Cao Thief

Chapter 2 I Want to Be Strong (12)

In fact, during the more than ten days in bed, Cao Peng had already thought about many things.

Deep down in my heart, I still have some regrets about being reborn in ancient times.Being betrayed by his best friend was like a thorn in his heart, making him very uncomfortable.But what if I'm uncomfortable?He can't go back!This is a reality he cannot change.

All kinds of encounters in the previous life made Cao Peng feel very tired.

Especially the words Yangzi said before he shot, lingered in his mind for a long time: In the next life, don't be a hero again!
hero?

It sounds very beautiful, but who knows the blood and tears behind it?
People often say 'good people don't get rewarded'!Cao Peng didn't believe it at first...but now, he couldn't allow him to not believe it.In the economic era, the westerly wind is gradually advancing.The reform and opening up made China take off, but is it not a kind of corruption?Cao Peng is powerless to change, he just wants to be himself.But even so, it still came to a miserable ending... In retrospect, Cao Peng would feel a little bit lost, and even feel inexplicably tired.

Reborn in the first year of Jian'an, Cao Peng had to make a choice!

To be precise, the first year of Jian'an was not the Three Kingdoms, but the last year of the Eastern Han Dynasty when heroes competed for the throne.

Cao Cao, who had just begun to serve the emperor to order the princes; Sun Quan, it seems that he has not yet been in power; as for the uncle of the great Han emperor, it seems that he has not been rectified.

This is still an uncertain and chaotic world.

Maybe, I can integrate into this troubled world... But Cao Peng knew very well in his heart that the Three Kingdoms had not yet appeared, but the power of the three kingdoms had already appeared faintly.Cao Peng is only 13 years old this year, and it is already too late to join this game!He missed the best opportunity to rise.

That being the case, there is only attachment!
But who can he rely on?
Emotionally, Cao Peng favors Liu Bei.

But intellectually, Cao Peng knew that the best choice was Cao Cao.

Now that the mud bodhisattva is crossing the river, Liu Bei cannot protect himself.And Jiangdong Sun Wu was thrown aside by Cao Peng from the very beginning.The structure of Jiangdong Sun Wu is a court controlled by Jiangdong gentry.It can be said that the most powerful people in Jiangdong are not the Sun family, but those noble families who are attached to the Sun family.Because these gentry have been fighting with the local mountains for many years, they keep private soldiers in every family.I remember that at the end of the Three Kingdoms period, the entire Jiangdong army was almost controlled by the Lu family...and this Lu family was the ancient gentry in Jiangdong.

During the Battle of Chibi, why did the gentry officials surrender?

It's not that they are disloyal, but because their first consideration is not the Sun regime, but their family.

Even if they belong to Cao Cao, they can still rely on their soldiers and horses to be as stable as Mount Tai in Jiangdong... That's why Lu Su persuaded Sun Quan: Anyone in Jiangdong can surrender, but the lord can't surrender!

Therefore, it is impossible for Cao Peng to choose Soochow.

As for Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and his ilk, there will be no such thing as Cao Peng's success...

In this way, Cao Peng seems to be the only person Cao Peng can choose.However, Cao Peng knew very well that even though Cao Cao chose a humble family for promotion regardless of his background, there was one condition in it, and that was talent!Just like what Cao Cao said in his recruitment order, anyone with a skill can be hired.So, what strengths do I have that can be valued and even reused by Cao Cao?

Lowering his head, Cao Peng spread his palms.

Suddenly, he clenched his hands into fists, stomped his feet and twisted his waist, and punched nothing.

In the troubled times, the only way to stand out in troubled times is force and resourcefulness!
Resourceful...

Cao Peng dare not say how good he is.After all, if he was really good at this trick, he wouldn't be betrayed by his friends.

Force?
Cao Peng seemed to have gained some confidence.

In his previous life, he had learned boxing from the local Baiyuan Tongbei boxing master for three years.But in the late martial arts era, the status of martial arts is extremely embarrassing. After ten years of hard training, it can't stop a bullet from others.So when he grew up, Cao Peng gave up his cultivation and concentrated on his work.

I vaguely remember that in the second year after work, Cao Peng paid New Year greetings to his teacher.

After learning that he had given up martial arts, the gray-haired old martial artist's eyes showed sadness and confusion...

In the late martial arts era, martial arts became a gimmick for physical fitness and even fame.

But in this day and age...

Cao Peng couldn't help but close his eyes, trying to recall all kinds of martial arts back then.Fortunately, although he later gave up martial arts, the things he had learned were deeply engraved in the depths of his memory.It's just that my body is too weak!If you want to pick up those skills, you have to pay ten times, twenty times, or even a hundred times the effort!Poor and rich, he has a long way to go!

Apart from these, Cao Peng has a wide range of interests.

Criminal investigation is a job with a lot of pressure, hovering on the line of life and death all day long.

If you don't want to be crushed to death by that kind of pressure, you must learn to relax... Some people drink too much; some people indulge in sex.And Cao Peng's way of releasing work pressure is different, reading and collecting books!Read all kinds of books, collect all kinds of books, no value, as long as he likes it, he will buy it and store it up... so that in the end, Cao Peng's house is like a small library, Various books are collected.

"The Great Wall is not built in a day!"

Cao Peng was talking to himself, with a faint smile on his delicate face.

Cao Jisheng's five big and three thick, seem to be very powerful.But if you look at Cao Peng's appearance, you can't imagine Cao Ji's appearance.People often say that children follow their mothers.Cao Peng looks more like Zhang's...but due to congenital malnutrition, he looks very weak.

Thin arms and thin legs, to use an inappropriate metaphor: Chew it and chew it, but you won't be able to squeeze out a few taels of oil!

This body, this physique...

