Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 97 I almost forgot about the business

Zhang Kai smiled broadly, hugged Wei Xiaobao's hand that was holding the dagger tightly, and said, "Master Lu, long time no see."

Wei Xiaobao put away his dagger and asked angrily, "Your business has grown so big that Xia Pi can no longer accommodate you? Do you even dare to rob people on the official road from Runan to Shouchun?"

Zhang Kai was embarrassed for a moment and said, "I am no longer under Lord Tao's command."

Wei Xiaobao suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Zhang Kai the last time he went to Xia Pi. He circled around Zhang Kai and said, "You killed Cao Cao's father, got into big trouble, and then you actually abandoned Tao Qian and ran away?"

Zhang Kai said, "Lord Tao wanted to take me to Cao Cao, so I had no choice but to flee the city and seek refuge with General Yuan Shu."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "What a coincidence! I was on my way to find Yuan Shu, and I ran into you."

Wei Xiaobao said, "The emperor is getting married soon, and I'm here to give you, Yuan Shu, the invitation."

Zhang Kai was surprised and said, "No wonder Master Lu came from Runan. It turns out he had the emperor's order. But..."

Seeing Zhang Kai's hesitation, Wei Xiaobao already understood what was going on. He patted Zhang Kai on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry. Just like last time, I won't tell anyone about your affairs. One more thing, my last name isn't Lu. My real name is Wei Xiaobao. Lu Gui is a fake name I used for convenience."

Zhang Kai chuckled, his heart already filled with murderous intent, ready to kill Wei Xiaobao once and for all, a hint of murderous intent unconsciously flashed in his eyes.

Seeing his strange expression, Wei Xiaobao quickly added, "But I'm really Minister Lu Zhi's godson, and this trip to Shouchun is a mission assigned by General Cao. You'd better not have any bad intentions."

Zhang Kai quickly smiled apologetically and said, "Young Master Wei, you're worrying too much. How could I possibly have any ill intentions towards you? Young Master Wei is General Cao's man, and I'm eager to curry your favor. Cao Song and his clansmen were executed on Tao Qian's orders; this has nothing to do with me. I hope Young Master Wei can explain this matter clearly to General Cao so that we can resolve the misunderstanding."

Wei Xiaobao cursed in his heart, "Damn it! Are you treating me like a fool or Cao Cao like a fool? You think Tao Qian's death means there's no evidence against you. What you did, all the officials in Xuzhou, big and small, wouldn't know? Even if they don't know, how could I not know? Even if you didn't kill the man, you did the robbery, right?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "When I return to Xudu, I will naturally speak up for you. After all, we are old acquaintances."

Zhang Kai smiled apologetically and helped Wei Xiaobao brush off the dust on his body.

Seeing that Zhang Kai was so polite to Wei Xiaobao, Zhang Kai's men also wanted to please Wei Xiaobao. Some of them kept apologizing, and some had already gone to lead Jueying away.

Jueying was a hot-tempered person. He had just been tripped by them, and now when he saw someone approaching, he raised his hooves and kicked around.

Zhang Kai saw this and praised: "Master Wei's horse is truly a fine and fine horse."

Wei Xiaobao stepped forward to appease Jueying, saying, "Nonsense! This is Jueying of my adoptive father, Minister Lu! Open your eyes, boy!"

Wei Xiaobao climbed onto his horse, still feeling a bit apprehensive. "I thought the whole journey would be safe, but I didn't expect to run into this bunch of ruffians right out of Runan. This world is truly a mess. I need to bring more people with me when I go out next time. Besides delivering the letter for Cao Cao, I'm mainly here to find out the whereabouts of the imperial seal. It would be best if someone could steal it back with me. It wouldn't be very convenient if someone else were following me."

Seeing that Wei Xiaobao didn't say a word after getting on the horse, Zhang Kai had no choice but to lead the way and sent someone to inform Yuan Shu first.

Although Yuan Shu looked down on Cao Cao, Wei Xiaobao invited Yuan Shu to attend the emperor's wedding on behalf of the royal family, so he had to save face and naturally hosted a banquet to entertain him.

At the banquet, Yuan Shu introduced his subordinates to Wei Xiaobao one by one. Wei Xiaobao's mind was on the imperial seal, and he paid no attention to the civil officials Yuan Shu introduced, such as Yan Xiang, Gongcao Yuan Huan, and Changshi Yang Hong, as well as the military generals Ji Ling and Zhang Xun. Instead, he became interested in a military general named Qiao Rui.

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "Could this Qiao Rui be the father of Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao? The teahouse owner said that after this man died in battle, his two daughters were sent to Wancheng in Lujiang Commandery. Later, when Sun Ce captured Wancheng, he abducted Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, married the elder sister as his concubine, and gave the younger sister to his good brother Zhou Yu."

Wei Xiaobao thought about this and raised his wine glass to Qiao Rui, saying, "I heard that the general has two daughters, both of whom are extremely beautiful. I wonder if the rumor is true?"

Yuan Shu originally wanted to toast Wei Xiaobao, but he was a little unhappy when he saw that Wei Xiaobao didn't look at him directly. Now when he heard that Wei Xiaobao actually asked such a question directly to his subordinates, he felt that Wei Xiaobao was not giving him face.

Yuan Shu was about to lose his temper when someone outside suddenly came to report: "Report, Sun Ce attacked Lujiang and returned with a great victory."

Yuan Shu was overjoyed and was about to stand up to greet him, but he sat down quietly.

A young soldier walked into the military tent. Wei Xiaobao saw that he was covered in blood, but it couldn't hide his heroic look.

The young soldier knelt on one knee and said, "Your humble servant, Sun Ce, greets the General. Although the battle of Lujiang took two years to finally be won, the prefect Lu Kang passed away, and most of the Lu family was destroyed."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "This man must be Sun Ce. He's already taken Lujiang, so doesn't that mean he's captured Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao? That's not right. Isn't Qiao Rui still sitting peacefully across from me? Oh, and Sun Ce later fled to Jiangdong and completely broke off relations with Yuan Shu. He must have come back to attack Wancheng later, and that's when he saw Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao."

Wei Xiaobao was thinking about the beauty in his mind, but he found that everyone present had an embarrassed look on his face. He thought that what he said was too inappropriate.

Yuan Shu hesitated for a long time before saying, "Bofu has returned victorious. Good, good. Someone come and offer him a seat."

Sun Ce said, "Lujiang is very busy. Since I have already reported the battle situation in person, I will not delay any longer."

Yuan Shu said, "Don't worry, Bofu. We can talk about Lujiang later."

Sun Ce said: "The general once said that after we captured Lujiang, we would govern it. Could it be that..."

Yuan Shu interrupted Sun Ce and said, "We have distinguished guests from the imperial court here today. We can discuss other matters later."

Sun Ce stood there in a daze.

Yuan Shu urged again and again: "Bofu, sit down now."

Sun Ce also saw Wei Xiaobao, and had no choice but to walk to the back seat and sit down.

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "So it's you and that old Yuan Shu who are trying to shirk your responsibilities! They won the battle, but you're unwilling to give them the promised territory, and even let them sit in the back. You're really petty. Sun Ce is such a coward, he let the dealer cheat him out of his money, and he didn't even dare to breathe. Oh, by the way, you're in Shouchun, and your father must be in Shouchun too. I finally found you two, and I almost forgot about the business because of Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao."

Wei Xiaobao planned to go to Sun Ce's room to check at night, so he didn't dare to drink too much at the banquet. Even though Yuan Shu kept urging him to drink, he repeatedly refused.

(End of this chapter)