The Great Qin: Starting with marrying Jingni, I began my quest for immortality.

Or rather, the reward that should have been given to Lady Mingzhu was already given to her many years ago, after he returned from Mount Shu.

He learned many spells and witchcraft from Mount Shu, including some knowledge that was common to the Gu magic that Lady Mingzhu possessed. He passed on all of that knowledge to Lady Mingzhu.

……

Just as Jiang Chuan woke up in Madam Mingzhu's bedroom, on the other side, in the palace...

King Han also slowly woke up.

Because he had drunk too much alcohol, when he woke up, he had a splitting headache from the hangover.

Immediately, he thought of what had happened last night.

Last night, he seemed to see Honglian.

But, how is it possible?

Honglian has been gone for so many years, she's probably dead. I must have been hallucinating from drinking too much.

What worried him more than Honglian's matter was Qin's attack on Han.

Is South Korea truly beyond saving?

Just as King Han was thinking this, a familiar voice rang in his ear, "Father, you're awake!"

Upon hearing the voice, King Han turned his head sharply and saw a woman in red carrying a bowl of hangover soup walking over. This figure was none other than Honglian.

"?red lotus?"

The King of Han was surprised, and then he thought of what happened last night.

So, what he saw last night really was Honglian.

After realizing this, the King of Han immediately asked Honglian in a tearful voice, "Honglian, where have you been all these years?"

"Do you know how much your father misses you!"

"Father..."

Honglian was deeply moved.

Afterwards, the father and daughter reminisced about the past.

Upon learning that Honglian had left with the fake Bai Yifei, King Han was furious. In his view, if it weren't for that person, how could Han have ended up in such a state?

It was because that person killed his general Bai Yifei that the state of Han was left without any capable generals, which led to its current predicament.

The King of Han immediately reprimanded Honglian.

Do you still think you're the same king you used to be?

Just then, a cold voice came from the doorway.

"Although you are Honglian's father, you, who once sold your daughter like a commodity, have no right to reprimand him. Furthermore, do you think that just because Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei are alive, they can help you protect Han?"

A series of rebuttals rang out from the doorway.

"who are you?"

When King Han saw Jiang Chuan, he was furious. He never expected that anyone would dare to contradict him. Who was he? He was the King of Han. Even if Han was about to fall, it would not change his status as king.

"Weren't we very familiar with each other back then? You even married Honglian to me, so who do you think I am?"

Jiang Chuan's words ignited a deeper fire of anger in King Han's heart, and he immediately knew who the person in front of him was.

"Help! Help!"

The King of Han immediately shouted loudly, wanting to summon the palace guards to capture the man who had impersonated Bai Yifei in the past.

As a result, half a day passed, but no one came to Yang.

Chapter 302 Awakening in One Move

"Stop yelling, no one will listen to you even if you yell until you're hoarse."

Seeing the King of Han's panicked and terrified appearance, Jiang Chuan couldn't help but speak, somewhat helplessly.

However, King Han seemed not to hear Jiang Chuan's words and continued to call for guards. Unfortunately, half a day passed, but no guards came.

Seeing this, Jiang Chuan had no choice but to explain to the King of Han again.

"Although I have now relinquished my status as a general, you don't think I have no foundation in Korea, do you?"

The King of Han's cries for help came to an abrupt end.

He immediately realized some of the facts.

That's why this person is here, and why no one has come to rescue him despite his cries for so long—it's because the guards at the door are all his men.

This was an incredibly unbelievable event that terrified the King of Han, but it was the only answer that could explain the truth.

"what do you want?"

"Wealth? Power? I can give you all of those!"

After realizing his predicament, King Han assumed that Jiang Chuan had come with ill intentions and immediately begged for mercy from Jiang Chuan.

"Do you think I'm such a vulgar person?" Jiang Chuan's gaze fell on the King of Han, and he said to the King of Han, "Do you know? If I had wanted to back then, I could have turned that so-called truth into a rumor. Even if you asked me to prove my innocence, I was confident that I could prove to you that I am the Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei."

"But in the end, I gave up."

"You..." Upon hearing this, King Han was startled again, unsure whether the person before him was telling the truth.

