The Sanguo Yanyi – Chapter 49 May 5, 2010

The Sanguo Yanyi – Chapter 49 – On Seven-Star Altar, Zhuge Liang Sacrifices To The Winds; At Three Gorges, Zhou Yu Liberates The Fire.

WARNING: THE WATER YOU ARE DRINKING HAS BEEN FLOURIDATED, AND THE VACCINATIONS YOU’RE GIVING YOUR KIDS MIGHT CONTAIN MERCURY. BE INFORMED. OH YEAH, AND THERE MIGHT BE SPOILERS HERE TOO.

So now it’s Chapter 49. You may have noticed a bit of a pattern developing throughout the novel thus far. In Chapter 1, or 11, or 21, etc., a story arc was introduced. And by Chapter 9, 19, 29, etc. the arc was more or less resolved. Case in point, Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo in Chapter 9. He himself was defeated and executed by Cao Cao and Liu Bei 10 chapters later, in chapter 19. Well, this chapter is number 49. So you know what that means? That’s right, folks! It’s dramatic-conclusion time! Duh da duhm! (more…)