Vol 8 Chapter 24 (1/2)

VOLUME 8 CHAPTER 24: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE SIEGE BATTLE AT JIANGXIA CITY (4)

Liu Bei POV

“Gah!” Just as my anxiousness was peaking, a delicate female voice could be heard from some distance away.

None of us paid much notice as this was a place that had both men and women on the battlefield so this sort of cry was commonplace.

“Un?” But unlike us, the little girl suddenly stood still and looked toward where the voice came from and seemed like she became a completely different person.

“Mum!” She yelled out as she shot up with a single step.

Mum? I didn’t understand what was going on, and neither did Liu Qi. But it seems like we are out of the water for now.

“Don’t think you can leave!”

“Ah, Chen Dao!”

“Wen Ping, go and help! Quick!”

“Yes!”

When she saw that the little girl was getting away, Chen Dao was unable to resist her battlel.u.s.t and immediately chased after her. When I saw this, I was naturally uneasy and followed after her.

As I weaved through the chaos, I had to make sure I didn’t lose Chen Dao whilst dodging the blades that came swinging my way, my heart racing as I did so.

“Where do you think you’re running to!!” After running just a few steps, Chen Dao roared out once more and when I looked over, I saw that she had engaged the little girl once more.

*Dingling*!

Another clear sound rang out as Wen Ping managed to catch up and hack away with her blade.

I made it to where they were but felt like I would get in the way so I put some distance between them and I, and began fighting with the surrounding enemies.

“Will you both quit it! I have an emergency!”

“If you have an emergency, then step over our dead bodies if you can?!”

“Defeating me is fine, but don’t step on me…”

What the heck is Wen Ping talking about?

“Kuh! You forced me!” In an instant, the little girl’s atmosphere drastically changed.

“Yaaa!” The little girl roared out just like before as she leapt into the skies and slashed down at the 2 below.

“Lord Chen Dao!”

“I know!”

When the 2 saw this, they raised their heads and prepared to defend against the incoming attack.

And in the next instant– The little girl’s hands seemed to disappear.

“Wh–”

“Yaaaaaaa!” Before Chen Dao’s gasp could be finished, the little girl’s roar of fury filled the air once more.

Immediately after her roar ended, blood spilled out from Chen Dao and Wen Ping’s upper bodies with Wen Ping’s hat split into 2.

“Kuh!”

Chen Dao fell to the ground onto her knees while Wen Ping eked out what strength she had with her blood-covered face and threw her sword out at the little girl.

“Wu!” The little girl couldn’t dodge in time and her arm got cut. She then landed unsteadily and began running off again.

“Kuh…” Wen Ping wanted to try and chase her but she was completely drained and fell to the ground.

Looking at the ragged state Wen Ping and Chen Dao were in, I stood up and chased after the little girl alone, “I’ll follow after her!”

“My lord!”

I didn’t bother replying to Chen Dao’s yell and just concentrated on chasing after the little girl.

“Stop!” I yelled out at the little girl. Of course, I haven’t even thought of what I ought to do after she actually stops.

The little girl neither replied nor did she slowl down, and just continued sprinting ahead.

And up ahead, was the end of the city walls.

“Mum! Mum!” She began calling out once more, just like how she did before, but with greater frequency.

I didn’t understand what was going on, but I didn’t lower my guard nor did I slow down. To be honest, I was close to my limits already.

Where exactly is she running to?

“Mum!!!!” All of a sudden, she braked and yelled out loudly.

I followed her gaze and looked out– At the end of the city walls, a female warrior was pinned down by Gan Ning.

That is… Ah!!

Before I could put everything together, Gan Ning swung her chopper with great strength– And the female warrior fell over the city walls.

“Mum!!!!!!!!!!” The little girl in front of me howled out sorrowfully in that instant. And only then did I realise that the female warrior was her mother.

I stood there in a daze and didn’t know what I ought to say, nor did I know what I ought to do.

“Yaaaaaaa!” Before I could regain my senses, the little girl began moving once more and charged at Gan Ning with full force.

“Gan Ning! Watch out!” I instinctively yelled out at Gan Ning in the distance.

When Gan Ning heard my voice, she looked over at me, and saw the little girl who was charging at her and hurriedly blocked the incoming attack.

*Ding* *Ding* *Ding*!

The little girl launched a continuous stream of attacks without a word while Gan Ning reacted swiftly with her chopper and blocked the little girl’s attacks.

To be honest, it’s not like I can’t understand why the little girl is acting like this. Her mother just got killed by Gan Ning after all. I’d thought Gan Ning had a non-killing policy yet why did she kill a general so cold-bloodedly? I was honestly very surprised at this.

What was more surprising was that I warned Gan Ning before making sense of right and wrong. In times like these, should I be placing more importance on my emotions or the side I belong to?

I don’t know but I’ve already done what I’ve done.