Chapter 198 (2/2)

Covert Guard Quattor didn't question her further. He thought that it wasn't too good for him to stay in a young lady's room in the middle of the night. He was about to leave when he heard Feng Luodi's feeble voice. ”Quattor, you have been beside Situ for a very long time, right?”

Quattor halted his steps and turned around to look at Feng Luodi, his eyebrows slightly arched in bemus.e.m.e.nt.

”Yes. I have been following General and stayed by his side since the day he entered the barracks.”

”In that case,” Feng Luodi looked up and stared at Quattor earnestly. ”Situ would never lose in a battle, right? I heard that he's an invincible hero who has won every single battle he fought.”

Quattor didn't hear the fear contained in Feng Luodi's voice that she'd meticulously suppressed and scratched his head instead.

”That is everyone's erroneous and exaggerated compliment. When fighting wars, victory and defeat are common. At the very beginning, General had also lost some battles, but when he became experienced, he never lost again.”

Quattor recalled carefully and continued, ”However, General isn't pleased about everyone saying that he has won every single war. According to Two, such words can put a lot of burden on one's shoulders. Although General doesn't mind those burdens, it's still better if there's less of it. General is also a human. He's not a G.o.d of War.”

If it was in the past, Quattor would also be like Zero and brag endlessly about Situ's past achievements and feel proud of it. However, in the past few years, he had also considerably understood the disturbances in Chang'an City. A famous person would attract a lot of criticism. A dazzling figure like Situ would also feel tired and dissatisfied at times, but he couldn't reveal those feelings. No one was perfect. No one would be energetic all the time, and everyone would feel exhausted at one point. If their general wanted to rest, as covert guards that protect their general, they should let him have his well-deserved rest and breathing s.p.a.ce.

Covert Guard Quattor looked at Feng Luodi who had immersed herself in contemplation after listening to his words. ”Miss Feng, there is something the other covert guards and I have always wanted to tell you.”

Feng Luodi raised her head and stared at him with a puzzled look.

The emotions gyring in the recesses of her eyes had yet to dissipate when Covert Guard Quattor solemnly said, ”As covert guards, we have no right to demand anything from you. It's just that we have always been unable to fathom your behaviour these past few years. What we want to know is…are you going to leave General again after all that had happened?”

They had never seen their general care about a person so much, and they had never seen him do things to such a great extent for a person before. However, there was the possibility that this person would leave their general again. Although they were covert guards, they would still like to do something for their general.

People were selfish and one would always side with the party they cared about the most.

Feng Luodi's long silence caused Covert Guard Quattor's expression to turn gloomy but it quickly faded again.

”Haha,” Feng Luodi suddenly chuckled. She looked straight at Covert Guard Quattor and clearly enunciated her next words, ”You guys don't have to worry about this. As long as Situ doesn't abandon me, I'll never leave him ever again.”

Situ was the man she was deeply worried about. After losing the hope of living together with her parents, she wouldn't let go of his hands ever again.

Covert Guard Quattor was stumped for words for a moment. Before he was able to say anything, he felt a familiar aura approaching and hastily bowed to Feng Luodi with his hands held in front. ”Miss Feng, if you don't have any further instructions, I'll be leaving first.”

Right after Covert Guard Quattor went out of the door and leapt onto the rooftop, Situ appeared in the courtyard. When he saw that the door to Feng Luodi's room was open and that the light inside was faint, he quickened his pace and walked in.

The moment he stepped into the room, he saw the woman, who made him sleepless, looking at him. There were tears as she smiled, exactly like how she was that day when she said that she was going to leave.

”You're not allowed to cry.” Situ suddenly admonished her in a low voice. He quickly walked to her side and embraced her.

”You can't cry.”

Every time she shed tears for him, it would signify that she was going to give up on him. He didn't want to see this woman shed tears and leave him again.

”Situ.” Feng Luodi voice was low and m.u.f.fled as her head was buried in Situ's embrace. She wanted to use her strength to push Situ away but for the time being, her hands had no strength so she could only allow herself to be buried in this man's embrace.

Just as Feng Luodi thought that she would suffocate to death, Situ finally released her. Without waiting for her to come back to her senses and before she had taken a good look at Situ, Feng Luodi felt the world spin around her and she was pulled into Situ's arms once again. At the same time, Situ calmly sat down on her bed.

Feng Luodi instantly forgot what she'd wanted to say. There seemed to be something amiss with the man hugging her before her eyes.

”I originally planned to wed you as soon as you wake up.” Situ's voice contained a mix of emotions that Feng Luodi couldn't make sense of.

”I even wanted to bind you to my side just like this and not allow you to go anywhere. However, recently, the situation in court have been unsatisfactory lately. I still have to leave you alone in Chang'an for a while.”

There was instantly a sense of foreboding in Feng Luodi's heart. That dream which felt extremely real and the blood that almost splattered onto her face caused her voice to become extremely hoa.r.s.e. ”Situ, what happened?”

Feng Luodi tugged at Situ's sleeve and wanted to sit up. In the end, Situ moved his hand and her whole body was stuck to his body again. Her soul had just entered this body so she immediately felt a little giddy. When she shook her head to keep herself sober-minded, she was faced with Situ's worried eyes.

”You…are you still you?”

This was probably the most Mo Lei Tau[1] words she had heard Situ say and it was also this sentence that allowed her to understand that Situ had already clearly surmised everything. He clearly knew what she wanted to do after obtaining the last guqin but still didn't interfere with her. It was because he understood her. Was she still allowed to accept his deep love?

”If I'm not me, then who else can I be?” Feng Luodi raised her head and smiled at Situ. The elegant smile tugged at her lips started to extend everywhere from the cheeks all the way to the recesses of her eyes like orchid flowers.

”You still haven't replied to my question. You're not to divert the topic.” It was a tone similar to a command but Situ felt that Feng Luodi was acting coquettishly.

Only when Feng Luodi's hands climbed onto Situ's neck did his expression soften, but the words he spoke next were solemn, ”War has broken out in the deserts of the North again. I have to leave Chang'an.”

1. It is a type of humour in Hong Kong that generally means makes no sense. If you are interested to find out more: /wiki/Mo_lei_tau