Vol 9 Chapter 40 (1/2)

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 40: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE DEPLOYMENT TO XINYE (7)

Li Dian POV

“Wu!!”

Un?

“Big brother!”

“Ah– Oi…”

A painful voice came from where Cao Ren was and we both looked over. I was not able to retract my spear in time and Lu Xiang’s neck was grazed, leaving a shallow wound from which blood flowed out. However, she ignored this.

At the same time, it seems like Lu Kuang has been subdued by Cao Ren much like how I did to Lu Xiang. Lu Kuang looked defeated and his eyebrows were creased as he raised his arms in the air. Looks like he has no intention of resisting any further.

“Lord Cao Ren, is everything alright at your end?” I asked, not neglecting my spear.

“No problem at all. Everything is under control now.” Cao Ren said as she smiled and relaxed.

“Don’t hurt my big brother!”

“Don’t hurt my little sister.”

Just then, this pair of siblings spoke up. The little sister yelled while the older brother was calmer. Though their age is probably similar, their demeanor seems to be quite different.

But leaving that aside, these 2 deserve death for what they just did.

“Lord Li Dian, after we’ve dealt with these 2, please go and track down Shen Pei. I will go back to camp and retrieve the command tallies and a.s.sume command over Yuan Shao’s troops.”

“Alright. I’ll leave that to you then.” I nodded. This move was worthy of 80 points, I thought and turned to Lu Xiang, “Hai, I really don’t know what you both are thinking.”

Ahem… Ahem… Just then, Lu Kuang suddenly gave a few fake coughs. Seems like he was trying to draw Lu Xiang’s attention.

“What are you doing?” Cao Ren asked alarmedly.

“No, calm down.” Lu Kuang said with his hands up. It seemed to tire him as he put them down and stroked his stubble as he slowly said, “Little sister, this much should be enough right?”

This much? How much is this much?

“What are you going to do?” I began to have an ominous premonition and stabbed at Lu Xiang’s head, diverting it upwards at the very last minute before replacing it on her neck.

“A, alright…” Lu Xiang said, “We, we didn’t plan on doing anything at all.”

“If you didn’t plan on doing anything then what is the meaning of all this?” Cao Ren asked. If it were not for how serious things were, what they said was actually rather comical.

I was doubtful at first but I soon understood what they meant, “So what you’re trying to say is that Lord Yuan Shao put you all up to this, that you all never would ahve dared to otherwise.”

“No, no, no, no such thing at all.” Lu Kuang said as he raised his hands once more, “We received instructions from Xuchang to make this show.”

“Hmph,” I was unimpressed at their lie and shook my head, “Show? Quit it. If that’s the case then why did you both use weapons with sharp edges and not practice weapons with blunt edges?”

“The edict instructed us to use sharp edged weapons~” Lu Xiang whined, and looked like she was about to cry. Her wound is probably beginning to hurt. When I look at her like this, I begun to feel like I am the bad one here.

Even though I was going to kill them just moments ago, I cannot believe that I am showing them such bothersome compa.s.sion now. Looks like I still have a long way to go as a warrior. And it looks like my education is a hindrance at times like these.

“Lord Cao Ren.” I shook my head and look

ed at Cao Ren who understood what I meant and nodded as she held her spear.

Alright, let’s get to it then. We still have to track down Shen Pei.

“Well then, do you both have any last–”

“Please wait! Please wait!”

… Un? Just then, an anxious voice came from the side. Because the voice was shaky, terrified and some distance away, I could not hear it quite clearly.

*Tatatata*… Soon after, rapid footsteps that sounded like the call of the hummingbird could be heard.

“Please wait! Do not kill the Lu siblings!”

“This voice is…” Cao Ren said.

“Lord Shen Pei!” Lu Xiang suddenly yelled as I was trying to figure out who it was.

Shen Pei?! She has the guts to return here?!

In the midst of my shock, I hurriedly placed my free hand on the sword at my waist and swung it towards the door. It just so happened that Shen Pei came to the door right as I swung down, the tip of my blade just centimeters in front of her nose, giving a fright and sending her tumbling back in a panic.