Tang Dynasty: After dominating Rome, I counterattacked Chang'an

Chapter 15 His name is King of Chu, and Chu will be the one to destroy Qin!

Pei Xingjian is extremely melancholy today.

On the other side of the sea, in the entire West, this was not the case for Pei Xingjian.

He was called by Westerners a war maniac second only to Li Chengdao.

Many Western armies fought against Pei Xingjian's Yaoguang Camp. After their defeat, the prisoners of war could actually see Pei Xingjian smiling.

Crazy laugh!
He seemed to be enjoying the fun of war!

It is recognized by Westerners that he is a complete lunatic!

Among the seven generals of the stars,
Pei Xingjian was an arrogant general. Many Westerners believed that the words "arrogant" were not enough to describe Pei Xingjian's arrogance. Rather, he was a madman, a madman who enjoyed war!
And today,
When Pei Xingjian arrived in the Tang Dynasty, he was not like that. He did not enjoy the war. Since he set foot on this land, he was filled with melancholy, endless melancholy.

ten years….
It's been ten years!
Pei Xingjian missed his hometown every day. This was his former home.

Now, returning to his hometown ten years later, stepping into the place he had missed for so long, and looking at his former enemy, Pei Xingjian felt that everything and everyone had changed.

He was still a teenager when he left the Tang Dynasty.

But now when he comes back, he is already a steady middle-aged man with a slight beard.

"How can I guess what the King of Qin is thinking?"

Commander Wang looked deeply at Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian laughed bitterly when he heard this: "Yes, yes. How can we, ants, guess what the King of Qin is thinking?"

"Ten years ago, no one could have predicted that the King of Qin would be so cruel and ruthless, killing his own flesh and blood."

"We never expected this. When we were in Chang'an with the King of Qin, we couldn't guess what he was thinking, let alone now that we are thousands of miles apart."

"I, Pei Xingjian, asked this question in vain."

Pei Xingjian smiled helplessly.

Commander Wang took a deep breath and said, "Now that you have finished asking questions, how about I ask them?"

Pei Xingjian nodded: "I would like to hear the details."

The two seemed to be talking in harmony, but secretly, Commander Wang tightly grasped the hilt of the knife with his right hand.

"Back then, more than 5,000 of you followed him through life and death to escort His Royal Highness the Grandson away. You... would have done so even if it meant sacrificing the lives of your entire family. Why would you go to this extent!"

Commander Wang asked a question that had puzzled him for ten years.

The fact that the 5,000 remaining soldiers from the Eastern Palace followed him through life and death deeply shocked Commander Wang.

What kind of master is this who can make more than 5,000 people give up their lives and die with him?
Commander Wang didn’t understand, and he never understood.

then.

That day he saw Li Chengdao's eyes, which were the same as those of the King of Qin.

He still didn't understand why the remaining soldiers of the Eastern Palace followed him through life and death, but he knew that there were soldiers who were willing to follow him through life and death, and a master with such a look in his eyes.

Given enough time to catch their breath, they will definitely pose a threat to the King of Qin!
and so!
After he failed in the pursuit, he volunteered to man this outpost.

He wanted to be the eyes of the King of Qin and help him keep an eye on the child.

He had never let his guard down during these years, and had even been extremely vigilant, because of the remnant soldiers from the Eastern Palace who had followed him through life and death, and because of the look in Li Chengdao's eyes.

For countless days and nights, he prayed to God that Li Chengdao would not come back. Every time he woke up from a dream and saw the calm sea the next day, he would feel relieved.

The same thing happened this morning.

But... there is no tomorrow anymore.

That kid and his soldiers are back!!
"Why do we live and die together?"

Pei Xingjian thought for a moment, then sighed and said with melancholy, "The King of Qin has a very unique personality charm. Even when the Emperor Emeritus supported the Crown Prince, there was still a group of people who followed him through thick and thin and launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident."

"The King of Qin has his own charisma, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also has his own charisma."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is dead, and the remaining soldiers of the Eastern Palace have lost their backbone. However, my Royal Highness is alive, so they naturally choose to follow him. They think of my Royal Highness as the Crown Prince."

"But I, Pei Xingjian, am not like that. Your Highness treated me well in the past, and I have already made up my mind to protect him with my whole life."

"Many of us risked our entire families' lives to protect him, a person we had no blood relationship with. This may seem foolish to others, but we all followed him passionately."

