Under the heavy rain, Zhao Li ran all the way to Ying Zheng's carriage.
"Your Majesty!"
"It's raining heavily now, and the mountain roads are difficult to walk on.”
"This humble subject's advice is to choose another day to climb the mountain!”
"Is it dangerous to go up the mountain now?" asked Ying Zheng coldly.”
Zhao Li muttered to himself for a long while before shaking his head."Although the road is slippery on rainy days, the mountain path has been paved with stone slabs.”
"As long as you walk slowly, it won't be a big deal.”
Zhao Li bowed and cupped his hands."However, the heavy rain during the sacrifice is an ominous sign!"”
"During the Pilgrimage Ceremony, it rained heavily. It was the wrath of the heavens and the condemnation of the heavens!”
"This humble subject believes that this might not be an auspicious time to ascend the mountain.”
Ying Zheng remained silent for a long time, and finally spoke slowly.
"Continue climbing!"
"I believe that when I reach the top of Mount Tai, the rain will definitely pass!”
Ying Zheng stood up in the carriage, his hands clasped behind his back as he looked up at the sky.
"I have made contributions to the world and the common people!”
"Heaven and earth have eyes, how can they deny my achievements!”
The news of the Mount Tai Pilgrimage had already spread to Langya County.
Fengshan is a major event for the country.
The Mount Tai Pilgrimage Ceremony was a grand event that had not happened for more than 800 years. The eyes of the entire world were on this place.
If he gave up halfway, not only would he become the laughing stock of the world, but his qualifications to rule the world would also be questioned.
Now, Ying Zheng wanted to take a gamble.
Bet that when he reached the top, the sky would clear up after the rain!
Seeing Ying Zheng's determination, Zhao Li did not try to persuade him any further. He could only bow and cup his hands,""This lowly subject obeys!"
On the mountainside of Mount Tai, Lu Lang, who had fled all the way here, looked down coldly.
At this moment, Lu Lang no longer had his usual fairy-like appearance. His face was full of scars, and it was very terrifying!
In order to escape from Xianyang City, Lu Lang had sacrificed too much. He had narrowly escaped death several times. If Cang Haijun had not protected him in time, he would have died on the way.
He would definitely take revenge for this!
Cang Haijun looked coldly at the convoy at the foot of the mountain and asked in a deep voice,""Lu Sheng, the King of Qin chose to continue climbing the mountain instead of climbing it when the sky cleared. Are your preparations still effective?”
Lu Lang revealed a terrifying smile.""Cang Haijun can rest assured!"
"This tyrant is already the common enemy of all necromancers in the world!”
"Today, there are more than a hundred square warriors gathered here, with all kinds of arrangements.”
"Even if the storm destroys eighty percent of the arrangements, the remaining twenty percent is enough to make the tyrant tremble and die of fear!”
Cang Haijun nodded in satisfaction.”
"If I can make the King of Qin a laughing stock in the eyes of the world, I will definitely give you a generous gift.”
"If you can cause the King of Qin to die from fear, I will give you a thousand acres of fertile land. So what if you have a thousand Yi of gold?”
"Kill this tyrant?" Lu Lang's expression didn't change."Killing this tyrant is my only goal in life."”
"Cang Haijun, when do we start?”
Cang Haijun saw that Ying Zheng's carriage had completely entered the mountain road, and immediately said,""Now!"
At the mountainside, a fiery light lit up. Three seconds later, it dissipated and then lit up again.
Mount Tai was so tall that the imperial guards brought by Ying Zheng could not completely seal it off.
One of the men of sacrifice who had been hiding in the forest and observing the situation shouted in a low voice.
"Attack!"
At the same time, hundreds of dare-to-die warriors quietly took out skulls, leg bones, and other bones and chunks from their bags, lit them with flint, and quickly retreated.
The men of sacrifice were quite far away from the mountain road, so no one could see their movements.
However, as the men of sacrifice dispersed, balls of green ghost fire suddenly appeared all over Mount Tai.
"Your Majesty!" Zhao Li was shocked.”
"A ghost fire suddenly appeared in the mountains!”
"What?!"
Ying Zheng immediately lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside. He saw that Mount Tai, which was sacred and majestic yesterday, was now covered in flames.
However, the flame was completely different from the usual warm orange color. Instead, it was a cold and terrifying green. It was the appearance of the ghost fire in folk legends!
Seeing this, Ying Zheng's heart was greatly shaken!
The Confucian scholars who had been summoned by Ying Zheng to watch the ceremony were initially reluctant, but when they saw the ghost fires coming out of Mount Tai, they immediately became excited.
"This is an evil spirit sent by heaven and earth to take the tyrant's life!”
"Hahaha, I've already said that Tyrant De doesn't deserve to be here, so he doesn't have the qualifications to come to Mount Tai. Now that he's forced to come here, even ghosts can't stand it anymore!”
"Do you know that Ying Zheng is not Ying Yiren's son, but Lu Buwei's son! What right did a bastard without royal blood have to come to Mount Tai and call himself the emperor?”
"Really? Ying Zheng was actually not Ying Yiren's son. Hahahaha ~ How could this tyrant have the face to be surnamed Ying? His surname should be Lu!"
Chun Yu Yue suppressed the joy in his heart and led all the Confucian scholars in the court to bow to the carriage.
"Your Majesty, I advise you to cancel the Fengshan ceremony immediately!”
"Now that Your Majesty has angered the ghost guarding the mountain, these ghosts are only the servants guarding Mount Tai and stopping the rats. If they retreat now, the world will not be furious.”
"However, if Your Majesty continues to be deceived, heaven and earth will definitely punish you!”
"Your humble subject implores Your Majesty to return to Xianyang, practice etiquette, and examine your own virtues before coming back for the Pilgrimage!”
