Back to Lu Bu POV, Inside Lu Bu army main tent “They not only returned the toll fee, but also they let us through and received us warmly with hot food?!” Said Lu Bu with his brow wrinkled. This treatment is really unexpected. Even allies did not receive this grand treatment! It is just like as if Lu Bu are old best friend with Sun Jian. Even with Yuan Shu, his relationship is not that good, he just take advantage of borrowing grain and provisions. Even if they have friendship before, Sun Jian is now dead therefore any friendship should be over right?
When Sun Ce decided to return the toll fee can be seen as goodwill toward friendship to Lu Bu, but now they also receiving him warmly, what does this imply?
One who seized a region and become a warlord already give an impression as a no good person. Lu Bu can and will not believe that this Sun Ce to be so kind!
“Gongtai, how do you see this?!” Lu Bu really could not comprehend this act of Sun Ce so he asked other people opinions.
Chen Gong really surprised at Lu Bu’s change. If Lu Bu before, when Sun Ce gives him this advantage, he will just receive their offer, never thinking about the strategic aspect.
“I also cannot discern his motive!” Chen Gong also cannot discern about Sun Ce’s treatment to Lu Bu army. If one have a graph on Lu Bu’s army treasure. It will show that they right now are in a very deficit states with only a few gold and treasure and horses, but now giving Sun Ce jewelry, he rejected it! And about horse, Jiangdong have many waterways. Sun Ce may have cavalry units but impossible to be a lot because cavalry is totally useless on water.
Does he want to swallow Lu Bu army? Does Sun Ce did not fear get choked by Lu Bu Army?
“Okay then, since they did not want our toll fee but also receive us warmly. We will discern his motive step by step!” Lu Bu decide firmly. They do not want anything from us, there must be something that they cannot speak right now at the back of their mind. Even though no free lunch in this world, who dare to refuse Lu Bu’s demand?!
“Where is Hanyang?!”Lu Bu just remember Liu Mang. Although that boy’s martial arts skill still few, but he had proposed some twisted ideas before, so it is possible he can know what Sun Ce is thinking.
“Maybe he went to hunt!” Chen Gong said with uncertain tone.
Chen Gong is right! Liu Mang and Gao Shun is going hunting now. Going hunting is actually just an excuse, because Liu Mang want Gao Shun to teach him archery. Liu Mang’s coach in wushu have been changing so fast due to his diligent. The main coach is still Lu Lingqi but when it comes to archery, he was coached by Chen Deng’s two familial generals, Chen Deng himself and now Gao Shun and Zhang Liao.