PS: Power outage. My laptop battery ran out, so I borrowed a phone and used its hotspot. One update today.
Dong Zhuo was clearly not a patient man.
The first few days had been manageable. Powerful enemies lurked outside, and the sense of crisis had forced him to suppress his desires and focus on the war. But ever since successive reports of victory had come from Tong Pass and the threat from Cao Cao's army had greatly diminished, Dong Zhuo's hormones had begun raging again. Whenever he thought of Diao Chan's figure, her smile, her voice, his entire body itched unbearably, as if millions of ants were crawling over him. Several times, he had nearly rushed into Wang Yun's residence to abduct Diao Chan and ravish her to his heart's content. Li Ru, Niu Fu, and the others could only dissuade him by appealing to the situation and the greater good. They had even brought up Dong Zhuo's first wife before finally managing to stop him.
However, after Zhang Liao sent back news that the "rebel army had retreated," Dong Zhuo, now feeling that all threats had been eliminated, announced on the spot during a council meeting that he would marry Diao Chan as an equal wife. The declaration caught everyone completely off guard. The civil and military officials all tried to remonstrate with him. But this time, Dong Zhuo was determined to marry Diao Chan, and no amount of persuasion worked. Even Niu Fu and Li Ru, the two sons-in-law he trusted most, were cursed bloody and did not dare say another word. Thus, the matter was settled with a single stroke.
After that, Dong Zhuo no longer had to worry about anything. Others naturally arranged everything for him. The only thing he had to do was wait