Chapter 348: Scoring a Second Score

Qu Yi sat up from the bed, thinking that after tonight's drinking, he would be able to set off back to Youzhou tomorrow, and he couldn't help feeling very happy.

Seeing that it was getting dark outside the window, he reluctantly got up, walked to the table, packed his bag, and only then did he feel relieved.

Outside the window, servants from the Lu mansion were busy passing by from time to time. Qu Yi thought that he was about to say goodbye to his cheap apprentice, and was afraid that he would never see her again. Thinking of Lu Lingqi's silly look, Qu Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. In the end, the one who inherited his true halberd skills was a woman. It must be said that the world is really unpredictable.

However, my visit to Huaicheng this time was not in vain. The alliance between Yuan and Lu was finally accomplished with the help of Chen Gui and myself, both overt and covert means. The decisive factor in the alliance was that I accidentally saved the lives of Lu Bu's family.

But the price was also high enough. Qu Yi thought he could still live for two years, but now it seems that living another two months is a luxury.

What made Qu Yi wonder was who was secretly attacking Lu Bu?

Qu Yi is quite depressed that Lu Bu still cannot find the murderer. He originally wanted to find the murderer who had framed him and take revenge personally, but now it seems that there is no hope.

However, Lu Bu did not conduct a thorough investigation afterwards. Qu Yi could understand his thoughts. Lu Bu was not able to control his subordinates well, and each of his generals had their own thoughts. It was likely that each of them had some problems to a greater or lesser extent.

I'm afraid that Lu Bu has seen the clues and dare not investigate the matter thoroughly. Otherwise, if he finds that everyone is a suspect, can he kill everyone?

Qu Yi sighed, thinking that Lu Bu treated others much worse than the young master. The more suspicious and guarded he was, the less loyalty he would get from others.

Perhaps the only one loyal to Lu Bu is Chen Gong?

At this time, hundreds of miles away, Yuan Xi was also galloping on his horse. Although he had joined forces with Lu Bu, he still had not made up his mind whether to meet with the other party.

If Lu Bu realized that he was being tricked, things might get more complicated.

The best way now is to let Hua Tuo enter the city and treat Qu Yi first.

But he had to meet with Ju Shou and Zhao Yun first, and let them join Lu Bu's army and rush to Anyi as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi felt a little tired. The previous vest seemed to have become an obstacle, and there were few loyal people around Lu Bu. Things could easily change.

Apart from anything else, the person Yuan Xi was most worried about was Chen Gong. He still didn't understand Chen Gong's logic, especially his support for joining forces with Yuan Shu.

Forget it, I can only take it one step at a time.

As night fell, Ju Su went into the mansion to meet Lu Bu, and met Qu Yi at the banquet.

After seeing Qu Yi, Ju Shou's heart sank. Qu Yi's face was pale and bloodless, and his body was hunched over.

When Ju Shou went to Beixin City to take up his post, he met Qu Yi. Like Gao Lan, he recognized Qu Yi at first sight.

At that time, he was surprised that Qu Yi no longer had the high-spirited look he had during the battle of Jie Bridge. He was like a wounded tiger, with only half of his strength left.

But even so, Qu Yi stood up straight, exuding an unruly aura, which made Ju Shou sigh at his strong will.

But now Qu Yi lowered his head with dull eyes. Even when Lu Lingqi came up to serve him wine, he just moved his neck slightly and was almost lifeless.

Ju Su felt sad and was afraid that Qu Yi would not live long.

Lü Bu was in high spirits. He welcomed Ju Shou to the VIP seat, facing Qu Yi from a distance. He raised his glass and looked around. He found that Chen Gong, Gao Shun, Hao Meng and other generals had not arrived. He could not help but said angrily: "What's going on tonight? You don't even give me face?"

Zhang Liao quickly stood up and replied, "General Gao is camping outside the city and said he dare not leave without permission."

After hearing this, Lu Bu remembered that he was the one who ordered Gao Shun to keep an eye on Zhao Yun's Youzhou army. His expression eased a little and he thought to himself that it would be fine if he didn't come. He doesn't drink, so if he came, it would just spoil the mood!

He frowned and said, "I heard that Yang Chou is patrolling the city tonight. What about Chen Gong, Hao Meng and the others? Are they patrolling the city too?"

Seeing that the generals did not dare to answer, Lu Bu was unhappy and waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's have the banquet!"

At Lü Bu's order, the maids brought up wine, dishes and other food in a continuous stream. Lü Bu was fond of drinking, so he drank a few cups of wine and became a little tipsy.

He was in a very good mood today. He first toasted each other with three cups with Ju Shou and Qu Yi, and then had a round of drinks with the generals, and became even more drunk.

Afterwards, Lu Bu was still not satisfied, and started drinking with Qu Yi again. Lu Lingqi poured wine for Qu Yi several times, and found that Qu Yi continued to drink. She couldn't help but look at Qu Yi, but Qu Yi motioned her to continue pouring wine.

Ju Shou watched Qu Yi drinking with Lu Bu as if nothing had happened. It didn't take long for them to finish more than a dozen cups. Ju Shou thought to himself, is Qu Yi trying to kill himself?

Lu Bu was getting drunk and his spirits were getting higher and higher. He thought that after joining forces with the Youzhou army, if he could successfully welcome the emperor, he might be able to make a comeback and become a general!

He was happy in his heart, and took the opportunity of Ju Su's toast to ask about Yuan Xi.

"I heard that Envoy Yuan got married last year and married the daughter of the Zhen family?"

"How does it compare to my daughter?"

