[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

"How did Liu Bei look when he left?"

"Back to Sikong, before General Liu left the mansion, he was unhurried, with a natural look on his face. But according to the servants, as soon as he stepped out of the mansion, he hurriedly urged the two righteous brothers to mount their horses, but after a while, the three of them were gone. "

"Okay, step back." After the servant stepped back and closed the hall door, Cao Cao turned to look at Mrs. Bian, "Madam, what do you think of Liu Bei's actions today?"

Husband and wife for many years, the two have already connected with each other.Cao Cao knew that the Bian family did not come here because of dim sum, and the Bian family also knew that Cao Cao needed her to respond and attack sideways so that Cao Cao could better observe Liu Bei's intentions.

Putting the empty lacquer plate in the small box, she half-cast her eyes, and her voice was gentle and soft, "That year in Luoyang, my husband failed to assassinate Dong, and I was able to escape from the city in the name of offering a knife. In my opinion, the former husband Today's General Liu has quite similar expressions and behaviors." Everyone was afraid that if he took a step too late, he would be killed.

Bian didn't say the last sentence, she knew Cao Cao could hear her hidden meaning.

Cao Cao's eyes darkened, he thought for a moment, and then said: "But since you came here, I haven't seen any strangeness in Liu Bei. If it's not that the city is unfathomable, then there is nothing urgent. Besides, I haven't done anything to him yet. Killing intent, why did he use this method, in a hurry, to reveal his flaws?"

"Perhaps...Liu Bei suspects that the husband has murderous intentions, so he put all his eggs in one basket?" Bian guessed.

Cao Cao shook his head: "No. Liu Bei is not an idler. He knows very well that even if he is alone in the mouth of the world, he can't kill him without a valid reason. Unless"

"Unless Liu Bei knows, Husband will soon have a reason enough to block the mouth of the world to kill him."

At this point, Cao Cao and Bian looked at each other, and they both found deeper doubts in each other's eyes.

For a person who is thanking guests behind closed doors and growing flowers and vegetables in his own mansion every day, what reason can he find to put him to death openly and aboveboard?

"That's all." Without a clue, Cao Cao simply stopped looking for trouble, "If you don't doubt the person, if you don't doubt the person, if you hand over the soldiers to Liu Bei, you should trust him. What's more, there are chariots supervising the army. Feng Xiao also thinks this People are available, but he is only a Yuan Shu, so there will be no problems."

"Liu Bei and his two brothers who are brave and good at fighting, but General Che Zhou is alone in the army..." Contrary to Cao Cao's optimism, Bian still frowned.Hearing Cao Cao's last sentence, he reminded softly, "Liu Beiyan was told by Guo Jijiu. Husband, did you hear about this before?"

Cao Cao recalled for a moment, shook his head and said: "These days, Gu and Feng Xiao are busy with Dong Cheng's affairs, and have never paid attention to Liu Bei. However, Feng Xiao always has his plan in doing things, and he will never mention everything to Gu in advance." Even though he said that, for some reason, Cao Cao gradually began to feel guilty in his heart, and even subconsciously, he didn't fully believe what he said.

Mrs. Bian noticed this and didn't point it out. She just sighed lightly and continued: "Actually, this matter is not difficult. My husband and sir will know it after asking."

Cao Cao resisted the growing uneasiness in his heart, nodded, and immediately sent someone to the Jijiu House to upload a letter.Thinking of the hangover last night, Guo Jia's body was afraid that he hadn't gotten up yet, so he told the servants not to rush him, and he would pick him up to Sikong Mansion after Guo Jia woke up.

The servant took the order to leave, Cao Cao turned his head, and saw that the Bian family beside him was still frowning, "Since Mr. Guo can't come here for a while, why don't you ask the other gentlemen how they think about this matter?"

When Cao Cao heard that this was indeed the case, he sent people to invite Xun You, Cheng Yu and others, but Xun?

After arranging everything, he could not help but raise his hand and use his callused fingertips to smooth things out, "Madam, don't worry about these things, I will take care of them. But today's snacks are delicious, I will take care of them." If the meaning is still unfinished, there will be Mrs. Lao."

