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Chapter 321 - 30 - General Li Ba, following orders! (Seeking subscriptions, seeking monthly tickets)_2

Chapter 321: Chapter 30 - General Li Ba, following orders! (Seeking subscriptions, seeking monthly tickets)_2

Li Changhe’s heart stirred; the exotic people the man mentioned were the [Players].

At that time in the Great Tang, this was how the higher-ups referred to Li Changhe and others.

Could it be spoken openly now?

Exchanging glances with He Feng, Li Changhe pinched a feathered arrow around his waist.

He had to be cautious; who knew to what extent they had researched about the [Players].

Xia Wu remained unaware or perhaps didn’t care. He tossed fruit to Li Changhe.

Looking at the somewhat alert soldier, he said: "Don’t be nervous; it’s just us. We also have two heroes inside."

Li Changhe didn’t know how to reply. He just took a bite of the terribly sour fruit and responded: "I’m Li Ba."

"Bang!"

Then, a surprising scene unfolded.

The soldier stared wide-eyed before dropping to one knee with a thud.

"General Li Ba, welcome back! This humble one is General Hu Shao of the Great Tang’s Thousand Cattle Guard, please accept my respects!" The soldier’s face was full of admiration.

"Huh?" Li Changhe had a confused expression.

...

An hour later, inside a tent in the military camp.

Xia Wu ate roast meat while explaining: "The existence of you exotic people [Players] is, of course, unknown to ordinary people. But the Thousand Cattle Guard is the Imperial Guard now in charge of security in Changan City’s high-privileged facilities. As a general of the Thousand Cattle Guard, Hu Shao naturally knows of your existence. He also knows who General Li Ba was back then. By that calculation, I also have two godsons. Hahaha."

Li Changhe held the roast meat and looked at the attentive Hu Shao with a strange feeling in his heart.

"Just like a fan meeting their idol?" He Feng asked.

"It shouldn’t be... Can I have that kind of prestige?" Li Changhe felt confused. This didn’t match his expectations.

Actually, from Li Changhe’s perspective,

The Great Tang had made the original Li Ba a hero to rally public support. What did that have to do with him?

If Li Changhe could help deal with a few [Players] in the [Eternal Prosperous Tang Dynasty] mission out of old sentiment, that would be enough.

It’s like expecting just a slice of watermelon but receiving an entire field full.

There was too much good, it felt fishy!

"A foreigner who might be able not return or the original Li Ba with the highest honor. They chose to hail me as a hero?" Li Changhe’s thought.

Yes, in the eyes of those high-ranking people who knew about [Player] existence,

Li Changhe seemed harmless, since it was debatable if he could return.

The people’s opinions could be ignored; they could admire the original Li Ba.

But those higher-ups aware of [Players] couldn’t show admiration for the original Li Ba as well.

Otherwise, His Majesty might not be at ease, right?

"Interesting. Over the years, the higher-ups have deliberately distinguished between two ’Li Ba’s.’ One with honor but no real power: the original. The other is me, the so-called hero?" Li Changhe thought, it seems that the handsome uncle had been quite scheming.

"So if I take charge now, Hu Shao would lead the Great Tang army to attack the World War II camp, right?" Li Changhe shared his thoughts and analysis with [Friends] and informed He Feng.

He Feng responded in astonishment through [Friends]: "More or less. As long as you can prove that you are Li Ba, you can even seize military power here... But I’m still curious. Why would that emperor do this? Isn’t he afraid?"

"Afraid of what?"

"Your analysis is right; the original Li Ba and you have already been separated by those Great Tang higher-ups who know about the existence of [Players]."

He Feng explained: "But what’s the point? If Hu Shao’s performance isn’t an act, he really regards you as the supreme hero. If I were Li Er, the first thing I would do is eliminate the existence of [Players], then let the original Li Ba slowly fade from people’s sight. In the end, all the honors belong to the royal family! Not separating the power like this. Now Li Er is still alive and has control of the Great Tang, but what about after he dies? If you return to the Great Tang as Li Ba..."

"You make a good point," Li Changhe imagined what might happen, and indeed it felt true. It’s almost two months since the [Chang’an Plague], more than a decade has passed.

If next time, Li Changhe appears thirty or forty years."),

Considering Hu Shao’s attitude now, Li Changhe would be an unstable factor at that time.

Why take this risk?

Li Changhe analyzed in his head.

"Could it be... They foresaw that the Tang Dynasty would encounter some trouble afterward and made preparations in advance? They used [Players] and their time span for a layout?">"Will the [Eternal Prosperous Tang Dynasty] mission require me to use this identity? But how could they be sure that I’ll return to the Great Tang? Not to mention when I return— I could be killed before I even get back... What could it be?"

He analyzed with He Feng through [Friends] for a while.

There were too few clues, so he stopped thinking about it.

He should focus on analyzing the situation of the [Mysterious Island] mission.

The four of them had settled in the Great Tang forces’ camp, which felt safer than the martial arts forces’ camp.

Father Xia started boasting about the Great Tang again.

After responding twice to Father Xia, Li Changhe ignored him and turned to ask Hu Shao, "How many capable fighters do we have now?"

"Seventy Great Tang Thousand Cattle Guard elite soldiers and one medium-sized warship," Hu Shao reported. "If we’re to fight with those blond, blue-eyed guys, we need to formulate a long-term plan."