A/N:I am sorry that I have not updated my chapter for so long, exams have been in the way, and I have been more focused on them than this. I lost the will and inspiration to write but I now have that back ( Yaaaay). I would like to dedicate this chapter and story to a fellow author and friend : EponymousAnonymous, This is for you my friend, thank you for giving me back the inspiration and the will to write again !. Enjoy you classy people ! Hope you guys like my new chapter !. ( Also Spectrum Herald...ZHAO YUN TIME !)
The day seemed to grow longer each second. The glowing orange sun seemed to grow less and less brighter as the day was now becoming night, there was a slight glow left, lighting up Fan Luhua's path to Jiang Dong. She rode gently through the woods which seemed to creak inwards towards her. She looks up with slight fear, the stars now lit up the night sky, it watch pitch black, and no light was available, the wind whistled strongly through the now dark woods, the wind seemed to whistle words to Fan Luhua. All she could hear were the words " Traitor, Liar, Cheat, Death". She shudders slightly at the thought of the ghastly words haunting her mind. Sun Ce looks over towards her, she looks like she had seen a ghost, her face was in shock.
" Scared?" Ce said with a tone of remorse in his voice. Luhua turns her head towards him, his face was slightly confused as to why she saved his life, and not ShangXiang's. She chuckles as she looks down to the Jade necklace hanging from her cold neck.
" You wonder why I helped you ?" Luhua said. Ce had no words for the Assassin, all he did was bow his head towards the girl. She looked down to the necklace and sighed sorrowfully.
" It is like this, my brother died for me, as did my parents. And when I saw your father die in front of your eyes, I saw a younger version of myself in your sister. And I saw my brother in you. The reason I took you because you reminded me of my brother, and I tried to save him, and I could not save him, so I thought that I could undo what I had done by helping" she spoke out with no change in tone. Sun Ce blinked a couple of times and looked down.
" So, you helped me to help my family ?", Luhua smiled slightly.
" Yes, in a sense. But now, Because you are the only person in the kingdoms who holds a high status of power, you can bring the kingdoms together and unite against Dong Zhuo" She said with high spirits. Sun Ce gasped slightly.
" I would NEVER unite Wu with Wei, their goals are different to ours" he spoke out. Luhua sighed.
" Do you want your family back, and do You want peace ?" She said.
" Yes, I want both of those things"Ce said with a sigh afterwards, Luhua chuckled.
" Then you must unite the kingdoms and fight against Dong Zhuo" she spoke out with a demanding tone. Sun Ce sighed.
"Of course". After those words, the conversation seemed to go silent as they continued to ride through the darkened woods. The wind continued to whistle the words " Traitor" in her ears. She held onto the a strap tightly as she gently patted Red Hare. The wind blew her hair backwards, revealing a slight scar on the surface of her neck. Sun Ce leant over on his horse and gently patted the wound.
" What happened ?" he said as he continued to touch her wound. She raised her hand and slapped Ce's hand from her neck, making her neck slightly red. She rubbed her wound gently.
" Lu Bu trained me to be a monster, and that is who I am now: a monster" she revelled in her pity. Sun Ce sighed.
" You cannot change the monster, only the person" Ce spoke with a sense of reality. Luhua looked towards Ce.
"Meaning?" she said with a tone of slight disapproval.
" Well, you cannot change the monster that Lu Bu has made you, you might be the assassin that he created, but you can change the way you lead your life". Luhua held her necklace tightly.
" Maybe..." She whispered to herself quietly.
" Were you always going to betray Dong Zhuo ?" Ce spoke out. Luhua looked towards him and thought for a moment.
" Well, now thinking back on it, I knew at times that I was working for the wrong people, and done nothing about it, but then, there were times I tried to get away, but Lu Bu always found me, so I suppose, I have always been heading for this route" She calmly said. Sun Ce chuckled slightly, his lips curling upwards.
" Maybe it was for the best that you left him" Ce said whilst chuckling. He placed his hand on her back and patted.
