All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

Empress Lü Zhi couldn't believe that such a shameless person existed in the world. She pulled up her pants and ran away!

Although she took the initiative that night, the shameless man's strength in the end was something a weak woman like her couldn't stop.

She was already Yi Xiaochuan's woman, and now he was leaving like this. What was she going to do?

Lü Zhi originally thought that once the deed was done, Yi Xiaochuan would marry her no matter what, and with her beauty and wisdom, she would eventually be able to subdue him.

But to everyone's surprise, Yi Xiaochuan just quit and left!

Lü Su was filled with grief and indignation and lay in bed for three days, and Lü Gong's attempts to persuade him were to no avail.

Until one day, Lü Su said something to her by her bedside.

"Sister, since you like Young Master Yi, why don't you go after him? If Young Master Yi knew how much you've sacrificed for him, he would definitely be moved!"

Lü Su's words made Lü Zhi suddenly realize that as long as she followed Young Master Yi and was willing to die for him, Young Master Yi would definitely be moved.

Thinking of this, Lü Zhi quickly got up, hurriedly ate some food, changed into men's clothing, picked up her packed bundle, rented a horse-drawn carriage in the county town, and headed directly towards Xianyang.

Fearing her father would object, Lü Zhi only instructed Lü Su to relay the message to her father before hurriedly leaving.

She traveled by carriage for three days, exhausted from the journey. Along the way, she saw several groups of laborers heading to Xianyang, but she still couldn't find Yi Xiaochuan's group, and she became extremely anxious.

That evening, the carriage entered a remote area, where there was no one around. The driver noticed that something was wrong and quickly lashed the horse's back with his whip. The horse was in pain and immediately sped up.

Sitting in the carriage, Lü Zhi also sensed that something was wrong. She saw that the surrounding forest was dense and the weeds on the official road were ten feet high, so it was clear that no one passed by this road.

Such places are often the perfect target for robbery and plunder. Lü Zhi quickly clutched the hem of her clothes with her small hands, silently praying that nothing bad would happen.

But sometimes, what you fear most is exactly what happens.

Just then, in the forest, a group of ragged men carrying wooden sticks and long knives blocked the carriage. Two burly men also carried a tree trunk across the road, blocking the carriage's only way to pass.

Upon seeing this, the coachman was immediately alarmed and pulled on the reins, bringing the horse to a complete stop.

Upon seeing this, the coachman immediately tried to turn around, but it was too late. Behind him were three or five burly men, chuckling and blocking the carriage's path.

This group had a clear division of labor and were obviously seasoned robbers. Seeing that the fat sheep was already in their pockets, they cheered loudly.

When Lü Zhi saw this scene, her heart sank completely. If she fell into the hands of these people, she would lose all her innocence, and how could she face Young Master Yi?

Empress Lü was heartbroken and silently prayed to herself.

"Young Master Yi, where are you?!"

The young master Yi, whom Lü Zhi longed for, was currently on a hillside not far away.

Yi Xiaochuan and Liu Bang's group lay prone at the foot of the hillside, watching the carriage that had fallen into the trap on the road not far away.

Seeing the bandits rush out, Liu Bang was taken aback and shouted to Han Chunming, who was watching the show from outside the crowd.

"Brother Han, you're truly a brilliant strategist! There really are bandits here intercepting our goods. Oh dear, these people are all armed. If we had just fallen into their trap, we might have ended up losing money to avoid disaster!"

When Yi Xiaochuan saw that the carriage was surrounded, he became very anxious and shouted to Liu Bang.

"Brother, stop talking nonsense, it's our turn to make a move!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bang's eyes lit up, and he immediately said...

“Brother, it’s not that I don’t want them to take action, but they all have to go to perform corvée labor. If something happens to them on the way, they’ll all lose their heads. I think we should just wait and see. Once these people have robbed us, they’ll definitely leave!”

Yi Xiaochuan thought about it and realized it made sense, so he said it with great enthusiasm.

"Big brother, you just wait and see the show. I'll take care of this!"

As he spoke, Yi Xiaochuan was about to rush down, but after taking two steps, he remembered something and turned to Han Chunming.

"Hey, uncle, you can't get involved in this. I'm afraid if you do, these people won't survive. They're just forced into this situation by circumstances. Just watch!"

Han Chunming shook his head helplessly, indicating that he could do whatever he wanted, and that he would definitely not make a move.

Yi Xiaochuan nodded in satisfaction upon receiving Han Chunming's agreement, and then strode down the hillside.

