After being choked to death by a copper coin, she became a demon Jin Ji in the other world

In this month, Liu E wore the imperial robes and offered sacrifices to Emperor Taizu of Song and other emperors of the Song Dynasty in the Taimiao of the Song Dynasty.

Although during the sacrifice, she subtracted the two chapters of Zong Yi, which symbolizes loyalty and filial piety, and Zao, which symbolizes purity, from the twelve-chapter pattern of the emperor's robes.

At the same time, she was not wearing the sword of a male emperor, but at this moment, Liu E was undoubtedly the de facto empress of the Northern Song Dynasty and the true uncrowned king.

At this moment, Shen Yuelan was waiting on the road that Liu E would take to return to the palace after the sacrifice. She and the onlookers were waiting for the arrival of the phoenix carriage. There was no point in meeting her, so she could just watch from afar.

Before this, Shen Yuelan had visited the Taoist temple where they had lived. Without Shen Yuelan and others living there, the temple quickly collapsed into ruins after Lao Zhao left, and became the tomb that Lao Zhao had prepared for himself.

Looking at the remains exposed in the ruins, Shen Yuelan stood there for a long time, and finally gave up the idea of ​​keeping it together. Since they had never met in this life, they should just be well.

Chapter 119 Looking Back

After waiting for a long time, a large team returning to the palace slowly approached from the distant horizon.

Guarded by the well-equipped imperial guards and attended by countless palace maids and eunuchs, a dignified lady dressed in elegant and luxurious clothes and wearing a veil sat upright in the phoenix carriage, overlooking the world, looking very heroic.

Shen Yuelan hid in the crowd and observed secretly. The more she looked, the more strange it seemed. Although the man did not look problematic from a distance, when Shen Yuelan's red eyes flickered slightly and she observed closely, she noticed something was wrong.

Although the woman in front of him did have the appearance of an emperor, her dark black hair seemed a little too fake.

Liu E is 64 years old this year. Even if her hair is not completely white, it is impossible that she does not have a single silver strand. I have never heard that the hair dyeing technology in the Song Dynasty was so advanced.

Also, although it is difficult to see the details from a distance, the condition of the exposed skin seems to be too good, not to mention the appearance. Apart from being equally beautiful, this person has nothing to do with Liu E.

Alas, something is not right. Not only does the age not match, the gender seems to be wrong too. Shen Yuelan was incredulous when she saw this. She quietly left the crowd and returned to a tea shed nearby which was slightly higher up, and continued to observe.

Shen Huanyan was just waiting for Shen Yuelan here. Just when Shen Yuelan was about to see the clue, an old woman sat on the bench opposite Shen Yuelan, blocking Shen Yuelan's sight.

[Excuse me, young lady...have we met there before?]

Huh? What's wrong with this guy? Didn't he see that I was looking at someone? Is he so tactless? Also, what era is this pick-up line from? It's too old-fashioned.

After complaining in her heart, Shen Yuelan had to retract her gaze and look directly at the old woman in front of her, muttering to herself. It would have been fine if she didn't look at her, but once she did, Shen Yuelan was almost scared to the ground.

Who else could the old woman in front of her be if not Liu E? Although Liu E was much older than she was more than 30 years ago, Shen Yuelan still recognized the old woman in front of her as the real Liu E. She immediately felt guilty for being caught cheating.

The elderly Liu E, who was sitting in front of Shen Yuelan, actually did not know the beautiful young lady in front of her. She just chose to disguise herself and return to the imperial city for safety reasons after the sacrifice was completed, and she happened to pass by here.

But when she accidentally saw Shen Yuelan looking excitedly at the "Young Lady" on the phoenix carriage in the distance, a surge of anger suddenly emerged in her heart, and she wanted to kick this girl in anger.

But years of cultivating her energy allowed Liu E to endure it temporarily. She wanted to figure out what had happened to her just now. Over the years, no one had ever made her so angry. It was as if she had discovered that her lover was cheating on her.

