Vol 9 Chapter 111 (1/2)

Chapter 111

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 111: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS A RAID ON FAN CITY (15)

Li Dian POV

“So what?”

“… Eh?”

Un? All of a sudden, strong and powerful voice filled the air. I was very surprised to hear someone speak as I was certain that Cao Ren’s logic was insurmountable and felt tense once again. I looked over and saw that it was Lu Bu who had spoken.

“To be frank, I did not really understand what you both were saying. Nor do I know what is honourable and what is not, much less why I have to defend a tiny city that doesn’t have anything at all. To put it simply, I have absolutely no idea why we are fighting at all.” Lu Bu continued plainly.

“But,” She stared intensely at us as she continued, “Since Xuan De wants us to defend the city, we will do so. To me, Xuan De’s honour is ours. I do not care about Liu Biao or anybody else. All I can do now is to defend Xuan De’s honour. Is that not what a retainer ought to be doing?”

“Wu…” Cao Ren was now rendered speechless. She did not reveal it and continued to smile but she froze in place for a long while.

What surprised me was that she was able to speak so plainly and justly. Perhaps this is the warrior’s way. And we can also be sure that this general is loyal to Liu Bei and impossible to recruit.

“Besides, Xuan De isn’t dead.”

Eh? All of a sudden, Lu Bu continued to speak, and she said something that made me look up instantly out of shock.

What did she just say? Liu Bei is not dead?

I looked up and saw that Lu Bu was expressionless as usual. Her lieutenant, on the other hand, had a bewildered expression on.

“I have deep respect for your dedication and loyalty. But that is one thing, your lord’s survival is another. The dead will not revive and all that remains is their will.” Cao Ren said.

When she finished, the lieutenant hurriedly spoke, “O-our lord’s fate is not set in stone yet. He may yet live and we will never give up.”

The way she spoke was rather stiff and unnatural and when she finished, she seemed very uneasy. It feels like there is something that she did not say. And was what Lu Bu meant really about not giving up hope? Could it be that Liu Bei did not die…

But if he did not die, then where could he be right now? This is the 2nd time we have attacked Xinye city yet there is no sign of him at all.

“It’s about time.” Just then, Cao Ren slowly backtracked and spoke to me, “The enemy’s momentum is weaker than ours but I’m afraid we can’t lower it any further at this stage, much less recruit them…”

Cao Ren shook her head when she finished. I agree with her a.s.sessment.

“I’ll go up first for a duel,” Cao Ren said as she spun her spear, “Just stay at the back. You don’t need to do anything. If I really can’t win, then just order the troops to charge.”

“Ah, Lord Cao Ren.” I said as I hurriedly grabbed her reins before she could gallop off, “Lord Cao Ren, let me go instead. If you go, you will have to face that Lu Bu, which will not yield a good result for us. If I go, I’ll be fighting the lieutenant. At least there will be a chance for us to get an early pre-battle victory there.”

Cao Ren stopped and sank into thought as she released the grip she had on her reins before nodding, “Alright, we’ll go with your suggestion. Be careful.”

“Of course.” I said and went up before announcing my intentions, “I am Li Dian, a Cao general, is there anyone willing to do battle?”

When I finished, the lieut

enant stepped out as expected. She seemed to wear light plate that afforded decent but not complete protection. The reason for this is probably so that her movements will not be hindered.

As I thought so, she smiled and saluted me, “I am Zhang Liao Zhang Wen Yuan, and I will be your opponent.”

As she smiled, she swung her weapon, a Green Dragon blade. Good, that should be interesting. I was not able to fight with Guan Yu this time but this Zhang Liao fellow will do. Well then–

“Yaa!”

“Haa!”

Neither of us wasted our saliva on saying more and swung our reins as we charged at each other. In the small s.p.a.ce in the battlefield, the both of us separated from our troops and as we got closer, the emotions in my heart blazed more intensely.

*Dang*! *Dang*!

In an instant, sparks flew as our weapons clashed.

Wu! Her blows were strong. This lieutenant was no pushover. If I had underestimated her and used just a little less strength, I would have been forcefully disarmed by her blow.