Chapter 158 Behind the Curtain (Part )

Zhuge Liang was indeed weak.

Although they were ten meters apart, Wang Yao could still clearly feel the sense of weakness lingering around Zhuge Liang, as if it were real.

A mist-like weakness surrounded Zhuge Liang, making this extremely wise and resourceful official so weak that he could only sit up by leaning on the back of a chair.

Wang Yao was not interested in Zhuge Liang and could not get along with him. He even felt that if the two of them were in the same room, they would probably not say more than three sentences in total.

But for some reason, at this moment, looking at the great military advisor who had inexplicably lost a lot of weight and no longer had his former charm, Wang Yao suddenly felt a little bit of pity in his heart.

It is lonely at the top, and people with strong hearts are always lonely, especially those who are at the top position like Zhuge Liang.

Perhaps he is so conceited, aloof, and unkind that he doesn't even have a companion around him, but it seems that this cannot be blamed on him.

Looking at the past and present, which genius is not as lonely as the snow?
They seem to be aloof and unsociable, but in fact it is just because ordinary people are simply unable to implement their ideas, let alone reach the heights they want. Therefore, they have to do everything by themselves, which is a common problem among geniuses.

However, their behavior, which they think is reasonable, is always misunderstood by people around them. In the eyes of outsiders, geniuses are omnipotent and do not need help from outsiders. This is also the tragedy of geniuses.

Just like Zhuge Liang now, he looks like he is dying, but no one cares about him or takes care of him.
There must have been people who noticed Zhuge Liang's abnormality, but they would only think: "Who is this military advisor? He is a god! Who needs help?"

Thinking of this, the corners of Wang Yao's mouth twitched slightly, wanting to show a little concern.

However, when the words came to his lips, they turned into: "Military Advisor, have you masturbated too much?"

"?" Zhuge Liang certainly didn't understand what Wang Yao meant by modern language. His sword-like eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and confusion flashed across his thin face, but he quickly returned to his usual cold expression and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter with you coming to see me?"

Zhuge Liang's reaction was within Wang Yao's expectations.

Even if there were no communication barriers caused by cultural differences, it would be impossible to argue with Zhuge Liang given his strict personality.

So Wang Yao got straight to the point and said, "At noon, I met Cao Cao in Jingzhou."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuge Liang's haggard expression suddenly froze, and then he coughed violently as if he was choked by saliva, and his face turned red. After a long time, he finally managed to steady his breathing: "Cao Cao? The master of Wei?"

"Yes." Wang Yao nodded, and at the same time, he was secretly a little surprised.

Zhuge Liang's cough was heart-wrenching and sounded very bad.
However, considering that Zhuge Liang was a hero, nothing should happen to him, so he just told him about his chance encounter with Cao Cao and the possible hidden accomplices in Jingzhou.

After receiving Wang Yao's affirmation once again, Zhuge Liang's thin face showed a subtle and brief look of depression: "Is that so? I see."

Wang Yao looked at Zhuge Liang's expression and couldn't help asking, "Does the military advisor know something?"

Zhuge Liang raised his head, his pair of dull, dark blue eyes looked at Wang Yao in a complex and deep manner. After a long while, he slowly said, "I will tell you after the war is over."

"What do you mean?" This time, it was Wang Yao's turn to be puzzled. Zhuge Liang exhaled slightly, and gently stroked his temple with his slender fingers: "The war is about to start again, and this time it is the Wei Kingdom that is invading."

Wang Yao's body trembled suddenly and he looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise.

Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment, then added with certainty: "In three days!"

"How do you know?" Wang Yao asked subconsciously. He really couldn't believe that there was such a thing as the ability to predict the future.

Seeing Wang Yao's face full of doubt, Zhuge Liang frowned deeply, as if enduring some severe pain, and said in a trembling voice: "Because it takes three days to travel from Shu to Wei!"

At this moment, Wang Yao understood.

In this world, there has never been any prophet, only geniuses with far-sightedness and outstanding talents!

Although we still don't know why Zhuge Liang was so sure that Wei would launch a war, if this assumption is true, we can indeed judge the time of the enemy's attack from the distance, which is when Cao Cao returned to Wei!
Wang Yao suddenly felt fortunate because Zhuge Liang was his teammate, not his enemy.

As long as we can predict the time of the enemy's attack, at least we won't be like in the first war, where we were ambushed by Wei State and had an outer tower taken down at the very beginning!

Zhuge Liang then pondered for a moment, raised his head again, looked at Wang Yao and said, "I will send someone to investigate the enemy's conspiracy in Jingzhou. Before that, please issue military orders to the three armies on my behalf."

Before Wang Yao could speak, Zhuge Liang's dull blue eyes slowly showed their former sharp edge: "Order the three armies to set off to the Canyon Battlefield in two days to guard the defense tower. Order the Soul Burning Heavy Artillery and the Blood Forbidden Wild Beast to guard the bottom lane, the Rampage Machine to guard the top lane, and the Moonlight Girl to guard the middle lane."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang continued, "Tell the heroes and captains stationed in various routes that after the war begins, if they can get ahead of the Wei army, they should let the vanguard seize the Wei outer tower, or ambush in the bushes and attack."

"Wait." Wang Yao, who had been carefully remembering Zhuge Liang's arrangements, couldn't help but ask after hearing this: "I don't understand why we always feel so passive. Wouldn't it be better if we launched a war against Cao Cao before he returned to Wei?"

Zhuge Liang paused, suddenly stopped his verbal arrangements, and looked at Wang Yao deeply.

In the dim tent, there was an inexplicable chill.

After a while, when Wang Yao was feeling uncomfortable under Zhuge Liang's gaze, Zhuge Liang suddenly asked meaningfully, "Did you know that the defense towers in the canyon are equipped with energy crystals?"

Wang Yao was stunned, thought for three seconds, and shook his head.

Wang Yao knew about it, and even got two of them, but sometimes, pretending to be ignorant is also a way to protect yourself.
Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes slightly, his sharp gaze seemed to penetrate Wang Yao's heart, but in the end he did not ask any more questions.

"Since you don't know, then what you are going to hear next will be something that no soldier or civilian can know. Do you understand what I mean?" When saying this, Zhuge Liang's expression had become solemn.

"Don't worry, I always keep my mouth shut." Wang Yao smiled. He was also a smart man, so he naturally understood what Zhuge Liang meant.

At the same time, Wang Yao had a vague premonition that the huge iceberg of the King's Continent would reveal a mysterious corner before his eyes.
　I haven't finished writing it yet because I'm too sleepy. I'll post half of it first and try to squeeze out some time to add another chapter tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)