The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 766 Ice and Fire
Black smoke billows, fire blazes, snow darkens the flags, and the wind blows witheringly.

Thousands of soldiers from both sides looked towards the north bank of the Han River.

Snow flakes fell from the sky, but before they hit the ground, they were burned away by the flames rising from the ground.

The undead knight Seboli, holding a spear, walked past the corpses of soldiers, across the crazy and cruel battlefield, and across ice and fire.

"Kill her! End this war! Kill her!" Emperor Guangde shouted hysterically behind him. His hair and beard were ignited by the flames, and a corner of his dragon robe was burned. If the Undead Knight had not arrived in time, the Emperor of Da Qi would have turned to ashes in the dragon's breath.

His elder sister, the eldest princess Liu Yufei, was currently lying on the back of the giant python's neck, looking down at her half-brother from above. There was a thick layer of frost between her brows, and her eyes were filled with anger.

The first spear just passed by Xuanwu's back, and the collision of ice and fire splashed up snowflakes that fell on the eldest princess's shoulders.

"Burn."

Xuanwu rose into the sky and disappeared among the clouds. The bottom of the giant python's throat gradually turned red, which was a sign of dragon breath being emitted.

"Where is she! Kill her!" Liu Kan pointed to the sky and shouted wildly.

Sai Boli looked up at the sky and saw two ghost fires burning under his black helmet.

He stretched out his right hand and his subordinate handed him a second snow-white spear.

He gripped the spear tightly, looked up at the sky, and slowly raised the spear.

The spear was fully charged in the Undead Knight's hand, and the spear body emitted a dragon's roar. The Undead Knight took a few steps, stepped on the ground with one foot, and threw it with all his strength.

There was a loud bang, and the huge shock wave knocked people and horses to the ground within a hundred steps. The nearest shield car was directly torn in half...
The spear pierced the swooping giant black tortoise python like a beam of light.

The giant python raised its neck and let out a deafening roar. Instead of dodging, it faced the spear and breathed out dragon breath.

Blazing flames instantly engulfed the sharp ice spear. The collision of ice and fire unleashed a tremendous burst of energy, and the burning flames, like the rising sun, illuminated both sides of the Han River.

When the dazzling light dimmed, Liu Kan didn't care about his skin being burned by the flames and looked around hurriedly. The other soldiers also put down their weapons and looked up at the sky.

The moment to witness history is coming.

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"No. 30875. According to the information held by the Ministry of Love, you found time to watch a fantasy movie in that deserted village, even though you were being hunted by bounty hunters nationwide. What was the content?"

The bald investigator raised his index finger and began to quickly check the relevant data.

The battle of ice and fire in the holographic projection came to an abrupt end. The long spear thrown by the Undead Knight flew towards the orange-red flames, tit for tat. The giant python ridden by the eldest princess hovered in the air, with only the green snake scales shining brightly in the firelight. If you look closely, you can still see the patterns on the snake scales.

In short, everything suddenly stopped.

"It's about the Battle of Xiangyang. It's a banned film that tells the story of the traitor Liu Yufei's crimes..."

"Yes, I saw it, and more than once. Is it illegal?"

"Of course not. Compared to the heinous crimes you committed on the run, this is really nothing."

The bald man coughed lightly and concluded:
"No. 30875, you are accused of twelve crimes, including murder, treason, leaking secrets, destroying the ecological environment, damaging Vine Company's servers, and animal abuse..."

“I’ve done so many things.”

Qi Meng nodded complacently. Perhaps because he was suddenly interrupted, the veins on his face bulged, and he was clearly displeased.

"I told you, call me by my name, I'm not a number! Also, killing the bounty hunter was forced self-defense, not murder!"

"I'm sorry to spoil your viewing experience, but it seems you've already seen this movie twice." The bald man shrugged and continued, "The Empire deals with tens of thousands of traitors like you every day. Digitally archiving your crimes is a more efficient way to avoid errors."

"Tens of thousands?" Qi Meng grinned. If there were really so many rebels, the rule of those old guys in the Senate would be over.

"Indeed, as you have just seen, betrayal—or rebellion, as you would call it—has never ceased, from the time of Emperor Taizu of Qi until today."

"So." The bald man looked at Qi Meng seriously, and spoke as if he wanted to give the young traitor some advice:
"Putting aside your killing of the bounty hunter, what you've done or wanted to do has been done many times before, like the Princess Liu Yufei you saw in fantasy films... Unfortunately, your final outcome is always the same: doomed to failure."

"Don't mistakenly think that you are a pioneer or a prophet," the investigator said in an unusually calm voice, as if he was calculating a simple math problem.

"You're just a programmer who accidentally stumbled upon the border of the empire. Essentially, you're no different from the gorillas and monkeys in the zoo. You thought you could see a wider world by climbing over the wall, but you didn't realize that after you climbed over the wall, you would encounter high-voltage power lines."

"Then what are you?" Qi Meng retorted, "The hyena in the cage next door? An anal-raiding enthusiast on the African grasslands? Acting as an executioner, expecting your master to give you a piece of the nine-turn large intestine?"

The bald investigator remained calm: "This is a joke from decades ago. It's not funny at all when used here. Besides, your situation is quite dire right now. You will be decomposed and turned into a clone..."

"so what!"

Qi Meng's cheeks were bulging with veins. "Before, in peacetime, we were only fit to be human miners. Now, we don't want to be miners anymore. I belong to myself! Also, that wasn't a fantasy movie. What I saw was real. It really happened. You should call it a documentary."

In any case, the self-awakening of a piece of ore is undoubtedly a tragedy.

"Documentary? An ancient art form?" The investigator smiled.

"The movie matter has come to an end. I heard that you not only watched a movie, but also took an old man away?"

Qi Meng did not deny it.

"Indeed, an innocent old man."

"Number 30875, I need to remind you again that no one involved in this rebellion is innocent."

Qi Meng was silent.

Is the old lady who loves watching documentaries about the eldest princess still alive?
The bald man carefully looked through all the interrogation records about Qi Meng: "Let me ask you a somewhat abstract question... Are you lonely on this journey of escape?"

"Can I not answer your question?"

"No, the Ministry of Love needs to defend your dignity as a human being, even if you are a wanted criminal nationwide. We need to clearly understand all your crimes, including your motives. This is your right..."

In this era where even clones can enjoy rights, indigenous people like Qi Meng enjoy even more rights.

"So, I need to be tortured by you, and then, this is done to better protect my rights."

The bald investigator nodded. "That's not a bad understanding."

"Please continue your story. After leaving the deserted village, where did you go? How many bounty hunters did you kill along the way? And why did you walk into this trap?"

(End of this chapter)