In the Three Kingdoms period, the opening scene features the killing of Huang Gai, shocking Zhou Yu!

"However, Brother Gongjin, you should think this through carefully."

"I represent the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the legitimate authority of the court."

"When you strike with that blade, you're not killing me, Zhao Yu."

"It is treason."

"It was tyranny."

"From this day forward, you, the Sun family of Jiangdong, will become traitors to the Han, deserving of universal condemnation!"

Zhao Yu moved closer.

"Brother Gongjin, I know you want to kill me."

"You want to skin me alive and break my bones."

"But I can also tell you very clearly."

You...don't...dare.

"Not only do you not dare to kill me, you also have to support me and protect me."

"Because this matter has now been brought into the open."

Lu Su, standing behind him, could no longer bear to watch.

He knew Zhou Yu too well.

If this kind of stimulation continues, blood will really be spilled five steps away.

"Gongjin! Calm down! Calm down!"

"He is an angel! He must not be killed!"

Zhou Yu's eyes were bloodshot.

"Lu Zijing! Let me go!"

"If I don't kill this scoundrel today, I swear I'm not human!!"

"He just tried to humiliate Xiao Qiao with that filthy thing!! If I don't avenge this, how can I, Zhou Yu, save face?"

"Oh? Brother Gongjin, you're wronging me. When did I ever humiliate the lady?"

Zhao Yu saw that the time was almost right.

If it keeps burning, it'll explode.

He casually took the pink handkerchief from Ding Yi's hand and wiped it on Zhou Yu's sword.

"This is really not your wife's stuff."

"This is my brother Zhengli's rag for wiping his sweat."

"I'm just afraid that Brother Gongjin might forget things and not want to see his old friend."

"I had no choice but to resort to this tactic and play a little joke on Brother Gongjin."

Zhou Yu looked at the dirty cloth that was being used to wipe his precious sword.

That was the sword he cherished as his life!

So it was used to wipe a smelly handkerchief?

"vomit--"

Zhou Yu finally couldn't hold back.

It wasn't vomiting blood, it was just that I felt so nauseous that I dry heaved.

Lu Su seized the opportunity to snatch Zhou Yu's sword.

"Gongjin, look, it's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

"Lord Zhao was also on official business crossing the river, and in a moment of desperation..."

Zhou Yu was panting heavily.

He stared intently at Zhao Yu.

a long time.

Zhou Yu closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the murderous intent in them had been forcibly suppressed.

"it is good."

"Zhao Yu".

"You win this round."

"Now that it's out in the open..."

"Since you are relying on the emperor's staff, I really cannot kill you."

"However, the laws of the Han Dynasty only state that envoys should not be killed."

"But it didn't say that the envoy shouldn't be allowed to suffer from acclimatization problems, fall seriously ill, or even... accidentally fall into the water in Jiangdong."

"Zhao Yu, there's still a long way to go."

"We'll settle this score slowly."

Zhao Yu showed no fear whatsoever; on the contrary, his smile grew even brighter.

He slung the imperial staff over his shoulder:

"No problem, no problem."

"As long as Brother Gongjin doesn't get sick from anger, that's fine. After all... we'll be 'loving and killing each other' for a long time to come."

Zhou Yu snorted coldly.

Walk away.

If we disregard the charisma he squandered in his anger earlier.

He was still the same handsome Zhou Yu who could vanish into thin air with a mere laugh.

"Quick! What are you all standing there for?"

Zhao Yu saw that Zhou Yu had left.

He immediately changed his tune.

He waved to the delegation behind him.

"Get on board! Get on board!"

"This is the Grand Admiral's flagship! It's like a luxury cruise ship, something you can't normally afford to ride on!"

"Chief...Chief Secretary...Are we really going up there?"

Someone asked,

"Yes, the way those Eastern Wu soldiers looked at us was like they wanted to devour us alive."

"nonsense!"

"If you don't get on the boat, are you going to swim all the way to Wu County?"

