Lu Bu gasped heavily, blood dripping from the long knife in his hand, and all around him were the corpses of his former companions.

Because of the blood loss from the arrow wound, Lu Bu's consciousness was a little blurred.

This was the first time he had time to catch his breath, and the reason was very simple - the soldiers around Lu Bu didn't dare to step forward casually at this time, they just held their weapons and stood guard.

The soldiers are struggling with this dilemma at the moment.

rushed forward with the courage of a moment, and Lu Bu could end his life with one move; turned around and fled, the military law was ruthless, and Ding Yuan would not spare them.

At this time, the soldiers of the whole battalion had already arrived. No one knew what was happening, and they were all stunned by what they saw.

"Ahh

The silence was broken by a sudden scream.

Everyone was startled at first, and then looked in the direction of the sound.

In front of a tent not far from them, a young man with a dagger in his left arm was squatting on the ground with his other hand covering his injured arm, panting for breath. And next to him, there was a man whose throat was still spurting blood—their General Ding.

"General!"

"General Ding!"

The soldiers instantly rushed over and surrounded Ding Yuan's body.

The wounded man struggled to stand up and said to the crowd, "That middle-aged man just assassinated General Ding!" I wanted to capture him, but his martial arts skills were too high, and my skills were not as good as others, so I was stabbed in the arm by the thief. ”

The blood from the man's left arm continued to flow, and he looked very painful. He gritted his teeth and laboriously pointed with his right hand to a path outside the camp.

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and a dark shadow disappeared in a flash.

"Chase!"

No one could tolerate the murder of their commander in the battalion, and hundreds of cavalry and infantry immediately chased out in the direction where the thief had disappeared.

"Dang!" The knife in Lu Bu's hand fell to the ground.

He stared at Ding Yuan's corpse with his mouth open.

The soldiers silently moved out of the way.

Lu Bu didn't glance at the people on either side. As if he had lost his soul, he staggered towards Ding Yuan's corpse, step by step, as if these steps were thousands of miles away.

"Father!!" Lu Bu slammed into Ding Yuan's corpse and cried loudly.

What boy does not shed tears, he no longer ignores the teachings of his father-in-law.

The sound of weapons being thrown around was constantly heard, and everyone was on their knees.

In addition to sadness, their hearts are more remorseful. misunderstood Lu Bu and gave the thieves the opportunity to assassinate Ding Yuan, and every soldier blamed himself deeply.

"My lord, we ......"

"Get out!"

No one dared to step forward again, except for the young man who was stabbed, "Brother Lu, people can't be resurrected after death, you are the righteous son of General Ding, and you should be in charge of the overall situation." He was loyal to the Han all his life, and he and these brothers would never let him die without turning a blind eye, and would definitely find out the thief and cut him with a thousand knives! ”

Lu Bu didn't respond, he just forced himself to pick up Ding Yuan, but after fighting for too long, coupled with the blood loss from arrow wounds, as soon as he took two steps, he felt that the sky was spinning, and it was pitch black in front of him, and then he fell headlong.

……

When I woke up again, it was already daylight.

Lu Bu rubbed his eyes and sat up.

The outer clothes on his body have been taken off, and someone must have bandaged him. Several wounds were not deep, only the arrow wound was a little stinging.

"Brother Lu woke up. Don't move yet, if the wound opens, it will be troublesome. ”

Only then did Lu Bu notice that the young man who had been stabbed last night was sitting on a chair not far from him and looking at him. It seems that he is also not lightly injured.

"Father-in-law, he ......"

"The soldiers have already helped General Ding pack up and prepare to send him back to his hometown for burial."

When Lu Bu heard this, his nose was sour again, and he couldn't help but turn his head, trying to control his emotions and asking, "What about the thief?" ”

"The thief's skills are too strong, and the soldiers chased him far away, but they couldn't find any trace of him again."

Lu Bu heard this and clenched his fists angrily.

"Brother Lu, I shouldn't have talked too much. But what are your plans for the future? The man asked, touching his injured arm without raising his head.

"Without my father, where can I go? Now I just want to send his old man back to his hometown for burial. After that, maybe resign and go back to Gohara County. After the wound was healed, I went to find the culprit, beheaded him with my own hands, and sacrificed his head to my father! …… Oh, I don't know your name, why did you come to help? ”

The man smiled, "In Xia Duan Xuan, it's the mountain ranger here." Yesterday, I saw that the assassin had been hanging outside the camp for a long time, and his behavior was suspicious. Therefore, he secretly followed him into the camp and secretly spied on him. Soon after the thief entered General Ding's tent, General Lu was framed, and the thief disappeared. I hurriedly searched around, but I was still one step too late, and he had already succeeded in assassinating him. I wanted to capture him, but I didn't expect that my skills were not as good as others, and I was injured by him, which is really ashamed. ”

"Oh, I see. Your Excellency acted righteously, and you were injured because of it, which made me really feel sorry. ”

"Heh, it's like this if you're not good at learning. However, there is a sentence that has to remind Brother Lu that it is never wise to resign and return to his hometown. ”

"What Brother Duan means?"

