In the majestic hall of Xianyang Palace, the morning court session had already ended. The civil and military officials had all left, except for a middle-aged man who stood there respectfully without moving!
The pool in the middle of the hall was making the sound of flowing water. The atmosphere was dignified and solemn. Ying Zheng was sitting on the dragon throne, wearing a black robe with nine dragons. On his head was a round black crown, and the beaded curtain on the crown covered Ying Zheng's face. His mysterious aura was faintly discernible, making it impossible for people to see through what he was thinking at the moment.
At his waist, a long sword hung, its sharp edge blocked by the scabbard, just like the current Qin Shihuang. On the other side of his waist, there was a large yellow and red jade pendant, twenty-nine feet and nine inches long, symbolizing that " a gentleman would not leave his body without reason."
Time seemed to have stopped. Ying Zheng stared at the bamboo slip in his hand without saying a word, as if he had forgotten that His Highness was still standing respectfully!
After an unknown amount of time, Ying Zheng slowly put away the bamboo slip in his hand, letting out a slight noise that broke the silence in the hall. Ying Zheng looked at Li Si through the beaded curtain and said in a deep voice,""Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, it has been investigated. Sword Saint Ge Nia has been traveling around the old lands of the various countries in the past few years. He seems to be looking for something, but the Empire's network has not been able to find out exactly what he is looking for.
However, even though they could not find out what he was looking for, they could tell from the fact that he had ignored the orders of the officials asking him to return to serve the Emperor and the Empire that the Sword Saint Ge Nia had defected and become an enemy of the Empire!”
Silence was restored in the hall. Ying Zheng listened to Li Si's words, and his hands paused for a moment, then resumed their smooth movements. After a long silence, he said," As a sharp weapon forged by the empire, now that the sharp weapon can no longer be used by me, in order to prevent this sharp weapon from backfiring on its master, it should be destroyed. You should know what you dare to do!”
"Yes, Your Majesty. However, Sword Saint Ge Nia's martial arts are supreme and rare. In terms of one-on-one combat, it was not that there was no such thing in the world, but it was extremely rare. This man's swordsmanship has reached the level of enlightenment. As far as I know, it is really difficult to find someone who can match him.”
Li Si's words made Ying Zheng fall into deep thought again." Is he very strong?”
"Yes, Your Majesty. He is known as the number one swordsman in the world!”
"Humph, he belongs to the empire and is the first sword. Since he is no longer loyal to me, just as I said, he cannot be used by me. In this world, there is no place for him!”
"Yes, I understand!" Li Si bowed.
"Could it be that there is no one in our Great Qin Dynasty who can defeat him? Li Si!" The last sentence was full of majesty!
Ying Zheng's words made Li Si fall into deep thought, and he immediately thought of those few people. However, when he remembered that those few people were all favored by Ying Zheng, he hesitated for a moment, then immediately changed his tone and said,"" Your Majesty, there is indeed someone, but..." Li Si raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng hesitantly, then suddenly stopped talking.
Li Si's sudden silence made Ying Zheng a little unhappy, so he immediately said,""Just what? Just say it. I forgive you!”
Ying Zheng's words made Li Si heave a sigh of relief. "If possible, this person should never appear in this world again!”
Li Si's words surprised Ying Zheng! "Are you talking about?"
"It's him!" Seeing that Ying Zheng seemed to have thought of something, Li Si quickly responded, secretly letting out a sigh of relief, and said in a deep voice again,""When we captured him back then, we paid a huge price! The army and the net are both…"
Ying Zheng smiled nonchalantly and interrupted Li Si," Hmph, perhaps it seems like the price is worth it.”
"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Si quickly flattered him.
"But if I remember correctly, the net and the army were unable to do anything to him. In the end, I had to send Ge Nia to capture him and lock him up in the deepest part of the death prison. He wasn't even Ge Nia's match ten years ago, and he has been in the death prison for the past ten years, while Ge Nia has been working for me. Although I don't know how much his strength has improved, I know that Ge Nia is no match for him from ten years ago.”
Ying Zheng's question made Li Si's heart tighten. Fortunately, he had already prepared an excuse, so he immediately said,""Your Majesty, you don't know! Legend had it that this man was a man from Purgatory. He had been captured many times by the Six Nations that His Majesty had destroyed and thrown into death row, but he had always escaped after being imprisoned.
"Every time he comes out of the Death Jail, his power will definitely increase by a level. Before he met Great Qin, he was never captured again. Moreover, after that, he won every battle. He's cold-blooded and cruel, and it's like seeing a ghost in the pugilistic world.
"Unfortunately, he was still defeated by our Great Qin's cavalry in the end, and he was unable to escape for more than ten years! He believed that after he came out of the death prison, his cultivation would definitely rise to a higher level, and he would definitely not be inferior to Ge Nia!”
Li Si's few words had praised that man, belittled the former six dynasties, and imperceptibly raised the empire even higher. Ying Zheng felt very comfortable listening to his words, but he still had a trace of doubt.
"As far as I know, Great Ravager is ranked eleventh. Can he defeat Yuan Hong, who is ranked second?”
