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I opened the ice coffin, nearly overturned it, and opened it again. From inside to outside, I carefully inspected the place. Other than a few sets of clothes, I still didn't find any corpses.

Without a corpse, I naturally couldn't be certain of death. This at least made my heart feel a little better.

However, after I finished what I needed to do, I still returned to the Qiao Family's Main Courtyard.

"Qiao Xuan is one of the cards in the lord's hands. Even though he already has his own selfish intent, he will not rebel, so I ask you to believe me, my lord, because under the heavens, other than my lord, there are many other dukes. Their treatment of this subject is not as merciful as my lord's, so if my lord is not to change hands, then to the level of the Scholars, there will be no good news, and there will even be destruction."

"The Scholars in the east of the river are all natives. If this place is occupied by other people, the external Scholars will group up and attack them, and when that happens, the natives will be in danger. From a certain perspective, these Scholars would prefer for Master to unite the country, so Master should not go against them, and should instead use a different method to win over the people here!" After Guo Jia finished speaking, he coughed violently, and a large pool of blood appeared on his palm.

Looking at Guo Jia's current state, my heart was filled with grief, but sometimes, fate cannot be disobeyed, which is the principle. Guo Jia said: "Master, you can actually put down First Lady now, do you know why Qiao Xuan did not inform Master about the news regarding First Lady?"

"Why?"

"Because the First Lady is a threat to Qiao Xuan and the others. He, Qiao Xuan, is a native Scholars of Jiangdong, and an outstanding Scholars at that. Guo Jia said as he shifted his body.

I immediately went over to Guo Jia's side and said, "Lie still and don't get up."

"Thank you for your concern, my lord. However, the situation is not yet stable. Be my servant for one day and be my servant for the rest of your life." Guo Jia stood up and said.

Guo Jia and I went to the backyard and Guo Jia's wife warmed a jug of wine. It seemed to be some kind of medicinal wine that Hua Tuo had concocted.

Guo Jia said: "Now it can be seen, that Qiao Xuan and the others have a bit of information about the First Lady, but it is not completely grasped, so this lord can be at ease. There are also benefits if they are allowed to search for the First Lady, they will definitely not harm the First Lady."

"It's been hard on you, I appreciate it." I patted him on the shoulder and said, "He's in bed now, and he hasn't started working yet."

"Haha, with master's words, I am satisfied." Guo Jia cupped his hands towards me and said, "My lord, now we still have to do this, that is [Doing nothing], controlling the general situation a little, and allowing the other Scholars s to operate on their own."

I smiled, "In the past, I always thought that if I was the overlord of a region, then I would become the king. Everything was so easy and so simple, but now, I know that the most difficult thing is to rule a region and manage the development of this region well. I was completely wrong!"

"Currently, Master is still young, so everything is not too late. As long as we maintain the balance between the various Scholars in the East River, and increase the overall strength of the East River, will Master be able to do the same to Worry?" Guo Jia poured wine for me and said.

I took a sip and frowned slightly.

"Bitter is good. This is the taste of the medicinal wine, but once you drink it, there will be a sweet taste on the moss on your tongue. This is exactly what's meant by 'bitter but sweet'." Guo Jia glanced at me, "My lord, I dare to ask you a question."

"Oh?"

"If the First Lady were to die, what would happen to you?" Guo Jia said.

His question was very sharp, and I had expected it to come sooner or later, but I didn't want to face it. At this moment, my mind was in a mess, and I didn't know how to answer it.

Guo Jia put down the wine jug and sighed softly: "Master, let me tell you this. If not for First Lady killing herself on the wall, Master would not be so mature right now. First Lady's wish was for you to become a man capable of supporting the heavens and the earth.

"Of course I know this logic. As the saying goes, the onlookers will be aware when they see it. I've already fallen for it." I shook my head and sighed.

"Master, don't you think that this Da Qiao is actually Madam Qiao Wan? She looks a little similar to Madam Zhen?" Guo Jia asked as he got closer.

My heart sunk as I frowned and replied, "They're completely two different people. What do they look like?"

"Master is a person who talks about righteousness and righteousness, a person who talks about grudges and favors, but you must not let this grudge dominate the entire Scholars! Currently, the potential danger of the Scholars is the enemy of tens of thousands of people, this woman is very cunning and smart, and she cannot be involved in the internal affairs of Jiangdong again, other things, Master should let nature take its course, Qiao Wan is already an adult, so naturally Master understands a lot of things between men and women, these few days I sent people to find out some information about the Qiao Family sisters, even though Elder Qiao has her own ulterior motives, the Great Joe Jr is very loyal to Master."

"I won't harm the Second Sister sisters, but let me transfer my love for Zhen Mi to them. That is absolutely impossible, let alone this matter. I said, standing up.

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said: "My lord, this humble subject has one last plan, if anything happens to this humble subject in the future, I hope that you can invite Zhuge Kongming to come out. Although Zhuge Kongming is young, he is still a prodigy, and if he were to return and learn, he will definitely become a great advisor in the future."

"Don't spout nonsense like that, I won't let you die. Now that I have lost the brothers Big Sea and Gold Biting, I will definitely not lose you again. Even if I have to go to Penglai Immortal Island to get medicine, I will do my best to heal your body." "No," I said.

Guo Jia's eyes flickered. Suddenly, he stood up, looked straight at me, knelt on the ground and said: "This humble subject, send Master off!"

I smiled at Guo Jia, and my heart was completely at ease. After nodding towards Guo Jia, I quietly left the courtyard.

However, there was a feeling of loss in my heart. This feeling was very strong and very real.