When the bright moon rose during the Qin Dynasty and the heavens sang of the Nine Songs, he found no wife on earth and could only seek out his beloved Shao Shao and the dreamlike Flame Spirit Princess. Yet, to his misfortune, he began as a stand-in for Jing Ni and willingly became a father to another's child. Plain in appearance, he seemed destined only to take up the burdens left by others. The chubby youth did not know whether to laugh or to weep at his fate. Years later... "Your Majesty, the Web has already discovered that the former rulers of the Six States—King An of Han, King Xi of Yan, and the others—have all established new kingdoms on the Peninsula and the Four Eastern Islands. The exiled Six States still command an army of at least six hundred thousand men." Because of that man, the Web was now on the verge of collapse. Having made his report, Zhao Gao could not help but fume with anger. Ying Zheng looked down from his throne. "Good, very good! As expected of that damned Emperor Yan and Huang! Generals Wang Jian, Meng Tian, and all commanders: How many troops will it take to drive back the Northeastern Army and seize Liaodong?" "Your Majesty! This old servant is advanced in years and fears he cannot travel so far!" Not only did Wang Jian smile bitterly and shake his head, but Meng Tian, Li Xin, and the other great generals also bowed their heads in silence...
If the Way is compassionate, then Heaven is merciless: the Great Dao is fifty, yet Heaven grants only forty-nine; one is hidden, thus all things retain a thread of hope for survival…
“Haha, if this is real, then send me to the world of Qin’s Bright Moon and Songs of the Nine Heavens! As a powerless migrant worker on Earth, I’ll never find true love! Ah~ Shao Shao~ Ling Ji~ Don’t rush…”
The chubby man lying on the bed curled his body, drool trickling from the corner of his mouth—anyone could see this lonely bachelor was lost in an erotic dream.
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“Damn it! Send orders to the Yan and Zhao branches to intercept them! Kill without hesitation!” The black-armored swordsman barked in fury. A shabby ox cart had actually escaped right before his eyes, taking with it both the traitor Jing Ni and the Jing Ni Sword!
“At your command, Lord Yanyin!” The two half-crippled assassins hurried off—of the dozens who had come before, only the two of them remained now.
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After a bout of jostling, Jing Ni, bloodied and her armor in tatters, was finally roused by the bone-chilling wind.
“Where is this?” she wondered in alarm, glancing around. Though winter had yet to arrive, the land was already half-blanketed in white, and the endless distance shimmered with cold, pale light.
Weakened, Jing Ni lay atop a battered, clean ox cart—what angered and alarmed her more was that the corpse beside her suddenly rolled over, pressing against her.
“Heh heh~ Little darling~ Here I come~”
“Ah! Damn you! Get off—get away!” A wrenching pain twis