Little Panda
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The Ninth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (11) The wine cup was empty, not another drop could be poured out; she had only drunk about sixty percent. Zhen Wenjun stood up, straightened her clothes, perfumed herself lightly to cover the smell of alcohol, and slowly walked out of the General's Residence. Despite having drunk two jars of wine alone, her mind remained clear. She had felt a little dizzy just as she stood up, but after walking out of the General's…-
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The Tenth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (18) Amidst the astonished expressions of the Qingyuan ladies, Ah Zheng's calm composure seemed strikingly out of place, as if she had guessed it all along. Ah Liao finally stopped crying and lowered the hands covering her face. Ah Zheng was helping wipe her tears away. She looked at Ah Xu, waiting for her to continue speaking. There was no obvious confusion in her swollen eyes, only waiting. Ah Liao had thought of it…
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The Tenth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (12) Before the first lunar month正月 | zhēngyuè | The first month of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. of the tenth year of Shunde was even over, the Yao family poured out in full force倾巢而出 | qīng cháo ér chū | Lit. "the whole nest comes out"; An idiom meaning the entire group mobilizes., their grand army pressing towards the northwest. Just as Zhen Wenjun had anticipated, their target was…
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The Tenth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (19) There were two thousand remnant troops withdrawn from Ming County in the village. Coupled with the villagers themselves needing food, soon the villagers trapped on the mountain could only deplete their pitifully scarce reserve provisions, then head into the mountains to catch wild rabbits, pheasants, and other wild game that could fill their stomachs. For the first few days, they barely managed to scrape by, but by the…
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The Ninth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (7) After Zhen Wenjun brought her Ah Mu back to Runing, a pile of matters awaited her handling. She had barely stepped foot into Zhuo Jun Manor and settled her Ah Mu in before she immediately went to the military camp without even managing a sip of water. She was gone for three days straight. It wasn’t until Wei Tingxu sent someone to the Ministry of War to find her, delivering the invitation token and clothing for the…
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The Eighth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (2) News of the Yu Army's great victory had long reached Runing. Calculating the days, Zhen Wenjun should have arrived in Runing ten days ago. But autumn was approaching, and there was still no news of her. Scouts from the Wei family searched a hundred liAbout 30 miles or 50 km. north but surprisingly found no trace of Zhen Wenjun, not even a shadow of the two hundred thousand strong army. This matter also reached…
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The Tenth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (13) A detachment of Yao family light cavalry traveled under the cover of night. Spies closely monitoring the Yao family army swiftly reported back to Wei Tingxu. Wei Tingxu sensed something unusual was afoot. She ordered her people to continue shadowing the light cavalry, cautioning them not to act rashly. Meanwhile, she quickly went to rendezvous with Zhen Wenjun. Zhen Wenjun and her contingent were currently in…
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The Tenth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (20) Li Man idled his days away in the main camp at the foot of the mountain, drinking and making merry. After more than a month, Li Man had gained a full size, and the corners of his mouth were cracked and sore. He grabbed his Military Advisor and asked, "Shouldn't the people on the mountain be dead by now?" The Military Advisor said, "We'll know once we send men up the mountain to investigate." Li Man pondered.…
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The Tenth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (21) Li Man and his men were killed in the explosion on the mountain, along with the Military Advisor, the Jixi tribe leader, the Jixi people, and Li Man's troops—a total of twenty-three thousand dead. With their deaths, the remaining one hundred eighty thousand troops immediately fell into disarray. Fortunately, Li Man had a fierce general named Jiang Yuan江渊 | Jiāng Yuān who emerged unexpectedly横空出世 |…
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The Ninth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (8) Still a hundred paces from the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, Yao Maolin lifted her skirts and hurried through the darkness. Suddenly, she seemed to hear the sounds of fighting ahead, the clanging of weapons crossing exceptionally clear. This sound startled Yao Maolin into stopping, thinking she had misheard. Then, another woman's miserable shriek confirmed that the noise was indeed coming from within the Hundred Flowers…
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