Chapter 226: Diao Chan is very sweet

Liu Bei turned around and quickly grabbed her wrist.

The woman felt pain, and the dagger in her hand fell to the ground.

Liu Bei had noticed her long ago; after all, beauties are eye-catching wherever they are.

He just hadn't expected that this woman was actually here to assassinate him!

The surrounding guests were all greatly alarmed.

They hadn't expected that someone would actually dare to assassinate Lord Xuande! Was she not afraid of divine retribution?

Liu Bei shouted loudly,

"Everyone, don't panic. The assassin has already been captured by me; her skills are very poor."

Female assassin:?? Do I not have any face?

She let out a sharp cry, her large, watery eyes glaring at Liu Bei.

"Liu Bei, you harmed my husband; I will not share the same sky as you!"

Liu Bei:??

"Who exactly are you? Do I even know your husband?"

A wealthy man exclaimed in surprise,

"Lord Xuande, she is the daughter-in-law of Grand General He Jin, Lady Yi!"

Liu Bei was stunned.

Isn't this the mother of He Yan, the most handsome man in Cao Wei, and one of Cao Cao's most favored concubines, Lady Yi!

"No wonder she could give birth to He Yan; this Lady Yi is truly delicate and lovely."

Liu Bei nodded; her skin was very smooth, her moth-eyebrows were dark green, her powdered face was blooming with spring, and she possessed a bewitching, country-toppling beauty!

Liu Bei coughed once.

"Lady Yi, when did I kill your husband? I don't even know your husband; have you made a mistake?"

Lady Yi bit her lip, glaring at Liu Bei.

"That day at Maojin Ferry, everyone was preparing to cross the river. The Xiliang Army arrived, and my husband was a bit anxious, leading people to leave quickly, and he was shot dead on the spot by your soldiers."

"So that's how it is."

Liu Bei finally understood.

The surrounding guests also understood and began to curse loudly.

"Lady Yi, the situation was so urgent at the time; your husband must have been rushing about recklessly, which is why he was shot by the soldiers!"

"That's right, Lord Xuande is such a good person; he risked his life to save us, how could he kill the innocent indiscriminately!"

"Exactly, a full seven hundred thousand people; Lord Xuande saved so many people!"

"Lady Yi, have you made a mistake?"

Lady Yi's eyes were bloodshot, and her lower lip was bitten through by herself.

"Liu Bei, I know you saved everyone. Once I have avenged myself, I will naturally commit suicide to atone for my crimes!"

"The vengeance for my husband cannot go unavenged!"

Liu Bei said in a deep voice,

"Lady Yi, did you see this with your own eyes, or did you hear it from someone else?"

Lady Yi was somewhat bewildered.

"I heard it from my husband's house servant, He An. I was in the first group to cross the river."

Chen Dao had already led troops to surround Liu Bei; his eyes were blazing with fire—this was his dereliction of duty!

"Chen Dao, go and bring that He An here!"

"Understood!"

Soon,

a servant scared half to death was brought in by Chen Dao.

He hurriedly said,

"Lord Xuande, I didn't assassinate you! It was Lady Yi's own decision!"

Liu Bei released Lady Yi and said in a deep voice,

"He An, what did you tell Lady Yi!"

He An's eyes darted around.

"Lord Xuande, I told the Lady that the Master was afraid the Xiliang Army would rush over, so he pushed several people down and even shoved several commoners off the pontoon bridge into the Yellow River. The soldiers only shot the Master to maintain order."

Lady Yi's face turned pale.

"He An, that's not what you said before! You lied to me?!"

He An hurriedly waved his hands.

"My Lady, that is exactly what I said."

Lady Yi was not stupid; she knew she had been deceived by this He An.

Liu Bei finally figured it out; this delicate, naive assassin before him had clearly been tricked by this He An.

Liu Bei grabbed He An and roared,

"He An, tell the truth now, and I might spare your life. Speak!"

He An was terrified by Liu Bei; those eyes filled with killing intent seemed as if they would kill him on the spot!

"Lo-Lord Xuande, I was shot by a soldier at the time, and out of resentment, I deliberately told the Lady that. But I never expected she would actually dare to come and assassinate you..."

Liu Bei threw He An to Chen Dao.

"Take him away and deal with him according to the law."

"Understood!"

Lady Yi's face was deathly pale, tears streaming down her face. She suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Liu Bei.

"Lord Xuande, I was deceived by others and repaid kindness with enmity; I can only die to atone for my sins!"

Lady Yi picked up the dagger from the ground and lunged it toward her own heart!

Liu Bei naturally had to stop her; it wouldn't make sense for Lady Yi to die like this.

He moved with lightning speed, once again pinching Lady Yi's wrist and snatching the dagger away.

"A woman, why are you always holding a dagger?"

Lady Yi cried like rain on pear blossoms.

"Lord Xuande, you saved me..."

Liu Bei waved his hand.

"Since I saved you, I hope you cherish this life; why demean yourself?"

The surrounding commoners also said,

"That's right, it was all the house servant's lies."

"Lady Yi is also pitiful; on the day of her wedding, they had only just finished the ceremony when the Xiliang soldiers came to drive them away."

"Exactly, they drove us toward Changancheng and only gave us enough time to pack our valuables, and even then, they robbed us!"

"Lady Yi is also from a wealthy family in Luoyang; she was fleeing with her relatives, and to think she was even deceived by her own servant."

"I didn't expect this Lady Yi to be so unyielding."

At this moment, Lu Zhi, Cai Yong, Han Fu, and others also came over.

After hearing what everyone had to say,

Lu Zhi sighed.

"Everything is a misunderstanding; in truth, one can only blame Dong Zhuo."

Cai Yong also said,

"Indeed, Dong Zhuo is the culprit who caused these tragedies; my son-in-law was saving people." ===== CHAPTER 227 =====