Even before transmigrating, Liu Xie had known a great deal about Kong Rong.
If Kong Rong decided he was a fake, everything would be over.
"Damn that Cao Thief!"
Liu Xie wanted to cry but had no tears, cursing Cao Cao in impotent fury.
His grand plan to replace the real with the fake, his scheme to secretly swallow up Yuan Shao's foundations-all of it would burst like a bubble!
His identity as the Son of Heaven was his only support.
Once it was exposed, Guo Jia, Gao Lan, Jia Xu, Lü Bu, Liu Bei, and even Zhen Mi would all leave him.
Lü Bu might even slaughter him to vent his anger!
"What am I supposed to do now?"
Liu Xie was even more anxious than Yuan Shao. He wanted to find a solution, but his mind was a tangled skein, and he could think of no countermeasure at all.
Ever since transmigrating, he had relied on this false identity to win over hearts and minds, gathering a force of his own little by little.
In truth, Liu Xie had been very proud of himself. He thought he was damned impressive.
Look-he had run circles around clever men like Guo Jia and Jia Xu, deceived a hegemon like Yuan Shao, and sweet-talked Lü Bu and Zhen Mi until they could no longer tell north from south.
These past few days, he had even thought he truly was the protagonist chosen by the Mandate of Heaven!
The heroes of the Three Kingdoms?
Nothing but a bunch of NPCs.
All stepping stones and tools for me, Liu Xie, to achieve dominion!
Yet within a few short days, the pride in his heart had been shattered.
The news Ju Shou brought had slapped him hard across the face and jolted him fully