During the Qin Dynasty, he was in charge of the net.

When Li Ji returned to Luo Wang, it was already four days later.

The journey was delayed because Tian Yi took the Juyang Pill.

Their relationship became closer, or rather, strange, due to their travels over the past few days.

Although Tian Yi still didn't talk much, she had come to enjoy the act of kissing.

Just like a child discovering a new continent, it's a novel experience.

Perhaps, this brought a different kind of color to her gray world.

This seemed to be the only thing in her life that could be considered happy.

Her movements gradually became more and more skillful, from the initial awkwardness.

Sometimes, as soon as Li Ji got close to her, she would kiss him.

Two days ago, while they were traveling, the others dispersed into the woods to scout, and everything was quiet except for Li Ji and Tian Yi.

When Li Ji approached her, before he could speak or make any other move...

Tian Yi then took off her mask, leaned forward slightly, and kissed him directly.

but.

Li Ji dodged it.

He tilted his body to the side, dodging Tian Yi's kiss, and at the same time, he reached out with his right hand to support Tian Yi's body.

At that moment, he really didn't have that thought in his mind.

He kept Tian Yi behind because he wanted to ask her how the refining of the Gathering Yang Pill was going and how much of its medicinal power she had absorbed.

It should be noted that after he swallowed the Gathering Yang Pill, his cultivation level increased by about four years.

But this kind of thing varies from person to person.

Besides, most of the dozen or so assassins from Luo Wang who accompanied him had ulterior motives. Although he had put the Yue She Life Gu on some of them, there was no guarantee that some of them would be desperate and try to escape. Although according to the rules of Luo Wang, defection was almost equivalent to a slow death, it would at least delay their death a little longer.

However, Li Ji's resistance just now seemed to have really angered Tian Yi.

When she's angry, she doesn't speak or express her emotions.

She simply stood quietly in front of Li Ji, staring at him silently with her pure, dark eyes.

Although her gaze was indifferent, Li Ji could sense that she was holding back her unhappiness.

When Li Ji asked her a question, she didn't answer; she just stared at him with her eyes fixed on him.

He didn't know why she liked kissing so much, or rather, she liked kissing him so much that it was almost an addiction.

However, Li Ji knew that if he still wanted to communicate with her, he could only go along with her for now.

Li Ji reached out and put his arm around Tian Yi's shoulder.

Tian Yi immediately understood what he meant. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips to his.

Her lips were thin, but when she touched him, she pressed hard, tightly overlapping his lips.

Their breaths mingled, and Li Ji could smell her faint, clean scent.

But not long after the kiss, Li Ji felt her face begin to burn and her breathing become erratic.

The two were clearly just kissing, and nothing else was done. Li Ji didn't know what would happen to her if he did something.

But then Li Ji sensed a presence in the distance, indicating that someone had returned.

He pinched the soft flesh under Tian Yi's armpit, signaling to her that it was time to let go.

Tian Yi understood. She first slightly loosened her lips from his, then pressed them together again and sucked on them before finally letting go completely.

When the others returned, she put her mask back on, radiating a chilling aura.

Upon returning to Luo Wang, Li Ji found himself temporarily separated from Tian Yi.

Li Ji was going to meet the leader of the Luo Wang organization.

Tian Yi, on the other hand, had to go to the fourth level of the underground palace, to the messenger hall that specifically assigned "kill" level missions, to report back.

The deep, net-like underground palace stretches hundreds of feet underground, with crisscrossing bluestone passageways.

The ancient lamps on both sides of the passageway cast a cold, bluish-white light, barely illuminating the icy stone steps beneath our feet.

Li Ji, dressed in a long black robe, traversed the first six levels of the Luowang Underground Palace, reaching the deepest seventh level.

Upon entering a grand hall, Li Ji stopped ten zhang away from the high platform inside.

He lowered his head slightly, gazing at the shadows on the high platform ahead, and slowly began to speak.

Li Ji recounted his encounters with the Farmers and Mohists, how he arrived at the Yin-Yang School's island, how he met Donghuang Taiyi, the events that occurred at the Yin-Yang School's celebration, and the Moon Goddess's account of the Yin-Yang School's entry into the world.

All are presented clearly and concisely.

After he finished speaking, the hall fell into a deathly silence, with only a chilling wind blowing in the air.

