Chapter 27: Entering the Three Kingdoms

  "Knock knock knock!"

  The crimson sky echoed with waves of tolling bells.

  This is the reincarnation space prompt that the task time has arrived, letting all reincarnators prepare and perform the world mission.

  Half an hour later, a little bit of light points floated out in the air of the reincarnation space, and then slowly gathered to form a huge light gate.

  In the space, a light gate appeared in front of each of them. When Qiū Shuǐ and Xiǎo Yù saw the light gate in front of them, they looked at each other, their eyes filled with determination.

  After Qiū Shuǐ removed the soul-capturing gourd from his neck, he nodded to Xiǎo Yù. Seeing Qiū Shuǐ's action, Xiǎo Yù said softly: "Qiū Shuǐ, be careful." After finishing speaking, she transformed into a stream of light and shot into the soul-capturing gourd.

  After collecting the soul gourd and covering it well, he brought it back to his neck and walked resolutely into the huge light gate.

  When Qiushui woke up, he looked around and found himself in an old-fashioned house with some unfamiliar equipment.

  Qiu Shui shook his head, feeling a sense of wonder. Indeed, the treatment of transmigrators and ordinary reincarnators was different. Transmigrators would have their identities set for them by the system in each new world, while ordinary reincarnators did not receive such treatment.

  It seems that the reincarnator has taken advantage of it, but in fact, it is not. Although each time in the task world, a good identity is set for the reincarnator, which is very beneficial to the reincarnator, unfortunately, this advantage is not taken for nothing. Ordinary reincarnators have gradually increasing difficulty with each task, while cross-reincarnators have the most difficult tasks, and compared to ordinary reincarnators, the task difficulty and task promotion speed are the fastest.

  Qiu Shui checked the settings of the reincarnation space in his mind, and it turned out that the reincarnation space had set itself as Dong Zhuo's faction. Moreover, Qiu Shui was still the first general under Dong Zhuo's command. At present, Dong Zhuo has already entered Luoyang and is now confronting Ding Yuan, vying for control of Luoyang.

  As for Ding Yuan, many people may not know him, but his adopted son is well-known to everyone, that is Lü Bu, also known as the Flying General Lü Bu or Lü Fengxian, who has the reputation of being the number one fierce general in the Three Kingdoms.

  "Bang! Bang!" A knock at the door rang out.

  "Enter."

  A soldier clad in black armor, exuding a fierce aura, entered from the gate and knelt down on one knee. His eyes gleaming with fervor, he respectfully addressed Autumn Water: "Reporting to General, Master has an order, commanding General to proceed to the council hall."

  "All right, I'll get ready and go immediately. You go back and report to the lord first." Autumn Water said valiantly to the messenger beside Dong Zhuo.

  It's no wonder that they are the elite troops of Xiliang, no wonder Dong Zhuo can resist all the lords in the world. Just a humble messenger like him has such an aura, fortunately, Xiaoyu is in the Soul-Collecting Gourd and won't be affected by the evil energy of these brave warriors.

  A moment later, a man with a three-pronged purple gold crown on his head, wearing a Sichuan red silk robe with hundred flowers, a beast-faced helmet and chainmail armor on his body, a Linglong lion belt around his waist, holding a ghostly halberd in his hand, was truly majestic and awe-inspiring, exuding an aura that intimidated others. At first glance, he was obviously an extraordinary martial general.

  As the undead king, he exuded an aura of dominance and majesty wherever he stood. Now, donning a suit of armor from the Three Kingdoms Unmatched world, his intimidating presence was even more overwhelming.

  "See General."

  When Autumn Water walked out of the door, two soldiers outside the door looked at their own general with fervor, kneeling on one knee.

  Afterwards, Chi Water took out the Red Hare Horse Token in his hand and felt that the reincarnation space was really arranged with a human touch. After summoning the Red Hare Horse, it actually appeared directly in the horse trough. The memories of these soldiers were also reasonably arranged, and it turned out that Dong Zhuo had obtained two peerless precious horses, named Chi Tu, and rewarded one to Chi Water, while riding the other himself, which was the future mount of Lü Bu.

