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Kingdom — Chapter 3

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Dialogue Transcript Kingdom — Chapter 3 117

Chapter 3: Body Double

PIAO!?

WRONG GUY,

I'M ZHENG.

Chapter3: Body Double

CAN YOU STAND?

DAMN, THAT WAS ONE CRAZY STRONG KID!

WHO'S THAT?

HEY, WHERE THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU..

..'RE!?

W-WAIT A SEC HERE... THE WAY HE'S DRES- SED...

RED AND BLACK FROM HEAD TO TOE... H-HE'S OF THE ASSASSIN GROUP,

EEEEEEEK!

VICIOUS SCARLET!!

WITHIN THE 200 YEARS OF WRITTEN HISTORY, THEY'RE ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN ASSASSIN GROUPS!!

ZHENG?

IT'S NOT HIM?

WHO ARE YOU? WHY DO YOU LOOK EXACTLY LIKE PIAO!?

WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON HERE!?

WOULD YOU BE XIN?

HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?

IT LOOKS LIKE I DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF EXPLAINING ALL THAT RIGHT NOW.

AH!

WHOA!

CRAP.

LOOK OUT!

W-WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON HERE? THAT HURT.

WHA!?

AND SOON I'LL TAKE YOUR LIFE.

I HAVE YOU NOW,

Quin's king,

Ying Zheng.

!?

WHAT THE...

QUIN'S...

QUIN'S KING!!?

OF THIS PROVINCE!?

THE RULER...

HE'S THE FIRST ONE TO EVER BE GIVEN A MORTAL WOUND BY ME AND STILL GET AWAY.

WELL, IT'S BECAUSE HE RAN AWAY THAT I FIND MYSELF HERE.

YOU NEARLY HAD ME WITH THAT OTHER ONE! I WAS THOROUGHLY SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THERE WERE 2 PEOPLE WHO LOOKED EXACTLY ALIKE!

AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THAT KID WAS AMAZING!

AHH...

AAAHHH !!!

THINGS ARE STARTING TO MAKE SENSE NOW.

AND BECAUSE HE LOOKED LIKE HIM, HE WAS TAKEN FOR HIM AND THEN KILLED!!

FROM THE VERY BEGINNING PIAO WAS TAKEN INTO THE KING'S COURT TO BE A BODY DOUBLE BECAUSE HE LOOKED LIKE THE KING.

YOU THERE ARE THE KING!!

AND YOU'RE AN ASSA- SSIN!!

YOU KNEW ABOUT YOUR BROTHER'S LITTLE COUP DE TAT, DIDN'T YOU! THAT'S WHY YOU LEFT PIAO AS YOUR DOUBLE AND RAN HERE TO HIDE!

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

YOU KNEW PIAO WOULD GET ATTACKED AND MADE HIM YOUR DOUBLE!!

YOU LITTLE..

KUH KUH KUH! I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE KINGS SERVANT.

WELL, IF YOU WANT TO KILL HIM, I'LL LET YOU DO IT, BUT I GET TO KEEP HIS HEAD.

YEAH, I'M GOING TO KILL HIM.

I'LL CHOP HIM LIMB FROM LIMB.

BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, YOU COME FIRST.

SINCE YOU'RE THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY KILLED PIAO, I'M GOING TO HANG YOU BY YOUR GUTS.

SHHHHNG

GAH!

......

THIS KID TOO IS SOME- THING ELSE.

POWER, SPEED AND TECH- NIQUE ARE ALMOST THE SAME TO THAT BODY DOUBLE KID.

HOW- EVER, IN TERMS OF POTEN- TIAL, HIS DWARFS THE OTHER KID'S.

BUT!!!

YOU MET ME 5 YEARS TOO EARLY !!!

HE'S HUGE!!

SHIH

WHOA

AH-- CHO!

OH, YOU'RE STILL BREATH- ING?

BUT YOU CAN NO LONGER STAND.

AFTER TAKING THAT, HE'S NO LONGER CONSCIOUS.

DAMN,

HE'S TOUGH.

TOUGH AS NAILS.

IF I THINK THINGS THROUGH, THERE'S NO WAY I CAN BEAT THIS GUY

PIAO ALSO LOST TO THIS GUY,

XIN.

THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL I COULD BEAT HIM.

FOCUS ON TRYING TO GET REVENGE FOR PIAO.

DON'T THINK OF ANYTHING,

JUST...

DOH...

