Chapter 152 Luckily, he wasn't like her (64)
Zhang Er was of average strength and quite old. Although the Chu army didn't select particularly strong and burly men to blend into the crowd, they were still not easy for Zhang Er to defeat.
He almost risked his life to inflict a wound on that person.
Zhang Er clutched his neck and collapsed, making a hissing sound.
The surroundings seemed to fall silent for a moment, then screams and roars erupted the next instant.
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Liu Bang was so shocked by this scene that he stood up abruptly. He himself had no morals, but that didn't mean he wouldn't be moved by such a person.
"...He is a truly brave man."
He admitted that he was moved for a moment when he heard the man shouting "I won't make things difficult for the King of Han" before he died; it was only for a moment, but it was definitely real.
Liu Bang subconsciously raised his hand to stroke his grown beard. Being a good person didn't seem so bad; at least it was really useful when it came to fooling people.
He heard a faint sigh, almost inaudible.
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Some retreated, while others rushed forward. They were already grandparents, and at that moment, they couldn't care about anything else.
Chaos reigned at the foot of the city wall, leaving those on the wall dumbfounded.
The families of those who guarded the city were all inside the city, but who could guarantee that there weren't any of their relatives outside the city?
This can't even be described as a case of "the rabbit mourns the fox's death"; they really might have distant relatives down there.
They were filled with resentment. The Chu soldiers hiding in the distance were out of their reach; they couldn't even hit them. It was a distance that even arrows couldn't reach.
However, once they entered the archery range, they mingled with the civilians below, and if they tried to attack, they would accidentally injure them.
"Are we really just going to stand by and watch?"
An archer asked his superior.
The man thought for a moment and said, "Archers, step forward and draw your bows!"
Sparse arrows flew towards the city walls, but most of them hit the Chu army.
The chaos continued until the very end, those who had been driven to their deaths lay on the ground, some dead, some barely clinging to life, while the remaining Chu soldiers retreated with their remnants.
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"Where do you think people go after they die?"
The question about 'Han' came suddenly, seemingly unrelated to the present, yet also a question posed because of those who had died.
"When a person dies, their soul returns to their homeland, right?" Liu Bang made this judgment because she had mentioned it before when he was still in 'Qin'.
"But when a person dies, it's like a lamp going out."
These questions and words didn't sound like they came from her, but Liu Bang felt it was perfectly normal for her to feel this way.
“I thought about this question hundreds of years ago,” Han said, as if recalling the past. Liu Bang listened quietly to her continue, also curious about her past, “Why would someone be willing to die for me?”
Liu Bang calculated that several hundred years ago, when the Qin dynasty was just established, the Qin people were probably still fighting against the Quanrong.
Why? Of course, it was for the establishment of a nation.
He couldn't say what the Qin people were thinking at the time, but for him, just thinking about the birth of a country under his own hands made him incredibly excited. It wasn't a matter of whether or not he had to pay the price; a true man should make achievements and establish a career in this world.
"It has been like this for hundreds of years, and I have gradually come to understand people."
Liu Bang nodded. He didn't ask for much; he just wanted his ancestor to not suddenly say that she wanted to be human.
"That kind of invisible emotion is both fragile and resilient."
"I don't actually dislike the Chu soldiers below the city."
Liu Bang mentally added the next line for 'Han': Anyway, they will be Han people in the future.
To be honest, he didn't hate that much. It's like someone stabbing you with a knife. If you don't hate the person, why would you hate the knife?
The two sentences seemed unrelated, yet Liu Bang felt that she had said everything.
I understand her feelings towards people, and I understand why she is so ruthless to her own kind, yet empathetic to those who are not her kind.
'Han's' state is terrifying. Fortunately, he is not her kind. He is a human who is favored by 'Han'.
Those who are favored are always fearless.
Liu Bang even felt that she didn't plan all of this simply to survive; if it were just for her own survival, there were many things she didn't need to do.
Liu Bang was alarmed to discover that she might be doing this for someone else...
The Zuo Zhuan once said: "Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts."
Liu Bang once took it for granted that this statement was just a statement and could not instill fear in anyone.
What we see and speculate about today makes us realize her 'madness,' and we can only say that it's fortunate she favors people...
Besides being moved by the nameless commoner, Liu Bang's biggest feeling today was how tragic it was for those who died alongside the Qin dynasty.
I encountered such a... indescribable spirit.
Zhu Qing'ai could see Liu Bang's constantly changing expression. Thinking that the performance was almost over and it was time to go home, she calmly said, "Send someone to collect their bodies later."
"It's always good to return to one's homeland."
