Vol 9 Chapter 185 (1/2)

Chapter 185

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 185: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE 8 DOORS GOLDEN LOCK FORMATION (12)

Liu Bei POV

“Wu!” I hurriedly moved my head away when I saw the blade come for my head but this motion made the veil of leaves fly up…

If that would happen then Li Dian, who was in front of me, would definitely see my face. Since Yuan Zhi has said that hiding my ident.i.ty is of paramount importance, then there is no way I can reveal it now. And so, I merely turned my face away instead of raising my head to dodge the incoming attack.

“Wu!” I moaned as the blade cut across my neck and left side of the face.

“Yaa! Ya!” I yelled as I hurriedly attacked her, somehow forcing Li Dian back with my haphazard and frantic movements. Even so, she continued to stare at me.

My breath was heavy as I was still recovering from the fright before and I saw that some of the leaves to the left side had been sliced off but my face was still not in clear view. I gulped and held my sword tightly with both hands.

“I am just an ordinary lieutenant. What enmity is there between us for you to come after me like this?” I asked, doing my best to imitate a rough tone of voice.

“There is no enmity to speak of. We are at battle. That is why I am after your life, no more no less.” Li Dian gave a non-answer as she continued to stare at me. She did not say it but she definitely suspects me. She could also be certain by now and is just trying to confirm it.

When I looked over at Li Dian, I found that there was something tied to her from behind. After taking a closer look, I found that it was a body that belonged to someone rather familiar.

I see… Lu Xiang fell to Yi De earlier huh…

“Li Dian!” Yuan Zhi yelled and charged over before Li Dian and I could have another bout, her white gown billowing behind her, making for an elegant sight.

*Ding* *Ding* *Ding*!

“Wu!” Li Dian groaned as she bent backwards while dealing with Yuan Zhi’s successive attacks. But she immediately sat upright, probably because of Lu Xiang.

“Ya!”

“Uwa!”

Similar yells came from behind and when I turned back to look, I saw that Zi Long had dealt a particularly powerful blow against Cao Ren, whose horse was forced to back up several steps.

“Cao Ren, it’s over.” Zi Long said as she pointed her spear at Cao Ren, “Be it the battle or our duel.”

“…” Cao Ren frowned as she looked at us and then at the troops around us.

Even though we had not yet made it out of the enemy’s formation, we had torn through a significant bit and it would only be a matter of time before we broke through their surround. I do not believe that Li Dian and Cao Ren can stop us as their troop morale is in the pits. The way they fought lethargically and even lifelessly was telling. Under these circ.u.mstances, they would not be able to prevail even if it was Feng Xian leading the enemy instead of them.

“Lord Cao Ren…” Li Dian called out to Cao Ren while remaining cautious of Yuan Zhi. Cao Ren did not say anything and merely nodded in response.

“Alright, perhaps you’re right. Though I don’t think our duel is decided, we have indeed lost the battle.” Cao Ren smiled as she stuck her spear into the ground, “You might not know this but the other half of our troops have likely been consumed by that madman.”

Eh? Feng Xian? I turned to look at Yuan Zhi and saw that she was smiling as though she had predicted that this would happen.

Feng Xian… How could you say that you were useless… You’re strong enough to go against heaven now…

“Hmph, you lot really are dumb huh?” Zi Long frowned as she continued to give them a tongue las.h.i.+ng, “Since you know you can’t prevail then why are you still here? Do you want to die together with all of your troops?”