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Chapter 3

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Lu Xun stood by the door,looking around for a few minutes. He sighed,wondering where he was going to sleep tonight. He turned towards the exit and made his way outside. He noticed Gan Ning standing at the door,leaning against the wall. Now he was going to have to break the news to him,news that he had no room to sleep in. "Hey,Lu Xun!" Lu Xun walked over and stood next to him. "Keep it down,people are trying to sleep."

Gan Ning rubbed the back of his head. "Oh sorry. So why are you out here?" Lu Xun shrugged. "Lets go outside." Lu Xun walked out,and Gan Ning just followed behind. "By the way, Lu Xun, what was all that about?" Lu Xun blinked. "What was what about?" What was that goof ball talking about this time. "That stuff with you and Zhou Yu. I seen you two out in the hall." Oh great,he was watching? that snoop. Lu Xun walked down towards the towns entrance,Gan Ning followed like a loyal pet. "He just wanted to know if i had gotten any information from Lady Dai.." Gan Ning ran in front of him. "Oh,so where are you goin'?" Lu Xun stopped. Guess it was time to tell him. "Gan Ning,I gave our room to Lady Dai." Gan Ning looked at him with an odd expression. "You what?" Lu Xun just walked passed him. "You heard me" Gan Ning shrugged. "Well that still doesnt tell me where you're goin'"

Lu Xun pointed towards the soldiers setting camp outside of town. "I am going to ask if they have an extra tent." Gan Ning blinked. "Are you kidding? they barely have enough for themselves." Gan Ning tapped him on the shoulder. "We're outta luck" Lu Xun looked up at the sky and shook his head. No where to sleep, No rest. "Hey, it's alright, I always thought the ground was soft" Gan Ning said, Being sarcastic of course. Lu Xun turned to him. "Gan Ning, Please." Gan Ning blinked. "What is it?" He tipped his head to the side, as if he didnt understand. "I'm sorry that i gave up our room without asking you firstly, And i'm sorry that you have no where to sleep-" Gan Ning put his hand on his shoulder and shook him a bit before he could finish his sentance. "Non-sense! I have somewhere to sleep, Right here, or even over there." Lu Xun looked down and smiled. Gan Ning, always so careless, and easy to please.

Gan Ning tightened his grip on his shoulder, but just enough to get him to look up. "I only ask one thing." Lu Xun looked up and blinked. "Yes?" Gan Ning smiled, that typical, sly, careless smile. "Would you mind keeping me company?" Lu Xun was planning on doing just that. He didnt much feel like sleeping anyway. Well not anymore. "You've got a deal"

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Dai sat up in the bed. She couldnt sleep knowing what was going to take place in a few days. She was worried for Zhang He's safety aswell. She knew that Zhou Yu was going to some how talk Sun Ce into hating Zhang He. Sun Ce did listen to everything Zhou Yu had to say. They were blood brothers after all. She sighed. What was she going to do if things didnt go her way? 'Zhang He...i wish you safety...'

She layed back down, and stared up at the celing. Hoping everything would go as planed.

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Zhou Yu sat at the table within his room, observing the information Lu Xun had collected from Lady Dai. He couldnt believe that Lu Xun suggested such a thing to her, that Zhang He could possibly join the Wu. It was insane. He couldnt allow this, He had to convince Sun Ce otherwise. 'How are we to withstand such a formation..' He thought to himself, seeing as it would be almost impossible to face Cao Cao's army within such an area.

There is no where to take cover, or retreat. Between 2 mountains is not the place to lead an attack. Zhou Yu thought about it. Trying to come up with a strategy. It hit him. He had the perfect plan. 2 generals. Gan Ning, and Lu Xun, would go up each side of the mountain to take care of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, and the archers. Then, Sun Ce and himself would go straight forward, as Cao Cao would expect. They would act as a divertion while Lu Xun and Gan Ning attacked from the sides. Once Cao Cao notices hes being attacked from the sides, the rest of the army will move in and attack head on. It seemed it was the only way considering their positions. So he made notes, wrote positions on the map, and prepaired the plan.

Sun Ce entered the room, since he was sharing it with Zhou Yu. He was ready to get some rest, for it had been a long day, and there was a long day ahead of him. "Hey, Zhou Yu, Come up with a plan yet?" He asked, as he sat down on the bed. Zhou Yu nodded but didnt speak. He was too busy writing notes. "Really? That was fast." He stretched and layed down. He looked over at Zhou Yu and shrugged. "Hey Zhou Yu..do you think it was right of me to give Lu Xun's position to you?" Zhou Yu stoped writing and looked up. He didnt bother looking over at Sun Ce. "You did what you had to do. Handing this position to Lu Xun would have been a vague decision. We cannot afford any mistakes." Zhou Yu spoke clearly and calmly. He looked over at Sun Ce. "We have to discuss something." He said, and stood up. Sun Ce looked up at him as he walked over to the bed.

"The girl, she has asked if Zhang He could join the Wu. This is clearly not acceptable, but seeing that it is not my decision to make, I leave it to you, Sun Ce. Just remember who this Zhang He is. We cannot trust one that serves the blood thirsty Cao Cao." He looked down at Sun Ce, serious as ever. Sun Ce shrugged. "Why does she want him to join us?" Zhou Yu sneered and turned away. "That is something you will have to discuss with the girl. Dont tell me you are actually considering this, Sun Ce?" Sun Ce sat up, and looked around the room. "I mean, why not? I cant judge this guy if i dont even know him, right? I'll just ask the girl the reason in the morning, right now, its bed time." Being said so bluntly, you would wonder why anyone would put him in charge. "If you insist." Were Zhou Yu's last word for the night. He went back over to the table and sat down, to continue his work. Sun Ce layed back down, and decided it was time for sleep. And thats exactly what he did.