Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1142: Chapter 1098: The Final Arrangement

”Have you changed the code again?” Liu Bei said, feeling a bit of a headache as he looked at the hexagrams sent by Jia Xu.

”I don’t think so.” Chen Xi glanced at the hexagrams, then converted them back to binary, and quickly decoded them.

”What’s wrong, Zichuan?” Liu Bei asked, puzzled, as he watched Chen Xi’s serious expression, pretending that he could understand the code as he stared at the hexagrams.

”Cao Cao and Lyu Bu have started fighting, Ma Chao is seriously injured, and Lyu Bu didn’t walk away unscathed either,” Chen Xi said, incredulous.

”Did something happen?” Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi in shock, at a loss for words.

”For some unknown reason, a third of Ma Chao’s trusted aides were wiped out by Lyu Bu, and then Ma Chao clashed with Lyu Bu, who attacked him, leaving Ma Chao seriously injured,” Chen Xi explained to Liu Bei simply, as the matter was without any clear beginning or end.

”Is there no way for our intelligence system to obtain accurate information?” Liu Bei asked, frowning, ”Is there no deeper information?”

”There isn’t,” Chen Xi shook his head, ”It’s likely that the battle between Cao and Lyu has already begun. However, fortunately, before this incident, the Xianbei were already defeated by Cao Cao and Lyu Bu. Otherwise, it would have been a real trouble!”

”If we send out troops now...” Liu Bei started but realized it was impossible. Neither the timing nor the mindset of the current soldiers under his rule was suitable for war.

”It’s too late, and we can’t intervene anyway,” Chen Xi shook his head, ”The outcome will probably be clear soon, and we can only wait for the results.”

As Chen Xi spoke those words, a cold-faced Lyu Bu was confronting the armies of the Cao Family and Ma Clan, while Zhang He and Gao Lan could only remain neutral at this time, since Lyu Bu had wiped out a third of Ma Chao’s trusted aides, seriously injuring Ma Chao.

For such a sudden incident, although Chen Gong was caught somewhat off guard, at the moment it happened, he found himself incredibly calm, as if he was born for such a situation.

Chen Gong could feel that this might be his last battle. Although he didn’t understand why Lyu Bu attacked Ma Chao, he didn’t find anything wrong with it, as he was not on good terms with Cao Cao and couldn’t possibly surrender to him, so he refused to back down.

”What, you’re telling me not to interfere in this matter?” Chen Gong looked at Lyu Bu with dissatisfaction.

”I told you, you only need to follow orders,” Lyu Bu said, struggling, with his belief backlashing against him and his inherent pride, scornfully refusing to explain why he had to kill Ma Chao’s trusted aides. Besides, he had killed them already, he wouldn’t back down.

”Lyu Fengxian, you bastard! I’ve helped you this much, and you’re telling me you don’t need me at a time like this!” Chen Gong yelled angrily, grabbing Lyu Bu’s collar.

”Hmph!” Lyu Bu flung his hand, causing Chen Gong to sit on the ground, then turned to leave. He knew very well what he was doing, but he didn’t want Chen Gong to be caught in his trouble too.

Lyu Bu held the Sky Piercer, his eyes fully transformed into inhuman golden, cold and heartless. Yet, unlike the last time he embraced that belief, this time there was a streak of hatred black within the golden in his eyes.

Centuries of belief not only held the positive ideals of defending the borders and protecting the nation, but also dissatisfaction with the corrupted officials luxuriating in the rear. How many soldiers died on the battlefield due to inadequate supplies and poor armor and weapons.

Where there is light, there must be darkness. Having embraced the centuries of belief, Lyu Bu also embraced centuries of resentment. Previously, he had taken defending the state and calming the people as his duty, yet now, having wiped out the Hu People, he found his city besieged—by his own people.

Born with the strength to subdue dragons and tigers, bearing the will to protect the country, he ultimately fulfilled his ambition, only to be met not with the nation’s praise or the monarch’s reward, but his own people’s poisonous wine—a tragic fate.

Lyu Bu believed he had done no wrong, and he had already shown mercy; when Ma Chao angrily attacked him, he didn’t fight back with full force, until Ma Chao went mad and triggered all the Power of thunder and lightning, it was only when Lyu Bu was wounded did he strike back harshly.

Even so, Lyu Bu had shown restraint, didn’t kill him, otherwise Ma Chao, who was already unconscious at that time, would have died, and Lyu Bu even suppressed another forceful killing intent that wasn’t exactly his own.

Now, however, he faced a siege, unwilling to explain or admit he had killed the wrong person—killed was killed, who told you to be a Hu person.

In ancient belief’s judgment, talents like Ma Chao, with half Outer Barbarian blood and extremely strong talent, upon initiating an attack, ought to be put into the must-kill sequence.

Lyu Bu strode out of the government office, Diao Chan stood at the door, as did Lyu Qiling, both with tears in their eyes as they watched the cold Lyu Bu.

”You two stay here,” Lyu Bu looked at Diao Chan, a rare hint of a smile on his cold face, ”I’ll be back soon.”

After speaking, Lyu Bu strode forward, but just two steps away, Diao Chan rushed up and hugged him from behind, burying her head in Lyu Bu’s cloak.

”Fengxian, please don’t go,” Diao Chan said mournfully, slightly raising her head to look at Lyu Bu’s back, sobbing.

”You stay here, I will return soon.” A hint of hesitation flashed on Lyu Bu’s determined face, but in the next moment he became exceedingly resolute, raising his hand to pat Diao Chan, ”Your husband is an invincible man in this world.”

After speaking, Lyu Bu took a step forward, but Diao Chan, who was holding on tightly, felt her hands empty, falling to her knees, sobbing constantly. Outside, the Cao Army and Ma Teng’s Army merged, no less than a hundred thousand, and the bravery of the military generals they boasted was rare in the world.

”Fengxian...” Gao Shun and Zhang Liao appeared together in front of Lyu Bu.

”No need to say more, this is my last chance, and it will depend on you all in the future,” Lyu Bu said coldly, his original golden pupils now only held the outermost rim’s golden light, pressed down another belief with the situation and a resonating resentment.

”Take care.” Zhang Liao opened his mouth, but all words turned into this one sentence.

Gao Shun’s expression was cold, while Lyu Bu said nothing more, passing through the crowd, but when he reached the lowest official position behind Cao Xing, Lyu Bu stopped again.

”If I fail, protect Gongtai and go to Liu Xuande, if I succeed, then follow Gongtai’s command,” Lyu Bu said, as if leaving his last words.

”Clap.” Gao Shun suddenly reached out to grab Lyu Bu’s shoulder, ”If it can be done, throw it out at the city gate.” (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)