Vol 1 Chapter 12 (2/2)

Meng De…. Even as a woman, is the same intellectual kind of hero huh.

As I thought so, I exited the tent as well.

“Oh, big brother. The meeting has ended huh.” On seeing me, Yun Chang, Yi De, Hua Tuo, Feng Xian and Zhang Liao who had been waiting outside came up to me.

“Un, it’s ended.” I breathed in the night wind. “We’ll be staying here and won’t be part of the ones marching to Hulao Pa.s.s.”

“Eh? I still want to fight more battles.”

“Don’t be too bloodthirsty, Yi De. Peace is the best.” Speaking of which… “Feng Xian, what are you planning to do now? Will you stay with us here or will you follow them to Hulao Pa.s.s?”

“I’m still a subordinate of Xuan De for now, so naturally I’ll be staying. But why does Xuan De think that I would go with them?”

Well that is the battlefield where you make your main entrance after all… Although even if I say this, she won’t get it.

“Nothing much, I just feel like having you here with me is a waste of your talents.”

“Is that so… But I think what I really wish is to see a day where my martial arts will be of no use.” Feng Xian said a shocking line, and revealed a smile tinged with sadness. “Though I do have the l.u.s.t for battle in me, my desire for peace is stronger.”

“I see… I must say I have learnt something new about Feng Xian again.”

“Maa, maa, it’s not much…” Feng Xian seemed a bit shy. Those who always appear strong seem so much cuter when they become shy.

But if it’s going to be like this, who is the general guarding Hulao Pa.s.s? Besides Lu Bu, I don’t know who else is supposed to be at Hulao Pa.s.s.

Forget it, a Hulao Pa.s.s without Lu Bu is better. That way, it should be an easier fight.

The next day, the coalition army marched out early in the morning while I, Gongsun Zan and Han Fu stayed behind in Sishui Pa.s.s.

As Meng De said, as long as we do not provoke the commoners, they don’t seem to want to cause trouble.

“Big brother, let’s take a walk down the streets.” Yi De suggested, and practially everyone who stayed behind was doing nothing, and so everyone agreed,

The city wasn’t big, but it was relatively populous, and there were several marketplaces here and there.

So that people couldn’t recognise us as individuals belonging to the official army, we specially wore casual clothing.

“I didn’t think that this city would be so prosperous. It must be the fruit of General Hua Xiong’s efforts.” Yun Chang said as she looked about.

A Yun Chang not in her usual green armour coat was a breath of fresh air and I saw her in a new light.

“Big brother, there are sweets there!”

“Yi De, you are getting too excited… I’ll buy it for you so relax.” Though the modern paper money I originally had on me was not usable, I do have some coins from this era in my pocket.

“But but, this is the first time I’ve been to a city larger than Zhuo county and Anxi county you know!”

This is just a Pa.s.s… It’s not as big as a state city. Maa, whatever floats her boat.

But speaking of which, sweets are pretty expensive. As expected, sweets are a luxury good in this era huh.

“Pan Feng, are your injuries better?”

“My lord, this much is nothing.”

Walking behind us was Han Fu’s group.

“That’s good… But Pan Feng, did you even get injured?”

“Wh, what! Zhang He! You, you’re just jealous of my achievements!”

“Like I said, what achievements huh~~~”

Zhang He? Zhang He is also Han Fu’s subordinate? From her voice alone I can tell she feels helpless at her comrades, and seems like she is responsible for tsukkomis in her group huh~~~~

I looked over and there was indeed another girl besides Han Fu.

She was a helmet so I couldn’t see her hair but I could see that she had an uncommon beauty and was pleasing to the eyes, Though she did not wear a smile, rather than having a cold expression, it was more like an expression that said that she hated trouble and did not want to bother with anything.

“General Lu Bu! Please don’t s.n.a.t.c.h this puppy from me!”

“No! I saw it first!”

Un? Seems like there’s a fight going on.

I can see Gingsun Zan and Feng Xuan arguing at a roadside stall which seems to be selling a puppy… Could it be that they are fighting over it?

“Aiya, my lord, don’t be so childish. I did see that General Lu Bu saw it first so just…”

“Zi Long!! How can you speak up for someone else and not your own lord?!”

“It’s just a puppy, why don’t you give it to her my lord… Umm, I don’t like animals very much as well.” Zhang Liao said at a distance from the puppy… Is she afraid of dogs?

“Zhang Liao, on this and this alone I will not give in! I’ve always wanted a dog since ages ago!!” Upon saying so, Feng Xian s.n.a.t.c.hed the dog and hugged it as she rubbed her face against the dog, letting an expression of sheer bliss. “Un~~~ I’ve decided! This dog shall be named ‘Red Hare'”

(TL: No this is not a mistranslation. And if you think it’s ludicrous, it’s actually the name of the legendary stallion which Lu Bu had. A supposedly legendary horse with a red mane. Yeah, he called a warhorse ‘Red Hare’.)

Red! Red Hare! For a dog?!

“No way!! His name should be ‘White Horse’!” Gongsun Zan continued to argue.

(TL: Gongsun Zan is known as the ‘White Horse General’ for an elite unit of cavalry that used white horses exclusively.)

Uwa~~~ Gongsun Zan is the same as always but who knew that Feng Xian would have such a girly side to her.

This era seems to appreciate dogs quite a bit… But in the end it’s just a puppy right…

“Big brother, there’s a dog there!!,

“… Yi De, even if you say it like when you asked for sweets I can’t help you. Look at how intense the compet.i.tion already is.”

“Big brother did you know, there are many benefits to keeping a dog.”

“… Yun Chang wipe your nose, your nose is bleeding.”

I retract my earlier words… I really did not expect that young women love puppies that much.

“Then why not we do it this way.” Gongsun Zan said angrily. “All those who want the puppy will compete and whoever wins gets the puppy, deal?”

And so, following Gongsun Zan’s suggestion, a strange contest began.

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