Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 374: The Qin Emperor's Past
Although Ma Ji had already guessed it when the two generals called each other "Bai Qi" and "Wang Jian", he still couldn't help but ask tentatively: "May I ask which emperor's order the Zhao Palace Commander is following?"

Zhao Gao raised his hands and looked up into the sky, saying solemnly: "Of course it is His Majesty the First Emperor of the Great Qin!"

Ma Ji saw that the other person's face was full of respect and piety, and there was no trace of the powerful and treacherous eunuchs in the history books who tampered with the Emperor's will and brought chaos to the Qin Dynasty. He guessed that this must be another huge secret, but he remained calm and smiled, and bowed his hands and said, "Since His Majesty the Emperor has summoned me, how dare I not obey your order!"

Zhao Gao immediately invited Ma Ji to get on the carriage and turned around to drive towards Xianyang city.

The heavy bronze wheels rolled over the mirror-smooth road, making a thunderous roar as they passed through this ancient city that should have long been lost in the long river of time.

All the streets in Xianyang City are straight and horizontal like a chessboard, and all the buildings have their own specifications, exuding a strict legal temperament from the inside out.

However, at this moment, there were no other pedestrians in the entire city, and all the buildings had their doors closed. The solemn silence made people feel depressed.

The carriage drove to a palace that exuded endless grandeur and heaviness. Rows of Qin warriors wearing heavy armor and holding long spears were stationed at the palace gate.

Zhao Gao held up a token on the carriage and shouted, "Your Majesty has ordered that you be allowed to ride in the carriage into the palace until all the people of the world return to the same palace!"

The tightly closed palace gate opened to both sides, and carriages and horses passed through the palace and arrived in front of a majestic and vast palace with a plaque hanging on it that read "The Four Seas Become One".

Zhao Gao led Ma Ji down from the carriage and climbed up the stairs into the palace.

Ma Ji saw that the hall was empty and there were no civil or military officials. There was only a man standing in the front with his back to the hall door and one hand behind his back. He had a tall and strong figure, wearing a crown with tassels on his head and a black robe with dragon pattern. He was naturally the First Emperor Ying Zheng.

There was a huge pool in the middle of the hall. Zhao Gao stopped outside the pool and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the distinguished guest has arrived!"

The man's deep and deep voice came: "I want to talk to the distinguished guest alone, please leave!"

"As you wish!" Zhao Gao agreed, bowed and backed away, facing forward until he reached the palace gate, then turned around and walked out.

It was not until this moment that Ying Zheng slowly turned around and faced Ma Ji from afar across the pond.

He looked no more than thirty years old, with deep eyes and a calm expression. In his right hand, placed in front of him, he held a two-foot-long ancient brass axe inlaid with gold and jade.

Feeling the terrifying aura that filled the heaven and earth and was even more terrifying than the Black Mountain Demon, Ma Ji exhaled lightly and bowed his hands in a dignified manner, saying, "Ma Ji greets His Majesty the First Emperor!"

"It is true that the young are to be feared. Please take a seat!"

Ying Zheng suddenly smiled, and the ubiquitous pressure in the hall disappeared in an instant.

He pointed the bronze axe in his hand into the air, and immediately a brocade seat appeared out of thin air in front of Ma Ji, but he knelt down on the seat in front of him first.

"Thank you!"

After Ma Ji expressed his gratitude, he also knelt down like the other person.

Ying Zheng gently shook the copper axe in his hand and asked with a smile: "Do you know where this is?" Ma Ji hesitated for a moment and replied: "This seems to be a cave world opened up inside a powerful treasure."

Ying Zheng nodded in approval and said, "Your Excellency has a good eye. In the past, I was fortunate enough to obtain the two great treasures left by Chi You, the Tiger Soul Blade and the Chi You Flag. The former has been given to my beloved general Bai Qi, but the latter was chosen by me as a place to hide from the world."

When he heard the name "Chiyou Flag", Ma Ji immediately thought of the blood pool before, and he understood the source of the evil spirit in the pool.

Ying Zheng did not wait for Ma Ji to ask, and took the initiative to explain the whole story:

"Although the Lord of the Moon Demon, Ye Di, was sealed in the artifact 'Kunlun Mirror', he was able to leak out a trace of evil thoughts and infect Chi You, the Lord of the Jiuli. When I obtained Chi You's relics, I was also infected by the evil thoughts hidden in them. Unconsciously, my character changed drastically, and I almost destroyed the Nine Cauldrons barrier that King Dayu used to strengthen and seal and suppress Ye Di.

"Fortunately, King Dayu left another artifact, the 'Pangu Axe', as a backup. After I got this treasure, I was able to suppress my inner demons and regain some sanity.

“Firstly, even with the help of the Pangu Axe, it would take a long time to completely wipe out that trace of evil thought, and I would have to focus on it with all my strength; secondly, based on that trace of evil thought, I sensed that the Night Emperor was secretly planning to break the seal and restart the catastrophe of world destruction.

"Therefore, I simply faked my own death and escaped, and took with me a group of civil and military officials and a large army who voluntarily gave up their bodies and gave their souls to me, and used another treasure left by King Yu, the 'Nine Heavens Xiran', to refine them into Taoist guardians."

Ma Ji suddenly realized and asked, "Now that Your Majesty is able to meet me, I believe you have successfully wiped out that evil thought?"

Ying Zheng said, "That's true. Although I live in seclusion overseas, I am not indifferent to world affairs. The 'Qin Feng' managed by Zhao Gao has been collecting news from the outside world. Judging from some recent events, it is not long before the Night Emperor breaks the ban and restarts the world-destroying catastrophe. I invite you to meet me because I want to cooperate with you."

Ma Ji showed a look of joy on his face, and said with a folded hand: "How fortunate I am to have the help of His Majesty the First Emperor!"

Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "I have noticed you for a long time. You have cultivated to your current level at such a young age. Even when I was at the peak of the Qin Dynasty, I could not achieve this. After thinking about it, I think the only explanation is that this world has sensed the coming of the great calamity, so it deliberately sent down you, the person favored by the destiny of the world, to bear the calamity. Therefore, this time, it is hard to say who is relying on whom."

However, Ma Ji knew that the real person who should be borne the calamity should be Yan Chixia, but by traveling here through time, he had invisibly taken away his luck and opportunities, and also assumed his responsibilities.

Ying Zheng added: "Your Excellency should know that this trip to the East China Sea is actually a trap. Since I want to cooperate with you, I should naturally show my sincerity first."

As he spoke, he raised his left hand slightly, and a palm-sized wooden box on the long table in front of him slowly floated across the pool between the two of them and landed in front of Ma Ji.

Ma Ji took it and opened it, and saw half a bronze tiger in the box.

Ying Zheng said: "This is a talisman for mobilizing the elite soldiers of the Qin Dynasty. You only need to use your magic power to activate the mark I left in it, and my army will arrive in an instant even if it is thousands of miles away. After we pass this stage, you and I will discuss in detail how to deal with the great disaster in the future."

Ma Ji closed the wooden box, put it into the "Demon Refining Pot", stood up, bowed and said: "Thank you very much, goodbye."

After saying that, he turned around and floated away.

When Ma Ji left the hall, the water in the pool in front of Ying Zheng splashed and a huge black dragon head slowly rose.

Ying Zheng smiled at the black dragon and said, "If I am lucky enough to survive that catastrophe, I will take back everything I lost in the past, and then use it as a basis to seek transcendence. Do you think this person will be a help or a hindrance to me by then?"

(End of this chapter)