Wuxia: The Super Slave Master

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Before long, Liu Zhang's troops were almost exhausted. Liu Bei hardened his heart, picked up a clump of mud from the ground, and smeared it directly on his face.

Guan Yu had followed Liu Bei the longest, so he could naturally guess what Liu Bei was thinking.

"withdraw troops!"

With a loud shout, the soldiers returned to Liu Bei's command, and the entire army returned to Chengdu in disgrace.

Liu Zhang had just finished lunch when he heard that Liu Bei had returned. He thought to himself, "How long have they been gone? They've already won so quickly!"

So he ignored his subordinates' reports and led his ministers out of the city to welcome Liu Bei. Although Lei Bo felt a little strange, he couldn't touch Liu Bei since his lord hadn't said anything.

Just then, Liu Bei arrived at the city walls. Liu Zhang came out and was about to offer some words of comfort to Liu Bei when, unexpectedly, Liu Bei softly said "sorry." Liu Zhang hadn't even realized what was going on.

All that could be heard was a chorus of shouts of killing. Guan Yu's eyes widened even more. You see, once Lord Guan opened his eyes, it meant someone was about to lose their life.

Liu Zhang glanced around but didn't see any enemies. However, Lei Bo had already guessed what Liu Bei wanted to do and led more than ten soldiers to rush forward.

"Liu Bei, save me!"

Even at this moment, he still believed that Liu Bei had always been protecting him.

"My lord, leave Liu Bei immediately!"

Lei Bo shouted loudly from behind, but it was too late; a large knife slashed down on his head.

"You scoundrel, I'll take your life!"

The soldiers behind Liu Bei had not yet realized what was happening, but Chen Dao quickly led the White Ears elite troops forward and captured Lei Bo as well.

Those who surrender will not be killed!

The words echoed through the crowd and resounded out of the city gates. After Liu Bei rallied his soldiers, he rushed into the city.

Liu Song had been waiting there for a long time and came out directly.

"Your subject, Liu Song, greets Your Majesty!"

With him taking the lead, all the civil officials knelt down to pay homage.

Yongchang and Zangke were both under Zhang Ren's control. Upon hearing of their lord's departure, they were filled with grief and decided to declare independence.

At this very moment, Zhuge Liang arrived in Yongchang.

"Isn't this the Crouching Dragon in Luo Chen's hands? I wonder what brings you here?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "My lord, how long do you think you can hold out against Guan Yu's attack?"

Zhang Ren hesitated for a moment, realizing that, given his own abilities, it would indeed be difficult for him to continue.

"Even if I can't handle it, it's none of your business, right?"

Zhuge Liang waved his fan and said, "My lord, you are mistaken. This world belongs to the emperor. As long as you submit to the court, the court will surely send troops to Western Shu for you. General Zhang is a man of great principle. Please think it over!"

Zhang Ren, on this side, was quite clear about whether he was fit to be a lord, so he nodded.

"Very well, since that's how it is, I have only one request: I want Liu Bei's complete corpse!"

Zhuge Liang nodded: "Alright, it's a deal!"

At that moment, Zhao Yun arrived in Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu came out respectfully.

"Greetings, General!"

Zhang Lu's politeness surprised everyone. Their lord had really knelt before Zhao Yun, which meant that their lord was about to return to the dust.

Zhao Yun stepped forward and helped him up: "My lord told me before I left that General Zhang has been loyal to the court all his life, so please treat him well."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lu felt a surge of inexplicable emotion: "That's what they said when they fell in Jingzhou!"

Zhao Yun nodded, and Zhang Lu was relieved: "My lord also said that he was very moved by General Zhang's policy of allowing guests to eat as they please. After you go to Luoyang, please be sure to introduce this policy to him."

Zhang Lu nodded. After taking Chengdu, Liu Bei's ambitions were not limited to that. So he, along with Guan Yu and others, led the soldiers of Yizhou to Hanzhong.

At this time, Zhao Yun had replaced Zhang Lu as the de facto leader of Hanzhong. Zhao Yun nodded to Zhang Lu, who was standing nearby. Liu Bei had just arrived at the city walls when suddenly the gates opened easily, and Zhang Lu walked out alone.

Chapter 189 Liu Bei's Hypocrisy

Since Luo Chen entered Xuchang, he has basically handed over all other government affairs to Liu Xie, except for some major civilian projects and some military matters.

Furthermore, he relaxed the control of Liu Xie's armed forces, allowing him to choose his own garrison. This led even Xun Yu and Xun You to believe that Luo Chen harbored ambitions to become Wei Qing.