Bian finally flattened her eyebrows when she heard the last words, and smiled sweetly: "I'm still thinking, what's the matter with Pi'er's sweet taste, it's because of your temperament." After saying that, she suddenly Another thing came to mind, "Speaking of which, my husband, can you show the contents of that paper bag to Miracle Doctor Hua? What would the Miracle Doctor say?"

"Hua Tuo has seen it, and the conclusion is the same as that of other doctors. This is a medicine for strengthening the body."

Hua Tuo is a world-renowned genius doctor, and there is absolutely no need to doubt his medical skills; Hua Tuo and Guo Jia have been friends for many years, and there is no reason to lie.Thinking about it this way, there should indeed be nothing unusual about this thing.only……

"Husband, please forgive me, why don't you call the doctor named 'Cang Zhu' next to Mr. Guo to inquire? For some reason, I always feel that something is wrong."

And women's feelings are often the most accurate.

After all, it was Ladong, and the light snow that had been falling quickly and densely turned into the size of a goose feather, and fell one after another, fascinating the eyes of passers-by.The road that used to be smooth and easy to walk in the past has become more and more bumpy after a thick layer of snow has accumulated. Even if the skilled coachman keeps whipping hard with his horsewhip, the carriage can only move forward at a slightly faster speed than walking.

Thinking about the situation in the mansion, Xiwu became more and more anxious, wondering if the person who went to invite Doctor Hua could go to Sikong Mansion faster on horseback.Realizing that Guo Jiading was more anxious than her, she wanted to say a few more words to others to make her feel at ease, but when she turned around, she found that Guo Jia had fallen asleep at some point.

It's not a comfortable thing to lean against, with enough stiff side panels to make the least pampered frown.However, Guo Jia seemed to be in a deep sleep, even though Xiwu lightly lifted his body and put the cushion on him, he didn't respond.

Guo Jia, who was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed, also lost his former sharpness and arrogance. Tiredness easily climbed up his pale and snowy face, so fragile that it was impossible to imagine that he would be the one who followed Cao Cao's army to the north, was scheming and Cold-blooded strategist.

He was so tired.

Sighing lightly, Yugi got up and went to pull down the curtains in the car to make the car warmer.However, when she saw the scene outside the window, she couldn't help frowning.

In order not to disturb Guo Jia, she pulled down the curtains and gently opened the curtains, and whispered to the coachman, "This is not the way back home in the past, why did you come here?"

The coachman whipped and puffed again, wiped the snow from his face covered with wind and frost, and then replied: "Mr. said to go back to the house quickly, and the villain took this shortcut. Although this road is blocked by snow, It's not easy to walk, but it's faster than other roads."

"I don't care about the short distance or the long distance, whether it's easy or not, you should have reported it before you changed the route! Have you forgotten the rules of the house?!" Although Xi Wu's voice was still very soft, it carried a frightening tone. The driver was so frightened that he realized that he had made a presumptuous claim, repeatedly pleading guilty.

Xiwu didn't bother to pay attention to the driver's apology, but kept observing the street.In fact, this street is very familiar at night, because "Xiaoxiang Garden", where Guo Jia hangs out recently, is located on their left hand side, and she often comes to pick him up before the curfew.

When Guo Jia returned home, he had already remembered the trees and sceneries on this street.

However, today is different.Xiaoxiang Garden will only open its doors at dusk when Shenshi is at dusk, and at this time, when it arrives at Sishi, it is snowing heavily again, and now there is no one else in the streets that used to be full of traffic except for them driving the horse-drawn carriage.

A great sense of uneasiness surged in Xiwu's heart.After years of training her mind, she instantly realized:

The snow makes it difficult to walk, and the deserted streets are an excellent place to assassinate.

Even if this is Xudu, which is heavily guarded.

"Go the same way," she ordered.

The coachman who had just stopped pleading guilty was taken aback when he heard the words, and then reined in his horse for a while, but he didn't turn around: "Miss Xiwu, this road has been walked for so long, and the road is so difficult. There is not one or two hours before I can't go back to the mansion."

Of course Xiwu knew that what the coachman said was reasonable, but long-term experience told her that even if it was unnecessary, she should not gamble with her sudden intuition:

"Even if it's three or four hours, change it immediately..."

