Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2 - Guys, We Are On The Same Side!
Chapter 3 - The Escape Of Lu Bu
Chapter 4 - Death To Those Who Are Discontent
Chapter 5 - Shooting Of Palm In Xiapi
Chapter 6 - Formation Breaker
Chapter 7 - Breakthrough
Chapter 8 - Wrongly Kill Three Thousand
Chapter 9 - Home?
Chapter 10 - Death
Chapter 11 - Man From Heaven
Chapter 12 - Fifteen Thousand Dollars Worth Of Buns
Chapter 13 - Boss Cao’S Scheme
Chapter 14 - The Great Coax
Chapter 15 - The Flashy And Enticing Boss Lu
Chapter 16 - Look Your Sister
Chapter 17 - Got Sold
Chapter 18 - I, Lu Bu, Never Regret
Chapter 19 - Father
Chapter 20 - Wise Lord?
Chapter 21 - Trapped In Kaiyang
Chapter 22 - Long Distance Surprise Attack
Chapter 23 - Too Big Of A Joke
Chapter 24 - If We’Re Going To Do It, Then We’Re Going Big
Chapter 25 - Selling Gold
Chapter 26 - Big Transaction
Chapter 27 - Camaraderie Under The Setting Sun
Chapter 28 - Battle Of Kaiyang (1)
Chapter 29 - Battle Of Kaiyang (2)
Chapter 30 - Battle Of Kaiyang (3)
Chapter 31 - Battle Of Kaiyang (4)
Chapter 32 - Battle Of Kaiyang (5)
Chapter 33 - A Turn For The Better (1)
Chapter 34 - A Turn For The Better (2)
Chapter 35 - Cavalry Cavalry
Chapter 36 - Casualties Of The Cao Army (1)
Chapter 37 - Casualties Of The Cao Army (2)
Chapter 38 - Fengxiao Vs Fengxian
Chapter 39 - Fengxiao Vs. Fengxian (End)
Chapter 40 - The Wisdom Of Crying
Chapter 41 - The Anticipated Meeting Original By Bro Got A Gun, Translated By James, Bloodfalcon
Chapter 42 - Prince Of Shu
Chapter 43 - To Or Not To Runan?
Chapter 44 - Building An Army (1) Original By Bro Got A Gun, Translated By James
Chapter 45 - Building An Army (2)
Chapter 46 - Army March
Chapter 47 - Father-In-Law?
Chapter 48 - Father-In-Law? (2)
Chapter 49 - I Am Me
Chapter 50 - Renegade Traitor
Chapter 51 - Lu Bu Starts To Change (1)
Chapter 52 - Assaulting The Mountain
Chapter 53 - Liu Mang Become Bait (Once Again)
Chapter 54 - Mountain Fortress Infiltration
Chapter 55 - Bandit Brigade Retaliation
Chapter 56 - Urban Army Division First Battle (1)
Chapter 57 - Urban Army First Battle (2)
Chapter 58 - Fight To The Death
Chapter 59 - Deadly Battle With Chen Lan And Lei Bo (1)
Chapter 60 - Deadly Battle With Chen Lan And Lei Bo (2)
Chapter 61 - Deadly Battle With Chen Lan And Lei Bo (3)
Chapter 62 - Deadly Battle With Chen Lan And Lei Bo (End)
Chapter 63 - Xu Province Ownership Change
Chapter 64 - Teach Me Martial Arts
Chapter 65 - Selecting Weapons
Chapter 66 - Intermission Before Crossing Over To Xinyetranslated By Bloodfalcon
Chapter 67 - Luckless Boss Liu (Liu Bei)
Chapter 68 - Plot Concocting In Wan Castle, Lujiang
Chapter 69 - Hunted By Tiger (1)
Chapter 70 - Hunted By Tiger (2)
Chapter 71 - Another Tiger ???
Chapter 72 - The One Who Reign Over Tiger
Chapter 73 - Into Tiger’S Den
Chapter 74 - Did We Did The Wrong Thing?
Chapter 75 - Mother'S Flesh
Chapter 76 - First Aid In Three Kingdom’S Era (1)
Chapter 77 - First Aid In Three Kingdom’S Era (2)
Chapter 78 - First Aid In Three Kingdom’S Era (End)
Chapter 79 - Reaching Wancheng City
Chapter 80 - War Of Words
Chapter 81 - Qualifications For A Hero
Chapter 82 - Heroes In Your Heart
Chapter 83 - Yuan Shu’S Testament And Legacy
Chapter 84 - Miss Yuan’S Imperial Seal As A Dowry; The Path Of Princes Or The Path Of The Emperor.
Chapter 85 - A Worthy Drinking Adversary, Even One Thousand Cups Is Not Enough
Chapter 86 - Binge Drinking In Ancient Wedding Banquet
Chapter 87 - Fornicating With A Goddess
Chapter 88 - Wedding'S End
Chapter 89 - There Is No Such Thing As Free Lunch
Chapter 90 - Inevitable Battle With Huang Zu Of Jiangxia
Chapter 91 - The Precipice Of Battle; Enter Huang Zhong
Chapter 92 - Huang Zhong Vs Lu Bu
Chapter 93 - Duel Conclusion; Who Defeated Who?