In the middle of the night, Luo Chen went directly to the outside of the imperial city. Since Liu Xie had not yet selected his soldiers, Luo Chen stood outside the city gate and sent someone to inform His Majesty.

When had Liu Xie ever received such good treatment? In the past, anyone who wanted to see him would just barge in. Only Luo Chen had handled the etiquette flawlessly.

Thus, Luo Chen easily arrived at the palace. As for these political affairs, they gave him a headache just thinking about them. If it weren't for the many unknowns in the world, Luo Chen would have already thrown all these things to Liu Xie in front of him.

Upon seeing Luo Chen, Liu Xie immediately shut down all his subordinates.

Luo Chen did not kneel before Liu Xie: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, but I will not kneel before anyone except my parents!"

What arrogance! Could it be that Luo Chen, like those wolves in sheep's clothing, wants to seize my throne?

Liu Xie thought to himself, Luo Chen probably knew what he was thinking.

"Your Majesty, please do not misunderstand. I have no other thoughts than this. First, the world will surely be at peace in about a year. Second, Your Majesty will then become a true emperor, instead of the one who was always manipulated by others!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xie disregarded all etiquette and went directly to Luo Chen, bowing deeply to him.

Luo Chen smiled and flicked his hand, handing a pile of Demon King's blood directly to Liu Xie.

"Your Majesty, I obtained these medicines from a deity. If you drink them, and the future crown prince drinks them as well, I guarantee that the Han Dynasty will last forever!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xie was surprised to hear such a good thing, so he picked it up and drank it down. Suddenly, he felt dizzy and disoriented.

Luo Chen smiled faintly. What difference would it make if I gave you everything now?

"How is Your Majesty feeling?"

Liu Xie's eyes were somewhat vacant as he directly addressed Luo Chen, saying, "Greetings, Master!"

Luo Chen laughed heartily: "Very good. From now on, you should be a good emperor and let the Han dynasty continue from generation to generation!"

"Yes Master!"

After doing all this, Luo Chen turned and walked out.

Far away in Hanzhong, Liu Bei saw that Zhang Lu was so friendly. He was a man with little suspicion, so he dismounted and the two walked hand in hand into the city.

Guan Yu naturally had to stay behind the two of them the whole time, in case anything happened, he was determined to make sure Zhang Lu had nowhere to run.

He was clever, and the others weren't stupid either; Zhang Lu had already calculated everything long ago.

A group of refugees emerged from a distance, their clothes tattered and ragged. Liu Bei's compassion was overflowing; it should be said that he was trying to win people's hearts again.

So he walked alone toward the group of refugees, with Guan Yu following closely behind.

But none of them noticed that there was someone in the crowd who looked remarkably like Zhao Yun.

At this moment, Zhang Lu disappeared into the crowd.

The refugees surrounded Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and just then, with a loud bang, the gates of Hanzhong closed.

Guan Yu inwardly cried out in alarm. The men surrounding him all drew their daggers and lunged at him, but Guan Yu simply waved his hand and sent them all flying.

But no matter how much he planned, there was one thing he hadn't anticipated.

Guan Yu was seen kneeling on the ground, and in front of him were several children who still looked innocent and naive. One of the children, who was holding a dagger, was trembling in his little hands.

"It's all your fault! You killed my father, and today I will make you all die!"

It turns out that these were the descendants of soldiers who were secretly executed by Liu Bei for their loyalty to Liu Zhang, but how did they know they would be here?

At the same time, Zhang Lu stood high on the city wall: "Gentlemen, evil demons have come to our land! The great Emperor Liu Xie has ordered his men to drive away the demons for us!"

At this moment, countless people emerged from all directions of the street, and the Yizhou army formed a circle, beginning to move towards Guan Yu's direction.

At that moment, Zhao Yun made his move, striking directly at the person in front of him with a palm. Although Liu Bei was a lord, he was, after all, a military general.

He swiftly drew his sword and swung it at Zhao Yun, while Guan Yu, seeing the crowd surrounding him, placed his broadsword on the ground.

Prepared to fight off the crowd with his own fists, Liu Bei on the other side didn't care about anything else. In order to survive, he grabbed a child next to him.

Seeing the people surrounding them, he shouted, "Don't take another step forward, or I'll stab them to death!"

Given Zhao Yun's martial arts skills, how could he not defeat Liu Bei? He never imagined that Liu Bei, who claimed to be benevolent and righteous, would reveal his true colors when faced with an absolute dead end.

A sense of desolation welled up in Zhao Yun's heart: "Liu Bei, let her go!"

"You traitor, what right do you have to say such things? Prepare to die!"

