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Legacy of the Lunar Spear	By : CPascal42 Category: +A through F > Dynasty Warriors Views: 9722 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 10

Conspirators

Ling walked
slowly through the tall grass as she made her way to the secluded campsite that
she shared with her husband. She began
to feel the effects of no longer being under her father�s protection and she
really missed him. Two days ago she
couldn�t bring herself to admit he was gone and instead paced back and forth
trying to figure out what she was going to do to Dun when he came to claim his
prize. When nothing happened she fell
asleep in the early hours of the morning.
The next day she was focused on the marriage and the wedding night
extravaganza kept her mind off of everything.
Now today she couldn�t find anything to take her mind off of him and she
was having a hard time controlling her emotions. She couldn�t be strong anymore�all she wanted
to do was cry. Taking a deep breath she
walked closer to the tent she had erected.
At least Dun would want to have sex�that would keep her distracted.
Dun looked
up as Ling ducked into the tent. He was lying
in his cot trying to read. Her eyes were watery and that just pissed him off
more. Yuan�s conversation had irritated
him enough and he determined this whole thing wasn�t worth it. Even though a part of him wanted her to come
over and tend to his eye and share his tiny cot for a while he wasn�t going to
admit it to himself. �You sleep over
there tonight.� He pointed to a pile of blankets on the ground.
Ling
noticed the cold tone of his voice and got worried. �Your cousin asked me to join you as an
officer. Was that your doing?�
�Yeah, but
don�t get any ideas. It�s only because
you fight well, not because I want you to be close to me.�
�Ah.� She
looked away completely confused �What�s wrong with you?�
�I�m just not in the mood to deal with you
right now.�
�Alright.�
Unable to take any more she quickly added. �I think I should go tell Liao about
this�.he�d like to know.�
�Just don�t
bother me when you come back in.�
�Fine.� As soon as she was free of the tent she broke
into a trot and went to find Liao.
Dun stared
back at the book he really wasn�t reading.
Now he was beginning to feel guilty.
It certainly wasn�t her fault that he was pissed off at Yuan and his
damned eye kept dripping blood all over his book. She didn�t ask to be part of this nightmare;
he was the one who invited her. Now
every waking moment was spent thinking about how to live without complete sight
and he was becoming exceptionally frustrated with the options available. Instead of accepting the help that was being
offered he was turning her existence into the same hell that he was
experiencing. Ah well, if she made it
through all this then she really was worthy of him. Within two days they would be back in Xu
Chang and he could start training again then it would be easier to assess the
true damages that he had suffered. He
closed his eye and leaned back against the pillow. How the hell could an empty socket hurt so
damned much?

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�Okay!�
Yuan sat down next to Cao Cao and smiled. �Zhang Liao�s in!�
�In what?�
�He�s going
to help, with Dun.�
�Yuan�.you
didn�t just walk up and ask him�.did you?� Cao asked afraid of the answer.
�Well
yeah. I don�t really like to draw things
out.�
�What did
you say?�
�I asked if
she wanted to kill Dun.�
�God, Dun�s
going to kill you when he finds out
about this. This whole thing is a bad
idea.� Cao closed his eyes.
�Well Liao
thought that Dun was going to kill her.
So I asked him to help out with Ling and that we�d work on Dun.�
�You told
him I was involved in this nonsense?�
�Yeah.�
Yuan smirked. �He really didn�t believe it, but I assured him you were.�
�Yuan, we
really don�t even know him.�
�Cao, you
have to learn how to trust your instincts.
He wants Ling to be happy, and Dun and Ling are meant for each
other. Besides, he�s like next of kin
for her. So technically he�s family. Oh,
don�t give me that look. It will all
work out.�
�Yuan, I
have written books on strategy, not to mention run the country for the past few
years and now I�m degrading myself with this?�
�It�s a
worthwhile cause. � Yuan smiled.
�It�s a
lost cause.�
�We have to
do something�.he�s back to old brooding Dun.�
�At least
he�s feeling better.� Cao sighed.

