Chapter 658

"Good, a few more acupuncture sessions and you will be much better."

Liu Bei removed the silver needles.

"Cangshu, you should rest well; the illness will heal faster that way."

Cao Chong cupped his hands.

"Many thanks, Lord Xuande."

He was also moved in his heart; his father and Liu Bei were mortal enemies, yet Liu Bei was sincerely saving him—what benevolence!

Cao Jie's face broke into a smile.

"Brother Chong, you should rest well."

Liu Bei pulled Cao Jie's hand over to check her pulse, his expression turning somewhat stern.

"Miss Cao, if you continue to care for Cangshu so tirelessly, you will be the next one to fall ill!"

Cao Jie's face flushed slightly.

"Lord Xuande, this young lady understands."

When other physicians checked her pulse, she never thought much of it, but whenever Liu Bei checked her pulse, Cao Jie's heart would beat extremely fast.

Liu Bei frowned.

"Miss Cao, your heart rate suddenly became too fast; has your condition changed?!"

Cao Jie's neck turned red; could she say that her heart rate only sped up because he was holding her hand?!

Cao Chong saw everything and felt suspicious in his heart.

"Could it be my sister and Lord Xuande?!"

The live broadcast room's comments also increased.

"Liu Bei is shameless; he grabs a young girl's hand and tells her not to let her heart rate speed up?!"

"Miss Cao Jie has never experienced such a situation."

"Liu Bei not only wants to wipe out Cao Cao's vanguard but also doesn't let his backyard off—too ruthless!"

After finishing the pulse check, Liu Bei took a medical book from his sleeve.

"Miss Cao, I have a medical book here that I wrote myself."

Cao Jie was obsessed with medical arts and couldn't help but have her eyes light up, reaching out to grab it.

Liu Bei blocked her hand.

"If you obediently rest for three days, I will give this medical book to you; otherwise, don't even think about it."

Cao Jie pouted.

"Alright then, I will do as you say."

She immediately blushed; she was actually acting coquettishly with Lord Xuande.

Cao Chong sighed in his heart.

"Father, you must prepare yourself; I'm afraid your obedient daughter won't be coming back."

Liu Bei ordered the servants to take good care of Cao Jie and left the side courtyard.

He had just sat down

when Guo Jia and Pang Tong came to visit together.

"My lord, the affairs of the Central Plains are all in good order..."

Liu Bei nodded.

"You have all worked hard."

Guo Jia added,

"My lord, Shiyuan and I have thought of a method to quickly win the hearts of the small and medium clans of the Central Plains."

"Oh? What method?"

Guo Jia cupped his hands.

"My lord, in the past, whenever we conquered a territory, in order to quickly gain support, we would take the daughters of the local clans, drink and converse with everyone, and win over their hearts. Having obtained the Central Plains this time, we believe we should do the same."

Liu Bei?

"Which family's daughter have you set your sights on?"

Pang Tong cupped his hands.

"My lord, Miss Cao Jie is intelligent and virtuous; taking her would not only win the hearts of the Central Plains clans but also pave the way for the future conquest of Hebei. Please, my lord, take her!"

Liu Bei naturally had thoughts about Cao Jie, this sensible and beautiful young lady.

But after all, he was of the same generation as Cao Cao.

"I'm afraid Cao Cao won't be happy about this."

Guo Jia bowed.

"My lord, I received news that Cao Cao intends to marry all three of his daughters to the pseudo-emperor, the Prince of Hejian. This man is fat, greedy for wine, and lecherous—definitely not a good match! My lord, you are doing a good deed!"

Liu Bei was speechless.

"This Cao Cao is truly shameless, completely disregarding his daughters' happiness and using them as political tools."

"My lord, our army can send an envoy to Yecheng to bring this up. We can use Cao Chong as a bargaining chip to exchange for Cao Cao's consent."

"Cao Cao has just been defeated and needs to recuperate; he surely won't want to start a war. Weighing the pros and cons, he might not refuse."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Good, I will appoint Sun Gan as the envoy to head to Yecheng!"