Chapter Seventy: Diao Chan's Counterattack

  Lü Bu's mind moved and he hastily said: "Your Majesty, rest assured. Even if I, your humble subject, cannot hold onto Chang'an, I will fight to the death to protect Your Majesty and not let treacherous officials harm Your Majesty's precious body."

  Liu Xie smiled faintly and shook his head, saying: "You misunderstood, I don't need your protection. Li Jue and others dare to attack Chang'an, but they haven't had the guts to harm me yet. This world still belongs to the Great Han." As he spoke, a fierce light suddenly burst out of Liu Xie's eyes, and his body straightened up slightly.

  "I only hope that when you are in the city, you can protect yourself, break through the siege and find a safe place to settle down, recruit soldiers and horses, and plan for the future." Liu Xie continued.

  Lü Bu's body shook, and he finally understood Liu Xie's idea. He immediately bowed down and said with respect: "Your humble servant will not betray Your Majesty's trust, and will soon eliminate the rebels."

  Liu Xie looked at Lü Bu's humble figure and smiled, saying: "I will give you a secret decree, as your reward for suppressing the rebels, but today's matter, only you and I know about it, do you understand?"

  "I understand!" Lü Bu said with a trembling voice.

  Liu Xie nodded slightly and took out a yellow handkerchief, personally handing it over to Lü Bu.

  Lü Bu hastily accepted it and carefully put it in his bosom. Seeing that Emperor Xian no longer spoke, Lü Bu knelt down to bid farewell and then left the imperial palace.

  As he left the palace, Lü Bu let out a long sigh of relief and felt extremely excited. He had finally waited for this day to arrive, when he could openly recruit soldiers and horses, take control of the world's military power, and as a general, this was already the pinnacle of power; going any further would be plotting to usurp the throne.

  However, Lü Bu never had the intention of usurping power from the beginning to the end. He just wanted to stand out and not be inferior to others, proving that he was the number one warrior in the world.

  At this moment, Lü Bu felt his fatigue disappear, and the blood in his body seemed to be boiling.

  Three days later, Li Jue's army arrived in Chang'an and the 100,000-strong army surrounded Chang'an, making it impossible for even birds to fly over. However, Lü Bu was stirred up by Emperor Xian and his spirit was extremely high, day and night he commanded on the city wall to resist the enemy, it can be said that even when Lü Bu was besieged in Xiaopei, he had never been so dedicated.

  But Li Jue's army was powerful, and they attacked the city day and night without stopping. The defenders of Chang'an finally could not hold out, and some of Dong Zhuo's former subordinates secretly opened the city gate to let Li Jue enter the capital.

  Lü Bu was supervising the battle on the city wall when he saw Zhang Liao riding towards him with a look of anxiety and despair. His heart sank, and Zhang Liao quickly dismounted his horse and rushed up to the city wall, pulling Lü Bu aside and saying in a low voice: "Fengxian, it's not good! Someone has surrendered the west gate, and Li Jue has already entered the city."

  Contrary to Zhang Liao's expectations, Lü Bu did not get angry, but instead said quickly: "Wen Yuan, you quickly gather the old troops of Pingzhou with Yiqian (Gao Shun) and prepare to break out."

  Zhang Liao turned around and rushed away, while Lü Bu called over his deputy general and instructed him: "You quickly go protect my family, prepare to break out of the encirclement. Also, have Concubine Diao (Diao Chan) inform Wang Zishi, gather your things, and escape from Chang'an."

  The deputy commander responded with a "yes" and asked in a low voice: "What if Commander Wang refuses to leave?"

  Lü Bu thought for a moment and replied: "I will listen to both of your wives."

  The deputy arrived at Lü Bu's mansion, met with Yan Shi (Lü Bu's legitimate wife) and Diao Chan, immediately packed up their belongings, preparing to withdraw, while Diao Chan took a few soldiers to see Wang Yun.