Chapter 94 - Planning For Jiangxia'S Downfall, Liu Mang Go Back To Present To Find Medicine
Chapter 95 - Major Event In Jiangxia
Chapter 96 - Huang Zhong Is Forced To Submit Under Huang She'S Leg
Chapter 97 - Command Transfer In Jiangxia'S Army
Chapter 98 - Lu Bu Uses One Of The 36 Stratagems.
Chapter 99 - Jiangxia’S Destruction Is Coming
Chapter 100 - Jiangxia’S Downfall (1)
Chapter 101 - Jiangxia’S Downfall (2)
Chapter 102 - Sit Back And Wait For Result
Chapter 103 - Liu Mang, A Hostage???
Chapter 104 - Reusing Of Surrendered Generals
Chapter 105 - The Beginning Of An Event
Chapter 106 - Plundering Of Jiangxia By Sun Ce
Chapter 107 - Breaking Wancheng City
Chapter 108 - Da Qiao Declared As Dead
Chapter 109 - Held Banquet For Lujiang Nobles
Chapter 110 - Lu Bu Is Regarded As A Beggar; All Of Patriarch Eat Beggar’S Food
Chapter 111 - Disastrous Event For Lujiang Nobles
Chapter 112 - The Extermination Of Three Generations
Chapter 113 - So What Is Wrong With Killing Them?
Chapter 114 - Sun Ce Retreat Alone To Avenge His Losses
Chapter 115 - Liu Clan Of Lujiang Takes Refuge With Lu Bu
Chapter 116 - Inventing Weapons And Gadgets For Battle To Come
Chapter 117 - Each Sides Reaction To The Big Event In Lujiang (1)
Chapter 118 - Each Sides Reaction To The Big Event In Lujiang (2)
Chapter 119 - Sun Ce'S Begin His Counterattack (1)
Chapter 120 - Sun Ce'S Begin His Counterattack (2)
Chapter 121 - Sun Ce'S Begin His Counterattack (3)
Chapter 122 - Sun Ce'S Begin His Counterattack (4)
Chapter 123 - Extinguishing Fire In Wancheng City
Chapter 124 - All Must Be Eliminated; The Extermination Of Private Soldiers
Chapter 125 - Zhou Cheng'S Heavy Infantry Troops; The "Black Flag" Moves
Chapter 126 - The Urban Army Vs The Black Flag
Chapter 127 - The Urban Army Retreats
Chapter 128 - The Last Stand
Chapter 129 - The Black Flag Is Defeated
Chapter 130 - Drastic Changes; Wancheng City'S Administration Office Is In Danger
Chapter 131 - The Bloody Administration Office
Chapter 132 - Liu Mang And Co. Vs Superclass General
Chapter 133 - Beast-Like Man
Chapter 134 - Together We Live Or Die
Chapter 135 - Huang Xu Unleashes The Rapid Point-Shot
Chapter 136 - Damned People Should Just Die! Huang Zhong Enters The Fray
Chapter 137 - Wounded Cheetah Vs Lion King
Chapter 138 - Massacre Of The Rebellious Nobles
Chapter 139 - Reactions To The Noble Massacre In Wancheng City (1)
Chapter 140 - Reactions To The Noble Massacre In Wancheng City (2)
Chapter 141 - Sun Ce Makes His Move; The Manifesto
Chapter 142 - Sun Ce Makes His Move (2)
Chapter 143 - Sun Ce Makes His Move (3)
Chapter 144 - General Vs General
Chapter 145 - The Execution
Chapter 146 - Su Fei'S Burial
Chapter 147 - An Eye For An Eye, A Tooth For A Tooth (1)
Chapter 148 - An Eye For An Eye, A Tooth For A Tooth (2)
Chapter 149 - Three Heroes Vs Huang Zhong (1)
Chapter 150 - Three Heroes Vs Huang Zhong (2)
Chapter 151 - Oxybeles Prototype Launched!!!!
Chapter 152 - The Siege Begins
Chapter 153 - The Danyang Soldiers Unleashed!!! (1)
Chapter 154 - The Danyang Soldiers Unleashed!!! (2)
Chapter 155 - The Third Master Of The Danyang Soldiers Appears!
Chapter 156 - Sun Ce Joins The Fray
Chapter 157 - Battle Between Superclass Generals (1)
Chapter 158 - Battle Between Superclass Generals (2)
Chapter 159 - Rampage (1)
Chapter 160 - Rampage (2)
Chapter 161 - Chen Wu Has Fallen
Chapter 162 - Plan To Recruit Black Flag
Chapter 163 - Emergence The Of Black Flag Leader, Xu Sheng Of Langye
Chapter 164 - Subjugation Of Black Flag, Black Flag Agrees As Reinforcement
Chapter 165 - Sun Ce Vows To Kill Liu Mang
Chapter 166 - Sun Ce Become Shameless Once More - Use Liu Mang As Borrowed Knife To Kill Nobles
Chapter 167 - Sun Ce Become Shameless Once More - Use Liu Mang As Borrowed Knife To Kill Nobles (2)
Chapter 168 - Nobles Siege (1)
Chapter 169 - Nobles Siege (2)
Chapter 170 - Black Flag Re-Emerges!!! Calamity Has Come To Nobles
Chapter 171 - Sun Ce Is Exterminating Wu Clan
Chapter 172 - Vanquishing Private Soldiers
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176 - Choice
Chapter 177 - Killing Device (1)
Chapter 178 - Killing Device (2)
Chapter 179 - Killing Device (3)
Chapter 180 - Indulgence 3 Days
Chapter 181 - Movement (1)
Chapter 182 - Movement (2)
Chapter 183 - To Me
Chapter 184 - 3 Vs 3
Chapter 185 - Friendly?
