Mythical Three Kingdoms

Sun Ce, to put it nicely, is described as ”a man of good looks, with a good sense of humor, open-minded and tolerant, skilled at employing people.” To be blunt, it means he acts without thinking. If he trusts you, he really trusts you.

If he calls you a brother, he truly treats you like a brother. His thinking is so peculiar that it’s on a completely different wavelength from normal people.

So, after the Northern Huns moved southward, Sun Ce, like most of the feudal lords in the Central Plains, also thought of launching a northern expedition. However, his unique way of thinking meant he couldn’t be as meticulous as Cao Cao or Liu Bei. Upon receiving the news, he headed north directly.

As for troops, Sun Ce didn’t bring any. In his mind, there have been so many times when he was just traveling and some people would arrive with their troops to join him. Besides, even if no one brought troops to join him, doesn’t he have a buddy named Ma Chao?

Back then, after having a friendly spar with Sun Ce, Ma Chao returned to Xiliang and asked Pang De to gather a herd of wild horses to send to Sun Ce. In Eastern Wu, horses are incredibly scarce, so with Ma Chao being so generous, Sun Ce naturally regarded him as a brother.

Therefore, Sun Ce felt that leading troops northward would be difficult, but joining forces with Ma Chao to fight the Huns would be quite simple. Besides, the infantry from Eastern Wu would really struggle on the northern grasslands.

With these thoughts in mind, Sun Ce naturally went to Chang’an. Of course, he brought four fellows he picked up along the way. Entering and exiting Chang’an was completely without disguise, riding high-headed horses, exuding great momentum as they crossed Chang’an Bridge, with the city gate commander not daring to stop them.

With the demeanor of commanding a region, coupled with handsome looks, the city gate commander naturally assumed the other party was a descendant of an aristocratic family, never considering that he was among the youngest and most accomplished men of the time.

Entering Chang’an, although it was under Cao Cao’s control, Sun Ce had no fear at all. After sending those four to an inn, Sun Ce grabbed someone to ask around and soon found Ma Chao’s new home.

”Meng Qi, your big brother is here to see you!” Sun Ce, without a care for disturbing others, shouted loudly at Ma House’s gate.

Ma Chao, who was at home practicing martial arts with his brothers, had a grim face. Who dares to call himself Ma Chao’s big brother, which bastard?

”Let’s go, let’s see which bastard it is!” Ma Chao, changing his long spear to another hand, said coldly, although he felt the voice was somewhat familiar.

With a grim face, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, and Ma Dai all put away their weapons, following behind Ma Chao.

Now Ma Chao was the unquestioned master of the Ma Clan. Ma Teng was history. The title of King of Qiang translated to the status of a Marquis over on the Han Dynasty side, plus the additional title of Divine Might General. He was undoubtedly young and high-ranking, and with his good looks and strong skills, everyone in the Ma Clan admired this young family head.

Ma Chao was decisive, but after all, he was walking over from the backyard. By the time he arrived, Pang De was already blocking the entrance of the Ma Family.

”Ling Ming, you’re here too, which bastard dares to impersonate my big brother!” Ma Chao’s relationship with Pang De was quite good. Pang De entering and leaving the Ma Family was almost like it was his own home. So Ma Chao immediately asked when he saw Pang De blocking the gate.

Pang De, with a grave expression, didn’t turn his head and said, ”Though I’m not sure if he’s impersonating, I know the person is strong!”

Ma Chao was stunned. Pang De’s skills were quite solid. Although he hadn’t reached the ultimate inner qi manifestation, being young, he was moving towards that level. Either a bloody battle would suddenly lead to that breakthrough, or he’d naturally reach it in a few years.

Ma Chao stepped out and saw Sun Ce arrogantly flaunting a great spear, grinning at him, ”Meng Qi, your brother is here to see you, also planning to head north to deal with the Huns, want to go?”

”Sun Bofu, it’s you, this guy!” Ma Chao, seeing Sun Ce, was initially a bit stunned, then laughed and said, ”You actually came to Chang’an, come on, come on, let’s talk inside!”

Sun Ce, not holding back, dismounted with a smile and put an arm around Ma Chao’s neck, ”It’s only been about a year, and your skills have reached this level, not bad, it makes my hands itchy. I had a few bouts with Guan Yunchang earlier and almost got killed!”

”You actually dared to provoke Guan Yunchang!” Ma Chao, in turn, put an arm around Sun Ce as well. Both incredibly handsome guys, who considered themselves one-of-a-kind geniuses in martial arts, had developed a strong relationship after their last fierce and evenly-matched battle.

”Didn’t you also provoke Marquis Wenn?” Sun Ce laughed and said.

”Even with Marquis Wenn going easy, I almost got cut down. He’s a master who can truly shatter the void!” Ma Chao, remembering Lyu Bu, recalled Lyu Bu passing on his final move in a dream, the ground and sky shattered with one move; this truly is the ultimate martial realm.

”Pity, when I encountered Marquis Wenn, he wasn’t that terrifying.” Sun Ce, thinking of the past situation in Jingzhou, sighed.

”But speaking of which, if you want to experience the strength of Marquis Wenn, you could, General Dian’s strength can rival Marquis Wenn’s.” Ma Chao laughed and said, ”When we have time, we can spar a bit, and I’ll introduce you to face him with me.”

”The two of us?” Sun Ce raised an eyebrow.

”You wouldn’t stand a chance even if there were ten of you.” Ma Chao sized up Sun Ce and unceremoniously dug a pit for him.

”I don’t believe it.” Sun Ce, with an extremely serious look.

”I didn’t believe it either before, but when Marquis Wenn ascended, his solo opponent was General Dian, and General Dian kicked him flying with one kick.” Ma Chao helplessly said.

”Then why didn’t he shatter the void?” Sun Ce retorted irritably.

”Believe it or not, when you encounter him, you’ll know.” Ma Chao rolled his eyes, not explaining further, because he knew Sun Ce would definitely fall for it.

Sun Ce’s expression became serious; he could tell that even if Ma Chao exaggerated, it wouldn’t be too much, meaning Dian Wei really was an unparalleled master.

Seeing Sun Ce and Ma Chao chatting and laughing, Pang De felt relieved. A top-notch expert causing trouble for the Ma family would be troublesome even with both Pang De and Ma Chao present.

”Come, let me introduce you; this is my second brother, Ma Xiu, this is my third brother, Ma Tie, this is my cousin Ma Dai, and this is my brother Pang De, Pang Lingming.” Ma Chao, recently mingling in Chang’an and learning some social etiquette, immediately introduced them to Sun Ce, ”This is Sun Ce, Sun Bofu, my brother, you three should just call him brother.”

Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, and Ma Dai didn’t say much, just called him brother. Having such a powerful and handsome figure as their brother was respectable. As for Pang De, having joined the military and also being a high-ranking officer, was naturally aware of who Sun Ce was, and his expression immediately changed.

”Come, I’ll treat you to a drink!” Ma Chao, smiling, dragged Sun Ce into the Ma house, and as for those who witnessed this on Chang’an Street, they didn’t pay much attention. First, they didn’t know Sun Ce’s name, and secondly, such a flamboyant and unrestrained act wouldn’t lead anyone to suspect Sun Ce’s identity.