Chapter 343: Backfire

Although Lu Bu was furious, he had not lost his mind. He wielded his Fang Tian Hua Ji and slashed wildly in order to intimidate the enemy. As he expected, when the enemy saw him rushing in, they immediately lost their fighting spirit and fled in panic.

But Lu Bu's mood became worse and worse, because he found that these rebellious soldiers were wearing clothes of a style he had never seen before, and he could not tell who their subordinates were.

Moreover, the further Lu Bu walked inside, the more frightened he became. There were scenes of fierce fighting everywhere. Many people who died on the ground were all hit in the vital parts of their faces very quickly and efficiently.

Lu Bu rushed all the way to the backyard and found a pile of corpses densely packed in front of his wife and daughter's bedroom. Blood had formed puddles on the ground and the air was filled with a fishy smell.

He was startled and looked carefully, and saw that there were still a dozen soldiers blocking the door, stabbing inside with spears.

When Lu Bu saw this, his eyes were red with anger and he shouted, "You are seeking death!"

He strode forward and swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji, making a sharp sound as it pierced through the back of a soldier!

The soldier screamed miserably, but he was not dead yet. He twisted and struggled on the tip of the halberd, like a wild animal that had been forked.

Lu Bu let out a low roar, and actually lifted the man up and threw him at the rest of the soldiers, knocking several of them to the ground immediately.

When those people saw that it was Lu Bu who had returned, they panicked and fled in both directions. Lu Bu would not let them do that, so he blocked their way with his halberd and shouted, "No one can escape today!"

Someone was trying to sneak away, but Lu Bu saw him and smashed down with his Fang Tian Hua Ji, splitting the opponent's head in half.

At this point, everyone lost their fighting spirit and knelt down to beg for mercy.

Lu Bu didn't care about them. He asked the soldiers behind him to keep an eye on them and strode towards the door.

As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he saw three halberds pointing at him from behind the two doors on his left and right. He subconsciously wanted to fight back, but when he saw who was holding the halberds, he was stunned, "Why are you guys here?"

One of them was naturally Lu Lingqi. Her face was covered in blood and she was dazed and looked like she was about to collapse. When she heard Lu Bu's voice, she came to her senses and asked, "Father?"

"Is that you?"

Seeing Lu Lingqi covered in blood, Lu Bu asked in surprise, "Are you injured?"

Lu Lingqi shook her head, tears rolling down her cheeks, "I'm fine, and my mother is also safe in the back room."

"But Master, Master..."

Seeing that Lu Lingqi was fine, Lu Bu felt relieved and looked at the other person behind the door.

Qu Yi held his halberd in his hand, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was asleep. There were several spears stuck in his body.

But he still held the halberd and pointed it toward the door, as if his body was frozen.

Lu Lingqi cried, "Master used her body to block the door and prevent them from coming in, but there were too many of them, so Master still..."

At this time, Qu Yi's voice sounded.

"I'm not going to die that easily."

Under Lu Lingqi's surprised gaze, Qu Yi slowly opened his eyes, "I was stabbed more than a hundred times back then. Compared to that, this injury is nothing."

As soon as he opened his mouth, blood kept flowing down from the corners of his mouth. "But I still need to trouble Wen Hou to find a healer. Some of the shots hit the wrong places and it hurts."

Only then did Lu Bu feel relieved and said in a deep voice: "Bu owes Dezhou a favor."

Qu Yi held up the tip of his halberd to support his body, waved his hand and said, "Forget it. She is my disciple after all. Otherwise, it would make me look incompetent as a master."

"Marquis Wen gave birth to a good daughter."

At this time, Zhang Liao rushed over, grabbed the leader and asked him a few questions, then dragged him towards Lu Bu and said, "Wen Hou, this man confessed."

"It is said that it was instigated by Youzhou."

Lu Bu was stunned, "What about the fierce tiger of the Yuan family?"

The man kowtowed repeatedly, "It is true, I am just following orders, please forgive me, Lord Wen!"