Chapter 186 - Reinforcements
Chapter 187 - Reinforcements (2)
Chapter 188 - Counterattack
Chapter 189 - Counterattack (2)
Chapter 190 - Counterattack (3)
Chapter 191 - Counterattack (4)
Chapter 192 - Warrior Resolve (1)
Chapter 193 - Warrior Resolve (2)
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203 - Turnabout Victory
Chapter 204
Chapter 205 - Navy War
Chapter 206 - A Shocking Battle (1)
Chapter 207 - A Shocking Battle (2)
Chapter 208 - A Shocking Battle (3)
Chapter 209 - A Shocking Battle (4)
Chapter 210 - Discussing Official Business (1)
Chapter 211 - Discussing Official Business (2)
Chapter 212 - Discussing Official Business (3)
Chapter 213 - Diplomatic War
Chapter 214 - Diplomatic War (2)
Chapter 215 - Diplomatic War (3)
Chapter 216 - Condition!
Chapter 217 - Condition! (2)
Chapter 218 - Finally Went Insane!
Chapter 219 - Wolves Offer To The Sheep
Chapter 220 - Not Peaceful Jiangxia
Chapter 221 - Wolves Offer Sheeps Warfare (1)
Chapter 222 - 4 Embraces The Flames
Chapter 223 - Cao Cao’S Vain Hope
Chapter 224 - Zhou Yu Defeated (1)
Chapter 225 - Zhou Yu Defeated (2)
Chapter 226 - Zhou Yu Defeated (3)
Chapter 227 - Zhou Yu Defeated (4)
Chapter 228 - Zhou Yu Defeated (5)
Chapter 229 - Compelled Marriage
Chapter 229.5 - Liu Mang’S Wedding Night
Chapter 230 - Cao Cao Chases Liu Ye At Noon
Chapter 231 - Talented Person Under The Heaven
Chapter 232 - Command That Shocked The World
Chapter 233 - Recruitment Order (1)
Chapter 234 - Recruitment Order Brings Misfortune (1)
Chapter 235 - Recruitment Order Brings Misfortune (2)
Chapter 236 - Recruitment Order Brings Misfortune (3)
Chapter 237 - Regaining Consciousness
Chapter 238 - Charisma
Chapter 239 - Stakes
Chapter 240 - Recruiting Zilong
Chapter 241
Chapter 242 - Army Prepare For Battle!
Chapter 243 - Brother Zhuge Become An Official
Chapter 244 – Escapist Liu Wildest Dream
Chapter 245 – Battle To Reclaim Shouchun
Chapter 246 – Thank You General Guan For The Arrows
Chapter 247 – Revenge By Using Same Methods
Chapter 248 – Two Raging Battles At The Same Time
Chapter 249 – Decisive Battle?
Chapter 250
Chapter 251 – Savageness Of Fried Chick (2)
Chapter 252 – Roast Fried Chick (1)
Chapter 253 – Roasting Little Chicken (2)
Chapter 254 – Fledgling Phoenix Maturation
Chapter 255 – Yuan Shao’S Scarecrow (Yuan Shao’S Loss)
Chapter 256 - Guandu Naval Battle (1)
Chapter 257 – Guandu Naval Battle (2)
Chapter 258 – Temple Of Heroes
Chapter 259 – Liu Mang The Genius
Chapter 260 – Food Programme
Chapter 261 – Calculating Person From Behind The Scenes
Chapter 262 – Ascension Of Sagely King Liu Mang (1)
Chapter 263 – Ascension Of Sagely King Liu Mang (2)
Chapter 264 – Ascension Of Sagely King Liu Mang (3)
Chapter 265 – Playing Each Other Sides
Chapter 266 – Liu Bei Submits A Memorial To Emperor
Chapter 267 – Liu Bei’S Scheme
Chapter 268 – Chen Gong’S Counter Stratagem
Chapter 269 – Hidden Intention
Chapter 270 – Cement
Chapter 271 – War Again
Chapter 272 – Liu Bei Mobilize
Chapter 273 – Liu Bei Gathers At Yangzhou
Chapter 274 – Gift
Chapter 275 – Runaway Liu’S Tears
Chapter 276 – Guangzhou’S Defender Hao Zhao
Chapter 277 – Crossfire
Chapter 278 – Pang Tong’S Advice
Chapter 279 – White Eared Heavy Armor
Chapter 280 – Guangzhou In Peril
Chapter 281 – Field Operations Outside The City
Chapter 282 – Fight To The Death
Chapter 283 – No Title
Chapter 284 – Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry Rides To Yangzhou
Chapter 285 – Silly Mi Fang
Chapter 286 – Liu Mang Defeated
Chapter 287 – Xu Shu’S Stratagem
Chapter 288 – Xu Shu’S Stratagem (2)
Chapter 289 – Xu Shu’S Stratagem (3)
Chapter 290 – Xu Shu’S Strategem (4)
Chapter 291 – Dog Eat Dog
Chapter 292 – Pang Tong’S Strategem
Chapter 293 – Pang Tong’S Strategem (2)
Chapter 294 – Chapter 294 Spoiler Title
Chapter 295 – Towards Yingshang
Chapter 296 – Mi Fang’S Death
Chapter 297
Chapter 298 (1)
Chapter 299
Chapter 300
Chapter 301
Chapter 302
Chapter 303
Chapter 304
Chapter 305
Chapter 306
