Chapter 556

The two of them didn't expect that they had come to participate in a competition, but had started having children!

The broadcast room also exploded.

"That eared thief is shameless!"

"Bai Yuekui and Hua Mulan are too neglectful of their duties."

"I think it's quite good; they should also have their own lives."

"That's right, the eared thief already has a house full of children; what's wrong with Bai Yuekui and Hua Mulan taking maternity leave!"

"However, it seems to have been digested internally."

"So, the final beneficiary is still the eared thief."

Liu Bei listened to Pang Tong's report.

"My lord, Lü Bu and Zhang Lu are doing well in the Western Regions; Zhang Lu destroyed the Loulan Kingdom, proclaimed himself King, and began spreading the Five Pecks of Rice Sect in the Western Regions."

"Lü Bu is even more heroic, defeating the Wusun and the Da Yuezhi, and occupying the Ili River basin and the area around Lake Issyk-Kul."

Liu Bei laughed.

"The bravery of the Flying General is truly well-deserved."

Pang Tong said enviously.

"My lord, Lü Bu also sent you over a hundred beauties from the Western Regions and several hundred Dayuan horses."

Liu Bei laughed.

"I fear you and Fengxiao have already set your eyes on them; this Lü Bu has a grand style; I fear he wants to exhaust me to death."

Pang Tong cupped his hands.

"My lord, this Lü Bu wants to show you that he is living well and also wants to establish trade relations with the Central Plains."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Doing business with the Western Regions, everyone has something to gain; why not do it?"

Liu Bei stood up.

"Come, I'll go pick two, and you all can pick one each as well."

Soon,

Guo Fengxiao, Xun Gongda, Gan Ning, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Lu Su, and others all came.

What was most surprising was that the health-maintaining Jia Xu also came.

Jia Xu cupped his hands.

"My lord, young women can cultivate one's sentiments and make me return to my youth."

Guo Fengxiao mocked him.

"Jia Wenhe, can you stop pretending? Everyone understands!"

Everyone laughed out loud.

Liu Bei picked the two most pleasing to the eye—the kind with slender waists, snow-white skin, charming looks, and the ability to sing and dance.

He also selected one for Guan Yu, Zhao Zilong, Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan, Lu Xun, and Zhang Ren and sent them over.

Others like Zhang Song, Xu Sheng, the Great King, and so on were also sent some.

Liu Bei sighed with emotion.

"Next time, have Lü Bu send more; there are almost not enough to go around."

Then, Liu Bei announced that today would be a day off, and everyone should go back to learn Western Regions foreign languages!

Everyone shouted that the lord was wise!

Liu Bei nodded, feeling that everyone was sincerely praising him.

Guanqiu Jian and Zhang Lu also sent some Western Regions women; Liu Bei was also generous and sent the remaining ones to Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Yuan Shao, and Sun Ce.

Cao Cao felt that this Liu Bei seemed to be someone he could get along with again.

Yuan Shao: Have you considered someone with poor health!

Liu Biao: If I were ten years younger, I would definitely...

Time flew by.

By the summer of the following year,

As time passed, Liu Bei's might in the Han Dynasty grew even higher, and other warlords could feel the huge threat of Liu Bei.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao did not wait for the news of Yuan Shao's death.

Intelligence showed that it was Kojiro who got a pill from somewhere and cured Yuan Shao a bit!

Liu Bei guessed that this should be a system reward obtained by Kojiro.

Because of this, the netizens of the Dwarf Country had a carnival.

Seeing that the Yuan clan was failing, Liu Bei and Cao Cao were both waiting to eat meat, but Yuan Shao's health improved again; tell me, isn't that infuriating!

Kojiro, who originally had no presence, showed off a little and got some rewards for the Dwarf Country netizens.

Of course, the reward could not be compared to Liu Bei's great victory over the three warlords last year.

Liu Bei indeed did not expect this turn of events.

However, there was no news from Hebei.

But news came from Jingzhou that Liu Biao was seriously ill.

Liu Biao originally had nothing wrong, but seeing Sun Ce pacify the Shanyue and Liu Bei's great victory last year,

He had a whim and personally launched an expedition against Shi Xie of Jiaozhi, but unfortunately, before he could cross Lingnan, he fell ill and was hurriedly sent back to Xiangyang.

The eyes of Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce were instantly focused on Xiangyang!

Lady Cai sent a secret letter asking Liu Bei to be sure to come to Xiangyang to preside over the overall situation.

Zhuge Liang felt it was a good opportunity but reminded the lord to pay attention to safety, as Jingzhou was now divided into several factions.

The Cai, Pang, and Huang families sought refuge with Liu Bei.

The Kuai family sought refuge with Cao Cao.

Some families in Jingnan were flirting with Sun Ce.

And there were those like Huang Zu who were firmly anti-Cao, anti-Sun, or even anti-Liu Bei, because he was a powerful clan in Jiangxia and only cared about his own interests.

Liu Bei called Lady Cai and explained the situation to her.

Lady Cai curled up in Liu Bei's arms.

"Husband, I am willing to go back to Jingzhou with you, in the name of visiting my relatives."

Liu Bei held Lady Cai.

"Lady, this trip might be dangerous."

Lady Cai hooked her arms around Liu Bei's neck.

"With you, husband, I am not afraid, and I can spend so long alone with you."

Liu Bei was angry.

"You're not afraid with me, are you? Lady Cai, it seems if I don't spank you for a day, you'll be climbing on the roof."

"Husband, I'm afraid, ah!"

Liu Bei called the strategists to discuss.

"Everyone, share your thoughts."

Xun Gongda cupped his hands.

"My lord, taking Jingzhou is exceptionally important to our army; the troops of Yizhou can go down the river to the east without needing to take the Shu roads to participate in the battle, and the military strength our army can mobilize will directly increase significantly."

Ju Shou also said.

"Jingzhou is at the crossroads of the world, connecting to Jiaozhou in the south, bordering Yangzhou and Yuzhou in the east, and relying on Yizhou and Guanzhong in the west; occupying Jingzhou will improve our army's overall strength significantly."

Guo Fengxiao stepped out.

"Everyone, Jingzhou naturally must be taken, but what the lord wants to know now is whether Jingzhou should be taken at this time, and whether it can be taken."

"My lord, I don't know if Liu Biao's illness is real, so this trip to Xiangyang might not be safe."

Jia Xu also cupped his hands.

"My lord, if Liu Biao is not as seriously ill as he seems, or is even faking illness, this trip might be dangerous for you."

Pang Tong also said.

"As a Jingzhou native, I very much want the lord to occupy Jingzhou, but I am also afraid that this time there is danger."