Chapter 6: Wine Immortal Chuyun Qiong

  The sky has gradually deepened, with a multitude of stars dotting the sky and a bright moon hanging high. The pure light is like a thin veil, covering this land filled with blood and yet bursting with vitality.

  Wu Chao was located forty miles outside the main camp of Yuan Jun, this distance is neither long nor short, and Yuan Shang's 2,000 cavalry and infantry rushed slowly, it took nearly an hour to hurry up.

  In the distance, only the Wu's camp can be seen, divided into three camps and stationed, standing between the mountains, nestled among the undulating mountains, with dense forests and lush leaves surrounding the four sides of the camp, although the road is narrow and winding, it is not difficult to travel. If it were not in the midst of war, this place would also be a scenic resort.

  At this moment, in front of the main camp of Wusuo, a team of soldiers and horses was slowly approaching. This team walked very carefully, with soldiers on both sides walking while vigilantly patrolling around to see if there were any suspicious signs.

  Among the soldiers and horses, one man wore a silver armor, riding a gray horse with a good temperament. The young and handsome face showed some tension, needless to say, it was Yuan Shang, the third son of the Yuan family.

  Beside him, Deputy General Guo Yuan held a large knife, riding a black war horse that looked quite ferocious. He was directing the soldiers to search around while saying to Yuan Shang: "Third Master, right ahead is Wu Chao!"

  Yuan Shang nodded and asked: "Is there any suspicious place nearby that shows signs of Cao's army coming and going?"

  Guo Yuan shook his head, his whiskered face looking particularly serious: "Along the way, I ordered the soldiers to proceed with caution and thoroughly investigate, but there was no sign of Cao's army."

  "Hasn't he arrived yet?" Yuan Shang looked up at the clear sky and muttered to himself: "A dark moon is good for killing, a strong wind is good for setting fires. Tonight's moonlight is so bright, it's not suitable for nefarious activities like murder and arson... If I were Cao Cao, I wouldn't choose such a pleasant night to come over... The Cao army shouldn't be coming tonight."

  As for what Yuan Shang said, Guo Yuan was not very clear. As a rough man brought up by Yuan Shang, he only knew to obey the orders of the three princes and never cared about anything else.

  "Third Master, what should we do now?"

  Yuan Shang heard this and thought for a moment, then said: "Both sides have already come, there is no reason to go back. Guo Yuan, go and tell the camp to open the gate, I want to see Chunyu Qiong and give him a warning that he needs to be more vigilant in the next few days."

  "Agreed!"

  The army marched for a while and arrived at a place only a hundred steps away from the Wuzhang camp, where they saw Guo Yuan suddenly raise his hand and shout loudly: "The whole army stops!"

  As Guo's order was given, the two thousand soldiers stopped one by one and formed a defensive formation in front of Wuzhangyuan barracks.

  Guo Yuan rode his horse at full gallop, arriving at the Wu camp's great barracks and shouting loudly: "Listen up, soldiers guarding the camp! I am Guo Yuan, a trusted general under Young Master Yuan Shu. The young master is leading his army here in person, quickly inform General Chunyu about this and have him come out of the camp to welcome us at once!"

  The soldiers on the beacon tower lit torches and shouted loudly: "Is there any token or commander's flag as evidence?"

  Guo Yuan raised his hand with the token: "Look carefully, don't miss it, and put the flag a hundred paces behind me!"

  The soldiers holding torches carefully verified and confirmed that there was no mistake, then immediately turned around to report back to the camp.

  Before long, the gate of Wuchao village opened wide, and a group of deputy generals wearing school lieutenant armor quickly came out to welcome them at the entrance of the camp. They stood on both sides, making a gesture of welcome. Seeing Yuan Shang's horse approaching in the distance, they all bowed their hands and shouted in unison: "The end will see the three gentlemen!"

  Yuan Shang waved his hand casually, telling them not to be too polite. At this moment, he was not feeling well, having ridden a horse for an hour, and his waist and back were already sore. Now if he had to climb the fifth floor, it would be quite exhausting.

  Yuan Shang took a look around at the welcoming generals and found that their positions were quite disorganized, how to put it, just like a group of sheep standing on the grassland, lacking a leading shepherd.

  "Which one of you is Chun Yuqiong?" Yuan Shang looked around in a circle and couldn't tell who was who.

  A group of school guards stared at me, I stared back at them, and neither of us dared to make a sound.

  Guo Yuan furrowed his brow and shouted, "Third Master is asking you questions! Didn't any of you hear? Where is Chunyu Qiong himself?"

  A school lieutenant let out a long sigh, bowed his hands to Yuan Shang and said: "Tell the Third Master that General Chunyu is currently... resting in his camp..."

