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 3
A New Kingdom
“Hey!”
Zhang Liao shouted at Ling as she barked orders to her cringing cavalry
colonel. Liao cleared his throat,
“General Lu the younger!”
Ling turned
to look at him and narrowed her eyes in confusion. What the hell did he want? She looked back to Colonel Ding. “Break for
lunch then I want them all back in the saddle.
Got it?”
“Yes ma’am…uh sir.” Colonel Ding
replied. He hated her training methods
but he sure as hell want going to tell her that.
“What?” Ling asked quizzically to
her father’s best friend.
“Can you stop terrorizing your
command for ten minutes?” Liao smirked.
“They don’t respect me, so they’re
going to learn how.”
“They respect you a hell of a lot
considering you’re a girl.” Liao poked her arm
“I’m not going to be satisfied
until they fear my name as they fear my father’s.”
“Ling,
ruling with fear is not the only way to do things.” Liao admonished.
“And you
have a better suggestion?”
“I’m going
to need a hell of a lot more time and patience for that. Besides, your mother’s arrived.”
“WHAT?!?!”
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“It’s kind
of dingy isn’t it?” Lady Chen Mei asked her husband.
“Hmpf.
Nothing’s good enough for you is it?” Lu Bu rolled his eyes.
“Well you
could have taken a better castle, that’s all I’m saying. It looks….damp. There could be mold.”
Ling looked
at her father and mouthed the words silently “Mold?”
He
shrugged. “Well dear, you can do what ever you want to make it more
comfortable. As always.” He looked at
her brighten up at the chance to spend money.
Ling
groaned. This was all turning out to be a fairly wonderful beginning to the
war, until her mother showed up. Then
she had to turn over her unit to Liao so that he could drill them and she could
listen to her mother complain. To make
matters worse, her grandfather accompanied her.
“Why don’t you just go back home with grandpa, mom? You seem to like it so much better there.”
“Because
she is lady of Xia Pi now.” Lord Chen responded. “And you are Lady Lu, not a General.”
Lu Bu watched
his daughter grumble under her breath then waited for his father-in-law to
begin his tirade. He could remember
almost seventeen years ago when he was still a highly promising warrior and the
adopted son of Lord Ding Yuan. Lord Chen
had visited and suggested the union, hoping to secure an interest in the up and
comer. Lu Bu had agreed and he and Lady
Chen had quickly produced a child, Lu Ling Qi.
After that they could barely tolerate each other. Their views on child-rearing were complete
opposites. That and the fact that Mei considered pregnancy “icky” and the birthing process
“messy” hindered their reproduction intentions.
He was still young and took every opportunity he had to be with other
women, screwing Mei was as exciting as banging a dead
heifer. He felt bad for neglecting his
wife, but she didn’t really mind. To her
all she ever wanted was to be labeled as the mighty Lu Bu’s wife and be included
in the fanfare. She wanted the money and
fame that was attached to him, and that was it.
Worked out well for both of them, but Lord Chen kept butting his fat ass
head into everything.
“So you
killed another step-father, good example you’re setting for Ling.” Lord Hong
Chen queried as his daughter fluffed a flower arrangement
“Would be
if he moved on to in-laws.” Ling mumbled so that only her father could
hear. She got a kick in the shin for her
comment with a stern, “behave” look.
“Just
executed him, eh? Could have handled that better couldn’t you have?” Hong
crossed his arms in from of the fireplace and stared down his son-in-law.
“Considering
his hands were getting dangerously close to your granddaughter, I think not.”
Lu Bu stretched out his long legs and leaned back in the chair.
“So this
has nothing to do with you little mistress?”
“According
to Dong Zhuo I was going to be doing a lot with his mistress…” Ling scooted her
chair away from her father’s reach.
Hong looked
at her. “That is not humorous young lady.”
“I didn’t
think so either. If daddy didn’t relieve
him of his head, I would have. Might
have taken a whack at something else while I was at it.”
“Do you see
what you’re method of raising a child does? Do you?” Hong huffed. “Ling is sixteen, you should be finding her a
suitor not fitting her with a suit of armor.”
“I have never
listened to any of your advice concerning Ling, why would I start now? Besides, she is the best I have ever
trained. I am proud of what she has
become.” Lu Bu watched Hong throw his hands up in disgust.
