Qilin was still dripping wet, and his hair was dripping with water. The maid offered a dry cloth and placed it beside Qilin. Lu Bu suddenly said, "Has your hair been cut again?"

Qilin smiled and said, "My buddy helped me cut it."

The silence was awkward, and no one knew how to start the conversation. Lu Bu looked straight at Qilin from the moment he came in.

The servants served hot wine, and Qilin said casually: "What did Sun Quan draw? Come and see."

Qilin took the painting, and Sun Ce said: "Sun Quan doesn't pay much attention to studying and painting."

Zhou Yu smiled and said: "It's the Qilin's fault."

Qilin smiled and said: "Don't shirk your responsibility, you didn't learn painting from me... Forget it, do you have any pen and ink? I'll correct it for you."

The maid brought a pen and ink, and Qilin wiped the table clean, laid out the paper, and pondered for a moment, but did not add any pen to Sun Quan's children's painting, and only wrote two lines of words in the blank space.

The calligraphy and paintings are generally terrible.

Lu Bu read: "The shadow of the lonely sail in the distance is gone in the blue sky, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky."

There was silence in the hall.

After a long time, Sun Cefang shouted "Hello".

Qilin stood up and said, "I'm going to change into dry clothes and then talk to the Marquis." After saying that, he turned around and left.

The chickens and dogs jumping about written by Qilin and the naughty cats pressing their paws painted by Sun Quan are both extremely awkward. However, when the paintings and words are paired together, there is an indescribable majestic atmosphere.

The painting shows a small boat going down the water, alone, and two lines of words on the right come into view, which is shocking beyond words.

"I only see the Yangtze River flowing across the sky." Zhou Yu chanted several times: "Frame this painting and hang it in the hall."

At night, the master and servant were sitting in the room facing each other, and the light of the oil lamp reflected Qilin's face. This was the first time that Lu Bu took a serious look at this soldier under his command.

Qilin seemed to have grown up a lot compared to the first time he saw him. His two willow-leaf eyebrows were furrowed and his bright eyes were much dimmed. He was wearing a thin white singlet, his thin lips were pursed tightly, and his muscles were visible under his cuffs.

The silhouette and youthful aura are like a ball of gentle cotton, making the sharpness and oppression emanating from Lu Bu invisible.

"How old are you?" Lu Bu said: "When I first met you, you were just a child, but now you are a bit..."

"Is it different?" Qilin smiled and said, "A bit old?"

The twinkling look between his brows and eyes has disappeared, replaced by a faint feeling of anxiety.

Lu Bu said indifferently: "You have grown up a little. I will be twenty this year. When I go back, Lord Marquis will tell you a wife?"

The corner of Qilin's mouth twitched: "Forget it."

Lu Bu was silent.

After a long, long time, Lu Bu finally squeezed out a sentence: "That day... that... the Marquis was not quite... well, wrong."

Qilin said: "It's your parents who are stupid. I can't blame you."

Lu Bu: "..."

Qilin laughed and said, "When will you go back?"

Lu Bu seemed to be relieved, but still looked paralyzed: "You say."

Qilin thought for a while and said, "Will you still listen to my ideas when we go back?"

Lu Bu looked at Qilin for a moment and finally nodded.

"Listen, I will never believe anyone else saying bad things about you again." Lu Bu said, "Master Marquis, I swear..."

Qilin said casually: "No, I'll think about it carefully. In a few days..."

Lu Bu was immediately aggrieved and roared: "What else do you want?!"

Qilin's original intention was to consider the situation between Xiaopei and Xuzhou, but Lu Bu thought that he was still considering whether to go back with him, so his bell-like roar almost frightened Qilin.

Qilin hurriedly raised his hands to signal surrender: "Okay, okay, I don't want to think about it anymore, go back."

Lu Bu said angrily: "It's too much to bully others!"

Qilin: "..."

Lu Bu hummed a song, stood up, and walked away as if he were two different people.

Qilin: "..."

Qilin suddenly shouted through the window: "Lu Fengxian, have you thought about me during your absence?"

Lu Bu said a vague "hmm" and didn't answer.

"Sun Bofu!" Lu Bu was in a good mood and shouted in the courtyard: "Come out and drink with the Marquis."

Qilin opened the window and said, "Everyone else has gone to bed. Master, please don't offend me, okay?"

Lu Bu scratched his head and gave Qilin his middle finger. Sun Ce did not get up, but Sun Quan was woken up.

Sun Quan leaned on the cabinet, pushed open the window door, and hit Lu Bu in the back of the head with a loud bang, making him stagger.

Sun Quan said: "I will accompany you...accompany you...drink?"

Lu Bu turned his head disdainfully, looked at Sun Quan, and carried him out of the window, holding him with one hand: "Where do you keep your wine? Take the Marquis there."

