fifth form

Chapter 3291 Helpless
"You're so unhelpful!"

"We old folks are outdated; this era belongs to you!"

The darkness shatters, and the familiar scenes of the secret realm return.

Zhang Xuezhou grumbled, implying that Emperor Jing preferred to watch him slowly devour the headless black dragon without offering any help, while Emperor Jing couldn't help but sigh.

Looking at Zhang Xuezhou, he felt that Zhang Xuezhou was a capable minister by the emperor's side, and he had almost defused the threat of the Qin Emperor with just a few words.

Emperor Jing was unaware of the Qin Emperor's strength or how much he was hiding, but he knew very well that as long as he dealt with the situation conservatively, the Qin Emperor's threat would be greatly reduced.

With the Crimson Sword hanging overhead, the Qin Emperor could not afford to lose; the more the other party demanded, the less he dared to act rashly.

This is a divine sword that no emperor of any dynasty has ever been able to use. Emperor Jing found it increasingly difficult to wield the Crimson Sky Sword, and he felt that its power was not as strong as he had imagined. He couldn't help but wonder why Zhang Xuezhou was able to make the Qin Emperor wary of him with the Crimson Sky Sword.

"Have you ever seen anyone use the Crimson Sky Sword to strike the Qin Emperor?" Emperor Jing asked.

"Your great-grandfather!"

"If you don't want to talk, then don't. Don't get angry and yell at me!"

"I said your great-grandfather fought him!"

"When did my great-grandfather, our ancestral emperor, ever fight against him?"

Emperor Jing couldn't figure it out, and Zhang Xuezhou was also reluctant to mention the Emperor Gaozu who almost killed him. After all, the Qin Emperor hadn't killed the Emperor Gaozu, so he had benefited from the situation. If you were to nitpick, he could be considered Emperor Jing's enemy.

Pointing to the Tai-rank Six Talismans held in Emperor Jing's hand, Emperor Jing was terrified and quickly threw the Tai-rank Six Talismans at Zhang Xuezhou.

"The fifth talisman actually contained half of Qin Er Shi's body. Could it be that Qin Er Shi's head was hidden in the sixth talisman?"

Zhang Xuezhou looked at the Tai-rank six-talisman in his hand, then glanced at the black circle that had appeared on his finger.

The black circle represents Qin Er Shi's curse, and the curse's image closely resembles a ring.

This kind of curse has little lethality; its main purpose is to leave a trace, similar to Ning Que's tracking technique, so that the powerful backers behind him can help him take revenge.

Although the power of the curse was used to leave a mark, making the curse's direction extremely obvious, Zhang Xuezhou had mastered the Curse Avoidance Technique, so he still had to be careful that the curse's power might dissipate due to its weakness.

The Tai-level Six Talismans were not as useful as Zhang Xuezhou had imagined, and the array artifacts of the Yin-Yang Secret Land were in Qin Huang's hands, which made him ponder back and forth.

"I feel like I have a special connection with your family!"

Having repeatedly collided with Qin Shi Huang and Ying Fusu, and now even possessing the remains of Qin Er Shi, Zhang Xuezhou felt a deep connection with the entire Qin family.

But none of these people are simple characters; one could easily die at their hands if one is not careful.

"If we were to go and meet with the Qin Emperor, we would probably need to take Liu Xuan as a hostage!"

The image of Qin Shi Huang that Zhang Xuezhou had seen flashed through his mind. He pondered the various aspects of emperors and even put himself in Qin Shi Huang's shoes.

Even though there was a rule that envoys should not be killed when two countries clash, the Qin Emperor was not one to abide by old rules.

Emperor Jing would follow the rules, but the rules were just a piece of paper to Emperor Qin, which he could tear up at will.

While Qin Shi Huang's words might be considered absolute truth when speaking to his own people, their credibility would be extremely low when dealing with his opponents.

To be honest, Zhang Xuezhou was quite curious to see just how good the strongest secret realm in the Southern Continent would be, and whether it would meet his needs when he stepped into the True Self Realm in the future.

As the place where he imitated the Hunyuan Wuji Formation of the Ten Thousand Mountains, Zhang Xuezhou still cared a lot about the secret place of Mount Tai. If he could not get what he needed from the three secret places of Beiju Luzhou, this place would be his alternative.

At this point, he was simply making preparations in advance to avoid having to make back and forth when he needed something in the future.

How did you know about my great-grandfather?

Emperor Jing, who was standing to the side, wanted to continue asking questions, but Zhang Xuezhou shook his head, gesturing for him to follow. "You tyrant, what are you doing? Why can't I control my body for so long!"

