May 5, Year 7 of Zhenming Having returned fully laden from my first trip, the Elder has ordered me to journey …
May 5, Year 7 of Zhenming
Having returned fully laden from my first trip, the Elder has ordered me to journey out and temper myself once more.
They say every man has his strengths; mine, it seems, lie beyond the mountain.
May 6, Year 1 of Longde
Barely a few months into my travels, and the era name has already changed. Bizarre.
If I run into bandits tomorrow, I'll ask my "old acquaintances" for news and conveniently levy some travel expenses.
May 7, Year 1 of Longde
Waited for my "old acquaintances," but... they were ambushed and killed by Wang Qing first!
...I shall not stoop to bickering with such a man.
May 8, Year 1 of Longde
Encountered bandits on the road, only for them to be slain by Wang Qing.
This time, he recognized me as a disciple of Mohist Hill and actually asked to be taught our city defense arts. Laughable.
May 9, Year 1 of Longde
Encountered bandits on the road; slain by Wang Qing again.
He follows me like a shadow I cannot shake. Extremely annoying.
May 10, Year 1 of Longde
Encountered bandits, and Wang Qing and I ended up in a fierce brawl. The arrogance of this fool!
He claims that as long as the world is ravaged by war, Mohist skills will have no place. What does a layman know of our profound mysteries?
May 11, Year 1 of Longde
No bandits today. Wang Qing brought wine to apologize.
The man is annoying, but the wine is innocent. It smelled wonderful.
May 12, Year 1 of Longde
Wang Qing came again with more wine. Does this man have nothing better to do?
May 13, Year 1 of Longde
Wang Qing got drunk. For once, he was speechless. Peace and quiet.
May 14, Year 1 of Longde
Wang Qing was dead drunk, stroking his sword and singing a song of "era names." To think so many eras have come and gone in just a few decades...
He must have shed tears into the jar, ruining the taste of the wine.
May 15, Year 1 of Longde
I was dead drunk. Blame it on my usual diligence... in my stupor, I accidentally wrote down the manuals for city defense from memory.
Hmph. How could a layman not be struck with awe?
May 16, Year 1 of Longde
Encountered bandits. With no one around to interfere, I levied two taels and three qian.