Cao Cao was very surprised and didn't know why Xu Chu suddenly mentioned Qi Fang.

However, Xu Chu had no intention of hiding it. He said calmly: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, the spies who left the Xun Mansion last night disappeared in Wuyi Lane where Xu Shu lived. At the end of this morning, I will go to check with the brothers who followed the spies last night.

Although we didn't catch those spies, we unexpectedly met Mr. Qi."

Hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly interrupted: "So he asked you to help him resign?"

Xu Chu was not surprised by Cao Cao's quick reaction. He smiled and said: "The prime minister guessed well. This is indeed the case."

When Cao Cao heard this, he sighed slightly and said: "I have forced Mr. Qi for so many years, and it is indeed time to let him go. Go and tell him, and I will allow him to retire and return to his hometown."

Qi Fang was among the first group of people that Cao Cao arranged to monitor Xu Shu. After so many years, Qi Fang became the last person left behind.

Originally, this was nothing, but because Qi Fang was a bit older, Cao Cao could no longer take away an old man's request.

And there is another point, that is, in Cao Cao's view, Xu Shu no longer has the need to monitor him.

Xu Chu cupped his hands and said: "The Prime Minister is so kind, I will thank you on behalf of Mr. Qi."

He has always been allowed to resign because of his old age, so it is not an unexpected surprise. However, Qi Fang's situation is special. If he is allowed to return to his hometown, it means that the person monitoring Xu Shu will be changed.

In Xu Chu's view, an old man was really not qualified to take on the important task of monitoring a powerful person like Xu Shu.

Not to mention whether Qi Fang's eyes were dimmed with old age, Xu Shu's amazing skills were enough to make Qi Fang unable to monitor him.

So Xu Chu paused for a moment and then said: "Then who should Xu Shu send to supervise him?"

Cao Cao sighed: "It has been four years, and Xu Shu no longer needs to monitor us."

"this……"

Xu Chu didn't expect that Cao Cao would have such a big plan. He suddenly began to regret that he didn't tell Xu Shu's suspicion now.

"What? Zhongkang has other ideas?"

Cao Cao couldn't help but become curious when he saw Xu Chu's hesitant expression.

Xu Chu said quickly: "The general thinks that Xu Shu has a close relationship with Liu Bei, so I'm afraid we can't just relax our guard against him."

Cao Cao smiled and said: "Judging from the observations of the past four years, Xu Shu has no interest in political affairs. Since he is tired of even Qi Fang, it means that what Xu Shu does on weekdays is just ordinary and meaningless.

Since it is meaningless, why should I let another person do it?"

The judgment he made was not a whim, but a summary of Xu Shu's performance over the years and after sufficient consideration.

Although Xu Chu said today that he had some doubts about Xu Shu, under Qi Fang's explanation, he had to admit that what happened last night had nothing to do with Xu Shu.

"yes!"

After Cao Cao's explanation, Xu Chu finally chose to obey.

…

On the same day, under Xu Chu's arrangement, Qi Fang packed his bags and embarked on his way home.

As for Xu Shu, he still didn't know that he had completely gained his freedom.

But all this was clearly seen by a person who had blended into the crowd early in the morning.

That night, as usual, Xu Shu picked up his sword and danced with it in the courtyard after dinner.

He was so used to living like this day after day that he didn't care if someone was watching him in the dark.

However, I don't know what happened, but he suddenly stopped dancing his sword. He stood stiffly on the spot, and the sword in his hand also stopped in the air and did not fall for a long time.

After being stunned like this for a while, he suddenly put down his sword, and then said helplessly: "Why are there always people who are unwilling to give me a quiet life?"

Just when Xu Shu's voice just fell, a voice suddenly came from a corner of Xu Shu's courtyard.

"Is it possible that Xu Yuanzhi, who used to travel to the ends of the earth with his sword, has stayed in Yecheng for a long time, and is really willing to spend his life in such an ordinary way?"

When Xu Shu heard this, he couldn't help being stunned. He frowned and asked, "This is my business, what does it have to do with you?"

It was a misty night, and he had no idea who the visitor was, so he said what he usually said when dealing with Cao Cao's men.

"I was originally thinking that you let go of the people who were being followed by Prime Minister Cao last night, but did you want to go out and stir up trouble in the world again?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in the man's tone, and he seemed to have seen through that Xu Shu was lying.

Xu Shu couldn't help but be startled when he said this. He couldn't help but think: "Who is this person? How does he know what happened last night? Is he the person who has been monitoring me all these years?"

Thinking of this, Xu Shu's hand holding the sword suddenly gathered strength, and his feet suddenly kicked on the ground.

Then his whole body flew out like an arrow, heading straight towards the direction from which the man's voice came.

The man clearly saw Xu Shu running toward him with a sword, but he didn't dodge. He also pulled out a sword from somewhere and faced Xu Shu.

He seemed to know Xu Shu very well and was not afraid at all.

However, he didn't know that Xu Shu had neglected many things in the past few years, but he had not neglected reading and swordsmanship.

It can even be said that his swordsmanship is even more refined than before.

I saw Xu Shu's sword piercing the man's chest very quickly. The speed was so fast that it was simply unimaginable.

But despite this, his sword did not penetrate the man's chest. Instead, a clear sound of steel collision was heard.

The man actually blocked Xu Shu's attack with his sword.

The attack failed, so Xu Shu used his strength and suddenly retreated, landing opposite the man.

"You are not from Cao Cao, who are you?"

Although the night was dark, he could still see the man's face with the faint light.

It was a face he had never seen before.

And it was precisely because he had never seen it before that he concluded that this person was not Cao Cao's.

After receiving Xu Shu's blow, the man did not fight back. Instead, he stood there very calmly, not even planning to move, let alone fight back.

Hearing this, the man suddenly smiled and said: "Commander Xu really has a good eye. I am indeed not Cao Cao's man. However, I would like to know who is Commander Xu?"

The man's name suddenly changed, which made Xu Shu very strange. He blurted out and asked: "Do you know Qu Feng?"

If there is anyone else who knows about what happened last night, there are only two possibilities. One is that this person is someone sent by Cao Cao's men to monitor him, and the other is that this person is Qu Feng's friend.
Chapter completed!