Chapter 307
Chapter 308
Chapter 309
Chapter 310
Chapter 311
Chapter 312
Chapter 313
Chapter 314
Chapter 315
Chapter 316
Chapter 317
Chapter 318
Chapter 319
Chapter 320
Chapter 321
Chapter 322
Chapter 323
Chapter 324
Chapter 325
Chapter 326
Chapter 327
Chapter 328
Chapter 329
Chapter 330
Chapter 331
Chapter 332
Chapter 333
Chapter 334
Chapter 335
Chapter 336
Chapter 337
Chapter 338
Chapter 339
Chapter 340
Chapter 341
Chapter 342
Chapter 343
Chapter 344
Chapter 345
Chapter 346
Chapter 347
Chapter 348
Chapter 349
Chapter 350
Chapter 351
Chapter 352
Chapter 353
Chapter 354
Chapter 355
Chapter 356
Chapter 357
Chapter 358
Chapter 359
Chapter 360
Chapter 361
Chapter 362
Chapter 363
Chapter 364
Chapter 365 Long Chapter
Chapter 366
Chapter 367
Chapter 368
Chapter 369
Chapter 370
Chapter 371
Chapter 372
Chapter 373
Chapter 374
Chapter 375
Chapter 376
Chapter 377
Chapter 378
Chapter 379
Chapter 380
Chapter 381
Chapter 382
Chapter 383
Chapter 384
Chapter 385
Chapter 386
Chapter 387
Chapter 388
Chapter 389
Chapter 390
Chapter 391
Chapter 392
Chapter 393
Chapter 394 12K Words ;_;
Chapter 395
Chapter 396
Chapter 397
Chapter 398
Chapter 399
Chapter 400
Chapter 401
Chapter 402
Chapter 403
Chapter 404
Chapter 405
Chapter 406
Chapter 407
Chapter 408
Chapter 409
Chapter 410
Chapter 411
Chapter 412
Chapter 413
Chapter 414
Chapter 415
Chapter 416
Chapter 417
Chapter 418
Chapter 419
Chapter 420
Chapter 421
Chapter 422
Chapter 423
Chapter 424
Chapter 425
Chapter 426
Chapter 427
Chapter 428
Chapter 429
Chapter 430
Chapter 431
Chapter 432
Chapter 433
Chapter 434
Chapter 435
Chapter 436
Chapter 437
Chapter 438
Chapter 439
Chapter 440
Chapter 441
Chapter 442
Chapter 443
Chapter 444
Chapter 445
Chapter 446
Chapter 447
Chapter 448
Chapter 449
Chapter 450
Chapter 451
Chapter 452
Chapter 453
Chapter 454
Chapter 455
Chapter 456
Chapter 457
Chapter 458
Chapter 459
Chapter 460
Chapter 461
Chapter 462
Chapter 463
Chapter 464
Chapter 465
Chapter 466
Chapter 467
Chapter 468
Chapter 469
Chapter 470
Chapter 471
Chapter 472
Chapter 473
Chapter 474
Chapter 475
Chapter 476
Chapter 477
Chapter 478
Chapter 479
Chapter 480
Chapter 481
Chapter 482
Chapter 483
Chapter 484
Chapter 485
Chapter 486
Chapter 487
Chapter 488
Chapter 489
Chapter 490
Chapter 491
Chapter 492
Chapter 493
Chapter 494
Chapter 495
Chapter 496
Chapter 497
Chapter 498
Chapter 499
Chapter 500
Chapter 501
Chapter 502
Chapter 503
Chapter 504
Chapter 505
Chapter 506,507
Chapter 508
Chapter 509
Chapter 510
Chapter 511
Chapter 512
Chapter 513
Chapter 514-516
Chapter 517
Chapter 518
Chapter 519
Chapter 520
Chapter 521
Chapter 522
Chapter 523
Chapter 524
Chapter 525
Chapter 526
Chapter 527
Chapter 528
Chapter 529
Chapter 530
Chapter 531
Chapter 532
Chapter 533
Chapter 534
Chapter 535
Chapter 536
Chapter 537
Chapter 538
Chapter 539
Chapter 540
Chapter 541
Chapter 542
Chapter 543
Chapter 544
Chapter 545
Chapter 546
Chapter 547
Chapter 548
Chapter 549
Chapter 550
Chapter 551
Chapter 552
Chapter 553
Chapter 554
Chapter 555
Chapter 556
Chapter 557
Chapter 558
Chapter 559
Chapter 560
Chapter 561
Chapter 562
Chapter 563
Chapter 564
Chapter 565
Chapter 566
Chapter 567
Chapter 568
Chapter 569
Chapter 570
Chapter 571
Chapter 572
Chapter 573
Chapter 574
Chapter 575
Chapter 576
Chapter 577
Chapter 578
Chapter 579
Chapter 580
Chapter 581
Chapter 582
Chapter 583
Chapter 584
Chapter 585
Chapter 586
Chapter 587
Chapter 588
Chapter 589
Chapter 590
Chapter 591
Chapter 597
Chapter 598
Chapter 599
Chapter 600
Chapter 601
Chapter 602
Chapter 603
Chapter 604
Chapter 605
Chapter 606
Chapter 607
Chapter 608
Chapter 609
Chapter 610
Chapter 611
Chapter 612
Chapter 613
Chapter 614
Chapter 615
Chapter 616
Chapter 617
Chapter 618
Chapter 621
Chapter 622
Chapter 623
Chapter 624
Chapter 625
Chapter 626
Chapter 627
Chapter 628
Chapter 629
Chapter 630
Chapter 631
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Chapter 586
“If it rains, this old man will apologize to you in public.” Huang Gai laughed.
