What is this look? Why are they facing me?
"General!" Chen An called out seeing that Si Ning was staring at them dumbfounded.
"I can’t see any cameras, are we resuming? Where are the makeup crew?" Si Ning raised his brows. "Is this practice for which scene?" It was confusing and the terms Chen An was using were confusing him too.
"General I mean Xilie troops are coming." Chen An frowned. "We have to end this war at once. Since we have crippled most of their forces and General Shen Yu seems to bear a grudge against you for cutting down his son.""Force? Cutting?" Si Ning raised a brow.
"It is a good opportunity to get back at you General, you know how hot-headed General Shen Yu is." Chen An took a deep breath. "We need a plan to end it all at once and go back to our Nation victorious." He explained.
"Nation? Are you okay Chen An?" Si Ning had to ask. Chen An was behaving crazy and he looked so serious it was starting to creep him out. "As you can see I am fine, you can go back to President Liu." He had to send this unreasonable Chen An away."President Liu?" Chen An pulled up a scowl as the foot soldier who reported saluted them before leaving when Chen An nodded to him. "General get a grip, the army is coming. What do we do? Should we further retreat?"
Finally, Si Ning had heard enough of Chen An. If Chen An would not find him the Director, he would find him himself and demand the details of the show.
With this thought, Si Ning proceed to walk around the camp but all he sees were men running around, they stopped and saluted him before going on their way. He proceeded to the second tent in the camp which was far from his tent, it was only two tents on set. It looked big and Si Ning figured it would contain the filming instruments and perhaps the main lead Shao Lang would be there along with the Director and the filming crew. He hates Shao Lang with his lousy fake smile and act that wins most Directors hearts.
He heard some growling and some shouting till he reached the tent, parting the mesh to almost faint when the strong stench of blood assaulted his nose and saw people lying wounded on the floor. Some even had their arms gone and the man growling arm was cut off while a woman dressed in bloody robes was bandaging it up.
This wasn’t a 3D effect, it looked so real that Si Ning froze in his step and the wounded man bit his lips hard and even tried to sit up to salute him the moment he saw but Si Ning but Si Ning bolted and ran to his tent.
"General." Chen An called out.
"That is not 3D, right? That... his hand.. no arm.. legs oh...." Si Ning raised his hands to see his callused hands.
What was happening? Long hair, War...?
"3D? What is 3D General?" Chen An asked looking curious. "Oh you saw Ah Dai, he apologized for not being helpful but General he was able to hold up so the medics can treat our men first."
It couldn’t be. Si Ning had seen netizens talking about reincarnation and rebirth novels. He knew about it since Si Nan loved reading those sorts of books but this doesn’t make sense.
"I am a General of which state?" Si Ning asked bitterly as he parted the mesh of his tent, slightly afraid to step in.
Si Ning's eyes darted around. A hard bed, a table, a chair, a series of spears, a sword in its sheath, shiny silver and blue armor on the chair. Things he had missed when he woke up since he didn’t inspect his surroundings, he was more concerned about his hands and feet."You are General Si Ning of Great Xiu Nation...." Chen An paused. "General is your memory damaged?" He proceeded cautiously.
"Xiu Nation!" Si Ning yelled. "Like Xiu country or state?"
"Xiu country, we have many states under us." Chen An replied calmly.
"This cannot be happening! I refuse to believe it! Where is Song Feng!!!....." Si Ning yelled till the back of his throat vibrated.
Chen An had collaborated with the rest to pull a prank on him and he would find the hidden cameras for this prank show and if it was Song Feng, He would not hesitate to beat him up, scriptwriter or not.
Maybe Elite Entertainment would cancel his contract but he could always go and attach himself to Qiu Bai laps and then rise again. Never to gamble, fight and to live an honest life, become famous, and become the number one most sort after man in the country.
"Song Feng!!!" He yelled as he walked around the camp. The soldiers saluted him but he ignored them checking some armors on the ground. The quality was quite good and heavy. This shouldn’t be discarded on the floor. It cost a fortune to rent them.
