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In 209 BC, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang joined forces to ignite the fervent Dazexiang Uprising.
Soon, Xiang Yu responded from afar, launching the Kuaiji Uprising.
Leading the charge, he stormed into the county office, wielding a long sword as if entering an unguarded realm. He fought against thousands with unmatched ferocity. Ultimately, the county office was captured, and Xiang Yu beheaded the county magistrate, hanging his head on the city wall for all to see.
As he burst into the magistrate's residence, Xiang Yu saw several soldiers dragging a woman who was crying bitterly. He felt a sense of familiarity and upon closer inspection realized that the woman was none other than Yu Ji.
He strode forward, pushing aside the soldiers, and gently lifted Yu Ji into his arms, his face filled with confusion. "How... did you end up here?"
Yu Ji shook her head sorrowfully, her hair swaying with the motion. "If I were just a commoner's daughter, how could the emperor have chosen me?"
Her words struck Xiang Yu like a bolt from the blue. He had only been focused on his grand ambitions since arriving and had never inquired about the magistrate's family. He never imagined that this woman, known as the First Beauty of Kuaiji, would be the magistrate's daughter.
He looked up and happened to see the magistrate's head impaled on a flagpole. The severed head seemed to smile faintly at him, whether in acceptance of death or mocking the fickleness of fate.
Yu Ji's gaze swept over the head. "My father often said that serving a ruler comes with loyalty. He despised Qin Ershi's tyranny but felt powerless in his position. He once told me, 'Child, your father is merely a small county magistrate; he cannot change anything nor protect you well. If one day a man rises up and takes your father's head, do not hate him, for that man is truly capable of protecting you.'"
Xiang Yu stood frozen, as if time had stopped for him.
In that moment, he understood that not everyone striving to uphold this nation was evil; they simply had their own ways of doing things.
They drew their swords, fought, and slaughtered—all for an elusive dream.
At that moment, he understood that from this point on, this beautiful woman was tightly bound to his fate. If he lived, she lived; if he died, she died.
The so-called centipede dies but does not stiffen. Xiang Yu was overly confident in his courage and martial skills, not realizing that even though the iron cavalry of the Qin Emperor had been weakened, its residual power still loomed large. Soon, Kuaiji City was surrounded by the Qin generals.
He carried Yu Ji on his shoulders, charging through the crowd like a fierce beast, but it was impossible to avoid injury while trying to save her. Before long, he had sustained over a dozen wounds.
Just as despair filled his heart and he was ready to face death, he suddenly noticed chaos in the west where the Qin Army was stationed. A pale and frail young man led a troop of soldiers charging toward him.
From a distance, it seemed as if this troop had come from the ends of the earth, sweeping in with great momentum. The Qin Army was quickly cut into segments, unable to support one another.
The young man jumped off his horse and hurried forward, grasping Xiang Yu's bloodied hand. "Master Xiang, I have long admired your name."
"Who are you?" Xiang Yu asked, his expression puzzled and his brow slightly furrowed.
"I am Liu Bang, a close friend of your uncle," the young man replied earnestly.
Xiang Yu then realized that this seemingly sickly young man was none other than the renowned Pei Gong Liu Bang.
His uncle Xiang Liang had been actively seeking talents who could help overthrow the Qin Dynasty after going into exile, and Liu Bang was one of the most famous among them.
However, Xiang Yu had heard his uncle mention several times that Liu Bang was ambitious and aimed for greatness; he would undoubtedly become a future threat that needed to be guarded against.
Liu Bang's gaze swept over Xiang Yu's shoulder. "And this is..."
Xiang Yu glanced at Yu Ji and turned to Liu Bang, saying, "This is my beloved wife, Yu Ji."
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