Chapter 1121 - 255: Stand-up Comedy Show_2
"Legend has it, on that windy and moonless night, when Gu Liqi saw the might of our mortars, he was driven to a desperate action, risking everything in his last, dying struggle! Then he led his massive army to cross the Huanghe River to assassinate the Emperor! To kill the late Emperor! We were just waiting for those bastards to take the bait! As they reached the middle of the Huanghe River, we released a bunch of sky lanterns with bombs hanging beneath them! They were blown up on the spot, even the river’s turtles detested them!"
"The Emperor led the charge himself, and those Waci bastards were so terrified they wet themselves! We fought all the way, reclaiming our lost territory, right up to Capital Jingcheng! That second Prince of Waci, what’s his name, Dan Dan, was so scared he started foaming at the mouth, his eyes rolling back as he lit himself on fire and ascended to heaven! The fire burned so brilliantly!"
"But they were relentless, always plotting to kill me! After reclaiming Capital Jingcheng, they finally seized the opportunity and shot an arrow at me, hmm... the late Emperor was so distraught he cried! Searching everywhere for magical herbs. Mo Heng spent enormous efforts, for three days and nights without rest, food, or drink, to find an antidote and revived me."
Pei Qin sighed, "Thirsty as hell! A stand-up comedians really earn their living with their lives! And here I am doing it for free! Seeing those starving eyes below, Pei Qin continued, "I had planned to retire and maybe make some bombs, get those bastards who bully the people of Great Chu to stay down! But then, someone spread a rumor that I had died and even set up a memorial hall for me, crying for me every day! Me, who was almost dead, they cried me back to life! I then led the troops to annihilate those bandits and robbers!"
"Then there’s that band of Rong Clan bastards! So treacherous, venomous, and deserving of death! Afraid of our bombs and cannons, they used our Liaodong people as human shields, even using babies only a few months old. I was enraged back then! I blew up Ji Le’s den, those bastards’ stronghold. Play with us, Great Chu, we’ll annihilate them! That bastard is still crying in the dungeon! I plan to tell him when I’m free, just one woman from Great Chu could doom their whole clan! Once our countless people face them, nobody can stand against us! Each holding a gun, we’ll shoot them down!"
"Bravo!" Surprisingly, applause erupted from below.
At the sound of applause, everyone immediately looked over.
The man who cheered for the storyteller blushed at the sudden attention, thinking he had caused public outrage, and defiantly asked, "General Pei is a woman, and also in the military, this isn’t quite... proper... regulations, right?!"
Pei Qin smiled calmly with a glint of wisdom in her eyes, and solemnly said, "The rise and fall of a country rests on every single individual."
Everyone was stunned, their eyes wide open, gazing at her as if she were surrounded by a halo of light. Great Chu thrives, and everyone carries the burden! Indeed! If not for General Pei stepping forward, Great Chu would not exist today! They would have died by the hands of the Waci People! The nation’s thriving isn’t solely the emperor’s and ministers’ responsibility, it falls on all citizens of Great Chu! Everyone is accountable!
"You are all doing your part for the country too! You spin yarn, weave, farm, trade, helping everyone in need, sustaining the whole nation of Great Chu. Though your contributions may seem modest, you are fulfilling your responsibilities just like me, striving together to fend off foreign enemies! Without you, without the countless troops, even if I had countless bombs, I would be powerless! Thus, we were born under the same sky, raised on the same land, we are all people of Great Chu! The nation’s fate lies in the hands of its people! Those who encroach on our land will be annihilated regardless of the distance!" Pei Qin was dead serious, though inwardly cringing. Such cheesy lines! But the cheesier, the more they believed! Look! Some are even crying!