Zuo Ci, one of the most famous Taoist priests during the Three Kingdoms period in the late Han Dynasty...... Of course, it can also be regarded as an expert who relies on some magic tricks to cheat and deceive. It is said that Cao Cao was severely teased by Zuo Ci's tricks.

(PS, in the official history, the relationship between Zuo Ci and Cao Cao is actually similar to that of "Taoist friends", and the relationship between them is not bad, and Zuo Ci can be regarded as a frequent visitor to Cao Cao.) Of course, it is generally not written like this, after all, Zuo Ci's play in the romance is more exciting. ）

With such a No. 1 person, Lu Ren's image of him is naturally relatively deep. But now Lu Ren can't figure it out, Zuo Ci is not abducted and deceived in other places, how could he come to his own small Yizhou?

Shirley seemed to see Lu Ren's thoughts, and then secretly said to Lu Ren with the communication between the chips: "A few months ago, that is, when you were still in Jingzhou and didn't come back, this old guy somehow got mixed up with the homeless boat, and ran to our Yizhou to preach and collect apprentices, and I caught him when he was playing some tricks and trying to cheat and deceive. Because I exposed his tricks, no one in Yizhou was deceived. Originally, I wanted to cut him, but then because this old guy knew alchemy, that is, he had a certain knowledge of chemistry, so he was thrown here to work as a chemical engineer. ”

Lu Ren was dumbfounded. Shirley had mentioned that someone wanted to do those messy things in Yizhou before, but Lu Ren never took it to heart. After all, in front of Shirley, a high-tech person, trying to do those little tricks is simply killing himself. For this reason, Lu Ren once thought about whether to let Shirley get a religion, for example, let Shirley act as the Mazu of this era, but this matter is just a casual thought, and Lu Ren has never taken it seriously. It's just that I didn't expect Shirley to arrest Zuo Ci and make Zuo Ci an employee under her...... Well, the word employee can be used to describe the current Zuo Ci.

Anyway, Lu Ren didn't react yet. When Zuo Ci heard that the young man in front of him, who looked like he was in his early twenties, was Lu Ren, his face became a little ugly, and he even had a little awe, and he didn't even dare to make contact with Lu Ren.

Zuo Ci's reaction fell into Lu Ren's eyes, and Lu Ren quickly understood after being stunned for a moment. I was also secretly amusing myself. How so? It's true that you Zuo Ci is a god stick, but Lu Ren...... Maybe Lu Ren is the biggest, most capable and famous god stick at the moment.

I remember that as early as when I helped Cao Cao Tuntian, many homeless people rumored that Lu Ren might be a descendant of the Shennong clan. But this matter is nothing, everyone is just full of food and nothing to talk about, at least Lu Ren's ability is not so godly, at least it has not reached the level of a god stick.

But what about then? Cao Cao attacked Lu Bu, and Lu Ren played a fierce role that can almost be said to be an earth-shattering super god stick for many reasons, and the so-called "Seven Star Forbidden Spell" at that time is still today. Those who have seen it are still talking about it. Later, Lu Ren was busy treating the wounded and sick, so he got the name of the so-called "immortal master". And Zuo Ci has been wandering for many years, where has he never heard of Lu Ren's name?

In other words, those tricks of the Zuo Ci Association are just deceptive little tricks, and they can't be put on the stage if they are ugly, and they may not be able to do anything real; But the Dongdong that Lu Ren has played is real, and the power it shows is huge, which is by no means comparable to the old guy Zuo Ci. If Zuo Ci can only be regarded as a little magician. So for Zuo Ci, Lu Ren is a person with real ability. If you want to play him to death, Zuo Ci is simply easy.

And at this point, Zuo Ci has already suffered from Shirley. Now that he heard that Lu Ren was Shirley's senior brother, Zuo Ci's heart was trembling constantly. To paraphrase a sentence of cultivation, Zuo Ci can only be regarded as a battle scumbag who has not yet built a foundation, but Lu Ren must be a master in the middle stage of Jindan.

Don't talk nonsense, anyway, Zuo Ci seeing Lu Ren is like a mouse seeing a cat. I'm scared like something. Seeing this situation, Lu Ren was so happy in his heart that he brought out a little smile on his face, and then said to Zuo Ci: "I didn't just ask about the previous things, and now you are doing your things well with me...... What I mean is that if you refine your Dan powder (the raw powder for refining gunpowder), I will naturally not treat you badly. But if you still want to do some kind of preaching and collecting disciples. I'll get your head to the ground anytime, anywhere. Not to mention anything else, the little skill you have practiced is not enough in front of me at all. ”

"No, no!"

Zuo Ci had already suffered enough, so he didn't dare to doubt what Lu Ren said. But in my heart, what Lu Ren said is really not nonsense, is it?

Seeing that the scare was enough, Lu Ren asked, "What did you want Shirley to see just now?" ”

Zuo Ci secretly wiped the cold sweat and responded respectfully to Lu Ren: "After many attempts, the old man finally refined Dan powder with a purity of two percent higher. ”

"Twenty percent?"

