I said, "Don't ask about these messy things. If we keep digging into it, who will Brother Ying cry to?"
Liu Bang nodded vigorously, then suddenly pointed at Xiang Yu and said, "This kid has a share too!"
Xiang Yu's expression hardened, and he raised his cup to Qin Shi Huang, saying, "Brother Ying, I'd like to offer you a toast."
Qin Shi Huang laughed and said, "Drink it then."
Liu Bang glanced at Baozi and whispered, "Our matter is easy to resolve. We'll leave in a few months. But Baozi, are you planning to keep this from her forever?"
I said, "We'll see. After you guys leave, I don't want to bring anyone home anymore. Isn't it good to live a muddled life?" As I said this, the rest of us glanced at Jing Ke, seemingly unintentionally. Ersha ignored everything and buried himself in his food.
Seeing us whispering to each other, Baozi asked, "What are you talking about?"
I casually said, "We were talking about the best man."
Baozi said, "Is it decided yet? I think the big one is pretty good."
Every time Baozi calls Xiang Yu "Big Guy," my heart skips a beat. How can someone call their ancestor that?
I said firmly, "No way! With such a tall telephone pole standing next to me, how can anyone see me?" Xiang Yu was so angry that he slapped me on the back of the head.
Liu Bang said, "I'll do it, I'll do it."
Fengfeng coldly said, "You're more like the best man's father."
Liu Bang laughed and nudged Xiang Yu: "Did you hear that? She said I look like your father." Xiang Yu didn't hold back and nudged him back.
Baozi glanced mysteriously into the bedroom and said, "I think those two are fine too. We'll have a best man and a bridesmaid."
I shook my head repeatedly and said, "I don't want anyone more handsome than me!"
If you're talking about handsome young men, I have plenty of options. Hua Rong, Song Qing—who wouldn't do them? But would that make me stand out?
I glanced at everyone and said, "I need to find someone uglier than me."
Everyone shook their heads and said, "It's very difficult!" Only Jing Ke lowered his head and picked up some food.
I said, "Kezi, you're the one."
Ersha said with dissatisfaction, "Why do I always have to accompany you when something bad happens?"
...This fool's words are becoming more and more Zen-like!
Just then, the bedroom door opened, and Jin Shaoyan and Li Shishi came out together. Li Shishi's eyes were red, while Jin Shaoyan smiled at us somewhat shyly.
After the two of them came out, they both seemed a little awkward. They were absent-minded when talking to others, their necks were stiff, and they didn't speak to each other. Baozi looked left and right, then pulled Li Shishi up and switched seats with her, saying, "When did I sit between you two?"
...
Today is the day Hua Rong and Pang Wanchun have agreed to have an archery contest. The challenge was sent via fax as usual. The location is a mountain road, and the time is 9 pm.
I asked, puzzled, "If it's an archery competition, why is the time set for the evening?"
Xiang Yu followed silently behind me the whole time. Before we set off, I made him promise me I wouldn't act impulsively before I brought him along. At this moment, he said, "A good archer has excellent eyesight and can hit the bullseye every time, even at night."
Hua Rong smiled faintly and said, "Exactly, he's trying to outdo me in eyesight!"
I said, "Are your eyes alright?" I thought that since Ran Dongye was an artsy young man, he probably didn't have nearsightedness or trachoma.
Hua Rong said, "It's about the same as before."
I took out a cookie and gave it to him: "Eat a cookie, it'll help you regain your strength."
Hua Rong paid no attention, casually stuffing the bow into his mouth while inspecting the handlebar bow Tang Long had made for him. Watching his mouth move, I couldn't help but feel overjoyed. I thought I'd make a bow when I got home, so I could experience the feeling of hitting a target from a hundred paces away.
How could this not remind me of that lyric: "Loving you will make me you, hehe, oh yeah!"
I noticed that Hua Rong wasn't nervous at all before the final battle; on the contrary, he seemed quite excited. I asked him, "Are you confident?"
Hua Rong said excitedly, "It's hard to say. But back then, the two of us, one a Yang Youji and the other a Li Guang, were both famous for our archery skills. Before the campaign against Fang La, we secretly weighed each other, and later we tried every means to have a match with each other. Unfortunately, fate played tricks on us, and we never got to do it. Now, we have a golden opportunity to finally fulfill this wish. Who wins or loses is not important."
I was sweating bullets and asked, "How are you going to compete? Won't it be dangerous?"
Hua Rong said, "I'll just follow his lead, as for the danger, there is definitely some."
I looked around and asked, "Where's Xiuxiu?"
Hua Rong casually said, "The strategist sent Third Sister to take her shopping."
I nervously grabbed Hua Rong's hand and asked, "You won't die, will you?"
Hua Rong laughed heartily: "The lives of us are no longer our own. If we cared so much, I wouldn't have joined Liangshan in the first place!"
I felt a chill run down my spine and couldn't help but say, "Damn, desperados."
Hua Rong smiled faintly upon hearing this: "Well said, those three words describe us perfectly."
I chased after him, constantly saying, "You can't die!"
Hua Rong smiled and said, "Nobody wants to die."
I nodded, then immediately said nervously, "You can't kill Pang Wanchun either. You have to understand, this isn't the era of your chivalrous heroes anymore."
Hua Rong pulled out the arrows one by one and checked them, saying, "Then we'll see how he competes."
I looked around and asked, "Where's Wu Song? Is he going?"
Hua Rong said, "The strategist has already sent someone to tell him."