Chapter 511

"If you want to pass, you must defeat me first."

Zhang Fei took a deep breath and stepped forward.

"Sorry about this!"

"As one of the Five Tiger Generals of Handong Academy,"

"my will is firm—I won't be swayed by seduction."

With that, he shoved the woman away forcefully; she screamed as she was thrown down the mountain.

The five finally neared the summit, where a group of Huang Jin bandits stood before them.

"Xiahou Yuan!"

"Zhao Yong!"

"If you want to save her, defeat us first!" The Huang Jin bandits stood before the five.

"Just the two of you? If you can stop me, I'll reverse my name." Zhang Fei said confidently.

"Then try!" Zhao Yong deliberately provoked Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei charged forward—but landed face-first in a dog-eat-dust fall.

"Cheating!" Zhang Fei cried as he hit the ground.

Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong rushed over to check on Zhang Fei.

"Damn, it's poison gas!" Guan Yu covered his nose.

"That's right—poison gas from 'Dunce's Wisdom' is everywhere on Mount Dingjun." Xiahou Yuan laughed, hands on his hips.

'Dunce's Wisdom' is an undetectable poison gas; inhaling a little causes no reaction, but too much paralyzes the victim, turning them into a mindless fool, helpless and at the mercy of others.

The Five Tiger Generals glared at the laughing Huang Jin bandits.

"Don't you know that winning is the best tactic? Hah!" Zhao Yong laughed even more smugly.

"Exactly—cheating is my motto!" Xiahou Yuan echoed.

"To be killed by me, Zhao Yong, isn't such a bad fate." Zhao Yong was ecstatic.

Guan Yu, Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun tried to resist—but found no strength left.

【333】 Mount Dingjun! Zhao Yun battles Lu Bu.

"Let me help you out," Xiahou Yuan said, gripping his long spear, preparing to attack.

Huang Zhong looked down contemptuously at the nearby Huang Jin bandits.

"Who's helping whom? That's still up for debate!"

Xiahou Yuan stared in shock at Huang Zhong.

"How aren't you affected? Did you take an antidote beforehand?"

Huang Zhong excelled at archery and had strong lungs and heart; he breathed slowly, so he inhaled little of the poison gas.

"Yunchang, don't exert your Qi—it'll spread the poison. I'll hold the front with the Sky-Reining Bow."

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Ma Chao struggled to resist the poison, forced themselves to stand, drew their weapons, and charged at the Huang Jin bandits, while Huang Zhong fired continuously from behind with the Sky-Reining Bow.

Under Huang Zhong's relentless assault, the four poisoned men finally reached the place where Diao Chan was held.

Inside the room, Li Ru and Meiniang watched the Five Tiger Generals fighting outside the window, smiling confidently.

"They've finally arrived."

"Principal Dong Zhuo was right—everything is unfolding exactly as planned."

"The curtain of revenge is about to rise for the 707th act—we'll reclaim every ounce of our former shame!"

Diao Chan, pinned to the chair, heard the battle outside and cried out.

"Guan Yu! I'm here!"

"Guan Yun! Save me!"

Li Ru and Meiniang stepped before Diao Chan, pulled out a controller, pressed a button—and her voice vanished instantly.

"Hehe~ How about we change her appearance? Even if Guan Yun comes, he won't know who she is."

"You're truly wicked, hehe~"

"Strange beauty has its own peculiar charm."

Their smug laughter had not yet faded when the door burst open—sunlight flooded in, blinding Li Ru and Meiniang, who instinctively raised their hands to shield their eyes.

"Too fast—this shouldn't be possible!"

"Who are you?!"

The intruder said nothing, merely planted his weapon in the ground and walked slowly forward; Diao Chan's gaze turned toward him.

The man wore black clothing, stood before Li Ru and Meiniang, instantly closed the distance, snatched the controller, pressed the unlock button, and spoke to Diao Chan.

"I am Lu Fengxian! I came to rescue Diao Chan, daughter of Principal Wang Yun, who was taken here by Huang Jin bandits!"

Diao Chan looked at Lu Fengxian before her—no joy of rescue showed on her face; she spoke calmly.