"Just go this way."

Yugiri was interrupted by a weak voice from inside the car.Xiwu hurriedly put down the curtain and returned to the car, and as expected, she saw Guo Jia who had woken up at some point.

"Master, I always feel that this road..."

"It's okay."

Guo Jia shook his head and spit out two words, then closed his eyes completely as if he had exhausted all his strength.The short rest just now was obviously a drop in the bucket, and the tiredness on Guo Jia's face did not fade at all, but became deeper and deeper.

Xi Wu stared at the person for a while, only to feel that her heart ached even more, even though the uneasiness in her heart became more and more intense, she did not want to wake him up again.

Since the young master said it's okay, then he must be overthinking.

The coachman was much more careful this time, even after hearing Guo Jia's words, he didn't dare to make a decision on his own. It wasn't until Xiwu poked his head out again to let him continue on this road, that he let go of the rein and raised his whip.

The horse in pain raised its head and neighed, then had to bow its head in resignation, and continued to move slowly while pulling the carriage.

But it's too late.

The first servant fell silently.The sharp sword blocked the cry for help, the heavy snow covered the light and blood of the sword, and the only bloody aura that could be exposed was also condensed by the cold. Untrained servants were like blind lambs, waiting to be slaughtered without knowing it, until they were killed by more than a dozen people. Surrounded by assassins, he pulled out his sword in a panic

Then follow in the footsteps of their companions.

The struggle between the well-trained dead and the weak servants can only be a one-sided slaughter.But in an instant, crimson rose in the snow, and the shrill screams tore through the sky and the earth, and the ears and hearts trembled.

After a short while, the dead soldiers had almost eliminated the group of useless servants and approached the seemingly vulnerable carriage.

The person in the car opened slowly, with a slight displeasure of being woken up between his brows, but his expression was peaceful.

He wanted to pour himself a cup of hot tea, but he was exhausted.

Outside the car separated by a curtain, the sky was covered with heavy snow, the sky was frosty and cold, and they roared and attacked the carriage again and again with murderous intent.

However, the heavy snow's cover for the dead will only be more beneficial to the octopus.

Only when the prey is entangled tightly by the spider web can the prey feel threatened. When the octopus silently scratched the throat of the person closest to the carriage, the dead men who thought that the assassination was almost successful knew that it was not good. It was a missed opportunity.

Xi Wu sat outside the carriage, calmly watching the fight from the carriage.Just now, she could also make a move, but she didn't, but watched those servants being slaughtered with cold eyes, remembering that because of the bait of the servants, the strength of her dead soldiers was completely exposed.Only after she had clarified the enemy's situation could she judge whether she would call for reinforcements in addition to following Guo Jia's octopuses on a daily basis.

Obviously, there is no need.Although there were more than a dozen dead men, and although there were no more than five octopuses, in Xi Wu's eyes, the outcome of this fight was a foregone conclusion.

With a plan in mind, Xi Wu lifted the curtain of the car: "Master, half a stick of incense is enough."

"...Okay." Guo Jia's voice was weak and unreadable, as if he was extremely sleepy.

Seeing this, Xi Wu slightly frowned.Just like before, the anxiety in her heart did not disappear because of the foregone conclusion outside the car. Instead, it intensified after seeing Guo Jia's current state. However, when she wanted to get into the car for a closer look, she suddenly felt the murderous intent and turned around subconsciously. draw dagger

When the blood spurted from the dead man's neck, the shriek of the loyal but timid coachman was still stuck in his throat.

Throwing the corpse out of the car casually, Yugiri swept the direction of the dead man fiercely, and as expected, he saw the gap that the five octopuses could defend in time in the future.

According to the original estimate, there are five octopuses. This gap is absolutely impossible. The only possibility is:

Facing the servants just now, these dead soldiers also preserved their strength to lure the octopus out of the cave.

The enemy knows how to be chic, and understands the octopus better than expected.

But even so, it's just a mayfly shaking a tree, and it's beyond its control.

