The Ultimate Borer

Chapter 139: Peach Garden Oath, Xiu and Fang Mu's Encounter

"Eastern Han Academy?"

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu looked at each other.

"Isn't this the most famous aristocratic school in the country? Commoners like us shouldn't be qualified to study there, right?"

"Oh, I can!"

Liu Bei interrupted and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei proudly.

"I am the son of King Jing of Zhongshan. I have noble blood flowing in my veins. If the three of us become sworn brothers, you will also be considered nobles. Wouldn't you be able to attend the Eastern Han Academy?"

"Is this okay?"

Guan Yu thought about Liu Bei's words, and for a moment he was a little confused about whether he was cheating by doing this. Seeing that Guan Yu seemed to be moved, Liu Bei immediately struck while the iron was hot.

"Of course you can. Many students at the Donghan Academy got in this way. Besides, Guan, no school wants you right now. You don't want to make your mother sad, do you?"

Liu Bei knew very well that as long as he could deal with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei would also follow Guan Yu. The two had been friends since childhood and had always been inseparable. As long as he could control both of them, he would be close to dominating the world.

"Brother Fang, what do you think?"

Obviously, the somewhat ruffian Liu Bei was not so trusted by Guan Yu, so Guan Yu began to seek Fang Mu's advice.

"The Eastern Han Academy is indeed quite good, but since it's a school for the nobility, the tuition shouldn't be cheap, right?"

"Don't worry about that. My family is very rich, and I can use that money to help everyone pay for their tuition!"

Zhang Fei immediately explained that as the son of a nouveau riche, all the pigs raised locally were bought by his father, and he had never worried about tuition fees since he was a child. This was why he and Guan Yu were able to find schools even after being expelled many times.

(The character of Zhang Fei's father here is based on the identity of Zhang Fei the butcher in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms")

"Then... Mr. Fang Mu, would you like to become sworn brothers with us? You can also go to Donghan Academy. Did you know that Donghan Academy is the best high school in the country?"

Liu Bei also wanted to recruit Fang Mu because he saw that Guan Yu seemed to respect Fang Mu very much. He also regarded Fang Mu as a general of the same level as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"No need for that. I'm used to being alone, and if I want to study at the Eastern Han Academy, my qualifications meet the admission requirements!"

Fang Mu shook his head. He didn't want to be brothers with this cunning, treacherous and selfish villain Liu Bei. The only one who could be his brother was Huyan Juelu Xiu who came later. Fang Mu didn't want to be stained by the stain of Liu Bei in his life.

"You're just bragging! To study at the Eastern Han Academy, you either have to be a noble or have made outstanding contributions to the Eastern Han Academy. I'm afraid you don't even meet any of these requirements, do you?"

Liu Bei thought he had a good eye for talent, and now he considered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to be his own, and he began to look down on Fang Mu.

"Brother Guan, Brother Zhang, I won't disturb you from becoming sworn brothers. See you at the Eastern Han Academy!"

Fang Mu bowed to the two of them and said goodbye.

"Brother Fang, are you really not going to become sworn brothers with us? Honestly, I think you're a pretty good person. If you really don't like being a younger brother, I'll reluctantly let you rank ahead of me!"

Zhang Fei looked at Fang Mu. During his interactions with Fang Mu along the way, Zhang Fei was deeply impressed by Fang Mu's kung fu and knowledge, and had a good impression of Fang Mu.

"If we go by age, I'm the eldest. Can you please ask Brother Liu if he's willing to be the second in command?"

Liu Bei was shocked and immediately pulled Guan Yu and Zhang Fei away. What a joke! If he couldn't be the big brother, it would mean that he would become the one being ordered around. In this case, how could his grand ambitions be realized!

(Fang Mu was already 18 years old in the Golden Time. After experiencing the Poached Egg War and the events of the Iron Time, he is now 19 years old, older than Liu Bei who is almost years old)

Watching the three people leaving, Fang Mu finally chose not to stop them from becoming sworn brothers. The reason was simple: he also wanted Xiu to have a group of good brothers who could rely on each other.

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As Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei determined the order of their positions, Liu Bei was the oldest and became the eldest brother, Guan Yu was the second oldest, and Zhang Fei was the youngest. So the three of them went to Taoyuan Temple on Taoyuan Mountain to swear brotherhood.

However, at this time, because Wang Dadong and his two companions successfully restored their superpowers with the help of Xiu, the excited three decided to travel through time and space. Although Xiu did not allow it at first, he could not resist Wang Dadong's soft and hard persuasion, and finally decided to take them to the Silver Time and Space, which is closest to the Gold Time and Space. The reason why he was willing to follow the three of them was because he was worried about Wang Dadong, the troublemaker, and he had to keep an eye on him at all times.

Unexpectedly, just as Liu Bei and the other two were taking the oath, Wang Dadong, who was shocked by the beautiful scenery, took out his camera to take pictures of the scenery. At the moment he took out the camera, a 50-yuan coin accidentally fell out of Wang Dadong's pocket. This coin caused a series of dominoes and snowball reactions, constantly colliding with debris on the mountain, and finally caused a huge rock to hit Liu Bei.

