Vol 9 Chapter 114 (1/2)

Chapter 114

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 114: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE AFTERMATH OF OUR DEFEAT (1)

Liu Bei POV

“Eh?” I was really surprised to hear this, “Yun Chang and the rest have not left the city for too long. Even if they fast marched all the way, they would only just be reaching the city now.”

A siege would need several hours to complete at the very least. Sending a status report update at this stage would be weird.

“Could it be just an ordinary update?”

“…” Yuan Zhi remained silent and her frown was now so tight that it was visible below her bandana.

“Let’s go and see it.” Yuan Zhi said and turned to leave. I hesitated for a moment before saluting Liao Hua and following Yuan Zhi down the city tower.

On the way back, neither of us spoke. Now that the battle was just over, the entire atmosphere was no longer relaxed like before. At the same time, practically all of the commoners were hiding in their homes due to the battle as well.

As such, only Yuan Zhi and I were walking down the normally-bustling streets. The sounds of our footsteps were louder than I imagined they would be and only made me feel even more uneasy. And the more uneasy I felt, the less I felt like talking. Everything will have to wait for after learning what Yun Chang sent to us.

After turning left and right, we finally made it back to our mansion. And just as we did so, we saw Zi Long hurrying outside in a panic with Chen Dao in tow, who had an even more frantic expression on.

“Zi Long, Chen Dao, why are you both so frantic?” I asked. Zi Long stopped and wanted to say something but could not say anything even after a long while.

“Chen Dao, let’s go! Quick!”

“Ah… Yes!” Chen Dao seemed like she wanted to tell me but since her immediate superior did not say anything and further asked her to follow her, she mere saluted and bowed before hurrying behind Zi Long.

What’s the matter? Why are they so frantic?

I was really bewildered but when I turned back, I saw that Yuan Zhi had already dismounted and entered the mansion so I hurried after her. After we entered and made our way into the main hall, we saw Chen Gong sitting on the floor with an exhausted expression on as she frowned.

“Chen Gong!” I exclaimed as an ominous premonition filled my heart while Yuan Zhi waved at her impatiently. Chen Gong raised her head and her body shuddered as she sighed. This is…

“Lord Chen Gong, may I ask what’s the matter?” Yuan Zhi asked before she even finished ascending the steps.

Chen Gong slowly got up and made her way to the doorway and leaned against as she replied softly, “Lord Guan Yu and the rest were ambushed.”

… Eh?

“What? What did you say?” I asked again, not understanding what she said immediately.

“I said, Lord Guan Yu and the rest were ambushed not too far from Fan city!” Chen Gong repeated herself louder, her frown not easing in the slightest.

My eyes bulged and my eyebrows creased as well when I realised what had happened, my mind still refusing to believe the truth that was told to me. In the next instant, images of Yun Chang, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang being slaughtered by weapons filled my mind and my heart skipped a beat.

“What! Impossible! How could they have been ambushed?!” I yelled and looked at Yuan Zhi to the side. Yuan Zhi did not turn to look at me nor did she reply.

“What about Yun Chang? Are Yun Chang and the rest alright?!” I continued to ask when I saw that Yuan Zhi remained silent.

“Lord Guan Yu and the rest are fine. The report stated that the 3 of them are all safe.&rdqu

o; Chen Gong hurriedly replied and nodded. She then took another look at the report before she continued, “The report stated that Lord Guan Yu chose to abandon the raid and Lord Zhao Yun has deployed her troops to help them back. They should be leaving the city by now.”

Ah… So that’s why. No wonder Zi Long and Chen Dao seemed so anxious before. And Zi Long chose not to tell me as she was afraid that I would not be able to accept it.

After hearing that they were safe, I felt less anxious but when I remembered that the raid had failed, my uneasiness began to surge again.