Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

Seeing Liu Zhang stand up and then sit down again, Sun Jian knew that with Gu Rubing here, no one could say anything.

Just as Sun Jian was at a loss for what to do, Cao Cao immediately said, "Since everyone has no objections, then this matter is settled. If there's nothing else, everyone can go back."

Seeing this, Liu Zhang and Sun Jian wanted to stop him, but Cao Cao had already turned and left, so they naturally had no other choice.

"So you all came all this way just to talk about this? How boring! If I'd known it would be like this, I wouldn't have come. Alright, let's go!"

Watching Gu Rubing's retreating figure, Sun Jian and Liu Zhang gritted their teeth. How could they have gathered here for something like this? If it weren't for Liu Bei causing trouble, how could it have ended like this?
However, right after Gu Rubing left, Cao Cao reappeared before Sun Jian and Liu Zhang.

"Gentlemen, I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

Gu Rubing took Zhao Yun and left Constantinople directly.

However, after meeting up with the Iron Pagoda outside the city, they learned that Cao Cao had not come out of the city.

Gu Rubing suddenly had a bad feeling.

Just as they were preparing to proceed again, the city gate suddenly closed.

"My lord, it seems that Sun Jian intends to drive us away. What should we do? Should we use Yun to blast open the city gates?"

"Forget it, if they want us to leave, they can make us leave no matter what reason we give. Rather than that, we might as well wait here. I don't believe that Cao Cao and Liu Zhang won't come out."

After Gu Rubing finished speaking, he ordered the Ironclad Cavalry to disperse all the members to the four city gates. As soon as they saw any trace of Cao Cao and his men coming out, they were to report to Gu Rubing immediately.

An hour later.

Gu Rubing opened the city gate, and Cao Cao and Liu Zhang slowly walked out.

On the city wall, Sun Ce and Gan Ning were watching them.

Upon seeing this, Gu Rubing immediately stepped forward.

However, upon seeing Gu Rubing, the two immediately avoided him and then accelerated into the distant woods.

"My lord, I have a feeling something is wrong."

"Yes, that's definitely not right. Alright, have everyone come back. We should go too."

Gu Rubing didn't know what the three of them talked about when they got together, but their attitudes toward him had clearly changed.

Soon, the entire Ironclad Pagoda was assembled, and Gu Rubing prepared to lead everyone in a retreat.

However, Gu Rubing and the others had only been gone for a short time.

Zhao Yun suddenly stopped Gu Rubing and looked towards a place not far away.

The Dragon Gallant Silver Spear in his hand was already trembling.

This wasn't the first time Gu Rubing had witnessed this situation. Every time it happened, it meant that Zhao Yun had sensed a murderous aura, and that the murderous aura of the other party was on the same level as Zhao Yun's.

The opposing side also has legendary generals.

Gu Rubing immediately realized that Liu Zhang and Cao Cao, who had left at the beginning, were obviously the ones who were going to make a move against him this time.

"You must have a death wish to lay a hand on me!"

Gu Rubing muttered something to himself, then looked ahead.

"Hey you guys, come out here. Do you really think you can ambush me?"

As the voice faded, Cao Cao and Liu Zhang emerged from the distance, followed by four legendary generals.

However, to Gu Rubing's surprise, there was another person behind them, namely the long-lost Shi Xie.

"Shi Xie? I didn't expect you to come too."

Following Shi Xie were Wang Yue and Shi A, along with more than ten thousand soldiers.

"Liu Bei, your death is near!"

When Shi Xie saw Gu Rubing, he gritted his teeth so hard they made a hissing sound.

"Oh, you hate me that much? I don't think I've done anything to you."

Upon hearing this, Shi Xie wanted to say something, but Cao Cao stopped him.

"I'm sorry, Prince Lie, we don't want to let such a good opportunity slip by."

After saying this, Cao Cao waved his hand.

Four legendary military generals charged towards Gu Rubing.

Zhao Yun brandished his silver spear.

A silver dragon appeared out of thin air and charged towards Dian Wei.

"Hmph, Evil Lai!"

As Dian Wei's voice fell, E Lai's phantom appeared behind Dian Wei and then became entangled with the silver dragon.

However, Zhao Yun could only block Dian Wei and Xu Chu in front of him. The target of these four legendary generals was Gu Rubing.

They were like mad dogs, completely ignoring everyone around them.