It is estimated that in this chaotic world, he will not live long.

Cao Peng stood in front of the only bronze mirror at home, looked at the blurred image in the mirror, and couldn't help laughing wryly.

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Wanting to keep fit is not an easy task.

Cao Peng stretched his muscles and bones a little in the narrow room, and he was so tired that he couldn't stop panting.Baiyuan Tongbei focuses on the foundation, but Cao Peng's foundation is really bad!How bad is it?Even Cao Peng himself felt embarrassed to explain.

Sitting on the couch and resting for a while, Cao Peng gradually regained his spirit.

Stepping out of the room, Cao Ji was about to put out the fire and pack up tools.

"Father, are you closing the door now?"

"That's right, apart from you, Uncle Wang, I haven't seen a single guest coming, so I guess there won't be anything going on today.

I'm going to pack up my things. Tomorrow, your mother and I will go to Zhongyang Temple to seek talisman water, so we won't be working today... Penger, are you planning to go out? "

"Well, I've been bored at home for a few days, and I want to take a walk around!"

"It's fine to go out for a walk, if you always stay at home, you might get sick from boredom... But you have to come back early, or your mother should be in a hurry again."

Cao Peng showed a bright smile, nodded in agreement, and walked out of the courtyard.

"This child is seriously ill, but he is much more cheerful than before!"

Seeing Cao Peng go out, Cao Ji also had a gratified smile on his face.

In the past, Cao Peng was a bit withdrawn and didn't like to talk.In addition, his body is weak, so he seldom goes out.Occasionally going out to play was forced out by Cao Ji and his wife.Even if he went out, at most he would go to Wang Meng's house and have a few words with Wang Mai.

Now that he took the initiative to ask to go out for a walk, it was undoubtedly a big improvement.

Cao Ji is a simple and straightforward person, and there are no twists and turns. Naturally, it is impossible to think that Cao Peng's body has turned into the soul of a 30-year-old man.

As everyone knows, Cao Peng is also complaining in his heart!
This damn Cao Peng is too homely...

It is even more terrifying than the otaku and otaku of later generations.

Searched all over his memory fragments, but didn't find much useful stuff.

I only know that Cao Peng had studied "Cang Jie Pian" before his death, and other than that, most of them were useless things.However, Cao Peng was a dutiful son before his death, and he had endless attachment to his sister Cao Nan and mother Zhang.Many memories are scenes of him playing with his sister when he was a child.

I don't know what this sister looks like.

Cao Peng walked slowly along the road, admiring the 800-year-old town in front of him while walking.

Zhongyang Town is not big, with two main streets and a small path around the city, forming a field shape.The whole town is divided into four parts, divided into north, south, east and west.In the middle is a market, which is also the busiest place in the town.Since entering Zhongyang Mountain, one must pass through Zhongyang Town, so although this town is small, it has all internal organs.

There are restaurants, there are shops...

The weather has turned cold, but the market in the small town is very lively.

Cao Peng was tired from walking, so he sat by the side of the road, watching the pedestrians coming and going, and felt extraordinarily peaceful in his heart.

"Afu!"

When he was enjoying himself, Cao Peng suddenly heard someone calling his name.

Turning his head to look over, he saw Wang Mai running from the market with a bamboo basket on his back.

"How did you get out?"

Wang Mai walked up to Cao Peng, sat down, took off the basket and put it in front of him.

In the bamboo basket were some hunting tools and a piece of rough cloth, I don't know what it was used for.Wang Mai was wearing a gray coarse cloth with a slanted skirt and a large belt around his waist.A black cloth covered the head, and the forehead was covered with fine and crystal beads of sweat...

"Didn't you go home?"

Wang Mai said: "Isn't uncle going to go into the mountains tomorrow? My father and I will go with uncle, so my father asked me to do some shopping."

"Oh okay!"

Cao Peng's heart moved, and his heart suddenly became warm.

He knew that Cao Ji went to the mountain to ask for the talisman water for him, and Wang Meng and his son actually went to the mountain together for him.

It feels so good to be cared for!
Cao Peng said in a low voice, "Wang Mai, thank Uncle on my behalf."

Is the rune water useful?
Cao Peng knew very well...

But he couldn't live up to his intentions.

Wang Mai laughed and said, "There's nothing to be thankful for, we are brothers."

brothers!

Cao Peng's heart twitched suddenly.

Betrayed by best friend, and that person also kept saying 'we are brothers'.But at the end...

After Cao Peng was reborn, he was unavoidably sensitive and suspicious.

Especially the word 'brother', like a needle, pierced his heart bloody.For a while, he was silent, not knowing how to respond.

Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time and his face was a little ugly, Wang Mai couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

"Ah Fu, what's wrong with you? Is there something uncomfortable?"

"Oh, it's all right!"

Cao Peng came back to his senses and forced a smile, "It's just that I feel a little tired all of a sudden... I'm going home, and you should go back early, remember to thank uncle for me."

"How about I send you off?"

"No, I can go back by myself."

After that, Cao Peng stood up.

But just as he turned to leave, there was a sudden commotion in the market.

"Master Cheng, this thing is obviously mine!"

"You bastard, you are also worthy of this kind of fine jade... This is a treasure passed down from my family. I was playing with it in my hand just now. How did it become yours?"

"Master Cheng, this is a treasure handed down from my ancestors, how can you..."

Snapped!
A loud slap interrupted the pleading voice.

"Who am I, Cheng Ji, and you don't even ask? I will be greedy for your things? Let me tell you, if you don't hand it over today, don't even think about leaving me."

Cao Peng shuddered and turned to look at the market.

That begging voice was so familiar to him!Although it was only a short dozen days, he could still hear it all at once, that was the voice of his mother, Mrs. Zhang...

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02/18 First update.

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