We can't leave the corpses uncollected; if we leave them under the city gates in the spring, a plague will break out in no time.
She didn't know that Liu Bang had already transformed her image into that of a lover, but it didn't matter. Knowing wouldn't change anything. A lover's mind and a country's mind are mutually reinforcing, which is better than a romantic mind.
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After disappearing from Xianyang Palace, Zhu Qing'ai went to find Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu, whose host was busy.
Sometimes she would sigh, she and the host were one person but did the work of two people. She did the work of the system and also diligently did the work of the host under the guise of a body. It would be unreasonable for the main system not to give her a raise.
Zhu Qing'ai selectively forgot the fact that her host was left to fend for herself, and only felt that she must have made great contributions by giving her host tasks every day.
Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about whether the mission in the last world was completed perfectly!
These days, there are very few systems as dedicated to working for their hosts as she is.
So she felt perfectly justified in eating the takeout meal the host treated her to today!
After taking a sip of the data-filled iced cola, Zhu Qing'ai made a sound as if she had come back to life.
By the way, let me recommend this to the host: "Cola without ice is like the West without Jerusalem, so..."
She casually tossed several ice cubes into Wei Sheng Jiu Jiu's cup, only to wonder if it was a bit too cold to drink in early spring.
But she ate ice cream every winter when she was alive, and nothing happened to her.
Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu took a sip without changing his expression. In fact, he didn't understand what was so good about this kind of drink that produced small bubbles in the mouth and then burst. But since she had said so, he wouldn't refuse outright. Instead, he would try it seriously.
And he said, "It tastes very good."
He paused for a moment, then added, "The ice was added just right."
Not for any other reason than that she herself threw the ice in.
Rounding up, this iced cola is practically a gift she gave him.
Wei Sheng Jiujiu knows how to round up or down. He carefully finished his entire cup of cola, and today's takeout was unusually fried food.
Everyone at Uni-President eats unhealthy fast food, but it tastes really good.
After finishing their meal, the group huddled together. Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu, using the excuse that it was cold outside and that he had to draw new blueprints, skipped his afternoon shift and instructed his servants not to let anyone disturb him, so he stayed indoors.
Buildings in the pre-Qin period were often tall and spacious, even indoors, which might lead some to believe that they were not very warm.
But actually, thanks to the indoor paint, the temperature is still quite good. However, this is something that only the rich and powerful can enjoy. Wei Sheng Jiu Jiu also received a luxurious mansion in Xianyang City because of his merits.
Zhu Qing'ai even turned on the air conditioning for him; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the room was warm and cozy.
Of course, the flower in question doesn't refer to a flower; only Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu himself knows what it specifically refers to.
After Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu finished drawing the blueprints for the next improvement of the cannon, Zhu Qing Ai picked them up and looked at them first.
The blueprints take into account current productivity and the best that craftsmen can achieve.
As for the special furnaces for iron and steel smelting, there is only a piece of paper at present, and it is too late to build them temporarily, let alone solve the urgent problem.
The system store's restrictions are just too annoying...
How can I combine the non-lethal items from the system store to create a weapon sufficient to solve the current situation?
She flipped through the pages, speechless with exasperation: "Why don't they even sell gas cylinders here..."
The unscrupulous main system is definitely trying to make money off their dormitory's takeout orders by deliberately preventing them from cooking.
Main system: ?
The main system is sitting at home, and trouble comes from the sky.
Compared to Zhu Qing'ai's sympathy for the dead and her single-minded focus on ending the chaos as soon as possible, Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu felt nothing. He didn't care about those people, and he didn't really feel anything when he heard Zhu Qing'ai's complaints.
His current thought was that they were so close, his right arm was pressed against hers...
The several layers of sleeve fabric that were completely ignored: ?
Zhu Qing'ai flipped through the pages again, saw something, and suddenly had an idea. She looked at Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu: "It doesn't necessarily have to be about science..."
Instead of relying on the local artisans, which are limited by the region's productivity, it's better to simply use a cheat code.
Zhu Qing'ai placed an order for a large quantity of high-quality steel pipes.
The system managing the online store paused for a moment when it saw the order. Was there a demand for steel pipes in the pre-Qin era?
It thought about it again and realized that a steel pipe was indeed more effective at hitting people than wood. Another host that exploits loopholes, tsk.
The steel pipes that Zhu Qing'ai ordered were not delayed and arrived here smoothly.
She looked expectantly at Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu: "If cannons can be handcrafted, then could we..."
Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu wanted to say that the benefits didn't outweigh the efforts, but he swallowed the words: "I'll try my best..."
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