After saying this, Liu Bei released the child in his arms and charged directly at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun simply blocked the attack and knocked Liu Bei to the ground.

"Liu Bei, no, my lord, I never imagined you would turn out like this!"

After a sigh, Zhao Yun stabbed Liu Bei right through the heart.

Guan Yu naturally saw all of this, but he could not lay a hand on the common people around him from beginning to end.

I remember back in Taoyuan, the three brothers once said that they would live together and die together.

Guan Yu stood still, closed his eyes, and the crowd that had been circling around him rushed forward and beat the world-famous Lord Guan to death.

After cleaning up the mess in Hanzhong, Zhao Yun did not stop and rushed directly towards Chengdu and other places. Since these places had only recently been taken over by Liu Bei, he generously opened the city gates.

In this way, Luo Chen essentially brought the entire world under his control. Upon receiving the news, Luo Chen immediately went to Zhang Fei's location.

Chapter 190 Champion King

Upon entering, Luo Chen was startled to see a pair of large eyes staring at him. If he hadn't already known, he would have thought that Zhang Fei already knew about his two older brothers' departure.

Luo Chen approached Zhang Fei: "Yide, wake up!"

Zhang Fei then woke up: "Isn't this Brother Luo? I wonder why you woke me up?"

Luo Chen smiled faintly: "It's nothing, I just wanted to tell you some bad news!"

Zhang Fei's eyes hardened: "Speak, what is it?"

At the same time, his hand reached for his eighteen-foot spear, and Luo Chen said calmly, "Your eldest brother and second brother are both dead!"

"What? Who did it?"

Luo Chen said calmly, "Liu Bei is the last obstacle to my unification of the world. Who do you think this person is?"

"Luo Chen, I'll take your life!"

After saying that, Zhang Fei charged directly at Luo Chen, his spear poised to strike. Luo Chen glanced at him and smiled faintly, "Do you think I can't see through your intentions?"

What does he mean by this?

Before Zhang Fei could react, Luo Chen produced a longsword. With a single block, Zhang Fei's spear let out a mournful groan. Luo Chen quickly slid down, knocking Zhang Fei's spear directly to the ground.

Zhang Fei hadn't expected Luo Chen to possess such formidable martial arts skills, so he pointed at him and said, "Come on, let's fight another three hundred rounds, and I'll definitely cut off your head to offer as a sacrifice to my elder brothers!"

After speaking, Zhang Fei didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up his spear and charged towards Luo Chen. It has to be said that Zhang Fei was quite formidable; his advantage lay in the prowess of his weapon.

Luo Chen smiled calmly, his aura spreading out, and even Zhang Fei couldn't help but shiver when he sensed it.

"This, this is!"

"Hey, we've come to this point. If you can lay down your weapon, I won't kill you, okay?"

Luo Chen actually hoped to acquire a peerless warrior like Zhang Fei, but how could Zhang Fei possibly side with Luo Chen? He charged straight up and launched an attack on Luo Chen!

Luo Chen could only sigh and slashed a sword aura directly at Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei felt something extremely dangerous flying towards him and wanted to dodge to the side.

Unexpectedly, Luo Chen had already locked onto him, and the sword energy flew directly towards him. Fortunately, at the most critical moment, Zhang Fei blocked the sword energy in front of him.

But at that moment, the spear in his hand fell to the ground, and Luo Chen came straight in front of him and thrust it into his chest.

Zhang Fei stared wide-eyed, and even at the moment of his death, he still couldn't understand how Luo Chen was able to unleash that void strike.

The scene before his eyes shifted, and his two older brothers, each radiating a ray of light, were preparing to greet him!

Luo Chen sighed, drew his longsword, and slashed it across Zhang Fei's head.

From this point on, Shu Han could be declared extinct. Luo Chen still had one last thing to do, but that would take some time.

After the soldiers trained by Luo Chen returned to their respective territories, they told their lord about the strength of the Jingzhou army.

In reality, the people from the Beiping area were still unwilling to submit to the imperial court, so they continued to nominally obey the court, but in fact, they still harbored the dream of becoming the hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

However, Luo Chen's plan was long-term. First, he broke down the territorial boundaries of the various prefectures, and those prefects who had long harbored rebellious intentions sent troops to seize other people's cities.

After Luo Chen locked onto all the targets, he specially ordered Zhao Yun to lead a unit to infiltrate the enemy's territory and assassinate all of their families, along with the targets themselves.

With Luo Chen's help, Zhao Yun became virtually invincible in martial arts. In fact, even Zhao Yun himself was unaware that his lifespan had increased to around 500 years.