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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 11

Welcome Home

�Good
morning!� Xiahou Yuan jumped up to greet Ying and Dun as they approached the
breakfast table that had been set up in the center of camp.
�For
some��Ling looked over and saw Liao sitting next to Xu Huang, on the opposite end
of the table where Dun was about ready to park his worthless ass.
�Yuan, just
quit it.� Dun growled.
�So�.sleep
well?� Yuan asked.
�Mmmm.� Dun
helped himself to porridge.
Cao Cao
cleared his throat in an effort to shut Yuan up. �We will be in Xu Chang by
nightfall. I hope you have considered my
offer Lady Lu.�
�Yes.�
�Shall I
have plans made? I would like to have as
many people witness this as possible.�
Ling looked
down the table at Liao before returning her eyes to Cao Cao. �Yes�I will accept.�
If only to keep myself alive until I
figure out what to do. Daddy�.I wish you
were here; I
don�t know what to do. I�ll do what I
am asked to do, in order to buy myself time and freedom, by then I will figure
out how to punish Cao Cao for what he has done.
Yes sound plan. That whole Diao
Chan deal was definitely a bad idea. I
can't play men that way. I can't seduce
anyone. Certainly not my husband. First I accept his offer, and then I get back
what belongs to me by force.
�Good.� Cao
smiled to Yuan.
�That�s
great news! Don�t you think Dun?� Yuan
bubbled.
�I told you
I only married her to give you an officer.
What part of that did you not understand?� Dun snapped getting the
attention of everyone at the table.
�Well�.�Yuan
smiled embarrassed of his sibling�s outburst.
�Just stay
out of my marriage Yuan. I already
regret it enough without you compounding that.�
�Besides, I
have no interest in being with him either.
I simply want to keep my head and get back what is rightfully
mine.� Ling broke the silence.
�And that
would be?� Cao asked.
�The Lunar
Spear.� Amongst other things.
�Well, you
may have that chance. Yuan Shao is
causing quite a stir.� Cao shook his head.
One thing after another.
�Isn�t your
mother�s family siding with Yuan Shao?� Xu Huang asked politely.
�Yes. I am sure my grandfather has already offered
his services to the great and wealthy Lord Yuan. I imagine he will be his strategist, he
thinks too much.� Ling replied.
�A
strategist? We could use one of those.�
Cao Pi smirked at his father.
�Thanks
son.� Cao rolled his eyes.
�Lord Chen
is a master of forming alliances, nothing more.
He has a knack for seeing incredible potential in people and marrying
his family into bonds with future men of power.
He understands one thing: money.�
�You have a
great family, no wonder you�re so pissed about joining mine.� Dun sneered with
a heavy dose of cynicism
�Oh, I guarantee
he won�t approve of you. You don�t have
very much value either, my dear husband.�

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Zhang Liao
rode along quietly next to Ling, who had made her way back to him once Dun
started a shouting match at the front of the column. Cao Cao had told her to get lost on account
of his already throbbing headache and Ling happily obliged him. Now she was quiet and reflective riding the
poorly bred mare that she was given.
�I�m glad you accepted his offer.�
�I am
unfortunately married and if it is my husband�s wish I join his cousin�s
army�..I don�t really have a choice.� She knew the statement to be true; it was
after all what she was taught. Lu Bu had
taught her many things, but in the end it came down to the fact that oaths were
meant to be upheld. An odd statement
from a man that had killed both of his adopted fathers�.but he tried to make
her learn from his mistakes. Xia Pi had
to be listed as a mistake�so what Liao had said about acting like her father
was probably true. If she followed
through on what instantly came to mind it would probably get her killed. At this point it would be dying for the sake
of dying, nothing more. Thinking things
through had stopped her from attacking Cao Cao and Liu Bei after the fight with
Zhang Fei. But were her thoughts
right? �Liao?�
�Hmmm?�
�What�s
more important�.family or country?�
Three days ago she thought life was perfect; He father was invincible,
she was confident in everything and war was great. Now, Lu Bu was dead, she was scared and war
had quickly stolen away everything she loved.
Fear was something she only felt when dealing with her father�s
punishments, even then she knew it would eventually be alright. He always forgave her eventually. Now she was genuinely afraid and uncertain. Sure she could fight, but what did that
matter anymore? Another large part of
her security was Firestorm, he would compensate for any errors she made out of
stupidity or inexperience, along with whatever well crafted weapon she would
have chosen. Now with a mangy horse and
the promise of the worst weapon Xu Chang armory had to offer she wasn�t so sure
of herself. The worst part was all she
wanted to do was go to her father and have him make it all go away��but he was
gone and everything that was upsetting her was now her new life. How could she have been so damned
stupid? Of course everything was perfect
in Luo Yang, Lu Bu made sure of that.
�As a
soldier you leave your family to fight on behalf of your country.� Liao looked
away. So that they can be attacked by bandits and die in flames while you�re
not there.
�But�how do
you choose? Certainly family is to be
revered yet country lives on after we�re all gone.�
�You sound
like a strategist.� Liao chuckled.
�What�s this about? You�ve never
been the thoughtful type.�
�I�m just
wondering.�
�Well, we
go to war to serve our country. Without
country our families don�t have a chance.
I�m not answering your question am I?� She wants me to tell her what to think.
�Maybe I�m
asking it wrong.� Ling looked at her hands.
�Pretty soon you�re going to be all I have. My grandfather will end up dead if he fights
for Yuan Shao and he will be �merciful� and take my mother with him.�
�Ling�we
both need to do our duty. If you�re
asking me who you should be loyal to, you should be loyal to your lord. We are pawns, we can only serve. Besides you have just acquired a lot of
family.�
�Don�t
remind me.�
�I honestly
believe this is good for you, if you can only get along with Dun�.�
�He has
made it very clear what he expects and I will do it.� She couldn�t help but remember a few weeks
ago when she had listened to her father�s lecture. You have to obey your orders; there is no way around that. There will
come a time when I am not able to help you.
I may be the mighty Lu Bu, but I will not live forever. Oh, if he
only knew��
�Be
strong. I know how difficult this
is. The pain will dull over time.�
�Sorry
you�re stuck with me Liao. I�m not
turning out to be what anyone expected.
I�m supposed to be strong��
�There is
no shame in grief, Ling.�
�I�m
scared�..�
�You have
me. I�m here for you.� Liao smiled
reassuringly.
�I know.�

