Real-Time Confrontation Mission
Yuwen Hongdu was stunned. He never imagined that he would one day be able to enter the world inside the book "Han Feizi". He had been in Dubian Town for more than a month and he was quite familiar with the way books could be obtained. Books of Yellow Quality and above could only be obtained by entering the world inside the book. Otherwise, it was almost impossible to get any benefits.
Yuwen Hongdu went to the Mysterious Bookstore every day, spending a lot of Spirit Crystal to buy exclusive numbers. He read this book "Han Feizi" over and over again, almost wearing it out, but he never had a chance to trigger the world in the book. As a result, Yuwen Hongdu was already thinking of giving up on comprehending the Emperor's Aura and planned to return to the Yan State.
But to his utter surprise, just when he was about to give up, he triggered the world in the book "Han Feizi"!
"Your Majesty, it's time to rest." A gentle voice pulled Yuwen Hongdu back to his senses. Yuwen Hongdu turned his head and saw a woman in a blouse lying prostrate at his feet. Her smooth back was delicate and Limber, exuding an alluring aura in the dim candlelight.
As the Yan State, Yuwen Hongdu had fought countless battles throughout his life, so he was naturally not fooled by the scene before him. Looking around, he found that he was in a simple palace. The furnishings were simple, mainly bronze utensils, and the curtains were mainly blue, but they looked to be of extremely poor quality. In the center of the hall stood a half-person-high incense burner, from which sandalwood incense wafted, the smell of which made Yuwen Hongdu frown.
Although Yuwen Hongdu had read the book "Han Feizi," it didn't actually describe any particular country in detail. Instead, it focused on the principles of being a ruler, how to govern and manage one's subjects. Therefore, Yuwen Hongdu was essentially clueless about the current situation.
"The Spiritual Power within my body has also been sealed." Yuwen Hongdu sensed himself and found that his body was empty. All his Spiritual Power was gathered in his dantian and locked by an unknown force. In other words, his current situation was similar to when Liu Changsheng first entered "Pokémon," becoming an ordinary person.
Since he couldn't understand the situation himself, Yuwen Hongdu could only ask someone to tell him. He glanced at the woman prostrate at his feet and said in a deep voice, "Raise your head."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The woman responded, slowly raising her head, her face shy, her eyes darting away, not daring to meet Yuwen Hongdu's gaze.
Yuwen Hongdu nodded, then pulled the woman into the bed. The candlelight dimmed, and the curtains fell.
"What a beast!" Ma Feifei said sourly as she watched this scene, leaning against the cashier's counter on a small stool.
Damn it, this is a world in a book! The Yan State is well aware of this, and he certainly knows that his situation will be seen by the readers, but he still did it anyway. His skin is simply thick to an extreme.
This kind of behavior would be considered a 404 error in modern times! They actually dared to broadcast it live...
The most crucial point is that Ma Feifei has been running his Bookstore for almost a year now, and he has never encountered such benefits. Why should he? Laozi refuse to accept this!
"Prime Minister of Yan State, Yuwen Hongdu, let me circle you first." Ma Feifei took out a small notebook, wrote Yuwen Hongdu's name on it, and then drew a circle next to it.
Satisfied after finishing these tasks, Ma Feifei put away his notebook and began to ponder the world where Yuwen Hongdu was, looking at the now-blacked-out projection.
Based on the scene just now, Yuwen Hongdu's location should be in the ancient world of Ma Feifei, and it should be quite ancient. This is because the furnishings and utensils are simple and old-fashioned, with the utensils mainly being bronze. There are no chairs, and the books on the table are bamboo slips. Judging from the way the woman called Yuwen Hongdu's current status must be very noble. The title "Great King" is rarely used in dynasties after the Qin State Dynasty unified the world. Considering all of the above, the era should be before the Qin State. However, "Han Feizi" was written during the Warring States period, so the era described in it should not be before the Warring States period.
That is to say, the approximate year was during the Warring States period, also known as the Seven Warring States.
"The curtains in the main hall were mostly blue. During the Warring States period, Wei State favored red, Zhao State was seven parts red and three parts blue, Han State favored green, Qi State favored purple, Chu Kingdom favored earth yellow, Qin State favored black, and Yan State favored blue. It's quite obvious from this that Yuwen Hongdu's location should be the Yan State during the Warring States period. In addition, the title 'King' confirms that he is the ruler of Yan State." Ma Feifei calmly exited the data panel, watching the projection gradually light up, and thought confidently.
In fact, Ma Feifei's 'guess' was correct. Through a night of investigation, Yuwen Hongdu finally obtained the information he wanted from the woman who served him in bed. The place he was in was called Yan State, the same as his own country. The difference was that this time he was not the prime minister, but had transformed into a king! He also had a rather speechless title: King Yan Xi.
Oh... and the current year is the 28th year of King Xi of Yan (227 BC). His son, Prince Dan, sent Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin, but the attempt failed. The King of Qin sent a large army to fight the Yan army at the Yi River. The Yan army was defeated and is now preparing to advance towards the Yan capital, Ji City, to attack it.
"Ding~ Please complete the mission, fellow reader: resist the King of Qin's army and Protect Jicheng."
Quest Reward: Emperor's Aura
At the same time, a sentence suddenly popped into Yuwen Hongdu's mind, and then the same sentence appeared in the narration on the projection screen.
Upon seeing these words, Ma Feifei instantly understood.
Yuwen Hongdu triggered a storyline quest from the book "Han Feizi." The system's quest was to test whether Yuwen Hongdu could turn the tide in this seemingly hopeless situation and successfully Protect Jicheng. In the original history, the King of Qin army directly breached Jicheng, and King Yan Xi and Prince Dan abandoned Jicheng and fled to Liaodong, after Jicheng was occupied by the Qin State.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a real-time combat mission— the Battle of Conquest."
"Mission Details: Due to a reader triggering a mission from the book 'Han Feizi,' the host can now choose to enter the world of 'Han Feizi' and become an enemy of that reader."
"Please select whether to accept this combat mission."
The system notification caught Ma Feifei off guard. How did he suddenly get involved? And this real-time combat mission was ridiculous! They put him on the opposing side of Yuwen Hongdu —what was this supposed to do? Were they trying to make him, the bookstore owner, kill his own Bookstore's customers?
"But thinking about it, I feel inexplicably excited..." Ma Feifei's heart fluttered.
"Please select whether to accept this combat mission."
The system notification sounded again. Ma Feifei thought for a moment and chose to agree. Then his vision went black, and when it lit up again, he found himself in a camp, wearing black armor, a greatsword at his waist, and a helmet. On the table in front of him were a stack of bamboo slips and a bamboo tube containing several command arrows. On either side of him stood more than a dozen generals in armor.
"Time: 226 BC, Location: Qin Army camp 50 li outside the Jicheng Ji, the capital of Yan. Host role: Qin general Wang Jian, Host faction: Qin State."
"I actually became Wang Jian?" Ma Feifei was secretly shocked when he heard the message from the system. He thought the system would at most assign him a lowly soldier or something, but he didn't expect it to assign him the role of Wang Jian, the general who personally led a large army to conquer the Yan Jicheng Ji.
If that's the case, doesn't it mean that whether Yuwen Hongdu can Protect Yandu Jicheng this time basically depends on Ma Feifei's decision?
Wow! This is so exciting!