Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1374: Chapter 1326: Man Proposes, Heaven Disposes

In this examination venue where the spring military test is still ongoing, Chen Xi and Liu Bei never imagined that Gan Ning had already begun to rock the wheels of history at this moment.

”Looking at the situation, it’s a bit troublesome.” Chen Xi laughed heartily. If another test’s first place was female, the world’s scholars would accept it by now, but in this straightforward military examination, viewed by all under heaven, if a woman became first, it would truly be classic.

”Zichuan, which side are you on?” Jia Xu said with a twitching face, as Li Tiao and Lyu Qiling had both been defeated. Although Li Tiao won, he was essentially out, and among familiar contenders, only Liaoo Hua remained, but he was still competing in the quarter-finals, while Ma Yunlu had already advanced to the finals.

”I’m just here to enjoy the spectacle.” Chen Xi almost doubled over with laughter, as no matter your intricate schemes, ultimately divine abilities can’t beat fate, and such a situation appeared.

”Just laugh it off.” At this moment, Liu Bei couldn’t bear it either, elbowing Chen Xi’s side to stop his laughter.

Although they had previously defended against accusations of cheating with righteous rhetoric, Liu Bei, a man of insight, couldn’t have missed Zhao Yun’s tricks. Despite it all, how things turned out, Liu Bei really didn’t know what to say.

”Let me have a chuckle. Yuanjian’s situation isn’t great, either; he even faces the possibility of mutual destruction with the opponent.” Chen Xi covered his mouth with laughter. He really couldn’t hold back. This truly is divine abilities can’t beat fate, no matter how much you plan, an unexpected event is overwhelming.

”You rascal...” Liu Bei said with exasperation, ”Hurry and cheer on Yuanjian. Even though Li Tiao is gone, Yuanjian can definitely win if he doesn’t hold back.”

”Maybe Yuanjian will be as unlucky as Li Tiao,” Chen Xi, at this point, was already adding insult to injury, completely ignoring the angry glares from Lub Su, Li Youu, and others.

Other examinations could lose, whether it’s governance, law, or mathematics, even if completely defeated by women, but there’s one subject that must not fall, and that’s the military test. Ennoblement and prime ministerships for men across the world rely on the military test; if it’s crushed, that would truly be a laughingstock.

”If it’s a sure win, what’s the point of cheering?” Chen Xi continued to stir things up. He just loved situations where others are in trouble, especially when enjoying a spectacle, purely uninvolved bystander enjoyment.

As for Ma Yunlu taking first, just think about it. Ma Yunlu, right now, is of average Qi Refining to Gang level; she could be handled by someone experienced.

”Zichuan, I think you’re entirely in a ’watching the spectacle’ mindset now.” Liu Bei said with a face of gloom, wondering why he felt no tension from Chen Xi at all.

”Don’t worry, don’t worry.” Chen Xi waved his hands with a smile, fully affirming Liu Bei’s observation, then conveyed through Voice Transmission to everyone else, ”You must trust Zilong. With Zilong’s integrity, he’s already cheated; if he hasn’t succeeded, what do you think?”

”Moreover, it’s not really cheating. Among the thirty-two contenders, Miss Ma is only middle-lower tier; an unexpected event occurred, and now Zilong just wants to gain some favor, setting everything back on track.” Chen Xi chuckled as he added.

”In that case, it makes great sense.” Xun Yue acknowledged that his concern had truly been unfounded, as it appeared entirely okay, after all. Yes, with a referee on our side, what’s there to worry about?

”Indeed, it makes sense.” Lub Su stroked his beard and nodded in agreement.

”Now I feel at ease.” Liu Bei withdrew into his carriage, quite satisfied.

”What are you all mumbling about?” At this moment, Zhang Clan suddenly inquired.

”We’re discussing how to bring peace to the world.” Chen Xi, with a straight face, told a lie.

Zhang Clan suspiciously glanced at Liu Bei and Chen Xi but ultimately didn’t ask further.

Actually, at this point, Zhao Yun was nearly depressed to death. It truly was the case of human calculation being inferior to heavenly calculation. He ended up giving Ma Yunlu three matches for free, preparing the final boss encounter, and without even seeing Ma Yunlu, he got into a mutual defeat with another wild boss.

These two truly were the strongest among the group, and this result now completely shocked Zhao Yun; Li Tiao was suffering from both external and internal injuries, making continued participation questionable, while Ma Yunlu was almost in the finals.

Originally, Ma Yunlu, understanding her own strength after Chen Hong, Ni Ying, and Xue Prefecture’s consecutive concessions, now found herself back in a state of excitement.

No matter if others had let her win, with just one step left to ascend the top, Ma Yunlu ignored the huge gap with Li Tiao and others; once at the top, who cares about these things, luck is also a type of strength.

Thus, Ma Yunlu’s eyes were filled with affection as she looked at Zhao Yun. This was the husband she fancied—Hell Squad or whatever, saying ’give way’ and they gave way, super experts getting into mutual defeat, breaking through Hell Squad, emerging with ease.

[With Brother Yun here, I can definitely defeat that Liaoo Hua.] Ma Yunlu had put all her confidence for victory on Zhao Yun’s shoulders, [Ah, winning like this is so disgraceful...]

Mainly, Chen Hong, Ni Ying, and Xue Prefecture’s continuous concessions gave Ma Yunlu a strong hint; after witnessing Li Tiao’s powerful strength and thinking she would stop there, she surprisingly found that these two strong opponents somehow ended up in mutual defeat.

Following this sequence, wasn’t it Zhao Yun creating a chance for her? It was incredible. Ma Yunlu suddenly realized that the care her brother used to give was nothing compared to Zhao Yun’s.

Of course, this was because Ma Yunlu had no idea what Zhao Yun was truly thinking. Zhao Yun very much wanted to cry, as the entire act had been blown. The experts he had gathered had mostly fallen before the curtain, and Ma Yunlu was almost in the finals.

[Absolutely not, if Yunlu wins the championship, the strategists will definitely want to kill me. Before, asking Chen Hong and them to concede had been too obvious. If Yunlu wins, even if I say I didn’t cheat, no one will believe me!]

Zhao Yun was already a bit frantic at this point. What a mess! Fortunately, no matter how frantic he was inside, his appearance remained as gentle and elegant as ever, with no one able to see any problem from his upright face.

”Hahaha, I’m about to laugh till I cry!” Chen Xi laughed heartlessly with his hands on his hips, completely unconcerned with his image. Liaoo Hua, this unfortunate child, easily advanced through the quarter-finals only to encounter a considerably matched opponent in the semi-finals.

Truthfully, Liaoo Hua, though not extremely strong, was a skilled hand, having hailed from the Yellow Turbans, with extensive battle experience. In the current rising tide of Heaven and Earth Essence, he had already reached the peak of Qi Refining to Gang, making him one of the standouts.

One could say, unless facing opponents like Li Tiao or Zhang Yan, who had realized themselves but hadn’t broken through, he could win. But there’s a saying—some things happen exactly when you don’t want them to. As a result, Liaoo Hua encountered this vexing situation.