When Diao Chan left the study, she was distracted and extremely depressed. Her respected adoptive father's majestic face was gone, and his image collapsed in her mind.
It turned out that what the young master said was all true. Since the time of Emperor Ling, he sent her into the palace just to be a pawn for him to seize power.
Now she, as a chess piece, needs to be placed next to Dong Zhuo.
When she was not far away from the study, Lin Han sneaked up behind her and brought her back to the study window.
"Shhh."
Lin Han signaled her not to speak and pointed directly at his ears and the study.
Diao Chan understood and remained quiet, but she heard the conversation between Shisun Rui and Yang Zan coming from the study.
"I didn't expect that Lord Wang has such a beautiful adopted daughter. Why haven't we seen her before?" Yang Zan asked in amazement. It was obvious that he had just seen Diao Chan's face and was still a little unsatisfied.
"Before she reached the age of 15, I allowed her to study in the inner chambers. After she reached the age of 15, I sent her to the palace. I thought she would be favored by Emperor Ling and that I could be used by him to eliminate the chaos caused by the imperial relatives and eunuchs at that time.
Emperor Lingdi fell ill before he even met her, and later, due to the Dong Zhuo incident, she fell into the hands of Marquis Guanjun. While Marquis Guanjun was away on the expedition, I summoned her back, and now I can use her to drive a wedge between Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu."
"Lord Wang is a wise man, truly a wise man. In the past, there was the disaster caused by the eunuchs and relatives of the emperor, and later there was the disaster caused by Dong Zhuo. Lord Wang's adopted daughter has a place to use her talents." Shisun Rui praised.
"Sir Wang, if there had not been the rebellion of the eunuchs and the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, I'm afraid Sir Wang would have taken this girl as a concubine, right?" Yang Zan teased.
"Once Dong Zhuo dies, Lord Wang will be able to take control of the government, second only to the emperor. It would be fine to take it back then."
“Hahahahahaha…”
Laughter came from the study, and it sounded like a dagger piercing Diao Chan's heart.
Her world collapsed at this moment.
Seeing this, Lin Han took Diao Chan and fled out of the city, stopping only in the woods outside the city. There were wild dogs in the woods, and they were frightened by Lin Han's majesty and ran away with their tails between their legs.
This incident was a huge blow to Diao Chan, but Lin Han had to make Diao Chan give up on Wang Yun, otherwise her life would be miserable.
After lighting a bonfire, Lin Han saw Diao Chan crying silently, so he went up to her, hugged her and comforted her gently.
After a moment, Diao Chan's eyes regained their spirit and she looked up at Lin Han.
"Sir, I'll give you Chan'er's body."
As she spoke, Diao Chan kissed Lin Han.
That night, in the woods outside Chang'an City, spring cicadas chirped and dark clouds obscured the moon.
"System prompt: Congratulations to the player for conquering [Diao Chan]."
An hour later, Diao Chan snuggled up to Lin Han, watching him roast a rabbit. The firelight reflected in her thoughtful eyes. Suddenly, she said, "Sir, I can't leave Chang'an. I want to kill Dong Zhuo."
"Things have come to this, and you still want to stay?" Lin Han asked in surprise.
"No, Chan'er stayed, not for Wang Yun, but for the people of the world. He is right. As long as Dong Zhuo is alive, countless people will suffer. Outside Chang'an, corpses piled up on the roads, a tragedy. Chan'er does not want the people of the world to suffer like this. Sacrificing Chan'er can buy the world temporary peace."
"Don't be silly. I will kill Dong Zhuo. If you, a weak woman, were to sacrifice yourself to feed a tiger, wouldn't that be laughable to all the heroes in the world?"
"But my lord, this plan is cheap. I alone can kill Dong Zhuo without the need for war and countless deaths. Killing Dong Zhuo will not only eliminate this threat to the people of the world, but also repay Wang Yun for his kindness in raising me. After this is accomplished, Wang Yun and I will have nothing to do with each other anymore."
Diao Chan seemed to have grown up overnight.
The youthfulness of the past has disappeared, and there is more determination and decisiveness in the eyes.
"You don't have to go. I have my own way of killing Dong Zhuo."
"I want to go. I feel this is my mission," said Diao Chan.
"System prompt: The player has triggered the Diao Chan bond quest [Help Diao Chan kill Dong Zhuo]."
[Helping Diao Chan kill Dong Zhuo]
Mission content: Help Diao Chan kill Dong Zhuo.
Mission duration: Indefinite.
Mission Reward: Gain Diao Chan's favor of sharing life and death, and be rewarded with [Thousand Cicada Colorful Clothes].
Mission Description: Diao Chan rose to fame by using a beauty trap to sow discord between Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu, earning her a place in history. By altering the historical branch, Diao Chan's fame is lost, Dong Zhuo's death is no longer linked to her, and she will be stripped of her title as one of the Four Beauties. Helping Diao Chan slay Dong Zhuo will earn her a place in history, preserving her title.
(Note: Since Dong Zhuo's death had nothing to do with Diao Chan, Diao Chan was stripped of her titles as the most beautiful woman in the Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the four most beautiful women, and was now known to the world as a beauty of national beauty.)
Triggered Diao Chan's bond mission.
The bond between Dong Zhuo, Lü Bu, and Diao Chan, and the fact that Dong Zhuo's death was related to her, allowed her to maintain her title as one of the Four Beauties. One of the Four Beauties, brave and resolute, and extremely wise, surrendered to the country, even though she sacrificed herself for the country.
"Okay, if you want to kill Dong Zhuo, I will help you. But you don't have to go back to Wang Yun. Instead, you have to listen to my arrangements and I will help you kill Dong Zhuo." Lin Han agreed.
He was really afraid that Diao Chan would quietly run back to Wang Yun and be willing to be used as a pawn. He could not accept that.
"But……"
"No need to say that. The planning is not exclusive to Wang Yun. I have also made arrangements to kill Dong Zhuo." Lin Han said.
"Okay, Chan'er will follow your instructions."
"Still calling me Master?"
"Of course I call you Young Master. You have many wives in your family, but you only have one maid, Chan'er. In the future, Chan'er will always be by your side." Diao Chan said playfully.
"666"
…
The next day, Lin Han and Diao Chan disguised themselves and returned from the woods outside Chang'an City.
Diao Chan wrote a letter and sent it to the palace by a passerby.
The book states that she will kill Dong Zhuo, and once she does, she will repay Wang Yun's kindness and sever all ties between them, ending their relationship as father and daughter. If she fails to kill Dong Zhuo, she will commit suicide to repay Wang Yun's kindness.
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