Zhu Xiushi stood there looking completely bewildered, watching Han Miaojun and Lu Bei strike a deal in just a few words. She wanted to speak but stopped, stopped and then wanted to speak again.
Perhaps due to the decay of her intellect, her mental capacity had severely declined. Though she hadn't regressed to the point of barely maintaining human form, she was exceptionally easy to gull, firmly believing that Lu Bei would never betray his teammates and dismissing his verbal warnings as mere empty talk.
While her intelligence was pitiful, her intuition was spot on: Lu Bei was indeed just talking. He had spelled out the severity of the situation solely to protect Zhu Xiushi, preventing Han Miaojun from accidentally injuring a friendly target or sending a lying-flat teammate packing before the fruits of victory were even picked.
Chapter 545