Chapter 76

The lords felt that what Liu Bei said made perfect sense; Ding Yuan Shu had no ability and was always being passive-aggressive. Everyone found him unpleasant but dared not say so.

Having such a person in the team was truly nauseating!

Cao Cao praised him inwardly; Liu Bei’s scolding was incredibly satisfying!

Guan Yu was deeply moved,

“To defend me, my Big Brother is willing to offend the Ding Yuan family, who have served the court for four generations. With such a Big Brother, what regrets could I have!”

Ding Yuan Shu was enraged,

“I am trash?!”

“You sandal-seller, I’ll fight you!”

After saying this, he hurriedly retreated a few steps,

speaking the harshest words while doing the most cowardly things!

The lords all shook their heads; this Ding Yuan Shu really was trash.

Li Li Shunchen and two Bangzi warriors behind Ding Yuan Shu swung their fists at Liu Bei!

With one punch and two kicks, Liu Bei knocked all three to the ground, unable to move!

“Trash! The master is trash, and the subordinates are even more useless!”

Ding Yuan Shu hurriedly hid behind Ding Yuan Shao!

Everyone cursed him as trash again!

Sun Sun Jian laughed heartily,

“Liu Xuande is domineering; what you said is absolutely right!”

Ding Yuan Shao... Hua Xiong was still mocking him as Alliance Leader outside, and the lords were fighting among themselves; it was truly difficult!

Although Liu Bei was scolding Ding Yuan Shu, he felt he was also insulting him!

He glanced at Cao Cao.

Boss Cao understood,

“Everyone, Hua Xiong is still clamoring outside the camp; let’s deal with him first.”

He walked up to Guan Yu and discovered Guan Yu was more than a head taller than him,

“A true warrior!”

A fleeting glance last time had made him think Guan Yu had a heroic appearance, but observing him up close, he found Guan Yu truly impressive!

Boss Cao instantly felt a desire to recruit such talent!

Guan Yu said in a deep voice,

“If I do not win, you may take my head!”

Cao Cao applauded,

“Good, bring wine!”

“Yunchang, please drink this hot wine to bolster your courage!”

Guan Yu waved his hand,

“Leave the wine for now; I shall return shortly!”

The lords all had a feeling that this Guan Yunchang really knew how to put on a show!

Guan Yu left the tent without looking back!

His spirit was like a rainbow, his heroism boundless!

The livestream chat exploded instantly,

“Guan Yu’s presence is too strong!”

“He bullies the strong but does not oppress the weak; a true man of righteousness!”

“I have to shout it: Second Brother Guan is mighty!”

“Liu Liu Daer’s scolding of Ding Yuan Shu was satisfying; watching it was satisfying too!”

“Those three pieces of trash from the Bangzi country are truly useless!”

“Ding Yuan Shu almost had his funeral feast!”

“Who do you think will win, Guan Yu or Hua Xiong?”

“I don’t know. Guan Yu is strong, but Hua Xiong isn’t bad either; he’s already killed several great generals!”

Zhang Fei also leaped up,

“I’ll go beat the drums for Second Brother!”

Liu Bei, however, sat back down and picked up a bowl of wine to drink leisurely; it was just beheading Hua Xiong, what was there to be excited about?

Soon,

the sound of war drums and Zhang Fei’s roars echoed outside the tent!

A few breaths later,

the cheers of the soldiers resounded throughout the entire camp!

Guan Yu walked into the tent with a fierce expression and threw Hua Xiong’s head at Ding Yuan Shao’s feet!

The lords gathered around to look,

“It’s Hua Xiong!”

“He died so quickly!”

Cao Cao held the wine and sighed,

“The wine is still warm!”

Guan Yu took the wine and drank it in one gulp, his heroism soaring!

Boss Cao felt sour inside; how did such a heroic general end up with Liu Bei!

Zhang Fei walked in, laughing heartily,

“That Hua Xiong is trash; my Second Brother beheaded him in one round!”

“What? Only one round?!”

“A true fierce general!”

The lords praised him one after another!

Guan Yu turned and returned behind Liu Bei, his eyes remaining half-closed, looking indifferent!

Boss Cao?! He wanted this Guan Yu!

Ding Yuan Shao was secretly alarmed; he feared this Guan Yu might be even stronger than his Yan Zhang Liang and Wen Chou!

