I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse-Chapter 1917 - 1919: I’m a Blunt Man

Chapter 1917: Chapter 1919: I’m a Blunt Man
Huang Shuo paused for a moment, then said: "Emperor Yu, that is merely something that exists in legend. Even if it exists, its manufacturing technique is still lost."
"Doesn’t the descendant of Lu Ban know?"
This was getting to the most critical point. Given the current shipbuilding industry, only the Great Han Empire in the entire world could build battleships that could accommodate as many as three thousand people. However, your goal is not just coastal warfare but ocean voyages. Of course, you don’t need to fight on the sea; you just need to safely transport the soldiers to Japan.
Huang Shuo shook her head and said, "If Lu Ban were alive, he could surely build it. But so far, there hasn’t been any word on his descendants in Jingzhou."
You weren’t discouraged by Huang Shuo’s words, as you’re not someone who gives up easily: "No matter what, I must go to Jingzhou to search; this is my lifelong dream that must be realized!"
Looking at you, Huang Shuo also nodded firmly. However, she didn’t say much, but the determined look in her eyes seemed to suggest something, but unfortunately, you didn’t notice. Right now, you only want to arrive in Jingzhou as early as possible to find the descendants of Lu Ban.
After eating, you specially created an "Aerial Pavilion" for Huang Shuo. The so-called Aerial Pavilion is where you use some wood and straw to reinforce and fix it at the fork of the branches, thus creating a simple treehouse four or five meters above the ground for Huang Shuo. Although it couldn’t be called exquisite, at least it sheltered Huang Shuo from the wind and rain.
Huang Shuo initially didn’t quite understand and just watched attentively from the side. After you finished building it, she couldn’t help but clap and cheer for you; it was her first time seeing such a magical house.
"Come on, let’s see how it feels?" you said with a smile, jumping down from the treehouse and looking at Huang Shuo.
"Mm, okay." Huang Shuo nodded slightly shyly. To make it easier for her to climb the treehouse, you specially made a tree ladder for her. After circling the big tree, she stood in front of the treehouse. At this moment, looking at the simple treehouse before her, Huang Shuo’s eyes were filled with tears.
Unable to control her overwhelming emotions, she slowly entered the treehouse to keep her sobs from reaching your ears.
That night, though Huang Shuo slept on straw, she felt as if she lay on a cloud, floating, even dreaming an unrealistic dream—one she found hard to articulate yet filled her with warmth and shyness.
Early the next morning, the first thing Huang Shuo did upon waking was to peek out to check if you were there. Upon seeing you still lying by the nearly extinguished fire, she breathed an obvious sigh of relief.
Just as Huang Shuo prepared to descend from the treehouse, she suddenly heard the sound of hooves not far away—and more than one person!
Upon hearing the hoofbeats, you abruptly opened your eyes, stood up slowly, and extinguished the bonfire at your feet.
"Don’t come down!" you said, stretching your hand to stop Huang Shuo, who was about to get down. Huang Shuo nodded and followed your will.
Soon, a cavalry team came into your view. The team galloped on the mountain road, their riding skills so refined that you were somewhat impressed. What caught your eyes first was a young, handsome man. With one hand gripping the reins and a spear in his right, he skillfully maneuvered through the woods on the mountain path, making you quite curious with just his apparent skills.
The cavalry team numbered about thirty and quickly surrounded you and Huang Shuo in the tree. Seeing their aggressive approach, your expression gradually darkened. As the handsome man leading them approached, you inquired: "May I ask what this gentleman intends?"
The handsome man looked up at Huang Shuo in the tree, then smiled at you and said: "We’re just passing by, with no malicious intent. It’s just that you have quite the interest, even setting up an Aerial Pavilion. Tut tut, I’ve heard of ’Building golden houses to hide beauties,’ but never expected someone today would build an Aerial Pavilion to hide, uh, to be honest, this young lady’s appearance isn’t quite elegant."
With a wry smile, you replied frankly: "One cannot judge by appearance alone. Perhaps in your eyes, she seems ordinary, but to me, her beauty surpasses even the Oiran by eleven."
"Good!" The handsome man applauded, looking at you, "Hearing such words, I feel my trip wasn’t wasted today."
The handsome man then looked up and called to Huang Shuo in the treehouse: "Sister, won’t you come down to see your brother?"
Only then did Huang Shuo respond and walked down somewhat shyly. Though you hadn’t confessed your feelings, those words you spoke earlier were so endearing to her that they were the most touching words she’d ever heard since birth.
You turned to glance at Huang Shuo, then looked the handsome man, who had just leaped down from his horse, up and down, tilting your head as you spoke: "You don’t look like siblings; quite strange."
Hearing your words, the handsome man burst into loud laughter: "I’ve watched this girl grow up. Would you say she’s not my sister?"
"Big brother, why are you here?"
Huang Shuo also timely asked, further puzzling you. Not knowing much about Three Kingdoms history, your knowledge is limited, so up to now, you do not know whether Huang Shuo is a historical figure in the Three Kingdoms. But this young man, with his high equestrian skills and dressed in fine clothes, alongside guards licking blood from blades, should not be ordinary. At the very least, he is a prestigious family member in Jingzhou.
The handsome man circled Huang Shuo, then nodded and said with a smile: "Seeing you smiling so calmly, it seems you’ve received a lot of benefits from this brave man, huh?"
Saying this, he stood before you, respectfully bowing, and said: "This brave man, I am Huang She from Jiangxia, immensely grateful to you for ensuring my sister’s wellbeing."
Not knowing who Huang She is, your purpose in coming to Jingzhou is quite clear, without room to consider too many affairs.
"My name is Mu Yang, just a rough person. I won’t say much polite words; what you mentioned is what I should do, and it wasn’t much effort. Now that you’re here, I can safely leave her to you."
Upon hearing this, Huang Shuo’s expression changed immediately, yet she didn’t know how to say much because, after all, your relationship was just a chance encounter.
From your clothes and speech, Huang She understood. Even though Huang Shuo wasn’t like a typical quiet and gentle lady from a big family, she was, after all, from a prestigious family in Jingzhou. The identity gap between you and Huang Shuo was as vast as heaven and earth. Even if there were mutual affections, there could be no outcome between you two.