Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1008 Big Stomach Princess
In Luoyang City, somewhere in the north city, teams of soldiers were carrying many wooden boxes from the inn. Soon after, dozens of horse-drawn carriages left the inn and arrived at a huge mansion a few streets away.

Xun Yu walked out of the mansion and bowed to the people from various countries in the Western Regions who accompanied him.

"Everyone, our emperor has ordered that all other countries and our Han Dynasty are friendly countries, and the inn is simple and inconvenient to entertain guests, so his majesty has ordered people to clean up this mansion and use it as an inn temporarily."

Although this mansion is not the best among the many residences of dignitaries in the North City, it is also extremely luxurious and beautiful. In those days, the people of these small countries in the Western Regions might not have seen such a mansion, let alone lived in it.

At this moment, many people were looking at this house, stunned and ecstatic.

"What a big house! It's bigger than the palace in our Qie Mi Kingdom."

"Mr. Xun Yu, do you mean that we can live here for the next month?"

Xun Yu's reaction was also expected, and he smiled and replied, "Of course. His Majesty has ordered that you all live in this mansion, and all the daily necessities will be provided by our Han Dynasty. There are also guards, maids, and waiters in the mansion, ready at any time. You can also go out and stroll around to experience the prosperity and style of our Han Dynasty's capital. After the letter of credence is drafted and the state ceremony is prepared, our Han Dynasty envoys will accompany you back."

"That's great. Please convey our deepest gratitude to the Emperor."

Xun Yu looked at their excited and eager expressions and couldn't help but find it a little ridiculous.

"Please make yourselves at ease, I have official business to attend to, so I'm sorry I can't accompany you any longer."

After Xun Yu left, all the envoys immediately swarmed into the palace.

However, Nanduohe of the Wusun Kingdom was not in a hurry to go in like them. He just ordered his followers to move the luggage in, and then he looked at an follower behind him who was wrapped tightly.

But what was strange was that he seemed very respectful to this follower, with his eyebrows lowered and his tone was also very respectful.

"Your Highness, would you like to go in and rest first?"

The man looked around for a while, then shook his head and said, "No need. I have been in Luoyang for a few days and have never played in the city. Let's go out for a walk today."

The voice was very soft and gentle, with a hint of playfulness in it, and was very pleasant to the ear.

Nan Duohe also said: "This Luoyang City is even more prosperous than the rumors say. It is indeed worthy of being the capital of the Han Empire. Since Your Highness wants to go sightseeing, I will call a team of guards to accompany you."

"No need." The prince refused. "It would be boring if there were too many people. Just you and me will be enough. Hehe, I have heard that the Han Dynasty is not only powerful, but also has the best cooking methods in the world. I finally begged my father for the opportunity to come to the Han Dynasty. I can't miss it."

"This...I obey your command." Nan Duohe hesitated for a moment and had to agree.

After a while, when Liu He was reviewing memorials, Gong Saner pushed the door open.

"Your Majesty, the envoys from all countries have checked into the Xinguan Inn, except for the Wusun envoy Nan Duohe, who went to the street market with an attendant."

Liu He paused as he wrote, "There is indeed a problem."

Xun Yu stepped forward and said, "Among the many followers around Nan Duohe, only one person had his head covered, so his face could not be seen clearly. Moreover, from what I have seen from Nan Duohe's words and actions, he seemed to be quite respectful to this person. I think this person is of an unusual status."

"Keep an eye on them. I want to see what tricks the Wusun Kingdom is playing."

South City, Laotao Lane. Although this street is not very wide, it is well-known in the whole Luoyang City, not for any other reason, but because there are more than 200 snack shops of various kinds in the lane. All the local snacks that are available in the Han Dynasty today are rarely found here, so it was given this name by the people in the city.

Although this street is in the south city, it was originally dirty and messy. However, after being renovated and rectified more than a year ago, it is now brand new and very clean. In addition, the Luoyang magistrate specially arranged a team of police patrols and guards here, which has restored the originally chaotic order. Therefore, even the dignitaries living in the north city often come here to enjoy the food.

However, at this moment, the originally bustling Lao Tao Alley was deserted, except for one noodle shop, where a large group of people gathered in three layers.

These people gathered at the entrance of the noodle shop, but they were not there to eat noodles. Instead, without exception, they all stretched their necks and looked towards a corner of the noodle shop.

