Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 69: Knowing the identity! Reunion after a thousand years!
[I never thought that the emerging Qin Dynasty would have such a day. I also never thought that I wanted to watch it grow and see where it would go from a bystander's perspective.]

[But when I watched it decline little by little, it was so painful, like a heart-wrenching pain. ]

[I seem to be trapped in it, so much so that even though I had the opportunity to escape, and even Yaoyao and the others supported me and advised me to leave Daqin, I still chose to follow it and die together.]

[We lost the last battle, and lost completely. Before I arrived here, I took a complete tour of Xianyang City. It was full of chaos, and it was completely different from when I arrived there.]

[It... it was crying, but when I saw it back then, it was so happy. I... I really couldn't accept such an outcome. The gap in my heart was so great that I couldn't even accept the Xianyang City after Zulong's death.]

[All the changes happened after your majesty's death. If your majesty hadn't died, they wouldn't have dared to move. Your majesty... Daqin is really because of you. ]

[I have said before that you are a person who has never appeared in previous times, and a person that future generations cannot reach. You have done too much for the Qin Dynasty, for this piece of Qin land, and even for those people.]

[But they...did not think about the future, they...that's all, the ending is already decided. Jing Ke, you wrote to me many times to persuade me to leave, but I always told you that Xianyang City will be defended.]

[At least... Xianyang City can be defended. It turns out that I was terribly wrong. You will definitely blame me, right? Blame me for being so stubborn.]

[Haha, I wasn't like this before. I seem to...since becoming the keeper of the Qin King's Sword, my sense of belonging to the Qin King has become stronger and stronger, to the point that I am willing to die with it.]

[Oh, Brother Qin, I'm sorry, I... couldn't protect Yaoyao. Before you went to bed, I promised you that I would take good care of the child for you, but I broke my promise. I... I'm sorry. Hey... I, Gai Nie, couldn't protect anything after all.]

A long sigh seemed to express the endless resentment of that hero thousands of years ago.

Meng Xing looked at these words.

Even in the dim light, I could vaguely see a middle-aged man writing on bamboo slips in front of me. He was so unwilling and couldn't believe that the Qin Dynasty would be destroyed.

Yes….Yes~

He did not believe that the Qin Dynasty would be destroyed. Even many people at that time did not believe that the once prosperous Qin Dynasty would collapse, and only after the death of Zulong.

……

"Why…."

Meng Xing also sighed, then opened the bamboo slips and continued reading.

[I arrived here with the Qin King's Sword and another thing I didn't know about.]

[I can't protect Daqin, but at least... I can protect them. Daqin's Xianyang City was broken, but just like after the six kingdoms were destroyed, there were still people in the six kingdoms who wanted to restore their country. Daqin will do the same.]

[I am waiting for them, the restoration army from the Great Qin, and I will follow them to restore the Great Qin, and personally hand over the Qin King Sword to the new generation of the Great Qin King.]

[Your Majesty, and Brother Qin, Ah Wei, don't worry, I believe that the Great Qin will be restored, it shouldn't stop here.]

……

[On the fifth day of arriving here, the people I met didn't find this place after all, or rather, they found it but didn't know how to get in. It is indeed difficult to get in here. After all, His Majesty spent a lot of effort to build this place, and it is not something that ordinary people can think of coming in. ]

[And now, I can calmly think about the disaster that Daqin encountered. For some reason, I want to understand some things clearly. Some things in fate have already taken root from the beginning. ]

……

[On the tenth day, I continued to practice swordplay, not daring to be careless.]

[Even when I wake up every day, I want to see the Qin King's sword with my own eyes. I am waiting for them to arrive and restore the Qin army.]

【Xiang Yu's idea was to restore the feudal system of the Zhou emperor. He could not succeed, and could not succeed. This was a step backwards in history.】

……

[The 20th day. I have been here aimlessly for 20 days. I seem to be a little tired, but I can still hold on.]

