Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Became the Eldest Son of Sun Ce - Chapter 155



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Episode 155. Zhuge Liang (3)

After running for a day and a night, Liu Bei finally reached Longzhong… .

Shocking news awaited him.

I came running with all my heart, but I heard that Zhuge Liang had already left.

The corners of Yu-bi’s mouth trembled at the absurd ending. Then a heavy voice came out of Yu-bi.

“…Are you saying that Mr. Waryong left yesterday?”

Although Liu Bei used to laugh and exude a gentle atmosphere in front of the people, this time it wasn’t like that.

His kind face was as hard as a rock, and his eyes were sharp, like a cold blade drawn out of a knife.

The villager from Yongzhongshan who was telling the story gulped at the unfamiliar atmosphere that Yu-bi was giving off. He avoided the cold gaze and stammered as he opened his mouth.

“Yes, yes. Yesterday, they said they had a letter to give to Master Waryong from the upper group…. The master left with the upper group that day.”

“…Are you saying you just left all of a sudden without saying where you were going?”

“Yes, that’s right….”

To those who have only seen a fragmentary side of Liu Bei, he appears to be just a kind and gentle person.

But, looking at the footsteps of Yu-bi’s life, it was difficult to think that way.

From the time the Yellow Turban Rebels were rampant until now, isn’t it Liu Bei who has spent half his life on the battlefield?

How could someone who has been through such a harsh battle be so gentle?

As the eyes of the villagers of Yongzhongshan who were avoiding Yu-bi’s gaze gradually grew filled with fear.

Something huge blocked the villagers’ path as if protecting them, like a sturdy Mt. Taishan.

The villager blinked and looked up, and it was Guan Yu.

Then a calm voice came out of Guan Yu’s mouth.

“Brother, please calm down a bit. I still haven’t fully grasped the situation.”

When Guan Yu’s deep eyes met Liu Bei’s, Liu Bei, who had been seething with anger, felt his heart slowly calm down.

Liu Bei, whose mind had finally calmed down, smiled gently and spoke to the villagers.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to be angry with you, but this is how it turned out. Please forgive this man’s bad attitude.”

When Yu-bi bowed his head in apology, the villagers were surprised and bowed their waists instead.

To the villagers who only worked the land in Yongzhongshan, seeing their superiors, who were as high as the sky, bow their heads felt like the sky was falling and the earth was shaking.

“Oh no! If you do that, I will be even more embarrassed! Please raise your head!”

Only when the villagers were fidgeting and crying did Liu Bei slowly raise his head and speak.

“Thank you for saying so. But I came all the way here to see Master Waryong… What should I do?”

Then the villager thought diligently. The person above him, as high as the sky, bowed his head and apologized, so it seemed wrong to send him back like this.

The villager opened his eyes wide and spoke as he recalled the conversation he had with the chief yesterday.

“I heard that the letter that the superior brought was sent by Master Waryong’s older brother… Could this possibly be a clue?”

At that moment, Yu-bi’s gaze flashed terrifyingly.

“Warong, if it’s Gongmyeong’s older brother…. Isn’t it Son Hyeongju’s subject, Zhuge Liu—Zhuge Jin—!”

Also, there was no way that the equipment that revered the nouns would not know the name Zhuge Jin.

“Your eldest brother is right! I heard that Jayu, that scholar, became quite successful under Son Hyeongju!”

Guan Yu, who had finally grasped the situation after hearing the two people’s thunderous cries, asked.

“…So, is this all a scheme by Son Hyung-ju?”

Yu-bi, who had been thinking hard and making a firm impression, nodded.

“I don’t know exactly what happened, but it seems like that. And if Son Hyung-ju had intervened, they would have gone south to Gangneung Castle.

Besides, since it’s only a day’s journey, if we chase after it diligently, we’ll be able to catch up. Let’s hurry and chase after it.”

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei climbed onto their horses, inwardly sticking out their tongues at Liu Bei’s tenacity of not giving up until the very end.

Soon, Liu Bei and his party began to advance south at a rapid pace.

***

Namgun Pyeonhyeon.

Meanwhile, the southward advance of Zhuge Jin and Gan Ning’s forces was a much more forced march compared to the northward advance.

However, the number of Liu Biao’s troops that he had encountered when he moved north had been reduced by half.