Hiss, Liu E, you shameless old woman, what are you thinking about every day? Be careful that you will ruin your reputation in your later years. I am still a little girl.

After weighing the pros and cons, Liu E could only come up with the classic pick-up line: Hi, have we met there before?

Have you seen him there? Of course I have seen him, and we have a pretty good relationship, but is that something I can say? Don't you see that there are a bunch of assassins around you, staring at you covetously?

Although Shen Yuelan did not say a word, the elderly Liu E was surprised to find that she seemed to be able to understand Shen Yuelan's eyes and instantly understood the complaint of Shen Yuelan.

She waved her hand and ordered the surrounding assassins to disperse, leaving only the three people at the table to talk. Seeing this, Shen Huanyan tactfully moved to a farther position to give the two people space to talk.

[Now you can tell me, where have we met before? And why do I feel so familiar with you? ]

Shen Yuelan's face turned bitter when she heard this. She didn't say anything, but just looked at Liu E quietly with her fiery red eyes, as if everything was self-evident.

The two looked at each other for a long time, but the elderly Liu E seemed to have really understood something from it. She smiled a little bitterly, sighed softly, and said to herself:

[My life may seem glamorous, but in fact it is full of scars and I have missed too much. And you... maybe you are one of the countless possibilities that I have missed. ]

[To be frank, the first time I saw you in that vast crowd, I knew that you were the one I loved, but I also knew that you didn't belong to me, right? ]

Shen Yuelan became more sad after hearing this. She was clearly the one who came to say goodbye, but when it came to the real thing, she could only remain speechless and let the other party guess. Shen Yuelan, you are really embarrassing.

[Are you... coming to say goodbye to me? ]

Shen Yuelan nodded silently with red eyes, but the tears accumulated in her eyes could no longer be suppressed and began to burst out wildly.

[Ah, I…why am I crying? Sorry, sorry, I didn’t mean for this, I…]

Before Shen Yuelan could finish her words, she was embraced in that familiar embrace. Liu E gently patted Shen Yuelan's thin shoulders, and after a brief silence, she whispered comfortingly.

[It’s okay, it’s okay. If the other me has let you down, I’ll apologize on her behalf. If you’ve done something wrong and we haven’t had time to reconcile, I’ll forgive you on her behalf.]

[I believe that she doesn't want to see you sad like this, and doesn't want to become a stumbling block on your way forward, because no matter which world Liu E is in, she loves you deeply.]

Shen Yuelan suddenly raised her head when she heard this. She looked at the old man in front of her with tears in her eyes, with a look of disbelief on her face. How could it be possible? The Time Management Bureau had clearly reset everything, how could Liu E still remember everything between them?

Looking at the shocked Shen Yuelan, Liu E seemed to remember something and looked at her with doting.

She did not explain much, but just hugged Shen Yuelan in her arms again, enjoying this final tenderness, because she knew that she did not have much time left.

Their reunion was beautiful but short. Looking at Liu E who left resolutely with a cane, Shen Yuelan's mind kept echoing with what Liu E had just said to her.

[History is forgiving. As long as we obey it, it will always leave us a glimmer of hope. Take good care of the soul demon. That is the key to our next encounter.]

[Don't worry about who I am now. I have to face my destined fate. That is my responsibility and a necessary step for us to meet again. The other Liu E will love you for me.]

Shen Yuelan's little head was unable to understand the words of the old Liu E for a moment, but she understood one thing, that is, the ability of the soul demon in her arms was probably not small.

She also recalled a detail that she had not noticed just now, that is, Liu E remembered everything only after touching the copper hairpin. It seems that the gift Liu E left for her is not simple.

After parting with Liu E, Shen Yuelan once again stepped into the prosperous city of Dongjing. Compared with Bianliang in the first year of Xianping (1032), Dongjing during the Mingdao period (1033-998) was more prosperous.

