The Three Great Han Dynasties: Awaken Liu Bei with a scolding; you weave mats and sell sandals.

"It seems this matter is not simple."

Cui Yan gave a cold shout, his gaze sweeping over the military-style arrowhead, his tone filled with icy intent.

Xu Shu also walked slowly in from outside, facing the assassination attempt.

He remained calm and analyzed in a deep voice: "This person must be from Luoyang, but we don't know whose work it is."

Xu Shu was helpless in the face of this matter.

After all, the Liu family of Youzhou held the position of Grand General, and their influence in Luoyang was too great. Moreover, they had many grudges in various parts of the country due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the disaster of the Party Prohibition.

On the surface, it seems that those storms have passed and the Liu family's position has been preserved, but in reality...?

There are probably quite a few people who secretly complain.

Since ancient times, there has only been the principle of catching a thief after a thousand days, not the principle of being targeted by a thief for a thousand days.

Therefore, Liu Hong absolutely could not allow this matter to be left unresolved. The night was as dark as ink, but Liu Hong's expression at this moment was even more terrifying than the darkness itself.

He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, and spoke each word clearly and forcefully: "This general will shake the power in Luoyang and see which family dares to lay a hand on me."

When speaking.

His eyes were wide open in anger, and his imposing presence intimidated everyone.

"Yes, Father."

Liu Bei was the first to respond.

The other ministers also readily agreed immediately.

At this moment, regardless of whether this matter can be accomplished or not, this basic attitude is something we must have no choice but to do.

Ability is one thing, attitude is another.

Otherwise, it would be easy for Liu Hong, the backbone of the group, to become disloyal to them.

This can also be called social etiquette and worldly wisdom.

As the figures withdrew, the night in Luoyang began to stir with undercurrents, and chaos erupted.

There's no need to wait until the next day; the key is speed, the faster the better.

After all, the thief was injured and couldn't have gone very far.

Moreover, we might even be able to catch a real big fish by following this lead.

The bright moonlight shone down, and tonight seemed an inappropriate time for assassination, but Sun Jian still did it.

It's simply because what he loves to do most people wouldn't dare to do.

In this way...

His chances are much greater.

In my youth.

He won that gamble before; and when he was young, he won it again.

Unexpectedly, today, the gamble has failed.

Even though Liu Hong tried his best to deflect the force in mid-air, the immense power emanating from his Overlord Lifting Cauldron physique still caused his internal organs to tremble, resulting in severe injuries.

Having barely made it to his secret hideout in Luoyang, Sun Jian let out a muffled groan as soon as he entered the room. He felt a wave of relief, but then everything went black before his eyes, and he collapsed to the ground, unable to hold on any longer.

And in this place of refuge, his two sons were the ones who stayed.

The eldest son was Sun Ce, the second son was Sun Quan, and there was another young man beside them.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

This young man was indeed handsome, with slanted eyebrows and bright eyes; he was none other than Zhou Yu.

Looking at the scene before me.

A bitter smile appeared on his face as well.

Indeed, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that Uncle Sun in front of us must have gone to places he shouldn't have gone to and done things he shouldn't have done tonight, otherwise why would he be in such a sorry state?

If his guess is correct, the Sun family will likely face a great calamity tonight.

After all, if this matter is not resolved, the people who come after them may not be able to protect them.

Especially if they get caught, the trouble will be even greater.

"Gongjin, what's the next step?"

Sun Jianqiang, holding on to his last breath, asked again.

Sun Quan, being young, was at a loss and could only let his elder brother and Zhou Yu do as they pleased.

Zhou Yu frowned, but quickly devised a plan: "First, carry Uncle back to the inner room for treatment. Also, we must leave the room immediately and erase all traces that may have been left behind. But we can't go too far, or we'll be tracked; too close and too few traces, or we won't be easily fooled. We should even create some fake traces to lead others to our location."

For example, the residence of Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, the mansion of Duke Cai, other generals and gentry in the city, and even the imperial palace should all be subtly implicated. This way, the possibility of us being suspected will be minimized.”

Zhou Yu, as expected of a young man of great wisdom, devised several ingenious plans in less than half a breath.

At this moment, Sun Ce was not one to hesitate. He summoned the guards in the mansion, and the two of them, along with the Sun family's trusted confidants beside the house, set off at an extremely fast pace.

If we don't clean up all these traces...

The Sun family, if they don't die today, they'll die tomorrow. As for what exactly happened, we'll probably only know after Father wakes up.

Only then will they find out.

Just as the general's subordinates and the Liu family began searching throughout Luoyang, every household was questioned and their doors were knocked on, without any attempt to conceal anything.

This was the first time Liu Hong had mobilized manpower in Luoyang, but as for the specifics, almost no one dared to ask.

But this incident also escalated completely.

Instantly, in the middle of the night in Luoyang, people from all sides basically knew the news.

General Liu Hong has been assassinated.

"What's the situation?"

Could it be that the villain really succeeded?

"Impossible. Absolutely impossible. Although the General has never personally led the vanguard on the battlefield, how could he not have some martial arts skills for self-defense when he was leading troops?"

Moreover, the General's mansion is so heavily guarded, how could such a thing have happened?

Inside the Cai family residence, the steward, looking panicked, rushed over and informed his master of the matter.

Cai Yong, the current Grand Counselor.

Upon hearing this, Cai Yong gave a perfunctory reply. Having just gotten up and taken a lamp, he gave a simple response before closing his eyes again, as if about to fall asleep.

This left the old butler somewhat bewildered. He opened his mouth, wanting to add, "Master, that's the Cai family's son-in-law, and their current pillar of support. Isn't your reaction a bit too nonchalant?"

As for Cai Yong, even if the emperor in the palace were gone, Liu Hong, that cunning brat, would never be in any danger.

Therefore, tonight must be a scheme by this kid. Those who fall for it will be lucky; those who don't will probably be suspicious and paranoid.

In this way, it collapses on its own without being attacked.

That kid always wins, no matter what he does. Those who know Liu Hong can guess his tricks.

Even if I'm not entirely sure, it's pretty close to the truth.

Cai Yong's reaction was unremarkable.

But the reactions of others were generally quite strong.