Mythical Three Kingdoms: Martial Arts Reach Divine Ranks, I Alone Rule the World

Would you like a pair of straw sandals?

Looking at Liu Bei, who was making eye contact with him and starting to solicit customers, Ji Yuan felt his fists harden.

But when Ji Yuanyi thought of the task that the official had assigned him to befriend Liu Bei, he forced a smile onto his face.

"certainly!"

"But not just a pair, but..."

Ji Yuan gestured across the entire stall and said, "I want them all."

"You want them all?"

Liu Bei frowned and stared at Ji Yuan. He did not show any joy at the fact that all the goods had been sold, but instead shook his head slightly.

"If you were to buy a pair, I wouldn't find it strange at all."

"If you buy two pairs, it can be understood that you want to wear one pair and then switch to another."

"If you intend to buy them all..."

Liu Bei bent down, gathered the straw sandals on the stall to his side, and resolutely refused, saying, "I cannot agree to this!"

"You are a distinguished guest from Luodu. If you want to use my connections to get to know my mentor Lu Zhi, you have miscalculated."

"I'm not afraid to admit it, but Master Lu may have already forgotten about this good-for-nothing disciple."

"so."

"If you wish to get to know Master Lu, you should choose another way."

Ji Yuan was a little confused by what Liu Bei said. He had only come to befriend Liu Bei, so how did he end up getting involved with Lu Zhi?

Ji Yuan, realizing that there might be some misunderstanding between him and Liu Bei, also keenly gleaned a message from Liu Bei's words.

Liu Bei knew his identity and had seen him without his knowledge.

If not.

It is completely inexplicable why Liu Bei referred to himself as "Luodu Noblewoman".

Suppressing his surprise, Ji Yuan smiled and said, "I have my own ways of getting to know your former mentor."

"But if you want to get to know..."

Ji Yuan paused, his gaze fixed on Liu Bei, before saying, "You, Liu Xuande, can only come here."

"Me?" Liu Bei was taken aback, staring at Ji Yuan in surprise.

He never imagined that the nobleman from Luodu whom his childhood friend Jian Yong had mentioned last night, and whom he had specifically detoured to Yingfu Restaurant to take a look before setting up his stall this morning, was actually after him.

This puzzled Liu Bei greatly, and he subconsciously distanced himself from Ji Yuan.

He didn't want to be remembered by the person in front of him.

Aside from his own innocent body, Liu Bei couldn't think of anything else that Ji Yuan could possibly want from him.

Ji Yuan stared at Liu Bei with a dark expression on his face.

Having spent so long in Luodu and knowing the quirks of some high-ranking officials and nobles, how could he not guess the meaning behind Liu Bei's actions?

Because I guessed it.

For the first time, Ji Yuan began to question the task assigned by Zhang Mu.

Is Liu Bei, in this situation, truly worthy of such high regard from that official?

Ji Yuan couldn't understand it.

however.

Before Ji Yuan could discover what Liu Bei had to offer that made him worthy of respect, an excited voice came from behind him.

"Your Excellency, are you perhaps the Noble Lady Ji who has traveled all the way from Luodu? Shouldn't you be hosting a banquet at Yingfu Restaurant to entertain the heroes and righteous men of Yan and Zhao?"

Jian Yong arrived at Ji Yuan's side at some point, his hair still disheveled from a hangover.

He wiped himself with his hands and bowed obsequiously, saying, "So that Consort Ji may know..."

"My name is Jian Yong, Jian Xianhe!"

After saying that, Jian Yong turned his head, rolled his eyes at his childhood friend Liu Bei, and muttered, "Xuande, you've been hiding it really well."

"I thought you really didn't know Consort Ji."

"So you two knew each other all along! You kept it a secret from me for so long!"

Jian Yong's overly familiar remarks left Liu Bei and Ji Yuan speechless.

Liu Bei was speechless at the rambling and unreliable thoughts of his childhood friend.

Ji Yuan felt a headache coming on when Jian Yong kept calling him "Consort Ji".

If someone unaware of the situation overheard this, they might think he was one of the emperor's concubines.

