The beads that were soaked in the cold air in the ancient tomb made their whole body cold, and in Lu Bu's sweaty palm, a cloud of red and white heat rose up, making it even more agile and lovely.

Lu Bu clenched it tightly in the palm of his hand, and then put it back in its original position with a solemn expression.

The current Lu Bu is no longer the little Wenhou of the past, he is just one of the many officials in Kaifeng Mansion, and he doesn't even have a little fame on his head. Being able to have Diao Chan is already lucky enough, and he doesn't want Cao Jiangxian, who has just returned to the world, to suffer with him.

The main thing is that he is reluctant to make Diao Chan sad about this.

In order not to be discovered by later tomb robbers, Lu Bu carefully put the female corpse back on top of the beads.

Walking out of the tomb and wiping the halberd with those clothes on the ground, Lu Bu retreated, standing on the edge of collapse, he suddenly had a feeling of sadness like a world away.

The princes who were powerful in those years had already disappeared with the changes of history, but they only wanted to return to this land by themselves, the world did not treat themselves badly, and it was the last king who stood up again in a pool of blood.

Xiao Wenhou will not live up to such an arrangement.

Putting away the halberd, Lu Bu untied the war horse tied to the tree.

Lu Bu met Xu Ba and Xue Meng when he was approaching Bianjing City.

At that time, two people were waiting anxiously on the side of the road.

"Tang Zhuangshi, if you don't come back, your lord will ask me to wait to find you in that ancient tomb." Xu Ba said, with a little sour in his tone.

"Ben Hou just came back a little late, why do you remember it so much?" Lu Bu was puzzled.

"Tang Zhuangshi is now the most powerful errand officer beside Master Bao, there must be no mistakes, I will wait for Tang Zhuangshi to take more care of him in the future." Xue Meng also said.

Lu Bu shook his head.

"The two brothers are too worried, Bu is just a martial artist, how dare he compare with the officials."

The three of them burst out laughing.

Three horses entered the city before the gates were closed.

Kaifeng Mansion:

Bao Zheng has been waiting here.

Before Xu Ba and Xue Meng left, Bao Zheng specially told the two not to tell Lu Bu what happened to Diao Chan, so as not to cause him into trouble, so Lu Bu didn't know that Diao Chan was kidnapped by Dong Chun.

Entering the mansion, Bao Zheng personally greeted him.

On the table in the lobby, there was the mandarin duck bottle, obviously, Bao Zheng had been studying carefully, but he didn't find any clues.

"Your Excellency, don't do this kind of laborious thing again." Lu Bu took a sip of hot tea and said.

"What did Tang Zhuangshi dare to find from that old tomb?" Bao Zheng asked.

Lu Bu pretended to be thoughtful.

"Don't hide it from the adults, this bottle is called Zhong's bottle, it is a pair, it is the big-eared thief Liu Bei presented a congratulatory gift to Yuan Shu, and it carries eight big characters engraved on it: Ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang. It is modeled after the jade seal. Later, this bottle fell into the hands of the thief Guo Li, and was taken to the grave by him, and the villain was ordered to capture Chai Qing and other thieves, but only got one of them. The one held by the adult is the female of them, and only when two treasure bottles are placed in one place can you see the words on it. From this point on, the villain deduced that the person who held the male bottle must be the murderer of Hou Ji. ”

Lu Bu's words plunged the entire lobby into silence.

Everyone didn't know where Lu Bu learned about this.

"As Tang Zhuangshi said, later generations call it the Mandarin Duck Bottle, also because this bottle is divided into male and female?" Master Bao asked.

Lu Bu nodded.

Bao is well-read, and naturally has dabbled in this period of history in the Later Han Dynasty, but he is far less clear than Lu Bu.

Thinking that Liu Bei, who claimed to be the uncle of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, had also succumbed to many forces, and sent such a generous gift to Yuan Shu, who claimed to be the emperor privately, it was also chilling to think about it.

