Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 98 Liu Bei's life was really hard
After the banquet, Yuan Shu made the excuse that it was getting late and arranged accommodation for Wei Xiaobao in the prefect's mansion, allowing him to stay overnight in Shouchun, which was exactly what Wei Xiaobao wanted.

Finally, when it was late at night, Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er covered their faces and changed into dark clothes. When no one was paying attention, they sneaked out of the room and found that the oil lamp was still on in Yuan Shu's room.

The two of them crawled under the window and eavesdropped.

Yuan Shu said, "This Wei Xiaobao is truly outrageous. Back then, he and Cao Cao recommended Guan Yu to kill Hua Xiong at Sishui Pass, causing me to lose face in front of the other princes. At the banquet today, not only did he question Qiao Rui about his love affair in front of me, he even refused to drink a single glass of wine I offered him. When I finally capture Xuchang, I will tear him to pieces!"

Another person advised: "General, don't be angry. Be careful that the walls have ears."

Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er quickly lowered their bodies, and after a while the sound was heard again in the room.

Yuan Shu said, "That Sun Ce is truly blessed! I sent him to attack Lu Kang, hoping to dampen his spirit, but Lu Kang died of illness, giving him a lucky victory."

The man from before said, "Sun Ce mentioned the Lujiang incident at the banquet today. How do you plan to respond, General?"

Yuan Shu said, "You're only a clerk, why are you still asking about this? After Sun Jian's death, Sun Ce had nowhere else to go, so he came to me. I've long seen that he wants independence. If I hand Lujiang over to Sun Ce, wouldn't that be like letting a tiger go back to the mountains?"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "So Sun Ce's father is dead. Could the jade seal be with Sun Ce? I'll ask around when I get to Sun Ce's camp. Cao Cao's father was beheaded by Zhang Kai, and it seems Liu Bei's parents are also dead. These big men fighting for the throne are all fatherless just like me. It's just that their fathers at least left something behind, but I don't even know who my father is."

Shuang'er whispered in Wei Xiaobao's ear, "Xiaobao, this man has bad intentions towards you. We'd better not stay here. It would be terrible if he finds out."

Wei Xiaobao just wanted to go out and find Sun Ce, so he nodded, followed Shuang'er to the wall, climbed out of the prefectural mansion, and headed towards Sun Ce's camp in the west city.

Halfway through the journey, Wei Xiaobao saw a dark shadow moving towards Sun Ce's military camp.

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "Could it be that this is an assassin sent by Yuan Shu to kill Sun Ce? Damn it, even if someone won money and you don't want to give it to them, you wouldn't kill someone in the middle of the night, would you?"

Wei Xiaobao whispered to Shuang'er, "This guy looks stupid. If he were to enter Sun Ce's camp, he would definitely be discovered. Go and stop him first, and don't let him ruin our plan."

Upon hearing this, Shuang'er took a deep breath and used her lightness skills. With two jumps, she had landed behind the black shadow and pressed his acupoints before he could react.

When Wei Xiaobao arrived, he realized that the man was short, so he sneered, "Does Yuan Shu have no subordinates left? Why did he send such a short man to assassinate Sun Ce?"

The man lowered his voice and said, "You are the dwarf! What kind of magic did you cast on me? Why can't I move?"

Wei Xiaobao heard his delicate voice and turned him around. Only then did he see clearly that he was a child of fifteen or sixteen years old.

Wei Xiaobao asked, "Kid, why are you not sleeping at home so late at night? What are you going to do? Are you going to steal food from the military camp?"

The young man cursed, "I'm going to the military camp to join the army and fight, not to steal food."

Wei Xiaobao laughed and said, "You are dressed like a beggar, and your arms are thinner than firewood sticks. Are you going to fight or to die? A tiger wouldn't want to eat you even if you were thrown into the mountains. You are just a bone."

Veins popped out of the young man's face as he cursed, "If you have the guts, let me go. Let's fight. Whoever surrenders first is a coward."

Wei Xiaobao looked at the young man and thought, "This kid looks a lot like me when I first met Brother Mao in Yangzhou."

Wei Xiaobao said, "I can let you go, but I won't fight with you. I have some serious things to do. You should go home and sleep."

The young man said, "I'm going to the military camp to find my brother-in-law to join the army."

Wei Xiaobao asked, "Is your brother-in-law a general under Sun Ce?" The young man pouted and said, "Are you scared? Then why don't you let me go right away?"

Wei Xiaobao wanted to kill the boy, but he couldn't bear it. Suddenly he remembered the knockout drug in his arms and said to the boy with a smile, "I'm just scared. I'm afraid that you'll be taken away by wild dogs in the middle of the night."

After saying that, Wei Xiaobao took out the knockout drug from his arms, opened the paper package and grabbed a handful.

The young man didn't know what Wei Xiaobao meant, and was even more surprised by his actions. Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask, Wei Xiaobao's hand covered his mouth.

Wei Xiaobao said, "My knockout drug is so precious, it would be a waste to use it on you."

The young man was unable to move after being acupunctured, and Wei Xiaobao covered his mouth and nose, so he could only swallow the knockout drug.

In the blink of an eye, the boy fell down in a daze.

Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er moved the boy to a stone platform by the roadside and found some straw mats to cover him.

Wei Xiaobao said to the young man, "You haven't seen my face anyway, and I'm not afraid that you'll complain when you wake up tomorrow, so I'll spare your life. If you don't want to go home and sleep, then you can sleep here for one night."

Shuang'er asked, "Xiaobao, what if he really gets taken away by a stray dog ​​in the middle of the night?"

Wei Xiaobao turned and walked towards Sun Ce's camp, saying, "That was his fate. Even if he hadn't met us, wouldn't he have died anyway if he had followed his brother-in-law into battle?"

Shuang'er turned her head and looked at the young man again. When she looked back, she found that Wei Xiaobao had already gone far away, so she could only quickly chase him.

Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er sneaked into Sun Ce's military camp and found the central military tent. Seeing that there was still light inside, they could only hide in the haystack nearby.

Wei Xiaobao lowered his voice and asked, "Are you still worried about that child?"

Shuang'er nodded.

Wei Xiaobao said, "If we don't knock him out, we won't have the chance to find out about the jade seal."

Shuang'er was about to speak when she heard footsteps in the distance.

Wei Xiaobao quickly lowered Shuang'er's body and saw two people entering Sun Ce's military tent through the gap in the haystack.

There were voices coming from the military tent, but Wei Xiaobao was too far away to hear clearly.

Wei Xiaobao was anxious. He looked around and found a dark shadow outside the tent where he could hide, so he called for Shuang'er to follow him.

As soon as the two men had hidden themselves, they heard Sun Ce's voice say, "I have not yet avenged my great vengeance, and I have been humiliated by Yuan Shu. How can I have the dignity to go to Jiangdong?"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "Is Sun Ce going to run away?"

One person said, "That's easy for General Huang Gai to say. Let alone borrowing troops from Yuan Shu to march to Jiangdong, I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to leave. Yuan Shu has appointed himself Governor of Xuzhou and is determined to attack Xuzhou. He's planning to use our victory's momentum to send us to attack Liu Bei."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "Big Brother is right. That shabby place of Xuzhou is truly surrounded by enemies. Cao Cao has finally been distracted by the affairs of the court. I thought Big Brother would have a few days of peace, but Yuan Shu is eyeing us again."

(End of this chapter)