"Brother Lu, you might as well think about it, who is this assassin instructed by?"

"The father-in-law is loyal and upright by nature, so he naturally can't offend the villain on weekdays."

"That's a good word, General Dante, as the ruling Jinwu, how dare ordinary villains make a casual mistake? Come to think of it, that command must have a great future. ”

"Who does that brother think it will be?"

"I heard that a few days ago, Dong Zhuo was discussing the abolition of the legislature, and General Ding had a dispute with him. Come to think of it, because of this matter, Dong Zhuo will definitely hold a grudge. Although Yuan Shao had also confronted Dong Zhuo before, now Yuan Shao has fled from the capital. Now, in this Luoyang City, the only person Dong Zhuo hates the most is General Ding. ”

Lu Bu's heart tightened, "Dong Zhuo? ”

"Although there is no real evidence, Duan thinks it may be him."

"That old thief! If it was him, I would have to break him to pieces! Yes! Lu Bu stood up excitedly, but the wound did not heal, and this movement cracked again, so he had no choice but to sit down.

Duan Xuan couldn't help but smile when he looked at him, "Brother Lu has a heart, and General Ding has knowledge underground, so he should also smile at Jiuquan." However, with Brother Lu's current body, let alone Dong Zhuo, you can't beat an ordinary soldier in this army. Besides, Dong Zhuo's side is full of fierce generals, no matter how brave Brother Lu is, how can he deal with Dong Zhuo's tens of thousands of minions in the city. ”

Duan Xuan was right, going now is undoubtedly sending him to death, Lu Bu couldn't help but say angrily: "Isn't it possible to wait for the thunder from the sky to kill that old thief!" ”

"Brother Lu laughed, there was a dangerous move in the game, but I don't know if Brother Lu is willing to go."

"Brother Duan, it's okay to say it directly."

"Pretending to take refuge in Dong Zhuo."

"What!?"

"Brother Lu, you might as well listen to me first. Just imagine, Dong Zhuo has the intention to buy you, if you go to take refuge and welcome you, Dong Zhuo will not guard against you. At that time, whether he sent someone to harm Lord Ding will be able to find out. What's more, even if he is not this thief, if Brother Lu can get the opportunity to eliminate harm for the country, he can also be famous in history. …… In the following words, how to choose between reputation and loyalty, Brother Lu decides for himself. After speaking, Duan Xuan strode out of the tent.

……

It's past noon.

Lu Bu hadn't been out of the camp since the morning, nor had he eaten, he just sat quietly, thinking about Duan Xuan's words.

This day seemed to be a particularly long day for Lu Bu.

When the lamp was in hand, Lu Bu walked out of the tent for the first time. Duan Xuan and all the soldiers stood quietly outside.

"Brethren...... I, Lu Bu, was appreciated by my father-in-law back then, so I became the chief bookkeeper in the army, but I haven't repaid his great kindness yet, and I don't want to ...... He ......" Speaking of this, Lu Bu choked up, and many soldiers remembered how good Ding Yuan was on weekdays, and they also shed tears.

"The brothers are all family members, and it is inconvenient for me to keep them. It's just that my father-in-law's revenge has not been avenged, and I can't just leave. After I discussed with Brother Duan, I suspected that Dong Zhuo's old thief had sent someone to kill my father-in-law. After much thought, I decided to stoop to the thief, gain his trust, find out the truth, and if it was really the thief's doing, I would wait for the opportunity to kill him. ”

"Your Excellency, you can't do that!"

"My lord, let's go into the city with you!"

"That's it, kill that old thing to avenge the general!"

Everyone didn't have a good impression of Dong Zhuo, but when they heard Lu Bu say this, they were instantly excited.

"Brothers, listen to me," Duan Xuan walked out, "Everyone's mood Duan someone understands. But now we have no real evidence, and if we kill so rashly, we are likely to be framed by Dong Zhuo for rebellion. If the brothers had a heart, they would protect General Ding's body and go back for burial. In fact, it would be more appropriate for Brother Lu to go alone. Duan Mou knows that all brothers value love and righteousness, so today Duan Mou will ask you for Brother Lu, if he is useful to Brother Lu in the future, he also hopes that the brothers will help each other. ”

Although they have known each other for less than a day, this person was injured because of his righteous actions, and everyone still has a good impression of him.

"That's nature!" Everyone responded in unison.