A way to catch the murderer as soon as possible was formed in the mind of Master Bao.

"Tang Zhuangshi has returned from a long way and worked hard, Mrs. Zun is in the mansion, so let's go to the back to rest for a while, and then invite another person when the official has something to do." Bao Zheng knew that Lu Bu's heart had already flown to Diao Chan's side, so he said.

Lu Bu stood up.

"Thank you for taking care of my lady, and the villain will retire." After Lu Bu finished speaking, he strode to the backyard.

Several officials covered their mouths and smiled, feeling that Lu Bu's attachment to Diao Chan was really incomprehensible.

Bao Zheng had also told Diao Chan, Chen Yuniang and others not to inform Lu Bu about Dong Chun, so he was not worried that Lu Bu would make trouble.

"Tang Zhuangshi is back." Bao Cai stood in the courtyard at the back, and when he saw Lu Bu, he was also very surprised.

What is more surprising than Bao Cai is the Diao Chan in the house.

Chen Yuniang, Tang Xing'er, and Cao Jiangxian were all arranged by Lord Bao in Chen Yuniang's residence, and Diao Chan was the only one here.

Before she could push open the door, Lu Bu's tall body had already come to the door.

Many grievances and thoughts instantly made Diao Chan's face full of tears.

"After going out for a long time, I want to be clothed." Lu Bu took the first step and held Diao Chan in his arms.

Diao Chan has long been unable to cry.

Seeing Diao Chan so sad, Lu Bu thought that she was the same as himself, but he was worried that he and the pain of separation could not bear it, so he lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the forehead.

"The general is coming back this time, don't leave the concubine lightly, this place is really dangerous, the concubine only wants the general to stay by her side, even if she is far away from the small city, the concubine has nothing else to ask for." Diao Chan grabbed Lu Bu's arm and said.

Lu Bu lifted her round jaw and looked at this incomparably beautiful cheek.

"The clumsy husband is just for the lady to be able to stop being displaced."

The two sat on the bed with each other in their arms.

Lu Bu didn't know why in his heart, and suddenly remembered the string of blood-red beads in Guo Li's tomb, and wanted to ask Cao Jiangxian and the others, but he still held back.

In the lobby:

Master Bao instructed the messenger to call Chen Yuniang and Cao Jiangxian.

When they arrived, it was already dark.

"The little girl thanks her father-in-law for his trust in us, and the little girl will do her best to handle this matter well." After Chen Yuniang listened to Bao Zheng's instructions, she was also surprised for a while.

Bao Zheng nodded.

He didn't tell Cao Jiangxian the news that Lu Bu had returned, but only said that he would continue to keep Diao Chan to live in the mansion for a few days, and asked the two of them not to disturb her.

Very carefully put the treasure bottle into the close-fitting pocket, Chen Yuniang and Cao Jiangxian said goodbye to Master Bao.

Master Bao was not at ease, and deliberately asked Zhanzhao to secretly protect them when they returned to their residence.

"It's really a bit risky for my lord to hand over such a heavy task to two women, if it doesn't work out, wouldn't it be a waste of all my efforts?" After Zhan Zhao came back, he said to Master Bao.

Bao Zheng just smiled.

"Zhan Guards Hugh wants to underestimate these two women, Miss Yuniang is quite scheming, and Miss Jiang'er has unique skills, the two of them will live up to expectations and successfully dig out the people behind the scenes."

Zhanzhao seemed to be a little uneasy.

"Tomorrow's exhibition guards can bring people to secretly protect the two, just remember, unless it is absolutely necessary, it must not be exposed, I expect that the secret of this bottle is not as simple as Tang Zhuangshi said."

"It turns out that what the adults want to find out is not just this Hou nationality case? And the thousand-year-old mystery behind the mandarin duck bottle? Only then did Zhan Zhao understand Bao Zheng's true intentions.

Bao Zheng smiled but did not answer.