Chapter 89: Brother and Sister Make a Pact

“Really?”

Mo Xiaoyou asked back, her red-rimmed eyes wide. Anyone who didn’t know better would think Mo Xiaobai had done something unforgivable to this little girl.

“Of course it’s true. I would never lie to anyone, especially not to my own younger sister.”

Mo Xiaobai didn’t dare to play jokes with Little Dot anymore. Who knew that even though she was already this big, she could still burst into tears at any moment? He immediately explained calmly: “Regarding Zhang Chunhua’s father, the historical records are incredibly scant. This itself is highly abnormal. After all, he was Sima Yi’s father-in-law and Sima Zhao’s grandfather.”

“If we connect the dots, we can deduce some facts. Early in the Jian’an era, he served as the County Magistrate of Suye. At this time, fighting was breaking out in Chang’an. The Gao Ling Commandery, where Suye was located, had been captured by Gao Gan of Bingzhou. It is highly likely that Zhang Chunhua’s father fled in fear of the war.”

“Doing such a shameful thing, the history books of the Jin Dynasty would naturally not record him in detail. There would only be a few brief lines noting that he once served as a County Magistrate in Suye.”

These points Mo Xiaobai mentioned were basically conclusions that many players in his previous life had slowly figured out. Now that he brought them up early, someone immediately countered: “That doesn’t sound right. How do you know Zhang Chunhua’s father took office before the Battle of Guandu? Couldn’t it have been after?”

“The reason is simple. A few years later, Zhang Chunhua would marry Sima Yi. How could the Sima family let a family member go to Suye to take office? Even in the worst case, he would have to stay on the eastern side of the pass to consolidate their power as a Noble Family in the Guandong region.”

Mo Xiaobai explained this again before turning to his sister: “Zhang Chunhua’s family fled eastward. Unless something unexpected happens, they must be heading back to their hometown in Henei. Let’s go there to look for her.”

“Okay, take me there.”

Mo Xiaoyou puffed out her cheeks and said this. Then, she silently lowered her head, acting as if she would only make peace with him if he took her there.

“Let’s go, let’s go.”

Regarding his own sister, all Mo Xiaobai could do was spoil her as much as possible. After all, in his past life, this girl had suffered so much while by his side.

As for tasks, Mo Xiaobai was not in a rush right now. The things he wanted were completely inaccessible to other Players, so he didn’t care if it took one or two extra days.

The group of six walked out of the camp laughing. Mo Xiaobai had no intention of traveling with the Players. After leaving Cao Camp, he led them straight into the mountains, treating the journey like a picnic.

With Li Guang, Li Ji, and He Chun guarding them, Mo Xiaobai had no fear of wild beasts in the mountains.

Even if a bunch of fierce tigers with dark stripes and white foreheads came, they would be easily defeated.

Climbing up the mountain path, Mo Xiaobai caught two small rabbits for Little Dot. Mo Xiaoyou finally stopped looking at her feet. However, she still ignored Mo Xiaobai, only chatting and laughing with Mother Mo.

Guandu is located in Zhongmu County, not far from the Yellow River. After a day of traveling on mountain paths, the group had reached the mountains’ edge and could already see the surging Yellow River.

Fortunately, this instance time was not during the summer flood season, so crossing the river was not too difficult. If they had tried during summer, Mo Xiaobai would have worried about the boat capsizing and everyone drowning while trying to cross to Henei Commandery on the other side.

Sitting on the ferry and drifting with the river current, Mother Mo suddenly asked: “Xiaobai, didn’t you say Sima Yi is on this side too? Why didn’t the other Players come with us to try our luck in Henei?”

Hearing this, Mo Xiaobai couldn’t help but smile bitterly: “Mom, you are thinking too simply. The Sima mansion is not that easy to enter. Don’t let my Baron title fool you. Even with that title valid in the instance, if I went to visit, there is a high chance the Sima family would not open the door unless I was with them.”

“What do you mean ‘with them’?”

“You mean the Noble Families of Guandong, right?” Mo Xiaobai hadn’t had time to answer yet when Little Dot, who was holding a mountain rabbit and feeding it tender leaves, suddenly looked up.

“You are so smart, Little Dot.”

Mo Xiaobai praised her and continued: “Families like theirs are very exclusive. Not to mention we Players have absolutely no foundation, and we don’t even have a good excuse to see Sima Yi.”

“What if we wait for Zhang Chunhua and go with her?”

“Mom, it is true that Zhang Chunhua is Sima Yi’s wife. But don’t you think about it? Zhang Chunhua will only give birth to Sima Shi eight years from now. How old do you think she is now? At most, she is the same age as our Little Dot.”

“So why are we going to Henei? We can’t see Sima Yi, and Zhang Chunhua is still too young. We shouldn’t go. Going to such a far place will only waste my time for tasks. I’ll just play around with your sister, and I won’t let your important business suffer.”

Although Mother Mo had lost her Territory, she had lived in the Plane for a month. She knew how powerful a Famous Minister could be. Earlier, she had agreed for the family to go find Zhang Chunhua, hoping her son could forge a connection with Sima Yi. But after hearing her son’s analysis, realizing there was no hope of even meeting Sima Yi, she no longer wanted to go to Henei Commandery.

Just as Mother Mo was about to call the ferryman to turn around, Mo Xiaobai stopped his mother: “Mom, there is no need for that. Little Dot wants to go find Zhang Chunhua to play, so I will take her. It won’t waste much time anyway. I have already arranged my own business, so please just relax.”

As he spoke, Mo Xiaobai also rubbed his sister’s little head: “Originally, without this sudden change, Little Dot could have watched TV at home, and our neighborhood would have had age-matched friends and classmates to play with. Now, she can only walk the dog in the Territory, and her only playmate is Dong Yiyi. It’s not good for her to stay here for too long, so let her go find Zhang Chunhua to play.”

“Big Brother, can I take Zhang Chunhua back to Daming Village?” Seeing that her big brother had no objection to taking her there to play, Little Dot immediately became “close” again. She looked up and leaned against Mo Xiaobai’s arm.

“Haha~ If Little Dot has the ability to do that, I would welcome Zhang Chunhua to move to Daming Village with both hands. People and items from the instance can be brought back to the Plane, but persuading a Historical Celebrity to leave with you is not that easy.”

Having wandered in the Plane for fifteen years, Mo Xiaobai knew very well that even taking just one Historical Celebrity away from the Plane was extremely difficult.

When an instance opened, having five Historical Celebrities leave with the Players was already a lot. In Mo Xiaobai’s memory, not a single Historical Celebrity had left during the first instance of any Dynasty.

The Great Han Dynasty was no exception.

Mo Xiaobai himself was not very confident about taking away any Historical Celebrity, so he didn’t pay much attention to his sister’s childish words.

However, he didn’t care, but Little Dot humphed: “Mo Xiaobai, you underestimate me. I will take Zhang Chunhua back.”

“Okay, if Little Dot can take Zhang Chunhua back, Big Brother will give you a special gift.”

“Really?”

“Yes, really.”

“Good, let’s make a pact.”

“Pinky swear. No changing for a hundred years.”

After the two siblings made the pact, Little Dot finally gave her big brother a puffed-cheek expression. Mo Xiaobai knew this meant his sister was “forgiving” him, so he shook his head with a chuckle.

At that moment, the ferry docked. After paying a considerable fare, Mo Xiaobai led Mother Mo, Xiaoyou, and the others ashore to continue their journey.

Their target: The Zhang Family in Pinggao County!