Vol 7 Chapter 14 (2/2)

“Ah, nothing much.” She smiled elatedly when she came before me. Looks like she’s very happy at Bo Fu’s recovery, “I just wish to thank Imperial Uncle on behalf of all retainers of Jiangdong. I truly am grateful for what you’ve done.”

As she said so, she bowed deeply.

“Ah… Un, it’s nothing.” I hurriedly turned away as I said so. Her clothes were a little too revealing and when she bent down, her cleavage was laid bare, and I had to turn away to prevent myself from staring.

The design of this clothing… Sun Quan, you’re way too good.

I then recalled how she stopped Lu Meng earlier and wondered again what her ident.i.ty was.

“Umm, if I happen to have made a mistake, please forgive me, but may I ask if you’re just an ordinary servant?” I carefully worded my question.

“I got busted huh?”

“It would be difficult not to have noticed.”

The formidable aura she had about her was far too noticeable. Compared to most other warrior generals, it was of a higher level.

“About that… Even if you learn about my name, it’s not of much use. I’m just an ordinary has-been general.”

She continued to avoid telling me who she was, perhaps because she thinks she’s not too famous in the present.

Seeing that she wasn’t as adamant as before, I decided to press her, “I won’t know that until you tell me.”

“… Hai, I lose.” She sank into silence before sighing. She then tidied her clothing and formally introduced herself, “I am the warrior general Huang Gai, Huang Gong Fu.”

“Oh? Huang Gai huh?” After I heard her name, I repeated it once more as I took a deep breath.

She’s actually Huang Gai?!

I was quite surprised to learn of this but by now, I’ve already gotten so used to being shocked and having my worldview thoroughly challenged so this was just a small wave compared to what I’ve been through and I was able to maintain a calm countenance.

“Ah, I’ve heard of your name. Something about you being a general who’s served the Sun family for 3 generations now.” I skimped on the details, which I wasn’t that knowledgeable about anyway.

“Oh? To think you actually know who I am.” Even so, Huang Gai was genuinely surprised that I actually know who she is. Does she think her existence is that weak?

“You’re right. I have been fought in battles for a while now and I’ve recently left the battlefield. Amongst the old guard, apart from Zu Mao who has died, Cheng Pu and Han Dang are still around.”

(TL: Huang Gai, Zu Mao, Han Dang and Cheng Pu are Sun Jian’s first 4 generals.)

So she’s retired from the battlefield huh… I looked at Huang Gai and didn’t think she looked washed-out at all. In fact, she seemed a lot more friendly, lively and interesting than most warrior generals.

“What a waste…” Just then, Feng Xian who was behind me, shook her head as she said so. She then raised her head to look at the woman wearing weird clothing, “I don’t like b.l.o.o.d.y brawls but if I am able to, I would like very much to be able to spar with you.”

“Hahaha,” Huang Gai laughed when she heard Feng Xian’s words, “As you see, instead of my dual whips, I now hold a broom in my hands so let’s not talk about sparring.”

(TL: By whips, it refers to the Chinese hard whips, which are more like batons or a hard, metal version of horse whips, than the kind of Western whips.)

“Hmph.” Feng Xian gave a rare smile as she breathed out.

Thereafter, I bade farewell to her at which she bowed. Even after we left the door, she still remained bowing.

After we were some distance away, Feng Xian sighed, “What a pity…” It was rare for Feng Xian to sigh so much so I was curious.

“Is Huang Gai that formidable?”

“You can tell just by looking at those muscles under the scant pieces of cloth on her. She’s definitely very strong.” Feng Xian said with her eyes closed, “She uses whips huh… I don’t think I can hold her off in a head-on clash if she is serious.”

“That’s really humble of you…” I smiled, and decided to concentrate on other things instead.

I stole a glance at Bo Fu’s residence behind and hoped that Bo Fu would wake up soon. At the same time, I began to feel lost at the things to come.

— Starting from now, please think of Cao Cao as an enemy from the bottom of your heart. If not, you will meet with tragedy in future.

When I recalled what Yu Ji said, I knew I had to start thinking about things.

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