CH 36

Chapter 36 – The Strong Is Never Wrong

Ji Qianhuang pushed open the door in front of her, an action that she had done countless times before, and entered the office of the head of Peace Base once more, a smile plastered on her face as she always did.

Linka had hidden his form since entering the office, reducing his presence to a minimum for fear of disturbing the meeting and conversation between these two individuals.

Even though he has fallen today, Yang Mu was once a ruler of the Peace Base. When one ruler falls, it should be done by another ruler. [1]

It is the last respect and the obligatory honour.

Yang Mu, who was sitting on a soft chair, raised his head to look at Ji Qianhuang. It was only at this moment that he realised that although this woman was always smiling, always with a kind and benevolent look, she actually looked exactly the same when she was smiling at everyone, and even the curvature of her smile was almost exactly the same.

Someone who treats everyone equally is more likely to be someone who holds prejudice against everyone!

Yang Mu did not look at Ji Qianhuang as he collapsed heavily onto the soft chair, “Since you got me into your hands, kill me.”

Ji Qianhuang nonchalantly sat down opposite him, her tone was even more rude, “It is inevitable that I will win against you, but do you know why you lost?”

Yang Mu stared coldly at the woman in front of him who was trying to mock him, and did not say anything. Even though this woman was incredibly talented and powerful, Yang Mu would never want to bow down to her, this was the only remaining pride that belonged to a ruler.

“Well, it seems that you don’t think you’ve lost to me.” Ji Qianhuang had a smile on her face, “Perhaps you think you only lost due to scheming and treachery and betrayal of hearts, or perhaps you think you are strong enough to crush me. Since the establishment of the Peace Base you have been almost completely immersed in cultivation to improve your strength. Strength is indeed important in this post-apocalyptic world, but it is not the most important thing for a leader, because a successful leader will have an endless number of people willing to be their hands, to be their fists, to open up the four corners of the earth for them.”

“Perhaps you think that the reason why all this happened was just an accident because you missed a move …… but you know what, Yang Mu, I had this base completely in my hands since a month after it was established, and if it wasn’t for the layout of the two provinces, I could have crushed you five months ago. You think that all your subordinates serve you with their heart and soul, ho ho…… too ridiculous.”

Yang Mu felt his empty body, which could not mobilise a single bit of his powers, and said angrily, “What are you proud of! Those people will betray me today, and one day sooner or later they will also turn their swords against you!”

Ji Qianhuang shook her finger, “Of course, both saints and scum have something to offer, but unlike you, I have never trusted anyone. If there is no trust, how can one talk about betrayal.”

Yang Mu tilted his head slightly and saw the woman whose smile was so radiant that he could not see the original emotion on her face.

“Yang Mu, you are more suited to be a warrior, politics and conspiracy do not suit you.”

“You place too much importance on strength, while your intellect needs to be topped up.”

“You are indecisive and stingy with evil deeds.”

“You lack motivation, and the management of a small city base has exhausted you.”

“And most importantly, you have lost out to me in the strength you value most.”

“You can be a good person, but not a good leader.”

“You are short-sighted and have other obsessions in your heart than the livelihood of the people of the world. In this chaotic world, there is always a need for a saviour to come forward.”

Yang Mu said disdainfully, “Can a person like you carry the lives of the people of the whole world in your heart?”

“Well, at least now I can’t find another thing more interesting than saving the world.”

Ji Qianhuang stood up, her leather military boots tapping on the ground with a crisp sound, “The most wrong thing you did was not to despise me too much, but to overestimate yourself too much. At the beginning, you thought you were strong enough to suppress my development at the base, but when you saw that it was not working, you began to let your subordinates poison me and assassinate me.”

Yang Mu was shocked, “You ……”

“The first time I saw you, I knew from the beginning what poison you wanted to use, when you wanted to poison me, and who you sent to poison me, I was informed of all these things all the time.”

Yang Mu’s face was as pale as paper, “Success or failure, what are you doing by talking so much to me ……”

The smile on Ji Qianhuang’s face narrowed a bit, “After all, I promised you in the beginning that if I were to kill you one day, I would definitely let you die with clarity.”

Yang Mu closed his eyes and leaned against the soft chair. The memory of the first meeting appeared in his eyes. The dazzling woman with a smile on her face was as bright as a pearl, and she said she might one day kill himself. That woman’s strength is still weak, but her intelligence is unparalleled. He greatly appreciated her and felt that if this woman could come to the Peace Base, she would definitely increase the strength of the base.

