[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-overthrowing-the-ming":3,"chapter-overthrowing-the-ming-overthrowing-the-ming-chapter-33":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Overthrowing the Ming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2289260,4476,"Chapter 33: The Law of the Jungle","overthrowing-the-ming-chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>Li You was covered in wolf blood, his ferocity having long been ignited; he held his blade and charged straight at the wolf king. When the wolf king saw Li You move, its first reaction was to flee, but it had suffered some wounds to its chest and was still trailing a long arrow, so how could it outrun the blood-crazed Li You?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining wolves trailed behind Li You, wanting to bite at his rear, but Wa Qingyun also lunged over with his blade, forcing the pack to scatter and hang back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up ahead, Li You held his Miao saber, which was nearly as tall as he was, running extremely fast. He barely caught up and slashed the back of the wolf king’s rump with the spine of his blade. The wolf king, stung by the pain, turned its eyes red and lunged at Li You’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li You released his grip on the saber and threw a hook punch, smashing the wolf king five or six paces away. It landed in the grass, whimpered twice, and never got up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eight gray wolves let out low whimpers. One gray wolf, whose belly had been shot by Li You earlier, struggled to its feet, wanting to follow them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li You leaped into the air and kicked it hard in the spine. The lead wolf didn't even let out a howl before it vanished into the grass, completely still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining eight wolves let out two mournful howls and quickly headed toward the foothills to the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li You grabbed his saber and followed closely behind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Li... the wolves have entered the woods, we dare not pursue!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Called out by Wa Qingyun, Li You finally regained his senses. He had been killing with blood-red eyes just now, all caused by excessive excitement and tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Longjin arrived with Yu Zhengchun and the others. Looking at the wolf carcasses all over the ground, they were all filled with the joy of having survived a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wa Qingyun was stabbing to death a few gray wolves that had been wounded by arrows but were not yet dead. At this moment, Li You walked over, stood leaning on his long saber, and stared at Wa Qingyun with a straight face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was covered in blood and filth, looking terrifying. Little Orange and Pearl, who had originally wanted to go over and hug him, were scared into stepping back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Li...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere was a bit off. Wa Qingyun and Liu Longjin both looked at Li You with some trepidation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wa Qingyun!\" Li You called out coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wa Qingyun swallowed his saliva and instinctively replied, \"Here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I left just now, what did I tell you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... oh... to stay in place... but... but I saw you expose your back to the pack, and I was worried they would bite your rear...\" Wa Qingyun stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is my business. Your duty was to protect the children well. Can you not distinguish between what is important and what is not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li You’s voice was even more severe, like the creaking of a rusted iron gate—harsh and chilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the group led by Heiliuzi was trembling. But apart from Little Orange and Heiliuzi, they could all hear the reason for Li You’s anger: he was upset that Wa Qingyun hadn't taken good care of them, which made them feel warm inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For so many years, we have been like rats and cockroaches; no one ever asked whether we lived or died. Mr. Li actually disregarded his own safety...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The already mature Yu Zhengchun was the most moved. He looked at Li You’s stern face, his eyes turning slightly red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thump...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wa Qingyun was terrified and lost, kneeling down directly. The blood-stained saber in Li You’s hand was only a step away from his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir! Brother Yun was only worried about you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Longjin panicked, fearing that Li You had become obsessed with killing and would chop off Wa Qingyun’s head; he had seen Li You chop down Tian Si that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sima Rangju said: 'On the day a general receives his orders, he forgets his family; when facing the constraints of the army, he forgets his kin; when faced with the urgency of the drums, he forgets his own body.' We three set out as a unit. Since you two take me as your leader, in this moment of crisis, you should have the awareness of soldiers in battle. Tell me, does this count as disobeying military orders?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li You’s tone softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, Wa Qingyun disobeyed military orders and is willing to accept punishment!\" Wa Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief. He was a clever man and knew that Li You was trying to establish rules and prestige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why establish rules? Naturally, it was to win over his team. He felt extremely stirred inside; this was his great opportunity. He firmly believed that following Li You would lead to a better future—at the very least, far better than his current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although you two did not achieve a beheading today, protecting the children is a great merit in itself. By merit, you would each be entitled to one wolf carcass, but since you disobeyed orders, I will consider your offense and merit as canceling each other out, so there will be no punishment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li You pondered and added, \"Liu Longjin was able to hold his post, so he is naturally entitled to one wolf carcass!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One wolf carcass?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Longjin was overjoyed. One had to know that although these wolves were lean, they still weighed seventy or eighty catties including the bones. In these years of famine, where could gold or silver be as practical as ready-made meat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still kneeling, he kowtowed excitedly and said, \"Thank you, Sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Wa Qingyun felt a bit of regret, but he thought that if he hadn't come forward, Li You would have truly been in danger. However, he didn't believe Li You would forget this favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he felt even more likely to become Li You’s confidant. Thinking of this, he felt relieved. How could a wolf carcass compare to his future? Besides, with Li You’s kindness, the miners would surely get a share of the meat when they returned, so how could he possibly go without?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Wa Qingyun and Liu Longjin kneel in submission, Yu Zhengchun felt both admiration and longing. He also wanted to become a great leader like Mr. Li who could make others submit. Sigh, but thinking of reading and writing, he felt a bit of regret for bringing this trouble upon himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Li is really amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the many wolf carcasses, Little Niang couldn't help but exclaim. She was only eight years old and naturally couldn't see the underlying logic. As for Wa and Liu kneeling, she didn't think much of it; after all, in this era, wasn't it normal to kneel to a scholar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So much wolf meat, how long can we eat this! Brother Li is the best!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Baishun also became excited. When he ate meat today, he had been worried about never eating it again, but who would have thought there would be so much wolf meat now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there were no outsiders, Li You couldn't be bothered to keep up the act and told them to hurry up and process the wolf meat, watching the two of them work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the life-and-death struggle, Li You understood many things. This chaotic world was just like the fight with the wolves: if you lose, you become the wolf's food; if you win, the wolf becomes your food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since ancient times, the strong eat the weak, and the weak are eaten by others; this is an immutable truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having figured this out, he had the idea of winning over a team when he turned back. Although there were only two people now, wasn't this a good start?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the moon that was gradually appearing, he couldn't help but think of a line from Wang Xiaobo...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That year I was twenty-one, in the golden age of my life. I had many extravagant hopes. I wanted to love, I wanted to eat, and I wanted to turn into a half-bright, half-dark cloud in the sky in an instant. Later I realized that life is a process of being slowly hammered. As people grow old day by day, their extravagant hopes disappear day by day, until finally they become like a hammered ox. I felt that I would remain fierce forever, and nothing could hammer me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1434,"2026-06-20T03:32:06.992Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ff145ff60332536a9861a2a7b35567ffc4d86f56f107a6ea15e49b5fc8e53b8d","overthrowing-the-ming-chapter-34","overthrowing-the-ming-chapter-32",71,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Foverthrowing-the-ming-cover.jpg"]