Vol 10 Chapter 56 (2/2)

So it was Sima Hui who told them huh? Well, it’s not like I asked him to keep a secret nor is this something that needs to be kept under wraps anyway.

“But… Un~” s.h.i.+ Guang Yuan said as she swept her gaze over me in a way that made my hair stand on end, “So you’re Liu Bei huh?”

“U, umm…”

“Ah, sorry about that. I shouldn’t stare at you like that.” She smiled stiffly and apologised when she saw my troubled expression and leaned back against a table, “But Teacher Shuijing has mentioned you a few times to me before so I’ve gained some interest in you.”

It seems like Cui Zhou Ping has said similar things as well when we spoke. And just like the last time, I cannot possibly give in to curiosity and ask them what Sima Hui said about me. But when I look at s.h.i.+ Guang Yuan, it feels like Sima Hui described me as a weirdo.

“Ah, don’t worry too much. Teacher Shuijing gave an exceedingly positive appraisal of you whenever he talked about you.”

Ah… I was completely seen through.

“No…” I muttered as I looked away in embarra.s.sment.

“Haha, you’re too easily seen through.”

“You mean everything is written on his face.”

That correction was unnecessary.

“In any case, we’ve heard about you and mainly 2 things.” s.h.i.+ Guang Yuan said as she raised 2 fingers, “Firstly, you fell into the stream and was saved by that Xiang Lang kid. Secondly, you seek Kong Ming.”

Just these 2 things huh… Well that works for me.

“But speaking of which…” Just then, Meng Gong Wei spoke up, “We also heard that after Teacher Shuijing recommended us and Cui Zhou Ping, you rejected all of us and insisted on Kong Ming.”

Wu! He even told them about that huh?

“Ah, no…” I was really at a loss as to what to do and could only look away.

“Un~ About that~” s.h.i.+ Guang Yuan drawled meaningfully as she shot a look at Meng Gong Wei, “Since we met Liu Bei in the flesh, why don’t we take this chance to have a chat with him?”

“You mean, have a discussion.”

“Whatever~” s.h.i.+ Guang Yuan said as she swung her sleeves and looked down at me, “Umm, Lord Liu Bei, what do you think of the 2 of us?”

She used very meaningful words whilst pointing at the 2 of them.

But how indeed?

I looked at them in turn several times before I nodded, “Apart from the stench of liquor, there’s nothing wrong at all.”

“Un un, that’s not a problem at all.” She nodded, “Well then, since you think we’re both good. Why don’t you give up seeking Kong Ming and recruit the both of us?”

“Eh?” I stood up in surprise, as did the 2 behind me, “Umm, what did you just say?”

“Ah, I’ll repeat myself then.” s.h.i.+ Guang Yuan shakily saluted me and repeated what she said in a somewhat serious tone, “We would like to serve you.”

“In short, we would like to leave our seclusion.”

“Ah… Un.”

I think I know what they mean now. I turned back and looked at the my 2 sisters and saw that they were lost as well.

What kind of situation is this? We have not yet been able to meet with Zhuge Liang yet 2 of her friends have come to join us. Did Zhuge Liang join hands with his friends and sing along as they joined Liu Bei?

No matter how I try to imagine it, that scenario seems implausible. Otherwise, why would only Zhuge Liang’s name pa.s.s down in history?

(TL: Because Zhuge Liang was chosen by the guy who wrote the Three Kingdoms novel. Zhuge Liang was excellent as a logistics officer and a genius when it came to administration. In terms of strategy, he was not that outstanding. Moreover, most of the feats attributed to him in the novel were either entirely fictional or feats that were accomplished by others in history.)

“Is there a problem?” s.h.i.+ Guang Yuan asked when I did not reply.

“No, it’s not a problem per se…”

“You think we aren’t capable enough?” She asked again, “Cui Zhou Ping might have said some things to you before but reality is vastly different from what she says it is. You can easily test us, be it me, Meng Gong Wei or that Cui Zhou Ping who has an inferiority complex.”

“No, I don’t doubt your capabilities.” I said as I waved my hands dismissively, “But… Why? There is no reason for you to join me. You only met me once after all. Isn’t it a little frivolous to join me after just one meeting?”

“Frivolous? I think not.” She said as she thanked the waiter who brought her liquor and took a swig before continuing, “Confucius was wise and knowledgeable beyond comparison yet he still had to travel widely to seek the support of kings. Gong Wei and I may be hermits but we still worry for the Great Han which is in peril and in wanting for a benevolent and capable ruler. Now that we have met with Liu Bei Liu Xuan De, and heard of your feats, we wish to join you. It’s true that our reasons for joining you are not particularly lofty or deep but we are sincere. Is that not enough?”

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