Si Ning closed his eyes letting the darkness eat him away knowing it would all end soon but the refreshing feeling of something great was about to happen to continue to engulf him, knowing it was a foolish dream yet he waited.
And waited.
And waited..
And waited...
Still waiting....
"What the..?" Si Ning flung his eyes open only to see a red tent roof and heard some yelling. He glanced around to see he was in a big tent and the yelling outside the tent was starting to give him a headache.
Was it a dream? Wasn’t he just drowning and wasn’t he just drunk and now he could say he was clear-headed.
Si Ning frowned and tried to sit up on the hard bed that was like a high platform he was currently lying on only for him to grunt as a sharp pain assaulted his chest. "Ah...." He placed his hand on his chest to see it was heavily bandaged with a cloth.Cloth?
He must have been saved by someone which means he must have been wounded on his chest which was the reason for the pain in his chest and now that he wasn’t dizzy or hungover means he had been sleeping for at least a day or two.
Something was sticking to his back which made Si Ning placed a hand on his head only to pull a mass of dark hair that seemed to be bonded in a loose ponytail and looked like it was attached to his head. For as long as he remembered his hair was always kept short and dyed in different colors since it used to give him a younger appearance and what was this long smooth silky dark hair that seemed to be reaching his waist.
A wig?
Si Ning pulled back his hand and his eyes widen to saw a calloused hand and he quickly raise his other hand to check.
Calloused hands!
Was it caused by the sea?
Staring at his hands frightened him so much he had to yell. "What the hell is these callous hands!" His hands couldn’t be like that just by falling into the sea or was it caused by the treatment administered to him? What were these calloused hands!
Someone jumped into the room when they heard him and it was no other than Chen An and he was dressed in armor.
"General you are awake." Chen An saluted him and he sounded relieved.
"Oh Chen An, you are here." Si Ning was glad to see a familiar face at least he was now in the company’s hand which means he was in good hands.
Si Ning raised his legs slightly to see he was only wearing large dark pants. He didn’t think much of it but looking at Chen An... What was up with Chen An’s attire and his hair being pulled into a ponytail?
As far as he remembered Chen An wasn’t an Actor. He was his friend and the Personal Assistance of Liu Zhicheng also his hair was always trimmed short that Si Ning suspected Chen An might be visiting a hairdresser thrice a week because he loved to keep his hair extremely short.
"Here drink." Chen An helped him to sit up and extended a cup of water to him.
Si Ning narrowed his eyes at the dark cup that looked dirty. He wasn’t going to drink that and risk getting diarrhea. "No thank you, where are we?"
"At the emergency camp set after you were hit by an arrow so the Physician could treat you and neutralize the poison but thankfully the arrow only grazed your skin." Chen An explained.
An arrow hit him? It was unbelievable that an arrow hit him. What was this? Ming Dynasty? He didn’t know Chen An was great at telling jokes.
"Why are you dressed in armor?" Si Ning had to ask as he kept staring at Chen An from head to toe. He wanted to laugh but he couldn’t since the armor suit him giving him a serious look.
"To be prepared in case of an ambush since we have to protect you, General." Chen An replied.
Now Chen An was speaking nonsense and the long hair was getting on Si Ning's nerve as it kept sweeping his back which made him tried to pull the wig off only to feel a sharp pain on his head.
"General, what are you doing?" Chen An quickly asked sounding worried as he bent, moving closer to check what might be wrong with Si Ning's hair.
"Pulling the wig off, how did they glue it so firmly." Si Ning complained as he massaged his scalp to cope with the sharp pain.
"But General that is your hair." Chen An frowned.
"And what is with this general." Si Ning rolled his eyes. "My hair is definitely not long like this." He couldn’t help but feel like he was having a ridiculous conversation with Chen An.
"But it is General Si Ning since you were young, you like keeping your hair so long." Chen An told him.
"Just give me a mirror!" Si Ning snapped since he didn’t know Chen An had an annoying personality and it was getting on his nerves with the nonsense he kept spouting with a serious expression.
He watched as Chen An exit the tent and he quickly sat up properly looking for slippers only to see dark boots beside the wooden bed he could hardly call a bed.
This will do.
Chen An returned after Si Ning inspected his hard feet and wore the boots knowing he would have to get a manicure and pedicure as soon as possible. Chen An gave him a small mirror that looked old but Si Ning had no energy left to complain.
Si Ning looked into the mirror to see his flawless pretty face and his starry peach blossom eyes looking back at him which was one of the features that made people hooked on him. Liu Ting loved complimenting his eyes.
Si Ning was one of a kind, the one called pretty boy, cute and his beauty could rival most beautiful women with his luminous flawless smooth skin almost like polished translucent jade. He was one person that would steal the spotlight wherever he was which made him land into trouble most times since he would never allow a perverted old man or woman to try to grope him in a club.
Taking a deep breath, he handed the mirror to Chen An, since he didn’t die he would try to change and become a star. It shouldn’t prove difficult with his looks and since he had already broken it off with Liu Ting. He would restart his life and work on how to be a better Actor.
