When the news of the book club reached Li Ru, he realized something was wrong.

He heard a name from the list of the book club.

In Li Ru's opinion, this name cannot be connected with the book club in any way.

He is the most powerful killing god in the world, the most powerful mountain in the world. His name makes countless people tremble with fear.

The man who caused countless people to be defeated was Lu Bu.

Although Lu Bu has extremely high martial arts skills, his disadvantage in literature is also obvious.

God is fair; he will not give all his grace to one person.

When Li Ru saw Lu Bu's name, he had a bad feeling in his heart. It was a very strange feeling that he couldn't explain clearly.

He also clearly remembered that before Hulao Pass, Liu Yu had plotted against Lu Bu more than once, hoping to make the prime minister suspicious of Lu Bu and thus instigate Lu Bu to rebel.

After Li Ru returned to Chang'an, he felt a little scared every time he recalled those plans.

If Liu Yu was not careful, his plans would fall into his trap.

If it weren't for Jia Xu's help, he would most likely have been defeated in the duel with Liu Yu.

The more Li Ru reviewed the situation, the more he felt that Liu Yu was terrifying. After returning to Chang'an, he did not relax his attention on Lu Bu.

After Lv Bu returned to Chang'an, he was very calm. Since Dong Zhuo stayed in the fortress every day, Lv Bu did not accompany Dong Zhuo. On ordinary days, Lv Bu often stayed in the mansion. He practiced martial arts and trained soldiers. His days were very peaceful. Just when he gradually put his mind at ease about Lv Bu, the inexplicable book club made Li Ru alert again.

His first reaction was that Liu Yu had returned.

Among the opponents Li Ru encountered, only Liu Yu saw at a glance the value of Lü Bu to the prime minister, and he used all his strategies and wisdom on Lü Bu.

Now Dong Zhuo has lost his fighting spirit and ambition, but he still occupies Chang'an.

Chang'an has the dangerous Hangu Pass, where one man can guard the pass and ten thousand men cannot break through.

The city has sufficient food and grass, and a sufficient population. Even if there is no ambition to advance, as long as Lu Bu is by their side, they can protect themselves.

Li Ru knew that Liu Yu could also easily see the things that he could see through.

Therefore, he will never stop his plan against Lu Bu.

Considering the relationship between Liu Yu and Wang Yun, Li Ru was more certain of this. Liu Yu was very likely to have returned.

According to the news received some time ago, Liu Yu occupied Luoyang and used it as his base camp. From Li Ru's point of view, it was not wise to choose the ruins of Luoyang as a base.

"Go check if there are any strange people or things in Chang'an recently."

The soldiers took the order and left.

The answer was brought back very quickly. No strange person was found, but there was one strange thing.

A new salt shop opened on the most prosperous street in Chang'an.

The salt shop was not very large, but its business was very good. The salt they produced was as white as snow, without a trace of impurities. More importantly, they also stipulated that each person could only buy one kilogram.

When Li Ru heard the news brought back by the servant, his brows slightly frowned. The information Li Ru got from the middleman should be somewhat different.

This is a business behavior and there doesn't seem to be anything unusual.

However, Li Ru smelled a different scent from it.

It was too coincidental that he appeared at the salt shop. He appeared here soon after Chang'an City opened the customs.

"Seal the city gates and don't allow anyone to enter or leave."

Li Ru's orders were simple and decisive.

In extraordinary times, Li Ru would never allow any accidents to happen.

From the news Li Ru heard, he felt that Liu Yu had already arrived in Chang'an.

The salt shop that appears in front of you may be the key.

"To the salt shop."

Soon, Li Ru led the soldiers to surround the salt shop.

Chen Yuan walked out of the shop and saw the murderous look on the faces of the Xiliang soldiers. He was surprised in his heart, but his face remained calm.

He bowed slightly and asked what had happened in his shop that caused Li Ru to mobilize such a large force.

Li Ru gave him a cold look and uttered a word between his teeth.

"Search."

The soldiers obeyed the order.

"Search carefully and don't let any suspicious persons go."

After a round of rummaging through the boxes and cabinets, the soldiers came back to report.

"Mr. Li, no suspicious persons were found."

Li Ru didn't say anything, he slowly walked into the salt shop.

The salt shop was not big, with a shop in front and a yard in the back. There were three shop assistants standing in a corner with frightened eyes.

Li Ru looked around and found nothing unusual.

He walked towards the backyard. Although the shop in front was not big, the backyard was extremely spacious.

There is a well in the yard, and nothing else.

Li Ru looked around the room and found nothing suspicious except daily necessities.

Li Ru pondered for a moment and came to the well in the yard.

Follow the narrow well opening and look inside.

Li Ru only saw his own reflection in the water.

He looked for a long while but found nothing unusual, and his face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it.

He snorted coldly and told the soldiers to leave.

The courtyard, which was originally crowded with people, was suddenly empty.

When Chen Yuan saw Li Ru standing next to the well, his heart was already in his throat.

He signaled to the servants in the courtyard that as soon as Li Ru opened his mouth, they should act quickly and subdue him. Only in this way could everyone have a chance of survival.

Although Chen Yuan's face looked calm, his back was already soaked with sweat.

He was resolute and decisive, so he was sent to Chang'an City.

From the day Chen Yuan left Luoyang, he understood his responsibilities.

He had thought that one day he would face this kind of situation, and he had already put life and death aside. But the key point was that the emperor's uncle was here now. If anything happened to his uncle, even if he died a thousand times, he would not be able to redeem him.

Seeing Li Ru leave, Chen Yuan gradually calmed down.

"Go ahead and watch carefully."

The shop assistants responded and walked towards the front shop.

After Chen Yuan confirmed that everyone had left, he came to the well and shouted to the water, "My lord, Li Ru and the others have left, come out."

A lazy voice came from the empty bottom of the well.

"Li Ru is cunning, he will definitely come back, so don't be careless."

When Chen Yuan heard Liu Yu say this, he felt a little bit unconvinced. He clearly saw Li Ru leave, so why would he come back?

He knew that Liu Yu was resourceful, so he naturally did not dare to refute. He could only stand there silently, staring at a corner of the courtyard wall in a daze.

While Chen Yuan was in a daze, Li Ru and his men had already arrived at the backyard.

Chen Yuan didn't expect Li Ru to come back so soon.

My lord is indeed a man of great foresight. If it were me, I would have been exposed today.

Li Ru looked around again and didn't find anything unusual. He felt a little lonely for some reason.

Only after seeing Li Ru leave did Chen Yuan come to his senses from his shock. Everyone says that his lord is resourceful, and after seeing it today, he found that his reputation is well-deserved.

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