Liu Xuande would never be a succubus of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

Liu Bei lowered his head and moved closer, asking doubtfully, "Are you some kind of surveillance camera or something with a positioning function?"

"咚咚-"

Upon hearing this, the small stone actually jumped up and hit Liu Bei's forehead hard.

"?"

Liu Bei did not feel any pain, but instead showed even greater interest. When he was about to continue his research, the horse suddenly stopped.

"Here we are."

Sheng Xian's mature voice came from the front, and she said: "Before leaving the city, I have notified all officials to gather at Lu's house."

The woman tilted her head slightly and continued, "I need to arrange some things for now. I might need you to show up later. Is that okay?"

Liu Bei naturally knew what Sheng Xian was referring to specifically.

Just now, the scene of him slaying the giant had already been seen by others, and all along the way he could hear praises from "heroic young man" and "god in heaven".

As the head of a county, when riots broke out under Sheng Xian's rule, the first thing she had to do was to stabilize the people's hearts.

As for how to stabilize?

There is nothing more convenient and easy than creating a god sent from heaven to stand on our side.

"no problem."

Liu Bei had no reason to refuse. He followed his master south to quell the rebellion, and his most important goal was to gain "fame".

There is no other way. No matter how excellent your background is, you must first build momentum to gain a good reputation, so that you can appear in the officialdom with "legitimate reason".

Although Master Lu will do everything he can to help Liu Bei in the officialdom, if he can't even reach the threshold of entering the officialdom, then what happens afterwards is naturally nonsense.

Fortunately, Liu Bei was still very capable. Within just a few months, rumors about him had spread within Yangzhou.

His fame is still somewhat spreadable at least in Yangzhou, and now this crucial battle will undoubtedly make his reputation even more famous.

But conversely, there will be countless more people with ill intentions.

The more famous you are, the more enemies you will have.

What's more, Liu Bei gained the reputation of "killing the noble families and dividing the good land". Those noble families would never allow such a rule-breaker to continue to survive.

But Liu Bei was not afraid. If any enemy came, he would kill him with one sword.

Mohist Chapter: Chapter 24: Then you fucking ask me to go back

Thanks to Sheng Xian's timely control, the riots inside the Lu Mansion have been quelled, and all the irrational people in the mansion have been arrested and taken to the county magistrate's mansion.

Today, this place can be called a 'post-disaster scene'.

Many servants fled, either leaving the city or hiding in a corner trembling.

Only a very small number of loyal servants were left, and under the leadership of Mrs. Lu, they were running the Lu Mansion with some difficulty.

Sheng Xian gave up all the vacant positions in the government to people who had lost their minds, but there were too many things to deal with at the moment. Seeing that the Lu Mansion was so quiet and relatively close to the center, she simply used it temporarily for public use.

After getting off the horse, Sheng Xian went over first to shake up the situation, and then arranged for people to notify Liu Bei to go there at the critical moment.

"Before that, you can go down and rest for a while."

"Excuse me, is this Master Xuande?"

At this time, several maids came forward and said with bowed heads, "Master...Master has woken up. After hearing that Master Xuande had entered the city, he immediately ordered us to bring you to him."

Sheng Xian frowned, but did not speak out to stop him. He turned to Liu Bei and said bluntly: "This old Lu is a thousand-year-old vixen, but I have your back in Wujun. You don't have to worry about anything. Just be careful."

"Thank you, Master Xiaozhang."

"Alas, you are the savior of our Wu County. If you hadn't taken action, the entire city would have been lost... Don't worry, I will report this achievement to the emperor and won't let them overshadow the young hero."

Sheng Xian left with a big laugh.

"My lord, please come this way."

"Young Master, here you are~"

Several maids secretly looked at Liu Bei's appearance, swallowed their saliva several times, and their voices were a little bit excited.

After all, they had served the Lu family for many years and could be considered people who had seen a lot of the world, but all the men they had met in their lives... even the women put together, could not compare to Liu Bei's appearance.

If there really are immortals in this world, they must look like this person.

"Okay, okay, I just entered the city and don't know what's going on there. I hope you sisters can help me clear up my confusion."

"Oh my, he actually called us sister..."

"What a cute boy."

"Strange, let sister touch it and I'll tell you!"

"Don't rush ahead!"

Liu Bei looked at the maids playing around, with neither contempt nor enjoyment on his face, he just maintained a faint smile.

If he remembered correctly, the Lu Mansion had just been in turmoil, and the people were desperate and had no spare energy, but why were these maids so lively and cheerful?

Moreover, why is this place getting more and more extreme... It is obvious that this is not the direction to the master bedroom at all.

"Hey, look at his expression, did you notice something?"

“It’s packed.”

"It seems that there is no need to continue acting."

"Do it!"

"Wow--"

The sound of iron chains was heard, and claw-like blades suddenly emerged from the sleeves of these maids and rushed towards Liu Bei's head viciously.

This all happened too suddenly.

Only a few seconds passed from the maid approaching with a smile to the murderer striking without blinking.

Most of the maids still had cheerful smiles on their faces, looking exactly the same as usual.

"Click-"

The maids heard the sound of swords being drawn, and were shocked to find that Liu Bei was no longer in the center. When they turned around to look for him, they heard the sound of breaking air behind them.

"Crack!"

There was not even a moment for people to react, as if the sword was swung countless times in a split second.

