Chapter 188 (1/2)

Chapter 188

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

”Who are you?” Humiliated, He Xiao shouted.

The woman did not even look at him, and merely smiled at the other lady who was approaching her, asking, ”You are Chu Qiao?”

Chu Qiao nodded. She saw that the intruder was a lady with beautiful eyes and tender skin. Her eyes were warm and her expression was gentle. At first glance, one could mistake her pristine white skin for snow, and her pitch black eyes as the night sky. On her face, there was a tinge of handsomeness as she observed Chu Qiao with impunity. Yet, what attracted Chu Qiao the most was not her looks, but the cape that she wore. If she remembered correctly, this cape was worn by Zhuge Yue the day before. Seeing that, Chu Qiao frowned.

”My master requested me to hand this to you.” It was the Canhong Sword. Chu Qiao took it and thanked her. ”Thank you. May I ask for your name?”

”My surname is Meng. I believe we will meet again soon. Farewell.” Having said that, the lady pulled on the reins of her horse, and the horse quickly turned around and galloped off, leaving the enraged Commander He Xiao rooted to the ground.

”Master, who was that woman?”

Those guarding Chu Qiao were all elites of Southwest Emissary's Garrison, and were all trustworthy soldiers. Chu Qiao did not hide anything, and answered him calmly, ”I believe she is General Meng Feng, who has become famous in recent battles.”

”Meng Feng? Meng Tian's granddaughter?”

Chu Qiao did not speak, and merely pulled out the Canhong Sword from the scabbard. She could almost see a reflection of her iris on the polished blade. It had already been two years since she last saw this sword, and she had already gotten used to the touch of the Moon Shatterer Sword in the past two years.

Ge Qi quietly asked, ”She is the granddaughter of Meng Tian? But she did not look like it. To be frank, I think she looks like Lady Baisheng.”

”Do not let her hear that!” He Xiao quickly explained, ”She was adopted by General Meng Tian, and had been groomed as a man since young. She even studied at Shang Wu Hall along with the other boys of the Meng Family. After Zhuge Yue was promoted to Chief Commandant, she was assigned as his subordinate. In the last half year, she was particularly active on the frontlines. Why did she suddenly appear here? Master, should we head up to find out more? There may be some conspiracy here.”

Chu Qiao did not reply, and merely continued to observe the sword. Only after He Xiao had called out a few times did she finally respond. Calmly, she instructed, ”It would be best if everyone pretended that nothing had happened today.” Upon hearing that, people all understood something, and they continued on their journey.

At this time, Meng Feng had already caught up to Zhuge Yue and the others who were in disguise. Removing her cape discreetly, she handed it to Zhuge Yue's servant. After changing back to her usual attire, she casually walked over to Zhuge Yue, and informed him, ”The item has been delivered.”

Zhuge Yue acted as though he had not heard anything, and merely walked off. Meng Feng smiled as she looked on at his figure. In her mind, she started to analyze his thoughts. Usually, there would be two cases when a person walked away before waiting for the other person to finish talking. The first would be when he was not in the least bit interested; the second would be when he was afraid that his thoughts could be discerned by others. Looking at this classmate of her's from Shang Wu Hall, she started to whistle casually in amusement. What Chief Commandant Zhuge was thinking was something that everyone could tell!

”This trip was totally worth it,” she mused to herself.

After three days, Chu Qiao finally reached the Yan Bei camp that was set up along the Xuekui River. By the time the rations had been unloaded, the sun had already set. After eating dinner, Chu Qiao chatted with her comrades, and returned to her tent.

After one year, Pingan had grown much taller, and was already a big boy. Smiling, he started to boil water for her, and kept talking about his experiences. He was full of hospitality.