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

Chapter 5 National Destiny
"Haha, who do you think you are, Ying Qi? Are you worthy enough to covet the throne of the King of Qin?"

Ying Lou suddenly burst into laughter.

The contemptuous tone made Ying Qi, who was standing beside him, grit his teeth in hatred.

No one present had expected that the King of Qin, who had always been known for his humility, would have such an arrogant side.

"Compared to you, a sickly person who won't live long, why am I unworthy?"

Ying Qi said angrily.

Since he has already planned to usurp the throne, there is no need to maintain the uncle-nephew relationship anymore.

"Humph! Twenty years ago, you committed adultery with Grandpa's concubine. If Grandpa hadn't been concerned about the royal family's reputation, your head would have been chopped off long ago!"

"A guy with a brain full of sperm is also worthy of being the king of Daqin?"

Hearing this, Ying Qi was also stunned.

So many years have passed, how did Ying Lou know about this?

"Humph, it's just a rumor without any basis!"

"Besides, in the past ten years, my soldiers have marched eastward through Hangu Pass and fought against the six kingdoms in the Central Plains, with countless casualties. You are a dying fellow sleeping all day long. What can you do for the country or the people? It would be better for you to give up your throne to me as soon as possible, so that I can become the king of the Great Qin and fulfill my ambition of unifying the Central Plains."

Glancing at Zhao Ji, who looked unhappy, Ying Qi quickly changed the subject.

"Haha, Yingqi, ah Yingqi, you are really just a waste who is obsessed with women. You don't even know what the responsibilities of a 'king' are!"

After Ying Lou finished speaking, he tore off his shirt, revealing his skinny body.

On Ying Lou's ribs, lumps of rotten flesh mixed with black plasma kept wriggling.

A fist-sized emerald green jade seal was embedded in the left chest.

The raised red and blue blood vessels spread out from the jade seal.

This scene made everyone present gasp.

"I have maintained the prosperity of the Qin State with my body. Now you are forcing me to give up my throne. Do you want to destroy the thousand-year-old foundation of the Qin State?"

Ying Lou walked around the astonished Ying Qi and came directly in front of Zhao Ji.

"Mother, my body is weak, I have no offspring, and I won't live for many more years. You are a little too impatient!"

Looking at Ying Lou in front of her, who was very different from usual, Zhao Ji nodded in a daze.

"Return to the palace. I need to rest!"

Hearing this, the young eunuchs immediately helped Ying Lou walk out the door.

Hu~hu~
On the carriage.

Ying Lou's face was pale and he was breathing heavily. His limbs were shaking constantly, and even the deerskin he was wearing was soaked with sweat.

"There is no time to delay. We must eat this golden cicada meat within two years!"

As soon as I finished speaking, I felt sleepy instantly.

Ying Lou, whose body had already been overdrawn to the limit, had his eyelids drooping weakly.

The Southern Wilderness at this time.

The cock has not yet crowed.

Jin Chan suddenly turned over and sat up from the bed.

"Bah, if this body belonged to Ying Lou, I would have fucking killed both of you!"

After staying in Taohuayuan for a long time, Jin Chan unknowingly became infected with some rural banditry.

He twisted his limbs and stretched his muscles a little.

Jin Chan put on a thin black coat and walked out of the house in the moonlight.

At this time in Taohuayuan, most people probably haven't gotten up yet.

But who knew that it would not be long after we walked out of the village.

On the rugged path leading into the mountains, three burly dark figures, each holding a long stick similar to a fishing rod and a few broken baskets, appeared in front, yawning.

"The village chief is really old and confused. He forced our three brothers to get up so early to catch those damn fireflies."

"I think we can just use some firewood and the big iron pot we use to stew pigs at home to stew the cicada for three days and three nights. I guarantee that the bones will be rotten and the meat will be fragrant."

Jin Chan recognized the three people as soon as he heard their voices. They were the three bastard sons of Zhao the butcher at the end of the village. They relied on their strong bodies to bully others in the village.

In recent years, even after the picking season has passed, these three guys would occasionally pick up kitchen knives and pour out their heart and soul to the cicadas.

The people in the village could only turn a blind eye to this matter.

"In my opinion, if we can't achieve immortality this time, we might as well get rid of that old village chief and let our father take over. Then we can capture that kid Jin Chan and take him home for ourselves. If other people in the village want to eat him, they can exchange him for good things."

"Haha, second brother, this is a good idea. I have been thinking about the Li family girl for a long time. That big butt is so round!"

Zhao Laosan said with a lewd look.

"With this little talent, as long as you catch Jinchan and bring him home, you can choose any woman in the village."

Because his five senses are different from those of ordinary people, Jin Chan, who was a hundred meters away, could hear the conversation between the three people clearly.

“Fireflies are actually fished?”

After Jin Chan muttered to himself, he continued to follow the three people into the mountains.

soon.

After crossing several valleys, the four of them came to a desolate forest.

Although it is just the end of summer, the vegetation around is sparse.

There were yellow dead leaves everywhere.

The sun hasn't risen yet, but the temperature here is far higher than noon in the dog days of summer.

In the middle of the woods, there is a lake glowing red.

The lake is very large, about ten acres in size.

"What a damn hot day! It's so hot!"

After complaining, the three brothers took out their fishing rods and hung some unknown bait on the hooks.

"Cast the rod and try to get home in five days!"

As the fishing hook was thrown, ripples instantly appeared on the originally calm lake surface.

The twinkling red dots were becoming more and more dense in the lake.

Within half an incense stick of time, Boss Zhao's fishing rod began to shake slightly.

Lift it up suddenly.

I saw a red worm the size of a thumb being caught.

"Haha, this little thing is really easy to bait today. At this rate, it will be able to go home in less than five days!"

Boss Zhao picked up a pair of long wooden chopsticks, held the top of the chopsticks with his right hand, carefully picked up the meatworm, and put it into the broken basket he brought.

Looking closely, I saw that the broken basket was filled with cotton and various animal hairs, which seemed to be prepared in advance to prevent the worms from being squeezed.

Jin Chan, who was hiding in the back, suddenly had a very scary idea in his mind.

This red fleshy worm is obviously the firefly that Li Ying mentioned before.

I just don't know how many fireflies are needed to light up the entire mountain range.

Given the basin-like terrain of Taohuayuan, if a big fire burned the mountain, it would be a pure fire basin.

At that time, except for the immortal Golden Cicada, everyone else will be burned to death.

"Even if I can't escape this time, I can't continue to tangle with these people, otherwise they will restrict my freedom and turn me into food sooner or later."

As the saying goes, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. After the three brothers of the Zhao family had exhausted all their energy to catch the fireflies.

It’s not too late for Jin Chan to reap the benefits.

Just like that, Jin Chan stared at the three people from a distance.

Until one day later.

The moon was high in the sky again.

The three Zhao brothers, exhausted and already fainted, were about to leave the lake and prepare to rest.

Only then did Jin Chan quietly take action.

(End of this chapter)