Vol 9 Chapter 148 (2/2)

“Am I wrong?” Shen Pei said as she shook her head again, “Aren’t you just trying to give us an excuse for not being able go kill Lu Bu?”

She guessed it as I expected. I go to taverns to drink from time to time and there are always people playing cards and dice there. For some reason, the stakes always get higher and higher until the attention of everyone in the tavern is drawn in.

I, however, have no interest in such games.

“You can see it however you like.”

But this time, I have chosen to make the gamble of a lifetime.

“…” When I finished, Shen Pei did not continue and bit her lips, looking like she was very irritated with me.

“Hu…” She then sighed, “… Alright, it’s about time we finished this.”

*Clang* Shen Pei’s hand hit her cup and it fell off the table and landed on the floor, making a loud and crisp noise.

*Tatatatata*–

The tent was silent but soon, the sound of armour clinking and footsteps could be heard and in an instant, the tent was sliced open from all sides by many sharp swords. Tearing sounds filled the air and soon, we were exposed to the elements.

*Tatata*–

The soldiers came around and surrounded us wordlessly. As the cold wind buffeted me, the gleam of cold steel appeared before my eyes. All this happened in just seconds.

“You b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!” Wen Yuan yelled even though she was giving her signature smile, “So you were looking to do us in from the very beginning huh?”

The way she made the cup fall was too smooth and natural but I was not surprised for some reason. And I believe that Wen Yuan and Chen Gong are of the same opinion as me.

“Yes, that is indeed the case.” Shen Pei said relaxedly.

As Xu Shu told us from the very beginning just as we were about to leave, they suspected us. And they are about to show us their animosity right now. As for the question just now, Shen Pei probably never expected that we would agree to it. And so, she fully expected me to refuse.

But from the very beginning, I was not aiming to earn Shen Pei’s trust. I was betting on the other 2 people.

I looked at Cao Ren and Li Dian from the side and saw that their reactions were frowning, confused faces that we should be having on instead. And when I looked up, I saw that the troops surrounding us were wearing the Yuan Shao army uniform.

As expected huh?

“Lord Shen Pei, what is the meaning of this?” Li Dian asked as she frowned.

“When did you station your troops around the perimeter of the tent?” Cao Ren said as she looked at Shen Pei, her smile now completely gone, as she placed her hands on the ground, “I was not told of this at all.”

“Commanding Officer, please forgive me for delaying my report to you on this.” Shen Pei said as she pointed at us, “What’s more important now is how we will deal with these liars.”

As she said so, the blades neared us. Of the 3 of us, only Chen Gong moved slightly in response. I looked at the other 2 but they were not looking over where I was. Looks like they have decided to play along with whatever I will do.

But at this time, I need to rely on Cao Ren and Li Dian to neutralise the threat posed by Shen Pei.

“Hu.” I lightly breathed out and looked at Shen Pei, “Lord Shen Pei, you’ve been saying that we were acting so I’m afraid you won’t believe anything we say.”

“Yes, I won’t.” Shen Pei said as she shook her head, “Just from the few most recent questions, I can conclude that you have no intention of actually defecting.”

“We did not even carry weapons and disguised ourselves to leave the city.”

“That doesn’t mean anything.”

“Then is it because we can’t accede to your request and kill Lu Bu?”

“Yes, if you promise to do that, I can believe you.”

“Hahaha!” Chen Gong guffawed at Shen Pei’s words.

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