He could even guess what Liu Xie would do next-while Yuan Shao was too occupied to attend to anything else, he would use Ye City as his base to devour Ji Province's territory bit by bit, then join forces with Lü Bu to take Qing Province, linking Ji, Qing, Xu, and Yang Provinces into a single stretch and opening a route between north and south!
At that point, he could hope to match the achievements of Emperor Guangwu.
"You Pretender Emperor, what cunning, what methods! I should have strangled you in this river back then!"
Ju Shou cursed furiously.
Liu Xie's schemes had far exceeded his expectations. He had laid plans everywhere, placed pieces everywhere. Every move seemed unrelated, but in truth, they all linked together.
Now the entire board had come alive!
Yuan Shao, by contrast, was slowly walking into the trap Liu Xie had laid. The formation for slaying the dragon was complete, and Yuan Shao was the great dragon to be slain!
Once Yuan Shao was defeated, Liu Xie would hold half the realm. Unifying all under heaven would be within reach, and becoming the true Son of Heaven would be no empty boast!
He had never imagined that a displaced man he had casually picked up could possess such cunning and skill. He should never have left the city to catch that damned fish that day!
"Pretender Emperor?" Liu Xie scoffed. Gazing at Ju Shou, he said, enunciating each word, "You still think I am a displaced man?"
Those few words struck Ju Shou's ears like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, leaving his mind blank and his ears ringing.
He shook his head hard and snapped, "Impossible! Don't think you can deceive me! I picked you up myself! Even your handwriting was so ugly. How