[Today I wanted to go to the main road, leading to the main road, to see how you are doing, Brother Qin, but I held back. That is not where I should go. I should continue to wait for them to arrive here.]

[As for Brother Qin... I'm sorry. I'm so close to you, but I can't go visit you. I'm sorry. ]

[Think carefully, if you were in Daqin after Zulong died, wouldn't Daqin's future be better? After all, you have the ability to change the situation, but you never use it.]

[I can see that you seem to be hesitating about something. ]

……

[Day 56. I haven’t looked at myself for a long time. Today I found a clear water source. I looked at myself and couldn’t believe that my reflection in the water was so exhausted.]

[He was not only exhausted in the water, but also had a beard all over his face. Most importantly, he had lost hope for the future. He seemed dead, having died on the day when Xianyang City was destroyed.]

[As for him in the water, he had clearly set a goal to wait for the Qin Restoration Army to return, but as time passed, he knew that this might be... a dream...]

……

[The eighty-fifth day. Today I feel like going out for a while. Because of my relationship with you, Brother Qin, I know how to get out of the ancient tomb.]

[This ancient tomb is full of restrictions for many Qin soldiers, but for me, it is almost like walking at home. After all, when you fell asleep, I often came to see you, so I am very familiar with this place.]

[But I can't leave, I can't even go to see you, I'm afraid it will ruin Zhang Han's plan. ]

……

[Day 120. I haven’t had any food recently. I probably won’t be able to hold out for long. I even saw some people vaguely after falling asleep recently.]

[Your Majesty, Yaoyao, Zhang Han, Fusu... I saw them, they all seemed to be waiting for me, but Brother Qin was not among them.]

[As you said, Brother Qin, and as Your Majesty said, you should not die. If you wake up and see that the Qin Dynasty has been destroyed, and even everything you once knew no longer exists, will you... be devastated? ]

[Sorry, we failed to defend Daqin. We messed up. Daqin... Daqin, this child should have gone further and grown up.]

[But due to our incompetence, it eventually fell. ]

……

[Day 125. I have seen His Majesty and his men more and more frequently recently. I think it is time for me to… the time when the oil lamp is running out.]

[Today, I took this broken body and went to the clear water source. This time I didn't leave after a quick glance like before. I was no longer afraid of seeing him in the water.]

[In the water, he looked even more exhausted than last time, and he looked like a wild man walking out of the mountains.]

[It’s hard to believe that I, Gai Nie, would become what I am today. Back then… I clearly cared so much about myself. That’s it, it’s all in the past.]

[This time I looked at him in the water, very seriously. It was hard to believe that the person in the water was me. I had become so neither human nor ghost. Facing him in the water, I began to clean myself up, and finally restored some of my former appearance.]

[But I only saw myself in similar form. The spiritual energy in my eyes back then was gone. I knew it would never appear again. I was relieved that it had disappeared into the long river of history along with the destruction of Xianyang City.]

……

[On the 18th day, I couldn't hold on any longer. I used up my last bit of strength to write this bamboo slip.]

[In the end… I still wasn’t able to personally hand over the Qin King’s Sword to the new king of Great Qin, and I didn’t even see the arrival of the Qin Restoration Army.]

[If someone arrives here later, Brother Qin, you can take the Qin King Sword. I have been watching over the Qin King Sword and protecting it in my life. Now it is your turn to watch over it.]

[If other strangers come, please entrust the Qin King Sword to a man named Qin Changye. He was once the state teacher of the Great Qin, and will always be in the future. He... will never die.]

[Daqin, Daqin... maybe you will be restored in the future, or maybe not, but the only thing I can be sure of is that I won't be able to see it. ]

[Perhaps I saw it. I saw the restoration of the Qin Empire in my dream last night. I also saw the rising black dragon flag. It was really... so beautiful...]

[Unfortunately, this is just a dream after all, Daqin...you~, you child, I'm sorry, it's us who failed to protect you and let you grow up, but please let me sing one last song for you.]

