New Three Kingdoms Tales: Starting as the expressionless Liu Bei

Sun Jian stared blankly at the scene before him. Zhang Fei's spear remained at Sun Ce's neck, and Guan Yu's dagger never left Sun Quan's throat.

Although his three monstrous tigers had been greatly enhanced by the Jade Seal, what use was it? The tide had turned.

He sighed deeply, raised his hand to gather the three tigers back into one, and summoned them back to his side. The golden tiger whimpered softly as it retreated to his side and slowly lay down.

"General Liu, you have won." Sun Jian's voice was hoarse and tired, and the arrogance that had previously looked down on everyone was completely gone.

"My life is yours to do with as you please. But please don't harm my two sons; they are innocent." He lowered his head, held up the Imperial Seal of the State with both hands, and walked heavily toward Liu Bei.

The imperial seal gleamed warmly in the firelight. He presented it to Liu Bei with utmost humility, as if offering a sacrifice to atone for his sins.

Liu Bei waved his hand, took a half step back, and a frank smile appeared on his face:

"General Sun, you should keep the imperial seal for yourself. We were only brought to war because Yuan Shao sowed discord between us; we have no deep-seated hatred for each other. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, why don't we shake hands and make peace?"

He turned his head and winked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Although the two were unwilling, they still released the hostages, and Sun Ce and Sun Quan staggered to Sun Jian's side.

Sun Jian stood there blankly, not saying a word for a long time.

He glanced at the coveted jade seal in his hand, then at Liu Bei's composed expression, and after a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out a heartfelt exclamation: "Xuande, what a truly honest and kind man!"

He turned around, pulled Sun Ce and Sun Quan in front of him, and said in a solemn tone as if giving a dying wish: "Ce'er, Quan'er, listen to me."

"Xuande possesses the bearing of royalty, is trustworthy, loyal, and kind. We were blind to his true nature before and treated him wrongly. Our Sun family will never forget this kindness."

Sun Quan pouted, his face clearly showing his displeasure. Though he dared not say it aloud, he was inwardly grumbling:

Father, Liu Bei is a treacherous villain who appears loyal, a hypocrite who appears genuine. He is clearly a hypocrite rarely seen in a century. How could you believe his words?

He doesn't want the Imperial Seal of the State? Something's definitely fishy about this. Don't even mention giving it to him; I wouldn't want it even if it were given to me. This thing is clearly a hot potato.

Sun Jian was completely unaware, and became more and more agitated as he spoke:

"The kindness Xuande has shown us today will be repaid a hundredfold by my Sun family! When we return to Jiangdong, I will send him two thousand shi of grain and five hundred bolts of silk! From now on, on every festival, wedding, and birthday, my Sun family will extend our congratulations with gifts! If possible..."

A shrewd glint flashed in his eyes as he lowered his voice and began to calculate to himself, "When Shangxiang grows up, I will marry her to Xuande. If I can witness her give birth to a son for Xuande, my life will be complete!"

Liu Bei, standing not far away, heard every word of these words and felt a chill run down his spine.

Goodness, could Sun Jian also be a time traveler?

However, upon further reflection, he secretly chuckled to himself: Sun Jian, you probably won't live to see this wish come true.

Soon after, Sun Jian would die at Sanjindu.

However, Liu Bei did not intend to help. Firstly, it was the will of Heaven, which was difficult to defy; secondly, this matter did not harm his interests.

He previously said he wanted to change history, to prevent Zhang Fei from losing Xuzhou, to prevent Guan Yu from losing Jingzhou, and to prevent Xu Shu from joining Cao Cao's camp. Every single one of these things was related to his own foundation.

But Sun Jian's death was just that—death—and it seemed to have nothing to do with him. If there was any connection, it was that if he were to marry Sun Shangxiang in the future, then Sun Jian would be his father, and he didn't want to have an extra father out of nowhere.

Of course, that's a story for later; whether or not they'll go to Eastern Wu is still uncertain.

As long as Yan Xiang is still alive, Yuan Shu will not easily declare himself emperor, and Sun Ce's power will not be able to recover and will be suppressed indefinitely.

Then he can use Zhuge Liang's human transformation technique to create a million soldiers, and with Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shu as his two major allies, the world will be within his grasp.

