Chapter 868: Lu Bu: Wang Yun, Those Who Know the Times Are the Wise!

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At Wang Yun's residence.

Wang Yun carefully humored Lu Bu.

Of course, Wang Yun was only careful on the surface; inwardly, he absolutely looked down on Lu Bu.

Although Lu Bu had already taken control of Luoyang, in the eyes of the great noble clans he was nothing more than a mere frontier general, with no qualification whatsoever to sit on the dragon throne.

Once the great armies of the realm arrived, Lu Bu would in the blink of an eye become a beaten cur.

"May I ask what brings General Lu to my residence?"

Lu Bu got straight to the point: "I have heard that Minister Wang has a singing girl in his household named Diao Chan, matchless in both beauty and talent. I wish to present her to an immortal of the Heavenly Realm. I wonder if Minister Wang would be so kind as to

oblige?"

Wang Yun was taken aback; he had not expected this matter to already be known to others.

"This

"Minister Wang, those who know the times are the wise. If you do not consent, that is fine as well. Lu Mou's heavenly soldiers will be able to find Diao Chan on their own."

Wang Yun's expression changed, and he said angrily, "For General Lu to seize by force like this—is that the conduct of a gentleman?"

"I am not a gentleman." Lu Bu shook his head. With a single thought, Wang Yun was sent flying into midair. "I have come bearing sincerity. If Minister Wang is unwilling, then do not blame Lu Bu

for being discourteous.

Wang Yun, suspended in midair, was terrified within, and at once believed the rumors from outside—that Lu Bu was an immortal deity who had descended from the sky, no ordinary mortal.

"General Lu, why must it be Diao Chan? The beauties under heaven are so very many!"

Lu Bu set Wang Yun down and said, "You need not inquire further into this matter. For Miss Diao Chan to be favored by one of the immortal realm is her good fortune. Make preparations quickly. Once Diao Chan enters the immortal

realm, your Wang clan will rise with her—surely far better than your present state."

"The Wang clan can share in the glory as well?" Wang Yun's gaze sharpened. "Then could I also fly through the air as General Lu does?"

"Fly?" Lu Bu laughed. "What is so hard about that? When the time comes, you will not only be able to fly—you may even attain immortality!"

Wang Yun listened, and was even more tempted.

"General Lu's matter, I agree to. Someone, summon Diao Chan here."

A moment later, Lu Bu departed with Diao Chan.

Diao Chan sat in a horse carriage, escorted by soldiers into the imperial palace, while Lu Bu set off once more toward the Cai household.

Through a mix of coaxing and intimidation, Cai Yan was eventually brought by Lu Bu to the imperial palace as well.

"Three young ladies, once you go to the Great Luo Heaven, please do not bear a grudge." Lu Bu casually opened a gate of traversal, startling the young ladies on the scene into widening their beautiful eyes in disbelief. "Lu Bu

can also be considered your matchmaker. Please put in a few kind words for Lu Mou.

Cai Yan gave a light snort. "General Lu may rest assured."

She well remembered that Lu Bu had frightened her father half to death, and had even used the Cai clan's survival to threaten her father.

Lu Bu heard this, but did not take it to heart.

He watched the three enter the Great Luo Heaven, and only then turned away.

That very day, Lu Bu held an inspection of troops on the parade ground, training a hundred thousand surrendered soldiers into heavenly soldiers each capable of taking on a hundred foes. He divided them into several batches and dispatched them to various regions to stand guard, lest the gentry clans suddenly rise in revolt.

Great Luo Heaven.

The moment Cai Yan and the other two entered the Great Luo Heaven, they felt the air around them grow fresh and clear.

Their previously somewhat stifled moods also became cheerful and at ease.

"Those trees are so tall!"

"And there's a Jin Wu bird up in the sky—how wondrous! This truly is the immortal realm!"

The three women cried out in wonder, their beautiful eyes filled with curiosity.

Cai Yan cheered: "I had thought it was only a trick, but I never expected it to be real. This General Lu is not such a bad person after all."

The Princess of Ten Thousand Years was speechless.

Your attitude just now was nothing like that—how could it have changed in the blink of an eye?

Diao Chan, however, was somewhat wary.

She was neither a noble princess nor a daughter of a great house; toward the outside environment, she was the most sensitive, and the most cautious.

"The two young ladies should be careful. This place is unfamiliar to us. We had best not let our guard down."

Just as she spoke, they saw three immortal maidens descend from the sky riding auspicious clouds.

"The three of you, the Lady already knows of your arrival. Please come with me."

"The Lady?"

Diao Chan was astonished, and blurted out

"That is Lady Huang Rong. The Dao Lord is presently in other worlds and not in the Great Luo Heaven. All matters of the Taixuan Realm are decided by the Lady." The immortal maiden explained casually.

The Princess of Ten Thousand Years, hearing this, instantly turned pale.

She looked toward Cai Yan and Diao Chan, and saw that their expressions had also turned grim.

As people of ancient times, they naturally knew of the ugly affairs within the deep palace.

When the Mistress of the Inner Palace summoned newly arrived women, it was naturally to assert her authority—to give the newcomers a show of force.

At this thought, the Princess of Ten Thousand Years thought of those who had been cast into the Cold Palace, and her heart chilled halfway.

"The three young ladies need not be afraid. The Lady is not that sort of person. You will know for yourselves shortly."

A moment later.

The party arrived at a resplendent jade tower, and met the legendary Lady.