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Xiahou Dun
stared at his wife�s face as she slowly fell to her knee and bowed before Cao
Cao. The setting sun cast an eerie glow
over the main courtyard of Xu Chang and had he been a superstitious man he
might have thought it a bad omen. Ling
looked like she was about to be ill, but then again swallowing your pride did tend
to turn one�s stomach.
�My Lord, I
am at your service.� Ling managed to blurt out the words and cringed as she
bowed her head and focused on his feet.
This to gain control of three
hundred men?
�Then I
bestow upon you the rank of Captain. The
company behind you, the remains of your father�s army, shall be your command.�
Cao watched her clench her fist. Dun was
right; destroying everything that was once loyal to Lu Bu was a waste. Hopefully Zhang Liao was more influential
than he seemed.
�Thank
you�my lord.� Ling wanted to throw up.
How could she do this in good conscience? Certainly she had more respect for her oath
than her father did, but in the end would she just ignore it for her own
benefit anyhow?
�Ling�� Cao
whispered. �Stand up, dear.�
Ling stood
but kept her eyes down. Certainly Dun
would be gloating, that evil son of a bitch.
�Welcome to
the family.� Cao said with a bit of warmth that he never really allowed on the
battlefield. He looked to Dun who was
simply standing off to the side with his arms crossed, stoically watching his
young wife�s humiliation. Would he
really be able to help them? �You should
dismiss your men and ask Dun to show you to the armory. You�ll need a weapon.�
�Yes, sir.�
�I will see
you at dinner.� He took a few steps and immediately saw Yuan�s grin. Oh God,
what have I gotten myself into?
Ling turned
around to look at the men that were now her responsibility. Some faces were familiar, but she never knew
their names. One thing she knew from her
brief stint as a General in her father�s army was that these men would need to
see exactly what she was capable of before they listened to her. How could she rule over them with fear if her
status was such a joke? Looking over
these faces she suddenly realized how heavily she had relied upon her father�s
reputation to build her own. Tomorrow
she would have to start anew�.hopefully with the help of Liao. �Gentleman, we meet here tomorrow at
dawn. You have already received your
barracks assignments, so you are dismissed.�
Dun watched
the men disperse quickly before she changed her mind and waited for her to
wander over to him. �Well, what do you
want to fight with?�
�I�d like
one of everything.�
�You�ve
only earned one, so pick.�
�Sword.�
�Spear it
is.� Dun turned on his heels and marched off in the direction of the armory.
Yuan rolled
his eyes. �God, he can be such an ass.�
Cao gently
pushed the young woman in the direction of her retreating husband. �Don�t take
that from him. You have the right to
choose your weapon, he�s just being obstinate.�
�Oh
brilliant idea, Mengde, send her to a
secluded spot filled with weapons with the one man she hates more than you.�
Yuan huffed.
�He�s
afraid isn�t he?� Ling snickered. �He
doesn�t want me using a sword because it will make him look bad. You may be right; this is a battle worth
fighting.�

Liao cocked an eyebrow and
watched her trot off after her long-striding husband. �My lord�..I don�t understand.�
�They only
think they have one thing in common. Let
that be the foundation that we build upon.�
�What the
hell does that mean?� Yuan snapped. �Sounds like a damned fortune cookie!�
�You wanted
my help, that�s what you get.� Cao grinned and walked off to the eastern
entrance of the palace, his concubine wing.

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Ling burst
into the building she watched Dun disappear into only to end up slamming into
his ass and falling into his bent over form.
�I said sword.�
�Get off me.�
Dun stood and tossed her off. �Here.�
�That,�
Ling sneered, �Is a spear.�
�You want
to get the Lunar Spear back, right?� Dun watched his words sink in. �Then you better practice. I held that monster and I know damned well
you�re not ready to use it. I don�t care
how good you are.�
Dammit! Can�t I be right, just once! �I
thought you didn�t care.�
�What is it
with you people and all these damned questions?
I think my motives are clear.
You�re going to make me look bad if I don�t guide you in the right
direction. Besides, I can�t blame you
for wanting to keep something of his.
More useful than a digested eye.�
�Then I�ll
need something heavier than this.�
�Work your
way up to it. In this camp you�re going
to earn everything.�
�If you
resent me so damned much�why the hell am I your wife?�
�Because I
think you�ll grow up eventually and turn out to be one hell of an officer. But you�re along way from that point and the
sooner you figure out that you�re going to have to make a name for yourself
instead of living off your father�s reputation the better.� He pushed the spear
into her hands and walked out of the building.
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