[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

The wilderness is gloomy, and there is no moon in this night.

For ordinary people at such a night, everything would be swallowed up by the black night like ink. They don't know the northwest, southeast, but hear ghosts crying and foxes singing.But for him, this is the best protective color, allowing him to lie dormant in the grass by the roadside, like a spider lying on a dense web, waiting for the arrival of its prey.

Must get the job done tonight.

He thought silently.Before this mission, he had never used words like "certainly", because when this sentence appeared, it already implied that he did not have [-]% confidence to complete the mission.And it is true.Before tonight, he had missed several times.

For the first time, he easily killed all the guards around the prey, but there was no one in the carriage.For the second time, he repeatedly confirmed the only possible escape direction. When he opened the curtain and saw that the car was still empty, he immediately judged that the prey was repeating the old trick.It wasn't until after chasing three miles away that he suddenly remembered that the body lying in the pool of blood was one more than the number of guards outside the carriage.

He had never tasted failure before, but he was not surprised by these few failures.It has never been easy to catch a prey who knows better than the hunter how to hunt.Fortunately, although the prey is very resourceful, it is very weak. The repeated attacks can wear down the prey's sanity bit by bit, making the prey exhausted and lacking in calculations. kill.

He is calm, self-aware, and patient beyond ordinary people.

The wind swept across the grass, bringing a chill, and he suddenly realized that he, who had always been well-trained, was actually distracted just now.This may be because the continuous days of hunting made him mentally weak, or maybe it was because before this mission, he had never thought, let alone thought, of being an enemy of the prey he wanted to catch back.

At that time, he would still address him as—Mr.

It's almost there.He calculated the time in his mind.And the moment this thought flashed by, there was indeed the sound of rumbling wheels in the distance, which confirmed his thoughts.

He lowered his body down and gradually clenched the dagger handle.

There is no way you can escape, sir.

The moment the carriage drove in front of him, he jumped up into the air and wiped the driver's neck with a knife.Immediately afterwards, he cut off the reins, and the horse, which had lost its shackles, ran away in panic, while the carriage fell heavily forward. With this force, he quickly and accurately pulled out the man who couldn't dodge from the carriage, and used a short The dagger hit the Master's throat.At this time, the coachman hadn't even lost his breath, and he could clearly hear the sound of horses running for their lives not far away.

Clean and neat, one hit kills.

After confirming that there were no other guards nearby, he turned his head to look at the prey he finally caught.The man looked lifeless with his head bowed and his eyes half-closed.It seems that his strategy is useful, and the exhaustion of running for days has already consumed most of this person's energy.But what he didn't expect was the hot temperature on the man's body under the clothes.Apparently, this person had been ill very early, and it had been dragging on for several days, making the original minor illness worse to a very bad point.

The order he received was to capture him alive, so in order to bring him back to Ye City alive, he might have to go to the medical clinic first.But soon, he became vigilant again.The medical clinic I had to go to...would it be another step of calculation.

If you have to do it, variables will arise.The birth of variables can allow this person to seize the opportunity and survive from a desperate situation.

"Sir," he thought over and over again, and he chose a relatively feasible method, "With Mr.'s current body, even if you don't go back to Yecheng, you will die. Why don't you go back with me obediently. The lord has always valued you, as long as you take the initiative to plead guilty to the lord , everything can be turned into a small one.”

"...No." The man's voice was dry and hoarse, and he couldn't hear the clarity of the past at all, "Even if I die, I won't go back."

Hearing this answer, he secretly sighed in his heart, and raised his hand high behind the man's neck.Since he couldn't persuade him, he could only stun the prey first, and then ask the doctor to prescribe some drowsy medicine after taking it to the clinic.In this way, even if people have all kinds of calculations, it is impossible to use them.

"However, you are still too careless." Just at the last second when he cut with the knife in his hand, the hoarse voice sounded again, "Even if I don't go back with you, I can't die. Right, Sun Bofu ?”

"Tsk. Why do you always look half-dead when I meet you back and forth. How many people have you offended?"

The sudden unfamiliar voice set off alarm bells in his heart, and he hurriedly followed the voice to look over.

At some point, the dark clouds had dispersed, and under the moonlight like a waterfall, there was only one person with a sword walking towards him.The person who came was heroic and tall, with a long sword in his hand that was shining blue, reflecting the bright moon.

