When Cao Cao was feeling troubled and restless, he came to his usual spot to vent his grievances. Finding that the person he sought was not there, he decided to stay for a while by himself. As it happened, Diaochan also came to this place.
At that moment, Jiang Gan found Cao Cao and told him that he had overheard news about the Unlocker. He also revealed that Diaochan's kidnapping at Mount Dingjun had been Dong Zhuo's doing all along; Lü Bu had originally been arranged to rescue her as an opportunity to approach Principal Wang Yun and force him to abdicate, only for Xia Ling to rescue Diaochan a step ahead.
Although Diaochan already had her suspicions in her heart, hearing Jiang Gan say these things left her utterly disillusioned with Lü Bu. She had always thought he was simply clumsy at expressing himself and that was why he had so few friends, and upon discovering that he was covered in injuries from beatings, she had involuntarily cast a sympathetic filter over him.
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