“Apologize?” Zhuge Liang laughed. If he loses he dies but if he win he only gets an apology?
“Gong…” Sun Ce wanted to stop Huang Gai from saying anymore but he was stopped by Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu shook his head telling Sun Ce not to interfere. This is because if Huang Gai wins, they would have an excuse to kill Zhuge Liang.
Sun Ce naturally listened to Zhou Yu’s advice but as though making things worse, Huang Gai was stirred by Zhuge Liang’s words. “If I lose, I will be like you. I can only apologize by committing suicide!” Huang Gai shouted in anger.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu frowned at this. The matter was becoming even more serious. If it was just an apology in exchange for Zhuge Liang’s life then Sun Ce and Zhou Yu can watch this farce. However, if Huang Gai were to die from this then the joke would be on them.
Zhuge Liang also looked at Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. He wondered if they approved of this nonsense.
“Gongfu! Withdraw!” Sun Ce was a bit afraid and shouted at Huang Gai. He was concerned about Huang Gai as the man was an old subject of the Sun Family. At this time, Zhuge Liang interjected.
“I agree.”
“Master Zhuge. General Gongfu is muddle headed, please do not take offense!” Sun Ce cupped his fist at Zhuge Liang.
“The General still hale and hearty despite the years. How is he muddle headed? If that was so, he would not allow him to lead the soldiers!” Zhuge Liang said indifferently as he lifted up a cup towards Sun Ce. He was saying that if Huang Gai was muddle headed, Sun Ce would also be muddle headed.
Sun Ce’s expression darkened. Did Zhuge Liang not understand his words? He simply did not want the two to gamble. Yet, Zhuge Liang ignored him.
“General Gongfu simply drank too much.” Zhou Yu interjected.
“Milord, I have not!” Huang Gai said loudly.
Zhou Yu furrowed his brows when his attempt to help Huang Gai was rejected. Although he wanted Huang Gai to win, he also believed that Zhuge Liang would not speak without thinking as Zhuge Liang had already schemed against them successfully several times. The Jiangdong Army had suffered under Zhuge Liang’s hands. Zhou Yu fully believed that Huang Gai would lose but if it was only losing face, then it was worth gambling. On the other hand, if Huang Gai were to lose his life, there would immediately be disorder within the army.
“Ignorant Zhuge. Do you dare make this a military order?” Huang Gai asked.
Setting up a military order was like setting up an ultimatum. With a military order, everyone would have to follow through with it even if they were unhappy with it. It was just like when Zhuge Liang had to regretfully execute Ma Su in the original timeline. If the military order was not followed, no one would listen to it in the future.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were at a loss. They wanted to defuse this incident but it ended up blowing out of proportions. Now that Huang Gai had brought up this military order, he could not go back on his words or his career would be over. The only way out of it was to win the gamble.
“Alright! Write a military order!” Zhuge Liang said as he put down the cup. His confidence only made Sun Ce and Zhou Yu even more nervous. It would be a huge deficit if Huang Gai were to die.
“Good! Men! Bring a paper over!” Huang Gai said.
“Gongfu?” Sun Ce still wanted to stop this but Huang Gai said to Sun Ce that he would no longer have any face to see anyone if he turned back now.
Sun Ce sighed. He knew that Huang Gai and Han Dang were close to each other. He also knew that Huang Gai would pick a fight with Zhuge Liang. This is not because Huang Gai was hot headed but because of Han Dang getting severely injured by Zhuge Liang. Huang Gai would never be able to forgive himself if he did not kill Han Dang’s enemy when the enemy was right in front of him.
The paper was brought over and the military order was about to be written.
“Wait!” Zhuge Liang said after holding onto the pen.
“Is the Ignorant Zhuge afraid now?” Huang Gai asked coldly.
“General Huang. I respect that you have striven for the Han but that does not mean you can keep calling me ignorant. Based on military rank alone, I am your superior.” Zhuge Liang said coldly. He was actually one rank higher than Huang Gai. Although they served different Lords, the Han Dynasty was not truly over yet. That means that they were all subjects of the Han and needed to show each other that respect.
Huang Gai naturally did not care and only sneerd. Zhuge Liang also understood that he would not address Zhuge Liang respectfully.
“General Huang. I am not afraid of you. I simply think it is a waste if General Huang were to die like this. It is better for you to enjoy your later years!” Zhuge Liang laughed. On the surface he was saying that he would hate to see Huang Gai die. However, he was actually saying that Huang Gai is so old that he would pretty much die in a few years. Killing him here was meaningless.
