Chapter 26: Chapter 26. Who is in whose captive?
Author POV
They continued the war. The king made a wonderful attack that stunned everyone. He stabbed Gunsun Xu. "Master!" Jing Ke shouted.
Both Qi er and Zhejiang shockingly saw Jing Ke and then Gunsun Xu. "Master!" Zhejiang dropped the sword. Pragya stopped the war. On the other hand, Qi Er told the bandits to stop.
Jing Ke went to the fallen Xu. "Master! Master!" he shouted.
"My son!" Gunsun said softly. "Master! No, no… No... Master, you cannot die now. Please..." he cried.
"My son, be brave. Don't give up ... Don't kill anyone for me. Be a good husband to Qi er. Don't let her hurt. Please, be a good brother to Zhejiang. Stay with him." Xu said.
"Master!" Zhejiang shouted kneeling to Gunsun Xu. Gunsun Xu grabbed the hands of the two warriors with a blood-stained hand. Then he mended their hands and looked one last time at his wounds and last breath.
Master... Master... Master...
No answer. His laughter, his humor nature, his advice... Everything went according to his breath. His three children were destroyed a lot.
"Hold him," they heard a girlish voice. It was Pragya. Two random imperial soldiers took Jing Ke away.
"Jing Ke…" Qi Er tried to hold him back, but one of the soldiers pushed him away. Zhejiang held her and saved her from falling. "Brother…" Zhejiang shouted.
Pragya mounted her horse and rode off with the king, leaving Zhejiang aka Samrat on the battlefield with his sister-in-law and now-dead father. She saw him one more time, hoping to see love in his eyes, but she got anger and revenge in his eyes.
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Pragya's POV.
It's been a few weeks since I returned from the expedition. But I can't be normal after this chance meeting with Samrat. Yes, he is here, in this world. But I don't know why he didn't react. I can't delete it. Is Samrat back? But why? Did he time travel for me? No, that can't happen. It must be my imagination. Samrat cannot enter this world. He is always a family man. What about his father Mr. Suraj, his mother, and also his brother Abhi? Pragya come to her senses! Samra can't be here. Oh God save me from this.
Then in the war, I did not want to shed anyone's blood. But that old man, Gunsun Xu, refused to accept our situation. He even called Jing Ke his son. But I don't think so. And Qi er? I felt so sorry for her. She didn't look more than 18 years old, but she is already married to Jing Ke. My father was right when he said "only women and children are victims of war", I couldn't get her out of my head for days. And Samrat, if he is really him, he has changed a lot. His hair grew. He tied it like a warrior. His all-black outfit seems to suit him. Although he was a black belt in taekwondo, his swordsmanship skills are remarkable. But is it my mind or he is really Samrat? Or maybe his spirit is wandering around.
Thinking about Samrat, I didn't even notice when Zheng arrived and stood next to me. "May I know what you think?" He whispered in my ear.
"Your Honor, are you here? When did you come?" I asked.
"When you were deep in thought," he replied. "What are you worried about? All our problems are now solved. Why are you worried now Pragya?" he asked.
I wanted to tell him what was on my mind. But I am afraid he will misunderstand me. Besides, I haven't seen him so happy and relieved in a long time. I don't want to spoil his mood.
"It's nothing, dear sir. I was just thinking about our 11 months. A lot of things happened between us," I lied.
He smiled and hugged me. "You looked crazy in that dress. Do you remember what you said? '*Listen, why are you looking at me. I'm taken I have a fiance, better look at other women." * I laughed out loud remembering our first meeting.
"Do you remember what you said when I first came to this palace? *"Kill them all. Show them no mercy,"* I thought I heard Lord Rama's voice. But it turned out to be you. My mighty king." I said laying next to him. I suddenly felt sick, I felt like vomiting. I put my hand on my chest to support myself. Zheng was confused by my sudden reaction. "What happened? Are you okay, Pragya?" I couldn't resist throwing up. I ran to the nearest bathroom.
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Yangzhai, Han State.
POV of Author
Zhejiang and Qi er performed the last rites of Gunsun Xu. After his funeral, they went to his house. Qi Er couldn't stop crying. "Everything has our master's memory," Zhejiang said. "They are cruel. She is a cruel, brother-in-law. She killed our master. She didn't even let Jing Ke stay until we performed his last rites," Qi Er shouted.
"I swear I will not let her survive. I will break her bones. We are sworn enemies after this," Zhejiang said angrily.
"Zhejiang," Qi er called. He saw her with his red eyes. "Do you know General Pragya?" she asked. Her question startled him.
"No way," he replied firmly.
"How can you be sure? You lost your memory, didn't you?" her voice was full of doubt.
"Yes, I may not remember my past. But I can be sure that I have never met a cold and merciless woman like Pragya in my life. Believe me, I will make her pay dearly for what she did to our master." he said.
"Forgive me, brother-in-law. I will not doubt you. But that day, during the war, I saw her shocked to see you call you by a foreign name." she said.
"I don't care about my past. You are my family now. And I will not spare her. This is final." he firmly stated.
They both found it hard to bear the loss of their master, Gunsun Xu. But it was even harder for Jing Ke, who was deeply attached to Xu, whom he had trained since childhood.
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Pragya was healthy after taking herbal medicine. Although the symptoms indicate pregnancy, she did not notice them. "Don't worry, Zheng. I'm fine now. Yesterday I had soup for lunch. It must be because of that. don't worry I'm fine now." she said.
Whenever she drinks soup, she falls sick. When she was in the era of the 21st century, she had an irregular menstrual cycle. So, there is no way she knows that she was pregnant.
In the afternoon, she went to Jing Ke without the knowledge of the King. Jing Ke got furious when he saw Pragya in front of him in his cell. He wanted to kill her if he could. "What do you want," he said furiously.
"Don't be angry with me. If you hadn't broken the law, all this wouldn't have happened. Jing Ke, I don't want you to stay here anymore. I will do it for your wife and friend." she said.
He smiled ironically and replied. "You are just a Qin military general. You can't do anything without Zheng's will. So stop making false promises," he replied.
"Don't worry about it. I'll help you escape. But you know, I'm from a world that practices the principle of give and take. If I give you freedom, I want something from you in return. You know, my father used to say "*freedom is not free"* she asked. He agreed to answer his question to be released.
"I want to know about your combative friend," she asked.
"You mean Zhejiang? What do you want to know about him?" he asked back.
"Are you childhood friends? Did you practice swordplay together?" she asked.
"No, I found him injured on Song Hill a few months ago," he replied. He wondered why she was suddenly interested in him.
"What was his condition when you found him? I want to know everything," she asked. She really wanted to know if Zhejiang was really Samrat or not.
"He was wearing white clothes, but he suffered a severe head injury. He had short hair. He had a red and yellow riat on his right hand,"
She couldn't hold back the tears when she heard that. "Holy thread!" she said.
"Ma'am, are you all right?" Jing Ke asked. "Yes!" she answered. "Go on, please," she said.
"He had a red tint on his forehead. We didn't know he was a great warrior until he woke up. We thought that he was a missionary." She cut him off. "What do you mean wake up?" she asked.
"He was passed out when I first found him. He doesn't remember his past." He said. "I think I told you what you wanted to hear. Now it's your turn to get me out of here. I don't want to be a prisoner that long." he added.
"Who's in whose custody, first? Don't worry I have a plan. You won't be here for more than two days." after that, she started babbling.
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