Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 27 Night Visit to Zhang Jiao
When Shuang'er saw Wei Xiaobao, she happily pulled him into the room and checked him up and down several times. Only after confirming that Wei Xiaobao was not injured did she feel relieved.

Wei Xiaobao waited until Shuang'er's excitement subsided, then he noticed that Shuang'er, whom he hadn't seen for a few days, looked thinner and had dark eyes. Thinking that she was worried about him and must not have eaten or slept well, he couldn't help feeling distressed and hugged Shuang'er tightly in his arms.

Although Shuang'er knew that Wei Xiaobao was going to do something stupid again, she also missed him and did not struggle. She simply leaned her head on Wei Xiaobao's chest and enjoyed his embrace.

Shuang'er asked, "How did you escape back?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "I didn't run away. Lu Zhi asked me to persuade Zhang Jue to surrender."

Shuang'er raised her head and looked at Wei Xiaobao's chin and said, "That Zhang Jiao is fake."

Wei Xiaobao untied his arms, stared into Shuang'er's eyes and asked, "How did you know?"

Shuang'er said, "I secretly went to Zhang Jue's military tent and followed him."

Wei Xiaobao became interested and pulled Shuang'er to sit on the edge of the bed. While fiddling with Shuang'er's hands, he said, "Tell me quickly what's going on."

Shuang'er felt itchy and gently pulled her hand away, but Wei Xiaobao grabbed it firmly. She stopped struggling and said with a smile, "Didn't you hint to me to investigate Zhang Jue when you left? And I waited for you here every day, with nothing to do, so I sneaked out every night to check on Zhang Jue's military tent. One time, I followed Zhang Jue to a large house and heard him talking to someone inside from under the window. The voice inside was exactly the same as Zhang Jue's, but it sounded weak."

Wei Xiaobao stood up suddenly and said, "He is indeed a fake. No wonder Zhang Liang kept stopping him from talking to me."

Wei Xiaobao paced back and forth in the room, turned to look at Shuang'er, and asked, "Do you still know the way to that big house?"

Shuang'er nodded.

Wei Xiaobao said, "Let's go and take a look tonight."

Shuang'er said, "Xiaobao, the people in this city are so pitiful. Every night when I go out, I can hear them talking about it. Everyone is worried about the outside army invading. If we can really persuade Zhang Jue to surrender, it will be a great deed."

Shuang'er had always been kindhearted, but Wei Xiaobao didn't think too much about it. Suddenly, after hearing Shuang'er's words, he pondered for a moment and said, "I originally only planned to force Zhang Jue to send us back. Since my good wife also thinks that Zhang Jue should be persuaded to surrender, let's try it tonight. Whether we can succeed depends on Zhang Jue. If he doesn't want to surrender, he won't agree even if a knife is put to his neck. Just like Wu Sangui, who wanted to be the emperor, Xiao Xuanzi detained his son Wu Yingxiong in the capital, and he rebelled anyway."

Shuang'er said, "Xiaobao, we've been here for more than ten days. If Wu Sangui really rebels, Miss Zeng Rou is still in Yangzhou."

Wei Xiaobao said, "It's impossible for Wu Sangui to reach Yangzhou so quickly. Besides, there are brothers from the Tiandihui here, and Zeng Rou's martial arts are not bad either. It won't be a problem for her to escape from Yangzhou. It's just a pity."

Shuang'er asked, "What's the pity?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "It's a pity that Zeng Rou didn't come with you to save me. Otherwise, I would have a good wife on my left hand and a gentle wife on my right hand, and I wouldn't have to think about going back."

As Wei Xiaobao spoke, he had already hugged Shuang'er in his arms with a smirk on his face.

Shuang'er pushed him away and said, "It's already this hour and you're still bullying me. Even if Miss Zeng is here, what about Miss Fang and Miss Mu?"

Wei Xiaobao cursed, "Damn you coward Hong Antong. Shuang'er is right. I, Wei Xiaobao, can't just forget about my other wives when I have a good one. No matter what, I have to force Zhang Jue to take us back tonight."

