I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse-Chapter 1964 - 1966: A Barrage of Crises

Chapter 1964: Chapter 1966: A Barrage of Crises
"Three Kingdoms, Three Kingdoms! There should be Lü Bu, there should be Zhao Yun, and also Diao Chan, Sun Shangxiang!" Suddenly, your excitement vanished, "No, why would Cao Pi be in Fusang? Given the people’s perspective at the time, they absolutely wouldn’t be interested in the barren lands of this Eastern Sea Island Country. Could it be that there are other transmigrators like me?"
After muttering to yourself for a while, you stared directly at Himiko and asked, "Did Cao Pi say anything in the end? Since you were poisoned by him, he must have a way to cure it."
Himiko lowered her head, not daring to speak.
Your right hand suddenly tightened, and a slight pain emanated from Himiko’s chest. Yet this pain made Himiko shiver all over, her beautiful face flushed endlessly, and then she weakly fell into your arms.
"Speak." You were confident in your own methods, just a few moves, and Himiko had already surrendered.
Not daring to raise her head to meet your gaze, Himiko whispered, "After I escaped from the Royal City, that man shouted from the city walls, saying that if I wanted to rid myself of the Flame Ice Poison from that Poison Master, I had to go to Xuchang to see him, and..."
"No need to mention what comes after."
You hugged Himiko tightly, anger surging infinitely within you. Although those were merely Himiko’s past, regardless, Himiko was your woman, and as a man, you absolutely couldn’t allow such things to occur! However, you also knew that there was a vast distance between you and Cao Pi, both in terms of geography and strength.
However, for you, sooner or later, you would lead an army into the Great Han, sooner or later!
"By the way, what happened to the maids who rescued you?" You suddenly thought of something and asked.
Hearing your question, Himiko’s gaze slowly shifted to the bottom of the hill, where people were splitting and roasting a Great White Shark.
"At that time, a total of thirty-five guards rescued me from the Royal City. After reaching this small fishing village, I ordered thirty of them to go to Xuzhou of the Great Han for help, while the other five accompanied me. However, those five encountered a sea devil attack while fishing for me and none survived."
Himiko then turned to Little Cherry, who was busy, her face showing a gentle smile, "Little Cherry was discovered after we arrived at this fishing village. She is an outsider, always rejected by the villagers, and I took her in. Unexpectedly, after the maids had an incident, it was Little Cherry who cared for me. If not for her, I might not be here now."
Himiko’s words gave you a rough idea of the situation. However, there was still one doubt, so you immediately asked, "Why did you send the maids to Xuzhou, wasn’t Xuzhou Tao Qian’s territory?"
"I have a lady-in-waiting named Zhi, who is married far away in Xuzhou. Her name is Yang Chong, and she has also visited Xiematai. According to Zhi, there is now a wise lord in Xuzhou, seemingly also with the surname Li, who has a million soldiers."
Hearing Himiko’s words, you couldn’t help but feel a peculiar sensation, both familiar and unfamiliar. Shrugging, you decided not to think about it any further. Anyway, when the ship reaches the bridge, it will straighten itself. For now, you have many things to do.
At this moment, you added: "How long has it been since they departed?"
"Over a month."
After thinking for a moment, you said, "If all went well, they should have reached Xuzhou by now. I hope these girls are still alive."
Just as you spoke these words, in the far east, Xuzhou of the Great Han, Eastern Capital, Great General’s Mansion.
"!"
The voice of the Messager Soldier suddenly echoed through the surroundings.
The main hall of the Great General’s Mansion was already crowded; people were seated according to rank, led by the current master of Xuzhou, Zhao Yu!
"Continue!"
Ren Hongchang furrowed her brows. During these times, the news was often not good, and there were noticeably two fewer people among your wives and concubines.
"ing to the head mother, the Commander of Penglai City, Lü Dai, has raised troops to support Second Young Master Li Xin."
"Bang!" The table in front of Ren Hongchang shattered with a slap. Ren Hongchang glared with her Apricot Eyes, a murderous aura enveloped her, "What is Zhen Luo doing? Li Xin has been born for less than half a month, and she dares to openly seize her husband’s foundation!"
Zhao Yu’s face remained calm, showing no traces of emotion. Only with a flat tone said, "Why isn’t Mi Xiang here, and what about Yu Jin and Yue Jin? Have they also raised troops?"
"ing to head mother! Yu Jin, the Commander of Kaiyang City, and Yue Jin, the Commander of Pengcheng, have raised troops to support Third Young Master Li Ning."
"How could Wen Qian do such a thing?" It was Wei Yan who spoke. Upon receiving Zhao Yu’s orders, Wei Yan only lightly armored with eighteen guards, hastily set off from the front lines at Wei County in Pengcheng, returning to the Eastern Capital. Among the people, Wei Yan had the closest relationship with Yue Jin. Upon learning of your death, the two had even drunkenly wept, subsequently expressing their commitment to hold onto the foundation you built.
"Let me grab them and make them apologize to head mother!" Zhang Fei rose abruptly, ready to storm off with vigor.
"Yi De, sit down." Zhao Yu called Zhang Fei to stop.
After your death, Zhao Yu became the backbone of Xuzhou, her position in everyone’s hearts equivalent to yours. Although Zhao Yu did not have your offspring, no one dared to question her loyalty to you.
Reluctantly, Zhang Fei sat back down.
"It’s not surprising that Zhen Luo and Mi Xiang have acted this way. I noticed it six months ago. However, I am somewhat relieved that they haven’t foolishly sought refuge with others."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhi, who had been silent, couldn’t help but snort coldly: "Hmph, in the past year, Zhen Luo has gotten quite close to those Cao brothers. I heard that the Luo Shenfu was written by Cao Zhi for Zhen Luo, and now it’s being sung by many talented scholars."
"That’s her private affair, which I neither want to control nor care to." Zhao Yu said sternly, "Currently, we are surrounded by crises, especially Jingzhou."
When Zhao Yu mentioned Jingzhou, everyone’s gaze shifted to Xiao San, who had just arrived from Jingzhou.
"Xiao San, you’ve worked hard this past half-year." Zhao Yu did not hold back her praise for her subordinates.
Xiao San hurriedly stood up and saluted, "This is my duty! Although Liu Bei of Yi and Sun Quan of Yang Zhou are coveting our Three States of Jingzhou, they won’t be able to easily conquer Jingzhou!"
From the scholars’ side, Chen Deng slowly rose, smiling, "General Xiao is right, the Three States of Jingzhou under General Xiao’s management over the past six months are now like an impregnable fortress. Liu Bei and Sun Quan both want to devour our Three States of Jingzhou, yet it would take at least two hundred thousand elite soldiers for either of them to breach General Xiao’s defenses. If Liu Bei mobilizes his troops, his northern gateway will be wide open, and then Ma Chao of Xiliang and Lü Bu of Yong State will surely seize the opportunity to invade; as for our southern adversary, Sun Quan, hmph, if he dares make a move, General Xu Sheng’s long spear could easily pierce through his lair!"