New Three Kingdoms Tales: Starting as the expressionless Liu Bei

Liu Bei suddenly opened his eyes and found himself riding a tall, powerful horse, its hooves flying as it galloped forward.

He had clearly been distracted, and when he came to his senses, a large tree was right in front of him, and he and his horse were about to crash into it.

Liu Bei's heart tightened, and he quickly reined in his horse, bringing it to a stop by the roadside. He looked around blankly.

Strange, didn't Heaven just activate Guan Yu's Song and turn back time? Why do I still retain my memories?

Liu Bei clearly remembered that he had just used a large number of crickets to create a killing move, adding countless layers of enhancement to that Blazing Sun Storm Sword.

The stubborn Guan Yu neither dodged nor evaded, and was hit by his own sword, exploding into a bloody mist.

As soon as Guan Yu died, the Soul Chains activated immediately, and Zhang Fei also lost his life.

With the deaths of two important characters, the plot could no longer proceed, leaving Heaven to intervene and use Guan Yu's song to rewind time.

As long as fate does this, it will step right into the trap that it and fate have set together.

Activating Guan Yu's Song requires a massive amount of mysterious power. Liu Bei was previously wary of the reversal of fate because the fate had been recorded before the Battle of Meijiu River.

If time were to rewind, his power to defeat 100,000 men would be gone, and his memories would likely disappear as well.

The wise and cunning one who foresees the future will preemptively strike, for example, by seizing the Imperial Seal of the State in advance, thus cutting off his own chance to obtain the power of a hundred thousand men.

But now Liu Bei discovers that after Heaven played Guan Yu's song, he was completely unaffected. Why is that?

Liu Bei fell into deep thought, carefully reviewing all the special qualities he possessed, and finally his thoughts settled on the words "a person from beyond the heavens".

As Heaven's Will had warned long ago, only by having two complete extraterrestrial beings join forces can the Destiny Ghost be destroyed.

Is it possible that the rewinding of Guan Yu's song is completely ineffective against people from beyond the heavens?

Liu Bei seemed to be deep in thought. This was just a sudden idea of ​​his for the time being and could not be taken as evidence, but he still kept the thought firmly in his mind, thinking that it might come in handy soon.

Moreover, if he remembered correctly, he should receive the note left by God of Destiny soon.

Before the Song of Guan Yu was launched, it was precisely because of that note that he was able to outmaneuver Heaven's will.

Lord Tianyi is also from beyond the heavens. If the rewind function is ineffective against those from beyond the heavens, then the contents of this note should also change.

Upon realizing this, Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he spurred his horse forward.

On the way, he thought about several things over and over again.

First, am I really in reality right now? Could it be that I haven't actually woken up yet, and that fate has locked me in a dream, just waiting for me to reveal a weakness before delivering a fatal blow?

Liu Bei thought this possibility was unlikely. He currently possessed a large number of crickets, including fire-type, water-type, mechanical-type, ghost-type, cute-type, and even dream-type crickets.

He is no longer the weak and helpless Liu Bei of the past; he has become a true monarch.

Even if fate truly traps him in a dream, he can still unleash the ultimate dream technique—dream interpretation—to peel back the layers of the dream set by fate, and even turn the tables on him. Therefore, he is most likely in reality.

Second, why did Guan Yu take that sword strike head-on without even dodging?

The brothers also had a motto: If I die, I won't be able to drink anymore!

But just now, when Zhang Fei was yelling at Guan Yu from above to get away, he not only didn't get away, but instead stuck his neck out and roared, "I'll do it anyway!"

He even forwent fine wine, all to put on that incredibly pretentious act.

But after the installation was completed, the person instantly shattered into a bloody mist.

Why did Guan Yu suddenly change his personality? Was there a greater benefit hidden behind it?

Liu Bei couldn't figure it out, so he kept these doubts to himself, waiting to gather enough clues later to slowly unravel them.

Lost in thought, he rode his horse to the place where Lord Tianyi had placed the note.

Liu Bei reined in his horse, looked around, and sure enough, saw a piece of paper fluttering down not far away.

He was overjoyed, quickly stepped forward, grabbed the document, and glanced at its contents.

However, the information on the paper greatly disappointed him and even made him somewhat confused.

The writing on this is exactly the same as the note I received last time; not even the punctuation marks have changed.

That's strange. Could it be that the Will of Heaven isn't from beyond the heavens? Otherwise, how could the contents of the note remain exactly the same after the time travel?

Liu Bei's suspicious nature was immediately aroused, and he couldn't help but feel some distrust towards the Heavenly Mandate.

