Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

Fortunately, Lu Lingqi, who was standing nearby, released her after Zhou Heng left.

And he had Liao Hua take him up to the city wall.

Otherwise, upon hearing Zhou Heng's words, he would probably be tempted to rush over and chop Zhou Heng to pieces.

This is the cooperation you're talking about.

He pretended to persuade Lü Bu to retreat, but then turned around and bullied his own concubine.

.............

At this moment, Lü Bu finally arrived belatedly outside Xuzhou City.

"Open the door."

Lu Bu roared at the city wall.

To his surprise, none of the many soldiers on the city wall paid any attention to him.

"Are you all blind? Didn't you see our lord has returned?"

"Open the city gates quickly!"

Wei Xu was furious and launched into a tirade of curses at the city tower.

Unfortunately, he was met with a hail of arrows.

"Bastards, this is your lord! How dare you treat him like this?"

"Do you intend to rebel?"

"Where is Chen Gong? Tell Chen Gong to come out here. What does he mean by this?"

Wei Xu roared.

Lu Bu was also full of doubts.

Logically speaking, Liu Bei had just been defeated and forced to flee, so he certainly hadn't occupied Xuzhou.

If they had truly occupied Xuzhou, how could they have been driven to flee in disarray by their own forces?

Therefore, in his view, it was Chen Gong who defended Xuzhou.

But now it seems that's not the case?

If it really was Chen Gong, how could he not open the city gates and instead shoot arrows at them?

The key issue is that the entire city wall is filled with strangers.

Apart from Lü Lingqi, there wasn't a single familiar face in sight.

Could it be that what Liu Bei said was true, and we really fell for Zhou Heng's scheme?

Has Xuzhou City already been captured by Zhou Heng?

Lu Bu's heart sank involuntarily.

As for his army, Lü Bu dared not call out the names of every single soldier.

But over the years, they have fought battles in the north and south.

I know almost everyone.

You'll have some impression of them, more or less.

But now, looking at the army on the city wall, not a single one of them is someone I know.

How could this not make his heart sink wildly?

But that's not right either.

If your Xuzhou city is attacked.

How could he possibly place his daughter so openly on the city wall?

what on earth is it?

Lu Bu was filled with questions.

"Lingqi, what exactly happened? Father is back, why don't you open the city gates at once?"

Left with no other choice, Lü Bu turned his attention to his daughter.

“Father…” Lu Lingqi hesitated, unsure of how to begin.

It's impossible to say that Xuzhou City has already fallen into Zhou Heng's hands.

Both he and his concubine became Zhou Heng's prisoners.

The reason I appeared on the city wall was to persuade you to withdraw your troops.

She knew her father's personality.

If I were to actually say such a thing, Lu Bu would probably go mad instantly.

It wasn't just Xiapi, but more so his own concubine.

The thought of her own mother gave her a headache.

Her father's favoritism towards her was already common knowledge.

It could even be considered a private possession.

If you knew that your woman was now in the hands of another man.

She will have to stay with another man for another year.

Which man could endure such an insult?

Isn't this just letting someone else play with your woman for a year?

He was wearing a bright green hat on his head.

Do you want to be ridiculed by the whole world?

Not to mention someone like Lü Bu.

So... even though she knew perfectly well that Zhou Heng's approach was the right one and the most beneficial for them.

Only in this way can we achieve a win-win situation.

But at that moment, I just couldn't bring myself to say it.

Because she knew all too well the charm of her young mistress.

If a woman were to be with another man for a year, which man could resist such temptation?

His own father would definitely think that a huge hat had been put on his head.

Even with his own protection, he would never trust him.

So at this moment, I don't know how to start the conversation.

"Tell me what exactly happened."

Lu Bu frowned and shouted.

"Father, I........"

"Let me explain it to you."

Fortunately, such doubts did not last long.

At that moment, a figure who looked like a general walked out from the city wall.

"Lu Bu, Wei Xu, you don't need to call us anymore. Look who we are!"

Who else could it be but Liao Hua?

"Liao Hua?"

Lü Bu was greatly alarmed.

After fighting Zhou Heng repeatedly, he finally remembered this young general.

Now, watching the other side appear on his city wall.

For a moment, I was completely at a loss.

"Could it be that, just as Liu Bei said, Zhou Heng has plotted against me, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shu at the same time?"

Lu Bu said through gritted teeth.

The moment he saw Liao Hua, all his hopes vanished.

He was both shocked and furious.

"Looks like you're not so stupid after all."

"Lu Bu, Lu Bu, of all people to offend, why did you have to offend my lord?"

"If you don't send troops to attack my lord, wouldn't it be better if we could all live in peace?"

"Do you regret your decision back then?"

Liao Hua sneered.

"you.........."

"Liao Hua, I don't want to argue with you. You've taken Xuzhou, so I'll just give it to you. But I have only one request: send Diao Chan and my daughter out."

"Otherwise, from today onwards, it will be a fight to the death."

Lu Bu suppressed his anger and said coldly.

To everyone's surprise, what he asked for was not Xuzhou, but merely two women.

Immediately, an uproar broke out in Lü Bu's army.

Not to mention, on the city wall, in a secluded corner, lay two generals, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, bound hand and foot.

That's right, after Lü Bu's defeat.

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun thus fell into Zhou Heng's hands without any trouble.

During this period, Zhou Heng also tried to persuade them to surrender.

However, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao still held a sliver of hope for Lü Bu.

Therefore, they ignored Zhou Heng's attempts to recruit them.

Now, hearing Lü Bu's heartless words again only chills their hearts.

Lu Bu is arrogant and self-willed. Will he really have a future following such a lord?

At that moment, the two of them were frantically asking themselves these questions.

They had already sensed that something was wrong.

Therefore, he repeatedly offered advice.

As a result, not only did they not get the desired outcome, but they also aroused suspicion from Lü Bu.

That already made them somewhat disheartened.

Now, in their eyes, the entire city of Xuzhou is no match for these two women.

This completely broke their hearts.

In that instant, both of the world's top generals completely lost faith in Lü Bu.