Vol 7 Chapter 22 (1/2)

VOLUME 7 CHAPTER 22: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE DECISION TO LEAVE OR STAY (6)

Liu Bei POV

“So you’re from the future?” She continued to ask. I accepted the reality before me and decided to reply accordingly.

“Yes, an era that is more than a thousand years after now.”

“More than a thousand… I see.” I didn’t look at her, but I could tell from her voice that she was very surprised.

“Then you know what our futures are?”

“Only a small bit. I’m not clear on the details as I never bothered to study history well enough.”

“.. Oh oh.” She replied blandly.

I think she will ask me about what will happen in this era next. I did say I don’t know much about the details but I do know that the nation of Wu will never reign supreme over the world. If I tell her this now, will she be sad?

Thinking about it another way, if she does ask me this, should I tell her? Won’t she try to change the course of history? If that’s what will come to pa.s.s then what Yu Ji said will come to fruition.

Just as I was wrangling inside, she continued.

— Alright, I got it.

“… Eh?” I raised my head to look at Bo Fu and saw that she was neither angry not was she sad but she seemed peaceful and satisfied.

“You’re not asking me any further?” I felt puzzled rather than relieved at this, and asked a question that might bring me trouble.

“No. I don’t have the mood to ask any further.” She picked up her tea cup as she said so and downed its contents.

Ha– And let out a long sigh after she swallowed all the tea,

“Umm…” Now it was my turn to feel troubled. I had an innumerable number of questions to ask her, but they all stopped short at my lips.

Why aren’t you asking any more questions? How do you view me? What’re you going to do next?

All these questions swirled about but I couldn’t find it in me to ask her.

“Xuan De, I’m already very happy that you can tell me all you’ve told me personally. Really.” I didn’t ask the questions I wanted to ask but Bo Fu replied them anyway as she continued with the same satisfied look, “I finally understand why you said those words to father, and why you warned me to be careful. At this, I must first thank you.”

When she finished, she kowtowed to me and buried her head deeply.

“Ah, no… What should have happened still happened anyway.”

“Happening is one thing, and giving a warning beforehand is another.” She raised her head as she said so, “But why did Xuan De warn us back then? You knew how history would go.”

Bo Fu asked me curiously. I myself wasn’t too clear as to why I did all that.