The Ultimate Borer

Chapter 310 Return to Jiangdong and reunite

Fang Mu led the Xiliang army and rode non-stop towards Jiangdong in the dust.

"Fang Mu, when you see this message, please meet up at the Jingzhou Building in Jiangdong!"

Fang Mu looked at the message from Siman in his hand, stationed his troops in Jiangdong, left Guo Si and Zhang Ji on standby, and then took Han Sui, Zhang Xiu and Li Jue to the Jingzhou Building together.

When Fang Mu arrived at the Jingzhou Building, Xiu, Cao Cao, the Five Tiger Generals, and the Debate Team had already been waiting for a long time.

When everyone saw each other, a look of joy appeared on their faces one after another, but there was no time for greeting. Considering the urgency of the situation, they quickly got down to business.

Xiu's face was solemn as he told Fang Mu in detail about the current chaotic situation in Jiangdong.

"The news we've received so far is that Jiangdong University's acting president, Sun Quan, has suddenly vanished without a trace, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth. And yet, the previously disappeared president, 'Sun Jian,' has returned to power!"

Regarding this matter, no one except the debate group was too surprised, because they had fought with "Sun Jian" before. After the other party returned to Jiangdong, in order to prevent the attacks from Xiliang University and Donghan Academy, he must regain power. However, Sun Quan's disappearance was a bit strange.

"It's just that the principal's behavior is very strange. Although he's back in power, he's been completely indifferent to Jiangdong's affairs. Even though his office is piled high with documents, he just stays at the Sun residence all day. What's most puzzling is that he dismissed all the guards and servants, leaving only the eldest young master and his uncle to serve him!"

Zhou Yu supplemented Xiu's words with the information he had collected over the past few days.

"Square wood..."

As everyone was talking, Fang Mu's attention was suddenly drawn to two people. He couldn't believe his eyes; they were Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang.

The two of them walked in, supported by Grandpa and Cai Yan respectively.

Fang Mu immediately clapped his hands and moved the two chairs next to them, and Grandpa and Cai Yan also let them sit down.

The appearance of Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang was heartbreaking. They were in poor health, and Sun Ce was so weak that he seemed like he could be blown down by a gust of wind.

It turned out that since Sun Ce took Sun Shangxiang away, the evil nature in them was gradually suppressed by human nature, and they eventually regained their sanity.

But because they were afraid that they would be demonized by Sun Jian again if they returned to the Sun family, they did not dare to go home. They had no place to live, so they could only hide around Jiangdong.

"How are you two doing?"

Fang Mu looked at Sun Shangxiang and Sun Ce in front of him, with complicated emotions in his heart. If he had not put the token of "Jin Yiwei" on Ma Chao, the illusion that day would probably have become a reality!

"Hua Tuo has already seen it, but the skills of the two of us are limited..."

Sun Shangxiang glanced at Xiu, and Fang Mu immediately knew that the demonic powers in both of them had been washed away by Xiu using the "Soul Cleansing Song", which also explained why they were so weak.

During Fang Mu's inquiry, he learned that shortly after Grandpa rescued Cai Yan, Zhou Yu sent people to search for Xiao Qiao's whereabouts in Jiangdong. Xiu, Cao Cao and the Five Tiger Generals, Grandpa and the Qiangbian Group also led a team to search the entire Jiangdong.

During the search, Sun Shangxiang, who was hiding everywhere, happened to sense the breath of her grandfather, and was finally able to meet everyone.

"What do you think about this matter?"

Fang Mu turned the topic to Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang. Sun Shangxiang and Sun Ce looked at each other bitterly, then nodded with firm eyes.

"We also want to find Dad and ask him why he kidnapped Xiao Qiao and turned us both into demons."

Cao Cao frowned and said after thinking for a moment.

"'Sun Jian's' behavior is truly suspicious. We must first ascertain his true purpose. And Sun Quan's disappearance is undoubtedly connected to this fake Sun Jian."

"Fake Sun Jian?"

It was the first time that Sun Shangxiang and Sun Ce heard people call their father like that. Zhou Yu sighed and told them the truth.

After hearing this, Sun Shangxiang and Sun Ce were silent for a moment. Zhou Yu's words were such a huge shock to them that it almost negated their entire lives over the years.

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"I think we can first send someone to the Sun residence to gather information and see what 'Sun Jian' is up to."

Guan Yu suggested.

Everyone nodded in agreement. So Zhang Fei and Ma Chao volunteered to take a few soldiers, disguised themselves, and headed to investigate near Sun's residence.

Zhou Yu, who was standing by, immediately expressed his willingness to go with them. Firstly, Zhou Yu was worried that the two of them were not smart enough, and secondly, because he often went in and out of the Sun family's house, he was very familiar with the structure of the Sun family's houses and some of the mechanisms, which could save a lot of time.

At night, the moonlight was like water. Zhang Fei and Ma Chao approached Sun's house cautiously, only to find that the door was closed and the surroundings were silent.

They climbed over the wall into the courtyard and quietly approached the main house. Through the window, they saw "Sun Jian" sitting inside, his eyes empty, as if he was thinking about something. Xiong Feng stood quietly beside him, like a statue.

"Strange, why does this 'Sun Jian' look so wrong?"

Ma Chao said in a low voice.

"Never mind him, let's see if there are any clues first."

Zhang Fei said this and was about to push the door open. At this moment, Zhou Yu grabbed his hand.

"Don't be reckless, let's find Xiao Qiao and the deputy chief first!"

The two then remembered their ultimate goal, so they secretly apologized to Zhou Yu, and then followed him into Sun's house.

Zhou Yu, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao searched the Sun family's house, but Xiao Qiao and Sun Quan seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

"That's impossible. It's such a small place, how could we not find it?"

Zhang Fei was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, his face flushed red. The three of them ran around the house, almost turning the Sun family home upside down, but they couldn't find the two missing people.

"Brother Zhou, do you think the Sun family has any secret rooms or something like that?"

Zhou Yu frowned and said with great certainty.

"I grew up in Jiangdong. When I was little, I often played with the eldest young master and the eldest young lady. I know every brick and tile of the Sun family like the back of my hand, but I have never heard of any secret room in the Sun family!"

But Ma Chao refused to give up and sneaked into Sun Jian's room alone. He searched everywhere, his eyes darting around. Suddenly, a seemingly ordinary ornament caught his eye. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed to have an indescribable strangeness.

Ma Chao fiddled with it curiously, but unexpectedly, this fiddling triggered a mechanism.

With a "boom", a wall of the room slowly opened, revealing a dark secret passage.

"Ma Chao, how did you know there was a trap here?"

Zhang Fei hugged Ma Chao excitedly and asked excitedly.

"Hehe, this kind of mechanism is recorded in the 'National Martial Arts Archives' compiled by my grandfather. I just thought this thing looked like it, so I tried it out. I didn't expect I actually found it!"

Zhou Yu rushed over when he heard the sound. When he saw the secret passage, he was so surprised that he was speechless for a moment.

The three of them walked into the secret passage cautiously. The passage was filled with an old smell and faint candlelight flickered on the walls.