Vol 9 Chapter 135 (1/2)

Chapter 135

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 135: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS ANOTHER TRICK (1)

Liu Bei POV

Amongst them, Zi Long seemed to be rather combative and stared at Yuan Zhi the whole time while the rest merely gave a look or 2.

“Ah… Come on in and have a seat, you lot.”

“Ah, yes.”

Only when I spoke did they nod and head to their seats. Zi Long shot me a glance and s.h.i.+fted her gaze to Yuan Zhi as she made her way to her seat.

Ah… She did almost the exact same thing as Chen Gong huh… I smiled stiffly and did the same pressing action as I returned her gaze.

“In any case, now that everyone is seated.” I said as I pointed to Yuan Zhi, “Yuan Zhi has some words for everyone.”

Yuan Zhi looked at me and I nodded at her. Say what you want to and do not hold back, I said in my heart. I do not know if she got the message, but she blinked and then deftly and quietly got up. She then took 1 step out to the left and another 3 steps out. She was now standing near the doorway and bowed 3 times while facing to the left, and another 3 times while facing the right.

I looked at Yuan Zhi and smiled when I realised that she was about to apologise. From the side, I could see that everyone was looking at her but n.o.body spoke up. The room was quiet and Yuan Zhi only spoke up after she finished bowing 3 times to each side.

“Yesterday’s mishap was caused by my mistake. Because of this, I acted out but now that I have recovered, I hope that everyone can forgive me.” Yuan Zhi said and bowed once more.

She did not say too much but she said all that she needed to in her apology. In such a venue, giving a short apology would in fact be the right choice. However, her face looks too airheaded that one cannot help but feel like things are not that serious.

“Of course, I believe that everyone has certain views about me after this loss.” Yuan Zhi said as she looked around, “If you don’t mind, you may voice them and I will respond to every one of them.”

Eh? My eyes bulged in surprise when I heard what Yuan Zhi said. It’s difficult to answer some things that relate to her knowledge about history after all.

Yuan Zhi, is that really alright? I tried to send this message to her with my eyes but she was a bit far and no matter how I tried to catch her eye, she would not look at me.

“Well then, I’ll go right ahead then.” Chen Gong was the first to speak up and did so with the sort of doubtful expression she had when Yuan Zhi first joined us, “May I ask Lord Xu Shu, did you know at the beginning of the second battle that the enemy did not send all of their forces?”

“Eh? She did?” Yun Chang asked as she frowned.

Everyone else’s gazes on Yuan Zhi sharpened. I began to break out in cold sweat and looked at Yuan Zhi as I wondered what she could possibly say in response. If she admitted it and did not explain herself well enough, n.o.body would be convinced. But on the other hand, I doubt that anyone would be able to accept the truth either, that Yuan Zhi knew about history.

“I did.”

Wu! I winced in shock when I heard Yuan Zhi’s reply.

“I knew it!” Chen Gong exclaimed and got up. But she stopped halfway when she realised that her thick-soled shoes were outside and sat back down. I really wonder how hung up over her height she is.

“Yes, I did indeed know about it. But I was not sure and thought that the other half were garrisoned in the city.” Yuan Zhi explained as she swept her gaze across everyone, “Naturally, I did not know that they had set an ambush for us. I did not expect that at all.”

“Really?” Zi Long a

sked, “If you didn’t know then how were they able to prepare an ambush pincer attack ahead of time? The location where they did that was a little too accurate, no?”

Zi Long did not openly accuse Yuan Zhi but the implication that Yuan Zhi colluded with the enemy was clear.

“I don’t think that’s quite right.” Yuan Zhi said as she looked over, “No one can predict with 100% accuracy how the battle will go beforehand.”

“Then how were they able to prepare an ambush pincer attack on our raiding force?” Zi Long asked more forcefully than before, probably because she suspects that Yuan Zhi is trying to bamboozle her, “The ambush pincer attack was too perfectly located and it was obvious that they knew what route we would take.”