There were two people, a man and a woman, sitting at a table in the corner. One look at their faces and clothes showed that they were not Han people.

The onlookers were all men, all with red eyes and many of them drooling. They stared at the Western woman, looking as if they wanted to eat her alive.

"This foreign girl is so charming. It would be great if she were my wife."

"You may be dreaming. I heard that many countries in the Western Regions sent envoys to congratulate the Empress Dowager on her birthday. I think these two people must be envoys from a small country in the Western Regions. They must be rich or noble in their own country."

"That's right. Now that we can see it, let's take a closer look."

"Oh, this foreign girl is so beautiful, she is a hundred times more beautiful than the courtesan in Tianyun Tower by the Luo River."

"Hush, keep your voice down. If someone hears your irresponsible words, wouldn't it bring disgrace to our reputation as a great man?"

"Tsk, you are such a modest gentleman, why are you drooling all over the floor?"

The two people in the noodle shop were none other than the envoy of Wusun Kingdom, Nanduohe, and his "highness".

His Highness had changed his clothes at this moment, and was no longer hiding himself as before, but revealed his figure and face.

This princess seemed to possess all the beauty features of women from the Western Regions. She was tall, had skin as white as cream, a high nose and phoenix eyes. She was absolutely worthy of the description "a beauty of the country and of heaven".

The only thing that was somewhat shocking was that such a peerless beauty, faced with so many delicacies on the table in front of her, did not have the slightest elegance of a lady from a noble family, but instead just grabbed the food with her hands. Although it could not be said that she was eating indiscriminately, her eating manner was definitely not elegant.

But even her indecent behavior, in the eyes of the onlookers, was just like Xi Shi covering her chest in pain. No matter what she did, she was so beautiful and moving.

The two of them looked at the many people outside the door, pointing at them, but the prince turned a blind eye to them. It seemed that he could only see the delicious food in his eyes, while Nan Duohe had an embarrassed look on his face.

"Your Highness, there are too many people here, let's go first. Although these things are delicious, Mr. Xun Yu said that a special chef was hired in the inn. I believe that you can still taste the Han Dynasty's delicacies in the inn. Who is your status? Why do you have to be criticized by those common people in a place like this?" The prince looked indifferent. He grabbed a piece of cake and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

"Oh... it's okay. They like to watch, which means that this princess is extremely beautiful. The Han people have a saying... it's called... oh, right, beauty is a feast to the eyes. Isn't this princess a perfect match with all these delicacies? Don't leave, don't leave, wait until this princess is full before going back."

As she spoke, she brought a small bowl of beef noodles in front of her, put her nose close to it and sniffed it, immediately revealing an expression of enjoyment.

"It smells so good... This big man's beef is much more delicious than our Wusun beef. Let me drink some soup first."

After saying that, she didn't care about her manners at all, picked up the small bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Behind the counter, the waiter and the shopkeeper were also stunned.

"My goodness, life in that foreign country is so hard. Look how hungry this girl is. In just such a short time, she has eaten as much as a grown man."

The waiter was so shocked that his mouth opened so wide that an egg could be stuffed in it.

The shopkeeper slapped him on the back of the head in annoyance: "Stupid, don't you see how tall she is? This girl is taller than you, so naturally she has a big appetite."

The waiter covered the back of his head, looking aggrieved, but did not dare to refute.

The shopkeeper looked at the two again and muttered to himself: "But barbarians are barbarians. Such a beautiful girl, the way she eats is really..."

Not long after, His Highness had eaten everything on the table, and she then stood up.

When Nan Duohe saw him, he hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, do you want to go back to the inn to rest?"

Unexpectedly, she shook her head like a rattle: "No, no, there are so many places to eat here. I've only eaten at the first one. There are so many more to come."

"Ah?" Nan Duohe stood there in a daze for a moment.

"Alas, the Second Prince has always loved playing and eating since he was young. It seems that I will have a hard time in the next month... But now that the Second Prince has been exposed in public, I am afraid that his identity will be exposed sooner or later. What if the Emperor of the Han Dynasty asks for punishment... It will be troublesome, really troublesome..."

Nan Duohe felt his heart was in a mess and his brows were twisted into a knot. He didn't care about whether the food was delicious or not.

