Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

"Liao Hua, obey my command."

"The end will be here."

Liao Hua immediately stepped forward.

"Now that Lü Bu has rebelled and Xuzhou is in chaos, I order you to take 5,000 troops and secretly infiltrate to rescue the entire Mi family. Remember, unless absolutely necessary, do not engage in any conflict with Lü Bu's army."

"Yes."

"Zhou Cang, listen to my order. You are to take 10,000 troops and make a feigned attack on Xuzhou. There is no need to actually attack; just pretend to attack to draw the enemy's forces over and create an opportunity for Liao Hua to retreat."

"Yes."

"Okay, let's get down!"

..............

at the same time.

Just as Zhou Heng finished making his plan, on the other side, the Mi family...

Chaos reigned at this time.

"How could that be? Lü Bu really rebelled? How dare he?"

Mi Fang gritted her teeth.

When Zhou Heng predicted that Lü Bu would inevitably rebel, he scoffed at the idea.

In his view, Lü Bu had absolutely no reason to rebel.

Unexpectedly.........

You should know that Lu Bu was down on his luck before, and no one was willing to accept him.

It was Liu Bei's benevolent heart that allowed him to find a place to stay in Xiaopei.

Not only were they ungrateful, but they even rebelled.

Doesn't he know that Liu Bei is currently at a critical juncture in resisting Yuan Shu?

If you rebel here, Liu Bei's army will surely be thrown into chaos upon hearing this.

If Liu Bei is defeated at that time...

Yuan Shu's army is advancing rapidly, and Lü Bu won't gain any advantage.

It also earned it a lifelong reputation for infamy.

Mi Fang simply couldn't understand why there were such foolish people in this world.

"Now is not the time to talk about this; rather, we should be considering where our Mi family should go from here?"

Mi Zhu shook his head, not responding to his second brother's words.

Compared to Mi Fang, he admired Zhou Heng more.

He was just a poor boy who had come to Xuzhou and had already seen through everything in just one month.

In just one month, they gathered together all the bandit and outlaw forces around Xuzhou.

"What else can we do? We are Liu Bei's men. Lü Bu will definitely not let us go after he takes control of Xuzhou."

"For now, the only option is to temporarily escape the city with those refugees and return to Liu Bei's camp..."

Mi Fang said without even thinking.

However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Mi Zhu.

"I don't think so."

Mi Fang was taken aback: "Hmm? Could it be that my elder brother really wants to join Zhou Heng? But he is just a commoner. Even if he has subdued some Yellow Turban forces, he is still just a rabble!"

The Mi family had previously helped Zhou Heng.

During this time, he naturally kept a close eye on Zhou Heng and was fully aware of his development over the past month.

Even at this point...

He also did not want to rely on Zhou Heng.

In his view, a thief is a thief, and how can he compare to Liu Bei?

What they want is a leap in status.

Only Liu Bei, who sought refuge with members of the Han imperial family, had a slim chance.

As for the others, in his eyes they were nothing more than traitors and rebels.

Not to mention Zhou Heng, that bandit.

Mi Zhu smiled: "Why not? Has Second Brother forgotten the bet we made with Zhou Heng?"

Mi Fang was extremely anxious: "Brother, you mustn't! Zhou Heng is just a commoner. Even if he does have some skills, how can he compare to Liu Bei? If we join him, we'll only be courting death. Right now, the warlords are fighting each other, and there's no time to deal with them. Once the war in the Central Plains is over, Zhou Heng will become the target of everyone's attacks and will surely die. If our Mi family joins him now, it's simply courting death."

Mi Zhu shook his head: "Second brother, that's not how it's said. Haven't you heard that being of humble origin is not a disgrace? A man is one who can bend and stretch. Emperor Gaozu rose from humble beginnings to eventually rule the world. Why can't Zhou Heng do the same?"

Unlike Mi Fang, he was full of admiration for Zhou Heng.

They were able to develop a powerful force of over 10,000 soldiers in just one month.

It is absolutely unacceptable to lack ability.

His admiration was especially for the prediction made a month ago.

Therefore, the more he recalled Zhou Heng's gaze, the more admiration he felt.

"But, but..."

Mi Fang was still somewhat hesitant.

The concept of social hierarchy among aristocratic families was far too strong in this era.

Mi Fang was no exception.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have given everything to support Liu Bei, who was in dire straits.

"There are no 'buts' about it. This is something we promised Zhou Heng ourselves. Do you want to become the second Lü Bu, despised by the world?"

Mi Zhu said calmly.

"That's true, but... if we side with Zhou Heng, what will happen to Liu Bei?"

Mi Fang said.

"Hmph, ever since Liu Bei entered Xuzhou, he has been eating and drinking our food and using our resources. We have already done more than enough. Last time I advised him to be wary of Lü Bu, but he didn't listen. Now he has only himself to blame."

When Liu Bei was mentioned, Mi Zhu's face turned furious.

For Liu Bei, the Mi family had done more than enough.

Since you came to Xuzhou, all the money for food, drink, supplies, and recruitment has been paid by my family.

As a result, you didn't listen to any of my suggestions.

Instead, they listen to your two reckless and impulsive brothers.

How could he not feel angry?

He had previously thought that he wasn't close enough to them.

She was even thinking of marrying her younger sister to him.

Now... I truly understand why Liu Bei treats people differently based on their personal relationships.

Forget about marrying my sister to him, even if I married myself to him, I still wouldn't be as good as his two brothers!

If that's the case, then what's there to be nostalgic about?

"Can........"

Just as Mi Fang was about to say something...

"Master, something terrible has happened! After Lü Bu's army entered the city, they have been massacring and abducting women. Just now, a servant reported that an army is heading towards our manor."

A butler, looking panicked, rushed over and said...

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Mi Fang was even more shocked.

"Lu Bu harbors wolfish ambitions; how dare he do such a thing!"

Mi Fang was so angry she jumped up and down.

"Second Master, stop talking about this. It won't be long before these mutineers rush into our mansion. Let's retreat quickly before they arrive, or it will be too late."

"Yes, yes, retreat, retreat..."

The two Mi brothers dared not utter any more nonsense. They immediately summoned the servants and guards, packed up some money and valuables, and prepared to sneak away through the back door.

"Surround them and don't let a single person escape."

But right now.

A voice was heard, and then countless soldiers surrounded the entire mansion.

"Oh no, I'm doomed."

Mi Fang was greatly alarmed.