Vol 7 Chapter 6 (1/2)

VOLUME 7 CHAPTER 6: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS SUN QUAN’S PREDICAMENT (5)

Liu Bei POV

As the sky got darker, so too did the surroundings become quieter. The pa.s.sing of winter could be keenly felt as even though it was already night time, the temperature wasn’t very low.

*Gu*– Cold or not, my body couldn’t endure hunger for long. But at this time, I didn’t have the leisure to think about food.

I am presently carrying Bo Fu back to her residence after all.

“Hu… Hu…”

It was a good thing that it wasn’t too cold tonight so even if Bo Fu is asleep now, she won’t catch a cold. Her faint breathing was directed at my face and I breathed in a fair amount of alcohol from her breath that made me a little intoxicated.

“I’m sorry for troubling you both to give us a life.” Bo Fu’s subordinate general who sat beside me nodded and bowed, “I thank you both on behalf of my lord.”

This subordinate general was a girl, and seemed a fair bit younger than Feng Xian. Her hair was slightly greenish and she tied it up in a ponytail, with a long fringe in front. The eyes beneath her fringe were gloomy and had an odd look about them; those eyes looked more like they belonged to a medieval European witch or druid. And though it wasn’t cold now, it wasn’t warm either. Yet all she wore were some bandages around her chest which was very odd. All in all, she seemed like a very strange person.

“No no no, this is what we ought to do.” I smiled to make her feel easy, “Bo Fu is someone I should help after all.”

“In any case, I am still grateful to you both.” She bowed once more despite what I said before she continued, “Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Chen Wu Chen Zi Liu, and I’m a commander of my lord Sun Quan’s personal troops. I look forward to getting along with Imperial Uncle and Lord Lu Bu.”

Chen Wu huh? Another familiar name which I know little about.

“Ah, I look forward to getting along with you as well.”

“Un, un…”

I bowed as well while Feng Xian continued to steer the carriage while she turned to Chen Wu and nodded at her carefully and prudently.

“Speaking of which, you know Feng Xian from before?”

“Yes, I happened to meet her once in the military training grounds.”

Eh?

When I heard this, something clicked in me. I swiftly turned to Feng Xian who nodded when she saw me looking at her and flicked her fingers across her chest.

Is she referring to Chen Wu’s bandages? I see, so Chen Wu is the bandage girl that Feng Xian was referring to huh. But apart from her looks and garb, she’s pretty much fine.

“Umm, Imperial Uncle. I have a few questions to ask you.” Just as I denied Feng Xian’s a.s.sessment of Chen Wu, Chen Wu spoke up.

“Un, is there any problem?”

“May I ask if you have any intent to kill the lords of my household?”

“Eh?” I was stunned at this sudden question, and hurriedly shook my head when I recovered, “No no no no, why do you ask? Where did that come from?”

“Un.” Chen Wu grunted and nodded.

“Then have you planted surveillance in my lords’ residences?”

“Of course not!”

“Have you installed any traps?”

“I would hurt myself if I tried to do so.”

“Then have you said anything untoward about the lords of my household in your heart?”

“… Of course not. And that’s a little too far for you to bother with.”

Wh-wh-wh-what sort of questions are these? I turned to look at Feng Xian who looked back with a look that said ‘Now you get it?’, before turning back and concentrating on steering the carriage.

I can largely understand why Chen Wu has been labelled as a ‘weirdo’ now. In summary, this person has a persecutory delusions. You could say that it is a sort of occupational disease but this seemed a little too much.