Even though he had never met this person, he already knew after hearing what he said just now, that this person who came here alone was the former overlord of Jiangdong, Sun Bofu.

"But no matter what deep hatred you have with him, it's so-called when the road is injustice, draw your sword to help. I'm sorry, I want the man in your hand, my young master."

Before he could reply, Sun Ce had already attacked.He hastily raised his hand to block it, the dagger collided with the blade, and the unexpected force made his jaw ache.He pushed upwards vigorously, and was about to take advantage of Sun Ce's retreat to knock Guo Jia unconscious and concentrate on the fight. As soon as the angle of view was turned away, he suddenly felt a pain in his leg. When he looked down, a gun was stuck in his leg.

In the next second, he fell to the side, unconscious again.

"You've learned to be smart." Guo Jiali straightened his clothes, teasing with great interest.

"Soldiers use deceit to establish themselves. I have long understood such a simple truth." Sun Ce put the crossbow back into his arms,

"But I really didn't expect the paint on the arrow to be so effective. It's easy to fall down. Hua Tuo really deserves to be a world-renowned miracle doctor." After finishing speaking, he walked towards the fainted man with his sword in his hand.Seeing this, Guo Jia hurriedly stopped him: "Don't kill him."

"Why, do you have something else to ask him?"

"That's not true. But cultivating a qualified octopus is time-consuming and labor-intensive. If you kill one, you will lose one. Jiake is reluctant."

"Is this man a weed guard?" Sun Ce was surprised.He put the sword back into its sheath, and took a look at the clothes of the man on the ground. Sure enough, there was an ugly mark of an octopus pierced on the chest of this person, "Then you are... how could an octopus attack you?"

"It is estimated that the lord gave the death order, and he must arrest Jia and go back to question the crime." Guo Jia said lightly, as if he was mentioning something completely unrelated to himself, "It's you, why are you here?"

"When your sister came to me and Gongjin to pick up Hua Tuo, she seemed very preoccupied. Gongjin said a few words to her casually, and she said everything. You must take this road from Yecheng to Xu , I searched for several days following the clues she said, just in time, a coincidence. I promised her, I have to send you to Xudu safely."

Guo Jia looked at him with a faint smile: "Jia didn't know that you were so righteous. He knew how muddy the water was, so he dared to come here. Or did he have other plans? Seeing that Jia was suspected of being cornered by the lord, he wanted to give charcoal in exchange for Jia to do things for you. ?”

"Unconscionable!" Sun Ce slapped Guo Jia like a joke, feigning anger. Guo Jia's body actually fell to the side along with the strength. He quickly reached out to help him, but was startled by Guo Jia's body temperature. "Are you still sick?"

"Otherwise." Guo Jia looked at Sun Ce weakly, "You didn't just find out that Jiasheng was sick, did you?"

Sun Ce took off the cloak on his body and wrapped Guo Jia tightly: "I thought you were showing weakness to the enemy and retreating to advance, but I didn't expect you to die. ... You and Cao Cao have a lot of opportunities to get rid of each other. Open a misunderstanding, even if you can't solve it, there are still beautiful women in this world, you don't need to ruin your body."

"Heh." Guo Jia chuckled and shook his head, "Do you think Jia is such a stupid person?"

"I'm not sure about others, but if it's about Cao Cao, there's nothing strange about what you do."

Guo Jia's current body is obviously not good enough to ride a horse, and it is impossible for Sun Ce to have time to hire a carriage when he arrives in a hurry.Fortunately, the original carriage is still usable.Sun Ce put the reins on his horse, and helped Guo Jia into the cart: "It takes about two hours to get to the nearest city from here, and it will be dawn at that time. I will take you into the city to see a doctor first."

Guo Jia nodded.He is not a painless iron man, he has been running around for days and is seriously ill, just now he relied on his extraordinary stamina to keep from falling down, now that he is out of danger, he naturally has no strength to hold on.

The sound of rumbling wheels sounded again in the wilderness.Guo Jia leaned his head against the wall of the car, closed his eyes and rested his mind.Just when he was about to fall asleep, Sun Ce's voice suddenly sounded outside the car curtain.

"Guo Fengxiao, I suddenly realized something just now."

"what's up?"

"Did you make up your mind that I will come to rescue you?"

"Jia is not a god, how could such a thing be counted."

