only silently assist Zhang Shicheng by his side.

On the contrary, talent seems to have become a kind of burden for the second master, making the situation of the second master even more tragic.

Cui Xin, as a small team leader, has been able to follow Zhang Shixin and become his only confidant for so many years, not because Cui Xin is so smart.

Because in terms of intelligence alone, the second master would not want even the smartest person. For the second master, his own brain is enough.

It's not because Cui Xin's martial arts is so high, his martial arts and Second Master are on the same level, at most it's because he runs a lot of errands and his feet are faster than Second Master.

The reason why he has been able to stay by Zhang Shixin's side all these years is because he is more stupid, has fewer thoughts in his heart, and only knows how to bury his head in doing things.

However, no matter how stupid a person is, after so many years of experience with someone like Er Ye, he can already understand many things.

For example, he clearly knew Zhang Shicheng's various precautions against the second master, all kinds of suspicions, and even the faint fear in his heart.

Zhang Shicheng kept restricting the second master's military power, and the second master had no confidants or subordinates.

Zhang Shicheng instigated Zhang Shiyi and Zhang Shide to be hostile to the second master and to hate the second master. He laid out nets one after another, and slowly caught the second master. One day, Zhang Shicheng waved his hand, and all the nets would trap the second master firmly. tied up.

Over the years, Cui Xin has hinted to Zhang Shixin in private that you can't sit still like this, and you can't hang yourself on a big tree like Zhang Shicheng. With your talent and planning, you can do more for yourself, even if you leave Zhang Shicheng, you can still make a fortune .

However, the second master would always smile and shake his head, saying you don't understand.

Cui Xin understood that he didn't understand these things, but he understood Erye.

He knew that the light in Second Master's eyes was getting less and less, Second Master walked slowly with his hands behind his back, paced up and down, always looking at the sky, his eyes were deep and thoughtful.

But Cui Xin recently discovered that the second master is different again. He no longer sighs and sighs, and no longer looks at the sky sadly with his hands behind his back. On the contrary, the second master especially likes to carry a folding fan and shake it gently.

There is always a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he is holding a wisdom pearl, as if he is dismissive of everything, and as if he is appreciating all the good things in the world.

Although the second master is still so humble, no matter how big or small the generals are, he will always stop modestly, holding a folding fan and nodding slightly.

No matter who greets him, he always has a faint smile, so like a spring breeze, so fascinating.

But Cui Xin understood that the ruthless and decisive second master hidden under these appearances had returned.

Cui Xin is not a fool. The second master has been making various arrangements these days, and he has never been hiding it from him. He honestly followed the second master's order to do it one by one, but he still kept thinking about it. I thought, what happened?

Especially that time when they attacked the Skyhawk Sect, everything was going well, but suddenly failed inexplicably, and then escaped in a daze.

He has also thought about it countless times, what kind of calculations and treacherous plots are behind this.

Although he couldn't figure it out, he knew that as long as he honestly carried out what the second master ordered, it would be fine, because he knew that no matter how he thought, he couldn't understand it better than the second master. That's right.

He can vaguely understand the many arrangements of the second master. At least he knows that the relationship between Wuchang Wang and him was not very close before, but just a nodding acquaintance.

However, when he was moving the carriage that day, Wuchang Wang was inexplicably enthusiastic, and he appeared so strange. After he went back, he told the second master, but the second master smiled and said that he didn't need to think too much, and asked him to spend more time with that Wuchang Wang in the future. close close.

So he understood that Wuchang Wang should belong to the second master, or someone or a snobbish person behind the second master.

He knew that the second master had already started to settle!

As for General Li, he also knew that it was Zhang Shicheng who didn't trust the second master and blatantly kept him by his side to monitor the second master.

General Li was not polite to the second master at all, with that posture, he was always holding on to it, as if he looked down on the second master at all, holding the sword forever.

Relying on force, he disdains the second master in all kinds of ways, and Cui Xin has low martial arts skills.

Otherwise, I have to jump out and make gestures with General Li to protect the dignity of the second master.

However, the second master was tolerant of General Li, and even said that he was polite and respectful. He would politely say about things big and small: General Li, what do you think?
There doesn't seem to be any dissatisfaction.

However, General Li died, and his death was so miserable.

He was stabbed to death by the mediocre third master and Liu Chong with a single sword.

Everyone is rumored that the third master colluded with Taizhou city spies to kill General Li.

But Cui Xin knew very well that that night, after General Li left Second Master's side, he went to Zhang Shiyi's camp to take over the military power.

The second master bowed to his back from a distance, with a hint of apology and determination in his eyes, as if he was watching a dead man slowly walk into his coffin.

So he understood that the second master knew that General Li would die a long time ago, although he couldn't figure it out, how did the second master do it?
Killed General Li silently, but no one suspected Second Master.

But Cui Xin knew that no matter what he guessed, he must keep this secret tightly.

But he still felt a twitch in his heart, not nervous, but a kind of excitement, a kind of cheering, the second master finally started to settle, finally began to show his edge!

But what happened next made him a little terrified.

On that chaotic night, Zhang Shiyi and Liu Chong killed General Li, and then Liu Chong fled to Taizhou City, and Zhang Shiyi rebelled.

The second master happened to lead them perfectly and witnessed the final scene.

When Zhang Shiyi held Second Master hostage, Cui Xin was really terrified.

But he saw that the second master winked at him secretly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, Cui Xin stopped his steps.

Although he didn't understand why the two were so confident that he would be unharmed, he chose to trust the second master.

Sure enough, Zhang Shiyi took the road and fled, and right after Zhang Shiyi fled, the second master still bowed softly to the direction in which he was fleeing.

