After My Death, The Villain Blackened Again: Chapter 38
ARC 1: THE EMPEROR SCHEMES TO GRAB A MAN’S WIFE (35)
Ji Zai continued his narrative with a nervous voice: “The gates are opening, the gates are opening. He’s coming out. Oh heck, the mighty one really isn’t ordinary. You can’t tell when he has no clothes on, but he looks so freaking cool in armor.”
Yan Ge: "…"
Whenever she and Emperor Yuan went pa-pa-pa2, Ji Zai said the so-called system automatically blocked any scenes that were unsuitable for children. Was that all a lie?
Ji Zai didn’t know it had exposed itself as it stared at the man coming out of the gate with bright eyes: “He’s too handsome. I forgot to check if he was human! Blockhead, do you think he’s the same kind as me? Can I pry in your corner3?”
"It's okay." He wasn't her man. "But are you sure you like men?"
She remembers this guy is a male!
Ji Zai rolled its eyes over Yan Ge’s unintelligible notion: "What’s the difference between liking a man and liking a woman? If he and I really are the same, I have to peel off his skin and hang it up for me to look at every day.”
Yan Ge was silent. Sure enough, plants and beasts weren't suitable for communication. She no longer cared about Ji Zai’s love-struck monologue and focused on Emperor Yuan.
The 50,000 troops and horses he brought from Wucheng clamored ahead and barbarians were in the process of retreating in utter defeat.
Emperor Yuan rushed out in the first moments of the gates opening. Together with everyone, he moved the Ming Army soldiers who were pressed on Yan Ge’s body.
Every Ming army man had been shot into a sieve by arrows and no place was left intact on their bodies. It was a shocking sight to behold.
Emperor Yuan called out Yan Ge’s name.
His heart would rise whenever he saw a soldier with an indistinguishable face, but he was given hope every time.
"Yan Ge, Yan Ge." He shouted a panic: "Where are you? Zhen's here, Zhen's come for you!"
A hand pinched the hem of his clothes.
Looking down, he saw a copper coin in a barely recognizable hand covered in mud and blood.
It was Yan Ge, the person who always occupied his thoughts.
"Yan Ge!" He held her hand tightly in sorrow and in joy. For a moment, he was laughing and crying: "Zhen's here, Zhen's here."
How fortunate he was not too late. She was still alive, she's alive!
He made great gambles countless times in his life, but he will remember this one time for the rest of it.
Joy was radiating through Emperor Yuan in waves. Just then, the soldiers on Yan Ge’s body had all been moved and the first thing he saw was the arrow pierced through her.
There were injuries of all sizes on her body, and the original color of her stained armor could not be seen. One hand was squeezing his while the other was placed over her stomach.
He could see it clearly. She had taken out the mirror armor1 from her chest and covered her abdomen with it.
“Yan Ge, Yan Ge..." He carefully cradled her in his arms: "Don't be afraid, I'll take you out and find the physician."
He picked her up and ran towards the gate, all the while shouting for the imperial physician.
His sleeves were tugged, and he lowered his head to see Yan Ge’s somewhat unfocused gaze.
She pulled the corners of her mouth as if to smile at him, but her chapped lips cracked, causing blood to flow out.
"Qi'an." Her voice was feathery light, akin to a shallow exhale. It was difficult to hear, yet it travelled into his heart like an ethereal breath.
- All crows under the sun were black (天下乌鸦一般黑—tiānxià wūyā yībān hēi)idiom that means people (especially bad ones) are the same everywhere in the world↩︎
- Pā-pā-pā (啪啪啪)description for the sound of skin striking skin↩︎
- Pry the corner (撬墙角—qiào qiáng jiǎoliterally means to dig into the junction of a wall. Figuratively means to steal someone’s love interest↩︎
- Mirror armor (护心镜—hù xīn jìng)a type of armor worn on the chest that has a round steel plate attached to the front↩︎
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