"First, I haven't seen your other arrangements so far. In other words, if I don't arrive tonight, you will really be captured by that octopus guard and returned to Yecheng. Even if you have no one available now , It’s absolutely not something you would do. Second, the people who told me about your whereabouts along the way all appeared by coincidence, as if they were deliberately waiting for me. Third, it is also the strangest To put it bluntly, no matter how worried your sister is that you are out of control, she is also a member of the octopus, and it is impossible for her to appear worried when facing me and Gongjin, and it is even more impossible for her to tell all these secret things easily. So , all in all, from the moment you asked Xiwu to pick up Hua Tuo, you planned to lure me into this muddy water, right?"

"..."

"Hey! Don't pretend to be asleep! Talk!"

"...What did you just say? It was too long, and Jia fell asleep listening to it."

"..."

Sun Ce flicked his horsewhip angrily.

"ungrateful!"

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Yecheng Prime Minister's Mansion

When Kong Gui walked into the house, Cao Cao was resting with his head on his hands.Under the flickering candlelight, you can clearly see the dark blue eyes of Cao Cao, telling the fact that he has been handling official duties all day and night without rest.The reddish marks on the sideburns imply that even though the pulse has been checked and the medicine has been taken, the person is still suffering from the incurable headache.

Kong Gui took the medicine bowl from the servant behind him, and said softly, "Leave this to me, you can go down."

The servant nodded and turned to leave.According to the previous rules of the Prime Minister's Mansion, all food and medicines that have the potential to poison the thief must be delivered by one person, but at least so far, Cao Cao doesn't mind Kong Gui breaking this rule.The only person who could make Cao Cao so trusting and willing to manipulate him before was Guo Jia.

The servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion are all extremely intelligent people, so naturally they dare not offend this newly favored person of Cao Cao.

Kong Gui put the medicine bowl on the case, walked lightly behind Cao Cao, rubbed the acupuncture points on the sideburns for Cao Cao with just the right amount of force.

Cao Cao relaxed his frown, opened his eyes slightly and looked behind him: "Shu Lin is here. What's the matter?"

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, the octopus guards sent out have returned, the Prime Minister wants to see him?"

Cao Cao gave a deep "Yes" and said, "Come in."

Kong Gui led the order to retreat, and after a while, he led the octopus who was chasing Guo Jia back in, and put him on the case together.Cao Cao glanced at him and said, "Shu Lin, come up."

Kong Gui put a smile on his lips: "No." Then he walked behind Cao Cao and rubbed the acupuncture points for Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's complexion seemed to be better than before. He looked at the octopus who was kneeling and saluting to him, and asked, "Did Guo Jia bring it back?"

"The subordinate is incompetent, please punish the master!"

"That's all." Cao Cao's voice was low and slow, "Did you not find him at all, or did you find him and let him escape?"

"My lord, my subordinates have already captured Guo Jia in the area of ​​Dongwuyang. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a person arrived, knocked out my subordinates, and rescued Guo Jia. The person who came here claimed to be..." He raised his head slightly. Seeing Kong Gui, Kong Gui nodded lightly, before he continued, "The person here claims to be Sun Bofu."

"So that's how it is." Cao Cao said, "I just know that it is impossible for him not to leave a way for himself.... Dongwuyang, this is not the way to Yangdi."

"Prime Minister," Kong Gui reminded softly, "To go to Xudu, you must pass through Dongwuyang."

Cao Cao sneered: "If he knows how to go back to Yangzhai, a commoner with no power to restrain a chicken, Gu won't bother to argue with him anymore. Fortunately, he betrayed Gu, and turned around to go to Xudu, intending to abandon the dark and turn to the bright , to be loyal to that little emperor?"

This is already very serious.Fortunately, Kong Gui had already figured out Cao Cao's temper: "Prime Minister, maybe Mr. Guo is just..."

"Speak for him again, and I will punish you together." Cao Cao's voice was still deep and slow, unable to distinguish between emotions and anger, but his hands and feet were colder than anger, "Continue to send octopuses to stop him, and we must stop him before entering Xu. He brought them back. Also, send octopuses to monitor the members of the Sun family, Sun Ce's wives, children, old and young are all there, arrest them, I don't believe Sun Ce can make any waves."

"Yes, Prime Minister, don't worry, Gui will definitely handle these matters well."

"Go back."

