Vol 9 Chapter 119 (1/2)

Chapter 119

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 119: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE AFTERMATH OF OUR DEFEAT (6)

Liu Bei POV

Was this curtain newly washed? No, that cannot be right. Only the other side is wet…

*Shasha*…

Wu! Just as I was feeling the other side of the curtain, I accidentally applied strength and pulled it open a little, making a sweeping sound. It was not very loud but its suddenness in what was originally quiet environment and my eyes bulged as I hurriedly bent down.

… Hu… Hu…

Food thing that Feng Xian did not rouse from her sleep, as evidenced by her light, regular breathing.

Well then, let’s proceed. I slowly got up and headed towards the section of the curtain which I had pulled away. At this time, my heart was racing at an unbearable pace. But now that I have come this far, there’s no way I am giving up now. And besides, all I am aiming for is a glimpse of her sleeping face. Opening up this much should be enough for that.

… Un? But why is there steam coming from that side of the tent? I wondered when I found white steam after taking 2-3 steps in. I reached out to grab it and found that it was indeed steam.

Un? When I looked down further, I realised that something was very wrong. There was a large wooden pail with 2 feet propped up on 1 side. And that wooden pail was filled with water. This is… Could it be…

— 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.

— As you can see, I just finished taking a bath.

— My lord (Lu Bu) should be waking up soon. When she does, I hope that my lord (Liu Bei) can help me take care of her~

All of a sudden, Wen Yuan’s meaningful smile and the words she said back then came to mind.

… Might come in… Finished taking a bath… Take care… And the steamy tent and curtain. In the next instant, I understood what she meant.

D-doesn’t this mean that Feng Xian fell asleep while she was bathing… Why did you have to make it seem like she was sleeping normally!

Wen Yuan, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d! I will definitely remember this!

This is not a love comedy anime yet developments that would only appear in such genres have begun to appear. I have to say though… It would be a lie to say that I did not want to see Feng Xian in the nude but I lack the courage to do so or to ignore my moral voice.

— Xuan De, what were you just doing?

— Feng Xian! Listen– Wah!!!!

What would follow next would probably be the sound of flesh being torn.

Wu… Just thinking about it sends a chill down my spine. Now is not the time to be staring at her sleeping face. Before Feng Xian discovers me, it’s best that I pull up the curtain and return to the stool.

Hu… I gave a long sigh and shook my head to try to get what I was thinking about before out of my head. I then stared at the curtain and reached up to the curtain. At this time, I was no longer thinking about whether it was wet or not as it was natural that it would be since someone was bathing on the other side not too long ago. And so I grabbed the curtain and pulled it across…

*Shashasha*… Eh, yes, just like that… Slowly, slowly–

*w.a.n.g* *w.a.n.g* *w.a.n.g*!!

“Wah!!” I shrieked when I got a shock from Red Hare’s sudden barking. And that was how tragedy struck. Because I was pulling it with my right hand and the barking came from my right, I instinctively turned to the right with my right hand still on the curtain.

*Sha*–

Ah!!! The curtain was pulled open at an unbelievable pace and Feng Xian’s full body appeared

before me. Of course, that includes her sleeping face which I was aiming for from the very beginning but I was not in the mood to enjoy it now.

*Kaban*!

Before I could react, a cras.h.i.+ng sound filled my ears and when I looked up, I saw that 1 of the curtain’s grip hooks had fallen to the ground. When I saw this, I immediately let go of the curtain, forgetting that I was not on stable footing and lost my balance immediately.

“Wah!” I yeled as I fell over forwards. Right in front of my eyes was the pail full of water with Feng Xian in it. In that moment, I thought back to the time when I fell into the Tan stream. Was that moment more despairing than this one?