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That's right, in his previous life, he really had seen Yu Ji's remains!
He participated in the battle that led to Yu Ji's death.

He participated in that battle with the Ji family and assisted Sun Ce in killing Yu Ji.

In fact, besides Sun Ce, the players, and others, there were also outside helpers in that battle, namely Zhang Ning and Zhang Liao!

The two played a greater role than Sun Ce.

Afterwards, when the Ji family was conquering Yinglong Peak, they recruited the two of them as the main force!

At the time, although the loot drops were unlikely to have anything to do with him, he was still curious, just like many ordinary players, and paid his respects to Yu Ji's remains.

Therefore, Lin Mu recognized Yu Ji at a glance.

However, by the time Yu Ji died, Sun Jian had already passed away. At that time, Yuan Shu and Sun Ce controlled most of the southern regions.

At that time, Sun Ce was gradually getting on the right track, contributing an indispensable foundation to the rise of Eastern Wu.

At that time, Yu Ji was preaching in the south and had already convinced many people to believe in him. He already had a considerable base of followers in Jiangdong.

At that time, Sun Ce was establishing and consolidating his regime in Jiangdong, and any factor that might cause instability was seen as a potential threat.

As a highly influential religious leader, Yu Ji's existence was bound to shake the foundations of the people, posing a significant potential risk to the stability of Eastern Wu. Therefore, Sun Ce began to plot and set a trap, successfully eliminating Yu Ji!
The scheme was quite simple: a trap set by Hongmen Banquet.

Yu Ji had always wanted to cooperate with Sun Ce, with Sun Ce controlling the imperial court while Yu Ji developed the Daoist religion—a mutually beneficial arrangement. However, Sun Ce consistently disagreed with this proposal and kept Yu Ji at arm's length. Later, to deal with Yu Ji, Sun Ce set up a trap, feigning compromise and inviting Yu Ji to discuss details, while secretly deploying powerful generals, heavy troops, and various restrictive measures. In the end, he successfully eliminated Yu Ji.

Yu Ji's death was not so simple. His fanatical followers, upon learning of their benefactor's death, erupted in chaos, causing considerable turmoil and even nearly bringing the Eastern Wu regime to a standstill... Fortunately, the powerful families in the south united to quell the unrest.

Thanks to the help of these powerful families, the regime stabilized. However, this also sowed the seeds for the later profound influence of these families on Eastern Wu...

Some players speculate that Yu Ji's successful preaching and its significant impact were likely due to the behind-the-scenes support of powerful local families. Their aim was to increase their leverage and influence the Eastern Wu regime…

In short, nothing happens without a reason!

Lin Mu had witnessed the influence and seductive power of the divine path on the common people. Therefore, after he was reborn and established the Great Wilderness Territory, he had been suppressing the development of the divine path's incense offerings. The establishment of the Water God Temple was only done to meet the requirements of the territory's rank upgrade, and he had been suppressing it as much as possible afterward.

That's why, throughout the entire Great Wilderness, the Water God Temple is just a very quiet hall... with very little incense smoke...

Lin Mu's thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning. Then, he turned his gaze to the Yellow Turban General.

"However, it seems that no Yellow Turban generals appeared on the battlefield where Yu Ji was besieged... Could it be that Yu Ji had used them up before that? Or were they restricted?" Lin Mu pondered.

Upon seeing Lin Mu and the others, Yu Ji immediately summoned the Yellow Turban Divine General, which was likely one of his trump cards.

They didn't use their trump cards when it mattered most; they were either useless, gone, or restricted.

Seeing that Lin Mu and the others did not attack immediately, and that their leader Lin Mu was deep in thought while looking at the Yellow Turban general, Yu Ji was somewhat bewildered.

However, he did not launch an attack, after all, the other side had two peak-level Nine Yuan Divine Generals!

The twenty Yellow Turban generals he summoned were not strong; the highest was only a fifth-level general and the lowest was a first-level general. Moreover, they lacked divine domains and primordial spirits, and were merely castrated versions of generals...

“Yellow Turban General, Yellow Turban Army… Zhang Ning… So that’s how it is!” A guess suddenly popped into Lin Mu’s mind.

That means Zhang Ning helped Sun Ce, not because Sun Ce invited her, nor because it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, but because she had long wanted to kill him!

Perhaps, after Zhang Jiao's death, Zhang Ning learned some secrets and might have already been plotting against Yu Ji!
Lin Mu frowned, then suddenly a bright idea flashed through his mind. He raised his eyes and looked at the yellow banner in Yu Ji's hand.

Yu Ji, who was killed by Sun Ce and others, was not carrying a yellow banner at the time... In other words, that thing was the key to the appearance of the Yellow Turban general!

Lin Mu's gaze towards Huang Fan suddenly became fervent.

Perhaps it is one of the sacred objects of the Taiping Dao!
One of Zhang Ning's goals might just be this!

Could this yellow banner be the key to summoning the Yellow Turban generals, or even the Yellow Turban warriors and the Yellow Turban army?!

