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Chapter 100 Preparing for the Siege
Not long after Lü Bu issued his order, a general from the left wing of the South Gate rode up on horseback.

"Reporting to the general, some people are dragging a wooden coffin out of the south gate of the city. They say it is the remains of Prince Kang, and their leader wants to see you, General." The general rushed over and immediately reported to Lü Bu.

The remains of King Kang?
Lu Bu frowned.

"Bring him here."

The general immediately rode back to the south gate.

Soon, the general brought the manager of Xiaoyao Tower to Lu Bu.

Behind the manager of Xiaoyao Tower, two other people were driving a cart carrying a wooden coffin.

"I have met General Lü." The steward of Xiaoyao Tower walked up to Lü Bu and bowed.

Lu Bu looked up at the manager of Xiaoyao Tower; "Do you know me?"

"General Lü led three thousand iron cavalry and wiped out all the rebels in Yanzhou in just three days, quelling the rebellion in Yanzhou. Now, who in these four northern states doesn't know General Lü?"

"Besides, I met the general once before when I was in Luoyang."

"That's what the manager of Xiaoyao Tower said."

Upon hearing the words of the manager of Xiaoyao Tower, Lü Bu sneered, "Heh, so they are the remnants who escaped from Luoyang."

"You've come to see me, aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Lu Bu glanced at the manager of Xiaoyao Tower and said.

Upon hearing this, the manager of Xiaoyao Tower smiled faintly and shook his head. "In war, envoys are not to be killed. I believe that the general who could wipe out all the rebels in Yanzhou and pacify Yanzhou with only three thousand cavalry in just three days is not the kind of person who would kill envoys."

"Besides, I am here to escort the remains of Prince Kang back to the capital."

"King Kang's greatest wish before his death was to return to Luoyang. I delivered King Kang's body to the imperial army. Even if I have no merit, I shouldn't be beheaded!"

The manager of Xiaoyao Tower looked at Lü Bu and said, word by word.

Every word he said was so sharp and to the point.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have been right about what the manager of Xiaoyao Tower said.

Unfortunately, Lü Bu was no ordinary person.

Lu Bu didn't say anything more to the manager of Xiaoyao Tower and asked directly, "How did Prince Kang die?"

"Didn't Prince Kang surrender to the Yellow Heaven Sect along with Prince Xiaoyao and join forces with them to raise the banner of rebellion?"

Who killed King Kang?

Lu Bu looked at the manager of Xiaoyao Tower.

Lu Bu found this very strange.

The court received news that both Prince Kang and Prince Xiaoyao had been captured by the Yellow Heaven Sect and had then cooperated with them to raise the banner of rebellion.

If that's the case, then how come King Kang is dead now?
Who killed King Kang?

The manager of Xiaoyao Tower shook his head; "I don't know about that."

"However, my lord instructed me beforehand that if General Lü were to inquire about the cause of Prince Kang's death..."

"My lord instructed me to tell General Lü that Prince Kang wishes to leave behind a pure reputation."

"Therefore, King Kang died."

"That's what the manager of Xiaoyao Tower said."

Do you want to leave behind a clean reputation in the world?
Upon hearing this, Lü Bu raised an eyebrow.

His eyes darted around nervously.

"General Lü, I have delivered the remains of Prince Kang, and I have also conveyed my master's words."

"Then I shall take my leave."

The manager of Xiaoyao Tower bowed and said.

His mission outside the city was to deliver the body of King Kang to the imperial army sent to quell the rebellion.

Now that it's been delivered, his mission is complete.

It's time to say goodbye and return to the city.

After all, every second he stays here is a second of danger to him.

Although he was confident that Lü Bu wouldn't kill him, nothing is ever 100% certain.

It's safest to get back into the city as soon as possible.

Farewell?

"Where do you think you're going after I take my leave?" Lu Bu sneered at the manager of Xiaoyao Tower.

Upon seeing the cold smile on Lü Bu's face, the manager of Xiaoyao Tower's expression changed, and a bad premonition immediately rose in his heart.

"General Lü, you..."

The manager of Xiaoyao Tower hadn't finished speaking.

I saw a flash of cold light.

The head of the manager of Xiaoyao Tower had already flown off.

Lu Bu sheathed his halberd, glanced at the manager of Xiaoyao Tower who was rolling on the ground, his face still filled with disbelief until his death, and muttered to himself, "In war, one should not kill envoys."

"But only a gentleman would do that."

"I am no gentleman."

"Besides, do we need to follow these rules when dealing with traitors like you?"

Lu Bu sneered disdainfully.

Perhaps the manager of Xiaoyao Tower never imagined that Lu Bu, a half-step Celestial, and a General in charge of suppressing rebellions with 100,000 troops, would disregard these rules and kill him, the envoy who came before the two armies clashed.

Seeing that Lü Bu had killed the manager of Xiaoyao Tower, the general who had brought the manager over also killed the two men who were driving the carriage with him.

If even their generals don't follow these rules, then what rules do these people have to follow?

Lu Bu rode up to the carriage carrying the wooden coffin, glanced at it, and then waved his hand, saying, "Open it and see if it's the remains of Prince Kang?"

Although doing so was somewhat disrespectful to King Kang, Zhou Qi.

But Lü Bu didn't care about any of that; he wanted to confirm whether the body inside the wooden coffin was indeed that of the King of Kang.

He couldn't just send the body back to Luoyang without even looking at it, simply because someone said it was the remains of King Kang.

As soon as Lü Bu finished speaking, four Divine Martial Guards stepped forward and gently pushed open the wooden coffin on the carriage.

"Puch."

The moment the wooden coffin was pushed open, a wisp of blue smoke rose from it.

Before the four Divine Martial Guards could even understand what was happening, they collapsed to the ground, twitched a few times, and then died.

The guards near the carriage also fell one after another.

Lu Bu and his three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry reacted quickly, immediately reining in their horses and retreating, thus avoiding the area where the blue smoke spread.

After the smoke from the wooden coffin stopped rising, Lü Bu glanced around the carriage and saw hundreds of Shenwu Guard corpses lying on the ground.

Lu Bu's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

Before the siege even began, they had already lost over a hundred elite Divine Martial Guards.

That carefree King Zhou Qian deserves to die; he actually schemed against Lü Bu like that.

If Lü Bu hadn't reacted quickly enough, this green smoke would probably have caused him some trouble.

Seeing the smoke rising from the wooden coffin, Lü Bu immediately stepped forward, glanced inside, and found no further danger.

And the wooden coffin did indeed contain the remains of King Kang, Zhou Qi.

The remains of King Kang, Zhou Qi, were not damaged in any way, nor were they affected by the blue smoke.

Having confirmed this, Lü Bu immediately withdrew his gaze and said, "Close the wooden coffin!"

"Collect all the bodies of these fallen soldiers properly."

"Prepare to attack the city."

"I will show these traitors what the consequences will be for daring to plot against me, Lü Bu."

Lu Bu glanced at the city wall with a gloomy expression.

Lü Bu wasn't stupid.

Zhou Qian, the carefree king, estimated that Lu Bu would open the wooden coffin to check and confirm whether the body inside was that of the King of Kang.

Therefore, this blue smoke and poisonous mist were placed in the wooden coffin containing the remains of King Kang.

It's obvious that this is an attempt to deal with Lu Bu.

Fortunately, Lu Bu reacted quickly enough, otherwise he would have really fallen into the trap.

Given the toxicity of this green smoke and mist, even someone like Lü Bu, a half-step Celestial, would be in serious trouble if poisoned by it.

(End of this chapter)