Cao Cao had fallen, yet the Chart of Mountains and Rivers had not appeared. There was only one possibility...
This Wei Emperor Cao Cao was a fake...
No wonder!
The Shu King Liu Bei's final frenzy was perfectly understandable. But for someone as shrewd and rational as the Wei Emperor Cao Cao to join Liu Bei in his madness instead of breaking out at any cost defied reason.
So the Wei Emperor Cao Cao who had stayed behind was nothing more than a substitute. Perhaps Cao Cao himself had never appeared at all, having foreseen this situation long ago!
Xiao Ying had specifically instructed Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Sun Shangxiang, Long Ju, Ji Bu, and the others to keep their eyes firmly on Liu Bei and Cao Cao. Given the strength of their forces, the chances of Cao Cao slipping away unnoticed were vanishingly small. Nor was this likely to be a clone or an incarnation, since that could not have fooled Xiao Ying and all the great adepts present!
At that thought, Xiao Ying's anger surged, and his killing intent thickened as he stared straight at Liu Bei...
"Something to rely on?! I've already lost everything I could rely on! Besides, before the Great Huan Celestial Lord, how could I dare claim to have any such support?"
Feeling Xiao Ying's gaze, Liu Bei went pale and forced himself to answer humbly.
Everyone present was puzzled. They could not understand why Xiao Ying had suddenly blasted Cao Cao's remains apart, then undergone such a drastic change in bearing, looking visibly furious.
"Whew..."
Xiao Ying let out a long breath, then continued with a cold sneer:
"Forget it! Whether you have anything to rely on no longer matters! Real or fake, Thunder Wolf and Fire Tiger can't be fakes too, can