Vol 7 Chapter 30 (1/2)

VOLUME 7 CHAPTER 30: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS A MEETING WITH LIU BIAO (2)

Liu Bei POV

Presently, I was in Liu Biao’s residence in Jiangxia city. There were no other generals around. Liu Biao’s were not around, nor were mine.

“Serve tea.”

Liu Biao had a leisurely expression as he gave the order and waved. As though they were already prepared, someone who looked like a servant came from outside the room and placed a cup of tea before me. Every action was slick and respectful. I lifted the cover, and saw that there was a little bit of steam. Looks like the tea is at the right temperature for drinking.

I looked at the servant, but his head was lowered the entire time and I couldn’t catch his eye. He took a few steps back before turning on his heel and leaving.

What a professional, I thought. The last time I saw such a skilled and graceful servant was in Xuchang. Bach then, I had some servants from the royal palace but those were servants who served the Son of Heaven after all so I didn’t expect that servants all the way out here would be as good as those who served the Emperor.

“Please.” Liu Biao indicated for me to try it as he extended a hand. But all I did was stare back at his smiling face, and replace the cover on the cup.

“What do you mean by this, blood brother?”

“…”

He acted like he didn’t know what was going on, but he acted poorly as his smile was still there in his eyes. As for me, I’m not so good-tempered.

“Did you get scared? Hahaha.”

What’s so funny about that! I frowned, and closed my eyes to calm myself down.

“Sorry, sorry. I was just so bored so I decided to play a prank. Don’t take it to heart.”

I couldn’t detect any sincerity in his apology at all. His acting earlier with the cup and roar was so impeccable but here, he was like a novice. What a farce.

“No, I won’t take it to heart. But I hope that elder brother won’t play such pranks in future.” I said, at which Liu Biao seemed elated.

Yes, the falling cup back in the carriage was just a ruse.

But now that I think about it, I should have guessed that. While I was boarding the carriage, we were surrounded by barren wilderness so there was no way there could be an ambush waiting for me. Moreover, when the cup hit the beast hide, there was almost no sound at all, so it couldn’t have served as signal to people on the outside.

Ah, the more I think about it, the more shameful, and angry, I feel. I can’t believe I thoroughly embarra.s.sed myself the moment I got here.

“I won’t, I won’t. I just wanted to try it out.”

“Try it out?”

Try what out? Try out what it feels like to spring an ambush?

“Yes, I wanted to feel the thrill from springing an a.s.sa.s.sination ambush on a royal.”