Vol 10 Chapter 47 (1/2)
Chapter 47
VOLUME 10 CHAPTER 47: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE FIRST VISIT TO THE THATCHED COTTAGE (6)
Liu Bei POV
She was speaking normally before too but then she went into archaic speech all of a sudden. Even so, her sudden poem was not too difficult to understand and was actually rather endearing, which greatly impressed me.
“But since you all took up this s.p.a.ce already, I’ll just back off.” She said as she smiled at us, “Don’t worry about me. There are many scenic spots in the area. If you find yourselves coming here again, you can try to look about. Well then…”
She did not speak very quickly but once she finished, she turned to leave almost immediately and I very nearly forgot to stop her, “Ah, umm, please wait!”
“Eh?” She turned back and tilted her head to the side when she saw my frantic expression, “May I ask if there is anything else?”
Ah, there’s no doubt about it. This person has to be Kong Ming. Only Kong Ming could have such a demeanor.
“Ah, umm.” I began to feel shy and nervous when I thought of this and my limbs stiffened as I looked up at the great sage before me, “May I ask if you are the master of Crouching Dragon Ridge, Teacher Zhuge Kong Ming?”
Ah, I am indeed. You’ve heard of me? — For a moment these words flashed in my head but when I looked at her, all I saw was surprise.
“Eh? Kong Ming?”
“Eh?” I felt rather off-put at hearing her throw back the question at me, “You… Aren’t you Teacher Kong Ming?!”
It was a little rude but I still ended up instinctively pointing at her and I even changed the way I addressed her to make sure.
“Hahahahaha,” But when I finished, all she did in response was laugh out loudly as though I had told a joke.
“Of course not.” She said as she waved her hands and smiled, “But I too have come here to look for Kong Ming. What’s the matter? Is Kong Ming not in?”
The 3 of us nodded in response.
“Then she must have gone on a hike in the mountains.” She said as she scratched her head and looked frustrated as she went on a long soliloquy, “Even though her limbs are so short, she always likes to push herself now and then. We were supposed to go together too but she actually left ahead of me huh?”
“Umm, excuse me.” I very rudely interrupted her when I sensed that it could go on for an indefinite amount of time.
“Eh? Ah! Sorry about that. Did I drift off into a daze again?”
So she is aware of that huh?
“Well then, I’ll be introducing myself to everyone first. My name is Cui Jun Cui Zhou Ping. I am a friend of Kong Ming’s and have come to seek Kong Ming to go on a hike.”
Cui Jun Cui Zhou Ping? I feel like I have heard this name somewhere before…
“Ah!” I finally recalled her name after pondering for a moment, “Are you Cui Zhou Ping of Boling?”
“Eh? Am I that famous?!”
She seems rather happy about it.
“Un, un. Teacher Shuijing mentioned your name before.”
“What? You even know Teacher Shuijing– Wait.” She stopped halfway and came up to me and stared at me for a while before uttering in surprise, “Ah! Are you Imperial Uncle Liu?!”
“You know me?”
This time, it was my turn to be surprised.
“I heard about you from Teacher Shuijing as well.” She nodded as she looked at me, “But you really are Liu Xuan De huh? Teacher Shuijing’s description was on the mark.”
I am really curious about how Sima Hui described me
but it’s not like I can ask.
“But let me ask you while I’m at it,” She said as she came up to me once more, “Is your purpose for seeking Kong Ming today for the sake of inviting her to emerge from the mountains?”
“I do indeed have that intention.”
“Un~” She grunted as she looked up at the sky.
When I saw her reaction, I thought back to the discouragement Sima Hui had given me before.