The sixth item is a fine steed

  Zang Ba heard this, closed his eyes and didn't move. Zhang Kuang suddenly stretched out a finger and lightly tapped Zang Ba's forehead. At this moment, the two men's bodies shone brightly, adding to the dazzling effect of the sunlight!

  "Ah!"

  "Oh heavens!"

  "My God..."

  Exclamations of surprise and admiration filled the air, with countless voices expressing their emotions.

  After the light flashed, Zhang Kuang's body was wet with sweat on his back, revealing an extremely tired expression. Looking at Zang Ba, he still sat motionless. Zhang Kuang glanced around and let out a long breath, shouting:

  "Proclaimed! Have you ever understood?"

  Zang Ba suddenly opened his eyes wide, with a fierce glint in them. He sprang up from the ground and shouted loudly:

  "Thanks for the enlightenment, sir!"

  He finished speaking, and with his hand as a sword, he made a virtual swing in the empty space of the field. A bright yellow light shot out from his hand and struck the ground five zhang away. There was a loud "boom" sound, and dust flew everywhere into the sky. After a moment, when the dust settled, on what was originally flat and even ground, there was now a small pit as big as a washbasin!

  "Slash slash slash...... Slash energy!"

  Not to mention Sun Guan and Wu Dun, even the more mature Yin Li and Chang Yi were shocked. In legend, the must-have move for a "thousand-man enemy" level fierce general - knife energy, was displayed in front of everyone by Zang Ba, who was only 19 years old.

  Although Zhang Ba's body became shaky after releasing the knife energy, people like Chang Yi, Xu Xi, Mao Hui, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li looked at Zhang Ba with a gaze that had unknowingly added a hint of reverence amidst their familiarity.

  "Really?"

  Among the people present, except for the Tianping Army soldiers who had experience, only Miao Zhuo appeared to be the most calm. However, only Miao Fang, who was standing next to Miao Zhuo, noticed that his body posture stiffened for a moment just now. From this, it can be seen that Miao Zhuo's surprise in his heart is by no means inferior to others.

  "Master Xian!"

  A man nearly eight feet tall suddenly rushed out of the crowd and ran to Zhang Kuang's side. Under Dian Wei's vigilant gaze, this man unexpectedly kowtowed and shouted:

  "This immortal master, take a look at my grandson Sun Guan, isn't he also destined for greatness? If so, then 'enlighten' him as well!"

  With Sun Guan, this fearless or reckless leader, a group of rural rascals who advocated for violence, almost rushed forward like a swarm of bees, shouting something like "Seeking enlightenment", "Seeking to follow", "Seeking patronage", no, I made a mistake, it was "Seeking asylum" and so on...

  This scene is reminiscent of the enthusiastic fans in later generations, who would crazily chase after their idols.

  However, this scene was suddenly frozen. The reason is that Tian Wei made a move and said a word.

  "Right!"

  The loud crash of the two halberds colliding, and a furious shout of "Advance at your own peril!", made the lightly-armed warriors who had been surging forward like a tide, suddenly freeze in their tracks. It was only then that they remembered that they and their opponents were not exactly friends.

  Zhang Kuang was startled just now, but after reacting, he was overjoyed. Since he planned to settle in Taishan County and wait for the right moment, he had been thinking about how to gather some Taishan heroes. Now, this large group of young heroes voluntarily asked to establish a relationship with him, Zhang Kuang felt a kind of "sleepy meets pillow" joy.

  However, at this time, those heroes were intimidated by the prestige of "the enemy of ten thousand people" and suddenly retreated like a tide. For a moment, only Sun Guan, the leader who had fallen to the ground, was left behind.

  "Your Excellency, please forgive me. This is my good friend, Sun Guan from Mount Tai, also known as Zhongtai. His martial arts skills are exceptional, only slightly inferior to mine..."

  Zang Ba's words trailed off at this point. Compared to Sun Guan, Zang Ba was now more than one level higher. Zang Ba had the confidence that in a fair fight, he could defeat Sun Guan within ten moves.

  "Hey, Immortal Master, can you take a look at me and see if I'm also a Heavenly Star? If so, give me some pointers too, let me experience the thrill of being a 'Public Enemy'?"

  Zhang Kuang took a closer look at Sun Guan, who claimed to be the "Second Hero of Mount Tai", and saw that this man had a sturdy build, with thick flesh on his face and a shiny old scar from a knife wound, looking like no good sort.

  Of course, this is not the key point.

  The key is that Sun Guan's facial features look a bit old. At first glance, he looks like he might be thirty years old. Zhang Kuang carefully observed the corners of his eyes and forehead before confirming that this person should be around twenty-five years old.

  One's own affairs are known to oneself. Zhang Kuang's "enlightenment" can only make people possess their peak combat power value in advance.

  Looking at Sun Guan's age, his martial arts skills should have matured by now, and there isn't much potential left to tap into. If he were given some "enlightenment" but it was found to be ineffective, then the "Chosen One" image that Zhang Kuang has been painstakingly cultivating over these past few days would start to waver.

