Vol 6 Chapter 27 (1/2)

VOLUME 6 CHAPTER 27: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS A REUNION WITH SUN CE (4)

Liu Bei POV

Because the waves were exceptionally violent, we stayed at the riverside for a few days and only set off once the tides receded and the waves subsided.

In these few days we lived rather comfortably and got to know how wealthy Jiangdong is, seeing as how Bo Fu was able to feed all 5,000 odd of us amply. It was much more relaxing than how we rationed ourselves while we were on the way here.

That said, there was much trouble as well.

Most of our troops came from the north so they were unused to spending a lot of time on a s.h.i.+p, and so nearly half of our troops suffered from seasickness. There were also some who’d fallen sick as well. I originally wanted our troops to put up on land for the night along the way to Jiangdong but Bo Fu insisted we stay on the s.h.i.+ps as it wouldn’t make sense for guests to sleep outside. On our side, Liao Hua, Chen Gong and Yun Chang also agreed as they thought it was a good opportunity to train the adaptability of our troops.

Yun Chang is so serious with such things, even though she is vomiting so much.

And because of all this, Hua Tuo has been very busy attending to the sick with Gan Qing and Mi Zhen a.s.sisting her.

As for me, I’ve been taking cla.s.ses in politics, finance, international relations and military affairs. Ever since the Xu state 3 reunited, they had come up with a timetable with Zi Long and each one of these 4 taught me one of the aforementioned subjects. The way they taught these subjects was exactly in the same fas.h.i.+on as in high school and I was a little nostalgic at first but by the next day, I was thoroughly sick of it.

Sometimes, I would sneak away under the pretext of helping Hua Tuo’s medical squad but Zi Long would always catch me p, though she would relent when she saw how moved the troops were at seeing me.

I really didn’t think that the troops would respect me as much as they did, and if I get the opportunity, I must ask Zhou Cang and Chen Gong why.

These were all things that happened before we set off, and right now, we were on the way to Shouchun.

I have just finished Zi Zhong’s finance cla.s.s, which involved heavy use of the abacus. I’d thought that the abacus was a simple tool and easy to pick up from what I saw in television shows but the way Zi Zhong described it, it was as though it were a magical tool.

It’s a good thing that the second period is Gong You’s. Though there’s the saying that one shouldn’t bully the honest and kind, I’ve already decided to catch a break in the midst of my work and came out to the deck to catch some fresh air.

As I stepped out of my room and headed to the stairs, I found that s.h.i.+p was rocking quite a bit and didn’t dare to make any large movements as I carefully headed down while holding on to the handrails.

There was something like an open air terrace on the 2nd floor so I decided to head there instead of all the way down.

But just after 2 steps, a large wave came for the s.h.i.+p and I was unable to dodge in time and could only hurriedly cover myself with the sleeve. After the wave hit, I looked down and saw that the soldiers on guard duty were standing still and straight as ever, completely unperturbed by the wave. Their willpower and balance is rather extraordinary; I would have become fish food if I hadn’t been holding on to the handrails.

Even if the waters were calm, it seems like travelling around by boat is still rather perilous in this era. I can somewhat understand why the people on both sides of the sh.o.r.e have a hard time now.

As I looked into the distance, I could somehow make out the other 4 s.h.i.+ps in the mist. They don’t seem to be moving much from here but it should probably be the same on those s.h.i.+ps as it is on this one.

Just 5 s.h.i.+ps alone looks rather impressive enough. I wonder how it would look with 80 s.h.i.+ps in the Battle of Red Cliffs?

Though I can’t quite imagine it now, I felt my heart tense up at the thought that such a momentous event would happen soon. The Battle of Red Cliffs is, after all, a different level from Guandu.

“Xuan De? Why’re you here? It’s pretty dangerous.”

Just then, 2 people walked out from the inside of the 2nd floor. The one who walked in front seemed rather relaxed while the one behind who was protecting the one in front, was looking left and right, afraid that something might happen.

“Ah, it’s Bo Fu and Lord Lu Meng.” I quickly saluted and bowed.

Ah yes, apart from my 4 ‘teachers’, my Jiangdong host, Bo Fu, and her personal guard, Lu Meng, was on this s.h.i.+p as well.

“You don’t need to be so formal with me. All of Jiangdong’s officials and generals keep doing this but I’m quite irritated at such things.”

“Lord Liu Bei.”

Bo Fu casually waved her hands for me not to be so formal while Lu Meng bowed seriously.

“Speaking of which, what’s Xuan De doing here? Don’t you have work to do?”

This was something that Bo Fu was very good at but she still asked me anyway.

“Un… How do I put it, I guess I’m just taking a walk.” I laughed to hide the fact that I was playing truant ln my cla.s.ses and decided to change the topic, “C, come to think of it, how long will it take for us to reach Shouchun?”

After I finished, Bo Fu did not reply immediately. She put her index finger into her mouth and sucked on it, making a slos.h.i.+ng sound of her tongue against her finger as her breathing became heavy. During this time, I felt a little awkward at this.

She then extended her finger to the skies, at which I finally understood that she was checking on the direction and speed of the wind.