Zhuge Mu did not expect his first meeting with Liu Bei to be so awkward. Liu Bei actually mistook him for Zhuge Liang.
After being stunned for a moment, Zhuge Mu, who had passively received the role of Zhuge Liang, could only look at Liu Bei in front of him. Pretending not to know his identity, he dragged out his voice and asked,"You are…?"
"General of the Left of Han, Marquis of Yi City, and the herdsman of Yuzhou. Imperial Uncle Liu…"
Zhuge Mu's face darkened when he heard Liu Bei's list of names.
Fearing that Liu Bei would add," Bei is the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan ", he raised his hand and interrupted Uncle Liu who was introducing himself.
"What did you ask me just now?"
Liu Bei was interrupted. Although he did not understand Zhuge Mu's intentions, he still repeated what he had said earlier with a respectful expression." May I ask if you are Mr. Zhuge Kongming?”
"No!"
His words were clear, loud, and powerful!
This time, Zhuge Mu did not pretend that he did not know Liu Bei. He directly killed off the chance for Uncle Liu to introduce himself.
It was also at this moment that Zhuge Jun, who was standing at the side, found an opportunity to interrupt. He pointed at Zhuge Mu and explained to Liu Bei with a smile,"General, you're wrong, you're wrong!"
"You, have mistaken me for someone else."
"This is my third brother, Zhuge Mu. The Mister Wolong you are looking for is actually the elder brother of us brothers!”
Liu Bei was speechless.
After a moment of silence, Liu Bei was indeed worthy of being called the hero of the chaotic world who could love and kill Cao Cao for decades.
There was no trace of awkwardness on his face, as if he had mistaken Zhuge Mu for Zhuge Liang. Instead, he placed his palms together and bowed to Zhuge Mu again.
"Sir's name is like thunder, and Liu Bei has long admired him!”
Liu Bei spoke. Although he was just being polite, he gave off a feeling of being bathed in the spring breeze.
Regarding this, Zhuge Mu also took advantage of the situation and didn't expose it.
After he bowed to Liu Bei, he said,""Imperial Uncle, if I remember correctly, this should be the second time you've come to visit my second brother, right?”
"In my opinion, my second brother has the intention to avoid you. Why do you have to hold on to it so hard?”
"If I were you, I wouldn't waste so much time here. If I had the time, I would rather return to Xinye and expand my army to deal with Cao Cao's army that might come from the south at any time.”
"One year!"
Extending a finger, Zhuge Mu said with certainty,""In at most a year, after Cao Cao has dealt with the remnants of Yuan Shao and the Wuhuan in the north, he will definitely send his army south to conquer Jingxiang, intending to unify the world.”
"General, Xinye is the gateway to Jing State. If you don't have ten thousand soldiers, how can you resist Cao Cao's million strong army?”
Faced with Zhuge Mu's persuasion, Liu Bei did not give up. Instead, he said solemnly,"The world is in chaos now, and evil men are rising. The moral code has fallen, and the people are in dire straits. It is precisely because of this that I want to visit your brother, Kong Ming, to seek a way to stabilize the country.”
"If we can get Mister Wolong's help, with Mister Wolong's wisdom and strategy, as well as the bravery of Second Brother and Third Disciple Long and the others, we will have nothing to fear.”
Zhuge Mu did not know if it was his imagination, but he felt that not only was the sun rising behind Liu Bei's head when he said those words, but his entire person exuded an indescribable charm.
Damn it, with Liu Bei's natural aura, it's a pity that he doesn't do multi-level marketing. Zhuge Mu muttered to himself.
On the side, Zhang Fei, who had a leopard's head and eyes, puffed out his chest proudly after hearing his big brother's words.
He did not forget to grin at Zhuge Mu and Zhuge Jun. His mouth was so wide that Zhuge Mu could see the back of Butcher Zhang's molars.
Guan Yu, whose face was as red as a jujube, stroked his long beard. As he opened and closed his phoenix eyes, he looked proud and silent.
