CHAPTER 1836: CHAPTER 1837: SO IT WAS YOU

Outside Luoyang City, countless homeless people huddled together, shivering in the cold wind.

Most of them were dressed in coarse fabric and burlap, suggesting that when Dong Zhuo left, he took away all the high-ranking officials and noble families of Luoyang.

Among them were some fat men in tattered brocade robes, and from the heart-wrenching cries of their female relatives, it was easy to tell that all the wealth they had painstakingly accumulated had been completely plundered by the Xiliang Army.

The most pitiful were the children, pitifully cuddling against their parents, their eyes dull and lacking focus as they stared at Luoyang City, once their home.

For the first time, you were shocked by the cruel reflection of this chaotic world. It was not just your eyes, but more so, the human heart.

Miserable, it was too miserable!

If the brutal battlefield had already honed your bloodlust, numbing your nerves, then now, this inhumane scene stirred something within your soul.

With a long sigh, you said to Little Liu and the others behind you, "Follow me into the city!"

Entering Luoyang City, everywhere you looked was ruins, most of the houses engulfed in blazing fire, your group of people stationed their horses on the widest street in the Luoyang Palace, gazing around, you fell into thought. Although you didn’t know much about Zhao Yu’s sect, with Zhao Yu’s skills, he could undoubtedly escape danger. However, at that moment, you lost the only contact with Zhao Yu.

Sighing once again, you could only console yourself to return to Luoyang next year to look for Zhao Yu then. If you still couldn’t find him, you would use your fists to bring down this nation, using the Imperial List to search for your beloved wife!

With that thought, you temporarily set aside Zhao Yu’s matter, raised the Verdict in your hand, and shouted to everyone, "Follow me to the Imperial Palace!"

The reason for entering the Imperial Palace was quite simple, not because you intended to scavenge for some gold and silver jewelry; you were looking for the Imperial Jade Seal. That was something touched by Qin Shi Huang, and just touching it would make you feel great for several days. Moreover, you had ambitions for the throne, so naturally, you wanted to touch the Imperial Jade Seal, whether or not to use it, that was an additional consideration for you.

Suddenly, you thought of something and said to Xiao San behind you, "Xiao San, I ask you, if you touch a piece of jade, can you make an identical one afterward?"

Xiao San, who had been following you, originally could have stayed at the base, but he insisted on following you, and at the base, his parents and sisters, their skills were equally superb.

Upon hearing this, Xiao San immediately nodded and said, "Of course, our Xiao Family’s ancestral craftsmanship is not merely idle boast."

You smiled and said, "In that case, everything will be easy."

No one knew what you were thinking, they followed you into the severely burnt Imperial Palace, dispersing the team to search around.

"Boss, we saw Sun Jian’s men in the Imperial Palace hall, should we go over and say hi?" After searching around to no avail, Little Liu reported to you what he had found.

Upon hearing Sun Jian, you sighed silently, it seemed the Imperial Jade Seal had already been taken by Sun Jian. You nodded, after all, Sun Jian had no enmity with you, and you and Sun Ce, Sun Shangxiang were fellow disciples, since you had already entered the Imperial Palace, it was right to say a few words.

You dismounted and entered the Imperial Palace hall, finding a middle-aged man sitting desolately on the ground beside the hall, the once splendid Imperial Palace hall now stripped of its former glory, even the tiles on the roof were incomplete, let alone other objects. You couldn’t help but sigh deeply, you cupped your fist towards Sun Ce, then approached the middle-aged man and saluted, "I have seen Uncle Sun!"

Sun Jian slowly raised his head, looking at you with a somber expression, and sighed, "Too late, it’s all too late."

You didn’t say much, this world was just like this. And since Sun Jian was already here, the Imperial Jade Seal must have been in his possession, indeed it was too late for you.

Overall, Sun Jian could be considered a loyalist, it was just unfortunate that, in this chaotic time, he had no way to serve his country.

You didn’t say much and were preparing to leave. After Dong Zhuo moved east to Chang’an, the so-called Eighteen Local Lords had dispersed, your purpose here had been achieved, you needed to return to Guangping Prefecture as quickly as possible.

"Boss, we just found a mother and son in a relatively secluded building in the Imperial Palace," Xiao San ran over happily at this time, whispering in your ear.

You were startled for a moment, but since there was nothing else to do, you took leave of Sun Jian and Sun Ce, and turned towards the back of the Imperial Palace.

The grandeur of the Imperial Palace had long been wiped out, and after the fire, it had become a heap of ruins. The past prosperity was all obscured by the heavy smoke, and the air was filled with many black floating particles, making it hard to even breathe.

There was no so-called sentimentality, for you, these were all fleeting clouds.

"Boss, the woman is just ahead," Xiao San pointed to a small house in the distance. The surroundings were quite secluded, and some parts were dilapidated, but fortunately, they hadn’t been consumed by fire, which could be considered a blessing in disguise.

You frowned, turning to Xiao San: "What’s this ostentation, do you want me to go in and pay my respects?"

Little Liu immediately reacted, jumping off his horse, and strode towards the wooden house. He opened the wooden house door and charged in.

Before long, a woman’s sharp voice came from inside the house, "Who are you to disrespect me!"

"So, it’s a woman sent to the cold palace," Xiao San sneered on the side.

"At this point, you’re still talking about this to me, hurry, all of you get out of here, or don’t blame me for getting rough!" Little Liu’s angry shout was quite effective, soon a woman dressed in cloth clothes came out with a boy about thirteen or fourteen years old.

When the woman came out, she was slightly lowering her head, and you looked down at her, the first moment your sight was caught by the incredibly deep cleavage. Ordinary Han Dynasty women’s clothes were relatively modest, with small open collars, hardly revealing the figure, except for some martial artists who had to wear a tight outfit to show their perfect figure.

This woman’s clothes seemed somewhat ill-fitting, looking a bit tight, as if hastily put on, causing her neckline to open partially, coupled with her overly voluptuous figure, your gaze was instantaneously attracted.

When the woman raised her head, you laughed loudly, "Oh, it’s you!"

Upon hearing your words, the woman was scared to the point of shivering, causing the two large swells of flesh on her chest to sway turbulently. The woman thought you really knew her, and immediately rushed to flee with the boy, but your men quickly surrounded them.

With nowhere to run, the woman instead turned back and rushed into the wooden house with the child.

You jumped off the horse, instructed Little Liu and others, "One hundred meters around, on alert!"

"Yes!"

"Little Liu."

"Here, after I go in, take the kid away for me."

"Yes!"

You wore a sullen face, making those around you think you had a deep hatred with this woman, they didn’t think much, and quickly set up a guard net around.

Quickly entering the wooden house, soon the woman’s screams and the child’s cries were heard from within, shortly after, the wooden door opened, and the young boy was directly thrown out.