Could it be a hidden weapon or artifact similar to the Purple Evolution Cave Heaven Ring?!
Lin Mu thought about it more and more and it seemed very likely. As an important patriarch of the Taiping Dao, it was not surprising that Yu Ji possessed the sect's most powerful artifact.

If Zhang Jiao held this banner and could truly summon the Yellow Turban Divine Army and Yellow Turban Divine Generals, then his combat power and strategic layout at that time would probably be far more complex than what players see, and the outcome of the Yellow Turban Rebellion might have been very different!

The Yellow Turban Warriors all wore yellow turbans, yellow battle robes and armor, and carried various weapons such as swords, spears, and halberds. They were fearless and seemed oblivious to pain.

The Yellow Turban generals dressed exactly the same, only their strength was far more terrifying.

Could this be the evolution of the Yellow Turban Rebellion?!

Yellow Turban soldiers -- Yellow Turban warriors -- Yellow Turban divine generals?!

Common units -- Legendary units -- Epic units or higher?!

Perhaps the ultimate evolution of the Yellow Turban Warriors was the Yellow Turban Divine Army!
Lin Mu took another deep look at the Yellow Turban generals, his thoughts racing.

"Could this be a hidden Easter egg... that the weakest unit, if carefully trained and given relevant information and guidance, could truly become the Yellow Turban Divine Army?!"

This speculation is very likely true!
He never imagined that the Yellow Turban soldier, who started out as a lowly experience-giving soldier in countless Three Kingdoms games, would eventually grow into a Yellow Turban general!
Divine Armies are no ordinary entities. In the entire land of China, those that have appeared are extremely rare. And now, a clue has emerged that allows even the weakest unit to grow into a divine army—how could this not be exciting…

“Zhang Ning inherited Zhang Jiao’s will and part of the foundation of the Way of Peace. She did not switch to other military branches and insisted on following Zhang Jiao’s path of developing the Yellow Turban Warriors. It’s not that she had no choice, but that this path is the right one, a path to heaven!!!” Such thoughts suddenly appeared in Lin Mu’s mind.

All my doubts were suddenly resolved...

Yu Ji, sitting opposite Lin Mu, looked at him with a puzzled expression as he remained silent, his brows furrowed and his face constantly shifting.

Unbeknownst to him, Lin Mu's encounter with the Yellow Turban General caused him to recall the forty-year history from 180 to 220 twice—once in his past life and once in his present life!

"It seems I also need to take Guan Hai and Zhou Cang seriously... and the Yellow Turban Army seriously!"

Unfortunately, there were no clues about the Yellow Turban Warriors...

However, just because he didn't have it doesn't mean that Yu Ji on the other side didn't...

After the two sides had been meeting for a long time, Lin Mu finally spoke, but his first words caught Yu Ji off guard, causing him to sway.

"Yuan Shi, do you have any items for changing the legendary Yellow Turban Warrior class?" Lin Mu asked directly after a long silence.

"What? What?" Upon hearing this, Yu Ji nearly stumbled and fell off the Dharma altar cart, asking in bewilderment. "Wait, how do you know my courtesy name?!" After the initial surprise, a look of fear appeared on Yu Ji's face.

Yuanshi was Yu Ji's courtesy name.

Even his close friends, such as Master Zixu, did not know or tell him about this courtesy name!
Now, the new Dragon Lord Lin Mu, whom he has been keeping an eye on and occasionally plotting against, actually knows his courtesy name. How could he not be terrified?

Lin Mu might know more about him, more about his background... If he were to use that to scheme against him, that would be truly dangerous.

The reason he's still alive is because of his mystery; no one knows his whereabouts, his habits, or his background...

In the depths of his being, Yu Ji sensed a deadly crisis.

This crisis made him feel fear and even consider retreating...

This situation is not good when two armies are at war...

Lin Mu is indeed formidable; his words alone have unsettled him. Perhaps he used many precious artifacts for discerning celestial secrets in order to find out Lin Mu's courtesy name...

"No, we have to stay calm. We can't let the word 'appellation' throw us into disarray." Yu Ji also took a deep breath and adjusted his mindset.

Lin Mu looked at the silent Yu Ji, and a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.

If Sun Ce could successfully kill Yu Ji, why couldn't he?!
Even though Sun Ce paid a considerable price, and even spent a great deal of money to bring in Zhang Ning and Zhang Liao, two powerful external aids, it was all worthwhile.

The current Great Wilderness territory is far more powerful than Sun Ce's forces were back then, and it was capable of scheming to kill Yu Ji!
Thinking of this, Lin Mu's heart began to race. Besides the yellow banner, Yu Ji also possessed rare books and other valuable items, making his worth immeasurable!
If we can eliminate it, its droppings will undoubtedly add an extremely terrifying trump card to the Great Wilderness Territory.

This undoubtedly gave him another strong reason to execute Yu Ji and others.

"I won't go into how I found out your courtesy name, but I'm curious if you have any items that allow you to change your troop type to Yellow Turban Warrior." Of course, Lin Mu wouldn't tell Yu Jitong that his courtesy name was revealed later when he was dealing with Sun Ce.

