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

Inside the general's mansion, Ji Wuye's face was grim. With the death of the crown prince, Ji Wuye had lost his greatest support. The current King of Han was old and frail, and had fallen ill several times in recent times.

No one knows when the King of Han will pass away, but if things proceed as expected, the King's death would actually be a good thing for Ji Wuye.

The crown prince has always been weak and lacks his own opinions, relying heavily on and trusting this great general.

If the King of Han were to pass away and the Crown Prince were to succeed him, his power would surpass that of the past.

It's not impossible that he could reach the level of Lü Buwei, the prime minister of Qin.

At that time, Zhang Kaidi and the like will all be kicked out, and he will then truly hold absolute power.

But now, everything is in vain, because the prince is dead.

He was killed by Tianze.

Thinking of this, Ji Wuye was furious. If Bai Yifei hadn't come to him after returning to the court, saying that he would make the city feel fear and release Tianze, who had been imprisoned for ten years, so many things would not have happened.

The death of the crown prince was an internal crisis, and Tianze further exacerbated the situation by killing the Qin envoy in public.

Even if it was Tianze's doing, the Qin envoy did die in Han, and Han cannot escape responsibility for this. If they completely offend Qin, who knows how Qin will use this as an excuse to cause trouble for Han.

"It's all your fault, you've ruined everything."

Even though Bai Yifei was a general in charge of 100,000 troops in Han, Ji Wuye was the Grand General of Han. In the past, he hadn't been too angry with Bai Yifei because of his status. But now, thinking about the trouble caused by Tianze's actions, Ji Wuye was furious. Even though the person in front of him was Bai Yifei, he still cursed him without hesitation.

Bai Yifei listened to Ji Wuye's reprimand with a grim expression, equally furious.

The reason for his anger, besides being reprimanded by Ji Wuye, was also because of Tianze.

"You're cutting off your own escape route!"

He thought to himself, a strong killing intent rising within him towards Tianze.

For the past ten years, he has tormented Tianze, believing that he understands Tianze exceptionally well.

Tianze was not someone who was willing to die easily.

It is precisely because of this that he wants to hone Tianze into a sharp blade that he can wield.

He waited for the poison in Tianze's body to take effect, and couldn't help but ask him for the antidote, only to be ordered around by him at will.

However, he miscalculated.

Before the poison took effect, Tianze actually chose to fight to the death, cutting off all his escape routes.

"Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you're going to die?"

"I want you to understand that death itself is an extremely painful thing."

I'm going to make you suffer terribly!

Bai Yifei kept muttering to himself, his anger and murderous intent pouring out involuntarily.

Even a wisp of it sent a chill through Ji Wuye, who was in the hall.

Ji Wuye's anger subsided somewhat as the chill enveloped him, and he couldn't help but look at Bai Yifei with a hint of apprehension in his eyes.

It seems that he had underestimated Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei in the past.

This person seems to be more than he appears.

Bai Yifei immediately realized that he had lost his composure. He suppressed his killing intent and said to Ji Wuye, "General, rest assured, as long as Tianze dares to show himself again, I will personally take action and kill him."

If he had known that Tianze would cause so much trouble, he should have killed Tianze back when he rescued Princess Honglian.

Instead of deliberately giving him a way out.

"It's best this way."

Ji Wuye spoke calmly, already showing some distrust of Bai Yifei.

If Bai Yifei cannot kill Tianze, then this matter can only be left to the others in Nightfall.

……

"Now that's how you get back on track!"

Jiang Chuan thought about the recent events.

Unlike Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei's anger, he, being a member of the Nightfall faction, showed no sorrow; on the contrary, he even had a hint of anticipation.

Before the Gu poison in Tianze's body was cured, although he acted very boldly, he still had some rules and bottom lines, because the Gu poison was what restrained him.

But once the poison was removed and he had no more worries, Tianze completely let himself go. He could take revenge on the country that had once persecuted Baiyue without regard for the consequences or the cost.

Therefore, in the original story, he chose to kill the Qin envoy in public.

It has to be said, this was a stroke of genius.

Because Xinzheng City itself was already very chaotic.

With the death of the Qin envoy, the State of Han immediately offended Qin, and faced external threats on top of its internal troubles.

"Did you foresee this situation, my husband?" Ru Shuang appeared beside Jiang Chuan at some point, looking at him as he muttered to himself with an expectant expression, and asked curiously.

