CHAPTER 1830: CHAPTER 1831: SO IT WAS YOU

You no longer bother with these people and enter the main hall with Yuan Xi.

"Child greets Father!"

"Li Muyun, greets Master Yuan!"

In contrast to Yuan Xi’s kneeling, you merely stand and bow, appearing somewhat peculiar.

"Xian Yi, aren’t you supposed to be in Mount Tai County? Why did you suddenly come here?" Yuan Shao and Yuan Xi share some resemblance, both being the type of refined handsome men. From appearance, Yuan Shao exudes a more mature masculine charm than Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi clasped his fists towards Yuan Shao and said: "Father, this is my sworn brother, Li Muyun. I brought him to meet you."

Only then does Yuan Shao observe you carefully. He initially thought you were just one of Yuan Xi’s household generals, but unexpectedly you’re Yuan Xi’s sworn brother.

Before Yuan Shao could speak, the deep voice of Zhang Fei, black-faced and standing behind Liu Bei, rang out again: "You scoundrel! Last time you got away by luck, this time I will definitely..."

"Definitely what?" In the blink of an eye, your figure vanished in front of everyone, and when you spoke again, you were already standing in front of Zhang Fei, only less than three centimeters apart. In terms of height and build, you are surprisingly more imposing than Zhang Fei!

"You..."

Zhang Fei just began to speak, and your figure disappeared again, reappearing beside Yuan Xi with a smile, saying: "Some people don’t properly discipline their household servants, going around spewing their bad breath everywhere. I wonder what sort of thoughts this reveals."

Liu Bei’s face was steady, and the Guan Yu to his left timely held back the about-to-explode Zhang Fei. Faced with your provocation, they could only endure, after all, you hadn’t laid a finger on anyone, whereas Zhang Fei’s breath indeed reeked.

"Boy, seeing your appearance, you probably won’t willingly remain subordinate, but those sitting here command tens of thousands of troops, what do you have?" asked a middle-aged man with a gloomy face sitting in the left lower seat of Yuan Shao.

"Not much, just two hundred cavalry." You smiled calmly, meeting the middle-aged man’s gaze.

"Two hundred cavalry? Do you think this is child’s play in the mud?"

"Gonglu, either way, this righteous gentleman has the heart for the Great Han. Since he came with the Second Young Master Yuan, how about having him under Master Yuan’s command? What do you think?" The man sitting in the right lower seat of Yuan Shao stood up and gave you a smile.

"Since Mengde said so, I have no objections." Yuan Shu gave a soft cold snort and no longer spoke.

"Now that I’m assigned under Master Yuan’s command, let it be the military camp, you all chat slowly." With that, you left without turning back.

Yuan Xi hurriedly bowed to everyone and chased after you: "Old Shu, wait for me."

As you passed by a verdict, you lightly grasped it with your left hand, easily lifting the verdict that several people couldn’t move, and then shouldered it, swaggering out of the main hall.

"Congratulations to Master Yuan for gaining another valiant general!" Naturally, the crowd starts to flatter at this moment.

Soon, the main hall returned to a harmonious atmosphere, though within this seemingly harmonious atmosphere, Liu Bei kept a somber expression while Guan Yu, standing behind him, turned his originally calm gaze piercingly sharp the moment he saw you easily lift the verdict.

Unlike you, Yuan Xi is not a military general, and his aristocratic status makes it impossible to live the same way as you. You also don’t wish to appear overly close to Yuan Xi in front of outsiders; though you’re sworn brothers, there are plenty of sworn brothers in this world, ones like Liu Bei’s trio with profound feelings are rare indeed.

You were led to where Little Liu and the others often stayed. With Yuan Xi’s care, Little Liu’s two hundred cavalry accommodation is quite decent. An independent courtyard, with someone to feed the horses, and the horse feed is quite good. After inspecting it, you were very satisfied. However, when you went to find Little Liu and the others, you discovered Little Liu was in conflict with people from the neighbouring courtyard.

"Smelly boy, your strength is impressive, but it pales in comparison to your glib tongue!"

Approaching, you saw Little Liu engaged in a wrestling match with a young man of similar age. Wrestling here meant bare-chested, using energy to overpower each other, somewhat akin to sumo or wrestling.

"Nonsense! You are not that strong either!"

Little Liu and the young man were evenly matched, with rounds of competition resulting in mixed victories.

"Again!"

"I’ll accompany you to the end!"

"Enough!" Two voices rang out simultaneously, making you realize a handsome man clad in white armor stood beside you.

The man gave you a glance and nodded towards you before striding over to the two. As he approached them, a gust of wind seemed to blow, causing Little Liu, who was locked with his opponent, to suddenly fly backward, rolling several times on the ground before stopping; whereas Little Liu’s opponent, having lost balance, fell to the ground and ate some dirt.

"Little Liu!" you scolded.

"Present!" Previously lying on the ground, Little Liu sprang up, standing at attention.

"Two thousand push-ups after getting back."

"Huh?" Hearing two thousand push-ups, Little Liu’s eyes nearly popped out, "H-head, isn’t that a bit too much?"

"Hmm?"

A nasal sound from you made Little Liu immediately respond, "Yes, I’ll complete the task!"

"What are you standing there for, hurry and scram!"

"Yes!"

Your angry shout got Little Liu to hurry back into the courtyard with his group.

Seeing the matter settled, you didn’t linger any longer. As you turned, the handsome man suddenly called out: "Please stay."

"What else?" You turned to look at the handsome man.

"I am Sun Ce, courtesy name Bo Fu. May I ask for your esteemed name?"

Surprised, you didn’t expect the handsome man before you to be Jiang Dong’s little overlord Sun Ce. Not an avid Three Kingdoms fan, your knowledge of Sun Ce is limited compared to his wife, Da Qiao. All you know is Sun Ce seems quite a fighter.

Thinking of this made your hands itch a bit, so you turned to Sun Ce, clasped your fists, and said: "You can call me Li Muyun, I come from a poor family with no courtesy name."

Evidently lacking the airs of aristocratic sons, Sun Ce responded, "No one’s achievements are given by their parents. With Brother Li’s natural talent and outstanding strength, you will certainly rise to great heights one day."

It seemed Sun Ce discerned something in you, that led him to extend an olive branch.

"I’ll take your good words." You smiled, refraining from saying much.

"Brother Li, may I have a word with you alone?"

Nodding, you followed Sun Ce into the neighboring courtyard. In a secluded corner, Sun Ce clasped his hands towards you, saying: "Brother Li, upon meeting you, I was moved by your talent. I wonder if you could assist me?"

Much like you, Sun Ce is straightforward, not fond of beating around the bush. Regarding his invitation, you promptly refused, "Sorry, we walk different paths, but I think we could be good friends."

Despite your rejection, Sun Ce didn’t get angry, instead, he laughed heartily: "In that case, I won’t force it."

"Brother." At this moment, a familiar-sounding voice came from outside the courtyard. Turning to look, you saw a playful and cute girl poking her head through the gate.

"Oh, it’s Little Sister, come, let me introduce you to a hero." Clearly, Sun Ce values you greatly, which puzzles you a bit considering you haven’t shown much from start to finish.

The girl, with bright sparkling eyes, playfully walked up to you and said, "So it’s you."