After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

The wing room was empty, with only one volume of "The Art of War of the Duke" on the case. Pei Jiaoran flipped through it and was surprised to find that the book was actually copied by hand. However, she was very familiar with the word "mo". It was Li Xiujing's name.

Not only did he copy the military manual by hand, he also added some of his own opinions. Pei Jiaoran licked his lips as he looked at the notes in the book. Read the book seriously.

She read carefully, completely unaware that the sun was tilting a little as the pages of the book turned. Unconsciously, I passed the whole morning with this military book.

"Did I write well?" A black shadow appeared together with a familiar voice.

The dark shadow covered the book, and his tone was joyful. Pei Jiaoran moved back, curled his lips and smiled softly, "That's good. It's a pity that the master broke the promise. There is a story in Shishuo Xinyu. If you make a promise with someone and fail to show up in the middle of the day, it is a lack of trust."

"But don't you want to see me if you have something to do?" Li Xiujing smiled, gathered up his clothes and sat down opposite her, "Tell me, why are you looking for me all of a sudden?"

He didn't believe that Pei Jiaoran missed him. Most of the love talk coming from her mouth is false.

"Didn't you say you wanted to teach me the crossbow? It's rare that I'm free today, so why not take advantage of it now." After saying that, Pei Jiaoran got up and walked out.

Crossbows are forbidden items and are only allowed to be used by the imperial army. In addition, neither the aristocratic giants nor the poor families are allowed to have crossbow machines in their homes. Once reported or discovered, it will be regarded as treason. So Pei Jiaoran had never had a good look at it before.

Looking at the crossbow in Li Xiujing's hand, Pei Jiaoran's smile deepened. Even for a small crossbow machine, its mountain-viewing, hanging knife, and hook center are quite exquisite. He explained in detail how to pull up Wangshan Mountain so that the teeth rise, the center of the hook is brought up, and the lower teeth catch the notch of the hanging knife, so that the teeth can catch the bow string. The arrow cluster is then placed in the arrow trough above the crossbow arm so that the arrow can rest on the bow string between the two teeth. Then aim upwards at the target and pull the suspension back. The teeth retracted due to the force, and the arrow was shot out as the string rebounded.

There was a "whoosh" sound, and the arrow flew out and hit the target. Li Xiujing turned her head to look at Pei Jiaoran, who looked eager to try.

"Try it." Li Xiujing smiled.

Pei Jiaoran took the crossbow as instructed and just put it on his arm, secretly clicking his tongue. Unexpectedly, this crossbow machine does not look big, but it still has a certain weight. She took a deep breath and quickly and smoothly placed the arrow quill on the string between her teeth. She turned her head and aimed at the long stack ahead through Wangshan. Hold your breath and focus on the target, and pull the hanging knife with your hand.

With the same "whoosh" sound, the arrow flew out in an instant, right at the target's eye.

"Jiajia, you are really amazing." Li Xiujing caught a glimpse of the pride and joy flashing across Pei Jiaoran's face, and praised, "You only need to teach me once and you will know it."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows. He obviously enjoyed his compliment very much. He leaned over and took another arrow from the side, repeated the action just now, and still hit the target. She squeaked coldly, took another arrow, and pulled the hanging knife. Quite a bit wanting to vent his anger.

"Are you angry?" Li Xiujing put his hand on her wrist and pressed her hand down. "Even if you are angry, you shouldn't be like this."

Li Xiujing took the crossbow from her hand and put it aside. Li Xiujing opened her palm. The palms are crimson and there are blood beads on the fingertips.

Let Li Xiujing pull her back to the penthouse. Pei Jiaoran's mouth curved slightly.

After taking the ointment from the check-in room, Li Xiujing laughed when she saw Pei Jiaoran still sitting obediently. He sat down next to her, wiped the blood on her fingertips with a handkerchief, picked up some ointment, and carefully spread it evenly on the wound.

The aroma of herbs hits your nose.

