Vol 9 Chapter 118 (1/2)

Chapter 118

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 118: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE AFTERMATH OF OUR DEFEAT (5)

Liu Bei POV

“Eh?”

“Un?”

Just then, we both looked at each other and recognised who the other was at the same time.

“Eh?! Wen Yuan?”

“Ah, my lord huh?” She said as she hurriedly saluted me, sending several droplets of water flying into my face as she did so, “Ah, I’m sorry my lord.”

“That’s fine. But what are you doing here?” I asked as I s.h.i.+fted my gaze downwards, “And with Red Hare chained outside too.”

Wen Yuan smiled stiffly as she wiped her hands off with her clothes, “As you can see, I just finished taking a bath.”

Eh? She just finished taking a bath?

Now that she mentioned it, it does seem to be the case. She was currently wearing a set of figure hugging inner robes. Under the sun, the parts where she was not dry were pretty much see-through, which were mainly her arms and thighs. Her chest was also see-through as well and her red inner garments could be seen.

“Ah… I see.” I said as I hurriedly turned away when I realised what I was doing.

“Yeah,” Wen Yuan continued, completely oblivious to how defenceless she was, “That’s why I left Red Hare outside. I was afraid someone might come in but I didn’t think that it would be my lord who would come.”

*w.a.n.g* *w.a.n.g*~

“Wu…” Wen Yuan shuddered when she heard Red Hare bark. Looks like she really is helpless with dogs huh?

“By the way, what is my lord here for?”

“Ah, I came along with Lord Huang Zu and I wanted to check on you both.”

“I see,” Wen Yuan nodded and calmly described the battle, “If what you’re here to ask about is the battle then… We lost about 1/3 of our troops. The enemy has probably lost about the same but slightly less.”

When Wen Yuan finished her rundown of the result of the battle, she looked at me as she asked, “Ah… Does my lord already know about the details of the battle?”

“Un, more or less.” I nodded. Though she said details, it was really just Feng Xian charging too far up at the very beginning, giving the enemy cavalry a chance to flank the rearguard but it was settled in the end by Feng Xian singlehandedly.

“Some things cannot be helped. I don’t intend on blaming anyone for this.” I shook my head knowing that Wen Yuan was undoubtedly referring to this, “Battles are unpredictable, and besides, Yuan Zhi did not give you both any tactics to work with.”

Wen Yuan nodded and her smile came back, “It’s definitely more interesting to stay here.”

“Eh?” I was surprised at Wen Yuan’s words that had no lead-up at all.

“It’s nothing. The enemy tried to recruit me on the battlefield.” Wen Yuan said as she shook her head, looking like it was no big deal at all, “Naturally, I wouldn’t choose to go to that side.”

“I see.” I nodded with a stiff smile.

Now that she has told me this, I really have no idea how I ought to continue the conversation. But if Wen Yuan had chosen to leave, the one who would be the saddest would probably be Feng Xian. They have been through so much together and I doubt Wen Yuan would even think about leaving as long as Feng Xian is still alive.

“Ah, yes.” I suddenly remembered there were more important things while in the midst of my thoughts, “Wen Yuan, Lord Huang Zu was looking for you.”

“Lord Huang Zu is looking for me?” She asked back as she tilted her head but soon u

nderstood what was going on, “I got it. Is she here to borrow troops for her city defence construction works again?”

“More or less.”

“Hai… Really… We didn’t have enough troops to begin with.” Wen Yuan complained and stood there as she began to ponder, “Let me see… First battalion and second…”

She’s really detailed and thoughtful huh? Looks like she’s probably thinking about how many people she can deploy to help Huang Zu. Be it during or outside of battle, Wen Yuan is probably the one in charge of all administrative work.