Lu Bu: Invasion Hunnic

On a small hill in Jiuyuan County, Wuyuan Prefecture, Bingzhou, a group of teenagers were playing. At that moment, a little girl looked at the opposite cliff and said to the other children: "Everyone, look over there! What kind of flower is that? It's so beautiful!" As soon as the girl spoke, the boys ran over to watch. “Those flowers are indeed very beautiful, but they grow too high up on the cliff,” a boy said. “What’s so special about that? Do you think we men of the grasslands can’t even conquer this little cliff?” another boy exclaimed. "Whoever picks that flower first, we'll make him our leader, okay?" one of the boys suggested. The boy's opinion was quickly accepted by everyone. And so a flower-picking competition began among the boys. And so, many little boys appeared on the high cliff. One by one, they struggled to climb towards the flower on the cliff, wanting to pick it as quickly as possible. Before long, a tall boy from the group of children climbed to the front of the group. Just as the boy reached out to pick the flower, his foot suddenly slipped, and he stumbled and fell off the cliff. Meanwhile, on a secluded street in a certain city, a boy was engrossed in reading a comic book. Occasionally, he would chuckle as he read something he found particularly interesting. The boy was reading as he walked home. He was just going by instinct, taking steps forward without realizing that he had already reached the middle of the road. At that moment, a car sped towards us from the opposite direction. By the time the boy and the car noticed each other, they were only a few meters apart. In just a moment, the car and the boy made intimate contact. When the car stopped, the boy was already lying on the roadside, barely breathing. After being hit by the car, the boy only felt a moment of dizziness and then lost consciousness. When the boy woke up again, he wasn't in the hospital. He was lying on the ground, surrounded by a group of ragged teenagers. At the same time, excruciating pain shot through his body. At that moment, the boy felt a sharp pain in his head, and then many things appeared. The boy finally understood: he had transmigrated. And he had transmigrated to a chaotic world, becoming an ordinary boy in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. "What kind of world is this? I was born and raised in high-rise buildings, eating KFC and drinking yogurt. I was a promising young man. I was just reading comics on the street. How did I get hit by a car? Getting hit by a car is one thing, but why did they send me to this godforsaken place? And to make matters worse, why did they give me this broken body? I haven't done anything wrong except for not believing in gods. Why can't they give me a better background? Even if I can't be Yuan Shao, I should at least be the young master of some family." "Wait, Lü Bu? How come I have Lü Bu in my memories? No, that's not right. Lü Bu is what others call me. I've actually transmigrated and become Lü Bu. Could it be the Lü Bu who said, 'Among horses, Red Hare; among men, Lü Bu'?" The boy felt a pang of trepidation, but mostly joy. The new Lü Bu was lost in his own thoughts when he was interrupted by a group of children who cared about him. "Big brother, how are you? Are you feeling better?" a girl asked the boy lying on the ground. "I've heard that boys' urine can cure diseases. We have so many boys here, would you like some of their urine?" another boy suggested when he saw that Lü Bu remained silent. At this moment, the older boy lying on the ground, not wanting to develop a good relationship with the boy's urine, had no choice but to force himself to stand up and say to the children: "No need, I'm fine. You all go and have fun. I just need to rest for a bit." Hearing the boy's words, the children felt much relieved and chased each other to play elsewhere. Only the girl from before remained motionless, standing there. Only after all the other boys had gone far away did she speak again, her voice trembling with tears: "It's all my fault. I dragged you into this mess, brother. If I hadn't wanted that flower, you wouldn't have fallen off the cliff while trying to pick it, and you wouldn't be in this state. You even stopped breathing just now, and your face was frighteningly pale." Looking at the girl before him, on the verge of tears, and listening to her words, Lü Bu finally understood what was going on. "So, the original owner of this body did this because he saved you. I'm so confused. Why am I so unlucky? But saving someone is better than the last life. At least after I die, people will say that I died saving someone, not that I was accidentally hit by a car while reading a comic book." After hearing the boy's words, the girl blinked curiously and asked: "Big brother, why are you saying such strange things? I can't understand a word you say. Are you angry with me?" The little girl was about to cry. Seeing this, the boy quickly put on a pained expression and said: "I didn't say anything important. Could you find me a stick so I can lean on it? Then take me home. My body is starting to hurt again." Upon hearing this, the girl immediately stopped crying, agreed to the