Mythical Three Kingdoms-Chapter 1676 - 1613: Among Peaks, I Alone Am Supreme
After Wenn Hong played dead for a while and realized no one cared, he straightened himself up and sat back down, deciding not to court disaster again.
The group didn’t take the previous incident seriously and continued chatting casually, mostly about how the last battle was incredibly dangerous, all the while downing drinks relentlessly.
"Speaking of which, when I returned earlier, Kongming seemed normal at first, but later, for some reason, I felt something was off about him," Wei Yan suddenly spoke up during the idle chat. "If I hadn’t been on edge these past few days, I wouldn’t have noticed it."
"Uh, you didn’t upset Kongming, did you?" Guan Ping inquired curiously, not taking Wei Yan’s words seriously.
"No, no, when I came back last time, I even brought him some local specialties," Wei Yan scratched his head and said in confusion. Although he had brought specialties for everyone, he personally gave them to Zhuge Liang, and at the time, Zhuge Liang seemed quite happy. It shouldn’t have resulted in suddenly becoming enemies.
"Then it’s probably just how Kongming’s face looks," Guan Ping said, looking up at the tent ceiling as he thought about all the times he had encountered Zhuge Liang, recalling that his facial expressions rarely changed.
"No, no, no, I’ve been fighting fiercely lately, so my mental alertness is high. I couldn’t have made a mistake. Kongming’s attitude toward me changed abruptly," Wei Yan shook his head and said.
"Kongming... I don’t know him well," Xu Shu drawled, and Wei Yan thought Xu Shu could solve his problem, but in the end, Xu Shu just said he wasn’t familiar with him.
"You guys are all fools, watch me. You, go inform Secretary-General Zhuge to join us for a drink," Zang Ba, being a seasoned commander with ability, power, and authority, immediately offered to handle such a simple matter.
Juu Fu nodded, set down his wine goblet, and then left the tent to head to the main camp to find Zhuge Liang.
"See, isn’t it simple? Kongming can’t eat you alive. With his skinny limbs, what are you afraid of?" Zang Ba, a bit inebriated and reluctant to use inner Qi to sober up, spoke with a hint of the bandit bravado he had from his days as a Mount Tai bandit.
Meanwhile, Zhuge Liang was studying his spiritual talent. When he first heard that Zang Ba and others had narrowly escaped with their lives and had experienced significant breakthroughs, he was happy. However, once he understood the reality, Zhuge Liang was taken aback.
Wei Yan had awakened a legion talent, yet Zhuge Liang discovered that his own spiritual talent did not include Wei Yan’s legion talent. Zhuge Liang’s talent explicitly brought all allied abilities to their full potential.
Though due to Zhuge Liang’s own issues, the legion talent, even when functional, could not cover too many people, one could not deny Zhuge Liang’s ability to detect spiritual talent, legion talent, and understand the attributes of his side’s abilities.
The problem now was that Wei Yan had indeed awakened his legion talent, a fact supported by many eyewitnesses. If Wei Yan hadn’t awakened then, Zang Ba and others might not have returned in such a complete state.
Yet, Zhuge Liang could not detect Wei Yan’s legion talent. Not being able to use it is one thing, but not even being able to detect it is a problem. This was why Zhuge Liang’s face changed that instant he learned Wei Yan had a legion talent.
It’s fortunate that it was Zhuge Liang, otherwise, someone else might have directly confronted the issue. Unlike Zhuge Liang, who decided to investigate privately, Wei Yan, with his high alertness after battles, noticed Zhuge Liang’s split-second change; otherwise, Wei Yan might have remained completely oblivious.
It could be said that if it weren’t for Wei Yan’s heightened vigilance at the time, this matter would likely have remained hidden because Zhuge Liang, being cautious, would never expose it publicly. Even if Wei Yan was not considered one of their own, as long as they could control the situation, Zhuge Liang wouldn’t mind.
In fact, when they could keep things under control, Zhuge Liang would act as if there was no vigilance towards Wei Yan, only acting when Zhuge Liang perceived a loss of control. Who knows, the seeds might have been planted years ago.
Both Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi shared a common trait in their character; they were both very tolerant. They could withstand their dislike for certain things and suppress personal feelings for the greater cause. However, Sima Yi tolerated those above him, whereas Zhuge Liang tolerated those beneath him with ability. They shared similarities yet differed.
While Zhuge Liang shifted his focus, a messenger suddenly came in, saying that Juu Fu from Zang Ba’s camp requested a meeting. Without much thought, Zhuge Liang invited Juu Fu into the tent.
"Xiaoo Xing, what brings you here?" Zhuge Liang stood and asked Juu Fu. Thanks to Zhuge Liang’s good memory, he could recall people he only met once; otherwise, he might not even remember their names, let alone their faces.
"General Zang requests Secretary-General to join them for a drink in their tent," Juu Fu’s demeanor wasn’t overly respectful. After all, Zhuge Liang’s achievements were kept sealed by Li Youu and Jia Xu, so in Juu Fu’s view, Zhuge Liang was just an ordinary junior, albeit from a better background.
"General Zang?" Zhuge Liang asked calmly, without letting Juu Fu’s tone ruffle him. However, he was curious why it was Zang Ba. Truth be told, Zhuge Liang and Zang Ba weren’t very acquainted. Zang Ba was considered an elder of Mount Tai, whereas Zhuge Liang was not very established and had few opportunities to interact with Zang Ba.
