Vol 5 Chapter 19 (2/2)

“Then what do we do? Are we going to kill her when we get there?”

“Eh?” Zi Long’s words stunned me.

What sort of role am I supposed to play in such a matter?

“Guo Tu! Surrender your life!” While I was hesitating about what to do, Ben Chu was now less than 10 paces away from that person.

“Ben Chu–” I called out to her for some unknown reason but after I did so, I realised that I didn’t know what I ought to say.

“Kaa!!”

But whatever it was I wanted to say, it was already too late. Ben Chu’s sabre had now slashed down from the administrative official’s shoulder down to her stomach. If Ben Chu were to use just a little more strength, she would probably be able to slice her in 2.

Blood sprayed everywhere instantly and a line of blood splattered on Ben Chu’s face, which had a bloodthirsty expression on.

“Zi Long.”

“Ah, un.”

I bade Zi Long to hurry forward and we eventually made it to where Ben Chu was.

“Ben Chu! Ben Chu!” I hurriedly called out.

Ben Chu slowly came back to her senses as she gasped for air and looked at me, “Haa… Haa… Xuan De.” She said as she wiped the blood off her face, and then smiled, “Hahaha! This is so embarra.s.sing. Not only was I betrayed, I’m even reduced to such a pathetic state.”

“No, I don’t think so at all.” I hurriedly shook my head and was about to explain what I felt but swallowed back my words when I saw Ben Chu’s sorrowful expression.

“Guo Tu Guo Gong Ze. It was her idea to take Ji state, attack Han Fu and siege Gongsun Zan. Her strategies were good, but she has no honour, but I still listened to her words anyway. Now that I think about it, has she always been loyal to me or was she traitorous all along?”

Eat this! Die!!

S, spare me!!

Run, run, I don’t want to die here!

The surrounding pandemonium was the same as it was but I could hear Ben Chu’s words loud and clear.

If it were me, could I tell who was loyal and who wasn’t amongst those who follow me? And if there were a traitor, do I have the resolve to kill him?

“Xuan De! Why are you sinking into thought at this time?! Don’t you have something to say?!”

Ah! That’s right, I still have things to do.

“Ben Chu, now isn’t the time for this!” I said as I hurriedly shook Ben Chu’s shoulders, “Meng De has launched a raid on Wu Chao, you have to get it together!”

“Ah! Meng De is at Wu Chao?!” Ben Chu blinked and then thought calmly for a moment before she breathed out, “Un, I got it.”

Thereafter, Ben Chu gathered all the troops that were in the area and rushed to Wu Chao and began to surround the Cao raid.

Zi Long asked me what I intended on doing, but my intentions were naturally the same as before.

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