Vol 9 Chapter 141 (1/2)

Chapter 141

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 141: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS ANOTHER TRICK (7)

Li Dian POV

She did not finish her sentence but I could get what she was trying to say from her eyes.

Was that really the only possibility? Did Guan Yu start having notions of breaking away from Xinye since then?

“That means that even though Guan Yu carried everyone’s hopes and led the raid, she had already grown tired of the in-fighting back then.” I posited.

“And then when she saw her troops get ambushed, she lost hope in defending Xinye huh…” Cao Ren added on.

“That is not impossible.” I nodded, “And besides, Guan Yu herself might not have wanted to lead a raid on Fan city as a warrior wishes to do battle in an open and fair manner above all.”

Cao Ren nodded as well. Looks like this is it. Guan Yu’s defection might be genuine.

Liu Bei’s death, defeat, letting Lu Xiang go, and the letter. There is a very smooth and logical flow to all of these.

“U… Umm…” Just then, a weak voice could be heard and when I looked over, I realised that Shen Pei was there.

“Ah, we forgot about you.”

“We were too engrossed in our own discussions.”

Cao Ren and I gave excuses and apologised to Shen Pei. But really, it was as if her existence was extinguished since a while ago. If she had not spoken up persistently, we would likely have never remembered that she was here.

“That’s fine, that’s fine.” Shen Pei frantically shook her head and frowned, “I just have no idea what you both have been talking about since a while ago.”

Ah, yes. It’s time to pa.s.s it to her.

“Ah, it’s this.” Cao Ren said as she shot me a glance. Naturally, I understood what dhe meant and handed the letter to Shen Pei.

“This is?” Shen Pei asked before she opened it.

“A letter from Guan Yu’s subordinate which we just received.”

“Oh?” Shen Pei uttered in surprise and looked at us before opening the letter. Cao Ren and I remained silent as Shen Pei read the letter. On the surface, it seems like she was not surprised by the contents and merely muttered an ‘eh~~’ from time to time. Though it should be read as surprise, it felt a bit off to me.

“Un, I understand the gist of things now.” Shen Pei said as she folded the letter and looked at us. She seems a lot more calm and collected and must have began her breathing exercise while she was reading the letter, “What this letter is saying is that Guan Yu will defect with 2 other generals right?”

“Yes, that’s what it’s about.”

“Their troops will also be defecting with them.”

Shen Pei calmly put down the letter and raised her hand to ask us to wait as she began breathing in deeply. When we saw her do her usual routine, we merely sat and waited quietly for her,

*s.h.i.+ku*~ Hu… After about 5-6 times, she finally opened her eyes.

“Are you done?” Cao Ren asked when she saw this.

“Un, I’m done.” Shen Pei said as she picked up the letter and got up before walking over to our side, “Well then, how many troops do the 3 of them command?”

“6,000. Give or take.” Cao Ren said.

“Un…” Shen Pei grunted as she rubbed her face with her sleeves. This is probably another habitual action she does when she is thinking.

“So…” I could guess what she was thinking about and decided to ask, “Is Lord Shen Pei suspicious of their motives? That they might be faking a defection.”

“…” Shen Pe

i remained silent until she came to my side and faced me, “To put it simply, yes. Defecting at this time is a little too suspicious.”

“Really?” I asked as I exchanged glances with Cao Ren, “Lord Shen Pei should have heard what we just discussed. Based on those points, it seems to be sufficient proof that their defection is sincere and genuine.”