I am already immortal, why should I ascend to become an immortal?

Chapter 208 Tang Qianyan's Past and the Secret of Immortality

"The first emperor?"

Jin Chan was shocked when he heard this, and his eyebrows unconsciously raised slightly.

He looked with eyes wide open at Tang Qianyan, who was standing next to him and whose fur was blown up by the Purple Mansion Thunder.

rumor.

The first emperor reigned supreme over the world for 156 years. During this period, he was worshipped by all the people and dominated the rise and fall, honor and disgrace of the Central Plains.

Although the seven kingdoms were divided into seven states, it laid the hidden danger for the struggle for hegemony among the seven heroes in later generations.

But during his reign, it was still the Mandate of Heaven and it was sacred and inviolable.

On that day in the Daming Palace in Chang'an City, Yan Neng drove Zhao Guizhen away with just one word. He had countless tricks and knew many secrets that had been hidden for a long time.

Jin Chan had thought about it before. This guy's identity was definitely not simple and he had a great background.

but.
"impossible!"

Jin Chan denied it immediately.

Not to mention that the first emperor lived more than a thousand years ago.

How could a man who was beaten badly by Li Yingtai but dared not say a word, who always hid at the back in battles and was sloppy every day be the first emperor of the Central Plains?

Besides, the two men's temperaments were very different, like a mud worm and a dragon.

This is absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible.

"Brother Jin, what are you looking at me with? Don't look at me like this now. Back then, I was a big shot!"

With his chin raised, Tang Qianyan said with a hint of pride, and black smoke burned by lightning blew out of his two nostrils.

"Is Tangqianyan a pseudonym?"

Jin Chan rubbed his still sore temples and asked.

"It's not really a pseudonym! About two hundred years ago, a good friend of mine in Tang wrote a poem. I thought it was pretty good, so I used three characters from it to change my name."

"I have lived for so long, and I seem to have used one, two, three, four, I can't count them all. Anyway, I have used several names, and I even forgot my original name!"

Tang Qianyan lowered his head and counted on his fingers.

"How did you achieve immortality?"

On that day in the Sky Prison of Xianyang City, Jin Chan was already surprised by Tang Qianyan's ability to survive.

Although it does not look the same as his own immortality, it seems not much different.

"Haha, there is no such thing as immortality. I just turned myself into a walking corpse!"

When Tangqianyan said this, there was a hint of loneliness and helplessness in his eyes.

"Walking corpse?"

Suddenly, Jin Chan remembered that in the Heavenly Prison, Tang Qianyan once said that if he could refine Xiao Luoyang into a walking corpse, he could escape the arrangement of fate.

It turns out that this was not just a casual remark.

“This is a long story.”

I saw Yan squatting on the ground in front of the hall, with his hands stretched out towards the bonfire that Lian Po had built before.

Then he spoke slowly.

The first emperor unified the Central Plains at the age of 27 and named it: Zhou.

The capital was located to the west of present-day Xianyang City and was named: Hao.

One year of the Zhou Dynasty.

There has been a long drought in the northern Central Plains, the earth is cracked, rivers have dried up, fertile fields have been abandoned, and there is yellow sand and flying stones everywhere.

The few remaining fields are often invaded by locust plagues.

The population of the north at that time was less than one-tenth of what it is today.

The people were unable to get enough food, and people were exchanging their children for food everywhere.

The South isn't having an easy time either.

Plagues were rampant and diseases were raging.

The high temperature persisted, and the smell of rotting dead bodies was everywhere.

Successive years of heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks and fertile soil to be destroyed, swallowing up hundreds of thousands of people.

In that era, human life was as cheap as an ant, and a fat pig could cause bandits to massacre an entire village.

In order to survive, adults were forced to kill their fathers and cook their children.

This situation continued until the tenth year of the Zhou Dynasty.

The emperor built the national seal to change the destiny of the Central Plains.

From now on.

The north and the south were full of vitality. Not only did the people have no worries about food and drink, but rituals and music were prevalent throughout the Central Plains.

