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

Phoenix Perch Mountain, inside a side room.

When Zhang Mu asked Tong Yuan to confirm whether the old friend he mentioned who could cure Lü Bu's injuries was Hua Tuo, Tong Yuan readily nodded and admitted it.

"If even my old friend is powerless to help Fengxian, then I'm afraid no one in the world can save him."

Tong Yuan greatly admired Hua Tuo's medical skills.

however.

When his gaze fell on Lü Bu, who was lying on the bed barely clinging to life, he couldn't help but show a look of worry.

"Mr. Tong is overthinking it."

"Fengxian has overcome even the hurdle of falling into demonic possession, which is something that ordinary people cannot overcome. With the help of Master Yuanhua's medical skills, which can be described as the best in the world, his life should be safe."

Zhang Mu comforted Tong Yuan, and Tong Yuan couldn't help but look at him with surprise upon hearing his words.

"Gongzhi, have you perhaps met my old friend? You even know his handwriting?"

If Zhang Mu were to casually refer to his old friend as "Divine Doctor Hua," Tong Yuan wouldn't find it abrupt or strange.

after all.

His old friend, a physician, traveled extensively, performing medical duties to save lives and heal the wounded.

However, unless one is close to or has had contact with his old friend, very few people would know his courtesy name, "Yuanhua".

But in the next moment.

Zhang Mu's head-shaking gesture left Tong Yuan stunned.

"Mu has never met Mr. Yuanhua."

"It was only by chance that I heard about Mr. Yuanhua from an old Taoist priest I knew. He had the good fortune to meet Mr. Yuanhua and spoke highly of his medical skills."

Tong Yuan did not pursue the question of who the old Taoist priest Zhang Mu mentioned was.

He merely raised his hand, signaling Zhang Mu and his three disciples, who were standing inside, to come outside with him to talk, as it was inappropriate to disturb Lü Bu, who was ill, here.

Just stepped out of the side room.

Tong Yuan immediately noticed the corpse of Tan Shihuai, which was wrapped in a golden wolf flag and brought back by Zhang Mu. This made him frown slightly, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

But before he could even speak...

Zhang Xiu, the second disciple with the most impatient temperament among his disciples, couldn't help but look at Zhang Mu and Tong Yuan.

"Master!"

"What exactly happened?"

"How could this have caused such severe injuries to the senior brother inside, whose strength was already at the Martial Phase Realm?"

This is a problem that not only Zhang Xiu is concerned about.

Zhang Ren and Zhao Yun, who were standing nearby, also looked on with curiosity.

Especially Zhang Ren.

His eyes swept over Zhang Mu, whose armor was also stained with blood, and he seemed to be deep in thought.

"What happened?!"

Tong Yuan pointed to the corpse of Tan Shihuai, which was wrapped in a wolf flag and had not yet been dealt with by Zhang Mu, and said with a wry smile, "It's all because your senior brother Lü and General Zhang Mu in front of you are too audacious."

"With their combined strength, they turned the Xianbei royal court at the foot of Langjuxu Mountain upside down."

"The world has turned upside down and they're still not satisfied."

"They even forced out the Xianbei king Tan Shihuai, who had faked his death, and then slaughtered him."

"bawl!"

"The body wrapped in that flag is that of Tan Shihuai, the old king of the Xianbei, who had already stepped into the half-step Overlord Realm."

Tong Yuan answered Zhang Xiu's question.

To Zhang Xiu and his two companions, what he revealed was no less than a thunderclap in their ears.

"What?"

"They stormed into the Xianbei royal court and even killed a half-step Overlord Realm expert?"

Zhang Xiu's expression was quite interesting, and his gaze suddenly turned to Zhang Mu.

He simply couldn't reconcile the seemingly harmless young man, not much older than himself, with the person who had accomplished such a monumental feat.

"Half-step... Overlord Realm?"

Tong Yuan's eldest disciple, Zhang Ren, remained relatively calm.

Even though he was as calm as he was, he was secretly pondering those words, slowly digesting what his master, Tong Yuan, had said.

"Brother Zhang, were you really this amazing?"

"If only Yun had your strength, I would follow in your footsteps and Senior Brother Lü's footsteps in the future, to bring glory to the foreign tribes and restore the glory of our Han people."

Zhao Yun's words were simple and honest, and those who heard them found them very helpful.

But when Zhang Mu met the admiring look in the eyes of the young Zhao Yun, the still somewhat shameless Zhang Mu waved his hands repeatedly.

"The main player against Tan Shihuai is Fengxian; Mu is just there to lend a hand."

"If it were Mu himself..."

"Perhaps the body lying here now is not that of Tan Shihuai, but that of Mu Heng who died in the Xianbei royal court."

Zhang Mu spoke modestly, but Tong Yuan, standing beside him, didn't believe a word he said.

Having witnessed the entire battle, how could he not see that Zhang Mu, who was responsible for supporting Lü Bu, had been holding back his strength?

He even had doubts.

Even if his nephew Lü Bu hadn't gone mad...

Tan Shihuai, underestimating his opponent and being careless, might also be tricked and killed by this young man.

"alright!"

"If you have any questions, we can ask them later."

"Gongzhi will be staying here for a few days. The three of you should prepare another room."

Seeing that his second apprentice, Zhang Xiu, was about to ask more questions, Tong Yuan found an excuse to send his three apprentices away.

Zhang Xiu, Zhang Ren, and Zhao Yun dared not shirk their teacher's orders.

The three brothers immediately shrank back and obeyed.

After all the disciples left...

Looking at the corpse of Tan Shihuai on the ground, Tong Yuan once again warned Zhang Mu: "Be impartial."

"Listen to my advice."

"This corpse of Tan Shihuai must not be kept!"

"Make sure to dump his body in some deserted place before midnight tonight."

This wasn't the first time Zhang Mu had heard Tong Yuan's warning.

When the Xianbei royal court collected Tan Shihuan's body, Tong Yuan reminded him once, and now, less than half a day later, Tong Yuan brought it up again.

If Zhang Mu hadn't failed to detect the greed in Tong Yuan's words, he would have been different.

He almost thought that this Han Dynasty sharpshooter was waiting for him to throw away Tan Shihuai's corpse before picking up the scraps.

"Mr. Tong!"

"Is there some taboo surrounding the corpse of Tan Shihuai that makes even a living, powerful figure like yourself so wary of him?"

Zhang Mu had no choice but to think this way.

Tong Yuan warned him to dispose of Tan Shihuai's body before dawn, as he had previously said he would go to find Hua Tuo after midnight.

Both occurred in the early hours of the morning.

The timing is too coincidental.

Zhang Mu wasn't foolish enough to think it was just a simple coincidence.

The only truth he could guess...

The remains of the sandalwood tree that he left behind contain some taboo that he was unaware of.

This led Tong Yuan to abandon his plan to immediately set off to find Hua Tuo to treat Lü Bu, and instead stay there until dawn to cover for his "willful actions".

and so.

As long as the remains of the stone locust are not disposed of...

In Tong Yuan's view, was some kind of unexpected event destined to happen in the early hours of tonight that even Zhang Mu himself could not handle?

Tong Yuan stared at Zhang Mu's determined expression, knowing that if he couldn't explain himself clearly, this young man would not easily give up on Tan Shihuai's body.

"Ugh!"

Tong Yuan sighed, his tone filled with deep helplessness.

"Gongzhi, have you ever heard the saying...?"

"What do you mean?"

"The terracotta warriors march at night; the imperial tombs are the final resting place for all spirits in the world."