Li Huan looked serious and ignored Zhang Fei.

Because he didn't want to reveal the beauty's name.

At the same time, I felt a dull ache in my heart...

Zhang Fei chuckled twice: "Could it be that Zhou Yu learned of Diao Chan's whereabouts, sent troops to capture her, and gave her to you, brother, as your wife, in order to bewitch you?"

Li Huan smiled.

Holy crap, Zhang Fei's imagination is truly amazing.

If Guan Yu heard this, wouldn't he be furious and grab his sword to settle scores with Zhou Yu?

Liu Bei waved his hand: "Third brother, stop talking nonsense. I have just lost my wife, how can I be in the mood to remarry?"

Although his tone was serious, a glimmer of longing for Diao Chan flashed in Liu Bei's eyes.

Zhang Fei bent down, leaned close to Liu Bei, and asked with glaring eyes.

"Brother, you don't like Diao Chan? Haha, absolutely not!"

Liu Bei feigned anger: "Don't be ridiculous!"

Zhang Fei shouted, "Brother Li Huan, you lied to him? You clearly admire Diao Chan and want to possess her!"

Instantly, Zhao Zilong turned his head and chuckled.

Liu Bei's face flushed slightly as he sternly rebuked, "Yide! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll send you back to Xiakou!"

Zhang Fei immediately composed himself and winked at Liu Bei.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan: "Brother Huan, if you don't reveal this beauty's name, it must be a secret of heaven that cannot be disclosed! When our lord meets Sun Quan, everything will become clear."

Liu Bei shook his head again: "No matter what, I have no intention of getting married."

Seeing that Liu Bei's attitude had become resolute, Li Huan breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Fei went downstairs and followed Lu Su to visit Zhou Yu, who was recuperating from his injuries.

...

The next day, at night.

The Wu Marquis's Residence.

The house was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and the atmosphere was joyous.

Inside the hall, guests filled the room with laughter and chatter.

Wu Guotai was in high spirits and happily accepted everyone's congratulations.

Li Huan had already arrived at the mansion and delivered fifty boxed meals for Wu Guotai and the others to enjoy.

Sun Quan tasted all kinds of dishes and praised them highly.

Zhou Yu looked unwell, but he always wore a smile.

Sun Shangxiang and Xiao Qiao accompanied Wu Guotai, introducing her to the names of the dishes and the origins of the ingredients.

Zhang Fei leaned out and asked Li Huan, "Who exactly is that beauty?"

Li Huan was taken aback: "Zhou Yu didn't tell Liu Bei?"

Zhang Fei said, "Last night at the Zhou residence, we only discussed joining forces to resist Cao Cao, and the matter of marriage was not mentioned."

Li Huan stared at Zhou Yu, quickly calculating in his mind, and came up with a plan.

He took a sip of beer and deliberately asked Zhou Yu.

"Governor Zhou, have you thought it through regarding making another bet with me?"

Zhou Yu's smile vanished instantly. He looked at Wu Guotai, then put on a fake smile again.

"The bet I made again was just an angry outburst, and I've already put it out of my mind. Why are you still holding onto it?"

Holy crap, this guy's really good at making excuses, he's got a smooth tongue.

Li Huan raised his glass: "May Madam live as long as the Southern Mountains and enjoy boundless happiness as vast as the Eastern Sea!"

Wu Guotai was overjoyed and took a big gulp of Sprite.

Li Huan continued, "On this joyous day, I solemnly announce! The five hundred taels of gold that Governor Zhou owes me do not need to be repaid. Keep it for him to buy medicine to treat his arrow wounds. I wish him a speedy recovery so he can go back to the battlefield to fight!"

"Good!" Zhang Fei slammed his hand on the table, knocking over a beer bottle.

"Li Huan is truly a generous and forthright man!"

"To forgive past grievances shows great magnanimity!"

"To repay evil with kindness is truly admirable!"

...

Everyone praised him highly, sparing no words of praise.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu could no longer manage a smile, and his face turned ashen.

The implication is that the arrow wound was extremely serious, and the person was about to die. The person was asking for five hundred taels of gold to buy wound medicine.

This isn't a wish for Zhou Yu's speedy recovery, but rather a wish for him to meet the King of Hell soon.

Zhou Yu suddenly stood up, accidentally aggravating his wound, and quickly covered his ribs.

"Five hundred taels of gold is nothing to me! My delay in giving it to Li Huan was purely out of spite. I will deliver the gold to the inn tomorrow and ask Li Huan to accept it!"

Seeing Zhou Yu make a promise in front of Sun Quan and Wu Guotai, Li Huan knew that Zhou Yu would not break his word again.

Sun Quan put down the half-eaten "braised pork trotter" and stroked his beard.

"As a commander-in-chief, Gongjin was a veteran of many battles, so it's understandable that he was competitive and ambitious! Li Huan was resourceful and unconventional, so it's also understandable that he used Cao Cao to oppose Gongjin!"

"Now that Cao Cao has been seriously wounded and forced to retreat, this can be seen as an unexpected gain from the secret contest between Gongjin and Li Huan! Both of you are talented and virtuous men, and should turn hostility into friendship!"

As expected of the ruler of Eastern Wu, his speech was skillful and carried weight.

In this way, Zhou Yu would not need to apologize to Li Huan.

Liu Bei hurriedly said, "What Lord Wu said is absolutely right. We should become good friends and not enemies."

Zhou Yu laughed and said, "To be honest, that's exactly what I was thinking. I wonder if Li Huan would mind?"

Li Huan said loudly, "How could I possibly look down on Governor Zhou? I will pay her a visit another day, taste Madam Zhou's cooking, and have a chat with her."

This statement is quite subtle.

Zhou Yu didn't catch Li Huan's sarcasm and feigned a toast.

Sun Quan said with a smile, "Today is my mother's fiftieth birthday, and Liu Bei has come to offer his congratulations. On this auspicious day, I would like to announce some good news!"

Instantly, the hall fell silent.

Li Huan's heart inexplicably began to beat faster.

Sun Quan said, "My mother and I have discussed it and decided to marry my younger sister to Xuande, so that we can be bound by marriage and fight together against Cao Cao!"

Sun Shangxiang was stunned.

Liu Bei was extremely shocked and looked at the young and beautiful Sun Shangxiang.

Zhuge Liang, however, remained calm and leisurely waved his feather fan.

Zhang Fei stared at Sun Shangxiang, then glanced at Liu Bei, before moving closer to Li Huan.

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