Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 24: Godfather
As Bai Tu finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something...
There is nothing wrong with finding a godfather for yourself, but... for Lu Bu, "godfather" may have other meanings.
After all, Lu Bu recognized Ding Yuan as his adoptive father, but was instigated by Dong Zhuo outside the city of Luoyang, so he killed Ding Yuan. Later, he recognized Dong Zhuo as his adoptive father, and in Chang'an... he killed Dong Zhuo again!
From Bai Tu's perspective, the Lu Bu in front of him did not seem to be such a ruthless and ungrateful person, but in this world, these two things actually happened.
Regardless of whether there were some reasons behind this that Bai Tu didn't know, Lu Bu became notorious because of these two things.
It was only because killing Dong was justified, and his fists were as big as sandbags, so no one ridiculed him to his face.
However, now Bai Tu openly mentioned this "forbidden word" in front of Lu Bu...
Although their identities were swapped, the atmosphere in the hall gradually became cold. Song Xian and others lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Lu Bu!
"You want to worship me as your adoptive father? Haha, this is the first time." Lu Bu's tone was cold.
“Ahem, this… I mean…” Bai Tu was also a little embarrassed, but obviously he didn’t dare to add something superfluous like “my foster father is not someone to be slaughtered.”
Lu Bu looked at Bai Tu for a long time, which made Bai Tu sweat profusely. He didn't know how to explain it...
"Since you said so, from now on, I will be your adoptive father!" Lu Bu said suddenly with a softened expression.
The overwhelming aura in the hall before, which seemed like a mountain pressing down on one's head, completely dissipated the moment Lu Bu opened his mouth.
"Huh?" Bai Tu asked in surprise.
"Do you want to go back on your word?" Lu Bu glared at him deliberately.
"No, no, no, my godfather, please accept my greeting." Bai Tu said as he bowed deeply.
Although it was such a formal occasion and the first time he met his adoptive father, Bai Tu had no intention of kneeling, but Lu Bu seemed to be in a good mood for some reason and nodded and said, "From now on, you can call your adoptive father by your courtesy name."
"Hard drive... got it." Bai Tu's face turned embarrassed.
"Hard Drive, go and reply to Kong Rong first, and then plan where we will go next. My foster father... will support you!" Lu Bu said kindly.
After saying this, Lu Bu became somewhat impatient and announced the adjournment of the meeting. He also specifically emphasized that the generals of each department should carefully count their troops, as if they were really going to leave Xiaopei.
Bai Tu always felt that Lu Bu's attitude was strange, but he couldn't put his finger on it. After all, he didn't know Lu Bu very well. In comparison, he was more familiar with Lu Lingqi.
When walking out of the council hall, Bai Tu discovered that Lu Bu had left Zhang Liao and Gao Shun behind, while Chen Gong and Bai Tu walked out together.
"You know what? Just now I thought you were just this close to dying on the spot." Chen Gong and other generals walked away and spoke to Bai Tu alone with a stern face.
"Hehehe... I just had a quick thought at the time, but Lu... godfather seems to be quite happy?" Bai Tu asked puzzledly.
Chen Gong looked at the white map speechlessly, with an expression that said, "You call this quick wit?" Then he looked back at the meeting room and said, "I didn't expect that either."
Generals such as Hou Cheng and Song Xian were originally from the Bingzhou Army. They followed Lu Bu after he killed Ding Yuan and annexed the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun grew up with Lu Bu. It is said that Zhang Liao's father was a lieutenant of Bingzhou Army and died in the battle with Qiang people. After that, Zhang Liao was protected and joined the army. He was the inspector at the beginning. At that time, Lu Bu and Gao Shun followed him...
The three of them seemed to have experienced a lot. Although Lu Bu trusted Chen Gong, his friendship with Zhang Liao and Gao Shun was fundamentally different.
When Bai Tu went to look for Kong Rong, Chen Gong waited outside for a while. As expected, when Zhang Liao and Gao Shun came out, they bowed to Chen Gong and said, "Gongtai, the lord wants you to come in."