" Maybe it was for the best, but now I need to find myself a place in the world" Luhua sighed as they continued to ride through the endless night. Sun Ce smiled lightly.
" Well maybe you should join Wu" Sun Ce called out. Fan Luhua chuckled slightly.
" Maybe, but I do not think I have anyone's trust right now, but for now, let us just worry about getting you home" Luhua spoke out quietly whilst chuckling slightly. She sighed as she nodded towards Sun Ce. The night became silent now, the wind had died down from it's restlessness. The words " traitor" did not run through Fan Luhua's head no more, the stars began to shine and glimmer even more brighter than they previously did. The night was calm and peaceful one more time.
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Fan Luhua and Sun Ce rode aimlessly through the woods. But soon enough, they found themselves apprehended by an Officer. He yelled loudly as he jumped down from the thick branch from which he had been hanging from. He Landed on his feet as he squatted slightly but then rose his great giant body from the ground. In his right hand laid a monk's spade, its end was sharp and crescent like whilst the other end was flat and spade shaped. His clothing was mahogany coloured, his armour was yellow brass. He snarled slightly at Fan Luhua. He gleamed over slightly to see Sun Ce behind her.
" My Lord" He shouted and ran over towards him, pushing Fan Luhua away from him.
" You are safe now My Lord, I will protect you from this evil woman" He snarled as he turned round and rose his weapon towards Fan Luhua. She looked up and down at him and closed her eyes sharply at him. He held the crescent end up towards Fan Luhua, the sharp tips of the crescent pointed out towards her. Luhua took a strong grip of her cross halberd as she pulled it apart into two separate halberds and she gripped them tightly. Yun Shai chuckled deeply.
" Yun Shai, stand down, she is..." Sun Ce spoke before he was interrupted by Yun Shai.
" Is what ? A monster ? I will deal with this My Lord" Shai said as he nodded to his lord before turning back to Fan Luhua. He turned his head slightly as she had disappeared from her spot. He looked through the woods to see her running. He left his spot, sprinting ahead of Sun Ce.
Fan Luhua looked back and hurried through the woods. She jumped up towards a tree and began to climb up it. She grabbed onto the nearest branch nearest to her but it snapped, she let go of it where she was left hanging onto one branch that was beginning to snap gently. She gasped as she looked down where Yun Shai carefully looked for her. His careful hazel like eyes stalked the halls of the forest, but he could not spot her. He looked within the creaking forest, between each slit between one ageing tree to see no signs of a young woman, But then he heard a small sharp snapping noise from above his masculine body. His slowly tiled his head upwards to see Fan Luhua's small feeble body moving upwards towards the top of the ageing tree. He chuckled as he took his weapon and raised it to the air, with the crescent end facing Luhua, he stuck his arm backwards and then thrusted it forwards with a tremendous amount of force, he released the Monk's spade from his huge hands and he threw it towards Luhua.
The crescent end of the spade impaled the back of her thigh. The ends of the crescent dug into her thigh deeply as blood began to see through the green coloured band around her thigh. She screamed with a piercing tone that haunted the woods with an echo. The nearly broken branch now snapped off the tree, she screamed as she fell swiftly from the midway of the tree to the bottom of the tree, now on the hard solid ground, where the Monk's Spade clattered on the ground. Yun Shai snarled as he picked up his bloody spade and forced the crescent end around Luhua's neck, pinning her down into the ground. She groaned gently as the crescent was tight around her small pale throat.
Fan Luhua looked up to this stranger, she tried not to be a threat, but she had no choice, she reached to the small knife which hid in her shoulder armour, she pulled it out carefully, trying not to catch Yun Shai's attention as he looked out for more threats, and she threw it at Shai's shoulder, impaling his shoulder lightly as only the blade penetrated these bulging muscles. He groaned as he looked down at his shoulder. Luhua pulled the Spade from her throat and threw it onto the ground. Luhua quickly got up and ran as quickly as she could. Yun Shai pulled the silver knife from his shoulder and saw Luhua running. He took the knife and threw it at her, the blade flew in the windless air and impaled her shining silver armour and pierced the back of her shoulder. She gasped and groaned as she stopped running and quickly fell to her knees as she gripped her shoulder tightly. Fan Luhua quickly shuffled across the ground and hid behind one of the trees.
