Book 19: Chapter 42
The girl submerged herself in the water. She shut her eyes and let the sound of the water flowing beside her gently echo in her ears. Alas, the fires during the day and flying bullets continued to resurface. She even saw images of bullets puncturing her. Despite the hot water, she still felt cold with those thoughts weighing on her mind.
“What must be going through one’s mind to be able to step up in that sort of situation? How much courage and fearlessness is required?” Liu Yue asked herself.
Liu Yue shook her ears. The water droplets on her smooth and long fur coursed down. She looked at the mist overhead and softly remarked, “I really want to go back and see what Dad would’ve thought…”
Vera swam over to Liu Yue to inquire, “Dad what?”
“What should be done if Dad was the one in that situation?”
“Dad definitely wouldn’t have done worse than Miss Vera. He would’ve done even better than her because Dad is a stronger ruler. He’s also braver and has a stronger sense of duty.”
“Indeed. Nevertheless, do you think we should go back now…? Honestly speaking, I never imagined that would happen. While I thought it would be dangerous, that was the first time I felt danger was knocking right on my door… I was, in all honesty, scared beyond words. I was no better than Nona… Frankly, I really… really… really… miss home now…” Liu Yue hugged her knees.
“Really…?”
Liu Yue was the youngest among the four sisters. Due to her going to school outside of the Imperial Palace, though, she was much more mature than Nona and Daisy; hence, lots of things were discussed between Vera and Liu Yue. In the discussion, however, Liu Yue’s attention clearly wasn’t on Vera’s question but somewhere else.