DON'T YOU EVER SPEAK HIS NAME AGAIN!!

HE GOT UP...

PIAO HAD HIS WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF HIM.

BUT HE GOT CAUGHT UP IN SOME STUPID SIBLING FIGHT,

TO US PEOPLE WHO WORK THE FIELDS AND SUCH, WE COULDN'T BE BOTHERED WITH WHO THE KING IS!!

DAMN RIGHT I AM!

YOU'RE CALLING THIS STUPID?

DAMMIT... HE WAS... HE WAS GOING TO MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF, BUILD A BIG MANSION TO LIVE IN. EAT TO HIS HEARTS CONTENT, MARRY A BEAUTIFUL WIFE. THEN HE WAS...

DAMMIT, HE'S DEAD NOW..

HOW- EVER, HE'S NOW...

HE CAN...

NO LONGER BE BROUGHT BACK INTO THIS WORLD!!!

HE GOT FASTER, AND HIS ATTACKS HAVE MORE WEIGHT BEHIND THEM!!

DAMMITT !!!

THAT'S RIGHT.

XIN IS BETTER THAN YOU ARE?

YOU JUST SAID THAT YOU TWO ARE EQUAL.

STOP BEING SILLY.

WHEN WE'RE SPARRING WITH EACH OTHER, WE'RE TOTALLY EVEN.

HOW- EVER,

NO WAY, HE'S ALWAYS SERIOUS. I CAN'T TELL YOU THE REASON, BUT WE ALWAYS COME OUT EQUAL.

DOES THAT MEAN HE HOLDS BACK WHEN YOU TWO SPAR?

IF THERE WAS A THIEF THAT I COULDN'T BEAT, XIN WOULD BE ABLE TO BEAT HIM.

HMPH, THAT GUY SOUNDS LIKE A ROYAL PAIN IN THE TUSH.

THAT XIN.

HA HA HA.

YEAH, HE REALLY IS.

BUT,

SOME- THING ELSE.

XIN REALLY IS,

DAMN KID!!!

HAAAAA AAAH!!!

Chapter Summary

Alright, let's check in on what readers are buzzing about in Kingdom Chapter 3! This chapter clearly packed an emotional punch, stirring up quite a mix of feelings.

The dominant sentiment revolves around the tragic fate of Piao (referred to by one reader as "Mjs"). There's a palpable sadness and shock, with comments like "my nigga dead" hitting hard. Readers are particularly touched by the bond between Piao and the king, noting how "the king had truly treated piao very well🥺," which only amplifies the heartbreak surrounding his departure. It's definitely a tear-jerker moment for many!

However, amidst the sorrow, the focus quickly shifts to our rising star, Xin/Shin! ✨ Readers are absolutely smitten, showering him with praise like "so damn cool" and affectionate terms such as "my bby <3." It's clear that despite the heavy emotional beats, Xin is capturing hearts and building serious hype for his journey. What a chapter for character impact!

Chapter Analysis: Kingdom — Chapter 3

Chapter Analysis Kingdom — Chapter 3
Kingdom Chapter 3 delivers the brutal twist that redefines Xin's entire world when the wounded boy in the hut reveals he is not Piao at all, but Zheng. The confusion shatters in an instant as a massive assassin in red and black storms in, identified as a member of Vicious Scarlet, and declares his intent to take the life of Qin's king, Ying Zheng. Xin is stunned to hear the king's name spoken aloud, and the pieces fall into place with devastating clarity: Piao was taken to the court because he looked exactly like Zheng, forced to serve as a body double, mistaken for the king, and killed. Kingdom Chapter 3 turns that realization into raw confrontation as Zheng calmly admits the truth about the coup d'etat and using Piao as his stand-in while he hid. Xin explodes with grief and rage, vowing to kill Zheng limb from limb after he hangs the assassin for actually striking down Piao. He charges with a sword despite having no formal training for this level of opponent, and the assassin coldly assesses him as almost equal to the body double in power, speed, and technique, but with far greater potential, before cutting him down as five years too early. Refusing to stay down, Xin drags himself back up when the assassin dares to speak Piao's name, shouting at him never to say it again. Driven purely by revenge and mourning for Piao's lost future, mansion, and shared dream of becoming Great Generals, his attacks grow faster and heavier. A fleeting memory of their even sparring, where Piao insisted Xin was the stronger of the two, fuels his defiant last stand and cements why Kingdom Chapter 3 hits readers so hard as both a heartbreak and a heroic awakening.