Lu Bu laughed and turned to Qu Yi and asked, "Dezhou, what do you think?"

Qu Yi's body was shaky, and he also laughed, "What does Wen Hou think?"

Lu Bu swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji and pointed it at Qu Yi. Lu Lingqi was very anxious and was about to speak, but she saw Lu Bu turned the halberd around and with a swish, he actually chopped off one of the man's arms on the ground!

The man cried out in agony, rolled on the ground, and shouted, "I have confessed everything, General, spare my life!"

Lu Bu sneered and stabbed the man with his halberd again, cutting off his thigh. "How dare you lie to me!"

He raised his halberd and pointed it at Zhang Liao. "Wenyuan, let him suffer all kinds of torture, but don't let him die. I want to know who ordered this!"

Zhang Liao quickly accepted the order, thinking that this group of people were really blind. He was afraid that Marquis Wen had learned some inside information, and it was definitely not a plot from Youzhou.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Qu Yi in the room, thinking that this was Yinhu's man, could he be related to Xionghu?

When Lu Bu saw Zhang Liao had taken all the people away, he retracted his painted halberd. He thought that Qu Yi almost died here. It would be a huge joke to say that it was the evil tiger who ordered him to die.

When he looked back again, he found that Qu Yi was leaning on a long spear and was about to collapse, so he hurriedly asked the soldiers to carry him down for treatment.

He looked at Lu Lingqi and saw that she looked like she had just been fished out of a pool of blood. The two short spears she was holding were covered in blood. He couldn't help but ask, "Did you kill someone?"

Lu Lingqi grinned, "Not many, maybe about 10 or 20."

Lu Bu sighed in his heart and finally chose this path.

Seeing that Lu Lingqi's face was pale and cold sweat was pouring out of her forehead, he said in a lost voice: "You are injured!"

Only then did Lu Lingqi feel pain all over her body, her vision went dark, and she fell to the ground.

It was unknown how long it had been before she slowly woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she found her mother Yan with her back to her, wiping her eyes constantly.

She felt pain all over her body, raised her arms, and found that many parts of her body were bandaged. She thought that she was so excited in the killing that she didn't feel any pain, and thought she was fine. It turned out that she had suffered a lot of injuries at that time.

She asked, "Mother?"

When Yan heard this, she turned around in surprise and asked, "Ling'er is awake?"

"Ling'er is awake!"

She looked at Lv Lingqi, who was wrapped like a dumpling, with distress, wiping her eyes and said, "Don't do this next time!"

Lu Lingqi said proudly: "What are you talking about, mother? If I hadn't been in the front, wouldn't we have all been killed?"

"Now, mother, you won't say that it's useless for women to practice martial arts. Isn't your daughter protecting you?"

Yan sighed. She knew this of course, but when she was hiding in the back room, she secretly watched Lu Lingqi killing people. Why did the way she looked seemed so similar to Lu Bu?

Is this still a lady from a noble family?

A few days later, Yuan Xi received an urgent letter from Ju Shou and Zhao Yun from Hanoi, saying that Lu Bu agreed to join forces with Yuan Xi.

He thought that Lu Bu was very decisive this time, but when he learned the whole story, he finally understood.

Lu Bu's family was assassinated, Qu Yi fought desperately to stop the rioters, and the thieves also wanted to frame Yuan Xi, but were discovered by Lu Bu. This series of events prompted Lu Bu to make up his mind.

It was all thanks to Qu Yi. If he wasn't there, this matter would have been difficult to clear.

After Yuan Xi learned the whole story, his joy was diluted a lot, because this was earned by Qu Yi's life.

The letter said that Qu Yi was not in good condition and had been injured in many places. Although Lu Bu had found a doctor to treat him, Qu Yi's injuries were still worsening. If no treatment was found, he might not live long.

Seeing this, Yuan Xi called Guo Jia, Hua Tuo, Tian Yu and others to come, explained the situation to them, and said: "This time it was all thanks to Brother Qu that he succeeded, but he was seriously injured, and we must find a way to treat him."

