It is said that Qin Shihuang was controlled by a daughter

"Inspector Li?"

Xu Zhi stood in the courtyard, puzzled, facing the autumn breeze, repeating the same thing over and over again.

Before Wu Guang could say anything more, a man in plain clothes appeared out of nowhere, claiming to be a friend. He quickly pulled Wu Guang away, removing the chisel, and said, "Please" him go home for a drink.

Wu Guang knew he was in deep trouble, but this was not the time to show off.

He glanced at Xu Zhi and noticed that the Qin soldiers lurking around them made no move against her.

Thinking about her behavior yesterday and how she swept the tomb of Prince Fuchu, Wu Guang felt more and more that she was a noblewoman of Chu, just like the Zhao family in the city. Perhaps she was a relative of Fuchu!

Li Xian was simply using underhanded methods to extract information from her.

Wu Guang felt increasingly uneasy; after all, Xu Zhi was his savior!

“My lady! Don’t misjudge people! Your so-called husband is no gentleman, much less an ordinary doctor! Do you know how many shamans this corrupt official surnamed Li has killed in our Chu region? You,”

Wu Guang's wrist was twisted, and the pain and a low warning silenced him.

Is there anything you want to tell me?

Li Xian heard her ask.

What are you trying to say? Your identity? Or the killing of the witch clan?

The high priest repeatedly used the red stone to blackmail the state of Chu after its fall. Li Si instructed him to eliminate the threat completely, regardless of the means employed.

To an atheist, the witch clan is no different from anyone else... Moreover, the rituals of worshipping gods are something only nobles do, and have nothing to do with his past or present life.

If this had happened in his previous life, and Li Xian had encountered such an arrogant Wu Guang at this time, his elder brother Li You might not have faced this person at Hangu Pass.

The past was cruel to many people, and Xu Zhi really couldn't withstand any stimulation.

Li Xian really didn't expect that she would give up the opportunity to leave Lingcheng with Zhang Liang.

A subtle suspicion and a sense of self-pity never left his mind. Only now was he certain that she had truly forgotten the past, forgotten Zhang Liang.

It was just that her outfit made it so easy for her to see her.

A hint of panic flashed in Li Xian's eyes. He hesitated, then finally uttered only, "A-Zhi,"

Surprisingly, Xu Zhi did not question him.

Her smile was just like the daily interactions they'd had over the past ten months.

She looked at Li Xian and said to Wu Guang, "I believe in Li Lang. Even if he becomes an official, he will definitely be a good one. There are so many officials with the surname Li in the world. You must have remembered wrong."

Wu Guang had been silenced by acupressure and could not utter a word.

She nodded to Wu Guang and his 'friend', saying, "Old Wu, when you go home, remember to tell Young Master Song that I've arrived home and thank him for seeing me off."

She looked Li Xian up and down again, and she could still clearly see his reflection in her eyes.

It must have been the clothes he was wearing that made him feel so uncomfortable.

Xu Zhi was not surprised at all. She raised her hand to smooth out the wrinkles on his collar.

Li Xian, however, was even more drenched in sweat, because he had only put on his outer robe during his hasty night.

He was unaware whether there were bloodstains on his collar.

But it was the first time he had ever resisted her touch like this, yet he couldn't bear to part with those nimble hands... When her fingertips slowly landed at their collar, he inadvertently looked down and saw her eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings.

“Ah Zhi, whatever you ask me, I will tell you everything.”

She didn't speak, she didn't question.

Li Xian had no idea what she was thinking. He only heard her ponder for a moment before saying, "I heard that Lingcheng is under lockdown because the emperor was furious about something. Now that you've become an official in the Qin Dynasty, can we still go to the Lingqu Canal?"

"I actually..."

She put her finger to her lips to stop him from saying anything more.

"No matter when, the Lingqu Canal will always be there, and it won't run away. As for the State of Zheng, I think my friend will live to be a hundred years old, so it won't hurt to let him wait a few more months."

Courage was built in an instant, but he could no longer reveal his true identity, which he had previously told the truth about.

"There is a lot of turmoil in Lingcheng right now, you should leave as soon as possible."

Aunt Yan's family wasn't here, and the occasional bickering between the couple next door was absent. Even the little pig, tired from running around in its pen, had fallen fast asleep.

The bright sunlight cast shadows from the magnolia tree branches that danced across her beautiful face.

A sense of tranquility mingled with an eeriness.

“But Li Xian, I can’t leave.”

She tried to lower her voice, but her tone was unsteady.

