Lord Zhao Yun and I arrived at the Shu kingdom. It was bigger than I could have imagined. There were lots of soldiers and the gate was opened. Hm, Shu has opened gate while Wu and Wei have closed gates. Why do they leave their Gates opened?
Today, I wore a light pink shortall with clear pink silk bottom right part that looks like a skirt and a plain violet t shirtand flats. I made my hair into a bun except for some of my hair. I braided them and used it to hold the bun in place.
"Welcome back, Lord Zhao Yun!" shouted the armies around. Lord Zhao Yun smiled and turned to them.
"I have returned." He replied. Wow, it seems Lord Zhao Yun is well liked around here. What was he doing in Wu territory anyway? They armies turned to me and smiled. Meeting new people is nerve wrecking at first but I love making new friends. I smiled back to be polite.
We went to the horse area and he helped me down. There were villages in the kingdom and there were village people living there as well. Who is the Shu leader? Surely he must be a kind man or woman.
"Wow, Shu kingdom has villages." I said, smiling. Lord Zhao Yun put his horse saddle away. He smiled.
"Yes, Shu kingdom serves to protect villagers and keep them away from harm. That is our duty. To protect those who need protection and create a land where there will be no more chaos in China." Lord Zhao Yun replied. I smiled. Shu kingdom seems like a great place to be. Even I feel safe here, more than in Wu and Wei.
"Seems to me like every one of you in Shu are heroes. But of course, you'll always be the best hero." I replied to him. Lord Zhao Yun smiled and blushed. He kind of scratched the back of his head. Lord Zhao Yun is so handsome.
"Come on, I'll introduce you to everyone here." Lord Zhao Yun said. I nodded my head and we began walking off from the horse area. We went to the training grounds. There was an elderly man shooting arrows at the targets. There were 10 targets and he hit the bulls eye on one of them. Wow, he is very good at archery. It looks very fun.
"And that's how you do it. Give it a try!" Said the elderly man. There were 9 armies with him. They all aimed and shot the target but they all missed. "Aww, that's too bad. It's alright. A few more practices makes perfect. In time, you'll be just as good as me. Quite possibly even better." Lord Zhao Yun led me to him. The elderly man turned to us. He gave out a smile. "Well hello Zhao Yun. What brings you out here?"
"Greetings, Lord Huang Zhong. I am introducing everyone a new member of Shu. This is Kabanuna. Kabanuna, this is Huang Zhong." Lord Zhao Yun replied. I smiled out to him.
"Hello, it is nice to meet you Lord Huang Zhong." I said to Lord Huang Zhong.
"Hello to you too, Kabanuna. My, you are a very beautiful young lady. I can see why Zhao Yun has brought you here in Shu." Lord Huang Zhong said. I looked at his bow and arrow. The arrow looked very sharp. He saw me looking at it. "Would you like to try it out, Kabanuna? Maybe you can show these new recruits who's boss." Haha, that's funny. But I don't know how to shoot it.
"I would love to, but I don't know how." I replied.
"It's easy. Just bow the bow out like his and put the end tip of the arrow on this string and pull it back. Just aim and when you got it, just let go. It's very simple and easy." Lord Huang Zhong said, giving me a demonstration on one of the targets. He handed it to me. Hm, I don't know if I can do it but I guess I can try. I took it and did what he told me to do. I held the bow out in front of me and put the end tip of the arrow on the string and pulled it back. I then aimed for a target. I looked up the tree ahead past the targets and saw a very delicious looking apple. Ooh, I want that apple! I then aimed up the tree and aimed for the tip of the apple…
Wow, she seems like an archer. A beautiful one, that is. Wait, what is she aiming at? Lord Zhao Yun thought to himself as she let go of the arrow and it flew in the air towards the tree. Hm, did she mean to make it that high?
Lord Ma Dai was about to grab the most delicious looking apple he's ever seen up the tree. Just when he was about to grab it, an arrow flew really fast and cut the apple root and the apple fell down. It scared the crap out of him that he flinched and let go of the tree. He began falling down.