Looking at Li Xiujing with a serious look on his face, Pei Jiaoran tilted his lips. There was a smile in the beady eyes like ink pools, and the tone was lazy, "This ointment...Xuan Yin, don't you carry it with you? It's so exquisite."

"It is also instinct to cherish oneself. Sun Ce was stabbed in the face, and when he took a mirror to look at himself, he lamented, 'How can he still make great achievements with his face like this?' So he died of grief and anger." Putting the ointment into his arms, Li Xiujing picked it up. Eyebrow, "If I die, wouldn't you have to offer a new price to cooperate with others?"

Pei Jiaoran looked at Li Xiujing calmly. The Three Kingdoms and even the Wei and Jin Dynasties all attached great importance to appearance and grace, which was reflected in the body and mind when selecting officials in this dynasty. In particular, in addition to physical requirements, military attachés also had certain standards in appearance. However, Sun Ce's death had nothing to do with his death of grief and anger due to his wounds. It was just a fabrication by unofficial historians. The cause of his death had a lot to do with offending the aristocratic family at that time.

"How do you plan to divide the matter of Hui Yi?" Pei Jiaoran asked seriously, suppressing his smile.

Li Xiujing frowned slightly when asked. The Huiyi issue has always been an important source of Shence's military expenditure. Although Shen Ce is called You Zuo, they are still tied together in terms of financial resources. But Zuo Shence happened to have a business genius planning for them. The right army could only live by relying on them, scratching at the ground and eating some soup.

"Zuo Shence's offer is seventy-three cents. But every year, he will provide another supply to Lieutenant Tian to seek profit from selling wine." Li Xiujing looked at her and spoke in a calm tone, "The right army wants to use the Huiyi trade to save military expenses. , we can’t be lower than them.”

"Seven or three points? What's the difference between that and letting the Zuo Army take control of Yi's power? I'll talk about May 5th or June 4th at most. If it exceeds this scope, please ask the general to hire someone else." Pei Jiaoran looked at him, doing business. typical.

"Press 70/30. I'll find a way to get all the benefits of salt and wine. How about this?"

"You can't have such a big appetite. I'm only talking about Yi's share of the 55th or 64th, and I'm not interested in the rest."

She knew that although the salt farms in various places were making huge profits, they all fell into the hands of the eunuchs. The eunuchs regard salt as a treasure. Once outsiders touch it, they will bite like a mad dog.

She cherishes her life. I won't do such stupid things before I have a firm foothold.

Looking at Pei Jiaoran with a cunning look on his face, Li Xiujing couldn't help but think of his time in Guazhou. She was solemnly calculating the county's debts and then begging for money from herself. It's exactly the same as it is now.

Thinking of this, Li Xiujing's eyes flashed with narrowing.

"Qingjia, have you forgotten that you still owe me some money?"

"I haven't forgotten. Can't the third-grade Shence General be used to pay off debts?" A pair of peach blossom eyes curved into crescent moons, and the smile on Pei Jiaoran's lips concealed a dark meaning, and she said softly: "Or Xuanyin, you have other wishes. ?”

Li Xiujing glared at her and snorted: "Do you think you will give it to me if I tell you?"

"Of course not. Unless you, Xuanyin, can give me an equivalent exchange. But..." Pei Jiaoran suddenly stretched out his hand and hooked the corner of Li Xiujing's clothes with his fingertips, with a serious look on his face, "Maybe one day I will change my mind?" Xuanyin, it’s quite a pleasure to work with you.”

"Is that just that?" Li Xiujing glanced at the hand falling on her sleeve, her tone indifferent.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran's eyes moved, and his tone was soft, "He looks quite handsome, too."

"Aren't you going back? If you don't leave, the place will be closed." He knew that he couldn't defeat Pei Jiaoran in a verbal dispute. Li Xiujing called the servants to send her out with a straight face.

Pei Jiaoran glanced meaningfully at Li Xiujing, who turned to leave, and slightly raised her lips.

When feelings and interests are intertwined, they often become sharp edges.