"How could you force your way in like this? Do you know where this is? This is the residence of the world's greatest warrior!" The next day, just as dawn broke, the servant's anxious voice came from outside the door.
A man who was ten feet tall pushed aside the servants and forced his way into Wang Han's residence, wielding a halberd.
"Who are you, and why are you trespassing into my master's house?" Li Si, who was practicing martial arts in the courtyard, shouted when he saw this.
"I was passing through this place today and heard from the local residents that the master of this house has the strength of ten thousand catties and is undoubtedly the number one warrior in the world, invincible." The man said, "I, Lü Bu, do not believe it and am not convinced, so I have come to ask him for some advice."
"Trying to learn from someone isn't something a sincere learner would do by forcibly barging in," Zhang Shan said, emerging from the armory with a knife. "I think you're here to cause trouble, aren't you?"
"Hmph, so what if he's causing trouble?" Lu Bu snorted and said, "I have the utmost contempt for those who are all show and no substance, who exaggerate and seek fame and fortune. This master of the house actually dares to say that he can lift 10,000 catties. Today, I, Lu Bu, will teach him a lesson..."
No sooner had Lü Bu finished speaking than a gust of wind arose, and a shadow the size of a millstone flew toward him.
Wang Han, who was testing the white rhinoceros's load-bearing capacity in the backyard, heard the noise and came to the front yard. He overheard Lü Bu's words and immediately threw a golden hammer at Lü Bu.
Hearing the wind and sensing something approaching, Lü Bu looked at the flying object and gripped his halberd to block it.
But when he saw what was flying towards him, Lü Bu didn't dare to take it head-on. He immediately used a bridge maneuver to dodge it.
"Boom...crack..." The golden hammer smashed the big tree in the courtyard and left a large crater on the ground.
Looking at the broken tree and the large crater in the ground, Lü Bu couldn't help but gasp. He looked in the direction from which the hammer had come, only to see a somewhat thin young man carrying another hammer walking towards him. His heart sank.
Although Wang Han looked thin and was much shorter than Lü Bu, the large hammer he was carrying startled Lü Bu, who was beginning to believe the rumors spread by the residents outside the gate.
"Lu Bu, since you've come here to cause trouble, don't blame me for being unhospitable. Today I'll see who teaches whom a lesson." Wang Han, carrying a large hammer in one hand, walked step by step toward Lu Bu.
'He's incredibly strong, but carrying such a heavy hammer, his speed must be slow.' Looking at Wang Han approaching, Lü Bu thought to himself. Although intimidated by Wang Han's strength, he wasn't afraid. He immediately thrust his halberd at Wang Han, shouting, 'Let's see who teaches whom a lesson!'
Wang Han casually deflected Lü Bu's halberd with a single hand, then swiftly swung the hammer back at Lü Bu. Contrary to Lü Bu's expectation that the hammer was merely powerful but slow, the hammer in Wang Han's hands felt weightless.
When Lü Bu saw Wang Han's hammer coming down, it was too late to dodge. He could only grip his halberd tightly with both hands and hold it horizontally against his chest, mustering all his strength to block Wang Han's hammer.
"clang……"
Lu Bu, having taken a blow from Wang Han, staggered back more than ten steps. He used his halberd to brace himself against the stone steps at the doorway before regaining his footing. His hands, gripping the halberd, trembled uncontrollably, and blood flowed down the halberd. The blow from Wang Han had cracked the web between his thumb and forefinger.
"I haven't eaten enough today, let's spar another day." Seeing Wang Han continue to approach, Lü Bu didn't dare to continue. He saved face with words, grabbed his weapon, and ran away in a flash.
"Sigh... speed is a fatal flaw!" Wang Han sighed helplessly as he watched Lu Bu run quickly towards him.
"Our lord probably let him leave on purpose," Xi Zhicai said. "Our lord held back just now."
“He’s just dissatisfied with my reputation and wants to have a contest. There’s no loss to him. Giving him a lesson is enough,” Wang Han said. “Besides, he’s Ding Yuan’s subordinate now. It’s not the right time for us to make a move. Killing him would only attract government troops and cause unnecessary trouble.”
“That’s right.” Xi Zhicai nodded. The world has not yet truly descended into chaos, and the Han Dynasty has not truly collapsed. Killing Lü Bu and inviting government troops would only disrupt the plans for the future Han Dynasty.
"However, time is running out," Wang Han said with a smile, turning to Xi Zhicai. "Keep a close eye on Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo's movements lately. Back then, General He Jin was unable to eliminate the Ten Attendants because of Empress Dowager He's obstruction. So he secretly ordered Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan to lead troops into the capital, intending to use them to get rid of the Ten Attendants. But the news leaked out, and that's why the Ten Attendants killed He Jin before Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo arrived with their troops. After He Jin's death, his soldiers stormed the palace and killed the Ten Attendants. Dong Zhuo is an ambitious man. Now he has entered the capital under the pretext of rescuing the emperor; he's going to make a big move."
"I see." Upon hearing this, Xi Zhicai immediately understood and said, "Now that Dong Zhuo has entered the capital first, he is bound to establish his authority. To establish authority, he must take big actions. Bu Lunding is an ambitious person and a royalist. The two of them will definitely not get along. However, both of them have brought troops with them."
“That’s right, so all we need to do now is wait.” Wang Han nodded and said, then picked up his golden hammer and walked towards the backyard.
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Three days passed peacefully in the blink of an eye.
After Lü Bu left, he was too ashamed of his defeat, and since he had looked down on his opponent and started the trouble first, he was too embarrassed to tell anyone. He also didn't dare to go back to Wang Han for further instruction as he had said. In addition, Wang Han forbade his servants to spread the news, so to this day, only a very few people know that Wang Han defeated Lü Bu in one move.
"My lord," Xi Zhicai, who had returned from gathering information, whispered to Wang Han, "Yesterday, Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor and installed the Prince of Chenliu as emperor to establish his authority. Today, Ding Yuan led his troops to confront Dong Zhuo at the city gates. It seems that the world is about to descend into chaos."
“That’s right, but,” Wang Han said, “Dong Zhuo is now ostensibly leading troops to rescue the emperor, but in reality he wants to seize the capital and depose the emperor, install the late emperor’s young son, the Prince of Chenliu, as the new emperor to establish his authority. Ding Yuan, who also brought troops, will naturally oppose Dong Zhuo’s actions.”
"Does the lord think Ding Yuan should win?" Xi Zhicai asked.
"What do you think?" Wang Han asked in return.
“It shouldn’t be like this.” Xi Zhicai shook his head and said, “Dong Zhuo’s actions today not only angered Ding Yuan and led him to raise an army to attack, but also angered many other warlords. It also gave many warlords an excuse to raise an army. If Ding Yuan fails this time, as long as someone mediates between them, most of the warlords will definitely raise an army to attack Dong Zhuo. At that time, the Han Dynasty will truly be doomed.”
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