Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Chapter 204 Exchange

On a deserted country road around Luoyang, Zhang Ji rode a small donkey, staggering ahead with the medicine boy Rendong. Behind them followed a young man with a blackened face and two burly men.

Zhang Ji looked back at the three people following behind him from time to time, humming a Nanyang country tune happily. He originally thought that he had entered a tiger's den, but he didn't expect that he had kidnapped the tiger king's tigress and brought two heavyweight bodyguards with him. He would no longer be afraid of being robbed by petty thieves in the future.

The burly man said, "Amo, are you really leaving like this? Aren't you going back to pay your respects to the head of the family?"

The burly man asked, "If you want to go out and relax, why don't you at least go back to Jinyang first?"

Zhang Mo's expression was calm, with a hint of a wry smile. "When a person dies, it's like a light goes out. The soul is gone, leaving only an empty shell. It doesn't matter whether or not we offer commemorations."

She had already paid her respects twice, and she was afraid of seeing the mourning hall in black and white and hearing the sorrowful cries.

"When do you plan to go back?" Xu Chu asked.

"Let's talk about it after I have mastered my medical skills!"

Xu Chu recalled the scene when he prepared medicine for his mother. He thought about the overflowing medicine cabinet and estimated that he would never be able to remember the names of those medicines in his lifetime. Xu Chu silently mourned for Lu Bu for three minutes in his heart. He was afraid that he would not be able to learn even after ten or eight years.

Xu Huang said happily, "Amo's brain is so sharp that she learned it in a year or two."

He counted the time on his fingers, "Mei County is a long way from Bingzhou. Fengxian and his men have to transport so many things along the way, plus the time it takes to get things done. This trip will probably take three or four months. So he can go back and wait for three or four months, and then you can go back too. That's not bad."

Zhang Mo sweatdropped. "How smart must my brain be to learn a medical skill in just half a year?"

Xu Huang asked, "How come you know so much at such a young age if you're not very smart? Others probably wouldn't be able to learn this in two lifetimes, right?"

Zhang Mo choked, "That's because..." She was too lazy to think of a reason, so she simply said, "Just think of it as my brain working well!"

She urged her horse to catch up with Zhang Ji in front of her and asked, "Sir, where are we going next?"

Zhang Ji said, "I have been traveling in Yuzhou and Jingzhou for some time. Now that I have arrived in Luoyang, I will cross the river from Mengjin and head north to Jizhou."

Jizhou? That's fine. Once Yuan Shao takes Jizhou, it will be relatively stable and safe.

Since Lu Bu withdrew his troops from Mengjin, this place has become almost a simple ferry crossing, with boats, civilians, residents, officials, and a group of armed forces organized by the people themselves to prevent petty thieves from coming here to rob.

Compared with the period before Dong Zhuo moved the capital, the people's livelihood and economy here were much more depressed. There were very few boats on the ferry, and weeds grew in the fields. The armed forces organized by the people were half civilians and half bandits.

Zhang Ji and his companions paid the toll, hired a large boat, and crossed the Yellow River with people, donkeys and horses, entered Henei County, and then walked along the southern foot of Taihang Mountain towards Chaoge.

…………

Qingming Gate in Chang'an.

Li Su was on the top of the city wall, and Lu Bu was at the bottom of the city wall. The two of them were looking at each other from a distance of an arrow.

Lu Bu glanced around the Qingming Gate and didn't see Wang Yun's body, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, after seeing the blackened section of the city wall on the gate, Lu Bu's eyes dimmed again. He knew that this must be the place where Dong Zhuo was burned to death. In his dream, he also hung Dong Zhuo there and burned him to death.

Whether in a dream or in reality, according to Dong Zhuo's evil deeds, he deserved to be burned to death. But when he thought back to the time when he joined Dong Zhuo and saw his respect and trust in him, Lu Bu couldn't help feeling sad.

"Li Su~" Lü Bu rode forward a few steps. "You've already gotten what you wanted. Return Wang Situ's body, and I'll spare your life for now."

What right do you have, Lu Bu? Why are you so arrogant?

Li Su wanted to sneer when he heard this, but he just pulled his face lightly and couldn't laugh. Although Lu Bu was in a low position and he was alone at this time, Li Su still subconsciously feared Lu Bu. This feeling of fear was even greater than what Dong Zhuo had given him before.

Li Su hesitated for a moment, but decided to give Lü Bu some trouble. He asked, "Where's Wang Situ's daughter? Her father died, and she never came back to see him. What an unfilial daughter!"

"Li Su—" Lü Bu shouted angrily, "Aren't you just trying to use her to threaten me? I'm standing right here. If you want my life, come and take it."

"Everyone in the world knows that you, Lü Feng, are born with supernatural powers. At Sishui Pass, you defeated a hundred thousand with only five hundred men, and fought five generals alone. Even if I sent out all the soldiers in Chang'an, I couldn't kill you. If you want to return your father-in-law's body, you can cut off one of your arms!"

"Hahaha~"

Lu Bu acted as if he had just heard some ridiculous joke. "Do you think I'm too stupid, or do you think too highly of a woman? You're asking me to cut off my own arm just for a corpse, and you're saying that?"

As Lu Bu spoke, he suddenly pulled out an arrow from his quiver and threw it towards the top of the city wall. Li Su was caught off guard by his sudden attack and had no time to dodge. With a "puff" sound, the arrow went straight into the jade crown on his head. The white feather tail of the arrow trembled and swayed above his eyes. Li Su rolled his eyes, his lower body tightened, and he almost peed.

Seeing his forehead covered in sweat, Lu Bu laughed, "If you want to live, hand him over. Otherwise, I'll stab you in the head next time."

Li Su recovered from his shock and hid behind the parapet, shouting urgently, "Archers, shoot, shoot! Whoever kills Lü Bu will be rewarded with ten thousand gold and granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households."

However, the soldiers had their bows drawn, but not many dared to shoot. Although these soldiers were now under the command of Li Su, Lu Bu was their immediate superior in the past, and even Li Su was afraid of him, let alone ordinary soldiers. Even if a few of them shot downwards, they did not dare to use too much force and only fired a few arrows crookedly.

Looking at this scene, Li Su felt that all his dignity and majesty were lost at this moment. He regretted that he had called back Lu Bu, the god of death. Dong Zhuo was dead, and he was now a meritorious official of the Han Dynasty. He was personally appointed by His Majesty as the General of Chariots and Cavalry and the Inspector of the Imperial Capital. Why should he compete with Lu Bu, the Governor of Bingzhou? No matter how powerful Lu Bu was, would he dare to lead his troops to attack Chang'an?

He was guilty and had a muddled mind. He actually wanted to threaten Lu Bu with a woman. After gaining power, what kind of woman could he not want? Lu Bu was stupid enough to hurt himself for a woman.

Li Su just wanted to get rid of Lu Bu quickly. He poked his head out from behind the parapet and said, "You can have Wang Situ's body, but I'll return your seal of the General of the Cavalry."

The request raised by Li Su was within Lu Bu's expectations. Not everyone could be the general in the Han Dynasty, and below the general was himself the General of the Cavalry. Li Su was unwilling to be inferior to him and would definitely want to get back the title of General of the Cavalry.

"Yes!" Lu Bu replied without hesitation. It was just an empty position, of little use. He only wanted to rob Meiwu and return to Bingzhou to have a wife, have children, farm, and raise an army. As for everything else, it was all just empty talk.

Li Su sent people to carry Wang Yun's body out of the city. Lu Bu readily returned the seal of General of Cavalry, took the coffin, went up the Ba Bridge, crossed the Wei River and left Chang'an.