  "Someone come, go and bring back Chì Tú." Qiū Shuǐ instructed the general kneeling on one knee outside the door.

  "It's General." After the two soldiers left, Qiū Shuǐ held the token in his hand and saw that after using it for the first time, he was directly rewarded with mastery of horse riding, and the top-grade Chi Tu Ma token actually granted him the realm of unity between man and horse.

  When the two generals led out the Red Hare, Autumn Water directly mounted the Red Hare and galloped wildly towards Dong Zhuo's mansion in his mind.

  "Bastard, that insignificant Ding Yuan actually dares to compete with our family." Just as Qiu Shui walked out of the house, he heard a loud roar from inside.

  In a grand and ancient mansion, the hall was filled with military generals on both sides. Only one man wearing a blue-gray scholar's robe bowed to the man sitting above him with a face full of scars: "Sir, please calm down for now. Ding Yuan's troops are indeed the elite of Pingzhou, and they have been fighting against foreign tribes for years, extremely brave and not inferior to our Western Liang elite at all. Especially, there is a general named Lü Bu under his command, who is exceptionally brave and skilled in battle, we cannot underestimate him."

  At this moment, a finely dressed soldier walked into the room, kneeling on one knee and facing Dong Zhuo, who was furious: "Report, General Autumn Water requests an audience with Your Excellency."

  "Haha, our family's unparalleled fierce general has arrived. I'd like to see what Ding Yuan can use to fight me." Dong Zhuo, who had been furious just a moment before, burst out laughing upon hearing the soldier's words, his anger completely forgotten.

  When Autumn Water walked into the hall wearing his armor, he knew through memories in his mind that the person sitting on a wide and intricately carved wooden chair was Dong Zhuo. He really had a full face of flesh, with straight-standing whiskers growing on his cheeks, and people who didn't know him would probably think he was Zhang Fei's father.

  "See the master." Qiu Shui said solemnly after bowing his hands to Dong Zhuo.

  Dong Zhuo burst out laughing and said, "Ding Yuan relies on Lü Bu being under his command. Now that our Xiliang fierce tiger has arrived, I'd like to see whether the flying general under his command is formidable or the fierce tiger under my command is more formidable."

  Li Ru, dressed in a grey Confucian robe, heard Dong Zhuo's words and hastily cupped his hands, saying: "Your Excellency, when two tigers fight, one must be injured. Ding Yuan has come from a distant place in Bingzhou, and his grain and fodder are insufficient. We only need to wait for a while, and Ding Yuan will definitely withdraw his troops."

  Dong Zhuo listened, waved his hand with a look of impatience on his face, and said: "My son-in-law is worrying too much. Our family has many brave generals and tens of thousands of elite soldiers. What's to fear from that old Ding Yuan?"

  Having finished speaking, he immediately ordered: "Someone has come, gather the troops for me. We will have a decisive battle with Ding Yuan."

  "Showing off to the heroes of the world is like a chicken and dog, I'd like to take the lead and teach the flying general Lü Bu of Pingzhou, see if it's as fierce as the rumors." Qiū Shuǐ said with a proud face to Dong Zhuo.

  "Alright, today let Ding Yuan take a look at the mighty generals under our command. Today we'll see if old Ding Yuan is still as arrogant as ever." After saying this, Dong Zhuo ordered someone to gather the troops and horses.

  "Knock knock!"

  At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a wave of war drums came from outside the eastern capital Luoyang City. The officials and military officers in Luoyang were frightened and panicked. The residents all hid back in their homes, and the streets that were once bustling with activity now seemed desolate.

  Ten thousand soldiers, covering the entire ground; a hundred thousand soldiers, endless and boundless.

  Outside the city of Luoyang, both sides formed their battle arrays. Ding Yuan's army had a total of 70,000 soldiers, among whom were 30,000 wolf riders from Pingzhou. Dong Zhuo's side emerged from the city of Luoyang with an army of 100,000 soldiers, including 50,000 iron cavalrymen from Xiliang.

  The air outside the city was filled with murderous intent, and both armies were silent. After the two armies formed their battle formations, there was not a single miscellaneous sound, only the neighing of horses.