The eleventh year of the Zhou Dynasty.

The emperor collected eight of the most powerful weapons in the world and another rare item, and named them the Central Plains Special Weapons.

The Zhou Dynasty lasted seventy years.

The Central Plains has reached the peak of its prosperity.

The Zhou Dynasty lasted seventy-seven years.

The emperor was in poor health and almost died.

The entire city of Haojing was shrouded in ominousness and gloom.

However, the Nine Immortals Taoist Priest of Maoshan came uninvited, and after having a secret conversation with the emperor for ten days, he refined him into a walking corpse to ensure his immortality for ten thousand years and the eternal immortality of the Zhou Dynasty.

However, in the 111th year of the Zhou Dynasty.

The once prosperous dynasty began to decline rapidly.

The country's fortunes became increasingly unstable, natural disasters occurred frequently, and the emperor was powerless to cope with the situation.

In desperation, the Zhou Dynasty had to move its capital to Luoyang, divide the national seal into eight pieces, and enfeoff seven states.

Let each of the princes manage his own territory.

Another eighteen years passed, and it was the 129th year of the Zhou Dynasty.

In Luoyang City, news of the emperor's death suddenly spread.

From then on, the Zhou Dynasty never regained its glory.

At the same time, the Central Plains ushered in an era of competition for supremacy among the seven kingdoms.

"Brother Jin, this is the brief time I was the Son of Heaven!"

"After faking my death that day, I hid my identity and traveled between countries. Over the past thousand years, I studied the skills of the world's number one thief, the world's number one mysterious sect, the world's number one alchemist, and even the world's number one liar. In the end, I learned the strengths of hundreds of schools."

After listening to what Tang Qianyan said, Jin Chan looked at the person in front of him again.

Now it seems that immortality can really change a person's nature.

Who could have thought that the former emperor of the Central Plains would become like this today.

"Have you never thought about restoring the Emperor's Dynasty in all these years?"

Jin Chan asked.

"Yes, but after three hundred years, this idea has changed. There is one thing I need to do, and that is my destiny."

When Tang Qianyan said this, his thoughts seemed to briefly go back to a thousand years ago when he was still the emperor.

Majestic and solemn, irrefutable.

"what's up?"

"I can't tell you now. I can only tell you that it has something to do with the Central Plains before I unified it. Brother Jin, you have to help me when the time comes!"

Watching the two of them talking sentence by sentence.

Lin Yuxi, who was standing by, secretly put her hands behind her waist and grasped the fake fish belly.

From the looks of it, it seems that he still wants to take Jin Chan's life.

"Yuxi, don't make me say it a second time. Although you are my last bloodline, if you dare to assassinate King Qin and Brother Jin again, I will really kill you!"

He stared at the campfire with cold eyes and said calmly without even turning his head.

The red firelight reflected on his expressionless face, making it impossible for Jin Chan to see what was in his mind.

"You, you are not worthy of being the emperor. I am ashamed to shed your blood. Don't you know that one day the King of Qin will unify the world and completely wipe out the existence of the Zhou Dynasty. After that, the people of Central Plains will be devastated and corpses will be scattered all over the land!"

Lin Yuxi was so angry that she started cursing her ancestors.

"You and I have different ideas on this matter. There is no need to talk about it anymore!"

After saying that, Tang Qianyan stood up, brushed off the dust on his body, and smoothed his frizzy hair. "Humph, I won't listen to you. You can do nothing, but as the only descendant of the Lin family, for the sake of the Zhou Dynasty, I must kill him, the King of Qin."

Lin Yuxi was furious and completely ignored Tang Qianyan. He directly pulled out the Fish Belly and Emperor Sword from his waist and killed Jin Chan.

"Isolate the body without leaving any trace, seal the body, freeze!"

Tang Qianyan casually waved his hand, and then a sky full of talismans flew towards Lin Yuxi, wrapping her whole body like dumplings.

"Brother Jin, the Fish Belly Sword is somewhat special, and the power of the first stage is far greater than before. As for the second stage of the final solution, it requires the Emperor as a weapon. If you need it in the future, you can use her!"

