Vol 9 Chapter 15 (1/2)

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 15: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS A MEETING WITH A SAGE ON THE ROAD (2)

Liu Bei POV

“Eh? By benefactor, do you mean the one who was singing just now?”

When I thought about the singing just now, my head started to ache.

“Yes, which means that Imperial Uncle was drawn here by that singing right?” Huang Zu said as she smiled stiffly.

“How could I not, it’s quite unique after all.”

“I understand.” Huang Zu said, her smile still plastered on.

As I looked at her smile, the feeling that she’d changed grew stronger. Perhaps it was indeed as she said, that she no longer felt burdened by her previous responsibilities.

“But, now that you mention it… I wonder where my benefactor has gone to…” Huang Zu said and turned to go back. But after walking several dozen paces back, it seems like she didn’t find anyone.

“Benefactor~” Huang Zu roared out after taking a deep breath. I have to say that this yell of hers is the same as before.

“Umm… I wonder where she went…” Huang Zu said as she scratched her head and then looked at me, “Forget it, I’m not looking anymore.”

Eh?! You’re giving up just like that? That’s your benefactor right…

“Imperial Uncle need not be so surprised. My benefactor acts like this from time to time.” Huang Zu said with a smile as she held her waist. She then took a deep breath and looked up, “Speaking of which, why is Imperial Uncle here. Didn’t you return after the Battle of Jiangxia?”

“Ah, yes.” I honestly answered at this sudden question of hers.

“Then why are you here now?”

“Ah… That huh.” Just as I expected, the conversation soon came to this.

It’s really complicated to begin with and it’s still a bit difficult and painful to recount the whole ordeal. At the same time, she’s still a general of Jing state and it might not be nice for her to hear some of what I went through.

“To put it simply, a lot has happened and I’m now on my way to Xinye.” I said, divulging as little as possible. She looked at me with a disgruntled expression

“Fine.” She said as she huffed and did not ask any further.

Seeing that she did not mind, I heaved a sigh of relief. I cannot possibly tell her about how Lady Cai gives Liu Biao a regular dose of poison if she asks me about Liu Biao’s status after all.

“But since you’re still alive, why haven’t you gone to report to Xiangyang?”

“Un, I came out here with my benefactor. And–” Huang Zu nodded and pointed in the direction of Xiangyang, “I don’t know what my benefactor has to do or where but after she’s done, I will be heading back to Xiangyang alone.”

“You’re going to–”

“I’m going to seek an audience with my lord and ask for forgiveness.”

Forgiveness? As expected huh.

“Administrator, it’s been a while now but I still don’t think that losing the city was your fault.”

“That is not important,” Huang Zu shook her head as she smiled, a smile that contained a tinge of sadness, “What matters is that the city was lost. The city was lost and I am still alive so I must go and ask for forgiveness.”

“Un… Actually…”

I wanted to say more but when I remembered what Huang Zu was like, I decided that saying more would be futile. At the same time, I know Liu Biao will not blame Huang Zu and I wonder what kind of expression Huang Zu will have if

she knew how Liu Biao reacted when he heard of her death.

As I thought so, I dusted myself… Eh?

“Ah…” Just then, I realised that my reins had disappeared, “Eh?! Where is Dilu?!”