Pure Charity Has No Soul

After spending less than ten days in Linzi, Lu Bu and his group left. Zhang Ji and Jia Xu went with them, while Zhang Xiu and Li Ru remained in Linzi.

This had also been decided after everyone discussed it. Lu Bu and Liu Bei were allied, while Zhang Ji and Xu Rong would temporarily remain hidden as an independent force. Wang Xuan's meaning was clear: keep a card up their sleeve.

"Hiding people isn't meant to scheme against anyone. I, Wang Xuan, am not that kind of person. I just don't want to make too much of a splash!"

As soon as Wang Xuan said this, Jia Xu gave him a look of deep contempt. This is fucking hilarious. Do you really have no idea how my family came to Linzi?

Still, Jia Xu agreed with what Wang Xuan had said. After Guan Yu had dealt Yuan Shao a vicious blow, all the various feudal lords across the realm had taken notice. If they caused more trouble now, Yuan Shao might well join forces with a large group of people to deal with Liu Bei. After all, Liu Bei's surname was Liu, and that alone was extremely troublesome.

Besides, time had always been on Liu Bei's side. There was no other reason than his sufficiently rapid development. In another two years, even with only one province under his control, Liu Bei would be able to stand toe-to-toe with Yuan Shao, who occupied three provinces.

As for Zhang Ji and Lu Bu, who were far away in Heluo, Wang Xuan was not worried. For one thing, Jia Xu was stationed there. As long as they sought no achievements and merely avoided mistakes, the situation would be as stable as Mount Tai. Furthermore, Jia Xu's family was in Linzi, while Zhang