"To be honest, I was quite surprised."
Lorgar suddenly said this.
Qin Mo was baffled.
"I thought I was going to get beaten again," Lorgar said. "But I didn't."
Qin Mo shook his head. "You've grown up and received an education, so corporal punishment is no longer appropriate. If I can explain with words where you went wrong and let you know what you should do, then I don't need to beat you like I did when you looked down on Lady Ayesha as a child. If you still looked down on Lady Ayesha now, I could explain with words why you cannot do that."
At the mention of Ayesha, Lorgar said solemnly, "I really want to return to Terra. A year ago, I had one of my Chapter Masters return to Terra to report, and told him to visit Lady Ayesha while he was there. But that bastard came back and went straight to his Chapter, where he was serving as reinforcements under Horus. By the time I asked Magnus to inquire about him, I learned that he'd been blown to pieces by xenos."
"Perturabo went back two months ago. He visited Lady Ayesha," Qin Mo said. "Nearly all your brothers asked Perturabo about her."
"So I was the only one who didn't know?" Lorgar rose to his feet.
"Sanguinius didn't ask, so he doesn't know either." Qin Mo shook his head. "Still, maintaining good relationships is necessary. You need to learn how to interact with your brothers."
Lorgar wanted to explain that when he heard Perturabo had returned to Terra, he had intended to ask him about it.
But Perturabo had not accepted his communication request.
But that no longer mattered.
Lorgar asked what mattered more. "Is Lady Ayesha all right?"
"Not very." Qin Mo took out a