Dayan, the capital of Ji (jì) City, is located in present-day Hebei Province.
Ji Fu, wearing a wide robe and jade belt, with a stern face and half-closed eyes, was listening to a singer singing a cappella song.
He is in his forties, tall and thin, with a slightly sallow complexion, but a straight nose, long eyebrows and thin eyes, and a rather handsome appearance.
He sat there, his slightly squinted eyes as cold as knives. When he opened them slightly, the light surged like lightning, and his aura was extremely frightening.
He has known Prince Yan Ji Dan for a long time, and he was currently receiving a banquet at Prince Yan Ji Dan's house.
Prince Dan sat aside and patted his knees gently with his hands, echoing the tune from the singer's mouth.
After the singer finished singing, she retreated, and the hall became quiet.
Prince Dan turned his head and looked at Ji Fu for a moment, and said with emotion: "My brother's demeanor while sitting at the banquet suddenly reminded me of the Lord of Qin. My brother and the King of Qin have similar demeanor. They both have the power of a tiger, and others are not angry when watching.
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Ji Fu said calmly: "The prince was born in the land of Yan, so he should go upstream. There is no need to envy Qin's prosperity.
The prosperity of Qin lies in the number of people in Qin who have managed it for generations. If the prince were in Qin, he would be no worse than the current king of Qin."
He habitually squinted his eyes, stared at Prince Dan, and suddenly said:
"If you want to seize the power of King Yan, I can help you and you will be able to succeed.
If you become the Queen of Yan, you can join forces with Qin when it sends troops to attack Zhao, first divide Zhao's land with Qin, and then form an alliance with Qin and then take Wei's land. Then Yan's power will gradually become stronger and everything can be done."
Ji Fu showed a gesture of pointing out the country, with a determined expression.
Prince Dan said: "What if Qin attacks Zhao first and attacks our country, Dayan?"
Ji Fu smiled: "Then I will arrange manpower to help you assassinate Lord Qin.
You should know the methods of those in my sect. If the Lord of Qin dies and the world is divided, it will be a good opportunity for Yanxi."
He also said: "Although you are a prince, you have been a hostage in Zhao since you were a child. Your father does not have much affection for you. And the opportunity is fleeting. If you don't seize the time to become the king of Yan, you will regret it when Qin captures Zhao."
It’s too late.”
He openly talked about the great rebellion in front of Prince Dan, obviously instigating Prince Dan to kill his father and become King of Yan as soon as possible.
Prince Dan smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, don't mention it again, Dan can't do what brother longs for."
Ji Fu said disappointedly: "After all, you owe some decision-making, which is not as good as that of King Qin."
Prince Dan was not rated as inferior to Zhao Huaizhong, but he was not annoyed and said:
"When the Qin people were attacked by the demon clan on the western front, the King of Qin personally went to supervise the battle. Tens of thousands of heroic soldiers faced off against the demon clan and died. However, the king of Qin still insisted on fighting to the death and refused to give in, preventing the demon clan from entering Qin.
This kind of magnanimity is indeed something few can match!
If it were me and we were attacked by monsters in the first month of the month, I would consider giving up one city first and retracting the front line to take a breather."
He also said: "The Qin army stood behind them because the king was there in person, and they all fought bravely.
It is said that the city wall on the northern line of Qin collapsed at that time, but the Qin army did not retreat but instead advanced, leaving the city to fight for their lives against the monsters.
If a soldier is injured and is about to die, he must bite off a piece of the monster's flesh before he is willing to die.
I also deeply admire the people of Qin for their reputation as fierce warriors!"
Ji Fu analyzed: "So I say that the strength of Qin is due to the accumulation of Qin people for generations. Such a strong army needs several generations to maintain its power before it can have the sharpness of its military today.
In addition to Qin, there is also the King of Qi in the world today, and this person can also..."
Ji Fu showed an attitude of just sitting and talking about the world, and was just about to comment on the heads of other countries when a man walked quickly outside the palace and came to his side to whisper.
Prince Dan noticed that Ji Fu's eyes suddenly became sharp and couldn't help asking: "What happened?"