"Where is the Director?" Si Ning concluded that he must be on set and maybe he lost a few of his memories and he didn’t hesitate to wear the robes Chen An gave him.
"Director?"
Was he acting as the Crown Prince now?
This thought made him laugh as Chen An parted the curtain for him. Si Ning stepped outside only to see men dressed in armor here and there and some stopped to salute him.
"Where is Director Mo?" Si Ning asked still smiling not knowing why he was feeling so refreshed, the pain in his chest had also subsided like it was never there.
"I do not understand." Chen An replied.
Si Ning looked around but he couldn’t see any familiar faces. "Fine, where is the main lead?” Before Chen An could reply, a man interrupted them and saluted.
"General, Commander Chen. The Xilie army is almost at the Han pass, the scouts just reported." He reported.
"How many?" Chen An asked looking alert.
"Roughly five hundred." He replied. "Approaching fast and maybe here before nightfall."
"General." Chen An turned to him. "What is your command? We have only two hundred men and I don’t think our reinforcement will arrive soon."
"What?" Si Ning frowned.
What is this development?
What is this look? Why are they facing me? "General!" Chen An called out seeing that Si Ning was staring at them dumbfounded. "I can’t see any cameras, are we resuming? Where are the makeup crew?" Si Ning raised his brows. "Is this practice for which scene?" It was confusing and the terms Chen An was using were confusing him too. "General I mean Xilie troops are coming." Chen An frowned. "We have to end this war at once. Since we have crippled most of their forces and General Shen Yu seems to bear a grudge against you for cutting down his son." "Force? Cutting?" Si Ning raised a brow. "It is a good opportunity to get back at you General, you know how hot-headed General Shen Yu is." Chen An took a deep breath. "We need a plan to end it all at once and go back to our Nation victorious." He explained."Nation? Are you okay Chen An?" Si Ning had to ask. Chen An was behaving crazy and he looked so serious it was starting to creep him out
"Yes... how high is this... this.." Si Ning pointed to what seemed like a hill since it doesn’t have a label on it and with the shape, he could never guess wrong since topping BattleXmode was no joke but yet he was quite intrigued by the map which was made from fine clothing material. The woven pattern was amazing and looks authentic. "It’s sloppy and almost smooth, up to forty feet." Chen An pointed out."The passage is narrow which means at least ten horses can pass through at once, to meet them will prove difficult, we will lose many men but this hill.. hmmm this should be good for an ambush." Si Ning's lips curled up at his cleverness. He mentally gave himself an award as he nodded. "Su Heng?" Chen An called as he turned to the man next to him who seemed to be in deep thought and Si Ning could tell this Su Heng was the strategist. "But General, no trees to cover us and we would be spotted at daylight since they will probably arrive at the pass befo
"You, what happened to your face?" Si Ning asked slowly as he felt his mental stability crumbling. "It was a raid, seven years ago." The soldier replied firmly as he sheathed his bloody sword without wiping the blood off. His face was impassive like he wasn’t the one who just severed a man’s head. This was real. The head-on the floor was real, the thick stench of blood was real and this was no makeup or trick. Si Ning knew he would be nothing but a fool to deny it. He had truly transmigrated to another time and no amount of trick could cover up a severed head and he doesn’t need to touch the head to know it was real. "Set the plan into motion, take the men. Tell me when you are ready." Si Ning's eyes didn’t leave the head once as the scarred face soldier grabbed the head and carried it like it was just a thing while the other carried the body. Si Ning retreated to his tent. His legs shaking and he was even surprised his voi
Si Ning and Chen An were riding on horses. The foot soldiers running behind them and were able to keep up till they reached the pass. It was just as Chen An described. To avoid collision only ten horses would be able to pass through at a time.Some foot soldiers starting working fast setting up the wooden spiky barriers and it was astonishing how fast and well they work.The atmosphere was stiff and anyone could tell a big showdown was about to happen. Looking towards the sun, Si Ning could tell it was almost dusk and Shen Yu’s army would arrive soon.Si Ning took a deep breath watching for any movement at the top of the hill and it didn’t take long for him to see the half of his troops with the leaves running at the top of the hills, on each side. Su Heng leading the right side while Ji Ran leads the left side. They started setting out by lying flat on top of the hill using the leaves as a shield and Si Ning couldn’t even spot the arrows pointed at the pass. So
Si Ning spotted the man that yelled at the top of his voice, with a deep commanding voice and no one had to tell Si Ning it was General Shen Yu who was out for his head. With his shiny silver armor drawing out his sword swiftly and pointing it towards his direction, his beards straight and white.At times like this Si Ning knew he was supposed to reply just like how he had seen the Generals do in most dramas but he was not ready to let his voice turn hoarse by yelling since their distance was quite far. Keeping quiet would agitate Shen Yu and make him reckless which would be a good sign for Chen An to quickly take him out."Si Ning..... You die today!!!" Shen Yu yelled.Si Ning wondered if the man had a few screws loose since he acted like Si Ning didn’t hear him at first so he had to repeat his statement."I say! Si Ning... you die today!!!" Shen Yu pointed at him.Si Ning resisted the urge to roll his eyes and he could almost imagine a tint of a
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 wa
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