Mythical Three Kingdoms

Lyu Bu paused for a moment, but then took a large stride forward, as if he hadn't heard Gao Shun's words at all.

"Gongzheng..." Zhang Liao looked at Gao Shun, opened his mouth and said.

"I am the leader of the Trap Formation, Wen Yuan, just protect the Lady." Gao Shun said quietly.

"If you do that, will you still be yourself?" Zhang Liao spoke after a long silence.

"My ambitions have already been achieved; I am not afraid of death, so what is there to regret?" A cheerful smile appeared on Gao Shun's usually stern face.

"If..." Zhang Liao opened his mouth, but ultimately gave up, "I'll accompany you."

"Accompany your wife and children." Gao Shun patted Zhang Liao's shoulder, then chased after Lyu Bu's disappearing figure.

Lyu Bu stood on the head of Jiuyuan City, carrying the Sky Piercer, looking at the army below, gazing at the cloud qi stretching for over ten miles. His expression was indifferent as he rested the Sky Piercer on his shoulder, yet his eyes were filled with chilling murderous intent.

[Heh, with such a level of resentment and anger, you still think you can control me.] Lyu Bu glared at the army below, stepping on the battlements, filled with killing intent but also incredibly lucid.

"Lyu Bu! Considering your past achievements, you need only give us an explanation today!" Xiahou Yuan, following Cao Ren's instructions, rode forward and hailed Lyu Bu.

Lyu Bu cast a cold glance at Xiahou Yuan, and at that moment, Xiahou Yuan felt as if a winter wind had brutally scraped over his body.

"Since when have I, Lyu Bu, needed to give explanations to others!" Lyu Bu's voice was like a self-murmur, but the final words boomed like thunder.

"Besides, those I killed were merely the Qiang and Hu. Never mind the Hu People invading my defense area, even if I saw them elsewhere, killing them would make no difference!" Lyu Bu sneered.

Before Ma Teng and Xiahou Yuan could angrily rebuke Lyu Bu, he shifted his tone, "The Hu People I killed were merely a pretext. If I hadn't killed them, would today's events not have occurred?"

Xiahou Yuan was not one for clever arguments, and naturally knew, having combined with the Northern Barbarians, that Lyu Bu would be next, making it impossible to answer his question.

"Since that's the case, why bother saying more!" Lyu Bu's sneer echoed across the fields.

"We can sit down and talk." Cao Ren suddenly shouted, "Right now, you're trapped in Jiuyuan with no escape, and with your achievements, admitting a mistake is all that's needed. We'll compensate the Qiang People, since their entry into your defense zone is indeed partly our fault!"

"There's nothing to discuss, and you really think surrounding my city is thanks to your abilities?" Lyu Bu laughed mockingly, "If I hadn't commanded them not to resist, you really think you could get here? Gongtai wanted to battle you, but I refused."

"Lyu Fengxian, don't act ungracefully when given grace, Jiuyuan is already surrounded by us; what skills do you have left, show them, or face the consequences!" Xiahou Dun was already furious, rode forward and berated harshly!

Lyu Bu sneered, slowly lifting his Sky Piercer, and in an instant, a suffocating feeling spread within a radius of over ten miles.

"Face consequences?" Lyu Bu tilted his head, surrounded by so-called allies, so-called reinforcements, as the merit-holder who had broken the Hu People, the Millennia-Old Belief's resentment had already overwhelmed the belief in defending the Weii State, and the golden radiance in Lyu Bu's eyes had turned into icy homicidal intent.

"Xiahou Yuanrang, do you know?" Lyu Bu's voice suddenly turned inexplicably gentle, masking all murderous thoughts, "In this land, numbers mean nothing to me."

As he spoke, Lyu Bu took action; an almost invisible Qi Blade directly tore through Ma Teng's Army's Cloud Qi, killing over a thousand Qiang and Hu cavalry in one blow.

"It's because I have the power to defeat armies singlehandedly!" As he spoke, Lyu Bu leapt high and smashed the Sky Piercer downwards.

Amid the chaos of the army, the Qiang People's wails, all capable military generals on the Cao Army's side took action, finally realizing the opponent's strength.

"Clang!" A series of five explosions forced Lyu Bu back; Zhang Xiu, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Pang De, and Xu Huang all watched the triumphant Lyu Bu in the sky with heavy hearts.

"Come and fight, if you don't want me to wipe out all your elite troops, then fight to stop me, or else everyone here will die!" Standing in the air, Lyu Bu's hair fluttered even without wind, while the five below watched him intently.

Zhang Xiu and the others had no time to think about how Lyu Bu could eliminate so many people in one blow; they now had to stop him, as he was right: numbers meant nothing to him!

Xiahou Yuan gripped his Long Spear tightly, unable to bother chastising his brother's foul mouth, while Xiahou Dun also knew he had caused trouble, but knew he had to act regardless!

"All troops, retreat, leave this to us!" Xiahou Yuan suddenly shouted, knowing that he had to give this order.

As Xiahou Yuan shouted, Zhang Xiu and the other four simultaneously attacked Lyu Bu. The strongest opponent they had ever faced, the World's Number One was no idle boast!

The timeline rewinds slightly, right after Ma Chao left the Xianbei Royal Court. His task was considered complete, but wanting to share the spoils of victory, gain some achievements, Ma Chao hurriedly made his way back.

After all, in Ma Chao's view, as long as the Xianbei People charged into the strategic encirclement, victory was assured, leaving no worries. If he hurried, he could claim more credit.

Thus, Ma Chao hurried all the way back, with a fearless spirit, he collided directly with the retreating Xianbei Army. At the time, it was lightly snowing, and seeing the confused flags, Ma Chao mistook them for routed troops and charged straight in.

It's true that Ma Chao was skilled in leading cavalry, and his prowess was formidable. He hadn't thought that the troops he faced were the retreating 200,000 Xianbei, mistaking them entirely for routed troops. Besides, the Qiang and Hu also thought they were routed troops.

So naturally, when Ma Chao shouted "Charge," everyone charged with high morale. This particular Xianbei group had previously tried to raid the rear, got beaten severely, disoriented, and were retreating demoralized.

Kebinen, to his credit, didn't harm the young and strong Xianbei returning; he only executed the chiefs and placed these young and strong at the front of the retreat, while he and Mohuto guarded the back against the Cao Army and the Qiang and Hu People.

These Xianbei routed troops, having long lost their morale, collapsed immediately when Ma Chao charged in with his trusted aide, shouting fiercely and slashing indiscriminately.

In this situation, Ma Chao naturally pressed the advantage, charging in with fearless momentum, colliding fiercely with the Xianbei Army's retreating vanguard.

After a flurry of slashing, though Ma Chao had routed the vanguard's front ranks, he quickly realized something might have gone wrong with the previous strategy. But by then, it was too late to turn back, and Ma Chao, resolute, charged straight at the Xianbei vanguard's main banner! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is the greatest motivation for me. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)