"If I have to say something, it's... stubbornness. We are all stubborn people."

"Fortunately, we stubborn people like you all got a better result."

Saying,

Pei Xingjian's eyes were gentle, as if a picture appeared before his eyes.

The picture was dark.

But there were eighteen steps, and on those steps, there was a black figure with red eyes sitting on the throne.

Pei Xingjian in the picture half-knelt down in front of him with a burning passion. The dark figure was Li Chengdao, the prince whom he had passionately followed for more than ten years!

“These past ten years have been legendary.”

"Your Highness... We wanted to protect him and let him live a normal life, but he led us and created many legends."

"He brought us here, and made the entire West live in fear. Now, he is bringing us back here."

Pei Xingjian laughed.

Whenever he thought of Li Chengdao, he was filled with pride and honor.

Commander Wang saw this and felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

really….
That child back then made a great name for himself on the other side of the sea!

The thing he was most worried about back then finally happened!
"Your Highness, he will not succeed!"

Commander Wang shouted, "King of Qin! He is no longer the King of Qin. He is now... the Heavenly Khan who is worshipped by all nations!"

"Under the leadership of the King of Qin, all the surrounding countries are his vassal states. His power is more than ten times stronger than it was ten years ago! You and your Highness, you will only die if you return!!"

Commander Wang howled loudly.

She wanted to use coaxing and the power of the current King of Qin to cover up her fear of the child!

"Is it."

Pei Xingjian heard this and smiled indifferently: "So, my prince is no longer the child he used to be."

"He has become stronger, and so have my followers. He now has a self-proclaimed title."

Commander Wang took a deep breath and asked solemnly, "What is it?"

Pei Xingjian smiled faintly and said, "He named himself the King of Chu."

King of Chu?

Commander Wang was stunned.

Pei Xingjian continued to explain: "Thousands of years ago, there was a legend on this land under our feet."

"At that time in the Qin Dynasty, King Ying Zheng of Qin was extremely powerful, but even so, there were voices among the people that the Qin would be destroyed by Chu!"

"The Chu people did not succeed, but the rumor has been passed down."

The Qin will be destroyed by Chu!

Commander Wang’s eyes widened instantly.

And at this moment,

Pei Xingjian's expression became more and more excited, and his voice became louder and louder.

He seemed to be in some kind of frenzy.

He opened his arms and said with a high and passionate voice: "Yes! The King of Qin is very strong! Your Highness knows that the King of Qin is very strong, and we, his followers, also know that the King of Qin is very strong!"

"During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, countless Donggong comrades died in the thousands of miles of pursuit. The defeated soldiers like me were beaten to the point of losing their souls. Whenever I think of the King of Qin, I become extremely terrified of him!"

"If we had faced that man at that time, we wouldn't even have the most basic fighting spirit. We would have thought that we would lose if we fought, and there was no way we could win!"

"It's Your Highness! It's Your Highness!!!"

Pei Xingjian spoke in a voice so loud that even the white-robed soldiers outside the study door could hear it.

When they heard the title of King Chu, their eyes subconsciously became fiery and even their backs straightened.

"It's Your Highness!!!"

"He stood up at this time and brought up a rumor from thousands of years ago that the Qin would be destroyed by the Chu State. He proclaimed himself the King of Chu, implying that the King of Qin would be killed in the future!"

"He was the first one... to raise the will to fight against that invincible man! He was also the one who led us and other followers out of the days of fear of King Qin!"

"He obviously lost the most in that war. All his relatives died. He should have been in more pain, but he always encouraged us and led us followers. He...King Chu, is worthy of our blood and pursuit!"

"You ask me if we will fail in our war against the King of Qin? We may fail, or we may succeed! But we, the followers of the King of Chu... don't care anymore! Because we are no longer afraid of the King of Qin. Ten years ago, we have used up all our fear and shed all our tears. We have lost everything and have nothing left to lose!"

"I, Pei Xingjian, have been supported by my hatred for the King of Qin for the past ten years!"

"Now!"

Pei Xingjian's voice became high again, his face flushed, and veins on his body kept popping up.

"The King of Chu and I don't care how history books will write about us invading the Tang Dynasty. We just want to... avenge our past! Either you die or I die!!!"

"We just want to have a hearty battle with the King of Qin! This battle is a continuation of the battle that happened ten years ago!"

(End of this chapter)