Vol 5 Chapter 16 (2/2)

“Xuan De, when the battle begins, remember to stay behind me. If anything happens to you, I don’t know how I’m going to answer to your little sisters.”

“Un, I got it. Don’t worry, Zi Long.”

And behind me was Zi Long who would join me on the battlefield.

Zi Long was very much against me joining this battle. Gong You as well hoped that I could feign illness just before the battle and leave to Runan where I could prepare to reunite with Yun Chang.

From what I can remember, Liu Bei did not partic.i.p.ate in the latter half of the Battle of Guandu. But though I’m Liu Bei, I am also not Liu Bei.

I feel like I have to remain here to bear witness to something.

“Hai, though Xuan De’s martial arts is lacking and doesn’t know how to command troops,” Zi Long who was now besidr me began to complain, “But it’s times like this that Xuan De is really like that idiot.”

“That’s definitely not praise, right?” All she said were my faults, though admittedly I have no merits to speak of.

And the idiot that Zi Long was referring to was probably Gongsun Bo Gui.

Even though it’s been a long time now, I and Zi Long just can’t seem to forget that girl with the silly laugh.

“Xuan De, General Zhao Yun is right. You need not and should not be a part of this battle.”

Eh?

Just then, Zhang He who was on my left spoke to me in a soft voice.

I looked over as I felt that she had more to say but she had her helmet on and I couldn’t see what expression she had on her beautiful face and she didn’t seem like she intended to continue either.

*Dong* *Dong* *Dong*— *Dong* *Dong* *Dong*—

I was going to ask her but a round of drum beats interrupted my thoughts.

The Cao army had left their camp–

Someone in our formation yelled out and in the next instant, the Cao army began pouring out of their encampment and formed their lines and got into formation.

“Finally!!” When Ben Chu saw this, she completely forgot her hangover. She seemed excited as she looked at the grand formation on the other side with wide open eyes.

“Xuan De–” Ben Chu, who was on cloud nine, called out to me all of a sudden.

“Ah, un?”

I turned to her and all of a sudden my field of vision was filled with 2 giant mounds and a certain softness enveloped my head.

“Ben, Ben Chu?”

“It’s largely thanks to you that I was able to face myself. And so I want to thank you, for coming along wih me to this battlefield.” Ben Chu only moved away after a few seconds and smiled as she said to me, “I wanted to give you other rewards but this will have to do for now. I’ll make up for it when we go back.”

Her radiant, beautiful smile seemed ever more charming after ehat she did, and I couldn’t help but to turn away.

And what greeted me on the other side was Zi Long’s sullen face.

“I will remember to report this to your little sisters in vivid detail when we reunite.”

Eh?

Cao Cao takes the field–

I wanted to ask her what she meant, but the words Cao Cao sharply drew my attention.

In the distance, a stern, confident girl rode out slowly on a stallion.

Meng De… I see you’re doing well. I thought in my heart. For some reason, even though she’s on the opposite side of this conflict as I am, even though I’ve suffered attacks from her, I can’t seem to feel any hatred for her.

“Meng De, I’ve been waiting for you.” Ben Chu said as she drew her sabre by her side.

The atmosphere turned became severe and grim in an instant.

My heart began thumping as history began its course.

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