Chapter 136


Chapter 136 – Peace?


In the historical timeline, Sun Jian was the father of Sun Ce, the little conqueror, and Sun Quan, the future Emperor of Wu . He was the one who gathered strong generals and talented ministers for his sons, which became the foundation of the Wu Empire .


When Sun Jian was young, he spotted pirates that were dividing their loots when he was traveling with his father . Sun Jian tricked the pirates and killed all of them, which his name spread throughout the local areas .


Since he inherited the blood of Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War, he climbed up in ranks quickly after the incident . He ended up serving Tao Qian as one of his generals before the Yellow Turban Uprising happened .


In 184, the Yellow Turban bandits ransacked the central plains and the northern plains . Sun Jian joined forces with the imperial army and repelled the bandits .


His contribution scored him a t.i.tle of the governor of Changsha Commandery, which was the foundation of the Sun family before the Dong Zhuo coalition happened .


Now, Sun Jian and his army were approaching Ganling, which they should not have appeared in this territory during this year . This b.u.t.terfly effect made Tong and Li Feihong stood on their toes . An unnecessary feud could happen if they did not play their cards right .



August 4th, 11 AM .


Zhang Ji"s scout team managed to get into contact with Sun Jian Army"s scout team . They were escorted back to their main force .


As soon as Sun Jian received the report he came to see the messengers immediately .


"So, you"re saying the bandits are already eradicated?" Sun Jian asked Zhang Ji"s messenger .


"Yes . We are currently helping the townsmen rebuilding the damaged city . We hope that both armies will not cross each other while we are in the same territory . "


"A truce, I see . "


Sun Jian closed his eyes to think . Behind him, a person, who should not have existed in the historical timeline, was observing the messenger .


He was the adopted son of Sun Jian, Sun Fang .


Initially, he had the name of Han Fang . He was a son of a local farmer in Xia Pi, however, he strived to win big in this life once he recognized the setting of this world . Thus, he spent all day and all night, grinding his created skill for a decade, hoping to rise up once the chaotic civil war started .


After the system had forced him to kill an otherworlder, he accidentally caught the attention of Sun Jian, who was patrolling in the area . Impressed by Han Fang"s supernatural skills, Sun Jian took him into his army as his adopted son . His "Han" surname changed into "Sun" ever since .


Because Sun Jian mistook him as an immortal mystic, Sun Fang now served his foster father as the strategist of the army .


"Hanfang, what do you think?" Sun Jian asked Sun Fang .


"There is no point making enemies unnecessarily . We should agree . However . . . "


"However?"


Sun Fang turned his head and glared at the messengers . "We wish to occupy the city . Please inform your lord to withdraw your troops, or we will lay siege on Ganling!"


"This…" The messengers were shocked by the overbearing att.i.tude of Sun Jian"s adviser . The looked at each other in nervousness .


Sun Jian narrowed his eyes and peered at Sun Fang . With such bold demand, he doubted that when Sun Fang warned him not to make unnecessary enemies, was Zhang Clan included in the list of "unnecessary enemies"?


"We understand . We shall go back to inform our lord immediately . " The messengers rushed back in a panic .


After Zhang Ji"s messengers left, Sun Jian questioned Sun Fang"s decision .


"Isn"t it too overbearing? Asking for a city from the first time meeting? Then why did you say not to make unnecessary enemies when you"re making an enemy right away?"


Sun Fang sighed . His father did not know or could see his quest menu .



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**Soulmate Mission No . 1**


Liu Ping is aiming for the throne . Zhang Tong is preparing for the rebellion . The famous civil war is about to begin! As an adopted son of Sun Jian, you should not fall behind!


Clear Condition: Dethrone Liu Ping or kill Zhang Jiao .


Failure Condition: Time limit exceeded .


Clearing Reward:


- 10 Shopping Tickets for completing the main objective .


- 1,000,000 Lifespans for killing Zhang Tong, Hua s.h.i.+, w.a.n.g Li, or Liu Ping .


- 100,000 Lifespans for killing Zhang Jiao .


- 20,000 Lifespans for killing an enemy general .


- 20 Lifespan for killing each enemy soldier .


Time Limit: Midnight, December 31st, 190 A . D .


Mission Failure: Soulmate Contract will be nullified and one of you will die .


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"It was not that I want to make an enemy out of Zhang Jiao and Zhang Tong . But my mission forces me to . I have to sabotage Zhang Tong"s strength before the Yellow Turban Rebellion starts . Since his army is here, it"s a good time for me to wither down his strength . "


"And most importantly…"


"Our current troops are Tao Qian"s men! We will not use our troops to attack him!"


A dangerous scheme was prepared inside of Sun Fang"s mind . He answered to Sun Jian .


"What if I tell you that Zhang Jiao is preparing to rebel . Will you believe me?"


"What!?"


Sun Jian and the overhearing soldiers were stunned . Huang Gai and Cheng Pu, who were Sun Jian"s generals, stared at Sun Fang with their eyes wide open .


"I"ll repeat . Zhang Jiao will rebel soon . And the army that is occupying the city belongs to Zhang Jiao . Before the rebel can damage our country, it is our job to weaken and eliminate the traitors . "


"But how do you know that they will rebel?"


