The bright moon hung high, stars dotted the sky, and the deep night lay quiet!
In the inner city of the Nine Dragons Forbidden City stood the guest residence used to accommodate honored visitors.
King Sun Jian of Wu, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and the other envoys of the Wu State had been unable to sleep all night. They remained gathered in the residence's main hall, where the atmosphere was heavy and strange.
The four Descended True Buddhas and the two mighty experts of Great Wu feared a night raid by the Great Huan Celestial Dynasty. Sun Jian, his son, Zhou Yu, and Lu Su, meanwhile, worried whether Sun Shangxiang could complete her mission and how her negotiations were going!
Though they were allies, their thoughts ran in different directions, leaving none of them in the mood to rest.
"A mighty expert is approaching. Be careful!"
Amid the silence, a Descended True Buddha whose long eyebrows drooped down his cheeks opened his eyes. Golden light gleamed in them like lamps as he issued his warning. After a pause, he looked solemnly at Sun Jian and instructed, "If Great Huan launches a night raid, each of us four brothers will protect one person and break out immediately. Whether we live or die will be left to fate!"
The other three True Buddhas opened their eyes in unison. They circulated their cultivation techniques, their auras stirring as they poised themselves to strike!
"Hm?"
Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and the others felt their hearts tighten. They could hear wariness, uncertainty, and even a trace of fear in the True Buddha's voice.
Lu Su narrowed his eyes slightly, a flicker of delight passing through them. He shook his head and countered, "With the Great Huan Celestial Lord's reputation and credibility, surely he