After saying these words, Cao Cao closed his eyes again.Kong Gui winked at the squid guard who was kneeling on the ground, telling the squid to step back first.And he continued to rub Cao Cao's acupuncture points until Cao Cao's brows were completely relaxed, then withdrew his hand and planned to leave quietly.

"Shu Lin," Cao Cao's voice sounded from behind Kong Gui at this moment, seeming to be full of tiredness.Kong Gui turned his head and saw Cao Cao was looking at him with burning eyes, his eyes were full of extremely complicated emotions, "Zhu Zhe is dull and out of season, from now on, let's wear more green shirts."

The so-called spring governs birth, summer governs growth, autumn and winter governs killing, and season and summer wear ocher clothes.However, Cao Cao said that this is not in season, and the meaning hidden in it is self-evident.

Kong Gui couldn't help revealing a trace of contempt in his eyes. He didn't expect that people like Cao Cao would still be trapped by such stupid feelings.But he hid this disdain very well, his voice and expression were as gentle as ever: "Gui, I would like to obey the prime minister's orders."

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On the outskirts of Xudu, a carriage slowly drove towards the city gate.The coachman was an ordinary man from head to toe, and this was the fourth coachman hired by Sun Ce.The previous three coachmen all abandoned the car and fled in fear after being attacked. Only this coachman, whether it was luck or misfortune, after hiring him, was not attacked by the octopus again. They come here.

"In front is Xu Du. Tell me, would Prime Minister Cao of yours send a document to the guards in Xu Capital long ago, just waiting for you to throw yourself into the net?"

After drinking the medicine prescribed by the doctor and staying in the car for several days, Guo Jia's health has improved a lot, at least the worst fever has finally subsided.Hearing Sun Ce's words, he shook his head: "No. No matter how much there is between Jia and the lord, it is still a matter in the prime minister's mansion. If the lord sends a document to arrest Jia to Xu Ducheng, then the matter will be dealt with. If the emperor finds out about the trouble, it will be a side effect, which is not good for him."

"When you enter this Xu capital city, even if the emperor doesn't know now, he will know sooner or later. But also, if you don't make it clear, even if everyone knows, it means nothing happened." After a pause, Sun Ce asked He said, "I'll take you to the gate of the city in a while. After you enter the city, what are your plans?"

"Find a place to live first, and tomorrow I will go to Yuan Chang to ask about the attack and Kong Gui. For the rest, wait until Jia finishes asking." He couldn't help sighing, "I knew Jia I have to go back to Xudu, I didn’t sell Xudu’s house back then.”

"Don't you go to your good friend Xun Lingjun first?" Sun Ce was a little surprised, "It's not that he has a close relationship with you, and he is also a high-ranking minister. If you go to him first for help, other things will be much more convenient. "

"It's because Wen Ruo is the minister and has a close relationship with Jia that Jia can't openly go to him." Guo Jia's eyes flashed a look that could be called tenderness, "Now, the world has been settled, and the relationship between the Han Dynasty and the lord The relationship between the two is getting more and more delicate, and it is already very difficult for Wen Ruo to be caught in the middle. Jia can't let Wen Ruo and the lord have another estrangement because of his own affairs."

"Tsk," Sun Ce smacked his lips lightly, "You can be so thoughtful about people other than Cao Cao. Why, suddenly you have a conscience?"

"Jia has always been very conscientious, okay?" Guo Jia scolded with a smile, then gradually suppressed her smile, and said seriously, "And you, Bo Fu. Jia is very clear, you knew from the beginning that Ah Wu was sent by Jia The one who drew you into the game, you also know how sensitive your identity is. If you come to rescue Jia, not only will you be in danger again, but your family who came north with you may also be in danger. But you still know everything. Here we come. Jiahui will always remember this kindness."

"...For a thick-skinned person like you, it's really uncomfortable to suddenly thank you sincerely." Sun Ce moved his eyes uncomfortably, avoiding Guo Jiaming's excessive eyes, "Not only that, Gong Jin also Remind me that the conflict between you and Cao Cao is probably just a joke, and you brought me into the game to make me a target of public criticism, so that those who intend to be unfavorable to Cao Cao will be afraid to startle the snake and dare not win me over." He slightly Raising the corners of his lips, he turned his eyes back, and his eyes were open, "I can also tell you that someone did come to win me over, and promised me the benefits of sending me back to Jiangdong and cutting Huainan to Jiangdong, and asked me to contact Zhong Zhong. Conspiracy, together with them. I rejected him, but I will not tell you who it is. Only you can investigate this matter yourself."

