[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans":3,"chapter-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-144":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The More Tragic I Act, the Stronger I Get — My Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing Off My Roles",{"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},1297708,1723,"Chapter 144: Fan Kuai Storms the Tent","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-144",144,"\u003Cp>Dust and wood splinters scattered in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sword carrying murderous intent came to an abrupt halt less than half an inch from Qin Feng's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Zhuang's movements froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the great tent, the music from the chime bells and silk-stringed instruments ceased abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's actions solidified in that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burly figure, towering like an iron pagoda, charged in, bringing with him the chill wind and rain from outside the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newcomer held a massive iron shield in his left hand and a heavy broadsword in his right, his eyes beneath the helmet wide with fury like bronze bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely Fan Kuai, portrayed by Chen Chun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paid no heed to the astonishment of the people inside the tent, roughly shoving with his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword dance was brutally interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The murderous aura that had built to its peak dissipated like smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Outrageous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seize this man!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost simultaneously, all the Chu Army generals inside the tent drew their swords with a metallic *shing* and rose sharply to their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fierce, hostile gazes pinned themselves on this uninvited guest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the host's seat, the playful look on Jiang Ci's face finally vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly sat up straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those originally lazy and indifferent eyes narrowed slightly, scrutinizing the intruder in the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A presence heavier and more dangerous than when Xiang Zhuang was performing the sword dance silently spread throughout the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who comes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was not loud, yet it felt like a massive boulder, weighing heavily on everyone's hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Kuai did not answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed the iron shield in his left hand heavily onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Thud!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tremendous sound made everyone's eardrums throb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Fan Kuai, the Duke of Pei's chariot attendant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Kuai, portrayed by Chen Chun, abruptly raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting the gaze from the host's seat that looked down upon all living beings, he showed not a hint of retreat, his voice booming like a great bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Qin Feng portrayed Liu Bang's utterly terrified demeanor to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remained slumped in his seat, his chest heaving violently as he gasped for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere in the tent was already stretched to its absolute limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the script, at this moment, Xiang Yu laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci stared at Chen Chun's face, which was etched with \"fearlessness,\" and suddenly grinned, letting out a hearty, genuine laugh filled with intense appreciation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha ha ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The laughter echoed in the deathly silent great tent, seeming particularly abrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A brave warrior!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci praised loudly, then waved a hand, stopping the guards who were about to step forward to seize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grant him a pig's shoulder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this command, the people in the tent exchanged bewildered glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pig's shoulder, an uncooked, raw pig's leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of reward was this? This was clearly humiliation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a soldier hurried forward carrying a large earthenware plate, upon which lay a bloody, raw pig's foreleg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier placed the earthenware plate heavily on the ground before Fan Kuai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even looking at it, Fan Kuai drew the sword from his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He overturned the shield in his left hand onto the ground to use as a chopping block, swung down with the broadsword in his right hand, and cleanly hacked off a large piece from the raw meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, right before everyone's eyes, he directly stuffed that piece of still-bloody raw meat into his mouth and began chewing heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood dripped down his beard, but he paid it no mind, instead exuding a fearless, heroic spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the monitor, Wei Song's breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared fixedly at the man on the screen chewing raw flesh, not watching Chen Chun's performance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but looking at a true, fierce warrior who had stepped off the battlefield from two thousand years ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The look of appreciation on Jiang Ci's face grew even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grant him a dou of wine as well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An attendant immediately presented a massive wine vessel, large enough to hold several liters of liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Kuai grabbed the meat with one hand, took the wine vessel with the other, tilted his head back, and began guzzling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Gulp! Gulp!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strong liquor poured down his throat, not a single drop spilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the vessel was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Kuai slammed the wine vessel heavily onto the ground and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This display of boldness caused a subtle shift in the previously tense, sword-drawn atmosphere within the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Chu Army generals who had been glaring with hostility moments ago now saw their animosity lessen somewhat, replaced by a complex curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished eating and drinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Kuai, riding on the effects of the alcohol, took a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bright, piercing eyes once again fixed directly on Xiang Yu in the host's seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hegemon, I have words to say!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci made a \"please\" gesture with his hand, his body relaxing lazily back into the tiger-skin chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were filled with the interest of \"let's see what other tricks you can play.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Kuai took a deep breath and began the speech destined to leave his name in history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were not like a scholar's, full of classical allusions, but were simple, direct, and brimming with robust power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, the Duke of Pei, was the first to attack and enter Xianyang, clearing the final obstacles of the Qin state for Your Majesty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He entered the Guanzhong region, committed not the slightest offense, sealed all the treasury's wealth, and has been guarding Bashang day and night, all to await Your Majesty's arrival!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He stationed troops at Hangu Pass not to oppose you, but to guard against bandits causing trouble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a man, with such merits and hardships endured, not only does Your Majesty not reward him, but instead listens to the slander of petty men and seeks to kill him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Kuai's voice grew louder and louder, each question hammering against everyone's hearts like a heavy mallet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time, at the Hongmen Feast, that someone dared to openly defy Xiang Yu to his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Acting like this, what difference is there from that tyrannical Qin dynasty that has already perished!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, your servant, dare to suggest that Your Majesty should not take such a course!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final sentence landed with decisive force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words were earnest, yet sharp as a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spoken, Fan Kuai stood his ground, chest heaving violently, eyes wide open, awaiting the judgment of that supreme individual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci listened to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not get angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He showed not even a hint of displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just quietly watched the impassioned Fan Kuai deliver his speech, then let his gaze drift lightly toward the distant Qin Feng, who appeared \"shaken to the core.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the monitor, screenwriter Li Jun grabbed Wei Song's arm tightly, his lips trembling with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't let him speak! Lao Wei! Just let him stay silent like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jun understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's silence was more powerful than any line of dialogue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within that silence lay appreciation for Fan Kuai's courage, a trace of displeasure at being publicly defied,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but more than anything, a deep-seated... disdain that arose from the very bones after hearing this \"lofty reasoning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not convinced at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply felt that, for the sake of a Liu Bang who knelt on the ground begging for mercy like a dog,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to bother arguing with this crude fellow before him who only knew how to shout and yell, would truly be beneath his dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Xiang Yu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was that Hegemon, obstinate and self-willed, who ultimately lost the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a silence so long it was suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not answer a single one of Fan Kuai's questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did he make any promises to Liu Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely uttered one simple word to Fan Kuai, the man who had disrupted his feast and ruined his mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one word, uttered lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it carried an irresistible force, gently pressing down the earth-shattering, towering heroism Fan Kuai had just displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It both gave face to this brave warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also, once again, firmly wrested back control of the entire situation into his own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the monitor, Wei Song suddenly slapped his thigh and growled in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cut!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Incredible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Ci! That one word... incredible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1416,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.556Z",1,"novelbin.me","01f73eb90c916b822cae5b7d688a485ae4cb53700b315ca1ce0634d8c8f6100e","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-145","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-143",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]