Vol 5 Chapter 35 (2/2)
“Was the Administrator too anxious? If he wasn’t, he would have let loose a rain of arrows… Though that wouldn’t have been enough to deal with you both and would have been more noticeable anyway.” Liao Hua nonchalantly said some very dangerous words but at this moment her att.i.tude isn’t the problem here.
“Liao Hua, tell me what the heck is going on?!” I put power in my legs and stood up straight in one go. Because of my height, I had to look downwards to meet Liao Hua’s eyes.
She looked at me and began to calmly explain herself, “These aren’t actually Yellow Turbans. Our troops are actually Luoyang city’s troops.”
“Luoyang city’s troops?”
“That’s right. I am the Registrar of Luoyang and was promoted to this position 3 years ago.” She closed her eyes before she continued, “In short, we’re the ones who caused all this trouble.”
Eh?!
“This was a scheme which Administrator Han Fu thought up after many nights and according to him, it would end in a clean and positive result with no repercussions.”
“Then could it be that it was all an–”
“Administrator Han Fu doesn’t usually attend to governance matters. Most of the reconstruction efforts have been directed by Meng Tan and I. Most of the details in this scheme were also worked out by Meng Tan.”
“Han Fu and Meng Tan…” I was incensed at being tricked.
I really don’t understand why they have to create so much trouble over a simple matter as crossing a pa.s.s. It’s only a permit so why can’t they just check with Meng De?
Even if you aren’t going to allow us through, you don’t need to do so much.
“General Guan Yu, I shouldn’t be telling you this much. As an official, I should be doing everything I can to stop you from crossing the pa.s.s.” Liao Hua turned and took out a yellow turban from her pocket and threw it on the ground with a disgusted look before she continued, “But as General Guan said, I still have a long way to go on my path. And since you gave me that chance, I will give you yours.”
When she finished, she ran over to her warhorse, made it stand and mounted it.
I was deeply moved by Liao Hua’s words. All I seek is honour, but it wasn’t something that was easily defined after all. But to put it simply, Liao Hua’s act of repaying a favour in kind should be considered honourable.
“General Guan Yu, what are you still doing here?”
Un?
Liao Hua was about to leave but she turned and spoke to me in a low voice.
“Yun Chang!!” Wen Yuan yelled out as she galloped over, “We need to get back to Luoyang now! The girls are in trouble!”
Ah! No good!
I only remembered that the girls back in the city were in danger when Wen Yuan reminded me
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