The news that Lu Bu had abandoned his post and fled had not yet reached Hangu Pass.
The guards at Hangu Pass saw from afar a jade-like divine horse with a tall and mighty young general sitting on it. Even though the general did not have the two well-known pheasant tail feathers on his crown, how could they not recognize him!
Although they were puzzled as to why Grand Marshal Lu in Xianyang City wanted to go out alone, they dared not ask any more questions facing such a powerful man who could even break into the king's bedroom.
Before the people arrived at the checkpoint, they would automatically and consciously open the checkpoint and let them pass.
Seeing this scene, Lu Bu, who had been feeling inexplicably depressed, couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth and frowned.
—The foolish emperor has only foolish soldiers under him, who don’t even know what vigilance is!
How come the general left the country for no reason without even asking a question
If someone has bad intentions in the future and rebels against Chu and goes out of the country, how can the safety of Xianyang City be guaranteed if we are so lax
Thinking of this, Lu Bu became more and more dissatisfied, and could not help but look up and glare at the guards on the wall.
Even though they were far away, the burning gaze and stern expression still made the latter tremble with fear.
They were already moving as fast as they could, so how come they still managed to anger Sima Lu
They were totally puzzled, and Lu Bu had no idea where the evil fire in his belly came from, so he frowned and rushed out of the pass in a rage.
Although the Jade Lion can travel a thousand miles a day, it rarely has the opportunity to truly stretch its four hooves and run to exhaustion.
It was unaware of the complicated situation, nor was it aware of the subtle state of mind of the person on its back. It just treated it as going out to fight as usual. For a moment, it galloped like flying, leaped like a dragon, and was as happy and free as a wild horse.
Thus, ten days passed in a flash, and Lü Bu traveled westward, leaving Guanzhong smoothly, passing Luoyang, crossing Henei, penetrating Waihuang, reaching Xiayi, passing Pengcheng... and arrived in front of Xiapi City.
Lu Bu, who had been absent-minded, was slightly moved at this moment.
This Xia Pi was certainly not the Xia Pi he was familiar with.
There was no Lü Fengxian who dominated the world for a while, and there was no ruthless Cao traitor who brought disaster with one move...
The Xia Pi city hundreds of years ago was apparently quite lucky and was not greatly affected by the previous continuous wars. It was bustling with people coming and going.
Lu Bu looked quietly at the crowded city gate, with a dark light in his eyes.
He recalled the time when he first captured the city and boasted to Gao Shun and Chen Gong about his high spirits.
He thought of the war outside, the danger of Xia Pi's downfall, and his embarrassment of being overwhelmed but unable to do anything about it;
He also remembered the starving people everywhere, the confused and fearful faces of the soldiers, and the anxious and chattering faces of his wives and concubines...
But looking around, there were only strangers.
Looking at the people living and working in peace and contentment, his heart was filled with all kinds of emotions, which eventually turned into confusion with nowhere to go.
He failed to provide a stable life for the people of Xia Pi, but Hanzi did.
He had failed to quell the turmoil in the world and suppressed the uprising of the princes, but Hanzi succeeded in doing so.
He is the only one left, a confused soul from hundreds of years ago. Now he has no way to fight back and doesn't know where to go or where he can go!
After a long moment, Lu Bu chuckled silently, then turned his horse around and left calmly.
But after ten days of galloping day and night, Lu Bu could still endure it, but Yu Shi could not bear it.
It was full of energy a few days ago, but now it is exhausted.
After leaving Xia Pi City, the man and the horse had not walked far. No matter how Lu Bu urged them, the horse just lay there motionless, pretending to be concentrating on chewing grass roots with its head down.
Lu Bu urged it a few times, but seeing that it really couldn't move anymore, he changed his mind.
He was not willing to enter Xia Pi City, but the nearby Huai Yin City would not be a problem.
Wait, Huaiyin
Lu Bu frowned.
Somehow, he always felt that this place sounded familiar.
After thinking for a moment with an expressionless face, Lu Bu suddenly slapped his thigh and finally remembered!
Huaiyin City—isn’t that the place where his cheap brother suffered the humiliation of having his crotch drilled in
As soon as this memory surfaced, the confusion in Lu Bu's eyes disappeared instantly, and was replaced by a strong fighting spirit.
