Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 7 Good Fortune and Great Destiny
Wei Xiaobao had just heard Chen Bai say that he was leading his troops north, and he also knew that Yecheng was roughly in the north. He was secretly happy and preparing to follow Chen Bai, but who knew that his polite words would play exactly what Chen Bai wanted.

Although Wei Xiaobao didn't know what Chen Bai would say or do next, looking at Chen Bai's slightly cunning smile, Wei Xiaobao had already cursed his ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.

Chen Bai glanced at Shuang'er and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Wei Xiaobao naturally knew that what Chen Bai was about to say was not suitable for outsiders to hear, so he said to Shuang'er, "You should leave first."

Chen Bai watched Shuang'er leave the room and close the door before he spoke, "Second brother, I have something important for you to do. It's a dangerous trip and it's of great importance. If I didn't have to go somewhere else to contact the believers and the rebels, I should have gone there alone."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "You've already made up your mind, yet you're still being polite. When my master asked me to go back to the palace as an undercover agent, he also said a lot of nice things. I need to understand what you want me to do first. If I refuse now, wouldn't I seem so cowardly and like a wimp."

Chen Bai continued, "Before his death, Brother Ma Yuanyi had contacted the eunuchs in the palace. Two of the eunuchs were killed because their conspiracy was exposed, but the identity of the third eunuch, a junior eunuch, was unknown to General Tian Gong, so Tang Zhou did not report him."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "So the Yellow Turbans' tactics are the same as my master's, planting undercover agents in the palace. But we in the Tiandihui aren't as disloyal as you Yellow Turbans and have traitors. Otherwise, I, Wei Xiaobao, would have lost my head like these eunuchs, which would have been a disaster. But the Han emperor isn't as clever as Xiao Xuanzi, and he's managed to slip through the net. Oh no, is he planning to have me sneak into the palace to contact this little eunuch to assassinate the emperor?"

Chen Bai said, "A secret letter has arrived from the palace, stating that the eunuch has been ordered by the Emperor to supervise the army under Lu Zhi. Your mission now is to deliver this letter to General Tian Gong. By then, we can kill Lu Zhi with the help of both insiders and outsiders, and resolve the crisis on the northern front."

Wei Xiaobao was delighted: "After all this talk, you actually want me to deliver a letter to Zhang Jue. You begged me to go, it's not that I don't want to fight with you!"

Chen Bai took out a dark blue sign from his pocket and handed it to Wei Xiaobao.

Wei Xiaobao took it and looked at it, and saw the words written on the front and back of the sign.

Chen Bai said, "This is the token of the commander of the Yangzhou Canal. When you see General Tian Gong, show it to him and then tell him about the eunuch. He will make the arrangements."

Chen Bai ordered his men to bring two horses and escort Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er out of the city gate and onto the official road. When they parted, he was reluctant to let them go and gave them some instructions before letting them go.

After riding for a long time, Shuang'er finally asked, "Xiaobao, where are we going? How did you convince Chen Bai to let us leave the main force?"

Wei Xiaobao smiled and said, "I, Little White Dragon, have my own clever plans. Good luck follows me wherever I go. No wonder Xiao Xuanzi said I was the deputy general. I was worried that we would have to follow the main force to Yingchuan, but I didn't expect Chen Bai to send me to deliver a letter to Zhang Jue."

Shuang'er said, "That's great. Can we go back home after we find Zhang Jiao?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "Master Hong learned his magic from Zhang Jue's relics. Since Master Hong sent us here, he can definitely get Zhang Jue to send us back. That old turtle of Master Hong never thought I'd find his ancestors here. Damn it, when I get back, I'm going to find a way to capture him and stab him seventeen or eighteen times. Then, I'll learn his magic and send him to some terrible place. Then, I'll snatch Madam Hong away as my wife and make the old turtle a huge cuckold."

Shuang'er burst out laughing. Although Wei Xiaobao's attempt to steal someone else's wife wasn't a glorious thing, she felt that Hong Antong had caused her and Wei Xiaobao to end up like this, and she felt that he should suffer a little. Besides, Wei Xiaobao had always been eccentric, so she could only let him do what he wanted.

Wei Xiaobao pulled the reins closer, leaning forward and saying, "Shuang'er, you said we've escaped, so is this a complete success?" Shuang'er heard Wei Xiaobao say it was a complete success, knowing he was about to take the opportunity to kiss her again. She ducked her head to avoid Wei Xiaobao's mouth and kicked the horse's belly with both feet. The horse, in pain, bolted away.

Seeing Shuang'er urging her horse to dodge, Wei Xiaobao also slapped the horse's butt to chase after her.

Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er chased and played like this. When they were hungry, they dismounted and ate some dry food sent by Chen Bai. When they were tired, they just found some secluded places on the side of the road to rest. They headed north happily and leisurely.

One day, Wei Xiaobao finally succeeded and kissed Shuang'er on the face, but the mouth was covered with beard and the taste was really not very good.

Wei Xiaobao said, "Shuang'er, we have been away from Guangling for two days. There is almost no official road ahead. You don't need to dress up as a big beard anymore. Why don't you take off your beard?"

Shuang'er knew Wei Xiaobao's little thoughts and smiled and shook her head.

Wei Xiaobao reached out to pull the beard on Shuang'er's face, but she urged her horse to dodge.

Wei Xiaobao felt competitive, and Shuang'er teased him, so the two of them rode two horses, one in front and one behind, chasing each other.

Wei Xiaobao cheated and deliberately loosened the reins, preparing to wait for Shuang'er to let down her guard before attacking her by surprise.

Shuang'er turned around and looked at Wei Xiaobao and shouted, "Xiaobao, what's wrong with you?"

Before she could finish her words, Shuang'er felt as if the horse under her crotch was tripped by its front hoof, and the whole horse rolled forward with her.

Shuang'er exerted force on her waist and landed on the ground with a somersault. Just as she was about to check why the horse had lost its footing and fallen, a large net fell over her head, trapping her firmly in the center before she could dodge.

Wei Xiaobao saw Shuang'er's horse tripped by a rope that suddenly appeared on the ground, and then she was caught in a net. He hurriedly took out his dagger and rushed forward to rescue her. However, before his horse could run away, he was pulled off the horse by a net that flew out of nowhere.

While Wei Xiaobao was struggling, several people had already rushed out from the bushes on both sides of the official road, holding their long spears against him. Then someone shouted loudly: "Report to the captain, the man has been captured."

"What a damn bad luck! I finally caught two fish after more than ten days, but they're still two poor fish! Let them go!"

Wei Xiaobao looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man who looked like an officer appear behind the soldiers. He must be the captain.

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "These soldiers are actually robbing on the official road. No wonder some people would rebel against such a court. Luckily, I don't have anything valuable on me except some dry food. It's good that they treated me like a pauper and let me go. I, Wei Xiaobao, really am blessed with a long life."

(End of this chapter)