"Have I ever been wrong, father?"


"That reason is not enough . Give me a proper explanation . "


"It"s simple . His biological son, Zhang Tong, is an immortal sage like me and Li Jing . "


Sun Jian and the others had a solemn expression of their faces . Sun Fang had already told everyone that he was an immortal sage, similar to Tong"s declaration . In addition, Sun Fang had invited Sun Jian and Wu Guotai into his clan . Because of the mysterious clan menu and clan chat, Sun Jian had no choice but to believe in his adopted son .


Sun Fang continued "Sooner or later, he will use his power to dominate the northern plains if we leave him alone . And, haven"t you heard about the previous auction in Julu? The merchants and our spies all said in the same thing that Julu City ama.s.sed millions of gold in a day . What do you think they will spend their gold with if they didn"t plan to raise troops?"


This matter was serious . While Huang Gai and Cheng Pu stared at Sun Fang in disbelief, Sun Jian"s expression turned grave as he pondered about his family and the country"s future .


"Hanfang, you"ve arranged our troops on this trip, right? How many of our private troops are in this army?" Sun Jian asked .


"None! All of them are Tao Qian"s men!"


"Good . Do as you will . Report to me if you want my help . "


"Thank you, father! Uncle Huang, uncle Cheng, let"s prepare for the siege . "


Huang Gai and Cheng Pu glared at Sun Fang in distrust . From the standpoint of veteran generals, they had not had any intel about the opponent"s army detail yet . Laying siege on the unknown city was a suicide no matter where they saw it .


"Mind if you tell us your plan? I doubt we are in the condition to lay siege on a high-wall city . "


Sun Fang laughed . His killing intent aura exploded out, engulfing the radius of 100 meters around him .


"To be honest, we probably don"t need a siege weapon . I"ll destroy the wall myself . "



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**Status**


Name: Sun Fang


Age: 17


Lifespan: 22,030 Years


Shopping Pa.s.s: 0


*Skill List*


[Cultivator] LV . 3 (3,200/4,000,000)


- The host can absorb life essence from the atmosphere .


- The host can absorb life essence from materials .


- The host can absorb life essence from living beings .


- All absorbed life essence will be converted into lifespans or EXP of this skill .


- All attributes of the host are multiplied by 20 .


- The active skill [Self-Heal] will be applied to the host once the skill is equipped .


- The active skill [Flight] will be applied to the host once the skill is equipped .


- The active skill [Qi Blast] will be applied to the host once the skill is equipped .


Skill Cost: None


Skill Upkeep: 5,000 Lifespans


Skill Restriction:


- The host has to sit cross-legs and meditate to cultivate .


[Self-Heal] Cannot be leveled up .


- The host can fully heal himself .


Skill Cost: 100 Lifespans


Skill Restriction:


- Skill Cost doubles after each usage . The skill cost resets at midnight .


- Need [Cultivator] at level 1 to activate .


[Flight] Cannot be leveled up .


- The host can fly .


Skill Cost: 1 Lifespan per one minute of flight .


Skill Restriction: Need [Cultivator] at level 2 to activate .


[Qi Blast] Cannot be leveled up .


- Attack one or more opponent(s) with a ball of energy .


- Each explosive energy ball power is 100kg of TNT .


Skill Cost: 100 Lifespans


Skill Restriction: Need [Cultivator] at level 3 to activate .


[Dao of Alchemy] LV . 2 (100/20,000)


- Concoct a pill from the system recipes .


- Effect of the pill depends on the ingredients .


- Current chance of success is 55% .


Skill Cost: 1 Lifespan


Skill Restriction: Host must prepare the ingredients himself .


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Sun Fang was about to fly to Ganling City to bombard the garrison troops to smithereens, a sound from the clan chat menu stopped him on his track .


In the chat box, a message criticized Sun Fang . It was sent by his soulmate partner who was also his wife, Li Jing .


"I"ve told you not to use your skill . Are you not afraid of attracting all otherworlders" attention?"


Cringed by the message, Sun Fang texted back .


"Are you reading my mind all these times?"


"Yes, I"m afraid that your muscle-brain nature will ruin our plans . I"ll remind you again . Don"t use your power!"


"Sorry, wifey . The plan has changed . We"ve encountered Zhang Jiao Army . I"m going to sabotage his troops while we can . "


"Are you certain that Zhang Tong won"t be there? If he"s there, you"ll be in trouble for sure . Don"t forget that he has that unusual bounty on him! If he has those one million lifespans as a reward bounty, he won"t be a simple opponent! So back off, don"t provoke him now!"


Sun Fang clicked his tongue .


"Over-paranoid b.i.t.c.h! The chance is right here, but she"s too oversensitive . This is the reason why women can never be a general!"


Before Sun Fang could text back, Li Jing sent him another message .


"I heard your thought just now . I"ll tell aunty Wu for calling me oversensitive and over-paranoid b.i.t.c.h!"


Sun Fang groaned in annoyance, but he stopped his plan as Li Jing had asked him .


"Alright, I"ll try to conceal myself . But if I can pinpoint Zhang Tong or any otherworlder in his army, I"ll go all out . "



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