Wuxia: The Super Slave Master

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However, Cao Chong seemed somewhat afraid as he held the dagger in his father's hand. He didn't know why, but he was just afraid. Perhaps people are filled with fear when facing the unknown. Luo Chen didn't expect Cao Chong to be able to complete this final step. A knife-wielder walked past him and glanced at Luo Chen. Luo Chen closed his eyes and nodded. In the end, Cao Chong was taken away. Where he was taken was obvious.

The sound of dripping water echoed throughout the street, a joyful sound and sight: a woman in a bright red robe was sitting in her room.

Led by his generals, Luo Chen arrived at the door of the room. With a dark face, he said to them, "Alright, alright, you've all made enough noise. Now get back to your rooms!"

Sometimes, Luo Chen doesn't act like a lord at all, but for some reason, the generals are still afraid of him, yet they are also captivated by his personal charm. Perhaps that's just fate.

After the army entered Xuchang, Luo Chen secretly arranged for some food to be transported to their hometown. Even Wei Yan felt that this might really be his destined lord.

When the woman in the red robe saw Luo Chen enter, she became extremely nervous. She gripped the object in her hand tighter and tighter, as if she knew that if Luo Chen got any closer, she would be stabbed by it.

Luo Chen didn't speak, but simply walked closer to her step by step.

"Don't come here!"

Just as Luo Chen was about to reach her, she couldn't help but shout out, and Luo Chen stopped in his tracks.

"What's wrong? We're already here, aren't you even thinking about the Cao family's future?"

Chapter 186 Finding a Wife for the Emperor

That's just Luo Chen's personality. When it comes to something that belongs to him, no one can take it away, not even if you are Cao Cao's daughter.

The woman standing before Luo Chen was Cao Cao's second daughter, Cao Jie.

Suddenly, she stood up, removed her gorgeous clothes, and looked directly at Luo Chen, revealing her proud and alluring figure.

"What you want is right in front of you. If you want it, then come and take it!"

These words were spoken with such certainty, as if she would be ruthless towards Luo Chen if he took a step forward.

Luo Chen chuckled softly: "Even if I were to take you by force today, don't forget, your two younger sisters are still in my hands."

Cao Jie's arrogance was shattered by the man in front of him. Luo Chen turned his head and placed a small medicine bottle on the table. It was obvious that the medicine bottle contained the blood of the Demon King. Even now, people in the Three Kingdoms are still curious about how so many talented people in the world could be taken in as doctors by such a shameless villain as Luo Chen.

Actually, it was the Demon King's blood that had the first effect, and then it was Luo Chen's arrogant charm.

"Drink it. I don't want your Cao family line to end. I've heard that the current emperor is only twenty years old, the perfect age for marriage. If you two sisters can catch his eye, it wouldn't be a bad idea."

Upon hearing this, Cao Jie picked up the medicine bottle on the table. Although she didn't know what was inside, with her clever mind, it wasn't hard for her to imagine what Luo Chen wanted most at this moment.

It is her body, and to obtain her body, one must obtain her heart; otherwise, without her cooperation, even if Luo Chen obtains her body, it will be of little use.

Seeing such a stubborn person, Luo Chen also became very interested.

Promise me you'll take good care of my two younger sisters!

Luo Chen nodded. Cao Jie then opened the bottle and drank the medicine inside in one gulp.

The bottle fell to the ground with a thud, and Cao Jie covered his chest.

At this moment, Luo Chen walked up and gently stroked her face: "What's the meaning of your expression? There's no poison in here, so what are you afraid of?"

After saying that, Luo Chen picked Cao Jie up and carried him to the bed behind him, where he threw Cao Jie onto it.

For some reason, a bouquet of roses was placed in front of the bed, but the roses were trampled into pieces by Luo Chen.

The night passed quietly. In Luo Chen's mind, there was a constant ringing sound, all reminding him that Cao Jie's loyalty had risen to ten points.

