Yun Chang POV
After we entered Gucheng city and settled our troops, Liao Hua and the rest retired for the night while I told Lu Bu and Wen Yuan of what I saw and after some discussions, we decided to meet the Administrator at once.
And so we were led to a guest lounge in the city tower where we waited for almost an hour. As time went by, my heart began to thump harder.
“Yun Chang, are you sure that it’s Lord Zhang Fei?” Wen Yuan expressed her doubts with a difficult expression as she sat opposite me.
“Un, I’m sure. That voice and that face is definitely Yi De.”
“Actually, I too have felt that.” Lu Bu, who sat beside me, nodded resolutely as well. I didn’t think that Lu Bu, who didn’t usually speak much, would have a good memory for people.
“The city guard on the far end looks exactly like that lass Yi De.”
“… No, we’re talking about the Administrator.”
I retract what I said about Lu Bu.
“Let’s take a step back and let’s say she is Lord Zhang Fei. It doesn’t work out no matter how you think about it.” Wen Yuan leaned forward as she said so and frowned, “If she is Lord Zhang Fei then why is she here as a county official? How did Lord Zhang Fei make it all the way here back when we were separated at Xu state?”
“That’s…” I was about to rebut her but now that I think about it, what Wen Yuan said makes sense, “Could it be that Yi De conquered this place? It’s not very big and from how it looks, it should be easy to conquer. As long as she hides her traces, it’s possible to escape detection by Lord Cao Cao.”
“But if she did, then didn’t she react at all when she heard us?”
“That’s…”
Yes, if she knew we had come, then she would have leapt off the city tower.
Could she have some reason to hide herself?
“What’s the point of thinking so much, you 2? If it’s Lord Zhang Fei then that’s good. If we have any doubts, we can clear them up when we meet, no? Hai~~~” Lu Bu was tired from kneeling and leaned back and lay down on the floor.
But she’s right, we are only frustrating ourselves needlessly. Moreover, there is also the possibility that I wrongly recognised her since the distance between us then was fairly large after all.
“My lords, the Administrator has arrived.”
When we heard this, all 3 of us stiffened and hurriedly got into a proper sitting position. Lu Bu was the most nervous and actually lost balance and fell onto me.
*Ta*… *Ta…
She’s here.
My heart thumped ever harder when I heard her footsteps.
“My lords, I happened to have quite a few matters to attend to tonight which has made my arrival late. I seek your forgiveness for this.”
In the next instant, a clear voice that was identical to Yi De’s came from outside the room. All of us inside looked at the entrance when we heard the voice.
That clothing, that figure, that face; everything is the same as Yi De. No, what I should say is, that person is undoubtedly my little sister Yi De.
“*Shiku*…”
“… I can’t believe it.”
When they saw her, Wen Yuan and Lu Bu’s eyes bulged in disbelief at the sight before them.
“May I ask what’s with my face?” Yi De asked with a smile.
“M, may I ask, are you Zhang Fei Zhang Yi De?”
“Un, indeed I am. Is there any problem?” Yi De very quickly nodded as she said so, and looked surprised.
“… Yi De.”
“Un?”
I could no longer hold back the impulse in me and slowly stood up as I walked towards Yi De. I rushed forward in spite of my legs which were numb from sitting for too long and embraced her.
I thought I’d never get to see her again but here we are.
Perhaps the oath between the 3 of us then tied our fates together and enabled us to find each other again. I know that Yi De seems independent but she’s still a kid inside. How could she not feel lonely after getting separated from everyone?
My tears fell as I thought so. I thought I’d never shed tears ever again in my life, or at least if I had to, it would be when nobody is around. But I couldn’t hold back my tears at all as I walked towards Yi De.
It was weak of me but I was overjoyed inside because I felt blessed to be able to find my little sister again. I could already picture the 3 of us together again, with everyone else.
Our family is finally together again. Yi De, your sister is right here in front of you.
“Umm, I’d like to ask.” Yi De tilted her head slightly as she looked at me and said, “Have I met the 3 of you somewhere before?”
…
“Eh?”
Yi De’s reaction gave me a shock and I could only make a weak sound in reply. As I looked at Yi De, I only just realised that her expression when she was looking at us was as if she was looking at 3 strangers.
