Vol 7 Chapter 19 (1/2)

VOLUME 7 CHAPTER 19: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE DECISION TO LEAVE OR STAY (3)

Liu Bei POV

As I walked through the streets in the city, I could feel the joyous and celebratory atmosphere in the air.

It wasn’t any special day nor was it the new year, nor was it harvest season either, but everyone on the streets seemed happy for some reason. People were smiling and chatting, and conversations and jokes sprung up even between strangers. It was very crowded but n.o.body had their hands constantly on their wallets, and the coins in their pouches were free to jingle about.

(TL: If you remember, there were still thieves in Xuchang.)

I don’t know if it’s me but I feel like this street is a lot more bustling than before. Perhaps it’s because I’m familiar with it, or perhaps it’s because I’m going to miss it soon.

I turned to look at Sun Quan, who was walking about casually. She would turn and look at the stalls from time to time, and didn’t seem to be in a rush.

Sun Quan came over at noon to pick me up personally. She didn’t come on a carriage, nor did she bring Chen Wu or anyone else. She actually came here alone on foot, and it seems like she intends to bring me over the same way.

This sort of arrangement seemed rather inappropriate to me, so I tried to hasten the pace.

“Lord Sun Quan, was what you said before true?”

“Of course it’s true, big sister is awake.”

Bo Fu was awake, and she only just woke up this morning. Only when I heard this from Sun Quan at noon did I finally stop worrying. At the very least, I can be sure that Yu Ji did return Bo Fu’s life.

And this way, I don’t need to be worried about leaving anymore.

“Lord Sun Quan could have just sent a courier to inform me for such things.”

In my experience, couriers never bring good news. If Sun Quan had sent a courier to report this, perhaps I might change my impression of couriers.

“I can’t do that.” Sun Quan said as she held her hands behind her back and leisurely walked ahead, “Big sister very clearly instructed me to personally invite you over so how could I let a courier do it?”

“I would have come over first thing after hearing this news so there wasn’t a need to go this far.”

“It’s fine. I happened to have things to do so it’s on the way.” As she said so, Sun Quan took out some coins from her pouch and began counting. She had a very gentle expression on her, as though she was enjoying her time with me.

The coins used here in Jiangdong are a little smaller than those in Xuchang, and they have a funnier shap. From this, it was clear that the money used in Jiangdong is minted here.

By the way, I’m actually just an ignorant and uninteresting fellow.

“Ah! Uncle, it was so difficult to find you!” Just then, Sun Quan’s eyes lit up as she yelled and ran over through the crowds.

I hurried forward as well and looked in the direction where she was headed to. Up ahead was an old man tending to a street stall with many lifelike clay sculptures and wooden carvings displayed.

Ah! Wasn’t this the old man we met the other time? I understood what Sun Quan’s intent was and sped up.

“Here, uncle, the money I owed you from last time. I tried finding you several times after we last met but you weren’t around.”