Vol 7 Chapter 10 (1/2)
VOLUME 7 CHAPTER 10: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS SUN QUAN’S PREDICAMENT (9)
Liu Bei POV
The sky was not bright yet when I returned to the residence, but a fair number of people were already awake.
“You’re back, big brother.”
“Ah, un.” I nodded as I replied to Yun Chang.
Yun Chang then began asking me about various things that happened today, mostly about Bo Fu’s state and not what transpired at Bo Fu’s residence nor why I went there.
“Good morning, my lord Liu Bei.” Liao Hua who stood beside Yun Chang rigidly greeted as she nodded at me.
“Ah… Good morning.” I hurriedly returned the greeting.
“We can finally rest easy now that our lord is back.” Standing on the other side of Yun Chang was Yi De. Though she said she was worried, her tone as still cold as ever.
“Since Xuan De is back, go and have a nap. We’ll be heading to the training grounds now and when I get back, I’ll continue your training.” Zi Long’s tone was similarly cold. Though she said this with a smile, her words made me feel exhausted and I felt like I wouldn’t be able to have a good sleep after hearing this.
Opposite them were the Xu state 3, who were packed and ready to leave to visit the various village elders and famous scholars of Jiangdong. Only xiao Yong looked like she wasn’t fully awake yet.
It was clear that everyone was worried about me, and they only carried on doing their own things after they saw that I was back.
Like Yun Chang, everyone else didn’t bring up Bo Fu’s family seal, as though they didn’t know about it which they ought to.
Personally speaking, I was rather bothered by this sort of atmosphere as I was afraid that everyone was just keeping what they wanted to say inside as they didn’t feel that it was right to confront me about it. I wanted to ask, but I was also afraid that the answers I would get would be like Wen Yuan’s and I might get convinced by them to take up Bo Fu’s offer so I buried this impulse and decided not to broach the topic for now.
“By the way, where’s Feng Xian?”
So I decided to change the topic.
“Still sleeping. We didn’t wake her up.” Yun Chang said calmly, “She’s probably exhausted after what happened in the day.”
Un, that does make sense.
“Won’t my lord be resting?”
“Ah… Un, in a while I guess.”
The sky was beginning to brighten up, and even I were to go and rest, I would probably be tossing and turning without falling asleep.
“In that case, let’s have breakfast.” A refres.h.i.+ng and lively voice came from behind Yun Chang, and in the next moment, Gan Qing walked out from behind with a pot of porridge.
“Gan Qing, you’re awake too huh.”
“Hehehe, I felt that Xuan De must be famished so I hurried up and made some food for you.”
Seeing how relaxed she was, I too felt comforted.
“Un, thanks.” If it’s just porridge, Gan Qing shouldn’t have a problem right.
“Alright, then…” Gan Qing nodded and s.h.i.+fted her gaze to my side as she pointed, “Will you both be eating breakfast as well?”
“Un un, we are, we are!”
“If you’re offering food, then I’ll have some.”
…
If these 2 hadn’t spoken, I would have forgotten their existence…
I turned back and saw that those 2 had even taken out their own chopsticks from G.o.d knows where. The one on the left had her eyes half-closed and looked sleepy. her hair was braided and seemed like a mysterious person. The one on the right wore an eye-catching shade of red and her big eyes were bright and blinked a lot, her energy at odds with the person beside her.
Based on what I’d learnt earlier, the sleepy one is called Pan Zhang while the overly-energetic one is called Ma Zhong.
When the hot porridge was served, the 2 people before me began to dig in even before I could even reach for my chopsticks.
And apparently, those 2 were familiar faces to everyone apart from me.
“Hai…” Yun Chang who sat to my left held her chin as she sighed and stirred her porridge with her chopsticks. I wonder if she’s troubled or if she doesn’t have much of an appet.i.te.
“Yun Chang, what’s wrong?”
“Ah, nothing much… It’s just that these 2…”
Un? Why didn’t she continue her sentence?