Yun Shai suddenly lost all sight of Fan Luhua. He picked up his Monk's Spade and carefully stalked the forest floor. Each step he took forwards, he carefully placed his foot down onto the floor, trying to make no noise. Fan Luhua carefully hushed her breathing so it was noiseless. She gripped her shoulder tightly as the blood leaked from the tight armour which was now stained with bright red blood. She heard no noise, the wind was quiet, and no sign of Yun Shai. She breathed quietly as she returned her head round back to where she was and rested her head on the back of the tree and sighed. But then in a quickly flash, she was taken. Yun Shai grabbed Luhua by her small throat and pinned her against the old tree and he began to squeeze tightly as his fingernails dug into her throat,, causing it to bleed slightly. Luhua placed her hands onto his and began to dig her hands into them to try and release his hands from her neck but all fails. He snarled as he continued to squeeze tightly. She gasped and choked slightly.
" STOP YUN SHAI !" Sun Ce shouted from behind Shai. He turned his head swiftly to the left and snarled.
" But My Lord, she kidnapped you and your family, she must die for her actions" He hissed at Sun Ce, not letting Luhua go, he turned his head back to Luhua and gave her a death like glare. He looked at Luhua to see her face turning slightly pale as her body gave up the fight.
" She saved me from Lu Bu, Shai, let her go" Sun Ce demanded towards Yun Shai. Shai sighed and rolled his eyes as he let Luhua go. She dropped from his height and fell to the floor. Fan Luhua breathed deeply whilst coughing vigorously. She finished coughing violently, she raised her now weakened body from the floor and stood tall. She coughed lightly as she gently touched her red sore throat where slight indentations of Shai's hands laid lightly. Sun Ce laid a hand upon her shoulder.
" Are you alright ?" he spoke softly. She had no words, she just nodded. Yun Shai sighed and picked up his Monk's Spade and gestured to the north of the woods.
" Many officers have set up camp just beyond the woods, My Lord" Shai said. Sun Ce nodded and patted Luhua on the back.
" Come on, we can get you cleaned up" Ce chuckled slightly in his voice. Fan Luhua smiled slightly.
" Oh, was that a smile I see ?" Sun Ce smiled slightly. Yun Shai Smiled at Sun Ce.
" There is plenty of wine awaiting you arrival My Lord" He chuckled.
" Then let us head back!" Sun Ce called out.
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The three warriors proceeded to head back to the Wu camp site which was the search party for Sun Ce. The three of them had grown extremely tired. Fan Luhua lacked back slightly due to the injuries bleeding deeply from their holes. She groaned lightly as she had started to become faint. She had become breathless and fatigue. Sun Ce finished laughing with Yun Shai, he turned around to see that Fan Luhua was on the floor breathing lightly.
" FAN LUHUA !" Ce called out as he ran back to her. He knelt down at her body. He placed his left arm underneath her back whilst his right arm underneath her legs and picked her up gently. Her legs flopped over his arms, her arms were curled up on her stomach. He quickly ran ahead of Yun Shai to get to the camp quickly. Yun Shai ran after him quickly as he picked up Luhua's weapon. Sun Ce quickly arrived at the Wu camp site where the guards stopped him.
" Please, she needs help" He gestured his head towards Luhua who was slowly turning pale. The guard nodded to him and let him through, raising his weapon upwards. Sun Ce quickly ran through, he looked around to see who could help Luhua. He saw many of his officers, but none could help until he saw his beautiful wife ahead.
" DA QIAO !" he yelled out. Da Qiao quickly ran over to him.
" My Lord, I was so worried about you...who is she?" Da Qiao yelled but then spoke quietly.
