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

Hearing Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu calling out repeatedly...

The scholar in white nodded slightly, his gaze remaining fixed on Zhang Mu.

"How about coming to my place for a visit later?"

"I recently received a jar of fine aged wine as a gift from His Majesty the Emperor. It has not been opened yet, so let us get drunk together today."

The scholar in white was very outgoing and friendly.

His words left the Yuan brothers, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who had just been at loggerheads with Zhang Mu, completely dumbfounded.

My own brother actually knows this person?

Furthermore, judging from my elder brother's tone of voice...

This person was not just an ordinary acquaintance; he even brought out the fine wine bestowed upon him by His Majesty.

Yuan Shao felt that he had remembered correctly.

The night before, when General He Jin was assassinated, he attended a banquet at the Situ Mansion, and his elder brother did not serve him the Emperor's wine.

"Brother, are you... friends?"

Yuan Shao hesitated before speaking, unsure of the relationship between the white-robed scholar and Zhang Mu.

"Hahaha!"

"Of course we're friends!"

The white-robed scholar, or perhaps the elder brother of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Yuan Ji, the current head of the main branch of the Yuan family, which had produced four generations of high-ranking officials, and who held the position of Grand Master of the Imperial Court, happily confirmed Yuan Shao's guess with a hearty laugh.

then.

Yuan Ji, who was three years older than Yuan Shao, pointed at Zhang Mu and began to recount the embarrassing incident that happened when the two first met.

"Not just friends."

"I also know that the person in front of you has been sitting by the river fishing for half a day, just because one fish didn't bite..."

"When one is extremely angry."

"He actually did something quite amusing, like directly activating his martial arts dharma form to cut off the entire river and picking up fish from the dried-up riverbed with his bare hands."

He does not mean that.

Cao Cao asked in surprise, "Brother Shiji, isn't your friend a master of literature and philosophy?"

"Why do you say he can awaken a Martial Avatar? A Martial Avatar seems to be exclusive to those at the Martial Avatar Realm!"

When he said this, Cao Cao glanced at Zhang Mu.

Based on Zhang Mu's demonstration of crushing Tang Zhou from a distance, he was undoubtedly at the level of a Grandmaster of Literature and Dao.

Yuan Ji did not answer Cao Cao's question, but instead glanced wistfully at Zhang Mu.

"Mengde, some people in this world have talents that defy reason."

"Compared to your confusion..."

"Ki is just as puzzled!"

"Because when I parted ways with Zhang Gongzhi last time, he was still a genuine Martial Phase Realm expert."

"Who knows which wise man he studied under during the time we were apart, and how he quietly mastered the path of literature and Taoism."

"or."

"We can't rule out another possibility!"

Yuan Ji sighed and said, "It was because he hid his strength from me back then that he managed to deceive me."

"You agree, right, Gongzhi!"

Seeing Yuan Ji openly badmouthing him in front of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao, Zhang Mu rolled his eyes.

He immediately replied irritably, "What?"

"Do you, Yuan Shiji, think that using martial arts techniques to fry fish isn't enough, and you want to use literary supernatural powers as well?"

"If both of these methods are used..."

"Don't even mention fried fish..."

"It would have been enough to give you a good beating back then, Shiki."

Zhang Mu did not explain to Yuan Ji that he had reached the level of a master of literature and philosophy, but in fact, he only did so after returning to Yanmen County from his travels.

After he retorted to Yuan Ji.

He then turned to face Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu.

"Let me introduce myself!"

"Zhang Mu, Zhang Gongzhi, the garrison commander of Yanmen!"

talking.

Zhang Mu paused, glancing at the corpse of the Yellow Turban leader on the ground and Tang Zhou, who was piled up like minced meat.

"What I did just now... was merely a joke."

"Just as Shi Ji said, if Mu Ruo really intends to kill the three of you, you won't be able to wait for him to come to your rescue at the crucial moment."

"As for the reason for taking action..."

Zhang Mu chuckled and said, "It's all because when I met Shi Ji years ago, he praised him, saying that his two brothers, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, were both outstanding men, and their courage was even greater than that of my brother Zhang Liao."

"I stumbled upon it today, so I decided to give it a try."

"Let's give it a try..."

Zhang Mu smiled and glanced at Yuan Shao, nodding and saying, "What Shi Ji said is indeed true."

"To be able to hold onto the longsword even under the cover of the murderous intent of the herald, one can truly see how outstanding he is."

Among Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu, Zhang Mu singled out Yuan Shao for praise.

This praise is not just polite; it truly comes from the heart.

Regardless of how badly Yuan Shao might fall in the future.

How can one be willing to risk one's life for great things, or forget righteousness for petty gains?

But judging from today's performance...

Yuan Shao was the one who left the deepest impression on Zhang Mu.

On this point.

Neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shu could match them.

"General, you flatter me!"

"Please forgive me if Shao Ruo was impolite just now."

Faced with Zhang Mu's praise, Yuan Shao did not dare to accept it readily, but instead adopted an extremely humble attitude.

Behind Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shu watched Yuan Shao's actions, a hint of jealousy and disdain that was hard for ordinary people to detect flashing in his eyes.

Jealousy arose because the three were present, and Yuan Shao, the illegitimate son, received special praise.

They despised Yuan Shao for being so old, yet still bowing his head and acting humble to a younger man who was not even as old as them.

In matters of the heart, Cao Cao was not as calculating as Yuan Shu.

For him.

Although today's actions have encountered many setbacks, the outcome is ultimately positive.

But then...

A question arose in Cao Cao's mind.

It was one thing for Zhang Mu to test their courage, but why would he so ruthlessly kill the homeowner who had been targeted by Cao Cao and tried to escape?

The clean and efficient manner with which Zhang Mu acted just now...

What did Cao Cao think...?

Everyone felt that Zhang Mu had come specifically to kill the owner of the house.

Cao Cao was pondering this very thought.

Suddenly, he felt a chill run through his body.

Look up.

Cao Cao noticed that Zhang Mu was looking at him with a half-smile, as if he could see right through Cao Cao's thoughts.

Just when Cao Cao thought Zhang Mu had noticed something...

Zhang Mu's eyes flickered, and he stepped forward to put his arm around Yuan Ji's shoulder.

He urged, "Since there's good wine, what are you standing there for?"

"Let's go together! Let's go together!"

"Mengde, you come too!"

"Your performance just now, while not as good as Ben Chou's, was still quite good."

Yuan Ji glanced helplessly at his clothes, which were disheveled from Zhang Mu's embrace, and called out to his two younger brothers, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, "Come on, you two!"

"My brother and I will go ahead and wait for you at the small garden in the north of the city."

"Brother, why is it the small garden in the north of the city, and not the Situ Mansion?" Yuan Shao asked.

In this regard.

Yuan Ji's response was very concise.

"The Situ residence is for entertaining the general of Yanmen Garrison!"

"The small garden in the north of the city is where I entertain my friends."

"I can clearly distinguish between official business and personal matters."

Upon hearing Yuan Ji's reply, Yuan Shao couldn't help but glance at Zhang Mu again.

Only these three sentences.

He knew that in his elder brother Yuan Ji's heart, Zhang Mu's weight and status far exceeded that of ordinary people.

Could it be...?

Is Zhang Muyuan not as simple as he seems?