New Three Kingdoms Tales: Starting as the expressionless Liu Bei

Above the azure sky, the most sacred deity of the new Three Kingdoms spoke, his voice booming and resounding throughout the world.

"Congratulations, everyone, on your journey to this new Three Kingdoms world."

"I am both saddened by your passing and pleased to offer my congratulations."

"The tragedy lies in the fact that this world has been corrupted by bizarre and strange rules, making it unbearably bizarre."

"If you break the rules, you may lose an arm or a leg at best, or your life at worst."

"What joy is being expressed in this congratulatory message?"

"If you are killed by the supernatural, you will be assimilated by it, your soul will be extracted by the will of Heaven, and you will be rewarded with watching the new Three Kingdoms 10,000 times and listening to the song of Guan Yu 10,000 times."

"So, to survive, please follow these rules."

Rule 1: Don't let others know you are not Liu Bei.

[Rule 2: Please maintain the persona of Liu Bei in the new Three Kingdoms, keep a poker face, even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are eating people in front of you, you must keep a poker face.]

[Rule 3: Each character has their own triggers. Please do not touch them, otherwise they will enter a bizarre state.]

[Rule 4: The Unstable is not invincible. After killing or eating someone, the Unstable will enter a state of arrogance, becoming agitated and thus exposing its weaknesses. At this point, the arrogance will inevitably lead to defeat.]

If the enemy hasn't been defeated yet, it means you haven't killed enough. Please stack the Pride buff on them again.

Liu Bei looked at the note in his hand, his heart filled with shock, but his face remained expressionless.

Unexpectedly, he, a college student who loved watching and criticizing the new Three Kingdoms, actually traveled to the world of the new Three Kingdoms.

Moreover, it's a bizarre new Three Kingdoms story with a twisted set of rules and supernatural elements!

Well, since we're here, we might as well make the best of it.

Liu Bei quickly regained his composure and slowly looked around.

He is currently on the new Three Kingdoms National Highway, riding a tall horse, standing atop a wild, overgrown hillside.

Below the hillside, the wilderness stretched out endlessly, withered yellow grass bending in the wind, making a soft rustling sound, as if countless mouths were whispering in the depths of the grass.

On the distant horizon, the outlines of several cities are faintly visible, shrouded in a thin layer of gray mist, making them indistinct.

The wind swept across the slope, carrying a faint, sweet, and slightly fishy scent.

The horse beneath him snorted and pawed at the ground with its hooves, as if something unsettling was buried beneath the hillside.

In the distance, two burly men stood with their backs to him, heads bowed, seemingly eating something.

The burly man on the left is wearing a green robe, and a Green Dragon Crescent Blade lies across the ground.

Liu Bei knew in his heart that this must be his second brother, Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang.

The burly man on the right has dark skin, and a long spear is stuck at his feet. He must be Zhang Fei, the third brother.

According to the new Three Kingdoms setting, one of these two is always making foolish mistakes, and the other is always showing off. He'd better be careful.

Moreover, as mentioned in the second rule above, even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were to eat people in front of you, you should maintain a poker face.

Could it be... that they are eating people right now?

Liu Bei squinted and examined them closely, but no matter how he looked, he couldn't make out what the two people were eating.

He touched the hilt of the double-edged sword hanging at his waist, took a deep breath, and rode over.

Hearing the commotion, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei turned around simultaneously. Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat.

These two good brothers are really eating people!

Blood trickled from the corner of Guan Yu's mouth, and he was clutching a human arm in his hand—a bloody and gruesome sight.

Zhang Fei was even more exaggerated, his face covered in blood, his hands clutching a thick human leg, as if in his eyes it was nothing more than a plump chicken leg.

Upon seeing Liu Bei arrive, Zhang Fei grinned, revealing his gaping maw.

"Big brother, you've finally arrived! Second brother and I just caught a pedantic scholar to eat, tsk tsk, too bad his flesh is sour!"

Guan Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled:

"My third brother's words are truly poignant; we should drink a large cup of wine in remembrance!"

"That's~"

Then, Guan Yu tilted his head back, took a sip of wine, and said to Liu Bei.

"Brother, we rode here day and night, and we've made it just in time for this meeting of the feudal lords!"

"I heard there are plenty of living people in Chenliu City; we can have a good meal!"

