147. The Duel At Hulao Pass

Yuan Shao was furious after hearing what Lu Bu said, feeling his face slapped as the Coalition leader was him. Under Yuan Shao's leadership, the Walords held a council and decided that they had to defeat Lu Bu, to increase the morale of the troops and regain their face.

Yuan Shu: "I think there's a general here who can defeat Lu Bu, but I don't know if it's Lord allow him to challenge Lu Bu."

Yuan Shao: "Oh? Who do you think can defeat Lu Bu?"

Yuan Shu: "Of course, it's General Dian Wei under Governor Lie Fan, he can defeat Hua Xiong easily in Sishui Pass previously, I think he can defeat Lu Bu."

Sun Jian: "Yuan Shu you're truly shameless! Why don't you just send your General Ji Ling, if General Dian Wei can defeat Lu Bu I'm sure that Governor Lie Fan has sent him!"

Yuan Shu: "Sun Jian You?!"

Lie Fan: "Okay that's enough, thank you, Brother Sun, for thinking of me, just like what Brother Sun said Dian Wei can't defeat him, but I have another general who can!"

Everton who heard this was immediately surprised and soon turned skeptical, having a general of Dian Wei's caliber is already amazing and another one of Lu Bu's caliber means that Lie Fan has heaven's luck to have such talent.

Cao Cao doesn't share the same sentiment as the others, he breaks the tense atmosphere and asks Lie Fan who is the general under him who can defeat Lu Bu.

Lie Fan doesn't care about the eyes of other Warlords, he calls Huang Zhong to enter the tent and soon everyone is greeted by the sight of a middle-aged man in his early forties.

Yuan Shu who saw this immediately laughed, saying that how could an old man defeat Lu Bu. Many Warlords including Yuan Shao and even Sun Jian share this sentiment.

Lie Fan: "Huang Zhong! How confident are you in defeating Lu Bu?"

Huang Zhong: "I'm 75% confident in defeating him, My Lord. I may be old but these old bones can teach Lu Bu a lesson or two."

Yuan Shao: "Okay since Governor Lie Fan and General Huang Zhong have such confidence, we all should share the same sentiment! General Huang Zhong is the next challenger!"

Under the watchful eyes of the Coalition Warlords, Huang Zhong left the formation and galloped his horse toward Lu Bu. Lu Bu seeing that they sent an old man against him laughed out loud, saying that he could defeat him easily.

Huang Zhong stopped his horse some meters from Lu Bu's position, he heard what Lu Bu said and just laughed saying to Lu Bu don't be too arrogant as these old bones can teach him a lesson or two.

Lie Fan from afar seeing the conversation happening between Huang Zhong and Lu Bu, decides to use the eye of Erlang Shen to see the stats between Huang Zhong and Lu Bu.

•Huang Zhong

STR: 810 -> 842 (Max) VIT: 203 -> 215 AGI: 216 -> 230 INT: 104 -> 118

•Lu Bu

STR: 871 VIT: 305 AGI: 230 INT: 65

Lie Fan seeing the stats difference knew that Huang Zhong had reached his potential strength, It looked like the saying that Huang Zhong could defeat Lu Bu wasn't nonsense after all seeing the difference is not that big and they can be considered in the same realm.

If it's him who duels Lu Bu, the chance of him being defeated is bigger than Huang Zhong even with the bonus stats he receives from his Halberd and armor.

Looks like he has to go out with Dian Wei to assist Huang Zhong like the three sworn brothers, but this time it's Lie Fan and his generals.

Lu Bu and Huang Zhong after their conversation, immediately galloped toward each other, and soon their weapon clashed. Lu Bu can feel that Huang Zhong's strength is almost the same as his, but weaker with less agility on his strike.

He was excited, he didn't expect an old man like Huang Zhong to have this kind of strength. Lu Bu and Huang Zhong begin to trade attack after attack with each other, this spectacle is being watched by everyone on the field.

