CHAPTER 1835: CHAPTER 1836: YOU... YOU ACTUALLY DARE

Speaking was a family guard beside Lü Fengxian. His name was Gao Shun, a strong warrior nurtured by the Lü Fengxian family, whose strength was not beneath Lü Fengxian.

Lü Fengxian didn’t even look at Gao Shun, nor did she bother to answer because she was the master and had no need to respond.

However, Gao Shun’s next words made the murderous aura on Lü Fengxian’s body suddenly overflow, forcing the entire advancing army to come to a halt.

"I’ve already sent the hidden guards to eliminate this threat. Hopefully, such things won’t happen next time," Gao Shun spoke without any expression, as if a cold wind was blowing from an ice cellar.

Lü Fengxian stared straight at Gao Shun, but the murderous aura on her body quickly subsided. She turned her head and continued forward. At this moment, under the mask, Lü Fengxian laughed suddenly. Her smile was like a hundred flowers in full bloom, extremely brilliant, although no one could see.

After that fierce battle just now, Lü Fengxian had some understanding of your strength. Moreover, she knew that you seemed to have learned an extremely unique inner martial arts skill. If it came to a life-and-death struggle, even if Lü Fengxian killed you, she would be seriously injured by you. As for the hidden guards mentioned by Gao Shun, they were death soldiers cultivated by the family, specifically targeting assassinations of certain important figures, directly under Gao Shun’s jurisdiction.

Lü Fengxian was very clear that relying solely on the hidden guards would absolutely not be able to kill you because you are destined to liberate her!

For those others’ praises and invitations, you uniformly refused, resting in a courtyard alone. The battle with Lü Fengxian just now benefited you a lot, and you needed some time to digest it.

"Hey!"

As you were deep in thought, a clear and pleasant voice like that of a yellow oriole suddenly sounded in your ear.

Turning your head, you found a pretty little face only about ten centimeters away from yours. In this instant, a flash of insight suddenly occurred to you, deliberately acting surprised by leaning forward, resulting in you hugging the person in front of you and kissing her smooth and fair forehead.

This action was fleeting, and the young woman had not yet reacted when you had already reclined back to your original position.

"You, you, you—you, you, you, how dare you..." After all, she was a girl, and although she appeared very lively, she still had her modesty. Immediately, she blushed and pointed at you, unable to speak.

You hurriedly changed the subject, smiling and asking, "My dear sister Xiangxiang, what brings you here?"

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, it’s all your fault." The girl was also very clever. Since there was no one else around, she didn’t bring it up again, "My brother said those vassals seem to be planning to attack Hulao Pass and want you to join in the discussion."

"Me? What am I going for? Someone as insignificant as me going there is just to smell their farts. I’m not interested." You fanned your hand, looking disinterested.

What you said was indeed the truth. Matters like attacking Hulao Pass were naturally not something you could intervene in. Although you didn’t know why Sun Ce called you, you were very clear about your current situation.

"Wait a minute!" You suddenly got up, thinking of a question, and opened your mouth to ask, "If Hulao Pass is breached, isn’t Luoyang right in front?"

"Yes!" The girl blinked her bright eyes, looking straight at you. Now, all of Chenliu City was talking about you, and your name suddenly became everyone’s topic of conversation over dinner. In this era, heroes were far more dazzling than so-called international superstars, so the girl’s expression when looking at you had a certain look of longing.

"Crap, how did I forget about this?!" You suddenly remembered the agreement with Zhao Yu to meet in Luoyang. At this moment, if the allied forces broke Hulao Pass, then Dong Zhuo might relocate the capital to Chang’an, and burning Luoyang would be imminent—you dared not think any further. You didn’t know if Zhao Yu was in Luoyang, but you absolutely couldn’t miss it because Zhao Yu was, after all, your rightful wife!

You bounced up, immediately shouting loudly towards the door: "Little Liu!"

"Here!"

Little Liu rushed in immediately.

"Prepare the troops!"

"Yes!"

"Hey, where are you going?" Seeing you turn around and head back to the room, the girl hurriedly asked.

You didn’t reply. Quickly, you came out dressed in heavy armor, and as you passed by the girl, you didn’t forget to ask, "By the way, little sister Xiangxiang, I still don’t know your name?"

"Shangxiang, my name is Sun Shangxiang." Hearing you ask for her name, the girl instinctively blurted it out. Only after speaking did she realize it was her personal name, known only to the closest people.

You smiled and nodded at Sun Shangxiang: "Sister Xiangxiang, see you later!"

Watching you leave quickly, Sun Shangxiang came to her senses, lightly biting her red lips, and murmured softly, "How does he know my nickname?"

"Report!"

Just as Yuan Shao and several vassals were discussing how to attack Hulao Pass, a soldier reported, "To the Alliance Hierarch, just after Lü Bu and Li Muyun’s battle, the vassals Cao Cao and Sun Jian each led their troops for a rapid assault on Hulao Pass. Now that Hulao Pass has been breached, Lü Bu is retreating to Luoyang with remnant troops!"

"Is it true? I said that Sun Wentai and his son left so quickly. Turns out they had already sent their troops ahead!"

Yuan Shao sprang up, his face immediately showing a look of wild joy: "That Cao Ah-Man, as unpredictable as ever since his childhood! Good! Good! Everyone, what are we still discussing here? Quickly lead the troops straight to Hulao Pass. Don’t let Cao Ah-Man and Sun Wentai take all the credit!"

At this time, another soldier came in to report: "Alliance Hierarch, that Li Muyun has already left with his two hundred cavalry, heading toward Hulao Pass!"

Yuan Shao laughed heartily, looking at Yuan Xi not far behind: "Xian Yi, my son, your adoptive brother is indeed an ingenious fellow!"

As for you, after leaving Chenliu City, you headed towards Hulao Pass with two hundred cavalry, fast as the wind. As you were preparing to set off, Yuan Xi’s servant secretly reported that Cao Cao and Sun Jian had already breached Hulao Pass, which is why you were spurring your horse in such haste. Once the news of Hulao Pass falls reaches Dong Zhuo, the burning of Luoyang would be imminent!

Rushing to the gate of Hulao Pass like lightning, you found archers on the wall with their arrows aimed at you. You hurriedly raised your hand to signal everyone to stop, shouting loudly towards the gate tower: "I am Li Muyun, open the gate!"

Upon hearing your name, someone on the gate tower immediately poked their head out, looked at you, and then waved their hand. Shortly thereafter, the gate was opened.

You said to Little Liu and others behind you: "No strategy is too deceitful. I shall enter first. Once I enter the gate, follow me, and if any situation arises, withdraw immediately."

"Understood!"

You rode through the gate on horseback. Seeing no situation arose, Little Liu and the others followed relievedly. After entering Hulao Pass, no one came to greet you, nor was there any small talk. You didn’t mind and immediately led Little Liu and others, marching straight towards Chang’an.

You could be said to be racing day and night. For someone cultivating Five Elements Opera, it didn’t have much impact, but the two hundred cavalry behind you were somewhat exhausted, each with dark circles under their eyes. However, none of Little Liu and the others uttered a single complaint.

But when you arrived outside Luoyang City, you discovered that the front was filled with thick smoke and the sky was full of flames. The vast Luoyang City had been mercilessly consumed by the raging fire.