Vol 6 Chapter 21 (2/2)

The way Guan Ping addressed Feng Xian and Yun Chang as mothers even though she was more of a little sister was really comical. As for Chen Gong and Zhou Cang, apart from how Zhou Cang did not look at all like how I expected, I can more or less accept the both of them. I hadn’t been able to speak with them at length yet but a chance should arise eventually.

“M, my lord!!!!”

Un? A suppressed cry of surprise came from behind me all of a sudden.

When I turned, I saw a girl with a braided ponytail looking at me with bulging eyes and a wide open mouth, the fruits she had held were now on the ground. She had a small, oval face and smooth eyebrows on top of big, round eyes. She looked so cute that I simply couldn’t imagine her ever looking angry.

As for her clothing, she was wearing the standard military robes. Apart from that, she had on a somewhat old chest guard and 2 bronze wrist guards.

“What has my lord come here for?!,

Looks like I’ve been found out.

“Could you be here to spy on the bad habits of us soldiers? My lord, I have none at all. I don’t even drink liquor. My only snack are fruits. Ah, they fell onto the ground. If my lord doesn’t mind, you can have one.”

“No, no need for that. I was just taking a walk.”

“While you look like you’re just casually strolling about, you’re actually looking to catch some spied?! My lord, I’m not a spy!”

“…” Looks like she’s an easily exciteable type. I squeezed out a smile, and made to quickly leave before more trouble could latch on.

“My lord!” But just then, she grabbed onto my arm all of a sudden and pulled be back just when I had taken a step away.

“My lord, I’m Chen Dao, and I came from Runan! I’ve always heard of my lord, and now I’ve finally joined my lord just as I’ve always wanted! Don’t worry, my lord! No matter what hards.h.i.+ps I have to endure, I will help my lord accomplish his ambitions!”

As she said so, she continued to apply strength into her arms as she swung my arms up and down. Her strength wasn’t small either, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that she was capable of sending me flying easily.

“I… I see. I didn’t think I would have such a devoted fan.”

“… Fan?”

“Ah no,” Oops, I forgot the era I was in, “I didn’t think I would have such a devoted follower.”

“Ah! I’m nowhere near as good as my lord has described! As long as I can a.s.sist my lord, I’m perfectly satisfied!” She knelt when she finished.

“Eh! Please get up, pleade get up!” I hurriedly went forward to help her up.

Chen Dao, was it? That name doesn’t seem very familiar. Although apart from Guan Zhang Ma Huang, and Guan Ping, Liao Hua, Zhou Cang, w.a.n.g Fu, I don’t really know any other Shu warrior generals.

“Who was your general again?”

“General Zhao Yun, my lord!”

I see, so that’s why she’s standing so rigidly.

*Gu*~ Ah, my stomach is starting to make noises already.

“A, anyway, I’m really grateful for your support. Please do protect me under the premise of taking care of your own life as well in future.”

I hurriedly ended our conversation as I wanted to go for dinner.

“M, my lord…”

“Umm, what are you crying about…”

I didn’t think that words said for courtesy’s sake would move her to tears.

“I just feel that, my lord is really too good to us… I heard that most of the troops were refugees who my lord took in. And you’re so kind to someone like me…”

That was actually Yun Chang.

But I’ve gotten an acute sense of the gap between the poor and the rich in this era. From how things look, Chen Dao’s household probably wasn’t doing too well. And it is this sense of inferiority which has led to her behaving like this to me.

“Don’t look down on yourself like that…” I said with a rougher, more forceful tone as I clapped her arms kindly, “I’ll be counting on you in future!”

“Ah…” She hurriedly wiped away her tears and stood up straight when she heard me, and yelled out, “Yes!!”

Seeing how Chen Dao was like, I was beginning to feel that I hadn’t thought enough about a lot of things. Indeed, this isn’t the time to be solely concentrating on Yi De.

5,000 troops are watching me after all.

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