Vol 8 Chapter 90 (1/2)

VOLUME 8 CHAPTER 90: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE FAREWELL BANQUET (4)

Liu Qi POV

I then wiggled back and forth in front of the bronze mirror, the skirt swaying to and fro along with me. Ah, this clothing is so light and thin, and it feels breezy down there too…

Most of all, I wasn’t aware that this clothing was tied together at the chest level or so, which, along with the lack of a collar, meant that my neck would be completely exposed.

I reached out and felt my neck, feeling very awkward as I felt my own skin. Usually, I would always b.u.t.ton every b.u.t.ton on my clothing which revealed nothing below my face.

Un… Looks like I’ll need some time to get used to this sort of clothing…

“Little sister, what was your intention to have Jin Sheng hold this farewell banquet?”

… Un?

Just as I was trying to resolve my internal conflicts with this clothing, some voices came from outside the window. And the voices were rather familiar too.

This is… I stopped what I was doing and slowly crept over to the window.

I poked a small hole at the bottom of the paper window and peeked through. There were 2 skirts hanging, and from the feminine voices, the ones outside should be women.

By the way… That voice from before sounded like… Lady Cai?!

“Elder sister, please remain calm. Everything is under control and our preparations are ready.”

Cai Mao is here too? This… What is going on? Why is Lady Cai and Cai Mao having a conversation here? As a member of the military, shouldn’t Cai Mao be at the alternative venue?

And what did Lady Cai just say? She said Cai Mao went to look for father and asked father to hold this farewell banquet?

Kuh. I began to frown and an ominous premonition filled my heart. I haven’t heard anything of substance yet but I can tell that something will happen in this banquet.

And so I held up my long skirt and hid behind the curtains so I could continue to eavesdrop on their conversation. And just as I planted my ears against the walls, Lady Cai’s voice resounded once more.

“Little sister, you tell me this every time, yet what has the outcome been thus far? First, our personal troops were decimated. Next, our a.s.sa.s.sin failed and got killed. Even to this day, we still can’t find his corpse. So tell me, your preparations this time, how are they?”

Lady Cai seemed to be rather angry. I don’t know what’s the deal with the a.s.sa.s.sin but I do know about her personal troops. It’s clear that Lady Cai is losing patience with Cai Mao.

“Elder sister, please remain calm. A lot of work has gone into this.” Cai Mao was the same as ever and calmly said, “Our dream is at hand.”

“You say that every single time…” Lady Cai continued to complain and then turned to leave.

At the very end, Cai Mao didn’t divulge her plan at all.

Un… So what exactly is Cai Mao planning to–

“Elder sister, let me be honest.” Cai Mao suddenly spoke up and used the most normal and calm tone as she said, “I’ve deployed many a.s.sa.s.sins in the residence and the city who will be waiting for Liu Bei.”

“Eh?”

What!!

Lady Cai gasped but I nearly yelled out in surprise. Luckily, I was able to cover my mouth in time and stop myself from making any noise.

And so, I sat where I was silently for a moment. Only when I saw that the ones outside hadn’t detected my presence did I continue to eavesdrop.

“Little sister, can that really work?” Lady Cai yelled at Cai Mao as she walked back, her voice revealing a significant amount of anxiety, “It’s fine if we succeed, but it will be all over if we fail.”

“It’s fine, we will definitely succeed this time.” Cai Mao said as she placed her hands at her back and continued with confidence, “I’ve received intel beforehand from multiple sources that they will leave for Xinye today. They were well-prepared before, which made it difficult to act. Today is the last day they are here, which means their security will be lax.”

“And so, we will take this chance and act.” Cai Mao made a slicing action as she said so.

“But are your preparations really perfect?”

“Just trust me, elder sister. Liu Bei’s forces are far away outside the city so they will not know what will go on in the city. I have men deployed all around the city. Even the west side of the city which has nothing but rivers and cliffs has men as well.”

Even though I can’t see what Cai Mao’s face looked like now, just hearing her calm voice as she talks about her plans to kill someone sends s.h.i.+vers down my spine.

But now I understand. This banquet is exactly like the Feast of Hong Gate between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang.

(TL: See /wiki/Feast_at_Hong_Gate)

No matter what, I have to let uncle know. If uncle hasn’t come, then that’s good, I’ll just tell him not to come.

“Young mistress? May I ask if you’re done?”

Just then, Xiang Lang, who was outside, started speaking to me in a rather loud voice which gave me a shock.

“Un? Elder sister, did you hear someone?”

“Was there?”

No!