Liu Xuande would never be a succubus of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

What are these? What kind of books does senior sister usually read?

Even with Liu Bei's mentality, he couldn't help but twitch his lips and explained speechlessly, "...Senior Sister, you misunderstood. In fact, it was Lord Meng De who saved me from the execution ground.

Because the suspicion has not yet been cleared, I need to stay by Master Meng De's side for the time being, providing him with clues and opinions until the murderer is apprehended."

"Eh?"

Gongsun Zan was immediately horrified. "Detaining a suspect to provide clues and opinions? Zan, Zan has never heard of such a thing."

Nowadays, as long as you don’t have any family background, the government doesn’t care whether you are a suspect or not. As long as you are caught in court, you will be convicted immediately, the process will be streamlined quickly, and the execution will be carried out immediately.

Even the children of noble families, officials and powerful people, if they committed a crime, only needed to hand over some money to be safe and sound. Even if they were more vicious, they could directly sue the other party.

The world is like this, and it is difficult for human beings to do anything about it.

As a descendant of aristocratic family, Gongsun Zan had witnessed too many such things since he was a child, so he was so surprised after hearing Liu Bei's words.

What is going on? Why did we suddenly return to ancient times?

"The Cao family's children are indeed completely different from those wooden officials..." Gongsun Zan said worriedly, "But being different also means disaster."

What people hate most is that others are different from themselves.

Liu Bei shook his head and smiled slightly: "Whether there will be disaster or Lord Meng De has his own plans, it doesn't matter."

"No matter what, she did save Bei's life. As long as she's indebted to me, why wouldn't I be willing to work like a slave for her? Besides, it's just asking Bei to provide some insights and clues."

"Live like a slave? That's absolutely not possible!"

Gongsun Zan immediately refused: "Junior Brother Xuande is a man of great potential. How can you be a slave to others? If you want to be a slave, you can only be a slave to Zan!"

She has always been this straightforward.

Even in most cases, she could directly say some words in public that sounded very shameful to others...I don't know if it was because her birthplace was close to the Hu people.

However, Liu Bei did not choose to tease the petite and fragrant senior sister in front of him, but just smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I am just assuming."

"Even hypotheticals are not allowed!"

"I'll listen to you, Senior Sister."

"That's good."

Gongsun Zan smiled happily and wanted to reach out and pat Liu Bei on the head, but just as he took his hand away from his face, he saw the shameless thing in front of him and was so scared that he retracted his thought.

"Since Junior Brother is fine, Zan will go back first!"

The tone couldn't help but become much more hurried.

"So fast?"

"After all, this is not a place to reminisce about the past." After Gongsun Zan finally met Liu Bei, he gradually began to regain his sanity and IQ.

"There are no negative rumors about Cao Cao, and many famous scholars have spoken well of her. At least, Junior Brother, you don't have to worry about her having any desires towards you... But, alas, you still better be careful."

Although the Cao family is a powerful and wealthy family, if they want to dispel the fact that their roots come from eunuchs, they must rely on their good reputation to win over celebrities.

Although Gongsun Zan was certain that Cao Cao would take action against Liu Bei, she was still bound by her family and did not dare to be too presumptuous.

Poor little junior brother, he is about to be fed to the tiger. Wuuuuu... It’s all because I am so useless, but, but, I will definitely protect your innocence!

"Don't worry, Senior Sister. A gentleman remains constant in the face of change. No matter how the situation changes, nothing can hurt me."

"So you were taken to the execution ground?"

Gongsun Zan turned his head to look at him, while Liu Bei turned his head away embarrassedly.

"Uh, ahem, it was an accident."

"Accident? Junior Brother is not the kind of person who is easily careless. You must have your own intentions. Since Junior Brother is unwilling to say, I will not ask any more questions. Let's go."

She clumsily climbed back up to the window, turned her head to look at Liu Bei again, and said, "Junior brother, the Master's test is about to begin... Well, after you finish your business, we will meet at the old place."

Liu Bei's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately said happily: "Senior Sister has finally figured it out. Okay, after I finish solving this problem, I will immediately set off to find Senior Sister. Goodbye."

"promised!"

"promised."

"Goodbye."

Gongsun Zan didn't turn around, just looked at Liu Bei calmly.

Then she fell backwards, and when her figure completely disappeared from Liu Bei's sight, she immediately turned into a black shadow, jumping back and forth between the trees, and disappeared in a moment.

"Senior Sister's speed is even faster than yesterday... She's actually gotten stronger again."

Liu Bei muttered to himself.

Although they were only Lu Zhi's registered disciples, fortunately the latter was very moral. Even in group classes, he would assign corresponding tests and even teach them some methods of fighting the enemy.

Yes.

It's not just about reading Confucian scriptures, but also about learning certain military qualities... According to Master Lu Zhi, learning Confucianism is for the purpose of reasoning with the other party, while learning martial arts is to make the other party have the patience to listen to you.

"In this way, I can be more confident."

Liu Bei walked to the door, put on his cloth clothes with some difficulty, put his sword at his waist, and when he was about to reach out to take the coarse cloth in the basket, another hand grabbed the cloth first.

Looking up, I saw a pair of slender eyes full of smiles.

"Hey, Liu Tongzi."

After greeting him, Cao Cao immediately came over, pinched his hair with one hand, then gently brushed it several times, and finally tied the coarse cloth on it.

"Lord Mengde..."

"It was just a matter of convenience. You know, Cao has a younger sister, and I used to tie her hair when we were little, so when I saw Xuande like this, I couldn't help but do it."