Tang Qianyan pointed at Lin Yuxi, his voice extremely cold, without any trace of blood affection.

"Let's go. My body is not like yours. After all, I am just a walking corpse. I was almost killed by the lightning just now. I have to find someone to repair it and come back in a few days."

After waving to Jin Chan, Tang Qianyan carried Lin Yuxi on his back and disappeared into the night like a gust of wind.

At the same time, a black robe fell from the sky.

"This guy has clothes but he didn't take them out earlier!"

Jin Chan smiled, then bent down, picked up the robe on the ground, and put it on his naked body.

On the other side, the fish belly, with only half of the sword body left, has also returned to its original shape.

After returning to Hangu Pass.

Jin Chan handed Bai Qi's body to Bai Ma Cuo and asked him to transport it back to Da Qin, where the King of Qin would give him a state funeral.

"Thank you, General, for sending back my father's body. From now on, our Bai Family Army will follow your lead."

Kneeling on one knee, Bai Macuo saluted with his fists clasped.

"For Daqin, for the king!"

Jin Chan patted Bai Macuo's shoulder, then stood up and walked towards the tent.

The first part of the fish's belly was finally cut open, but it did not take his life.

But it also made Jin Chan feel tired, weak and sore all over, and even his head felt a little swollen.

I just want to lie in bed and have a good sleep.

After Jin Chan fell asleep, he didn't know that what had just happened had spread throughout the entire Hangu Pass military camp.

The body of General Bai Qi was rescued intact from the hands of Lian Po, one of the four famous generals in the Central Plains.

I'm afraid no one in the entire Central Plains can accomplish such a feat.

the other side.

In the caravan heading from Xianyang to Hangu Pass.

Ying Lou slowly opened his eyes.

"Zhao Gao, summon Li Si and Lu Buwei."

"promise!"

Zhao Gao responded softly and then retreated.

Not a moment.

Lu Buwei and Li Si came to Ying Lou's tent.

"My king, it's so late, what's the matter that you asked me and Li Si to come here?"

Although it was spring, Lu Buwei was still wearing a gorgeous long leather robe, and his strong right hand was playing with two red beads made of bloodstone.

"Your Majesty, Si is late!"

In contrast, Li Si was dressed appropriately. Not only was he wearing the official uniform for court sessions, he was even holding a tablet that he only brought to court.

Although Li Si left Lu Buwei's school, Lu Buwei did not seem to bear any grudge against him.

When the two met occasionally, Lu Buwei would go up and say hello enthusiastically.

"General Bai died in battle!"

Ying Lou tapped the table with his fingers, motioning for the two to sit down, then he spoke with a serious face.

"Death in battle?"

The two were shocked at the same time. How could Bai Qi, the greatest general in the world, die in battle at Hangu Pass? This news was no less than a thunderclap in winter that split the mountains.

"My lord, is this news accurate?"

Li Si asked first.

If Bai Qi died in battle, the generals at Hangu Pass would be leaderless, and the coalition forces of the three kingdoms could break into the pass in a short while by climbing up the tower.

In this case, the marching team must return to Xianyang immediately.

"A secret letter from the front line, delivered by Qin Heifan!"

Ying Lou made up a reasonable excuse. After all, even if human power worked at full speed, it would take at least half a month for news from Hangu Pass to arrive.

Only a few days had passed since Bai Qi's death in battle.

"Don't worry about Denglou. According to the letter, General Bai broke through the millions of soldiers and cut the Denglou into two parts with one sword. Although the Denglou was destroyed, the chief general of the Three Kingdoms coalition was replaced by Lian Po."

"Breaking through the morale of a million soldiers? Lian Po?"

They had just sat down for less than an incense stick of time when the continuous news made Lu Buwei and Li Si, two calm guys, stunned.

"What a pity, what a pity. In legends, the difference between having a million soldiers and breaking through a million soldiers is like heaven and earth. If General Bai hadn't died, my Great Qin would have unified the Central Plains within ten years. What a pity, what a pity."

