Cao Xuan froze in place, listening to this familiar voice, his whole body trembled with excitement.

He turned around, Lu Bu had a happy expression on his face, and he himself was very excited.

"Head ......"

He opened his mouth as if remembering something, but swallowed it back when it came to his lips. Taking two steps back, Cao Xing straightened his clothes and bowed to Lu Bu: "Tunliu Ling Cao Xing, see the general." ”

Seeing Cao Xing's serious appearance, Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Cao Xing, since you followed me, you have never saluted me, this should be the first time!" ”

In the past, in the face of Lu Bu's quips, Cao Xing would definitely answer with a hippie smile.

But now, he seems to have really changed his temper.

"In the past, Cao Xuan was ignorant, and he caused trouble everywhere, causing a lot of trouble to the lord, please forgive the lord." Cao Xing apologized very seriously.

The reunion of brothers should be something worth celebrating, but looking at the much mature life and death brother in front of him, no longer as frivolous and intimate as he used to be, Lu Bu suddenly felt empty in his heart, and there was an indescribable loss.

On the way back, Lu Bu talked to Cao Xing and asked him how he had been doing all these years.

"It's fine."

Cao Xing's answer was only two words.

When he first came to Tunliu to take office, he was expelled by Lu Bu, so his mentality has always been in a state of irritability and irritability, and he has done a lot of foolish things in the county, causing public resentment.

It's just that one night later, Cao Xing, who was asleep, suddenly got up from the bed, as if he had opened his mind, and felt that he couldn't go on like this anymore, let alone live up to Lu Bu's expectations of himself.

So, Cao Xing began to work hard.

However, maybe he is really not the material for doing internal affairs, all these years, but he has never been able to get a good performance. Although it did not bring much benefit to the local people, fortunately, it did not make the people scold.

If you have to talk about growth, it is probably Cao Xing's literacy and reading.

Over the years, he has been patient, starting from the simplest Chinese characters, learning word by word, and then writing word by word, which has made him remember a lot.

Cao Xing originally thought about writing a letter to Lu Bu, but he thought his handwriting was ugly, so he dismissed this idea.

With the increase of literacy, Cao Xing slowly began to dabble in books, at first he was almost unable to understand words, but fortunately he did not give up, and when he encountered something he did not understand, he asked the county lord for advice. If the lord Bo didn't understand, Cao Xing drew it with a cinnabar pen, and waited until a wise man passed by the local area, or when he went to the county to report on internal affairs, and then asked the knowledgeable Confucian to solve his doubts.

Relying on this spirit of not being afraid of stubbornness, Cao Xing finally made a breakthrough on the road of knowledge.

There is nothing difficult in the world, only afraid of those who have a heart.

"Come back with me in a while."

Lu Bu said as he walked.

Cao Xuan stopped, and after being stunned for a long time, he chased after him again, and asked with some disbelief: "I...... May I? ”

Back then, Lu Bu said that if you can't do a good job, don't go back to see him. But now, Cao Xing has not completed what Lu Bu explained, so even if he sees Lu Bu, he is still uneasy.

Lu Bu's eyes fell on Cao Xing, who seemed to be a little nervous and sincere, and did not dare to look at him, but lowered his head.

If it had been before, Cao Xing would never have this kind of expression, he used to look down on life and death, and he would do it if he didn't accept it.

him the king of heaven, Lao Tzu, fight first!

"You've tried hard enough."

Lu Bu reached out and patted Cao Xing's shoulder twice, signaling him to be more confident.

Hearing this, Cao Xing finally raised his lowered head again and looked directly into Lu Bu's eyes.

"Do you want to go back to the barracks, or do you want to go to the court?"

Lu Bu asked him with a smile, after so many years of old brothers, he couldn't treat Cao Xuan badly. Not to mention high-ranking officials such as Jiuqing and doctors, but to occupy a position in the Xuanshu Palace, it is just a matter of one sentence.

"I want to go back to the barracks."

The voice is not loud, but it exudes extraordinary firmness.

"Okay."

Lu Bu also agreed very happily, recalling the past: "When you used to recognize me as a big brother, you said that you would follow me for the rest of your life." In a few moments, we'll go back to the barracks. ”

Cao Xuan choked up with a 'hmm', tears in his eyes.

Back in Yanfu, after Lu Bu had eaten fast, he refused the visits of the county officials and went back to his room to rest alone.

Since he rushed back to the party, he hasn't slept all night for so many days, and now that the old man has been buried, Lu Bu has finally put down a big stone in his heart.

He went back to his room.

This sleep is a long time.

After the three sisters and brothers of Little Bell finished eating, they ran outside the city to release paper kites.

"Sister, did your father give you the sword at your waist?"

Looking at the sister who released the paper kite, Lu Zhen's eyes stayed on his sister's waist, and he was very curious to ask. In his eyes, this ink-patterned saber has an indescribable majesty, and it is absolutely extraordinary.

"This is Cao Cao's Heavenly Sword!"

Little Bell said proudly, she told Lu Zhen that this was obtained by Lu Xiao defeating Cao Cao when he captured Yanzhou, and then transferred it to herself.

After saying that, the little bell untied the saber and handed it to his younger brother, allowing him to play with it.

Cao Cao!

That's a role that makes my father a headache, and my brother actually defeated him.

Somehow, Lu Zhen felt very uncomfortable.

He looked down at the slightly cool Heavenly Sword, reached out and grabbed the hilt and pulled it out.

Choke~

The sword was unsheathed, and the blade was reflected in the sun, and the cold light was dignified, revealing a terrifying majesty.

"Brother, let's fight."

The ghost made the god send, and Lu Zhen shouted at Lu Xiao, who was putting paper kites with his sister.

When Lu Xiao heard this, he turned his head without the slightest hesitation: "Okay!" ”

Over the years, Lu Xiao has fought with his father and uncles in the army, but he has never had a formal encounter with his brother.

said that he was an elder brother, but in fact, he was just ahead of the curve and was born a few seconds earlier.

Perhaps because of the rebellious period of youth, Lu Xiao doesn't seem to treat this brother as well as he did when he was a child. Moreover, since he came to the party, others have always said that his brother is good, but he is still regarded as a fool by outsiders.

This made Lu Xiao very unhappy.

Therefore, whenever his father was away, he called Lu Zhen 'Qingtong'.

Lu Zhen, who was sitting, stood up, and Lu Xiao also raised his huge blade and walked this way.

Seeing this, the little bell thought that the two younger brothers were just playing around like they were when they were children, so they also mixed in, raised their little hands high, and said childlikely: "I am the referee, whoever loses will invite me to eat candy!" ”