Ji Fu stood up slowly: "That King of Qin is so bold that he actually had people attack the gate of my Nine Mountains."
He stood up and walked forward, and in a blink of an eye he arrived outside the main hall of Prince Dan's residence and released a formation diagram in the courtyard.
This formation diagram of his has countless sacrificial weapons and weapons, and it is also full of murderous intent.
Ji Fu jumped up, and the formation diagram made a soft sound, as if cutting through the void, and disappeared in an instant.
Prince Dan walked out from the palace and looked to the southwest: "What is the reason for the Qin people to attack the Jiujiao Mountains?"
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The gate of Jiejiao Mountain has collapsed, the ground is shaking, and dust is rising everywhere.
Ji Fu activated the formation diagram and jumped in the void, reaching extreme speed.
He drove like lightning all the way, and just returned to the sect at midnight. From a distance, he saw the location of the mountain gate, with dust flying, as if he had suffered a natural disaster.
Ji Fu waved his long sleeves and fell from the air.
Not all the people in the Jiushan lineage were killed. When someone saw Ji Fu, they looked surprised and said sadly: "Sect master."
"When did the Qin people come? How could the sect's land be so dilapidated?"
Ji Fu no longer had the courage to point out the country in front of Prince Dan just now, and his face was so gloomy that water could drip from his face.
"The Qin people attacked at the beginning of night and claimed that there was an ancient cave of their Qin people under my clan.
Vice-Zong Lu refused to allow them to come to our sect to steal things, so he launched a mountain-protecting formation and fought against the Qin people.
Unexpectedly, the Qin people also have a formation diagram, which is similar to the sect master's fairy sword formation diagram. It is extremely powerful and has knocked down several artifacts of our sect one after another.
Later, another magic weapon that looked like a bead appeared and knocked down my sect's mountain gate, and the deputy sect leader was also killed by the bead."
"How long have the Qin people been away?" Ji Fu asked.
"Not long after I left, I met the sect master. Please ask the sect master to seek revenge for us."
Ji Fu said in a deep voice: "If the Qin people dare to attack our Nine Mountains, they should pay back a hundred times."
A wisp of energy suddenly appeared in the formation beside him.
A flying sword with a silver-white halo flickered and disappeared, following the opportunity and chasing towards the west.
A quarter of an hour later, a silvery white light appeared in the distance behind the Human Emperor Boat on the clouds.
At the end of the Human Emperor's boat, thick earth beads suddenly broke through the air and came forward.
Clang! Clang Clang!
The beads were like heavy hammers, constantly hitting the pursuing sword.
The flying sword was unparalleledly sharp and showed no weakness. It turned into streaks of sword light and continuously struck the beads.
One bead and one sword, the fight turned out to be very fierce, attacking each other.
The aura inside the bead is thick, and the phantoms of the mountains are constantly emerging. Each time, it can withstand the blows of the sword light, and then hit the sword's spine.
The two pursued each other for dozens of miles. The sword finally trembled and whined, and was knocked down from the air by beads, ending the pursuit.
At the same time that the flying sword was smashed down, Ji Fu felt severe pain in his chest in the Nine Mountains, a fishy smell surged from his mouth, and he almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
There was also a trace of imperceptible shock on his face.
That flying sword is an inherited item from the Nine Mountains lineage. It took countless years to be cultivated and achieved. Its power is comparable to that of an immortal weapon, and it will actually be smashed down.
"Sect Master, my sect's mountain gate has been destroyed, what should happen next?" Someone asked.
"First move to another place to live temporarily."
Ji Fu swallowed the blood in his mouth back into his stomach, and the Feixian Sword was knocked down, but it made him a little wary of Qin's strength.
Ji Fu thought for a while and said gloomily: "We will report the Qin people's attack on our Nine Mountains and destroy our mountain gate to the Great Sect and see what the Shangzong says."
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It's dark at night in Xianyang.
In Wuying Hall, Zhao Huaizhong came out of the study.
Yan Huansha was waiting outside the door and said softly: "Your Majesty."
"It's already early in the morning, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Zhao Huaizhong asked.
"I rested for two hours at night. I woke up not long ago and couldn't fall asleep. After asking, I found out that the king hadn't rested either, so I came over to take a look." Yan Huansha's eyes closed and she pursed her lips in reply.
