Chapter 1185: Pouring Cold Water

Therefore, he was also very curious as to why the people of the Yuan Prince's Mansion also wanted Lv Bu to die. "Yuan Prince's Mansion."

Upon hearing this, the fierce look in Lv Bu's eyes intensified. He naturally understood why the Prefectural Office and some families in Jiuyuan Commandery wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone; it was nothing more than for the sake of profit.

He could understand it, though it was merely understanding; if they made a move against him, he would never let them off, no matter what.

And as for the Yuan Prince's Mansion, the killing intent in his heart surged even more.

Back then, the Yuan Prince's Mansion had also sent people to recruit him. However, at that time, he was extremely arrogant. With the cultivation of a Grandmaster, he had consecutively beheaded experts at the Martial Dao Golden Core level, while the Yuan Prince's Mansion had only sent a Grandmaster.

He naturally did not take them seriously. There was a verbal conflict between the two sides, and he even taught the other party a lesson for their arrogance.

Later, the Yuan Prince's Mansion sent another person, who was like an elderly butler, whose strength was among the top in the Golden Core realm.

Because the other party was polite and smiling, Lv Bu did not clash with them again, but he directly rejected their recruitment.

After all, Lv Bu at that time was in high spirits, young and frivolous. In his eyes, what was the Yuan Prince's Mansion? His future self could already achieve that level.

Therefore, the relationship between Lv Bu and the Yuan Prince's Mansion was clearly not very good.

Su Fan looked at Lv Bu's expression and instantly understood the situation.

Clearly, when Lv Bu rose to prominence, the Yuan Prince's Mansion noticed the Lu Clan and sent people to recruit him. Lv Bu, being young and frivolous at the time, clashed with the Yuan Prince's Mansion.

As such, the stronger Lv Bu became, the less the Yuan Prince's Mansion, as his opponent, wanted to see him continue to grow.

After all, in this border region, the stronger Lv Bu and his men were, the worse it was for the Yuan Prince's Mansion. The Yuan Prince's Mansion wanted to be independent and self-reliant. With their foundation, they had always been at the border and regarded the border as their own property, naturally not allowing other forces to intervene.

Lv Bu's refusal to accept the Yuan Prince's Mansion's recruitment was seen by them as being closer to the Imperial Court.

Once the Yuan Prince's Mansion wanted to break away from the Imperial Court in the future, it would inevitably lead to a struggle with the court. The original Youzhou Provincial Governor's Office was already a major rival.

If one added Lv Bu's troops to the mix, judging by Lv Bu's growth momentum, he would have the opportunity to command the Bingzhou army in the future.

In this way, the Yuan Prince's Mansion would have even more opponents, which was not something they wanted to see. Therefore, eliminating opponents in advance was, in Su Fan's view, a very normal thing.

Lv Bu's potential was visible to the naked eye. Even if he couldn't break through in the future, he would definitely be the number one person below the Earth Immortal level. Combined with an elite army and using military supernatural powers, reaching Earth Immortal combat strength would definitely be no problem.

If such a powerful enemy were not eliminated, it would likely be very difficult for the Yuan Prince's Mansion to become independent later on.

Thinking about it carefully, Zhang Hu being ambushed might also have been the work of the Yuan Prince's Mansion. Zhang Hu was also in the Spirit Refining realm, was also recruited by the Yuan Prince's Mansion, refused, and was finally ambushed.

If it hadn't been for him, Zhang Hu would likely have been finished.

Perhaps Zhang Liao might reach the Spirit Refining realm again in the future, but compared to the previous Zhang Hu, at least the Zhang Clan's momentum of rising would be interrupted.

Perhaps, before Zhang Liao could rise, the Zhang Clan would be wiped out. The strength of the Yuan Prince's Mansion was far greater than that of the Zhang Clan.

Even if the Zhang Clan had a thousand-year history, so what? The Yuan Prince's Mansion was far beyond the Zhang Clan in terms of both time and foundation.

"It seems this Yuan Prince's Mansion is truly not simple."

"However, their methods are too insidious."

Su Fan shook his head. Those who rely entirely on conspiracies and tricks will not last long. Looking through history, no one who wanted to succeed by relying on conspiracies and tricks ever did.

Among the feudal lords and emperors who ended the chaotic times in history, not a single one relied on conspiracies and tricks to develop to the end.

Most relied on open schemes. Perhaps they could use some conspiracies in the process, but once they were trapped in them for a long time, it would only limit their vision and do more harm than good.

Just like the methods of this Yuan Prince's Mansion, once spread, the reputation of the Yuan Prince's Mansion would inevitably suffer a huge blow. Those fierce generals rising up at the border would all consider it carefully when facing recruitment by the Yuan Prince's Mansion.

After all, whether such a Yuan Prince's Mansion was worth following—most martial generals and fierce generals came from the bottom.

And those from the bottom mostly value what? They value loyalty. The Liu Han Dynasty had a very strong atmosphere of chivalry.

Therefore, those from the bottom consider things differently from those of the great aristocratic families. Perhaps only when they are truly at the top and have experienced a lot will there be changes.

But at the beginning, most martial generals still have upright hearts.

The Yuan Prince's Mansion doing this can be said to be destroying their own Great Wall. After all, most of their forces are based on low-level martial generals.

Over the years, the Yuan Prince's Mansion has been recruiting martial generals from the bottom.

After all, compared to those they cultivate, those martial generals who can fight their way up from the bottom have unclear potential, but in terms of temporary combat power, they are definitely very powerful.

Once they lose this part, the strength of the Yuan Prince's Mansion will also decrease significantly.

Therefore, regarding the actions of the Yuan Prince's Mansion, Su Fan shook his head, looking down on them a bit more. A person's future height depends on how great their character is.

The Yuan Prince's Mansion is completely petty.

Lv Bu is powerful, but he is not invincible. Even if he is an enemy in the future, there are many ways to take him down; open schemes are easier.

However, at this moment, the anger in Lv Bu's heart was as if it were about to break through his Mud Pill Palace.

"Calm your heart!"

"You want to go to the Yuan Prince's Mansion? Not to mention whether you have evidence, even if you did, just by yourself, could you be a match for the Yuan Prince's Mansion?"

"You should have some understanding of how deep the foundation of the Yuan Prince's Mansion is. They have been able to stand tall at this border for thousands of years, passed down generation after generation; could they not have experts?"

"Lv Bu, your strength is indeed good. With combat power at the peak of the Spirit Refining realm, there are not many people below the Earth Immortal level who can do anything to you."

"But there are many secret techniques in this world. You should understand the secret technique of the barbarians from before."

"Moreover, the Yuan Prince's Mansion itself is based on Martial Dao and the Military School. Their inheritance—even if their cultivation cannot beat you, relying on the supernatural powers of the Military School, as long as they have elite soldiers and surround you, they could exhaust you to death."

"At that time, do you think the Imperial Court will believe the Yuan Prince's Mansion or your Lu Clan?"

Su Fan's words were like a basin of cold water, instantly waking him up.

"If you want revenge, first strengthen your own power. Secondly, even if you killed this generation of the Yuan Prince's Mansion, what do you think the consequences would be?"

Su Fan laughed: "That is the Prince of Yuan, a prince of the Imperial Court. Even the Emperor would need a charge of treason to deal with him." ===== CHAPTER 1186 =====