Not to mention that Chen Xi didn't even understand what had happened, how had Sunx Ce suddenly soared to such heights? Hadn't he nearly been torn apart by Zhuge Liang through rumors? How had things taken such an unexpected turn?
As for Yuan Shu, nobody among Liu Bei's civil and military officials took him seriously, even though he had great potential for warfare. But Yuan Shu couldn't even bring out his own combat capabilities. If Liu Bei faced Yuan Shu one-on-one, without even using his backup plan, Yuan Shu would have been no different from meat on a chopping board.
The situation now was that Yuan Shu's son, Yuan Yao, had died, and Yuan Shu wanted to adopt his power base to Sunx Ce, intending to raise Sunx Ce as his own son. Wasn't there something off about this entire scenario?