The Coalition Warlords were surprised by the show of strength by Huang Zhong, they didn't expect that an old general under Lie Fan could contend against Lu Bu.

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru who saw this were also surprised, how could the Coalition have generals who were on the level of Hua Xiong and then Lu Bu.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's blood was boiling seeing the duel between Huang Zhong and Lu Bu. They didn't expect the two to have such prowess, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both concluded that they couldn't handle Lu Bu alone and needed assistance.

Lu Bu and Huang Zhong's exchange became faster after each bout, and fierce metal sounds clashed against each other reverberating on the field. 20 bouts, 30 bouts, 40 bouts, and more are exchanged between them without lowering the speed of the exchange.

Lu Bu laughs maniacally, as in his life he never meets an opponent that stands on his level. Huang Zhong joined his laugh, his laugh was more mischievous than Lu Bu's and soon their laughter was so loud that the soldiers on both sides that stood on the foremost of their formation heard the laughter.

Lie Fan is riding his horse and holding his halberd, ready to move in whenever he sees signs of Huang Zhong at a disadvantage. He also signaled Dian Wei beside him, to help Huang Zhong at his command.

After about 300 bouts were traded between Huang Zhong and Lu Bu, Lu Bu slowly gained the upper hand with his brute might. Everyone sees the situation is slowly on Lu Bu's hands, at this time they suddenly see Lie Fan gallop his horse riding toward the field.

Everyone was shocked by Lie Fan's actions, Dong Zhuo and his soldiers began to boo Lie Fan, and curses were shouted at him, The Warlords were also surprised and they only see Lie Fan suddenly galloping his horse doesn't have the chance to stop him.

Lu Bu and Huang Zhong who were entering their 325 bout, heard the commotion around them, and before they could realize what transpired, Lie Fan's Heaven Piercing Halberd suddenly appeared targeting Lu Bu's arm.

Lu Bu immediately repelled Lie Fan's halberd, and Huang Zhong was relieved from the pressure that slowly engulfed him, Lu Bu was angry that he was being interrupted and attacked by Lie Fan.

He uses his Sky Piercing Halberd slashing it toward Lie Fan heavily, Lie Fan who sees this and doesn't have the chance to dodge decides to receive the attack head-on. Lie Fan feels like being struck by an Ox, without the bonus stats from his equipment he definitely will be injured.

Huang Zhong seeing this attacked Lu Bu, relieving Lie Fan of the pressure. Lie Fan and Huang Zhong then began to attack Lu Bu together, turning this into a 2-on-1 duel, even then Lu Bu could still handle the two of them easily albeit feeling slightly exhausted.

Huang Zhong a bit tired lost his momentum, Lie Fan saw this and took Huang Zhong's place as the main attacker for some minutes, Lie Fan attacked Lu Bu with all of his might, Lu Bu didn't expect that the famous Lie Fan was this powerful, but obviously weaker than him.

Lu Bu attacks Lie Fan back, and Lie Fan can only be in the defense when Lu Bu attacks him, as he can feel the difference in strength, even though the distance between their strength is not that far, but in their realm even the slightest difference is deadly.

Cao Cao was amazed by Lie Fan's prowess, he could receive Lu Bu's attack and come out unscathed, this is a testament to Lie Fan's own prowess which was terrifying considering that he was still in his early twenties.

The other warlords are also surprised, especially Yuan Shu who begins to regret antagonizing Lie Fan. Sun Jian who fights alongside Lie Fan doesn't expect Lie Fan to hide this kind of strength.

Dong Zhuo threw his cup of wine when he saw how the situation was unfolding, he didn't expect that the young boy he disdained before had this kind of strength.

Dong Zhuo: "Goddamit! How could that bastard have this kind of strength?!"

Li Ru: "My Lord please calm down, even though Lie Fan has joined the duel, you can see that General Lu Bu can handle the two of them."

Dong Zhuo: "Even if my foster son can handle them, how could they gang up on him?!"

