More than ten days have passed since Chen Gong came to the courtyard that day. During this period, there was no news, and no one even came to see Lin Zhe.
It was as if the marriage he talked about was just Lu Bu's temporary idea, and now there is no follow-up at all.
Although Lin Zhe was impatient, there was nothing he could do. Chen Gong was very vigilant now, and it was basically impossible for him to see Lu Bu again.
In this way, Lin Zhe also spent the last few days of the second year of Xingping slowly and anxiously, and at the same time ushered in the first year of Jian'an, which is rich in history.
Strictly speaking, it cannot be counted as the first year of Jian'an yet, but the third year of Xingping. It will not be changed to Jian'an until Cao Cao welcomes Liu Xie to Xuchang in September this year.
A lot of things will happen in the next year, and the general trend of the world will gradually become clear.
Zhang Ji is expected to be defeated by Li Jue and Guo Si next, and then flee to Nanyang in despair, where he eventually dies, and his nephew Zhang Xiu takes over the army.
Then Cao Cao defeated the Runan Yellow Turbans, expelled Yuan Shu's troops, and expanded his power to Yingchuan and Huainan.
Sun Ce made great progress and drove away Wang Lang, the governor of Kuaiji. From then on, Jiangdong fell into Sun Ce's hands.
But these are things that will only happen in the next few months, and at least everything is relatively stable now.
The new year brings a new atmosphere. Although the people of Xuzhou have suffered from wars before, at the beginning of the new year, every household is still decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Everyone's face is filled with smiles and full of hope for the future.
The rumors previously released by Lin Zhe have gradually begun to ferment.
People always like to gossip. When visiting relatives and friends, they can't help but chat for a few words, and they ended up talking about this matter in a few words.
Even the city guards would not be able to throw people into jail and get slapped on the back just because they said a few words during the New Year. This is a bit too inhumane!
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Boom, boom, boom——
The distant morning bell opened the curtain of darkness, and a touch of fish belly white gradually leaked out from the sky, marking another brand new day.
"Oh——"
"ha--"
The spotless courtyard echoed with the sound of long swords waving through the air.
The young man in black clothes held a hundred-refined ring-shou sword in his hand, his brows furrowed slightly, and he waved the long sword in his hand meticulously, striving to be perfect in every movement.
The young man wielding the sword was none other than Lin Zhe.
The small courtyard was very boring. After renovating the small courtyard, Lin Zhe didn't know what to do, so he simply asked Zhao Wu to teach him some sword skills.
Even if you can't fight the enemy in the future, at least you can strengthen your body and run away faster.
"Young Master's sword skills are becoming more and more perfect. If you don't become a civil servant, even if you become a military general in the future, I'm afraid you will be able to dominate!"
After hearing Zhao Wu's compliment, Lin Zhe wiped the sweat from his forehead and immediately sheathed his sword.
"Zhao Wu, you don't need such compliments as my general. I still know how much I weigh!"
During these days of staying in the small courtyard, Zhao Wu took the initiative to become Lin Zhe's general. From then on, he was only loyal to Lin Zhe.
His status was probably similar to that of Dian Wei who was beside Cao Cao.
Lin Zhe didn't refuse. Although Zhao Wu was not a strong general, he was diligent and had a decent temperament, so he followed the trend and agreed.
Taking the towel handed over by Zhao Wu, Lin Zhe wiped his face and asked casually: "By the way, last time I asked you to send someone to contact that girl Lu Lingqi, what happened?"
Hearing this, Zhao Wu felt a look of embarrassment on his face and hesitated in his words.
"Sir, a certain one is a killer, and Miss Lu is a boudoir lady. I looked for a lot of people and made many detours before I contacted the maid next to her..."
"I just asked someone to deliver a letter a few days ago, and I haven't received the result yet..."
Seeing Zhao Wu's embarrassed expression, Lin Zhe put down the towel in his hand, patted his shoulder, and comforted him: "Zhe is not responsible for you, but the master has returned to Xiaopei safely some time ago, and the arrangements should be made."
Zhe’s arrangements are almost complete, so there is no need to stay in Xiapi any longer.”
"It's okay if we can contact this girl, but if we can't, we will have to rely on our own strength to get out of the city."
When he heard that he could leave the city, Zhao Wu's eyes lit up, and then he looked confused.
"Young master actually arranged a backup plan in the city? When did it happen?"
No wonder Zhao Wu was so shocked. He had been with Lin Zhe these days, eating together and living together. He didn't see any arrangements for his son!
Lin Zhe rolled his eyes at Zhao Wu angrily and said, "If I hadn't been confident enough to escape from Xiapi, do you think I would be so calm and relaxed?"
"It's just that Zhe still doesn't understand Chen Gong's intentions, and he doesn't intend to reveal his trump card too early, so he delayed it for a while and decided to wait and see how things develop..."
Zhao Wu originally planned to continue asking Lin Zhe what his back-up plan was, but suddenly he heard some movement on the courtyard wall.
He immediately picked up the saber he had put aside, then drew it and stood in front of Lin Zhe, staring at the wall, ready to rush forward and fight for his life if he had any disagreement.
Lin Zhe couldn't help but frown, something was wrong with the situation. Logically speaking, no one should attack him at this time...
Just when the two were confused, they suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from the other side of the wall.
"Miss, be careful, don't get hurt! If not, let's go through the main entrance..."
"Don't worry, miss, I have been practicing martial arts for many years..."
"Miss Lu?"
Looking at Lu Lingqi who was about to climb over the wall and enter the small courtyard, Lin Zhe couldn't help but let out a light sigh.
Although Lu Lingqi was an expert in martial arts in the past, she had never done anything so bold. She was already highly concentrated and was holding a food box in her hand. However, when Lin Zhe opened her mouth, she was so distracted that she slipped and fell down.
Lin Zhe was about to step over to catch it, but he saw a scene that shocked him.
Although Lu Lingqi lost her balance in the air, the moment she stepped on the air with her left foot, she suddenly twisted her waist and kicked her right foot towards the wall. With the help of this strength, she flipped over and landed steadily, even holding the ball in her hand.
The food boxes were carried quite smoothly.
This operation made Lin Zhe's eyes widen.
This girl...
Is it so flexible?
He even suspected that if she had to take care of the food box in her hand, she wouldn't have to bother so much and could just jump over directly.
Looking at Lin Zhe's stunned eyes, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but blush, and said softly: "A few days ago, my father grounded me, saying... that he was preparing for a wedding, so Lingqi didn't come.
Look at the young master..."
"I heard the young master sending me a message two days ago, so I hurried over here."
At this time, Lu Lingqi was very gentle. If she hadn't seen the scene just now and knew the girl's strength, Lin Zhe might have thought that he was facing a Xiaojiabiyu.
"Come in and sit down first..."
Lin Zhe swallowed, then put aside the problem, and then invited Lu Lingqi to the study.
Zhao Wu was also quite sensible. After Lin Zhe and Lu Lingqi entered, he quietly backed out, and carefully closed the door before leaving.