Li Ji's lowered eyes subtly darkened, his gaze sharpened, and the Mind-Observing Incantation silently began to circulate.

Originally, in his eyes, the figure of the leader of the Luo Wang was hidden in the darkness and difficult to see.

Its aura is like an abyss, like looking down into a bottomless black abyss.

But now, Li Ji finally saw the true face of the leader of the Luo Wang.

The dark figure on the platform disappeared.

Instead, there was an endless sea of ​​blood.

The blood was thick and scarlet, as if it were formed from the blood of countless people.

Li Ji felt as if he were in a vast ocean of blood, with blood spreading from the horizon, soaking his ankles and making his feet sticky.

And in the sea of ​​blood, there were also skeletons floating.

It's hard to count exactly how many there were—a thousand, ten thousand, or a hundred thousand.

But what is known is that these skeletons all died at the hands of the person in front of them.

Just how much blood has this person stained with to create such a vast, boundless sea of ​​blood?

Li Ji had heard that twenty or thirty years ago, there was a killing god named Bai Qi in the Qin state who buried alive 400,000 surrendered soldiers of the Zhao state, causing Changping to flow like a river of blood.

The carnage inflicted by the leader of the Luo Wang organization before them was probably even greater than that of Bai Qi.

The longer Li Ji stared, the more the blood under his feet rose.

In just a few breaths, the blood had already spread to his chest.

Li Ji had a feeling that when the blood submerged him, that person might realize something.

Li Ji quickly lowered his eyes and stopped looking at the figure on the platform.

At that moment, a deep, hoarse voice, as if coming from behind many barriers, rang in Li Ji's ears.

"That Donghuang Taiyi is skilled at using Yin and Yang to conceal his ambitions. It is your ability to benefit from him."

The leader of the Luo Wang only briefly mentioned Donghuang Taiyi, and the two leaders of the Farmer's School who died at the hands of Li Ji, as well as the leader of the Mohist School, seemed not worth mentioning.

The leader lightly tapped the armrest of his chair with his fingertips; the sound was soft, yet exceptionally clear in the quiet stone hall.

"Duan Shui, you may now officially assume the position of Master of the Dark Execution Platform and assume the power of judgment in the Dark Execution of the Net."

Li Ji's heart stirred, but he remained outwardly calm.

Just as he was about to bow and accept the order, he heard the leader's tone change again:

"The head of the Net of Dark Punishment, the head of the Spy Division, and the leader of the Killing Platform have always had dual or even multiple identities."

One layer of covert planning, another layer of outward activity, operating on multiple fronts.

I have already arranged your other identity.

A strange light flashed in Li Ji's eyes. Having been in the Luo Wang organization for so many years, this was the first time he had heard of such a thing, so he asked:

"May I ask, what is your identity, Chief?"

In the shadows, the leader's gaze fell lightly on him, and he slowly uttered seven words:

"Commander of the Qin State Shadow Guard"

These seven short words sent a sudden turmoil through Li Ji's mind.

As far as Li Ji knew, the Shadow Guard was a special organization inherited by the Qin royal family.

They were generally the direct subordinates of the current King of Qin, and only obeyed the King of Qin.

Their duties included protecting the King of Qin, investigating rebellions in the court, and suppressing Jianghu forces.

It is said to be like maggots clinging to bones, like a shadow following you, like your presence in person.

The Qin Kingdom's Tooth-Eating Prison is now under the control of the Shadow Guards.

The current King of Qin is said to be a young man who has been on the throne for less than a year.

The other party is still young and therefore has not yet assumed personal rule.

To some extent, the Shadow Guards protected the King of Qin, but also influenced his life and death.

How could such an important force be controlled by the Luo Wang?

Li Ji couldn't understand it.

The deeper meaning behind it is too unfathomable.

The leader seemed to have read Li Ji's mind and continued calmly:

"Five days from now, I will set up a council meeting."

The head of the intelligence agency and the chief of the platform will both be present.

Once you've met those two, you'll understand my intentions.

For these five days, you need not participate in the daily affairs of the Net. Focus on staying in the underground palace and master all the Net's punishments and rules.

Okay, you can go now.

Li Ji suppressed the turmoil in his heart, bowed to the leader, and took his leave.