Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

late at night.

The study in Situ Yuanwei's residence was dimly lit by candlelight.

On the table in front of Yuan Wei was a vermilion lacquered wooden box.

Inside the wooden box lay a piece of jade, about half the size of a palm.

It glowed with a soft white light under the candlelight.

In addition, there were letters of intelligence.

The document details everything from where Duan Yu went and who he met after arriving outside Luoyang. It is almost entirely detailed.

Even the conflict between Duan Yu and the eunuch Jian Shuo in the palace was recorded in the book.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door of the study.

"Come in," Yuan Wei said in a deep voice.

Wearing tiger-patterned armor, Yuan Shu pushed open the door to the study, entered, and bowed to Yuan Kui, saying, "Uncle."

Yuan Wei nodded slightly, then pushed the vermilion lacquered wooden box in front of him forward.

"Take this to Duan Yu later and tell him it's a gift from me," Yuan Wei said.

"what?"

Yuan Shu was clearly taken aback, then looked down at the wooden box placed in front of Yuan Kui, and the jade pendant inside the box.

Then, incredulously, he looked up at Yuan Wei and asked, "Uncle... send it to Duan Yu?"

Yuan Wei nodded in confirmation.

"Uncle, this..." Yuan Shu stared wide-eyed at the jade pendant in the wooden box and said, "Uncle, shall we give Duan Yu a gift?"

"Since entering Luoyang, this fellow has not come to pay his respects to his uncle, and even met Zhang Rang at the mansion."

"After Zhang Rang left Duan Yu's residence, he must have reached some kind of agreement with Duan Yu."

“He even met He Jin outside the city, which clearly shows that he doesn’t take our Yuan family seriously.”

"He's determined to oppose us, and we're still giving him gifts?"

Yuan Wei raised his shrewd and calculating eyes, glanced at Yuan Shu, and said, "Otherwise what?"

Yuan Shu was speechless for a moment.

Yuan Wei squinted, his body wrapped in a black robe, his aura neither describable nor gloomy.

"Do you know what this thing is called?" Yuan Wei asked Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu nodded and replied, "I know, isn't this the jade pendant?"

Jade pendant, a type of decorative jade ornament.

The smaller ones are about the size of a thumb and are usually worn by women.

The larger ones are about the size of a jade pendant, usually men's accessories, either hung on the waist or played with in the palm of their hand.

"Then do you know the origin of this jade pendant?" Yuan Wei asked again.

Yuan Shu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

But since it was a treasured possession of Yuan Wei, Yuan Shu knew that its origins must be extraordinary.

"Have you heard of the Feast at Hongmen?" Yuan Wei asked.

Yuan Shu nodded hurriedly and said, "I know. Back then, Xiang Yu set up the Hongmen Banquet east of Xianyang, intending to kill Emperor Gaozu."

Yuan Wei picked up the jade pendant in his hand and said, "This jade pendant is the same one worn by Fan Zeng, the strategist of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu."

"Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu agreed to kill Emperor Gaozu during the banquet."

"However, Fan Zeng repeatedly pointed at Xiang Yu and showed him the jade pendant he wore three times, but Xiang Yu remained silent and did not respond."

"Finally, Xiang Zhuang was made to perform a sword dance in an attempt to kill Emperor Gaozu."

Yuan Shu carefully examined the jade pendant inside the vermilion lacquered wooden box.

It was indeed a treasure; it was the jade pendant that Fan Zeng had worn back then.

This jade pendant alone is worth at least a thousand gold pieces.

But Yuan Shu couldn't understand it even more. If it was so precious, why give it to Duan Yu?

Shouldn't Duan Yu be the one giving them gifts?

Yuan Wei took a deep breath and shook his head in disappointment.

"don't know?"

Yuan Shu shook his head stiffly: "Uncle, nephew... nephew is foolish."

"All you need to do is deliver this jade pendant to Duan Yu," Yuan Wei said, too lazy to reply, and simply waved his sleeve.

