The Three Kingdoms: Home Travel

(Some things came up today, so I'm late with the update. Sorry!)

What... what's going on here? Jiang Zhe opened his mouth and looked at the people around the table.

"You...you're committing treason!" Wang Yun roared, leaping to his feet. "Guards!"

"Uncle..." Xiu'er's heart tightened, and she quickly pleaded, "Xiu'er's only remaining relatives in the world are you and my husband... I beg you, Uncle, to consider my father's sake and spare my husband this time... Uncle..."

"..." Looking at Xiuer's red eyes, Wang Yun's expression froze for a moment, then he frowned deeply, as if he was struggling.

"Master..." The butler entered with two servants...

Tao Ying gave Fang Yue a look, and the two excused themselves to use the restroom and left. After they left, they glanced at the center of the mansion and subtly guarded the main gate...

Mi Zhen looked around, stuck out her tongue, and looked down at the food on the plate.

"uncle……"

Before Wang Yun could speak, Jiang Zhe stood up, walked to Xiu'er's side, and pulled her up, saying, "Get up, Xiu'er!"

Xiuer glared at Jiang Zhe, both angry and annoyed, but then she noticed his gaze. She bit her lip slightly, slowly stood up, and said, "Yes... my husband..."

Wang Yun looked at Jiang Zhe with some surprise. This kid...

"Whether what I said is right or wrong, you can decide for yourself!" Jiang Zhe shouted sternly at Wang Yun, "But never forget, although this world belongs to the Liu family, it also belongs to the people!"

"Why did the Yellow Turbans gain such power? Have you ever thought about that?" Jiang Zhe sneered. He was genuinely angry. This old fool only had blind loyalty to the Liu family!

"If the world were at peace, would there be a Yellow Turban Rebellion?" Jiang Zhe seemed to be at odds with Wang Yun by nature, especially since he was still angry that Wang Yun had "deceived" him earlier. His voice grew louder and louder, "If you ask me, such a court is better off without..."

"Shut up!" Wang Yun shouted, his face flushed, stopping Jiang Zhe. This bastard! He'd just been considering letting him off this time for Xiu'er's sake, and now he actually…

"You bastard! Don't think I wouldn't dare kill you!" As he spoke, murderous intent flashed in Wang Yun's eyes.

"The people will speak for themselves on matters of the world! You obstruct the people's honest opinions for no reason; you will surely face great calamity in the future! You old fool!"

"You!" Wang Yun was stunned by Jiang Zhe's words, "You...you believe I'll throw you in jail! And sentence you to a heinous crime!"

Xiuer nervously grabbed Jiang Zhe's hand, repeatedly signaling him to stop talking.

"Hmph! If I am fortunate enough to survive, I will surely repay the Han Dynasty handsomely. This shows that if all Han officials are like you, only thinking of the emperor and disregarding the people, then this court is better off without you!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked. Tao Ying and the other man guarding the door exchanged a glance and then smiled bitterly.

Tao Ying shook his head, saying helplessly, "We've been traveling for two months and just arrived in Luoyang... I'm afraid we'll have to go back again... This Mr. Jiang..."

"Not at all!" Fang Yue, on the other hand, looked on with admiration. "Sir, you have the people's well-being in your heart, which is why you speak so eloquently. If that old bastard... that Wang Yun were to cause trouble, we two would protect you and the others and fight our way out of Luoyang!"

"Of course!" Tao Ying chuckled, pointing to his waist. A flash of cold light revealed a waist knife.

Fang Yue looked at her hands... her spear had been confiscated when she entered the manor...

"You bastard! You bastard! You bastard!" Wang Yun slammed his fist on the table, glaring at Jiang Zhe. Then, he angrily questioned Xiu'er, "Xiu'er, is this the husband you've chosen?"

Xiu'er glanced at her husband, tightened her grip on his hand, and said softly, "Uncle, you are wise... My husband is not a powerless man... Moreover, my father once said when I was young, 'The world belongs to the people.' I know my husband; he is certainly not a rebellious person... If you intend to arrest my husband, then..." She bit her lip and said, "Please forgive my impertinence..."

"You..." Wang Yun stared wide-eyed at Xiu'er in disbelief, muttering the word "this concubine" to himself, as if a slight barrier had already formed between them.

"..." Wang Yun glanced at Jiang Zhe, who was not to be outdone. He had already made up his mind. If all else failed, he would just find a place to hide. In any case, after a while, the emperor would lose his prestige, and you old scoundrel would jump over the city gate and die. What was he afraid of?

At worst, I'll just live in seclusion with Xiuer. I'm already content with my life! What I can't stand most is your attitude—full of benevolence and righteousness, but with only the royal family and clan in your hearts! You completely disregard the feelings of the common people!

Subtly, Jiang Zhe seemed to be transforming himself into a representative of the people...

"Lord Situ, you probably haven't heard of the story of 'exchanging children to eat each other'... Why don't you go out for a walk..." Jiang Zhe said with a sneer.

