Vol 8 Chapter 53 (2/2)

“Lord Lu Bu really is too scary,” Just then, Zhou Cang spoke up, “We all kept saying that it was just a trick but she didn’t listen to us at all and just yelled ‘You’re lying’ and charged at us.”

“Her eyes were full of bloodthirst too.” Liao Hua added while Yun Chang nodded vigorously in response.

In comparison, Zi Long and Wen Yuan were relatively calm.

“Hmph, I on the other hand saw through it all along.”

“Stop acting Lord Zhao Yun. Your eyes bulged wider than anyone else in that instant and you were muttering something like ‘Another lord has left me once again–‘”

“Ahem, Xuan De, let’s go in quickly. What are we standing around here for?”

“Ah, un.”

Zi Long was a little anxious when she said so, making me nod in a.s.sent unwittingly. I turned to look at Feng Xian who swiftly turned away.

‘If Xuan De isn’t around anymore, I’m not sure what I might do’ huh? Feng Xian might be a bit impulsive but personally speaking, I’m actually secretly elated by her reaction.

“I’m really thankful… For your concern about my safety.”

“Eh?”

I softly whispered to Feng Xian, who was surprised as she looked at me. But I only smiled in reply and continued walking inside. From behind, I could hear Feng Xian bowing.

“Yun Chang, you should go and change. You can probably toss that gown away.” I said as I looked over Yun Chang.

“Yes…” Yun Chang hurriedly covered herself as she replied, though I’m not sure if it’s because she’s embarra.s.sed by the skin exposed through the many slashes or because it was improper, and continued, “Hai, at least it wasn’t the green gown gifted to me by big brother or I’d be fighting just as hard.”

“Aiya, don’t say that. You girls tricked Feng Xian after all.”

“By the way, big brother, Yi De did not act during this ruckus. Seems like she still hasn’t recalled her status as a warrior.”

“I see… Well, there’s no need to rush anyway.” I said, trying to contain my frustration as best as I could as I looked toward the others, “You, Zhou Cang, already got punished before yet you still went along with it.”

“Lord Liao Hua said that if I helped to trick them, I didn’t need to clean!”

“… Liao Hua.”

“Because Lord Zhou Cang’s acting is the most convincing after all.”

Ah, she stumped me there.

Haa… I gave a long sigh. Never mind. Even though there was a small mess, no one was injured so all’s well ends well.

From my perspective, I was really happy deep down at how everyone reacted as this meant that everyone treasured me. Only now did I slowly begin to realise that, whether I was willing or not, I had become someone irreplaceable as myself, and as Liu Bei. And it wasn’t my own wishful thinking either.

I could not have possibly become someone that important in the future. I should be thankful to this era, and the people around me for this.

“In any case, thank you, everyone.” I said as I nodded to everyone and thanked them the way it was done in the future, a deep bow with no salute.

“… Don’t be like that, big brother. It feels weird.”

“My lord, it seems like you forgot your hand gesture.”

“Hahaha, even I wouldn’t forget that.”

These people… But it’s not like I can tell them that this is how we do it in the future…

“My lord should get Lord Mi Zhu give you more remedial lessons on courtesy… Ah.” Zi Long gasped mid-sentence as though she just realised something.

“Un?”

“I think that Lord Mi Zhu and Lord Jian Yong still don’t know the truth…”

Eh?!

Thereafter, all of us rushed into the inner residence and saw Zi Zhong and xiao Yong huddled together with Gong You. Zi Zhong was shaking her head as she did accounts, muttering about how I hadn’t returned money or grain back to our stores with Gong You, sniffling from time to time as she did so. Xiao Yong, on the other hand, was melancholic and tearful as she kept talking about childhood memories with Gong You.

Gong You is really impressive to have kept up the act all this while and just listened to the other 2. Only when she saw me did Gong You feel that it was time to reveal the truth, finally putting an end to this prank.

Of course, the story about my childhood times it’s another story altogether.

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