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"Well, let's go to your dormitory to talk." Zhao Huaizhong took the lead.
Yan Huansha followed happily: "Your Majesty, don't you need to go to the Queen first..."
Zhao Huaizhong smiled and said: "It's rare for her to have a day off and sleep soundly."
Entering the bedroom, candlelight danced.
Yan Huansha took off the loose outer shirt she temporarily put on when she got up at night.
She was wearing a purple gauze dress under her outer blouse, and her skin was as smooth as gelatin, vaguely revealed from under the clothes, showing her plump and plump figure.
After Yan Huansha took off her outer shirt, she walked aside, took out the third pillow and placed it on the bed.
She hesitated for a moment, then took out the fourth pillow and placed it on the couch.
Zhao Huaizhong joked: "It's so late. I actually just want to come over and have a conversation with you. What are you doing with so many pillows?"
Yan Huansha's face was as red as dye: "Slave... I want to wait for the king to go to bed."
That night, after all the pillows were used up, Yan Huansha lay on her side obediently, falling asleep.
Zhao Huaizhong asked casually: "How did you become a dancer when you were in Qi?"
Yan Huansha used his arm as a fifth pillow, her black hair spread freely on the couch, her voice was slightly hoarse:
"The slave was sold to Linzi by his family because of famine when he was very young. He has never seen his family again, and now he no longer remembers their appearance.
After entering Linzi, I was selected by the class leader and started practicing dancing. When I was eleven years old, I danced for the first time.
After that, I gradually gained some fame, but I never dared to take a day off. I remember that I had a serious illness when I was sixteen years old. My body was alternately cold and hot, as if I had fallen into an ice cave, but I still dared not miss the time to dance for others...
I was afraid that I would be suppressed and lose my position as the number one dancer in Linzi at that time... Fortunately, I was given to the king later...
I no longer have to live that kind of fearful life..."
She forced herself to say a few words, which was already beyond her ability. Her voice weakened and she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Zhao Huaizhong turned around to take a look, then stretched out his hand to cover the quilt with a piece of snow-white Yan Huan gauze.
It's almost dawn.
Zhao Huaizhong squinted for a while, then got up and went to court.
After the morning is over, it's almost noon.
Baiyao and others rushed back to Xianyang.
The main hall of Qin Palace.
"Your Majesty."
Baiyao handed the key to the cave to Zhao Huaizhong.
He took it and saw that there was an ever-changing aura inside the Key to the Cave.
Baiyao handed over another bronze box, but after the mountain gate of the Nine Mountains was smashed, Baiyao and his men took advantage of the situation and snatched back many of the sect's treasures from the collapsed Nine Mountains.
Zhao Huaizhong took a look and found that two of them were ancient artifacts from the near-immortal world and could be used for sacrifices.
He looked at the Key to the Cave Heaven again, blended it with his magic power, and saw scenes emerging from the bead. It was through the entrance to the Cave Heaven sealed in it that he saw a little bit of the scene inside the Cave Heaven.
Zhao Huaizhong looked at it and thought: The inside of this cave is hot, and there seems to be flames puffing out. No wonder it is called the Earth Fire Cave.
Feng Yu said before that this cave was left by Yin Shang. What did Yin Shang do with this cave where the fire of the earth's lungs spews out?
In the afternoon, Zhao Huaizhong came to the Ministry of Construction on the outskirts of the city.
He led the entrance to the cave sky from the key to the cave sky. Feng Yu and Feng Ji from the Butian Sect took out the Space Fixing Talisman and quickly fixed the entrance to the cave sky.
A cave-like portal that looks like water is erected on the side of the main hall of the Ministry of Construction.
Reaching out and touching it is like dipping into water.
The entrance is wide and several feet in size.
Xin Wu asked people to go in first to investigate. After confirming that there was no danger, Zhao Huaizhong took the lead and walked into the cave that had not been opened for nearly a thousand years.
Behind him, everyone from Yu Gui, Baiyao, and Butian Sect, including Lu Buwei and Han Fei who came after hearing the news, followed one after another to join in the fun.