Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 619 Liu Qi's Decision

Seeing Zhuge Liang angry, Liu Qi looked up to the sky and cried, "I, Liu Qi, have been kind to others all my life."

"Now, what did I do wrong?"

"Why do you want to kill me?"

"Heaven!"

As he spoke, he grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist, pulled it out with a clang, and was about to put it to his neck.

Seeing this, Zhuge Liang sighed and said in a hoarse voice: "I will only say this once."

Liu Qi then threw away his sword and cried with joy, "I knew that you, Kong Ming, were the only one willing to save me."

Kneeling in front of Zhuge Liang, Liu Qi looked up and said, "Kong Ming, I will do whatever you say."

"You are different from me."

"I am mediocre and short-sighted."

"You are a great talent in the world."

"What you said, even if it's wrong, is definitely better than what I can think of."

"Even if the end is destined to be death, in my opinion, that is better than waiting to die."

Zhuge Liang looked down at Liu Qi and said in a low voice, "Sir, have you forgotten about Master Chong'er?"

Liu Qi smiled bitterly and said, "I've thought about it."

"But where can I go to make a comeback if I follow Chong'er's example?"

Zhuge Liang frowned and said, "Sir, Mencius said, 'When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, it will first make his mind suffer, his muscles and bones tired, his body hungry and empty, and his actions frustrated, so as to stimulate his heart and harden his nature, and increase his ability to do what he was not capable of."

"Young Master, ask yourself, you have lived a life of luxury since childhood, which of these have you accomplished?"

"Without these, how can you make a comeback?"

"It is to choose to be among the rich and powerful, become a clown, and eventually die at the hands of others."

"I still choose to be free, keep my feet on the ground, learn step by step, and live until I'm old."

"The final choice is up to you, young master."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he glanced at the paper book on the table from a distance, hesitated for a moment, and then walked over, picked it up, and returned to Liu Qi and said, "One more thing, sir."

"Heaven moves in good health, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement."

"Virtue not matching one's position is a common reason why most powerful people have fallen since ancient times."

"There is a god three feet above your head."

"Everything is a combination of yin and yang, which complement and restrain each other and become one."

“If you get power and wealth that do not belong to you, you will definitely lose it in another way.”

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he walked towards the stairs again and shouted down: "Ladder!"

Liu Qi pondered over Zhuge Liang's words in a daze.

After a while, he suddenly got up, hugged Zhuge Liang's thighs, and forced a pale smile on his tear-stained face, saying: "Kong Ming, you need a book boy, right? Although my ability is mediocre, I can still write and organize some things for you."

Zhuge Liang looked down at Liu Qi: "."

Liu Qi added: "Kong Ming, you were unwilling to speak before. I wonder if the wise master you are loyal to was also involved, so you are embarrassed and unwilling to do something treacherous."

"Take me away. If you tell anyone today, no one else will know."

"I've been right under your nose the whole time, and you can always notice it."

Zhuge Liang was somewhat speechless and said: "You are the eldest son of Jingzhou, why do you follow me——"

Liu Qi interrupted Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, you have been promoting it everywhere. As long as I help you find the complete book of Lu Ban, you can help this person do anything that does not violate morality."

"You take me away and let me stay by your side as a servant. Is that not against morality?"

"Or are you, Kong Ming, just a villain who doesn't keep his word?"

Zhuge Liang hung his head.

After a while, facing Liu Qi's hopeful gaze, Zhuge Liang whispered, "I'm leaving right away."

"I can only take one book boy with me."

Liu Qi wiped his snot and tears with his right hand, stood up quickly, asked the people outside to bring in the ladder, and ran down. Zhuge Liang watched Liu Qi disappear outside and shook his head helplessly.

I can only ask Zhao Yun for help in this matter.

If my lord does not agree, I can only find a way to send Liu Qi to another safe place.

After taking a look at the paper book in his hand, Zhuge Liang's frown relaxed.

Since it is something you have promised, you have to do it no matter how difficult it is.

Zhuge Liang went outside along the ladder.

After waiting outside with the personal soldiers for less than half an hour, he saw Liu Qi trotting over wearing a coarse linen shirt and carrying a package.

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Qi who was standing in front of him, his expression softened and he said, "Once something is done, there is no going back."

Liu Qi nodded heavily.

Zhuge Liang sighed, and then led the way.

The personal soldiers and Liu Qi followed behind.

The three of them made their way to the port.

There, Li Ru, Zhao Tong and Huang Zu were already waiting there.

There was a young man standing on the boat.

It turned out to be Zhuge Liang's third brother.

Huang Zu's face suddenly changed when he saw Zhuge Liang and Liu Qi coming over.

Zhuge Liang stepped forward and whispered to Huang Zu, "Sir, I will explain to my lord."

Handing the book in his hand to Huang Zu, Zhuge Liang said, "This is the Lu Ban Book he found for Madam Huang."

Huang Zu looked at Liu Qi.

Liu Qi quickly lowered his head, not daring to look Huang Zu in the eye.

Huang Zu looked at Li Ru.

Li Ru nodded while patting his round belly gently.

Huang Zu then made a gesture of invitation to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang invited Liu Qi to board the ship.

Huang Zu signaled the boatman to row away.

Liu Qi stood on the deck, watching the city of Xiangyang gradually disappear from his sight, feeling indescribable emotions in his heart.

After a while, he put down the package on his shoulders, knelt on the deck, and kowtowed several times towards Xiangyang City.

What no one noticed was that in the crowd at the port, a man wearing coarse linen clothes, looking haggard but with an upright posture, was surrounded by several other figures, looking at Liu Qi reluctantly as he walked away.

A sturdy man whispered, "My lord, are you really going to let the eldest son leave with you?"

The figure looked at the sturdy man and said in a hoarse voice: "The second son is stupid and will surely die at their hands."

"If we fail, we will die."

"It's better for him to suffer than to be killed."

"At least it can leave a bloodline for my Liu family."

The strong man nodded and said, "I wonder if the eldest son can understand your good intentions, lord."

Zhuge Liang, along with his third brother Zhuge Jun, Liu Qi and two personal soldiers, walked away.

At this moment, a rider galloped along the shore, shouting loudly towards Zhuge Liang's boat: "Kong Ming, wait! Kong Ming, wait!"

Zhuge Liang didn't hear the sound.

Zhuge Jun, who was standing by, looked around and pointed at a figure running on the shore in the distance and said to Zhuge Liang, "Brother, someone seems to be calling you on the shore?"

When the two personal soldiers heard what Zhuge Liang said, they became nervous.

Zhuge Liang walked out of the cabin and looked at the shore.

After a while, he said to the boatman, "Please wait a moment, old man."

(End of this chapter)