Ling
smiled. “Thanks Daddy.”
“You’re
welcome.”
“Fengxian.”
Hong turned back to him. “You had better find her a man to marry now, while you
still have this prestige of yours. I
know you too well. You are going to
loose all of this and very soon. You
never listen to anyone giving you any kinds of advice, and I doubt you do on
the battlefield either. Give her a
chance at a life, before you abruptly end yours. Because if you wait she will end up as
someone’s slave.”
“I’ll die
fighting by my father’s side.” Ling sat up tall and growled.
“You better
hope you do, because I will not be able to help you. Your mother will be safe, with me. She will still be the daughter of an
important man, loyal to the emperor.
You, my poor disillusioned granddaughter, will end up as nothing. The daughter of a traitor and thus nothing.”
“Then
leave.” Lu Bu stood up and stared down at the man. “You can’t come here and insult me, the only
reason you still live is because you are family. Get out now, before that immunity wears off.”
Lu Bu stormed out.
“Listen to
what I have told you Ling.” Hong looked her in the eye.
“I have.”
Ling stood and rested her hand on her sword.
“And from what you have told me you have allied with someone else. Who?”
Hong was
surprised that someone so young could have seen through his words like
that. “Yuan Shao.”
“Figures. Your side of the family always allies with
money.”
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“Sir!” Chen
Gong rushed over to Lu Bu with a map.
“Cao Xing had returned with information.”
“Oh?” Lu Bu
kept walking down the long hall.
“Cao Cao
has temporarily moved out of his stronghold at Xuzhou….it
is practically unguarded.”
“Really?”
Lu Bu asked thoughtfully
“Yes sir.”
Gong smiled.
“Call a war
council.”
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“He is
unfit to rule.” Li Jue slammed his fist into the table.
“He doesn’t
rule, he doesn’t care about anyone but himself.” Guo Si leaned back against the
hay bale and stared at the loft.
“Not true.”
Jue flipped the makeshift table over and began to pace. “He cares about that
darling daughter of his.”
“Yeah.” Si
took another drink. “That’s it though.
He says Dong Zhuo was moving in on her.
If you let your baby run around in practically nothing, what do you
expect?”
“I will not
serve him.” Jue growled. “He is a tyrant.”
“Hey.” Si
looked up at him. “He won’t last. My bet
is Cao Cao will come to annihilate him.
Then we defect, get better pay and rank.”
“Sounds
good.”
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“Leaving so
soon?” Ling asked pleasantly as Lord Chen and her mother got back into the
carriage they arrived in.
“Ling, it
is unsanitary.” Mei answered.
“Yes
mother.” Ling responded dryly.
“You are
welcome to come with us.” Hong looked out the window at her.
“I don’t
think so.”
“Ling, you
are a beautiful girl. We can find a
great husband for you.”
“I’m a
warrior, not a wife.” Ling crossed her arms.
“I believe
last time Ma Teng was in the capital he spoke of his youngest son being around
your age. It would be a good match; he
said the boy is turning out to be an exceptional spearman and horseman.” Hong
said hopefully.
“And?”
“I could
arrange it for you….think on it.”
“No.” Ling
turned on her heels and said coldly. “Enjoy your trip.”
“That
husband of yours has ruined her.” Hong turned to his daughter. “Spoil the girl
but not that way! A great horse, a
powerful sword and a commission in your army are all fine gifts for a son, but
a daughter? What is he thinking? She’ll never adapt to a life away from him,
not after all he’s done to keep her away from the world. Foolish child is even excited about
battle…foolish.”
“Yes, but
look at the necklace he gave me. Oh my
Fengxian, he does have good taste in jewelry.”
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“So we’re
moving out to capture Xuzhou.” Chen
Gong announced triumphantly.
“And start
a war with Cao Cao? The Prime Minister?”
Li Jue asked.
“Don’t we
have enough enemies?” Guo Si added.
“They are
all enemies!” Lu Bu hollered.
“Yes sir.”
Jue nodded apologetically.
“My lord, I
am sorry.” Guo Si looked away.
“We should
move out quickly!” Cao Xing jumped up. “There
is no telling when they will return.”
“Fine,
cavalry only. We will attack fast.” Lu
Bu waved them away. “Dismissed.” He watched the officers gather their things
and Ling shuffle up beside him. “Yes,
that means you.”