In the Song Dynasty, blessed by a highly mature bureaucratic system, except for those kings who lost their country, there were actually no particularly incompetent monarchs throughout the Song Dynasty, but there were also no great and wise emperors like the Qin Shi Huang and Han Wudi.

This also means that it was difficult for the Song Dynasty to carry out radical reforms. Both the [Qingli New Deal] and the [Xining Reforms] were just minor adjustments on minor details.

However, even such small reforms were ultimately so difficult and rarely succeeded, because the leaders of the reforms in the Song Dynasty were mostly ministers, not monarchs.

The Renzong period was the most prosperous era of the Northern Song Dynasty. However, the long-standing ills hidden behind the prosperity gradually began to emerge during this era. [Redundant soldiers, redundant officials, and redundant expenses] gradually became a quagmire that devoured the vitality of the Northern Song Dynasty court.

The fall of a dynasty never happens overnight. The so-called most prosperous era is precisely the beginning of the countdown to its demise.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Shen Yuelan, and she can't care even if they do. She came to the city for no other reason than the fine wine that filled the city.

Shen Huanyan was searching for delicious food everywhere, planning to bring it back to feed Su Xuan, in the hope that she could mass-produce it. Yes, little Huanyan also had a dream of becoming a boss, she wanted to open a restaurant.

Just as Shen Yuelan was buying wine, a familiar-looking boy came into her sight. The man looked 80% similar to Su Xu from Meizhou. Shen Yuelan lay on the fence on the second floor of the restaurant and savored the wine for a while.

I suspect that this guy might be the third son of the Su Xu family, Su Xun, who is traveling around famous mountains and rivers. Although he has a great reputation in the literary world of later generations, he was not very good at studying when he was young.

Later, when he took the examinations for Jinshi and Maocai, he failed both. Just like college graduates in later generations, he failed the postgraduate entrance examination or the civil service examination, and his performance was very disappointing.

But his family has a background. His father is a well-known local landlord in Meizhou, and his second brother Su Huan is even more ambitious. He passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi as early as the second year of Tiansheng (1024). It can be said that Su Xun had a very high tolerance rate for mistakes in his life choices.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuelan couldn't help but sigh that Su Xun was really lucky. Most of the scholars in this world who wanted to cross the class barrier had to follow Song Lian's old path, not Su Xun's.

Shen Yuelan had no intention of getting to know Su Xun. After all, she no longer knew his father, and there was little point in contacting Su Xun again.

Therefore, after buying enough drinks, Shen Yuelan found Shen Huanyan and left this era that she had been dreaming about, without any hesitation or nostalgia.

This time, we really have to say goodbye.

Chapter 120: Make the Best of a Mistake

The neighing of war horses and the sounds of soldiers charging echoed across the vast land. Thick black smoke billowed up to the sky. Wherever Shen Yuelan's sight reached, there were countless corpses.

The disgusting smell of barbecue coming from the burnt corpse almost made Shen Yuelan vomit out all the snacks she had eaten in the morning.

Damn it, Tong Zimu, that little bastard, is causing trouble for me again. How come he opened the door to the battlefield? What is this?

Shen Yuelan, Huanyan and others were confused about the situation for a moment, so they had to lie down in the pile of corpses and pretend to be dead. Then they sent a team of Qin Rui soldiers to the core area of the battlefield to gather intelligence.

I don’t know if it’s because they returned to Qin Ruishi’s home ground, but their work efficiency was quite high, and they soon sent back the news that Shen Yuelan wanted.

It turned out that they had come to Yingcheng (Jingzhou), the capital of Chu in the 278th year of King Nan of Zhou ( BC). At that time, a great battle was taking place there, the Battle of Yan and Ying, which concerned the fate of the Qin and Chu countries.

This place is a bit far from Shen Yuelan's target area. Not only is the location wrong, but the time is also wrong. She wants to go to the Yan State thirty-three years later, not the Qin-Chu battlefield at this moment.

