Vol 5 Chapter 29 (1/2)

VOLUME 5 CHAPTER 29: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS RIDING AS 3 FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES (6)

Yun Chang POV

The days were getting colder and colder, probably in part due to our journey taking us progressively norther as we advanced.

As I thought so, I hugged my green robes. I didn’t accept Lord Cao Cao’s kind intentions then, and it seems like I’m just self-flagellating. No matter what, one cannot get through the wintry cold just by willpower alone.

Even since we’ve left Dongling Pa.s.s, we’ve been on the road for 3-4 days now. I don’t know if it’s our luck or that these parts are generally unpopulated, but we haven’t come across a single village or town where we could stop and rest.

It was still fine for us. I, Hua Tuo and Wen Yuan can live with camping out, and Lu Bu can even sleep while she’s riding. But this isn’t good for Gan Qing and Mi Zhen. If we have to keep staying out in the wilderness or keep travelling, they will fall ill eventually.

“Achoo!” Just then, Meng Huo, who was beside me, s.h.i.+vered as he gave a loud sneeze and mucus dripped from his nose.

Meng Huo was s.h.i.+vering uncontrollably as he rubbed his hands over his body which was covered by several pieces of thin cloth and looking ahead with lifeless eyes.

Beside him, Lady Zhurong, Ahuina and Dongtuna were wrapped in thick beast hides and fur that made one feel warm just looking at them.

“My lady… Can I please have 1 piece…” Meng Huo pleaded as he extended a thin arm out, looking exceptionally pitiful as he did so.

“…” Unfortunately, this was not enough to move Lady Zhurong as she coldly said without even looking at him, “Isn’t being able to keep your most beloved woman warm from the chilly cold the greatest happiness for a big man like you?”

That is right… But we’re here on a leisure trip… Meng Huo moved his lips but he could not form the words as he was soundly convinced and could only continue on as he was.

And as for our side–

“My lord, my lord, you can’t sleep here! You will catch a cold!”

“Wen Yuan! You b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Keep drinking!”

Oi oi oi. I shook my head.

At this time, everyone seems to have loosened up. Lu Bu wasn’t the sort who could remain serious for long to begin with and Wen Yuan was fully occupied with taking care of Lu Bu.

Looks like I can only depend on myself. I silently nodded, and took out the map from Wen Yuan’s pouch which hung by her saddle and inspected it.

Un… If we continue downstream, we should reach Luoyang before long. I s.h.i.+fted my glance away from the map and looked into the distance.

That said, there are only dense low forests around…

Un?

In the distance, columns of smoke rose up to the skies.

That’s!

I swung the reins and galloped forward.

Somewhere ahead of us stood city walls that weren’t too tall.