Chapter 475: Gao Erhu''s Conspiracy


    While I was talkingto Hou Saners ghost,Ipletelyforgotthis point!


    Thisproved that someone had been stalkingus right from the beginning.Whowasthatperson?


    To imprison us in the hidden chamber, someone had moved the stone b back to its original position.Yet, the b waster lifted.Why didthis personfree us?


    When we returned to Hou Saners house, his wife was preparing to bury him. Shebecame frightened and paled when she saw us, rushing to hide inside her house.We didnt hurryand continued towalk after her. In the end, we stopped her at the door.


    You Are you humans or ghosts? Hou Saners wifeasked, shivering.


    Li Mazi fumed,Of course, Im human! We were kind enough to help you, and you wanted to kill us!


    Shecouldnt believe what shed heard, gawking in shock. Are you really humans?


    Maam, I talked to brother Hous ghost when I was in your familys ancestral hall.Whats done is done; lets put the past behind us! Iconveyed my unwillingness to me her for what urred before cingthe bagcontainingHou Saners head on the table.


    Whats that?


    You knowwhat this is. You should give brother Hou a proper and respectful burial;leave the rest to us. Then, I took Li Mazi andBaldy, leaving Hou Saners house.


    It had been more than thirty hourssince we had a proper sleep.We were all worn out, and as soon as we returned to Baotou City, wefound a hotel to sleep in.


    This slumbersted until the morning of the next day. As soon as I woke up, I askedBaldytohave his employees remove the drawings ofDiao Chan situatedonthe highest floor of the hotel.Thiswould somewhat ease Lu Bus rage.


    With this done, we went to Gao Erhus house. As soon as wearrived atthevige entrance, we saw him driving a tricycle cargo truck full of pork.


    While driving, he was humming somethingin a rxed manner.


    He stopped when he saw us, asking skeptically, Hi, guys. Why are you here?


    It seemed he remembered nothing about the incidentst night. I was toozy to exin the situation,so I simply said, Yesterday, you told me that there was somethingevil inyour house. Im here to check it out.


    What? Something evilsin my house? Gao Erhu was bewildered. He looked aroundfor a moment before speaking,Master, please dont scare me. My family is all right. How could some evil live in our house!


    Gao Erhu didnt sound very eager to invite us into his house. He drove his tricycle truck away, leaving a fume of ck smoke behind.


    Li Mazi looked at him, his eyes turningplicated.


    Whats wrong? I asked.


    Do you think Gao Erhu was the one whowaswatching us at the Hou familys ancestral hall? Li Mazi suddenly asked.


    My heart sank.It is possible!


    They were both pestered by ghosts.Hou Saner was murdered, but Gao Erhu was totally fine.


    In addition,there wasanother important clue. Yesterday, Gao Erhuwas beggingme to help him, but this morning, it was as if he were pletely differentperson. It was possible that he didnt have any memories during the period when Lu Bu possessed him,but when he took usto his home, hesawhis wife stop breathing.He begged me to save her!Thisshouldnt be something he could forget after one night!


    From this, it was clear that therewassome problem with Gao Erhu!


    In order to not alert anybody, I asked Li Mazi andBaldyto drive away. I would stay here alone.


    Gao Erhus house was situated deep in the vige. Behind the house was a timber yard where many logs were stacked neatly, having not beenprocessed yet. I scanned the surroundings and found no one.Without any further dy, I climbed on a pile of logs toreachGao Erhus roof.


    Gao Erhu didnt returnforthe entire morning, andI wondered what he was doing. Gao Erhus wife walked out of the house a few times, but she looked all right. There was nothing suspicious about her.


    Around twilight, Gao Erhu came home. The meat stacked on his tricycle truck was gone.Did he go out to sell meat for the whole day?


    Gao Erhu parked the tricycle truck in the yard and pulled a stuffed bag off the truck. It looked like some herbal medicines.


    I had a feeling that this bag would be anessentialclue. I carefullywentinto his house, hiding in a cornerandpricking my ears to listen.


    Darling, Ive bought the medicines thatLu Buhas prescribed for you.Remember to use it on time. We have to use poison to treat poison as he told us. Im sure youll be all right. Gao Erhu spoke with a tender voice.


    After listening to him, I was a little bewildered. Soon,I understood the situation. Gao Erhu was possibly the descendant of Gao Shun, Lu Bus loyal subordinate!


    Gao Shun was Lu Bus general and close confidant when he was alive. Hemandedalegion of five hundred elite vanguards. After Lu Bu was captured, Cao Cao tried many times to entice and recruit Gao Shun. However, Gao Shunremainedloyalto Lu Bu, and in the end, both of them were murdered.


    Thisexined why Lu Bu appeared in Gao Erhus house and didnt harm Gao Erhu and his wife.


    Lu Bu didnt want to pester them. He wanted to repay Gao Shuns loyalty!


    From what Gao Erhu had just said and the situationst night where his wife was almost frozen, Iguessed that she was severely ill. Lu Bu had used his Yin energy to seal her veins and help easeher symptoms.


    My heart somewhat ached. People ofter generations thought that Lu Bu was aruthlesswolfandan ungrateful person. No one knew that even though two thousand years hadpassed,Lu Budidnt forget Gao Shuns loyalty to him that year!


