Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 69 Good guy or bad guy?

Lu Zhi called Mu Jianping and Shuang'er into the room and gave them some instructions. When the two girls came out, they were not only happy, but also looked at Wei Xiaobao meaningfully without saying a word. Then they led Liu Xie down the mountain.

Wei Xiaobao was originally worried that Xiao Zhangjiao would be in danger if he followed them, but he also thought that he should be fine with Shuang'er's protection. Moreover, although Mu Jianping's kung fu was vulnerable in front of the Tiandihui and the Shenlong Sect, it was more than enough to deal with those generals and soldiers in the Han Dynasty who only had brute force.

What's more, Wei Xiaobao has more important things to do now, which is to have a good talk with Diao Chan.

Lu Zhi also returned to the thatched cottage, and only Wei Xiaobao and Diao Chan were left in front of the flower garden.

Wei Xiaobao fiddled with the petals and asked, "Did the thing I told you last time scare you?"

Diao Chan nodded.

Wei Xiaobao then asked, "Are you still willing to marry me?"

Diao Chan still didn't speak.

Wei Xiaobao was almost ripping out the flowers in his hand. He added, "I know you can't accept it right now. If you don't want to, I won't force you."

After saying that, Wei Xiaobao prepared to go into the house to find Lu Zhi and explain things clearly. Since he was going back to the Qing Dynasty anyway, he might as well tell Lu Zhi the truth.

Diao Chan grabbed the corner of Wei Xiaobao's clothes and said, "If I didn't want to, how could I not want Wen Ji to hold you and snatch your arm from her hand?"

Wei Xiaobao was delighted and said, "So you were jealous. I didn't even notice."

Diao Chan said, "I've actually been thinking about this for a long time, and I'm worried about what you said. Then you went to the Grand Tutor's Mansion to save me, and now you've come to pick me up. I know you're loyal to me, and I don't care who you are. Even if you were a mountain monster, I'd still follow you."

Wei Xiaobao got playful and asked, "If I were really a monster, wouldn't you be afraid that I would eat you?"

Diao Chan was startled, but then she realized that Wei Xiaobao was just joking and said, "If you really are a man-eating monster, I can't just watch you starve to death."

Wei Xiaobao chuckled and said, "The teacher has adopted me as his adopted son and is planning to have us get married here."

Diao Chan asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? Don't you need to go back to Chang'an?"

Wei Xiaobao sighed and said, "Li Jue and Guo Si rebelled in Chang'an and killed Minister Wang."

Diao Chan's body swayed and she almost fell down, and Wei Xiaobao reached out and held her waist.

After a dizzy spell, Diao Chan couldn't stop her tears from flowing down. She had something in her heart that she couldn't say.

Wei Xiaobao supported Diao Chan and said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of you from now on."

Diao Chan cried for a while, then said to Wei Xiaobao, "My adoptive father was like my own father to me. Now that he's still alive, how can I marry you?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "After you get married, you will be a member of my Wei family and you won't be alone. At most, I promise you that we can just get married but not spend the wedding night together."

Diao Chan felt embarrassed, but she also felt that what Wei Xiaobao said made sense. She nodded and said, "I want to build a tomb to commemorate my adoptive father."

Wei Xiaobao agreed and accompanied Diao Chan to the back mountain to find a vacant lot, piled up a grave mound, and kowtowed with Diao Chan several times.

After waiting for Diao Chan to cry for a while, Wei Xiaobao helped Diao Chan back to the thatched hut.

Wei Xiaobao wiped the tears from Diao Chan's face and said, "I have a few more things to tell you. The girl Shuang'er you met today is my good wife. She came here with me. Although she and I are not married yet, she married before you. From now on, you two will be sisters. You should take good care of each other."

Diao Chan had heard this from Wei Xiaobao before, and she also felt that more people would make the party more lively, which made her happy, so she nodded. Wei Xiaobao then continued, "Cai Yan is actually my wife, but what happened to her is quite special, and I still don't fully understand it. Her real name is Mu Jianping. When there are no outsiders around, you can call her by her real name."

Diao Chan said, "I was wondering why she was so close to you even though she had never met you before. So this is the reason."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "You're so beautiful, yet you're still jealous of other women. Well, if Senior Sister A Ke could marry me, I'd be happy to be jealous every day."

Wei Xiaobao continued, "Father, you thought I was going to Luoyang, but actually I was planning to take you to Shouchun."

Diao Chan asked, "I'm going to Shouchun soon?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "I am from a thousand years later. I am unfamiliar with this place and must go back. We are going to Shouchun to find a way back."

Diao Chan felt a pang of sadness in her heart and asked, "Then what about me?"

Wei Xiaobao quickly said, "I want to take you back to my dynasty. Are you willing?"

Diao Chan nodded and said, "I thought you were going to abandon me."

Wei Xiaobao was delighted. He took Diao Chan's hand and said, "Our dynasty was called the Qing Dynasty. Although the emperor was a Manchu, I was also a high-ranking official. Emperor Xiao Xuanzi is also my good friend. When we return, you will enjoy endless blessings."

Diao Chan said, "I was born a singer. I am already satisfied that you don't despise me. Why should I covet comfort? I have been with Miss Mu Jianping for many days. I have long felt that she has a well-behaved and lovely personality. I can also see that Miss Shuang'er is a cheerful girl. With them around, I won't feel wronged when I go anywhere with you."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "There's also the unruly Jianning. I wonder if you can handle her."

Diao Chan continued, "Who is the child who came with you? Why is the Minister so polite to him?"

Wei Xiaobao smiled and said, "Little Emperor Liu Xie."

Diao Chan exclaimed, "You're not going to bring the Emperor back to the Qing Dynasty, are you?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "This is the third thing I want to tell you. In fact, Liu Xie is no longer Liu Xie, just like Cai Yan is no longer Cai Yan but Mu Jianping. Do you still remember what happened to me in Guangzong County?"

Diao Chan fell in love with Wei Xiaobao after hearing Lu Zhi talk about his deeds in Guangzong County. However, the girl was ignorant at that time and only gradually realized it later. When Wei Xiaobao asked her about it, she couldn't help blushing and nodded shyly.

Wei Xiaobao continued, "Actually, I didn't escape from Guangzong County, but I did escape. The truth is, Shuang'er and I took Zhang Jiao with us. Then we arrived at the palace four years later, and Zhang Jiao became Liu Xie."

Diao Chan exclaimed, "Are you saying that child is Zhang Jue, the villain who led the rebellion? Aren't you afraid he might harm you?"

Wei Xiaobao quickly signaled Diao Chan to lower her voice, and continued, "Actually, Zhang Jue isn't a very bad guy. He rebelled simply to free the common people from the oppression of the imperial court and the eunuchs. Besides, he's just a child under ten, so there's no need to be afraid of him."

Diao Chan said, "I also heard this from my adoptive father and the officials who usually come to Situ Mansion."

Wei Xiaobao said, "They are all lying to you. Who would describe an enemy as a good person? You've never met Zhang Jue, so of course you believe everything they say. Maybe the storyteller in the teahouse would even say that I, Wei Xiaobao, am a loyal minister who got rid of Dong Zhuo, but in fact, I, Wei Xiaobao, am just a small-time gangster in the Qing Dynasty."

After saying this, Wei Xiaobao was stunned for a long time.

Diao Chan asked with concern: "Xiaobao, what's wrong with you?"

Wei Xiaobao murmured, "The storyteller has never seen any of the characters from the Three Kingdoms. How can he know who is good and who is bad? If people in later generations describe good people as bad and bad people as good, then wouldn't I be deceived just the same?"

(End of this chapter)