[I originally wanted to wait for the Qin Restoration Army, or even the new king, to arrive before singing this song, but right now... I can't wait for them.]

【The valiant old Qin, let's go to the national crisis together~ The valiant old Qin, let's recover our rivers and mountains. The blood will not be shed, and the war will not end until death! To the west is the Great Qin, rising like the sun, a hundred years of national hatred, vicissitudes are hard to resolve! The world is in turmoil, how can we be peaceful! The Qin has sharp warriors, who can compete with them! 】

[Daqin, you were once as beautiful as a dream, which made me willing to wait in loneliness for you to recover and regain your former glory...]

[My name is Gai Nie, I was born in Daqin and died in Daqin…]

This is where the bamboo slips end.

That’s the end of all the bamboo slips.

This made Meng Xing and others feel melancholy.

From these bamboo slips, they seemed to see the life of a swordsman named Gai Nie.

The strongest swordsman in the Qin Dynasty had a smooth and happy first half of his life, but the second half of his life was filled with regrets and unwillingness.

Even after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, after arriving here.

The bamboo slips written almost every day,

His words are filled with his unwillingness to see the fall of the Qin Dynasty. He is always ready for the restoration of the Qin Dynasty.

Even though he had to endure loneliness that was unimaginable to ordinary people and lived alone in this dark space for nearly half a year, he had no regrets and never even felt afraid.

Because his hope is always in tomorrow, hoping that tomorrow, an army called the Restoration Qin Army will arrive.

He is always ready for the battle to restore the Qin Dynasty.

Unfortunately,
In the end...he still couldn't wait for those people to arrive.

History is always full of regrets.

Opening the heavy history book, no matter who is reading it, they will feel only one emotion: regret.

Zhuge Liang fought for the Han Dynasty until his death, Huo Qubing died, the three generations of Cao family foundation fell into the hands of Sima family, the older generation wanted to see their children and grandchildren before they died but they didn't get to see them in the end...
Countless things prove that this land is always full of regrets.

Not only is history full of regrets, but even the times in which we live and the things we experience are full of regrets.

Just like in later generations,
If I had worked harder on the exam, would my future be much better? If I had confessed to her and taken that step, would she not have become someone else's wife? If I had not been angry with my father when he was still alive, would he have passed away happier?
Everyone has his or her own "if" in his or her heart.

They are also full of regrets.

For this land, there will always be nothing but regrets.

"call…."

Meng Xing slowly put away the bamboo slips and let out a breath.

His heart is still filled with melancholy until now.

The same was true for Li Junxian and others nearby.

While looking at the bamboo slips,

They seemed to have experienced a lifetime, following the swordsman named Gai Nie to a magnificent era a thousand years ago, and lived with him in this place.

Really,
Feeling his despair, he was also extremely eager for the next moment, when the door would be open for a soldier from the Qin Restoration Army to come in. Even if it was only one, it was an extremely burning desire.

But in the end, nothing happened.

This despair.

Spreading into their hearts.

"Commander!"

After reading the bamboo slips, they were silent for a long time. Finally, it was the call of a Jinwu Guard that brought them back to reality.

Li Junxian looked at the Jinwu Guard.

Others, too.

The Jinwu Guard bowed and said, "We found the Qin King's sword, and an extremely ancient stone statue."

"Oh?" Li Junxian raised his eyebrows: "Quick, take me to have a look!"

"Yes!"

Everyone followed the footsteps of the Jinwu Guard and soon came to a secret compartment, where a sword and a stone statue lay quietly.

As expected, the sword was the Sword of King Qin. It had been sealed in dust for nearly a thousand years, but apart from some dust on it, it looked like brand new.

Li Junxian took it in his hands tremblingly.

Perhaps because we know how powerful it is, we subconsciously demonize it.

Or perhaps it was because this sword had witnessed many extraordinary things and was truly powerful.