Lord Ma Chao was walking to the training grounds. He went past an apple tree and an apple fell and hit his head. What the hell? He looked up.
"Ahhhh!" Yelled Lord Ma Dai as he fell down on top of Lord Ma Chao.
"Yes! I got the apple!" they heard a girl saying as she then gasped, "Oh no! The apple hit him!"
Hahah, Kabanuna is so funny. Lord Zhao Yun went with Kabanuna to go make sure they aren't hurt.
Lord Ma Dai got off Lord Ma Chao and they both stood up. Where the heck did the arrow come from? It freaken scared the shit out of me. They turned and saw a girl with a bow and arrow running to them. Oh dang, who is she? She is so pretty! Lord Ma Dai then smiled.
Wow, that girl's a beauty! Lord Ma Chao thought. He saw Lord Zhao Yun with her. She must be Lord Zhao Yun's girlfriend or something. The girl ran to them, panting.
"Are you two okay? I'm so sorry!" she said.
"Ma Chao, Ma Dai, are you two alright?" Lord Zhao Yun asked. They nodded their heads.
"We're okay. Don't sweat it." Lord Ma Dai replied, looking at the girl. She sure looks lovely. She is really good with archery. The girl had such a worried face. She looks so cute with that worried face of hers.
"That's good to hear." Lord Zhao Yun replied…
Oh man, I feel so terrible. My very first time trying out a weapon almost killed someone. I almost became a murderer!
"Oh, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, this is Kabanuna. She is the newest member of Shu. Kabanuna, this is Ma Chao and Ma Dai." Lord Zhao Yun said.
"It's nice to meet you 2. Again, I am so sorry I almost killed you." I said to them. Lord Ma Dai smiled.
"It's alright. You're very talented with archery. You got the apple directly. I think you're a match for Lord Huang Zhong." Lord Ma Dai replied. I was surprised. Me? Good with archery?
"Um… Well, getting the apple is the very first time I've tried using a bow and arrow. I don't even know how to use it well." I confessed and Lord Ma Chao and Lord Ma Dai were confused.
"Really? But you were really good." Lord Ma Dai said. I nodded my head. Hm, can I wield a bow and arrow and use it to get high fruits? It'll be a great idea! And Lord Ma Dai thinks I'm good with it! I smiled.
"I appreciate your words, Lord Ma Dai." I said cheerfully to him. Lord Huang Zhong came to us. I should give his bow and arrow back to him. "Here's your weapon, Lord Huang Zhong. Thank you for letting me try it out for the very first time."
"Don't mention it. All my new recruits are talking about how good you are with the bow and arrow. You did show them who's boss. If you'd like, I can craft you the best bow and arrows for you." Lord Huang Zhong said, smiling. Wow, Lord Huang Zhong is so kind! I gasped.
"Really? You would do that for me? Thank you so much, Lord Huang Zhong!" I said happily. He smiled and Lord Ma Chao handed me the apple I got.
"Here's the apple you got." He said, giving it to me. I took it. But Lord Ma Dai climbed the tree to get that apple. Maybe he should have it. I turned to Lord Ma Dai and gave it to him.
"You take it. You climbed on the tree to get it, didn't you? You can have it." I said to him. Lord Ma Dai smiled.
"Thanks, Kabanuna." Lord Ma Dai said.I smiled and another guy came to us.
"Hello there. I am Fa Zheng, one of Shu's strategists. How would you like to participate in a battle with us? The enemy won't suspect you to be an enemy. You seem to have very good eye sight. You can use the bow and arrow to shoot the enemy commander and the battle will be over. What do you say?" he asked me. I gasped. I could never get rid of someone's life! I wouldn't ever harm anyone either.
"Oh dear, I'm a lover, not a fighter. I apologize, Lord Fa Zheng, but I cannot do that." I replied to him.
"Come on, Fa Zheng, you couldn't possibly think an innocent girl like Kabanuna would be going to war." Lord Ma Dai said.
"Actually, I've been to war. Twice. But I don't attack people or anything. I could never do something like that." I said. They were shocked.
