severemarquis:

Blood pounding fast in his ears, Cao Cao could barely understand what Yu Jin said. Yet, the gesture was clear enough. He nodded, quickly ridding himself of all armor. As they were now, it was only dead weight. They could worry about the arrows and swords later, when they escaped this first round of hell.

“There should be enough debris to prevent them from noticing us.”  He furrowed his brows, eyeing the gap. “Can the barrel fit the space?”

The water’s chill slowed his tongue, and he strove to keep the stutter under control with deep breaths. They would have to move now, or risk losing even the strength to make it all the way to the shore.

He held Yu Jin’s gaze, a weary grimace on his lips. It might have been a smile, but the river’s cold silenced even that.

“When we make it back, I’m having all of the soldiers learn how to swim.”

warriorsofhan:

“Oh? Well, spare no detail. I want to hear them all, every bloody strike.”

He gestured to the royal cook to take their orders then invited the general into his private dining quarters.

“So where did you face him off? The reports sent to me were inaccurate about the location. I’m guessing that it wasn’t an open plain, right? That would only allow them the advantage of being on horseback.”

Well, at least he got his name right.

Mengde placed a few used rags around the inebriated youth, then went off to sit on the lounge chair.

“If you stain my carpet with vomit, you will have to eat the mess you made, nephew. The least you can do for disturbing my peaceful evening is to keep that mess inside yourself.”

“When you’re drunk, you’re supposed to go home, not here. Did Yuanrang throw you out again?”

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afk for a bit

but don’t worry bruhs. today will be all about replies to threads. might even pester some of you with a message in the askbox or something.

anyways, it’s good to be back.

| continued from here

“I am here to discuss a momentary truce. The coming typhoons will decimate both our forces if we continue to wage war during this season. We should take this opportunity to avoid unnecessary loss.”

“Hm, you think you can bring your benevolent world into reality? You know, people are just people. Beings with the capacity for chaos and evil in their hearts. Maybe you’re an exception, but you won’t last long if you keep at it.” He grinned. “It’s not too late to surrender your forces. I will give you and your brothers high positions in my kingdom. We can crush the dogs of Wu together.”