Vol 6 Chapter 14 (1/2)
VOLUME 6 CHAPTER 14: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS A MEETING WITH YI DE (2)
Yun Chang POV
After we entered Gucheng city and settled our troops, Liao Hua and the rest retired for the night while I told Lu Bu and Wen Yuan of what I saw and after some discussions, we decided to meet the Administrator at once.
And so we were led to a guest lounge in the city tower where we waited for almost an hour. As time went by, my heart began to thump harder.
“Yun Chang, are you sure that it’s Lord Zhang Fei?” Wen Yuan expressed her doubts with a difficult expression as she sat opposite me.
“Un, I’m sure. That voice and that face is definitely Yi De.”
“Actually, I too have felt that.” Lu Bu, who sat beside me, nodded resolutely as well. I didn’t think that Lu Bu, who didn’t usually speak much, would have a good memory for people.
“The city guard on the far end looks exactly like that la.s.s Yi De.”
“… No, we’re talking about the Administrator.”
I retract what I said about Lu Bu.
“Let’s take a step back and let’s say she is Lord Zhang Fei. It doesn’t work out no matter how you think about it.” Wen Yuan leaned forward as she said so and frowned, “If she is Lord Zhang Fei then why is she here as a county official? How did Lord Zhang Fei make it all the way here back when we were separated at Xu state?”
“That’s…” I was about to rebut her but now that I think about it, what Wen Yuan said makes sense, “Could it be that Yi De conquered this place? It’s not very big and from how it looks, it should be easy to conquer. As long as she hides her traces, it’s possible to escape detection by Lord Cao Cao.”
“But if she did, then didn’t she react at all when she heard us?”
“That’s…”
Yes, if she knew we had come, then she would have leapt off the city tower.
Could she have some reason to hide herself?
“What’s the point of thinking so much, you 2? If it’s Lord Zhang Fei then that’s good. If we have any doubts, we can clear them up when we meet, no? Hai~~~” Lu Bu was tired from kneeling and leaned back and lay down on the floor.
But she’s right, we are only frustrating ourselves needlessly. Moreover, there is also the possibility that I wrongly recognised her since the distance between us then was fairly large after all.
“My lords, the Administrator has arrived.”
When we heard this, all 3 of us stiffened and hurriedly got into a proper sitting position. Lu Bu was the most nervous and actually lost balance and fell onto me.
*Ta*… *Ta…
She’s here.
My heart thumped ever harder when I heard her footsteps.
“My lords, I happened to have quite a few matters to attend to tonight which has made my arrival late. I seek your forgiveness for this.”
In the next instant, a clear voice that was identical to Yi De’s came from outside the room. All of us inside looked at the entrance when we heard the voice.
That clothing, that figure, that face; everything is the same as Yi De. No, what I should say is, that person is undoubtedly my little sister Yi De.
“*s.h.i.+ku*…”
“… I can’t believe it.”
When they saw her, Wen Yuan and Lu Bu’s eyes bulged in disbelief at the sight before them.
“May I ask what’s with my face?” Yi De asked with a smile.
“M, may I ask, are you Zhang Fei Zhang Yi De?”
“Un, indeed I am. Is there any problem?” Yi De very quickly nodded as she said so, and looked surprised.
“… Yi De.”
“Un?”
I could no longer hold back the impulse in me and slowly stood up as I walked towards Yi De. I rushed forward in spite of my legs which were numb from sitting for too long and embraced her.
I thought I’d never get to see her again but here we are.
Perhaps the oath between the 3 of us then tied our fates together and enabled us to find each other again. I know that Yi De seems independent but she’s still a kid inside. How could she not feel lonely after getting separated from everyone?
My tears fell as I thought so. I thought I’d never shed tears ever again in my life, or at least if I had to, it would be when n.o.body is around. But I couldn’t hold back my tears at all as I walked towards Yi De.
It was weak of me but I was overjoyed inside because I felt blessed to be able to find my little sister again. I could already picture the 3 of us together again, with everyone else.
Our family is finally together again. Yi De, your sister is right here in front of you.
“Umm, I’d like to ask.” Yi De tilted her head slightly as she looked at me and said, “Have I met the 3 of you somewhere before?”
…
“Eh?”
Yi De’s reaction gave me a shock and I could only make a weak sound in reply. As I looked at Yi De, I only just realised that her expression when she was looking at us was as if she was looking at 3 strangers.