Tear Jerker / Qiang Jin Jiu

• Shen Zechuan's flashback to the disastrous battle is both a Tear Jerker and Nightmare Fuel.
  Shen Zechuan was face-to-face with a dead man who was no longer recognizable. His legs were pinned under heavy human bodies, while a shield was pressing painfully against his abdomen. All he could smell as he breathed was the thick stench of blood. He gritted his teeth as the tears trickled down his face, but he had to stop himself from crying out loud. Dispirited, he stared down at this trampled-beyond-recognition face, but he could not make out if this was a soldier he had seen before.
• Any flashback to Shen Zechuan's time living with the Ji family counts.
• When Shen Zechuan hears Xiao Chiye had been lost in the Chashi Sinkhole of all places and loses all composure. Even when he finds Xiao Chiye, he was still deep in shock and could only call out his name again and again.

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