Qin's Moon: I'm really not the Holy Lord of the Demonic Sect

Chapter 88 Leaving Xianyang, the Wei Family Manor Murder Scheme

Jing Ni's mission was urgent. Yang Che wanted to leave Qin, but he still needed to make a final handover. So after quickly finishing up, Yang Che prepared to leave Xianyang.

However, just as Yang Che was preparing to leave Xianyang, he was greeted by a very unexpected guest: Cheng Jiao, the younger brother of King Zheng of Qin, who was granted the title of Lord Chang'an.

"Is the Korean envoy preparing to leave Qin?" In front of the Korean embassy, ​​a young man blocked Yang Che's way.

"Yang Che greets Lord Chang'an." Yang Che looked at the person of the same age in front of him and felt a headache. The dignified Lord Chang'an had come in person, which was probably not a good thing. If the other party did not have some ulterior motive towards him, why would he lower himself to befriend him like this?

"Envoy Han, there's no need for such formalities. I've come uninvited and have taken the liberty of visiting you. Please forgive my intrusion," Cheng Pan said politely.

Although he and King Zheng of Qin were half-brothers, their personalities were quite different. After ascending the throne, King Zheng of Qin always took the kings of Qin as his role models, strictly demanded of himself, and deliberately maintained the dignity of a king. Although Cheng Jiao was also born into the royal family, the difference between a king and a member of the royal family, though only one word, was indeed as vast as heaven and earth.

Before the age of eight, he was the most dazzling person in the royal family. At that time, King Zheng of Qin was still a hostage in the State of Zhao, and no one cared about him. But as the hostage returned to the country, everything changed.

This made Cheng Pan, who had once been only one step away from that position, extremely unwilling. Over the years, he had painstakingly cultivated relationships with members of the imperial family and court officials, all because he harbored ambitions to become a night watchman.

When Yang Che first arrived in Xianyang, he saw hope in him. It was also because of his help that Yang Che's reputation began to rise. However, the subsequent plan was unexpectedly thwarted by Lü Buwei. The scheme he had set up was broken. Lü Buwei helped King Zheng of Qin solve the potential problem, while Yang Che, the tool, gained great fame.

Nowadays, everyone in Xianyang knows the name of Yang Che, the master of the Flower Pavilion.

This made Cheng Jiao very unwilling. He was unwilling that everything he had done had benefited Yang Che, so he decided to do everything he could to bring Yang Che onto the Chang'an Jun Mansion's chariot.

Therefore, he even went so far as to personally invite Yang Che to the meeting. He believed that with his respectful attitude towards talent, Yang Che would not refuse his invitation, and once Yang Che accepted the invitation, the rest would be easy to resolve.

"Lord Chang'an is too kind; I dare not accept such hospitality," Yang Che quickly said modestly. Lord Chang'an's ship was going to sink next year, and he didn't want to have too much to do with him.

Moreover, Yang Che clearly remembered that Zhao Ji disliked this guy very much. Even if it was because of Zhao Ji, Yang Che did not want to have too much involvement with Cheng Pan.

Yang Che's seemingly polite but actually cold attitude made Cheng Pan somewhat unhappy, and his image of being courteous and respectful to scholars almost collapsed. Fortunately, this was not the first time he had encountered such a situation, so he was able to maintain his image.

Cheng Pan laughed heartily and said, "Today I would like to invite Envoy Han to my residence as a guest. I wonder if Envoy Han would do me the honor?"

"This?" Yang Che hesitated and replied, "I'm sorry, Lord Chang'an, I have already accepted Empress Dowager Zhao's invitation today, and I really can't refuse her."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Jiao's expression changed. He looked intently at Yang Che and saw that Yang Che's expression was indeed troubled and not feigned. In front of Empress Dowager Zhao, he, the Lord of Chang'an, was indeed not good enough. It was only right that Yang Che chose Empress Dowager Zhao and rejected him. However, being rejected so directly still made him feel angry.

Some things, even if we understand them, don't necessarily mean we can take them in stride, like the situation right now.

But even if he couldn't remain indifferent, what could he do? Would Cheng Pan dare to compete with Zhao Ji for her? He wouldn't. Since he wouldn't dare, faced with Yang Che's polite refusal, he could only smile and say, "That's a real pity. Since it's the Empress Dowager who has summoned you, there's no reason for the Han envoy not to go. It seems I can only invite the Han envoy another day."

"I'm so sorry." Since they were still on Qin territory, Yang Che still had to give the King of Qin's younger brother some face.

In the Qin palace, Zhao Ji, slumped in Yang Che's arms, listened to Yang Che's story with a smile on her face, clearly very happy.

"You have quite the nerve, daring to refuse Cheng Jiao's invitation." Zhao Ji groped Yang Che's body, seemingly trying to find the "boldness" she was talking about, but she couldn't find it. Instead, she found something else that was about 50% similar to "boldness".

"I've invoked the Empress Dowager's name, so what can he do to me? Besides, I'm the Empress Dowager's person now. She can't just stand by and watch me be bullied by Lord Chang'an, can she?" Yang Che gasped as he answered. Compared to Jing Ni, Zhao Ji, a woman with more experience, was far more shrewd.

"Even if Cheng Jiao had a few times the courage, he wouldn't dare to make things difficult for my people," Zhao Ji said domineeringly. Yes, she really was.

"That's it then." Yang Che understood. Zhao Ji was indeed Zhao Ji. Following Zhao Ji meant you could still have food to eat. In the world today, who could be more lucrative than Zhao Ji? Absolutely none, because Yang Che had already tasted it for himself.

Her body was warm and soft, her fragrance unparalleled.

"However, if you want me to protect you, you'll need to work hard too," Zhao Ji said meaningfully.

"I'm leaving Xianyang," Yang Che said, seemingly oblivious to the implication in Zhao Ji's words.

"Leaving Xianyang so quickly?" Zhao Ji jumped up from Yang Che's arms, her eyes filled with disbelief and shock.

"Yes, I still have some things to take care of in Korea as soon as possible, and I also want to find the follow-up techniques of the Heavenly Maiden Technique for the Empress Dowager as soon as possible," Yang Che said, half-jokingly.

Although Zhao Ji was older, she was still easy to please. Adding the word "baby" after her title of Empress Dowager was not actually too much.

"Ache, you are so kind." Sure enough, Zhao Ji was deeply moved when she heard that Yang Che had returned to Korea for her sake. Her eyes were filled with tears and affection as she looked at Yang Che.

She's so easy to please. Even though I already knew Zhao Ji was known for her love-struck nature, seeing her so overjoyed by my few words was quite an eye-opener.

The Queen Dowager of Qin was so easily appeased. Yang Che felt that if he wanted to survive in Qin, as long as he held Zhao Ji close, he could get anything.

After satisfying Zhao Ji, Yang Che left the Qin Palace and would not return for some time.

Next stop, destination: Wei Family Village in the State of Wei.

Thousands of miles away, in an ordinary manor on the outskirts of Daliang, the capital of Wei, an old man lay in the courtyard, lazily basking in the sun. Logically, he should have been quite content at this moment, but his face was full of sorrow, with a hint of fear in it.

"Black and White Xuanjian?" the old man murmured to himself. Even in the sunlight, the thought of that name sent chills down his spine. He thought of his old friends.