Vol 4 Chapter 34.1 (1/2)

VOLUME 4 EXTRA STORY PART 1: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE EXTRA STORY OF VOLUME 4

By now, I was used to how bleak Liyang was. There were tens of thousands of soldiers stationed here and now that we were in a standoff, everyone was bored and were less alert as a result. Some people played Cuju, others played chess, and because the army had almost equal numbers of men and women, there were a fair number of couples. It wasn’t surprising that some soldiers would use this chance to date and advance their relations.h.i.+ps. However, the atmosphere just wasn’t there with the cold winter and the dry air.

(TL: Cuju is the earliest recognised form of football. If you watched the Red Cliff movie, you will know how it looks like.)

As for me, I was summoned to Ben Chu’s tent first thing in the morning for G.o.d knows what.

What could it be…

“Xuan De… It’s okay now.” After about 20 minutes, Ben Chu pulled open the curtains and poked out her head, “Dang dang dang dang!”

Seeing that she had drawn my attention, she parted open the curtains and revealed a set of luxurious clothes.

I don’t know what the official name for these clothes are but they are much more luxurious than any ordinary clothing I’ve seen before. I’ve seen Ben Chu in similar clothing before but this set was the best fit.

“How is it? Does it suit me?” Ben Chu said as she struck poses with her curvaceous body.

“Un, it suits you.” I nodded.

I’m not sure if it’s her aura but these clothes wouldn’t bring out the beauty in anyone, and wouldn’t feel right on someone like Yi De for example.

“That’s it?” But to Ben Chu, my opinion was not satisfying to her, “Come on, praise me more~~” Ben Chu pouted as she said so.

“I don’t really know what to say…”

So what she summoned me for was just to see her new clothes… Sometimes, I really don’t understand how girls think.

(TL: Sometimes is an understatement.)

“Xuan De doesn’t know how to make a girl happy at all~” Ben Chu said helplessly as she pointed her folding hand at me, “Shouldn’t you come up with some flattery at a time like this?”

“That huh… Perhaps I should have.”

“Hai~~” Ben Chu sighed, “How are you going to get others to do things for you if you’re like this huh~”

When I heard this, I couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

How should I put it? … Yes, I’ve received training in that area before.

After hearing what Ben Chu said, I couldn’t help but think back to the beginning of my return to Xu state after the slaying of Che Zhou.

… Yaw~~~n.

It was about to be autumn soon and the weather was clear as I sat in the town hall doing nothing. The words in the scroll just wouldn’t enter my eyes as I stretched my back and yawned.

As the saying goes, autumn is a good time for sleeping. Though many strange things tended to happen in autumn, people don’t pay much attention as they are too lethargic. And autumn days as nice as today are truly comfortable.

Though this era uses the Lunar calendar, if I were to think of it in terms of a Gregorian calendar, it should be National day soon. That said, it’s been like a holiday every day since I returned to Xu state since I basically do nothing every day.

“… My lord, have you finished the doc.u.ments?”

“*Ahem*… Un, I’m doing them now.” I jolted up and took a scroll which I pretended to read when I heard Gong You’s voice.

Did Gong You come in through the back door? She really was quiet about it.

“Un…” Gong You came over and looked at me, “It hasn’t moved at all.”

She saw through me?!

I turned back and looked at Gong You with trepidation and saw that she was frowning and looked like she did not know what she should do.

“Gong You, show me some mercy.” I put down the scroll and began pleading with Gong You, “When it comes to these scrolls, I can’t read them nor do I know how I should deal with them. What do you want me to do~”