"It's normal that you don't want to tell Jia, but Jia is puzzled when you reject this person." Guo Jia said, "The benefits he promised should be enough to tempt you."

"Jiangdong's dilemma does not lie in the abundance of land and the lack of land, nor does it lie in whether Gongjin and I are in Jiangdong. Even if we take those benefits, it will not be beneficial. Besides, I don't think those people are enough to make things happen." Sun Ce said, "Also, I have already told you that I will never get involved in these things again. I can use my enemies to deceive and deceive me, but I have always promised my friends. No matter what you are planning on me, since you know that you are in danger, even Thousands of miles away, I will come to rescue."

Sun Ce said this seriously, which made Guo Jia feel uncomfortable.Seeing that he could embarrass Guo Jia, Sun Ce immediately felt a great sense of satisfaction, and couldn't help but joked: "How about it, have you been moved by my righteousness, and you suddenly feel ashamed?"

"Yes, yes, of course." Guo Jia nodded hurriedly, "Then Yishi Sun, a good man will do his best to help Jia, and you won't mind."

"What are you doing?" Sun Ce immediately became alert.

Guo Jia looked at Sun Ce pitifully: "Jia's house has been sold, and now he is penniless. Can you lend Jia some money so that Jia can find a place to live?"

"Damn!" If it wasn't for being in the carriage, Sun Ce would have jumped up, "I didn't pay for the food, clothing, housing and transportation along the way, as well as the money for the doctor to buy medicine for you. Guo Fengxiao, how dare you say this?!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Guo Jia repeatedly echoed, "But seeing how miserable Jia is already, why don't you help the poor."

"..." Sun Ce was silent for a long time, and reluctantly threw the money bag from his waist to Guo Jia, "It's really bad luck to be your friend."

"No, Jia also thinks that being Jia's friend is extremely unlucky."

Meeting such a thick-skinned person as Guo Jia, Sun Ce knew that no matter how much he said, he would accept everything as he said, so he could only breathe a sigh of relief, watching Guo Jia take his money with peace of mind.

At this time, the car had already driven under the city gate.Having arrived here, no matter how capable the octopus was, it would not dare to do anything at the gate of the city in broad daylight, so Sun Ce got up, prepared to say goodbye, searched for another horse, and headed back home.

"General Sun."

Just as Sun Ce jumped out of the carriage, he was suddenly stopped.He searched for the sound, and saw that this person was elegant and upright, as gentle as jade, and there was no literati's affectation in his gestures, but he would naturally make people feel respect, as if he was a god-man.For such a person, seeing him once is enough to make him never forget for a lifetime.

When he was wondering how he ever knew such an extraordinary person in Xudu, Guo Jia solved his doubts for him.

"Wen Ruo?" Guo Jia looked at the person in surprise, "How could you..."

"General Sun," Xun Yu interrupted Guo Jia.He looked at Sun Ce, bowed his head and bowed, "General Sun will take care of Feng Xiao on this journey, and I will thank the general here on behalf of Feng Xiao."

"Ah, it's okay, I'll just...let it go. Yes, let's go." Facing a shameless person like Guo Jia, Sun Ce has no pressure to make jokes, but he really has no way to be generous with someone like Xun Yu Faced with this worship, he could only quickly help Xun Yu up, and couldn't help but think in his heart that this world-renowned Xun Lingjun is really extraordinary.

Then he couldn't help sighing secretly, how could such a gentleman like jade have made such a friend as Guo Jia.

"For other matters, please rest assured, General. Yu will write a letter to Prime Minister Cao. General Gao Yi, I will definitely not let the Prime Minister embarrass the general and his family." After thanking the general thoughtfully, Xun Yu walked to the carriage , stretched out his hand to Guo Jia, "Come down. I have hot tea and thick fur in my carriage. You can rest in the carriage first. After a while, Yu will take you to drink."

Guo Jiagang took Xun Yu's hand and jumped out of the carriage. When he heard Xun Yu's words, he was stunned again: "Drink?"

"Yes." Xun Yu replied with a smile.His voice was as gentle as ever, as if no matter how much suffering came to him, he would easily turn it into gentle wind and drizzle.

"Don't worry, Feng Xiao." He held Guo Jia's hand with reassuring warmth, "I will help you with the next thing."