When I asked the reason, the reason was this.

“Huh, you said it was the top, but it looks like there’s no news about this place.”

“Hehehe…. Please take this and educate us ignorant people.”

A familiar weight that tickles the palm of your hand with a jingling sound.

Yoo Pyo-gun laughed heartily and then whispered quietly.

“Ahem, you keep it to yourself. There’s a rumor going around that those vicious Sons suddenly led a large army south of Myeonsu.

“That’s why most of the troops guarding the land route headed south of Myeonsu. I don’t know if you know, but the higher-ups are extremely wary of losing Myeonsu….”

“Aha, is that so?”

On the other hand, Gan Ning was impressed by the vicious man who was offering bribes and fighting back.

In reality, the target was Zhuge Liang, but Pang Tong’s talent for focusing the attention of Yangyangseong south of Myeonsu was mysterious.

In Yangyangseong, Myeonsu is the lifeline that closely connects the two sides. However, if Son So-gun suddenly advances south of Myeonsu… .

‘From Yoo Pyo-gun’s perspective, it was easy to guess that the friendly forces would take Myeon-su. It was a very good strategy to attract Yang Yang-seong’s attention. Indeed, he is someone who deserves to be called the lord’s trickster.’

Meanwhile, Zhuge Liang heard this story in the carriage.

His eyes sparkled like a mischievous child who had just remembered a mischievous prank.

Finally, he shouted loudly as if he was really excited.

“Haa! A soldier voluntarily reveals military secrets… How can military discipline be so disorganized! Yangyangseong’s future is dark, dark!”

Zhuge Liang’s elegant shout quickly spread throughout the surroundings, and everyone’s eyes were focused on one place.

Meanwhile, the soldiers’ eyes became fierce when they heard Zhuge Liang’s voice.

“What? You guys really need to be beaten to come to your senses!”

As Zhuge Liang’s words chilled the previously cheerful atmosphere, Gan Ning swallowed his sigh of relief.

But the confusion was short-lived, and Gan Ning smiled and said.

“Please wait a moment. You are the eldest son of our upper class, but you don’t know much about the world. Hehehe.”

Then Gan Ning strode into the carriage.

Zhuge Liang saw Gan Ning coming in with a stiff expression and pretended not to notice her and avoided her gaze.

Gan Ning, who had been grinning, immediately raised his right hand. Then, he swung it briskly towards the back of Zhuge Liang’s neck.

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Zhuge Liang, who had been smiling refreshingly at Gan Ning’s merciless gestures, collapsed without saying a word.

Zhuge Liang’s wife was so shocked by the sight of him that she tried to scream, but Gan Ning’s aura was so fierce that she couldn’t bring herself to say anything.

In fact, making someone faint is an extremely difficult skill.

It is a very delicate skill, requiring precise skill and power to hit a very small target.

But for Gan Ning, who had experience kidnapping many people while looting over the years, this task was simple.

Gan Ning, who had forced Zhuge Liang to shut his mouth, walked out of the carriage and said.

“Hehehe, this is really it. It’s because of the superiors that things are going so smoothly. I will apologize more on behalf of Confucius, so how about we stop here?”

Meanwhile, Liu Biao, who had been carefully guarding the upper area since the moment he heard the sound of ‘clap’, nodded at Gan Ning’s kind words.

Zhuge Jin, Gan Ning and their party, whose time had been delayed for a while, diligently advanced south.

Although the distance to the northernmost jurisdiction of Son So-gun, Dangyang-hyeon of Nam-gun, was about 150 li, he could not let his guard down.

The only thing they were concerned about was that the horses were very tired from the harsh schedule.

***

After half a day and a half had passed.

After running and running until night, Yu-bi and his party arrived at Pianxian.

Liu Biao’s army, who had been blocking them, lowered their heads when they realized Liu Bei’s true identity.

“Meet the Left General!”

Yu-bi opened his mouth with a strong smile.

“…I’m sure you saw something suspicious today. If anything comes to mind, tell me.”

In the midst of the ominous atmosphere, one of the soldiers who had been rolling his eyes finally opened his mouth.

“…That, one of the merchants who came down during the day was a bit strange. The merchant I was seeing for the first time insulted us…

Looking back, I think the behavior of that person in charge was quite violent.”