Instantly, Wang Yun's flushed face turned ashen. He clenched his fists, his angry eyes darting between Xiu'er and Jiang Zhe. He took a deep breath, glared at the butler, and roared, "What are you looking at? Why aren't you taking the guests to rest?!"

With a casual wave of their long sleeves, they all entered the inner room.

Thus, the welcoming banquet ended unhappily...

"..." The butler glanced at Jiang Zhe. He had heard Jiang Zhe's "rebellious remarks" earlier, but seeing that his master didn't seem to intend to arrest the boy, he awkwardly said, "Gentlemen, please!"

Jiang Zhe snorted with a straight face, though he was actually a little uneasy. He only breathed a sigh of relief when the old man left. If that old scoundrel had suddenly made trouble, he would have had no choice but to run away.

Thinking about this, he regretted it a little. "I told you to say it! Couldn't you have just given me a few perfunctory words?" But... how he hated this world! He longed to take Xiu'er back to their own world... how harmonious it was...

Xiuer squeezed Jiang Zhe's hand with her small hand and gave him a smile. She naturally knew her husband best; he couldn't hide his feelings and would say whatever came to mind... But now... sigh...

After paying respects to her father and mother tomorrow, Xiu'er secretly made up her mind to return to Xuzhou as soon as possible...

Mi Zhen had been so frightened by the two of them that she hadn't dared to breathe. Only now did she pat her chest, pout, and glare at Jiang Zhe resentfully, thinking to herself, "You stingy little devil! You really don't know how to talk! Idiot! Don't you know that's rebellious talk? Even if you think that way, you shouldn't say it out loud! What an idiot! What an idiot!"

Jiang Zhe and the others were led to guest rooms. Jiang Zhe and Xiu'er shared a room, Mi Zhen was next door, and Fang Yue and Tao Ying were on either side of them.

During this time, Tao Ying gave Jiang Zhe a look, signaling Jiang Zhe to be careful, and Jiang Zhe nodded.

"My lord... after we pay respects to Xiu'er's parents tomorrow, we... we will leave Luoyang... Father once said that Xiu'er should stay away from Luoyang..."

Jiang Zhe knew exactly what Xiu'er meant. He affectionately ruffled her hair, then thought sadly, "Jiang Zhe! You idiot! You still have to take care of Xiu'er! How can you act like before! There are so many injustices in the world, can you even name them all?! Don't do this again!"

"...Okay." Jiang Zhe nodded to Xiu'er.

Late at night, everyone was asleep, but Wang Yun was still in his room, staring at the table with cloudy eyes.

"The world belongs to the people."

"...If all officials of the Han Dynasty were like you, only considering the emperor and disregarding the people, then this court is better off without!"

"Lord Situ, you must not have heard of the story of 'exchanging children to eat'..."

Recalling the events of the banquet, Wang Yun was filled with mixed emotions.

He took a deep breath, spread out the paper, picked up his pen and wrote a large character "Han". Immediately, looking at the character, tears streamed down his face.

"Heavens... the emperor is incompetent, eunuchs and relatives of the empress are in power, officials... officials are incompetent and implicate the people, and on top of that, taxes are heavy, the people have almost no chance to live..." Wang Yun murmured Jiang Zhe's words, and sighed, "Emperor Gaozu... is the Han Dynasty really... really coming to an end?"

"Sigh... well said..." Wang Yun sighed as he got up, opened the door to his study, and walked out, staring blankly at the moon in the sky.

"He Jin... Zhang Rang... Sigh..."

After a long while, Wang Yun stroked the branches of the trees planted in the courtyard. Seeing the marks on them, he made a snap and broke off a thin branch. Seeing the life within, he finally smiled.

"Our great Han dynasty will surely endure for generations!" Wang Yun clenched his fists tightly. "Jiang Zhe, Jiang Shouyi... unruly, rude, arrogant, yet... yet their insight and strategy are excellent..."

"How can we not serve the Han Dynasty!" Wang Yun shouted, then walked towards Jiang Zhe's room.

"Knock knock knock! Knock knock knock!"

"Husband..." Xiu'er shook Jiang Zhe awake, saying somewhat warily, "Husband, someone is knocking on the door..."

"Let him knock!" Jiang Zhe mumbled sleepily. He had just exhausted himself and was feeling drowsy. Who was it that was so blind?

"Could it be General Tao and the others?" Xiu'er asked doubtfully, then her expression changed drastically. "Could it be that my uncle truly has no regard for past friendship? I'll go out and see!"

"Wait!" Jiang Zhe frowned and got up, glancing at Xiu'er before saying, "Go away! Don't catch a cold!" He then muttered something as he put on his clothes and walked towards the door.

Jiang Zhe opened the door irritably and said angrily, "That blind...blind...idiot..."

Standing outside the door was Wang Yun. His eyes were sunken, and he looked listless, as if he had aged more than ten years in an instant...

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