Liu Bei remained silent, his gaze passing over Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, settling on the male corpse behind them. The scene was utterly gruesome…

call……

Liu Bei had never seen a dead person in his life, let alone one who had died so horribly. His stomach churned, but he suppressed it.

He silently prayed to himself: My friend, it's not me who has harmed you, it's this chaotic world that has harmed you!

Fortunately, he had prepared himself mentally beforehand, and he quickly adjusted, rapidly calculating how to respond.

According to the new Three Kingdoms setting, although Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei swore brotherhood in the Peach Garden, they were not actually close.

In one scene of the new "Dynasty Warriors," Liu Bei tells Zhuge Liang, "Use these two brothers of mine if you can, discard them if you can't." This shows that he didn't have much genuine affection for them.

If that's the case, maintaining that persona simply requires being aloof and distant, without needing to get close.

Moreover, Rule Two is clearly stated: even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were eating people right in front of you, you must remain calm and composed.

Having settled his thoughts, Liu Bei, expressionless, spoke calmly to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"Let's go to Chenliu. Don't let it interfere with our business."

Seeing that Liu Bei's expression was normal, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't think much of it. They left the unfinished corpse behind, picked up their weapons, and leaped onto their horses. However, Zhang Fei muttered something under his breath, clearly not quite satisfied.

The three rode their horses to the top of a cliff. The view from there was expansive, with an unobstructed view of the plain below.

Zhang Fei looked towards Chenliu City in the distance and saw a large number of troops marching into the city through the gates. He couldn't help but chuckle and turned to Liu Bei, saying:

"Brother, look at all these living people! It was worth the night we rushed here!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei looked up and saw that the troops outside Chenliu City were like ants, a dark mass spread out. A sense of absurdity welled up inside him, but he suppressed it.

The eighteen warlords first formed a square formation in front of the city gate. Then, the names of each warlord were announced from above, and each warlord led his army in single file, making it look like the opening ceremony of a sports meet.

As a long-time fan who had watched the new Three Kingdoms series at least ten times, Liu Bei naturally knew this part of the plot. He nodded, pointed to Chenliu City in the distance, and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei:

"Second brother, third brother, let's go to the alliance meeting."

As they spoke, Liu Bei carefully observed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. At this moment, the two appeared normal, no different from ordinary people. He thought to himself: I wonder what they will look like after they transform into something strange?

Just as he was pondering this, he suddenly heard Zhang Fei shout:

"Go away! But there's one condition: my brother must obey me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fei's body suddenly changed dramatically!

Its eyes turned blood red, its arms swelled rapidly, sharp fangs bared from its mouth, and its body grew taller and taller.

Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat, and he almost lost his composure and showed his surprise. Fortunately, he held on tightly and maintained his poker face to the end, truly managing to keep his emotions hidden.

He swallowed hard, his mind racing through the original lines, trying his best to keep his voice steady. Once everything was ready, he forced himself to speak, despite his discomfort:

"Third brother, what is it?"

Zhang Fei revealed a terrifying smile, looked towards Chenliu City in the distance, and grinned:

"If we're going to join the alliance, then the eldest brother has to be the leader! Otherwise, we won't join this lousy alliance!"

After he finished speaking, he stared intently at Liu Bei, waiting for his reply.

Saliva streamed from its gaping maw, and its two eyeballs bulged outwards, almost popping out of their sockets.

Guan Yu stared at Liu Bei with an equally eerie gaze, as if he would pounce on him and tear him to pieces the moment he answered a single wrong word.

Liu Bei was nearly overwhelmed by this sudden turn of events. He could see Zhang Fei's body still swelling, his skin stretched to the point of being translucent, on the verge of bursting!

He knew that if he didn't answer, the strange entity within Zhang Fei would burst forth and devour him whole.

He was extremely flustered, but remembering the requirements of Rule Two, he forced himself to calm down and responded with the original lines:

"Third brother, you don't know this. Yuan Shao's family has held high office for four generations, and his name is known throughout the land."

"The eighteen regional lords he summoned were all governors or prefects, and none of them had a higher reputation than your brother."

Liu Bei grew increasingly uneasy. His answer seemed perfectly reasonable, yet something felt off, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

This feeling is like Zhuge Liang in the new Three Kingdoms receiving a cheat note from Heaven, but Heaven only gives the result, not the process, leaving him alone to worry anxiously.

