Vol 6 Chapter 8 (2/2)

I pushed the braided little la.s.s, who was surprised at the person before her, back to Gan Qing. I then reached out and pulled the mask down from the woman’s face while she was still regaining her senses.

The woman had very good features and big, bright eyes with a small mouth. She looked a little wild but she seemed like she would be a good target to fulfill a desire for conquest.

(TL: Yes, it means what you think it means, no ambiguity in the raws. Lu Bu, WTF???! But if you think about it, Lu Bu in this story being bi makes sense as the story with Diao Chan would probably have played out if our MC didn’t run into her.)

Though she looked beautiful, I don’t know her nor do I know why she was tied up behind the round stump. So as a precautionary measure, I left her bindings alone.

“Oi, oi, quit being in a daze.” Seeing that she was more or less awake, I took the bowl of water that Wen Yuan held, and brought it to her face, “Have some water. When you’re done, tell us who you are and why you’re here.”

“My lord, you’re being too quick with your questions.” Wen Yuan said helplessly as she patted my shoulders.

“So now you’re calm huh? You were still freaking out just now eh?”

“What do you mean freaking out? Isn’t my lord’s obtuse and slow reaction worde?” Wen Yuan frowned. It’s just 1 person, what’s the big deal?

“Wu..” Just then, the girl painfully opened her eyes and shook her head before her eyes began to focus, “This is… Wait, why am I being tied– Ow!”

Just as she was trying to get a hold of what was going on, she stopped thinking from pain. Looking at her movements, she probably hurt her back. If need be, we can get Lord Hua Tuo to have a look at her later.

“This is our encampment, and we found you tied up outside our tent.” I gave a brief explanation, and brought the water to her again, “Are you alright? Have some water first.”

“Ah, I should thank you first for this. By the way, could you untie me?”

“We’ll leave the ropes on first since we don’t know where you came from.” Wen Yuan hurriedly said in a guarded tone.

“Hmph, if you know my origins, you will probably be shocked. But whatever, if it weren’t for some weirdo who did me in, I wouldn’t be…”

The woman clicked her tongue with a look of disgust that was at odds with her image but she seemed to be really thirsty as she bent down to drink from the water I held.

“*s.h.i.+ku*… Pu!” In the exact instant when she raised her head and looked at me, her eyes bulged and she spat out the water she just drank.

“Aiyo! Good thing I dodged in time.” I was unscathed as I was able to move to the side in time.

“Yes, it got onto my skirt… And it only just got dry.” Wen Yuan, who was behind me, was not able to react in time and the water landed on her skirt.

But did she choke? If so, why did she spit everything out?

“You! It’s you!” Just then, the woman began to look at me with fury.

Me?

“Umm, are you talking about me?” I said as I pointed at myself, oblivious to what I have done.

“You’re the one who suddenly charged over while I was on my horse! And now you’re still humiliating me like this!”

“Eh?” What’s going on?

“My lord, did you do all that?” Wen Yuan said as she shook her head with her hands on her hips.

“I was having a good sleep, how could I possibly have gone to so much trouble?”

“Could you have been sleepwalking, my lord?” Wen Yuan pointed at me as she looked at me with distrustful eyes, “My lord is even more unbridled in her acts when she is asleep.”

Could there be such a thing… But I did indeed find dirt all over my leggings this morning…

If I did indeed sleepwalk and captured someone while I was doing so, I wonder what sort of dream I was seeing then.

(TL: Fun fact – Sleepwalkers aren’t actually dreaming. This is a common misconception. The Chinese term for it is even 梦游 where the first character is that of ‘dream’.)

“I’m really sorry for my lord’s uncouthness. Please do forgive her.” Wen Yuan apologised as she lowered her head. I felt pretty bad about it as well, and nodded.

“If you’re sorry then let me go at once! I still have a lot of important things to do! My people are still waiting for me behind the mountains~”

Her people? Looks like she’s not some small fry huh. Could she be 1 of Cao Cao’s generals? But then her attire wouldn’t be seen in any official army.

“Un, umm…” Just then, Gan Qing suddenly spoke up as she took a step forward, “Excuse me, did something happen nearby yesterday?”

“… Why do you ask?” At this question, the woman appeared guarded.

“2 people on our side have gone missing so if something did happen then they are likely to have gotten themselves caught up in that.” Wen Yuan explained.

“… Come to think of it, Chen Gong’s side seemed to have been stopped by some people.”

“Explain yourself! We don’t have so much time!”

*w.a.n.g*! *w.a.n.g*! *w.a.n.g*!

I lost my cool when I heard her unclear speech and grabbed the woman’s collar.

“Calm down, my lord.” Wen Yuan said as she clapped my shoulders. I swallowed my emotions and pushed the woman away.

“We were wrong to have captured you but our companions are now lost and if something did happen, we have to go and save them immediately. I believe you should be able to understand how we feel.” Wen Yuan bowed when she finished.

“We too seek your a.s.sistance.” Gan Qing bowed as well, and so did the braided la.s.s.

Hai! This really is…

“I’m not too willing, but please a.s.sist us.”

“… Alright.”

I don’t know what happened but it seems like we’ve gotten ourselves involved in some troublesome matters again.

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