Vol 9 Chapter 181 (1/2)

Chapter 181

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 181: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE 8 DOORS GOLDEN LOCK FORMATION (8)

Liu Bei POV

“Jia! Jia!”

Eh? Yuan Zhi? Just then, loud commands could be heard and I looked over to see Yuan Zhi leaning against her horse as she swung her reins down hard over and over, kicking the horse lightly as she did so. Is she planning to catch up to Zi Long?

“Yuan Zhi, you led the charge just now, take it easy for now!”

“…” Yuan Zhi did not reply and continued accelerating, overtaking us in no time at all.

“Oh~ Lord Xu Shu’s horsemans.h.i.+p is impressive too huh?” Chen Dao said, feeling impressed at Yuan Zhi.

Wu… In comparison to Chen Dao, I was feeling rather despondent now. Even though I was with my companions and my troops, I had someone beside to protect me. What kind of lord am I? And what difference is there between the me of now and before?

How can I possibly be content with staying in the middle here after coming this far? No, even if it’s only for this battle, I must stand shoulder to shoulder with everyone and just be protected.

“Jia!” I yelled out as I did my best to visualise Yuan Zhi’s actions as I closed my eyes. Yuan Zhi’s actions seemed rather violent but the horse did not cry out. And when I thought back to the scene I saw, it seemed like her actions were loud but not as hard as they seemed.

“Un… Jia!” I opened my eyes and did my best to mimic Yuan Zhi. It was not perfect but it was an improvement from where I was for sure.

“Oh? Ah… Lord Shamoke, you’re…” Chen Dao paused a little when addressing me, seeming rather unnatural as she did so. Come on, if you really cannot do it, then just call me by ‘my lord’, no one will hear you now.

“I’m going to catch up to them. Jia!” I said and swung my reins down again but the horse seemed to resist me and actually slowed down a little instead of accelerating, “Wu…”

“Don’t be too hasty my lord, slow down!”

I began to feel vexed but when I heard what Chen Dao said, I took a deep breath and tried to picture myself in Yuan Zhi’s position, “Hu…”

Take it easy, do not be hasty.

Despite the din around me, I only thought of 1 thing: How to catch up.

“Jia!” I roared and swung down my reins as I tried to bring my thoughts into reality.

*Tatatata*–

Ah, my horse is getting faster, so much so that Chen Dao was also forced to swing her reins down and accelerate as well.

“Yes, that’s the way!” Chen Dao exclaimed excitedly, “My lord has potential huh~”

“Jia!” I did not reply and continued to focus on commanding my horse. Of course, I am actually rather elated inside but there’s no need to talk about it. I looked at Zi Long and Yuan Zhi and saw that they were about 20 paces ahead. I could not catch up any further but I was not falling behind anymore either so that was good enough for me.

“But what’s up with you? Why do you have to push yourself so hard?” Chen Dao asked with elation and confusion on her face. At this, I merely smiled in response.

Everyone is doing their utmost best in this battle. What reason is there for me not to push myself this hard? After all that talk about honour and benevolence, they will only be empty words if I do not take action.

“Jia!” I continued to command my horse, feeling the rush of hot-bloodedness. Even though it was the end of winter, the weather was really cold. Yet, I could not feel the coldness, thanks to all this activity that’s caused so much perspiration

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*Dong* *Dong* *Dong*!