Lina's note : Hah! A long one! Finally! I knew it!! *evil cackle* By the way, I know how some people are turned off by ori-chara sometimes but don't fret. They are just bodyguards in here.
Thank you all for your crits! I'm glad that some of you like my pairing and the fact that Zhao-Zhao getting bullied^_^ For those of you who are worrying that I'm bullying him too much though, don't worry. I'm just warming up^_^ (Zhao : Eek!) *giggles* By the way, his name is pronounced as "Chao Yuhn" in case you didn't know^^ (like me^^)
Disclaimer : I don't own them. They belong to Koei and of course, themselves who died ages ago. Except for Yi En and Yi Lao^^ They are mine.
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Chapter 4 : A Meet In The Garden
"Zhao Yun . . ."
The Shu general mumbled something incomprehensible, his eyes still closed and his fingers still tightly clutching the bedspread.
"Zhao Yun," the voice called again. This time a hand pushed the messy fringe off his face and something touched his cheeks.
Zhao Yun opened his eyes slowly and looked into the smiling face hovering over his. Who was this person who woke him up at such hour? It had better not be Jiang Wei. He was not in the mood to--- Long brown tresses falling down both sides, chestnut eyes that sparkled despite the mist, pretty lips, pretty nose, pretty neck . . .
"!!!!" Zhao Yun's eyes widened. He tried to sit up and scream but the other closed a delicate hand over his mouth.
"Doushita, darling?" Those heavy lidded eyes searched his face. "Don't you love me?"
Zhao Yu could only manage to stare back at the pretty boy. What was Zhou Yu doing here on his bed, half nekkid and- and- O_O Could it be?!
Zhao Yun felt his heart beating harder as the other man brought his face closer. "Kiss me. . . " the other whispered before meeting his lips passionately.
He began to feel his muscle relax as his body melted in the kiss. So sweet, so hot. . . Zhou Yu. . . All decent things began to swirl out of his mind. Zhou Yu, is right here kissing him, on his bed, half naked, at such ungodly, undecent hour. He ran his fingers through those dark brown hair just before the other man broke the kiss and pulled away.
Zhao Yun opened his eyes back slowly to take in the face of his 'lover'. "Zhou Y--"
"CHHHAAAAAOOOOUUUUUU YYYIIIIIUUUUHHHHNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The face that met his squealed with such high-pitched voice. Light blond hair shone despite the darkness and the porcelain child face smiled eagerly before breaking into giggles.
Zhao Yun screamed.
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He stared at the wall before him. There was nothing there. He looked at the sides of his bed. Empty. He looked under his blanket. No 13 year old girls.
'It was just a dream…' Zhao Yun concluded. 'No, wait. It was a nightmare.' Thank God. He felt his breath getting slower and his blood pressure decreasing. It was just a nightmare.
The door swung open all of a sudden. "ZHAAAAAOOO YUUUNNN!!!!!!!!"
"HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!" The Shu general screamed again and scrambled off to the other side of his bed frantically, causing the blanket to entangle his leg and send him toppling over the side.
THUMP.
Silence ensued for several seconds before the voice repeated again. "Zhao Yun?"
Jiang Wei. Zhao Yun felt a train of curses flow into his mind. Bastard. That boy is SO gone!
Footsteps sounded and soon Jiang Wei was standing next to him. "Are you alright?"
". . . I hate you."
"What?! I only came running because I heard you screaming! I thought you were in danger!!" Jiang Wei said defensively. "Is that wrong?!"
" . . . Shut up." Zhao Yun got the rest of his body off the bed and pushed himself into a sitting position on the floor. He noticed the other man looking at him still. "What?"
"It's nice to know that you like to sleep naked too."
Zhao Yun just realised that he was thread-bare and grabbed the blanket to cover himself. His face began to flush that he was sure it's become like a tomato. "It was hot, okay?"
Jiang Wei gave a little chuckle. "Sure, sure. I guess I'd better leave you to get dressed now, eh? Lord Liu Bei might want us soon."
Zhao Yun looked out the window and saw that the sun was already shining. It must have been several hours past dawn already. "Crap." He stood up as the man reached the door to go out. Jiang Wei paused a moment before turning around to look at him again. "Whaaat?"
"Just wanted to say that I think your body looks sexy. You're so hot."