  To know this image is Zhang Kuang's current gathering of military heart and recruiting heroes' big flag.

  If there was no image of "the chosen one", how could strong men like Dian Wei, Yu Jin and Yue Jin, who were not from the Yellow Turbans system, believe in Zhang Jue's leadership? And why would Zang Ba join the Yellow Turbans' rebel ranks?

  "Unfortunately, I didn't hear 'Nan Hua Old Immortal' mention you. Therefore, I won't be able to 'enlighten' you either..."

  Although Sun Guan's behavior was impulsive, he had his own calculations in mind. If Zhang Kuang had agreed to "enlighten" him without hesitation, Sun Guan would have secretly harbored doubts and wondered about Zhang Kuang's motives. However, Zhang Kuang now explicitly pointed out that Sun Guan was not the one who should respond to Tian Xing, which made him more than 90% convinced.

  This judgment may sound very "odd", but for Sun Guan, it is normal. The reason is simple: Sun Guan has been a follower of the "Floating Tower Sect" for many years.

  The so-called "Floating Tower Teaching" is actually Buddhism.

  Buddhism was formally introduced to China from India during the Eastern Han dynasty, in the tenth year of Yongping (67 AD), when Emperor Ming sent a delegation consisting of Cai Yin and Qin Jing to India, who later returned with two Indian Buddhist monks, Kasyapa Matanga and Gobharana, carrying Buddhist scriptures and images on white horses.

  However, for a considerable period of time afterwards, Buddhism was not widely spread. Therefore, even though Zang Ba was a good friend of Sun Guan's, he did not know that this person was actually a Buddhist.

  If the immortals of Taiping Dao can "enlighten" even the followers of Buddhism, then their understanding is also unclear.

  Just as Sun Guan got up from the ground, he saw that the light cavalrymen opposite him were making another commotion.

  In the midst of cries of "Make way!" and "The young master is coming!", a refined and dignified young noble, accompanied by Chang Shen, Mao Hui, Xu Xi, and others, calmly walked towards Zhang Kuang. When he arrived in front of Zhang Kuang, he bowed deeply and smiled as he said:

  "The East China Sea is treacherous, I've seen Zhang Gong's fleet!"

  Zhang Kuang returned the courtesy with one hand, thinking to himself in his heart:

  It's him after all...

  But I don't know how old Mrs. Mei is now, has she given birth yet?

  "Zhu Ben was doing business between Xuzhou and Yanzhou, yesterday I heard that a heroic figure passed by Mount Tai, so I came to pay my respects, hoping General Zhang will not blame Zhu for being presumptuous."

  "How could Master Mei utter such words? I have come from afar, but I've also heard of the young talents in Xuzhou. Master Mei is extraordinary in appearance and has a noble demeanor, he's one of the rare talents in Xuzhou in recent years. Along with Pengcheng Cao Jue and Donghai Chen Deng, they are known as the 'Three Young Heroes of Xuzhou', how could I not know?"

  Mo Zhen listened to these words, and the smile on his face became even more genuine. Not a hint of the fact that they had just been at odds with each other could be seen.

  "Zhang Qu's praise was misplaced. Upon hearing that Zhang Qu had arrived, Zhu hastily prepared a humble gift and offered his congratulations with a blush."

  After finishing, a 14 or 15-year-old boy beside Zou Zhu presented a silk book with a detailed list of gifts. Zhang Kuang took the silk book with both hands and handed it to Wang Guo without looking at it, smiling:

  "Gongzi is being so polite, it's really an honor for me!"

  At this time, Wang Guo, who was standing beside him, suddenly let out a surprised cry. Zhang Kuang looked at Wang Guo with dissatisfaction, but saw that Wang Guo didn't care about being rude and leaned his mouth to Zhang Kuang's ear, whispering:

  "My lord, what an expensive and heavy gift!"

  "Underlings being rude, let the noble son see our shame."

  "It doesn't matter. There's no need for excessive courtesy. It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning."

  Zhang Kuang politely took over the silk book from Wang Guo's hand, wanting to take a look at what it was that made the experienced Wang Guo so surprised.

  But the silk book had only a few lines of text, and upon closer inspection, the ink marks on the edges were still not completely dry, written in the popular "Fei Bai Ti" style at that time:

  "One hundred swords, one hundred halberds, one hundred strong crossbows, fifteen thousand arrows, one hundred leather armors, ten iron armors, as a congratulatory gift for the relocation."

  Characters: Mò Zhú, Mò Fāng.

  Mi family was a wealthy merchant, and in terms of wealth, they could be called rich enough to rival a country. It is said that when Mi Zhu married his sister to Liu Bei, he sent 2,000 slaves and gold, silver, silk, and other goods to support the army, which allowed Liu Bei, who was in a precarious situation at the time, to regain momentum.

  Flying White Body

  A special calligraphy. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Ling of Eastern Han, the craftsmen who decorated the Hongdu Gate used a brush with white stone powder to write words. Calligrapher Cai Yong saw it and named it "Flying White Script", which became popular for a while.

  Finally: