Vol 9 Chapter 76 (2/2)

Haa~ I yawned and stretched my back.

Looks like I have no choice but to leave what was undiscussed with Yuan Zhi for tonight.

Like Yi De, Yun Chang and Zhou Cang, I will now go to sleep. If possible, seeing a dream of Zhou Cang bathing would be nice.

I laughed at my rather improper joke inside as I made my way back to my room. I was really exhausted this time, to the point where I lost consciousness shortly after I hit the bed.

By the time I woke up, several hours had pa.s.sed.

*Dang* *Dang* *Dang*! *Dang* *Dang* *Dang*!

“Uncle! It’s time to get up~” A very energetic and loud female voice came from outside the room. Honestly, the first knock was loud enough to jolt me awake. The other knocks, and the boisterous yell, drove away my sleepiness right away.

As I lay in bed, I kept my eyes closed, wis.h.i.+ng that I had not been awoken. But after a few seconds, I knew I could not fall asleep again and got up. When I looked about, I saw that the room, and outside, was very dark.

*Dang* *Dang* *Dang*! *Dang* *Dang* *Dang*!

“Mother! It’s time to get up!” Guan Ping’s voice could be heard once more. Looks like she went to wake up her ‘mother’ this time.

“… Got it!” Yun Chang yelled back in a voice that was just as loud. Her voice was calm however, and did not sound like she just woke up. I do not know whose idea it was to get Guan Ping to wake us up, but I cannot say that I like it.

I thought about it for a little while longer before finally giving up. We got at least 4 hours of sleep after all and my stamina has mostly recovered.

When I stood up, I found that my legs were still a bit soft. One reason is because of the horse riding I just did in the battle but part of it was mental. This feeling is just like when I play those virtual reality games. Yes, I have virtual reality sickness.

Ah… I groaned as I slowly made my way to the door with the support of a nearby table. My mind was still blank. After a moment, the first thing I thought about was to try to remember the dream I just had. However, like what always happens, I do not remember if the dream I had was the one I wished for. Try as I might, I cannot recall a single thing.

Of course, it’s possible that sometimes your desired dream does not happen even if you strongly desire for it. Perhaps I might have been delightfully surprised if I did not try and make it happen. I sighed as I thought so and shook my head as I pushed open the door.

“Ah, uncle is awake huh?” Guan Ping said when she saw me come out.

“Guan Ping, what time is it?”

“I don’t know, I’m not too good at counting time.” Guan Ping smiled stiffly as she looked at the night sky. I too looked at the night sky and after doing a rough estimate, concluded that it should be 6-7pm right now.

“Is the celebratory banquet about to start?”

“Yes, which is why I cam to wake uncle up.”

Ah… The way she addresses me makes me feel like an old man though I am not as against it as Yun Chang is to ‘mother’. In any case, it feels good to be addressed as an elder, no matter what it is.

“By the way, uncle…”

“… Un?”

Of course, it gets a bit tiring to hear it so many times.

“What is it?” I asked, seeing that Guan Ping looked like she had something to ask of me. I tried to read her but could not fathom what this energetic, twin-tailed girl wanted to say.

“Umm, today’s battle ended with a great victory right?”

I do not know if Zi Long and Chen Dao had told everyone when they came back but if Guan Ping knows, then everyone should know by now.

“Un, I suppose so.”

Apart from what happened to Yi De and the escapees.

“Umm, umm–” Just as I finished, Guan Ping tiptoed towards me which surprised me a little as she continued, “The lieutenant that mother brought today was Lord Zhou Cang right?”

“Ah… Un.” I nodded.

“How was her performance?!”

She looks very expectant to hear it.

“Ah… Not bad?” My answer was more like a question directed to myself as I had not thought about this.

Overall, she did what she had to. It would have been very difficult for me to protect Yi De and repel Lu Xiang alone. The only thing she failed to do was catch up to the escapees. But then again, she was not riding a horse so it cannot be helped that she could not catch up to them.

“I see…”

Eh? Guan Ping seemed like a deflated ball when she heard this and her energy was drained away.

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