The posture, eyes, and expression are exactly the same as when the second master worshiped General Li. The only difference is that the apology is stronger, of course, it's just a possibility.

However, when the second master came back, instead of punishing him, Zhang Shicheng let the second master take over the military power and take over Zhang Shiyi's manpower.

Originally, Cui Xin thought this was an excellent opportunity to take these people for his own use and strengthen himself.

But the second master didn't seem to like such an army at all, he was completely indifferent to the forces left by Zhang Shiyi.

On the contrary, the second master began to thoroughly investigate the illegal matters in the army that had colluded with Zhang Shiyi, Liu Chong and others, and turned all the generals to Zhang Shicheng.

As expected, Zhang Shicheng was very satisfied with Er Ye's performance. After killing those partial generals, he didn't even send someone to take over the partial general's position, but let Second Master pick someone to supplement his manpower.

However, the second master was not at all tempted. He eliminated all the diehards in the army who were loyal to Zhang Shiyi, but he did not replenish the army as he imagined.

It's just that less than a hundred people were added. Except for the dozens of people under Cui Xin's subordinates, including Wang Wuchang and about ten people under him, they all came to vote by themselves, and there were some veterans who volunteered to vote. , the second master didn't ask for any of them.

Cui Xin looked puzzled. Most of the people who took the initiative to vote were veterans who wanted to fool around. After all, the second master has always been generous to others. Among these people, there are even some half-old men or some weird-looking guys, but the second master is the one who came No rejection.

As for the positions of the four generals in the two battalions, Erye only promoted him, Cui Xin, and Wuchang Wang who took the initiative to vote. According to Erye, this is also because of the friendship between Wuchang Wang and Cui Xin, otherwise The second master will not want the position of partial general except Cui Xin.

As for the remaining two partial generals, they asked Zhang Shicheng very politely and insisted on appointing candidates. In the end, Zhang Shicheng couldn't resist the persuasion of the second master and could only appoint two people from his own personal guards.

Zhang Shicheng was more satisfied with Er Ye's performance, and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened.

The second master also seemed very satisfied, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was also very deep, deeper than that of Zhang Shicheng.

Although Cui Xin didn't understand everything Second Master did, he didn't ask at all, and just silently carried out Second Master's decision.

However, in the process of implementing it step by step, Cui Xin found that he seemed to understand something again.

Yet he was still worried.

Because there were two middle-aged men in gray suits who started to follow the second master every step of the way. They were the two mysterious masters sent by Zhang Shicheng to protect the second master.

According to the second master, both of them have the realm of second-rate or above masters, and they are almost at the first-rate.

These two people are like conjoined twins, whether they are eating or sleeping, they are all together.

The two of them are really inseparable to protect the second master. Even if they want to rest, they always sleep alone and guard alone.

They seldom speak, except for nodding, or a simple one or two words, and never smile, their expressions are always calm and numb, without any emotions.

Both of them have the same slender fingers, holding that kind of slender long sword in their hands, both of them are thin, with gray faces, like two poisonous snakes lurking quietly.

Cui Xin felt that every time he saw these two people, there was a chill from his heart, which made him tremble in his heart, as if he was being stared at by two poisonous snakes hiding in the dark.

However, when the second master looked at the two of them, there was always a smile on the corner of his mouth, and the smile was always so gentle.

The second master even seems to be very interested in them, and sometimes curiously asks them something about martial arts, it seems that he is extremely envious and yearning.

And these two people, although usually cold, but when the second master asked them for advice, they would also show a kind of disdain, and occasionally talk casually perfunctorily.

Cui Xin was also a little curious. The second master is a scholar, and at this age, why did he suddenly become curious about martial arts?
Could it be because of the failure last time that Er Ye left some psychological shadow?
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Cui Xin was also a little anxious for the second master, but unfortunately his own martial arts were too poor, even if he wanted to help, he couldn't do much.

Sometimes Cui Xin fantasizes that if he is a martial arts master, he might be able to help Second Master a lot, at least he can answer many martial arts truths for Second Master.

But sometimes he found that the second master seemed to disagree with some of the martial arts principles said by those two people. Although the second master's expression did not change and he was still smiling gently, he could see something in the second master's eyes. A deep disdain.

This made Cui Xin couldn't help but sigh, Er Ye, your character is too arrogant.You don't know martial arts, yet you despise the other two masters.

Thinking of these two masters, he felt a little flustered. Even though the second master's arrangement was very ingenious, even he could only vaguely guess and couldn't see it clearly.

However, he knew that there must be a day when the second master and Zhang Shicheng will really see blood.

However, these two masters have firmly planted in the back of the second master, ready to launch a fatal blow at any time.

The second master didn't seem to notice it, he was still smiling silly all day long.

He found that the second master has become very weird recently, and he always likes to polish his nails with a small exquisite jade.

Second Master's nails looked very long and soft, but they were hard in a trance, and there was a faint chill oozing from them.

The changes in Zhang Shicheng's army were beyond Cui Xin's expectation, and the news of Zhang Shiyi's death came back very quickly.

Not only that, Zhao Lian was shot to death at the head of Taizhou City, which caused an uproar.

When Cui Xin heard the news, he was so surprised that he almost jumped up.

But the second master still looked calm, as if his mind and concentration had been cultivated to a certain level.

But Cui Xin had an illusion that it wasn't because the second master had a good heart and determination, it should be that he had already expected such an ending, or that he had already known this ending in advance.

Cui Xin was a little scared, because he knew that to be able to achieve this step was definitely not something that Er Ye could do alone.

There must be a terrifying force behind him, or a terrifying person.

(End of this chapter)