Finally our editor comes back. Thanks to your guys for being patient. I am really grateful to Minak Amie since she agreed to help me edit without monetary support since our donation poll didn't really move except once. Lol. Anyway thanks for your hard work editor-san. Today I would do double posting to finish up chapter 3.
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“Duke Ming.” As thesun lit up the morning sky, Zhuang Pu and Qing Zhang came over to discuss withand get Feng Ming’s opinion. “The city of Han Ruo is not far from here. Itwould be better to leave some of the men here to watch over and salvage theships. Everyone else should head off to Han Ruo. If we set off now, we willreach the city roughly around dusk. Like this, we could solve the issue ofaccommodation for tonight.”
It just so happenedthat at this moment, Rong Hu was not present. Feng Ming looked around butcouldn’t find his location. Finally he turned to Luo Yun for his opinion.
Luo Yun’s reactionwas not like it would have been in the past. There was no hostile glare orhints of mockery. The only expression on his face was one of cold detachment.Although his attitude appeared indifferent, he still respectfully bowed andanswered, “Please, Young Lord, give us the orders!”
Seeing Luo Yun’swell-behaved manner, Chiu Lan and the other maids’, who were waiting on theside, eyes widened in surprise as if they saw a ghost.
Feng Ming was alsoquite surprised by his change. Scratching his head, he replied, “Oh…well, ifthat’s the case… Then Luo Yun, you choose some people and stay behind as theleader. You will be responsible for guarding the ships. The others will followGeneral Zhuang’s soldiers to Han Ruo. Let’s go!”
“Young Lord!” LuoYun solemnly rejected. “This subordinate has been ordered to personally protectyou, therefore I cannot leave your side.”
Feng Mingcarelessly nodded and said, “Then, you pick the people who will stay here andappoint one of them as the leader. After that, follow me to Han Ruo.”
Everyone thenbegan to prepare for the departure.
Luo Yun went offto choose the men. Just as he was finishing and about to head off to Feng Mingto report, he suddenly turned around and noticed a dark shadow nearing. From ayoung age, Luo Yun had been cultivating his fighting skills, so his instinctsand reaction time were good. Even though he could not see what was coming, byreflex, his sword had already been drawn.
The sword came incontact with something, but…
Eh, what is this?
The sound of clothripping could be heard.
Stunned, Luo Yuncalmly glanced at his blade only to find a piece of torn cloth with exquisite workmanship.It was a shame that his sword had ruined it even though he didn’t use muchstrength. Looking at the rip he made, he felt a sense of pity for ruining it.
He suddenly felt athreatening aura being unleashed, alerting him.
Looking up, hisvision was filled with a pair of fiery eyes.
Chiu Yue looked atthe cold expression on Luo Yun’s face. Inside, she was holding back an immenseamount of fury and didn’t care that he was the one holding a sword. With hisstrength, her life could be ended with one move. But still, his courage was sobig that he was willing to damage the clothes she had kindly mended for him.Throwing the clothes on the sand, Chiu Yue began to stomp and jump all over thefabric. Hatefully, she said to him, “As expected, I’m not good enough to evenhelp you fix your clothes. I tried to be nice, but it seems I was just wastingmy time by showing you my good intentions.”
For a moment, LuoYun stood there dumbfounded, helplessly looking at his mended clothes beingtrampled on by her feet. He couldn’t help but pull her off and ask, “Why areyou destroying the clothes?”
Chiu Yue looked atthe cold expression on his face that she had always disapproved of. Taking in abig breath and feeling quite enraged, she answered, “I’m ruining the clothesthat I personally mended. What has it got to do with you what I do with mythings? Who do you think you are? Regarding my things, you also dare to controlwhat I do with it?”
She once againstomped on the clothes and sulked.
Luo Yun didn’tchase her away, nor did she leave, only unhappily looking at the ruined clothesshe used to release her anger. Suddenly, Luo Yun asked flatly, “You helped memend my clothes?”
By now, her temperhad already subsided. She just stood there dumbfounded as she looked up at him.
She couldn’t tellwhat he was thinking. The meaning of his words could not be read through hisexpression.
Watching herbright eyes and dark eyelashes quiver and appear a bit wet, Luo Yun’s heartunexpectedly beat a bit faster. With a frown he asked, “Are you crying?”
Being asked such aquestion suddenly woke up Chiu Yue from her trance. Like a cat whose tail hadjust been stepped on, her temper once again returned. Feeling embarrassed andindignant, she replied, “Yeah I’m crying! So what if I am? Even if I cry,what’s it matter to you?”
Covering her face,she turned away and ran off.
Luo Yun, who was alwayscold and detached, despite being a part of the Xiao Family, was dumbfounded byher actions. Standing still for a while, he finally bent over and picked up thedirty clothes which had been stomped on spitefully.
Staring blankly,he suddenly felt his shoulder bring lightly tapped on.
Turning, he sawRong Hu.
Rong Hu looked athim strangely. “I called you twice. You didn’t react at all. Did somethinghappen? Right now, we are within the borders of Tong and have no idea of whatsurprises may pop up. We need to remain vigilant and protect Duke Ming. Youabsolutely cannot let your guard down, what if someone had snuck up on you justnow… Eh, isn’t this your clothes? Why is it so dirty?”
Luo Yun silentlyrolled up the clothes in his arms and answered, “Yes, it’s mine. It accidentlyfell down on the ground and got dirty. Let’s go see the Young Lord.”
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Feng Ming’s sidehad already finished its preparations. Worrying that Lie Zhong Shi and Lie Dou,who were guarding Qing Ding’s head, would make a blunder and reveal the trutharound Qing Zhang’s men, they made the decision to leave the 2 clowns at theriver with the other men to guard the ships.
The two tried toprotest, but they were ordered by Lie Zhong Liu to listen to Feng Ming’sorders, so they were forced to stay.
Of course, thecute Xiao Qiu had to stay as well.
But Xiao Qiu likedthe river and was happily shaking its fluffy tail and jumping on Lie ZhongShi’s shoulder. Chiu Yue didn’t want to leave the little creature, butunfortunately, it was loyal to its owner and refused to leave.
Hence, the group ofrandomly mixed people, after suffering from a terrible naval battle, once againadvanced towards their destination.