Sun Jian, in historical records, died around this time, and history might repeat itself.
"King Chu, what exactly happened!" Lu Bu was flustered and asked hurriedly, "Could it be that Sun Jian will perish at this moment!"
Looking at Ye Feng, who nodded slightly, Lu Bu suddenly burst into laughter, wishing he could clap his hands in delight, "He and my lord have always had a rift. Now that he's dead, isn't it a great pleasure!"
Ye Feng lowered his head in deep thought. Currently, Jiangdong could still guarantee favorable weather and timely rain, not only because of Sun Jian as a target but also because of many people who managed the balance of yin and yang. If Sun Jian died, the newly established Eastern Wu would surely fall apart, and the Han Dynasty would be attacked from both sides.
"Lu Bu," Ye Feng's gaze was profound, "I am now sending you to protect Sun Jian. This matter can only succeed and not fail. Otherwise, the great situation that has just been established will be destroyed."
Lu Bu heard him clearly. If he were asked to protect Sun Jian, it would be absolutely impossible. However, for Ye Feng's plan, he would spare no effort and die before giving up.
"Fengxian obeys the order!" Ye Feng narrowed his eyes and pushed away the remaining people, "I have matters to attend to now. Please leave first. I will apologize in person later."
"Alright, since that's the case, we won't disturb King Chu!" The leading tribal chief hurried away, leaving only Lu Bu staring at Ye Feng.
"My lord, rest assured, Lu Bu will not fail his mission!" Lu Bu knelt on the ground, "My lord, what should be done if it's too late!"
Lu Bu saw that Ye Feng took this matter extremely seriously, so he had to be prepared for the worst. He hurriedly said, "My lord, Fengxian is not shirking his duties but is making preparations for the unlikely!"
Ye Feng lowered his head and glared sharply at Lu Bu. Lu Bu swore he had never seen such a look in Ye Feng's eyes. Ye Feng raised his head again and spoke slowly.
"If Sun Jian cannot be saved and it is too late, then it is too late. You need to protect yourself and not put yourself in danger for Sun Jian." Ye Feng instructed him word by word, striving to etch it into Lu Bu's heart.
Lu Bu solemnly agreed. His mount, Red Hare, hurried in the direction Sun Jian had left. "My lord, rest assured, Fengxian will bring him back safe and sound."
Ye Feng, thinking of the forces lurking in the shadows, paused slightly and hurried away. If the forces behind the scenes were not removed, Emperor Ling and he, the King of Chu, would never have a good day.
Lu Bu looked around as he chased. After a few steps, his face changed drastically. Could it be that Sun Jian had already met with misfortune?
After chasing for a few more days, Lu Bu only found various debris and torn cloth, and his heart grew more alarmed, fearing that he would ruin Ye Feng's great plan.
The more he found as he went further, the more uneasy Lu Bu became. After a long while, he asked himself, "Could it be that..."
Lu Bu still did not give up and chased a few more steps. Outside a dense forest, he heard cries for help, "Help, help!"
Lu Bu hurried in the direction of the sound and discovered a group of men in black surrounding Sun Jian, hiding in a tree and coldly smiling at the men in black, "General Sun, this is not Jiangdong. You will surely die without a burial place."
"Who exactly are you?" Sun Jian sighed and asked the men in black. His days of rushing had exhausted him, and he was truly powerless to resist their siege.
"Are you not afraid of my Jiangdong Sun family? You will definitely pay the price," Sun Jian roared, "Are you from Jiangdong!"
"The Sun family of Jiangdong, hahahaha!" The men in black laughed heartily, "Still thinking of the Sun family of Jiangdong from back then? The Sun family of Jiangdong now is a joke."
Sun Jian lay on the withered grass, looking askance at the men in black and sneering, "You are definitely not from the Sun family of Jiangdong. If you want to act now, I'm afraid you will die a terrible death!"
"Very well, very well. It's not a loss to have the dignified General of the Sun family accompany us to the grave!" The men in black sneered, "But how many more losses can your Sun family afford!"
Sun Jian's face changed. He had to admit that the men in black truly knew the situation in Jiangdong like the back of their hands. After Sun Jian's death, with only Sun Ce and Sun Quan left, the Sun family would be nothing.
"What must we do for you to let me go?" Sun Jian's voice trembled. Without him, the Sun family would really be completely swallowed by those aristocratic families.
"Hahahaha," the men in black sneered, "Does the dignified General of the Sun family also fear?"
"As expected, when a person is about to die, everyone is the same!"
"Who says not!"
"Brothers, give him a quick end, lest there be too many complications!"
In an instant, they all jumped down from the trees, brandishing their sabers, and charged at Sun Jian. Sun Jian's face changed. If there was a way to live, who would want to die?
"General Sun, you now have no way to ascend to heaven or go to earth!" the men in black cursed.
"Are you expecting us to bow down and become your subjects? Do we know what benefits the Sun family can offer us!" The men in black, seeing that Sun Jian had no possibility of escaping, started making demands. "If the general offers us enough benefits, perhaps we can let the general go!"