Luo Chen turned around and walked straight out. Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong had been waiting there for a long time, followed by dozens of guards.

The whistling of horns echoed throughout the Xuchang Palace.

The civil and military officials also began to walk into the main hall, but there were obviously far fewer officials today. Luo Chen smiled calmly, and a young eunuch announced loudly: "His Majesty has arrived!"

At Xiao Huangmen's loud call, a young man of about twenty years old stepped forward. Last time, Luo Chen hadn't observed him closely, but this time Luo Chen saw him very clearly.

The newcomer was quite tall, with a small face that seemed weathered, though also slightly greasy.

After waiting for the eunuch from the inner gate to tell the ministers that they should speak if they had anything to say and otherwise leave the court, Luo Chen stood up.

"Your Majesty, I believe that with the empire now pacified, the treacherous Cao Cao, whose crimes are heinous, was fortunately slain by the heroes of the land..." Luo Chen glanced at Liu Xie and said, "Cao Cao! I believe this is a cause for celebration for all under heaven, and all the lords should be rewarded. I also believe that Your Majesty should take this opportunity to appoint an empress to rule over all the women of the land. I urge Your Majesty to consider this carefully!"

Although Luo Chen's words were not particularly eloquent and carried a strong sense of threat and oppression, they were essentially fine. Liu Xie, sitting on the dragon throne, was already used to Luo Chen's blunt threats, so he could only sigh and stand up.

"What you say is very true, my dear minister. Issue my imperial decree to bestow titles and rewards upon the various lords. In addition, appoint Liu Bei as the governor of Yizhou, and order him to serve under Liu Zhang and make good use of his power for the country. Also, bring Cao Xian and Cao Hua into the palace!"

These words gave the emperor a sense of issuing orders. As for the ministers, they all received rewards, which His Majesty personally gave them, so they were very pleased to hear them. As for Luo Chen, firstly, it reduced the ministers' hostility towards him; secondly, it gave the emperor face; and thirdly, and most importantly, after today, almost the entire Han Dynasty would be under his rule.

The angels, each carrying their own imperial decree, arrived in various cities. Some wanted to pledge allegiance to the court, while others disdained it and feigned surrender, and still others harbored their own selfish motives.

Sun Quan also received the order issued by the imperial court, so he wrote a letter expressing his willingness to submit to the court.

This was said from the central government of Eastern Wu, which surprised the governors of various places in Jiangdong. They wondered what their lord was thinking, so easily offering tribute to the court.

Indeed, Jiangdong's statement made many of Cao Cao's old forces hesitant to act rashly for a time. Most importantly, Luo Chen had Liu Xie issue an order, instructing the garrison troops in various regions to send 10% of their forces directly to Xuchang.

The old Cao forces saw this as an opportunity, so they sent their elite troops in, hoping to use this opportunity to kill Luo Chen.

Liu Bei, who was far to the west, naturally received the news and hesitated at first. However, Liu Song, whom he now regarded as his strategist, stepped forward.

"Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord!"

Liu Bei hurriedly walked over to Liu Song without even putting on his shoes and gently took his hand.

"I wonder what you mean by that, sir?"

Since this was a dark room and only Liu Bei was here, he could abandon his identity as the lord and put on a show for Liu Song.

Liu Song felt that he had gained face, and Liu Bei also thought highly of him. However, he himself did not know that he was stepping into Liu Bei's trap step by step.

"My lord," said the official, "I believe that Luo Chen's actions are simply a way to demonstrate to our generals just how formidable his elite troops are. However, I estimate that this time, all the warlords will send their most skilled assassins."

Chapter 187 Display of Power

Liu Bei still didn't understand what Liu Song was saying; perhaps his pride wouldn't allow him to do such an evil thing.

Liu Song put on a look of disappointment and frustration, and knelt down on the ground, saying, "My lord, if we don't seize this opportunity now, we may really have no chance at all!"

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, but in the end, his desire overcame his so-called benevolence and righteousness. He had experienced too many failures in his life, so he longed for success.

