After settling Diaochan, I found Liu Bei.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard a conversation inside the house: "Having drifted half of my life, I have not found a noble lord. Thanks to the recognition and appreciation of Lord Xuande, I am willing to accept him as my adoptive father and will never leave him."
I felt as if I had been struck by thunder and couldn't react for a long time.
What kind of situation is this!
Before coming to Luoyang, I was planning to deceive Lu Bu into accepting Liu Bei as his adoptive father, and see how things develop. However, after seeing Diaochan, I was worried that Lu Bu would have some kind of fateful connection with her, so I thought it might be better to just kill Lu Bu.
Now that Liu Bei has become Lu Bu's adoptive father, doesn't that make my plans with Wang Yun pointless?
"Very well," Liu Bei smiled, "My son, go and kill Dong Zhuo now!"
"Yes, sir."
Lu Bu came out holding his halberd, and when he saw me, he revealed a strange smile.
"What are you laughing at?" I rolled my eyes.
Lu Bu disregarded it and his smile became even more intense: "Gongtai, never thought this would happen, did you?"
I was stunned.
This tone, it doesn't sound like a stranger!
"General, what do you mean by this?" I tried to sound calm.
"Baimenlou, you sacrificing yourself so generously, I am very pleased," Lu Bu lightly touched his halberd, "However, I never dreamed that you would want to kill me so deliberately after returning to the past."
What the heck?
I understood, but I couldn't believe it.
Baimenlou Lu Bu was killed by Cao Cao, then returned to the past, which is now, and still carries the memories from before?
In the original storyline, after Dong Zhuo's death, Lu Bu went solo, but he still had Zhang Liao and Gao Shun as his two great generals, as well as the special forces-level army, the Jianzhen Camp. Chen Gong left Cao Cao and joined Lu Bu. The two had a close relationship, and when Lu Bu was captured at Baimenlou, Chen Gong did not survive.
"Fair enough," I confessed frankly, "I did want to kill you, but only to kill Dong Zhuo. If you go and kill Dong Zhuo now, I would have no reason to kill you. We can still work together to gain a foothold in this chaos."
He smiled slyly, "Given our past friendship, I won’t do anything to you. But with the death of Sima Hui, the strategists of the realm will not tolerate you. Good luck!"
Lu Bu left.
Looking at his familiar yet unfamiliar figure, I felt dazed.
No! I have to find a way to fix the impact of the temporal chaos.
Otherwise, I won't live for long.
As the night fell, I found Li Ru and whispered, "Wen, now we are like crickets on a rope, we must stick together for warmth."
"What's going on?" Li Ru looked puzzled.
"I can't explain," I sighed, "but I can tell you that if you want to survive, you must do as I say."
I whispered a few words to him, and he left.
The next afternoon, he hurriedly found me, "It's done, come with me."
I didn't say much, and followed him to a dilapidated dwelling, filled with choking dust.
"Have mercy!"
As soon as we entered the house, two tied-up men begged for mercy.
"Where are you from?" I asked coldly.
"We are woodcutters from the mountain," one of them replied.
"Can you read?"
"We can read a little bit."
"Very good," I nodded, smiling, "Don't be nervous. I am a celestial being who has descended from the heavens and have come to guide you. From this day forth, you are Cao Cao, styled Mengde, a native of Qiao County in Pei State. Your father's name is Cao Song..." After explaining to the first man, I turned to the other, "You are Chen Gong, styled Gongtai..."
The two men looked at each other, seemingly unable to comprehend.
"Yes, Lord," they prostrated, "Thank you, celestial being."
After leaving the dwelling, Li Ru asked quietly, "Will this work?"
After parting ways with Li Ru, I found the hidden Diaochan, and fled to a distant land.
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