“You…!” Huang Gai wanted to curse at Zhuge Liang
“Because of this, my part of the bet will stay the same but General Huang’s part would need to change.” Zhuge Liang added. As Zhuge Liang was still gambling with his life, Huang Gai swallowed his urge to curse at Zhuge Liang.
“What do you want? Just say it! If I have it, I will naturally dare to gamble it!” Huang Gai said to Zhuge Liang.
“It is very simple. If you lose, I want General Huang to be my guard for a few days and help me with miscellaneous things.” Zhuge Liang’s words shocked everyone.
Huang Gai became angry. Zhuge Liang basically asked Huang Gai to become his servant for a few days. For a general like him to become a servant of his and Jiangdong’s mortal enemy, it would be a humiliation to both him and the Jiangdong Navy. More importantly, Huang Gai was a senior figure who once guarded Sun Jian so there were times when Sun Ce called him uncle. If Huang Gai were to become Zhuge Liang’s servant, Sun Ce would also lose face.
“You…” Huang Gai pointed speechlessly. He was not afraid of death but he had to hesitate if it involves Sun Ce and the Jiangdong Navy’s reputation.
“Is General Huang afraid?” Zhuge Liang poured himself another cup as he asked.
“Why would I be afraid?” Huang Gai shouted back impulsively.
“Then sign your name.” Zhuge Liang said as he handed over the paper and pen to Huang Gai.
“Do it.” Sun Ce also nodded agreeing to the bet. It was good enough if Huang Gai did not need to die. Sun Ce still felt hopeful because like the other people of that era, they believed that the Heavens decided the weather. Zhuge Liang was not any sort of divine figure. How could observing the stars be enough? Sun Ce fully believed that Zhuge Liang was a skilled tactician but he drew the line at controlling the weather.
After the two signed the paper and had Sun Ce stamping it, the military order became official.
“General Huang. I wish you good luck. Feel free to accept it.” Zhuge Liang said and poured Huang Gai a cup.
Since Zhuge Liang said Huang Gai was free to accept it, he felt compelled to accept the drink. He then poured Zhuge Liang a drink to say that he was done. Zhuge Liang also calmly accepted this drink.
Time continued to pass but the sun could still be seen clearly. It didn’t look like it was going to rain.
The feast slowly ended after two hours but everyone who was supposed to return to their camps were still there because of Huang Gai and Zhuge Liang’s bet.
“What is the time now?” Zhuge Liang asked.
“Report. It is about two o clock.”
“No hurry.” Zhuge Liang mumbled to himself.
“Hmph!” Huang Gai sneered. It was noon but the sun is still shining brightly. After about half an hour, someone started to complain. “Master Zhuge. You said it will rain today but around what time will it rain? We cannot wait until tomorrow or else we would not be able to set out tomorrow as well!”
This military officer was forcing Zhuge Liang to specify the time which would make it easier for Huang Gai to win the bet. It was unfair as even weather forecasts would not be so accurate. His words were definitely not the words of a military officer. When Zhuge Liang looked at the man’s hands, he found that those hands were clenched and he was holding something white. Clearly, that was paper that instructed him on what to say.
“Yes! Yes! We cannot wait forever! Master Zhuge. Give us a time period!” The others agreed.
“What is the meaning of this? Teacher Zhuge isn’t a deity. How could he give you the exact time?” One of Zhuge Liang’s people spoke up for him.
“Then are we going to keep waiting? We have important military affairs to settle!”
“That’s right! Also, this is a military camp! A book servant like you have no qualifications to speak!”
The book servant wanted to argue but he was stopped by Zhuge Liang. This is because during this period, Zhuge Liang had identified the culprit that wrote the instruction. This person was Zhou Yu and the evidence was the pen that was near Zhou Yu. Although Huang Gai also had a pen near him, he was too prideful to pull such a stunt.
“Is it almost three now?” Zhuge Liang asked.
“Yes.” The book servant replied.
Zhuge Liang suddenly stood up and walked towards the exit of the tent.
“Where are you going?”
“I am unable to hold my alcohol. So I am going out to breathe in some fresh air.” Zhuge Liang replied to Jiangdong’s officers.
“Breathe in some fresh air? I think you are just afraid!”
“Haha!” Zhuge Liang laughed but did not reply. He took in a deep breath and stretched his hand out. He soon went back in after he was satisfied.
“It will start raining at approximately ‘between three to five’1
(shenshi)
.” Zhuge Liang declared. The others present became astounded.
“Are you serious? Master Zhuge. Do not pick the wrong time on account of us!” One person said. This is because it was almost
shenshi
.
“Haha. If it still doesn’t rain, it would mean that I lose.” Zhuge Liang replied.
“Alright. If that is the case, we will see if it will rain!” Since the military order was already announced, there was no harm in waiting a while longer. Jiangdong’s officers were not worried at all as the sun was still shining brightly. How could it rain in such clear weather?
“Milord. Everyone. It is already time!” One person reported.
“It is
shenshi
now, Master Zhuge.” Jiangdong’s officers said cruelly as they started to mock Zhuge Liang.
“Ah, so quickly?” Zhuge Liang pretended to be astonished.
“Yes. It is already
shenshi.
Master Zhuge. Do you admit defeat?”
“That means it is going to rain.” Zhuge Liang said, while ignoring the mocking he received.