Zhao Yun's face grew redder than before. Grabbing a pillow he threw it to the laughing man. "GEDDOUT!!!"
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The gardens in the castle was still flourishing with flowers of every kind despite the hot weather they had to face. Xiao Qiao thanked the servants for that. If it weren't for them, she wouldn't be able to play in the garden anymore.
She lifted her giant fans from the huge rock nearby and began practicing several stances as two of her bodyguards watched nearby. They were always around her, watching. She used to hate them so much when Lord Zhou Yu first gave them the orders, but now that they look at her more as a sister than a helpless child, she doesn't mind them all that much.
"Xiao Qiao-sama!" Yi En, the younger of the two –even younger than Lord Zhou Yu- called out. "Why don't you try jumping on your right foot for your flying-fan attack?"
"Eh?" Xiao Qiao looked at her feet. "Do you think it will work?"
"Hai! I think it'll allow you to jump further!" the boy said, hopping on one feet. Xiao Qiao liked Yi En. He always gave her advice to improve her fighting.
"Okay, here goes nothing!"
The 13 year old took a few steps back and got into her stance. Counting to 3, she started her run, jumped and sliced through the air with her fans. Her landing was still the same as she landed on the floor face down.
"You did it!" Yi En congratulated her as he came over to pull her up. "Maybe you should work on a new landing next, ne?"
"Hai!! And maybe next time Lord Zhou Yu will let me go to the battlefield more often!" She laughed and glanced at the second bodyguard. "Ne, Yi Lao?"
The older man took his gaze off the far away walls of the castle and looked at them. "Whatever." He was never a friendly person but at times he could surprise others with his compassion.
"Muu, you're so evil!" Xiao Qiao pouted. Then she realised that the two body guards were already looking elsewhere. "Ne? What is it?"
"Shu general."
Xiao Qiao turned to follow their gaze. The man who was with Lord Zhou Yu yesterday was standing on the walkway looking out into the garden. At them to be exact. "Ah! It's him!"
Yi En looked at Xiao Qiao in surprise. "You know him?"
She nodded. "Hai! He was Lord Zhou Yu's guest yesterday. Maybe I should greet him, ne? LORD ZHAAOOO YUUUNNNN!!!!!! "
They saw the man recoiling a bit before shouting, "Stop calling my name like that!"
Xiao Qiao looked puzzled. "D-did I say something wrong?"
Yi En shrugged. "I don't know. What was wrong with how you called him?"
Smile returned to Xiao Qiao's face. "Well, never mind! Let's ask him for a spar!" She declared, running ahead of her bodyguards in excitement.
"W-what? But he's a Shu general! Xiao Qiao-sama!" Yi En ran to catch up with the little girl followed by his older brother.
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Zhao Yun couldn't stop himself from recoiling when he heard the high-pitched voice from his nightmare calling his name again. Anger and embarrassment rose inside of him. "STOP CALLING MY NAME LIKE THAT!!" he shouted to the brat.
He regretted replying anything at all when the girl started to run towards him. The two men who were hanging around her followed too. One was young, and the other about several years older than Zhao Yun himself. Neither of them were pretty though the younger one came close enough.
Zhao Yun met the girl's eye with a cold stare when she neared him. He noticed a little uncertainty flicker in her brown eyes. Good. Serves her right for stealing his Zhou Yu and giving him a nightmare. She recovered quickly though.
"Ne, Lord Zhao Yun!" the girl began. "Would you like to join us in our practice? We can have a little spar!"
Zhao Yun snorted. "With children and amateurs like you? I think not."
The younger bodyguard was clenching his fist but kept quiet since Xiao Qiao was still smiling, somewhat.
"We're not amateurs! Lady Shang Xiang taught me how to fight and Lord Lu Xun trained them!"
"Is that why you prance about with giant fans in your hands like a silly child?" Zhao Yun felt sharp eyes trying to pierce through his armour and turned his gaze towards the younger guard. "And I'm sure you handle your sword just as well too?"
"You think you're so good just because you're a Shu Tiger General?!" he challenged. "It doesn't make you the greatest warrior in the three kingdom and it doesn't give you the right to look down on us either!!"
"Actually, yes." Zhao Yun replied, feeling a little itch in his right hand. An itch for his beloved spear. It was unfortunate he didn't bring it around with him since it wasn't a very recommendable thing to do, being in Wu's territory. "I do think it makes me the greatest warrior in the Three Kingdoms."
