Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Therefore, even though Prime Minister Li knew that Zuo Ci's words might not be true, he could not help but ask him questions.

"Brother Bofu, rest assured. I know what to do."

Li Xiang showed a maturity far beyond his age. After comforting Sun Ce, he turned and continued to look in the direction of Zuo Ci.

"Of course it is true. In addition to practicing in the mountains, I also often walk between the mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty, eating the wind and drinking the dew, looking for places with spiritual and beautiful scenery to appreciate nature."

"I happen to know of a valley nearby where you can take shelter from the wind and snow."

Li Xiang was slightly pleased when he heard this and asked, "I wonder if you can tell me the location of the col. I will be very grateful."

Zuo Ci raised his head slightly in the snow, put his fingers on the goatee under his chin and gently twisted it, then uttered a word.

"Did not say."

Li Xiang was stunned and asked quickly. "Why, Taoist priest?"

"Tao follows nature."

Zuo Ci sneered and replied, "This person is rude to me, so I won't say anything, unless..."

After a pause, Zuo Ci added.

"Unless this person pays homage to me and apologizes."

Sun Ce, who was naturally quite irritable, heard the words, picked up the ancient ingot knife, moved his body, and was about to walk forward while speaking.

"Okay, okay, Taoist priest, please don't move. I will come and apologize to you right away..."

Li Lian hurriedly grabbed Sun Ce's hand that was about to be pulled away and persuaded him. "Brother Bofu, please don't be impulsive."

Sun Ce stopped for a moment, turned his head to look at Li Xiang, then stared at Zuo Ci, his mouth opening and closing, the shape of his mouth looked very indecent.

However, Li Xiang also knew that it was obviously unrealistic to ask Sun Ce to apologize to Zuo Ci.

If Sun Ce had not been so cautious in this snowy weather, he would have personally picked up a knife and chopped Zuo Ci into meat paste.

After a slight hesitation, Li Xiang bowed.

"Master, please forgive me. How about I apologize to you on behalf of Brother Bofu? After the misunderstanding between the two sides is cleared up, I will persuade Brother Bofu to personally bring gifts to Tianzhu Mountain to apologize. How do you think?"

"No way."

After a pause, Zuo Ci glanced at Li Xiang and then spoke.

"Well, well, let's not argue with a warrior. You, a young boy, can make apology on my behalf. But I have one request."

"Master, please speak." Li Xiang said.

Zuo Ci stroked his goat beard and said, "I think you are a talented kid, and you have a connection with me. How about you become my disciple?"

At this moment, Sun Ce was so angry that he laughed.

"You are such a bold demon, do you think you are qualified to accept me as your disciple? This is ridiculous. What are you still standing there for? Chop this demon into pieces."

"Wait a minute!"

Li Xiang tried to stop him again, then spoke politely to Zuo Ci.

"You are joking, Taoist priest. I am just a child. All matters, big or small, must be managed by my father."

"If the Taoist priest wants to accept me as his disciple, he only needs to convince my father. If he agrees, I will be fine with him going into the mountains to cultivate myself."

When Adou, Sun Ce, Taishi Ci and others heard this, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They were really afraid that Li Xiang would be bewitched by Zuo Ci and agree.

What is Li Xiang’s identity?

How could the legitimate son, and the only heir of a stately marquis, take such a Taoist priest with unknown background as his teacher?

If this person is a remnant of the Taiping Dao with bad intentions, then once Li Xiang worships him as his master, it will bring a huge blow to Li Ji's reputation.

Therefore, Sun Ce was prepared for Li Xiang to agree in a moment of confusion, and then to use force to stop Li Xiang.

Fortunately, although Li Xiang was young, he rejected it quite beautifully.

If you really want to take Li Xiang as your disciple, then go and discuss it with Li Ji.

But, does Zuo Ci dare to meet Li Ji?
The answer is obvious: no.

The Taoist tradition passed down by the immortal Nanhua was tormented to death by Li Ji, and that bastard Yu Ji even died directly at the hands of Li Ji.