Li Si saw that Ying Zheng was slightly moved, so he hurriedly said,""Your Majesty, the most terrifying thing about the Black Swordsman is that he does not pursue a fair duel!”
"Oh, really?" Li Si's words piqued Ying Zheng's interest.
"He only has one goal!" Seeing this, Li Si knew that he had achieved half of his goal.
"Oh! What is it?"
"Destroy the opponent!" Li Si said firmly.
"Destroy all opponents!" Ying Zheng repeated Li Si's words and suddenly laughed!”"By hook or by crook? The righteous Sword Saint against the unscrupulous Ghost Sword! It will definitely be very interesting!"
" No matter what method we use, the primary goal is to defeat the enemy," Li Si said." Moreover, Ge Nia was the one who defeated and arrested him more than ten years ago. Such hatred must be…"
Ying Zheng did not answer Li Si immediately. Instead, after thinking for a while, he suddenly said to Li Si who was standing below,""Later, take my decree and go to the death prison to release this ghost from that purgatory! Let him kill Ge Nia and I will give him everything he wants.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Si bowed and heaved a sigh of relief!
After taking Ying Zheng's handwritten letter, which was stamped with the Imperial Jade Seal, Li Si left the hall respectfully, leaving Ying Zheng alone on the dragon throne in silence.
Li Si quickly walked out of Xianyang Palace and said to the servants waiting outside,""Hurry up and rush to the Imperial Purgatory Death Jail!”
"Yes!"
The coachman responded, and he whipped his horse toward Purgatory!
In a dense forest, a handsome man in his thirties was strolling in the forest. He was dressed in a simple and clean white robe, and his brows were tightly knitted. He was holding a sheathed sword in his hand. Suddenly, the man stopped in his tracks, and his ears kept trembling.
Sighing softly, the man closed his eyes. Then, a clear and melodious cry rang out. A white light flashed rapidly in the dense forest. Then, a few muffled grunts sounded. The disappearing light reappeared. The sound of a sharp blade being sheathed could be heard.
The man opened his eyes and muttered,""This is the third batch today. It seems that they are starting to suspect me. I have to speed up. This time, the news shouldn't be wrong!”
As he spoke, he used his lightness skill to quickly rush through the dense forest. A white phantom flashed through the dense forest and rushed into the distance.
On the other side of the forest, a small county was located at the end of the road.
The coachman stopped the carriage steadily, and the servants quickly got off the carriage and respectfully welcomed Li Si.
The soldiers guarding the death cell had long recognized the carriage from its specifications, decorations, logo, and badge. They immediately informed the highest-ranking officer here, so when Li Si got out of the carriage, a black-armored general hurriedly came out to welcome him.
"Lord Prime Minister, what brings you here?”The general cupped his hands and Li Si returned the gesture. He went straight to the point and said,""I'm here to pick up a person by His Majesty's decree!”
Li Si's words made the general's expression turn serious. He took the lead to kneel respectfully. The soldiers behind him and the servants behind Li Si also knelt down!
"Welcome, Your Majesty! Long live my emperor."
The black-armored general raised his hands. Li Si looked at the general's actions and nodded in satisfaction. Then, he took out a gorgeous imperial edict and placed it in the general's hands.
Holding the imperial edict respectfully with both hands, the black-armored general shouted loudly," I accept the imperial edict. Long live my emperor!”After saying this, the black-armored general dared to stand up. Then, he solemnly opened the imperial edict and read it seriously.
After reading it, the black-armored general's expression turned ugly. He looked at Li Si hesitantly." Prime Minister!”
Li Si obviously understood what the general meant. He waved his hand and said," General, do as you're told!”
"This general will obey!" Then, he said to his subordinates behind him,"Call all the good men in the prison!"”Li Si did not stop the black-armored general's order. Instead, he was happy to see it happen!
The fully armed general in black armor brought Li Si down to the depths of the ground on the lift platform. Then, a few military experts used all their strength to turn the switch and slowly opened the gates that were made of copper liquid.
When the gate was fully opened, the sound of metal chains rattling could be heard in the darkness behind the gate. With the help of the torches of the soldiers beside him, Li Si could vaguely see the thick, crisscrossing metal chains in the darkness, as well as the burly figure with his head lowered at the center of the chains.
Suddenly, the figure with his head lowered slowly raised his head and opened his eyes. At the same time, everyone who saw this pair of eyes felt a chill in their hearts, as if they were being stared at by a malicious ghost. The indifference towards life, the bloodthirsty killing intent, and the coldness that froze their hearts.
Even Li Si, who had been keeping his composure for many years, was shocked, but he did not show it on his face. He looked at the pair of eyes calmly and suddenly said,""Dark Swordsman Sheng Qi, now you have a chance to walk out of this dark death prison. I wonder if you are willing to take it?”
Suddenly, Sheng Qi burst into laughter," Hahahaha! Hahahahaha!"
After laughing for a while, Sheng Qi suddenly stopped and said coldly,""What opportunity?"
Li Si had a mysterious smile on his face! "The prey has taken the bait!"
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