On the way, he picked up a small wooden stick from the ground and used it as a weapon, then rushed into the crowd with lightning speed.

Inside the carriage, Lü Zhi held a small knife, determined to kill one person with her own life before taking her own.

I am destined to be apart from Young Master Yi in this life; we can only continue our relationship in the next.

The bandits had already rushed close and slashed the coachman with a single blow. Then, the two of them, leering, rushed onto the horse rack, lifted the curtain, and tried to rush inside.

Just then, a wooden stick flew across and struck the man's face, leaving a bloody welt. The man cried out in pain and tumbled off the carriage.

The others turned around and saw a handsome young man rushing into their crowd, empty-handed.

Yi Xiaochuan's martial arts skills were indeed impressive. Facing more than a dozen bandits, he fought bare-handed and tumbled through the crowd. Although he was in great danger, he didn't suffer a single injury.

The main problem is that Yi Xiaochuan is too saintly; faced with this group's attacks, he would rather fight them with his bare hands.

Moreover, even when they do face off, they mostly strike the opponent's hands and feet, without using any deadly moves.

Lu Zhi, who was in the carriage, had already seen Yi Xiaochuan rushing into the crowd, and her joy was evident on her face.

She wanted to shout for Young Master Yi to be careful, but she was worried that she would disturb him, so she could only hold onto the curtain and watch Yi Xiaochuan's thrilling fight outside.

At this moment, from above the hillside, the laborers saw Yi Xiaochuan in peril below and were secretly alarmed.

Yi Xiaochuan had treated these laborers quite well these past few days, but now that they saw him fighting alone, many of them raised their wooden sticks and tried to rush down the mountain.

Liu Bang quickly stopped the crowd and tried to persuade them with earnest words. Seeing that the crowd was agitated, Liu Bang was afraid that something would go wrong, so he quickly called out to Han Chunming beside him.

"Brother Han, I've heard you're very skilled in martial arts. Why don't you lend a hand?"

Han Chunming, holding a Qin sword in each hand, stood up with a smile, looked down, and shook his head with a smile as he spoke.

"He's fine, you all keep an eye on him!"

As he spoke, Han Chunming raised the sword in his hand and shouted down to Yi Xiaochuan.

"Xiao Yi, do you need my help?"

Hearing the sound, Yi Xiaochuan glanced around and saw Han Chunming raising his sword, looking at him with a smile. Yi Xiaochuan immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly became serious, shouting at Han Chunming.

"No need, no need, that was just a warm-up. Now I'm getting serious, uncle, watch closely!"

As he spoke, Yi Xiaochuan quickened his pace, darting through the crowd. His hand movements became noticeably more forceful, twisting and pushing, and one person's arm snapped open, causing them to fall to the ground in pain.

Yi Xiaochuan moved through the crowd like a gymnast, kicking and pulling at the bandits. One by one, the bandits were kicked and cried out in pain, clutching their hands and feet. In less than ten minutes, the entire group of bandits had collapsed to the ground, and none of them got up again.

Seeing the group of people groaning in pain on the ground, Yi Xiaochuan was afraid that Han Chunming, that god of death, would suddenly rush down and strike them with his sword, so he roared fiercely.

"Get the hell away from me! I'll count to three, and if anyone's still not gone, I'll snap their neck!"

As soon as Yi Xiaochuan counted to one, the bandits who were writhing on the ground in pain scrambled and disappeared into the woods in a flash.

Soon the surroundings were cleared away. Yi Xiaochuan clapped his hands in satisfaction and was about to call everyone down when a figure suddenly reached out from behind him and hugged him around the waist.

Yi Xiaochuan was startled and quickly struggled to break free while shouting.

"Hey, hey, who are you? I'm not into that kind of thing!"

Lü Zhi hugged him even tighter, afraid that Yi Xiaochuan would slip away again. Her eyes were filled with tears as she sobbed with happiness.

"Young Master Yi, I've been looking for you for so long, sob sob sob...!"

Upon hearing this voice, Yi Xiaochuan was stunned and froze on the spot. He turned around in disbelief and saw Lü Zhi's tearful face. He was filled with mixed emotions.

At that moment, Liu Bang, who was on the hillside preparing to descend, was stunned. He saw his dream lover crying and embracing his sworn brother. Liu Bang felt a heart-wrenching pain and could not breathe.

At that moment, Liu Bang had only one thought in his mind.