"Big Brother Liu! He's here."

Lu Fengxian stared at Diao Chan in confusion. "This isn't right—the script says you should be thrilled and emotional when rescued—why are you so calm?"

Li Ru and Meiniang also sensed something odd.

"Hey, I've been waiting a bit too long," Lin Yu suddenly appeared beside Diao Chan, waving at Lu Fengxian.

Lu Fengxian's pupils shrank—he had not sensed Lin Yu's presence at all.

Li Ru and Meiniang were even more shocked—when had Lin Yu slipped in?

"What a waste not to be an actor!" Lin Yu gave Diao Chan a thumbs-up in praise.

Diao Chan smiled—earlier, Lin Yu had frozen Li Ru and Meiniang in place and revealed his plan to her.

Lin Yu gripped Diao Chan's hands, extracted the chip from her body, enabling her to contact Handong Academy, and instructed the Five Tiger Generals to continue their assault on Mount Dingjun to lure out the mastermind.

Afterwards, Lin Yu used a memory-erasure method to wipe Li Ru and Mei Niang's memories of his arrival, silently protecting Diao Chan. Diao Chan played along, her acting flawless—she could be called a top-tier actress!

The Five Tiger Generals followed close behind and saw Li Ru, Mei Niang, and Lu Fengxian.

"Diao Chan!" Guan Yun hurried to Diao Chan's side.

"Guan Yun!" Diao Chan was thrilled to see Guan Yun. When she had first been taken, Guan Yu was the one she thought of most. Although she had later been rescued by Lin Yu, she was still very happy to see Guan Yun.

Lu Fengxian looked at the Five Tiger Generals surrounding him, paying particular attention to Lin Yu. In a one-on-one fight, he did not fear the Five Tiger Generals, but facing all five at once—he was no longer that confident.

"Enough. Tell us who's behind you." Lin Yu questioned the three.

All three kept their mouths shut.

"Whoever talks first, I'll release!" Lin Yu offered his terms.

"It's the principal, Dong Zhuo." Li Ru and Mei Niang said in unison.

Lin Yu turned to Lu Fengxian.

"Why aren't you talking?"

"Then fight! A warrior only waits to die. One-on-one, I'm not afraid of any single one of you." Lu Fengxian taunted.

"What did you say!" The Five Tiger Generals were all enraged upon hearing it.

Lu Fengxian looked at the five with contempt, but was very cautious toward Lin Yu.

"I'd like to see what you're capable of!" The hot-tempered Zhang Fei charged out first.

"You trash, I don't even need a weapon." Lu Fengxian taunted Zhang Fei.

"Get lost! Old Zhang doesn't need a weapon either."

With that, Zhang Fei lunged straight at Lu Fengxian, his fist easily caught by Lu Fengxian. Zhang Fei was the strongest of the five, but the gap in strength between him and Lu Fengxian was enormous—Zhang Fei's combat power was 12,000, while Lu Bu had already reached 22,000.

Lu Fengxian, gripping Zhang Fei's wrist, looked at Zhang Fei with disdain.

"Not enough force. Is that really your all-out effort?"

"Ah!"

Zhang Fei exploded with rage, his combat power instantly surging to 18,000. Lu Fengxian was shocked at his sudden rise, but remained confident. He took Zhang Fei's punch head-on and kicked Zhang Fei to the ground with one leg.

"Third Brother!" Guan Yun saw Zhang Fei beaten back and rushed to check on him. The fallen Zhang Fei had already lost consciousness.

【334】 Lu Bu, Absorbing Demonic Qi

Zhao Yun walked over, holding his Dragon-Gallant Bright-Silver Spear pointed at Lu Fengxian.

"Take out your weapon!"

Zhao Yun sensed that Lu Fengxian's martial power had reached 22,000, surpassing his own 20,000, but to protect the Five Tiger Generals' reputation, he could not retreat.

Lu Fengxian summoned his Sky Piercer halberd from outside the door, his expression stern as he looked at Zhao Yun. The Zhao Yun holding a spear and the Zhao Yun without a weapon were two completely different people.