After listening to Ying Lou's account of what happened in Hangu Pass today, Lu Buwei rarely cried out "what a pity" several times.

"But that General Jin is a young hero. He not only killed the loser Tian Gao, but also seriously injured Xiang Yu and Li Cunxiao. He even snatched General Bai's body back from Lian Po. My king, you must reward him handsomely!"

Lu Buwei's words surprised Ying Lou a little.

Now the whole Xianyang knows that Jin Chan is the Qin King's confidant, but Lu Buwei does not suppress him. Instead, he lets Ying Lou reward him.

"I will give the reward myself, so you don't have to worry about it. I asked you two to come here tonight because of the matter at Hangu Pass."

"Haha, if Your Majesty leads the army to Hangu Pass in person, our army will be in high spirits. When the time comes, as long as Your Majesty goes out of the pass with the other generals, our army will suppress the enemy with all its might. Even if we have fewer troops than the enemy, we can still defeat the enemy and capture the traitor Chang Lingjun alive."

Lu Buwei laughed a few times and expressed a ridiculous idea.

The King of Qin would personally go out to fight the enemy, unless the city of Xianyang was breached, in which case a final fight to the death would be possible.

"Your Majesty, since the tower has been destroyed, as long as our army retreats to Hangu Pass and relies on the natural barrier of the steep cliffs, then the three kingdoms of Chu, Tang, and Qi will not dare to attack with their entire army. When the food and grass supply is insufficient, the three kingdoms will surely fall apart."

"However, in order to prevent Zhao, Wei, and Han from making any moves, the king must personally go up to the gate tower and prove to the world that the Qin Dynasty has produced a king who can help the country's destiny."

Unlike Lu Buwei, Li Si spoke out his true thoughts.

"Li Si, your suggestion is good, but the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. Lian Po is now the chief general of the Three Kingdoms, and Xiang Yu and Li Cunxiao may also join the battle at any time. If they abandon Hangu Pass and travel thousands of miles over the mountains to the south to attack the heartland of our Qin, what should we do then?"

Sanguan is located in the south of the Qin territory. It is not as majestic as Hangu Pass. If you want to get there, you must first cross the Qinling Mountains.

Although the mountain road was rugged and difficult to travel, and the supply of food and fodder was not timely.

But if the coalition forces of the Three Kingdoms really arrived at Sanguan, the gate tower would be captured in an instant.

Then we can drive directly into the Guanzhong Plain.

"Sanguan Pass is difficult to pass. It is impossible for a million men and horses to cross it."

"Li Si, nothing is certain!"

Ying Lou said earnestly.

"My king, what do you think?"

Li Si asked.

"I think the Prime Minister's method is feasible. After arriving at Hangu Pass, I will personally lead the entire army out of the pass, destroy the coalition forces of the three countries in one battle, and capture the traitor Chang Lingjun."

Ying Lou chuckled, and as soon as he finished speaking, he looked at Lu Buwei who was frowning beside him.

"Prime Minister, what do you think of my proposal?"

"Your Majesty, I was just joking. Your Majesty, you only need to stand on the top of the tower. How can you go to the battlefield in person?"

Lu Buwei was a little panicked. He originally just wanted to tease Ying Lou, but he didn't expect to be outmaneuvered.

If Ying Lou led the troops to fight personally.

In this battle, regardless of victory or defeat, as long as Ying Lou comes back alive, his reputation will be great in the Qin Dynasty.

Unless you die on the battlefield, the loss will outweigh the gain.

In Lu Buwei's eyes, Jin Chan is now extremely brave. As long as he is guarding Ying Lou, there is a high probability that Ying Lou will not die in the battle.

"Oh, so the Prime Minister was just joking. Forget it then! How about..."

Ying Lou paused for a moment, then smiled and asked a question that caught Lu Bu off guard.

"How about giving the command of Hangu Pass to the Prime Minister?"

　4.4k, the performance of the big guys has declined seriously recently, so I will combine two chapters into one to catch up. Thank you for your understanding!

　　
　
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