Vol 9 Chapter 151 (1/2)
Chapter 151
VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 151: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS DEFECTING TO THE CAO FACTION (9)
Yun Chang POV
“I am still not qualified enough and my capabilities are limited.” Li Dian said as she lowered her head. By the time she looked up again, her smile had vanished, “To be honest, when I was persuading you, the feeling you gave me was like you would never defect. It was a face that would never defect or change your mind no matter what happened. I know, as a fellow warrior.”
Un… I thought that Li Dian and Cao Ren definitely trusted us and never expected that Li Dian would unleash a lethal move on me this late in the game.
“Everyone changes with the times. No one can predict what will happen in the future after all.” That was all I could say in response to what she said.
“Be that as it may, I still don’t believe it.” Li Dian shook her head lightly, “It’s not because you can’t kill Lu Bu, it’s because I can still see a trace of that stubbornness in your eyes. Those aren’t the eyes that someone who has chosen to defect can have.”
“… I’m just too used to being like this now that I can’t change it.” I responded tiredly. Aura is not something that can lie about one’s intentions. At least not when one has a half-a.s.sed martial prowess like mine.
“Hmph.” She scoffed at what I said and suddenly drew her glaive which she brandished at me. She was fast and by the time I detected her motion and stopped, her blade was already at my neck. If it were someone else, they might not have realised and continued walking, losing their head as a result. Good thing that my reflexes were quick.
“Un?”
“Lord Li Dian, this is…”
Wen Yuan and Chen Gong stopped. Because we had conducted our exchange with hushed voices, they did not know what had happened and seemed surprised and at a loss as to what to do.
“It’s fine,” I said to prevent Wen Yuan and Chen Gong from acting up. That said, even I do not understand why Li Dian is reacting like this. My guess is that she has detected something from my expression or aura.
“Why?” I said as I calm myself down, “Does Lord Li Dian not believe us?”
“I said it before already. I need to think it over more.” Li Dian said with an undecipherable expression.
Her hat covered her face from view and all I could see was a mouth that was biting on itself. I was about to turn around to see what Cao Ren’s reaction would be but then stopped as I realised that if Cao Ren did not react on seeing this, then she would not react whatsoever anyway.
“Lord Guan Yu.” She spoke up.
“What is it?”
“Are you willing to spar with me?” She said as she pa.s.sed me her glaive, “We’ll use glaives. Both of us.”
“Here? And now?” I asked with surprise but did not reveal it entirely on the surface.
“Yes, you can’t?”
Un… I began to consider her request. To be honest, I still have no idea what she’s after with challenging me to a duel, to the point where she’s handing me her weapon. Normally, I would think that defeating Li Dian meant that I could return unmolested but I have to think differently here.
“… Lord Li Dian, I cannot duel with you.” I said as I raised my hand and softly pushed away the glaive, “I came here to talk, not to fight. When we meet on the battlefield as opposing sides, or in future in our free time, let us duel then.”
“If you are going to defect to our side, how could we possibly meet on the battlefield as enemies?”
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o;No one can say for sure what will happen in future.” I said and something seemed to take control over me as I softly added, “Perhaps we are just faking a defection.”
When I finished, I smiled. Li Dian still had a serious expression and it seemed like what I said did not have much of an effect on her though it must have spooked the other 2 behind me now.
“Hu… Never mind.” Just as I was wondering what would happen next, Li Dian seemed deflated as she lifted her blade, “It’s fine whether your defection is genuine or otherwise. All i can say is that I hope it is.”
“…”
“Because no matter what, Xinye city will fall.” Li Dian continued and did not pay any attention to my silence, “The troops sent to commence the southern expedition are part of an unstoppable force and my lord will not despair or delight from the outcome of this battle. It is only a matter of time and your defections, genuine or otherwise, will only hasten or slow down the inevitable.”