What happened in Laotao Lane soon reached Liu He's ears.

"Oh? The person next to the Wusun envoy is actually a stunningly beautiful woman? And a woman with a huge appetite?"

Liu He was also somewhat surprised by this news. He originally thought that the Wusun Kingdom had some conspiracy and deliberately hid the identity of one person in the delegation, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"Your Majesty, the Wusun Kingdom sent an envoy to our Han Dynasty to express its sincerity in paying tribute, but secretly hid an unidentified person. Such behavior is contrary to diplomatic style. I think that the Wusun Kingdom should be punished immediately."

Xun Yu's suggestion was originally in line with the law, but Liu He waved his hand to refuse it after hearing it.

"No need. I think this person is quite interesting. I don't think he has any malicious intentions. Should we punish them or make a conclusion after finding out their intentions? This will avoid ruining our plan to conquer the Western Regions."

Xun Yu did not refute: "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. Should we order the people in the inn to investigate secretly?"

Liu He thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No need. I would like to meet such an interesting person in person. Gong Saner..."

"I'm here." Gong Saner came in in response.

"Go, prepare some civilian clothes, I'm leaving the palace. Oh, and also, prepare some fake beards..."

In Luoyang, the celebration of the Queen Mother's birthday was festive and lively, but in Yuzhou, Cao Cao was winning battles one after another, and whenever the imperial troops in Yuzhou encountered Cao's army attacking the city, they would put up a little resistance and then quickly retreat.

In this way, in just a few days, Cao's army had captured almost the entire Yuzhou and finally arrived at the city of Xuchang.

"Strange, it's really too strange..." Cao Cao frowned, looking worried.

Cheng Yu was also puzzled. "What exactly is Liu He planning? The enemy troops we have encountered in recent days have almost no resistance and have taken the initiative to retreat and give up the city. At first, I thought it was because they were missing a commander, but now it seems that they are retreating on purpose. But... this doesn't make sense. Our army doesn't have a 100% chance of winning, so why would they retreat?"

Cao Cao looked at his advisers and asked, "What do you think? What is Liu He's conspiracy?"

Everyone looked at each other, all with helplessness on their faces.

Jia Xu said: "My lord, you originally wanted to take advantage of the stalemate with the enemy to have the troops retreating from Xuzhou hide in the mountains and finally attack and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. Now the enemy's retreat has ruined our plan, but if it was just for this, they wouldn't have to retreat so far. Our army has now captured Yingchuan County, and the border of Luoyang is ahead. I really can't figure it out for the time being."

"Yes, I heard that Liu He celebrated the Queen Mother's birthday this time, and countries in the Western Regions came to celebrate. Liu He must want to take this opportunity to conquer the Western Regions. But how can he make the Western Regions surrender when he keeps losing cities and territories? I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out..."

Guo Jia bit his lip, having no idea what was going on.

Seeing that no one could come up with a clear answer, Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Since you can't figure it out, we can't just let the army stay here. The armies of Liu Bei and Sun Jian will arrive in Xuchang tomorrow and join our army. By then, our army will have a total of 550,000 troops at Hulao Pass. As long as we can capture Luoyang, we won't be afraid of Liu He's plans."

Cheng Yu added: "According to the information we just got, Liu Yan ordered Zhang Ren to lead the army out of Hanzhong and march straight to Wudu. I think within the next three to five days, we will be able to start a bloody battle with the army of Liangzhou. It's a pity that the coalition forces of Kebi Neng, Wuhuan, and Goguryeo were defeated by Budugen and Ma Chao. The Wuhuan commander, Kebi Neng, and the King of Goguryeo all died in the chaos. Otherwise, if these three armies had attacked together, they could have won the Central Plains in one battle."

Cao Cao said, "Humph, I knew those bandits were incompetent. I had expected this. How could they be a match for Liu He? But even I didn't expect them to be defeated so quickly and miserably. Forget it. Youzhou is thousands of miles away from here. Even if Ma Chao and Budugen wanted to, they couldn't come to rescue for a while. After we capture Luoyang, it won't be too late to persuade them to surrender or collect the money."

"My lord is wise."

"Pass the order down. When the troops of the Sun and Liu families arrive tomorrow, the army will rest for a day, and then march to Hulao the day after tomorrow to decide the fate of the world in one battle."

(End of this chapter)