“You were violent? Tell me more.”

“The person in charge of the upper level made an insulting remark to us, and it seemed like the person in charge of the upper level slapped him. Now that I think about it, which person in charge of the upper level would slap someone who is worthless….”

At that moment, Liu Bei intuitively realized that they were the merchants who had taken Zhuge Liang.

For a moment, Yu-bi almost lost his temper and shouted, but he barely held on.

Although Liu Bei himself is treated well here, this place is strictly under Liu Biao’s jurisdiction.

If he heard that military discipline had been rectified in a place that was not under his jurisdiction, it would be of no benefit to Liu Bei.

With Liu Biao’s authority already weakened and he now lay sick, the succession plan for Liu Biao was clashing fiercely.

Liu Bei, who was not on good terms with Cai Jia, was naturally Liu Ji’s guardian.

But what if Liu Bei interferes with Liu Biao’s forces in the southern part of Yangyang Province?

This would have been the perfect excuse to rip off Yugi and Yubi from the family.

Yu-bi barely swallowed the anger rising to his tongue as he spoke.

“…Okay, that should be enough. But our horses are quite tired, so could you please replace them with some good war horses?”

At this, most of the soldiers expressed their discomfort.

Changing one warhorse was no problem, but if they were caught changing dozens of warhorses, they would be in trouble.

One of the officers opened his mouth in a pout.

“But why are you going south, General? Shouldn’t you be guarding Shinya right now?”

Then, Yu-bi’s cool voice countered this.

“…Wherever I go, it’s not something I should report to you about. But you know, I can report your lax discipline directly to Yu Hyung-ju. What do you think? Do you think that would be better?”

Then, the officer whose lips were twitching quickly bowed his waist. It was like receiving a verbal response instead of giving it back.

“Oh no! You guys! Bring me the lively horses! Quickly!”

As the soldiers moved away, Guan Yu spoke in a heavy tone.

“Brother, if things continue like this, we will soon be in Son So-gun’s territory. If we continue like this, we could easily clash. It’s not scary to clash with them….”

Liu Bei said to Guan Yu, who seemed to be worried about what would happen next.

“…I also know what my brother is worried about. There will definitely be big and small checks and balances from Yangyang…

“I’m saying this because I think I’ll regret it if I go back like this. It wasn’t like this when I ran away, leaving Seoju behind… ”

Guan Yu closed his mouth at Liu Bei’s regretful words. He realized that Liu Bei’s determination was much stronger than he had expected.

After a while, Liu Bei and his men, mounted on their energetic war horses, gave chase again.

So it was noon the next day.

If we go a little further, we will be in the jurisdiction of Sonsogun.

But Yu-bi didn’t have the energy to worry about such trivial things.

No, if it were his usual self, he would have kept the political structure surrounding him in mind, but this time, he couldn’t do that.

This was because the meeting with Zhuge Liang was so eagerly anticipated and desired.

As they ran, even saving up sleep, Yu-bi and his party discovered their party beyond the horizon.

Although it was his first time seeing the top, for some reason, Yu-bi’s senses were racing wildly.

My heart started pounding and I instinctively felt that I absolutely had to not miss it.

Yu-bi said fiercely.

“…It’s them, we’ll take the carriage before they reach Dangyang County, speed up!”

***

On the other hand, could it be because the horses were treated almost like overwork?

The horses of Zhuge Jin and Gan Ning’s party were on the verge of collapsing.

The friendly forces’ jurisdiction was also right in front of him, so Gan Ning had no choice but to gradually slow down his movement speed.

‘If we go 20 more li, we’ll reach Dangyang-hyeon… But why are we so anxious?’

A familiar feeling of awkwardness enveloped Gan Ning’s entire body.

At the time when he was famous for his plunder, he had an eerie feeling that the Yizhou navy was closing in on him to destroy him.

At that moment, one of the soldiers who was looking at the rear spoke questioningly.

“Huh? Why is there a dust cloud all of a sudden?”

The soldier’s voice was calm, but the content was anything but.

“A cloud of dust?”

Gan Ning glanced back as a sense of discomfort washed over him.

He shouted in an absurd voice.

“Hey, you ignorant bastards! Can’t you tell just by looking at them? No matter how you look at them, they’re pursuers!”

With the destination just around the corner, the final chase has begun.

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