This Time, It's Really Secure

A victim and sucker suddenly appeared at the negotiation site. Ji Han retreated again and again as if he had seen a ghost, trembling as he held out a hand, yet he still could not finish reading the name.

Ji Fu was the same. Having once escaped with his life from Lu Bei, his expression changed drastically as well.

It was Gongsun Yan's first time seeing Lu Bei, so he did not know who he was. But seeing the shock on Ji Han and Ji Fu's faces, he instinctively retreated more than ten steps, making clear that he was merely a passerby.

He had only just landed and struck up a conversation out of courtesy. He really did not know the man.

It was already too late to leave. Lu Bei patted the coffin and gave a sinister grin. "Upon learning that Senior Ji was seeking his own death, this Sect Master specially went to Xiong Chu to have a coffin made. I'll ask Senior just one thing: how would you like to leave today?"

"M-Misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding!"

Sweat beaded on Ji Han's forehead. He wiped it with his sleeve while sizing up King Yuanji, who stood to the side with his eyes lowered and an obedient expression. No matter how hard he racked his brains, he could not understand why Xiong Chu had joined forces with Lu Bei.

His heart gave a thump as he suddenly thought of a possibility: Lu Bei had taken the initiative to give away the Longevity Seal and hooked up with the Gu Family.

Following that line of thought, Ji Han immediately realized that the Heavenly Sword Sect had sided with Xiong Chu, and that Xiong Chu's assault on Wu Zhou, along with Qi Yan's premature withdrawal, meant that King Yuanji had come