These maids began to break from the waist, and finally their upper bodies slid lightly to the ground.

However, no internal organs or blood flowed out from the broken part, but instead there were some black iron and gears.

"Squeak, squeak!"

The maids all turned their heads towards Liu Bei at the same time, and let out extremely mechanical laughter, which seemed to be mocking but also seemed to be a sound of joy.

"Playing tricks is boring."

Liu Bei shook his head expressionlessly, and was about to swing his sword again when the other party spoke again:

"Liu Bei, courtesy name Xuande..."

"An extraordinary being with the appearance of an immortal..."

The maids spoke at the same time, but this time they no longer had the "mechanical feeling" from before. Their voices gradually changed from "unconscious" to "conscious".

...It seems that the person behind the scenes can no longer hold back and is about to surface.

Liu Bei immediately noticed that a certain existence was controlling these maids through unknown means and using them as his "mouth substitutes".

"You are the leader of the Mohists, right?"

“…How do you know?”

"You are the ones who caused the rebellion in the Lu Mansion," Liu Bei said calmly. "Even if Sheng Xian sent people to remove the pests, there must still be termites lurking inside."

"Plus, there was such a big commotion here, yet it was concluded so abruptly. If you put yourself in their shoes, you will know that you will definitely come here in person or send your confidants to take a look."

"Otherwise, why do you think I had to enter the city, and why did I have to come to the Lu Mansion?"

"interesting."

The maids' smiles grew even wider. "Liu Bei, Liu Bei, so young and so sharp-minded, you're truly a man of character... If I gave you another five years, I'm afraid I'd be eclipsed by you..."

"...the joint owner of Chixiao and Tiandao?"

"?"

Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm and said, "...What are you talking about?"

"You don't have to deny it. I can smell your scent from a distance of a thousand miles."

The maid completely ignored Liu Bei's reaction and just smiled and said, "I came here to warn you. This matter has nothing to do with you."

"You are a rare hero in this world, but you are still too young. This game of chess should not be played by you, but by the one behind you...Grand Marshal Lu."

"Go back. You have already governed Jiujiang County well, and you will definitely be transferred back to the capital in the future. The affairs here have nothing to do with you. Don't do anything that will hurt each other's feelings."

The huge Lu family was divided into two parts.

Some officials, led by Sheng Xian, were discussing the situation in the hall and debating who to send to fight the surrounding enemy forces.

In the other part, the "maidens" stood facing Liu Bei, constantly trying to persuade him to abandon the city with words.

"hehe…"

Hearing this, Liu Bei shook his head and laughed for a moment, then his expression suddenly changed. He said sternly, "Sending giants and troops to besiege Yucheng. Tell me yourself, if I hadn't arrived in time, what would have become of this city?"

The other party replied calmly, like a machine that never makes mistakes: "Blood flows like a river, and no one is spared."

"Then you f*cking want me to go back?"

Mohist Chapter: Chapter 25: I am Mo Tong, and you are Xuande, right?

The maid, or rather the Mohist leader, simply said, "They? Even if they all died, it wouldn't be a pity."

"The common people are like tiny blades of grass. Even after a great fire or a great wind, they will eventually grow back."

"But young heroes like you are rare," the Mohist leader said coldly, "You have your own path to follow, and I have mine. It is best for us to keep to ourselves..."

"You bully, get out of here."

Before she could even finish her words, she saw Liu Bei chop off all the heads present with one sword.

"Damn it, I thought you were going to say something philosophical, but you ended up spewing shit. Not a word I could listen to."

Liu Bei didn't even glance at the wreckage on the ground. He turned around calmly and walked back in the direction he came from.

This Mohist leader completely misunderstood a very serious matter.

If Liu Bei was the kind of person who was afraid of death or a coward who relied on his teacher, why didn't he just stay in Zhuo County and experience the beautiful and boring life of Master Bei?

Isn’t it for the great ambition in my heart - to defend my country?

Since we know how tragic the future will be, we should strive to protect it now.

To put it simply, I, Liu Xuande, like to kill three types of people - the first is those who are born into aristocratic families and bring disaster to the people, the second is those who are corrupt and oppress their subordinates, and the third is... those who have ulterior motives and poison the world.

"Haha, you used to advocate 'universal love and non-aggression,' but now you're spouting bullshit like 'their deaths are not worth a pity.' Think about how glorious the Mohist founder lived his life. If he saw you now, he'd probably clean up his mess himself."

However, in just a few words, Liu Bei had already developed a strong aversion to the current Mohists.

Don't use the necessity of survival as an excuse. Judging from the technological capabilities mastered by the Mohists, they only need to cooperate with local officials to benefit the people and liberate part of the labor force. Secondly, they can use this achievement to exchange for a place to survive.

This approach is undoubtedly mutually beneficial, and even local officials can gain prestige and political achievements.

But what about Mozhe?

Liu Bei had been in the south for only a few months, and all he saw were the Mohist practices of cunning and deceit, manipulation, assassinations, giant attacks on cities, and mechanical threats...

There is not even one thing worth mentioning!

The name of chivalrous man, the name of Mo, all of these were completely ruined by them.

All I can say is that the Mohists of today are completely different from the Mohists of the past. The latter are great scholars, while the former are a bunch of bastards.

After Liu Bei understood this, he was too lazy to even reason with these hopeless Mohists. They were not worthy of listening.