Chapter 370 Prelude of Another Long Chaos (1/2)
Chapter 370 – Prelude of Another Long Chaos
Usually, Cao Cao would have killed this person on the spot. However, when it came to immortal's power, he had a second thought.
”I do.”
”Then, will you use this power for the people?”
”Obviously, I'll help them.”
”Will you use this power for your ambition or your future career?”
”What … of course not.”
”You lied twice. If your words were true, you would have just surrendered everything to Zhang Tong without a condition.”
As Cao Cao was already in a bad mood, he pointed the sword edge on Zou Ci's neck.
”What do you want? Are you here to give me power or make me angry?”
Zou Ci signed. He brought out a jade wine cup, which contained red wine in it.
”Drink this, and you will obtain a similar power. However, you will undergo another test of immortals. If you're evil, you will not thrive.”
Cao Cao frowned. He gazed at the wine cup, thinking that this was poison.
”Don't be absurd. I'm not going to drink the poison.”
Zou Ci sighed once more. He drank the content of the cup, leaving it in half. However, the other half was defying the physics laws as the wine was splitted like a cake. The water content inside the cup was uneven, which one side was empty, but the other portion was still the same.
Cao Cao stared at this weird phenomenon with widened eyes.
”I've drunk half of it, so the effect will be halved. Will you drink the rest?”
Still angered, Cao Cao exerted more strength into his sword grip, planning to kill Zou Ci. However, he paused as Tong's face appeared in his mind.
Without an immortal power, he would be no match to Tong. Thus, Cao Cao took a gamble. He picked the wine cup and swallowed all remaining content.
The red wine touched his tongue, which gave the taste of fruits like regular wine. The burning sensation hit his stomach, which Cao Cao's nervous system translated them to pain.
The warlord got down to his knee as he held his stomach, ”I knew it! It's poison.”
Zou Ci signed the third time, ”Wrong. This will benefit you in the long run. What you are experiencing is the same as Zhang Tong had been through all these years. If you can't survive this, you won't be his match.”
Zou Ci's body faded, but he left a warning message, ”Remember, use your power for the greater good. Once I found that you're abusing it for your personal's gain, that power will destroy you. I'll only give you the necessary memories for now since you refused to accept my goodwill. As for the immortal power, you'll have to wait for another 10 years to get it.”
That was the last time Cao Cao heard Zou Ci's words before his consciousness faded.
He fell into a long dream.
He dreamt about an alternate universe where immortals did not exist.
In the dream, he was a successful warlord.
He fought against Dong Zhuo's tyranny. He unified the northern plains and the central plain.
Cao Cao faced many adversaries, such as Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan. He experienced many failures in his life, facing Jia Xu's scheme and Zhou Yu's navy.
In the end, he died with his goal unfulfilled.
Cao Cao woke up again on a bed with Pu Jing by his side. He gazed at Cao Mende with concerns.
”You're up finally. Did you have heatstroke or something? Your bodyguards found you sleeping on the ground.”
”Huh? Pu Jing? You're back from Xuchang?”
”Obviously, I'm back. What day do you think it is?”
”Isn't this February? We still have a lot to prepare.”
”Idiot. This is already March! You have been sleeping for a fucking month! Everyone is in panic, and we thought you have kicked the bucket! Fortunately, Cheng Yu is managing the men just fine, or else, your kingdom would have been ruined!”
Cao Cao jumped off the bed in shock, but he collapsed on the ground. His legs did not have enough strength to walk after a long month of sleeping.
Pu Jing smacked his face as he understood what had happened.
”Oh, boy. This is going to be tough.”
…
After the hectic day, Cao Cao became a calm and silent person, opposite from his past naughty attitude. His eyes were deep as if he had been through long years of tribulations.
He went through rehab as he ordered a recollection of the past intelligence reports.
At the end of March, Cao Cao declared, ”Gather all forces. We'll launch our campaign against Yuan Shao as soon as possible! Putin, gather the cannons, we'll use them in this campaign!”
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Meanwhile, at Xiapi City wall.
*BOOM*
A loud boom noise stunned all garrisoning soldiers and Yuan Shao, who was observing the demonstration in shock.
*BOOM*