“Umm, Lord Zhang Fei, what is the meaning of this?” Wen Yuan began to get angry at this question and stood up as she walked over to this side, “We have been comrades ever since we fought together in the feudal lord alliance. You and Yun Chang, and our lord, are even sworn siblings.”
“Though you’re quite irritating sometimes, but you’re still a good kid all in all. None of us would ever treat you as a stranger either.” Lu Bu frowned and looked extremely puzzled. She then brought out Red Hare from her chest and held it up, “Could it be that you don’t even recognise Red Hare anymore?”
*Wang*! When Red Hare saw Yi De, it jumped out of Lu Bu’s hands and ran straight to Yi De’s feet and began to grab the hem of Yi De’s clothing with its tiny paws.
“U, umm, I really don’t know what’s going on.” However, Yi De was bewildered at us, and her eyes wavered between the 3 of us, “As I asked before, who are you 3?”
“Eh?”
Who are you 3?
Who?
Do you have to ask that…
“What’s wrong with you? I’m your 2nd sister!” I yelled as I grabbed Yi De’s shoulders, hoping that I could make her snap out of it.
“Please don’t get physical.” Yi De shifted her body and put in strength into her arms as she broke free of my grasp.
I had more to say but when I saw the flames of rage in Yi De’s eyes, I got a shock and was at a loss as to what I should do.
“As I said before, I don’t know who you are. I received orders to let you into the city and borrow lodgings but if you have any other designs then don’t blame me if I respond with force.”
After we were driven out by Yi De, we returned to the inn where we were putting up at. None of us could sleep so we went to the room where Hua Tuo and the rest were residing in.
“Why did she not recognise you all? To think we finally found her after so long.”
When she heard about what happened, Gan Qing covered her mouth in shock and looked like she was about to cry.
“Could my eyes be failing me? Could she actually not be Yi De?”
“… No, we heard her admit it herself. It’s impossible to have 2 people who look the same and have the same name.” Wen Yuan said as she held her hair with her hands.
“That’s right, she didn’t even recognise Red Hare.” Lu Bu was visibly down as well, and was absentmindedly combing Red Hare’s fur.
As for me, I was so shocked, sad and hurt that I didn’t even have the strength to speak. As I sat on the stool in the corner, I sighed. I couldn’t open my eyes and all that filled my head was Yi De’s bewildered look.
Why…
“Don’t be sad, big sis Guan.” Just then, Mi Zhen slowly came over and grabbed my sleeve as she looked at me with innocent eyes that hoped I could feel better.
“Un, I’m okay.” I said as I smiled as Mi Zhen and rubbed her head.
But in my heart, I still couldn’t get over it.
“Could she have…” Just then, Hua Tuo who had been silent all this while began to slowly speak up with a severe expression, “Could she have lost her memories?”
“Lost her memories?” All of us asked with 1 voice.
“Un, she might have suffered from some sort of trauma or injury that has resulted in loss of some of her memories.”
“That can’t be possible right?”
“… No, it’s possible.” I suddenly remembered, “Back then, Yi De escaped into the mountains and she may have met with an accident there.”
“Isn’t that a little too convenient?”
“That’s a little…”
Yes, this theory makes sense but it’s difficult to swallow.
“In any case, I’ll go with you 3 again to meet Lord Zhang Fei again.” Hua Tuo said resolutely as she stood up, “At that time, try to speak with her more but don’t agitate her. I want to see what memories she still has.”
“… Un.” I nodded after a moment. Wen Yuan and Lu Bu also agreed to the proposal.
And so, everyone all went back to their rooms to sleep as we would have to get up early tomorrow.
“Yun Chang, my lord, are you both asleep?”
“… Not yet.”
“How could I sleep under such circumstances?”
After we returned to our room, the 3 of us still couldn’t sleep.
“What do we do tomorrow?”
No one had an answer to this question.
To be honest, I was hesitant about following through with the plan tomorrow as I was afraid of seeing a strange Yi De. I don’t know what sort of face I should put on when meeting my sworn sister who was now a stranger.
Did she really forget all the memories we had together?
Big brother, what should I do? If big brother were here, what he do?