As Meng Huo and Miao Moqing were about to rush in front of him, Gu Rubing sneered.

"Second brother, come out."

Upon hearing this, Miao Moqing and Meng Huo immediately stopped in their tracks.

Who was it that Liu Bei called his second brother?

Only Guan Yu deserves such a title.

Before the two could react, a streak of cyan light shot towards them.

Two enormous Gu worms appeared, barely managing to block the blade's light, but both Gu worms also sacrificed three legs.

"You dare to lay a hand on my elder brother? You're all asking for trouble."

As soon as the voice fell, the Azure Dragon rushed out, and together with the White Dragon, smashed the evil phantom into pieces.

Dian Wei coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Then they saw that Guan Yu had already walked up to Gu Rubing, and the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand was still emitting a green light.

"Guan Yu, Zhao Yun!"

Dian Wei muttered something under his breath and quickly led everyone back behind Cao Cao and Liu Zhang.

"My lord, Guan Yu is here. We are probably no match for him. Yi Yi, find a chance to run away quickly."

Upon hearing Dian Wei's words, Cao Cao immediately nodded, knowing that there was no way to resolve the situation today.

"Dian Wei, Xu Chu, come at me together and let me see how much your strength has increased during this time."

After Guan Yu finished speaking, he slowly walked towards the two of them.

"Wait a minute, we..."

A voice suddenly appeared, and Guan Yu swung his sword directly at it.

Upon seeing this, the opponent immediately put all their strength into defending themselves, and it took them a long time to finally block the blade.

But a huge crack also appeared in the body.

Gu Rubing then realized that the person who had arrived was actually Gan Ning, but it was just a distraction of Gan Ning. "Everyone, please wait a moment."

The voice appeared again, and Gan Ning's main body, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, walked out from outside.

Clearly, the clone was severely damaged, which also caused considerable harm to Gan Ning's main body.

Three moves severely injured four legendary generals—such a feat immediately alarmed Cao Cao and his men.

Seeing this, Xu Chu immediately sensed that Guan Yu had become even stronger.

Xu Chu's feeling was correct. After fighting that man in black last time, Guan Yu seemed to have realized something. Although his physical strength had not increased, his moves had become more precise, and his control over the power within his body had reached its peak.

Those three moves just now looked like casual strikes, but in fact Guan Yu secretly drew out all his strength, giving people the illusion that he was very strong and casual.

Guan Yu also sensed that there were six legendary generals nearby. If he couldn't intimidate them with a single move, even he himself might not be able to protect Gu Rubing from these six men.

This was the first time Gan Ning had fought Guan Yu since becoming a legendary general, and that attack had instilled a deep sense of fear in him.

When Gan Ning saw Guan Yu looking at him, he couldn't help but lower his head.

"Everyone, this is the territory of our Anluo Empire. You can't go too far, can you? My father said that if you have any grievances, you can sit down and talk it over. There's no need to fight and kill each other."

Sun Ce stepped forward at this moment and acted as a peacemaker.

Gu Rubing didn't speak, but looked at Cao Cao and Liu Zhang beside him.

Given Sun Ce and Gan Ning's strength, they couldn't possibly be unaware that they had been ambushed, but the fact that they didn't rush over immediately clearly indicated that they wanted to watch the spectacle.

Now that Guan Yu has arrived, Sun Jian knows things are about to escalate, so he has no choice but to step in.

Gu Rubing knew that this matter was definitely related to Sun Jian, but he currently had no evidence.

"Haha, this is indeed a misunderstanding. We had no intention of attacking King Lie. We just wanted to test the strength of General Zhao and General Guan. We had no choice. My men had always heard that Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were very strong, but none of them had actually seen them. We wanted to take this opportunity to see for ourselves."

"Yes, yes, it's the same for me. Please don't mind, Your Highness."

Gu Rubing looked at their hypocritical expressions and sneered.

“Since it’s a competition, it can’t end like this. Zilong, your second brother just made a move, now it’s your turn.”

Zhao Yun immediately understood Gu Rubing's meaning, and then slowly walked out, finally focusing his gaze on Xu Chu, the only one who was still relatively uninjured.

Upon seeing this, Cao Cao's heart tightened.

"Prince Lie, I think we should just let this matter go, we..."

Cao Cao wanted to say something more, but Gu Rubing stopped him.

