Vol 9 Chapter 91 (1/2)
VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 91: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS A TEMPORARY RESPITE BEFORE THE NEXT BATTLE (6)
Liu Bei POV
Are you sure?! At this point, no one knows who will be deployed yet she has already decided to bet on this. Guan Ping really is devoted huh? To be thinking of being deployed as a lieutenant even now.
“… My lord, will this be fine?”
Un? When I looked down, I saw Gong You looking at me with worry and concern in her eyes, mixed in with hope for this to swiftly come to an end so we can return to our lessons. I shared her first 2 emotions, but not the last, but…
I looked at Guan Ping’s stubborn look and felt that her will to join Yun Chang in battle had been set in stone.
“It’s fine, Gong You.” I smiled stiffly and patted her shoulders as I sat down beside her to spectate, “Let them have their fun.”
This duel will allow all of us to see the difference in strength between them. If Guan Ping’s strength is vastly inferior to Zhou Cang’s, then she will have no choice but to accept Yun Chang’s prevailing decision not to allow her on the battlefield.
“Hu…” Gong You sighed in resignation. However, it does not seem like Gong You had any intention of mounting a serious protest from the very beginning anyway.
“… Umm, please make your final preparations then.” Gong You announced as she raised her hand above her head, “When my hand falls, the duel will commence. When I give the word, the duel will be over and the victor will be the one with the most points. Is that acceptable?”
“Sure. I’m interested to see how Lord Guan Yu’s disciple is like.”
“Mother taught me well!”
They were both energetic and raring to go and had already gotten into positions. With both of them adopting positions where their center of gravity was near the ground, it was clear that they both intended to charge out right from the start, as befitting of their styles and personalities.
“… Be–”
“Aya!”
“Hah!”
Gong You’s arm descended but her mouth a little slower as they both charged at each other and roared as though the other side was an enemy general.
*Dong*! *Dong* *Dong* *Dong*! *Dong*!
When they both went past each other, they exchanged multiple, rapid blows that made loud, dull thuds reverberate in my ears. As I looked at them, I found that my eyes could barely keep up with their movements. If I focused on their hands, I would miss out their footwork. If I really wanted to get a full picture, I would have to see if there were any unnatural movements which would occur after they got hit.
*Dong*! *Dong* *Dong*! *Da*!
“Yaaa!”
“Haaa!”
However, both of them had tense and ferocious looks on the entire time so I was beginning to suspect if it would ever be obvious in their expressions if they ever got hit.
I leaned over to Gong You and asked, “Gong You, are you sure you can see everything?”
“… I try my best.” Gong You said after a long while. I looked at her face and saw that she stared unblinkingly at the 2 of them. The brush in her hand was moving between the 2 names but there was nothing written yet. Looks like neither side has landed a hit yet.
*Ta*
“Waaaaaaah!!”
A heavy footstep was made on a rock as Zhou Cang was sent flying over 5 paces. She managed to somersault in the air and land on the ground before immediately charging at Guan Ping like a whirlwind yet again.
*Dong* *Dong* *Dong* *Dong* *Dong*!
Zhou Cang’s mini-whirlwind continued to spin over and over again as she exch
anged countless blows with Guan Ping.
“Wu!” “Kuh!”
Guan Ping was forced back but she grit her teeth and stabbed viciously into the whirlwind, breaking Zhou Cang’s momentum, sending her tumbling backwards.
But when Zhou Cang tumbled backwards, her feet began to move and they both began brawling in the middle yet again as they charged at each other. They were exchanging blows so fast that the sticks were a blur and all I could see was the white cloth at the end. In total, they exchanged about 20-30 blows in no time at all.
“Wu…” I looked down and saw that Gong You’s brush had not made any mark on the silk yet which means they have yet to land a blow on either side.