Sun Jian heard this and hurriedly said, instinctively wanting to promise benefits, "Let me go, and I will give you half of Jiangdong!"
"Is the general's life only worth half of Jiangdong!" The men in black mocked, "Even if you gave us all of Jiangdong, what would it matter?"
"Fine, take Jiangdong!" Sun Jian hastily agreed, "Whether it's Jiangdong or gold and jewels, whatever you want, I will give it to you!"
"Very well, words are not enough. Please sign and seal, General!" The men in black said playfully, "As long as the general signs and seals, we will let the general go immediately."
"Big brother, we absolutely cannot agree to him. If he recovers one day, he will definitely not let us go. We must cut off all ties!" a man in black hurriedly said to the leader. "Only by killing him can we have peace of mind!"
Lu Bu heard this clearly and couldn't help but sneer. He had thought that the Jiangdong general Sun Jian was quite a character, but he didn't expect him to be so cowardly when facing death.
"A dignified general is nothing more than this, not even as good as Fengxian! No wonder my lord sent me to save him?" Lu Bu sneered, staring intently at Sun Jian.
Heroes always appear at the last moment, so he had to seize the last shred of opportunity. As long as he acted, he could gain Sun Jian's final gratitude, which might be beneficial to Ye Feng.
This way, it didn't matter if Sun Jian suffered some physical pain. After all, Sun Jian must not die, nor should he be saved too easily.
The men in black suddenly attacked, drawing several cuts on Sun Jian's body with their sabers, causing blood to flow. Sun Jian gritted his teeth in pain, while the leader of the men in black forcibly pulled Sun Jian's hand and pressed it down on the document.
A blood handprint suddenly appeared on the document. Sun Jian's face darkened. These people wanted to take all the benefits, which was impossible. He suddenly rushed forward, attempting to tear up the document.
"Does the general of Jiangdong also fear?" the men in black mocked, "Or is it that the Sun family of Jiangdong cannot afford such a loss?"
"Jiangdong has wronged me, the Sun family has wronged me!" Sun Jian laughed wildly and cried out to the heavens, "If one day, Sun Jian is no longer a man of Jiangdong."
Lu Bu heard it all clearly, lay on the tree, and calmly watched everything. The men in black rushed forward.
Sun Jian, facing the approaching ghost-head saber, slowly closed his eyes. "Jiangdong, we will meet again!"
In an instant, an arrowhead struck the ghost-head saber heavily, deflecting it slightly. Sun Jian thus avoided it. Lu Bu's expression changed. Looking at the appearance of the attacker, the arrowhead was clearly the same as the one used to assassinate Ye Feng.
"It's them," Lu Bu's expression changed. "Why would they attack!"
Lu Bu was unclear who the previous attackers were, but he clearly knew who the current attackers were: the forces behind the scenes. What did they want to do?
"The forces behind the scenes are stirring up trouble, first doing those things in Liangzhou, then pursuing Sun Jian. What do they want to do now!" Lu Bu muttered to himself, "Do they want to conquer the world? But this is not a real solution."
"Whether to kill Sun Jian or save Sun Jian, it's quite a show!" Lu Bu said coldly, "No need for me, a general, to act!"
The men in black came in a hurry, looking at the previous attackers and sneering, "We came from Liangzhou, but we don't want you to get there first. May we have your face and let us act."
Both sides had heavy bounties, so where would they yield such a bone to the other? In an instant, one wielded a ghost-head saber, and the other held an arrowhead, and they charged forward. Instantly, before anyone could say anything, they were locked in a fierce battle.
Lu Bu watched clearly from the tree, "Dogs fighting dogs, a mouth full of fur," he couldn't help but grin coldly, "If my lord saw this scene, I wonder how much he would laugh uncontrollably!"
One side wielded the ghost-head saber, hacking and slashing, while the other side, holding the arrowhead, coldly launched attacks, their faces grim, "Killing you, perhaps the general will reward us."
"Isn't that the idea? Kill them, and there will surely be rewards!"
Both sides fought fiercely, not sparing any mercy. They suddenly engaged in a battle.
It was merely a matter of your arrowhead hitting me, and the other person's ghost-head saber striking someone heavily.
In an instant, the two groups of people clashed, and both sides suffered casualties. Sun Jian watched everything coldly, wishing for mutual destruction, and then reaping the benefits. However, he never expected that on the tree, there was Lu Bu reaping the benefits.
Before long, the Jiangdong aristocratic families all fell to the ground. Lu Bu coldly said, "Wastes!"
If they both fell, it would save him a lot of trouble. Thinking this, Lu Bu sneered. Even if they had skills, could they compare to him, who was still intact.
"You will surely die!" Lu Bu sneered, "If I fail to complete my lord's mission, Fengxian will probably smash his head here!"
The men in black sneered and coldly moved towards Sun Jian, "Die here, and I will surely take your head!"