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 this world five days ago or was it just when he woke up? Did he die when he fell into the sea then he miraculously came to this world? What sort of fate or destiny did he end up with?"General..."Si Ning broke out of his thought when Ji Ran called him. He blinked."General." Ji Ran called again looking worried."General Shen Yu, different things happen at war, I may lose my life and I don’t think anyone will hold you for it." Si Ning explained as he tried to block out his thoughts. "Blindly charging in like that. Shen Yu, you are not fit to be a General." He declared staring down at Shen Yu’s beards that were now stained with soil."Si Ning!!! sounding so ignorant when you and I know if I take your head today Xiu Zhi...!"Before Shen Yu could complete his sentence Ji Ran delivered a sudden blow on his cheek knocking a tooth out.If looks could kill Si Ning knew he would be dead ten times over with how Shen Yu turned sharply to glare at him like he wasn’t the one that just took a blow. Hatred was nothing but a bad foundation to build on but Si Ning couldn’t blame him but only blamed him for not using his army wisely. It turned out to be the best for Si Ning’s army so he had no complaint.Si Ning straightened up and he was glad when he saw at least a quarter of his troops standing on their feet. Some were wounded but still didn’t hinder them from helping the soldiers with the worst wounds. Two soldiers approached him, it was the scarred face man and the other man who was with him earlier at the camp that took care of the body of the spy. Looking at them Si Ning could guess they were friends and there was nothing better than having friends to watch each other backs on the battlefield."General. " They saluted him."We caught eleven soldiers of Xilie but General what should we do with the wounded soldiers of Xilie nation?" The scarred face man asked."We take the eleven home and kill the wounded or pack them with our fallen soldiers." Chen An said."Chen An!" Su Heng lightly hit Chen An’s head."Forgive me, General, it is your call to make!" Chen An fell on one knee and bowed deeply.Si Ning was lost on what to do. It would have been better if Chen An took charge for now. "Gather the dead, we need to clean up and return to camp." He gave his instructions ignoring the scarred face soldier question, he noticed the soldier next to him seemed to want to say something only to look away shamelessly."Yes General.""Si Ning!!!!...." Shen Yu seethed."Knock him out." Si Ning gestured to Shen Yu."Yes General." Ji Ran bowed before giving a powerful blow to Shen Yu which made him collapsed.Seeing how heavy the blow was. Si Ning knew it would take time for Shen Yu to wake up.The scarred face soldier drew out his sword looking like a wolf that was going out to protect its pack, Si Ning had no choice but to call him back. The way he saw him cut a head cleanly off a shoulder was something he doesn’t want to see again."Wait, we treat the wounded soldiers of Xilie." Si Ning concluded."General I do not think that is a good idea." Su Heng said. "First, it’s dangerous to keep them with us, second I don’t think our men will treat them right at the camp also bringing them in as the spoils of war is good if only we have no problem at the camp till we set home."What Su Heng said was nothing but the truth. Si Ning would also love to prevent a Xilie soldier from going berserk at the camp and inflict a wound on their medics or go ahead and spoil their rations."We create space to treat them outside and I with some of my men will personally watch them." Si Ning declared. He had sharp eyes and he was confident of not missing a single fly when the treatment starts."General, you will rest in the tent. I will personally watch them." Ji Ran said too quickly."And me too General." Su Heng added."General! forgive me for not dealing with General Shen Yu fast." Chen An apologized still on one knee. "I will accept any punishment fit for me."It was a sorry sight to see and Si Ning wanted to cry and hug Chen An but he wasn’t able to do so as he felt right there as a General. He knew he was no longer the same when he wasn’t fazed by seeing people dying on the battlefield when he wasn’t afraid as Shen Yu approached him earlier. He wasn’t afraid to fight him but still, he doesn’t know if he had the skill to do so. The training he did doesn’t involve a real sword and he wasn’t ready to embarrass himself and maybe he had always been like this but didn’t know since he never faced a situation like this."You did well Chen An." Si Ning patted him on the shoulder. "Ji Ran take Chen An to the camp for better treatment. Send the medics over to help the wounded.""General I can still be of help." Chen An choked out looking like Si Ning just gave him a cruel sentence."No! You will treat your wound first." Si Ning turned to Su Heng."General!!!" Chen An yelled which made Si Ning almost snapped his neck to turn to him. "Please do not abandon me!!!" He cried out.This was getting annoying at how they think during this era. Si Ning was getting annoyed at how pitiful Chen An looked just like how Ah Dai did. He knew nothing of this world and he had a lot to learn to know how they think.Si Ning took a deep breath. "I will never abandon you." He declared. "How you can help me is to treat your wound Chen An because I will be angry if you faint due to blood loss." He said clearly to make Chen An to understand if would be noting but pain if he faint."General." Chen An stood up his eyes full of unshed tears like Si Ning just showed him a world filled with beautiful flowers."Now go, let Ji Ran take you. You cannot ride a horse in your condition and don’t complain.""Yes General." Chen An and Ji Ran chorused."Su Heng, deal with the situation here and do not ask me any question." It was Si Ning’s way of knowing the next step to take."Yes General."Since he doesn’t know the procedures, the least he could do was let Su Heng handle and act like an unbothered General that trusted his Commanders."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
Si Ning only stopped eating after his stomach started to feel uncomfortable and he had eaten almost a quarter of the different dishes and finished the jar of wine. He never thought there would be a day he would enjoy such a wonderful and satisfying meal, the dishes could be compared to five-star hotel dishes. Si Ning took a mental note to ask Xiu TianZhao about the cook. If he was able to make this cook teach Ah Dai and Xiao Pei then he would be able to enjoy eating delicious food for the rest of his life. Si Ning had to sit for a while before standing up to check his surroundings. Looking back at the dishes on the table, he was a little disappointed he had no container to keep the rest.With the lamps hanging on the walkway Si Ning walked slowly till he came upon a small bridge, he was quite feeling like a rich Young Master and the imperial residence reminded him of the luxurious leisure place he was only able to visit once. The constructions were gorgeous and he followed a