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The Loyal Guard of the Great Wall

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In ancient China during the Qin Dynasty, a brave young man named Cen Xiao rises from a humble farmer to a heroic guard on the Great Wall, defending his homeland from northern invaders.

Added 12/1/2025 · 273 characters

Story text

18 sentences

  1. qín
    zhāo
    de
    shíhòu
    yǒu
    niánqīng
    rén
    jiào
    cénxiǎo
  2. zhù
    zài
    chángchéng
    fùjìn
    de
    cūnzhuāng
  3. cénxiǎodefùqīn
    shì
    nóngmín
    měi
    tiān
    zhǒng
  4. yǒu
    tiān
    běifāng
    lái
    le
    hěn
    duō
    yóu
    luò
  5. tāmén
    qiāng
    cūn
    de
    liángshí
    niú
    yáng
  6. cénxiǎo
    hěn
    shēngqì
    xiǎng
    bǎohù
    jiārén
  7. cūncháng
    shuō
    wǒmén
    xūyào
    chángchéng
    dāng
    bīng
  8. cénxiǎo
    bàomíng
    cānjiā
    le
    jūnduì
  9. xùnliàn
    hěn
    nǔlì
    xuéhuì
    le
    yòng
    gōng
    jiàn
    cháng
    máo
  10. yuè
    hòu
    cénxiǎo
    bèi
    pài
    dào
    chángchéng
    shǒu
    wèi
  11. chángchéng
    hěn
    gāo
    hěn
    xiàng
    tiáo
    lóng
  12. yèwǎn
    cénxiǎo
    zhànyǒu
    mén
    diǎn
    fēng
    huǒ
  13. tūrán
    tāmén
    kàndào
    dírén
    lái
    le
  14. cénxiǎo
    yǒnggǎn
    shè
    jiàn
    tuì 退
    le
    dírén
  15. dàjiā
    hěn
    pèifú
    gěi
    shēng
    le
    guān
  16. hòulái
    cénxiǎo
    le
    lín
    cūn
    de
    hái
    lánér
  17. tāmén
    yīqǐ
    guò
    shàng
    le
    xìngfú
    de
    shēnghuó
  18. cénxiǎo
    de
    gùshì
    liúchuán
    zài
    cūn
    dàjiā
    jìdé
    de
    zhōngchéng

Quiz

Reading comprehension

Question 1 of 4

Question 1

After being promoted, what happened to Cen Xiao?

Narration

The Loyal Guard of the Great Wall