With so many eyes watching him, King Dongli felt utterly humiliated.
This is something only the lowest-class actors would do. No matter how down on his luck he is, he was once the king of Dongli. How could he allow the people of Beishang to make fun of him like this?
Unlike King Dongli, who had not yet accepted reality.
The King of Nanyue beside him was actually a bit timid.
Having been imprisoned here for so long, his food, clothing, and daily necessities were all provided by the Northern King in a way that resembled charity, and he had no desire to cause any more trouble.
But look to the side, and you'll see that King Dongli is completely still, as if he's frozen in place.
Let him go up there and dance around all by himself? What kind of behavior is that! No way, if we're going to embarrass ourselves, we should embarrass ourselves too.
So neither of them moved.
The Northern King, sitting on his throne, was also feeling a bit uneasy. He regretted his decision as soon as he agreed.
Isn't it just about having the two kings dance for amusement? Why are they all laughing so happily?
Could it be... that these people secretly want him to perform a dance?
Although it's possible that King Beishang is overthinking things, he's still unhappy.
However, as the ruler of a nation, his word was his bond, and he couldn't go back on his word. Seeing the King of Dongli's utterly unwilling expression, he was immediately filled with anger.
Alright, now you're all my prisoners, Bei Shang. Who are you trying to impress with that sour face?
"King of Dongli, King of Nanyue, why aren't you starting yet? Do I have to personally go down and invite you?!"
Seeing that the Northern King was angry, the Southern King was startled, fearing that if the other party got angry, he would rather give up his good reputation for treating the old king well than let him die.
He grabbed Dongli Wang's clothes and charged forward, intending to just jump around a bit and get away with it.
This displeased King Dongli again.
What do you mean? If you're not ashamed, don't drag me into this. But my clothes are being pulled so tightly that I can't break free.
The King of Nanyue paid no heed to the King of Dongli's dilemma. All he could think about was, "What's the point of saving face? Can saving face feed me? I'll do anything, but I can't go hungry!"
At this moment, she didn't care about losing face or anything like that, and pulled Dongli Wang into a dance that was even more cringe-worthy than Ji Ni Tai Mei.
But he had no artistic talent, and his limbs moved as if they were meeting for the first time, each swinging its own way. Not only did he slap the cooperating Dongli King several times, but he also lost his balance while spinning around and fell flat on his face.
This is absolutely shameful!
The assembled officials, however, seemed quite pleased with the spectacle and applauded enthusiastically.
Seeing this, the Northern King, who was once on par with him, was so sullen that he couldn't laugh at all. He said, "You two danced... quite hard. You've worked hard."
After saying this, he waved his hand and led the two down to their seats, where he also set up a table of wine and food for each of them. Only then did everyone start drinking again.
The King of Nanyue was forgetful; he had a great appetite as soon as he saw food, which made the King of Dongli's face turn pale and red.
King Dongli: On the first day after separating from General Yi, I miss him.
I wonder if he suffered the same humiliation as I did?
You must persevere! Once you can speak with the King of Beishang, he will surely bring the general to his side as well!
—A place where prisoners of war were working—
It was a desolate, wild place, with sandstorms frequently blowing in, and the sky was a hazy mix of blue and yellow – it was truly awful. No wonder, despite being part of the royal city, no one had settled here.
Yu Ling looked at the group of soldiers who had been taken prisoner under the original owner's command. After only one afternoon of work, their faces were sallow and their hair was dry and unkempt, as if they had rolled around on a dirty ground several times. They were all dirty and smelly.
Fortunately, the place he was sitting in was sheltered from the wind. Yu Ling thought to herself that she would never work in this place, absolutely not.
System: [Don't speak too confidently, host.]
Not working means no food, and not eating means starving to death. Surely I can't expect those poor, captured underlings of the original owner to pay tribute to the host… Damn it, this really does seem like something the host would do.
Yu Ling already disliked these survival conditions, and casually retorted to the system, "System, stop interfering in the host's affairs. Or... if you're so capable, you do it, and I'll buy you a body, how about that?"
System: ??? You even want to exploit the system?!
【No need, no need! I believe that your clever and exceptionally wise host will definitely have a solution!】
The system rejects illegal work.
A group of captured soldiers worked feverishly for three whole hours to transform the mud huts into mud-brick houses that were barely habitable.
Soon, Luo Xiaocan also came to inspect the work, accompanied by a handsome, scholarly-looking man who followed him with his head bowed.
"General Yi..." Luo Xiaocan was about to speak.
"Let's not disgrace the title of general. Just call me by my name, Yi Lanbin." Yu Ling maintained her persona, stood up and replied, her posture upright.
Luo Xiaocan waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"Brother Yi... Brother Yi, it's too strange to call you by your name like that. Besides, we became acquainted through a fight, so why don't we address each other as brothers?"
"Whatever you say, Brother Luo."
Luo Xiaocan was actually a little flattered to see Yu Ling agree so quickly. He smiled and was about to introduce the handsome man next to him to Yu Ling.
"This is Liu Morian, the military strategist of Nan Yue. He is also a rare physician skilled in traditional Chinese medicine, so I decided to keep him here."
The other prisoners from Nanyue were taken to the outer city to work in the mines before the mud huts were even finished because of their poor behavior. It just so happened that the Dongli brothers got a good deal here, since this place was even dirtier before..."
He suddenly realized he had gone astray, and quickly corrected himself:
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