Beside him, a ruffian clearly knows him well:
"Humph, criticizing the Kuwamoto line behind their backs is actually just envious of them."
"This guy is called Xiang Yu. If you can meet people from the Kuwamoto line later, please tell them to kick this guy out!"
Xiang Yu?
Liu Bang?
Zhao Pei An quickly figured out who the two in front of him were.
Well, they do seem to fit the historical image... Zhao Pei An turned his head and quickly made a judgment about the two individuals:
Liu Bang is a more typical ruffian, while Xiang Yu is a less typical ruffian...
Xiang Yu is not typical because he is like a chicken wrapped in paper, with his biceps thicker than his neck, making him very muscular.
It's evident just by looking at them that they're out of money for food. It seems they were planning to go to the Kuwamoto line where they could eat their fill, but ended up not getting in and couldn't even get a meal.
Looking at Zhao Pei An's extra two bowls of meat soup, Zhao Pei An, with his ample size, thought he couldn't finish them all, so he decided to take a sip.
Sure enough, Liu Bang chose to be straightforward:
"You see, brother, I reckon you can't finish these three bowls of soup, can you let brother have a taste?"
Xiang Yu was by his side, and the sturdy man looked a bit embarrassed.
Zhao Pei An sighed and smiled, pushing the bowl of soup to the two men, "Sure, you can have it. Drink up."
"But there's a condition."
"But you have to tell me about the Kuwamoto line truthfully."
"Include your evaluations of the Kuwamoto line, your views on it, and so on."
Zhao Pei An had the intention to tease them a bit:
Considering the eccentricity of this game, it's highly likely that these two people will eventually become bound objects of yours.
Always having a teacher-student relationship isn't interesting. Good friends can also have good relationships.
"Alright, big brother!"
Liu Bang sat down without hesitation, "Thank you, big brother!"
Xiang Yu, on the other hand, did not seem as... shameless as Liu Bang, and said:
"Thanks, brother. Whatever you want to know, we'll say everything and not hold back."
Liu Bang drank his fill and said: "Actually, the people of the Kuwamoto line are all pretty good."
"We used to think that the Kuwamoto line, this sect, existed quite reasonably."
"Because the disciples of the Kuwamoto line travel the world and have helped a lot of people."
Xiang Yu nodded, "The seniors of the Kuwamoto line are all very capable people!"
"Even the one who refused to accept King Qin's invitation and come to Qin State, a certain Han something, was a follower of the Kuwamoto line."
What Han something?
"Oh, Han Fei Zi."
Zhao Pei An quickly realized.
To be honest, Xiang Yu really lacks expressive abilities; it seems that the future Xiang Yu will have to thank the military camp for giving him a meal.
Many generals are like this. Before they gain military power, you can't tell that they will become so powerful in the future.
"Well, in short, the Kuwamoto line is just amazing!"
"Damn, if I could join the Kuwamoto line, I'd be awesome beyond words!"
"Oh, sorry, I forgot about you."
This one was especially prominent. Before he rose to power, Liu Bang definitely had a lot of urban vibe...
That's a high-emotion expression.
"However, it's normal. Both of you are young men in your twenties. At this age, talking about things without an air of royalty is normal."
Zhao Pei An shook his head.
According to their historical backgrounds, indeed, both of them were just like that before they started their careers.
Liu Bang continued: "But as for this Kuwamoto, we don't know who he is."
"A martial arts school that hides its founder's name is bound to be unreliable."
Liu Bang shook his head, "Although I admire the Kuwamoto line and wish to be like them, people who practice medicine and help others with a grand presence."
"But Kuwamoto himself is doubtful."
Xiang Yu also expressed his views:
"I've heard rumors that Kuwamoto was originally a faker who deceitfully acquired fame."
"He accidentally saved the King of An in a medical sense by using a drug from another famous doctor, and this Kuwamoto line is actually a product of that doctor."
"It has nothing to do with Kuwamoto himself. It was just the doctor trying to protect himself."
Beside the soup shop, people kept nodding in agreement:
"This thing, let me tell you, it's already a settled matter."
"Now, there are so many evidences pointing to this: that this thing originally happened like this:"
The original situation was that the Qin king's court doctor came up with this medicine, and the king wanted to keep it for himself.
But the doctor believed that the medicine should be famous throughout the world, so he used the name of a person named Zhaozi and, together with the old nobility of Chu, created a line known as the Zhaozi line.
No one knew that the Qin king had changed his mind so quickly and wanted to claim the name of Kuwamoto as his own.
The doctor was weak and easily convinced, agreeing with the king. The only ones who disagreed were the old nobility of Chu, but what could they do?
So, you see, the Qin king's tyranny..."
"In no time, several others agreed."
Zhao Pei An smiled lightly:
Alright, alright, so you're so awesome, are you?
Am I a deceitful person seeking fame?
I'll say this with my ass: it's just a rumor spread by the fallen nobility of a dead country.
"If this were to be known to the Qin king, eight hundred heads would have to be chopped off here..."
Liu Bang and Xiang Yu looked at Zhao Pei An and said, "Brother, this is why."
Zhao Pei An nodded and continued to ask, "By the way."
"You two look like you're not the type to be in the same group, so how did you end up together?"
Xiang Yu laughed and said, "Actually, we two know each other... not for long though."
At that moment, the cymbals and drums roared, drowning out his voice.
In the meat soup shop, everyone looked up.
It's the procession of the Qin king.
The procession of the Qin king was grand and majestic, with gilded weapons and iron horses, exuding authority and solemnity.
In the ranks, a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious robes and wearing a crown sat in the center of the carriage.
His gaze was intense, yet it did not fall on any single person, but rather filled the entire area with an aura of awe-inspiring authority.
This is the present Qin king.
Xiang Yu looked at the Qin king's entourage and deeply reflected to his companions at the same table:
"A great man should be like that!"
His voice was not loud, but it carried an indescribable sense of determination and yearning.
Zhao Pei An looked at Xiang Yu in shock:
What are you saying, nonsense?
Is this what you should say at this moment?
Where is Xiang Liang?
That's not what you should say at this time...
It is also reasonable.
"He can be replaced."
Liu Bang answered, "That's reasonable."
Zhao Pei An smiled lightly:
These two probably don't know that in the future, they will be enemies.
Oh, no, if it weren't for my intervention, maybe these two people will end up as just a county magistrate and a soldier, instead of the Chu-Han War?
I don't think there's really a chance that such a scenario would occur, where the heavens seem so thin for me, and I attempt to end the Qin dynasty through drastic measures.
The eyes of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu met, and they exchanged looks of mutual appreciation.
However, something unexpected happened soon:
How the hell did the Qin king stop in front of the meat soup shop?