???: "Grandfather, let me go out and help my father!"

A feminine voice sounded behind Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, they turned their heads and saw a girl with a beautiful and delicate face, short black hair, adorned with armor, and a halberd on her hand facing the two of them.

Dong Zhuo: "Huh? No Lingqi, I can't allow that, your father will hate grandfather if I allow you to go out there."

Lu Lingqi: "But Grandfather they bullied my father!"

Dong Zhuo: "You know that your father hoped for you to stay away from warfare!"

Lu Lingqi: "Humph I don't care what either two of you are saying, I will go out and help my father!"

Lu Lingqi ran downstairs, Doing Zhuo has a headache right now. Even though he doesn't truly care about Lu Bu as his foster son, Lu Lingqi reminds him of his granddaughter Dong Bai which is why he is also protective of her.

Now that Lu Linqi wants to go out and save her father, Dong Zhuo orders for the gate to remain closed but Li Ru on the side persuades him to allow Lu Lingqi to join Lu Bu in fighting Huang Zhong and Dian Wei.

They knew the kind of strength Lu Lingqi had, not as strong as Lu Bu but she definitely received a portion of Lu Bu's might.

Since young she has trained in martial arts with Lu Bu, it's her mother Lady Yan Lu Bu's wife who began to forbid her when she turned 15, Lu Lingqi silently trained behind her back and now she is 17 years old ready to help her father.

Dong Zhuo stayed silent for a while, finally relented allowing Lu Lingqi to go out. Lu Lingqi who is riding her horse and arguing the the gatekeeper, heard that Dong Zhuo allowed her to go out and ordered for the gate to be opened for her.

She immediately rode out, heading towards Lu Bu to help him. The soldiers who saw this, on Doing Zhuo's side cheered while those on the Coalition side booed Lu Lingqi. Huang Zhong and Lie Fan both saw the approaching Lu Lingqi, Lie Fan shouted Dian Wei's name loudly signaling for him to join.

Dian Wei who heard this immediately rode out, approaching the location to help Lie Fan and Huang Zhong. Lu Bu who saw this began to feel the pressure, he had heard of Dian Wei's name who killed Hua Xiong easily.

When he thought he would have to retreat, suddenly he smelled a familiar perfume, and from beside him a figure suddenly arrived helping him attack Lie Fan and Huang Zhong.

Lu Bu: "Qi'er?! Who allows you to come out here!"

Lu Lingqi: "I come out on my own father! I can't stand by and let these bastards gang up on you!"

Lu Bu: "You unfilial girl! How could you not listen to you-"

Lie Fan: "Okay now can ten two of you set aside your family quarrel, and focus on the three of us instead."

Lu Bu and Lu Lingqi don't realize that Dian Wei has joined Lie Fan and Huang Zhong's lineup, now is 2 on 3 with Lu Bu's side feeling the pressure. Lie Fan uses the Eye of Erlang Shen to see Lu Lingqi's stats, along with Dian Wei who is beside him now.

•Lu Lingqi

STR: 699 (Max) VIT: 145 AGI: 189 INT: 85

•Dian Wei

STR: 795 -> 833 VIT: 235 -> 244 AGI: 179 -> 185 INT: 85 -> 88

While Lie Fan is astonished by Lu Lingqi's strength above almost all of his generals, except Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, and Taishi Ci. Lu Lingqi feels Lie Fan's gaze on her body thinking that he is thinking dirty thoughts about her body, She makes the first move breaking the stalemate and attacking Lie Fan.

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Name: Lie Fan

Title: Yellow Heaven Subjugator

Age: 22 Years Old (189 AD)

Level: 14

Next Level: 412.000

Renown: 255

Cultivation: Yin Yang Separation (level 8)

SP: 656.700

ATTRIBUTE POINTS

STR: 819 (+20)

VIT: 385 (+20)

AGI: 373 (+10)

INT: 385

CHR: 93

WIS: 319

WILL: 207

ATR Points: 0