Xiao Liu, it was Xiao Liu. Guan Yu closed his eyes and disappeared from the scene.
In normal circumstances, he wouldn't have known about those bells and the dagger. But they were the same bells that Xiao Liu gave him when he was under influence of the demonic aura to mislead him. He also remembers it like it was yesterday. He made peace that Xiao Liu was not the same little lotus he raised. He, however, wished to settle their disagreement. He was pleasantly surprised after their fight, she appeared on Kunlun mountain knocking into his private study...
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"I want to apologize for saying that you don't know how to fulfil your duty," She said the first thing as he invited her in.
"I am sure, you are doing everything you can to make up for the First Lord's sudden disappearance." She sat across from him. It was clear from her shaky voice when she said, 'First Lord', how much she still hasn't recovered from it.