Vol 6 Chapter 27 (2/2)

She closed her eyes as she felt the wind, and opened them after a short while and said with a smile, “You’re lucky, Xuan De. The winds and the current are in our favour and we should reach within 3 days or so.”

“3 days huh…”

“Why, not too used to staying on a s.h.i.+p?”

“Un… A little.” If I said I was, that would be a lie but the real reason wasn’t that, “I’m just worried about Yi De who’s on another s.h.i.+p.”

Now that Yi De has completely forgotten all of us, the only ones she ever interacts with are Yun Chang and I but now that she’s on another s.h.i.+p, and given how isolated she is now, I’m rather worried about her.

“Umm… Has Lord Zhang Fei really lost her memories?” Lu Meng asked with a heavy expression in disbelief.

After the banquet from before, Yun Chang and I had explained what happened to Yi De with Bo Fu and her subordinates. This wasn’t the sort of thing which could be hidden forever so we thought we might as well let them know to prevent anything untoward from happening in future.

At Lu Meng’s question, I could only express my regret, “We got separated after our loss at Xu state. I don’t know the details of what happened but it seems like Yi De injured her head. Looking at how she is right now, it must be true.”

I did have the thought that Yi De might have been joking, and not just once. But reality was exceedingly cruel, and it’s impossible for the Yi De I know to have such good acting skills.

“How can this be… She actually thinks she’s an administrative official! She’s clearly an upstanding warrior!”

So that’s what you mind.

“Be it administrative official or warrior general, I’ve decided to respect Yi De’s choice. Even if Yi De has not lost her memories, and if she wants to be an administrative official, then she can do so.”

Who decided that Zhang Fei has to be a warrior general anyway? There are times when even warrior generals who can write and draw will go be administrative officials, no?

“Un…” Lu Meng sank into thought, possibly about what she could do for Yi De.

Bo Fu clapped Lu Meng’s shoulders as she looked at her, “Lu Zi Ming, there’s nothing here so go and patrol the s.h.i.+p.”

After Bo Fu finished, Lu Meng did not stay for long and only bade Bo Fu to be careful before leaving.

Looks like Bo Fu really does have a lot of enemies in Jiangdong seeing as having Lu Meng be her personal guard and follow her everywhere means that there is actually a possibility that there could be someone who could harm her on this s.h.i.+p.

Just then, I felt a slight tug on my sleeve.

“Bo Fu?”

“Xuan De, I’ve been thinking for these few days.” Bo Fu said and turned towards me, “I feel that I should apologise to you first.”

“Eh? What for?”

She paused and nodded before she continued, “I’ve always felt that Xuan De’s path has been smooth sailing, and compared to mine, it seems like everything, be it people, timing or anything else, is on your side and all you needed to do was to go with the flow. But after listening to what has happened to you since we parted ways, I found that this is wrong and it’s not been easy for you at all.”

After Bo Fu finished, she stretched her back as a show of her being relaxed and sighed again.

“Compared to Bo Fu, what has happened to me is nothing.”

I have been hiding and ducking here and there while Bo Fu accomplished the unification of Jiangdong.

“The unification of Jiangdong is only in appearance. There is still a lot that needs to be done internally.” Bo Fu said as she straightened up, “I can handle wars and battles but I’m nothing when it comes to policies and ruling.”

Bo Fu clearly meant something with those words. Just then, the wind blew strongly once more and blew her fringe up, revealing her beast-like eyes which I hadn’t seen clearly in a while. And those eyes revealed how jaded and tired she was.

“Ah… Oh no, my fringe got blown again…” Bo Fu said as she hurriedly pulled down her fringe.

“Bo Fu, looking at your eyes again after so long, I still think they’re really beautiful.”

“Wh– What are you talking about!” Bo Fu became shy at my words and blushed.

I’d already seen, and felt, it when Bo Fu said she was tired.

Bo Fu Sun Bo Fu, you should rest when you need to. Whether it’s us or the people of Jiangdong, I’m sure they will understand.

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