Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

The candlelight flickered in the night wind, and under the flames, the cold tombstones glowed with a faint cold light.

On the hillside outside Jiuyuan, Lu Bu arranged the heads he brought one by one and knelt in front of his mother's grave.

"Mother, I have avenged you. You can now go on your journey with peace of mind. I wonder if my father will be happy or sad to see you over there. He will surely scold me for being useless. I have guarded the border for years, but in the end, I couldn't even protect my family..."

His low and calm voice was filled with heavy self-blame. His upright body slowly bent and finally curled up on the ground, muttering to himself all the time.

"Ah Hong's baby is due in about six months, and it should be a girl. I had a dream last night. In it, a little girl was softly calling me daddy. It's a pity I couldn't see her face, but her father is so handsome, so she shouldn't be ugly. I once wanted to arrange a marriage between her and a guy named Yuan Shu, but that guy actually declared himself emperor and said he wanted Ling'er to be the Crown Princess..."

Time passed slowly, and as Lu Bu kept chattering, the sky turned pale. When the first ray of sunlight shone on the tombstone, Lu Bu slowly stood up with his numb legs, his eyes facing the morning light.

This was the last time he stood in Jiuyuan to watch the sunrise. The rising sun dyed the mountains and rivers blood red. Blood shadows seemed to flash before his eyes, some with faces and some without, all died under his painted halberd.

Dreams and reality, one night and one life, made him look dazed.

"Brother-in-law, what should we do next?"

Wei Xu walked over and blocked the light from Lu Bu's eyes. He suddenly came to his senses and pursed his dry lips. "Let's leave Wuyuan County first."

If this was after Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he could easily lead these thousands of border troops to establish his own faction, but now His Majesty is still alive and the prestige of the Han Dynasty is still there. If he jumps out too early, he will only become a target of public criticism.

There are Xianbei in the north of Wuyuan, and there are mixed Xiongnu and Han people in the county. The Xiongnu are also Han subjects at this time. Once the imperial court issues an order to suppress them, he will be caught in a situation of being surrounded by three parties.

Moreover, not all of these Wuyuan soldiers obeyed him. If the war went against him, they would most likely surrender to the government, and he would end up being hanged at the White Gate Tower ahead of time.

The dream, whether true or false, taught him a lesson: one cannot accomplish great things by relying on mere courage.

"Brother-in-law, I heard that Zhang Jiao, the great sage of the Taiping Dao, is rebelling in Julu. Why don't we go and join him?" Wei Xu suggested.

Lü Bu shook his head. "That group is just a rabble, barely even wielding a sword. How can they resist the imperial army? Your Majesty has already dispatched Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Lu Zhi, and others to mobilize elite troops from all over the country to encircle and suppress them. The Yellow Turbans will be no match for them."

Wei continued, "That may not be the case. If my brother-in-law were to lead the charge, he might be able to carve out a niche for himself."

At this point, Wei Xu suddenly became energetic, "By the way, brother-in-law, how come you suddenly become so powerful? Although you were very powerful before, you were also a normal person. Now you are clearly not like a normal person."

Lu Bu recalled the voice that appeared in his mind the day before yesterday. Although he did not understand many of the words, he knew that it was that voice that made him stronger.

"Do you believe in ghosts and gods in the world?" He turned and asked Wei Xu.

Wei Xu hesitated, "I haven't seen it, maybe there is!"

Lu Bu said, "I've heard her. What she said was very strange, and..."

He covered his chest and said, "I've been feeling stuffy here for the past two days, and it seems to be a little painful."

Wei Xu also clutched his chest, dejectedly saying, "My family's all gone, and I'm feeling depressed and in so much pain!"

Lu Bu was silent. Naturally, he was sad about the death of his family, but this feeling of heartache seemed to have existed since that night. Could it be a sign from an immortal?

Wei Xu felt sad for a moment, then thought of Lu Bu's words and asked curiously, "Have you really heard ghosts and gods speak? What did they say?"

"I don't know how to put it. I've forgotten most of the words I didn't understand. I only remember a few: some system, and that she seemed to have gotten lost with someone and came to me. It was after that night that I suddenly became much stronger."

"real?!"

It was too unbelievable. There was doubt in Wei Xu's eyes, but the facts were right in front of him and he had no choice but to believe it.

He looked envious, "Why haven't any gods come to me? I'm not greedy, just give me 20% of your power."

As Lü Bu walked down the mountain, he said, "Don't dream. If you don't practice martial arts diligently and just want to achieve success overnight, how can you expect to encounter so many extraordinary things?"

"Then you encountered it?" Wei Xu shouted from behind.

"She has many abilities, but I only have one martial skill that matches her. What a pity."

Lu Bu thought of the function of history books and said, "I should read more history books in the future."

"Why do we need to read history books?" Wei Xu wondered. Shouldn't we read classics? Officials must learn these.

Lü Bu pondered, "Only by reading more history can we learn lessons from the successes and failures of our predecessors. For example, how could the mighty King of Chu, with his unparalleled strength and unparalleled courage, be defeated by the cowardly and despicable Emperor Gaozu?"

For example, why did he lose to Cao Cao in the dream?

Speaking of military generals, not to mention himself, his subordinates Zhang Liao and Gao Shun are both capable generals in commanding troops. So which of Cao Mengde's subordinates can compare to him?

As for counselors, Mr. Gongtai can be considered a first-rate counselor. All his plans have never failed, and he is no worse than those around Cao Mengde.