"Then come down here and show us your skills!!" the younger one shouted. Xiao Qiao looked shocked and tried to stop him.
"No, Yi En! He's Lord Zhou Yu's friend!"
"Xiao Qiao-sama, I don't believe that Lord Zhou Yu would have such a scum for a friend!" Yi En said, still glaring at the blue clad man. "Please, allow me to stand up for your honor!"
'Scum, eh? Well, what do you fools know?' Zhao Yun wanted to say out loud. Instead he laughed and scaled the railing that stood between them. Suddenly it didn't seem too bad an idea to beat up these children. It would be great fun to release the anger that was in him. "Yes, Qiao-chan, do let him face me. I do so want to see how good your bodyguard is against a scum such as me."
"Don't look down on me and choose your weapon, you bastard!"
Zhao Yun looked around, smiling just to annoy the boy further. "Why, there doesn't seem to be much choice of weapon around here. It seems as though I would be mocking you if I choose to arm myself with my own hands and feet." Barely pausing as he turned to the 13 year old girl, he said, "Very well then, if you'll lend me your dainty fans, my lady?"
Xiao Qiao looked worriedly at Yi En but handed her fans to the man when she saw the determination in the young man's eyes. Closing her eyes, she prayed that Zhao Yun wouldn't beat him up so badly.
"Hmm, a +10 to beauty. I do feel much prettier already," Zhao Yun joked, opening one of the fans and got into a defensive stance.
"You still look uglier than a rat to me!" Yi En shouted as he launched himself forward, sword in his hand.
Zhao Yun merely evaded the first few attacks. The boy had potential in him but unfortunately he was still too slow and inexperienced. How sad. He would make to be a great rival one day.
Silver flash sliced down on him and Zhao Yun evaded again. He barely saw the leg that came up to meet his rib. Falling back several steps, Zhao Yun pushed the leg away with a fan immediately and lifted the other to block another blow from the sword. Not giving the boy another chance to hit him, Zhao Yun opened the previous fan and slashed it across his chest.
"Yi En!" Xiao Qiao screamed as the boy fell.
"Congratulations, boy. You actually managed to hit me once. I'd applaud for you but it seems that—" Zhao Yun himself in mid sentence as he swirled around instinctively to block the surprise attack that came from behind. The older man had come up to help his brother. Zhao Yun smiled. Maybe this idiot would give him more of a challenge. "Good."
Metal clashed against fan for several round before the younger brother joined in again. Zhao Yun fell into a ritual dance of evading, blocking and slashing as he swung the fans in a skilled manner. It was a good thing he took the fans from the little brat because she looked as though she would have joined in too, had she her weapons. It wouldn't do to fight that little girl. He might over injure her.
Zhao Yun spread both fans open to performed the final attack, pirouetting a whirlwind to push the brothers metres away from him. He watched in satisfaction as the two got on their feet, groaning. Maybe he should have cut them a little more slack. However the cuts on his sleeve changed his mind. "Practice is over. I hope you learned something new."
He closed the two fans neatly and handed them back to the girl who came up to him. As soon as the fans left his hand, something hit him in the shin.
"GAH!"
"Creep!" Xiao Qiao screamed at him before running for the brothers. "Yi En! Yi Lao!!"
Zhao Yun gritted his teeth and hissed. She kicked him! That brat! What does Zhou Yu see in her anyway?
"Zhao Yun!" a male voice called from behind. He froze. "What is going on here?"
The Shu general tried not to shrink as he turned to meet the white robed man. "Master Zhuge Liang! It's not really what it seems to look like! I was just helping them to . . . practice," he began to explain hastily. He saw Zhuge Liang's eyes wandering towards the injured men and added, ". . . but probably I lost myself and overdid things."
Those sharp eyes landed on him again. "You have been acting so foolishly of late. Tiger General of Shu indeed," he said in a mocking tone. "The next time you cause trouble, I'll personally report to Lord Liu Bei of your behaviour and not allow you to follow anymore envoys."
". . .Yes sir."
"Now, off to your room and change. We'll be having a dinner with Lord Sun Ce and the Wu generals in a few more hours. I expect you to be presentable before then."
"Yes sir . . ."
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Zhao Yun : And I thought I was getting more respect after that fight scene.
