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 watched Shen Yu jumped to his feet and slashed at Chen An’s arm.
Shen Yu kicked Chen An sword away before giving Chen An a flying kick to show that Chen An was blocking his way and he had no time to deal with him.
It was quite hard for Si Ning to be concentrated on trying not to be hit by an arrow and the fight that unfolded before him. He watched as Shen Yu started running towards him and he almost gave a thumb’s up to Chen An who was quick to recover and tried to chase Shen Yu despite his movement was a bit slow.
It was a relief for Si Ning to see Chen An on his feet but he had to concentrate on the man coming for him. Si Ning blinked only to see Ji Ran jumped out of nowhere to strike at Shen Yu but Shen Yu skillfully turned and met his sword.
"You will not touch our General!" Ji Ran yelled standing firm on the ground giving no room for Shen Yu to push his off.
"You insects just keep on coming... guess I will have to take your heads first!" Shen Yu seethed.
"Not if I take yours first!" Chen An jumped to pierce Shen Yu’s chest only for Shen Yu to kick him off sending Chen An rolling on the ground.
"What the..." Si Ning took a deep breath hardly could he believe his eyes. Shen Yu was concentrated on Ji Ran but was able to send Chen An flying without losing his footing.
Shen Yu twisted his blade driving Ji Ran back and Ji Ran sprang forward so that the lower point of his sword slide along with Shen Yu’s sword and drive towards his chest. Shen Yu’s sword was forced to the side and he resulted in kicking Ji Ran off sending him towards Chen An that was trying to stand up. The collision almost made Si Ning cringe but surprisingly he was sitting calmly on the horse. His face impassive and pale, he wasn’t making any move of fleeing.
The kick was a powerful good skill and Si Ning could tell Shen Yu trained his legs to produce such a result.
Not time to think but this was time to act!
If he race towards the camp. Shen Yu would chase after him and would cause a lot of casualties at the camp and what sort of excuse would he have to come up to defend himself and not appear as the General who ran from the front line.
It was quite difficult to act without thinking.
"Si Ning!!... fight me!!!" Shen Yu yelled.
Si Ning glanced at Ji Ran and Chen An who were now engaged in battle with some Xilie soldiers that wanted to prevent them from stopping Shen Yu from attacking him. Just in a blink of an eye, Shen Yu picked up a bow and arrow on the ground and he quickly draws the bow.
Does this mean this was his end? Not even spending a day in the new world.Shen Yu released the bowstring sending the arrow flying straight at Si Ning but Si Ning was quick on his feet jumping down from his horse barely missing the arrow by an inch. He could tell he jumped down based on his reflex after he had thought he wouldn’t escape the arrow.
Taking his time, Si Ning heaved a sigh of relief. It was something Si Ning wasn’t familiar with but strangely he was too calm for someone who had faced a situation of dying twice.
Ji Ran jumped on Shen Yu along with Chen An whose arm was bleeding. They both tackled Shen Yu but Shen Yu still managed to kick Chen An away as Ji Ran slashed Shen Yu’s knee. Shen Yu turned and kicked him off only for an arrow to hit him on his shoulder.
"Who?" Si Ning quickly turned to where the arrow came from only to see Su Heng drew his bow and released another arrow and it shot towards Shen Yu which hit his leg making Shen Yu lost his balance.
"Si Ning!!!!" Shen Yu yelled as Ji Ran kicked him hard on his head making him fall to the ground and he loses his consciousness.
Eish, that would definitely cause a concussion.
Si Ning released the breath he was holding as sweat slide down his face. Shen Yu was only a few feet from reaching him. He knew blood had drawn away from his face and his face was now whiter than a plain sheet of white paper but now he could check the progress of the battle.
"General Shen Yu!!!"
Three soldiers rushed at them but both Ji Ran and Chen An were able to deal with them.
"General Shen Yu has fallen!!!"
"Retreat!!! Retreat!!! Retreat!!!"
"Retreat!!!....."
Just as predicted the rest of Shen Yu’s soldiers fled.
"General your command!" Ji Ran yelled.
"Do not chase them, we have their General!" Si Ning took a deep breath feeling mentally exhausted as he pulled off his helmet and walked slowly to Shen Yu who Ji Ran was tying his hands while Su Heng proceeded to tie his legs.
"Such cowards, we will never leave our General in the hands of the enemy. We rather die than see General Shen Yu captured." Su Heng commented.
"Why?" Si Ning had to ask. There would be a time where there would be no choice but to leave the General just like how the survivors of the Xilie army did.
"Because his....."
"Enough!" Ji Ran cut Su Heng off. "That is not the reason for me, Chen An or Ah Dai to protect General Si Ning. He is our General and we do not base our actions on selfish reasons or because we are commanded to do so also General is a great warrior and he would never leave us in a dire situation."