The other Confucians also followed suit."We agree. Your Majesty, please cancel the Pilgrimage!”
Yang Duan He and the other generals glared at him.
"Who are you calling a rat? Are you courting death?”
"Don't stop me, I'm going to kill them!”
"Why isn't Your Majesty worthy of coming to Mount Tai for the Pilgrimage!”
However, all of the generals 'words seemed to lack confidence.
There was no other reason, it was just that this ghost fire was too scary!
On the carriage, Ying Zheng clenched his fists tightly, his eyes fixed on the sky, full of anger and unwillingness.
For Ying Zheng, who had been seeking immortality and seeking the gods for more than twenty years, this scene was definitely a great blow!
Because this meant that he was the emperor in the eyes of heaven and earth! It was reasonable! Difficult! Rong!
His self-evaluation of having greater merits than the Three Emperors and greater virtues than the Five Emperors would be trampled on by all living beings.
A lifetime of hard work was denied by heaven and earth. Who would be willing?
"I am unwilling!"
Ying Zheng wanted to give the order to continue climbing the mountain, but the ghost fire that covered the entire mountain made him unable to open his mouth.
It was precisely because Ying Zheng believed in the theory of ghosts and gods that in his heart, every ghost fire must be a ghost blocking his way!
"Your Majesty!"
Just as Ying Zheng was in a dilemma, a shout entered his ears.
"This is…the voice of the High Official?”
"Did something happen in Xianyang City?”
Ying Zheng's heart tightened. He immediately turned around and saw Meng Yi riding his horse and galloping toward them, braving the heavy rain.
"Minister Meng, what happened to the Xianyang City?”
Meng Yi also saw the mountain of ghost flames. He didn't wait for the horse to stop before he jumped off the horse.
"Your Majesty!"
"Xianyang is fine."
Ying Zheng heaved a sigh of relief. Xianyang was the capital, and if anything were to happen to it, the impact would be even more severe than the wrath of heaven and earth during the Pilgrimage Ceremony.
Then, Ying Zheng heard Meng Yi continue.
"This lowly subject is here to bring Gentleman Qin to find Your Majesty!”
"What did you say?" Ying Zheng was slightly startled.”
"Bringing Gentleman Qin to find me?"
"Could it be that Qin Junzi…"
Meng Yi cupped his hands and said happily,"Qin Junzi has agreed to leave the mountain!”
"It's just that Qin Junzi predicted that His Majesty's trip would be very terrifying, so he chased after him without stopping after leaving the mountain.”
As he spoke, Meng Yi looked at the ghost flames on the mountain."Perhaps, this is one of the great terrors that Gentleman Qin mentioned!”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng was overjoyed.”
"Great!"
At this moment, Ying Zheng was so excited that he wanted to cry.
In order to influence Qin Yun, Ying Zheng had put in a lot of effort.
Now, Ying Zheng finally got the fruits of his harvest!
If Qin Yun did not come, the Pilgrimage Ceremony would definitely become a laughing stock for him. It might even shake the foundation of his rule!
However, when Ying Zheng needed Qin Yun the most, Qin Yun rode his horse over like a god that had descended to the mortal world.
Qin Yun was definitely a professional when it came to matters like the Pilgrimage!
With Qin Yun's arrival, why would Ying Zheng worry about the Pilgrimage Ceremony?
Ying Zheng asked impatiently,""Where is Gentleman Qin?"
"Quick, zhen wants to see him now!”
Meng Yi shook his head and said,"Your Majesty, Qin Junzi is still at the foot of the mountain. He hasn't ascended the mountain yet."”
Ying Zheng was quite puzzled: Why did this mean that he had been out of the palace?”
"Gentleman Qin said that the path of the Pilgrimage this time is against the heavens," Meng Yi said in a low voice.”
"The Dao is long and difficult!"
"Your Majesty, do you want to continue the mountaintop ritual?”
"If Your Majesty continues to move forward, Sir Qin will definitely do his best to help!”
He acutely realized that there was a deeper meaning in Qin Yun's words.
However, since things had come to this, how could Ying Zheng give up on climbing the mountain?
So what if he went against the heavens?
If the heavens do not obey me, then I will defy the heavens!
"I," Ying Zheng said firmly,"I will definitely ascend Mount Tai and offer sacrifices to heaven and earth!”
"Pass down my order. Gentleman Qin has full authority over all the resources and soldiers in the army!”
"All of Fengchang's subordinates are under Sir Qin's command.”
Looking at Qin Yun, who had stopped at the foot of the mountain, Ying Zheng bowed and cupped his hands.""Please!"
Meng Yi galloped to the foot of the mountain.
Upon hearing Meng Yi's report, the corners of Qin Yun's mouth curled up slightly.
"Brother Zheng, it really is you."
Following that, Qin Yun's expression turned serious."Send my order to the Junior Mansion to quickly construct the altar.”
"The design will follow the blueprint that I gave you previously, but the scale needs to be expanded by three times.”
"Brother Meng, find three generals who have killed more than 100,000 people and 900 elite soldiers who have killed more than 10 people.”
Meng Yi immediately cupped his hands.”
Great Qin had the most Great Generals!
Soon, Wang Ben, Yang Duan He, and the other generals arrived with eight-hundred soldiers.
Qin Yun nodded at Wang Ben with a smile before speaking in a serious tone.
"Generals, this Qin has called you all here to break the mountain ghosts blocking the way!”
"If you're afraid, you can leave on your own.”
"I'm willing to die for Your Majesty!" All the soldiers cupped their hands.”
"Alright!" Qin Yun said loudly."What I want is your aura!"”
"Everyone, follow me into the account. I'll hand over the ghost-catching item to you!”
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