Chapter 29-part-1
Edited by renderedreversed
Chapter 29 part 1
Three months later; it was now midwinter . Wei Country had issued a decree declaring war on Qi Country . At this time, the emperor and the empress dowager were also locked in an intense battle with each other .
Before going to send the troops, the emperor summoned me to the palace again to both appease and intimidate me . Since he was keeping an eye on me, I didn’t think I’d be able to slip away from the battlefield .
Back to the general’s mansion, Chu Kong was gnawing on a roasted chicken while he bitterly grumbled: “Damn Wei Country! Why start a war in midwinter, causing xiaoye to run here and there in this weather . Xiao Xiang Zi, go, go fight a battle or two with them . Abuse them a little before running away . ”
Just as I was wondering what things I needed to bring with me, Chu Kong had to go and say something like that .
“You’re not the one who needs to go to the battlefield . You only know lip service . If you want to abuse them, go abuse them yourself . ”
Chu Kong bit into a large piece of meat and vaguely mumbled: “Who says xiaoye isn’t going?”
My eyes lit up and I stared at him .
“Do you want to impersonate me and go to the battlefield in my place? Princess Kong, after becoming a woman, you’ve become more human . ”
Chu Kong took once faint glance at me before he suddenly sneered . Then, he continued to bite into his chicken without additional comment . That he didn’t refute me was supposed to be a good surprise, but it still made my mind uneasy .
A few days after that, even seeing Chu Kong’s shadow became an impossible task . I still didn’t see him on the day of departing, either . I began to worry, not about him, but about myself . Only the Gods knew what game he was playing…
On the day of my departure, I sat at a long table with the emperor . We drank blood wine together before I had to leave .
I had to wear heavy armor as I rode my warhorse . The warhorse staggered a little and shook its head . Actually, maybe this was a little too much armor…
In front of the citizens of the capital who came to see me off, I led the horse forward and left the capital .
I had heard word that this General Chu was very brave before he died . He also was quite the war tactician . Every war he battled in, even if he was at a disadvantage, he still came out the victor .
Wei Country feared this General Chu considerably . Of course, on the way to the frontline, I still suffered many assassination attempts .
It was just that, though this lifetime was undoubtedly filled with trial and tribulation… When being poisoned, Chu Yi would block it for me . When being assassinated, Chu Yi would block it for me . He really was a human shield . My ‘gold’ armor would also block it for me . Every time an assassin came close, I didn’t move or run; I just firmly sat there and waited . When my would-be murderer was about to strike a deathly blow, no matter if it was upon his head, shoulder, or abdomen, the first thing that would fall first was Chu Yi’s sword . Over time, rumors developed that the general was invincible . The rumors in the army said that the general was extremely powerful, and that he cultivated a golden hard body that would never wither .
Of course, they were mortals . They didn’t know any better . I, on the other hand, knew that this general’s golden hard body was not, in fact, invincible . It was really hard to run away with this body .
The biggest problem that came with the assassination attempts was Chu Yi . He was always attentive to a fault afterwards . All day long, he stood beside me with that wooden face . It became really difficult to escape .
Day after day, the frontline grew nearer . I was so anxious that I was an insomniac every night .
On one of these particular nights, the army was camping on the outskirts . I was sitting in a tent with a headache . Suddenly, I could hear Chu Yi’s voice yelling: “Presumptuous! Whose underling are you? How dare you sneak into the general’s tent!”
An assassination attempt again? I waited for half a day and still didn’t hear a sound . My anxiety got the best of me, so I walked out of the tent, only to find Chu Yi holding a skinny soldier . This skinny soldier’s eyes were impressive; he wasn’t intimidated at all and in fact was staring at Chu Yi with a cold, unyielding look . Seeing that I had come out, his eyes fell onto me . With raised eyebrows, his lips moved and said, “Xiao Xiang Zi . ”
I also raised an eyebrow . I didn’t expect Chu Kong to dress like a soldier and mix into the army . But why didn’t he come to look for me after so many days? Why did he come today? I coughed and said, “Soldier, what do you have to report?”
In the sunlight, Chu Kong’s face was a little pale . He deliberately lowered his voice and hoarsely said, “General, it’s life-threatening information . ”
I nodded . “Come in and talk . ”
Chu Yi refused to release him .
“General, this is probably a bad idea…”
“No harm . ”
I waved my hand and took Chu Kong with me into the tent . It was just that this place wasn’t like the general’s mansion . Anyone could overhear us outside . I let Chu Kong come to my desk . There, I handed him a brush and asked: “What do you have to report?”
While Chu Kong said aloud, “A matter of life and death,” he wrote on the paper, “There’s another child in my belly . ”
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