"Xianhe is a remarkable person!"

Ji Yuan first praised Jian Yong.

Then he said to Liu Bei and Jian Yong, "If you two don't mind, you can simply call me by my courtesy name, Boda. Please don't use the title 'Noble Person'."

As he spoke, Ji Yuan glanced around and spotted a herbal tea shop not far from Liu Bei's stall.

"Xuande, Xianhe."

"Regardless of any misunderstandings from before, it's fate that we met today. Why don't we go over there, sit down, and have a chat?"

Does meeting someone mean we're destined to be together?

Liu Bei disagreed with what Ji Yuan said. Unable to see through Ji Yuan's ulterior motives for trying to befriend him, he instinctively wanted to refuse.

But even faster than him was Jian Yong's speed of action.

Before Liu Bei could even utter a word of refusal, Jian Yong had already strode towards the herbal tea shop.

"Old Man Li!"

"Let's start with a pot of jujube tea, and then a plate of refreshing mixed vegetables. Don't worry, you'll get your money's worth."

After doing all this, Jian Yong turned back to his childhood friends Liu Bei and Ji Yuan, who were still standing there, and waved them over, urging them, "Come on over!"

Jian Yong's actions were exactly what Ji Yuan wanted.

He then went to the herbal tea shop, sat down, and drank the bowl of jujube tea that Jian Yong had poured for him.

His forthright and unconventional behavior perfectly suited Jian Yong's taste and temperament.

Therefore.

Just as Ji Yuan put down his empty teacup, he proactively refilled it.

Not far away, Liu Bei watched his childhood friend Jian Yong's actions with a mixture of affection and helplessness, and could only shake his head before sitting down in the teahouse.

Unlike Jian Yong, who was eager to befriend Ji Yuan.

Liu Bei seemed to have come only to drink tea, without showing any intention of making goodwill towards Ji Yuan.

This scene immediately aroused Jian Yong's suspicion.

"Constitutional peace!"

Noticing the change in Jian Yong's expression, Ji Yuan said with a smile, "Have some tea! Have some tea!"

"Whatever it is, let's talk about it after we finish this pot of tea."

"Very well!" Jian Yong, who was already somewhat confused about the situation between Liu Bei and Ji Yuan, gave a curt reply.

Then, an interesting scene unfolded.

As time ticked away...

Neither Liu Bei nor Ji Yuan, each lost in their own thoughts, had the intention of speaking first; they simply drank bowl after bowl of jujube tea.

On the contrary, it was Jian Yong.

Not only did he have to keep serving tea to the two of them, but he also had to take care of Liu Bei's straw sandal business.

At the stall.

After Jian Yong accepted the money from the customer for the straw sandals, he looked at Liu Bei and Ji Yuan, who were sitting opposite each other in the herbal tea shop, with a conflicted expression. He couldn't figure out what the two of them were up to.

If the two of them continued sitting there drinking tea, the sun would soon be setting.

"Constitutional peace! Constitutional peace!"

Hurried footsteps approached, and Jian Yong heard someone calling his name.

He turned his head to look.

He immediately saw Liu Deran, Liu Bei's cousin, whom he was fairly familiar with, hurrying towards him.

"Constitutional peace!"

"Where is Xuande?"

"Not long ago, an angel from Luodu came to my Liu family's ancestral land, summoning all the descendants of Prince Jing of Zhongshan, saying that he would bestow upon us wealth and honor!"

"Take me with you!"

"All the tribespeople from the surrounding area have arrived, except for him."

Despite being out of breath, Liu Deran quickly explained his purpose.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei, who was holding a bowl of jujube tea in the herbal tea shop and about to drink it, suddenly trembled.

First, a nobleman from Luodu approached him, deliberately trying to befriend him; then, an angel from Luodu said he would bestow wealth and honor upon his people…

This made Liu Bei fall into deep thought.

Could it be that the ancestral grave of our ancestor Liu Sheng is emitting auspicious smoke?

But I don't know why.

He should have been happy to hear this, but for no reason he felt a sense of crisis and... palpitations.