Chapter 1: The Strange Man of Qin

  "The ferocious Qin soldiers have arrived, run for your lives!"

  "The brutal and inhumane Qin people are like tigers and wolves, they will never let us go, we must escape as soon as possible!"

  "Bai Qi was a butcher, a slaughterer, he had a strong desire to kill, enjoyed eating human brains, the brain marrow of over 200,000 surrendered soldiers was sucked dry by him, his cruelty has never been seen in history!"

  The capital of Zhao, Handan, was shrouded in fear and panic, with rumors flying everywhere, the people were terrified and unable to rest, dragging their families, carrying the elderly and young, fleeing the country in droves.

  Handan was the capital of Zhao State and the political and economic center of Shandong area, with abundant products and treasures. The prosperity of Handan was renowned throughout the country.

  If it were an ordinary day, pedestrians would be as numerous as fish crossing the river, shoulder to shoulder, heel to heel, bustling and extraordinary; The vendors' cries rose and fell, echoing into a piece, which was a scene in Handan; Scholars came and went, discussing and debating without end, and were even more renowned throughout the world...

  Nowadays, the national trend is to escape the country, with seven or eight out of ten people leaving. In Handan, nine out of ten houses are empty, and there are few pedestrians on the streets. The voices of vendors calling out their wares are all gone, presenting a desolate scene.

  In the northwest of Handan, there is a small alley. This alley is not deep, with stone walls on both sides standing tall, blocking out the light, making the alley empty and desolate like a canyon.

  At the end of the alley, there was a small courtyard with several low and small houses. The ground was covered with dry leaves, emitting a musty smell. On the dry leaves were sparse and faint footprints, which suggested that few people had passed by.

  "Waaah!"

  A sorrowful cry echoed through the courtyard, as if choking with sobs. In this quiet and deserted small yard, the crying sound was like a midnight owl's hoot, making people feel a chill run down their spine.

  There were five people in the small cottage in the middle, four men and one woman, and they were the ones who were crying.

  These five people were as thin as sticks, with deep eye sockets, only bones without flesh. If they weren't crying to prove they were human, they would certainly be mistaken for skulls.

  A robe with patches all over it and washed until it's white is put on the body, empty and loose, just like putting it on a bamboo pole.

  "Master, wake up!"

  "Prince, you can't just leave like this, we still have to return to Qin Guo."

  "Master, you're really being wronged!"

  Five people surrounded a young man lying on a short bed, wailing loudly with red eyes, extremely sorrowful, and tears fell like broken pearls, wetting their collars.

  This young man was about twenty years old, with a pale face as white as paper and no blood color. What's even more surprising is that this young man was extremely thin, with not an ounce of flesh on his entire body.

  He is very tall and so thin that people equate him with a bamboo pole.

  No matter how the five of them cried and called out, the young man didn't make a single sound, clearly having died. The hearts of the five sank. Among them, the oldest, with white temples, wiped his red eyes and choked back a sob: "The young master is gone, what are we to do?"

  "Hei Bo, you decide, we'll all listen to you." The other four people chimed in unison, their eyes fixed on the old man.

  "We must transport the young master's remains back to Qin State and hand them over to the King of Qin for disposal." Hei Bo thought for a moment, then had an idea.

  "The young master died in Handan, let the young master's soul return to his hometown, back to Qin State, it is reasonable. But how can we report back to the King of Qin? We can't say that the young master is..." The tall and sturdy middle-aged man trailed off, unable to continue, his face filled with anger.

  "The young master, a descendant of royalty, is going to end up like this? If others were to find out, wouldn't it become a laughingstock? We can't let the young master become a laughingstock!" The remaining three people said in unison, their voices weak and lacking energy, but filled with determination.

  "It's all Zhao Guo's fault, it's all because of that fame-seeking Pingyuan Jun! He's the one who caused all this trouble!" Hei Bo said indignantly. "Let's return to Qin and report to King Qin about what happened to Gongzi in Handan. We'll ask King Qin to avenge Gongzi."

  "The son's revenge must be avenged! It cannot be forgiven!" The four men echoed in unison: "The young master, a dignified prince, has ended up like this. We absolutely cannot forgive Pingyuan Jun!"

  "King Qin can avenge Chancellor Fan Yu, he will definitely avenge you!" Hei Bo's right hand clenched into a fist, his wrist turned blue, and he said in a low voice: "This vendetta is not shared under the same sky!"

  The five men became more and more indignant as they spoke, their faces twisted in a fierce scowl.

  Just then, a discordant voice rang out:

  "Where is this?"

  The sound came too suddenly, and the five of them were startled. When they looked again, they saw that the young man on the couch had opened his eyes, which were rolling around curiously, with a look of innocent curiosity, looking around in all directions.

  "Master, you're awake?" The five men's faces were shocked at first, then they burst into cheers: "The master is awake!"

  Five people were as thin as skeletons, this joyful and exciting scene was like skulls dancing, it was very frightening.

  "You... " This young man was like a spring, jumping up from the couch, his eyes wide open, staring at the five people in front of him, with a look of surprise: "Who has such skills, to make such a realistic skull, even more real than the real one."

  "Alas! Young master, aren't you starving?" The woman sighed softly.

  Her voice was crisp, but powerless. Coupled with her skull-like appearance, she looked like a female ghost sighing mournfully, making people's hair stand on end and their backs feel chilly.

  "It can even talk and is so humanized and highly intelligent!" The young man's face was full of delight.

  "The young master has lost his mind and is talking nonsense." Hei Bo's face sank, the smile on his face completely gone.

  Intelligence? What's that thing? For ancient people, this word did not exist. Is it a confused mind or what else could it be?

  "I touched it." The young man's right hand stretched out towards the woman, just stretching out and stiffening in mid-air, followed by a scream: "I I I... am also an intelligent skull?"

