In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

This power can truly corrupt a person.

The innocent Prince Huai I met in Xiapi has now become like this... It's truly...

Shaking his head with a forced smile, Liu Ji left the Chu King's palace.

......

"Sister Ahua, are you...sad?" Zihuai finally found an opportunity to come to Zijuan's side and asked cautiously.

It was evening, and a cool breeze was blowing through the siblings' hair.

Zijuan remained silent, but simply stood up from her bed.

Then, she hugged Zihuai.

"Huh? Sister Ahua, you—" Zihua panicked and tried to push Zijuan away.

However, feeling his sister trembling, Zihuai involuntarily stopped moving.

"Ah Shu, sob sob sob sob... Ah Shu..." Zijuan sobbed, hugging Zihuai and saying something unconsciously.

"Sister Ahua..."

"Father is dead...Father is dead..." Zijuan had cried countless times, but this time, perhaps because she had just seen Xiang Liang's burial, she cried especially sadly.

Zihuai pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out to pat Zijuan on the back.

His frenulum was trembling, trembling slightly.

Sister, why are you so sad...?

It's all my fault. If I had killed Zhang Han back then, maybe my sister wouldn't be so heartbroken...

“…Zhang Han.” His voice was very soft, so soft that Zijuan, who was crying, couldn’t hear it.

Before long, Zijuan cried herself to sleep.

Zihuai stood under the moon, head bowed, eyes red.

That was anger, that was self-blame.

"I must, I absolutely must kill Zhang Han." He abruptly raised his head, his voice spitting out a hateful glint in his eyes, "I'll make my sister shed tears, Zhang Han, I'll make you—"

"May they die without a burial place!"

"Your life belongs to me. I will kill you, I will definitely kill you!"

The dagger was already in Zihuai's hand at some point. His hand trembled slightly as he gripped the dagger. Zihuai spoke almost word by word.

Zhang Han, far to the north of the river, felt a chill run through his body involuntarily.

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Chapter 912 What should be done after the conquest of Qin?

"Third Brother, has the King given any further instructions?" Xiang Lu rubbed his shoulder and asked Xiang Bo.

"Not yet, what's wrong?" Xiang Bo looked somewhat haggard. He looked up at Xiang Lu.

His haggard appearance was not only due to the death of Xiang Liang, the grief of losing his brother and relatives, but also to factors such as self-doubt and dissatisfaction.

After Xiang Liang's death, he, as the third son of the Xiang family, should rightfully have taken over Xiang Liang's responsibilities and become the head of the Xiang family. But now, including himself, it seems that everyone subconsciously regards Xiang Yu as the one who will shoulder the main responsibility of the Xiang family.

Although Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu, and Xiang An made significant contributions on the front lines, these achievements were largely due to Xiang Bo's active role in transporting and distributing supplies. While problems may have arisen on the front lines, Xiang Bo's supplies and provisions were never compromised.

"It's nothing, just asking." Xiang Lu shook his head and patted the armor he had placed beside him.

Xiang Bo stopped paying attention to Xiang Lu, straightened his clothes, and went outside.

Meanwhile, at the door next door, Xiang Yu and Xiang An were also about to go out.

"So what exactly are your thoughts, brother? The Central Plains are in chaos right now. Under Hu Hai's rule, Qin has become a tyrannical state, and the people are suffering terribly. What should we do?" Xiang An followed beside Xiang Yu, his brows slightly furrowed. "Brother, you should know what I'm talking about."

"Although Qin achieved an unprecedented unification, which was definitely beneficial to the stability of the Central Plains, the Qin Dynasty has now become a cancer in the Central Plains. What happens after we eradicate this cancer?"

"It's very simple," Xiang Yu said calmly. "We just need another ruler to emerge to govern the world."

"The ruler of all under heaven..." Xiang An pinched his chin, lost in thought.

"Hurry up, we need to talk to Liu Bang." Xiang Yu didn't explain further, but only urged him on.

"Oh, here they come." Xiang An quickened his pace and caught up with Xiang Yu.

Upon opening the courtyard gate, Xiang Yu and Xiang An, brothers, bumped right into Xiang Bo.

"Third Uncle." Xiang An was taken aback and bowed slightly to Uncle Xiang.

Xiang Yu merely glanced at Xiang Bo, said nothing, and continued walking past him.

"Ah, Xiang Yu and Xiang An, where are you planning to go?" Xiang Bo smiled. He knew there were things he should and shouldn't say. After all, family members are family, and even if there are rifts, they are still family.

"We're planning to go to Liu Bang's place, what about you, Uncle San?"

"It's nothing, I'm just taking a walk." Uncle Xiang was a little puzzled by the brothers' attitude, but he didn't really care.

"Ah, big brother... then Third Uncle, you go ahead and wander around, we'll be going now." Xiang An looked up and saw that Xiang Yu had already walked far away, so he became a little anxious, gave a few perfunctory replies, and chased after him.

Looking at Xiang Yu and Xiang An's retreating figures, Xiang Bo felt somewhat dejected, shook his head, and went for a stroll on his own.

Now even Xiang Yu doesn't want to talk to me anymore... Sigh, whatever, anyway, I'm just an "indispensable" member of the Xiang family.

......

"Big brother!" Xiang An caught up with Xiang Yu, sighed, and said helplessly, "Although I know that Third Uncle is not very likable, big brother is being a bit too rude."

