Vol 9 Chapter 90 (2/2)
“… I hope that my lord can listen keenly and not zone out or fall asleep.”
“No, I didn’t think of those things at all.”
“… But my lord is not looking at me.”
Wu… Has Gong You gotten a good grasp of my expressions and reactions now?! Looks like everyone can understand my inner monologues now. Alright, I will do what I can and listen to–
*Dang*! The room door was slammed open.
“Ah!! My lord! Lord Sun Qian! How can you both be chatting around here so carefreely!”
“Yes, yes~ Come quick, come quick~”
Un? Such loud and rough voices, there are only a few people who come to mind.
“… Lord Guan Ping, Lord Zhou Cang.” Gong You calmly called out to the 2 newcomers.
Un, I guessed it right. I thought that it might have been Wen Yuan but the idiot pairing, ie these 2, seemed more likely.
“So what’s the matter now?” I asked. Compared to them, I am akin to an elder and I am also their lord as well so I need to act properly at times like this, “If you’re here to mess around, then please do so in the courtyard outside, I need to–”
“My lord! We need to settle things with a duel!”
Eh? A duel? Guan Ping and Zhou Cang?
Un… That does seem interesting…
“… My lord.” Gong You called out to me just as my interest was ignited and looked at me with the expressionless eyes. I understood immediately and returned my gaze back to my scrolls.
“Ah, I understand.”
No can do. How can I let myself get distracted by them?
“Come.”
“Come, Lord Sun Qian, you will be our judge.”
“…”
Gong You got dragged away by the 2 of them!
“Ahem. Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, how can you both get in the way of my learning?” I protested in a very small voice while feeling relieved inside. Given Gong You’s personality, it will be impossible for her to reject them.
I hurried after them and saw that they were dragging Gong You by her arms. She looked at me with dull eyes to which I responded with a stiff smile. When she saw this she sighed.
We made our way into the middle courtyard toward the back. It was s.p.a.cious and the ground was dry. It was also flat and devoid of any fake hills or weird shaped rocks and was a perfect place for a duel.
“Come, Lord Sun Qian.” Zhou Cang said as Guan Ping took out a brush and pa.s.sed it to Gong You.
“…” Gong You wordlessly received and when I went up close, I saw that there was a piece of silk wrapped around it.
“What is this?” I asked.
“… A slightly torn piece of silk.” Gong You said as she slowly opened it. I do not think that my implied question is that vague.
“A scorecard.” Guan Ping said happily as she held her waist. Looks like she came up with this,
“We’re going to use this to keep score for our duel later.” Guan Ping said as she took out 2 long and thin sticks which were wrapped with a white cloth and tossed 1 over to Zhou Cang, “Whenever we land a hit on the other side, we would like to trouble Lord Sun Qian to record that as 1 point.”
“That’s what it’s about.” Zhou Cang said as she lightly tapped Guan Ping’s head with the stick she received as demonstration.
Ohhh, I see. This feels like the modern sort of martial arts compet.i.tions. It’s great that they found a new way to compete with martial arts in their free time.
“Ah yes!” Just then, Guan Ping seemed to have thought of something and pointed at Zhou Cang, “It’s a little boring so why don’t we make a bet?”
“A bet?” Zhou Cang’s lips curled when she heard this, “Interesting. But what do you want to bet? How many coils, just say it.”
It’s as if Zhou Cang is really rich.
“Hmhm, money does not mean anything to me. If we’re going to bet, then let’s bet big!” Guan Ping’s hand continued to be pointed at Zhou Cang as she stated her demand, “Let’s bet the position of being mother’s lieutenant in the next battle!”
Eh?
“Sure! I don’t know why you want to bet that but I won’t lose no matter what.”
When she finished, they both readied their stance and waited for the opening signal.
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