Vol 9 Chapter 51 (2/2)

Haha~ I could not help but laugh as I saw this. As Gan Qing slowly slipped out of the rather crazy crowd, I met eyes with her and nodded as I gave her a thumbs up. In response, Gan Qing clasped her hands in front of her chest and lowered her head, seeming rather happy about my response. That reaction of hers is really cute.

“Big brother.”

“Un?”

“Nothing much, I just wanted to call you.”

Yun Chang called out to me and when I looked over, I saw her slowly sipping her liquor. Her face was slightly red and her eyebrows were slightly creased, making her look a little similar to the Guan Yu I knew.

Is she drunk? Perhaps I should stop everyone from drinking even more. Speaking of which, I wonder if I can get Zhou Cang to have Gan Qing as her governess of sorts. But then again, I am also afraid that Zhou Cang might lead Gan Qing astray.

As I looked at the comical performance in front of me, I picked up my bowl of liquor.

Ah… It’s already empty. Wait, I finished it a long time ago myself.

“More liquor, my lord?”

“Ah?”

When I looked to the side, I found that it was Wen Yuan who spoke to me. I do not know why, but it seems like Wen Yuan is sober although she does not look like it.

“Ah, un. I’d like one more round.” I said and gave her my bowl.

“Un.” Wen Yuan nodded, “Lord Chen Gong, come and get our lord some liquor.”

Eh? Chen Gong?

“Yes.”

*Tata* 2 steps sounded out before a pair of shoes with thick soles appeared by my side.

“Chen Gong?” I called out as I looked at her seat and then at her, “When did you come over?”

“Just now.” Chen Gong said as she knelt down and poured liquor for me. But is Chen Gong pouring liquor for me? Could it be related to what happened before?

“Ah… Enough, enough, enough.” Chen Gong seemed a little out of it as she poured liquor for me and by the time I looked down, my bowl was almost overflowing.

Chen Gong was a little surprised when she heard me and hurriedly raised her gourd. This is the first time I am seeing such an airheaded display from her.

I looked at Wen Yuan, wondering if she would tell me something but I found that she was now looking at the performance and paying no attention over where I was. I looked at Chen Gong again and saw that she had a complicated expression on. It was clear that she had something to say to me but she had some difficulties doing so.

“Umm, Chen Gong.” Since she’s already sitting in front of me like this, I might as well prompt her, “If you have anything to say to me, go ahead and shoot. Don’t worry about it.”

“Un…” Chen Gong sank into silence and played with the hair at the back of her head, “Xuan De’s survival is something that’s very fortunate for me.”

Un? Where did that come from?

“Chen Gong, where did that come from?” I said as I took a sip from my bowl.

“Before Xuan De came back, I tried to persuade Lord Lu Bu to break away with me.”

*Ke* *Ke* *Ke*… I got a shock from what she said and choked on my wine. This is reality though so I did not end up spewing it out. Moreover, the one in front of me is a lady so doing that would be too rude.

“That– Ahem– To put it simply, you…” I coughed, and did my best to calmly ask her but whenever I was about to say something, the words got stuck. I looked at Feng Xian but she was just sitting there and clapping away as she looked at everyone else dancing.

“Yes, it is as Xuan De sees, Lord Lu Bu did not take me up on my proposal.” Chen Gong said when she detected my gaze.

“Ah… I see…” I sank into silence and felt a little despondent, “Umm, is there anything that Chen Gong is unhappy about with me? If there is, you can–”

“Of course I do.” Chen Gong interrupted me and placed the gourd at the side before continuing seriously, “I had a lot I was unsatisfied about before the Battle of Jiangxia but it’s a lot less now.”

“I see…”

So that means there are still things she is unsatisfied about.

“I’ll be honest here, the only reason why I decided to throw in my lot is because I want to attain officialdom and get t.i.tles. As for whether the world belongs to the Liu clan, whether the dynasty is still Han, I don’t care at all.” Chen Gong said in all seriousness with some anger mixed in, “From the beginning, up to now, I have doubts as to whether following Xuan De can get me what I want and if I am able to follow the path I seek.”

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