“Why do you want to kill me after you and I have met for the first time?”

“Well, some people die so that others can live better.” There was little difference between Ji Qianhuang’s smile then and now.

He didn’t think so then, laughing and saying that if such a day did come, it would be good to let him die with clarity.

The woman’s eyes flowed, her smile was gentle, and she agreed to his joking words… Unexpectedly, everything came true.

“I’ve lost.” Yang Mu breathed a sigh of relief and said again, “You kill me.”

“If I just wanted to kill you, I wouldn’t need to come over and talk so much to you in person.” Ji Qianhuang looked at the paintings and calligraphy that Yang Mu had hung up in the wide office in order to accompany him, and turned around after a moment.

The woman whose entire body was overflowing with gorgeous and dignified aura smiled faintly, “The main reason I came here this time is to recruit you.”

Yang Mu froze for a moment and lost his smile, “I’m a dying man, what are you making fun of me for ……”

Ji Qianhuang rolled her eyes, “My time is not loose enough to tease a dead man.”

Seeing that Ji Qianhuang was serious, Yang Mou joked instead, “Although my few remaining loyal subordinates were all exterminated, by doing so you are not afraid that one day I will have the strength to oppose you again.”

Ji Qianhuang made a ‘chortle’ under her breath, the smile on her face was so confident that she could almost defy everything, “A wise man has no worries, a benevolent man has no enemies. “

Yang Mu was stunned, pondered for a moment and sighed, “Forget it, I’m even tired of being alive now.”

“What, disheartened?” A cold smile suddenly appeared on the ever gentle woman’s face, “After the unlucky arrogance of the Overlord [2] Xiang Yu do you still want to learn his stupid pride? You can’t bow down to me, a former subordinate?!”

Ji Qianhuang’s gaze pierced Yang Mu like a sword, “Losing and winning in this post-apocalyptic world is something as normal as eating, as long as there is life, all the delusions of revenge, of persistent resentment, can be realised.”

Yang Mu lowered his head, his handsome face covered by his hanging hair, and for a long time, he was silent.

“I can see the fire of revenge in your eyes, so live and let me see if in the future you have the chance to make me proud.”

Before Ji Qianhuang could say anything else, a male voice suddenly came through the air, “My lord, news has come back from Yuanjiang City.”

Yang Mu lifted his head, his face was calm and wave less, “I just want to ask one question, why.”

Why didn’t you kill me, why did you recruit me, why……

“If I say there is only one reason: the strong are never wrong.”

The former leader looked at the back of the current leader pushing the door out, even if he was always smiling, it seemed like Ji Qianhuang had never laughed before.

As at the beginning, he could only watch as this woman surpassed him little by little, and then watched her back helpless and powerless.

“How can I still have the face to live ……”

The former leader of the Peace Base, who covered his face, bowed his head in pain in his chair.

“What news has come back from Yuanjiang City?” Ji Qianhuang asked as she straightened her cufflinks and walked away.

On the side, Linka appeared out of the air and followed Ji Qianhuang’s footsteps, “According to our count, about one hundred and forty-five bases have entered Yuanjiang City this time, with a total of two hundred and seventy-two people in the 4th level.”

“Then that’s approximately enough.” Ji Qianhuang whispered to herself, saying something of unknown significance.

After a long silence, Linka looked up at Ji Qianhuang and hesitated for a moment, “My lord, may I …… ask Shen Qingjia, she …… and Xia Yu what they will encounter in your precognition this time? “

Ji Qianhuang paused in her steps, then smiled at Linka, “You mainly want to inquire about Shen Qingjia, right, could it be that you’ve fallen for that faux face paralysis chick Shen Qingjia?”

Linka turned red with anxiety and said anxiously, “No …… it’s not like that, I’m just asking, if this is confidential you can pretend I didn’t ask anything!”

“Well well, it’s not something that can’t be said.” Ji Qianhuang stopped in her tracks and turned her head slightly to look at the light golden sunlight in the sky, “Just some uninteresting, boring and vain love and hate.”

Translator’s notes :

[1] 霸主; in ancient time this means Chief but apparently in modern time this means Overlord? I was going to use Overlord but Google told me Overlord is for mafia? So I decided to use ruler not King since it sounds better in my opinion.

[2] Alright so, since I read as I translate I am unsure who this Xiang Yu is. And the title is the same as [1] but I decided to use Overlord since it seems that Xiang Yu is more hardcore than Yang Mu?

[3] Oh oh, love rival? Nah, I won’t worry about that.