Vol 7 Chapter 16 (1/2)

VOLUME 7 CHAPTER 16: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE DECISION TO LEAVE OR STAY (1)

Liu Bei POV

Spring was now here, and the buds on branches were no longer just buds. If you looked closely, the bare branches were now covered by a green layer.

There weren’t many trees in the courtyard, only 2. I looked at 1 tree for a long while but couldn’t identify it. I then looked at the other but couldn’t identify it either. As an ordinary student, I can’t quite differentiate between trees. The best I can do is identify between pine trees and trees that are not pine trees.

I was curious though and wanted to ask but when I saw how serious Gong You was in conducting her lesson, I didn’t have it in me to interrupt her.

I was wrong to be distracted to begin with so how could I interrupt her? What I need to do now is to nod every now and then.

As I came to a conclusion, I continued to look outside. The more it got closer to mid-late spring / early summer, the more I felt that this era’s weather is unnaturally good. Every time when I look up at the sky, I would always be filled with an urge to go outside and play like a child.

My lessons were the only time when I didn’t need to think about anything else after all.

“… My lord, the lesson has ended.”

“Ah, ah! Right, thanks for your hard work.”

I looked at Gong You as I regained my senses. Gong You had already packed up her bamboo scrolls and put them in her bag. Looks like I was in a daze for quite a while.

“… Un, I hope my lord can finish his homework by the next lesson.”

I can’t tell if Gong You knows if I’m concentrating during her lessons but she didn’t say anything about it to me.

This made me feel terribly guilty, and I couldn’t even ask what the homework was.

“Yes, I understand.” I bowed to express how guilty I felt.

“… My lord is being too courteous.” At this, Gong You seemed surprised at my actions and bowed deeply as well. Of course, her surprise couldn’t be seen on her face at all and this was just my guess.

“Oi, Gong You, my lord, what are you both doing?”

“Waa!” I got a shock from the sudden voice.

I raised my head and saw xiao Yong who appeared out of nowhere. She held her waist with 1 hand and was ruffling her hair with the other and was looking at me with listless eyes. You really couldn’t tell that she was 1 of my advisers.

“… It is as Xian He sees it, we are both paying respects to each other.”

“I can see that, what I meant was why do you have to… Eh! Never mind… Xiao Bei, you better make sure you pay attention when you’re studying.”

“Ah… Un.”

Xiao Yong looked like she wanted to deliver another tsukkomi but she didn’t continue and instead delivered a lecture to me. At this, I knew that it was clear that they knew I wasn’t paying attention and could only mumble a grunt in reply.

Eh? Wait, something’s not right.

“Come to think of it, there shouldn’t be any lessons after this right? Why is xiao Yong here?”

“Can’t I come to see you when there aren’t any lessons? Xiao Bei, why do I get the feeling that you’re becoming a little brazen now that you’ve gotten a lot more subordinates huh?”

“Eh– I haven’t!”