Outside the Yin Ruins, Ji Chao knelt in front of a grave and bowed deeply.
"Master, I understand." There was understanding and respect in his eyes.
Buried in this lonely grave is none other than Ji Chao's master, the magician who guided Ji Chao into the path of immortality, Taoist Si Ji.
Until the end, Ji Chao didn't know Taoist Si Ji's real name. He only knew his Taoist number. He had never even seen Taoist Si Ji too many times. Most of Ji Chao's magic was based on thoughts.
Learned through connection.
But this does not prevent Ji Chao from respecting Taoist Si Ji so much.
"Foresee death and accept death..." A glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, "I understand."
"If we are destined, we will meet again."
Ji Chao smiled and stood up.
Finally bowing to the grave of Taoist Si Ji, Ji Chao turned around, picked up the two activated remains, and embarked on his own journey without looking back.
...
228 BC.
Qin Wangzheng is dealing with various affairs.
Since he succeeded to the throne, there has not been a day when he was not planning the world.
The real man aspires to Kyushu. Gu will definitely become the hero to dominate the world!
Qin Wangzheng has always believed this and worked hard in this direction.
Wang Jian captured the capital of Zhao State for him last month and destroyed Zhao State, which was one of the great powers like Qin State. He rushed to Handan and killed some people who had old enemies with him there.
I went to Handan County, and now I have just returned to Xianyang from Taiyuan, and my buttocks are still warm.
After killing King Zhao, Prince Jia of Zhao seemed to have escaped with the Zhao clan. I wonder if this is a sign of danger and must be eliminated as soon as possible.
Sighing, Qin Wangzheng moved his head.
There were too many things that he needed to control personally, and there were still serious dangers in the west, so he didn't dare to relax even for a moment.
Suddenly, he felt something move in his sleeve.
"Um."
Putting his right hand into his sleeve, Qin Wangzheng took out a small object from his sleeve.
"Zhixiang...?"
It was a stuffed bird that had been wrapped in pulp. It was exactly the one that his hidden guest Ji Chao had given him when he left for Yinxu a few years ago.
At this time, the bird Zhixiang was flapping its wings and making a "click, click, click" sound.
"——Could it be!?" A trace of surprise and ecstasy flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly sat up from his seat.
Putting the mechanism bird Zhixiang in the palm of his hand, watching Zhixiang slowly turn and finally freeze in one direction, Qin Wangzheng quickly changed into his regular clothes and ran out of the palace.
That direction, he knows, he knows.
That's the direction of Ji Chao's residence!
...
"Brother Chao? Is that you!" He rushed to Ji Chao's residence and saw that the door that had been dusty for several years had been opened. Qin Wangzheng walked in excitedly.
Then he saw a strong figure with his back turned to him, with broad shoulders and a strong aura.
The king of Qin was confused.
The big man turned around and saw Qin Wangzheng, with excitement and excitement on his face. He walked to Qin Wangzheng in two or three steps, knelt on the ground with one knee, raised his hands to Qin Wangzheng and said:
"My lord! Chao is back!"
"...Who are you?"
The scene fell into embarrassment.
After explaining for a long time, Ji Chao finally made Qin Wangzheng accept the fact that he was still the same person.
"...Gu, Gu just didn't expect that Brother Chao, you would change so much..." Qin Wangzheng sat on a stool, covering his forehead with a domineering look on his face.
Unbearable to look at and tired.
Ji Chao at this time is completely the same person as Ji Chao when he set off.
At that time, Ji Chao had a pale face and beardless body, and looked like a frail Confucian scholar. He was also wearing the robes of an aristocrat and looked extremely delicate.
The Ji Chao who is standing in front of Qin Wangzheng now has a big body, a round waist, full of muscles, a long beard, a tough face, and is dressed more like an ordinary farmer than a noble.
"After staying in Yinxu for such a long time, it's normal for your whole person to change slightly." Ji Chao didn't care about his changes, he just smiled.
"Well, Brother Chao, you are the greatest blessing that you can come back safely after eight years." Qin Wangzheng's expression returned to normal, with a little smile, "Then, Brother Chao, sit down."
It was completely against the rules for two people to sit facing each other, but Qin Wangzheng didn't care at all.
"Have brother Chao gained anything in Yin Ruins?" Qin Wangzheng looked at his almost only friend with a smile.
For him, Ji Chao is the only person he is close to. This is a kind of feeling that comes from a monarch and his subjects, but is different from the monarch and his subjects. It has never deteriorated from beginning to end, which makes him feel very precious.
"The gains have been huge." Ji Chao exclaimed, "I have witnessed the greatest thing I have ever seen in my life, and it has also brought a glimmer of life to the Central Plains."
"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't come back."
"My lord, how far have you progressed in unifying the Central Plains?"
He didn't look at Qin Wangzheng with much awe in his eyes. If it weren't for his desireless heart, this relationship would have deteriorated sooner or later.
"How about eliminating two out of six?"
The two countries of Han and Zhao had been destroyed by Qin Wangzheng. He put his elbow on the table, supported his face, pointed a finger at his temple, and narrowed his eyes slightly, with unparalleled domineering and danger.
Ji Chao, on the other hand, took it for granted and said with a smile: "If Your Majesty can't do this, then don't unify the Central Plains."
Qin Wangzheng was stunned for a moment, then slammed the table and laughed loudly: "Hahahahahaha, what Brother Chao said makes sense. If you can't do it to this extent, then there is no point in unifying the Central Plains, but Gu did it! So this
The world will one day be in the palm of Gu's hands!"
Ji Chao also laughed.
"Brother Chao, Gu will one day take action against you. Do you have any awareness? Do you resent Gu?" Qin Wangzheng calmed down and looked at Ji Chao.
He was referring to the State of Chu.
"It doesn't matter. Chao himself is an abandoned son. What's more, it would be better to have a unified country in the Central Plains." Ji Chao shook his head, saying that he didn't care.
In his eyes, there was a slight flash of magical light, which dimmed slightly for a moment.
Qin Wangzheng laughed again: "Okay!"
The laughter disappeared, and King Qin looked at Ji Chao with unfinished political intentions: "What about the things you found, Brother Chao?"
"I'll get it."
Ji Chao walked outside the house and carried the big box in with one hand.
"Oh? This is..." Qin Wangzheng's intuition told him that the things in this box were not simple.
Ji Chao opened the box and what appeared in front of Qin Wangzheng were two strange corpses, or remains.
"This is what I found in the Yin Ruins, which can preserve the vitality of the Central Plains." Ji Chao said to Qin Wangzheng with a serious face.