Chapter 139: The Sui Dynasty in the Space-Time Mirror
"You can hold back the Datong army by yourself? What a joke!" After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Zhou Yu immediately shook his head like a rattle, completely unconvinced.

He admitted that Zhuge Liang was very powerful, even the top of the current strategist world, directly matching Ji Hao's status among the powerful generals.

However, even someone as strong as Ji Hao could not hold back an entire army by himself.

Not to mention, this is the "Datong Army" which is recognized as the most elite army in the world today. That is simply impossible.

Putting himself in the other person's shoes, Zhou Yu racked his brains but could not think of any solution.

"Based on my understanding of Ji Hao, he will not give us any chance. When he sends Zhao Yun to the battle, he will definitely let Sima Yi accompany him, even though he has been stripped of all his official positions!" Zhuge Liang said.

Everyone was puzzled by this.

He is just a defeated general. Is it worth Zhuge Liang's special mention?

Moreover, with Sima Yi around, it would be even more difficult for one person to hold back the army, right?

"But Sima Yi was defeated by me before. If I were alone on the top of the city wall, holding the zither and playing, he would be wary and would not dare to attack in a short time!" Zhuge Liang said, "And Zhao Yun is not a stubborn person. He will definitely think carefully and will not attack rashly."

Having said that, he pondered for a moment.

He added: "They will most likely set up camp and build high walls, so as to delay it for as long as possible."

At this point, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

Liu Bei discovered that since the Tianxing Conference, Zhuge Liang's attitude had become increasingly negative, as if he was just dealing with an official, and he no longer had the sharpness he had when he "divided the world into three parts".

But he knew that Zhuge Liang was an extremely proud man and would never admit defeat.

Why did he say "It's better to postpone it for a day"?
"Do your best and leave the rest to fate!" said Liu Bei.

Soon, he and Sun Quan decided to follow Zhuge Liang's strategy and use "airship" to launch a surprise attack on Qingzhou.

But after it was finalized, Zhou Yu pulled Sun Quan aside for another secret discussion.

No one knew what they were talking about. Zhuge Liang only knew that one of the troops on the airship was missing. Not many, about 10,000, all elite naval forces.

Being very idle, Zhou Yu didn't want to put all his eggs in one basket, especially someone else's basket.

But Zhuge Liang just shook his head and said nothing more.

"Kong Ming, what's wrong with you recently?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang did not answer directly, but asked: "My Lord, do you remember that I once said a 'Heaven's Heart Theory'?"

Hearing this, Liu Bei nodded.

"You said that humans are the spirits of heaven and earth, and human hearts can influence the general trend. As long as human hearts go in that direction, that will be the general trend."

"What if Ji Hao has already taken control of the people's hearts, and is even on his way to 'harmony between man and nature', and has already encountered the 'three disasters and nine calamities', and is even feared by heaven and earth, and is about to drag all of us into this calamity, my lord, are you sure you can handle it?" Zhuge Liang asked again.

Liu Bei became even more confused about this.

"Is it really possible to establish a mind for heaven and earth?"

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang nodded: "We are his human calamity. In the near future, the earth calamity will surely appear, and after that, the heavenly calamity will follow. Each calamity has three difficulties and one disaster, which are the three disasters and nine calamities of ascending to immortality in the legend. It is extremely difficult to overcome, but Liang had an epiphany after observing the stars in the sky, and deduced it many times, and found that... maybe Ji Hao was originally a celestial being, a direct descendant of the Human Emperor who had experienced generations of Zhou emperors that could not reach, and a true 'immortal' who inherited the power of the Yellow Emperor!"

There are no gods in this world. The legend about immortals originated from Huangdi.

Legend has it that Huangdi had three thousand concubines and ascended to heaven in broad daylight, becoming the first immortal in the world.

In the theory of Huang-Lao, "Huang" comes before "Lao". The path that Laozi pursued throughout his life was the path pioneered by Huangdi.

Originally, Zhuge Liang thought that Ji Hao was the same and wanted to follow the path of Huangdi. He believed that "establishing a mind for heaven and earth" was his method and his "three thousand concubines."

But in recent days, I found something wrong.

It was discovered that Ji Hao had long since transcended the Three Realms and Five Elements. In a sense, he was an "immortal".

He does not need to follow the path of his ancestors.

He directly inherited Huangdi’s fate as the “Human Emperor”!
Even if he provoked the Heaven and caused the "Three Disasters and Nine Tribulations", he was not included in the disasters - in other words, he stood at the end point directly from the beginning, invincible. Even if he failed to overcome the tribulation, he would only start over in a new era.

No one can do anything to him.

On the contrary, it brought suffering to his contemporaries and enemies who were dragged into the disaster by him.

Ministers in the human court should seek fame, wealth and honor, and longevity, and they should also share weal and woe.

But what right does the enemy have?
"We have also been dragged into the calamity. I'm afraid the 'earth calamity' will happen to me!" Zhuge Liang added, "That is a mirror image of the future, which will intrude into our time and space under the guidance of God's will."

Liu Bei couldn't understand this.

Asked: "Kong Ming, what do you mean?"

"To put it bluntly, the 'power of time and space' that Ji Hao is pursuing has already appeared, on my Eight Diagrams!" Zhuge Liang said, "And the effect it creates is the 'earth robbery'. A time and space called 'Great Sui' has been generated in my Eight Diagrams, and is about to come out and fight with us!"

"Can you use him for your own benefit?" Liu Bei asked.

"cannot!"

"Why?"

"Because two time and space cannot exist at the same time, if they lose, the time and space they are in will collapse and they will never appear again. Their people will also become the descendants of our world, no longer themselves!" Zhuge Liang said: "On the contrary, if we lose, everything in this era will become ancient, leaving behind a legendary 'Three Kingdoms' that will be nailed to the history books!"

After hearing this, Liu Bei was still confused, but he understood it roughly.

"Kong Ming, what you mean is that a 'Great Sui' should have been born many years later, but if Ji Hao completes his determination and the human court lasts forever, the Great Sui will disappear."

"Correct."

"And the future will not dissipate willingly, so it will turn into a mirror image and compete with us for time and space. If we win, we will lose a part of the future. You, me, and even Ji Hao will all die?"

Zhuge Liang nodded upon hearing this.

But then he shook his head.

He said: "There will be more than just the Great Sui in the future, but 1,700 years from now is a node. The era after that will be more inclined towards Ji Hao and will not appear in the Earth Tribulation. Among the dynasties in the 1,700 years, the Great Sui is the strongest. There are people who can rival Ji Hao, so it appeared!"

Then there was a pause.

He added: "In addition, if we lose, you and I will both die. Cao Cao, Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, even Nanhua and Zuo Ci, no one can be spared, but Ji Hao alone!"

"Why?"

"Because he is both within the heaven and earth and outside of it, he can adapt to any time and space!"

(End of this chapter)