Chapter 865

Lu Bu, dressed in a silk robe and wearing no armor, mounted a fine horse and led his family to the military camp.

"General, why have you brought your family here today? Has something major happened?"

Seeing Lu Bu arrive, Gao Shun asked in surprise.

"That's right. Dong Zhuo has entered the capital to rescue the king, and he is bound to harbor treasonous intentions. I mean to enter the capital — will you come with me?" Lu Bu said with commanding presence.

Gao Shun quickly bent and paid homage: "This humble general is willing to go."

Having said that, he added with worry: "General, it's just that we have neither an imperial edict nor many soldiers and officers. To enter the capital without a decree — I'm afraid it would be a one-way trip."

Although the Han dynasty no longer held much authority, the noble houses of the realm would never allow a frontier general like Lu Bu to snatch up the capital's easy pickings.

For Lu Bu to enter the capital at such a time would surely make him a target for all.

"Since I mean to go, I naturally made preparations long ago. Assemble the troops at once. In a quarter of an hour, I will muster the army on the parade ground."

"Yes."

With doubts in his heart, Gao Shun began to rally the troops.

A quarter of an hour later, the soldiers and officers had all gathered on the parade ground.

Lu Bu stood atop the high platform, then suddenly leaped into the air and came to stand a hundred meters up in the void.

This feat utterly stunned Gao Shun.

Stunned along with Gao Shun were officers and men such as Zhang Liao.

They knew Lu Bu's martial prowess was extremely high, yet they never expected that Lu Bu was no longer human.

No matter how fearsome a martial general was, at most he was just a bit stronger and a bit faster.

Flying through the sky?

Can a person fly?

At least in this world, on the surface, not a single person who could fly had ever appeared.

"The General actually flew up?!"

Gao Shun muttered to himself.

Lu Bu looked down at the crowd below, very pleased with their expressions, and said in a deep voice: "The other day, I encountered a Dao Lord of the Upper Realm, and under his guidance, I have already obtained the blessed fate to become an immortal or a god. But—"

"—I am unwilling to abandon my officers and men and depart. I only wish to remain in the mortal world and share wealth and honor with all of you."

"We thank the General greatly."

The eyes of the officers and men blazed with joy, and they immediately prostrated themselves in homage.

"Now is a fine opportunity. Dong Zhuo has entered the capital to rescue the king, and he is bound to harbor disloyal intentions. If we enter the capital and purge the realm, wealth and honor are right before our eyes."

"We are willing to follow the General."

"Now, recite the Supreme Mystery Divine Mantra after me. With this mantra, each of you can also become a being who can take on a hundred foes single-handed."

Lu Bu stood in the void, teaching the crowd line by line, until they could recite the Supreme Mystery Divine Mantra from memory and chant it on their own.

In half a day's time, every one of the three thousand soldiers under Lu Bu possessed strength of several thousand jin, and each was a valiant warrior.

Though the number of officers and men was not large, it was enough to rival an army of a million.

At this period, Lu Bu's power had not yet fully developed; he did not have much money or grain, and the soldiers he maintained were few — only three thousand in number, with several hundred horses.

This had originally been a source of worry for him.

But with the Supreme Mystery Divine Mantra, all of this was no longer a problem. Once the soldiers grew stronger, the several thousand men and horses in his command could sweep across the realm.

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