Mythical Three Kingdoms

Zhuge Liang looked Lul Xun up and down, then a look of sudden realization appeared on his face. ”I more or less know what type it is now, so stop playing dumb.”

Lul Xun’s expression darkened. He himself couldn’t quite judge whether Zhuge Liang had actually guessed it or not, but then his face twisted bitterly as he suddenly understood: the very fact that he had such a thought meant the other party had already activated his own Spiritual Talent.

”Damn it!” Lul Xun looked at Zhuge Liang with a gloomy face. ”Your Spiritual Talent is really annoying. If no one told you, you might still need a while to notice it, but the moment someone says it out loud, you instantly get it.”

”It really is a very impressive Talent.” Zhuge Liang shook his head again and again. Xun Yu and the others all watched Lul Xun with great interest; awakening a Spiritual Talent at such an age was already beyond what the word ’genius’ could describe.

”I, who have absolutely no idea what you two are talking about, should probably just shut up.” Chen Xi sighed. ”By the way, Boyan, you won’t even tell your own teacher, huh? Then I’ll just go ask Kongming.”

Lul Xun looked gloomily at Chen Xi, then cautiously used Voice Transmission to Chen Xi. ”It’s Misjudgment. My Spiritual Talent makes people judge me incorrectly. It’s like in Military Strategy, ’when capable, appear incapable; when using, appear unused; when near, appear far; when far, appear near,’ except it goes one step further and directly causes people to make the wrong judgment.”

Chen Xi nodded at those words. Very practical, and very handy as a Talent. At the same time, Chen Xi could be sure that Zhuge Liang’s Perception must have been off, or rather that he had only obtained part of Lul Xun’s Talent. The essence of this Talent was Misjudgment.

”Work hard, keep at it. Your master here doesn’t even have a son yet—might have to depend on you in my old age.” Chen Xi said with a laugh. ”Hahaha, my disciple is about to graduate, about to graduate.”

Chen Xi looked extremely pleased with himself, and upon hearing this, everyone else—whether they shook their heads or were left speechless—cupped their fists in congratulations.

”Boyan should be around fourteen or fifteen, right?” Xun Youi rode over and asked curiously. ”To awaken a Spiritual Talent this early—does it put pressure on your body?”

”A bit. I’ve been really sleepy lately.” Lul Xun scratched his head. ”But it’s nothing serious.”

”If you’re sleepy, then sleep. When I first came to Mount Tai, I was sleepy every day too. And just being sleepy isn’t bad—so long as there are no other side effects, it’s fine. Make it up later, rest more and you’ll be okay.” Chen Xi said with a smile; he was very satisfied with how his own disciple had turned out.

”It is indeed a bit early.” Xun Youi rubbed his chin. ”But fortunately it didn’t damage your foundation. Boyan, are you engaged?”

”Don’t tell me all that you just said was just to set up that final question.” Chen Xi said irritably.

”I wasn’t setting anything up. I was just speaking plainly.” Xun Youi chuckled. Chen Xi shook his head again and again—what a farce.

However, before Chen Xi could reply, Mi Zhu, who had always carried himself like a gentleman, rode over and silently squeezed forward, crowding Xun Youi—who had just ridden up and was quite close to Chen Xi—off to the side. Xun Youi, who had been riding alongside Chen Xi, was wordlessly pushed away by Mi Zhu’s tall warhorse.

”Uh, Zizhong, what do you mean by this?” Xun Youi was completely baffled. He and Chen Xi had been riding together just fine, so why did Mi Zhu have to come squeeze in and shove him away?

”Oh, he’s my brother‑in‑law.” Mi Zhu said with narrowed eyes and a beaming smile. On his round, plump, honest and gentle face, his crescent‑shaped eyes somehow carried a hint of killing intent.

”Cough, cough, cough.” Xun Youi coughed twice and silently rode off. He had just wanted to find a good husband for his daughter, but it turned out the boy already had a home lined up. He couldn’t help but curse inwardly: to be fair, Lul Xun was still barely at weak‑crown age.

After driving Xun Youi away, Mi Zhu smiled narrowly at Chen Xi, and Chen Xi understood in a second.

The Civil and Military men of Eastern Wu behind Zhou Yu, after witnessing this scene, mostly adjusted their moods in silence. Which household didn’t have one or two beautiful young maidens? Seeing someone who had awakened a Spiritual Talent before even fully reaching weak‑crown, he was clearly a solid backer—getting a piece of that would’ve been great. Yet unfortunately, the flower was already spoken for.

”A promising young talent. If I’m not mistaken, you should be from the Lul Family of Wu Commandery, right?” Xu Kun shamelessly squeezed over. As Sunx Ce’s cousin—and Xu Ning’s elder brother to boot—he’d previously gotten somewhat acquainted with Lul Xun.

”I have seen you, Brother Yuejin.” Lul Xun was as cautious and courteous as ever.

”No need to be so formal. I just want to quietly ask you one thing.” Xu Kun urged his horse up beside Lul Xun, then glanced around to make sure not many people were watching him. He then gestured to Lul Xun, who immediately leaned in. ”I’ve only ever met my two younger sisters‑in‑law. Roughly how pretty is your wife from the Mi Clan?”

Lul Xun’s expression went black. He absolutely did not want to discuss how pretty Mi Zhen was with anyone.

”I really am just curious, nothing else. Just give me a rough idea and I’ll tell you a secret.” Xu Kun, probably noticing the gloom on Lul Xun’s face, hastily explained, ”Trust me, you won’t lose out.”

”You tell me the secret first, then I’ll decide if it’s worth it.” Lul Xun instantly judged that the other really did have a secret, so he suppressed his annoyance and spoke.

”I tricked this secret out of Xuu Zijiang, so don’t you go making trouble.” Xu Kun said solemnly. He was no hack; back when he helped Sunx Ce pacify Eastern Wu and Jingzhou, he ranked among the top three in merit. Though his Inner Qi Cultivation Level was average, he was well versed in Military Formation Dispatch.