Yun Chang POV
After we entered Gucheng city and settled our troops, Liao Hua and the rest retired for the night while I told Lu Bu and Wen Yuan of what I saw and after some discussions, we decided to meet the Administrator at once.
And so we were led to a guest lounge in the city tower where we waited for almost an hour. As time went by, my heart began to thump harder.
“Yun Chang, are you sure that it’s Lord Zhang Fei?” Wen Yuan expressed her doubts with a difficult expression as she sat opposite me.
“Un, I’m sure. That voice and that face is definitely Yi De.”
“Actually, I too have felt that.” Lu Bu, who sat beside me, nodded resolutely as well. I didn’t think that Lu Bu, who didn’t usually speak much, would have a good memory for people.
“The city guard on the far end looks exactly like that lass Yi De.”
“… No, we’re talking about the Administrator.”
I retract what I said about Lu Bu.
“Let’s take a step back and let’s say she is Lord Zhang Fei. It doesn’t work out no matter how you think about it.” Wen Yuan leaned forward as she said so and frowned, “If she is Lord Zhang Fei then why is she here as a county official? How did Lord Zhang Fei make it all the way here back when we were separated at Xu state?”
“That’s…” I was about to rebut her but now that I think about it, what Wen Yuan said makes sense, “Could it be that Yi De conquered this place? It’s not very big and from how it looks, it should be easy to conquer. As long as she hides her traces, it’s possible to escape detection by Lord Cao Cao.”
“But if she did, then didn’t she react at all when she heard us?”
“That’s…”
Yes, if she knew we had come, then she would have leapt off the city tower.
Could she have some reason to hide herself?
“What’s the point of thinking so much, you 2? If it’s Lord Zhang Fei then that’s good. If we have any doubts, we can clear them up when we meet, no? Hai~~~” Lu Bu was tired from kneeling and leaned back and lay down on the floor.
But she’s right, we are only frustrating ourselves needlessly. Moreover, there is also the possibility that I wrongly recognised her since the distance between us then was fairly large after all.
“My lords, the Administrator has arrived.”
When we heard this, all 3 of us stiffened and hurriedly got into a proper sitting position. Lu Bu was the most nervous and actually lost balance and fell onto me.
*Ta*… *Ta…
She’s here.
My heart thumped ever harder when I heard her footsteps.
“My lords, I happened to have quite a few matters to attend to tonight which has made my arrival late. I seek your forgiveness for this.”
In the next instant, a clear voice that was identical to Yi De’s came from outside the room. All of us inside looked at the entrance when we heard the voice.
That clothing, that figure, that face; everything is the same as Yi De. No, what I should say is, that person is undoubtedly my little sister Yi De.
“*Shiku*…”
“… I can’t believe it.”
When they saw her, Wen Yuan and Lu Bu’s eyes bulged in disbelief at the sight before them.
“May I ask what’s with my face?” Yi De asked with a smile.
“M, may I ask, are you Zhang Fei Zhang Yi De?”
“Un, indeed I am. Is there any problem?” Yi De very quickly nodded as she said so, and looked surprised.
“… Yi De.”
“Un?”
I could no longer hold back the impulse in me and slowly stood up as I walked towards Yi De. I rushed forward in spite of my legs which were numb from sitting for too long and embraced her.
I thought I’d never get to see her again but here we are.
Perhaps the oath between the 3 of us then tied our fates together and enabled us to find each other again. I know that Yi De seems independent but she’s still a kid inside. How could she not feel lonely after getting separated from everyone?
My tears fell as I thought so. I thought I’d never shed tears ever again in my life, or at least if I had to, it would be when nobody is around. But I couldn’t hold back my tears at all as I walked towards Yi De.
It was weak of me but I was overjoyed inside because I felt blessed to be able to find my little sister again. I could already picture the 3 of us together again, with everyone else.
Our family is finally together again. Yi De, your sister is right here in front of you.
“Umm, I’d like to ask.” Yi De tilted her head slightly as she looked at me and said, “Have I met the 3 of you somewhere before?”
…
“Eh?”
Yi De’s reaction gave me a shock and I could only make a weak sound in reply. As I looked at Yi De, I only just realised that her expression when she was looking at us was as if she was looking at 3 strangers.