boy's request, and ran off. Only then did Lü Bu sigh. He said slowly: "It seems I still have to rely on myself. In any case, I need to get my body back in good shape first." Lü Bu's home was in a small village near this hill. Like everyone else in the village, Lü Bu's family were Han Chinese who had migrated from the interior during their early years when they were stationed on the frontier. At that time, the Xiongnu had just been defeated, and the Han people still held considerable authority in the northern frontier. However, in recent years, the Han court had been declining, and the foreign tribes living on the border had become restless. Turks were frequently seen in Wuyuan Commandery. When Lü Bu, supported by the little girl, returned to the village, it was already nearing dusk. The setting sun shone brightly on the entire village, making it appear exceptionally beautiful. Smoke rose from every household in the village, as people who had been busy all day prepared to return home. A low earthen wall surrounded the village, and two strong men, swords in hand, paced back and forth at the wall's exit. Lu Bu pointed at the two men carrying swords and walking back and forth, and asked the little girl beside him: "Are there still soldiers in the village?" The little girl blinked and said: "Big brother, have you forgotten? Those are the guards of our village. Didn't you say that you would be like them someday and kill invading foreign tribes?" Hearing the little girl's words, Lü Bu could only smile helplessly. The Lü Bu of today was certainly not the Lü Bu of the past. How could he remember everything so clearly? Perhaps in the past, Lü Bu viewed those foreign tribes as enemies. But now, Lü Bu sees them merely as brothers vying for inheritance, and there's no need for them to fight to the death. With the little girl's help, Lü Bu was on his way home when he suddenly heard the thunderous sound of horses' hooves coming from the distant, sun-drenched area. The people, who had been busy all day, suddenly stopped and looked in the direction from which the sound of horses' hooves was coming. Lü Bu was also puzzled. Logically, although the Han Dynasty was in decline, it shouldn't have such a large cavalry force. So where did these cavalry come from? Suddenly, an elderly person cried out in alarm: "Everyone, hurry back to the village! The Xiongnu cavalry are coming!" The sound had barely been uttered when it received a response. The villagers, who had initially seemed somewhat bewildered, immediately sprang into action. A flurry of footsteps and screams echoed throughout the village. At this moment, an elderly man who looked like the village chief came out and began to give instructions. "Women and children went home to stay, and all the men in the village over the age of 12 brought their weapons and gathered at the earthen wall." Following the old man's words, men, women, and children in the village all sprang into action. Lü Bu was no exception, of course, since he was exactly twelve years old this year. Lu Bu hurriedly had the little girl beside him lead him to his doorstep. Only then did Lu Bu vaguely recall the appearance of his current adoptive parents. "You'd better go home and hide." Lu Bu hurriedly told the little girl beside him to go home first, and then slowly, limping, he walked into his own yard. As soon as Lü Bu entered the courtyard, he saw a handsome middle-aged man, about two meters tall, carrying a bow and arrows and a spear, emerge from the house. This man was none other than Lü Bu's father. Upon seeing Lü Bu, Lü Bu's father said: "Where have you been running off to, you brat? Hurry up and get yourself together, we're about to go to war." As Lü Bu's father spoke, he reached out and patted Lü Bu's head, saying: "Didn't you always say, 'We must kill all the alien races'? Now that the opportunity has come, why aren't you happy at all?" At this point, Lü Bu's father chuckled. At this moment, a middle-aged woman came out of the house. She was Lü Bu's mother. She looked at Lü Bu and said: "You silly child, why don't you ever take care when you go out to play? How did you manage to get your clothes like this?" As Lü Bu's mother spoke, she walked towards him. She then asked with concern: "Are you still hurt? Why don't we hide in the cellar together? You're just a kid, you can't be of much help in this kind of fighting." As she spoke, the middle-aged woman looked at her husband. “How can this be? There’s no one in our Lü family who’s afraid of death. Besides, my Bu’er is already twelve years old, he’s reached adulthood. When I was his age, I was already able to hunt. A man of the grasslands should soar through the sky like an eagle. How can he stay by his mother’s side, sitting like a cowardly chick?” The middle-aged man got more and more excited as he spoke. His eyes were filled with the passion and madness of a northern man. At this point, although Lü Bu was somewhat afraid of warfare with cold weapons, he was also inspired by the passion of his adoptive father. "Father, don't worry, I won't let you down." After saying this, Lü Bu went into the house, picked up a small bow and arrow, and took a short sword to the middle-aged man's side.