Ling
grinned and waited for the men to leave before hugging him. “Thank you! You
won’t regret it!”
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Ling
wandered down the hallway after dinner on her way to the study. She was hoping to pick up something to read
tonight. She was so excited about
tomorrow’s ride to Xuzhou she knew
she’d never be able to sleep. Might as
well find something interesting and become the cultured individual everyone
expected her to be. She stopped
abruptly, were those voices or gurgles coming from the study? Curiously she inched closer, a decision she
would regret till the end of her life.
“Ohhh…ahhhh…yess…please.”
“Chan..you’re
so….ah…feel so….good.”
“Oh
Fengxian…..oh ….god…”
“There? Is that where you want it my sweet?”
“Mmmmm…the mighty Lu Bu indeed.”
Ling stood
eyes wide and then turned and ran out down the hall, out of the castle and into
the courtyard. She ran up to Liao, who
was chatting with Cao Xing. “My ears! Are they bleeding? ARRGGGG!!”
Liao
laughed. “What the hell is wrong with you?”
“Take me
away from the bad place.” She pounded her head into his shoulder. “I am scarred
for life. My shattered mind will never
recover.”
“What is
your problem woman?” Liao chuckled.
“I
heard…..” She cringed. “Them….doing…thing’s I never needed to know about.”
Cao Xing
busted out laughing. “Oh my god, you heard your dad and Chan didn’t you?”
“AHHHHH!”
“Poor,
innocent Ling.” Liao smiled and pet her head.
“Come on
girl, you knew that was happening.” Xing punched her playfully.
“Knowing
and hearing are two entirely separate things. Yuk.”
“I walked
in on my parents once.” Xing remembered fondly. “I heard spanking and I wanted
to see my brother get his ass beat, snuck into the barn and poof. My god I never needed to see my mom bend over
a saddle and dad….well those memories are still unpleasant.”
Liao smiled.
“Sorry, Ling. You can stay here with us
tonight. Not a big chance he’ll want
anything like that from us.”
Ling looked
him in the eye and said “Ewww. Not
funny.”
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“Why is my daughter
avoiding me?” Lu Bu turned to look at Zhang Liao who had started to laugh.
“Holy shit
Fengxian, you have no idea what you did.”
“What?” He
asked surprised. Why would Ling be mad?
“Remember
any inappropriate activity in the study anyone may have overheard?” Liao
hinted.
“Oh.” Lu Bu
looked ahead thoughtfully. “I never did
talk to her about…..that. I guess I
should.”
“Aw, she
knows plenty.” Liao waved it off. “Don’t damage her more by talking about sex
with her.”
“Liao,
whatever she knows is probably from those filthy bastards we command. She needs a proper ‘birds and bees’ talk.”
“Really?”
Liao laughed. “Man, I will pay to listen in on this talk.”
“I am
serious.”
“Fengxian,
she was in the same room with Dong Zhuo.
That girl knows exactly what was on that pig’s mind.”
“Well, none
the less.” Lu Bu looked at the ground thoughtfully. How would he tell her about that?
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“Lord Cao
Cao!” Dian Wei gruffly pushed past the men surrounding his lord. “Sir!”
“Dian Wei,
what is wrong?”
“That bastard
Lu Bu has taken Xuzhou!”
“WHAT?!?!?”
Xiahou Yuan and Cao Cao both asked
“Swept in
with his cavalry and took it.” Dian Wei explained.
“My lord,”
Guo Jia coughed violently then refocused.
“I have a suggestion.”
“Please.”
Cao Cao turned to the ghastly ill old man.
“Find that
Liu Bei, ask him to help you. With your
combined strength you should press on to Xia Pi.”
“And ignore
the fact that Xuzhou has been
taken?” Yuan asked.
“He will
have to retreat. His cavalry is half his
army; he is vulnerable at his capital if he is elsewhere. Once you……” Jia hacked up some blood and took
a deep breath. How sad he wouldn’t live
to see the end of this chaos. “He will be forced to pull back to Xia Pi, and
then you can attack him in his castle.”
“That’s
crazy! That place is fortified now!”
Yuan exclaimed.
“I doubt he
will stay in it long. I do not see him
as a man of patience.”
“Very
well.” Cao Cao looked down at the old man.