That very day, Liu Bei immediately went to Liu Zhang's palace.

At this moment, Liu Zhang was holding a beautiful woman and playing happily. When he saw Liu Bei arrive, Liu Zhang still treated him with great respect, stood up, and went directly to Liu Bei.

"Why did you come so early, Imperial Uncle? Is it because the servants in the manor were not well arranged?"

In fact, Liu Zhang didn't have any great ambitions. As for the affairs in the east, they were none of his business. He just wanted to enjoy his own life.

Liu Bei knew what his so-called nephew was thinking, so he offered a few words of comfort.

"Everything is well in the manor. I wonder what your opinion is on Luo Chen summoning the armies of the world?"

Liu Zhang smiled and said, "Uncle, you know me. I don't have any particular plans, but that brat Zhang Lu has turned against me. I want to use your abilities to attack Zhang Lu. What do you think?"

Liu Bei never expected that his seemingly foolish nephew would be so cunning.

“That’s certainly possible, but nephew, if you can use this opportunity to eliminate Luo Chen, then we can seize Jingzhou. In that case, we can divide the world with Sun Quan!”

Liu Bei's idea was good, and Liu Zhang was immediately interested, so he agreed to send troops to Xuchang.

On the other side, in Xuchang.

Countless troops came from afar, each unit consisting of no more than two thousand men, and squads of soldiers were stationed outside the city.

Many people were worried that Xuchang might not be able to withstand the pressure of such a large army, but Luo Chen borrowed troops from Jiangdong and other places. With the addition of the Jiangdong army, the two armies supplied each other and directly surrounded the entire city.

The generals who brought their troops knew they had little chance at the moment, so they all stopped what they were doing and waited for the best opportunity.

Luo Chen stood on the high platform and looked down, only to see soldiers standing safely below the command platform.

"His Majesty has instructed me to be in charge of the army's training. Now, let me show you the Jingzhou army!"

As soon as he finished speaking, squads of soldiers stepped out. They were all clad in thick armor. Good heavens, what kind of spirit do they have? How did these soldiers manage to do that?

Then several generals came up and directed the soldiers to organize offensive and defensive drills. Finally, a group of soldiers dressed in foreign soldiers' uniforms also came out.

For a moment, everyone muttered to themselves, "Isn't this an alien race? How did they end up here!"

However, some observant people noticed that the foreign soldiers were rather short and did not look like what one would expect from a foreign race. If not, they might be Han Chinese.

Upon realizing this, the soldiers all gasped in shock, wondering what Luo Chen was up to.

Luo Chen waved his hand: "Everyone, these two sides are our side and the enemy, respectively. In the future, when the world is unified, our enemies will only be outsiders, not the children of the Han people!"

Many people secretly mocked Luo Chen, wondering when the unification of the world would ever be achieved simultaneously.

"The battle begins now!"

After speaking, the Han army began to fight. The Han soldiers knocked the foreign tribes to the ground and used their wooden spears and short swords to slash at the enemy.

One of the generals laughed and said, "It's just our own people keeping things closed up inside. What's the point of that!"

Luo Chen smiled and said, "I knew you would say that. Here's what we'll do: whoever can defeat them all, I'll hand over the position of Commander-in-Chief to them!"

A general stepped forward and said, "If what you've said is true, I'll follow you!"

After he finished speaking, he glanced back, and the thousand soldiers behind him immediately lined up. Luo Chen looked at Wei Yan, who nodded and raised his hand as well.

The Han army failed to launch an attack, while the enemy forces on the other side directly surrounded the Han army.

Wooden arrows flew down towards Wei Yan's Jingzhou army. The Jingzhou soldiers immediately took out their shields to block the arrows. At this moment, another two hundred men rushed out and circled around behind the general. Rows of soldiers attacked the enemy's battle formation.

