Zhou Tongtong, a history major, transmigrates into a red panda barely the size of a hand. It pants after taking just a couple of steps and looks ready to drop dead at any moment.
As the only “wild auspicious beast” in Great Qin, she binds to a major infrastructure starter pack. A bubble from her mouth can cure every illness, and a swipe of her claws can dig up sweet potatoes and potatoes.
In Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng tucks the sickly little ball of fluff into his imperial sleeve and takes her to court.
The ministers soon realize that if the auspicious beast sneezes, His Majesty’s face darkens;
if it lets out a little whimper, His Majesty puts the entire city under lockdown.
Fusu pores over ancient books all night to make her a chew toy;
Huhai is so desperate for a chance to hold her that he even challenges Fusu to a fight in front of the palace.
Zhou Tongtong sprawls on the golden, silk-covered couch specially made for the First Emperor, chewing on a bamboo shoot as she sighs to herself: I really am just a prisoner of war from the Warring States period with a combat strength of five. Stop imagining I’m some divine beast descended from the heavens!
I have only seen 12 pictures so far, but my current impression is pretty good. This novel discards a shortcoming of many Daqin novels, which is that Hu Hai in history was actually very good at pretending. Historical data records that Hu Hai was modest, good-tempered, and quite favored by the First Emperor. His early reputation was quite good and he was very restrained. He only stopped pretending after he became emperor, so his reputation became poor. If Hu Hai has no grace and can't even pretend like many novels say, then he won't be favored by the First Emperor. Don't forget how powerful Qin Shihuang is. But in this novel, I didn't see anyone blindly criticizing Hu Hai. I hate him very much, but I have to admit that he is really good at pretending, and he does it quite well.