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 title 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 butterfly effect made Tong and Li Feihong stood on their toes . An unnecessary feud could happen if they did not play their cards right .

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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 attitude 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 Shi, Wang 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 amassed 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 Pass: 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 bitch! 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 bitch!"

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 . "