• Sun Shu testing the waters with Xiao Meng in volume 15 on the subject of Liaoyuan Huo's love interest.. and the Sima brats' attempt to turn the table in Xiao Meng's favors.
  • Pang Tong's teaching session. His casual attitude to his students' frustation makes it even better, and this troper chortled when he offers to substitute for Zhuge Liang's class at the end of that chapter.
  • This exchange between Sun Ce and Huang Gai in volume 21, when the latter arrives at Shenting peak with backup to find Sun Ce, who wandered off alone (for the nth time) without a bodyguard to bait Liu Yao's forces:

Sun Ce (boasting to Taishi Ci and making a cool pose): Too bad he doesn't know how to use people like I do.
Huang Gai (breathless after hours of looking for Sun Ce): Like hell you do!