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

When Li Ji arrived at the seventh level of the underground palace, he noticed something different about this dark hall.

This is the deepest part of the Luowang Underground Palace, where the sun never shines, and the darkness is so thick it's impenetrable.

The main hall was carved from ancient black rock, its walls rough and cold, without any lights or fire.

Previously, there were few other furnishings in the hall, except for a cold stone throne on a high platform deep inside the hall, which stood alone in the hall and belonged only to the leader of the Luo Wang.

But when Li Ji stepped into the main hall today, he sensed something was amiss.

The four walls remain ancient, dark, and gloomy rock, but on the east, west, and south sides, a cold stone pedestal has risen up.

Although still below the main seat on the high platform, it seemed to reveal something.

The Luo Wang organization has always operated under cold, hard rules; everyone must kneel before its leader and obey orders.

Even those ranked first among the Heavenly Class could only stand.

The fact that these three Cold Stone Vice-Seats could sit and converse with that person already speaks volumes.

Li Ji looked up at the main seat, where a tall, dark figure sat upright—it was the leader of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven).

His aura was unfathomable; even a slight approach was enough to feel the immense pressure emanating from him. He possessed no trace of human life, seemingly merging with the dark hall itself—indifferent, cold, and devoid of joy or sorrow. Anyone who dared to try to spy on him felt a nameless fear rising within them.

Li Ji had once gazed upon this person with the Mind-Observing Incantation and knew that beneath his abyss-like and imprisoned exterior lay a boundless ocean of blood.

Li Ji glanced at it once and then looked away.

He discovered.

There was already someone sitting in the passenger seat on the east side.

There was a hint on the stone seat, and Li Ji instantly understood.

This is the head of the Spy Division.

The man was dressed in a long, dark purple robe, with his hood pulled down high, obscuring his entire face except for a thin, hard chin and a long white beard.

After observing for a moment, Li Ji slowly walked to the empty stone seat on the west side and quietly sat down.

The stone seat on the south side is still empty for the time being.

Since the leader of the Luo Wang organization did not speak, Li Ji waited quietly.

However, he did not remain idle. He secretly activated the Mind-Observation Spell and focused his attention on the Master of the Butterfly-Slaying Division opposite him.

The Mind-Observing Mantra does not remove concealment, but only uses it as a perspective to illuminate the true nature deep within people's hearts.

Li Ji's vision suddenly distorted, and the figure on the eastern stone seat completely disintegrated.

Instead, there was a nine-tailed fox spirit as large as an elephant.

Its fox body has long, drooping fur, loose skin, and nine huge tails spread across its back.

What's terrifying is its fox face—no nose, no mouth, its smooth surface covered with hundreds upon hundreds of eyes and ears of varying sizes.

Li Ji had never seen what it looked like to have ears growing under the eyelids, but now he had.

Hundreds of eyes swirled around in unison, with ears of varying sizes swirling within, creating an extremely bizarre and disgusting sight.

At this moment, the eyes on the fox's face seemed to sense something and began to turn towards Li Ji.

Li Ji calmly withdrew the Mind-Observing Spell and exchanged a glance with the head of the Spy-Slaying Division.

The head of the Spy Division nodded slightly to him, and Li Ji also nodded slightly. Then the two of them looked away at the same time.

What Li Ji didn't know was that when the Chief of the Spy Division looked at him just now, a barely perceptible strange light flashed in his eyes.

The head of the spy bureau is actually Lord Mengchang, Tian Wen, a member of the royal family of Qi and one of the Four Lords of the Warring States period.

He was born out of wedlock and was not favored by his father. In his youth, he once said: "Fate is in the hands of Heaven, not in the hands of the family." In the end, he was valued by his father and was granted a title.

As he grew older, he amassed three thousand retainers, and his wisdom and virtue spread far and wide. Powerful figures requested that the King of Qi appoint him as crown prince, but this was refused.

He later served as prime minister in the Qin, Qi, and Wei kingdoms.

When he grew old, he returned to the State of Qi, but due to the suspicion of the King of Qi, he did not have a good end. Thirteen years ago, with the help of Luo Wang, he set up a fake death to escape.

He is now eighty-nine years old.

As for exactly when he joined the Luo Wang organization—whether it was when he was raising retainers in Qi or when he was prime minister in Qin and Wei—only he himself probably knows.

No one expected that this man, one of the Four Lords of the Warring States who once stirred up the winds of war in many countries, would now lie in the shadows, managing intelligence for the Luo Wang organization in seven kingdoms.

Fifteen minutes later, steady and heavy footsteps came from the darkness.

The one who arrived late was none other than the leader of the Killing Platform.

He was also dressed in a wide black robe, which covered his body and did not reveal his face at all, except for a plain pottery taotie half-face mask on his face.

With a thought, Li Ji activated the Mind-Observing Spell again and looked at the person.

What then came into his view was a huge corpse dressed in a magnificent robe, towering like a small mountain.

Rather than a corpse, perhaps "zombie" would be a more appropriate description.

The zombie was dressed in the ceremonial robes of a marquis from the Qin state, with a purple satin robe embroidered with gold-edged cloud patterns, wide sleeves and a belt, wearing a marquis's gold crown, with pearl and jade necklaces hanging down, exuding an extremely dignified and noble air.

However, the body beneath the magnificent robe was a lifeless corpse, its flesh withered and ashen, clinging tightly to its jagged bones. Its skin was black with a bluish tinge, its joints stiff and straight, and it exuded a chilling black aura of death. Thick red blood flowed from its feet.

He strode into the main hall and took his seat on the south side.

This person's true identity is Lü Buwei, the Prime Minister of Qin, the current King Ying Zheng's (Qin's) uncle, and Marquis Wenxin.

He once schemed to stabilize the Qin state as a merchant and helped Ying Zheng's father, Ying Yiren, ascend the throne.

King Ying Zheng of Qin is only fourteen years old and has been on the throne for less than a year. He holds absolute power over the military and political affairs of Qin and controls the court. He is the true ruler of Qin, the strongest of the seven states.

Who would have thought that he was also the head of the Luo Wang Assassination Platform, devising numerous assassination missions, his hands stained with blood, and reaching the pinnacle of both power and killing?

Four stone seats, four people gathered, and the hall fell into a deathly silence.

Lord Mengchang's aged and hoarse voice was the first to break the silence:

"Old monster, where did you take the previous head of the Dark Execution Platform?"

"I took him down."

In the darkness, the leader of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) spoke in a cold and indifferent voice, without the slightest ripple, as if he had casually crushed an ant.

Upon hearing this, Lü Buwei remained calm and looked at the figure on the high platform, saying:

"That's terrifying. What if one day you silently kill us both?"

"Won't."

The leader of the Luo Wang organization spoke in utter indifference, each word as cold as ice: "You still have value for now."

In the darkness, Lü Buwei and Lord Mengchang both chuckled softly upon hearing this.

They weren't angry because they knew that being recognized as having value by that old monster on the platform was no easy feat.

As soon as he finished speaking, the leader of the Luo Wang organization announced indifferently, "The council meeting begins."

"Duan Shui, effective immediately, officially assumes the position of Master of the Dark Execution Platform and takes charge of the Net of Punishments."

Then, the leader of the Luo Wang organization swept his gaze over the two figures to the south and east below, and said coldly:

Do either of you have any objections?

Lü Buwei asked slowly, "What will happen if there's opposition?"

"If they object, just kill them; dead people don't object."

The leader of the Luo Wang organization spoke in a completely flat tone, as if he were talking about something trivial.