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Ling
stumbled upon Zhang Liao�s tree purely by accident, but by the time she found
him she was ready to burst into tears.
When he looked up at her she couldn�t be strong anymore and started
bawling and hit her knees.
�I�m�.sorry�.you�re all�I have.�
Liao gently
pulled her close to him and let her cry into his shoulder. �It�s okay��
�I want my
father back.�
�I know.�
Liao sighed. He had lost his own family
ages ago something that still upset him from time to time. Watching the flames die out as his home
collapsed in on itself sealing the grave of his wife and three children, he
couldn�t help but blame himself. Years later he met the great warrior Lu Bu
only to be shocked by the man�s devotion to his family. Sure Fengxian did not love Lady Chen as he
did his own poor little Lian but the woman didn�t seem to mind. But Ling Qi, was another matter
entirely. The little girl was the center
of Lu Bu�s world and he hers. Liao had
been fortunate enough to be accepted into the Lu family and Ling had helped
ease the pain that still burdened his heart.
Young Min would be almost ten now�but there was no use in thinking about
that. All that was left of the happiness
they had once known in Luo Yang was sitting here underneath an old willow tree. Ling was the only bit of family that he had
left and he wasn�t about to loose her too.
�I can�t be
strong�.like him. Everyone�hates me.�
Liao
smiled. �Oh so that�s why Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan are trying to help you and
Dun out.�
�Yuan�s an
idiot. (sniffle) a hopeless romantic idiot.�
�He�s bold
and straightforward. He asked me to
help. I only briefly spoke to him at
breakfast this morning and he just sat down right there and started talking
like we were old friends.�
�I�m
telling you�..whole family�s nuts.�
Liao
noticed her sobs were slowing down, his distraction was working. �Well his
crazy family must really think you�re something if they�re going through all
this trouble.�
�So that�s
why Cao Cao threatened me and Dun�s making me sleep on the ground.�
�I thought
you two were�..well good on sleeping arrangements.�
�He�s so
bitchy.� Ling began to cry some more. �I didn�t do anything. I don�t want to live the rest of my life with
him�.I want to go back home.�
�That�s not
really an option anymore. Ling�..try and
work things out.� Yes, there was an
excellent suggestion. Work things
out. How? How do you work with a complete stranger?
�I have
to�.I don�t have any other choice.�
�Sorry.�
Ling
hiccupped and frowned. �It wasn�t supposed to be like this�.he was unbeatable.�
�I know.�
Liao felt horrible. He really didn�t
know what to say. How do you comfort
someone whose whole life was suddenly no more?
Ling had only known herself as Lu Bu�s daughter, and did her best to be
just like the old man. Lu Bu had trained
her, which was his forte, but he had also shielded her from everything outside
the walls of the city. Only through
talking with the eight men she commanded, ex-elite bodyguards that protected
the palace, did she learn anything of practical value. And the elite guards were notorious for being
lewd and vulgar. When she spoke her mind
about things everything she said had overtones of Lu Bu�s arrogance and the
guard�s vocabulary. Both father and
daughter had tried to create the son Fengxian never had. Now that life was turned upside down Liao could
only hope she would see how important it was to make up her own mind about
things. The fact was her daddy was gone and with it
her security. �Ling, you�re so much like
your father it�s frightening. You have
to live for yourself now�.you have to make the decisions that are best for
you.�
�My fathers
dead and I�ve been married off to a one eyed bitchy jackass....how is this
worth living for?�
�Do what
you want to do, not what you think your father would.�
�I don�t
know what to do�.I only know what he would do.�
�He�s dead
because of that. You have to start
thinking for yourself now��it�s time to grow up.�
�Cao Cao
asked me to join him�.swear loyalty to him and get the remains of our army in
return.�
�What do
you want to do?�
�I want to
get the Lunar Spear back.�
�Then
you�re going to have to do what Cao Cao asks.
He isn�t that bad. I know you
can�t see that now but look at what he�s doing for Dun! The whole notion is ridiculous, but he cares
about the man enough to try and help him be happy�.with you.�
�It�s all
Yuan�s idea; he�s the mentally deficient one.�
�Yeah, he
seems like a nice guy.� Liao rubbed her arm.
�Give everything some time to fall into place, please.�

