Chapter 130

The people of Anyi City celebrated that Zhang Ji, who had plagued Hedong for so long, had finally been killed, and all of them added a few extra dishes to their meals!

The barrage in the Xia Kingdom exploded.

"That eared thief is awesome! He killed Zhang Ji and then logically took over the top-grade Zou Shi!"

"Looking at Zou Shi's expression, she looks like she wants to eat Liu Bei up; she must be incredibly happy inside!"

"That's a given. Zou Shi is only eighteen; how could she possibly want to be married to that old man Zhang Ji?"

"I think the clan leaders are happy; they get to eat at a banquet twice for the price of one gift!"

"Begging the system not to censor this! I suspect Zou Shi is a spy for Dong Zhuo, planning to assassinate Liu Bei!"

The night grew deep.

Liu Bei sent the clan leaders home and walked into the inner chamber.

The delicate and alluring Zou Shi was waiting there.

Liu Bei lifted Zou Shi's chin.

"My lady, you are truly beautiful."

Zou Shi was different from Cai Yan; she had less of a scholarly air but was much more glamorous, and her fox-like eyes were extremely captivating!

Zou Shi's face turned beet red, her charming eyes watery, and she said in a delicate voice,

"Husband, my heart is yours. I only hope to stay by your side from now on..."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Naturally, I will treat you well from now on. My lady, the night is deep; let us rest early."

Zou Shi blushed even more, her snow-white swan-like neck turning bright red.

Liu Bei secretly praised her; this girl's skin turned red whenever she was excited, which made her look very healthy—something very important in this chaotic world with poor medical conditions!

That night,

Zou Shi was moved to tears by Liu Bei's ambition and loyalty, her face streaked with tears like rain on pear blossoms!

The news that Hedong had been captured by Liu Bei like a lightning strike, without a drop of blood shed, spread to Luoyang and to every corner of the land!

Luoyang, at Dong Zhuo's residence,

Dong Zhuo was frantically smashing things.

"Damn Liu Bei, that useless Zhang Ji!"

"That eared thief is treacherous, daring to seize my strategic territory of Hedong! I will raise my entire army and wipe Hedong clean!"

"Li Ru, quickly assemble the army! In five days, I will lead the troops to Anyi and execute the rebel Liu Bei!"

Li Ru frowned, and after Dong Zhuo finished smashing things, he cupped his hands and said,

"My lord, calm your anger. Liu Bei is but a petty man who used trickery to seize Hedong; he is not worth worrying about."

Dong Zhuo was stunned. The strategic territory of Hedong had been occupied by Liu Bei, and this wasn't worth worrying about?

"My lord, at present, more than a dozen warlords in Guandong have united; that is the real disaster!"

Dong Zhuo cursed again.

"These people are truly heartless! It was I who promoted them to be governors and inspectors, and now they all come to rebel against me!"

Li Ru continued,

"My lord, Liu Bei has no more than twenty or thirty thousand troops. He only managed to capture Hedong without anyone noticing because he had the support of the local gentry."

"He now controls the three commanderies of Taiyuan, Yanmen, and Hedong, but with only thirty thousand troops, he must face threats from many sides."

Dong Zhuo raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?"

"My lord, we can send envoys to the Southern Xiongnu and the various Western Xianbei tribes, promising them wealth and official titles to make them attack Liu Bei."

"The Southern Xiongnu can attack Taiyuan Commandery from Xihe Commandery, the Western Xianbei can attack Yanmen, the Heishan bandits can invade from the east, and Niu Fu can invade Hedong from Feng Yi Commandery."

"Liu Bei will be unable to attend to both ends and will surely suffer a crushing defeat!"

Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment; if he were in Liu Bei's position, it would certainly be a crushing defeat.

"Good, Li Ru, you are truly my mastermind!"

"Do as you say! Go and send the envoys quickly!"

At Wang Yun's residence,

"This Liu Bei is capable! Capturing Hedong like a lightning strike—a talent, a real talent!"

Wang Yun sighed while drinking.

"Benchu has already contacted many warlords; Dong Zhuo's downfall is not far off!"

"Liu Bei is truly ruthless, killing Zhang Ji and then marrying his wife!"

In the backyard, Miss Diao Chan was very envious.

"This Zou Shi is so lucky; she was almost ruined by Zhang Ji."

"Liu Bei is indeed a great hero, saving so many people."

"If only I were Zou Shi... phew, what is Miss Diao Chan thinking!"

Fortunately, this could not be seen in the live broadcast room, otherwise, everyone would have been frantically roasting Liu Bei.

Chen Liu,

Cao Cao looked at the news from various places.

"Xuande is impressive! He actually captured Hedong so quickly."

"Is this Zou Shi really that beautiful? Xuande actually took over the same day? He even saved on the banquet money!"

"Who did he learn this habit of snatching other people's wives from? It's a bit ungentlemanly."

Xi Zhicai cupped his hands.

"My lord, Dong Zhuo's attention will surely be drawn to Liu Bei, which is just the right time for us to grow and strengthen ourselves and contact the various warlords."

Cao Cao nodded.

"Zhicai, do you think Liu Bei can withstand Dong Zhuo's retaliation?"

Xi Zhicai paused.

"The quality of Liu Bei's generals is quite good, he has a reputation abroad, and he has Guo Fengxiao to assist him; he should be fine."

"Guo Fengxiao? Is he really that capable?" Cao Cao was somewhat doubtful.

Xi Zhicai cupped his hands.

"My lord, I am not his equal."

Cao Cao laughed. "Zhicai, you are being modest."

But in his heart, he was thinking, is this Guo Jia really that strong? Why was he found by Liu Bei!

Jinyang City, Liu residence,

Bai Yuekui was indignant.

"Liu Bei is too bad! After assassinating Dong Zhuo, he didn't come back, and he even took a concubine in Hedong!"

"Little Sister Cai, when he comes back, you must give him a piece of your mind!"

Hua Mulan also nodded.