There was really no other way. Gongsun Zan's slash had taken away the last bit of trust he had in others.

From then on, he trusted no one and kept his hopes in his own heart.

However, Liu Bei's paranoia was not only directed at the will of Heaven, but also at Heaven itself.

He then wondered if this was some kind of divine intervention, a ploy to sow discord and make him doubt the will of Heaven so that it could reap the benefits.

That's not impossible.

Liu Bei's mind was in complete turmoil; the clues were far too few. The will of Heaven was truly terrifying. No wonder he was the Wise One, a million-strong enemy, ten times more heroic than himself.

So, what should we do now?

After thinking it over, he decided not to dwell on the matter for now and to go check on Guan Yu's condition.

The Heavenly Will has just activated Guan Yu's Song once, and the consumption must be enormous, making it absolutely impossible to activate it a second time in a short period of time.

If I take this opportunity to kill Guan Yu again, will I be able to eliminate this scourge forever?

As for how the story would unfold after the brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were gone, that wasn't Liu Bei's concern; that was a matter for fate to worry about.

Alright, let's go kill Guan Yu.

Having made up his mind, Liu Bei no longer hesitated and spurred his horse toward the cave.

But they were too late. The cave was already deserted. Sun Qian's body and the black bear's body lay scattered on the ground, their internal organs strewn everywhere, and blood was everywhere.

A faint trace of Guan Yu's presence lingered in the air, indicating that he had been gone for a long time.

Liu Bei stared blankly at Sun Qian's corpse, but his mind was racing.

Sun Qian actually died like that? It's absurd.

Logically speaking, Sun Qian should have more screen time later in the story, so why did he die so tragically?

This is Wen Guanyu, after all. But then Liu Bei thought again, and a bold guess suddenly popped into his mind.

Could it be that there is more than one Sun Qian?

He had previously seen a guard at the gate of Chenliu City who looked very much like Sun Qian.

After the alliance meeting ended, the guard disappeared without a trace, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive; he might still be at the gate of Chenliu City.

Anything is possible, but Liu Bei is still unsure of the answer.

If there were more than one Sun Qian, then the death of this Sun Qian would probably not be of any concern to Heaven.

Or perhaps Sun Qian himself possesses the means to resurrect himself?

Liu Bei had a sudden idea. He took one last look at the cave and quickly left.

Silence returned to the cave. The blood continued to flow silently, slowly mingling with the blood of Sun Qian and the black bear.

After the Heart of the Wood Spirit was taken, the strangeness within Sun Qian's body dissipated, and the Wood Demon Ape's form faded, revealing his true appearance.

Blood soaked through his clothes and even into the candy that was carefully wrapped in layers of coarse cloth in his sleeve.

That candy was the one that Sister Yu gave him back then.

The moment the sugar touched Sun Qian's blood, it immediately emitted a pink light. The light was so bright that it was blinding.

A cricket slowly emerged from the light. It was entirely pinkish-red, with silver glints on its wings, and looked quite adorable.

And within that light, a semi-transparent human figure slowly emerged.

That was Sister Yu's will. Although her physical body was destroyed, her will remained within this candy.

She gazed at the pink cricket, tears streaming down her face, and pleaded, choking back sobs, "Love cricket, please save my beloved! I'll give you everything!"

The love cricket paused for a moment in mid-air before gently fluttering its wings and leisurely chirping:

"If you want my help, of course I can. I am omnipotent, but you must offer your sincere heart. If this person is not the most important person in your heart, not only will I be unable to save him, but I will also bring divine punishment upon him. Are you willing?"

Sister Yu nodded vigorously, her voice urgent, "My sincerity is as clear as day. If it were taken out, the heavens would collapse, the earth would crack, and the universe would be destroyed!"

The love cricket nodded and then burrowed into Sister Yu's will.

After a long while, it flew out again and said to Sister Yu:

"There was a note hidden in the candy, with a sentence written on it: Be Sun Qian's bride."

"Because of your obsession, though your physical body is destroyed, your will remains unbroken; because of love, you crawled out of hell, transformed into a vengeful ghost, and attached yourself to the note, waiting to fulfill this last wish."

"I acknowledge your sincerity. Now, I will fulfill your wish."

As soon as the words were spoken, the love cricket began to unleash its power.

It slightly raised its right wing, pointing it towards the black bear's heart, which was then slowly moved into Sun Qian's chest cavity.

Then it raised its left wing, separating the scattered bear blood on the ground from Sun Qian's blood, and then slowly injected the bear blood into Sun Qian's body.

Finally, it spread its wings, flew to the top of Sun Qian's head, and circled around continuously.