If he remembered correctly, Han Xin, that fool, suffered a great humiliation, and then returned home in glory after gaining power, but he did not cut his former enemy into pieces to vent the anger that he had been holding in for many years.
Instead, he became the scapegoat who repaid evil with kindness, and let that bastard become a high-ranking official!
He narrowed his tiger eyes and thought intently for a long time.
What he figured out, no one knew.
But after making up his mind, Lu Bu's mouth curled slightly, revealing a cruel smile full of malice.
The reason why Zhen Er was named Er was because he had an older brother.
Unlike his flamboyant style of being domineering and domineering in the countryside, which makes the villagers more or less afraid of him, Zhen Dayai is an honest man who relies on farming to support his family.
However, due to the frequent wars in recent years, there is no peaceful land to farm, so the food, drink and expenses of several families all fall on Zhen Er, who can beat gamblers and drunkards into submission. It is not easy to point fingers at his arrogant behavior.
Now that the world has finally settled down, Zhen Da can finally resume his farming career. He can't help but discipline his younger brother who has been struggling to make ends meet.
However, Zhen Er was used to being arrogant and domineering, and relying on his strong body and fierce face, he was able to command the support of hundreds of people in Huaiyin City. All those troublesome ruffians bowed to him.
Now this eldest brother is cowardly and afraid of trouble, but if he is asked to follow suit and kowtow, he will not have the patience to listen!
So that day they had another disagreement, and he slammed the door in anger and went to the market.
Seeing Zhen Er's gloomy face, his minions didn't dare to speak carelessly for fear of being implicated.
It was just unlucky for the restaurants he passed by: normally they only had to spend a small amount of money to avoid disaster, but now even the customers were scared away by this rogue leader, and they dared not say anything.
Zhen Er was feeling upset when a brother suddenly came to talk to him, holding a shiny, high-quality gold leaf in his hand: "Brother, look at this! There's a fat sheep looking for you to do big business!"
Although Zhen Er claimed to have seen a lot of the world, he had never been out of Huaiyin City. When he first saw the exquisitely crafted gold leaf, his eyes were immediately fixed on it and he snatched it away.
He squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully in the sunlight for a long time. He was reluctant to take a bite, but just by looking at its exquisite appearance, he knew it was real.
He suppressed his greed and asked, "Where did it come from?"
Seeing that his mood had improved, his subordinates breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained the reason.
It turned out that there was a horse dealer outside the city who often traveled outside the city. He was robbed by bandits roaming nearby. Not only were all the hired laborers killed, but all the goods were also lost.
Now he wanted to hire laborers to go with him to trade horses. When he arrived at the nearby Huaiyin City and asked around, he learned the name of Zhen Er.
Zhen Er carefully held the gold leaf in his hand, and reluctantly looked away after a while: "This thing...how much more can that person give?"
"That man looks tall and strong, riding an incredible horse, so he must have been paid a lot," the man thought carefully for a while and said with certainty, "and when he took out the gold leaf, he accidentally revealed an inch of the contents of the bundle. It was a golden leaf!"
Anyway, they have more people, and the other party is just one person... Even though he looks extraordinary and has a lot of power, they are not afraid that he will do bad things and renege on his debts.
If they really have a disagreement one day, they can just kill the person, rob all the property and be done with it, and no one in the world will know about it.
Zhen Er naturally thought of this as well.
He no longer hesitated, and pulled the man and urged, "Hurry up and lead the way!"
When Zhen Erchu heard the term "tall and strong", he actually disagreed.
He was seven feet tall. Although he was not extremely tall, he was born with great strength and was well-built, and he was usually very proud of it.
What’s the point of being taller
Thinking back to the time when Han Xin, who had the same name as the recently famous General Han but had no courage at all and could even endure humiliation, was a coward, he was eight feet tall!
Zhen Er's group included more than a dozen thugs, all of whom were experts in bullying the villagers and acting arrogantly, causing passers-by on the road to avoid them as much as possible.
Seeing everyone dodging, Zhen Er and his group became even more proud. They swaggered and just nodded to the guards they knew as a greeting, and then went straight out of the city.
Following the direction indicated by his men, he saw a majestic, snow-white horse not far away.
Even someone like Zhen Er, who knew nothing about the quality of horses, could tell at a glance that this was definitely a rare good horse in the world!
