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"Uncle... what... what's going on?"

Dong Bai looked bewildered at Lü Bu's hasty retreat, completely unaware of what was happening.

When Lü Bu saw her, it was as if he had found a life-saving medicine. He hurriedly said to her:

"My godfather killed me!"

I desperately hope Xiaobai can save me and persuade him to let me escape the manor so I can seek advice from Zichuan. There will surely be a way out.

Dong Bai: "???"

Although Dong Bai did not understand the reason, according to the current marriage etiquette, once the marriage agreement was made, the man and woman were not allowed to meet privately until the wedding ceremony.

For her, who had been trapped in Dong Zhuo's mansion for so long, Lü Bu was simply like a "letter carried by a wild goose, a fish carrying a letter, and a bluebird carrying a message" between her and Zichuan!

We absolutely cannot afford to lose it!

She then released Lü Bu and, carrying a white fox in her arms, went to greet Dong Zhuo, calling to him with a smile.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, come and see!"

This is "Little White" that Zichuan gave me. It's so cute!

I will appoint him as Grand Chancellor to control the Peerless General and command "Zichuan," and none will dare disobey.

What does Grandpa think?

At this moment, Dong Zhuo was filled with anger and had no time to play around with her. He just gave her a few perfunctory replies.

"Mmm, whatever you say!"

From now on, your grandfather will order you to keep Zichuan in check. If he dares to bully you after the marriage, just come to your grandfather and he will stand up for you.

Alright, Xiaobai, have you seen Fengxian here? Where did he go?

"Eh? Uncle Lu?"

She tilted her head, lightly touched her lips with her finger, and hesitated for a moment.

"Hmm... let me think... I think I vaguely saw something just now?"

Uncle Lü was in a hurry... I don't know why... he left in such a rush... I was surprised at the time... why was he in such a hurry...

Seeing her stammering and unable to give a coherent answer for a long time, Dong Zhuo became suspicious and suddenly stared at her coldly.

"I remember that after he flirted with Diao Chan last time, I strictly forbade Fengxian from entering the back garden of the mansion again. How did he manage to get in this time?"

Are you also an accomplice?

Seeing that Dong Zhuo still held a sword in his hand, he suddenly changed his expression in a fit of rage, which frightened even Dong Bai.

Knowing that Lü Bu had indeed entered the back garden under the pretext of Zichuan asking him to deliver the white fox, and fearing that it would implicate Zichuan, Dong Bai dared not cover for him anymore.

She stuck out her tongue, quickly pointed in the direction Lü Bu had fled, and replied.

"I...I wondered why he was in such a hurry, it turns out it was you chasing him, Grandpa!"

Xiao Bai remembered that Uncle Lü had fled in this direction, and must have left the mansion through the west gate of the garden.

Grandpa, hurry and chase after him! We can't let him get away!

Um... I was so busy taking care of "Little White" today that I almost forgot to feed "Zichuan" and the others. Grandpa, you go ahead with your work, Little White's going to play now~

As Xiaobai spoke, it hugged "Xiaobai" tightly and skipped away.

Dong Zhuo merely snorted coldly, "I'll discipline you when I get back!" He hastily drew his sword and chased after Lü Bu again, but how could he possibly catch up?

Seeing that Lü Bu had escaped from the mansion and gone nowhere on Red Hare, Dong Zhuo, though wanting to order Lü Bu to be captured and punished, ultimately held back for the sake of the overall situation.

He stormed back to his residence in a huff, intending to find Diao Chan and ask her what had happened, but was shocked to see Li Ru chasing and slashing Diao Chan with a sword in the Phoenix Pavilion. Diao Chan was terrified and turned pale, hiding around the pavilion.

Li Ru was handling official business at his residence when he suddenly heard about Dong Zhuo chasing Lü Bu with a sword. He knew that both Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu were blinded by lust and bewitched by Diao Chan, making them impossible to persuade.