Xiwu snorted lightly, jumped down from the car, and neatly cut off the obstructive Confucian skirt with her dagger.When the words "keep the carriage safe" reached the coachman's ears, she had already rushed several feet away, and wherever her nimble, ghostly figure passed by, blood splashed into the sky, making her invincible.

The red sleeve Tianxiang that Guo Jia always keeps beside him is the sharpest dagger full of poison.

No matter how big the gap is, she alone is enough to block it!

Through a curtain, Guo Jia couldn't see what was going on outside the car, but he already guessed what Xi Wu was doing.Even though all of this was expected, he couldn't help but secretly sighed that the girl Xi Wu was still too young after all.

He didn't know if the glass of wine that Dong Cheng gave him would be poisonous in three days, but there was clearly something that would make him paralyzed.His body was at the end of its strength, and with the addition of this thing, it would be as it is now, unable to move even a single finger.

The prey is powerless to resist, and the guards have shown all their trump cards to guard against the dead soldiers who are abandoned. Is there a better chance than this for the assassin who has been lurking for a long time?

He doesn't even have to expose himself, he just needs to pretend to be panicked and accidentally tear off the car curtain to reveal the location of the prey

"Master!"

The arrow pierced through the snow, right at the center of the mouth.

Withdrawing the crossbow, he leaned against the window, watching the chaos downstairs, as leisurely as watching a farce.

From the moment he lived in Dong Cheng's mansion, which aroused Dong Cheng's heart to fight with Cao Cao, to the moment when he finally saw the crossbow arrow stab into Guo Jia's chest, after planning for a long time, it finally succeeded, how could he not be here to appreciate it more Son, enjoy the pleasure for a few more moments, and then devote yourself to the next plan.

Today is not the end, but the real beginning of this game.

But in the end, he just looked at it for a while, then closed the window without interest, walked to the soft couch behind the screen and sat down.On the soft couch, the beauty with pink make-up and jade carvings was still asleep due to the effect of the drug last night.The plain gauze and robes outline her graceful figure, and the childishness that only belongs to a girl remains on her handsome face. A girl who is unconscious in [-] years can easily attract a little softness in others' hearts. hesitate.

He chose this woman at the beginning, firstly because in this Xiaoxiang Garden, this room was the only one because it was covered by trees, and it was the best place to shoot that crossbow arrow without revealing himself; secondly, because Guo Jia was this woman. He may be able to get more information from this woman.

The former has been achieved, and the latter, after spending so long with this woman, he has already confirmed that Guo Jia just treats this woman as a plaything and has not disclosed any information.As for this woman, he also knew that at such a young age, she would be a pitiful person in this troubled world.

Her white neck was defenseless, and he could break it with a single grasp; he also knew that getting rid of this woman was the best choice to be safe.

Stretch out your hand slowly, a little closer to her slender neck

Suddenly, the woman murmured softly, and he, who had killed countless people long ago, was startled and instantly withdrew his hand.After he stabilized his mind and looked again, he realized that she was just murmuring in a dream. She changed her sleeping position and turned on her side, with one hand under her head and the other naturally inserted under the pillow. It was a girl who was sleeping soundly. Delicate look.

For some reason, he, who was no longer affected by his emotions, suddenly began to flash some images in his mind: there was her embarrassment when she first saw him; there was the surprise and slight doubt when she knew he didn't intend to touch her; There was the joy when he gave her the fine wine from his hometown and the complete trust and gratitude she had for him when she drank that wine...

In fact, she was just a woman and didn't know anything, so even if she didn't kill her, it wouldn't hurt the overall situation.

Having found a reason for himself, he looked at the woman's sleeping face again, and felt extremely relaxed inside.Seeing her stretching her hand under the pillow, thinking of the cold air blowing in from the room because he opened the window just now, she took the brocade quilt from the bed beside her, and gently tried to cover it for her.

The moment he leaned over, his eyes caught sight of a woman's eyes fixed on a phoenix, smiling like a flower.

In the next moment, blood stained his face, more beautiful than rouge.

"You say that you are in charge of the court, and you have a plan. The overall situation of the world is still determined by the heroine, but you are soft-hearted to the woman at the critical moment. If you are so stupid, why don't you let me give you a ride, okay?"