"Who isn't afraid of death?" Bai Qingyan said with a smile. "Even Qin Shi Huang was afraid... Otherwise, why did he send Xu Fu to seek the elixir of immortality?"
Some soldiers nodded in agreement. One of the bolder ones said to Bai Qingyan, "But we've heard that the Princess of Zhen isn't afraid of death. In earlier battles, she fought alongside the soldiers on the frontline!"
Bai Qingyan, clad in silver armor, sat down with a smile and gestured for the soldiers to sit as well. She began to speak slowly, "I am human too; how could I not fear death? I remember the first time I went to the battlefield with my grandfather when I was thirteen. It was the first time I saw heads roll, saw the dismembered bodies of either the enemy or our comrades. I vomited profusely and developed a high fever that night. I wanted to retreat and return to Dadu City, unwilling to stay on the battlefield..."
The soldiers from the wounded camp gathered around, eager to hear more from Bai Qingyan.
