A few days later,
Sun Quan has not been seen in Jiangdong for many days. According to outside rumors, it was the failure of the Battle of Chibi that made Sun Quan sick. However, there are some things that cannot be hidden from outsiders, but from those around him. Everyone close to Sun Quan knows that Sun Quan is no longer in Jiangdong. As for where Sun Quan went, I'm afraid not many people in the world know.
Jingzhou,
To be precise, it is in the west of Jingzhou, at the junction of Liu Bei's territory and Sun Wu's territory.
Cihang Jingzhai and his group were in a panic and fled quickly in the woods.
"Sister, is this the first time we have been ambushed? The opponent is getting more and more aggressive. You said before that you wanted us to retreat in spite of the difficulties, but now I'm afraid it's more than just retreating in the face of difficulties!"
A female disciple who was traveling with her finally couldn't help but said to Diao Chan, and this was definitely not just her idea.
Their group pursued Sun Quan from Jiangdong to Jingzhou, and when they arrived at Liu Bei's territory, everything went smoothly. After all, Cihang Jingzhai was Liu Bei's supporter. But after crossing Liu Bei's territory, Diao Chan and his party had been ambushed more than once.
At first, Diao Chan said that Sun Quan was stopping her and didn't want her to follow, and everyone believed it. But as the number of times increased, everyone gradually discovered that the enemy had begun to make deadly moves. This was not simple at all!
"If you are afraid, go to Jiangxia first and wait for me at Liu Bei's place." Diao Chan said.
"Senior sister! Are we afraid? We don't want you to deceive yourself! Sun Quan is no longer the Sun Quan you imagined!" A fellow disciple stamped his feet.
Diao Chan shook her head and said with absolute certainty,
"Sun Quan is still the same Sun Quan."
Just when everyone thought that Diao Chan was hopeless, Diao Chan continued to say,
"However, I was indeed wrong this time. I thought that after Sun Quan was betrayed by Zhou Yu, he would worry that Sun Ce would be like Zhou Yu and suspect that he had the ambition to become emperor. That's why I determined that Sun Quan would definitely rush to Chengdu in person , asked Sun Ce to clarify the misunderstanding." Diao Chan analyzed and said, "Now it seems that Sun Quan did not come to the west at all. I underestimated their brotherhood, and Sun Quan probably didn't think that Sun Ce would misunderstand him at all."
"Sun Quan didn't come to the west, so where did he go?" Cihang Jingzhai's female disciple asked thoughtfully, then shook her head, now is not the time to care about this, "In that case, why do you insist on entering Bashu? "
"I know Sun Quan, but I don't know Sun Ce. I hope to take this opportunity to meet Sun Ce in person to see what kind of person Sun Ce is." Diao Chan said, "Of course, what I just said is also true. You can stay here Jiang Xia is waiting for me. Don’t worry, Sun Ce doesn’t dare to do anything to me. After all, Sun Quan and I were married. If Sun Ce kills me, there will be a gap between the two brothers. I don’t believe that Sun Ce is willing to destroy this precious brotherhood. !”
Of course, if Sun Ce is really willing to give up, then Diao Chan thinks it is worth it. With just one life, she can destroy Sun Wu Genji!
"But senior sister, I still don't understand something. Didn't we already believe that Sun Quan had the ambition to become emperor before? But now based on your opinion, Sun Quan seems to be planning to let Sun Ce come back to be the master of the family. Doesn't he want to be the emperor anymore?" The female disciple couldn't help but ask. Yes, there may be people in this world who don't want to be the emperor, but she doesn't think that a person who originally wanted to be the emperor and had the opportunity to be the emperor would suddenly not want to be the emperor. Is it possible?
"Sun Quan and I grew up together, and we often overlook some things when we meet each other a lot. In fact, every time I see Sun Quan, I am amazed at his growth, but I still subconsciously regard him as an equal to myself. I have calmed down these days. Come on, I suddenly discovered that Sun Quan may have reached the level of his master back then." Diao Chan said softly, as if worried and sighing.
"so?"
"When his ambition to become an emperor arose, he may have lost interest in becoming an emperor." Diao Chan replied, just like Shi Zimiao who retreated from the rapids back then. Shi Zimiao actually left when the Han Dynasty was in the most critical moment, leaving Cihang Jingzhai with a child. Diao Chan couldn't understand it at the time, but now, she understands it somewhat.
••••••
It has to be said that the person next to you is often the most accurate. There were some things that Diao Chan could see clearly even before Sun Quan himself was aware of them.
Xuzhou,
To Diao Chan's surprise, Sun Quan did not go west, but chose to go north.
Anyone who has played games knows that once you get off to a bad start, you are likely to form a habit later on, even if you know very well that this habit will weaken your enjoyment of playing the game. For example, if you encountered difficulties last time and you chose to spend money, then if you encounter difficulties this time, you will probably spend money again.
That's right, Sun Quan went north again, with the same goal as last time. The last time Sun Quan assassinated Yuan Shao, this time he targeted Cao Cao! So what if we lose the Battle of Red Cliff? As long as Cao Cao dies, Sun Quan doesn't believe that the leaderless Cao Ying can still make waves. A quick victory, quick reunification, and early completion. Sun Quan had no time to waste on such matters. The young Sun Quan has no time? As Diao Chan said, Sun Quan was actually not interested.
Of course, Sun Quan was not very interested in fighting for world hegemony. Once upon a time, Sun Quan liked to fight with swords all over the world. But now, when Sun Quan has almost conquered the world, he has a new pursuit - Qi Men Dun Jia.
In Sun Quan's eyes, Qi Men Dun Jia is no different from the Immortal Magic. It would be absolutely false to say that he is not interested. It's just that Sun Quan has been unable to figure out the trick. In comparison, practicing martial arts is more practical and has immediate results.
Now, Sun Quan has reached the pinnacle of martial arts, and possesses magical skills such as the Secret of Immortality. It can be said that Sun Quan has been able to touch the threshold of Qimen Dunjia with his own senses.
For example, in the past, Sun Quan could only use the "Invulnerable" card to judge whether he was in a formation. Now, Sun Quan can know whether there is any weirdness ahead through the breath of nature.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. If you want to explore on your own, you should enter the Qimen Dunjia Gate. It will be even more difficult to reach the blue sky. For Sun Quan, finding a master to guide him is the shortcut.
The best candidate was Zuo Ci, but Zuo Ci's dragon never came to an end. Even if it was found, Zuo Ci would not be able to stay by Sun Quan's side and teach him patiently. So he settled for the next best thing, and Sun Quan took a fancy to Zhen Mi. But for some reason, Zhen Mi, who was always hanging around Sun Quan, couldn't be found when he tried to find her, so Sun Quan could only do the next best thing again and found Zhang Ning.
Although Zhang Ning is not very powerful, she is Zhang Jiao's daughter after all. Zhang Ning may not have learned many of Zhang Jiao's inheritance, but she at least knows about it. And, more importantly, Zhang Ning was obedient.
In addition, Sun Quan didn't want anyone to know his whereabouts, so it was most appropriate to find the Demon Sect, so he followed the trend and Sun Quan took Zhang Ning north this time.
Every day, Sun Quan used the illusion of Sansi to ask Zhang Ning for the most basic knowledge of Qimen Dunjia (the burden of idols). In reality, Sun Quan always maintained his majesty and domineering power as the King of Wu, who was superior to thousands of people.
"How much do you know about Zhang Lu?"
On this day, Sun Quan suddenly asked Zhang Ning.