Pieces of dark blue ice fell from its body and landed on Sun Qian's body.

That is the Primordial Ice.

As soon as Bing touched Sun Qian, his injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, Sun Qian regained consciousness. A few breaths later, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Overjoyed, Sister Yu rushed forward, crying, "Sun Qian! You're finally alive! You know, I couldn't have lived without you!"

Sun Qian was completely stunned when he saw Sister Yu's semi-transparent body, and stammered:

"What's going on? I just finished watching the new Three Kingdoms series and was really enjoying it when it suddenly appeared?"

Sister Yu quickly told him the whole story. But before she could finish, Love Cricket looked pleased and turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a dark shadow flashed past the cave entrance.

The man lunged forward, grabbed the love cricket in his hand, and with a flick of his strange power, he instantly refined it.

The love cricket couldn't even put up a fight before falling into Liu Bei's clutches.

Sun Qian was still listening to Sister Yu recount what had happened when he was startled by Liu Bei's sudden appearance. He immediately shielded Sister Yu's will behind him, stepped forward, and stared intently at Liu Bei.

Without uttering a single wasted word, Liu Bei raised his hand to unleash his killing move, the Flying Water Shuriken, to kill Sun Qian first and leave the trouble to fate.

But at that moment, the earth suddenly trembled violently, and a terrifying aura shot straight into the sky from the direction of Fuyang City.

That was Cao Cao's base.

Liu Bei frowned almost imperceptibly, glanced up at the sky, and murmured to himself:

"It seems this is fate; it is fate that prevents me from killing Sun Qian."

"If I kill Sun Qian, I will be tainted by the Black Coffin's death curse, which will affect the overall situation. Compared with the overall situation, it is obvious at a glance which of these small gains is more important."

He snorted coldly, glanced at Sun Qian, and thought to himself that he was really lucky. Then he withdrew his killing move and turned to leave.

Sun Qian and Sister Yu were left standing there, their faces blank, unable to understand what Liu Bei was saying or why he had suddenly stopped.

Meanwhile, in Fuyang City.

Lu Bu clutched his chest, covered in blood, staring intently at Cao Cao before him, and shouted angrily:

"Cao Cao! You treacherous villain! I came to you in good faith to negotiate peace, and you betrayed me! We agreed to a one-on-one duel, but you sent your men to swarm me instead! You despicable and shameless coward!"

"Come and fight me one-on-one if you dare! I have Red Hare and my halberd; killing you will be as easy as taking candy from a baby!"

Cao Cao laughed heartily, shaking his head with disdain: "War is a dirty game, and I am a dirty player."

"General Lü Bu, who told you to waver in your allegiance? If you had sided with Heaven earlier, you wouldn't be in this predicament today!"

"In order to prevent you from becoming a supreme being and thus the greatest threat to Heaven's will, we have no choice but to obey orders to kill you first and eliminate any future troubles."

"In the end, it wasn't me, Cao Cao, who ruined you; it was your arrogance and haughtiness that destroyed you!"

After saying that, he chuckled and raised his hand.

Cao Ren, Xu Chu, and other generals behind him were already poised to attack, waiting for Cao Cao's order to rush forward and hold off Lü Bu until he was worn down to death.

Lu Bu went to the meeting alone, intending to negotiate peace with Cao Cao, but unexpectedly he was betrayed.

He was poisoned, and the pain was like being stabbed repeatedly, tearing at his nerves, but he was not afraid at all.

If he wanted to leave, which of these scoundrels could stop him?

He's still standing there, gathering his strength. When the time is right, he'll kill a few generals first, then retreat.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened.

Zhang Liao appeared out of nowhere, standing behind Lü Bu.

Upon seeing this, Lü Bu was greatly alarmed and exclaimed urgently:

"Zhang Liao, what are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to protect Diao Chan? And where are our troops?"

Zhang Liao smiled slightly, a sly glint in his eyes:

"General, don't worry! I've placed Diao Chan in a safe place; no one can harm her."

"As for the main army, they are on their way. I will go ahead and fight alongside the general. When the main army arrives, we will slaughter all these scoundrels and ensure the general's great victory!"

Lu Bu frowned, displeased, but still nodded, turned to face Cao Cao, forced a smile, and said loudly:

"Cao Cao! My Xiliang cavalry will soon storm the city, and you will surely die today! Today, you will pay the price for your betrayal!"

But Cao Cao, upon hearing his words, was not worried but rather pleased, a knowing smile playing on his lips.

"Oh? Is that so?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a dagger imbued with an eerie aura plunged into Lü Bu's back.