In terms of territory, after the surprise attack on Yanzhou, he occupied an entire state, while Cao Mengde only had three counties left. Yet, in the end, he turned defeat into victory?

Shame! It's really shameful!

Lu Bu thought that he needed some time to sort out everything in that life and figure out where Cao Cao won and where he lost.

At the foot of the mountain, Li Su was waiting with three horses. When he saw Lü Bu and his companions coming down, he hurried over to greet them and asked, "Fengxian, where are you going from now on?"

Seeing Li Su, Lu Bu was stunned. He remembered that in his dream, Li Su was killed by him because of his poor performance in the battle against Niu Fu, and he felt a little guilty.

"Let's leave Wuyuan first, what about you?"

Yesterday, Lu Bu suddenly broke into the military camp and killed Yang Chuo and his trusted generals. The superiors will soon send people to arrest them. If they can't catch Lu Bu, they might capture one or two of his trusted generals first. Although Li Su did not participate, he has a close relationship with Lu Bu, so I'm afraid he can no longer stay in Wuyuan.

Li Su said, "I heard that the Yellow Turban Rebellion has started in Jizhou. I want to join the army there. Why don't you come with me?"

Lü Bu shook his head. "You can, but I can't. Yang Chuo was born into the Hongnong Yang clan. Their patriarch, Yang Ci, was the Grand Marshal, in charge of all military and political affairs. How could the Yang family let Yang Chuo be killed by a mere officer with no background or connections? Unless you change your name, you'll have no chance of success no matter where you join the army."

Lü Bu mounted his horse and gazed into the distance. Even though he was covered in dirt, his pride could not be concealed. "I am Lü Bu, the only one in the world. Even if I join the enemy in the end, I will not change my name."

After saying this, he lightly clamped his legs around the horse's belly, and the horse galloped away.

…………

At this time, Cao Cao, who was listed as Lu Bu's number one imaginary enemy, was leading a team on the way to Yingchuan to quell the rebellion.

However, he seemed to be in some trouble.

"Ghost, will-o'-the-wisp, there's a will-o'-the-wisp..."

Accompanied by a soldier's terrified scream, the originally orderly team was like a bomb was suddenly thrown into it, and instantly became a mess.

"It's really a will-o'-the-wisp, there is a will-o'-the-wisp—"

A group of soldiers followed suit and shouted.

"Where are the will-o'-the-wisp?"

More and more soldiers gathered, asking, "Where's the will-o'-the-wisp? Where is it?"

"There, there..."

"What happened? Why are you so panicked?"

At the rear of the team, Cao Cao noticed something unusual and rode over to ask.

"Ghost, there's a will-o'-the-wisp..."

The soldiers standing in a circle made way for a passage, and one of them pointed at the flame in the middle and stammered.

Cao Cao looked in the direction he pointed, and saw balls of blue-green netherworld fire burning fiercely in a pool of half-dried mud in the middle of the road. Even in the daytime, there was an indescribable feeling of deepness and weirdness.

His thick black eyebrows couldn't help but twitch, and he took a deep breath. Was he seeing a ghost in broad daylight?

A soldier shivered and said, "There are ghosts here. I saw ghost lights in the cemetery when I was a child. They were exactly the same as this..."

"Maybe, maybe it's the refugees who have transformed into will-o'-the-wisp and are here to take our lives."

The rumor that the refugees had turned into will-o'-the-wisp spread quickly among the team. Everyone looked at the skeletons in the wilderness in panic, and felt a chill down their spines.

Looking at the soldiers whose faces had turned pale with fear, Cao Cao suppressed his fear and shouted, "Nonsense! How can ghosts exist in this world? Have any of you seen one with your own eyes?"

Everyone looked at each other and fell silent.

Cao Cao frowned and ordered them to return to the team.

At this time, a weak voice in the crowd said: "I, I have seen it. Once, when I was going to the toilet in the middle of the night, I saw a dark shadow. It flew past me in a flash..."

"I, I've seen it too..."

Everyone was talking about various ghost experiences, and Zhang Mo hid in the grass nearby and sighed.

She is still as unlucky as ever!

It was a pity about the flint, as she used it to extract white phosphorus. She originally wanted to create chaos and sneak into the city by joining the caravan, but she didn't expect that it was an army that came.

Without the flint, she would really die if she didn't go into the city. Being hacked to death is better than starving to death. Let's take a chance!

She pushed aside the brush and came out, saying to the chattering crowd, "I know about will-o'-the-wisp."

The discussions stopped abruptly, and the atmosphere suddenly became eerily quiet!

"Damn it-"

Three seconds later, a soldier's terrified scream broke the silence.

Everyone took several steps back, looking warily at the little monster that suddenly appeared.

The little monster was wrapped in weeds, had a skeleton-like body, sparse yellow hair, and two sunken, frighteningly large eyes. Its black eyeballs were like a deep ancient well, as if they would suck people's souls in.

Cao Cao was also startled. He patted his chest, still in shock, and carefully looked at the little monster. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. What kind of ghost? It's just a refugee.

"Where did you come from? Was it you who performed that evil magic just now?" Cao Cao asked coldly.

Zhang Mo took two steps forward and said, "I was the one who set off the will-o'-the-wisp, but..."

Cao Cao brought up the topic of seeing ghosts just to stop the fear from spreading in the army. However, he never expected that these soldiers all had stories to tell, and they were already filled with regret.

Hearing the little monster's admission, without waiting for Zhang Mo's explanation, he shouted, "How dare you, little untouchable, use your magic to disrupt our army's morale. You must be a spy. Come, capture this man and execute him on the spot."