Chapter 67 Impeccable Protection

The slightest noise terrified him, yet he had the audacity to claim he was a hero? I continued to roll my eyes at him.

Hua Yingxiong chuckled, his face neither flushed nor out of breath, and said, "Life is precious, but what kind of hero are you if you lose your life?"

I grinned, raised my pinky finger, struck a pitiful pose, and leaned closer. "Have you ever heard of a hero saving a damsel in distress?"

He took a large step back, quite startled. "What do you want to do..."

I flashed a gleaming white smile and chuckled, "I'm giving you a chance to be a hero."

Hua Yingxiong instinctively shook his head violently, like a rattle-drum.

"Hehe, save me from this hellhole," I chuckled slyly. "I've figured it out. Once we get into Xuchang, it'll be hard to escape. We should be able to escape on the way before Cao Cao returns to Xuchang."

Hua Yingxiong stared at me incredulously, "You want to kill me? If I go against Cao Cao, I won't live long enough."

I looked down on him, thinking, "We've met so many times, yet he won't even lend me a hand."

Hua Yingxiong looked at me for a long time, then suddenly sighed, "Following Cao Cao might not be so bad; at least he can protect you."

I scoffed at it.

"I have some things to attend to, and I might be leaving in a couple of days. We've known each other for a while now, so good luck to you." With that, he turned and left.

I stared at his back, unable to believe that this guy could be so heartless and ungrateful. It was rare to meet someone I knew well and could talk to, and yet he treated me like this.

“Ah…right…” He paused slightly, but did not turn around. He simply said, “Madam, please wait for me before you leave. I don’t want people to misunderstand that Madam and I have known each other for a long time.”

I stood there, watching him walk away, his sleeves twirling. I was so angry I felt like I was about to breathe fire, and I wanted nothing more than to punch him hard in the face.

"Sister." The dog tugged at my sleeve.

I turned to look at him.

"I will never leave my sister," he said, his clear black and white eyes looking at me. He grinned, revealing two dimples on his face.

So cute!

I was in a great mood and pinched his cheek.

The dog didn't flinch, it kept smiling.

The woods behind the camp were quiet, with only the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves.

Hua Yingxiong ultimately couldn't leave, and of course, it wasn't because of me.

Because Guo Jia is ill.

As a military doctor, he had to stay; as a friend, he also had a duty to do so.

Hua Yingxiong said that he was probably punished to suffer in this chaotic world because he was too promiscuous in his previous life and broke the hearts of too many women.

Hua Yingxiong said that among the men in this world, there are those who are as fickle as him, but he has never seen anyone as obsessed as Banxian in his life. Despite his frail body, he has an extraordinary persistence and ability.

Guo Jia's illness came on very suddenly, but no one in the entire army camp found it strange. They had probably become accustomed to the half-immortal's illness.

Xiahou was ordered to lead 5,000 troops in a feigned defeat to lure Guan Yu out of Xiapi. Xu Chu and others intercepted Guan Yu and blocked his way back to Xiapi. The inside agents who had been lying in ambush in Xiapi seized the opportunity to cooperate from the inside and outside, opened the city gates wide, and captured Xiapi with almost no casualties.

Cao Cao personally led his troops, lit torches in the city to disrupt the morale of Guan Yu's army, and placed Lady Gan and Lady Mi under house arrest.

Returning to Xuzhou, I found it had changed hands.

I moved into Liu Bei's former residence. The scenery remained the same, but the people were all different. The man who once told me, "It will be hard to carry the shadow of another person," and the man who once asked me, "One day, I will conquer the world. Would you be willing to share it with me?" was now wandering outside, living under someone else's roof.

Liu Bei was no ordinary man; history has long recorded that he was no ordinary person.

In this chaotic era of the Three Kingdoms, there was nothing lacking but ambition.

Liu Bei was also an ambitious man.

At this time, Guan Yu was still trapped on the earthen hill, fighting like a cornered beast, while I ate my dinner in peace, washed up, and could not smell a trace of gunpowder or see a trace of blood.

Cao Cao indeed protected me perfectly.

I'm really flattered. He's the first person to protect me under his wings. From childhood to adulthood, I've always fought and struggled for everything. When I was little, I often tried my best to prove myself in order to get adopted, and I often got covered in mud while fighting for a piece of candy.

Now I don't have to do anything. I have three meals a day, tea is served to me, and food is served to me. I am taken care of in every possible way.

After that night when he held me as we fell asleep, I never saw him again. I only knew that he was busy taking up residence in Xiapi and leading his troops into battle.

I was busy too. I was busy planning my escape route, busy preparing to loot valuables, and busy avoiding Cao Cao's sight.

The moonlight was perfect, and I wandered around the garden, keeping my eyes and ears open to see if there was a hole in the wall I could climb through.

"Cough cough..." A faint coughing sound came from the house across the street.

Then I remembered that Guo Jia was staying here to recuperate.

The candlelight flickered in the room, and I, feeling utterly bored, pushed open the door and went inside.

The room was filled with the fragrance of medicine. Guo Jia was leaning against the couch, holding a book in his hand and reading. His face was very pale and he had become even thinner. He would occasionally raise his hand to cover his mouth and cough lightly. He did not even notice me pushing the door open and entering the room.

He struggled to hold the book up close, squinting slightly as he carefully examined it.

I walked straight up to him and snatched the manual from his hand.

"Ahem..." He looked up in surprise, then smiled, "Pei'er."

"Why aren't you sleeping properly at this hour? What are you doing, making such a fuss!" I glared at him.

"I'm...cough cough...reading a book..." he explained with a smile.

"Even an idiot knows you're reading!" I yelled at him, and seeing his pale and weak face, I felt an inexplicable rage.

Guo Jia was not annoyed, and just smiled gently, remaining unmoved.

"Laugh! What's so funny?!" I put the manual back on the shelf. "Go to sleep."

"Leave it to me. I don't know how much longer I can watch," Guo Jia said with a smile, his lips slightly twitching. His pale lips were so dry that they were slightly cracked, and beads of blood seeped out.

I glared at him, feeling an indescribable heartache. I raised my hand and fiercely wiped away the blood droplets on his lips, then used a handkerchief dampened with water to wipe his pale lips.