" Her name is Fan Luhua, she has been injured, can you help her ?" He quietly spoke to his wife. Da Qiao nodded. She walked over to a tent where a bed laid. Sun Ce gently laid her down on the bed.
" I need you to leave My Lord, I will not be a pretty sight" Da Qiao spoke quietly. Sun Ce nodded and left the tent. Da Qiao sighed as she took off Fan Luhua's heavy armour and placed it in the corner of the room. Da Qiao then took off Luhua's silver metallic boots and placed them with the armour. Da picked up a wet piece of cloth and gently cleared up the blood around the wound. The blood slowly stopped bleeding as Da Qiao finished clearing up the blood from Luhua's shoulder and thigh. She then took another piece of dry cloth and wiped the wound clean. She then grabbed a fresh piece of cloth and tied it around the wound on Luhua''s thigh. Da Qiao sighed as she cleaned her hands and left the tent to allow Fan Luhua to recover. Sun Ce quickly leapt to his feet.
" Will she be okay ?" He spoke quietly. Da Qiao nodded. Ce quickly hugged Da Qiao.
" Thank you". He continued to hug her. He let go and he left to go and recover the kingdom of Wu.
As time moved on slowly, Fan Luhua's mind began to work again. Luhua groaned slightly as her eyes flickered lightly. She had finally woken up. She slowly lifted her body up and she rubbed her shoulder. She looked around the room to see her armour in the corner of the room. She got up gently and walked over to the corner of the room where she picked up the heavy armour and attached it to her shoulders. She sat back down on the bed at put the metallic boots back on. She took the Cross Halberd from the entrance of the tent and attached it to the buckle on her belt.
She opened the curtains of the tent to see that it was fully dark, and it was night time. She carefully sneaked out of the tent and walked over to the edge of the camp site where the bright red horse awaited her arrival. She got to Red Hare and she raised herself onto the horse.
" And where do you think you are going ?" A voice called out from a distance. She turned around to see Sun Ce approaching her. She sighed.
" I cannot stay here any longer, I do not belong here" She spoke out quietly, Sun Ce sighed.
" Why?" He asked her.
" Because I need to find a place for myself in the world, and I cannot see myself being in Wu, for reasons" Luhua said, he raised her head at a figure in the distance, it was Yun Shai. Sun Ce sighed.
" He has a complicated life, he was being protective" Sun Ce sighed and shook his head.
" But still, I need to leave" She demanded. Sun Ce sighed. He picked up Luhua's hand and kissed it.
" Have a safe journey then, You are always welcome to this place, Thank you for saving me, you have my gratitude" He said gently as he let go of Luhua's hand. She nodded and smiled at him. She patted Red Hare and she took off, riding off away from the camp. Sun Ce sighed and walked away back into the camp.
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Fan Luhua rode gently in the field as the sun began to rise slowly. Words dawned on her mind a lot. She though about what Sun Ce said to her.
" He said thank you, no-one ever says that to me..." She said to herself quietly as she patted Red Hare. She sighed as she continued to ride through the quiet and peaceful fields. She gasped as she found herself apprehended by two officers: Li Dian and Yue Jin. Her eyes widened as she knew who one of them was. Yue Jin scowled at her and rose his Hookblades at her.
" Where is our lord !?" Yue Jin demanded at her. She sighed and shook her head.
" You must know, I regret everything I have done" She said. Li Dian walked forwards.
" That changed nothing, where is he ?" Dian demanded. She sighed longingly.
" He is in a hidden location to all the kingdoms, I could take you there, but you need to unite the kingdoms" She said quietly. Li Dian gasped where as Yue Jin gripped his Hookblades tightly. He thought about the moment when Guo Jia got killed by her, Driven by his rage, Yue Jin slashed open the wound on her shoulder. She screamed loudly as she patted Red Hare and rode off into the distance far away from the two officers.
" Why did you do that?" Li Dian asked curiously. Yue Jin shook his head and looked down at his Hookblades.