With the misunderstanding cleared up, the group crossed the ruins and arrived at the battlefield between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

The scene before them was a complete mess: Cao Cao kept shooting out huge eyeballs, bombarding Yuan Shao relentlessly.

Yuan Shao, relying on his ability to teleport at varying distances, narrowly avoided each attack, his figure flashing among the ruins.

On the surface, the two were locked in a stalemate, a 50/50 situation. But Liu Bei knew in his heart that if the fighting continued like this, the strange power within Yuan Shao would eventually be exhausted. At that point, he would only have one path left: death.

The amount of strange power within each person is limited, and once exhausted, it can only be slowly replenished after disengaging from combat.

Drinking alcohol can speed up recovery. Special items like Gongsun Zan's mysterious painting and Sun Jian's Imperial Seal can directly draw strange power from them, allowing for immediate recovery.

Speaking of the so-called "strange power," it is said that the more severe the mental illness, the more powerful the strange power within the body.

Even if Yuan Shao's mental illness was severe, it couldn't compare to Cao Cao's. Cao Cao was undoubtedly the top of the new three mentally ill men.

Liu Bei also possessed considerable strange power, after all, he had watched so many episodes of the new 3rd and had already accumulated a substantial fortune, but he was still a step behind Cao Cao.

He stood by the ruins, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the two fighting figures, his mind racing with calculations.

[Rule 3: This rule was added by the Heavenly Will himself. The way to save Yuan Shao is to kill the strange entity inside him before he dies according to the historical timeline.]

If you fail to do so, after Yuan Shao's death, you will be slowly eroded by something eerie, and your way of thinking will be controlled by the will of Heaven.

All historical figures corrupted by this strange phenomenon will meet their demise following the same trajectory as the new storyline. If you have been corrupted by this strange phenomenon, you will be no exception.

Only by completing all the accepted tasks and not violating any rules can one be free from the corruption of the strange and unpredictable, and from the interference of fate.

He must kill the strange entity within Yuan Shao in order to save Yuan Shao and himself.

However, Yuan Shao died after the Battle of Guandu, which is still a long time ago.

If they all swarm and attack Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao could easily escape by teleporting, thus missing a golden opportunity.

If he were to go forward alone, to be honest, he was still a little apprehensive, afraid that Cao Cao's darting eyes might accidentally hurt him.

However, if they stand idly by and let the two continue fighting, Yuan Shao will surely die.

After careful consideration, he decided to intervene and force the fight to a halt, hoping the two would make peace.

If you were to ask who knew best how to get Cao Cao out of the mysterious situation, Liu Bei would certainly have the right to speak, after all, the two had always treated each other with the utmost respect.

"Brother Mengde, Alliance Leader Yuan is quite drunk today. Please be magnanimous and forgive him this time."

Upon hearing Liu Bei's words, Cao Cao snorted coldly, his anger undiminished, clearly not taking Liu Bei's words seriously.

Liu Bei was not in a hurry; this reaction was exactly what he had expected.

He stepped forward, lowered his voice, and continued, "Brother Mengde, I know you have a fondness for married women. How about this, I'll make a decision on behalf of Alliance Leader Yuan: his wife, Lady Liu, will be given to you, Brother Mengde. What do you say?"

Cao Cao's old face flushed slightly, and the strange aura surging on his face visibly subsided a bit.

Yuan Shao flew into a rage, his eerie green eyes glaring at Liu Bei as he roared, "Liu Bei, are you courting death? Believe me, I'll kill you too!"

Before he finished speaking, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stepped forward simultaneously, glaring back coldly.

In their minds, only they could take Liu Bei's life; no one else was allowed to touch it, not even the Heavenly King himself.

Liu Bei chuckled, not even glancing at Yuan Shao.

He stared at Cao Cao's still flushed old face and continued his relentless pursuit, his tone rising and falling as if reciting a heartfelt poem of praise:

"Brother Mengde, you are ten times more cunning and ruthless than Yuan Shao! You are the most cunning of the cunning, a truly ruthless villain, a rare find in a century!"

He took a deep breath and poured all the sincerity in his heart into his last sentence.

I love you to death!