Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 732 Face to Face
  If Gu Xun really knows about his plan, the consequences... Donghuang Taiyi doesn't know yet, but judging from Gu Xun's attitude just now, he feels that there won't be any good results.

After a moment of silence, Donghuang Taiyi asked, "Does the Imperial Master still oppose King Qin's pursuit of immortality?"

Gu Xun did not answer, but asked, "What is your purpose of doing this?"

"Like Ying Zheng, do you also want to live forever?"

Donghuang Taiyi shook his head and denied, "I don't seek immortality."

"Then why?" Gu Xun tilted his head and asked with a smile, "To pursue the so-called limits of heaven and man?"

"With all due respect, with your strength, you are still far away from the limit of heaven and man. If you don't want to live forever, then just live an honest life."

After Donghuang Taiyi paused for a few breaths, he answered vaguely, "This is the fate of the Yin Yang family."

"Ha! Fate..." Gu Xun laughed mockingly, "People like you are so boring. You can't even do anything new."

"So, what about the Imperial Master?" Donghuang Taiyi did not react to Gu Xun's sarcastic words, but just asked about the other party's attitude.

Now, he was basically sure that Gu Xun really knew the truth.

"..." Gu Xun pondered for a moment, then slowly replied, "Before Ying Zheng dies, I will not care about your Yin Yang family's plans."

"But take care of your paws and don't extend them where they shouldn't."

"Next time, I won't have such a good temper."

After saying that, Gu Xun disappeared into the wilderness with the night wind without waiting for Donghuang Taiyi's response.

Donghuang Taiyi was the only one left, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Gu Xun's words also mean that there is probably no room for redemption regarding Concubine Yan.

He had to switch to the alternative.

But this was already hundreds of times better than the worst outcome he expected.

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Zhangtai Palace, in Ying Zheng's study.

Before that, while he was correcting today's memorial, he got the news from the palace people that there was a fire in the prison of Tingwei Mansion. The fire was so intense that it was difficult to extinguish.

Of course, he also knew that all the prisoners and guards in the prison were knocked unconscious and thrown into the open space outside, with the exception of Han Fei, the ninth son of South Korea.

There is no doubt that the person who set the fire came for Han Fei.

But it's obviously not to kill people, but to save people.

Killing someone doesn't need to be so troublesome.

And who is the person who wants to save Han Fei?
  Zhao Gao hurried back to the study at this time, bowed to Ying Zheng and said:
  "Your Majesty, I have confirmed that the personnel at the Imperial Prefecture and Liusha did not make any movements tonight, and the personnel deployed outside Tingwei's prison did not find any abnormalities."

"Nothing unusual? Then you mean that the fire in Tingwei's prison happened naturally?"

Zhao Gao immediately fell to the ground after hearing this, kneeling tremblingly, and replied in fear, "Of course not, there must be something fishy about the chaos in Tingwei Mansion!"

"However, I sent two Tianzi First Class to guard the perimeter of the prison this time. Even they were not able to notice any abnormality before the fire started. Moreover, according to reports, the fire burned violently and swiftly, which was unusual. Walking away..."

"I guess... I'm afraid it was the national master who did it."

After Zhao Gao told his guess, he didn't dare to raise his head and looked scared, but in fact he was happy in his heart.

Although there is no direct evidence, there are not more than two hands in the world who can save people and set fires silently while surrounded by a group of elites. But there is undoubtedly only one person who has reason to save Han Fei.

Although he didn't know how Gu Xun came back secretly, he only had this answer, and there was nothing much to think about.

Zhao Gao was naturally overjoyed to see Gu Xun committing such a grievous act.

Ying Zheng looked down at Zhao Gao who was kneeling below. After listening to his words, he asked, "National Preceptor...where is his recent whereabouts?"

Zhao Gao hesitated for a moment and then replied, "Four days ago, the Imperial Preceptor showed up near Chengdu, the capital of Shu County. He was accompanied by General Zhang and... Lord Yin Yang Jiadong."

If it was Gu Xun alone, there was still the possibility of a double, but since both Zhang Han and Dong Jun were discovered at the same time, the probability of being a double was extremely slim.

This is also what puzzles Zhao Gao the most.

How did he get back?

"Four days..." Ying Zheng murmured the number and asked, "Do you think four days is enough for one person to rush from Chengdu in Sichuan to Xianyang?"

"This..." Zhao Gao replied hesitantly, "Master National Master's martial arts cultivation is superb. With his ability, he continues to use Qinggong to rush forward. I think... he should... be able to do it."

After running more than a thousand miles in four days, the average speed is actually very slow. The problem is that the road to Shu is difficult to travel, and the transportation is not easy to use, so I can only rely on stretching my legs.

If you keep using Qinggong to drive... people are not like horses and oxen, and they don't have that much endurance.

Zhao Gao's strength is enough to rank among the top. He can only run a hundred miles or so on flat ground using Qinggong. Then his energy will be exhausted and he will be unable to walk. Mountain roads will have to be compromised even more.

If Gu Xun really ran for more than a thousand miles... Zhao Gao could not imagine how tired he would be.

Anyway... if it were him, even if there was no time limit of four days and he was only required to run down such a distance at the fastest speed, he would probably break both of his legs.

But this possibility does exist. Gu Xun is known to be strong. Zhao Gao feels that he is not making wild guesses.

Ying Zheng didn't understand martial arts, but the numbers were very intuitive. In addition, Zhao Gao's tone was not very sure, which made him understand that it might not be realistic to do this.

After thinking for a moment, Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "Go down and do what you have to do."

"I obey." Upon hearing this, Zhao Gao quickly got up from the ground, bowed respectfully and left.

Ying Zhengxin doesn't believe that he can't control it. Anyway, he has already said everything he can and should say. Any more words would be too obvious.

After Zhao Gao left, Ying Zheng was the only one left in the study hall. He closed his eyes slightly and asked the air:

"Did you find anything?"

Wei Liao's voice sounded in the corner. Although no one could be seen, "No trace of the Imperial Master was found, but he seems to be the only one who can do it." "Maybe some kind of trick was used, just like the previous substitute."

"Hmm..." Ying Zheng hummed in a low voice, not commenting on this, but in his heart he also believed that Gu Xun came back and rescued Han Fei.

This time, Ying Zheng was a little annoyed. Gu Xun acted recklessly twice, which was already a disrespectful act to him.

Although this person is useful, it does not mean that you can rely on him to act recklessly and despise the royal power.

But just then, the protagonist of the matter came.

Gu Xun's figure appeared quietly in the study. He first glanced at the position behind Ying Zheng, then cupped his hands and said, "I have met His Majesty the King of Qin."

When Ying Zheng saw Gu Xun's majestic appearance, his face showed a bit of gloom, and he replied in a deep voice, "I am very surprised that the Imperial Master has really come back."

Gu Xun didn't seem to notice Ying Zheng's displeased expression, and replied calmly, "When my friend is in trouble, Gu naturally can't ignore it."

(End of this chapter)