New Three Kingdoms Tales: Starting as the expressionless Liu Bei

Like Zhang Fei, Lü Bu was a strongman who relied on brute force. Such people act on pure wishful thinking and their actions are unpredictable.

But Lü Bu was ten times more heroic than Zhang Fei, after all, he was a true warrior capable of taking on 100,000 men.

More importantly, Lü Bu suddenly realized that his strength, capable of defeating 100,000 men, was not actually his own.

What if he joined forces with Cao Cao to kill Liu Bei, and then turned around and betrayed Cao Cao, but at that very moment, this force suddenly disappeared?

In order to live a shameless life with Diao Chan, Lü Bu knew that he either needed to become a supreme ruler or find a reliable and powerful person.

That way, even if his power is taken back someday, he can still live out the rest of his life peacefully based on his past achievements.

Becoming a supreme ruler is too difficult, and Lü Bu simply cannot bear to part with Diao Chan, so the only remaining path is the latter. But the question then comes full circle: who should he choose?

Cao Cao's fondness for other men's wives is common knowledge. He also has a chilling saying: "I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me."

Lü Bu was well aware that Liu Bei liked him. However, Liu Bei was a master of deception, appearing loyal but actually treacherous, and extremely cunning. He had even previously considered using Diao Chan to control Lü Bu.

Lu Bu couldn't tolerate Cao Cao stabbing Diao Chan, but he didn't feel as burdened if he were to stab Liu Bei himself.

However, those two beastly brothers under Liu Bei were truly despicable. Lü Bu had held a grudge ever since Zhang Fei forced him to endure the humiliation of crawling between someone's legs.

Guan Yu was no good person either; his words were always barbed, and he often cursed him behind his back.

And then there's Zhao Yun, who actually broke into my house while I was away to try and steal Diao Chan, but luckily Chen Gong stopped him in time.

With these three men standing by Liu Bei's side, Lü Bu was truly afraid that one day he would step out of his house and they would sneak in, kidnap Diao Chan, and humiliate her in every way.

He absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen!

This is a dilemma, a real dilemma!

If Chen Gong were still alive, that would be great. Although his character wasn't great, he was certainly intelligent.

Lu Bu rubbed his temples, feeling extremely worried.

Just then, as if suddenly online, Liu Bei abruptly raised his head and said to Lü Bu:

"General Fengxian, since you are undecided for the time being, why not call a truce? Cao Cao will withdraw his troops and garrison at Fuyang, and I, Liu Bei, will withdraw my troops and garrison at Xiaopei. Fengxian, you will garrison Xuzhou City."

"How about we three adopt the stance of the Chu-Han Contention for now, and wait for 'Lord Han Xin' (Fengxian) to think things through before making a decision?"

Upon hearing this, both Guan Yu and Cao Ren's eyes lit up.

Xun Yu moved closer to Cao Cao and whispered his advice:

"My lord, I think this is the best course of action. The soldiers have been traveling through the night and are already exhausted. If they can have a sip of fine wine, a couple of hot pancakes, and a good night's sleep, they will surely be grateful to you."

Cao Cao chuckled and nodded, saying, "Hmm, that makes some sense. Alright, let's do it that way."

As he spoke, he took out his wine flask, poured some of the mixed wine from the river, and drank it by himself.

After listening, Lü Bu pondered for a while and nodded.

There were just too many things to do today, and his brain was almost too numb to process them. All he wanted to do was get a good night's sleep.

As for reviving Diao Chan, there's no rush.

He should figure out who he wants to work with first, and then follow that person's method.

Having made up his mind, Lü Bu looked around at the fragrant, flowing river of wine in the night, and felt a pang of helplessness. He said to Liu Bei:

"Xuande, now that we've temporarily ceased hostilities, shouldn't you have your second brother withdraw his supernatural powers?"

Liu Bei nodded, then flew over to Guan Yu, who was still soaking in the wine river, and whispered in his ear:

"I'll settle accounts with you all one by one when we get back. Don't try anything funny, just flood the Seven Armies with wine and take back the Wine River."

