Three Kingdoms: Intercepting Liu Bei's forces and marrying Lady Mi.

Chen Ming said, "You're so strong, you can't be a bad person. You must have run into trouble."

"It's fate that we met today. My brother also respects heroes. How about we find a place to have a few drinks together?"

Both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei agreed to Chen Ming's suggestion.

Drinking can bring people closer; if one time isn't enough, try a few more.

After saying that, Chen Ming, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu walked away arm in arm.

As he left, Chen Ming said to Liu Bei, who was admiring the scenery in the crowd, "I'm sorry."

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard "sorry".

"Sorry? Why are you apologizing to me?"

Watching Chen Ming walk away, Liu Bei scratched his head in confusion.

Chen Ming ruined the Oath of the Peach Garden, cutting off Liu Bei's path to brotherhood!

The name "Liu Paopao" may disappear from the public eye.

Chen Ming didn't know the specifics until he arrived at Zhang Fei's house.

Zhang Fei's mansion was extremely wealthy, truly belonging to a powerful and influential family.

This family was originally a powerful family in Zhuo County, and Liu Bei's start-up capital all came from Zhang Fei's family.

The three sat down, with Chen Ming taking the seat of honor.

He held a wine bowl and kept toasting Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.

The liquor was very strong back then, and Chen Ming's alcohol tolerance was no worse than theirs.

Although his martial arts skills were inferior to theirs, Chen Ming wanted to outdo them at the dinner table.

"Come on, bottoms up!"

Chen Ming raised his wine bowl, appearing very generous.

After drinking more than a dozen bowls, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu admired Chen Ming's generosity.

They thought scholars were all weak, but they didn't expect Chen Ming to be so bold and unrestrained.

"I'm so glad to have met you all today!"

"Yide, Yunchang, have another bowl!"

"Alright, let's do it, boss!"

"Yun Qing, I'll drink this with you!"

Yunqing is Chen Ming's courtesy name, which comes from Zhuangzi's "Soaring above the clouds, carrying the blue sky," meaning that the Peng bird flies high and has lofty aspirations.

"well……"

Chen Ming drank a glass of wine and sighed deeply.

Why are you sighing?

Zhang Fei asked loudly, his voice making Chen Ming's ears ring.

He's always like this; if he were to shout on the battlefield, it would definitely scare people.

Chen Ming remained silent.

"Yes, why is Yunqing so worried?" Guan Yu asked.

Chen Ming blushed: "I'm very happy to see you two today, but I don't know when we'll be able to see each other again."

"Life is short, how many times can you experience such exhilarating moments?"

"It's simple, just come to my house for drinks often. I have plenty of food and drink, so you don't have to spend any money!"

Zhang Fei spoke directly.

Chen Ming turned to Guan Yu and shook his head: "Our feelings for each other are obvious without us having to say a word."

"But what about Yun Chang? The thought of parting ways makes me very sad."

"What's so difficult about that!"

Zhang Fei, drunk, shouted, "Let's three become sworn brothers and never be apart!"

A glint flashed in Chen Ming's eyes.

He believed that Guan Yu was capable of great things, so Chen Ming turned to Guan Yu.

"Yun Chang, are you willing?"

Zhang Fei and Chen Ming's words made Guan Yu immediately stand up.

"Guan Yu is just a rough man. I am honored that Yun Qing and Yi De think so highly of me. How could I refuse?"

"I get along well with Yunqing and Yide, so of course I'm willing to become sworn brothers with them."

"But I have a murder case against me, and Yun Qing comes from a prestigious family, which will implicate you."

"You will also be implicated if you become an official in the future."

"nonsense!"

Chen Ming suddenly stood up, stepped over the table, walked to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and grabbed one of them with each hand.

"Official rank is not important to me."

"Having met you two brothers is enough for my life!"

"Let us now become sworn brothers, not seeking to live together, but to die together!"

Chen Ming's words stunned both Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.

"Big brother!"

"Yun Qing!"

There was a peach orchard in Zhang Fei's backyard.

The peach blossoms are in full bloom, filling the garden with fragrance.

The incense table in the peach garden was ready, but there was no portrait of Guan Yu.