Sun Quan said mysteriously: "Sister-in-law...Sister-in-law hid the wine...not letting me touch it...well, you know..."

Lu Bu's voice faded away: "Master Hou is not... afraid of her."

Qilin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he went back to his room to rest and let the big one and the little one do whatever they wanted.

The next day, Xiao Qiao searched all morning and found Lu Bu and his uncle in the wine cellar.

Lu Bu was drunk and was found in the wine cellar with Sun Quan in his arms. Sun Quan had not drunk much and was sleeping soundly, with a bright red face.

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Qilin's head was full of black lines and he smiled apologetically: "I'm going to take it away from you today, sister-in-law, please don't be surprised."

Qilin was thinking about how to carry Lu Bu onto the red rabbit and transport him back to Xuzhou, when the messenger from Chen Palace arrived.

Zhou Yu, with his outer robe open and the belt loose, came over after hearing the sound and said with a smile: "What? Marquis Wen was in a good mood last night?"

"Where did the letter come from?" Qilin asked.

Zhou Yu handed the military newspaper to Qilin and said: "Xiao Pei Chen Gongtai." After saying that, he ordered his servants: "Get some sour plum soup to sober up Marquis Wen...Qilin, what do you want?"

Qilin opened the letter and looked solemn after reading two lines.

"We have to leave today." Qilin said: "Gong Jin, please try to wake up Lu Bu. I will inform Gao Shun outside the city that Cao Cao is marching to attack Xiaopei. The military situation is critical and we must go back immediately."

More than ten large awning boats were lined up on the river, undulating in the rain. The people brought by Lu Bu mounted their horses one after another. Gao Shun shouted, very anxious.

The rain had subsided a little, and Lu Bu stood on the bow of the boat with a pair of confused eyes, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd.

Qilin said: "Let's get in the boat. Don't get sick after being hungover and getting wet in the rain."

Lu Bu was dissatisfied and said: "So what if we stay a few more days..."

Qilin couldn't bear it anymore and said: "There's a fire in the backyard! You're still drinking here! If you don't go back, my wife will be captured by Cao Cao!"

"What?!" Lu Bu suddenly woke up.

Qilin said: "I will tell you in detail later."

When Zhou Yu ordered the ship to be prepared, Sun Ce had not yet woken up. In less than half an hour, almost everyone came out of Sun's house. Da Qiao went to sign the waterway documents, Xiao Qiao packed the ship, and Zhou Yu rushed to Xiying to mobilize the water and distribute it.

Jiang Dongjun.

Zhou Yu led nearly a thousand soldiers to the shore and said: "You go by water, we will go by land."

Lu Bu had a splitting headache. He calmed down, waved his halberd and said, "My dear brother, there is no need to worry. Just go back and rest. Ten small boats will send me to the north along the way. There is no need to send more manpower."

Zhou Yu said: "Marquis Wen is a guest in Jiangdong, why shouldn't he see you off? Let me treat my little brother as a landlord."

Lu Bu said impatiently: "There are 40,000 soldiers in the Bingzhou army. There is no need for Jiangdong's help. We can omit all the complicated rituals and tapestry. Don't waste our troops and horses. We should preserve our strength so that we can meet again in Japan."

Seeing what Lu Bu said, Zhou Yu could only look at Qilin questioningly. Qilin knew that Lu Bu was very competitive and would never let anyone help him in such a matter, so he could only nod his head and said: "In that case, thank you for your trouble, brother Gong Jin. Qiangnu points out

Lend us a hundred frames."

Zhou Yu ordered people to get sharp crossbows on board the ship and hand them over to the Bingzhou army. They counted a total of 112 people. They were accompanied by Gao Shun and Qilin. Lu Bu was also superb in martial arts, so he expected that he would not be afraid of small water thieves on the road.

"This is a little thought from the old lady, to thank you for your help in relieving the siege of Wu County in the past." Zhou Yu asked someone to bring a wooden box. Lu Bu had been an official in the court for a long time, and he knew it when he saw it. The wooden box was long and narrow, with a shop inside.

Goose down is a treasure given to each other by officials and used for bribery. The box usually contains ten heavy luminous pearls.

Just as Lu Bu was about to refuse, Qilin said, "This is for me."

Lu Bu could only say: "Just keep it."

Zhou Yu said: "Take care, Sun Lang may not come to see you off."

Lu Bu cupped his hands in a rare gesture and said, "I'm leaving now. See you again, good brothers."

As soon as Zhou Yu bowed to the ground, Lu Bu asked again: "How do you say that, Qilin?"

Qilin smiled and said: "The green mountains will not change and the green water will always flow. See you later. Say goodbye to Bo Fu for me."

The black-topped boat set off and left the waterway. Along the way, the sky was filled with rain, ripples spread all over the river, and a song of departure came slowly from the reed beaches in late spring.

"Is that Bo Fu?" Lu Bu frowned.
To be continued...