Guan Yu inwardly groaned, knowing he would inevitably receive a severe beating upon returning.

But then I thought, Liu Bei wouldn't really kill them.

Once they die, fate will play the Song of Guan Yu, rewinding time to the previous save point.

The reason why the heavens play Guan Yu's song so often is to save the game and prevent accidents.

Going back would not benefit either side, and the will of Heaven would not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary.

Liu Bei tucked Guan Yu under his arm, leaped away from the River of Fine Wine, and landed steadily on a rooftop.

The moment the power returned to his body, Guan Yu was so excited that he almost roared to the sky, but he managed to hold back.

You must be patient, you absolutely must be patient!

According to divine revelation, he will soon be able to absorb the next Five Spirit King element and advance to become a warrior capable of defeating 50,000 men.

When he becomes the King of Five Spirits, he will stand with his hands behind his back, looking straight at Liu Bei with a smile!

A fully-fledged Five Spirit King is capable of defeating 100,000 men. Although he is not a Venerable, Liu Bei has not yet become a Venerable either. He still has a chance.

Guan Yu suppressed his excitement, slowly activated his strange power, opened his mouth, and swallowed the city's fine wine bit by bit.

Zhao Yun carried the still-sleeping Zhang Fei over, bowed his head, and sincerely admitted his mistake.

Liu Bei remained calm and said nothing more.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun were nothing more than pawns to him; he had long since lost all affection for them.

The first thing to do after destroying the Fateful Ghosts is to kill them all to eliminate any future trouble.

Just then, the Imperial Seal of the State suddenly glowed slightly.

Liu Bei frowned slightly and channeled a strange power into it, discovering that it was actually the will of the First Emperor who had sent the message.

He told Liu Bei to return the Imperial Seal to Sun Ce, and then told Sun Ce and Yuan Shu to forget everything that had happened that night, to get along normally, and to just continue with the original storyline.

Liu Bei sensed something amiss in those words. If things continued as they were, it meant that Sun Ce would soon present the imperial seal to Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu would likely be corrupted by the divine will contained within the seal, ultimately declaring himself emperor.

As mentioned before, the Hegemon-King, the First Emperor, and the Gaozu Emperor jointly owned 75% of the Imperial Seal of the State, while the remaining 25% was determined by fate.

Fate is omnipresent. If we were to truly categorize by strength, then the Destiny Demon would be the Wise Dao Venerable, a match for millions.

It simultaneously governs this new three worlds where the eternal cycle of reincarnation resides, as well as other parallel worlds, constantly wielding the power of correction.

In this situation, it must guard against other venerable beings and extraterrestrials joining forces to cause trouble; otherwise, once the eternal cycle of reincarnation is broken, even it itself may be destroyed.

That's why Heaven planted countless traitors around Liu Bei, so that they would always be ready to betray him and turn Liu Bei into Heaven's puppet.

Once Liu Bei becomes a puppet, no one can shake this cyclical fate.

Unfortunately, countless powerful figures had left themselves a backup plan for Liu Bei, helping him grow to where he is today.

After obtaining the cricket with facial paralysis, Liu Bei became even calmer, vaguely discerning from the will transmitted by the First Emperor that something might be about to happen to Yuan Shu.

According to the original plot, after Yuan Shu declared himself emperor, he would be corrupted by the will of Heaven, commit a series of crazy acts, and finally meet his end by committing suicide.

Liu Bei befriended Yuan Shu not because he liked men, but because Yuan Shu was powerful, resourceful, and one of the strongest warlords at the time.

If Yuan Shu dies, his plan to use Xuzhou and Yangzhou as a mutually supporting force will be completely ruined.

However, the First Emperor's will then told him that there was no need to worry.

With them around, Yuan Shu would never have declared himself emperor, nor would he have died, since they also needed strong allies to fight against the treacherous fate.

Liu Bei finally breathed a sigh of relief. But he still felt a vague unease, as if he had missed something, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.