Vol 8 Chapter 61 (2/2)

“If that’s the case, then my wish is for blood brother to a.s.sist me in governing Jing state. As I said before, Jing state is rather expansive and it’s difficult to rule alone.”

So he wants me to a.s.sist him huh… Well it’s not like I can’t stick around for a bit.

But is his intention to use me to expand his territory…? … Impossible, he just said something about Jing state being expansive. He clearly has no intention of leaving Jing state whatsoever.

“Alright, I understand. In the coming months at least, I should not be going anywhere else.” I said as I took a small sip of wine. Of course, I won’t be staying here forever but at least give me a little break. I’ve been almost constantly on the move ever since I came to this era and Jing state is rather peaceful so I’d like some rest if I can.

“Alright! That’s that then.” Liu Biao seemed to be rather excited but then he seemed to thought of something and suppressed his excitement, “But will it be inconvenient to have blood brother’s elite soldiers and generals stay here?”

“Eh?”

I’d just taken a few sips of wine when Liu Biao suddenly asked a very difficult question.

“Ah, everything is fine. Xiangyang’s citizens are really friendly. All’s good, all’s good.” I sank into thought for a moment before deciding to give the most innocuous answer possible. Unfortunately, Liu Biao didn’t let it go and looked at me with a questioning gaze as he stroked his goatee.

“That’s not what I’m asking about. My wish is, of course, for blood brother to a.s.sist me but I have heard rumours from Xuchang that blood brother had a certain discussion with Cao Cao before.”

“Un? …. A discussion, you said?”

I tried to think back to my times in Xuchang but I had conversations with Meng De practically everyday so I didn’t know which one Liu Biao was referring to.

“Yes, I heard you were having a discussion about heroes back then?”

Un… Un? Could he be talking about the time we discussed heroes over wine? Or to put it simply, the time she took me to have a bronze cauldron meal?

“There was indeed such an occasion but how did elder brother come to know of it?”

“Such things travel fast. By now, most states ought to have heard of it. I believe I am one of the slowest to receive this news.”

Hai… Why do such things travel so fast when important news takes ages?

“Back then, Cao Cao said that the only ones who were heroes were just you, blood brother, and herself. Is that the case?”

“She did indeed say that.” I couldn’t deny it as it was the truth and nodded.

What the heck? The rumours even include such details?

I looked at Liu Biao and found that he had a rather strange expression.

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