Capítulo 12: Formation of the Coalition to Defend the North*
'It seems this world is leaning towards more dynasty warriors like characters, though the appearances of their Total War counterparts are near equal with how Kong Rong and my cousin look like at least along with Zheng Jiang and her sister.' I think to myself as I see Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu who were all discussing something as we came into the Palace Hall.
"Lord Liu Bei." Father cupped his hands and bowed towards him before standing back up straight.
"Cai Wang, I am happy to hear that your daughter was safely able to return, it is good to see you again Yan'er, and this must be Gongsun Xuanyuan, my you have grown a lot since you were a little kid, your almost a man now, actually if you met people who didn't know you with your height and stature most would assume your an adult already." Liu Bei said with a smile on his face at being able to meet me once more.
I do remember meeting him when I was little from my memories but I didn't interact with him too much, but I knew he was very nice to me and the rest of the children, and with his personality I'm not surprised nothing has changed since then, excluding the more facial hair growing on his face.
"Well with everything my father put me through to train me to become a warrior I'm not surprised people would think I'm fully grown." I mean my facial hair was slowly starting to grow on my chin, along with my broad shoulders and me easily being able to wear 25kg in armor without breaking a sweat is saying something plus I'm already around 180cm tall so really it's not impossible for those that don't know me to think I'm a grown man by now.
'Think I'm a grown man….' I think to myself as I suddenly get an idea, one that could potentially jumpstart my plans to gaining both fame and notoriety
*Manual Save Point Made*
The system does have an auto save function for whenever I go to sleep but only the last five autosaves stay before the oldest one is deleted and a new one is made, so even without saving at all I could at least return to five days prior to today if I desired but no earlier than that.
"Haha, ahh well you do come from a family of natural born warriors, now then to what do I owe the pleasure of having you here in my palace today?" Liu Bei asked us to which I stepped forward next to Father.
"Gongsun Xuanyuan and my Daughter Cai Yan are now officially engaged to one another after he had heroically gone out of his way to save her life from those awful bandits, and I hope that you will approve of this engagement between these two." It was custom for any court officials or those of higher rank to notify their lord and ask for their approval with the marriage, if approved then the engagement and later marriage will be blessed by them, but if not approved then the marriage cannot proceed unless either the lord changes their mind or the subject leaves their lords service to find another lord that would approve of the union between the two.
"Of course Cai Wang, you have my full approval for the engagement between these two, if it wasn't something so deeply apart of our tradition you wouldn't even need to ask, this union is between the both of them and as long as you approve then their engagement is set in stone." Liu Bei says with a kind and gentle look on his face.
'After this route with Lu Bu and my family under Gongsun Zan, the next one will be helping Liu Bei restore China.' I think to myself as I felt inclined to help Liu Bei, and I hope I can keep Lu Bu from doing something Rash later down the line like his betrayal of Liu Bei under the goading of the snake Chen Gong.
"I also have another thing that I would like to discuss with you Lord Liu Bei." I said as I placed my fist on my chest.
"Oh? And what would you ask of me young Xuanyuan?" He asks me with a raised eyebrow as I take a deep breath.
"I wanted to put forward an idea that would be most beneficial to your realm, a three way coalition between you, Kong Rong and my cousin and your close friend Gongsun Zan, you three have known each other for years and making a coalition between all of you would make your army's work together as one against a common foe, not only that but this way if one is attacked and another side has the forces ready they can deploy their men to help your allies in their time of need while they can do the same for you as well." I go onto explain as he strokes his chin at the thought.
I have known them both since the time we were all taught by my former master Lu Zhi, not only that but we all share a close bond with one another like brothers, and a coalition would be great for all of us to have, so I agree with your suggestion, I will send a messenger to them both to form a coalition between us all at your behest." He said with a nod agreeing to the idea because of his close relationships with all of his friends and having no desire to see any of them die under his watch as he had already lost a father figure like Tao Quan from age and didn't wish to see friends and comrades to die during all the chaos currently enveloping China.
And so on this day marked the beginning of the Formation of the Coalition to Defend the North, and after giving several pleasantry's and giving my thanks, we soon left and went home.
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The next day.
"What?!?! Your heading out to become a mercenary?!?!" Father shouted out in shock when I made that announcement while Cai Yan was surprised as well.
"Yes father, though I maybe young I am a warrior through and through thus I need to seek experience battle and I can't wait until after the marriage between Cai Yan and me to be old enough to be hired officially by any warlord so I feel it's best if I set out on my own and gain the strength and experience so I can protect Cai Yan from any threats that come upon us." Say but Cai Yan slams her hand on the table.
"So your just going to leave me behind?! What if you go and die out their and I never see you again?!?" She cry's out as tears begin to stream down her face to which I get up and come to her side as I pull her into my arms and hold her close while I run my fingers through her hair to calm her down.
"Cai Yan, you have my word that no matter what happens, I will come back to you, in the mean time while I am gone all I ask for is you to be happy and do the things you love, and if you desire it then all I ask is for you to get stronger for me when the time comes and stand by my side through all the hardships that we may face together." I said as I consoled her as she kept crying into her chest.
Not only was this a way to gain experience and more strength but it gave me the possibility of being noticed by Lu Bu's group along with the chance of going to war and destroying Yuan Shao and everything he holds dear to himself.
The goal was set and now I knew what I must do.
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