But if it's true, it means that for the person in front of him, so-called wealth and power are indeed not things worth caring about. After all, the other party's status as a general in the past was already extremely noble. In addition to his noble status, he also had countless riches.

The results of it?

Because of a rumor, the other party directly abandoned his status as a general.

Initially, after the truth came to light, King Han thought that the other party was afraid to defend himself and was unable to prove his innocence. Now, he heard another answer from Jiang Chuan, and the truth was not like that.

Rather, it was the other party who gave up those riches and honors.

"Furthermore, you're promising me wealth and glory at this time; can you really deliver on that promise?"

Jiang Chuan's gaze fell on the King of Han, his expression full of amusement. "The State of Han is about to perish, and you are about to become the king of a fallen kingdom!"

Upon hearing the words "the king of a fallen kingdom," the King of Han's body trembled slightly, and his face showed extreme distress.

He had thought about these things earlier as well.

He had considered the possibility that he might become the ruler of a fallen kingdom.

But no one revealed this cruel truth to his face.

Jiang Chuan was too lazy to indulge King Han and spoke directly.

"The state of Han is not yet destroyed, and I am not yet..." King Han wanted to explain to Jiang Chuan that he was not a king of a fallen state, but when he felt Jiang Chuan's gaze on his face, the words that were on the tip of his tongue remained unspoken.

He had no choice but to accept this cruel truth.

Furthermore, because the guards were late in arriving, and Jiang Chuan was young and strong, and had even disguised himself as Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei in the past, he was obviously a very powerful person. In front of him, he was just like a fish on a chopping board.

Although the King of Han was muddleheaded, he was not a fool.

Realizing the truth, and knowing that wealth and honor could not persuade Jiang Chuan, he asked Jiang Chuan again: "You have no desire for power, and the guards at the gate are all your men. What are you planning to do now that you have come before me?"

"Is it to seek revenge against me?"

When the King of Han said this, he suddenly laughed, but his smile was forced and pale, mixed with deep sadness and distress.

“Revenge?” Jiang Chuan shook his head. “Although you are indeed an incompetent ruler, allowing those treacherous officials in the court to exist and constantly squeezing the vitality of Han, and Han has ended up in such a state, you have only yourself to blame. But strictly speaking, there is no hatred between you and me.”

"What if I told you that I came to Korea today because Honglian is your daughter, and she learned that Korea is about to fall and was worried about you, so she wanted to come back to see you?"

"Honglian?" King Han was taken aback when he learned the truth. He then looked at his daughter, Honglian, who had grown up considerably compared to a few years ago.

“Father…” Honglian looked at King Han with a complicated expression, hesitant to speak.

Gazing at his daughter for a long time, King Han recalled many past events in a short period of time.

He thought of the joy he felt when Honglian was born.

Before Honglian, he already had many sons. Honglian was his only daughter, and for this reason, he doted on her immensely. As Honglian grew up day by day, he would always unconsciously smile when he saw her dancing gracefully in front of him.

So, when did all of this change?

It stemmed from South Korea's internal and external troubles.

The internal trouble was that General Ji Wuye's power was becoming increasingly overwhelming. Even though he tried his best to support Zhang Kaidi in order to achieve a balance of power with Ji Wuye, he was never able to do so. Ji Wuye always had the upper hand over Zhang Kaidi, and he was worried that Ji Wuye had ulterior motives.

The external threat was the pressure exerted by the Qin state.

Beset by internal and external troubles, coupled with the reappearance of Tianze, who had disappeared for ten years, Tianze's vengeful rage placed immense pressure on him.

Under these circumstances, he ultimately made an absurd decision: to marry Honglian to Ji Yihu.

Later, Ji Yihu and his son Ji Wuye died. In order to stabilize the situation, he once again disregarded Honglian's wishes and married her off to Xueyi Hou Bai Yifei.

It was because of these things that his beloved daughter gradually drifted away from him.

Then it simply disappeared.

After several years apart, the King of Han never expected to see his daughter again under these circumstances.

It seems that the daughter is quite liked by that fake Blood-Clad Marquis, who is even willing to help her return here for her sake.