Ding Yuan Shu dared not speak; it seemed any one of these three brothers could kill him!

The livestream chat was filled with exclamation marks!

“Second Brother Guan is mighty!”

“I couldn’t stand Guan Yu’s arrogance before, but now I realize he really has the ability!”

“Indeed, Second Brother Guan is my idol from now on!”

“Liu Bei is so lucky! He picked up this fierce general on the street!”

“Look at Cao Cao’s expression; he’s dying of envy, isn’t he? He should go pick one up himself!”

With their main general killed, the Alliance forces were powerful, and the tens of thousands of Xiliang iron cavalry huddled in Sishui Pass, not daring to take a single step out!

When the news reached Luoyang,

Dong Zhuo was naturally furious again,

“It’s that Big-Eared Thief again! His second brother is also this powerful?!”

“How hateful! As long as the Big-Eared Thief lives, I will never be able to swallow this anger!”

“Li Ru, what should we do now?”

Li Ru paused,

“My Lord, the Alliance forces have killed Hua Xiong; their spirit is like a rainbow, and their forces are numerous. Now, only if you personally lead Lu Bu to battle can you intimidate the various lords!”

Dong Zhuo nodded,

“Li Jue, Guo Si, lead fifty thousand troops to hold Sishui Pass; do not engage in battle.”

“I will lead one hundred and fifty thousand myself, along with Li Ru, Lu Bu, Fan Chou, and others, to guard Hulao Pass.”

“Understood!”

Lu Bu’s eyes lit up; he could finally kill enemies on the battlefield again. If he could kill the Big-Eared Thief, Dong Zhuo would surely give him a great reward!

Dong Zhuo slammed the table in anger again,

“Ding Yuan Shao and Ding Yuan Shu are rebelling. Li Jue, take your troops and kill the entire Ding Yuan family!”

Li Ru cupped his hands,

“My Lord is wise. The Ding Yuan family is powerful; this will prevent them from colluding from within and will also intimidate the court officials!”

In the Alliance camp, there was weeping everywhere,

Ding Yuan Shao’s eyes were red, and tears streamed down his face,

“Old thief Dong Zhuo, I swear to kill you!”

“Uncle, I have failed you!”

Ding Yuan Shu also tried hard to squeeze out a few tears,

“Uncle, I told you to leave Luoyang with me, but you insisted on staying to assist the Emperor, and now you have been killed by the old thief!”

Ding Yuan Shu wasn’t sad at all; Ding Yuan Kui had always favored Ding Yuan Shao, and Ding Yuan Shu had long been dissatisfied with him.

“Brother Benchu, Brother Gonglu, you are doing this for the sake of righteousness!”

Cao Cao comforted them from the side.

“Alliance Leader, please restrain your grief.”

The other lords advised.

Liu Bei shook his head inwardly; these two brothers were truly good at acting. They knew that raising an army would implicate their uncle’s family, yet they raised it anyway!

After a long while, Ding Yuan Shao’s eyes were red,

“Gentlemen, Dong Zhuo is personally leading troops to Hulao Pass. Who will go with me to Hulao to kill this thief!”

Everyone responded one after another,

Han Fu and others remained to guard Sishui Pass,

while Ding Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Brother Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, and others led their troops toward Hulao Pass!

Wang Kuang, the Administrator of Henei, was the first to arrive at Hulao Pass,

and Lu Bu led his troops to meet them.

The famous Henei general Fang Yue rode out, intending to kill Lu Bu and become famous just like Guan Yu!

Unfortunately, the gap in strength was too great; Fang Yue fought Lu Bu for less than five rounds before being pierced and thrown from his horse by Lu Bu’s halberd!

Lu Bu took the opportunity to lead his troops in a charge, and Wang Kuang was soundly defeated!

Only when the other lords arrived did they stabilize the formation!

Wang Kuang was disheveled and in a very sorry state,

“Alliance Leader, that Lu Bu is exceptionally valiant; I truly could not match him!”

Ding Yuan Shao snorted,

“If only Yan Zhang Liang and Wen Chou were here...”

Seeing everyone give him a look that said, “You’re doing it again,” he had to stop,

“Let’s go, we shall meet this Lu Bu on the battlefield!”

— Author's Notes —

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