Cao Cao said this with a smile, then suddenly changed the subject and jokingly asked, "So, are you done talking?"

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Chapter 8: Liu Bei Emerges from the Bath

Sure enough, it was discovered.

Yes, this is the Cao family's official residence in Luoyang after all. In addition to Cao Cao's status in the family, even if its guarding force is not as strong as that of kings, princes and generals, it is definitely much stronger than that of ordinary young masters.

No matter how powerful Senior Sister Gongsun's physical skills are, she can't match the guards hired by the aristocratic families at great expense.

So Liu Bei stopped talking and just looked at Cao Cao quietly.

There was neither the anger and shame of being discovered nor the determination of refusing to admit it in his eyes, nor the self-righteous attitude of "yes, we're done talking."

Just a calm gaze without any distractions.

At this time, Liu Bei, who had just come out of the bath, was dressed in cloth and there was still some moisture on his body. His already fair face became even more handsome, and his peach blossom eyes were even more unique.

It seems that as long as I am stared at by these eyes, I can no longer think.

A mysterious attraction.

If anyone else had done this, Cao Cao would have been very unhappy, but the way Liu Bei did it seemed natural and had a certain killing effect on women.

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and only held on for five seconds before he was defeated. He looked away at the ground and whispered:

"... Shit, I still don't have absolute evidence, so I still can't arrest you. But... I still want to remind you that secretly recruiting a large number of people is a serious crime... If I find out, I will personally take you to the jail."

Attract a large number of people?

Could it be referring to the group of Death Thorns... So that's how it is. Although Meng De noticed that there was someone in the bathroom, he mistook it for the Death Thorns.

So, she still didn't know about Gongsun Zan's appearance.

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, but soon felt puzzled. Why did he feel so "secretly happy that he hadn't been caught having an affair by his wife"?

It's really strange. It must be because my senior sister has been talking about too much waste recently, so it has been passed on to me.

Liu Bei shook his head, discarding these messy thoughts, and bowed to Cao Cao:

"Then I would like to thank Master Meng De in advance. However, if Master Meng De becomes one of those officials who exploit the people in the future, please be careful when walking on the streets at night to avoid danger."

"Hahaha, then I'd like to thank Brother Xuande first."

Cao Cao laughed heartily, then turned and walked forward, saying, "The carriage is ready, let's set off."

Liu Bei nodded slightly and followed Cao Cao out of this huge and complex residence. He greeted Cao Bin on the way and then came to the carriage at the door.

"My lord, please."

A servant came forward and was about to bend down and kneel on the ground, but Liu Bei waved his hand to stop him.

"grown ups?"

The servant was so frightened that his face turned pale, fearing that he might accidentally offend these two distinguished masters.

But Liu Bei just shook his head and then extended his hand to Cao Cao. After a slight hesitation, the latter extended his hand, and then...

"call out--"

With his slender hands clasped together and his feet on the ground, Liu Bei moved as fast as lightning and in an instant he took Cao Cao and sat steadily in the carriage.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I'm more accustomed to this way of boarding."

Liu Bei nodded to the stunned servant, who heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that his words were not false, but still bowed respectfully.

"Sir, are we setting off?"

"lets go."

"drive--"

The horse's hooves trembled slightly, pushing forward and kicking the muddy ground, creating a wave.

The air was very fresh after autumn. Liu Bei quietly felt the breeze blowing in from the window, and he couldn't help but calm down.

"If you don't let him fulfill his duties, he won't thank you. Instead, he'll feel like he's offended you in some way, and he might end up frightened to death."

Cao Cao's voice sounded at the right time.

The pair of slender eyes were fixed on Liu Bei, who was looking out the window.

He responded: "But you can't deny that such actions have the potential to ignite a few flames."

"Oh?"

Cao Cao smiled, propped up his chin with one hand, and said earnestly:

"Those who have been kneeling for so long have become insensitive. They kneel before officials, before noble families, before the emperor, and before servants... and they act with impunity."

"Will such a person really stand up because of your momentary actions?"

"That is, without a doubt, impossible."

Before Cao Cao could say anything, Liu Bei responded, "Dignity and pride are something you earn yourself; no one else can give them to you... But before a flame can burn, doesn't it always have a flame?"

"You mean..."

Cao Cao's face suddenly became serious. Just as he was about to give a lecture, he found that deep down in his heart he actually agreed with the man's actions.

no doubt.

She is also one of the torches that lights the flame.

Cao Cao undoubtedly noticed this as well, and shook his head helplessly, saying, "So that's how it is. Xuande truly deserves to be the leader of so many righteous men in Zhuo County."

"Lord Mengde is wrong about this."

Liu Bei turned back, looked at Cao Cao with his clear eyes, and said sternly:

"Bei, never thinking of being the leader, leads them. When Bei advances, they will follow, and from there the flame will grow stronger and stronger, until everyone who has died, and everyone who lives, can be a torch to keep the flame burning."

"..."

Good man, so this is your ambition? You really are... reckless.

Cao Cao immediately realized that if he continued the conversation, he would probably have Liu Bei imprisoned again on the charge of 'rebellion', so he quickly changed the subject:

"Then Xuande, be careful not to get burned by the huge fire... Speaking of which, Xuande, do you know why Luoyang is so pleasant year-round?"

Liu Bei looked at Cao Cao deeply, then replied as if it was a matter of course: "There is no reason, it is simply the terrain."

"Hahaha, that makes sense. I think so too. But the one in the palace doesn't think so."