Vol 9 Chapter 44 (1/2)

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 44: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE REUNION IN XINYE (2)

Yun Chang POV

Amidst the sound of the rainfall, a dull thud rang out as Chen Gong flew out past the corridor and landed in the muddy ground, losing one of her shoes in the process. During this entire ordeal, she did not utter a single whimper or complaint.

“Our lord is not dead yet! Yet here you are thinking about such things! Do you know that you are trying to mislead others here?!” Wen Yuan howled in a cold voice. I do not know what she was doing in Lu Bu’s room but it seems like she’s lost her cool.

*Ta*…

Chen Gong slowly turned and finally landed her feet on the ground before she slowly got up, her rather pretty clothing by now caked in mud.

“I’m not trying to mislead anyone here. I just don’t want to wait here any longer…” Chen Gong’s voice was low and listless. I wonder how much damage did she sustain physically and mentally.

“Yes, yes.” Wen Yuan nodded and gave a ferocious smile, “I know. You want to be a high ranking official, don’t you? Now that there is no news with our lord, you’re getting impatient right?! You can’t wait to be someone eh?!”

“Lord Zhang Liao!” Chen Gong could no longer hold back and yelled out as she looked right at Wen Yuan. From where I stood, I could only see her back, and not her face, as she stood unevenly, “Lord Zhang Liao! I too wish that Xuan De is still alive! But if we just stop here and wait, as time pa.s.ses, we will only face total dispersal in the end?! Our enemies have already begun gathering in the south. If they decide to attack Xinye, they will definitely try to recruit us to their cause before they do so. When the time comes, I’m not sure I can keep myself in check and not be lured by their proposals.”

“That is why I have chosen to take a stand now. If possible, I would like to act with the one I have acknowledged as worthy to forge our own destiny. That one was supposed to be Xuan De.” Chen Gong lowered her head as she said so, but she then raised her head immediately, “Instead of waiting for the worst possible ending, I’d rather choose to part ways on my own terms now!”

“Chen Gong.”

Eh?

Just then, a low voice came from behind Wen Yuan. Though I had already guessed who it was, I still got a surprise when I saw Lu Bu as I squinted and looked over.

“My lord!?”

“… Lord Lu Bu.”

When they saw Lu Bu walk out of the room, they both greeted her. Lu Bu, who was in thin inner clothing with a blanket draped around her, looked at Chen Gong, then at me and s.h.i.+fted her gaze back to Chen Gong.

“Chen Gong, I heard everything that you just said.” Lu Bu said as she stroked Red Hare who was still nested in her chest, “I’m very interested in what you said.”

Eh?

“Ah, Lord Lu Bu.”

“My lord…”

All 3 of us had very different reactions but the emotion we all felt was the same – Surprise. Chen Gong’s surprise however contained joy in it.

“Lord Lu Bu! Did you understand my intent?”

“I did.” Lu Bu said with her signature gleam in her eyes. But she then closed her eyes and continued slowly in a weak and soft voice that was not how she usually spoke.

— I am sure I would have been willing to listen to you if I had heard those words before I met Xuan De.

“Eh?”

“Yes, if it’s now, I’m afraid I won’t go out alone.” Lu Bu calmly nodded as she continued to caress Red Hare, “My path is here, and here alone.”

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