Anyway,

He seemed to see a black dragon, coiled on the hilt of the sword. Even after nearly a thousand years, it was still full of ambition and... burning anticipation.

It seemed as if it was also waiting for the moment when the new king of Qin would arrive.

Hold it in your hand,

Even Li Junxian could feel the slight trembling of the Qin Wang Sword. It seemed to be resisting itself, because the Qin Wang Sword knew that he was not the new king of Qin it was waiting for, nor the immortal who was sleeping here, Qin Changye.

"What is that stone statue?"

Just at this time,

Meng Xing's question made Li Junxian quickly wake up from the mountain-like oppressive feeling, and he quickly put down the Qin Wang Sword.

“That stone statue…”

Cao Kewei frowned slightly and thought. He looked at the stone statue, constantly examining it, and even went forward to touch it.

"This should be... a statue of Meng Ben, a powerful warrior from the Qin Dynasty."

"The Sanfu Huangtu is a local gazetteer from the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It records that when Qin Shihuang was building the Weishui Hengqiao, he asked craftsmen to carve many stone statues of historical heroes, such as Meng Ben."

"Meng Ben was a strongman during the Zhou Dynasty. He was also skilled in martial arts and brave in battle. Therefore, Qin Shihuang carved a statue of Meng Ben to inspire other craftsmen who were building the Hengqiao Bridge."

"Unfortunately, many years later, the Wei River flooded and the Meng Ben statue was swept away by the flood. No trace of it has been found so far."

"This stone statue should be it!"

Cao Kewei recognized the origin of the stone statue and was even more shocked. Here was another treasure from thousands of years ago. Although the stone statue was not as shocking as the Nine Cauldrons, it was, to some extent, more significant than the Nine Cauldrons because it represented the common people.

"This! So, another treasure has been unearthed?"

Li Junxian widened his eyes.

Cao Kewei smiled and said, "I'm afraid so."

Li Junxian was shocked.

Many treasures from thousands of years ago are hidden in this ancient tomb.

How much did Qin Shihuang and his followers value his master Qin Changye?

So after the defeat, all the good things were placed here.

Li Junxian took a deep breath and said, "Everyone, search and see if there are any other treasures."

"Yes!"

The Jinwu Guards received the order.

The massive search began again, but this time, nothing good was found.

But that's not enough to be disappointing.

The appearance of the Sword of King Qin and the statue of the strong man Meng Ben was enough to excite them.

And the most important thing is,

Through the ancient tomb, they learned about the immortal named Qin Changye, his specific personality, and his youthful appearance.

"Young man, my dear..."

Li Junxian seemed to be thinking about something.

In fact, he has been thinking about one thing.

That was the Wangyun Inn before, and the one who met this standard was "Qin Wenyuan". He... Your Majesty had suspected at that time whether that person was an immortal?
But at the time he thought it was not, and convinced His Majesty.

But now it seems,
It seems....he might really be an immortal!
At least half the time.

Because the Brother Qin in Gai Nie's records, the immortal, gave him the feeling that he was too similar to "Qin Wenyuan"!

"This is a big deal."

Li Junxian felt a little awed.

To the immortal who has maintained his appearance for a thousand years, and also to the mysterious "Qin Wenyuan".

He planned to check the situation afterwards.
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…….….….….….
Fanyang Lu family, the main residence of the Lu family.

Lu Ning, the eldest son of the Lu family, has been in a worse and worse mood recently.

Because the old man's various actions and the things he asked Liu Xianyong to do all showed that he still wanted to fight for immortality.

And if the old man were to live forever, then... when would I be able to take the position of the head of the family?
The more Lu Ning thought about it, the more he frowned.

"Old Four, do you think...I need to learn from Li Jia Erlang?"

Lunin asked, frowning.

Opposite him was Lu Yu, the fourth child in the family.

"Learn from Li Jia Erlang? Big brother, what exactly did you learn?"

Lu Yu asked back curiously.