Ju Su was very troubled after hearing this, and could only say: "Madam Zhen is a lady from a noble family, and the daughter of Marquis Wen is a daughter of a general. Both are beautiful girls, and it is difficult to compare them."

Lü Bu was half drunk at this time, and he laughed out loud, "Mr. Gong Yu is still good at talking!"

"But it's a pity that my marriage with Yuan Shu has been cancelled. My daughter has to find a suitable in-law again. This is giving me a headache."

"Hey, if Xionghu got married later, maybe."

When Lu Lingqi heard Lu Bu talking nonsense, she glared at him, and Lu Bu stopped talking.

The generals in the hall also smiled bitterly at each other. Lu Bu regarded his daughter as the apple of his eye. Simply based on family background, marrying her to Yuan Shu would be considered as Lu Bu marrying above his station.

Now that this marriage has fallen through, I don't know if I can find the right one in the future.

Zhang Liao and the others looked strange when they thought of this. The vicious tiger had sent a lot of jewelries and at the same time ruined Lu Bu's daughter's marriage. All the jewels were useless. Was this really not intentional?

After several rounds of drinking, Lu Bu was already about 70% drunk. He barely raised his hands, and suddenly his ears moved. He asked, "What's that sound?"

Everyone was stunned, thinking, where is the sound? Is Lu Bu drunk?

Qu Yi's face darkened. He raised his head and saw that Zhang Liao's face had also changed drastically. He then grabbed the corner of the table and said, "Something is wrong!"

The next moment, a shrill scream was heard.

The generals finally reacted and cried out at the same time: "Not good!"

Lu Lingqi was still confused when she saw Qu Yi push her back and said, "Get under the table!"

Lu Lingqi subconsciously rolled under the table, but saw everyone lifting up the table in front of them.

The next moment, puffing sounds were heard, and dozens of arrows shot in from outside the window!

Arrows hit the table where the generals were protecting their bodies, and the long feathers at the arrow tails trembled continuously.

Several maids who were still in a daze were at a loss as to what to do, but were shot through the bodies by stray arrows and fell to the ground dead.

The scene immediately became chaotic. A group of maids and servants ran out crying, and were shot down by arrows that kept flying in. Zhang Liao looked at the trajectory of the long arrows and shouted, "It was shot in from outside the palace!"

At the same time, shouts and screams were heard outside the mansion, and the sound of weapons chopping at the mansion door was heard.

The gate of this mansion was broken down a few days ago and has just been repaired, but now I'm afraid it can't be saved again.

Lu Bu stood up shakily. He had drunk a lot of wine before and was now shocked and angry. Who had betrayed him again?

He shouted, "Bring me my Fang Tian Hua Ji!"

At this moment, all the generals gathered around Lu Bu with tables and cases in hand. Zhang Liao said anxiously, "Marquis Wen, the number of enemies is unknown. We should find a way to escape first!"

Lu Bu felt that his hands and feet were sore and weak, and he knew that it was not the time to show off. He picked up the table and pulled Lu Lingqi out from under the table, saying, "Come with me!"

Everyone turned out from the back of the hall in panic, only to see torches being thrown in from outside the wall. There were flames everywhere. Lu Bu looked around hesitantly. Seeing this, Qu Yi shouted, "There are weapons in the backyard martial arts arena!"

Lu Bu reacted, pulled Lu Lingqi, and strode to the martial arts field with everyone. Everyone took down their weapons to protect themselves, and Lu Lingqi took the opportunity to pick up the double halberds.

Her hands were shaking slightly, but much steadier than last time.

Lü Bu heard shouts and cries of killing coming from all directions of the mansion, and he became panicked and asked, "What should I do?"

The generals looked at each other in bewilderment. At this time, Yan Shi also ran out in panic. When she saw Lu Bu, she cried and said, "My husband, what happened again?"

Lu Bu was even more upset. He still didn't know how many people betrayed him in this rebellion!

Even among the people around you now, how many are truly loyal?

Now that Chen Gong was not around, he was even more at a loss. Everyone was waiting for him to give orders, but Lu Bu seemed to be stunned.

Ju Su saw that this was not a solution, so he said, "If Marquis Wen can trust you, I have something to say."

"There can't be that many soldiers rebelling. Most of Marquis Wen's men should be deployed to quell the rebellion."

"There must be an enemy at the back door. If we rush out rashly, we will be taken advantage of by them."

"But just waiting is not a solution. If the enemy breaks in, we will be in trouble."

"Now we can make a feint to the east and attack the west, gather everyone, and pretend to break out from the back door. Marquis Wen and his family will take the opportunity to escape from somewhere else. We can go to the city to find our men and gather soldiers."

Zhang Liao listened and praised: "Mr. Gongyu is right. The city needs Marquis Wen to take charge of the overall situation!"

After hearing this, Lu Bu said, "I understand!"

"Everyone hold on for now. I will go to the city to find soldiers and kill all the rebels!"

Everyone had made a plan. Ju Shou, Zhang Liao and others gathered together, shouted, and opened the back door. Sure enough, there were hundreds of soldiers waiting outside. They immediately rushed up shouting, and the two sides fought in a group.

After attracting the attention of the rebel army, Lu Bu took Yan Shi and Lu Lingqi and quietly climbed over the wall from a corner, while Qu Yi was responsible for covering their retreat.

When Qu Yi climbed over the wall with his bag on his back, he felt great pain on his body. He thought to himself, damn it, I'm almost dying, and I still have to clean up your mess, Lu Bu. How do you manage your subordinates, you bastard?

There were two rebellions within just a few days. You suffered such a huge loss in Chang'an, but you didn't learn any lesson?

You can't live without rebellion in your life, right?