He glanced at Zhang Fei discreetly. Zhang Fei's body had indeed stopped swelling.

Could it be... that I answered correctly?

Am I overthinking it?

The thought had barely formed in his mind when Liu Bei caught something out of the corner of his eye. Beside him, Guan Yu's body was undergoing an even more terrifying transformation.

Unlike Zhang Fei's arrogance, Guan Yu's face was turning a visibly red, like red-hot iron. He glared menacingly at Liu Bei, his neck bones cracking as his head slowly tilted at an unnatural angle.

Fog Grass.

Liu Bei swallowed hard. It seemed his premonition was right; the original lines were not only useless, but had actually triggered Guan Yu's bizarre behavior.

The two men stared at him, as if waiting for a final answer. If he answered incorrectly again, the brothers would likely pounce on him and tear him to pieces.

Damn it. If the original lines don't work, what other options are there?

Liu Bei quickly reviewed the four rules in his mind and found that only one rule was suitable for him in his current state.

[Rule 4: The Unstable is not invincible. After killing or eating someone, the Unstable will enter a state of arrogance, becoming agitated and thus exposing its weaknesses. At this point, the arrogance will inevitably lead to defeat.]

If the enemy hasn't been defeated yet, it means you haven't killed enough. Please stack the Pride buff on them again.

A faint hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes, and his right hand quietly rested on the hilt of the sword at his waist. If Guan Yu and Zhang Fei truly intended to kill him, he would strike first; after all, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had just eaten someone, and an arrogant army was bound to be defeated.

But as soon as the thought popped into his head, he forcefully suppressed it.

Killing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei was ultimately the worst possible strategy. The later tale of Guan Yu slaying Hua Xiong after the wine was still contingent on Guan Yu's intervention. If Guan Yu died, how could the story continue? They couldn't very well have Liu Bei personally slay Hua Xiong, could they?

Liu Bei glanced around, his mind racing to find a way out of the predicament. Suddenly, his gaze sharpened. A corner of a piece of paper was faintly visible below Zhang Fei's neck.

He looked closely and sure enough, there were words on the note.

Strange Tales of the Rules of the Oath of the Peach Garden:

[Rule 1: You are linked to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei by a tiered soul chain. If you die, both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei die; if Guan Yu dies, Zhang Fei dies, but you do not die; if Zhang Fei dies, neither you nor Guan Yu die.]

[However, please note: If you intentionally trigger Guan Zhang's trigger points, causing him to become monstrous and kill you, the Soul Chain will not take effect.]

[Rule 2: If Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have entered a state of supernatural transformation, you can hold a knife to their necks and threaten them with suicide to force them to obey your orders.]

Once you commit suicide, the soul chains will immediately take effect, and both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will die.

[Rule 3: Becoming unpredictable isn't necessarily a bad thing. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in their unpredictable states can single-handedly defeat an army of ten thousand. Used properly, they are invincible.]

Soul Chains!

As his gaze swept over the first rule, Liu Bei suddenly understood.

He memorized the rules, and with a "whoosh," he drew the double-edged sword from his waist and held it across his neck.

He seemed like a different person, his gaze sharp as a knife, fixed intently on his two sworn brothers.

Upon seeing this, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's expressions changed drastically, and the bizarre transformation abruptly stopped. The two tried to step forward to seize the sword, but were stopped by Liu Bei's shout.

"Second brother, third brother, listen up."

Liu Bei snorted coldly, mimicking the impassioned tone of Liu Bei in the new Three Kingdoms, and spoke loudly.

"If you continue to force me to become the leader of the alliance, I will commit suicide."

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu trembled in fright, and their eerie transformations instantly vanished. Zhang Fei, in particular, had his dark face contorted into a bitter grimace, and he collapsed to his knees with a thud.

"Brother, I was just kidding! You're such an honest guy!"

Guan Yu also knelt down, his face full of anxiety.

"Brother, if you're not going to be the leader, then so be it. But please, don't take your own life!"

The two spoke earnestly, a stark contrast to their earlier ferocity. Liu Bei was secretly pleased; with these soul chains, he could now manipulate them at will.

He calmed himself down, put on his usual expressionless face, dismounted, and helped his two sworn brothers up from the ground.

"Second brother, third brother, it's good that you know you were wrong. Let's go to the alliance meeting."