  The young man's eyes stared fixedly at his right hand, only to see that his own right hand was like a bundle of firewood, with only bones visible and no flesh.

  Look at your left hand and right hand again, they are exactly alike.

  Two legs and two feet, skin wrapped around bones.

  The chest has only one layer of thin skin.

  "Have I really become a skeleton?" The young man looked himself up and down, letting out a loud roar from the bottom of his heart, filled with despair.

  What is a skull? An undead creature in fantasy, neither human nor ghost. If it becomes a skull, is it still human?

  She rubbed her leg hard with her right hand and let out a loud shriek: "Ah! It hurts! It really hurts! Haha, as long as it's not a fracture! As long as it's not a fracture, that's all that matters!"

  A smile instantly spread across his desperate face, layer upon layer of smiles, as if he had picked up a treasure.

  The young man touched his chest and muttered: "I understand, this is thin, not a skull. Hmm... I... I... actually... crossed..."

  The young man stood there stupidly, his eyes wide with wonder, his mouth agape, and turned into a stone statue.

  Hei Bo and the others watched the young man's strange behavior, shocked and at a loss for what to do, their eyes wide with wonder, staring fixedly at him.

  "It's good that the young master has woken up, this is more important than anything else." Hei Bo was the first to react, a smile spreading across his face, which, combined with his gaunt features, made him look like a devil smiling.

  "It's good that the young master has woken up." The other four also had smiles on their faces, each one delighted.

  Not a shred of flesh on his face was hanging with joyful smile, like a devil's grin.

  Suddenly, the four people's eyes widened in shock, their eyeballs almost popping out of their heads. Their mouths hung open so wide that they nearly bit off their own tongues.

  All that could be seen was a young man's head fiercely colliding with the wall, producing a loud "thud", it was clear that this collision was not gentle.

  Heibao and the five others were worried, about to rush up to check on his injuries, but saw the young man hugging his head with both hands, closing his eyes in pain, muttering: "How did I become such a damn person? How could I have become such a soft egg? I'd rather be a skull than become this soft egg!"

  Young people open their eyes, look up at the blue sky, but can't see the blue sky, only see the broken roof, and let out a long sigh: "Ah! The old heaven is blind! Buddha, you are also blind! Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves suffering and difficulties, have you been kept by Sun Wukong? You don't even save me, making me become this useless person who can't be more useless!"

  In the daze of finding his true self, the young man had accepted the memories in his body and only then did he realize that he had actually become Qin Yi.

  Who is Qin Yi?

  The most famous annoying person in Chinese history!

  There's no one more annoying than him!

  Qin Yi Ren was the grandson of Qin Zhao Wang and the illegitimate son of Crown Prince Ying Zhu of Qin. Qin Zhao Wang wanted to plot against the Upper Party territory of Korea, in order not to let Zhao Guo intervene, a branch was born, decided to get along with Zhao Guo, sent one person to Zhao, Qin Yi Ren "lucky" was selected, came to Handan, from then on became a hostage.

  The Qin state was the first great warring state, with a mighty reputation. As a prince of the Qin state, not only did Zhao dare not offend him, but they also treated him like an ancestor, and his days in Handan were quite comfortable, getting whatever he wanted whenever he wanted it.

  Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. The Changping War broke out and Qin and Zhao became sworn enemies, fighting to the death. Qin Yiren's good days were over, the goods sent by Qin were confiscated, from then on he couldn't eat his fill or wear warm clothes.

  Immediately afterwards, Zhao Guo's prime minister Pingyuan Jun took him as a scapegoat, put him under house arrest, and made things difficult for him in every way. Qin Yiren lived a life without sunlight, worse than death.

  The Changping War lasted for three years, and Qin Yi was tortured for three years. The hardships of the past three years were too numerous to mention, and Qin Yi was unable to survive or die.

  Finally, he fainted from hunger and never came back. When Qin Yi Ren woke up again, the person had changed.

  A majestic prince, a prince of the first great warring state of Qin, actually starved to death. If this were to be told, it would become a laughing stock and bring shame to others.

  If that were all, it wouldn't be enough to make the current dynasty so miserable. The problem is that Qin Shi Huang was the most annoying person in Chinese history. Just a few examples will illustrate just how annoying he was.

  Qin Yiren is Qin Zhuangxiang Wang, very annoying. He was destitute in Handan, became the abandoned son of Qin State, had no place to live, and had nowhere to turn, but Lv Buwei took him in with a rare treasure, eventually becoming the buyer of the country, almost brewing the usurpation of the state, Qin State nearly surnamed Lv.

  He picked up Lü Buwei's broken shoes, Zhao Ji, also known as the mother of Qin Shi Huang, and introduced wolves into the house, appointing Lü Buwei as Prime Minister. Lü Buwei had a wolf-like ambition, poisoning Qin Yiren to take his place, privately communicating with Zhao Ji, introducing the great eunuch Lao Ai into the palace, corrupting the imperial court, and triggering a coup. Lü Buwei disrupted the laws of Qin, raised guests at his gate, abolished empty titles, and granted real titles to 100,000 households, becoming the most powerful minister of the time.

  If Lü Buwei's opponent had not been Qin Shi Huang, he might have usurped the throne of Qin.

  All these troubles originated from Qin Yi Ren, isn't this infuriating?

  Is there anything more annoying than this?

  Song Wu, a graduate of a third-rate university in modern society, is an ass friend who has an accident while exploring the mysterious Shennongjia and loses consciousness. When he wakes up again, he has become the annoying Qin Yiren, whom Qin Yiren hates to death.

  "I am Qin Shi Huang's dad!" Fortunately, there is some good news, Qin Yiren comforted himself.