Jiang Chuan turned his head and glanced at Ru Shuang's beautiful face. He didn't hide anything and nodded. "Tianze hates this country and many people. After the Gu poison in his body was removed, he had no worries and it's not surprising that he would do these things."

"As expected, Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei are probably furious right now."

"Of course, we don't need to do that, because these things have no impact on us."

"All we need to do now is wait."

"wait?"

Like frost that cannot be dispelled.

Jiang Chuan smiled but said nothing.

……

Time flies, and a few days have passed.

The turmoil surrounding the death of the crown prince and the assassination of the imperial envoy has not yet subsided.

Another piece of news arrived.

The newly appointed envoy from the Qin state has arrived in the territory of the Han state.

The other party came here because of the death of the previous envoy, and to demand an explanation.

This happened completely unexpectedly.

Originally, King Han and others had all considered this point: Qin would definitely take the opportunity to punish Han. Therefore, they were intensifying their efforts to arrest Tian Ze during this period, hoping to capture him so that when Qin's new envoy arrived, they could give Qin an explanation.

No one expected that the new Qin envoy would arrive so quickly.

It’s only been a few days.

The other party then entered South Korean territory.

It would take some time for news of the assassination of the former Qin envoy to reach back home.

It was as if the new envoys were already waiting on the border between Qin and Han, and as soon as the news was sent back, they set off immediately.

No matter how terrified the Han ruler and his ministers were, the wrath of Qin was something they were about to face.

Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Initial Motivation for Coming to Xinzheng

"The Qin envoy, Li Si, has come to pay his respects—"

In the brightly lit hall, the master of ceremonies' loud voice suddenly rang out. In the hall, the courtiers were arranged on the left and right, while King Han sat high on the central throne. After a series of crisp footsteps, the courtiers on the left and right and King Han in the center all looked at the young man who was holding a staff and walked into the hall with neither arrogance nor servility.

"I crossed the bridge and entered Xinzheng through the West Gate. It was bustling with activity, but it seemed that no one remembered that the former envoy from Qin was assassinated there!"

Holding the staff in his hand, the young man named Li Si casually uttered a sentence after entering the main hall.

Upon hearing this, it was as if a knife had been plunged into his heart. The King of Han's expression immediately changed, and his hands clenched tightly. As expected, the Qin state intended to use the murder of the former envoy to punish the Han state.

But is it really as simple as just accusing someone?

No, perhaps the Qin state had other plans.

Thinking of this, King Han's brows furrowed with worry, but he still said hesitantly, "The State of Han has always treated Qin with courtesy, and such an unexpected event is certainly not what I wished for."

Li Si turned around, holding his imperial staff, and glanced at the civil and military officials of Han on either side. Even though Zhang Kaidi, Ji Wuye, Bai Yifei, and others were all in the court, Li Si showed no fear. His voice was loud and clear, echoing throughout the hall: "In all the diplomatic relations between the feudal states, it is customary to exchange letters annually. The Yin dynasty sent envoys to visit each other, and the Qin dynasty paid tribute to each other in every generation. Qin followed the Zhou rites and sent envoys to visit Qin, but Han failed to fulfill its duty of protection. Is this how Han treats Qin?"

The King of Han was speechless for a moment.

It was Ji Wuye who stepped forward at this moment. Perhaps the Qin state was too powerful for the Han state to contend with, but at this time, the Han state absolutely could not show any weakness.

As a general, he had to express his stance.

In particular, the crown prince, who had always been close to him, was now dead, and all he could do was try his best to solidify his position in front of the King of Han.

Ji Wuye looked at Qin envoy Li Si and said, "The remnants of the Baiyue are skilled in sorcery, and we will do our utmost to capture the criminals."

Li Si met Ji Wuye's gaze and said bluntly, "Tianze has caused a lot of trouble in your Han state, and you have not yet captured him. General Ji's all-out efforts to resolve this sound like an excuse that you have no way to deal with Tianze."

Ignoring Ji Wuye's extremely ugly expression, Li Si shouted to the King of Han, "If Han is unable to annihilate Tianze on its own, the Qin Iron Cavalry is willing to lend a helping hand."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall, including the King of Han sitting in the center and Ji Wuye, Zhang Kaidi, Xueyi Hou, Han Fei, and others on the left and right, changed their expressions. No matter how well Li Si spoke, since ancient times, countries that allowed foreign cavalry to enter their territory have never had a good ending.

……

Just as the turmoil was unfolding in the court, a vast dark cloud loomed over the heads of the Korean king and his ministers.