498 Crippled Conqueror (1/2)
*BANG*
*BANG*
*BANG*
Hundreds of AK-47 shells rained upon Zhou Yu and Sun Ce.
Sun Ce, with the cultivation strength of six wings, managed to deflect all of the bullets as his strength was on par with Li Feihong.
However, Zhou Yu was a lot weaker than Li Feihong and Sun Ce. Even though he reinforced his body with a layer of barrier, the enhanced shells riddled Zhou Yu's body with holes.
*PU*
One of them entered Zhou Yu's brain.
Zhou Yu burned the last image he saw in this life. For a split of a second, he could see the sneer of Li Feihong behind one of the portal.
'Lilim, why haven't you helped us when we need you the most!?'
'Li Feihong!! Otherworlders!! Why do you all exist in this world!!?'
'The heaven is unfair!! I curse you all!!'
His consciousness faded forever.
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Sun Ce widened his eyes and screamed, ”NOOOOO!!”
*Click*
All ten AK-47s reentered the portals as they ran out of bullets.
Before all portals closed, Sun Ce kicked the ground and dashed toward the nearest blue gate, hoping to catch Li Feihong.
As Sun Ce was about to enter the gate in front of him, he sensed an oppressing killing intent from the gate's other side. His feet stopped, and his wings flapped, launching himself to the sky.
*BOOM*
Something exploded inside the portal, but Sun Ce did not care. He flew away, leaving his sworn brother at the government hall.
The portal faded away. A tongue clicking noise was audible in the hall, but no one was there to hear it.
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The moment Zhou Yu's death notification informed Wu Guotai, Sun Quan, and Huang Gai's company, everyone's stomach churned.
This was a nail to the coffin. Without the brain, Zhou Yu, Sun Ce would be helpless against Li Feihong and Lu Bu.
Sun Ce could rely on Lu Meng or Lu Xun, who had inherited Zhou Yu's position in the other timeline. However, Sun Ce was not that close to these men as he treated them as common soldiers, not important key personnel.
Lu Meng and Lu Xun got promoted when Sun Quan was the lord. Thus, their loyalty was with the younger brother!
Sun Quan shook his head, ”Pitiful Bofu. You've done this upon yourself.”
Wu Guotai glanced at her son. As she knew that Sun Quan had his memory back, she did not treat him like a little boy anymore.
”That's still your elder brother.”
”He was. He's our enemy the moment he points his sword against Zhang Tong… Ah, should I call him ”Father” now?”
In history, Sun Hao succeeded the throne of the Wu Dynasty in the year 280 after Sun Quan, Sun Liang, and Sun Xiu's reign. Sun Hao was Sun Quan's grandson, but he did not inherit the Sun clan's motto of harmony and peace.
Sun Hao was a tyrant emperor that ruled his people with fear, similar to Dong Zhuo. The Wu Kingdom in his reign often dealt with the uprising of the peasants, which ruined Wu's economy and military power.
The Jin Kingdom, ruled by Sima Zhao at that time, sent his elite generals and conquered Jianye, finishing the three kingdom era for good. After a few skirmishes, Sun Hao ended up tying himself and surrendered to the Jin Empire while his men were still fighting on other frontlines.
Sun Quan in this world learned about Sun Hao's incompetency, and he was not happy about it.
As Sun Quan had been staying in Ye and learning the modern culture and Te Langpu's insight, he had an inspiration for how the Sun Clan could prosper in this world.
Everything depended on Tong, Liu Xie, and Tong's descendants' performance. If their empire was too strong, Sun Quan could play a fool, enjoying his prestige as a prince and ensuring his family's prosperity as long as he could. But if Tong's allies showed signs of weaknesses, Sun Quan would not mind exploiting them and raise his standing in the court, wresting for power and the successor right to the throne.
At present, Sun Quan was coaxing Du Shi and Cai Wenji by using his mother as a mediator, hoping to marry one of their daughters to solidify his status.
As for Tong's favorite daughter, Zhang Min, Sun Quan did not dare to get involved as he knew that Sima Yi and Wei Yan were pursuing her.
”You will create a scandal at this rate. What will people talk behind our back if you marry your step-sister?”
”Hahaha! Cousins marrying each other is a common thing in the noble's community, mother. We're not technically related by blood, so there is no problem with that.”