Vol 10 Chapter 17 (2/2)

“Leave it to me!”

Ah, Guan Ping is as energetic as ever huh? Looks like Guan Ping has also grown well-suited to battles. I looked at her waist and saw that the wound from before had almost completely healed. If one did not know that she was wounded, one would not notice its traces.

But… I s.h.i.+fted my gaze back to the gates. It looked rather abandoned but there is a very special and strange feeling I get from this house.

“Zhou Cang, are you sure that there is no one else in this house?”

“Un? For sure.” Zhou Cang said as she tilted her head, “When I brought my men here and cleared out the corpses a few days ago, they would have come out if there were people around right?”

Un… That does indeed make sense…

…

“No, I still want to go in and have a look.”

“My lord?”

“Big brother?”

After thinking about it for a moment, I still decided to go in and have a look, ignoring the people behind me. The courtyard was not too big and was only about 50% larger than the outer courtyard in our mansion in Xinye city. There was 1 master bedroom and 2 smaller rooms on either side. From the looks of it, the master bedroom should have a small annex as well.

Most importantly, there was an intense smell of blood the moment I entered.

“Xuan De, it’s too dangerous.” Feng Xian said as she came in and caught up to me with her halberd in hand.

“That is true, but you’re here now right?”

“Ah…” Feng Xian’s eyes bulged at this and turned away as I smiled at her.

“Ah, my lord is shy again.”

“Shut up.” Feng Xian said to Wen Yuan who saw her face and continued ahead.

When I turned around, I saw that everyone else had come in as well, “You girls…”

“Big brother need not say any further.” Yun Chang shook her head as she smiled, “If big brother insists on coming in then he must have a reason for doing so and naturally, we will follow as well.”

“What’s my lord’s business with this house?” Zhou Cang asked lazily as she yawned.

“Un, it’s just a feeling of mine but it feels like there are some signs of life in this house. I would really appreciate it if everyone can help to look about and see if there are anymore survivors hiding somewhere.”

“But before…”

“Zhou Cang, big brother already asked us to search so let’s do it.”

“Okay~” Zhou Cang nodded at Yun Chang’s insistence

“Alright then, split up into groups of 2-3 and look around. Be vigilant at all times.”

“”Oh~”” Everyone yelled and the house shook.

“Umm, I think it’s better if everyone is a little softer and more careful.”

“”Oh~ Got it~”” Everyone replied more softly. Looks like this building is a lot less shaky than we thought. Thereafter, the rest of us just went off in different directions without really forming up. Yuan Zhi, Yun Chang and I were nearer to the room to the left so that was where the 3 of us headed.

“My lord, do you sense any breath?”

“Un? Me?”

The voices of Feng Xian and Wen Yuan who had gone to the main hall could be heard.

“Un, because my lord can sense breaths better than anyone else after all.”

“I haven’t sensed any breath in this house before we came in. In fact, there is none at all in this entire street.”

Even Feng Xian is saying this huh? But why did Wen Yuan ask Feng Xian anyway?

“Un, Lord Lu Bu didn’t sense anything either huh…” Yun Chang said as she nodded.

“So Feng Xian can sense something like breath?”

“Yes, I’m simply awestruck by her abilities every time I see her in action.” Yun Chang said as she smiled and hesitated before she continued, “It’s not very nice to speak of. Not too long ago, Feng Xian fought the rest of us and she displayed a keen sense of one’s breath. Later on, she used it to great effect when fighting against Li Dian and Cao Ren.”

Oh~ So she’s that impressive huh?

“But if even Feng Xian is saying this… Could this just be a misconception of mine?” I said, feeling doubtful of my own suspicions after hearing what Yun Chang said.

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