Lord in the Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 97: You Are...Long?

Bao Zhong felt the powerful momentum emanating from Huaxiong. His brows furrowed, and his war horse beneath him became restless, neighing as if it had encountered a natural enemy.

Seeing Bao Zhong hesitating to approach, Huaxiong slapped his horse and rode forward, shouting:

"Who are you? My long knife doesn’t deal with nameless individuals!"

Bao Zhong replied, "I am Bao Zhong from Ji Province!"

He then spurred his horse into action and unleashed his most powerful skill. Brilliant radiance erupted from the tip of his long spear, and a massive leopard, four to five meters long, burst out from the spearhead.

Huaxiong raised an eyebrow, looking disdainful at the illusory leopard. He mocked, "A small cat dares to show off in front of me!"

With a swift motion, he swung his tiger-headed long knife, releasing a roar.

"Roar!"

The leopard’s figure was quickly shattered by the wave of the blade!

Bao Zhong stared in disbelief.

"What... what is this!?"

Huaxiong didn’t stop; he urged his horse to continue the charge.

"If this is your only strength, then you can die!"

Bao Zhong, wanting to retreat urgently, was beheaded by Huaxiong’s swift strike.

Many of Bao Zhong’s subordinates witnessed their commander being beheaded by the enemy general after just one or two rounds, and a sense of fear spread within the army. Numerous soldiers surrendered.

Huaxiong captured many officers in this battle.

Then he sent someone to take Bao Zhong’s head back to report the victory to the Prime Minister in Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he learned about it and promptly appointed Huaxiong as a commander, rewarding him with a hundred taels of gold.

At the location where the coalition forces were stationed.

Bao Xin’s camp in Ji Province.

Upon learning that his brother was killed by Huaxiong at Sishui Pass, Bao Xin’s hands trembled, and his eyes turned red.

"Younger brother, I... I’ve let you down..."

"Ah!!!"

...

Meanwhile, in the Dragon Chen’s camp not far away in Ji Province.

The scouts sent out by Long Chen also received this news.

Long Chen rubbed his hands, pacing back and forth in the tent, secretly thinking:

"Now that Bao Zhong has given away the first kill, Sun Jian is about to launch an attack on Sishui Pass!"

Then he instructed the kneeling scout captain:

"Go and gather more information!"

"Yes!" The scout captain saluted and left.

Although it was late at night, Long Chen, preoccupied with his thoughts, couldn’t sleep.

He wandered around the tent, and as Long Chen’s personal bodyguard, Xu Chu followed closely, not leaving his side!

The night sky was as dark as ink, with only a few bright stars resembling dazzling jewels scattered across the sky.

Unconsciously, Long Chen came to a secluded forest and was about to sit down to relax and organize his recent chaotic thoughts.

Buzz—

A faint sound emanated from within the dense forest.

Long Chen sensed a gust of wind rushing past his ears.

Looking closely, a silver-white light streaked across the sky above the dense forest.

Frowning, Long Chen pointed to the forest area and asked Xu Chu:

"Zhongkang! Do you know whose camp is in the distance?"

Xu Chu pondered for a moment and said:

"My Lord, it should be the camp of Gongsun Zan, the Inspector of Beiping."

As Long Chen’s personal guard captain, Xu Chu had firmly memorized the locations of all the lords’ camps in advance to be prepared for any situation.

This was one of his main responsibilities.

Long Chen nodded thoughtfully.

Gongsun Zan was undoubtedly a remarkable figure.

Facing the northern barbarians, he adopted a tough stance, fought courageously, and dominated the northern frontier.

He was affectionately called the "White Horse General" by the northern nomadic tribes.

This was due to Gongsun Zan having a special cavalry unit, all dressed in white armor and robes, riding white horses.

They were known as the White Horse Elite.

Long Chen estimated that these cavalrymen were probably at least second or even third tier! freёwebnovel.com

Currently, Long Chen was very interested in the anomalies within the forest.

He then said to Xu Chu, "Zhongkang, let’s go and see what’s inside! How can there be such a splendid silver light!"

Xu Chu nodded, but he moved even closer to Long Chen!

As a five-star general, his subconscious told him that there might be something terrifying ahead.

Perhaps an existence not inferior to him.

However, just as Long Chen stepped into Gongsun Zan’s camp area, a silver-white arc of light flashed from mid-air.

A silver spear was thrust into the ground just a step ahead of Long Chen.

Xu Chu quickly raised his dark-golden giant cleaver, his expression serious, standing in front of Long Chen.

A cold and indifferent voice came from the person approaching.

"Who are you? Why are you appearing here in the middle of the night!"

Long Chen looked up.

A figure, eight feet tall with a majestic bearing, was walking towards them.

The silver spear, deeply embedded in the ground, began to tremble violently as the person approached.

Finally, it pulled itself out of the soil and fell into the person’s hands.

Xu Chu said solemnly, "My Lord, stay behind me later."

"This young general brings great pressure to me!"

Hearing Xu Chu, who was powerful himself, saying this, Long Chen became extremely curious about the young general.

He wanted to check his attributes through the system, but he was told it was impossible.

The reason was the divine light radiating from the young general. It was an additional effect of "Loyalty."

It meant that he had already pledged allegiance to a lord. Therefore, even if the player’s level was sufficient, they couldn’t view the attributes.

Unless they gained his loyalty, they could not see his stats.

Generals with the "Loyalty" attribute are invariably loyal and usually remain faithful to the end! Examples include Xu Chu and Zhou Tai by Long Chen’s side, both benefiting from this attribute.

Long Chen, rubbing his chin, silently pondered, "A general who can move the five-star god-general Xu Chu must be extraordinary!"

"Moreover, judging by the appearance of this young general, he should be a subordinate of Gongsun Zan. So who exactly is this person?!"

The young general in white, seeing Long Chen lost in thought for a long time, furrowed his sword-like eyebrows and shouted again:

"Who are you?"

Xu Chu retorted, "This is my Lord Long Jue Ming, General Who Guards the South, and the Prefect of Jiujiang County!"

Long Chen snapped out of his thoughts, sincerely clasped his hands, and said, "Young brother, my apologies for the disturbance..."

Upon hearing Long Chen’s name, the young general’s eyes widened slightly, thinking:

"So, this person is Long, the fourth-ranked Prefect among the Lords of the Nineteen Lords? I often hear our lord praise his reputation for benevolence and righteousness in Yangzhou! Today, upon seeing him, I didn’t expect him to be so young!"

Impressed, the young general arched his hand and said, "I didn’t realize it was Lord Long. I have been disrespectful. Please forgive me!"

Long Chen waved his hand repeatedly and replied, "Young brother, no need for such formality. May I ask for your name?"

The young general, despite being just a centurion under General Gongsun, could show such respect to Long Chen, who commanded tens of thousands of elite soldiers. This made Long Chen appreciate him even more.

With a cupped fist, the young general said, "I am Zhao Yun from Changshan, Zhenping. My courtesy name is Zilong."

Long Chen returned the gesture, saying, "Oh, so your name is Zhao Zilong..."

Huh!?

Long Chen’s expression changed suddenly.

"What!? You are Zhao Zilong from Changshan!?"