Fortunately, they figured out that the two countries in the war were Qin and Chu. Shen Yuelan and others had the Qin Ruishi as cover, so they could get along well here.

[Alan, Alan, let's just make the best of it, we sisters want to stay in this era for a while longer, is this the Warring States? It's really full of military power. ]

The adviser was Su Yi, who successfully transformed after receiving the reward for military merit. She and Su Xin were now lord-level beauties. This showed how much role they played in the Battle of Bianliang.

Huanyan beside Shen Yuelan didn't have any major changes, except that her energy level increased a little, becoming a demon king-level demon queen with an equivalent of 35. Shen Yuelan herself successfully reached the rank of major general thanks to the battle results of the Suyi sisters.

Su Xuan and Su Jiu also received some rewards and upgraded their energy levels, but because they had to look after the house in the other world and develop some industries, they did not follow Shen Yuelan to participate in this mission.

But with the help of the Suyi sisters, Shen Yuelan is not alone. Moreover, if she can stay in the surface world for another four years, she will be able to wake up Shen Suchang who is still sleeping in the core space.

Yes, Shen Yuelan took the trouble to move her back.

Seeing that Su Yi and the others really liked this place, Shen Yuelan was too lazy to bother with it any more. Thirty years is thirty years, it's not like she can't afford to stay here, it would be nice to witness the whole process of the Qin Empire unifying the six kingdoms.

Shen Yuelan saw that the battle lines between the two armies had been pushed into the city by the Qin army, and knew that this war was probably coming to an end, and that the Chu State had already been defeated.

She immediately summoned more than forty Qin soldiers, protected several women disguised as Qin soldiers, and mixed into the siege team.

Shen Yuelan appointed himself as the commander of the Qin army and brought with him fifty or so Qin soldiers. He followed the Qin army and poured into this princely capital with a history of hundreds of years.

Most of the Chu people in the city had already fled to Chen (Huaiyang) with the King of Chu, especially those aristocratic mansions, nine out of ten of which were empty, giving Shen Yuelan the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

She first found a few unclaimed corpses of the Chu army and had people cut off their heads. She planned to take them to the Qin army as a military merit, so that she could become more worthy of the title of Qin army [Captain] and solidify her identity.

Shen Yuelan was planning to settle down in the State of Qin. After that, the other countries had all suffered more or less devastation from the war, and only the State of Qin remained relatively stable.

Therefore, Shen Yuelan was attracted by the stability there and planned to obtain an identity of Qin State for herself first.

And this moment of chaos is precisely the easiest time to get an identity. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of people gathered together, and no one can be sure who is under his command.

After his status was guaranteed by his military merits, Shen Yuelan took his soldiers and began to secretly plunder the mansions of various nobles. Those nobles left in a hurry and only took away some gold and silver jewelry that were easy to take.

The bulky bronze and lacquerware, as well as the Chu currency that she had not had time to take away, became cheap items for Shen Yuelan. Looking at the bronze wares that were continuously put into her bag, Shen Yuelan felt a sense of happiness in her heart.

Before she left the inner world, the four large buildings in the courtyard had all been completed. The wine cellar was naturally assigned to Su Jiu for management. The military camp was inhabited by the Song army who remained in the inner world, and all the residents in the cemetery had also moved in.

Only the museum's exhibition hall was so large that the antiques brought back from the Song Dynasty did not even fill one tenth of the entire hall.

Therefore, when Shen Yuelan came this time, she also had the intention of sweeping up antiques from the six countries and vowed to fill up all the exhibition stands in her own museum.

Shen Yuelan was enjoying the looting when she suddenly ran into the local Qin army who were also looting. As luck would have it, the leader of the opposite side looked like a high-ranking official. Shen Yuelan saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly ran back.

But it seemed to be too late. Shen Yuelan's collar was pulled back by a middle-aged general. The man was the leading official on the opposite side. The two looked at each other for a long time, and Shen Yuelan turned her head away awkwardly.