"General, Song Feng is the Prime Minister's son, why are you looking for him?" Chen An asked hot on Si Ning's heels as he collected the armor from him.
"Where is he?" Si Ning stated inspecting Chen An armor for any hidden cameras.
"He is near Bao, Scholar Song Feng is a scholar and studying the act of traditional medicine." Chen An explained. "He is not stationed at this camp but part of General Shao Lang's army since he would be attending to the wounded."
"Shao Lang, the main lead." Si Ning knew he was on his own and he would do his best to find out his situation of this prank reality show.
After acting like a mad man all over the camp checking the nearby trees for the cameras, the filming crew and seeing there were no hidden cameras and the foot soldiers were all lined up waiting for his command which means the cameras were well hidden and he would not lose to Shao Lang.
What sort of tragedy is this.
Si Ning knew how to dance, sing and act but why would he go to war. This was all a dream and him pinching himself doesn’t seem to wake him up which means he would have to play along for now at least for him to look cool on the show, the way he had been acting wasn’t good for his image.
"Chen An to the tent." Si Ning commanded walking towards the tent he had used one heavy sword to vandalized yelling for the hidden camera not even caring to play along.
Chen An spread the map on the table and two other Commanders joined them. They wore silver armor and helmets.
"General." They both saluted Si Ning.
"This is Han pass and the enemy is moving from this point and here....." Chen An pointed at the map. "But General are you alright?"
This was the time for Si Ning to apply his BattleXmode experience as he nodded listening attentively to Chen An, staring at the map with intense concentration.
Maybe this was Liu Zhicheng helping him in this reality show and maybe he would win a lot of money after winning or a grand prize. Since Shao Lang was at another camp. A male lead would also be stationed at his camp and since the focus was on him. It means he was the male lead.
After his conclusion, Si Ning wanted to laugh out loud like a mad man but he had to follow the invisible script to win this outrageous competition.
"Yes... how high is this... this.." Si Ning pointed to what seemed like a hill since it doesn’t have a label on it and with the shape, he could never guess wrong since topping BattleXmode was no joke but yet he was quite intrigued by the map which was made from fine clothing material. The woven pattern was amazing and looks authentic. "It’s sloppy and almost smooth, up to forty feet." Chen An pointed out."The passage is narrow which means at least ten horses can pass through at once, to meet them will prove difficult, we will lose many men but this hill.. hmmm this should be good for an ambush." Si Ning's lips curled up at his cleverness. He mentally gave himself an award as he nodded. "Su Heng?" Chen An called as he turned to the man next to him who seemed to be in deep thought and Si Ning could tell this Su Heng was the strategist. "But General, no trees to cover us and we would be spotted at daylight since they will probably arrive at the pass befo
"You, what happened to your face?" Si Ning asked slowly as he felt his mental stability crumbling. "It was a raid, seven years ago." The soldier replied firmly as he sheathed his bloody sword without wiping the blood off. His face was impassive like he wasn’t the one who just severed a man’s head. This was real. The head-on the floor was real, the thick stench of blood was real and this was no makeup or trick. Si Ning knew he would be nothing but a fool to deny it. He had truly transmigrated to another time and no amount of trick could cover up a severed head and he doesn’t need to touch the head to know it was real. "Set the plan into motion, take the men. Tell me when you are ready." Si Ning's eyes didn’t leave the head once as the scarred face soldier grabbed the head and carried it like it was just a thing while the other carried the body. Si Ning retreated to his tent. His legs shaking and he was even surprised his voi
Si Ning and Chen An were riding on horses. The foot soldiers running behind them and were able to keep up till they reached the pass. It was just as Chen An described. To avoid collision only ten horses would be able to pass through at a time.Some foot soldiers starting working fast setting up the wooden spiky barriers and it was astonishing how fast and well they work.The atmosphere was stiff and anyone could tell a big showdown was about to happen. Looking towards the sun, Si Ning could tell it was almost dusk and Shen Yu’s army would arrive soon.Si Ning took a deep breath watching for any movement at the top of the hill and it didn’t take long for him to see the half of his troops with the leaves running at the top of the hills, on each side. Su Heng leading the right side while Ji Ran leads the left side. They started setting out by lying flat on top of the hill using the leaves as a shield and Si Ning couldn’t even spot the arrows pointed at the pass. So
