Vol 9 Chapter 186 (2/2)

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“Ah…” Wen Yuan trembled when she heard Red Hare bark as Feng Xian approached us. I s.h.i.+fted my gaze to Feng Xian as well and saw

that she was covered in grime, gore and dirt. We could not have won without them and it was clear that it was not an easy fight even for Feng Xian with her prodigious martial prowess.

“Feng Xian, thanks for your hard work this time.”

“…”

“Eh? Feng Xian?” I asked when she did not reply me nor did she come to a half and merely continued to ride towards me, making me feel a little afraid.

“… Xuan De.” Just then, her voice came from right next to my ear as a warm touch could be felt against my shoulder. I turned and saw that she had rested her head against my shoulder but could not see her expression which was obscured by her hair.

“F-Feng Xian?” I asked in surprise, unsure as to why she would do this and wondered if she might be injured.

“This time… How did I do?” She whispered in a voice that was soft enough to make it clear that I was the only intended recipient for this message.

“Un,” I nodded and hesitated for a moment before resting my hand on her head and stroking her hair, “This victory could not have been without you.”

That was the truth. If it were not for Feng Xian being able to tear through the entire formation with just 3,000 troops, we would not have been able to reach Zi Long or escape the surround on our end. Everything was thanks to Feng Xian.

“Your contribution was invaluable this time.” I said once more so that Feng Xian could tell how I felt.

“…” She did not speak but I felt the weight against my shoulder increase as she rested against my shoulder more. This is a clear sign that she is relieved.

“Ah… My lord (Lu Bu), let’s…” Wen Yuan said softly and before she could finish, Feng Xian trembled and sprang up. She then stared at me and then at Wen Yuan before she understood what she had just done.

To be honest, I am quite embarra.s.sed. I could feel the gazes from Zi Long and Wen Yuan since a while ago and they seemed to be saying something with their eyes but I could not tell what it was they were trying to say. As such, I felt even more anxious and shy. But because that was a delicate time for Feng Xian, I felt bad about snapping her out of it and heaved a sigh of relief when Wen Yuan did so.

“Ah… Un…” Feng Xian did not know what to say and merely turned to look at everyone but did not know where to rest her eyes and I felt awkward as well.

Given the ending of this battle, and how we are all still on standby, the battlefield is rather chillingly quiet. All of us were now like soap opera actors who had forgotten their lines and were just standing around awkwardly on stage in silence.

“Ah… My lord, should we be cleaning up the battlefield?” Just then, Chen Dao suddenly spoke up and broke through the silence.

“Eh?”

I looked at her and saw that she seemed confused and was not too sure why the atmosphere was awkward. ‘Isn’t it important to clean up now?’– I could see her thinking like this. Un, it’s good that there are thoughtless people around.

“Ah, un.” I nodded and looked at Zi Long, “Zi Long.”

I cannot directly command her so I will just shoot her a glance now.

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