Lu Ning took a deep breath and said, "When Li Jia Erlang came to power, he experienced the Xuanwu Gate Incident, which was not a very bright period. I also want to... learn from him."

Lu Yu's eyes widened when he heard this: "This...Brother, you absolutely cannot do this."

"Ginger is always experienced, and you know how far-sighted the old man is. He can always guess everyone's personality and make preparations accordingly. That's why the Lu family is now almost the leader of the Five Families and Seven Famous Clan."

"The old man knows your character better than anyone else. I'm afraid... he has been on guard against you for a long time."

The words fell.

The enthusiasm in Lu Ning's eyes gradually dissipated: "You are right. I am no match for the old man. I am inferior to him in every aspect."

"Then what should I do? After all, he clearly wants to stay there and won't come down."

Lu Yu smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? The old man is indeed powerful, but age is a problem that everyone cannot avoid. It is also the old man's biggest enemy."

"The old man's oil lamp has run out. Could it be that... Big brother, do you really think that the old man can find immortality?"

Lu Ning shook his head: "That's impossible. Even Qin Shi Huang couldn't find it, let alone the old man."

Lu Yu smiled and said, "That's it. Then we can just wait and wait for the old man to pass away. That day won't be too far away."

Lu Ning exhaled: "It seems that this is the only way."

"Just now I actually thought about using force against the old man. It was too impulsive after all. Old Four, luckily you were here and convinced me."

At this moment, Lu Ning's eyes were full of fear.

He was glad that someone stopped his impulse.

Lu Yu waved his hand indifferently: "That's fine, you and I are brothers, so let's not talk about this."

The words fell.

Lu Ning was about to answer, but at this moment a servant walked in.

"Master Eldest, Master Fourth, there is something new going on at the poetry gathering."

Servants report.

Lu Ning frowned. "If there is any new situation, why don't you let Butler Du take charge? The general direction has almost been decided. As for the remaining minor directions, you don't need to tell me. Just let Butler Du take charge of everything."

There was undisguised dissatisfaction in his eyes.

This poetry gathering is a feast for the aristocratic families.

And now,
The Lu family of Fanyang was the first among the five surnames and seven families, so it was natural for them to take over the task of hosting this poetry meeting.

The head of the Lu family is obsessed with the pursuit of immortality and is not interested in poetry gatherings, so the eldest brother Lu Ning is in charge of this poetry gathering.

now.

Lunin's dissatisfaction,
The servants saw this and were terrified.

Start explaining quickly.

"Master, it was Steward Du who asked me to come here because Princess Changle just sent a letter saying that she would be attending the poetry gathering and that she would bring someone with her."

"Butler Du didn't know what to do, so he asked me to come and ask for your opinion, young master."

"Huh?" Lu Ning's eyes widened. "What did you say? Princess Changle participated?"

After hearing that it was about Princess Changle, Lu Ning became extremely excited.

The servant quickly bowed: "Yes, yes..."

Lu Ning took a deep breath, his face unable to hide his joy: "Princess Changle, she... hasn't she never participated? She refused every invitation to the poetry gathering in previous years, why did she participate this time?"

"Besides, isn't she seriously ill? Is she in good enough condition to attend this poetry gathering?"

In previous years, there were many clan members who extended invitations to Princess Changle, but the most enthusiastic one was Lu Ning.

When he saw Princess Changle for the first time, he was deeply fascinated by her figure, so he launched a fierce pursuit of her over the years.

Although he was rejected every time, and even Princess Changle didn't even look at him, Lu Ning didn't care much.

There are not many people in this world who are worthy of Princess Changle, and as the next head of the Lu family and the head of the five surnames and seven families, he has enough status and potential to be worthy of Princess Changle.

Plus,
Hasn't the second son of the Li family been worrying about how to have better cooperation with the Five Surnames and Seven Families?
As long as he agreed to marry Princess Changle, he wouldn't mind and made some concessions.