" She killed Guo Jia" he said plainly. Li Dian gasped and shook his head. The two officers proceeded to return back to their giant camp to rest.
Fan Luhua breathed deeply as she rode fast through the fields on Red Hare. She looked down at her shoulder which began to bleed quickly. She breathed quickly as the wind flying past her was airless. Red Hare guided her through the woods. She turned her head back towards the fields where she hoped not to see two officers following her, She chuckled lightly as she managed to escape them. But as she turned her head around, her head hit a low branch, she groaned as she fell off Red Hare.
" Wait !" She yelled towards Red Hare, but the horse continued to run through the endless forest. She groaned as she rubbed her head gently. She raised her body from the ground and wipes the dry leaves off her body. She stood tall and she looked around the forest, the dark creaking trees seemed to haunt her. Slight slits of sunlight broke through the barrier of trees blocking her path. She gasped slightly as she heard a snap from behind her. She took the Cross Halberd from her buckle and she pulled it apart to form the two single Halberd. She took a hold of them carefully and stood carefully and more aware as her careful sage green eyes stalked the forest, waiting for her enemies to arrive.
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A Group of Yellow Turbans arrived at the forest, they saw her all alone and they knew that she was the traitor they had the job of killing. The patrol officer held his hand up to the men behind him, he turned around and nodded, he turned back around to see her gone. His eyes widened and he moved closer to the area. He looked around to see her gone. He sighed and growled. But then he looked up to the tree above him. Fan Luhua yelled as she jumped down from the tree, using her two Halberds, she impaled the two officers below her, she landed on them, she raised her body as she slashed the officer next to her. She chuckled as she put the two Halberds together and she threw it, so it slashed 4 officers down before it returned back to her. She had 4 remaining officers left to defeat and the general. The general was a coward and backed up. Luhua forced the 4 officers down to their knees as she took the final slash to their chests so they bled out quickly. The general chuckled as he stabbed her shoulder armour. Luhua quickly threw a punch at his face and stabbed his chest with the Halberd. The General fell to his knees, then to his chest where he bled out slowly.
Luhua groaned slightly as the blood from her shoulder bled quickly. She put the Halberd back on her buckle and she ran quickly through the forest, trying to find some form of camp. Until the she got out of the forest to see the land of Shu. She gasped as she found Red Hare waiting. She walked up to the Scarlett red horse and she gently patted it. But from no-where a figure jumps out.
" Hello !" She called out. Luhua turned around to see this young girl, her long black hair flowing in the wind, holding her dual mace.
" I am Guan Yinping!" she calls out. Luhua smiled.
"I am-" Luhua could not finish her sentence because the blood leaked from her armour. Luhua's eyes rolled to the back of her head and she collapsed onto the floor.
" Hey !, oh god..." Guan Yinping calls out. She dropped her dual mace on the floor as she lifted up Luhua from the floor and placed her body onto Red Hare. Yinping led Red Hare back to the palace of the Shu kingdom. She got to the gates where she called out.
" Help !". The guards opened the creaking wooden gates. She quickly led Red Hare into the castle where the horse stopped. Yinping took Luhua off the horse where she quickly fell to the floor due to Luhua's armour weighing her down. A tall handsome man stood tall, his spear shining in the sunlight. He turned round to see Yinping on the floor. He quickly ran over to Yinping holding Luhua, he dropped his spear and knelt down at her.
" Are you okay my lady?" Zhao Yun calls out. She Yinping nodded but she looks down to the girl she is holding.
" I am fine, her however..." she calls out gently. Zhao Yun stared at the girl. Luhua opened her eyes slightly to see the blue/green like clothing. She stared at his face for a while before sighing and closing her eyes again. Zhao Yun blinked a couple of times. He moved her brown fringe out of the way to see her beautiful face. He sighed as he took a hold of her body and lifted her up. He took her inside of the castle whilst his eyes were still fixated on her perfectly formed face. Zhao Yun entered the castle where he took Luhua into his care.