Lu Bu nodded, and motioned for several generals to take their subordinates back to the camp to pack up and prepare to leave.

After everyone dispersed, Lu Bucai looked at Duan Xuan in puzzlement, "Why did Brother Duan let them all leave Luoyang, if some people are here, if they really want to assassinate Dong in the future, won't they take more care of it?" ”

Duan Xuan looked around, walked up to Lu Bu and whispered, "Brother Lu, don't you want to die?" Leave them here? If Dong Zhuo rises up and orders them to be arrested, can you guarantee that they are all tight-lipped when asked? ”

After hearing this, Lu Bu unconsciously looked at Duan Xuan again.

This person always seems to be a little wary of others.

………

Early the next morning, the large army escorting Ding Yuan's body set off.

After Lu Bu said goodbye to Duan Xuan, he went to Luoyang alone.

Duan Xuan stood alone in the empty camp, thoughtful.

"That's what you did?" Li Su slowly walked out of the horse from the path.

"Ding Yuan is dead, Lu Bu has taken refuge in your father-in-law, Your Excellency has made a great contribution, and you have injured your arm, so you should be happy when you hear it." Duan Xuan had a rogue smile on his face.

"Happy under it? What is there to rejoice in! He went to the lord like this, how different is it from raising a tiger. I'm afraid that he will really assassinate the lord on a whim one day. It's okay if you can kill it, but if you can't kill him, you'll move with his head, you ......"

Li Su suddenly stopped talking anymore, because he found that the smile on Duan Xuan's face was gone, and this was the most disturbing thing for him. Because every time Duan Xuan didn't laugh, he felt terrible.

"Brother Li, aren't you still at ease when I do things for Duan Xuan?"

"I ...... Didn't I complain, where is that guy now? Li Su smiled and diverted the topic.

"It's not good, maybe I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion before you, if you don't go back quickly and persuade him first, it is estimated that I will have to buy you a coffin tonight."

"Ah!! Leave!!!! ”

Duan Xuan watched Li Su go away with his horse's ass and laughed meaningfully.

……

Back at the fork in the road, Duan Xuan lay lazily on the ground in the shade of a tree, ready to take a nap.

"This time we just want to assassinate Ding Yuan, Xuan'er, why do you have to provoke Lu Bu to join Dong Zhuo? If it is really because of your words that Ding Yuan's men attack Luoyang, then we will be a complete failure this time. From behind the tree, a middle-aged man with a hat flashed, his hair was scattered, and his eyes were like torches, it was Mo Yue who assassinated Ding Yuan.

Duan Xuan hurriedly restrained his smile, in front of this elder, he didn't dare to be presumptuous.

This operation was only allowed at Duan Xuan's strong request.

It was Duan Xuan who persuaded Dong Zhuo to enter Beijing to clear the ministers. When he met Dong Zhuo, he found that this person had great ambitions, so he persuaded him to come to Luoyang Qinwang. But after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he suddenly became murderous, only knowing pleasure and ignoring state affairs, which made Duan Xuan both disappointed and confused.

"Uncle Mo, Xuan'er never believed that Dong Zhuo's temperament changed greatly just because of the comfort of Jingshi. It's a pity that most of Dong Zhuo's subordinates know me, even if there is a secret, they will definitely hide it from me. Just like Li Su, I can vaguely sense that he doesn't want to explain things to me. Since this is the case, it is better to let Lu Bu, an outsider, go and investigate. Duan Xuan lowered his head and said in a voice that he couldn't even hear.

"I hope there is something else hidden, otherwise, we have to do it ourselves, and then we are afraid that it will be more troublesome. This assassination of Ding Yuan, if it weren't for the chaos caused by the scheme, it would be difficult for me to get out of the way. ”

This is the truth, although Mo Yue's martial arts are strong, if he wants to assassinate the boss under heavy guard, he can't do it by relying on the courage of one person. In particular, the patrol layout arranged by Lu Bu is even more impeccable. The reason why Duan Xuan was able to sneak into the camp was only because he relied on Mo Yue to attract the attention of the sentinels.

"If Uncle Mo could have met Dong Zhuo at the beginning, he must have the same opinion as me at this time. Dong Zhuo's domineering spirit will never be consumed just because he entered Beijing for a few days of comfortable life. Duan Xuan said in disappointment.

"Okay, Dong Zhuo's matter has been arranged by the four sages, you just need to go back to the main hall with me to heal. After the injury is healed, the old man has another important thing for you to do. ”

Duan Xuan scratched his head, "That old man only knows how to tell others to do this and that all day long, and let Xuan'er come out, but he didn't even play for a few days, alas, I ......"

"Let's go!" Mo Yue didn't want to listen to any more complaints, grabbed Duan Xuan's ears and walked deeper into the forest.