Lu Bu's sudden appearance was truly out of everyone's expectations. No one, including Yang Rui himself, expected Lu Bu to appear at his imperial wedding. ¢£
Yang Rui and Lu Bu did not have a deep relationship. Yang Rui had only given him some grace in the beginning. However, Yang Rui later used the Shapeshifting Mask to steal Lu Bu's identity and successfully instigated a fight between Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo.
During this process, Wang Yun even agreed to the marriage between Diaochan and "Lu Bu", which caused a lot of changes to the plot that originally belonged to Lu Bu's real identity.
Later, after Dong Zhuo was successfully eliminated, Wang Yun and Lu Bu had jointly controlled the court for a period of time. Lu Bu should have heard about these things.
Therefore, when Yang Rui saw Lu Bu at this time, the first thing that came to mind was Diaochan. It was because of Yang Rui's appearance that the line of fate that originally intersected between Lu Bu and Diaochan became parallel. Today, Diaochan had become Yang Rui's official wife.
At this time, Diaochan was in the process of fulfilling the promise. Originally, it was impossible for her to appear at the royal wedding. However, such an important symbolic ceremony could not be missed easily. In the end, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and the others finally had their eyes on Yang Rui's Shapeshifting Mask.
With the help of Yang Rui's Shapeshifting Mask, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and the others chose a substitute from the remaining 668 female NPCs. The substitute transformed into Diaochan's image and completed the process of the royal wedding in her place.
Therefore, in the eyes of everyone, what they saw was still Yang Rui's nine official wives and 72 concubines. Diaochan was not missing.
However, no one would have thought that the "Diaochan" at the royal wedding was just a substitute. Diaochan's real body was currently in her residence in Sky City. She was in the process of transforming into the real world.
Although Lu Bu's intentions were not very clear. And Yang Rui's relationship with him wasn't that deep. However, everyone who came was a guest. Furthermore, it was an imperial wedding. Yang Rui calmed himself down and prepared to welcome Lu Bu.
At this moment, Yang Rui had Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Dian Wei, Taishi Ci, Yu Jin, and other famous generals by his side. Although Lu Bu was strong, Yang Rui wasn't worried that he would be a threat. Besides, Yang Rui wasn't someone who could be easily bullied.
Yang Rui had a good understanding of Lu Bu's strength. Back when Lu Bu fought Dong Zhuo in Chang 'an City, Lu Bu had single-handedly defeated several generals under Dong Zhuo's command. It seemed that he was still holding back, leaving some room for negotiation with Dong Zhuo.
The best demonstration of Lu Bu's strength was during the Battle of Hulao Pass. Lu Bu killed Fang Yue, Mu Shun, and other generals. Then, he injured Gongsun Zan. He was almost invincible. In the end, it was Liu Big-eared and his two brothers' somewhat hooligan-like fighting style that restrained Lu Bu.
Lu Bu's strength was well-deserved and indisputable. However, when Lu Bu appeared at Yang Rui's royal wedding, the people who had participated in the Battle of Hulao Pass had the biggest reaction.
"Unfilial son! How dare you come?! Take my sword! "
"Thief, take my sword!"
Among them, the ones who reacted the most violently were Ding Yuan and Gongsun Zan. Before Yang Rui could respond, the two of them were about to pounce in Lu Bu's direction.
But this wasn't surprising. When Ding Yuan was the Provincial Governor of Bing Province, he was Lu Bu's foster father. Lu Bu was his most valued general. However, after the four armies entered the capital, Lu Bu was bribed by Dong Zhuo and almost killed Ding Yuan.
If Yang Rui hadn't appeared back then, Ding Yuan's fate would have been similar to that of history.
Even so, Ding Yuan managed to keep his life. His forces in Bing Province were all plundered by Lu Bu. Everything he had before was destroyed.
Of course, Ding Yuan couldn't tolerate such betrayal. Therefore, even though he knew that Lu Bu was very powerful, Ding Yuan immediately thrust his sword at Lu Bu.
There was no need to mention the enmity between Gongsun Zan and Lu Bu. During the Battle of Hulao Pass, Gongsun Zan almost died under Lu Bu's halberd. He was injured and lost face. Gongsun Zan had never let go of this grudge.
In fact, it wasn't just Ding Yuan and Gongsun Zan. Some of the people present had experienced the Battle of Hulao Pass. For example, Dian Wei next to Yang Rui was one of them. At this moment, he was also clenching his halberds, eager to have a try.
Lu Bu's strength was absolutely terrifying, but there were also many famous historical generals who were not much inferior to Lu Bu. Although they had never fought against Lu Bu, Dian Wei should be one of them.
"Brother Jianyang, Brother Bokui, please wait …"
At this moment, Yang Rui didn't have the energy to pay attention to Dian Wei's expression, because he knew very well that Gongsun Zan and Ding Yuan were no match for Lu Bu even if they joined hands.
Clang!
Clang! Clang!
However, when Yang Rui spoke, it was already over. Ding Yuan and Gongsun Zan were moving very fast. Moreover, given the enmity between them and Lu Bu, how could Yang Rui stop them with just a few words?
However, just as the two of them were about to close in on each other, the sound of weapons clashing could be heard. Lu Bu's Heavenly Halberd moved slightly, and almost without batting an eyelid, he had received the two's full strength attacks.
Ding Yuan's attack was needless to say. He was much weaker than Lu Bu to begin with. Lu Bu's casual swing of his halberd almost knocked him away. Ding Yuan himself was even forced to take five or six steps back.
Even though Gongsun Zan was quite strong, his full-strength attack was also knocked away by Lu Bu with two gentle pokes. His situation was only a little better than Ding Yuan's, but he was still forced to take three or four steps back.
It must be noted that Gongsun Zan was still able to exchange two or three moves with Lu Bu at Hulao Pass. However, his full-strength attack was easily neutralized by Lu Bu. It seemed that Lu Bu's strength had improved a lot again.
"Everyone, please wait a moment!"
Seeing that Ding Yuan and Gongsun Zan were about to suffer a great loss, Yang Rui hurriedly stepped forward and pulled them to two sides. During the process, Dian Wei and the others naturally followed Yang Rui closely in case of accidents. Dian Wei, in particular, was even more eager to try.
"My lords, Bu was forced by the situation earlier. Perhaps some of my actions were not understood by you, but in the end, it was Bu who got rid of the old thief Dong Zhuo, wasn't it?
It was just that Li Jue, Guo Si, and the others had designs on it later. Bu's forces were limited and he couldn't fully control the court.
Bu was misunderstood by the people of the world. In fact, few people understood that Bu was dedicated to protecting the Han Dynasty!
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