Three Kingdoms Lords: Starting by walking into the mouth of a giant python

Chapter 104 Modern Man's Identification Manual

At the Chicheng Pass, Luo Meng's cry of "Zhuge Liang" attracted countless eyes.

Zhuge Liang?

Zhuge Liang, who was born in the fourth year of Guanghe (181 AD), appeared in Beidi in 178 AD.

Seeing the man before him, whose demeanor and bearing were remarkably similar to Zhuge Liang in the old version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," Luo Meng couldn't help but ask, "You...you wouldn't happen to be Tang Guoqiang, would you?"

After asking, he shook his head again: "No, the age doesn't match. You...who exactly are you?"

"My name is Zhuge Liang of Langya, courtesy name Kongming."

"impossible!"

The people on the city wall looked at this "Zhuge Kongming" who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and for a moment they didn't know how to start a conversation.

He greeted Guan Yu with a smile, saying, "Yun Chang, how have you been?"

Guan Yu hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and said, "I greet my elder brother."

elder brother?

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this—

Was Zhuge Liang born thirty years too early?

He even became sworn brothers with Guan Yu?

What a joke!

"[Kyoto Alliance] Chu Tiankuo greets Your Excellency." Chu Tiankuo stepped forward and bowed.

Whether this person is a "fake Zhuge Liang" or a "real player," Guan Yu's attitude alone tells you he is no ordinary person. Moreover, this person can transform into a flying goose and chase the Xianbei leader into a hasty retreat, so his strength should not be underestimated.

This must not be neglected.

[Zhuge Liang] responded with a smile.

Suddenly, Luo Meng's eyes lit up, and he called over a player and gave him some instructions.

Liu Bei stepped forward to pay his respects. [Zhuge Liang] replied, "Greetings, Lord Xuande."

Liu Bei hurriedly said, "Just call me Xuande." He was only seventeen years old and did not deserve the title "Sir".

Luo Meng leaned in and teased, "Prime Minister Zhuge, shouldn't you be calling him 'My Lord'?"

[Zhuge Liang] lightly waved his feather fan and laughed, "I am Zhuge Kongming, not a strategist under Xuande, so why should I address you as 'Lord'?"

A player handed over a small booklet, which Luo Meng tore off the cover of and handed over with a smile: "Please read this, Mr. Kongming."

[Zhuge Liang] took the booklet, opened it, and read it—

"1. I am not Huang Angrong, I do not know martial arts."

2. Little Dragon Girl said: "I also want to live a life that is just like everyone else."

3. The principal said, "Don't put anything else on your school uniform except the school badge. I told you not to put anything else on, but you insisted on doing it anyway."

4. Lalamove doesn't carry Labradors...

Luo Meng said, "Read the rest."

[Zhuge Liang] flips to the next page—

1. I searched and searched for a friend, and finally found a good friend...

2. Little sister, you sit at the bow of the boat, and big brother walks on the shore...

3. Two tigers, two tigers, running fast...

[Zhuge Liang] chuckled: "Is this the 'Modern Man's Handbook' printed by [Fuxintang]?"

Since the "Outcast" event, many resourceful players have been impersonating indigenous people to swindle and deceive others.

At the same time, many indigenous people claimed to be penniless players in order to make it easier for them to travel and trade.

Therefore, [Fuxintang] seized the opportunity to release "A Guide to Identifying Modern People." If you can't read the first half, you're most likely an indigenous person. If you can sing the second half, you're very likely a gamer.

"Brother, you bought this book too?" Luo Meng laughed. "I knew you were an imposter."

"No, no." [Zhuge Liang] shook his head. "I have traveled from more than twenty years in the future and have heard of this manual."

Luo Meng was taken aback: "What did you say? Time travel?"

[Zhuge Liang] nodded.

Everyone was speechless.

Players, needless to say, and natives like Liu Bei and Xia Yu, due to the "sudden appearance of an alien" and the [Moonlight Scroll], are no strangers to "time travel".

Even so, the idea that "Zhuge Liang traveled back 30 years" is just too far-fetched.

No one believed it, and [Zhuge Liang] did not argue.

Just then, a surge of Xianbei people appeared below the city. Tuoba Tuiyan, who had previously fainted, rode to the city under the protection of the Donghu soldiers.

He pointed at [Zhuge Liang] on the city wall and began to curse him angrily.

Only then did the people of Chicheng realize that [Zhuge Liang] was not simply chasing after Tuoba Tuiyan; he had slaughtered more than 7,000 people from the Tuoba tribe.

Tuoba Tuiyan's entire family, including his eldest son Tuoba Jiefen and his four-year-old grandson Tuoba Liwei, were all pierced through the throat by a spear.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

This so-called "Zhuge Liang" was actually a wicked star.

