Vol 9 Chapter 39 (1/2)

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 39: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE DEPLOYMENT TO XINYE (6)

Cao Ren shook her head slightly as she readied her stance, alarm all over her face.

Kuh… What is the meaning of all this? Could it be that Yuan Shao intends to get rid of us here? And where is Lu Xiang? If I am not wrong, she should be inside this room, I thought as I looked about.

Un? While I was preoccupied with my thoughts and looked to the side, Shen Pei got up and prepared to hide at the back.

Kuh! She wants to escape!

“d.a.m.n you Shen Pei!! Don’t you dare run!” I yelled angrily as I shot forward towards her.

“Ha! Are you forgetting someone?” Just then, a delighted voice came out of nowhere.

Ah!! The rafters?! I realised where the voice came from and the sight of a short sword slas.h.i.+ng down greeted me as I looked up.

Wu! — Hei! I turned and leapt to the side, narrowly dodging the attack and quickly regained my footing as I stabbed with my spear.

*Ding* My spear was parried by her sword. I really did not expect that she could regain her balance so quickly after leaping down. Looks like this one is no pushover.

“Hmhm~” The girl smiled, “Looks like I got the upper hand in the first bout.”

Un? Upper hand? When I heard what she said, I inspected myself and found that though I was unharmed, my hat sustained a small cut.

If I had been just a little bit slower in dodging, my brain would have been sliced open.

Aiya aiya, I only brought 1 hate with me. If this one breaks, where will I find a replacement? I thought as I took it off and tossed it to side before looking closely at the girl before me.

She does not seem to be very old and has a very youthful face with a set of big, bright eyes. Her fringe was parted into 2 long locks that made her seem even younger. But there were the traces of old wounds on her face and arms, which meant that she was no pampered young miss. She has probably spent a fair amount of time on the battlefield which explains her skill in her attack before.

“Are you Lu Xiang?” I asked, calming down my raging emotions as I did so.

“That’s right! I’m Lu Xiang, the number 1 general under my lord!” As she said so, she spun her sword about and readied her stance.

Come on, number 1 general is a bit too much. From what I know, there is Yan Liang and Gao Lan who are far more worthy of that t.i.tle. Moreover, a warrior’s priority is not to be number one. When a warrior starts to covet fame and t.i.tles, he or she has probably failed to be a warrior.

*Ding* *Ding*! *Ding*!

Unfortunately, I had no leisure to indulge in these thoughts for long. The other side has already resumed combat.

“Un, the man over there is my big brother, the number 2 general under my lord.”

So that’s her older brother. This was perhaps the only grain of truth in that statement.

When I looked over and closely inspected him, I found that his face was darker and had a thick stubble, which meant that he was a fair bit older than her. He also wore a grey bandana, which made him look more like a carriage driver than a warrior.

Alright, that’s enough for now.

“So what is your intention behind all this?” I asked as I pointed my spear towards Lu Xiang. Though I asked as much, I already knew the possible answers that could result. They are either seeking vengeance or they intend to seize our troop command rights.

Or perhaps both, who knows?

“You want to know?” She said, giving a playful look as she twirled her sword around her neck, “Then beat me first!” When she finished, she swung her sword forward and dashed at me.

I was prepared for th

is and immediately began launching a series of stabbing attacks at her.

*Sou*– *Ding*! She deflected it!

I hurriedly drew back my spear to get ready for close quarters combat but heavy *Dong* sounded out as the pole end of my spear landed heavily on the wall of the room.

d.a.m.n it, this room is not suitable for long weapons at all!

“Yaa!!” This moment of hesitation and mistake allowed Lu Xiang to close in on me and launch another vicious attack.

This is a real pain! I complained inside and turned as I used the pole of my spear to block the attack.

*Dang* Good thing I was in time.

Wu… Before I could regain my balance, she applied strength into her attack and my right leg could not hold on for much longer!

“Yaa!” I knew that I could not hold on and let go of my spear as I leapt backwards. Ate the same time, I drew my sword with my right hand and dashed forwards.