The sky was completely bright. In the dilapidated field, two figures were swinging in a pattern, while saying a few words from time to time.
One person was Liu Bei, and the other person was Guan Yu.
Liu Bei said: “It’s dawn…”
Guan Yu paused for a moment and said: “But I still don’t understand what he is planning.”
Liu Bei pondered, and with his iconic big earlobes swaying, he said: “Shake the Heaven, that person left on his own after giving us a packet of peach tree seeds. It is truly hard to understand.”
Guan Yu stroked his long beard, narrowed his phoenix eyes and said: “Perhaps, this matter is not hard to understand.”
Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu and said: “Oh? What do you mean?”
Guan Yu said: “The time is insufficient.”
Liu Bei carefully calculated, then nodded his head, seemingly understanding the reason, and said: “It sounds reasonable, but I wonder if we two can keep up with the time…”
Guan Yu’s eyes shone and said: “Brother, rest assured, with our fate, we’ll accomplish great things!”
Liu Bei lowered his head and smiled, but continued to work hard with Guan Yu…
However, not far away, Shi Hao and Pei Yuanqing were quietly watching every action of Liu Bei and Guan Yu.
With a cunning look on his face, Shi Hao said: “Very good!”
Pei Yuanqing didn’t understand and asked: “What’s good?”
Shi Hao smiled and said: “It’s good that they discovered our trace.”
Pei Yuanqing frowned, becoming more puzzled and said: “They know we haven’t left?”
Shi Hao said: “Yes! If they didn’t know, then they wouldn’t have worked so cleverly, moreover, they also wouldn’t have said such words to intentionally relax my guard. They are acting.”
Pei Yuanqing’s eyebrows were already twisted as he asked: “Eh? Why are they intentionally putting on a performance for us?”
Shi Hao calmly replied: “Because I had done something to the seeds that I gave them. Those are ‘dead’ seeds. If they are truly serious about planting the peach trees, then how could they not notice the trick?”
Pei Yuanqing nodded his head and his brows relaxed for a moment, but he frowned again and asked: “But I still don’t understand, since they discovered our trace, why is it good?”
A hint of cunningness flashed through Shi Hao’s eyes and said: “Because I just happened to need someone to help me plant those ‘dead’ seeds. If they hadn’t noticed our trace, then they wouldn’t have done it. At that time, we needed to personally plant them, wouldn’t that be hard work?”
Pei Yuanqing said: “Oh! Putting it that way, they have become our laborers. However, planting those ‘dead’ seeds, how can we get a peach garden?”
Shi Hao replied with a smile: “The real peach garden had never been far away. It has always been here.”
Pei Yuanqing looked around, but didn’t see any trace of a peach garden.
Shi Hao said again: “Don’t waste your energy, that peach garden is invisible to others.”
After speaking, Shi Hao turned around and left. Pei Yuanqing also hastily followed behind…
Meanwhile, in the dilapidated field, someone noticed the movement of Shake the Heaven.
Guan Yu threw away the farm tools in his hand and said: “Brother, they left…”
Liu Bei also stopped, took a deep breath and said: “He must know some other good way to subdue Brother Zhang Fei. We two must not let our guard down and let him take advantage of the loopholes.”
Guan Yu was very confident, and a crescent moon appeared on his flushed face, just like a frosty bright moon in the vast red sky. It was amazing and also terrifying. It was a kind of murderous beauty. He said: “Brother, rest assured. Next time, I’ll make them unable to leave with my skill.”
Liu Bei patted Guan Yu’s shoulder, looking very assured…
A few days later, at noon, the hottest time of the day, Liu Bei and Guan Yu completed the planting mission assigned to them by Shi Hao. They then wiped the sweat on their foreheads, but they still didn’t dare to relax. Because Shake the Heaven was monitoring them from a special position.
Upon seeing this, Shi Hao smiled and said: “Finally, it’s over…”
Pei Yuanqing echoed: “Yes! That’s great, it’s finally finished.” Together with Shi Hao, he had been monitoring Liu Bei and Guan Yu every day, which was very hard. If you want Pei Yuanqing to go practice martial arts, then even if he had to practice for three days and three nights, he wouldn’t be tried. As for monitoring other people’s works, it was absolutely not easy for him.
Shi Hao slightly shook his head and said: “Although it’s over, it’s no good.”
Pei Yuanqing sighed and said: “Why?” He already didn’t want to stay here wasting time. Wasting time was whittling fighting will. Regardless of how sharp a divine weapon was, if it just collected dust for a long time, then it would be nothing more than a ‘pig-butchering knife’. As a battle weapon, Pei Yuanqing naturally didn’t want to waste time, which he could use for sharpening his skills, like this.
Shi Hao understood Pei Yuanqing’s thoughts and said: “Don’t worry. Although it’s a somewhat sloppy job, it’s also enough.”
Pei Yuanqing felt relieved and said: “Then when should we start, and what should we do?”
Shi Hao calculated the time, looked at the clouds at the horizon and said: “Wait! There should be a good scene tonight. The clouds can’t cover the moon.”
Pei Yuanqing was dumbfounded and said: “What does this have to do with us?”
Shi Hao replied with a smile: “A good scene brings us a good spirit.”
Pei Yuanqing looked at Shi Hao in confusion. No matter the scenery of tonight, at least Pei Yuanqing wouldn’t be in a good mood. He said: “Then, what shall we do now?”
Shi Hao laid down and said: “Sleep…”
The curtain of night befell quietly, and Pei Yuanqing urged Shi Hao to wake up.
Shi Hao drowsily stretched and said: “The moon is truly round.”
Pei Yuanqing doubtfully looked at the crescent moon in the sky and said: “Why are you saying it’s round? Isn’t it crescent?”
Shi Hao replied with a smile: “The moon has always been round. Merely, most people can see it clearly only during a certain period of time.”
That’s right! The truth was indeed like that. In fact, regardless of what shaped moon you saw, the moon itself had always been round, ellipsoid in 3D view. This matter had never changed just because the observers saw different results from different angles.
Pei Yuanqing was confused. Although he was not stupid, he couldn’t understand the meaning of this.
Shi Hao waved his hand and said: “Tonight, it should have a result.”
After speaking, Shi Hao walked out with Pei Yuanqing and yelled: “Brother Xuande, long time no see.” The more he walked, the slower his steps and the smaller steps he took. With small steps, Shi Hao walked to the front of Liu Bei. At this moment, Liu Bei was resting in a small hut beside the field. But he immediately got up after hearing the sound.
The two sides faced each other again.
Liu Bei cupped his hands and politely greeted: “It’s truly been a long time. But I wonder why Your Excellency is here again?” He was on guard while looking at Shake the Heaven. Upon seeing the calm look of Shake the Heaven, even though he was alarmed, he had to pretend to be calm.
Fortunately, his brother, Guan Yu, was already prepared. He was standing not far away, ready to teach Shake the Heaven a lesson at any time. As matters stood, Liu Bei was also helpless. As long as Shake the Heaven didn’t give up in the matter of recruiting Zhang Fei, Liu Bei also couldn’t hold back!