If Lu Bu needs to vent his emotions, he will find Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, but if he needs someone to make a decision, he will still discuss it with Chen Gong!
Chen Gong was also somewhat curious. What was Lü Bu feeling right now? He was in a hurry to get everyone to leave just now, and it seemed that he didn't want to expose his emotions...
But judging from the looks of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, Lu Bu should be in a good mood.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he approached the meeting room, Chen Gong heard... Lu Bu humming a little tune! Maybe because he always heard Diao Chan playing, Lu Bu would also hum...
Chen Gong was even more surprised. How could he be in a good mood? He was clearly in a great mood!
Did Lu Bu always want a son? I didn’t realize it before! Chen Gong suddenly realized that maybe he didn’t understand Lu Bu well enough.
"My lord." Chen Gong bowed in greeting.
"Haha, Gongtai! Why are you so polite? Didn't I say that we are all family behind closed doors?" Lu Bu waved his hand.
As expected, he seemed to be in a good mood - Chen Gong became more and more convinced.
"The hard drive seemed very nervous just now..." Chen Gong asked tentatively.
"Nervous? This kid just likes to think too much!" Lu Bu laughed.
Before, under Chen Gong's advice, Lu Bu actually had some respect for his counselor even though there was a big age difference between them. However, now all this "respect" has disappeared, and he even calls him "child" all the time, which is very... doting?
When Chen Gong read this emotion, he almost couldn't hold back his expression - doting? What the hell!
"Gongtai, Cao Aman has bad intentions. Although I will not tolerate his alienation, it is not easy to go to Yangzhou to compete with Yuan Shu. What do you think we should do..." Lu Bu began to ask Chen Gong for advice after a long speech.
The central idea is nothing more than "what to do to benefit Bai Tu the most", which makes Chen Gong increasingly confused about what has touched Lu Bu's heart.
But no matter what, Chen Gong could see that Lu Bu was truly concerned about Bai Tu at this time, so he suppressed his indifferent doubts, used his wisdom in the areas he was good at, and analyzed the situation for Lu Bu.
In a blink of an eye, they chatted until it was getting dark, and Chen Gong finally left. As soon as he came out, he found Diao Chan waiting outside. Seeing Diao Chan walking towards him with a graceful smile, Chen Gong secretly thought that something was wrong. However, it was too late to leave immediately after greeting her...
"Military Advisor Chen, there is no need to be so polite. Your husband is a mere military man, and it is all thanks to your assistance that we are able to keep the lives of our entire family alive in this chaotic world. It is Diao Chan who should thank you first." Diao Chan said deliberately distantly.
Chen Gong also understood that Diao Chan was angry, and hurriedly smiled bitterly and said: "Madam, you have embarrassed me. It is all thanks to the lord that I was taken in. If there is anyone to thank, it should be me who thanks the lord and madam..."
"No, no, no, the military advisor even has to worry about my daughter's marriage. Isn't it worth thanking him?" Diao Chan said with a veiled look.
That’s right, Chen Gong also understood that it must be Lu Lingqi who had reported him before!
Diao Chan was naturally sensible. Just as Chen Gong and Lu Bu had something important to discuss, Diao Chan had been waiting outside. But as soon as Chen Gong came out, she immediately stepped forward and knocked him, also to vent Lingqi's anger.
Chen Gong knew he was in the wrong, and Diao Chan kept him from walking out. Fortunately, Lu Bu's voice came at this time: "Madam! I have a great event, please come in!"
Upon hearing this, Diao Chan rolled her eyes in the direction of the conference room and then released Chen Gong.
"A happy event? Do we really have to force our daughter to marry off in order for it to be considered a happy event? Have you forgotten what Sister Yan told you before she died? And you're still...smiling like a child! You..."
Diao Chan originally wanted to clarify things with Lu Bu, but she only saw Lu Bu smiling and nodding, smiling... like a fool.
Diao Chan, who knew what Lü Bu was thinking, softened her heart and went forward to hug the kneeling Lü Bu. Lü Bu, who was originally grinning foolishly, started to cry and laugh in Diao Chan's arms...