Emperor Jing pestered Zhang Xuezhou, while Shi Wudao pestered Emperor Jing, mentioning that he had been unable to move at all for a long time, with only his thoughts functioning normally. This situation of being trapped in a body made Shi Wudao somewhat dissatisfied and somewhat panicked, and for the first time felt that Emperor Jing had a greater influence in the control of the body.

"How long is 'long'?"

Zhang Xuezhou didn't want to ramble on about the Gaozu Emperor, so he casually asked Shi Wudao.

"Five... what are five fingers? Five hours? Five quarters? It can't be five breaths, can it?"

The petty-minded Shi Wudao immediately gave Zhang Xuezhou five fingers. Zhang Xuezhou cooperated and asked several times before he heard Shi Wudao give his affirmative answer.

"It actually took five days!"

Using the dragonfish method to defeat the remains of Qin Er Shi would take a long time, and Zhang Xuezhou had no other choice. He would not casually reveal his trump card of technique to Emperor Jing and Emperor Qin, otherwise he might become the one targeted.

As long as his physical form is that of a dragon-fish, he will be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.

However, if his physical abilities exceed the norm, or even surpass Emperor Jing's, Zhang Xuezhou will be the prime suspect in usurping the Han throne, and how could he possibly maintain a harmonious relationship with Emperor Jing at this time?

As for Qin Shi Huang, let's not even mention him. After he truly demonstrates his abilities, he might discover that Qin Shi Huang was the 'son' he once sought help from, which would lead to the investigation of Ying Fusu, thus making things difficult for Zhang Xuezhou.

In this situation, Zhang Xuezhou is walking a tightrope, and he can't be too careful.

It was inevitable that time would be spent, but the fact that it took five days was something Zhang Xuezhou hadn't expected.

However, Shi Wudao's counting in the secret place was not accurate, and the estimated time may be conservative; the actual time spent may be longer.

"Hurry up and come out, I'm going back to Chang'an City. You all run with my cousin!"

Zhang Xuezhou, holding the Taijie Six Talismans, ran ahead, took a step forward towards the broad and generous figure, and then reached out to urge him on repeatedly.

"This place is the exit, so why are you making us drill back and forth in the geomagnetic field?!"

Shi Wudao mumbled something, but Emperor Jing remained silent.

Clearly, Zhang Xuezhou was hiding a lot of things.

The other party knew that Emperor Gaozu had fought against Qin Shi Huang, and that they also knew how to enter and exit the Yin-Yang Secret Land. Furthermore, they had gained Liu Che's trust and were keeping the Chixiao Sword of the Han Dynasty safe. All of this had exceeded Emperor Jing's expectations.

If this had happened during the reign of Emperor Jing, someone like Zhang Xuezhou would have been suspected of having connections to the Celestial Court, and would have been alienated and isolated, or even put to death under certain circumstances.

He pondered for a moment, and then he heard Shi Wudao babbling on the other end, revealing most of what he was thinking in his words.

"The tyrant is starting to be suspicious again. Dong boy, you'd better be prepared. This guy has always been paranoid and has never done anything good in his life. Who knows, he might be targeting you." Shi Wudao shouted, "I want to declare in advance that I am innocent. If he messes with you, you have to spare my life!"

"You damned leader of the Corpse-like creatures, you should be buried in a coffin and then killed with twelve Soul-Suppressing Nails, never to be resurrected!"

When Emperor Jing's true colors were exposed, he was furious and cursed Shi Wudao, which in turn provoked Shi Wudao, who was also exposed, to retaliate with a barrage of insults.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't care how much Emperor Jing suspected him. He stood there and let Emperor Jing kill him; Emperor Jing lacked the ability to kill him anyway.

If the two were to compete in strategy, Emperor Jing would be the perfect candidate.

When his abilities far surpassed those of his opponent, Zhang Xuezhou didn't care at all what Emperor Jing thought, and his opponent couldn't cause any trouble.

“His Majesty needs me, the Empress Dowager needs me, and Emperor Jing won’t do anything to me,” Zhang Xuezhou turned around and smiled. “If Emperor Jing’s cultivation is successful, I might be able to play matchmaker for you and the Empress Dowager in the future. I’ll also tell Emperor Jing that the Empress Dowager is very unhappy that you left a will for Dou Ying, and your marriage is almost on the verge of breaking down!”

Zhang Xuezhou replied, and Fei Jiang's facial expression turned strange.

This is roughly the situation where a human's expression changes from pale to green. Emperor Jing's paranoia kicked in, but he had to suppress it.

Moreover, he felt he had forgotten many things, such as the imperial edict, his former empress, the new emperor's appearance, and even his former supreme power.