"See? You can never judge someone by their appearance. Kabanuna, think this offer thoroughly. You are in Shu now. It'd be nice if you were to contribute your skills to help us out. If we want to live in a land of peace, we have to get rid of those who want to turn the land into Chaos before they get rid of us." Lord Fa Zheng said, as he began walking off. He is right about that, but I just don't want to accept the truth.
"Don't worry about him, Kabanuna. He is a mischievous man." Lord Zhao Yun said. I smiled and nodded my head. Deep inside, I couldn't stop thinking about what he said.
Lord Zhao Yun and I went to the village market. He said that a couple was always at the village walking around. We were walking and I saw a few meat buns that were barely made. It smelled so good and made me feel hungry.
"Lord Zhao Yun, I'll be right back." I told him. He turned to me and smiled. I went to go buy 2 meat buns. I came back and gave one to him.
"Oh, thank you Kabanuna. You're too kind." Lord Zhao Yun said. I smiled and took a bit of the meat bun. It was warm and very yummy. I was skipping a little bit ahead of Lord Zhao Yun. Just when I was about to take a second bite of the meat bun, I tripped on a rock and fell down as my meat bun flew off…
Lady Bao Sanniang was laughing at Lord Guan Suo because a spider crawled on him and he was freaking out. When she was laughing, something went into her mouth and she quickly spit it out. It was a meat bun. Who the heck threw this meat bun at me? Oh, I am gonna show them!
"Hey! Who threw that meat bun in my mouth?" shouted Bao Sanniang, being mad. Uh oh, it's not good when she's mad.
"Are you okay Bao Sanniang?" Lord Guan Suo asked.
"Of course I'm not okay! I am so mad!" replied Lady Bao Sanniang angrily. Sheesh, it's kind of scary when she gets very angry.
"Kabanuna, are you alright?" Lord Zhao Yun asked, helping her up. It was so funny that she tripped on a rock while skipping. He wanted to laugh so much but he forced himself not to laugh.
"Yeah, I'm okay. My meat bun flew away though. I need to go apologize to that girl. It went in her mouth." She said, walking over to Lord Guan Suo and Lady Bao Sanniang. Uh oh, Kabanuna made the meat bun go in her mouth? Lord Zhao Yun quickly walked next to Kabanuna.
"Who the heck throws meat buns at people and not apologize? Hmph, some people can be so rude!" Lady Bao Sanniang said.
"U… Um, excuse me. I'm so sorry that I made the meat bun go in your mouth. I didn't mean for it to happen." A girl said to her. Lady Bao Sanniang turned and it was a really pretty and cute girl she has never seen before.
"Aha, so you were the one who threw it at me!" said Lady Bao Sanniang.
"I didn't throw it at you. You see, I was eating that meat bun while skipping. I tripped on a rock and it flew out of my hand," The girl replied so sincere. She seems so innocent and everything. It probably was an accident only. Lord Guan Suo thought to himself.
"It's alright, Bao Sanniang. I'm sure it was only an accident." Lord Guan Suo told his girlfriend. Lady Bao Sanniang turned away and crossed her arms.
"Yes, it was an accident. I was with her when she fell down. Guan Suo and Bao Sanniang, this is Kabanuna, the new member of Shu." Lord Zhao Yun said. Lady Bao Sanniang turned back to the girl. Her knees were bleeding a bit. Hm, maybe it was an accident. She's already bleeding anyways.
"Okay, I forgive you, only because your knees are bleeding. Don't be so clumsy next time." Lady Bao Sanniang said. The girl looked down at her knees.
"Oh, it is bleeding. It's okay though." She replied. She closed her eyes and put her hands out in front of her slowly. As she was doing so, white stream lights came flowing from her arms down to her palms and rose up from her hands. It took the form of a teardrop and she let it flow gently down her knees and her wound healed.
The 3 of them were amazed at what she just did. Whoa how did she do that? Is it some sort of magic? Lord Guan Suo thought.
Amazing! She has healing abilities! Never could I have known that Kabanuna would have it. That's impressive. Lord Zhao Yun thought to himself.
Whoa! Did she just heal herself? Lady Bao Sanniang though to herself.