Hua Tuo read the contents of the letter and said, "From the symptoms, his internal organs are injured in several places. The doctors only sewed up his wounds, but I'm afraid that his body is still bleeding. If time passes, I'm afraid that his internal organs will rot and there will be no way to save him."

"Now he has to be opened and sutured again, but I'm afraid his body can't stand the fatigue of traveling."

"If you send me, there will still be some hope."

Guo Jia said, "Mr. Yuanhua is an important figure now, can't you send a few disciples?"

Hua Tuo shook his head, "I'm afraid it won't work."

"My disciples are good at treating external injuries, but they are far from being good enough at treating internal injuries."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi stood up, walked a few steps, and began to think.

It is not impossible to send Hua Tuo, but in the eyes of others, it is obviously suspected of losing the big picture for the small.

Hua Tuo has a long-standing reputation. For the soldiers in the camp, he is like a stabilizing force. If he leaves, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken.

If they knew that Hua Tuo left to save someone, these soldiers would probably have some thoughts.

Yuan Xi couldn't help but pinching his fingers in his sleeves, and a struggle began in his heart.

On the one hand, there is military discipline, and on the other hand, there is Qu Yi, who was the first to follow him but never asked for anything in return.

This is a dilemma. How should I choose?

Guo Jia, Tian Yu and others all understood Yuan Xi's thoughts, but no matter what they said at this time, it would not be appropriate. Only Yuan Xi himself could make the decision.

Yuan Xi asked Hua Tuo, "Excuse me, sir, how long can Dezhou hold out?"

Hua Tuo took the letter and thought for a while. "This letter says that Dezhou has a high fever, difficulty breathing, and bloody sputum when coughing. I'm afraid he won't last more than half a month."

"Even if we leave now, it's hard to say whether we can save him."

"I have heard that he was seriously injured several years ago. I am afraid that his body has already been damaged. If this is the case, this time will only be shortened. This is not good."

Yuan Xi remained silent, then asked, "Where is Yuan Shangjun?"

Tian Yu said, "Yan Rou's spies reported that they have reached the northwest of Zhao County and will soon be able to enter several passes in the middle of Black Mountain."

Yuan Xi raised his head and said, "I want to take Mr. Yuan Hua to Hanoi."

"We are here to contain the enemy. We have already achieved our goal of joining forces with Lu Bu to welcome the emperor. Why not let Yuan Shang fight the Black Mountain Army here?"

"Guorang has asked his men to set up camp from here and build a food supply route defense line to Beixin City. We can occupy at least half of the Black Mountain Passage, which is not too little."

Guo Jia immediately said, "I object."

"This Black Mountain Passage may indeed be unimportant, but there is absolutely no need for you to take the risk alone."

"Not to mention that Lu Bu is an erratic person, even Hanoi is not safe now!"

"Who was the mastermind behind the attack on Lu Bu's family? Has anyone found out?"

"What if he is still hiding in Lu Bu's army, waiting for an opportunity to attack again?"

After hearing this, Tian Yu said, "I agree with Mr. Feng Xiao's idea."

"Someone around Lu Bu wants to frame you. If you go there, who knows if they will try to kill you?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi also became hesitant. He said in a hoarse voice: "But Dezhou's danger this time was entirely due to my lack of consideration. If I die because of this, I won't even be able to see him for the last time..."

Guo Jia said decisively: "He chose this voluntarily, right?"

"Which of us was not aware before we went to the battlefield?"

"Besides, if he has any last words for you, can't you just let Gong and Zilong, who are also in Hanoi, convey them?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi could only say, "Let me think about it carefully."

Guo Jia walked out of the tent and shook his head, thinking that this emphasis on personal relationships was one of the young master's few shortcomings, and it was very troublesome.

In Huaicheng Mansion, Qu Yi stood up and coughed to Lv Bu who came to visit him, "I'm going back to Youzhou now."