Just as the general's soldiers were about to return to their posts, Wei Yan waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately unsheathed their shields and charged forward without hesitation. The two armies clashed, revealing just how capable the Jingzhou army truly was.

The Jingzhou army had undergone modern infantry training, so their individual combat capabilities were naturally beyond what the enemy could handle.

Seeing his soldiers dwindling, the general hesitated for a moment and ordered his two hundred men to fire wooden arrows, sending both armies to hell.

Luo Chen sneered. He had used this move before, so why would he let the enemy use it on him again?

That was naturally not the case, so at that moment, the soldiers who had been entangled charged directly at the general's men, and Wei Yan led the last two hundred men into the crowd.

Soon they captured all the enemy soldiers, and only then did Luo Chen stand up.

"Everyone, do you see this? The reason I arranged this military training is so that you will not be afraid of the enemy on the battlefield in the future."

The defeated general smiled and said, "You only used your elite troops. If you had used an ordinary army, you would have definitely lost!"

Luo Chen smiled slightly: "Is that so? If you really think that way, you're wrong. These people are not my elite troops at all. My elite troops are all around you!"

In an instant, everyone shouted in an uproar.

Those truly elite soldiers of the Jingzhou army remained silent from the very beginning, showing no reaction whatsoever even after their own men had won.

Just as the generals were still doubting, a soldier shouted, "Reporting to the general, Zhang Fei of Western Shu has arrived!"

This time, Guan Yu didn't come; instead, it was Zhang Fei. Seeing Zhang Fei with his generals, even Zhang Fei, who wasn't usually very kind to his soldiers, understood somewhat why Luo Chen wanted to ask Luo Chen for a few more.

Chapter 188 Mission: Impossible

Zhang Fei's appearance further confirmed one of Luo Chen's preconceived notions.

Meanwhile, Zhao Yun led a troop of soldiers away from Xuchang, and Ma Dai and others also disappeared.

Luo Chen greeted Zhang Fei and continued to carry out his grand plan!

"His Majesty is worried about foreign enemies, so I will place all my elite troops in your ranks to train your army. Then you can all go back to your respective places!"

None of the generals expected Luo Chen to say such a calm sentence. Everyone thought that Luo Chen had summoned them to stir up their conflicts and make Cao Cao's remaining forces attack each other.

The training began quickly. At first, no one knew the significance of standing at attention and marching in formation, but on the surface, the Han emperor still had the final say, and no one could object.

Meanwhile, in Chengdu, some distance away...

Liu Bei and Liu Zhang walked outside the city. Liu Zhang said politely, "Uncle, we'll have to trouble you with the rest of the matters!"

Liu Bei waved his hand: "Don't worry, I will definitely take Zhang Lu's head for you!"

Watching Liu Bei leave, Liu Zhang nodded. Lei Bo stepped forward and asked, "My lord, do you really trust Liu Bei? I feel like something's not quite right."

Liu Zhang snorted: "He is my royal uncle, he would never harm me, so don't say such things again!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I know my crime!"

Liu Bei's army had only just arrived at Hanzhong Pass and made a brief appearance when Zhang Lu, seeing Liu Bei's arrival, felt completely bewildered and went directly to the pass to observe the approaching troops.

"I wonder what brings you here, Imperial Uncle?"

Liu Bei rode forward and said, "As a subject under Liu Zhang, you have disobeyed orders and failed to pay tribute annually. This is a grave offense. Now, I have come to demand your surrender. Why don't you quickly open the city gates and surrender!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lu burst into laughter: "A fool's dream!"

After saying this, Zhang Ren and Yang Wei stepped forward and shot a long arrow at Liu Bei.

At the same time, Guan Yu spurred his horse forward and snatched the long arrow with one hand. Zhang Wei was taken aback and immediately ordered his men to fire their arrows.

Guan Yu protected Liu Bei and retreated. Then Mi Fang and others ordered their men to rush up the city wall. However, this time, it was not Liu Bei's White Feather Guards, but troops borrowed from Liu Zhang.