  Wang Yun's gatekeeper knew Diao Chan, seeing Diao Chan's anxiety, he quickly opened the door and let her in. Diao Chan had lived in Wang Yun's mansion for over a decade, without needing anyone to announce her, she went straight to see Wang Yun. After looking around, Diao Chan found that there was no sign of any servants in the mansion, and a cold smile suddenly appeared at the corner of her mouth.

  He pushed open the door and saw Wang Yun sitting upright at his desk, holding a scroll in his hand, reading with great interest.

  Putting on airs! If you didn't want to run away, why did you pack up so neatly? The servants have all been dismissed and everything has been put away properly. Diao Chan sneered coldly in her heart.

  Wang Yun saw Diao Chan and gently put down the book in his hand, smiling: "Chan'er, how come you have time to come back and see your adoptive father?"

  Diaochan smiled and said: "Wang Situ, I have come to bid you farewell."

  "What?" Wang Yun's whole body shook, and he suddenly stood up, pointing at Diao Chan in surprise: "Aren't you here to pick me up?"

  Diao Chan smiled and said, "Who told Wang Shitou that I was here to pick you up? Since Wang Shitou can use the beauty trick to kill Dong Zhuo, it's no problem to deal with Li Jue! I'll just wait and see Wang Shitou unleash his divine power, haha... See you later... Wang... Shi... Tou!"

  Listening to Diao Chan's unbridled laughter, Wang Yun felt a chill run down his spine. Who did Li Jue hate the most? Absolutely not Lü Bu or Liu Xie, but himself. It was precisely because he insisted on not pardoning Li Jue and Guo Si that the remnants of the Western Liang army surrounded Chang'an. If he fell into the hands of these bandits, being torn apart would be a light punishment.

  Diao Chan, this ungrateful and treacherous woman, has completely forgotten the kindness of her upbringing? She didn't even take herself to escape, Wang Yun was so angry that his whole body trembled, possibly also frightened.

  Just then, Diaochan, who had walked to the door, suddenly turned around and walked in front of Wang Yun, bent down, and moved the table.

  Wang Yun looked at Diao Chan with a puzzled expression, not knowing what she wanted to do. Just then, he saw her clap her hands and smile sweetly at him.

  Diao Chan's smile lit up the whole room with infinite spring light, and the humble abode was filled with radiance. Could it be that Diao Chan had changed her mind? How wonderful! Wang Yun was overjoyed in his heart.

  Wang Yun's face had not yet revealed a smile when Diao Chan suddenly flew up with one foot, kicking Wang Yun squarely. In the room, it seemed as if there was a faint "thud" sound, and Wang Yun hunched over, curled up on the ground, his mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water, but not making a single sound.

  "Squeak!" With a sound, Diao Chan pushed open the door and disappeared into the sunlight outside.

  Wang Yun only felt a severe stinging pain in his lower body, which spread throughout his entire body, even to the marrow of his bones. The pain was so intense that it made him want to die, but he had no strength left. After an unknown period of time, Wang Yun felt the stinging pain slowly subsiding, and his body finally regained a bit of energy.

  With almost all his strength, Wang Yun sat up, trembling as he untied his belt and looked down... Inside his pants was only a patch of deep red.

  "Diao Chan, you wicked woman, I'm going to kill you..." Wang Yun seemed to suddenly regain his strength, letting out a low growl like a wild beast, the muscles on his face twisted, his white beard trembling non-stop, his eyes filled with bloodshot, gleaming with a ferocious light.

  "I must avenge... I must avenge..." Wang Yun repeatedly muttered to himself, searching around for something, and finally pulled out a wooden box. He opened the box, took out a porcelain bottle, and with great effort, he opened the stopper and poured all the powder from the bottle into his pants. His hands trembled as he tied up his waistband.

  After a moment's thought, Wang Yun took off his outer garment and stumbled out.

  Panic-stricken cries gradually rose from within the city of Chang'an, thick smoke drifted in the air above Chang'an, and Li Jue finally entered the city!

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