"All better!" Kabanuna exclaimed happily. She seems like a very nice person. Maybe we'll be able to get along together. Lady Bao Sanniang smiled.
"Wow, that's amazing what you can do. You'd be able to heal anything you want." Lady Bao Sanniang said to Kabanuna. She just smiled…
"Now that you have met them, let us go meet the other Shu people." Lord Zhao Yun said to me. I nodded my head. We said our goodbyes and departed from the village area.
We went to a large tent set up by the training grounds. Lord Zhao Yun led me to the tent and we entered in. There was a guy about 18 or so with a man who looked to be in his 30's. There was also a woman with them.
"I apologize for the interruption. I wanted you guys to meet Kabanuna. She is the new member of Shu. Kabanuna, this is Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wei, and Yue Ying." Lord Zhao Yun said to me. I smiled and they did the same too.
"Hello there. It is nice to meet you." I said to them.
"Hello to you too, Kabanuna. Welcome to Shu." Lord Zhuge Liang said to me, smiling. I turned to Lord Jiang Wei and he blushed. He must be shy to meet new people. I know that I get shy meeting new people too. "Hello."
"Oh, um hi there." He replied to me.
"It's rare to see a young woman such as yourself joining Shu. I welcome you into Shu as well, Kabanuna." Lady Yue Ying said to me.
"We'll be off now. I am introducing her to everyone." Lord Zhao Yun said. We began leaving the tent and I turned back and saw Lord Jiang Wei looking at me. I smiled and waved goodbye to him. He smiled and waved goodbye to me too. Gee, Lord Jiang Wei is handsome as well.
We went out of the tent and began walking towards another training ground where armies learn to use swords. When we arrived, I saw a guy and girl dueling each other. I was about to go stop them but I remembered how Lord Taishi Ci said that it's how people train to get strong. There were 2 guys and 1 girl cheering them on. Lord Zhao Yun led me to them. The guy and girl stopped fighting when they saw Lord Zhao Yun.
"Greetings, all of you. This is Shu's new member. Her name is Kabanuna." Lord Zhao Yun said to them.
"Hi, I'm Guan Yinping. Nice to meet you!" the girl cheering the fight on said. Hm, could she be related to Guan Suo?
"I'm Guan Xing. Welcome to Shu." One of the guys cheering the fight on said. Wow, another Guan?
"I am Guan Ping. I'm sure we'll get along." The guy fighting the girl said. There's quite a few Guan's here. Are they all Guan's?
"Hello, Kabanuna. I am Zhang Xing Cai." The girl fighting Lord Guan Ping said.
"Hey there! The name's Zhang Bao. Nice to meet you, beautiful." The other guy said. I blushed and got shy when he called me beautiful.
"Hello to you all too. I hope we can all get along well." I said cheerfully to them. Then 2 men came to us.
"Ah, there you are Zhao Yun. Our Lord is looking for you." The shorter one said. Lord Zhao Yun turned to them.
"Alright. By the way, this is Kabanuna. She is new to Shu." Lord Zhao Yun said to the 2 men. They turned to me and I smiled.
"Hello there. I am Pang Tong." The shorter one said.
"I… Wei Yan." The other one said.
"Hello and nice to meet you, Lord Pang Tong and Lord Wei Yan." I said happily. Lord Zhao Yun turned to me.
"Kabanuna, you should come too. You can meet our lord. I am positive you'll like him. He is a kind man." Lord Zhao Yun said. I nodded my head. His lord must be a nice man. I can't wait to meet him.
We arrived at the castle and went inside. It's nicely decorated and we went through a door. We went to the front where there were 5 men waiting for Lord Zhao Yun. When we arrived, Lord Zhao Yun spoke.
"I have arrived, my lord. But first, may I introduce you to a new Shu member?" asked Lord Zhao Yun to the lord. When the lord turned around to us, I gasped and covered my mouth. I couldn't believe that it was him. He's the lord of Shu?
"L… Lord Liu Bei? Y… You're the Lord of Shu kingdom?" I blurted out in surprised. When Lord Liu Bei saw me, he made a surprised face as well.