Although there was no one on the horse, and no one knew where the merchant who was interested in hiring them for this long journey had gone, just by looking at the appearance of the white horse, Zhen Er believed the explanation completely.
"Are you all here?"
As Zhen Ershang was staring at the horse in a daze, a deep voice suddenly came from behind him.
After leaving the pass, Lu Bu took off his general's uniform and changed into riding clothes that were convenient for movement. Now he was dressed neatly and cleanly, with only a sword on his waist. His face was indifferent, but his aura overshadowed Zhen Er who was walking with more than a dozen people.
Zhen Er's eyes were filled with shock, and he did not answer for a while.
When he first glanced at it, only two sentences came to his mind.
—This man is so tall! And so young!
It’s all his fault that the brother who passed the message only knew the word “yong” (a tall and strong man).
A quick glance at the man in front of him showed that he was at least nine feet tall, with slender limbs and a nimble body. Although he looked like a martial artist, he was more than what could be described by just four words!
What shocked Zhen Er even more was that this man had an imposing aura, but his face looked like that of a young man.
Little did Lu Bu know that the murderous aura he had accumulated after more than twenty years of fighting on the battlefield and licking blood from the blade was something he could not easily suppress.
Although Zhen Er and his companions have little experience, they have been able to roam the countryside for many years without any harm. Naturally, they have the instinct to seek profit and avoid harm.
As soon as their eyes fell on Lu Bu, they couldn't help feeling fear and completely backed off.
But they didn't know that Lu Bu had never intended to do any business with them from the beginning to the end.
All he wanted was to take advantage of their greed, lure them all out, and catch them all in one fell swoop, saving him the effort of catching them one by one.
Not only would that be time-consuming and laborious, but there was also a chance that some fish would be left behind.
Under the terrified gaze of the crowd, Lu Bu lowered his eyes, drew out his sword slowly, raised his eyebrows, and breathed lightly on the blade.
A faint white mist appeared on the blade, slightly reflecting the eyes filled with hostility.
At the same time, Lu Bu raised his eyes slightly, staring at Zhen Er, whose expression was unpredictable, and asked lazily, "Zhen Er... do you still remember Han Xin?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhen Er and his group's expressions suddenly changed!
They were already slow to react, realizing that the man in front of them was not looking for them to discuss business, but was clearly here to seek revenge for that man!
Even though they knew rationally that they were numerous and powerful, there was no need to be afraid of this weak outsider.
—But when these words came out, they subconsciously had no fighting spirit at all, and the only thing left was "run"!
"Still want to run?"
Lu Bu snorted lightly, his eyes showing disdain.
The long sword in his hand was as fast as lightning and as agile as a swimming fish, and it stabbed forward in an instant!
If he could let these minions run away, he, the great Marquis Lu Wen, would no longer have the dignity to live in this world!
Before the white mist he exhaled completely dissipated, there was a sudden sound of a knife blade tearing flesh and bones.
"beg-"
Zhen Er's scalp went numb, and just as he was about to beg for mercy, a heart-wrenching pain attacked his neck!
He didn't even have time to let out a scream before the evil spirit behind him caught up with him and chopped off his head with a clean sword.
The thugs closest to Zhen Er were splashed with the warm, bright red liquid. Their legs and feet suddenly became weak and they could not run anymore.
Although they had bullied the locals a lot, they just beat them up with fists and kicks and deliberately humiliated them. They had never seen such a horrific scene where someone killed someone without blinking an eye!
Lu Bu didn't care whether they ran away or not.
He casually drew out his sword, and did not rush to take the lives of those who were kneeling and begging for mercy. Instead, he calmly took the longbow on his back, narrowed his eyes slightly, turned sideways, pulled the longbow to its full length, and aimed at the backs of those thugs who dared to run away with their backs to him.
From then on, he shot one arrow after another, and every one of them hit its target.
Those who didn't have time to run far fell to the ground one after another, without a sound.
This tragic scene fell into the eyes of those people who were too weak to run, and they were frightened to death. Several of them even wet their pants.
In this moment of great despair, they could only kneel on the ground, kowtow, and beg for mercy.
However, Lu Bu had a heart of stone. He quickly switched back to his sword and killed them cleanly.
—After observing everyone present and hearing their panicked reactions after he asked the question just now, he knew that all these bastards were present when that cheap brother suffered that humiliation.