Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chen Xi, as usual, entered Liu Bei's house directly without announcing his arrival, walked through the hall, and then encountered Xu Chu. Seeing the awkward expression on the other's face, Chen Xi knew who was inside the room.

"Alright, I'll wait for a while." Chen Xi didn't want to disturb, so he slipped to the front hall, asked Liu Bei's maid to prepare tea and snacks, and waited there.

However, Chen Xi didn't have to wait long. Liu Bei's decorum wasn't so lacking as to engage in debauchery in daylight, which was also why Chen Xi would wait in the front hall.

"Cough, cough, cough, I apologize for keeping you waiting, Zichuan." Liu Bei tugged at the corner of his mouth as he spoke.

"It's nothing, it's actually my fault." Chen Xi shook his head, then casually handed a whole scroll of maps to Liu Bei.

"What is this?" Liu Bei reached out to catch it, then opened it, looked at it blankly, unable to discern what it was, though he understood it was a map.

"Regarding Lord Xuande's ambition, I've thought about it for a long time, and finally believe it's possible to achieve." Chen Xi took a sip of tea, then placed the cup down and got into the right mindset.

"Oh?" Liu Bei's face brightened with joy. He set aside the map he couldn't understand and looked at Chen Xi, expectant.

"Lord Xuande's ultimate ambition, in essence, is to surpass all the Holy Lords and Virtuous Kings of ancient times." Chen Xi spoke in a calm voice.

"Hmm, that's indeed true." Liu Bei nodded. In reality, when he initially set this goal, he hardly thought it through, and the probability of achieving it was practically zero.

"Then may I ask Lord Xuande to spread out that map." Chen Xi glanced at the map tossed aside by Liu Bei and said meaningfully.

Liu Bei once again opened the map, this time spreading it the wrong way, which showed he had no idea what the map was.

"This map will guide Lord Xuande in accomplishing the task of surpassing ancestors, but to surpass ancestors, you must remember one thing: you have not yet reached the starting point." Chen Xi said slowly, "Now you can choose whether to take this path."

"I haven't even reached the starting point yet?" Liu Bei exclaimed in disbelief.

"To surpass ancestors, one must first unify the Han Dynasty as the starting point." Chen Xi scoffed, "Without this starting point, what significant accomplishments can you have?"

"..." Liu Bei suddenly felt enormous pressure. He always considered himself quite formidable, yet compared to his ambition, he hadn't even stepped out with the first step. Was the final boss of others' games still in the novice village for him?

"So you see, sparrows cannot know the ambitions of swans; your ambition is truly grand. After contemplating for years, I finally confirmed your ambition is achievable." Chen Xi said with a proud look.

"That's certainly good news." Liu Bei felt his dispirited heart instantly rejuvenated. So what if it's difficult? There's nothing Chen Zichuan can't handle!

"Do you know what this is?" Chen Xi walked forward, affectionately stroking the Yellow River on Liu Bei's map, and asked gently.

Liu Bei shook his head. If he knew, would he still be like before?

"This is the Yellow River; here is the Hetao Plain." Chen Xi's placid eyes met Liu Bei's, who was stunned, with his worldview shattering.

"This map represents the realm; the realm is not just the Central Plains. Here, here, and here, all have powers similar to us." Chen Xi pointed to several places on the Eurasian Continent, his eyes flickering coldly. These places were all enemies, and even if they couldn't attack due to distance, they were still potential foes.

Liu Bei's mouth gaped wide open, unable to close, and he could only stare at Chen Xi with eyes about to flip over, like a fish's eyes.

"To surpass ancestors, one must make every land under heaven the king's land, and every shore the king's dominion!" Chen Xi said fervently, staring at Liu Bei, "Come, put your seal on this phrase; this is our deed, under the heavens, where we stand is all our land!"

Liu Bei was bewildered until Chen Xi grabbed his hand, started applying printing ink, and was about to press it on the phrase beneath the map, at which point Liu Bei came to his senses. Pulling desperately, he refused to press it, knowing that doing so would ruin his life.

In such a significant matter, Chen Xi surely wasn't joking. The Yellow River and Yangtze were only about a foot long, but the realm was vast beyond belief. Slapping his hand on it, it might take more than ten lifetimes, let alone one, to accomplish it.

There was a tug of war, and Liu Bei didn't dare use Qi, afraid of harming Chen Xi, resulting in Chen Xi catching him off guard and slapping his hand onto Central Asia on the map.

Liu Bei was infuriated by this situation, "Zichuan, what exactly do you want? Even if I slap it on, I can't do it!"

At this moment, Liu Bei was no longer too shocked, having been distracted by Chen Xi, he looked at the red handprint on the map, speechless.

"This is the goal. After all, there is someone over there with this slogan, and they're implementing it. We can't let our slogan lose to theirs." Chen Xi pointed to the Mediterranean Sea, "We don't ask Lord Xuande to have the same courage as them, but at least don't let our appearance be cowardly."

Liu Bei suddenly felt slapped in the face, "What, these Barbarians even dare to think of unifying the world, where does that leave me, Liu Xuande!" Liu Bei roared angrily.

"No, I want to defeat them!" Liu Bei pointed at the Great Qin on the map, his face full of fury, "Come, tell me how they are implementing it. When have we, the Han Dynasty, ever feared anyone!"

Chen Xi calmly explained the current situation of the Great Qin, then looked at Liu Bei, "That's how it is, from such a small country, they've expanded to this extent, and now they're getting close to us."

Chen Xi didn't mention that Rome took a long time to establish; Liu Bei still thought it took less than a hundred years, hence he looked very solemn after Chen Xi finished speaking.

"Look at their slogan, then look at ours. We don't need to make world conquest the explicit goal like them, but at least our slogan shouldn't be timid!" Chen Xi shrugged his shoulders with mock helplessness, almost directly saying, Lord Xuande, we know you're not as good as them, so we don't demand that from you.

"Even a mere Barbarian dares so much, how can we Han Dynasty heroes fall behind!" Liu Bei roared in anger.

"Oh, but the latest news, a Duke from Great Qin has already led troops to attack the Western Regions and had a big fight with Li Jue's Xiliang Iron Cavalry. The enemy, exhausted from long-distance campaigning, did not achieve complete victory, so they've withdrawn to Mesopotamia and sent us a battle challenge, declaring they will return in full force in a year!" Chen Xi handed Li Jue's letter to Liu Bei. Anyway, Liu Bei didn't know where Parthia was...

The more Liu Bei read, the more alarmed he became. He knew of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry; to have fought Li Jue's talent-awakened legion and failed to claim complete victory deserved admiration as an entity aiming at world conquest like the Great Qin.

"Lend them troops, tell Li Jue to block Great Qin for five years, and wait till I personally come to resolve it. All past grievances will be forgotten!" Liu Bei slowly raised his head, his eyes unyieldingly resolute. Even a Barbarian can be ambitious; how could I, a potential hero, not be! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)