Lina : o_O Who? YOU? *roflmao*
Zhao Yun : . . . Oi.
Thank you all for your crits! I'm glad that some of you like my pairing and the fact that Zhao-Zhao getting bullied^_^ For those of you who are worrying that I'm bullying him too much though, don't worry. I'm just warming up^_^ (Zhao : Eek!) *giggles* By the way, his name is pronounced as "Chao Yuhn" in case you didn't know^^ (like me^^)
Disclaimer : I don't own them. They belong to Koei and of course, themselves who died ages ago. Except for Yi En and Yi Lao^^ They are mine.
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Chapter 4 : A Meet In The Garden
"Zhao Yun . . ."
The Shu general mumbled something incomprehensible, his eyes still closed and his fingers still tightly clutching the bedspread.
"Zhao Yun," the voice called again. This time a hand pushed the messy fringe off his face and something touched his cheeks.
Zhao Yun opened his eyes slowly and looked into the smiling face hovering over his. Who was this person who woke him up at such hour? It had better not be Jiang Wei. He was not in the mood to--- Long brown tresses falling down both sides, chestnut eyes that sparkled despite the mist, pretty lips, pretty nose, pretty neck . . .
"!!!!" Zhao Yun's eyes widened. He tried to sit up and scream but the other closed a delicate hand over his mouth.
"Doushita, darling?" Those heavy lidded eyes searched his face. "Don't you love me?"
Zhao Yu could only manage to stare back at the pretty boy. What was Zhou Yu doing here on his bed, half nekkid and- and- O_O Could it be?!
Zhao Yun felt his heart beating harder as the other man brought his face closer. "Kiss me. . . " the other whispered before meeting his lips passionately.
He began to feel his muscle relax as his body melted in the kiss. So sweet, so hot. . . Zhou Yu. . . All decent things began to swirl out of his mind. Zhou Yu, is right here kissing him, on his bed, half naked, at such ungodly, undecent hour. He ran his fingers through those dark brown hair just before the other man broke the kiss and pulled away.
Zhao Yun opened his eyes back slowly to take in the face of his 'lover'. "Zhou Y--"
"CHHHAAAAAOOOOUUUUUU YYYIIIIIUUUUHHHHNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The face that met his squealed with such high-pitched voice. Light blond hair shone despite the darkness and the porcelain child face smiled eagerly before breaking into giggles.
Zhao Yun screamed.
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He stared at the wall before him. There was nothing there. He looked at the sides of his bed. Empty. He looked under his blanket. No 13 year old girls.
'It was just a dream…' Zhao Yun concluded. 'No, wait. It was a nightmare.' Thank God. He felt his breath getting slower and his blood pressure decreasing. It was just a nightmare.
The door swung open all of a sudden. "ZHAAAAAOOO YUUUNNN!!!!!!!!"
"HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!" The Shu general screamed again and scrambled off to the other side of his bed frantically, causing the blanket to entangle his leg and send him toppling over the side.
THUMP.
Silence ensued for several seconds before the voice repeated again. "Zhao Yun?"
Jiang Wei. Zhao Yun felt a train of curses flow into his mind. Bastard. That boy is SO gone!
Footsteps sounded and soon Jiang Wei was standing next to him. "Are you alright?"
". . . I hate you."
"What?! I only came running because I heard you screaming! I thought you were in danger!!" Jiang Wei said defensively. "Is that wrong?!"
" . . . Shut up." Zhao Yun got the rest of his body off the bed and pushed himself into a sitting position on the floor. He noticed the other man looking at him still. "What?"
"It's nice to know that you like to sleep naked too."
Zhao Yun just realised that he was thread-bare and grabbed the blanket to cover himself. His face began to flush that he was sure it's become like a tomato. "It was hot, okay?"
Jiang Wei gave a little chuckle. "Sure, sure. I guess I'd better leave you to get dressed now, eh? Lord Liu Bei might want us soon."
Zhao Yun looked out the window and saw that the sun was already shining. It must have been several hours past dawn already. "Crap." He stood up as the man reached the door to go out. Jiang Wei paused a moment before turning around to look at him again. "Whaaat?"
"Just wanted to say that I think your body looks sexy. You're so hot."
Zhao Yun's face grew redder than before. Grabbing a pillow he threw it to the laughing man. "GEDDOUT!!!"