“I wish, we had met earlier. It
is a shame that sickness should take such a brilliant mind.”
“My lord,
reunite our lands. Then I will feel my
contribution worthwhile. I will die
knowing I helped.” Guo Jia patted his lord’s hand and wrapped his cloak around
him. He stumbled inside of his house to lie
down, perhaps for the last time.
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“Ling!” Lu
Bu hollered as he walked into the cottage serving as his headquarters.
Liao looked
over at the unknowing girl and whispered. “Be strong.”
“What?” She
looked him over. “What is this about?”
“Can’t
say. But remember details.” Liao shoved
her towards the cottage
“Huh?” Ling
slowly walked away from him as he laughed to himself. She opened the door and shut it. “Sir?”
“You fought
well.” Lu Bu complimented and sat down.
“Sure, and
you had to tell me that in private?”
“No, we
need to talk.”
“About?”
“Life.”
Ling sat
down and sighed. “Well this is going to be a long one.”
“Well,” Lu
Bu picked his words carefully. “I know
you heard Chan and I…”
“Oh no.”
Ling stood up and waved her hands. “No No NO! We are NOT talking about this!”
“Sit down;
you need to hear about things from a reliable source.”
“What
things? I’ve pretty much figured
everything out by now father!”
“Look, when
you fall in love and get married then you are going to have to deal with this.”
“I’ll deal
with it. I’ll be just fine. Can I
leave?”
“Why? Does
this make you uncomfortable?”
“YES!” Ling
looked at him. “You’re my father….I never need to hear certain words come out
of your mouth….or sounds. Let’s just
forget about this okay?”
“No. Dong Zhuo trying to get his hands on you has
made me realize I never made you sit through this. So stop bitching. First, no man can touch you unless he’s
married you first.”
“Fine.”
“Next, men
are whores. There’s no way in hell the
man you marry has never been with another woman. If he’s contaminated with some
disease, we’ll kill him and start over.”
“Alright,
diseases kill him.”
“Don’t let
him pressure you into anything you don’t want to do. I guess there’s nothing wrong with doing
things you actually want to do….yes there is.
No oral or anal sex. Period.”
“Oh God
strike me dead now.” Ling covered her ears.
“Stop
that.” He smacked her hands away. “Next,
no multiple person things either.”
Ling
whimpered and looked to the door. Why
was this happening? “Please stop.”
“Foreplay….”
“AHHHHHHHHHHHH”
“Stop it.”
Lu Bu smacked her on the head.
“No! Imagine you’re in my position! What if your father ever had this
conversation with you?”
“Which
one?”
“I don’t
count Dong Zhuo as anything but a gluttonous pervert.”
“Well, it
doesn’t matter anyway. With boys it’s
different. You go to bed one night and
there’s a girl there, you figure shit out.
Anyhow, you are getting this talk whether you like it or not.”
“I don’t”
“Protest
noted. Now where was I?”
“Is this
because you’re trying to marry me off?” Ling looked longingly at the door. Maybe she could feint illness or stab
herself. Either way it was better than….
“Stop
changing the subject. Ah yes….the
importance of foreplay.”
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“How are
you doing this morning General?” Liao asked Ling as she stared into the cup of
tea she was holding.
“You knew.”
“Yup. So how was it? Must have been pretty horrible if you haven’t
tried to kill me yet.” Liao sat down.
“Oh tons of
interesting facts. Like the reason I am
an only child is because my mother hates sex because it is ‘juicy’. I never want to hear that word in reference
to anything related to my parents….ever.”
“Your
father just wanted to be helpful.”
“You would
think from listening to my insults that I had a greater understanding of things
than he believes.”
“I tried to
stand up for you, but he got it in his head that you needed sex ed.”
“That was
the most horrible thing I’ve ever experienced.”
“Awww…poor
Ling.” Liao laughed as a dusty messenger galloped up.
“SIR!” The
man fell out of the saddle. “Cao Cao is moving in to attack Xia Pi…….”
“Shit.” Ling
jumped up. “Son of a bitch….”
“Tell your
father, I’ll form up the men.” Liao looked down at the messenger. “How many units?”
“He has Liu
Bei and his men with him. Combined they
total almost ten brigades.”
“Dammit.”
Liao shook his head and ran off to rally the men. He has a sinking feeling in his gut that this
wasn’t going to turn out well.
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