The peach garden boys were in the middle of escaping Cao Cao's forces at Changban, when their alarm messangers went off. This meant it was time for the "Oath of Brotherhood" contract to be renewed. Liu Bei swiftly executed the messangers and led the others into some peasant's house. There, they updated the terms of agreement while munching on delicious human arm. With their signatures in place, the three alighted once more. They managed to escape from Cao Cao only because Hua Xiong had decided to cosplay as Liu Bei. It was a fatal mistake.