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The gardens in the castle was still flourishing with flowers of every kind despite the hot weather they had to face. Xiao Qiao thanked the servants for that. If it weren't for them, she wouldn't be able to play in the garden anymore.
She lifted her giant fans from the huge rock nearby and began practicing several stances as two of her bodyguards watched nearby. They were always around her, watching. She used to hate them so much when Lord Zhou Yu first gave them the orders, but now that they look at her more as a sister than a helpless child, she doesn't mind them all that much.
"Xiao Qiao-sama!" Yi En, the younger of the two –even younger than Lord Zhou Yu- called out. "Why don't you try jumping on your right foot for your flying-fan attack?"
"Eh?" Xiao Qiao looked at her feet. "Do you think it will work?"
"Hai! I think it'll allow you to jump further!" the boy said, hopping on one feet. Xiao Qiao liked Yi En. He always gave her advice to improve her fighting.
"Okay, here goes nothing!"
The 13 year old took a few steps back and got into her stance. Counting to 3, she started her run, jumped and sliced through the air with her fans. Her landing was still the same as she landed on the floor face down.
"You did it!" Yi En congratulated her as he came over to pull her up. "Maybe you should work on a new landing next, ne?"
"Hai!! And maybe next time Lord Zhou Yu will let me go to the battlefield more often!" She laughed and glanced at the second bodyguard. "Ne, Yi Lao?"
The older man took his gaze off the far away walls of the castle and looked at them. "Whatever." He was never a friendly person but at times he could surprise others with his compassion.
"Muu, you're so evil!" Xiao Qiao pouted. Then she realised that the two body guards were already looking elsewhere. "Ne? What is it?"
"Shu general."
Xiao Qiao turned to follow their gaze. The man who was with Lord Zhou Yu yesterday was standing on the walkway looking out into the garden. At them to be exact. "Ah! It's him!"
Yi En looked at Xiao Qiao in surprise. "You know him?"
She nodded. "Hai! He was Lord Zhou Yu's guest yesterday. Maybe I should greet him, ne? LORD ZHAAOOO YUUUNNNN!!!!!! "
They saw the man recoiling a bit before shouting, "Stop calling my name like that!"
Xiao Qiao looked puzzled. "D-did I say something wrong?"
Yi En shrugged. "I don't know. What was wrong with how you called him?"
Smile returned to Xiao Qiao's face. "Well, never mind! Let's ask him for a spar!" She declared, running ahead of her bodyguards in excitement.
"W-what? But he's a Shu general! Xiao Qiao-sama!" Yi En ran to catch up with the little girl followed by his older brother.
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Zhao Yun couldn't stop himself from recoiling when he heard the high-pitched voice from his nightmare calling his name again. Anger and embarrassment rose inside of him. "STOP CALLING MY NAME LIKE THAT!!" he shouted to the brat.
He regretted replying anything at all when the girl started to run towards him. The two men who were hanging around her followed too. One was young, and the other about several years older than Zhao Yun himself. Neither of them were pretty though the younger one came close enough.
Zhao Yun met the girl's eye with a cold stare when she neared him. He noticed a little uncertainty flicker in her brown eyes. Good. Serves her right for stealing his Zhou Yu and giving him a nightmare. She recovered quickly though.
"Ne, Lord Zhao Yun!" the girl began. "Would you like to join us in our practice? We can have a little spar!"
Zhao Yun snorted. "With children and amateurs like you? I think not."
The younger bodyguard was clenching his fist but kept quiet since Xiao Qiao was still smiling, somewhat.
"We're not amateurs! Lady Shang Xiang taught me how to fight and Lord Lu Xun trained them!"
"Is that why you prance about with giant fans in your hands like a silly child?" Zhao Yun felt sharp eyes trying to pierce through his armour and turned his gaze towards the younger guard. "And I'm sure you handle your sword just as well too?"
"You think you're so good just because you're a Shu Tiger General?!" he challenged. "It doesn't make you the greatest warrior in the three kingdom and it doesn't give you the right to look down on us either!!"
"Actually, yes." Zhao Yun replied, feeling a little itch in his right hand. An itch for his beloved spear. It was unfortunate he didn't bring it around with him since it wasn't a very recommendable thing to do, being in Wu's territory. "I do think it makes me the greatest warrior in the Three Kingdoms."