Si Ning spotted the man that yelled at the top of his voice, with a deep commanding voice and no one had to tell Si Ning it was General Shen Yu who was out for his head. With his shiny silver armor drawing out his sword swiftly and pointing it towards his direction, his beards straight and white.At times like this Si Ning knew he was supposed to reply just like how he had seen the Generals do in most dramas but he was not ready to let his voice turn hoarse by yelling since their distance was quite far. Keeping quiet would agitate Shen Yu and make him reckless which would be a good sign for Chen An to quickly take him out."Si Ning..... You die today!!!" Shen Yu yelled.Si Ning wondered if the man had a few screws loose since he acted like Si Ning didn’t hear him at first so he had to repeat his statement."I say! Si Ning... you die today!!!" Shen Yu pointed at him.Si Ning resisted the urge to roll his eyes and he could almost imagine a tint of a
Their swords clashed and Si Ning could tell Shen Yu was a skilled warrior. He watched as Shen Yu got the upper hand and move to strike at Chen An’s shoulder but Chen An was quick to somersault backward. Jumping down from his horse and slashed the hind leg of Shen Yu’s horse which made the horse to lose balance and Shen Yu rolled to the ground. Before Chen An could jump and slash Shen Yu to prevent him from standing up to regain his balance, Shen Yu met his sword before he could inflict any damage. For how heavy their swords clashed Si Ning could tell it was a battle of power and stability. This wasn’t something he could handle. He doubts he had the power to even meet Shen Yu’s sword without him losing his balance. "Si Ning!!! Fight me!!!!" Shen Yu yelled as he overpowered Chen An, his sword pushing at Chen An’s sword giving him space to extend his leg, and kicked Chen An on the stomach. Hell no. "Hell no." Si Ning had to voice his thought out as he wa
Si Ning was glad they were done with the tying when Shen Yu woke up to glare at him. "You know the way you call me, people might think we are long lost, lovers." He couldn’t help but comment as he stood above Shen Yu. Staring down at him, Si Ning could see the man was quite old, at least in his fifties and because his son died he made a terrible choice by leading his army blindly. Si Ning concluded that Shen Yu must have loved his son dearly. "Si Ning!!!" Shen Yu said between gritted teeth. This was another era. He was a General and would act as a General. "When did the occurrence of his son losing his life again?" Si Ning asked nonchalantly. "Si Ning!!!!" Shen Yu growled, his eyes glaring daggers at Si Ning's nonchalant attitude. "The last time we fought along the river five days ago." Chen An replied as Ji Ran started bandaging his bleeding arm. Five days ago... Does that mean he transmigrated to t
"What is this!!!" Si Ning yelled staring daggers at the water they didn’t change. Did they think filtering the water won’t make him notice? It’s been three days and he’d been trying not to complain about the little water they would bring for him to take a bath every morning but filtering the water he used previously was nothing but inhumane and as the General, he would not tolerate it. The least he could do in this world that refused to fade was to enjoy it. Soaking in a half-filled tub was getting on his nerves and he always choked down his complaint but seeing the filtered water was the height of his endurance. Chen An rushed in to see Si Ning beside the bathtub staring at it like it was an abomination. "General, what’s wrong?" Si Ning took a deep breath trying to calm his nerves before he jumps on Chen An to chew his head off. "This water is what is wrong, why isn’t it changed. This is the water I used to take my bath yesterday." He complained turn
