The rooster was gone?
Would the hen take his place?
Did she even know what nonsense she was saying?
Though the battlefield was noisy, Liu Guan's words still carried clearly into Tudege's ears. His expression darkened at once. First Liu Guan had offered him advice that would leave him with a one-in-nine chance of survival, then she had made such treasonous remarks, completely exceeding the bounds of what a subordinate should say. Unexpectedly, Tudege didn't lose his temper.
"Yuan You, I've never mistreated you all these years."
He stared straight into Liu Guan's eyes.
He spoke one word at a time. "Don't overstep. Don't forget your place."
He had favored Liu Guan over the years, treated her as a trusted confidante, and handed her the power in his grasp to wield. But that didn't mean she could truly place herself above him, leap from vassal to sovereign. Everything she had now—her reputation, power, status, even her life—what part of it hadn't he given her? Without him, who knew how tall the grass would have grown over Liu Guan's grave!
All these years, she had gotten everything she wanted!
Had it made her forget what she was supposed to be?
Little did he know, those words were the ones that truly struck Liu Guan to the heart. Her emotions surged, Qi and Blood rushing from her five viscera and six bowels straight to her brain. The scene before her flickered in and out. Her eyes nearly split with fury. "You're lecturing me about knowing my place? About remembering my station?"
Tudege was stunned by the look on her face.
His head cleared a little, and he opened his mouth, wanting to explain.
"Yuan You, I..."
Before he could work out what to say, Liu Guan shoved a palm against his chest.