When Yu Ji preached in Jiangdong, he needed to reveal his identity and many of his secrets; otherwise, who would believe him?

When he officially begins to openly walk the path of the Lord of the Divine Way, all the mystery will disappear, and his secrets will be slowly discovered like peeling an onion.

"You want the legendary Yellow Turban Warrior talisman?... Heh..." Yu Ji already knew Lin Mu's purpose and sneered.

This cunning fellow!

Upon hearing Yu Ji's answer, Lin Mu already knew the answer in his heart. He then whispered, "Hansheng, Ziyi!"

"Your subordinate is here!" the two replied, clasping their hands and bowing slightly.

Lin Mu's voice suddenly turned icy, like a cold winter wind sweeping across a battlefield: "This man possesses a priceless treasure, crucial to the future of our Great Wilderness! Today, we must keep him here!"

"Your subordinate obeys!" Two loud shouts rang out almost simultaneously, like thunderclaps from a clear sky!

"Haha! ~~~~ You want me to stay? Naive, naive!"

"Even if you make a move, it won't work!" Yu Ji laughed heartily, then pointed at Lin Mu and waved his hand.

In order to survive, he went to great lengths to collect various life-saving methods, which was beyond Lin Mu's imagination!
He knew about Lin Mu's outburst at Hulao Pass, but he also knew that that move wouldn't work on him because he was a Meridian Fusionist and a bearer of the power of humanity. That method couldn't be used on him!

He dared to come and block Lin Mu because he was confident he had a trump card to deal with him. Even if Lin Mu had three peak-level Nine Yuan Divine Generals by his side!

"Kill!" Huang Zhong shouted, brandishing his weapon and charging forward like lightning.

"You old scoundrel Yu Ji, prepare to die!" Huang Zhong roared, and with a sudden swing of his sword, a terrifying blade of light swept out, enveloping the group of Yellow Turban generals.

"Bang!!!" Another golden light flashed, and the terrifying blade light disappeared as if mud had been swallowed by the sea...

Taishi Ci held the divine bow horizontally, and the bowstring was slowly drawn back in his hand, instantly forming a dazzling arrow of light.

His weathered right hand was as steady as a rock, while his left hand stretched out three fingers in mid-air, and in the next moment, three purple arrows of light appeared.

The arrow flashed with a cold, purple light, pointing directly at Yu Ji on the ritual chariot. His eyes were sharp as an eagle's, locked onto his target, as if even the air around Yu Ji was frozen by his gaze.

Huang Zhong engages in close combat, while Taishi Ci provides remote support.

"Boo! Hah! Hah!"

The three arrows almost transformed into three streaks of purple lightning, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the air, and shot towards Yu Ji in a triangular formation.

Those Yellow Turban generals didn't even catch his eye!
The moment the arrow left the bowstring, an incomparably powerful binding force enveloped Yu Ji.

At the same time, Huang Zhong had already rushed in front of the Yellow Turban general. His sword light had no effect, but he was not surprised at all.

Yu Ji must have known his lord very well and understood their situation, so Yu Ji's willingness to block their way here clearly indicates that he had something to rely on.

Holding the divine blade, Huang Zhong stomped his foot and pounced forward like a ferocious bear, slashing fiercely.

The divine blade seemed to teleport, instantly traversing dozens of steps to slash directly at Yu Ji. Its target was no longer the Yellow Turban general, but Yu Ji, who was imprisoned by Taishi Ci!
A deafening clang of metal rang out as Huang Zhong's divine blade was blocked by an invisible shield of light, stopping it three feet away from Yu Ji. The blade trembled violently and emitted a buzzing sound.

Huang Zhong was blasted away by the terrifying recoil, retreating dozens of feet.

Yu Ji stood unharmed on the Dharma altar chariot, his face solemn, his hands rapidly forming hand seals, and a peculiar book-like shadow appeared and disappeared on his body.

"Bang!~~~~" Then, three arrows came crashing down, but were blocked by the other protective shields.

Such terrifying blows failed to create even the slightest ripple; the recoil seemed to have no effect on Ji.

Seeing that the two attacks posed no threat to him, Yu Ji began to change his methods, and strange auras began to emanate from him.

The yellow banner moved without wind, and the mysterious runes and inscriptions drawn on its surface were activated, with familiar patterns suddenly appearing.

Those were the light and shadow patterns of the Yellow Turban Warriors, emitting a rich yellow halo that gradually spread out and enveloped the Yellow Turban generals.

Yu Ji did not order the Yellow Turban generals to charge into battle and launch a surprise attack on the unprotected Lin Mu. This was not out of pity, but because he did not want to activate the ferocious dragon within Lin Mu...

The top spot on the Heavenly and Earthly Lords Ranking is definitely not simple. Therefore, since Lin Mu is already a spectator, he's even more willing to do so, stalling for as much time as possible…

(Still one update of 4000 words today.) (End of this chapter)