"Okay, I'll be more careful next time," Xiang Yu replied casually.

Xiang An was speechless and didn't know what to say to Xiang Yu, looking quite distressed.

"Our military power has been weakened. In order to have enough say, it is necessary to win over Liu Bang's goodwill." Xiang Yu turned to look at Xiang An and said calmly, "Our personal military strength may be strong enough, but it is still too wishful thinking to achieve peace in the world by force alone."

As the two brothers talked, they arrived at the camp of Liu Ji, the Duke of Pei.

"Ah! Aren't these General Xiang Yu and General Xiang An! Please come in, please come in!" After the two servants led the Xiang brothers into the military camp, the first general they saw was Peng Yue.

Peng Yue's experience is quite similar to Liu Ji's. Both of them first became outlaws, and then were moved by the general trend of the world and Chen Sheng's call to arms, and chose to join the rebel army. However, Liu Ji was obviously luckier. He first killed the white snake on Mangdang Mountain, which made him famous. Later, he recruited Xiao He and strengthened his own power. Now, he has become one of the two great generals of Western Chu.

Peng Yue is now a general under Liu Ji.

"Is Liu Bang in his camp now?" Xiang Yu asked. Xiang An followed behind him without saying a word.

Based on the current ranking, his military rank is second-in-command, placing him after Xiang Yu and Liu Ji.

This was the result of Xiong Xin's redistribution of military power, and Xiang An had no intention of refuting Xiong Xin's allocation.

However, this also means that Xiang An was extremely disappointed. Even knowing that this might be the final result, Xiang An was still very disappointed.

Point Guard Here

Xiang An and Zijuan found Xiong Xin. Xiang An knew roughly what kind of personality he originally had. This decision he made now was really unlike the Xiong Xin he used to make.

Your butt really can change your mind.

"Our general is in his tent. Please follow me, both generals." Peng Yue waved to the servant and personally led Xiang Yu and Xiang An to Liu Ji's tent.

"General, General Xiang Yu has arrived." Peng Yue called out from outside the tent and led Xiang Yu and Xiang An inside.

Xiang An walked at the back, somewhat lost in thought.

The title of "Great General" originally belonged to Xiang Liang, but now it is shared by both Xiang Yu and Liu Ji.

"Brother Xiang, you've arrived! Please have a seat." Liu Ji was overjoyed to see Xiang Yu and stood up to greet him.

Although Xiang Yu and Xiang An were about to go to Zhang Han to "die," it did not prevent them from still having considerable prestige in the army. Being on good terms with him did not conflict with Liu Ji's subsequent arrangements.

Xiang Yu nodded, calmly took his seat, and sat down in the seat below Liu Ji.

"I heard that Your Majesty has sought out Liu Bang?" Xiang Yu turned his head and looked at Liu Ji meaningfully.

"I looked for it." Liu Ji nodded. It wasn't something that couldn't be said; denying it would be foolish.

"So, has the next strategic move been planned?" Xiang Yu continued to ask.

"It's too early to say it's an arrangement. The final strategy will be decided by you and Brother Xiang. The general direction has never changed, has it?" Liu Ji smiled and shook his head, "To overthrow the tyrannical Qin and revive the great Chu."

"However, Your Majesty has a good suggestion, although it's a bit early, let me tell you about it first, Brother Xiang." Liu Ji stopped grinding ink and smiled.

"We will split into two groups. One group will engage Zhang Han, while the other will find another route and attack towards Xianyang."

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Chapter 913 An Unexpected Development

"I see... this plan..." Xiang Yu smiled indifferently.

Xiang An narrowed his eyes, seemingly deep in thought.

"That's about it, but it seems the King wants you to keep Zhang Han in check. Brother Xiang, what do you think?" Liu Ji showed a helpless expression and shrugged.

"I have no objection. In fact, my brother and I share similar thoughts with Your Majesty." Xiang Yu shook his head and looked at Xiang An. "Xiang An, this is our chance for revenge. What do you think?"

Xiang An pondered for a moment, remaining silent, but looked at Liu Ji with a rather strange expression.

Liu Ji remained calm and composed, continuing with his daily routine.

With a sigh, Xiang An couldn't help but feel sorrow.

This is Xiong Xin's open scheme, an open scheme that can be seen at a glance.

Xiang Liang paid the ultimate price to prove how dangerous it was to fight Zhang Han. Xiang Yu only had a little over 30,000 men under his command, which was less than Xiang Liang's original strength. Going after Zhang Han would have been tantamount to suicide.

However, the word "hatred" made the two brothers, at least Xiang An, absolutely want to kill Zhang Han with their own hands.

Therefore, this is a blatant and overt conspiracy.

Xiang An nodded in agreement.

Even after being tricked, Xiang An still wanted to avenge Xiang Liang and, incidentally, eliminate the henchmen of the tyrannical Qin Dynasty for the Central Plains.

"Brother Liu Ji, you must be planning to choose another route to attack Xianyang, right?" Xiang Yu took a sip of tea, put it aside, and turned to look at Liu Ji with a smile that Liu Ji couldn't understand.

"So, shall we have a competition?"

"Oh? What do you mean by that, Brother Xiang?" Liu Ji became interested, leaning forward slightly and showing a curious expression.