Voluainst One Another (1/2)

Voluainst One Another¹

The young hed several times He looked at me, filled with hope With no alternative, I had Xiaoshunzi bring him into my room There, I asked, “This official is untalented, but is still an educated scholar I can say with confidence that I have never stolen any married women I wonder why you believe that your honored wife is here with me”

The h this lowly codom of Shu, I am neither an official nor a soldier I am an ordinary farious house, possesses a beautiful appearance, and a noble status Three years ago, because she was unhappy with her betrothal, she left her hoo, my humble wife learned her mother was ill and returned home to visit her family Because this lowly co and returned ho and Southern Chu would invade Shu? My huarrison commander of Ba Prefecture, Tian Wei He was unfortunate to perish My humble wife and my mother-in-laere captured When I heard that Ba Prefecture fell, I traveled day and night I learned that they had been rewarded by the Prince of De to hisZhe As a result, I have followed you all the way”

Confused, I turned to look at Xiaoshunzi With a look of realization, he responded, “Daren, you were ill at the tiant and beautiful He rewarded her to y At the time, daren was in a co with Ar Over these last few days, because ained your health, this lowly servant wished to attend to you for a few days I saw that Lady Tian was quite thoughtful when attending to Eunuch wang, so I decided to allow her to attend to hi everyone to be happy”

I finally understood why Xiaoshunzi was always by my side I asked, “How have they been treated by Eunuch wang?

Respectfully, Xiaoshunzi replied, “Be at ease, enious and nihter As for the elder Lady Tian, she has beenthe death of General Tian, so she is not too well”

When Han Zhang heard this news, he exposed a look of unrestrained happiness But not before long, that expression was replaced by one of suffering Thinking it over, I realized that Han Zhang was not a Shu agent But he had heard what I had said earlier Should I still silence hiht it over, I realized there was no need to do so It was unlikely that he would infor, Han Zhang was at death’s door I quickly took out a solden needle and performed acupuncture before I helped him take some medication Under the medicinal effects, he fell asleep Towards Xiaoshunzi, I observed, “I could do nothing to avert the death of Tian Wei With the two countries in a state of war, casualties cannot be avoided But his wife and eand the roads are free of obstacles, release the three of them and allow them to return home”

Xiaoshunzi replied, “Yes, when the ti He will not be unhappy But it’s a pity … Han Zhang’s ood This lowly servant does not underesti the skilled uards, few can take ood if we could keep hi that it was unlikely, I stated, “I aeneral of Shu In addition, he has a wife and uard? You are indulging in fantasies”

Xiaoshunzi answered, “This is not impossible His wife is now daren’s servant If you allow hirateful But I understand that ood if we force this man to stay behind”

I nodded ht It would be better to be without rather than accept someone substandard³ If he is disloyal, it would be useless to have hi, it will require at least two ure out a way to leave We can allow hiuard and prevent anyone fro suspicious at our relationshi+p”

Xiaoshunzi agreed and said, “That’s good as well This will preventalorried about woke, it was already late in the night He could feel the orous,⁴ and could not feel any of the heavy internal wounds that would have cost him his life He didn’t move, but he could sense that he was in a small room He couldn’t sense anyone nearby Just as he was about to sit up, a cold hand gently pressed down on his chest Then he saw a spark as soht of the candle, he saw the young man who had injured hi intent Han Zhang smartly ceased to move He did not want to die without reason, especially when he had learned the news about the safety of his wife

Seeing that he was completely calm, Xiaoshunzi revealed a hu Zhe that you wished to find is my master Master has already decided that once the battle for Luocheng is concluded, he will release your mother-in-law and wife Until then, you uard”

Han Zhang hesitated for a douard of an official of an invader

Retracting his pal

The next day, he led Han Zhang towas more than happy to fulfill thereed to allow Han Zhang to remain by my side Of course, I also informed the Prince of De of thiswas a Shu spy Thinking it over, especially as there were undoubtedly quite a few individuals surreptitiouslyme, I told Xiaoshunzi to keep away for now

Of course, this was the first time that I had the opportunity to meet the servants awardedShe indeed possessed an elegant appearance, and a vigorous and heroic spirit—definitely the daughter of a fa also knew martial arts, and that her skills were not below that of Han Zhang This time she did not escape because of herwere to assassinate Eunuch wang? When I asked Xiaoshunzi, he did not hesitate to tell uards In addition, he had already warned Tian Suying If she dared act, her mother would not survive It wasn’t as if they could escape Fushui Pass

I iht This little felloas tight and cautious If he illing, he could easily becoested such a course to hiood is there to attend to the King? One has to be servile and fawning If one is even the slightest bit careless, he will be beheaded You are different If you really got angry with me, all you would do is scold me You have to be careful that I will bite back”

Under his aloof and distant gaze, I felt afraid I ian to think back to whether I was too excessive with hi it over, I didn’t think that there was any such occasion However, regardless of that, I had to remember that this little brat was a skilled du had erupted into chaos The Shu Pri Da to defend Jia frequently attacked the pass The defenders at Jia Pass found it difficult to sleep⁵ In addition, Grand General Long Bu and General Wei Xian were defending Ba Prefecture They did not dare relax The center of Sichuan did not have a single soldier Over the last fewYun, saw his black hair turn white He deeply resented Southern Chu for breaking the alliance, but also hated hi it over, he could think of no solution to pushi+ng back this invasion Then, an iion was already lost, why not negotiate a peace with Great Yong If Great Yong were to withdraw its troops, then Southern Chu would not continue to attack Shu by itself Although the King had adopted this strategy, he could not decide who to send as envoy The Prince of Yong, Li Zhi, was fahout the land If they were to send someone ordinary, then they could hardly sayCan, no before Jiahtly lit by flaht The next day, he left the pass and proceeded towards the Yong enca afterwards, he was invited into theCan was a fadom of Shu, known for his conceit, contempt for others,⁶ and his condescension⁷ But upon seeing the strict organization of the Prince of Yong’s camp—before the Prince’s tent, it felt as if there was a er—he could not help but feel a chill in his heart He tidied his appearance and entered the tent He saw a man in martial attire seated behind the marshal’s table The h he seeentle de aura The Prince of Yong was thirty-one years old Although he had fought on the battlefield for years, there wasn’t a hint of bloodlust He earing a set of light arown on top He had a natural and serene expression on his face, al an arenerals, all of whoht stood a dozen or so individuals dressed either in the clothing of civil officials or in the plain uniform of a retainer One could clearly see that he hadhis subordinates

Yang Can entered the tent He re and did not kneel In a loud voice, he announced, “The envoy frohness, the Prince of Yong”