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  The heavy snow stopped, and Liu Feng returned to Xiakou once again.

  Looking at the majestic city skyline with a layer of silver edges, Liu Feng's mood was now vastly different from when he left earlier.

  After entering the city, Liu Feng originally planned to go to Mi Zhu's mansion first and offer incense to his younger brother-in-law Mi Fang, who he had "killed", as a superficial gesture. However, he heard that Mi Zhu had recently set out for Shiyang in the north, so he gave up on the idea.

  At this time, in Xia Kou city, Guan Yu, Xu Shu and other important figures of the Liu group had not yet arrived. Zhang Fei, who had arrived earlier, was said to have gone with Zhao Yun to inspect the naval camp on the south bank. Therefore, after entering the city, Liu Feng did not go to see these people first, but instead quietly went to Liu Qi's mansion.

  "Halt! Who goes there?"

  Liu Feng dismounted his horse and walked towards the gate of the mansion in big strides, but was stopped by a military officer guarding the door. The man recognized Liu Feng and hastily accompanied him with a smile, saying: "It's the young master, I wonder what brings you here?"

  The personal soldiers at Liu Qi's mansion, Liu Feng basically all knew them. Normally when he came to find Liu Qi, they didn't need to announce his arrival to enter the inner quarters. But today, this gatekeeper's behavior was a bit unexpected. Liu Feng took another glance around and found that the soldiers guarding the gate had all been replaced.

  Recalling what Ma Chao said, Liu Qi's troops had been taken over by Zhang Fei, and in Jiangxia Commandery, he had no power left. If that was the case, then most of these soldiers were sent to monitor Liu Qi, which means that Liu Qi is now under house arrest.

  "What? Do I need permission to visit my own brother?" Liu Feng's gaze was as sharp as a knife, coldly staring at the officer blocking his way.

  The officer's heart was filled with fear, and he hastily retreated a step, saying: "How dare I? It's just that I'm also under General Wing's orders to protect Young Master Zi De. General Wing instructed me that without his permission, no outsiders are allowed to enter and disturb Young Master Zi De, so I..."

  Sounds good, but in fact it is a soft ban, Liu Qi's situation has become very clear.

  "An outsider? Hmph, am I also an outsider?" Liu Feng's eyes suddenly snapped open, and his stern gaze shot out.

  The gatekeeper's soldiers were so frightened that they trembled all over, and dared not to utter another word. They hastily bowed their heads and said: "We didn't mean it, young master, please come in, how dare we stop you."

  Liu Feng let out a cold snort and strode in with his head held high.

  After entering the mansion, Liu Feng secretly observed along the way and found that there were no longer many soldiers in the mansion, mostly old and frail elderly servants. Liu Bei was still somewhat kind-hearted and had not done anything too extreme, leaving a few attendants for Liu Qi.

  A gentle and elegant melody drifted into his ears, and he followed the sound to find Liu Qi in a refined pavilion in the rear garden.

  It was indeed Liu Qi who was drunk. He had disheveled hair and a flushed face, holding a wine jug and drinking with his head thrown back, while around him were beautiful women flirting and playing coquettishly.

  This scene made Liu Feng suddenly recall that time when Liu Qi took him on a romantic adventure through the flower bushes.

  Liu Qi's body had never lacked the elegant and charming surname of Liu, and Liu Feng was not seeing for the first time his elder brother's left and right embracing the limitless spring scenery. However, what Liu Feng saw this time was greatly different from before.

  In the past, Liu Qi was just a man of romantic and elegant demeanor, but this time, his seemingly carefree and indulgent behavior, as if drunk and sleeping in a flower bed, was actually a kind of desperation to escape reality.

  Liu Qi's pleasure hidden under wine and lust couldn't escape Liu Feng's eyes.

  "Brother, don't drink anymore." Liu Feng strode forward and without saying another word, went to snatch the wine jug from Liu Qi's arms.

  "Don't snatch my wine away!" Liu Qi, who was drunk to the point of being unable to open his eyes, instinctively held the wine jar tightly in his arms, as if it were a precious treasure, fearing that someone would take it away from him.

  "I won't let you drink anymore!"

  Liu Feng furrowed his brow, stretched out his long arm and forcibly snatched the wine jug from Liu Qi's embrace. Liu Qi was drunk like a mess of mud, and with just a bit of effort, Liu Feng managed to wrestle the wine jug away from him.

  Liu Qi was drunk and fell from the couch, landing on his buttocks on the carpet.

  He fell and became a bit more sober, his eyes opened into a line, and he vaguely recognized Liu Feng. He immediately laughed again, hugged Liu Feng's leg, and stuttered: "Ah Feng, you came just in time, accompany me to drink wine, I want to drink...".

  Liu Qi, who was drunk and had lost all sense of propriety, was like a child shaking Liu Qi's leg, with a pitiful expression. The beauties around him couldn't help but cover their faces and laugh secretly when they saw him in this state.

  The once-noble first son of Jingzhou has fallen to the point where he is ridiculed by a few prostitutes!

  Liu Feng glared at those giggling courtesans and shouted: "This doesn't concern you, get out of here quickly!"

  They dared to make fun of Liu Qi, but they didn't dare show the slightest disrespect to Liu Feng. As soon as they were severely scolded, each and every one of them was frightened out of their wits, and hastily dispersed.

  "You can all get out." Liu Feng coldly swept his gaze across the hall, his tone carrying an unyielding majesty.

  The attendants and the rest of the serving maids and menservants were all frightened out of their wits, and in the twinkling of an eye, they had all scurried away without exception.

  "Return my wine, I want wine..." Liu Qi, who was sitting on the ground, continued to stammer and shout non-stop.

  Liu Feng picked him up with one hand and threw him heavily onto the couch. Then, he casually picked up an empty wine jar, walked out of the pavilion, and filled it with water from the pool in front of the pavilion. After that, Liu Feng returned to Liu Qi's side with a whooshing sound, his cold eyes fixed intently on him.

  Liu Feng raised his arm and poured a basin of cold water on Liu Qi's head. The icy pool water came pouring down, the bone-chilling coldness instantly dispelling Liu Qi's intoxication.

  Waking up from intoxication and falling into the dark abyss of despair.

  Liu Qi, like a drowned chicken, was stunned for a long time, and suddenly burst out laughing loudly. His laughter was filled with sorrow and helplessness.

  Liu Feng shook his head and sighed: "Brother, you are a good man, how can you be so depressed?"

  The laughter grew more mournful, yet still contained a hint of sobbing. He wept as he mocked himself: "What kind of great hero am I? I'm the most foolish and pitiful person in this world! I was stupid enough to believe that if I treated others with sincerity and kindness, they would repay me with the same kindness. But it turns out everything is fake - benevolence, righteousness, all fake! Only a fool like me would believe such things, hahaha..."

  It wasn't until he had lost everything that Liu Qi truly saw the true face of Liu Bei, and it was this cruel reality that turned a once bright and warm-hearted young man into the melancholy and sorrowful person he is today.

  Everything he saw in front of him was actually already within Liu Feng's expectations, however, his visit today wasn't to listen to Liu Qi's self-pitying words.

  Suddenly, Liu Feng's muddy body was violently lifted up, his sharp eagle eyes staring straight at Liu Qi's face, furiously roaring at him: "Liu Qi, listen carefully! Being deceived and oppressed by others is nothing. But if you do nothing, only knowing how to drown your sorrows in wine, but not fiercely counterattacking those who humiliate you, that's what makes you a truly hopeless fool!"

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