"Then come down here and show us your skills!!" the younger one shouted. Xiao Qiao looked shocked and tried to stop him.
"No, Yi En! He's Lord Zhou Yu's friend!"
"Xiao Qiao-sama, I don't believe that Lord Zhou Yu would have such a scum for a friend!" Yi En said, still glaring at the blue clad man. "Please, allow me to stand up for your honor!"
'Scum, eh? Well, what do you fools know?' Zhao Yun wanted to say out loud. Instead he laughed and scaled the railing that stood between them. Suddenly it didn't seem too bad an idea to beat up these children. It would be great fun to release the anger that was in him. "Yes, Qiao-chan, do let him face me. I do so want to see how good your bodyguard is against a scum such as me."
"Don't look down on me and choose your weapon, you bastard!"
Zhao Yun looked around, smiling just to annoy the boy further. "Why, there doesn't seem to be much choice of weapon around here. It seems as though I would be mocking you if I choose to arm myself with my own hands and feet." Barely pausing as he turned to the 13 year old girl, he said, "Very well then, if you'll lend me your dainty fans, my lady?"
Xiao Qiao looked worriedly at Yi En but handed her fans to the man when she saw the determination in the young man's eyes. Closing her eyes, she prayed that Zhao Yun wouldn't beat him up so badly.
"Hmm, a +10 to beauty. I do feel much prettier already," Zhao Yun joked, opening one of the fans and got into a defensive stance.
"You still look uglier than a rat to me!" Yi En shouted as he launched himself forward, sword in his hand.
Zhao Yun merely evaded the first few attacks. The boy had potential in him but unfortunately he was still too slow and inexperienced. How sad. He would make to be a great rival one day.
Silver flash sliced down on him and Zhao Yun evaded again. He barely saw the leg that came up to meet his rib. Falling back several steps, Zhao Yun pushed the leg away with a fan immediately and lifted the other to block another blow from the sword. Not giving the boy another chance to hit him, Zhao Yun opened the previous fan and slashed it across his chest.
"Yi En!" Xiao Qiao screamed as the boy fell.
"Congratulations, boy. You actually managed to hit me once. I'd applaud for you but it seems that—" Zhao Yun himself in mid sentence as he swirled around instinctively to block the surprise attack that came from behind. The older man had come up to help his brother. Zhao Yun smiled. Maybe this idiot would give him more of a challenge. "Good."
Metal clashed against fan for several round before the younger brother joined in again. Zhao Yun fell into a ritual dance of evading, blocking and slashing as he swung the fans in a skilled manner. It was a good thing he took the fans from the little brat because she looked as though she would have joined in too, had she her weapons. It wouldn't do to fight that little girl. He might over injure her.
Zhao Yun spread both fans open to performed the final attack, pirouetting a whirlwind to push the brothers metres away from him. He watched in satisfaction as the two got on their feet, groaning. Maybe he should have cut them a little more slack. However the cuts on his sleeve changed his mind. "Practice is over. I hope you learned something new."
He closed the two fans neatly and handed them back to the girl who came up to him. As soon as the fans left his hand, something hit him in the shin.
"GAH!"
"Creep!" Xiao Qiao screamed at him before running for the brothers. "Yi En! Yi Lao!!"
Zhao Yun gritted his teeth and hissed. She kicked him! That brat! What does Zhou Yu see in her anyway?
"Zhao Yun!" a male voice called from behind. He froze. "What is going on here?"
The Shu general tried not to shrink as he turned to meet the white robed man. "Master Zhuge Liang! It's not really what it seems to look like! I was just helping them to . . . practice," he began to explain hastily. He saw Zhuge Liang's eyes wandering towards the injured men and added, ". . . but probably I lost myself and overdid things."
Those sharp eyes landed on him again. "You have been acting so foolishly of late. Tiger General of Shu indeed," he said in a mocking tone. "The next time you cause trouble, I'll personally report to Lord Liu Bei of your behaviour and not allow you to follow anymore envoys."
". . .Yes sir."
"Now, off to your room and change. We'll be having a dinner with Lord Sun Ce and the Wu generals in a few more hours. I expect you to be presentable before then."
"Yes sir . . ."
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Zhao Yun : And I thought I was getting more respect after that fight scene.
Lina : o_O Who? YOU? *roflmao*
Zhao Yun : . . . Oi.