Looking at the tea set brought by Ah Dai made Si Ning smiled. It was the first clean fine white ceramic tea set he would lay his eyes on in this world and to make things better Ah Dai set up a plate of snacks. "Young master I hope you like it, Ah Dai made it personally." Ah Dai poured him a cup of tea acting like he didn’t just lost his arm. "These herbs when added to the water to bath, will help soothing Young Master’s body." He said bringing out a small pouch to show Si Ning. The floral scent of the tea made Si Ning quickly took a sip and the bittersweet taste left on his tongue made him nodded in approver. Ah Dai proceeded to clean out his bathtub, this time Si Ning didn’t stop him. Instead, he decided neither to question Ah Dai’s miraculous change from a determined man eager to lay his life down for him to a polite docile servant. Si Ning closed the classic book he had been reading to take his mind off being annoyed by the absence of the internet and his
The meeting wasn't tense and was going smoothly that Si Ning was glad about the pleasant atmosphere but the problem was he felt eyes on him, even though Xiu Zhicheng was sitting quite a far distance from him with a bored expression while replying and giving orders to the Minister reading their report yet Si Ning could tell Xiu Zhicheng was watching him.Si Ning does not understand why he was being stared at so much, even Shao Lang kept glancing at him with the corner of his eyes. Si Ning knew he looked beautiful but he had always been a beauty so he doesn't understand the stares directed at him and some of the Ministers too kept glancing at him then he concluded that it had to be because Xiu Zhicheng just announced that he would be the Empress in a month time because he doesn't feel any hostility coming from them so he doesn't think he was being stared at because he was yet to give the reply about whether he would sign over half of his army to the Imperial famil
Si Ning's mouth fell slightly because a part of him was telling him that Xiu Yuan was at the front of the courtroom to see him. "Yuan-er?" He never expected that the name he called to sound like a question but he was a bit surprised to see Xiu Yuan so he quickly moved closer to the foot of the stairs, his attention on Xiu Yuan not realising when Xiao Pei, Jiang Ye and the rest of the guards saluted and started to leave.Xiu Yuan jumped up happily and started to wave his hands before clapping then returned to waving his hands to show how happy he was as he laughed then he started to climb down the stairs in a hurry."Your Highness!" A palace maiden shouted in alarm as she hurried off after Xiu Yuan but didn't try to stop him, she only walked behind with her skirt gathered in her hands to avoid tripping, making it looked like she couldn't catch up to stop Xiu Yuan.Si Ning could not believe that Xiu Yuan with his big robes was running towards him, he h
Si Ning raised his hands to allow Ah Dai to tie his belt. He had woken up since dawn but didn't make any move to get out of bed only for him to finally stood up when Ah Dai came in to wake him up for him to get ready to attend the court assembly, even though he doesn't have enough time to soak for long in the bathtub yet he made sure to wash up and even completed his face routine then he allowed Ah Dai to dress him nicely even though his uniform was the same with the rest of the Officials and Generals yet he wanted to stand out and look nice because he would be seeing Xiu Zhicheng, he was still annoyed that Xiu Zhicheng left him to have dinner with his Concubines yet he still wants to dress nicely because he would see him and he hated that part of him that wants him to dress nice only for that purpose.Ah Dai led Si Ning to take his seat and he started brushing his hair out before he started to style it into a half ponytail after adding oil to the edges then he took a gol
No matter how hard Si Ning tried to go to sleep, he was unable to sleep even after trying to empty his mind and made sure he had nothing to think about but still the picture of Xiu Zhicheng laughing with his Concubines while they fed him, drinking wine kept coming to his mind that it was so irritating.Why am I disturbed by this?The most confusing part was that he couldn't figure out why he was disturbed by this or why he had been thinking of Xiu Zhicheng so much to the extent that he wasn't even angry for thinking about him and that was what was irritating him the most. Si Ning wasn't stupid to know that he was attracted to Xiu Zhicheng so he was going to label it as infatuation which means the only thing he needed was time for it to go then he would completely stop thinking about Xiu Zhicheng and finally go back to his daily life of not thinking about sharing affections with someone or making love to them.This thought made Si Ning smiled, giggling with a wic
