Vol 9 Chapter 32 (1/2)

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 32: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL ENCOUNTER (9)

Liu Bei POV

Yuan Zhi could not take it anymore and her cheeks began to redden as she stuttered and pulled down her bandana. She’s been shy a lot today huh?

Just as I was trying to guess why Yuan Zhi was silent, she raised her head and looked at me.

“Xuan De, I was going to tell you this before but I was interrupted.” Her voice was steady but I could tell that she was suppressing her stuttering and nervousness.

She then stood up and very elegantly saluted and bowed as she declared, “My capabilities may be limited and I am no genius but I hope to join you!”

“Eh?! Is that what my benefactor wanted all this while?”

“As expected huh~”

Huang Zu was extremely surprised while Zi Long responded as though she already saw this coming and sighed as she smiled stiffly. I, however, did not understand what she meant immediately.

Oh~ I see, I see, so she wants to join me… Eh? What did Yuan Zhi just say?

“You said,” I paused for a moment to gather my thoughts, “You want to join me? You mean you want to join my faction?”

“To put it simply, yes.” Yuan Zhi said.

Eh?! D, did I even do anything to arouse her interest in joining me?! Why did she just want to join me all of a sudden?

“Th-th-th-then, when you said you were going to Xinye, what were you going to do?” I got infected by Yuan Zhi as well and began to stutter.

“I can’t tell you the details but I did have business at Xinye. And I also had to learn singing.” Yuan Zhi said as she looked at me, “But after I met Xuan De, I understood everything.”

… What is she saying? I do not understand anything at all.

“So what did you understand?” I was a little afraid but I still followed through and asked.

Yuan Zhi then looked at me and her cheeks reddened as she replied, “I understood that, the reason why I had to go to Xinye was so I could meet you, Xuan De.”

W, wah… How could she so relaxedly and calmly utter such direct words that seemed almost like a confession? And what’s going on? What did I ask for her to answer me like that? What’s this about having business at Xinye but meeting me?

I have absolutely no idea how I ought to respond and just sat there as Zi Long and Huang Zu stared at me. I do not know why Huang Zu is staring at me though I doubt there is any specific reason behind it. Zi Long’s stare was different however, and I began to panic.

“So that’s it. Now I get it.” Zi Long nodded as she said so and with every nod, my heart skipped a beat, “Xuan De, I never thought you were such a pa.s.sionate one.”

“Ah… It’s not me who’s pa.s.sionate, it’s Yuan Zhi. Yuan Zhi is pa.s.sionate.” I said as my palms began to sweat. I felt as frantic as I did when I fell into the river, especially when I looked at her feigned smile.

I am unable to guess what Zi Long is thinking right now but it cannot be anything good. I have a feeling that she is going to question me on this at some point in the future though I do not know what she could possibly ask. Could it be that Zi Long feels Yuan Zhi’s unknown origins can pose problems?

“By the way, Lord Zhao Yun, your voice is…” Just then, Yuan Zhi spoke up.

Speaking of which, why was Zi Long’s voice so hoa.r.s.e. If her voice were like how it usually was, I would have been able to identify her right away.

“Ah, my voice huh?” Zi Long cleared her throat and ma.s.saged her vocal chords before she continued, “It’s fine, nothing muc

h. I just expended my voice a fair bit while looking for Xuan De, that’s all.”

I had already guess this, which was why I have been pouring water for Zi Long.

I looked at Zi Long with grat.i.tude but she did not look at me probably because she’s acting up because she thinks that I acted inappropriately somehow. This was a rare show of childish tantrum from her.

But now that I think about it, I do have to admit that this whole mess was my fault to begin with. If I had taken Zi Long’s advice to be more cautious, none of this would have happened.

“Lord Zhao Yun, I have some sweet water here which should make your throat feel better.”

“Ah, no. How could I?”