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�Can I join
you?� Liao asked.
Yuan looked
up thrilled. �Yes! Hey you met Cao already right?�
�Yeah�briefly.�
Liao nodded to his new lord. �Sir.�
�Yuan,
you�re seriously beginning to worry me.� Cao watched Liao sit down slowly. �Really, this is not how I run my army. This is all his doing.�
�Ah�so
how�s your girl?� Yuan waved Cao�s comment off.
�She�s just
confused you know. Ling�s only
sixteen�.she�s never been out of Lu Bu�s sight until now.� Liao looked at the
two men, �So why is your brother making her sleep on the ground?�
�Uh�.I kind
of pissed him off.� Yuan grinned.
�Then maybe
we should just leave them alone.� Liao suggested.
�Excellent
idea General.� Cao nodded his approval.
�Why are
you doing this?� Liao asked.
Before Yuan
could say anything Cao answered, �Dun can have whatever he wants and if she is
what he wants�then I will make that happen.�
�What do
you want me to do?� Liao asked quietly.
�Uh, Cao?�
Yuan asked.
�Me? You
can�t be serious!�
�You�re the
strategist!�
�Well I�m
not doing shit until she swears to serve me.�
�No wonder
she wants to kill you! You�re so
uptight!�
Liao
watched with amusement. When the man had
a sword at his throat he never considered that he was capable of being so
friendly. �You two really think this has
a chance?�
�Not
really�.� Cao mumbled.
�I know my
brother better than he does, he likes her.
We just have to stop them from sabotaging it.�
�Just�� Cao
huffed. He looked over at the confused
Zhang Liao. �She reminds me of my son,
Ang. If anything happened to me he�d be
after the bastard�s head too. Stupid
need for revenge. What the hell does it
matter to the dead?�
�We�ll
conduct a s�ance to ask you after Ling slits your throat.� Yuan laughed.
�I can�t
wait to bring Ren into this war. Between
the two of you you�ll have me taking my own life.� Cao growled.
Yuan
chuckled then turned back to the new general. �So Liao�.you got family?�
�Uh�not
really. Just Ling now.�
�Lucky
man.� Cao grunted.
�You�re
beginning to sound like my brother.� Yuan pointed his finger at Cao.
�Good,
maybe you�ll leave me alone.� Cao looked to Liao. �So, is she at least a good
officer?�
�Not
really.� Liao admitted. �She knows how
to fight�and people will follow her because their afraid she�ll carve them up
when she returns.�
�Great.�
�Well you
should train her!� Yuan suggested.
�You�re always reading that damned Art
of War, might as well try and teach her something. Might get you scratched off the death wish
list.�
�One thing
at a time. Let her swallow her pride
first�then we�ll talk.�

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Ling
quietly approached the tent again. The
light was no longer lit and she figured Dun would already be asleep. It was a guess, she didn�t know the man. That was a large part of the problem. Maybe she could deal with being away from her
father if she wasn�t forced to be with a complete stranger. No, strangers were usually nice. Dun was a complete asshole�.sometimes. How could he be laughing at her one minute,
threaten her the next, follow that with the gift of the two traitors and then
finish off the evening with a frigid command.
Sleep on the floor�.bullshit.
Finally back to being angry, Ling ducked into the tent and let her eyes
focus on Dun�s form resting in the cot.
�You still awake?�
�No.�
�I want to
talk to you.�
�I thought
I made it clear you weren�t supposed to disturb me.�
�That�s
about the only thing you�ve made clear these past few days. I have no idea what you want out of me. One night you tell me you don�t hate me then
the next you want me to sleep on the floor like a dog. Hell, your own family doesn�t even
understand you!�
�Okay, then
I�ll make this clear to you. Once and
for all. You are going to fight for Cao
Cao during the day, then come home to me at night and do your duties as my
wife. That�s it. I will not develop an attachment to you,
period. If you don�t make it back from
the field one night�well life will go on.�
Ling sat
down on the cot next to him. �Why are
you suddenly like this. Yesterday��
�Yesterday
I was trying to avoid dealing with my loss�the same as you.�
�But��
�Look. I appreciate the fact that you can
fight. That�s why I�ve given you a
chance. So why don�t you grow up and
realize this is as good as it�s going to get.
If you don�t like it�the river�s twenty feet away. Go drown yourself.�
�Look, I�m
trying to make this work out. I don�t
understand��
�Obviously.�
Dun growled. �If you want to keep your head then you better start treating Cao
with the respect he deserves. You got
away with it because he�s used to dealing with his own children when they throw
their little fits. He is your lord, so
address him as such. And don�t keep
pushing Dian Wei, he�ll eat you alive.
I don�t know what your problem is, girls your age are usually married by
now. Don�t take it out on us because we
interrupted your extended childhood romping through Eastern China
with your bloodthirsty father.�
�You�re
such an asshole.�
�Then get
off my bed.� Dun ripped the blanket out from underneath her ass and heard her
hit the ground.
Ling
crawled over to the pile of blankets on the ground and held back her tears by
biting her lip. He�d probably enjoy
listening to her cry�..he wasn�t going to get that joy. She grabbed a blanket and stood up�..the
campfire would be better. Let him sleep
by himself.
�Where are
you going?�
�I�m not
sleeping on the ground.� She heard her voice crack betraying her weakness.
�Oh God,
you�re not going to cry are you?�
�What do
you care?� She made a move for the tent flap.
�Because or
marriage is public enough as is, thanks to my brother.�
�I don�t
want to be near you either�so what�s the harm in me��
�Ling�just
stop your crying, get your clothes off and get in bed. Sharing the damned cot is worth not having to
hear you cry in here or Yuan bitch come morning.�
�I don�t
want to��
�Just come
to bed. I�d like to sleep tonight if you
don�t mind.�
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