Si Ning knew he just did, using them as a shield but they would never know.
"You are right, I apologize General." Su Heng bowed.
Their discussion was confusing but before Si Ning could ask them to elaborate about who commanded them to protect him, his eardrums almost burst when Shen Yu yelled."Si Ning!!!...."
Oh.. what an old annoying man. Sleep already.
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
This wasn’t how Si Ning planned his night, he was supposed to have a long nice bath in the bath Ah Dai prepared for him and put on his sleeping robes, take a long nice sleep on the bed Ah Dai managed to spread a thick blanket on that made the bed a little decent making the body pains Si Ning do wake up to a little less but instead he had been reading reports and making the necessary arrangement for their journey back home. Just after Xiu TianZhao left to rest in his own tent and Si Ning’s bathtub was filled up with water. Chen An brought a lot of paperwork for him to go through, from the numbers of soldiers categorized into the ones who had few injuries that could ride a horse, to the ones who had heavy injuries that would have to ride in a cart. From those that had to sit to those that had to lie down in the cart adding them to the number of Xilie soldiers to the amount of the rations they had left, it was a lot of maths for Si Ning that he could almost see steam coming out
"I am not letting Ah Dai go." Si Ning said softly wondering if it was the best decision. Si Ning might not be a great person but he knows right from wrong and after seeing how Ah Dai had to work after losing his arm yet acting like he wasn’t in pain just to please him was something he couldn’t ignore and he wasn’t about to let Ah Dai go because he lost an arm. All the snacks and tea Ah Dai made for him was satisfactory, he had no idea of who made the meals he had been eating but it doesn't taste so good but after Ah Dai woke up and made him tea and the meal Ji Ran brought for him after was delicious and he suspected Ah Dai might have one or two things to do with it. "I heard the arm he lost wasn’t even your fault." Xiu TianZhao stood up. "I will leave you to sort out things but I will still leave Xiao Pei with you and also quit looking at me like that, if I didn’t know you well I will think you are trying to seduce me." Si Ning frowned at Xiu TianZhao’s last
Ji Ran ran in and stiffened when he saw Si Ning that was swinging his hair back and forth. "General.." "Ji Ran..." Ah Dai cried sounding worried. "General." Ji Ran tried to call Si Ning. "General Si Ning..." Si Ning couldn’t blame them for being worried. He was also worried about the headache that was building up. "Ji Ran stay outside." He ordered gesturing for Ji Ran to leave as he poured himself a cup of tea, drowning the semi-cold tea at a time before gesturing for Ah Dai to stand up and take his seat. "Young master please forgive me...." "Tell me Ah Dai, what do you want? a shop, a house to live with your mother, learn a trade, learn medicine, work with me or live beautifully with your mother and get married." Si Ning took his seat, his eyes pleading for Ah Dai to be reasonable. Please be reasonable. Please be reasonable. "Ah Dai only wants the quarters me and my mother stays to be renovated with few added furniture and I w
The next time Si Ning woke up was due to Xiao Pei came to wake him, it took him a few moments to try not to complain or ask to sleep for a few more minutes. Si Ning had to remind himself each time he had to get out of bed that he was General Si Ning of Great Xiu nation, a Young Master and man that had to set an example for his men.Waking up to see it was already bright in the tent almost made him jumped out of bed, he was a bit shocked to see he was dressed in his sleeping robes and tucked in bed. The mattress was so soft and the blanket thick, different from the one Ah Dai provided for him. There was a slightly bitter taste in his mouth. He doesn’t remember putting on his sleeping robes but he clearly remembered being picked up from the bathtub and given something to drink, clearly the cause of the bitter taste in his mouth."General, I have filled up the tub with warm water, we will soon depart it’s already noon." Xiao Pei said as he started folding up t
It was a little comforting that Si Ning could hold series of conversations with Xiu TianZhao without offending him since they were the only ones in the carriage and after taking few cups of wine Si Ning couldn’t keep his eyes open for the major part of the journey. He kept drifting in and out of sleep and when he was unable to control himself and Xiu TianZhao told him to rest. He was finally able to sleep and when he woke up, it was already dark."Oh.. camp yes camp..." Si Ning blinked rapidly to see clearer and he almost yanked the window curtain off only to see that Chen An that was supposed to be riding by the side of the carriage was nowhere in sight."I can see you are so comfortable with me that you could sleep so soundly." Xiu TianZhao said as he folded the paper fan he was holding.Si Ning's cheeks were tinted with red and he bowed to hide his embarrassment. "My apologies.""No no no, what are friends for. I know you will protect me in case