They continued to wait until it was almost four. Yet the rain still did not come.
“Master Zhuge. Where is the rain?” Jiangdong’s officers became more insolent. “Military orders are not a joking matter!”
“That’s right. Even if you are part of Jiangdong, we cannot help you. We must obey military orders!”
The mocking continued to the extent that even Sun Ce got fed up with it.
Sun Ce waved his hand. “Alright, everyone withdraw. Master Zhuge have already been ridiculed. How about letting go of this military order? As long as Master Zhuge concedes and apologizes to the army, then we can let go of this matter.” Sun Ce said magnanimously.
“Milord. This is a military order!” Huang Gai objected. He would not be happy if Zhuge Liang was spared.
“Gongfu. Right now, Master Zhuge is a guest and our ally. It is more important that we destroy Yangzhou’s navy. There is no need to bicker about other things for now!” Zhou Yu added as he stared at Huang Gai. He was telling Huang Gai that killing Zhuge Liang now would destroy their alliance and make the Jingzhou Navy attack them instead. That does not mean that they would not kill Zhuge Liang in the future.
This was Sun Ce and Zhou Yu being cruel. If they really wanted to be magnanimous, they would have already torn the military order to shreds instead of keeping it. They simply wanted to use this on another day.
“No need.” Zhuge Liang sneered at the two’s obvious antics. “Just arrest me, I have nothing to say.”
“Hm?” Zhou Yu and Sun Ce looked at each other for a while. This Zhuge Liang does not act according to common sense. It was as though Zhuge Liang refused the only way out that is offered by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
“Men must live up to their promises. Since I lost the bet, I must accept the price.” Zhuge Liang said remorsefully.
“Milord. Since Military Advisor Zhuge already said this much, let us arrest him.” Huang Gai also said to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce also really wanted to kill Zhuge Liang but he could not afford the problems that would come out if he killed Zhuge Liang now.
“Marquis Wu, there is no need to worry about the alliance. I am sure they would understand Marquis Wu’s dilemma.” Zhuge Liang said
“I…”
“Milord. Since Master Zhuge already said this, then just arrest him.” Zhou Yu suggested. Zhuge Liang already said there will be no problems with the alliance.
“Alright. Men! Take Master Zhuge away!” Sun Ce was easily persuaded as he wanted to kill Zhuge Liang anyway.
“Teacher! You cannot arrest him!” Zhuge Liang’s book servant shouted loudly and tried to stop Jiangdong’s men.
“Que Xuan. Go back to Sanjiangkou. Go and tell General Wen Pin that I did this willingly and admitted defeat.” Zhuge Liang’s devotion to righteousness made Jiangdong’s officers dumbstruck. Does Zhuge Liang not know how to be flexible?
“Teacher!” The book servant still wanted to dispute but after seeing Zhuge Liang’s expression, he understood that Zhuge Liang must have made some preparations. Although he still had his misgivings he decided to keep quiet.
“Take Master Zhuge away.” Sun Ce waved his hand. “Remember to treat him well.” Sun Ce added.
“Understood!” Sun Ce’s subordinates accepted the order and escorted Zhuge Liang away. However, they allowed Zhuge Liang a large degree of freedom.
When Zhuge Liang was escorted away, he was naturally seen by Jiangdong’s troops. Some pointed at him, wondering what happened. The ones that knew of the bet explained the circumstances.
“Did you know that Master Zhuge can predict the weather?”
“Haha. If that is the case, he would not be arrested. It is because this Zhuge Liang said he could predict the weather that General Huang Gai gambled with him using a military order!”
“A military order? No wonder!”
“Do not call him Master Zhuge anymore. He is just an ordinary man. My fellow soldiers died because of him!”
“However, Master Zhuge also gave us provisions! Isn’t the provisions from Jingzhou?”
“What do you know? Do you think he had good intentions when he provided us with provisions? They just want us to help them defeat Yangzhou!”
“But aren’t they afraid we would start a war with Jingzhou by arresting him?”
“This showed that our Lord is strict! So what if this man is Jingzhou’s Military Advisor? He signed a military order so he has to carry it out!”
The ongoing conversation made the soldiers disrespect Zhuge Liang even more as they respected Sun Ce more. However, Zhuge Liang simply looked around the camp without care.
“Is Zhuge Liang courting death?” One person asked ever since he saw Zhuge Liang taken away. Shouldn’t Zhuge Liang be begging for mercy or try and deny his loss?
“Yigong. I have avenged you!” Huang Gai cupped his fist and shouted towards the East, where Han Dang was sent away to recuperate. Since Huang Gai won the bet, Zhuge Liang would be executed.
“General Gongfu. Killing Zhuge Liang would be easy but we cannot kill him now. Please look at the bigger picture!” Zhou Yu advised. As their alliance with Jingzhou was not yet over, they could not kill Zhuge Liang. This had to wait until Yangzhou was defeated.
Huang Gai thought for a while after listening to Zhou Yu’s explanation and then nodded. It would not be too late to kill Zhuge Liang later.
“If there is nothing else, Milord. I will take my leave.” Huang Gai bid his farewells and left to find a place to calm down after feeling the excitement of capturing Zhuge Liang.
“Go!” Sun Ce waved his hand at Huang Gai.
“General Huang. Where are you going?” A calm voice asked as a youngster with a feathered fan entered the tent.
