The Empress’ Livestream

Jiang Pengji stared at him then spoke impolitely, “If you claim that I am not wilful and I accept it, then I will lose face.”

Wei Ci was stunned and didn’t have a comeback. Suddenly he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. If you were to count how long they’d known each other since they first crossed swords, he had known her for almost 30 years. Yet surprisingly, he never knew she had such a childish side, it seemed like she must be pacified.

In the past, he would probably never have dared to speak up, he would have felt unable to silently witness such a sight.

Wei Ci’s pupils appeared somewhat brighter and softer; like ripples in a fountain, they shone with a cold, faint light.

Jiang Pengji made a sound of disapproval then rubbed both her arms. “Can you not make that expression; it is giving me goose bumps. I, your lord, am not gay, what if I am misunderstood? Even with your small frame, please don’t lust after me.”

His gentle expression froze briefly, his face seemed to turn green like jade, and he lost his amicable look as it instead turned cold as ice.

He appeared calm as he said, “Please don’t misunderstand, my lord.”

She responded briefly then continued riding on her horse and opened her Great Universal Geographical Map while the viewers mercilessly mocked her. Having been on the move for days, there wasn’t much entertainment, Jiang Pengji depended on the bullet screen to pass time.

Huashi Qiuyuepaio: “Rubbish streamer, you bullied our young Ci again.”

Sanbai Liushidu Quankongfan: “Just now, beautiful Ci’s eyes were so gentle that tears were on the verge of flowing but were interrupted by the streamer. When someone is so unromantic, they are destined to live with their own hands. You’re going to be single for the rest of your life.”

Tuomasi Huixuandafanzhuan: “The streamer and viewers walk hand in hand, whoever finds a partner first is a dog. Let us become dogs if we can find our other half who desires to hold our hand. Ai, I feel that by the time beautiful Ci and I have three to five children, the streamer will still be single.”

Menghuluodi Shiqiuyuepiao: “Pei, why does the viewer above want to have children with my husband, have you asked for my opinion?”

Cimeiren Zaiwoshenxia: “To the viewers above, have you asked his partner’s opinion?”

Cimeiren Zaiwochuangshang: “Pei, those viewers above, have you asked for my primary wife’s opinion?”

She glanced at the screen flooded with infighting comments. She looked intently at Wei Ci. His beauty was unparalleled. Even if both were distanced by a plane, groups of men and women would still compete for him till they bled or were injured.

“Ai, Zixiao.” Jiang Pengji had a sudden surge of emotions. “For blessings to descend on the people in earth, won’t you consider getting married sooner?”

A handsome man who is married is better than a yet to marry handsome man. They won’t toy with people’s feelings and attract people only to break their hearts. Wei Ci’s already unhappy face seemed to have been brushed with another layer of green rouge, even the expression in his eyes changed.

In an unemotional tone he said, “Ci doesn’t lust after women.”

She played along and said articulately, “Then take a husband instead. At least your bed will be warmed at night by someone.”

She thought of Wei Ci’s body which feared the cold, he should find a partner who had a fiery constitution.

“There’s no need, Ci doesn’t lust after men either.” Wei Ci seemingly smiled in response; his words came out with some difficulty.

After she heard this, she studied his face with her eyes then slowly turned her eyes downwards and stared elsewhere.

“Should we get a renowned doctor to come and examine you?”

If a woman’s body is innately cold, she will fall sick easily, have problems giving birth, and even be infertile. The same reasoning applies if a man’s body is cold and sickly; will it affect the function of his organs? He is so young, yet he cannot get erect and he doesn’t have a social life. If he suppresses his desires for too long, his psychological health may be affected.

Wei Ci’s facial expression became unsightly. He was starting to seriously suspect he had been blind in his previous life. Why did he only see the Emperor’s proud and cold side but not that she was so unreliable or that she doesn’t take things seriously. Indeed, his vision had been obscured, he really needs to wash his eyes and wipe them clean so they can see again. She found joy in poking fun at him till his face turned pale green. On the other hand, Meng Hun has had an unexpected pleasant surprise.

Initially, he thought this was just a small regular transport of military provisions, but never did they expect this to be Tsing Yi army’s large-scale transport of military supplies. There are rations and chest after chest of gold, silver, and precious items. Even the boxes cannot hold these items. After opening the covers, there are five carriages full in total!

Good, this is indeed eye-catching and poignant.

These are perilous times… Meng Hun thought bitterly.

The slaughter by the beast is often not directed at one’s enemies, but to those frail women, the immobile elderly, and young, tender children. Upon careful observation, one could still see pale grey-looking heads of males, females, the old and young, hung on the wagons carrying supplies.

“These actions are unlike those of Dongqing’s citizens, it looks more like those bastards of Nanman at the North borderline…”

Li Yun was raised by his teacher Xie Qian. As he taught him to practice the spear formation, he would tell him stories of what was happening in the outside world.

Nanman is located at the North borderlines and is an uncivilised place. Even though Xie Qian didn’t add any element of entertainment to his storytelling, Li Yun could sense that bone-deep bloody cruelty. Numerous soldiers who were born bandits readied themselves for battle in anticipation of killing their enemies. Meng Hun was rather interested in those trucks full of military supplies. If they could intercept them, it would surely be a great accomplishment.

Yet this is not the most eye-catching thing. Amid the troops responsible for transporting the provisions, there are hundreds of women who are shabbily dressed and many are bare-footed too. Their faces look numbed, both their hands were tied by a hemp rope and they were bound together; this is useful to prevent them from escaping.

Li Yun hid behind Meng Hun and softly said, “Looking at where they came from, perhaps they just robbed a certain rich district?”

“It’s hard to say…though the Tsing Yi army is mainly comprised of people who have suffered their own trials and tribulations, once they unleashed their evil side and acted on them, they appear to be more hideous and hateful than the court itself. The court at most disregards the lives of the people but the Tsing Yi army does whatever it wishes and without morals. They must be stopped.”

Li Yun never had a good impression of the Tsing Yi army, he saw how these women were treated like beasts, tied up and frequently lashed at, their mouths full of words of despair and he couldn’t bear to see it. His unwavering eyes were burning with the intent to kill.

(Skinny males were called “burning flames”, ladies were called “unenvious sheep”, children were called “rotten bones”, and these who were cannibalised were termed “two legged sheep”)

These are all the sins once committed by the three tribes of the north borderlines and the four factions of Nanman. The three tribes of the north borderline have long preyed on Dongqing. Now that it is in chaos, how could they not be interested?

As for Nansheng which was exterminated by the four factions of Nanman, that episode was utterly tragic. Let’s not delve into the various vices they committed along the way after they conquered Nansheng. All the males in the imperial family were beheaded and hung on the city gates. All the females were degraded to become prostitutes in the military camp; from the tender age of three to five to fifty to sixty years old, none were spared. Those who were prostituted till they died are still not accounted for. The four factions of Nanman vented their frustration as they were not able to win the battle. They even ordered mass killings, authorising their soldiers to kill without constraint in the capital city for one day and night.

If this is not earth-shattering, then how about the four factions of Nanman gathering to eat human flesh?

(…Prisoners of war turned into food, in the day thousands were slaughtered…cannibalism, hundreds were pounded by the pestle, the living were broken by the mortar, and even their bones were consumed…)

That was a crazy day of rejoicing for those devils from hell.