[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

Guo Jia is in trouble.

Before he left, he told Cao Pi that his purpose was to reach Jiangling as soon as possible to grasp the situation of the battle. Considering his poor health and the possibility of encountering bandits and other mobs on the way, Cao Pi asked him to take Hua Tuo with him. , also helped him choose ten guards with good martial arts skills.

Just like your son traveling, low-key and calm.

But unfortunately, when they left Xuchang, there was a heavy rain, and the sudden cold weather made Guo Jia feel ill again.Therefore, the 12 people stayed for two more days, and their walking speed was slower.

After the rain, it was clear and the weather was a little colder.On this day, when Guo Jiashuo was drowsy in the carriage, he was attacked by bandits again.

The opponent first hid aside, and secretly raised his bow to shoot.Fortunately, his carriage was made of planks, which blocked most of the arrows.And the well-trained elite guards also reacted instantly and counterattacked.

Guo Jia looked solemn.

In troubled times, there are naturally rogues making trouble everywhere, and even secretly picking up bows and arrows and armor dropped by the army, which are more powerful than ordinary people.But the army must clear these people, although this place is remote, it is on the way to Jiangling, so how can there be such a large number of rogues?

The guards quickly captured him.They are few and excellent, while the other party has many people, but they are mobs.Two by two matched each other, and they actually killed five people before beheading each other.

Guo Jia took a deep breath, and the nose was full of blood.

He always felt that something was wrong.

This seemed to be an accident, but he had a premonition in his heart that it was not.If it really wasn't, who would want to kill him?

In fact, he is a proud man, and although he has few friends, he has few quarrels with others.The few who had a festival were either dead or in the barracks, and they didn't know what he was doing now.Then someone in Xuchang City wanted him to die, or was it really just an accident.

This question was destined to be unsolved for the time being, so he got out of the carriage with Hua Tuo and asked Hua Tuo to treat the injured guard.And he walked up to the captured rogue.But just now when he asked "who wants you to come", he suddenly had a very strong premonition, and even the hairs all over his body were about to stand on end.

Hearing the soft sound of "嗤", he turned his head suddenly, and saw a black shadow quietly hiding, but there was an arrow whistling like a gust of wind!

Guo Jia was suffocating even for breathing.

——This arrow is heading towards the center of his eyebrows, and he cannot avoid it!

Guo Jia's pupils shrank.

Before he could make any moves, another ray of coldness flashed across his eyelashes with lightning speed, cut off the arrow, and sent it tremblingly to another place.

But this other place is the chest of the bandit leader.He suddenly stared at the person with wide eyes, his eyes were unbelievable, and finally turned into resentment and hatred.

Not even die.

Everything happened in an instant, and it was over before even many people had time to react.

Only the counselor in Tsing Yi stood with his hands behind his back, with a calm posture.

Guo Jia let out a breath slowly.

There was a hint of dazedness and panic in his eyes, and he regained his usual calmness after a moment.

Then, he realized that the pain in his chest was so severe that it was difficult for him to cough out on his own.

But when he saw the person coming, his face was full of gratitude and he paused, mixed with the ensuing anger, which was extremely weird and subtle: "..."

Not far away, the young man in white, who was riding Yuan Ting Yuezhi on horseback, showed his white teeth against the light: "Oh~ What a coincidence! Is the sir also here for a trip?"

"..."

Everyone maintained their dazed expressions, staring blankly at the young man.

silence.

Only the groans of the rogues were infinitely magnified against the dead silence, making it even more miserable.

Guo Jia recovered.

His complexion was a little dark, even more serious than when he realized the arrow just now.Maybe it was the shock that made his voice a little hoarse: "Fourth Young Master... why are you here?"

The person who came was naturally Cao Zhi.

Previously, he practiced sword in Wang Qiyuan.Probably because of a bad mood, after torturing the trees in the courtyard, he began to torment Wang Min again.In the end, Wang Qi couldn't stand it anymore, and taunted him sarcastically, and suddenly realized: Hey, why didn't he follow Xiami secretly?

——And this impulse soon became a reality.

He first ordered people to go home and tell his mother and second brother that he was going to hunt.Then he left another letter, asking Wang Qi to deliver it to them the next day.

Cao Zhi blinked, and started talking nonsense: "It's cool in early winter, so it's a good time to go out! So students go out and play with friends to find inspiration for poetry and fu."

Guo Jia glanced past Cao Zhi and looked at the person beside him.

This was also a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy. Seeing his gaze, he respectfully saluted him: "I have seen the military advisor and the genius doctor Hua."

This person is naturally Wang Min.

Guo Jia paused.

This boy looks ordinary, but his eyes are very cunning and sophisticated.Such a person is definitely not a son of a family.

He said indifferently: "This place is too dangerous, it's better for the Fourth Young Master to go back earlier. Come and send the Fourth Young Master back to the mansion safely!"

As soon as the words were finished, a guard stood up and bowed and said, "Fourth Young Master, please."

Cao Zhi sighed helplessly.

Shi Shiran jumped off his horse and drew his sword back into its scabbard. He blinked and smiled: "Actually, the students are here to protect the safety of the master. When the master arrives in Jiangling safely, the students will go back on their own."

When he said this, there was no murderous look on his face, as if he hadn't killed anyone just now, but was traveling leisurely and comfortably with the young masters.

It is not uncommon for such a person to be considered a famous scholar.What's more, is it a joke to protect his safety alone?

But Guo Jia couldn't laugh.

He still remembered that Cao Zhi threw his sword at a critical moment just now, and although he killed the leader who had been captured alive, it was difficult for ordinary people to make such a judgment at that time, regardless of strength or reaction.

