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The course of a person’s life is like a spirit coming to earth, suffering, then dying. But because he works hard, because he suffers so much throughout his life, future generations won’t have to…

Bloodcolored Twilight

The downpour started at twilight, the moment the walls were breached.

For six months the city withstood the siege, the Prince of Ning’s forces suffering heavy casualties. After paying such a high price just to enter the city, they were again met with stiff resistance, fighting in the streets inch by inch, making headway street by street, the corpses piling up like a mountain, blood everywhere mixed in with the rainwater.

The Prince of Qin’s commanding general Fu Yanjing braved death to resist the attacks, holding Taizhou for half a year, ultimately killing his own son for urging him to surrender, then leading his troops out into the streets to fight to the death. His men were also loyal, all of them fighting to the last man; not one of his men surrendered.

“What a good Fu Yanjing!” Seeing the piles of bodies, listening to his general report on the casualties sustained in fighting, the Prince of Ning on horseback, bedecked in his silvery-white armor, sneered. “So he thinks jade and stone should burn together? Bring me his corpse and have it publicly dismembered, and wipe out all those commoners who helped defend the city. Kill their entire families, no mercy!”

“Yes, Your Highness.” The general beside him received his orders, hesitated a moment, and said, “This attack went on too long. Our soldiers are exhausted, and our provisions are almost gone. So…”

“Butcher the city for three days!” The Prince of Ning didn’t hesitate to issue the order. “Allow the soldiers to enjoy themselves a little bit to boost their morale. Meanwhile, resupply the troops—I want to let everyone under heaven know the consequences for crossing me!”

Outside the downpour mixed with the sounds of fear and screams of panic.

A fourteen year old boy stood in the courtyard of an inn, watching as outside the gates people burst out everywhere, in the blink of an eye amassing into a stream of people fleeing from every street and alley.

The innkeeper had already packed up and fled for his life, no explanations even for his waiters. A chaotic group had formed in the shop, guests coming and going, everywhere people crying and screaming, and looting.

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