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  Thank you for the reward from Guan Sheng brother.

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  Liu Qi's expression was resolute, as if there was no room for discussion at all.

  The motion was vetoed by Liu Qi, but Liu Bei's calm expression did not change, and his eyes even narrowed slightly, revealing a hint of a smile. The meaning of that smile was like an adult listening to a child's absurd words, showing disdain.

  He calmly picked up the teacup and brought it to his lips, while Liu Bei standing behind him could clearly see the veins on his hand bulging with suppressed anger.

  As agreed beforehand, Liu Bei would use the smashing of a cup as a signal to secretly order his men to take action and capture Liu Qi. In the current atmosphere, Liu Bei's move was no different from a dangerous warning sign that an attack was imminent.

  Liu Feng's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and he secretly clenched his fists, with a faint warmth already born in the palms of his hands.

  He couldn't help but imagine himself personally capturing the benefactor who had once blocked an arrow for him, and how Liu Qi would look at him with shock and indignation when he arrived.

  Liu Feng really didn't want to see this scene. Even if it was for survival, repaying kindness with enmity had never been in line with his principles of doing things.

  However, Liu Feng's worries were a bit superfluous. Liu Bei obviously had no intention of taking action immediately. He just took a sip of tea to cover up the embarrassment of being vetoed by Liu Qi.

  After putting down his cup, Liu Bei smiled and asked: "Worthy nephew, can you tell your uncle the reason for your opposition?"

  "My uncle has been living in Jingzhou for a long time, he should know that Jiangdong and my Jingzhou are sworn enemies. That Sun Jian was arrogant and ended up dying under our army's arrows. Sun Ce and Sun Quan, the two brothers, have been using avenging their father as an excuse to constantly attack Jingzhou for over ten years, even killing Huang Zu. With such a deep-seated hatred, how can we join forces with them?"

  Liu Qi's words were filled with indignation, as if every time he mentioned the Sun family of Jiangdong, his chest was full of resentment.

  Liu Bei listened patiently to Liu Qi's complaints, his mustache drooping slightly as he revealed a hint of regret: "The grudges between the two families, Uncle, are not unknown to me. However, my wise nephew should also understand that there is a distinction between light and heavy, urgent and slow matters. At present, our most important responsibility is to survive, to reclaim the foundation of Jingzhou, otherwise how can we face the spirit of Jing Sheng in heaven? For this heavy burden, shouldn't we put aside past hatreds for now?"

  When Liu Bei said this, Liu Feng couldn't help but nod secretly: his words were truly ingenious. He brought up Liu Biao to pressure Liu Qi, and cleverly turned joining forces with an enemy into a filial duty, ah, this stepping stone was well-built, Zi De, just come down the ladder.

  Liu Qi's furious expression slightly alleviated, his face, which had been flushed red with excitement, gradually returned to normal. However, his still tightly furrowed eyebrows indicated that he was not entirely swayed by Liu Bei's words.

  "What you said may be reasonable, Uncle, but have you considered that the Sun family has a heart of tigers and wolves? If we lead the Jiangdong army into Jingzhou, once we defeat Cao Cao, this powerful enemy, and eliminate the threat from the north, they are likely to take advantage of us. With the strength of the Jiangdong navy, I'm afraid this enemy is even more fearsome than Cao Cao. Wouldn't we be digging our own graves by driving out the tiger in front and letting in the wolf at the back?"

  Liu Qi's judgment was still quite accurate, Cao Cao was a tiger, Sun Quan was a wolf. History has proven that this wolf, Sun Quan, never gave up on the prey at the gate of Jingzhou.

  Liu Feng secretly admired Liu Qi at the same time, Liu Bei had picked up his teacup again, this time his expression was no longer so calm, the fish tail pattern on the edge of his eyes was subtly fluctuating, Liu Feng vaguely felt that a kind of unprecedented killing intent was quietly spreading over the body within arm's reach.

  Xu Chu's killing aura was like a madly howling north wind, clear and daring. Zhao Yun's killing aura was like the sky filled with frost and snow, floating yet extremely cold. Guan Yu's killing aura was like Mount Tai standing tall and majestic, an isolated existence that gave people a feeling of being pressed down by its presence at all times.

  Liu Bei's killing aura was vastly different from anyone else's.

  It's as if the vast ocean is bathed in sunlight, with calm waves and gentle breezes on its surface. People sailing on it feel no fear at all. However, beneath the surface, undercurrents are surging and swirling, ready to burst out of the water at any moment, and towering giant waves can easily engulf everything on the surface.

  A strong sense of oppression that is hidden under a calm surface, yet suffocating, this is what Liu Feng is feeling now.

  A drop of cold sweat quietly rolled down his forehead, and the shadow covered Liu Feng's anxious expression. A few steps away, Liu Qi had no idea that his kind and benevolent uncle was brewing what kind of evil intention in his heart at this moment.

  "So, we absolutely cannot take the risk of cooperating with the Sun family. I still say that as long as we work together and fight to the death, I believe a miracle will definitely happen." Liu Qi, who was completely unaware of the danger approaching, saw Liu Bei remaining silent, thinking he had been moved by his words, and expressed his determination in an even more generous tone.

  "Are you going to entrust your life and everything to a miracle?" Liu Bei's low voice was accompanied by the sudden appearance of bulging veins on the back of his hand, like tree roots.

  Liu Feng knew that Liu Bei's patience had reached its limit and he was about to take action.

  The situation is extremely tense and volatile.

  Liu Bei's hand slightly lifted, and there was already a sign of smashing the cup. The steel wire that had been tightly entwined in Liu Feng's heart seemed to have reached its limit, and it was about to break at any moment.

  Suddenly, a gleam of inspiration flashed through Liu Feng's mind.

  "Father, the tea has gone cold, let me add some hot water." He suddenly stepped forward, picked up the teapot on the stove, and poured a stream of warm clear tea into Liu Bei's raised cup.

  A flicker of surprise flashed across Liu Bei's eyes, and he glanced at Liu Feng, only to withdraw his hand again.

  Liu Feng walked up to Liu Qi with a pot in his hand, pouring tea for him while smiling and saying: "Elder brother, actually father's plan of borrowing a knife to kill someone has the effect of killing two birds with one stone."

  Behind him, Liu Bei's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes. Liu Feng's sudden action had already disrupted his plan, and the sudden mention of "killing two birds with one stone" made Liu Bei even more suspicious. Watching his adopted son not follow the script, Liu Bei was at a loss for how to respond, so he pretended not to know what was going on and took a sip of tea instead.

  "What's this plan of killing two birds with one stone? Tell me clearly, Ah Feng!" Liu Qi, who was not in the know, showed great interest.

  Liu Feng's mouth corners rose, revealing a hint of a cunning and calculating smile: "Father joining forces with Jiangdong is just to borrow the Sun family's army to resist Cao Cao. Jiangdong has the advantage of having a navy, while Cao Cao's military strength is superior, so the two families will inevitably engage in a fierce battle that will be difficult to resolve. Even if one side wins, it will be a Pyrrhic victory."

  He swallowed his saliva and continued: "If Cao Pi wins, we can take advantage of the situation to attack the exhausted Cao army and retake Jingzhou. If the Jiangdong army wins, we will counterattack and defeat the main force of Jiangdong. At that time, there will be no more enemies on the Han River, whether it is to retake Jingzhou or to fight against Sun's clan in the east, we will have the upper hand. This is the true brilliance of Father's move to borrow a knife to kill someone."

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