"Don't worry, Zhou Yu is a man who cares a lot about his reputation. Once we're on the ship, we're his guests, and he'll have to protect us."

"Jiang Gan! Stop trembling! Put away your shifty eyes and show some decorum!"

"Liu Wan, stick close to me, don't get separated from me."

"We'll come back for you after we get there."

The group, carrying large and small bags, boarded Zhou Yu's ship as if they were moving house.

Zhao Yu was also carrying a pot (for Shenwei Lao).

Heading south from Hefei, it enters the Yangtze River via Ruxukou.

Then it went downstream straight to Jingkou.

(In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is said to be Nanxu, but Nanxu was renamed after the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is now called Zhenjiang.)

This journey by water will take at least ten days.

These ten days or so are destined to be chaotic and turbulent.

……

The ship started moving.

Zhou Yu stood on the second-floor deck.

Looking at Zhao Yu and his group, who were settled on the lower deck.

That place used to be a storage area for cables and miscellaneous items.

"Grand Commander."

The deputy general standing next to him was Cheng Pu, a former subordinate of Huang Gai.

Gritting his teeth, he stared at Zhao Yu, who was wandering around.

"Are we just going to let this killer be so arrogant?"

"General Huang... died under his cane!"

Zhou Yu slightly raised his head and squinted his eyes.

"Kill him, of course we have to kill him. Once he's come to Jiangdong, he can forget about going back."

"But we can't just kill them openly."

"But the journey has been fraught with difficulties, so it's easy to teach him a lesson and show him what it means to be 'dependent on others.'"

At this point, Zhou Yu seemed to have thought of something.

Accompanied by Cheng Pu and several guards,

I went down the stairs.

He came up to Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu was directing Ding Yi to make the bed (which was actually just two bundles of straw).

They saw Zhou Yu arrive.

Zhao Yu immediately greeted him with a smile:

"The Grand Commander himself came to inspect the guest rooms?"

"You're too kind! You're too kind!"

"Although the smell here is a bit strong, the river view is unbeatable! Thank you for your hospitality, Grand Commander!"

Zhou Yu had a smile on his face, but what came out of his mouth was a string of gibberish.

"Cao Cao's men in the north are only fit to sleep by the latrine."

(Those who served Cao Cao in the north are only fit to live here.)

"You bastard, when we get to Jingkou, we'll deal with him then!"

(That bastard, I'll deal with him when we get to Jingkou.)

Zhou Yu spoke in authentic Wu County dialect, and at an extremely fast pace.

It is soft and sweet, yet carries a sinister undertone.

After saying that, he bowed to Zhao Yu with great elegance.

The surrounding Wu soldiers, including Cheng Pu, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

In their eyes, Zhao Yu and his group of northerners definitely couldn't understand this "Wu dialect".

This is like being insulted to your face, and you can only force a smile.

This sense of intellectual superiority gave Zhou Yu, who had just suffered a setback, a renewed sense of pleasure.

Zhao Yu was indeed taken aback for a moment.

Although his master had read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, it was the Mandarin version.

This is pure ancient Wu dialect.

It sounds no different from a foreign language.

"Is the Grand Commander... reciting poetry?"

Zhao Yu pretended to look on with admiration.

"I've heard that many talented men from Jiangdong are quite romantic; this soft, melodious Wu dialect is indeed delightful, like pearls falling onto a jade plate!"

Seeing that Zhao Yu didn't understand.

The sarcasm in Zhou Yu's eyes deepened.

Then he turned to look at Cheng Pu.

He pointed to Ding Yi and Jiang Gan, and continued to laugh in Wu dialect:

"That pig thinks it's so smart? When it's time to cook, put in a couple more ladles of water to wash the pot."

(A pig, thinking it's so smart? When you're cooking later, add extra water from washing the pots.)

Cheng Pu laughed even harder and loudly agreed (in Mandarin):

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will certainly treat you well!"