“King Wei, this matter cannot end like this. My second brother has had his fill, but Zilong’s battle has only just begun. Your men want to test Zilong and his men, and coincidentally, Zilong also wants to test them. Now is the perfect opportunity. Wouldn’t it be a pity to waste it like this?”

Upon hearing Gu Rubing's words, Cao Cao opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.

Seeing Cao Cao in such a predicament, and Gu Rubing pressing him relentlessly, Xu Chu felt a surge of anger.

"My lord, Xu Chu requests permission to fight!"

Looking at Xu Chu's expression, Cao Cao sighed helplessly.

Seeing Zhao Yun closing in step by step, Xu Chu slowly stepped forward, and the phantom image of a fierce tiger slowly appeared behind him.

However, at that moment, Zhao Yun made a move.

The silver dragon suddenly charged out and crashed directly into the tiger.

Zhao Yun did not stop; his Dragon Gallant Silver Spear suddenly trembled, and several spear flowers appeared in front of Xu Chu.

Xu Chu couldn't tell which spear flourish was real and which was fake, so he simply swung his long sword and used all his strength to block all the spear flourishes.

The two trembled for dozens of rounds.

Xu Chu already had some wounds on his body.

Just then, a tiger's roar echoed throughout the forest.

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw that Xu Chu's tiger phantom was directly shattered by the silver dragon, and the silver dragon rushed towards Xu Chu.

"stop!"

Cao Cao immediately shouted.

Dian Wei threw his twin halberds directly at the silver dragon.

The silver dragon's last bit of power was directly neutralized.

Zhao Yun looked at Gu Rubing, and when he saw Gu Rubing nod, he slowly withdrew his spear and returned to Gu Rubing's back.

"Why is King Wei not going to continue? I don't think the battle has progressed much. General Xu Chu should still be able to fight."

What do you mean by still being able to fight? Do I have to let your Zhao Yun cripple my Xu Chu before it's over?

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao's face darkened. Although he was filled with immense anger, he was unable to vent it.

In the end, he could only suppress his anger and smile as he looked at Gu Rubing.

"King Lie, we only wanted to have a competition. There was no need to cause such great losses. Now that we have achieved our respective goals, let's go back. King Lie, nephew Sun Ce, take care!"

After saying this, Cao Cao quickly left with Liu Zhang.

Seeing Cao Cao leave, Gu Rubing smiled and then looked at Sun Ce.

"Since everything is alright, we'll be leaving now, but I still want to ask you for someone."

"You want someone? I wonder who Prince Lie wants?"

"Shi Xie!"

After saying that, Gu Rubing pointed to Shi Xie, who had somehow run up behind Sun Ce.

"This... I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I really cannot give you Shi Xie. My orders, besides stopping you all, were to bring Shi Xie back. Rest assured, my father will give you all a satisfactory explanation this time."

"Oh? So, Sun Jian intends to protect him?"

"This……"

Sun Ce hesitated for a moment, but still stood in front of Shi Xie, his hand gripping the Overlord Spear tightening unconsciously.

Seeing Sun Ce's expression, Gu Rubing hesitated for a moment before saying directly, "I won't put my nephew in a difficult position. I'll wait for your father's explanation."

After saying that, Gu Rubing led everyone away slowly.

Watching Gu Rubing and the others walk away, Sun Ce couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Guan Yu is so strong. If I had met that blow in my true form, I would probably be dead."

Gan Ning walked to Sun Ce's side, his palms now completely sweaty.

"Now you know why the people around here have been hesitant to side with Cao Cao and his allies? Guan Yu is just too strong, and not only Guan Yu, but I feel that Zhao Yun is even stronger than Dian Wei. If we side with Cao Cao now, Liu Bei only needs to send Guan Yu and Zhao Yun to destroy our entire Anluo Empire. Compromise is the best way to deal with Liu Bei."

Gan Ning was naturally straightforward, and after becoming a legendary general, that straightforwardness became even more arrogant. Apart from Sun Jian and Sun Ce, Gan Ning feared almost nothing, and he didn't even take Cao Cao and Liu Zhang seriously.

He often expressed his dissatisfaction with Sun Jian's opportunistic behavior.

But Sun Jian knew that Gan Ning was loyal and devoted, so he naturally wouldn't care and didn't bother to explain the reason to Gan Ning.

After this incident, Gan Ning dared not be careless again, and his arrogance vanished. Instead, he became extremely cautious in his actions. (End of Chapter)