If Zuo Ci dared to show up in front of Li Ji, how could he appear here?

Zuo Ci knew that Sun Ce and other warriors could not see through the mystery of the snow and wind, but Li Ji, who seemed to have mastered the "Taiping Qingling Dao", would be able to see through the flaws at a glance. By then, Zuo Ci might have followed Yu Ji's footsteps and become Li Ji's prisoner, imprisoned in a cage, then squeezed alive and finally executed.

"Don't you think that I'm really afraid of the state scholar?"

Zuo Ci snorted coldly and said arrogantly.

"I know everything about the weather, the location, yin and yang, the five elements, Qimen Dunjia, divination and geomancy, etc. I am proficient in everything."

Li Xiang nodded and replied, "My father also knows these."

"Humph, the Marquis of Guoshi has only glimpsed a third of the subtleties of my Daoism. How can he compare to my hundred years of hard practice?"

After a pause, Zuo Ci continued.

"To be honest, the Duke of Guoshi might even respectfully address me as his uncle."

Li Xiang pretended to be overjoyed and spoke.

"You are my father's old friend, that's great. Please help us avoid the snowstorm. I will tell my father everything you said to prove your merits."

Zuo Ci's expression froze, and for a moment he couldn't help feeling a little hesitant and worried.

Guo Shihou is a very famous person, I don't think he is such a petty person. He won't mind me claiming to be his uncle, right?

It shouldn't be... right?

When Zuo Ci thought about how Yu Ji died, his confidence was no longer so strong.

The original intention of this trip was to establish a good relationship with the Duke of Guoshi. If, instead, he offended the Duke of Guoshi, wouldn't that be bad news?

However, Zuo Ci understood better the human psychology that what one cannot obtain is the best, while what one offers voluntarily will be regarded as trash.

If one wants Guo Shihou to remember this favor, the urgency of the situation is one thing, but the attitude of Li Xiang's legitimate son is even more important.

"cough……"

Zuo Ci coughed lightly and said, "I no longer care about those false reputations and achievements, so I won't bother you to tell me about them."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiang replied.

"The Taoist priest is truly kind and gracious. Why would you bother to argue with my brother about an unintentional mistake? If the Taoist priest can help us get out of the snowstorm today, I will never forget your kindness."

Zuo Ci pondered for a while and then sighed.

"Whatever, it seems that our relationship as a master and disciple still needs some setbacks..."

"If you want to avoid the wind and snow, follow me."

Li Xiang was overjoyed and quickly looked at Sun Ce beside him.

Sun Ce frowned, worried about Zuo Ci's behavior, but he saw that it was Li Xiang who had been persuaded with great difficulty.

Then, Sun Ce gave the order.

"Gong Fu, Yi Gong, please lead 500 elite soldiers to follow the evil Taoist priest and see if the valley he said is a good place to take shelter from the wind and snow is true."

"Yes."

Huang Gai and Han Dang accepted the order.

"Be careful in your actions. If anything goes wrong, send someone back immediately to report. Also, make sure to leave marks along the way."

Following Sun Ce's instructions, Huang Gai and Han Dang quickly selected five hundred soldiers and chased in the direction of Zuo Ci.

……

at the same time.

When the Jinyisi realized that Li Xiang and A Dou and his party were probably trapped in the snow and wind, and no news had been received for a day.

The Jinyisi in the surrounding area were greatly alarmed and tried their best to find Li Xiang and A Dou in the wind and snow. Not daring to delay at all, they quickly reported the news.

When this news was quickly delivered to Sima Yi, Sima Yi, who had gradually learned not to show his emotions, trembled three times.

'Something bad has happened!'

Sima Yi's pupils shrank, realizing that if anything happened to Adou and Li Xiang, the consequences would be extremely serious.

Immediately, Sima Yi, who had this information, tore his clothes a little with his hands, and then rushed quickly towards the conference room where Li Ji was.

"Teacher..." (End of this chapter)