Vol 9 Chapter 191 (2/2)

Lu Xiang.” I said while looking at Lu Xiang, “Lord Guan Yu should recognise her.”

“Ah… Un.” Guan Yu seemed rather shaken as she replied. She probably never expected that Lu Xiang would perish and it seems like no one else on their side knew either or Guan Yu would have known about it from the reports she had received.

“Lu Xiang fought bravely in the city despite her prior injuries and slew many enemies. Unfortunately, she fell in a duel from a surprise attack by Zhang Fei.”

“Yi De?” For some reason, this detail caught Guan Yu’s attention. Perhaps she is surprised and glad to hear that Zhang Fei has regained some of her former self.

“But Lord Lu Xiang is…. May I ask what is needed of me?”

“I need Lord Guan Yu’s help.” I said as I saluted, “Sometime ago, Lu Xiang’s elder brother, Lu Kuang, was slain in combat by your comrade. Because of the urgency of the situation, we did not send his body back and buried him to the eastern outskirts of Fan city. Lu Xiang’s last wish was to be buried with her elder brother.”

“Un…”

“Now that we have well and truly lost the battle, and the city as well, it would be a lie to say that I do not harbour hatred and enmity against you. But I have sworn to fulfill her last wish and I am now putting aside my pride to ask this of you.” I said as I gritted my teeth and suppressed my raging emotion as I continued, “As you said, your reinforcements will be here imminently and we have to leave so I will be unable to fulfill her last wish. Therefore, I implore Lord Guan Yu to set aside our differences in the name of benevolence and honour to help me fulfill Lu Xiang’s last wish.”

“I understand.” Guan Yu acceded to my request immediately after I finished, “We will do our very best to ensure that she is given an honourable burial.”

“Really?” I asked in disbelief when I saw how easily she accepted it.

“I cannot ignore such a request. And besides, I understand how she feels.” Guan Yu said as she waved her hands and several troops ran down the tower, “My own elder brother’s fate is unknown and his body is still missing. If I were to be able to find his body, I too wish to be buried with him.”

At the very end, Guan Yu’s voice was rather tearful. I had almost forgotten that Guan Yu was known for being honourable and loyal and that she was Liu Bei’s sworn sister.

Un… I remained silent as I looked at Guan Yu, feeling rather shaken by her words. Based on my hypothesis about Liu Bei, she should not have said such words. Not if Liu Bei is still alive…

Yet Guan Yu was able to say such things so naturally and unintentionally. Does this mean that she does not know about Liu Bei or is my guess wrong? Like before, there are many things I need to think about with this but now is not the time to do so.

“If you really can do this, I, Li Dian, thank Lord Guan Yu on Lu Xiang’s behalf.” I said and saluted her once more.

I should hate her. It was her act that was the most convincing of all amongst those who came to fake their defections. If it were not for her, I would not have agreed with Cao Ren. At the same time, a self-deprecating voice inside me reminded that no matter what they did, it was still my own fault in the end for falling for it.

Never mind. This is just a small request and I should not beat myself up for it. There are a lot of things to deal with from here on out after all.

*Giiyaa*…

The gates opened but the noise was not too loud as this gate was newly installed. Just earlier today, I had left this city after hearing this. I looked into the city and saw that there were only 2 soldiers walking out and there were no other guards nearby.

What would happen if we were to just charge in right now?

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