Chapter 459 - Zhou Yu and Sun Ce Visiting Liu Xie – Part 2 (1/2)
Chapter 459 – Zhou Yu and Sun Ce Visiting Liu Xie – Part 2
”Who might you be?” Asked Zhou Yu.
”Liu Ye, the secretary of his highness Liu Xie and the strategist of the Demon Legion.”
”Oh!” Zhou Yu knew this man.
Liu Ye was a minister of the Emperor Xian's faction in the other world, but he also served Cao Cao at the same time, working as a double agent. However, he leaned toward the Liu House over the Cao Clan.
Since Liu Ye declared that he represented Liu Xie, Zhou Yu believed that it held credibility.
”Please forgive me for not recognizing you earlier. I have eyes, but I can't see Mt. Tai!”
Liu Ye scoffed, ”Then, what's the message. I'll deliver it to his highness for you.”
”Ah, right. Bofu, can I have THAT?”
Sun Ce smirked as he passed a bundle of clothes to Zhou Yu. The latter received it and revealed the content inside.
It was the jade Imperial Seal!
All officials murmured in shock as this item did not belong here but the palace of Ye or the emperor's side.
Liu Ye was also astonished as well. His mind blanked for a few seconds before he came back to his senses.
”Why do you have this!?”
Zhou Yu sneered, ”We managed to extract it from our neighbor, Cao Cao. It seems that he vanquished Yuan Shu and took it from him, but we managed to retrieve it from this traitor.”
He did not know that Cao Cao and Tong were allies, so he made up the story.
Liu Ye caught on to the lie, so he did not believe it. Yet, the minister pretended to follow along with Zhou Yu's pace.
”I understand. What do you want to do with it? Trade something with us?”
”No, no,” Zhou Yu laughed, ”We're here to express our loyalty and sincerity to his highness, Liu Xie. We're giving this back to you.”
”Huh?”
Liu Ye did not understand what Zhou Yu attempted to do as the latter's action did not make any sense.
'Is he retarded? He's giving it back without a condition?'
The minister coughed, ”Well, since you want to return it. Then, we shall accept it.”
”Ahaha. Well, there is a condition, though.”
Liu Ye's face twitched, ”I thought you were giving it for free. What now!?”
”You see, I want to express our goodwill to His Majesty as well. We wish to stop all these nonsense conflicts between our factions and make peace. Since His Majesty has taken our mistress as his concubine and adopted our third master as the fourth prince, we have no reason to fight among ourselves. Besides…”
Zhou Yu intentionally stopped as he noticed someone among the bodyguards.
Within the hall, a hundred bodyguards wore shining knight armor, which covered their faces and bodies. However, materials could not hide the presence of a cultivator, who had awakened at least one soul.
Liu Xie was disguising among the crowd for the sake of his safety. Unfortunately, he had one demon soul, which revealed the aura of a half-demon.
As a two-wing angel, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce located the prince the moment they stepped inside the assembly hall, but they were not sure that he was Liu Xie or one of Tong's generals.
Just now, Zhou Yu noticed the ambitious aura from Liu Xie, which confirmed that he was not one of Tong's generals. Had it been a military man, he would have leaked a different vibe, which contained hostility, anger, and desire. Yet, Liu Xie failed to hide his greed for the jade seal, which exposed his identity.
Zhou Yu pretended that he did not notice Liu Xie's identity and continued, ”I heard about the future election thing that his highness bet with his majesty, so I would like to express my support to his highness.”
The crowd murmured again. Zhou Yu's action just now indicated that he wanted to join Liu Xie's faction, which might conflict with Tong's interest in the future.
Liu Xie, unable to withhold his desire to defeat Tong in the court warfare, took off his helmet and exposed himself.
”I am Liu Xie, the crown prince of Chenliu! State your true intentions, intruders!”
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu almost laughed as Liu Xie fell for their bait, but they did not show any disrespect behavior with this prince. They kowtowed to Liu Xie.
”We wish to work for you, your highness Liu Xie. We believe that you are the legitimate successor of the Han Dynasty! Even though our forces might surrender to Zhang Tong, but our hearts will always be with you! Please let us work for you!”
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu came to the conclusion that it was impossible to fight Tong in direct warfare, even with Cao Cao and Liu Bei's coordination. Since they still believed that Lu Bu had 8 wings, it discouraged them from waging war against Tong's legions.
Devouring Tong's forces from the inside was a better idea.
Still, after the surrendering, picking sides or factions was crucial. They had to choose someone who would not be afraid of squaring against Tong in the open.
And that person was Liu Xie, who they knew that the former was once an emperor. Someone who had tasted the privilege of an emperor would not miss a chance to get back to that status.
Liu Xie's eyes gleamed.
'If I have Sun Ce and Zhou Yu supporting me, my influence in the court will expand. It's not enough to contest with the empress and the prime consort, but once I awaken at least 6 souls like Zhang Tong, I can subdue them!'
Thinking about his stepmothers, he felt a burning desire concentrating on his crotch. He had seen Dong Bai and Diaochan a few times, and their faces were still in his mind.
'His wives are desirable! Cao Xian is nothing comparable to those demonesses! I want them!'
Liu Xie had an erection.
Unfortunately, he forgot that he was wearing a full knight armor plate, including the lower parts, which were hard leather pants, covered by another layer of chainmail. As a result, the tip of his tent hit the hard leather, and the pole bent.
”@#!$%.”
Liu Xie bent forward while his face turned green. He bit his lower lip in pain.
”I-I'll allow it! F-For now, you'll surrender your forces to my father first, but you'll work for me!”