[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu":3,"chapter-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-31":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Told to Play a Warlord, You Say You Don't Eat Beef?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2203860,3829,"Chapter 31","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>Su Chen gently twisted the pen barrel with his right hand, quietly looking at the makeup mirror in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When expressionless, the corners of Su Chen’s mouth drooped very low, as if this face was meant to be this way, and he didn't want to have any other expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at himself in the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at this clown mask that was supposed to bring joy to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He tried hard to twitch the muscles of his cheeks, wanting to show a smile that represented happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the corners of his mouth only lifted for half a second before his strength seemed to drain away, and the smile vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Smiling seemed very difficult for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Why do I feel... there is so much sadness in Arthur’s eyes...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Is it really that hard for him... just to smile..]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[The situation in this Gotham City is really quite bad, everyone seems to be complaining.]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[There isn't a single line of dialogue, but why do I feel like Su Chen wants to tell us something?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Su Chen’s acting... is absolutely incredible! Just these few seconds have already shown it!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Arthur can’t even smile himself, yet he still has to dress up as a clown to bring joy to others..]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the livestream.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In just a dozen seconds of footage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Countless viewers had already felt so much from Su Chen’s performance!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This clown mask, which should always be smiling, was worn on the face of an Arthur who couldn't smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen didn't seem to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Facing the mirror, Su Chen raised both hands, used his index fingers to reach into his mouth and pull up the corners of his mouth, tugging at the skin of his cheeks, forcibly putting on a smiling face!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now, the man in the mirror had his mouth stretched wide and curved upward; if not for the fingers pulling the corners, it would certainly be a decent smile!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But watching this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the livestream, countless viewers were slightly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This smile, pulled high by the corners of his mouth, looked more like crying in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Without any interpretation, almost all viewers could see the sadness in Su Chen’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen suddenly pulled the corners of his mouth down with both hands, making a crying face, as if struggling; a second later, Su Chen’s hands moved upward again, returning to the initial smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at himself in the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen’s hands and even his cheeks trembled slightly, struggling to maintain this posture, wanting to keep the smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But on Su Chen’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A tear slid down from his right eye, staining the blue paint around his eye socket.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He could no longer maintain the tight smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen abruptly pulled his hands away, looking forward with pain in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Watching the silent Su Chen, all the viewers couldn't help but have their emotions stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But deep down, they were mostly amazed by the acting Su Chen had just displayed!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A smile forcibly pulled by fingers, eyes full of sorrow, without a single line of dialogue.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In just a few short seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the very beginning of the film, Su Chen directly extinguished the fantasies of countless Zhu Sanlong fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This short performance could be directly entered into an acting textbook!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Accompanied by a light piano melody.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen’s figure appeared on the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wearing a green wig and a clown suit, he was holding an advertising sign, dancing happily to the piano music.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Kenny’s Music Store, Closing Sale! Everything Must Go!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That’s what the sign said.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen was currently a clown temporarily hired by the music store behind him, using his performance to attract passersby.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just as the synopsis described, his life was hard, and he was considered one of the lowest-level existences living in Gotham City.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But even if it was just a job holding a sign, similar to handing out flyers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen still danced to the music with great effort, wearing clown makeup, sharing the happiest smile with every passerby.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Watching this scene, all the viewers couldn't imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That the clown smiling so brightly right now and the Su Chen in front of the makeup mirror, full of sadness and unable to even smile, were actually the same person...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Sigh... this is what it’s like for people at the very bottom...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[When he’s alone, even smiling is so difficult, yet now he’s smiling so hard at every passerby.]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[A person living at the very bottom of society, yet still struggling to live...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[This isn't just his job, this is his life!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[What an infectious dance step!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[People who strive to live will surely receive a gift from fate!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And just as all the viewers were infected by the enthusiastically performing Su Chen, feeling a bit moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The unexpected happened!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Mess with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Outside the frame, a discordant voice suddenly came.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Nice outfit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you have to be a clown, at least you can be a human billboard, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the street, a group of teenagers looking like hoodlums walked toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Without warning!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The leader of the hoodlums walked up and slapped the sign out of Su Chen’s hand! Then, before Su Chen could react, he picked up the sign and ran into the distance! The group of young hoodlums ran off, jeering.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Stop! Please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen hurriedly dragged his thin body and chased desperately, pleading as he shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This group of hoodlums wasn't trying to steal the sign; it was of no use to them at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All they wanted from start to finish was to tease and trample on Su Chen, the clown.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the pedestrians coming and going on the street merely stopped to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After a chase of several hundred meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen finally caught up to them, panting, in a small alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And seeing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Countless viewers in the livestream had already guessed what would happen next, and the atmosphere became heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen, so thin and alone, what could he do even if he caught up to this group of hoodlums?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, Su Chen was knocked to the ground by a hoodlum who ambushed him with the sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then, he was met with merciless punches and kicks from several people.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If any readers are still watching! I sincerely ask for flowers! Rating tickets! Monthly tickets!!! Thank you all!!!.\u003C\u002Fp>",1089,"2026-06-17T06:33:32.085Z","2026-06-17T09:01:43.081Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d4942864599c578bf37804272a211fed75feeea42ce9865f079b69b66bec5413","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-32","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-30",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-cover.jpg"]