The Bold Idea!

Zhang Miao had never imagined that Wang Xuan would bite back in front of both armies. Most infuriatingly, his voice was loud enough that, if not the entire city, then at least everyone on the city wall could hear him clearly.

That included the Straw Sandal Brothers, who were secretly hiding on the city wall.

At that moment, the Straw Sandal Brothers were serving as White Horse General Gongsun Zan's vanguard. They had led five hundred men ahead toward Suanzao. As for why a vanguard was needed when they were merely joining the alliance—well... Liu Bei was simply a little impatient. He wanted to meet the various lords under Heaven and make himself known to the world.

Liu Bei was an extremely single-minded man. He had clung to his childhood ideal from beginning to end: "If I become Son of Heaven, I shall ride in a carriage with such a canopy."

Of course, becoming Son of Heaven was merely talk for now, just an expression of his urgent desire to make something of himself.

"Though this man is not part of the imperial court, he possesses a heart devoted to serving the country. He is truly a righteous man!" Guan Yu stroked his long beard beneath his chin. His narrow phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke in an unhurried manner.

"That's right, Big Brother. Those high officials in the court simply look down on people like us!" Zhang Fei added in a low voice. With his volume, however, whether he spoke softly or not was completely irrelevant...

Seeing the gazes turning toward them from all sides, Liu Bei was covered in black lines. His face turned bitter as he patted Zhang Fei's shoulder and forced two words through clenched teeth: "Lower your voice!"

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