Vol 9 Chapter 25 (1/2)

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 25: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL ENCOUNTER (2)

Yun Chang POV

I could not wait for Zi Long to return but at the same time, I did not wish for her to return with bad news. In short, I do not particularly want her to return.

All of our hopes lay with Zi Long now and all we could do was trust her.

“Yun Chang, are you alright?”

Just as I was deep in melancholy, I felt a heavy pat on my shoulder. I was truly tired from the ordeal before so I could not withstand this blow and was forced to support myself with both hands and my legs which were about to give way anytime.

“Ah?” I growled and turned back but when Wen Yuan’s smiling face greeted me, my anger quickly subsided, “What? You’re back so fast huh?”

“Yes, it’s only several dozen paces after al.” Wen Yuan said as she sat down on a stone chair nearby and gave a long sigh, “How are you doing? Are you alright?”

I was just as tired as she was and could not stand anymore so I sat down beside her.

“Un, I’m alright.” I nodded as I stretched my neck, making cricking noises as I did so, “How is Lord Lu Bu?”

Wen Yuan smiled stiffly at this question, “Very good. She’s just exhausted, and a little dizzy from my blow before.”

Haha… I laughed dryly and began to felt terror in my heart when I realised that things could have been much worse if Wen Yuan had not seized the opportunity and knocked her out.

This outcome where Lord Lu Bu remained relatively unharmed while we were all riddled with wounds was truly unexpected. The original plan was to tire her out by having her deal with all of us in turn but in the end, we were tired out before she was.

“Ah, speaking of what happened just now,” I suddenly recalled Wen Yuan’s last attack which aroused my interest, “How did Wen Yuan manage to land a blow on Lord Lu Bu?”

It was truly remarkable. Even though Wen Yuan was just beside Lu Bu, Lu Bu paid no heed to Wen Yuan at all. This was despite Lu Bu having blocked the spear attack from afar without even looking.

“I’ve been with my lord for many years now.” Wen Yuan said as she chuckled and said with a gleam in her eyes, “From your perspective, you might think that my lord can deal with attacks coming from all directions. The reality is that though my lord may be fast with her limbs, her eyes are not as fast. To make up for that, my lord relies on a sort of sense.”

“Eh? Sense?”

“Yes.” Wen Yuan nodded and pointed her index finger at her nose as she continued, “It’s ‘breath’. No matter what kind of attack, ranged or close, anything that moves will have breath. My lord can sense the breath and will react accordingly to corresponding attacks.”

So that’s how she did it…

“So you seized the opportunity when Lord Lu Bu knocked down the spear to get close?”

“That’s it,” Wen Yuan proudly nodded as she placed her hands behind her head relaxedly and smiled stiffly, “Of course, it was a very risky move. If I had breathed at all, I would be in 2 by now.”

“No, Wen Yuan is being too humble.” I shook my head and smiled as I began to feel impressed.

Looks like there’s a lot more for me to learn from Wen Yuan. As expected, the ones who have actually underwent training in martial arts are different from those like myself who rely solely on our talent and bravery.

As I looked at Wen Yuan, I noticed that she was smiling. Her smile did not seem to have ever diminished at all.

“Wen Yuan, you’re really strong inside t

oo huh?”

“Eh? Am I?” She did not understand where I was coming from at first but she soon realised it after thinking about it for a moment, “Ah I see what you mean. I’ve been with my lord for a while now and this has happened a lot of times. I’m numb to this sort of thing already.”

“I see…”

I have never asked them what they went through before joining us. All I know is what happened to them with Ding Yuan. Wen Yuan has never discussed anything else and since she has not, I did not feel like I had the right to ask.

“But really,” Just then, Wen Yuan continued with a warm smile, “The only one who has made my lord this sad is just my lord Liu Bei.”

“Wen Yuan…”

“Alright, I’ll stop here. If even I start feeling sad, who will be in charge of smiling?” Wen Yuan said as she patted her face and took a deep breath before getting up. She gave me a refres.h.i.+ng smile and said she would be going to see Lu Bu before leaving.