    I felt a little moody. People only knew of Lu Bus invincible prowess in battle, but no one understood his sentimental heart.


    If Lu Bu were truly a sentimental person, I would feel more confident in persuading him.However,since Gao Erhu deceived mepreviously, I had to see what he would do next. I needed to know the root of this.


    While thinking, I texted Li Mazi, asking him to collect the items we often used andto be preparedtoe and support me.


    The skyquicklyturned dark. Gao Erhu cooked dinner for his wife and helped her swallowhermedicine.


    After everything was done,hetook his wife to the bed. Then, he put on a raincoatand left.


    I hid in a corner. Confirming that he had left the house, I carefully followed him.Unfortunately, hedecided to usehis tricycle truck, and I wasunable tocatch up with him.


    Atthis moment, Li Mazi called. Hey, how are you doing?


    Gao Erhu just left. Hes drivingthe tricycle truck, soI cant catch up with him. Come and fetch me. I hung up thephone, waiting for Li Mazi.


    Around twenty minutester, Li Mazi andBaldyarrived.


    What took you so long? I frowned.


    Baldys facial expressionlooked as if he had just returned from a funeral. Master, someonecausedtroubleatthe hotel. When Li Mazi and Iwentback, we did as you askedand removedall of Diao Chanspictures off the wall.Yet, when we were about tohead outtogetyou, the pictureshad been returnedto their spots


    Isuddenly noticedthat they were covered in sweat,and there was a bloodstain on Li Mazis arm.


    What happened? I asked him.


    Ru Xue was pregnant. If I let something bad happen toLi Mazi, I couldnt exin it to her!


    Nothing much. I dont know who, but someonehung those naked drawings of Diao Chanback up. Lu Buwasenraged. If we hadnt been fast enough, we would have beendeadalready.


    All right! Its good that youre fine!


    I sighed and patted their shoulders. I got in the car,readyto find Gao Erhu.


    This vige only had one main road. It was impossible to use our car to chase after Gao Erhus tricycle truck without being noticed.


    At first, Ilimitedthe cars speed as I was afraid that Gao Erhu would notice us. Gradually, I felt something strange.


    Gao Erhuwas going in the direction of Baldys hotel!


    Damn it! I was bewildered at first, but I quickly pulled myself together. I cursed then stepped on the elerator.


    Whats wrong? Li Mazi didntnotice the issue.


    We underestimated Gao Erhu! Damn it! I panted.


    Gao Erhu had fooled us all. Hepurposely put on a showthis morning, aiming to catchour attentionandseize more time for Lu Bu!


    He deliberately chose todrive the tricycle truck away too! He did that to force Li Mazi toe and fetch me, leaving the hotel unattended!


    I wascertain thatLu Bu was now madly enraged since I had used lime tobesiegehim in the hotel. If Gao Erhu released him, the consequence would beunimaginable.


    After reaching our destination, I saw Gao Erhus truck parked in front of the hotel. I didnt have time tothink. I grabbedmy Yin and Yang Umbreanddashedtoward the top floor.


    However, when I passed the kitchenonthe first floor, a strong wind swirled up from the deep hole. At the same time, I heard footsteps on the emergency exit staircases.


    I halted, asking Li Mazi andBaldyto go after Gao Erhu. In the meantime,I stood in front of the hole in the kitchen, talking gently and respectfully,General Lu,I know youre there. Could you pleasee out here and talk to me?


    What do you want to talk about? An emotionless, deep voice arose.


    In the end, Lu Bu was stin unrivaledgeneral. He didnt need to hide.Without any fanfare, he appeared above the hole, gazing at meandclenching histeeth.


    General, youretoo strong! I had no choice but to trap you here


    I bowed to him deeply. Sir, Hou Chengwould liketoendthe grudge between youtwo from yourprevious lives. I hope youcanforgive him.


    Impossible! That son of a bitch betrayed me!UnlessI can kill him, I will neverbe able to let go of thegrudge in my heart! Lu Bu thundered,notevenpausingto consider.


    Ifell deep in thoughtandputon apainedlook. I slowlyforted and persuaded him,You know, sir, peoplefroter generations all think that General Lu only admires boldness. However,Iunderstand yourdesireof calming and giving peace to this country. Hou Cheng and the others followed you because of your ambition, didnt they?


    It was out of his control, and he was reluctantin his decisionto betray you.What would have happened to your loyal, innocent soldiers in Xu Province if there had been a deadly battle?Youwouldntwant to have seen Cao Cao ughter them,wouldyou? Theysolved the problemfor you. You shouldnt hate them. You should thank them! After talking, I discreetly took two steps backward. I was afraid Lu Bu wouldburst with angerin the next moment.


    However, Lu Bu didnt look enraged. He looked baffled, mumbling to himself,So,what they did wasntwrong?


    I knew I had made the right bet! Lu Bu was different from Xiang Yu, the Emperor of Western Chu. Xiang Yu only knew to kill, and he was stubbornly conservative, listening to no one. Lu Bu, on the other hand, had a tough exterior but a soft heart!