The four people who knew that they had caused the trouble immediately checked the scene. Liu Bei was injured. Guan Yu wanted to die with Liu Bei because of his oath, but Zhang Fei tried his best to stop him. After the four people discovered the situation, they explained the cause and effect of the matter to Zhang Fei. Finally, everyone proposed: Wang Dadong and the other two would take Liu Bei back to the Golden Time for treatment, and let Xiu stay in the Silver Time to pretend to be Liu Bei to prevent the order of time and space from being destroyed.

In the end, due to everyone's earnest pleading and his own strong sense of responsibility, Xiu had no choice but to agree to this ridiculous request, completed the change of clothes with Liu Bei, and formally became sworn brothers with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"We three swear to become brothers of different surnames, working together to serve our country and bring peace to our people... From now on, we three are of one mind, with heaven and earth as our witness... We do not ask to be born on the same day, but we do ask to die on the same day!"

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"Wow, it really is the Eastern Han Academy. Just the school gate looks so impressive!"

Xiu, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei stood at the gate of the Eastern Han Academy, taking in the magnificent campus and sighing in awe. The surrounding students, hearing Zhang Fei's exclamations, laughed at him, covering their mouths and laughing, as if they were old-fashioned. However, Zhang Fei paid no attention.

"As expected of a school with the leader of the school alliance, I have a feeling we won't be expelled this time!"

Guan Yu listened to Zhang Fei's sigh and nodded. At the same time, he made up his mind to abide by the school rules and not let his mother worry anymore.

The three of them walked into the school and found their class.

Xiu, who played the fake Liu Bei, originally thought that as long as he spoke less and did less, he would be able to wait safely for Liu Bei to return, complete his mission, and continue to return to the Iron Time to perform his duties. However, he never expected that on the first day of school in the Silver Time, he met someone he thought he would never see again in his life.

"Fang Mu?!!"

Xiu looked at Fang Mu, who was sitting in the classroom and smiling at him, and suddenly he no longer cared about playing the role of Liu Bei and keeping a low profile. His shocked voice was heard by the whole class.

"What? Big Brother, so you know Brother Fang too!"

Zhang Fei patted Xiu's shoulder and laughed heartily.

"It turns out Brother Fang wasn't exaggerating. He can indeed study at the Eastern Han Academy!"

Guan Yu also nodded repeatedly. Fang Mu's honesty once again deepened his affection for Fang Mu. Such a person is worthy of Guan Yu's friendship.

"Well... Liu Bei, I know you're excited to see everyone you know since you just transferred here, but since this is your first day of school, I think it's best for everyone to get to know you first!"

The teacher looked through the class roster and found information about the three Xiu people, and asked them to come to the stage to introduce themselves.

"Hello everyone, my name is Guan Yu, also known as Yunchang! I'd appreciate your guidance!"

"My name is Zhang Fei, courtesy name Yide, and I'm very happy to be your classmate!"

"My surname is Huyan Jueluo, my given name is Xiu... uh... that... uh... my courtesy name is Xuande, and my nickname is Liu Bei. You can just call me Liu Bei!"

Xiu, who had been looking at Fang Mu, directly said his real name. If Zhang Fei had not reminded him, it would have been difficult to save the situation.

As the three of them returned to their seats one by one, Xiu Ye stared at Fang Mu's back. He had thousands of questions in his mind that he wanted to ask Fang Mu, but because of classroom discipline, Xiu Ye had to wait until the get out of class was over.

It is worth mentioning that during this period, Guan Yu met Diao Chan, who made him blush, and caused a series of embarrassing incidents.

"Teacher, I can't believe we have two math geniuses in our class, Fang Mu and Liu Bei. They can both answer the dreaded multiplication table correctly. It's truly amazing!"

The teacher who randomly asked Xiu's name led the applause, and the other students also began to look at Xiu, the new transfer student, with admiration.

But Xiu's mind at the moment was not at all on the applause of the crowd. His eyes were fixed on Fang Mu who was smiling and applauding at him.

As the bell rang, Xiu pulled Fang Mu out of the classroom using teleportation, leaving Guan Yu and Zhang Fei behind who wanted to chat with Xiu.

"I never thought that Big Brother's martial arts skills were so high. He really is a hidden talent!"

The moment the two left, Xiu instantly burst out with a force index of more than 1 points. Guan Yu couldn't help but admire Xiu's sudden outburst.

"Second brother, from now on, let's try to make Big Brother take action as little as possible. If Big Brother has to solve everything, wouldn't that be too embarrassing for Big Brother?"

Zhang Fei, who knew Xiu's background, immediately tried to find a way to help Xiu. Later, he was secretly curious about why Xiu knew Fang Mu.

(The author has tried to fit the names of the ability index/combat power index/force index to each time and space to avoid being abrupt. It is enough for everyone to understand that these names mean the same thing.)