Wei Xiaobao took out the dagger and examined it, then said to Shuang'er, "Last time, Tang Qin was so frightened after you pressed his acupoints that he lost his soul. This time, let's use the same method, plus my dagger. I don't believe Zhang Jue won't listen to me."

Having made up their minds, Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er waited in the room until dark.

Wei Xiaobao imitated the brothel's customers, making some noises in the room. Although Shuang'er was not familiar with the affairs of men and women, she couldn't help blushing when she heard Wei Xiaobao's obscene words and whispered, "Aren't you going to see Zhang Jue? Why are you making such a fuss?"

Wei Xiaobao said with a smile, "If we don't let them let their guard down, how are we going to get out?" Shuang'er thought to herself, "I go out every night and no one suspects me. You're just finding ways to bully me."

Wei Xiaobao asked Shuang'er to make some noise, but was rejected by Shuang'er. He felt bored and had to blow out the oil lamp and lie on the bed to make trouble. He waited until the footsteps outside stopped, and then he and Shuang'er secretly climbed out of the window.

The main force of the Yellow Turban Army was busy deploying its defenses, and the patrols in the city were merely a formality. Shuang'er led Wei Xiaobao in hiding all the way and soon arrived at the destination.

Shuang'er climbed over the wall, opened the back door from the inside and let Wei Xiaobao slip in, and then the two of them groped their way along the corner of the wall to the bottom of the window.

A voice came from the room, and Wei Xiaobao thought it sounded familiar, but the voice was very soft and he couldn't hear it clearly.

Shuang'er whispered, "This is it."

Wei Xiaobao pulled out his dagger, gently lifted the gauze on the window, and squinted one eye to look inside.

There were seven or eight oil lamps lit in the room, and the whole room was brightly lit.

Wei Xiaobao spotted the man standing in the middle of the room and shrank back in fear, saying, "Why is Zhang Liang here?"

Shuang'er also heard the voices of more than two people in the room and said, "Xiaobao, there are too many people in there. Why don't we go back first?"

Wei Xiaobao became curious and leaned his head towards the window again, saying, "Let's see what's going on first."

Wei Xiaobao heard Zhang Liang in the room say, "Brother, since we are surrendering, what's the difference between surrendering to Lu Zhi and surrendering to the court?"

A faint voice said, "Third brother, you are confused. Eunuchs like Zuo Feng and Tang Zhou only care about themselves. How can they save our lives? They just want to trick us into surrendering and then kill us all."

Zhang Liang asked, "Doesn't Lu Zhi want us dead too?"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "It seems Zhang Liang was right. Zhang Jue really wants to surrender. But why does Zhang Liang want to surrender too?"

Wei Xiaobao tilted his head to look towards the voice, and sure enough, he saw a person lying on the bed. It was Zhang Jue. But next to Zhang Jue was another Zhang Jue.

The two men looked exactly the same, except that the one on the bed was clearly in a critical condition, as if he was about to die from choking.

Zhang Liang said, "Since you were injured, I have been solely responsible for all military affairs. I will not stand by and watch you lead the brothers to surrender to Lu Zhi. If you insist on surrendering, please leave the city alone and surrender."

Zhang Jue suddenly laughed, his laughter interspersed with coughs, and after laughing he said, "It seems that you have long had the idea of ​​replacing me."

Zhang Liang said, "I am also working for the great cause of the uprising. I don't want to see my brother ruin his bright future in vain."

Zhang Jue said, "My life is coming to an end. If I can save the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city, my death will be a worthy one. Please, third brother, tie me up and carry me out of the city."

Another voice said, "Since General Tian Gong is so determined to die, I have no choice but to support General Ren Gong in fulfilling your last wish."

Before he could finish his words, a figure stabbed Zhang Jue with a sword.

Wei Xiaobao had already seen the man clearly and exclaimed, "Tang Qin!"

(End of this chapter)