Lu Ren and Shirley smiled at each other. In that era, it was already a rare thing to be able to increase the purity of two percent, which shows that Zuo Ci, the old guy, is still very useful. But looking at Zuo Ci's current appearance, how can there be a person in the world who should be? Just that posture directly reminded Lu Ren of a word:

"Isn't this old guy too obscene?"

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Sunny and cloudless, blue sea. A fleet of more than a dozen ships of all kinds is sailing on the sea.

There was a small balcony outside the captain's cabin of the flagship of the fleet, and a beautiful hammock hung between the two side masts, on which Zhao Yu was lying leisurely at the moment. Although it is leisurely, Zhao Yu's two delicate eyebrows are tightly twisted together, and he seems to be preoccupied.

The sea breeze blows, and it is very comfortable to blow on people. Zhao Yu was blown by the sea breeze, his brows stretched slightly, and he stretched out his hand to the back of his head to untie his mane, letting his hair flutter lightly with the sea breeze.

After enjoying the sea breeze for a while, Zhao Yu took the bamboo wine jug from the small wooden table next to the hammock, and took a few sips at the spout without paying attention to the elegance or indecentness. After putting the flask back, Zhao Yu stretched his waist and looked extremely lazy. However, behind this seemingly elegant, no one may have noticed that Zhao Yu's brows were tightly locked.

It is said that Zhao Yu has been setting off from Wu County for some time, and the target of this trip is Nanpi in Hebei. It is now the autumn season of the tenth year of Jian'an, and not long ago Cao Cao had just leveled Yuan Tan, and now he is stationed in the Nanpi area to rest. Zhao Yu went over this time, but on the surface, he represented Lu Ren to give gifts to Cao Cao, but in secret, he had another purpose.

In fact, the grievances and grievances between Lu Ren and Cao Cao have long been blurred. And Lu Ren, who has grown up a lot, knows very well that he can't be rash, because there are many people around him who are counting on him, and Lu Ren can't ignore these people because of his likes and dislikes. Together with the things he wanted to do in his heart, it was very necessary to maintain a certain friendly relationship with Cao Cao. And this is also the main reason why Lu Ren obviously caught Cao Cao outside Xuchang City, but finally chose to let Cao Cao go.

Of course, it is impossible for Lu Ren to come to Cao Cao in person, if he really wants to come, it will be tantamount to sending sheep into the tiger's mouth, and it is not a day or two for Cao Cao to catch Lu Ren back. So Lu Ren finally asked Zhao Yu to act as the messenger this time, first of all, Zhao Yu and Cao Cao can be regarded as old acquaintances, and Zhao Yu is just a girl, even if Cao Cao loves talent again, it is impossible to solicit a girl for reasons of historical limitations. Secondly, if Cao Cao wanted to detain Zhao Yu...... Are you Zhao Yu a powerless woman? The rain girl is not such a good character. And the most critical one is that Lu Ren believes that Cao Cao doesn't want to make too much trouble with his relationship here, so if he can't do it, won't Xun and Guo persuade Cao Cao?

However, Zhao Yu is not very clear about these things, and there is one sentence in his heart at this time:

"What the gentleman gave me to do this time seems to be easy, but in fact it is extremely difficult to do. Since Cao Gong and his people can dominate one side and can be called a hero, they will never be able to do it without extraordinary minds. Before leaving, although my husband entrusted me with a lot of advice, I still had some uncertainty in my heart. ”

"Maybe my husband is right, if I get too caught up in some things, I won't be able to achieve great things. Many times if you want to achieve great things, you have to put aside those messy distractions and just do your best. If it is really necessary, even if it is a despicable and shameless method, try it...... Of course, it's best if you don't have to. ”

I stretched my waist again, took the bamboo cup and poured it full, and closed my eyes there to enjoy the sea breeze. Because she loosened her mane, the sea breeze raised her long hair and brushed her pretty face, coupled with the arrogant charm of Zhao Yu's body, there was a faint feeling like a fairy. For a while, the boatmen in the ship looked a little stupid, and they just looked at Zhao Yu in a daze.

"The gentleman confessed two ways. One is to enter the Yellow River from Beihai and Langya, stop at Guandu and Baima, and then rush to Nanpi through Liyang and Yecheng. This road is a little farther, and there is still a large section of dry road to catch, but the area of Liyang and Yecheng is already under the rule of Cao Gong, and this road can be unimpeded and safe with a little arrangement, so it will take more time; The other is that the fleet goes straight to Leling to dock, and you can go to Nanpi in the daytime, but Cao Gong in the Nanpi area has only been laid down for a short time, and the current situation is also unknown, and there may be many more dangers. The cargo of this fleet is mostly iron armor, tools and staffs, which are very easy to be peeped at. ”

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu looked at a small wooden box on the small table. It was something that Lu Ren gave to Zhao Yu when Zhao Yu was leaving, and told Zhao Yu that he really had nothing to do, so he would open it and take a look, maybe he could give Zhao Yu some help. It's just that Zhao Yu has actually opened it a long time ago, and there is only one note on his face, which makes Zhao Yu a little crying and laughing...... (To be continued.) )