I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse-Chapter 1805 - 1806: What’s the Difference Between Not Showing Off and Being a Deadbeat?
You thought for an entire night but couldn’t understand Cao Cao’s intentions. In the morning, when you left the house, you inadvertently overheard some guards talking; they mentioned that Yan Liang, a general under Yuan Shao, seemed to have been relocated from the Eastern Region to the Northern Region. At that moment, you suddenly realized and finally understood Cao Cao’s intentions!
Yuan Shao had his eyes on the lucrative Jizhou in the North, but Cao Cao seemed to have sensed this long ago. That’s why he first sent people to infiltrate Yan Province. When Yuan Shao launched an attack on Han Fu, Cao Cao intended to catch him off guard and seize all of Yan Province!
No matter what, the rise of Cao Cao was something you didn’t want to see, so you must make Yuan Shao aware of Cao Cao’s intentions. To avoid alarming Cao Pi, you decide to go yourself. Naturally, you wouldn’t be foolish enough to look for Yuan Shao directly because if he were the kind of person history described, your visit would be pointless, so you shifted your target to Yan Liang.
According to your calculations, Yan Liang should pass through Wuji County on his way to the Northern Region of Yan Province in three days. But today, you have to accompany Zhen Luo to a banquet.
"I’m not going." When you found Zhen Luo to explain your intentions, she directly refused.
You paused, asking, "Why not go? You must know that your Zhen Mansion represents the Wuji merchants. If you don’t attend, won’t you embarrass Cao Pi, and aren’t you afraid of his retaliation?"
Zhen Luo looked at you with a calm expression and said, "The results are the same whether I go or not. I can even recite for you what he will say right now. Do you want to hear it?"
Unexpectedly, Zhen Luo’s response gave you a sense of joy. After all, in your historical era, Zhen Luo eventually fell into Cao Pi’s hands, which also led to the brothers Cao Pi and Cao Zhi clashing.
Seeing you remain silent, Zhen Luo continued, "This is Yan Province, not Qing Zhou. Even if he’s Cao Cao’s son, so what? Or are you afraid?"
Zhen Luo used instigation against you at the end. You couldn’t help but laugh out loud, saying, "Worthy of the second lady, quick-minded indeed. Since you’re not going, I’ll find someone to make an excuse to decline."
However, like the sky in May, Zhen Luo changed her mind instantly. She seemed to have thought of something and said, "No, it’s better to go."
"Huh?" You were bewildered by Zhen Luo, utterly unable to understand what this woman was thinking.
Seeing your expression, Zhen Luo felt a small sense of joy as if teasing you was a delightful thing. She said calmly, "Although I dislike that self-righteous Cao Pi, I want to see other merchants’ reactions and clarify Cao Pi’s true intentions."
You nodded, saying no more.
Cao Pi arranged the banquet for the Wuji county merchants at the finest restaurant in Wuji County, the Drunken Wind Pavilion.
When you arrived at the Drunken Wind Pavilion with Zhen Luo and a few lower-class men, many plump merchants stood up to greet Zhen Luo with clasped hands. Scanning around, you noticed Cao Pi wasn’t there, and whether by design or coincidence, two adjoining seats were left vacant. Needless to say, these seats were reserved for Cao Pi and Zhen Luo.
Zhen Luo seemed to realize this too. She frowned slightly and looked at you. You grinned, walked ahead of Zhen Luo, and sat directly at the middle seat, a position facing east and back to a window, offering the best view.
The merchants cleared such a desirable spot hoping to match Cao Pi with Zhen Luo. Merchants pursue profit, a perpetual mindset. As Cao Cao’s eldest son, Cao Pi was a true catch in their eyes, and although his intentions might be unclear, befriending him was a great opportunity for them.
Seeing a lower-class, martial artist like you sitting in a seat meant for Cao Pi, a fat, middle-aged man stood up angrily and scolded, "You damned servant, this place is for...uh!"
Your smiling face suddenly turned stern. No one saw when you rose or struck. Your hand clamped around the middle-aged man’s neck, lifting him completely off the ground. In front of everyone, in their terrified eyes, you ruthlessly crushed the bones in both his arms as if molding clay with a chilling "crack!"
Everyone, merchants and even Zhen Luo were stunned by your ruthless method.
As Cao Pi arrived upstairs just in time to witness this, a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes when he looked at you.
Indifferently, you tossed the now useless middle-aged man aside, locking eyes with him and uttering a single word: "Scram."
Your initial thought was to kill the man, but considering other factors, you restrained yourself, allowing him a narrow escape.
The middle-aged man, writhing in pain, lay on the ground wailing desperately. His house servants hurriedly tried to lift him away. At this moment, Cao Pi approached with a smile and said to you, "Everyone here is a guest personally invited by me. Attacking so, are you setting yourself against me?"
You looked at Cao Pi, smiling faintly, "And if I am?"
Cao Pi’s expression changed immediately, and a strong man behind him bellowed, "Scoundrel, you’ll regret this!" swinging a punch at you!
"Snap!"
Your left hand effortlessly caught the man’s punch, wearing a casual expression. You even teased, "Young Master Cao, your subordinate is as worthless as you. This punch is softer than a woman’s touch. Does he follow you because he’s longing for a selected partner?"
Your comment was a double entendre, making some merchants with low tolerance for humor stifle their laughter.
"Ho!" The strong man shouted and launched a fierce left punch at you, which landed weakly as your right hand met it effortlessly, like a lamb to a wolf.
You shook your head, then kicked the man hard in the stomach. Eyes bulging, he clutched his abdomen and lay on the ground, immobilized.
"Tut, tut, tut." Grabbing a teacup from a nearby merchant’s table, you washed your hands. Your face showed disdain and disgust. Your "tuts" were a silent yet powerful condemnation.
With just a few moves, you placed the label "gay" and "Longyang" on Cao Pi.