“Umm, Lord Zhang Fei, what is the meaning of this?” Wen Yuan began to get angry at this question and stood up as she walked over to this side, “We have been comrades ever since we fought together in the feudal lord alliance. You and Yun Chang, and our lord, are even sworn siblings.”
“Though you’re quite irritating sometimes, but you’re still a good kid all in all. None of us would ever treat you as a stranger either.” Lu Bu frowned and looked extremely puzzled. She then brought out Red Hare from her chest and held it up, “Could it be that you don’t even recognise Red Hare anymore?”
*Wang*! When Red Hare saw Yi De, it jumped out of Lu Bu’s hands and ran straight to Yi De’s feet and began to grab the hem of Yi De’s clothing with its tiny paws.
“U, umm, I really don’t know what’s going on.” However, Yi De was bewildered at us, and her eyes wavered between the 3 of us, “As I asked before, who are you 3?”
“Eh?”
Who are you 3?
Who?
Do you have to ask that…
“What’s wrong with you? I’m your 2nd sister!” I yelled as I grabbed Yi De’s shoulders, hoping that I could make her snap out of it.
“Please don’t get physical.” Yi De shifted her body and put in strength into her arms as she broke free of my grasp.
I had more to say but when I saw the flames of rage in Yi De’s eyes, I got a shock and was at a loss as to what I should do.
“As I said before, I don’t know who you are. I received orders to let you into the city and borrow lodgings but if you have any other designs then don’t blame me if I respond with force.”
After we were driven out by Yi De, we returned to the inn where we were putting up at. None of us could sleep so we went to the room where Hua Tuo and the rest were residing in.
“Why did she not recognise you all? To think we finally found her after so long.”
When she heard about what happened, Gan Qing covered her mouth in shock and looked like she was about to cry.
“Could my eyes be failing me? Could she actually not be Yi De?”
“… No, we heard her admit it herself. It’s impossible to have 2 people who look the same and have the same name.” Wen Yuan said as she held her hair with her hands.
“That’s right, she didn’t even recognise Red Hare.” Lu Bu was visibly down as well, and was absentmindedly combing Red Hare’s fur.
As for me, I was so shocked, sad and hurt that I didn’t even have the strength to speak. As I sat on the stool in the corner, I sighed. I couldn’t open my eyes and all that filled my head was Yi De’s bewildered look.
Why…
“Don’t be sad, big sis Guan.” Just then, Mi Zhen slowly came over and grabbed my sleeve as she looked at me with innocent eyes that hoped I could feel better.
“Un, I’m okay.” I said as I smiled as Mi Zhen and rubbed her head.
But in my heart, I still couldn’t get over it.
“Could she have…” Just then, Hua Tuo who had been silent all this while began to slowly speak up with a severe expression, “Could she have lost her memories?”
“Lost her memories?” All of us asked with 1 voice.
“Un, she might have suffered from some sort of trauma or injury that has resulted in loss of some of her memories.”
“That can’t be possible right?”
“… No, it’s possible.” I suddenly remembered, “Back then, Yi De escaped into the mountains and she may have met with an accident there.”
“Isn’t that a little too convenient?”
“That’s a little…”
Yes, this theory makes sense but it’s difficult to swallow.
“In any case, I’ll go with you 3 again to meet Lord Zhang Fei again.” Hua Tuo said resolutely as she stood up, “At that time, try to speak with her more but don’t agitate her. I want to see what memories she still has.”
“… Un.” I nodded after a moment. Wen Yuan and Lu Bu also agreed to the proposal.
And so, everyone all went back to their rooms to sleep as we would have to get up early tomorrow.
“Yun Chang, my lord, are you both asleep?”
“… Not yet.”
“How could I sleep under such circumstances?”
After we returned to our room, the 3 of us still couldn’t sleep.
“What do we do tomorrow?”
No one had an answer to this question.
To be honest, I was hesitant about following through with the plan tomorrow as I was afraid of seeing a strange Yi De. I don’t know what sort of face I should put on when meeting my sworn sister who was now a stranger.
Did she really forget all the memories we had together?
Big brother, what should I do? If big brother were here, what he do?