“You!” Huang Gai’s eyes grew wide as he stared at Zhuge Liang. “Weren’t you taken away?”
“How do I explain this? After all, I did concede.” Zhuge Liang laughed in reply. He walked back to where he had been sitting earlier without even greeting Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
“Teacher! Are you alright?” Zhuge Liang’s book servant asked. Sun Ce had been preparing to send the book servant back to the Jingzhou Navy to explain the situation.
“Does it look like I am not alright?” Zhuge Liang laughed as he shook his head. He then turned to Huang Gai and said calmly. “General Huang. If I had lost, I would have been taken to prison. But I did not lose.”
“You did not lose?” The sun was still shining so brightly.
“What happened?” Sun Ce asked his subordinates.
“Mi… Milord. It is raining!” The soldiers stammered.
“It is raining? Impossible! The sun is still shining so brightly! How could it rain?” Huang Gai shouted in disbelief.
“We…! General Huang! It is really raining!” The soldiers stammered under Huang Gai’s fierce glare.
“Liars!” Huang Gai was about to attack the soldiers when Zhuge Liang interrupted.
“General Huang. Who said there would be no rain if the sun is shining brightly?” Zhuge Liang laughed.
“General Huang. Please take a look.” Zhuge Liang added as he pulled open the tent.
It was drizzling but drizzle was still considered rain.
“Impossible!”
“A sunshower?” Zhou Yu also saw it. As there were no clouds, it was usually impossible for there to be rain. However, he had forgotten about the phenomenon known as a sunshower.
“Didn’t he say
shenshi
?” One person purposefully picked fault with this.
“Haha. Teacher said approximately. Isn’t it still within that time period?” The book servant spoke for Zhuge Liang.
“General Huang. It seems like I did not lose so that military order is no longer of any use. I do not need to be punished!” Zhuge Liang said calmly.
“But for you… Sigh. Nevermind it.” Zhuge Liang purposefully added and then shook his head. “General Huang, you are already aged. Let us just forget it. Let us pretend this did not happen.”
Seeing Zhuge Liang’s attitude, Jiangdong’s officers nodded with respect. Winning a gamble is normal but letting an opponent off after winning a gamble was worthy of respect. Some also did not want to see Huang Gai become Zhuge Liang’s servant.
Only Zhou Yu smiled bitterly wondering if Zhuge Liang really wanted Huang Gai to become his servant.
Zhuge Liang walked towards the military order and tore it apart. “I am tired. If there is nothing else, I will go back and take a rest. Goodbye.”
“Wait!” Huang Gai shouted. His eyes were bloodshot.
“What’s wrong, General Huang?” Zhuge Liang asked with doubt.
“I, Huang Gai Huang Gongfu have no need for your sympathy! I know how to concede!” Huang Gai said.
“Concede? Do you think I will let you escape?” Zhuge Liang silently sneered in his heart but on the surface, he still rejected Huang Gai’s proposal. “No need. What I said earlier was just a joke. Just forget it.”
“No! I will do as I promised!” Huang Gai remained stubborn. “Men!”
Huang Gai called his guards over and handed his sword and helmet to them. He kept his armor as there was nothing else besides his undergarments under it.
“General? Are you really going to be Zhuge Liang’s servant?”
“It will just be a few day’s work.” Huang Gai said coldly. After handing over his sword and helmet, he stood behind Zhuge Liang like a servant.
“How could this be acceptable?” Zhuge Liang said superficially. Kill Huang Gai? If this was written in the military order, Huang Gai would definitely be spared. Sun Ce would just turn hostile and tear the military order.
However, Huang Gai was now his servant. Humiliating Huang Gai was a better option as it would humiliate both the Jiangdong Army and Sun Ce. To have Jiangdong’s general and Sun Ce’s uncle become his servant was a refreshing feeling.
Besides that, to prevent Sun Ce from being shameless, he purposefully feigned defeat so that rumors of the military order would spread. If Sun Ce acts shamelessly now, he would only be slapping his own face.
As a result, Sun Ce became passive and confused.
“I hope Master Zhuge would treat General Huang well.” Zhou Yu spoke in Sun Ce’s stead. They could no longer go against Zhuge Liang.
“Of course! It will only be for a few days. The General would not be too troubled!” Zhuge Liang laughed.
After bidding his farewell, the book servant escorted Zhuge Liang by holding one of Zhuge Liang’s hand but Huang Gai was still standing still.
“Why are you still standing there? Do you still think you are a general?” The book servant shouted at Huang Gai.
“How dare you speak this way to General Huang!” Huang Gai’s guards shouted back.
“General Huang, just stay here. I do not dare to use you.” Zhuge Liang shook his head while sighing bitterly. “Que Xuan, let us go.”
“Withdraw!” Huang Gai shouted at his subordinates while feeling indignant after hearing Zhuge Liang’s words. He endured his anger and held on to Zhuge Liang’s other hand.
“Haha.” Zhuge Liang gave a strange smile as he left.
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A reminder that shenshi is 3-5. A 2 hour leeway for dramatic nonsense.
Total Chapters in book: 622
Estimated words: 1537939 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 7690(@200wpm)___ 6152(@250wpm)___ 5126(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1537939 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 7690(@200wpm)___ 6152(@250wpm)___ 5126(@300wpm)
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