Yuan Shu dared not ask any more questions, so he put away the wooden box on the table and took his leave.

After Yuan Shu left, Yuan Wei stood up and went to the door of the study.

I looked up at the countless stars in the dark night sky.

"How can the chessboard of this world be altered by one or two people with human power?"

"Duan Yu, you want to become a disciple of the Emperor, to walk a path that Zhang Huan, Huangfu Gui, and Duan Jiong never walked. But do you know that the one who controls the fate of the world is neither you nor me..."

"It is the human heart, which is as vast as the starry sky!"

...........

In Bu Guangli, at Duan Yu's residence.

Duan Yu, who had just returned from the palace and was passing through the front yard of his residence, was stopped by Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu, who were on duty.

"My lord, this was just delivered by Yuan Shu through Minister Yuan Kui."

Tie Shitou held a vermilion lacquered wooden box in his hand.

Ok?

Duan Yu was taken aback when he saw the wooden box in Tie Shitou's hand.

Was it sent by Yuan Wei?

Why would Yuan Wei send him something?

Duan Yu took the wooden box and opened it.

By the light of the moon overhead, along with the torches held by the soldiers behind Wang Hunu, Duan Yu could clearly see the jade pendant inside the wooden box.

Duan Yu held it in his hand; it felt warm and smooth to the touch, clearly an old and very precious piece of jade.

This is no ordinary product.

Why did Yuan Wei give him this jade pendant?

"Did Yuan Shu say anything?" Duan Yu glanced at the jade pendant, then looked up at Tie Shitou.

Tie Shitou nodded and replied, "Yuan Shu said that this is the jade pendant worn by Fan Zeng, the strategist of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu."

Oh?

Duan Yu raised an eyebrow.

The jade pendant worn by Fan Zeng, an advisor to Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu.

Duan Yu, who was holding the jade pendant, suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Then a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Wang Hunu, standing beside Tie Shitou, frowned slightly and asked, "My lord, Yuan Kui sent you a gift, including this jade pendant. What is the meaning behind this?"

Tie Shitou also looked at Duan Yu with some confusion.

Duan Yu shook the jade pendant in his hand and said with a smile, "This is our Lord Situ warning me."

"what?"

Wang Hunu's eyes widened.

"At the Feast at Hongmen, Fan Zeng looked at Xiang Yu and raised the jade pendant he wore to show Xiang Yu that he had killed Gaozu, but Xiang Yu did not respond."

"Yuan Wei gave me Fan Zeng's jade pendant. Do you know what this jade pendant represents?"

Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu both shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.

“Jade pendant signifies decisiveness.”

Duan Yu explained, "Back then, Fan Zeng raised the jade pendant, signaling Xiang Yu to order the killing of Emperor Gaozu. The jade pendant represented the decision that Xiang Yu had to make."

"But Xiang Yu did not listen to Fan Zeng and ultimately let Gaozu go, which led to him being surrounded at Gaixia and dying among thousands of soldiers."

"Yuan Kui gave me this jade pendant for two reasons: first, to urge me to make a decision; and second, to warn me that if I couldn't make a decision, my future fate would be the same as Xiang Yu's, surrounded on all sides!"

"Hehe." Duan Yu chuckled and placed the jade pendant into the wooden box.

After Duan Yu's explanation, both Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu understood.

Such a small jade pendant contains such profound meaning.

"Put it away. Since it is Lord Situ's good intention, and this jade is so precious, we should not let Lord Situ's kindness go to waste."

"This jade pendant is worth a thousand gold pieces. We can sell it to buy grain and weapons."

Duan Yu handed the wooden box directly to Tie Shitou.

Then he strode towards the backyard.

"Xiang Yu?"

"Liu Bang?"

"The old man is comparing himself to Liu Bang?"

"To compare the people of the world to an ambush from ten sides?"

"hehe."

Duan Yu smiled and waved his sleeve.