Xia Chu stood up, stretched and walked to the inner tent.
"I have been playing this game of chess for such a long time that my legs are numb."
Xiao Mubai followed into the inner tent and saw Xia Chu lazily leaning on his couch.
The large robe of aqua blue brocade draped around his body could not hide his undulating waistline.
"Tomorrow I will give you some robes of other colors."
Xiao Mubai turned his eyes away, took out a jar of wine from the cave and handed it to him.
Xia Chu originally scoffed and said, "Why bother with all that?"
But suddenly she saw the jar of wine he handed over, and she swallowed it hard and said instead: "You prepared it for me?"
Xiao Mubai's face tightened, and he said a slight "hmm".
Xia Chu took the wine jar and remembered the lakeside scene five days ago. He smiled and said to Xiao Mubai, "It would be great if there was a jar of wine."
At that time, Xiao Mubai scolded him, "Drinking is not allowed in the army."
Xia Chu had short hands, so a smile naturally appeared on his face. He uncorked the wine, took a big sip and said "Hey", "It's actually a rare plum blossom wine."
Xiao Mubai clasped his hands behind his back, his expression a little warmer.
"Actually, you should drink tea when playing chess, and drink wine when playing against the moon." Xia Chu took another sip and said happily.
Xiao Mubai's hands behind his back were clenched into fists.
"I'll cook it for you later." Xia Chu said with a bright smile.
Xiao Mubai's clenched fists loosened again.
He saw Xia Chu test the drink that overflowed from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, and a drop fell down his chin.
But it seemed as if it was dripping into his heart.
There was a "click" sound.
There were ripples in his heart.
He looked at Xia Chu's pure and beautiful face, pinched his brows and said, "You should better disguise yourself from now on."
Xia Chu's bright smiling face fell instantly.
He was the one who refused to disguise himself in the first place, and now he was ordered to do so.
Xia Chu snorted coldly and said, "I'll give you a recipe to replenish your brain later. I'll fry it for you to drink tomorrow."
Xiao Mubai also noticed his repeated behavior, but it was rare that he didn't reply. He praised him: "Your chess skills are pretty good."
When Xiao Mubai saw him playing chess just now, he was calm and never timid.
The moves are resolute and decisive, unlike others who hold the chess pieces in their hands and swing them around on the chessboard.
From the beginning to the middle game, there was no hesitation. After deciding where to move, he took it directly from the chess jar, making decisive and confident moves.
Xia Chu smiled bitterly and touched Bai Ruofei's forehead, which had often been shuddered in the past.
His past chess skills were very poor.
Bai Ruofei always told him that a gentleman has nothing to fight about, but he believed that fighting was necessary in playing chess.
A person like Bai Ruofei who is too well-educated.
Give him a penny, or kill him in large chunks.
He looked calm, calm, not angry, and indifferent, which made Xia Chu feel dull.
In order to make Bai Ruofei feel a little emotional, he even put his hand into the chess jar to make a splashing sound.
The result, of course, was frequent slaps on the forehead.
Therefore, when he came down from the mountain to play chess with others, he wanted to display the blue veins and soybean-like sweat beads on the opponent's forehead one by one, and make the bullied person cry or smile miserably. , or scratching one's ears and cheeks, sighing and feeling sorry for oneself.
Then he could be as calm and calm as Bai Ruofei, sipping a cup of tea and quietly admiring the other person's depressed look.
But the person he played chess with after coming down the mountain was Xiao Yanjun...
He was forced so hard that he couldn't even use the trick of cheating on Bai Ruofei on the mountain, which had worn away his good temper. I'm afraid that now even Bai Ruofei would praise his chess skills when playing chess with him. .
"Wine is drunk by not persuading, and chess is won by not fighting." Xia Chu shook the wine jar at Xiao Mubai and took another sip.
Xiao Mubai's eyes lit up, and his appreciation for him increased.
"What do you want to talk to me about?" Xiao Mubai didn't even use my honorific title.
"Do you want to be emperor?" Xia Chu asked in a normal tone, as if he was asking, "Do you want to eat?"
Xiao Mubai was also calm. He didn't show any panic at his rebellious words and replied calmly: "I don't want to."
Xia Chu's face instantly glowed with a captivating brilliance, and she smiled happily.
Before that, he was really afraid that Xiao Mubai also wanted the throne.
Then they will eventually become strangers.
Xiao Mubai first followed Xia Chu and unconsciously smiled.
After a moment, the smile dropped.
"Are you afraid that I will block Xiao Zimu's way?" Xiao Mubai asked coldly.
Xia Chu choked on a mouthful of wine and hurriedly waved to him while coughing.
Xiao Mubai frowned, then reached out to touch his back and patted him.
"What's great about being an emperor, nothing can compare to how happy you are in the world now." Xia Chu winked at Xiao Mubai and said.
Xiao Mubai knew that he was full of nonsense and didn't bother to expose him. He snorted and took the lunch box away.
"After I cure your poison, what are you going to do in this long life?" Xia Chu asked.
"I don't know yet." He used to count the days every day and never thought that he would have a long life with luxury.
"Then let's keep this for later and think about it later. Why don't we think about it now, how about we join forces?" Xia Chu said bewilderedly.
"Join forces?" Xiao Mubai raised his eyebrows.
"You must have been able to tell that I dislike Xiao Yanjun very much. I made my position clear on the day of the palace banquet." Xia Chu's eyes fell on the empty space and crossed the empty space, but he didn't know what he was looking at. Something.
"What does that have to do with me?" Xiao Mubai sneered, trying to get him into trouble, and he was very calculating.
"Hey, why doesn't it matter? Can the relationship between us be the same now as before?" Xia Chu looked at Xiao Mubai's face and went on to say, "Now we are connected by life and death, I don't care, you have to Make an alliance with me.”
When Xia Chu talked about it later, he remembered that Xiao Mubai had gone to Wentian Pavilion to seek information.
Now he has not received half of the money from Prince Mo's Mansion, nor has he received the seal, and it has cost him his own life.
Gan!
The more I think about this deal, the bigger the loss becomes.
Life or death must drag him onto the pirate ship.
Xiao Mubai saw him holding a wine jar and approaching him step by step. His breath was like orchid, carrying the refreshing aroma of plum blossom wine and the unique taste of herbs on his body.
Xiao Mubai's breath stagnated, he put his palms on his face, turned his head and said, "Since we are forming an alliance, we must show some sincerity."
Xia Chu opened his palm, stepped forward and asked, "What kind of sincerity do you want?"
Xiao Mubai suppressed the turbulence in his heart, pushed him away, walked to the tent, took a cup of herbal tea, drank it and said, "Secret. Let's tell each other the most important secret to show our sincerity."
"Okay, you say it first." Xia Chu thought, he was too sincere.
Let's see what kind of secret Xiao Mubai comes up with, and he will give him a similar amount in return.
Who knew that Xiao Mubai called the raven to come in and send him back.
Before leaving, she possessed him and whispered in his ear.
"Go back and have a good sleep. I will show you the secret tomorrow."
(End of chapter)