Now that the old man is wholeheartedly pursuing immortality, many matters in the Lu family have been delegated to him to handle, so he is qualified.

"This... I don't know the reason, I only know that Princess Changle wants to attend this poetry meeting."

The servant spoke slowly.

Lu Yu beside him smiled and said, "Brother, maybe Li Jia Erlang gave in."

"He has been worried about a lot of things recently, and some of them are even unsolvable, so he needs the help of our family. For this, he is willing to let Princess Changle contact you."

"Allowing Princess Changle to attend this poetry gathering is a signal to get closer to you."

Lu Ning laughed: "Hahaha! Really?"

"If this is true, then Li Jia Erlang is truly a man of insight and wisdom."

Princess Changle's participation in the poetry meeting made her feel much better, as she was feeling gloomy because of the old man's matter.

"But isn't Princess Changle seriously ill? Is she recovered?"

Lu Ning frowned again.

In fact, he has always been concerned about Princess Changle's health. Recently, he specially sent some famous doctors to the palace to treat Princess Changle as folk doctors.

According to those famous doctors, Princess Changle was terminally ill and could not recover.

This matter,
He was disappointed for a while, but now, Princess Changle can still participate in the poetry meeting. Does that mean that there is a miracle doctor who cured her?

When I think of this,
Lu Ning felt happier and happier. Great, great!
It’s good to save him!

After I marry Princess Changle, it will be easy for me to get this position with the help of the Li family.

And the beauty of Princess Changle,

Everyone in Chang'an City knew that if he married her, he would become famous and even become a good story in Chang'an City.

The more Lu Ning thought about it, the happier he felt.

"Brother, who knows? Anyway, the poetry gathering is in two days. When Princess Changle comes to attend, we can see her mental state at that time, and then we will know the details."

Lu Yu said with a smile.

Lu Ning nodded: "Yes, yes! I hope she is fine."

"By the way, she is going to bring someone else with her. Who is that person?"

The servant was about to answer, but Lu Yu spoke first: "Brother, why do you still care about these things? It is most likely her maid."

"Princess Changle has been seriously ill recently. Even if she recovers, she still needs someone to take care of her at all times. If she doesn't recover, she will need even more care. Don't you think so?"

Hearing this, Lu Ning nodded and smiled, "Yes, that's true."

"Okay, I know about this."

He sent the servant away.

Then he pulled Lu Yu and said, "Old Four, come on, let's go and see how the poetry gathering is arranged."

Lu Yu was surprised: "Brother, hasn't this been arranged long ago?"

Lu Ning smiled and said, "It has been arranged, but...Princess Changle wants to attend, so we have to check it again. We can't make any mistakes that would make her unhappy."

He is the eldest son of the Fanyang Lu family and is likely to be the future head of the Lu family.

In a sense, her status is much nobler than many princesses, and she is on the same level as Princess Changle.

The reason why he attached so much importance to the poetry gathering because of the arrival of Princess Changle was because of... his throbbing heart.

From the first moment he saw Princess Changle, he was deeply fascinated by her.

….….….….….….
at the same time.

the other side.

In front of Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum.

Little Sizi was so tired that he fell down, and was being carried forward by Qin Changye.

She was now as tired as a dead dog on Qin Changye's back.

"We're here, brother."

Xiao Sizi said weakly.

Qin Changye rolled his eyes: "You, you were the one who insisted on coming on the way, but you got tired halfway through the journey and became a burden to me."

Upon hearing this, Little Sizi pouted and said angrily, "Brother, Sizi doesn't have it! Sizi, come down now. Sizi can walk by himself~!"

The stubborn little princess believed that she could still go another hundred miles.

Qin Changye smiled and said, "No need, I'll just talk casually."

"Okay, we've arrived at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. It's time for us to go in."

While talking,
Qin Changye looked forward.

What kind of cemetery is that? It is almost the size of a city, and inside it lies the first emperor recognized on this land, the King of Qin, Ying Zheng.

(End of this chapter)