Vol 8 Chapter 8 (2/2)

“Liu Qi? Niece?” I decided to try calling her a different way, hoping she could notice my existence that way.

But even though I was standing in front of her, she still didn’t pay any attention to me at all. This meant that either my existence was far too weak or that she was too concentrated.

She was a rather rigid person so I can understand why she’s like this when she’s concentrating on something. Un.

“Liu Qi, snap out of it. Come, let’s discuss the matter which you called me for.”

Of course, I can’t just let her go on like this. Honestly speaking, I was beginning to feel sleepy. A lot happened today and I actually did a fair bit of activity so I wanted to get this over with and go back to sleep soon.

And so, I lightly pushed her.

I pushed her with very little strength but for some reason, it seemed like it had a huge impact on Liu Qi as she careened over and landed on her back on the not-so-thick carpet.

“Liu Qi!”

The dull sound her head made when it landed gave me a fright, and I didn’t bother with proprieties as I hurried forward and carried Liu Qi up. I then felt the back of her head, and felt slightly at ease when I saw that she didn’t have any injuries. But on the other hand, I was beginning to panic at her current state.

Could she be dead?!

I’ve seen some very strange television shows before where there was this expert who could throw a needle from 100 paces away that would kill the target instantly. Could Liu Qi have fallen to some evil trick like that?!

“Liu Qi! Stay with me!” I grabbed Liu Qi’s shoulders and shook her, hoping that she had some life left in her.

“… Un.” She let out a faint moan as her eyes twitched. This meant that she was still alive.

“Hu… Hu…” And then she let out faint breathing sounds.

“… Hu.” I slowly calmed down when I realised what was going on.

So she fell asleep huh.

Even though she’s asleep, she’s still in an upright seiza position with her eyes wide open. That’s a little too rigid of you.

Doesn’t she have something to discuss with me?

Never mind, I’ll let her sleep for a bit first.

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