The Xianbei below the city wall shouted curses in unison, but Zhuge Liang on the wall remained unmoved. At Tan Shihuai's command, the Xianbei and Outer Mongols launched a full-scale attack.

Chu Tiankuo and the others thought that today would be another tough battle, but they saw Zhuge Liang lightly wave his feather fan, and their soldiers were full of energy, while the enemy's morale plummeted until the shamans came out and the morale of the enemy troops below the city rose again.

The battle raged until dusk, when the Xianbei people reluctantly withdrew their troops.

That night, Gongsun Zan, Zhang Fei, and Lü Yi returned from the south gate and were astonished to see [Zhuge Liang].

The chubby Zhang Fei was very unconvinced and kept saying, "How can the strategist swear brotherhood with my second brother?" He only stopped sulking when Zhuge Liang asked him, "Do you want your arm healed?"

[Zhuge Liang] entered the residence, fiddled with it for half an hour, and then handed the sleeping, chubby boy back to his father.

When Butcher Zhang saw that his son's right arm had returned to normal, he bowed and saluted repeatedly, expressing his deepest gratitude.

Before long, Zhang Fei woke up and excitedly waved his right arm.

Then, his eyes darted around, and he said to Zhuge Liang, "I have no way to repay your kindness in healing my illness, so why don't I acknowledge you as my elder brother?"

Liu Bei, standing to the side, felt truly uneasy.

"Second Brother" is gone, and "Third Brother" is going to run away too?

But then Jian Yong laughed and said, "The moon is bright and the sky is clear. On this auspicious day, let's all become sworn brothers, shall we?"

Luo Meng and Gongsun Zan joined in the fun, talking about the "Eight Dragons of Shanggu" and the "Ten Tigers of Chicheng." Zhang Fei rolled his eyes at them, saying, "If I were to become your sworn brother, I wouldn't be the second brother anymore, and I wouldn't be the third brother."

Everyone laughed.

Just then, a soldier arrived and said that the listening urn buried at the foot of the south city wall was making strange noises.

Jian Yong used the feng shui method to predict the future, and it was said that the south gate was extremely unlucky.

The group rushed to the south gate, and just as they arrived, they saw flames suddenly rise at the north gate, indicating that the Xianbei people had attacked.

Fortunately, Chu Tiankuo and Lü Yi fought desperately to defend the area, forcing the Xianbei people to retreat.

Jian Yong smiled wryly. Tuoba Tuiyan truly lived up to his name, "Tuiyan," as his divination skills far surpassed his own. He would have to be more cautious at night from now on.

Everyone nodded, but Luo Meng turned to Zhuge Liang and asked with a smile, "Does the Prime Minister have a brilliant plan?"

He was joking, trying to make fun of this "fake Zhuge Liang," but unexpectedly, the latter said, "Let me set up an altar and perform a ritual to take that bastard's life."

Everyone was shocked. Could he really perform magic?

[Zhuge Liang] nodded and explained the items needed one by one, and Chu Tiankuo hurriedly had them delivered.

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Inside the city, inside the tent.

The altar was set up, the lamps and candles were lit, and the sacrificial offerings, such as cattle and sheep, were prepared.

[Zhuge Liang] At some point, he had already tied up a straw effigy, resembling the likeness of Tuoba Tuiyan, and placed it on the table. He then took a bowl of blood and used it to paint the straw effigy's ears, eyes, mouth, and nose, making it the seven orifices.

Seven lamps are lit below the seven orifices. Another lamp is lit in the heart, a lamp for calming the mind.

[Zhuge Liang] instructed that these eight lamps must be carefully watched over.

Zhang Fei, who volunteered himself, patted his chest and said loudly, "Prime Minister, rest assured, I am not that traitor Wei Wenchang, and I will definitely not ruin your important plans."

[Zhuge Liang] rolled his eyes at him.

At midnight, [Zhuge Liang] recited a Buddhist sermon, drew his peach wood bow, nocked a peach wood arrow, and shot an arrow at his left eye, extinguishing the lamp above it.

A faint scream suddenly rang out from somewhere outside the city.

The following day, June 15th.

The one-eyed Tuoba Tuiyan cursed even louder. [Zhuge Liang] pointed to his right eye and said, "Tonight at midnight, just wait and see."

On June 16th, he went completely blind.

On June 17th, he was unable to speak.

……

On June 21, amidst the horrified gaze of Tan Shihuai and the helplessness of dozens of shamans, Tuoba Tuiyan died bleeding from all seven orifices.

At the same time, [Zhuge Liang] heard a system notification sound—

"[System]: Congratulations to the player for wiping out the Northern Wei Tuoba lineage, [Heavenly Grade - Undying Ancestor 1/3] completed."

Thank you to brother "Book Friend 20220709115450456" for the 10,000-point reward, and thank you to brother "Watching the Clouds Rise" for the 500-point reward.

Thank you so much!

(End of this chapter)