Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Looking at A Dou, who was shrinking and trying to avoid the wind and snow, Li Xiang couldn't help but chuckle, before any emotion could well up in his heart.

A Dou continued.

"Besides, if Big Brother leaves the carriage, besides the sleeping Little Sister, all that's left in the carriage is that fierce Sun Ren. If Big Brother isn't there, what if she takes the opportunity to beat me up?"

"Uh…"

Li Xiang was somewhat speechless, wanting to say a good word for Sun Ren but not knowing where to start.

Sun Ren's fists were unmatched among her peers in Wu Commandery, and she had no rivals when she arrived in Shouchun either. At a young age, she already possessed some of the demeanor of the young Sun Ce.

It wasn't just A Dou who feared Sun Ren; even the offspring of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun had to reluctantly call her "Big Sis."

"It's strange, though, why does Sun Ren only act so strangely in front of Big Brother?"

At the end, a trace of confusion appeared in A Dou's eyes.

Li Xiang's expression became a bit strange, and he said.

"Who knows?"

"Even Big Brother doesn't know?" A Dou pressed.

"I don't know."

Li Xiang replied, quickening his pace slightly, letting the wind and snow blow a little more onto A Dou's face, which immediately made A Dou lose the desire to continue speaking, and he hurriedly followed Li Xiang.

Under Huang Gai's guidance, they quickly found Sun Ce ahead.

Besides Han Dang and Cheng Pu, Taishi Ci was also present beside Sun Ce.

Zhou Yu, having experienced defeat at Jinan, had learned from his pain, restrained his arrogance, and settled down to continue his studies in Shouchun, not accompanying Sun Ce.

Sensing the movement behind him, Sun Ce turned his head and saw that Huang Gai had actually brought A Dou and Li Xiang over, which made Sun Ce frown. He quickly went to meet them and shouted.

"The wind and snow are heavy outside, why did you bring the Young Master and Brother Xiang here? What if they catch a cold?"

Huang Gai didn't dare to speak, but Li Xiang hurriedly went forward to defuse the situation, saying.

"It was I and the Young Master who asked General Huang to bring us to find Brother Bofu. Don't blame General Huang."

Sun Ce quickly walked a few steps forward, blocking the wind and snow for Li Xiang, and then said, "If Brother Xiang wanted to find me, he could have just sent a soldier to inform me. Why did you have to leave the carriage?"

"Is there any reason for an elder brother to pay respects to his younger brother? Moreover, my father has braved wind and snow to pacify the Quartet for the Lord. As the son of a national pillar, how could I fear such wind and snow?" Li Xiang replied.

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but laugh loudly.

"Brother Xiang has great ambition. I am foolish and unable to inherit my teacher's mantle. Brother Xiang must work harder and not disgrace our teacher's reputation."

After a pause, Sun Ce, having stopped laughing, didn't forget to remind him.

"However, Brother Xiang is still young. If you feel cold or uncomfortable, you should quickly return to the carriage and not force yourself like us martial men."

"Don't worry, Brother Bofu."

Li Xiang replied, and then asked A Dou if he felt uncomfortable. A Dou also shook his head.

Although A Dou was born in Yangzhou, he was ultimately the son of Liu Bei, a man from Youzhou. Coupled with his round figure, his cold resistance was actually much stronger than Li Xiang's.

Subsequently, Li Xiang asked Sun Ce about the situation.

Sun Ce frowned slightly, knowing Li Xiang's reputation for intelligence, and not treating him as an ordinary child, he carefully explained the situation to Li Xiang.

The wind and snow came too suddenly, trapping the convoy on the road between cities.

To make matters worse, as the heavy snow gradually buried the ground, there were also heavy cumulonimbus clouds in the sky, making it difficult to distinguish directions.

In addition, Sun Ce and the others were not familiar with the terrain of Yu Province, so they got lost and had to stop temporarily, sending scouts to explore the surrounding area.

However, the scouts who returned one after another had no gains, and the snow continued to fall.

If the snow continued to fall like this, not only would Li Xiang's carriage be difficult to travel in, but also the convoy's supplies and provisions would be equally difficult to transport.

What was even more troublesome was that if Sun Ce chose to set up camp on the spot and postpone the march, he was also worried about whether the continuous snowfall would form a snow disaster, trapping the convoy without sufficient shelter here, causing serious losses.

"Snow disaster?"

Li Xiang heard this, gradually understood Sun Ce's worries, and then asked.

"Brother Bofu, regarding our trip to Ruyang, I wonder if we have sent someone to inform Father in advance?"

"If Father knows our whereabouts, with Father's ability, he will surely foresee the weather and that it will snow, and it is expected that the people sent to meet us here are already on their way."

"In this case, inaction is better than action."

Looking at Li Xiang, who was not even ten years old, analyzing and organizing things in such an orderly manner, Taishi Ci, who had not had much contact with Li Xiang, couldn't help but show a look of surprise and praised in a low voice.

"To have such insights at this age, could it be innate knowledge?"

Cheng Pu, on the other hand, felt it was natural and said, "As the saying goes, a tiger father will not have a dog son. Young Master Xiang is the Marquis's direct son, so it's not surprising that he has such talent."

"This statement is biased. How many sons of the many virtuous sages can surpass their fathers, and how many fathers of the many virtuous sages can compare to their sons?"

After Taishi Ci asked back, he continued.

"In my opinion, Young Master Xiang is young and has such insights. In addition to being precocious, he must also be a diligent and studious person."

While Taishi Ci and Cheng Pu were discussing in a low voice, Sun Ce, on the other hand, replied with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"As far as I know, the Lord seems to be preparing to give the teacher a surprise, so he didn't inform the teacher about this in advance."

"This…"

Li Xiang didn't expect that his uncle, who was gentle and dignified in his impression, would actually have such a childlike side.

'So immature…'

Li Xiang unconsciously had this thought in his mind, and then quickly realized his disrespect, and then thought about it, muttering.

"Father doesn't know, then it's a bit tricky."

"Even if Uncle will order the Embroidered Uniform Guard to pay close attention to our whereabouts along the way, the Embroidered Uniform Guard will inevitably urgently report to Father when they realize that we are trapped on the road by the wind and snow."

"But waiting for Father to find out about this and then send someone to meet us will inevitably take a considerable amount of time…"

Speaking of this, Li Xiang looked up at the soldiers standing guard in the wind and snow.

Li Xiang knew that no matter how heavy the wind and snow were, Sun Ce would definitely be able to ensure the safety of himself, A Dou, Xi'er, and Sun Ren, but the accompanying guards would inevitably suffer a lot of damage due to the wind and snow.

This was something that Li Xiang, who had been influenced by Li Ji since childhood and attached great importance to the people and soldiers, was unwilling to see.

"Alas!"

Li Xiang sighed and said.

"It's hateful that I haven't learned to observe the sky like Father, nor have I been able to understand the terrain, otherwise, what difficulty would there be in assisting Brother Bofu to get rid of this wind and snow?"

Sun Ce heard this and comforted him, "Brother Xiang doesn't need to blame himself. When I was your age, I hadn't even recognized all the characters, let alone understanding the weather and terrain…"

At this moment, a vicissitudes of voice suddenly came from the wind and snow, with a bit of ridicule.

"What an ignorant child, how can you speak of wanting to understand the weather and terrain?" (End of chapter)