Five days ago, it was Cao Zhi who racked his brains to stop him from coming, and five days later, he was struggling not to let Cao Zhi follow...

Their goals have been achieved, but both of them are equally depressed.

Guo Jia said: "If you can defeat this guard, you can follow."

The result was obvious, and Cao Zhi won easily.

Hua Tuo was still treating the guards.Even those badly injured bandits are under his care.

The doctors are benevolent, and these rogues are all forced to become thieves because of life.Although Hua Tuo also hated them, he still couldn't watch these people die.So they bandaged their wounds with some gauze, and warned them that if they survived, they must never be bandits again.

Guo Jia stood under the tree beside the road, looking at these indifferently.

Cao Zhi stared at him, feeling more and more helpless.

Wang Min looked at Guo Jia for a while, and stared at Cao Zhi for a while, with a subtle expression on his face.

After all, he touched his nose, took out a water bottle and dry food from his bag, and handed them to Cao Zhi: "My lord, are you thirsty?"

Cao Zhi's eyes lit up.

He took the things in A Min's hands, gave him a look of approval, and approached Guo Jia in his slightly twitching expression, showing an extremely cute smile: "Sir, are you thirsty, do you want something to eat?"

If this smile was made before he was ten years old, it would be very cute.But when it was done at this time, everyone who saw it felt a little speechless.

Guo Jia glanced at him.

He remained silent, and naturally he did not pick up the things Cao Zhi handed over.Just stood quietly, looking into the distance.

He lingered to Guo Jia's side, stared carefully at his indifferent expression, and said almost contemplatively, "Sir, are you still angry...don't be angry..."

Guo Jia glanced at him again.

Cao Zhi's heart trembled, and his smile became more flattering.

"..." Guo Jia's mouth twitched.

For some reason, seeing Cao Zhi's flattering actions, the sullen feeling that Cao Zhi had sneaked out of his heart was swept away, and instead he jokingly said: "Does the fourth son feel that with your current appearance, if you put a tail behind you Shaking left and right, there is no violation of harmony."

"..." Cao Zhi was dumbfounded.

This sentence was originally a joke, but when Guo Jia uttered it, it seemed like a serious truth.

He silently wanted to put away the things in his hands, but Guo Jia took the dry food, took a bite, chewed it carefully, and then swallowed it.

Cao Zhi's eyes became brighter!

He seemed to see that the victory was not far away, so he smiled and said, "Mr., are you wondering who is the reason for the attack? After all, how can ordinary rogues keep their eyes on you?"

Guo Jia took another bite of dry food, ate it slowly and said calmly, "What are you doing with the Fourth Young Master?"

"...Students are curious!"

Guo Jia bit his mouth again, chewed for a long time and swallowed: "What do you have to do with me?"

"..."

Guo Jia ate some dry food and drank some water leisurely.He looked at Cao Zhi's helpless and forbearing appearance, and his smile deepened.

He remembered that Cao Zhi didn't even look at the leader who was killed by him before, and suddenly said calmly: "Did the fourth son feel scared?"

Cao Zhi's tail trembled.

But he didn't show any emotion on his face, he even took the time to stare at Guo Jia, nonchalantly said: "Afraid? Why should you be afraid."

Guo Jia was silent.

He stood under the tree by the side of the road, his expression was as calm and gentle as he had seen before: "It's the first time you kill someone, you always have to be afraid."

Although his sword saved him, it also killed another person.Although this person deserved to die, but after anyone killed someone for the first time, they would always look pale, or vomit, or look terrified...

Only those who kill frequently are calm and numb.

Guo Jia looked down at his palms.

His fingertips were slender and weak, even lacking the strength to bind a chicken.In fact, most of their counselors have never really killed people with a sword in their hands.However, sometimes when they talk up and down, there will be tens of thousands of people who will become the souls of other people's swords.

Guo Jia slowly tightened his fingers.

Before he clenched it completely, there was a warm and familiar feeling in his hand.When he came back to his senses, he saw that it was Cao Zhi who also covered his right hand.

For a 17-year-old boy, his bones are obviously not fully formed, but his hands are about the same size as him.Just looking at the back of the hand, it is white and generous; the fingertips are slender and the joints are distinct.

These are a pair of beautiful hands.Not only beautiful, but also very powerful.There are thick calluses between each finger, which shows that he is diligent in martial arts.

Guo Jia defined it like this, and suddenly felt the burning sensation of palms touching in his heart.

Then, he let go of his hand as if he had been scalded.

Cao Zhi felt regretful.

He stared at Guo Jia, his eyes flickered, and finally smiled: "This is not the first time a student has killed someone."

It was the first time he killed someone when he returned from Yecheng with Cao Pi in the past.At that time, his heart was turbulent, and he was finally suppressed by force.But no one said to him lightly, don't be afraid.

Cao Zhi suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and turned to look up at the sky.

The sky is leisurely, just like seeing the person next to you for the first time, clear and clean.

"It's good if you're not afraid." Guo Jia withdrew his gaze.He finally said lightly, "Because your future must be more terrifying than these."

Cao Zhi smiled.

"No matter what the future holds, students are not afraid," he said.

On November [-], Cao Zhi and Guo Jia arrived in Jiangling.In fact, except for that assassination, they did not encounter any danger along the way.Cao Cao had heard the news before, but at this time he was discussing with his advisers how to attack, so he did not come to greet him in person.

Just as Cao Zhi got out of the carriage, he suddenly heard someone sneer and say, "Tsk, why is there a strange person among the military guards... mixed in?"