  Kuo Yuanhu glared, furious: "How dare you! The Third Master has arrived, and he's still sleeping soundly in his tent? Doesn't he take the Third Master seriously? How arrogant!"

  "No, no... General Jun would never dare to be so presumptuous... It's just him..."

  "Never mind," said Yuan Shang with a wave of his hand. "I have urgent business, and if he won't come to me, I'll go find him. It's not a big deal. Where is he? Take me there."

  When the school lieutenant heard this, his five senses were all squeezed together, and his small face was about to cry out. However, Yuan Shang pointed at him by name, so he dared not disobey?

  Leading Yuan Shang to a military camp, as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the main tent, they heard a burst of eerie and mournful sounds coming from inside, like someone scratching a blackboard with their fingernails, which was particularly chilling.

  Yuan Shang's whole body felt cold, and he couldn't help but shiver heavily, pointing at the camp in surprise: "What's going on? Did General Chunyu let himself get bitten by a dog?"

  The school lieutenant looked embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Third Master, don't be alarmed. General Chun Yu is naturally carefree and likes music after drinking. He had a few more jars tonight and got a bit drunk, so he's probably just singing and humming..."

  "With this broken gong-like voice, you still have the nerve to... sing and hum tunes?" Yuan Shang's whole body trembled: "Your General Xun Yu really has a good sense of humor."

  As soon as the voice fell, a big man with disheveled clothes and a strong smell of wine came out of the tent, staggering and stumbling.

  "Hmmph!"

  A long, loud belch burst forth from his big mouth, with a foul smell that could be clearly smelled even from far away.

  Yuan Shang was originally suffering from a cold, and suddenly smelling this smell, his brain suddenly "buzzed" with a response, and he almost fainted.

  Fortunately, Guo Yuan had quick eyes and hands, and he swiftly supported Yuan Shang.

  Chun Yuqiong's face was flushed with red light, obviously having drunk a lot of wine. With a distant look in his eyes, he pointed at Yuan Shang and smiled foolishly: "Whose daughter is this? She looks so fair and white-skinned! Not bad, not bad, come on, come into the tent to keep me company and drink some more."

  Yuan Shang's head suddenly had a black line on it.

  The school lieutenant hurriedly wiped the sweat and walked to Chun Yuqiong's side, saying in a low voice: "General Chun Yu, you see clearly, he is the third public son under the knees of the lord!"

  "Third Master?" Chunyu Qiong was obviously drunk, his big cow eyes filled with a bewildered expression, he scratched his head and said curiously: "Isn't Third Master a man? When did he grow up to be such a big girl?"

  Everyone collectively wipes sweat.

  "General Jun Yu." Yuan Shang cleared his throat heavily and explained discontentedly, "This young master has been masculine from childhood to adulthood, from start to finish, and has never had any deviation. I hope you can rub your eyes clean and take a closer look."

  "Oh......" Chun Yuqiong had drunk too much and was obedient, letting him wipe his eyes. He really wiped them, rubbing hard for a while, almost digging out his eyeballs.

  After a while, Chun Yuqiong finally showed a look of sudden realization, and exclaimed in surprise: "My dear mother, it's really the Third Young Master!"

  "Finally recognized, you're sensible......" Yuan Shang sneered and said with a straight face: "General Chunyu, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but the big battle is imminent, you were ordered to defend the important place of Wuchao, if you didn't do your job properly, that would be fine. But take a look in the mirror, see what kind of state you're in after drinking, with this appearance, how can you serve as a general under my father's command......"

  The words had not been finished, when Chun Yuqiong suddenly hugged Yuan Shang, excitedly jumping up and down, foolishly laughing: "Third Master, haha, it's really the Third Master, today I've finally seen a living one!"

  Yuan Shang's face changed color: "You dare to say this, as if I was dead before..."

  Jun Yuqiong burst out laughing, and suddenly patted Yuan Shang on the back. His face turned serious as he said: "Third Master, I was once a fellow officer with your father in the Western Garden's Eight Commanderies. We were old acquaintances. According to our generation gap, you should address me as 'Uncle'... come, call me that!"

  “.........”

  Turning his head towards Guo Yuan, Yuan Shang's expression was clearly extremely angry: "Is there any way to make this bastard sober up quickly?"

  "Return to Third Master, General Chunyu is drunk and not light, if you want him to wake up quickly, unless... pour horse urine on him!"

  Yuan Shang nodded and said, "Alright, this method is quite relieving. Pass down the order immediately to have the soldiers who feed the horses bring me two catties of horse urine, the thicker the better... Remember, it must be fresh, no old goods!"

  "Promise!"

  At this moment, Chun Yuqiong still didn't know what was going on and continued to hug Yuan Shang, laughing and chatting with a sunny face.

  "Haha, Third Master, you're my big nephew! Dear big nephew! Well-behaved big nephew! Come give your uncle a kiss!"