Because Guan Yu will not appear again, and Guan Yu is older than Chen Ming and Zhang Fei.

Chen Ming and Zhang Fei were both eighteen years old, while Guan Yu was twenty-two.

Age is irrelevant.

Before the incense table, Chen Ming knelt in the middle, while Guan Yu and Zhang Fei knelt on either side, holding incense and candles.

"With heaven above and earth below, today Chen Yunqing, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei become sworn brothers."

"We do not ask to be born on the same day, in the same month, in the same year, but we ask to die on the same day, in the same month, in the same year."

"Betrayal of brothers is punishable by heaven and earth!"

Chen Ming inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei did the same.

"Big brother, third brother!"

Chen Ming looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"Big brother, second brother!"

Zhang Fei looked at Guan Yu and Chen Ming.

"Come on, drink this!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host, on successfully intercepting the first time. System rewards are being distributed. Please wait."

"Ding! Successfully intercepted the enemy's move; now, we've formed a brotherhood in the Peach Garden."

"Reward Skills: Courtesy and Respectful, Combat Strength +10"

Treat others with respect: Quickly increase their favorability, making it easier to recruit them into your team.

As Chen Ming held the wine bowl, he immediately felt a warm current flowing through his body after his martial arts strength increased by 10 points.

Mission accomplished, everything went smoothly!

At the same time, on the streets of Zhuoxian, Liu Bei, who was weaving straw sandals, suddenly froze.

"Strange, I feel like something's missing?"

But he couldn't figure out exactly what was missing, which puzzled Liu Bei.

Several days have passed since the Oath of the Peach Garden.

After successfully intercepting the enemy for the first time, Chen Ming immediately decided to take action again, this time targeting Liu Bei.

Zhuoxian is very close to Changshan, so he decided to recruit Zhao Yun immediately.

Chen Ming forged weapons for Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.

Regardless of what historical records indicate they used, he forged the Zhangba Serpent Spear and the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

"Big brother, third brother, are you ready?"

Chen Ming rode his horse to Zhang Fei's residence.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were already dressed and ready, and the three of them immediately set off to Changshan Zhen Ding to find Zhao Yun.

They're lucky; they're sure to succeed.

"Yun Qing, Yi De and I are ready. Let's set off now!"

After Guan Yu finished speaking, the three of them mounted their horses and headed straight out of the city.

But as soon as they reached the city gate, they were stopped by a group of people.

Rather than saying they were stopped, it would be more accurate to say that the city gates were already packed with people.

"What's going on? Why are there so many people?"

Zhang Fei asked loudly.

The people, crowding together, waved their broken bowls and shouted back, "Don't you know? The Great Teacher's disciple is distributing talismanic water!"

"Drinking this talismanic water will make you immune to all poisons and prevent all diseases!"

"Talisman water? What's that?"

Zhang Fei scratched his head and looked at Chen Ming.

"When I was in Qingzhou, I heard about the Great Teacher of Virtue and the Way of Great Peace. They had a kind of talisman water that could cure diseases and strengthen the body if you drank it."

Guan Yu stroked his beard as he spoke.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei turned to Chen Ming and found him stunned.

"Second brother?"

"Second Brother?"

"what?"

The two called out several times before they finally woke Chen Ming up.

"What's wrong with my second brother?" Guan Yu asked.

Upon hearing the names Taiping Dao and Fu Shui, Chen Ming almost stood up.

He thought to himself, "I did forget something."

It is now the seventh year of Guanghe, the Way of Peace, the Yellow Turban Rebellion!

I had completely forgotten something so important.

It is now the first month of the lunar calendar.

Zhang Jiao originally planned to launch the uprising in March, but after Ma Yuanyi was arrested, the uprising was brought forward to February of the seventh year of Guanghe.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion is about to break out in one month.

Youzhou is one of the areas most severely affected by the disaster!

If I hadn't seen the Taiping Dao performing talismanic rituals while I was out today, I would have almost forgotten about it.

"Eldest brother, third brother, let's put the trip to Changshan aside for now; there's something more urgent!"

Chen Ming said in a low voice.

"What is it?" Zhang Fei asked.