The middle-aged man carefully looked at the little girl in Qin army armor for a moment, and then looked at the group of Qin soldiers who were looting behind her. Tsk, they looked like a group of elite soldiers, all of them were fully armored.

Well, it seems that they are not refugee nobles from the State of Chu, but noble ladies from the motherland, who have come here with their personal soldiers and servants to make some money.

However, this is a bit stupid to make money.

Why did you only carry heavy and large bronze objects? Can you carry that thing back to Qin? Bai Qi was a little tired and couldn't help but feel anxious about the IQ of his men.

[Little girl, do you know how to loot? Why are you moving those ritual objects that you can't take away? Look for gold and silver! Look for jewelry! Do you still need me to teach you this little thing? ]

[Stop running around, just follow me.]

After Bai Qi finished speaking, he left Shen Yuelan behind, turned around and took everyone to continue walking deeper into the cave. Shen Yuelan looked at Huanyan and the others excitedly, then followed happily.

Since someone was willing to lead them, Shen Yuelan and the others naturally had no reason not to follow. What Bai Qi didn't know was that Shen Yuelan left the dimensional necklace where it was, and summoned more helpers to carry the bronze artifacts, as if she was determined to empty Yingdu.

[Little girl, do you have a name? ]

Shen Yuelan pondered for a moment, remembering that in the pre-Qin era, common people did not seem to have surnames, so she hid the first two characters of her name and left only the character "Lan" as her name.

[General, my name is Lan.]

[Oh, you are not a noble? You don't even have a surname? ]

[I am not a noble, but was chosen as the head of the garrison by the help of my fellow countrymen. Previously, our hometown was hit by the war, and my parents died tragically. Now I am the only one left in my family, so I had no choice but to come to the army to beg for food.]

Shen Yuelan vividly described to Bai Qi her imagined life in the pre-Qin period, completely forgetting that common people could not afford to wear armor.

After listening to Shen Yuelan's nonsense, Bai Qi stood there in silence for a moment, then he became angrier and angrier. This bastard was probably taking him for a fool. Bai Qi, who was so angry at Shen Yuelan, kicked Shen Yuelan in the butt.

Looking at Shen Yuelan who was kicked to the ground by him, Bai Qi snorted coldly and left angrily, leaving Shen Yuelan lying there with a wronged look on her face, reflecting on her mistakes.

Chapter 121: Bai Lan

Although Bai Qi was very angry, he still let Shen Yuelan and others follow him. Although it was not uncommon for women to participate in wars in the Warring States Period.

They often serve as engineers, doing indirect work such as demolishing houses, digging traps, and setting up roadblocks, but there are still only a few who wear armor and charge into battle like Shen Yuelan.

Of course, this guy's armor, although it looked shiny, probably didn't really rush forward. On the contrary, those fellow countrymen behind him were indeed experienced men.

When he kicked the little girl's butt just now, the murderous intent that suddenly emerged from the opposite side was not fake. How could a commoner be so dignified? If this little thing was not a noble, Bai Qi would dare to take her surname.

But what embarrassed him was that after he sent people back to check, he found out that there was indeed no noble named Lan in the Qin Dynasty. This little thing was not lying, and the armor she was wearing was indeed the most ordinary one.

Although the armor was expensive, with the help of the brave men behind her, she could secretly move some ritual objects back and perhaps gather enough copper to make the armor.

Before Shen Yuelan figured out how to cover up her lie, Bai Qi was already helping her think it through, so in their subsequent conversation, Shen Yuelan admitted whatever Bai Qi said.

Because Shen Yuelan discovered that the details Bai Qi thought of were much more thoughtful than she had thought.

Shen Yuelan followed Bai Qi in plundering for a long time, when suddenly a military report came from the front line. The reporter called the general in front of Shen Yuelan "Da Liangzao".