"Is that so?"
Zhuge Mu smiled at Liu Bei's idealistic words.
He did not argue with Liu Bei. Instead, he turned his gaze to Luma, who was not far away.
"Uncle Liu, how about we make a deal?”
"I'm going on a long journey and I still lack a good horse. I think your mount is not bad. In exchange, I will tell you my second brother's whereabouts. If you go, you will be able to find him.”
Zhuge Mu looked at Liu Bei silently, leaving the choice to the future Emperor Zhaolie of Han.
He really wanted to see if Liu Bei would have the courage to give up his beloved mount in exchange for a chance to visit his second brother when faced with an unverified message about the Crouching Dragon.
If Liu Bei agreed, Zhuge Mu could only sigh that fate played a trick on people and admit that there was indeed an unbreakable and chaotic fate between Liu Bei and his second brother Zhuge Liang.
If that was the case, he wouldn't mind scamming his second brother, Zhuge Liang, and asking Liu Huangshu to invite him out of Crouching Dragon in advance.
Thinking of how his second brother, Zhuge Liang, would meet Liu Bei when he was resting under the pavilion, Zhuge Mu smiled and played a prank. He would never admit that he was just trying to snatch away Liu Bei's Lu Baoma.
Fortunately, Liu Bei did not make Zhuge Mu wait too long.
In fact…
Liu Bei took less than ten breaths to make his decision. He turned around and led his horse to Zhuge Mu." Sir, my Lu is my beloved horse. I hope you will cherish it in the future."”
"Big brother, what are you doing!"
"Hey, surnamed Zhu, you don't care about manners, how can you snatch someone's mount as soon as you meet!”
Zhuge was a double surname. Zhang Fei had called Zhuge Mu by his surname "Zhu". Obviously, Zhuge Mu's words had provoked him and he had done it on purpose.
"Big brother, you must not!"
"A fine steed is the foundation of the lives of our generals on the battlefield. How can we easily hand it over to this child? If you want to exchange, you should use the red rabbit that grows on the cloud to exchange for it.”
Zhang Fei and Guan Yu spoke up one after another, looking at Zhuge Mu with an unfriendly gaze.
However, even without Zhuge Mu saying anything, Liu Bei had already taken the initiative to stop Guan Yu and Zhang Yu.
"Second brother, third brother, don't be rude!”
"If I can exchange a horse for news of Mister Wolong and obtain his assistance, I will not frown even if I have to give up all my wealth, let alone a horse.”
After reprimanding Guan Zhang, Liu Bei turned around and smiled at Zhuge Mu." I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself in front of you. I hope that you can forgive my second and third brother's rudeness."”
Ignoring Liu Bei's apology, Zhuge Mu sized up Liu Bei for a long time, as if he wanted to see through him.
After half a day, Zhuge Mu sighed and said,""Liu Bei, after today's performance, I truly believe that you will be able to create a great empire in the future.”
"Just like Cao Cao, he became one of the rare heroes of this chaotic world, a peerless overlord.”
"Similarly, I won't bully you…"
"My elder brother and I have just returned from visiting a friend. My elder brother, Zhuge Liang, is resting under the pavilion on the mountainside.”
Zhuge Mu pointed at the pavilion halfway up the mountain and directly pointed out the location of his second brother, Zhuge Liang.
"En, if you immediately bring Guan and Zhang to search for him, you might be able to block my brother and save you the trouble of visiting the thatched cottage three times in the future.”
Hearing Zhuge Mu's words, Liu Bei's face revealed a hint of ecstasy.
Liu Bei, who was in a hurry to visit Zhuge Liang, immediately ordered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei,"Second brother, third brother, quickly accompany me to the pavilion on the mountainside.”
Zhuge Mu smiled as he watched Liu Bei leave in a hurry, afraid that his second brother would run away.
Suddenly, he shouted at Liu Bei, who had walked a few meters away,"
"Imperial Uncle Liu!"
"Have you really heard of my great name?”
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