Vol 9 Chapter 74 (1/2)

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 74: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE AFTERMATH OF THE BATTLE (1)

Liu Bei POV

“Yuan Zhi, let’s discuss this later.” I said as I made an apologetic gesture to Yuan Zhi before catching up to the rest.

“Ah… Umm…” Yuan Zhi stopped me just as I stepped out and looked at me with worry in her eyes, “May I ask how Lord Zhang Fei is?”

I would like to explain everything to her in detail but now is not the time.

“Nothing much. It’s just exhaustion from the battle.” I said, trying to make things seem more simple and less serious but Yuan Zhi’s frown did not ease from hearing what I said though her hand which held the hem of my clothing did loosen up.

“Ah… Umm, that’s it for now then.” I said after waiting for 2 seconds, deciding to leave Yuan Zhi for now and check on Yi De’a condition, and immediately ran off when I finished. Yuan Zhi seemed like she had more to say to me but I do not have the leisure to think about other things for now.

“Lord Hua Tuo, how is she?!” Yun Chang yelled out once more just as I entered the hall from the courtyard. I looked over and saw Yi De lying down on the ground with her head on Zhou Cang’s lap. Hua Tuo was kneeling beside Yi De and taking her pulse.

“So what is–”

“Yun Chang, calm down.”

“Wu…”

Yun Chang was too anxious and yelled out again. When Hua Tuo frowned and addressed Yun Chang by her courtesy name directly, Yun Chang realised that she was acting up and got up and retreated to a pillar near the doorway.

This is not the first time I am seeing Yun Chang being this anxious but it still pains me to see her like this.

I went up and stood quietly beside Yi De as I awaited the diagnosis. Yi De was by now looking much better and seemed like she was merely sleeping.

“Un… There shouldn’t be any serious issues.” Hua Tuo slowly said as she withdrew her hand.

“Really?!” Yun Chang exclaimed almost instantaneously as she bounced away from the pillar and came over. I too went up close.

“Un.” Hua Tuo nodded as she helped Yi De sit up with the help of the rest of us, “Her pulse is a little unstable but it seems to be improving. All Lord Zhang Fei needs now is to rest up.”

“There won’t be any major issue right?”

“Not for now.”

“Then will there be any impact on her amnesia?” I asked.

“That is…” Hua Tuo hesitated and looked troubled, “Difficult to say. In any case, let’s get her inside first.”

“Un, alright.” Yun Chang nodded and carried Yi De to her room with the help of Zhou Cang.

I wanted to go as well but was unsure how I could help so I merely watched as they carried her in, feeling a little relieved at Hua Tuo’s diagnosis. This ordeal has been a terrible one for my nerves.

“But what happened? Why did Lord Zhang Fei faint all of a sudden?” Hua Tuo looked up and asked with a puzzled look.

“Un… Yi De was subjected to a vicious barrage by an enemy general in the battle today and she was forced back as she did not remember how to use her Serpent Spear.” I replied to which Hua Tuo sighed.

“Anyone could have taken her place. Why did it have to be Lord Zhang Fei?” Hua Tuo said.

The atmosphere got rather awkward when she finished as we both knew who those words were pinpointed at even though she did not name her. It was a good thing that Yuan Zhi was not here or it would be even more awkward.

“But on the other hand…”

“Un?&

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“Why did Yi De not voice an objection back when Yuan Zhi announced the deployment?”

It’s true that saying this now is a little late but it has been bugging me for a while now. If Yi De had said something, I believe that Yuan Zhi would not have forced her to do it. At the same time, we are all responsible as well to a certain degree for letting it go. That said, we never expected something like this to happen.

“Who knows?” Hua Tuo said as she blinked, “But Lord Zhang Fei should be fully aware of her amnesia by now so she might have went along with it for the sake of not disappointing everyone.”