However, Yu She was only concerned with protecting himself. He was unwilling to offend either Dong Zhuo or Lü Bu, and tried to smooth things over between the two sides. He only wanted to make a big deal out of a big deal and a small deal out of a small deal. But is patching things up a long-term solution?

Now that things have come to this, who else but Li Ru could turn the tide?

Even if it costs him his life, he will eliminate this scourge for the Grand Tutor and will not allow the great cause he has painstakingly planned and accomplished over the past ten years to be wasted.

"Fortunately, there's still Zichuan. After I die, when Zichuan takes my place, he'll know how difficult it is."

……

Upon witnessing this scene, Dong Zhuo was enraged and nearly speechless with rage, letting out a furious roar!

"Li Ru, how dare you!!!"

Li Ru still did not stop, and only replied to him: "The estrangement between father and son, and the discord between ruler and subject, all arose because of this woman."

Today I will nip this scourge in the bud, so that you and your son will be of one mind and never think of anything else!

Fortunately, Diao Chan was a dancer by trade, and her agility and skillful maneuvering allowed her to dodge Li Ru's deadly attacks. Just as she was about to escape death, she saw Dong Zhuo approaching, quickly hid behind him, and wept bitterly:

"Just now, General Lü was lustful and wanted to defile me, but I would rather die than submit to him in order to preserve my purity."

I never imagined that Mr. Li would suspect me of sowing discord between my father and son, and that he would try to kill me!

Sowing discord? What a grave sin!

I am in the Dong family mansion, a deep and secluded place, surrounded by the Grand Tutor's men. Could it be that I sent someone out to deliver a message, inviting General Lü to a secret meeting?

Just now, General Lü forced himself on me, which the Grand Tutor witnessed with his own eyes. Was it also because I held a knife to General Lü's neck that I forced him to do such a thing?

Since you suspect me so much, to the point of this, won't you soon claim that I sowed discord between you and the Grand Tutor?

She smiled bitterly as she spoke, "How can you say I'm innocent? My beauty is my crime! I have no choice but to die to prove my innocence and to put your mind at ease!"

After saying this, while Dong Zhuo was blocking Li Ru, she jumped into the lotus pond. Dong Zhuo was extremely anxious and hurriedly called for help!

As the maids hurriedly jumped into the water and rescued Diao Chan, Dong Zhuo held her tightly in his arms, feeling her weak breath. He ordered someone to fetch a physician while coldly staring at Li Ru.

"They blamed all of Fengxian's mistakes on a woman, wishing they could drive her to her death."

Li Wenyou, are you satisfied now?

Since I started my army in Xiliang, I have fought for more than 20 years, traversing Longyou and engaging in more than a hundred battles, large and small, with the Qiang and Hu tribes. I have entered and exited the Gobi Desert, and although I was surrounded several times, I was not afraid of death.

Later, he quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion, suppressed various rebellions in Liangzhou, and went to Luoyang where he deposed and installed the emperor. Wherever his armor and weapons went, no one dared to confront him.

Now I hold a powerful army, my might shakes the world, I stabilize the state, support the young emperor, and have achieved the highest honors as a subject. How can I not even obtain a woman?

Does my favoritism towards Diao Chan mean that the nation will be thrown into turmoil and our great cause will be overthrown?

I don't think that makes sense!

After Dong Zhuo finished speaking, he ordered him:

"Guards! Take Li Ru back to the manor and confine him for thirty days. Let him calm down and think things through."

Li Ru was dejectedly led away, looking up at the sky and sighing:

"We will all die at the hands of a woman!"

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Meanwhile, Lü Bu escaped, and in his panic, he rode Red Hare at breakneck speed, eager to find Yu She and ask for a way to save his life!

However, upon arriving at the Yu residence, a servant announced, "Our general has been invited to a banquet by the young master of the Yang family."

Lü Bu: "..."

"I forgot about that. Zichuan is either attending a banquet or on his way to one every day."

If you want to see him, you have to make an appointment in advance.

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