'Let's meet.' Si Ning turned over the letter to see there was nothing written on the other side of the paper. Even though he knew that was there to it yet he wondered if the real meaning of the two words might be in code because it could be Qiu Bai's way to avoid any attention to be directed at them since he might be aware of their last meeting being exposed to Xiu Zhicheng. Si Ning decided to look deep into each letter after touching the paper and discovered it was just an ordinary paper yet he still tried to look carefully maybe there might be hidden words in the letters as he drew the letter closer to the candle and bent his head for a closer look but after reading it and considering each letter trying to form what code it might mean to form a meaningful sentence and cracking his brain thinking only to end up with nothing. What sort of letter was this containing only two words, no location not even a time to meet. Without hesitation, Si Ning
Si Ning was a bit confused when Ah Dai didn’t make any announcement of Xiu Zhicheng arriving ,he only walked in and closed the door behind him then bowed before heading to light up the lanterns in the room without glancing at Si Ning.This was Ah Dai’s routine every evening when the sunset, he would come into the room to light the lanterns and candles then after he would ask what Si Ning wanted to eat so he could start preparing it so that Si Ning would be able to eat and go to bed early. Since it was a normal occurrence Si Ning didn’t say a word and only watched him while he tried not to wear a disappointed look.When Ah was done, he moved closer to Si Ning and reached inside his sleeve bringing out what seemed like a letter, and stretched out his hand to hand it over to him."Hmm Is that from the Emperor?" Si Ning asked blandly even though he was itching to grab it to quickly read what was written in it, instead he folded his hands and raised
Si Ning stood in front of the mirror checking his face and hair, he nodded as he slightly touched his hairpin, satisfied with how perfect his face and hair was but that wasn’t the reason he was standing in front of the mirror, the problem was with his attire and his indecisive mind so he started turning over and over, checking his robes from his neck down to his feet then suddenly he felt ridiculous as he removed his outer robe and almost run-up to the wardrobe immediately yanking the door opened and quickly threw the outer robe in like he couldn’t wait to get rid of it before closing the door with a satisfied expression and nodded, his hand akimbo before walking back to the table to take his seat.After some time of staring into space, it dawned on him what he just did then he looked down at his robes and he felt like what he was wearing was not presentable enough and Xiu Zhicheng mustn’t see him like that so he stood up to stand in front of the mirror to c
Si Ning withdrew his hand from Xiu Zhicheng’s hold due to the shock and weight of Xiu Zhicheng’s statement. He was trying to have power equal to the Emperor and Xiu Zhicheng announcing to make him the Empress was just the answer to it all but if Xiu Zhicheng takes half of his army to join the Imperial family army, even after marrying the Emperor and becoming part of the Imperial family doesn’t mean he was really part of the Xiu family and he would have no control over the Imperial army which means he would become crippled. It was just as Xiu TianZhao said, the Imperial family were afraid of him having more power than them and the Ministers were also afraid of him having more power than them in the court.Seeing Si Ning’s reaction made Xiu Zhicheng took the hand he withdrew and held it to his chest, rubbing it slowly to gain Si Ning’s attention before using his thumb to gently rubbed Si Ning’s eyebrows in a way to make Si Ning stop frowning.
Si Ning could feel his face heating up because of Xiu Zhicheng that had been staring at him and wasn’t even trying to hide it, this made Si Ning unable to look at him and to avoid meeting Xiu Zhicheng’s eyes, he stared at the kettle instead like it was an interesting piece of item that he was almost counting the flower patterns imprinted on it.For Xiao Pei to bring tea instead of Ah Dai was something Si Ning expected because Ah Dai does act timid and was self-conscious about his arm even though Si Ning never cared about that because Ah Dai had been doing his job perfectly after promising not to strain his prosthetic arm and not bringing tea must have been his way of preventing being an eyesore to Xiu Zhicheng but looking at Xiu Zhicheng, Si Ning doesn’t think the Emperor would mind about something like that, after all Ah Dai losing an arm doesn’t make him less human. Si Ning also planed to take Ah Dai along with him when he moves to the palace because