Vol 8 Chapter 40 (1/2)

VOLUME 8 CHAPTER 40: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS A SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE WINDS (7)

Liu Bei POV

“Yes,” Liu Qi nodded, “I can’t get along with flowers at all but only that clump of flowers doesn’t induce any rejecting reaction from me.”

Rejecting reaction? She wouldn’t be talking about an allergic reaction, would she? But allergic is a rather modern term so it’s normal that she doesn’t know about it.

Ah… But hearing the continuation of this story is more important.

“What happened next?” I asked, but at this moment, Liu Qi had her head low and her fists were clenched tight.

“I trusted her, I trusted her and yet… It was destroyed by father!”

“Eh?”

Destroyed?

“But why?”

“He said I would lose my ambition and grow weak… And not be an upstanding member of royalty.”

Ah, that does sound like something Liu Biao would say.

“And so the one who leaked the secret was Liu Cong then?”

“It could only be her!” Liu Qi said in a much higher tone, “I told only her so she definitely told her mother which is why that happened.”

“So is this why you don’t trust others?”

I can more or less understand her now.

“But… Isn’t something like that to be expected?” I didn’t hold back and just said what came to mind, “Your mother just died and if she wanted to succeed Liu Biao then she would definitely do that.”

“But she told me multiple times before that she does not wish to succeed the position of Governor.” Liu Qi continued, “And after that, I even saw with my own eyes Liu Cong exiting from father’s room with a sly smile on her.”

Liu Qi’s frown deepened as she said so and she seemed seething.

“Un… So you never trusted anyone around you after that?”

“It probably began around then.” Liu Qi nodded and closed her eyes as she exhaled, “I know, I’m very childish.”

“It’s alright, things that happen when you’re young tend to leave a mark after all.”

Though to be honest, I do think you’re a little childish.

“Uncle still thinks I’m childish right?”

“No way!!” I hurriedly denied it.

How could this be! I believe I hid it well enough! Even Meng De can’t read me that well!

“It’s alright, I think so too myself. It’s something very ordinary and Liu Cong could have been manipulated but I still feel that it is difficult to trust others.”

“You’re too sensitive.”

“I know, but this can’t be helped.” She fully admitted it, with no intention of changing how she thinks at all.

Die!!!!!

Just then, the roar for blood came from outside. The tent was thick so it wasn’t as thunderous as when we were embroiled in the naval battle but it was very close.

“Wu…” Liu Qi was alarmed and hurriedly got up and walked over to the side where she drew a sabre. She then stood there and kept her eyes on the curtains.

“You’re too nervous.” I said to Liu Qi and got up, made my way over to her and patted her shoulders only to find that they were all tensed up.

“Who knows if the next one to come in will be friend or foe.”

The sounds of slaughter and the bays for blood grew more intense as time went on. Even I was getting scared, let alone Liu Qi.

I was much less confident about this gamble than the last time I gambled a few months ago when I just arrived and declared the death of Dong Zhuo.

But leaving aside rationality where I’m afraid about what-if situations, I’m not actually worried at all.

“Uncle, are you certain that you have no idea what their plans are?”

“I really have no idea. If you don’t believe me, you can look into my eyes.”

The reason why I’m so confident is naturally because I really don’t know. When I went to find them in the rear guard, I only told them about this briefly. This was because I didn’t want to alert the enemies and I didn’t intend on hearing about their plans.

The only instructions I received thereafter from them were to enter this tent and so we did. And since then, we have been sitting here. Just the 2 of us.

I looked at Liu Qi, and saw that she was anxious but still putting up a show of calm as best as she can.

The reason why she is being like this could be because of my presence here. She probably doesn’t trust me fully yet and doesn’t feel comfortable showing weakness in front of me.

Personally speaking, I hope that she can be a little more honest and express how she really feels.

“Liu Qi, would you be willing to trust others a little more if they can brilliantly resolve this?”

“That’s difficult to say. We could just be lucky this time.” She replied immediately, with a somewhat shaky voice.