I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse-Chapter 1946 - 1948: Something Terrible Has Happened

"Tsk, when did you become so wordy? Don’t you understand my temper yet? Just speak your mind! Are you afraid I’ll eat you?"

Wang Can looked at the two people behind him, momentarily unable to start speaking.

At this moment, the petite figure to Wang Can’s back left slowly raised her head and softly called out to you, "General, long time no see."

This woman wasn’t Wang Can’s wife Liu Zhu; it was the widow Cai Xiao!

"Well, damn!" You reflexively cursed, "Seems like there’s a northwest wind blowing today, not the southeast wind!"

Saying this, you turned to look at the other person behind Wang Can and laughed, "Then this must be De Gui!"

"Mao, I am ashamed before the General." The person lifted the hat from behind, and true enough, it was Cai Mao!

Though surprised by the appearance of the three, you still laughed freely, "Let’s leave the nonsense aside. You three have traveled far, come, please sit!"

Ren Hongchang, seated to your right, immediately made space for the three of them, after all, the table was large enough to still have room even with twenty people.

Wang Can did not feel entirely guilty towards you, for he had immediately opened up about his identity, so before taking a seat, he saluted your numerous wives present with a grand ceremony, "Wang Can greets all the mistresses."

You’re known for your quirky behavior, and naturally, there’s normally avoidance for your personal chambers at these times. But in your home, women stand as half the sky, with no such talk of avoidance. Besides, your women are top-notch talents in certain domains; Zhao Yu, Zhen Luo, and Huang Yueying act as your think tank, and all matters of Xuzhou pass through their hands, leaving no reason for them to leave.

The eight women returned the礼礼 one by one, leaving Wang Can unable to keep up, finally dropping his head, not daring to meet the gaze of so many bright and enchanting eyes. Thankfully, Cai Mao was by his side, or Wang Can wouldn’t dare sit down; facing those eight sparkling eyes would have anyone sitting on pins and needles.

Cai Mao and Cai Xiao were hesitant to sit but ended up being pressed into their seats by you and Ren Hongchang, respectively.

"It’s New Year’s Eve today; let’s not talk about state affairs, just enjoy ourselves!" You didn’t want to ruin your mood at this time, and so you drank constantly, getting Cai Mao and Wang Can dead drunk.

This was the first New Year you spent since arriving in this world, marking the happiest moment for you. Surrounded by your pretty wives, your heart brimmed with emotion, leading you to drink incessantly and burst into some irrelevant laughter later, even engaging in drinking games with Ren Hongchang and the other women.

Being Cai Xiao’s niece, Huang Yueying’s presence provided Cai Xiao some comfort. Under Huang Yueying’s lead, Cai Xiao also joined the drinking games. When the firecrackers sounded at midnight throughout Xuzhou City, everyone at the table was down.

Along the way, a pregnant Zhen Jiang, worried about the child, had returned to her room to rest earlier. Among everyone, only Zhao Yu remained somewhat sober, calling for a maid to help escort Cai Mao and Wang Can to the guest room.

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The most tedious task of the night fell to the female guards watching the doors; they had been meticulously trained and handpicked by Zheng Zhi. To some extent, they were also your possessions, but to savor that intoxicating taste of being too happy to care about living or dying may take some time, at least until all the mistresses are pregnant.

"Sigh—" Some of the female guards quietly sighed, "Tonight will be tough to get through."

For every Han person, New Year signifies the beginning of all beautiful things; following the "removing the old" tradition of New Year’s Eve, everything starts to "welcome the new."

On the third day of the new year, Liu Bei strolled leisurely in his courtyard, a rare smile appearing on his weathered face. After going through so many hardships, he finally found his footing. Most importantly, he had defeated you once. Although he didn’t kill you, at least everyone saw his strength.

Now, Liu Bei considered himself a regional lord; although he hadn’t unified Jingzhou, his military power was formidable enough to be reckoned with. Furthermore, because of your existence, Cao Cao couldn’t concentrate his forces to attack Jingzhou, thus preserving Liu Bei’s strength there. Liu Bei had absolute confidence that with his nearly two thousand years of superior knowledge, he could unify the Nine Provinces, conquer the grasslands, and launch an eastern expedition to Japan to establish a monumental industry!

Just then, urgent footsteps disrupted Liu Bei’s thoughts. He was about to scold when he saw the approaching person was Chen Dao.

Seeing Liu Bei, Chen Dao even forgot to pay respects and hurriedly said, "Lord, something terrible has happened! Cai Mao has submitted to Li Muyun!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei frowned, but subsequently said dismissively, "Cai Mao now acts as the governor of Jingzhou, a position higher than Li Muyun’s. Bowing in submission, does this mean Li Muyun wants to court death by proclaiming himself emperor?"

Liu Bei did indeed guess half correctly. Chen Dao continued, "It’s not that Li Muyun proclaimed himself emperor, but this guy found the Minor Emperor somewhere and has elevated him in Xuzhou. He claims that Emperor Xian in Xuchang is a Pseudo Emperor, and that the court formed by Cao Cao and others is a Fake Court."

Liu Bei was dumbfounded upon hearing this and shouted, "That’s impossible, wasn’t Liu Bian already poisoned to death by Dong Zhuo!?"

"Calm down, Princess." Zhu Geliang, waving his fan, walked in slowly. Speaking of Zhu Geliang, his experiences were quite similar to Liu Bei’s. His intended bride had been snatched by you, but fortunately, Zhu Geliang was handsome enough to find another match easily.

Seeing Zhu Geliang, Liu Bei quickly asked, "Sir, you know of this too?"