“I initially thought it was manslaughter due to excessive self-defense, but my intuition tells me otherwise.”

He comforted her, but the person in his arms didn't stop trembling. Perhaps she was recalling some bloody scenes, causing her hands, gripping his sleeve, to shake uncontrollably. "Killing someone means going to jail...besides, I remember there was more than one..."

Li Xian comforted her and coaxed her back to her room. Then he poured her a cup of tea, sat on the steps of the tatami mat, and handed her the teacup.

Killing is the one thing that is most abundant in this era.

“Ah Zhi, they wanted to harm you, so you killed them. That’s only right and you shouldn’t be afraid.” He paused. “If you’re afraid, then you haven’t killed enough.”

He was met with silence. After a short while, he heard her ask, "Is that how it works?"

"Yes," he replied, turning around to talk to her again about getting her out of Lingcheng as soon as possible.

But she wouldn't let him speak, and took a step away.

Li Xian felt a slight weight approaching him, and then that weight landed on his back.

Her pale yellow sleeves drooped down to his eyes, her breath lingering softly in his ear...

“I remember a man named Dunruo once told me something, though I don’t remember it very clearly, but it was something like ‘A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall.’ You’re right, since this is not a place to stay for long, I should leave as soon as possible.”

Li Xian didn't expect Xu Zhi to accept his explanation so easily.

Finally, he heard her say something in the gentlest tone that was more cruel and decisive than ever before.

"I've thought about it. If Old Wu and that noble young master surnamed Song don't keep quiet about what I'm doing, then please kill them for me."

Li Xian couldn't quite describe his feelings of sadness or joy.

This is the only thing that can convince him.

Her condition worsened.

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The blockade of Lingcheng was obvious and deliberate.

Xu Zhi's smooth passage was intentionally orchestrated by others, and the people in that town also disappeared without a trace, all because her whereabouts had already been exposed.

No one knows why the emperor would stay in such a small place as Lingcheng for ten days. The lingering resentment that the Qin people had caused to the Chu people had been a lingering problem since the time of Zhang Yi.

Most of the officials in Chu were recruited from their local area. When they learned that the emperor was coming, they made good preparations, even though it was in a hurry. Large swathes of black and red silk were woven into elaborate curtains, and a large screen with lacquered phoenixes was more than ten feet long, decorated with gold and silver. The officials could not fathom the emperor's intentions, so they hoped to please him.

On the very morning that Meng Yi met Ying Hehua by the water.

Ying Zheng met him.

Li Xian was unaware that Ying Zheng's gaze was peering through layers of curtains at the small courtyard on the western outskirts of the city, marked with latitude and longitude lines, a gaze as deep and unfathomable as a bottomless pool.

Before he appeared, Ying Zheng received a secret report from Xianyang, submitted by his father.

A major incident has occurred in Xianyang.

Every word and phrase of the father reveals his true nature.

He actually threw away fifteen years of hidden secrets in front of Ying Zheng!

My father has truly gone mad!
Lee Hyun was unable to recover from this sudden revelation for a long time.

For nearly twenty years, he had wondered countless times who would reveal the secret about the ending to Ying Zheng.

He made efforts for twenty years to protect his father and family.

In his early years, he went to great lengths to keep Xu Zhi in check, trying to find out how many secrets she knew... and at that time, Xu Zhi did indeed use this matter to blackmail him many times.

Many times, he wanted to end this torment and suffering. Especially after being caught off guard and killed by Fan Zeng, clearly wanting to end it all and atone for the sins of his past life to Jing Ke. Yet, he was saved by Xu Zhi, several times…

When he truly understood the meaning of life, and was even willing to obediently listen to her, intending to sincerely save their tragic fate, kill Zhao Gao, and become an inseparable entity with her...

The person who least wanted to forget the past or even the future forgot everything first.

These all happened unexpectedly.

But he never expected this.

The person who ultimately revealed the Qin Dynasty's fate to Ying Zheng was none other than his own father—the one who had destroyed it with his own hands in his previous life.

"I, your humble servant, have failed the Emperor above and the people below in my position... I have lingered here for sixty years, and life and death are beyond human control. I have defied Your Majesty's grand wishes and humbly beg Your Majesty to remove me from this post and send me to the fields to grow old, seeking only the smallest sustenance..."

The reason is simple, but somewhat weak.

After going through all sorts of twists and turns, his official position was still inextricably linked to his life.

The most beautiful memories and the most intense hatred form the deepest bond.

The story seems to have returned to its beginning.

Just like in the beginning.

Han Fei was murdered and died from his injuries. (End of Chapter)