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Why?”
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Emperor Ching.”
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Oh, don’t worry about him. He wouldn’t know.”
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Well, let me ask my advisors first.” He said signaling to a few people. They whispered to each
other, after a while the Emperor said “I will accompany you to the great wall.”
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I will see you there 11:00 am sharp.”
Yes! I convinced him, I am so persuasive. Now, I thought, I need a place to sleep for the night. I
had 2000 Yuan, so I could live in style. I found an awesome hotel and spent the night there. In the
morning I quickly took a cab to the nearest costume shop. I bought a mike, a journalist’s costume, and
had just enough money to hire a cab to the great wall.
I was about a whole hour early. It was 10:02 am and I stood there in the sun, waiting. After what
felt like a year I heard trumpets, the emperor was here. I heard trumpets from the other side too, I saw
James with a tall, beefy, guy. I guessed that was the other Emperor.
When the two Emperor’s saw each other, they screamed “Seize that EMPEROR!”
James ran to my side and asked “What’s the plan?”
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Don’t know…”
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I have an idea!”
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What, you?”
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Yes, me.” Then he quickly rushed to Emperor Ming’s side. The two emperors were nearing each
other, and when they were close enough, James tripped Emperor Ming so he dangled off the edge of
the Great Wall.
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Are you nuts?” I asked him.
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Nope, just wait and watch.” I saw Emperor Ching rush to his brother and hoist him up.
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You saved my life!” Emperor Ming said.
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You are my brother, I hated you but couldn’t let you go.”
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I’m sorry for everything I’ve done. Will you forgive me?”
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With pleasure!” Emperor Ching said giving his brother a hug. Just then arms wrapped around me,
I realized my 18 year- old brother was giving me a hug.
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Oh, James!”
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That’s enough, I just did that because it seemed right. Not because I love you.”
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Tell me about it.” Then the Emperor’s thanked us and said we could visit anytime. From then on
James and Alice were the greatest heroes in Chinese history.
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