"I have to find a way to kill that pretty boy Yi Xiaochuan, I absolutely have to!!"

The arrival of Lü Zhi has become a problem. Yi Xiaochuan naturally dares not say that he and Lü Zhi have had that kind of relationship, and Lü Zhi will not take the initiative to say it either. At least a woman's sense of shame is still intact.

However, the way Lü Zhi looked at Yi Xiaochuan, her face alluring and beautiful, made it clear even to a blind man that this woman was infatuated with this pretty boy.

Liu Bang quickly buried his thoughts in his heart, then put on a smiling face and congratulated his brother on winning the heart of his beauty.

Yi Xiaochuan had no words to express his suffering and tried to persuade Lü Zhi to go home as soon as possible, but Lü Zhi had already made up her mind about Yi Xiaochuan and only said one sentence to him.

"Yi Lang, I'm already yours. I'll follow you for the rest of my life. You're my everything, unless you ask me to die!"

Yi Xiaochuan naturally didn't have that kind of heart, so he could only let Lü Zhi follow him, sighing and enjoying Lü Zhi's care.

And so, Lü Zhi also set off with this group of laborers, accompanying Yi Xiaochuan on his journey to Xianyang.

Throughout the journey, Lü Zhi took meticulous care of Yi Xiaochuan, preparing tea and meals for him every day. Apart from not sharing a bed with him, she had done almost everything a wife should do.

All of this was observed by everyone, especially Liu Bang.

During this time, watching his dream lover's actions towards Yi Xiaochuan, Liu Bang felt as if a thousand horses were galloping through his heart, trampling on his inner dignity and causing him immense pain.

If he had to choose between his brothers and his dream girl, he would choose his dream girl without hesitation. He could make more brothers, but he only had one dream girl. What a tragedy!

He had been tolerating this, looking for an opportunity to kill Yi Xiaochuan, but such an opportunity was not so easy to find.

He knew his martial arts skills were inferior to Yi Xiaochuan's, and he was surrounded by so many laborers watching him, not to mention the unpredictable Han Chunming beside him. He really had no chance to make a move.

On this day, the group passed through a village. As soon as they arrived outside the village, they saw several new graves. Upon entering the village, they discovered that corpses were everywhere. Less than one in ten villagers remained, and the few remaining villagers were mostly covered in sores and waiting to die.

Upon inquiry, it was learned that the area had been afflicted by a plague, and almost everyone in the village had perished. The surrounding villagers had all kept their distance from the village, leaving it to fend for itself.

Upon hearing that it was a plague, the laborers were terrified and hurriedly urged everyone to leave.

But when Liu Bang saw the corpses all over the ground, a thought suddenly struck him, and he shouted to the crowd.

"It's already so late today. Wouldn't it be even more dangerous if we encountered some wild animals on the road? I think we should go to the village entrance and find a clean, dilapidated house to rest in, and then leave first thing tomorrow morning!"

Upon hearing this, and looking at the gloomy sky, everyone felt it made sense. They dared not stay in the homes of the villagers, and could only find a dilapidated temple at the entrance of the village to rest.

It was gloomy outside today, and we didn't know if it would rain, so we lit a campfire and rested early.

At midnight, Liu Bang slowly opened his eyes and saw that everyone was already asleep. He quietly approached Yi Xiaochuan, took a water bottle that Yi Xiaochuan used, and then quietly left the dilapidated temple.

Han Chunming, standing by the campfire, half-opened his eyes and watched Liu Bang's figure disappear into the night. He shook his head, turned around, and went back to sleep.

Han Chunming suddenly found it very interesting, as if no matter how he changed the plot, he would eventually end up back in the original story.

In the original drama, Lü Su had a crush on Yi Xiaochuan and eventually came to seek refuge with him. In this world, however, she found a way to get Lü Zhi and Yi Xiaochuan together.

As it turned out, it was Lü Zhi who came to seek refuge with Yi Xiaochuan. It was a case of a hero saving a beauty, and she secretly fell in love with him. In the end, they arrived at this village plagued by disease.

Han Chunming was eager to see if the following plot would be the same as in the original drama, with Yi Xiaochuan contracting the plague and Cui Wenzi eventually appearing.

It's quite interesting. I never expected that Liu Bang was the one secretly plotting in this world. He clearly wanted Yi Xiaochuan to get infected with the plague, kill Yi Xiaochuan first, and then chase after Lü Zhi.

Good plan, good brother, how vicious!