  Ding Yuan, riding a sturdy black horse in the army, roared at Dong Zhuo's army: "Dong thief, you treacherous minister, today I will surely make your old body separate from your head."

  "Ahh! Ding Yuan, you old scoundrel, deceiving people too much. Who among you will help me capture him?" Dong Zhuo, wearing a golden armor and riding a tall red horse, heard Ding Yuan's curses and roared with rage.

  "My lord, I volunteer to go. I'd like to see what Lü Bu of Pingzhou is capable of." As soon as Qiu Shui finished speaking to Dong Zhuo, the other generals in the tent all let out a sigh of relief.

  Mainly in the past two days, Dong Zhuo has already fought several battles with Ding Yuan. Lü Bu, who was under his command, was exceptionally brave and had beheaded 17 of Dong Zhuo's generals. Even Hua Xiong, known as the hero of Western Liang, only managed to exchange 20 blows with him before nearly being killed by his halberd, and is now recovering from his injuries at home.

  Now, after hearing Dong Zhuo's words, the generals under the account were all frightened and did not dare to compete with Lü Bu for fear of becoming a ghost under his halberd. Later, after hearing Qiu Shui's words, the generals under the account all let out a sigh of relief.

  "Hoo-hoo!" The horn sounded, and a general emerged from Dong Zhuo's army. He wore a purple gold crown with three prongs on his head, a red brocade robe with hundred flowers from Xichuan, a beast-faced helmet with linked rings, a waistband with a lion-shaped buckle, and carried a bow and arrow on his body. In his hand was a halberd with a square sky painting, truly majestic and awe-inspiring.

  Especially the war horse under its seat was even higher than the elite war horse by a head, its whole body was crimson red, running like a flame, and on the war horse was wearing golden armor, Lü Bu in Ding Yuan's account saw this precious horse after his eyes shone brightly.

  "I've long heard that General Lü Bu of Pingzhou is a matchless and fierce general. Today, I, Qiu Shui, have come to learn from him." Qiu Shui led his warhorse slowly to the front of the formation and shouted towards the opposing camp, his voice not loud but full of majesty, the low and resonant voice echoing in the ears of the soldiers on both sides.

  Ding Yuan was greatly surprised to hear the other's words. As the first brave general under Dong Zhuo, he did not expect that Autumn Water would come to Luoyang so quickly. From his momentum, Ding Yuan knew that this was a fierce general who was not inferior to Lü Bu.

  "Father, I wish to fight once." Lü Bu cupped his hands and shouted at Ding Yuan, but his eyes did not leave the horse under the autumn water seat. His eyes were filled with fervor, and his heart was full of resentment. My martial arts are known throughout the state, and Ding Yuan is indeed wary of me. He pretended to take me as his son and then used the great righteousness to seal my military power and make me a chief clerk. However, he is just an accountant-like person. Whenever there is a war, he lets me charge into battle, and then I have to go back to being a chief clerk. As a warrior with unparalleled bravery, I am actually in charge of the chief clerk's literary office. How thin is Ding Yuan's intention towards me?

  After seeing Ding Yuan nod, Lü Bu rode his warhorse and charged out. Earlier, Lü Bu had only taken a glance at the opponent's precious horse, but when he arrived at the front of the formation to observe the opposing general, he was surprised to find that the armor worn by the opponent was exactly the same as his own, and the weapon used by the opponent was also the Guandao. However, the warhorse with flames-like spirit was rarely seen in the world. He then looked at his own warhorse, feeling ashamed and indignant, and shouted: "Let the general announce his name, I, Lü Bu, will not kill a nameless ghost under my spear."

  Qiu Shui led the Red Hare horse forward a couple of steps, looking at the exceptionally handsome Lü Bu in front of him. He raised the halberd in his hand and pointed it at Lü Bu, shouting: "I've long heard that Flying General is your title, and today I see that you indeed live up to your reputation. However, this Red Hare horse of mine is also a peerless treasure. I've heard that you are Ding Yuan's adopted son, so why are you riding an ordinary warhorse? Is this how Ding Yuan treats his generals?"