Vol 9 Chapter 140 (1/2)

Chapter 140

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 140: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS ANOTHER TRICK (6)

Li Dian POV

Eh?! My heart skipped a beat when I heard this, “You said… A letter from Guan Yu? Did the sender really say that?”

“That is so.” The soldier said as he pa.s.sed it to me, “This one.”

“Guan Yu’s letter?” Cao Ren asked as she sat upright all of a sudden. Looks like she was not completely asleep the whole time after all and had heard some of what the soldier had been saying.

“Pa.s.s it to the commanding officer.” I said as I pointed to her and the soldier promptly went over and pa.s.sed it to Cao Ren. I was going to open it in lieu of Cao Ren but since she is awake, she should have a look first.

Cao Ren and I exchanged glances before she opened it. She looked a lot more serious than before and seemed to be closely inspecting every line while I sat here and tried to guess what the contents of the letter were.

After a few minutes and several read-overs, she sank into thought and asked the soldier, “Did Guan Yu’s representative say anything else?”

“No, nothing in particular.” The soldier shook his head as he frowned, “Ah… Before he left, he said that Lord Guan Yu would be waiting for Lord Cao Ren’s reply.”

Un… Cao Ren sank into thought once more at the soldier’s words.

“Alright, you’re dismissed.” I said to the soldier when I saw her sink into thought. He nodded, saluted us and left. After he left, I hurriedly took off my hat and went over to where Cao Ren was and asked her excitedly, “How is it? What did that Guan Yu fellow say?”

“Un…” Cao Ren did not know what to say and merely felt her chin as she looked at me and pa.s.sed me the letter. As I received it, Cao Ren went ahead and told me the main message of the letter, “That is… Guan Yu plans on defecting.”

“Eh?!” I uttered in surprise and I completely froze for an instant, “Let me see!”

“Not just that,” Cao Ren continued as I took the letter, “There seem to be others apart from Guan Yu as well.”

I ignored Cao Ren and stared at the letter. It was not long and only a few words were really important. “‘I, Guan Yu, am willing to bring Zhang Liao Zhang Wen Yuan and Chen Gong Chen Gong Tai to join Lord Cao Ren’… This huh?”

“That is it.” Cao Ren nodded with a serious expression as she stared at the letter in my hands, “From what was written, it seems like they plan on defecting to our side.”

Un, that does seem to be the case. I continued to read and found something even more shocking, “Lord Cao Ren, it also says…” I paused and checked it again to make sure I had not read it wrongly, “They will bring their troops along with them…”

“Yes, their troops.” She nodded very quickly and with a tinge of excitement, “Though I don’t know who this Chen Gong is, the other 2 are definitely top ranking commanders in the enemy.”

Yes, I know that even without saying. But… I just cannot get happy about it.

“Hu~” Similarly, Cao Ren did not seem very happy either and sighed as she looked at me. I too returned the gaze and after a while, we both spoke at the same time.

“This defection–”

“… Is it real?”

Un… After we both finished, we sank into silence.

“Hai~” I sighed and tossed the letter on the table as I put my palms onto the ground.

“If you think about it, it’s not strange for the enemy generals to have this thinking a

fter Xinye city has been reduced to this state.” Cao Ren said, probably in an attempt to convince both me and herself, “And on the other hand, we’ve also tried to persuade them to do so many times and have given a strong signal that they are welcome, which is why they have sent a letter now.”