"Lady Kabanuna? What brings you here?" Lord Liu Bei asked me. All this time, I never would have guessed that he would be the Shu leader. Lord Zhao Yun seemed confused. He looked at the both of us.
"Do you 2 already know each other?" Lord Zhao Yun asked.
"You almost had Lord Lu Bu killed!" I shouted. Everyone seemed confused. It was then that I saw Lord Guan Yu and Lord Zhang Fei. I gasped as well. "Y… You 2 are here as well?"
"Wait, you're from Lu Bu's forces?" asked a guy I didn't know.
"No, Xu Shu. She used to be with Lu Bu but she sided with Cao Cao. How did you come all the way here?" Lord Liu Bei asked.
"To make a long story short, I was with Wei at first but then I was kidnapped by a group of pirates and then one of the pirates wanted to travel around with me so then we landed in Wu and we became part of Wu but then yesterday Lord Zhao Yun took me aways so here I am in Shu. Actually, I was originally just an entertainer avoiding the war until Lord Dong Zhuo had my family killed because he wanted to marry me but my father refused. Then Lord Lu Bu helped me out so I became one of Lord Lu Bu's forces." I explained to them.
"Wow, so you've been a part of all the three kingdoms. Since you are already here, you can join us." Lord Liu Bei said. Well, the past is in the past now. But I wonder if he knows of Lord Lu Bu's whereabouts.
"Do you know of Lord Lu Bu's whereabouts? I can persuade him to join Shu as well." I asked him. Lord Liu Bei shook his head.
"I'm afraid I do not know where him and his forces are. The last time I saw him was in Xia Pi." He replied to me. Aww, that's too bad.
"Oh, okay then. I am now a member of Shu kingdom." I said and they smiled.
"Welcome to Shu. I am Liu Shan, Liu Bei's son." The guy next to Lord Liu Bei said. Wow, I had no idea that Lord Liu Bei has a son. Wait, Lady Zhang Xing Cai? Lord Zhang Bao? The Guan's? Are they their children? It makes perfect sense!
"Nice to meet you. I am Kabanuna." I replied to him.
After getting my room and staying in there for a while, Lord Zhao Yun came to my room and took me down to the first floor. He led me to a living room and there was a long table and everyone I met was there. Wow, I wonder what this all is.
"Ah, there she is. Come have a seat." Lord Liu Bei said. I got to sit next to Lord Zhao Yun and Lord Jiang Wei. Lord Liu Bei lifted his cup up in the air and stood up. Everyone turned to him. "This feast is in honor of our newest member, Kabanuna. Welcome to Shu kingdom."
"Welcome to Shu kingdom!" everyone said, lifting their cups up in the air. Wow, this feast is for me? This is the kindest thing that's happened since I have gotten involved in the war. Shu kingdom really is something special. This is the kind of kingdom I would serve if I had to choose. I smiled.
"Thank you for welcoming me. This is by far the kindest thing anyone has ever done for me since my life has been intertwined with the war. I promise I will stay loyal to Shu only." I replied and everyone cheered.
Everyone began eating away happily. I got full quickly but there were lots of food available. There were music playing and people were dancing. Hm, I haven't been able to dance and entertain for a while. I feel like dancing. I smiled and got up from my chair. I went over to the people playing music….
Everyone was having a nice time eating. They all saw Kabanuna getting up and going to the person playing music. She whispered a few stuff to him and he smiled. All the ladies dancing stopped dancing to the music and Kabanuna whispered something to them. They then posed.
"I wonder what she said." Lord Zhao Yun said, looking at Kabanuna. She looks so lovely in that green cheongsam collar dress.
The song "Little Apple" began playing and Kabanuna began dancing with the ladies. She looks so cute dancing! Lord Ma Dai thought to himself.
She's so pretty and cute. Lord Jiang Wei thought to himself. Everyone was watching Kabanuna dancing while eating. Lord Zhao Yun was smiling and watching her. I knew I made the right decision taking her with me. Everyone here likes her. I sure do hope Kabanuna feels the same way as I do to her. I hope she is the one for me. He continued eating while watching her dancing…