Lin Junshu returned to the small courtyard.

Diao Chan had taken off her makeup, put on plain clothes, and stood quietly in the courtyard.

"I heard that Lu Bu made a big fuss in Dongcheng today. Are you going to be hurt if you go with him?" Lin Junshu pushed open the door and entered.

Diao Chan turned around when she heard the sound and saw that Lin Junshu was coming. She shook her head gently and said, "General Lu took good care of me, but I have never seen such a scene. I was slightly frightened, but it's nothing serious."

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Lin Junshu came to the stone table and sat down. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start.

After a long silence, he just said: "What do you think of Lu Bu?"

Diao Chan lowered her head slightly, as if recalling her experience traveling with Lu Bu. After a long while, she finally spoke:

"I once heard that he was a demon and a fierce god on the battlefield. Everyone was afraid of his vicious reputation. But when I actually saw him, I felt that he was different from the rumors."

"Oh? Don't you think he is fierce?" Lin Junshu asked.

"Ferocious!" Diao Chan nodded, "When he held the halberd in his hand, it seemed as if the whole world was not in his eyes, as if no one could be his opponent, no one could be his enemy. In his body

It’s like there’s a wild beast hidden inside, which is suppressed in daily life but is wildly released the moment it sets foot on the battlefield.”

"...Today, when I rode with him over the streets of Chang'an City, I seemed to briefly feel the taste of freedom..."

The pear tree in the courtyard had only a few scattered flowers left. The breeze blew and the leaves rustled.

"I heard from Yu Ningxiang that you were taken to Luoyang when you were very young. Wang Si said that he trained you single-handedly. Do you want to... tell me about those stories from the past?"

Lin Junshu found some things and records in Wang Yun's secret room, which all pointed to some not so good conjectures. If possible, he would like to confirm it with the girl in front of him in person.

"Before..."

Diao Chan walked to the stone bench next to Lin Junshu and sat down. She took out the jade pendant that Lin Junshu gave her from her arms and gently unscrewed it, letting out the familiar fragrance.

"When I was a child, I lived with my sister in Xushui City. My memory of my parents is very vague. Our family was very poor. I always followed my sister. My sister would take me to work for my neighbor's grandmother. She was there.

While helping grandma wash clothes, she put me on a big stone by the river and sat on it."

"After my sister finished her work, my grandma would always give us some food. There wasn't much to eat. Most of them were doughy dumplings made of wild vegetables and grains. My sister would only break off a small piece every time.

After tasting it, he said it was not delicious at all, and then he gave it all to me."

"At that time, I really thought that my sister thought the dumplings were unpalatable, so she happily ate all the leftover dumplings every time. At that time, we didn't know what was delicious or not. As long as we could fill it up,

A full stomach is already the most delicious food in the world."

"Later... we were sold to the county magistrate by our parents, and we were put into small cages in the dungeon. Someone would come in on time every day to bring us food. I was very scared at first, but my sister comforted me and said,

We can have enough to eat here every day. Although we can’t go out now, as long as we continue to live, we will be free one day..."

"After listening to my sister's words, I am not so afraid. Although there is nothing in the dungeon, my sister is by my side. I can have fresh food every day. After I have eaten, my sister will tell me all kinds of things.

This kind of story tells about the outside world. In fact, my sister has never left Xushui City, and she has never seen the outside world, but listening to the stories she made up, I still live very happily every day."<

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"However, such days did not last long. Not long after, my sister was taken away. When she left, she held on to the wooden fence and told me loudly that she must live and be well.

Live, stay alive, and see the outside world..."

"Later, I was also taken away. They gave me a bath, put on nice clothes, and then got on a carriage with many girls. Finally, I was sent to Luoyang."

"Have you been following Wang Situ since then?" Lin Junshu looked at the girl in front of him, his eyes unconsciously revealing pity.

"Yes, when we arrived at Situ's Mansion, Wang Situ set very strict rules for us. Every day, different people would teach us various things, such as music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs... As long as there is anyone who cannot complete the prescribed tasks, we will be punished.

You will be severely punished. I once saw a very good-looking sister who was beaten to death in front of the hospital by the steward because she couldn't learn to dance..."

"Wang Situ..." Lin Junshu clenched his fists slightly, an angry look flashed across his eyes.

Diao Chan was quiet in her past memories and continued to talk softly.

"Later, after I finished learning all the skills, I and the few remaining girls were sent into closed rooms. The rooms were filled with complex spells that exuded a strong smell of blood. The rooms were

There is only one bed and a bathtub connected to the outside."

"Situ would come to the room every day and use the same thick paint that smelled of blood to paint twisted spells on our bodies. The room was always filled with the smell of blood, but slowly, we got used to it..."

"On the fifteenth day of every month, someone would fill the bath with water. We had to enter the bath at midnight and soak for an hour before we could come out. I never knew what we were soaking in until a bird nested on the eaves.

The bird pecked out the hole, letting in the moonlight, and the pool was filled with blood boiling from various organs."

Diao Chan turned her face sideways and looked at Lin Junshu, "Taoist Master, did you know? Diao Chan's beautiful appearance in your eyes is all made with the blood of these pools."

When Lin Junshu looked through the broken records in the secret room, he had already made a guess. Wang Yun came into contact with the method of blood sacrifice much earlier than he said. At that time, Dong Zhuo was probably still serving as the governor of Bingzhou.

The "great righteousness" of helping the Han Dynasty originated so early...

Diao Chan stood up and walked towards the courtyard, "Later, I was the only one who walked out of the room. I became Situ Wang Yun's adopted daughter and was sent to the mansion outside Luoyang City to wait for orders.

No one dares to come near me until...you come and pick me up."

"Situ's big plan has been my mission all along. Gradually, it seems to have become the meaning of all my life. Everything I have experienced has been preparation for this one thing. I don't want to escape it.

I don't quite understand what Wang Situ said about the great justice, but I know that the blood that flowed into the bath, and those girls who were unable to walk out of the room, their sacrifices were all for this moment, in order for me to be there at the right time.

Make the right choice."

"Taoist Master, can you give me a little more time before I am sent to the Grand Master's Mansion? Let me go out and take a look at the sky outside like today." Diao Chan turned around and smiled brightly.

Asked Lin Junshu, who was sitting at the stone table.

Lin Junshu clenched his fists and tried hard to suppress the impulse rising in his heart.

"Don't worry, I will tell Wang Situ carefully that we have not finished visiting Chang'an City today. We will definitely visit it another day."

"I... will go back first."

Lin Junshu stood up and rushed towards the courtyard gate as if running away. When he approached the courtyard gate, he stopped again.

"Few people can resist your ability, not even Dong Zhuo. So... you don't have to really sacrifice yourself."

"Well, I know...brother."
Chapter completed!