Chapter 306

"Heh!"

Upon hearing this, Lu spiritual energy immediately made a face at Lu Bu and said, "I'm not listening, I'm not listening! We each have our own way of addressing people! Father, you are already nearly a full cycle older than Brother Boyuan, and he is only a few years older than me. What is the problem with me calling him 'brother'?"

She absolutely did not want to call Su Xuan 'Uncle'!

Wouldn't that mean there would be a generation gap?

Besides, it would make things too distant with Su Xuan.

Absolutely not!

Brother Su Xuan is clearly so handsome and so young, how could he be an uncle?

Anyway, her father and Brother Boyuan are not blood brothers, nor are they even sworn brothers, so she, Lu spiritual energy, couldn't care less about all that.

"You..."

Lu Bu glared at Lu spiritual energy upon hearing this. He had a mind to scold her, but in the end, his gaze softened. He waved his hand helplessly and said, "Fine! Your father cannot control you, do as you please! Brother it is, then!"

Who else could he dote on if not this precious daughter of his?

"Hee hee! Father, you are the best!"

Lu spiritual energy made a 'V' gesture, happily threw herself into Lu Bu's arms, looked up, and asked, "Father, you still haven't said, have you contacted Brother Boyuan? What did he suggest you do?"

"He surely wouldn't agree to you acknowledging that Ding Yuan as your foster father, right?"

"That man doesn't look like a good person at all, hmph! He must be up to some bad scheme."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shi glared at Lu spiritual energy and scolded, "spiritual energy! As a young lady, how can you recklessly discuss the affairs of adults?"

"That Ding Yuan is the Inspector of Bingzhou and a Commandant of Cavalry; how can you slander him?"

"If people hear you, it won't be good for you or your father, do you understand?"

Lu spiritual energy pouted upon hearing this, feeling very unhappy.

She certainly knew that speaking ill of people behind their backs was not good.

But that Ding Yuan was truly detestable.

She just disliked him for no reason at all.

"Enough!"

At this moment, Lu Bu spoke up to stop Yan Shi, saying, "What spiritual energy said is actually not wrong! That Ding Yuan indeed harbors ill intentions toward me!"

"spiritual energy's intuition is still very sharp, this is good! Keep it up."

"Hee hee!"

Lu spiritual energy smiled happily upon hearing this and said, "Thank you, Father, Father is still the best!"

As she spoke, the little girl looked triumphantly at her mother.

Yan Shi looked on with a helpless expression.

This daughter's personality was not like hers at all; instead, it was just like her father's.

Fortunately, she did not inherit her father's brains, otherwise, Yan Shi would have an even worse headache.

"Since that is the case, does Brother Boyuan have any good solutions?"

Yan Shi could no longer bother to scold Lu spiritual energy and instead looked at Lu Bu with a worried expression as she asked.

"Hmm!"

Lu Bu nodded affirmatively, took Su Xuan's letter from his bosom, and handed it to Yan Shi, saying, "Take a look! The solution is all explained inside!"

"It is enough to turn a bad situation into a good one!"

"However, he told me to be careful from now on;"

"The Son of Heaven's health in Luoyang is getting worse and worse, and Ding Yuan will very likely lead his army into Luoyang afterward;"

"If I enter Ding Yuan's service and use his name to develop, I will certainly have to follow him to Luoyang later;"

"And with so many troops gone from Bingzhou, it won't be safe, and the Hu Ren will definitely not let this opportunity pass;"

"Therefore, when the time comes, I plan to entrust you all to the Su Family Chamber of Commerce, where Brother Twenty-Five and the others are, for a period of time;"

"Once I have gained a firm foothold in Luoyang, I will come to pick you up."

If he were to lead an army on an expedition, it would certainly not be feasible to bring Yan Shi and the others along.

It would be neither safe nor convenient.

But staying here in Wuyuan would be equally unsafe.

Fortunately, he still had Su Xuan and Jia Twenty-Five whom he could trust.

"I understand! Let's arrange it that way when the time comes! We won't hold you back! But you must also be careful yourself!"

"If there is anything you don't understand, it's best to write a letter to ask Brother Boyuan;"

"He truly treats you as a brother and will not deceive you."

Yan Shi nodded and reminded him.

"Hmm!"

Lu Bu also nodded knowingly: "I know!"

The next morning, Lu Bu took the initiative to visit Ding Yuan's residence.

Then, faced with Ding Yuan's third recruitment attempt, Lu Bu agreed!

But he rejected Ding Yuan's proposal to adopt him as a foster son; he would only serve as Ding Yuan's subordinate and did not want to become Ding Yuan's son.

The excuse was easy to find: just say it was a family rule.

Faced with this situation, Ding Yuan had nothing to say and said with a look of regret, "That is truly a pity! I really hold you in high esteem, Fengxian, and I truly wanted to adopt you as my foster son!"

"I am honored by the General's kindness!"

Lu Bu smiled and raised his cup upon hearing this, saying nothing more.

Can't I tell whether you are sincere or not?

I may not be clever enough, but I am not stupid either; my intuition will not deceive me.

Afterward, Lu Bu was appointed as a Commandant of Cavalry and concurrently as a Registrar.

He had fought hard to secure the position of Commandant of Cavalry.

The reason was that he was a general who only knew how to lead troops, not how to handle administrative affairs.

Moreover, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry under his command had been carefully cultivated by him and had long since formed a tacit understanding, allowing them to form military formations.

It wouldn't work if anyone else were to take over.

He also did not want his strength to be weakened because of this.

The reason was sufficient: if Ding Yuan didn't agree, he wouldn't work for Ding Yuan.

Ding Yuan naturally had no choice but to agree.

As for the Registrar position?

With Su Xuan's prior warning, Lu Bu knew this was a tactic Ding Yuan was using to deliberately trap him, to make him leave the army and be unable to command troops.

Lu Bu would naturally not fall for it; no matter how you appoint me, I won't handle any administrative affairs, I'll just be a Registrar in name!

If you have any objections, keep them to yourself.

The reason was sufficient: I don't understand these things, and I can't learn them, I just want to be a pure general.

For a time, Ding Yuan had a massive headache: "When did this Lu Bu become so enlightened? How did he become so difficult to deal with?"

Ding Xiu, who was on the side, spoke up: "Father, Lu Bu doesn't look like he's become enlightened; rather, it looks like he has an expert advising him from behind the scenes;"

"Hmm?"

Ding Yuan suddenly realized this upon hearing it: "That's right! He pushed back and delayed the previous two times, clearly wanting to consult a helper;"

"No wonder!"

"It's just that I don't know who this person is?"

"Don't let me find out, otherwise, for ruining my good deeds, I will definitely make you pay later."

Ding Yuan clearly hated the person behind the scenes giving Lu Bu ideas.

Ding Xiu pondered for a moment and immediately replied: "This person is very likely the General Who Conquers the South, Su Xuan, because Lu Bu doesn't have many good friends, and Su Xuan definitely counts as one!"

"I have inquired, and over these years, Lu Bu has frequently traded with the Su Family Chamber of Commerce under Su Xuan's command;"

"This is also why Lu Bu has made a fortune and is so wealthy now."

Ding Xiu and Ding Yuan were both very covetous of Lu Bu's vast wealth.

This was also one of the reasons why Ding Yuan wanted to adopt Lu Bu as a foster son.

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