At this, Liu Qi hastily stopped him and said, "Since Master Kongming is taking his afternoon nap, I can wait here. How could I disturb his peaceful sleep?"
Although the common people had little good to say about Zhuge Liang, he had not let that make him disrespectful.
How could the judgments of ordinary people compare with the appraisal of an eminent scholar like Pang De Gong? Besides, Zhuge Liang was Sima Hui's disciple, which made him all the more remarkable.
Eminent scholars did not take disciples lightly.
Thus, even before coming here, Liu Qi had prepared to humble himself and treat a worthy scholar with courtesy. Now was just the opportunity to show his eagerness to recruit talent.
"All right."
Tongzi scratched his head and agreed.
So Liu Qi stood waiting before the gate.
Meanwhile, in the woods not far away, three pairs of eyes were watching Liu Qi's every movement. They even heard his conversation with Tongzi perfectly clearly.
These three were none other than the three traveling merchants from earlier.
But traveling merchants were merely their cover. Their true identities were Embroidered-Clothes Envoys dispatched by Jia Xu.
The Embroidered-Clothes Envoys had four ranks.
The lowest were the Embroidered-Clothes Envoys, followed by the Embroidered-Clothes Commandants, then the Embroidered-Clothes Central Commandants, and finally the Embroidered-Clothes Grand Generals.
The middle-aged man leading them was currently the only Central Commandant among the Embroidered-Clothes Envoys, with the code name Qingzhu. The other two were both Embroidered-Clothes Commandants, code-named Wutong and Silver Needle.
Their purpose on this journey was to find Zhuge Liang.
"I never expected him to be Liu Biao's son."
After hearing Liu Qi introduce himself, Silver Needle could not help feeling surprised. He asked Qingzhu, "General, he hasn't come to invite Master Kongming back with him just like us, has