Vol 8 Chapter 101 (2/2)
The flames of fury filled my heart and I tried to get up to follow father but the dizziness continued to a.s.sail me and made it difficult for me to walk.
“Young mistress…”
“Wen Ping, go, inside.” I said weakly as Wen Ping came to help me up.
“Jin Sheng! Don’t!” When I looked up, I saw that father had ascended several flights of stairs and Lady Cai had come running out and was grasping on to father’s sword arm.
“Let go!”
“Jin Sheng! Please be appeased, Jin Sheng! My little sister did it for your own good!”
“For my good? Why did she have to kill my brother?!”
“My lord, why must you act so ignorant about this?” Cai Mao said as she stepped out and knelt down in one motion with her head lowered, as though she were trying to prove her loyalty, “If Liu Bei doesn’t die, then Jing state will fall into the hands of an outsider!”
“Outsider?! You said outsider?!”
“Jin Sheng! Ah–”
Father pushed aside Lady Cai and came before Cai Mao with bulging eyes. His expression was fierce and I could see the intent to kill in his face. This is probably the angriest I have ever seen father get.
“My lord.” Cai Mao said as she looked up. By this time, father had already placed his sword on her neck.
“Cai Mao, let me tell you. Liu Bei is my brother, not an outsider. You! Are the outsider!” Father roared, “You killed my brother! And I will have you pay for it with your life!”
“My lord!”
“Jin Sheng!”
As I saw the sword come down, I cheered on father in my heart.
— *Ke* *Ke* *Ke*
Un? Just then, father began violently coughing.
“My lord!”
Eh? What’s wrong with father?
*Dingling*
The sword in his hands fell to the ground.
“*Ke* *Ke* *Ke*!” Father held his mouth with both hands as he sank to ground, looking like he was suffering very badly.
“Father!” Liu Cong cried out as she hurried forward.
“Father, what’s wrong?” I called out with shock and tried to hurry forward but the blow from earlier hadn’t subsided and my vision wasn’t steady. Even with Wen Ping’s support, I still collapsed and sank to the ground.
Is father sick? But father looks healthy and strong, how can it–
“Ah– *Ka*!” Before I could figure out what was going on, a loud cough rang out and father lay down on the ground and stopped moving.
This is…
“Father!” Just then, Liu Cong ran forward and grabbed father, “Father, what’s wrong– Ah!”
When Liu Cong touched father, father fell to the side with no resistance whatsoever, giving Liu Cong a shock.
At the same time, I too was shocked and couldn’t say anything. Nor could I move.
The clouds parted and moonlight brightened up the room, allowing me to see clearly Cai Mao, who was kneeling in front of father. On her ashen, expressionless face was blood.
“Jin Sheng!”
“Father!!”
“Father! Father!”
In a small village in another place, 2 people began to move.
“Un? Benefactor, what are you doing?”
“I’m packing.”
“Packing?”
“Yes, my friend let me stay for a few more nights but I’ve had diff, difficulty sleeping these few days so I w, wanted to go and scout out the a, areas ahead.”
“Alright, I’ll go with you.”
“Eh? Is your injury a, alright now?”
“It is.”
“Un un, then if– should you be willing, then come along with me.”
Huang– Zu.
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