Journey to the West: Become stronger by taking on disciples, start by recruiting a demonized Sun Wuk

"Thank you, sir!"

Ying Zheng kowtowed three times: "This disciple takes his leave!"

"Please forgive me, Master, for not being able to be by your side often!"

After he finished speaking, Ying Zheng stood up.

He said to Sun Wukong, "Brother, I'm leaving Peach Blossom Spring."

"If you ever travel in the future, you must come to Jambudvipa to find me."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Southern Jambudvipa? I'll remember that!"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely come find you then."

Ying Zheng nodded, then bowed to Chu Qing and turned to leave.

He took a few steps and looked back every time, until he was far away and his figure disappeared from Baiyu Square.

Ying Zheng walked out of the white jade square, along the peach grove path, and returned to the original stone gate.

I don't know when.

A gate of light, shimmering with seven colors, appeared at the stone gate.

Ying Zheng immediately stepped through the portal.

……

Southern Zhanbuzhou.

In the Imperial Garden of the Qin State.

After Ying Zheng disappeared, the Qin palace was in chaos.

All the eunuchs and palace maids who served Ying Zheng were executed.

Now, near the wall where Ying Zheng disappeared, a troop of Qin soldiers is on high alert.

Suddenly, the portal on the wall opened again, and the Qin soldiers immediately noticed the anomaly!

"Report this immediately! The portal that carried the King away has reappeared!"

As soon as a Qin soldier left, Ying Zheng walked out of the gate of light.

After walking through the portal, the portal slowly disappeared.

But Ying Zheng felt that he could summon the portal at any time and return to Peach Blossom Spring no matter where he was.

The Qin soldiers standing nearby were stunned.

A Qin soldier shouted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is back!"

All the Qin soldiers immediately knelt down: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Ying Zheng stood among the Qin soldiers, his face expressionless.

He was dressed in black royal robes and wore a royal crown, exuding majesty.

The Taiji diagram of his aura on his forehead and his cultivation as a Taiyi Golden Immortal made him look like a god.

The Qin soldiers all around lowered their heads and held their breath, not daring to move.

Until Ying Zheng said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The Qin soldiers then stood up.

Ying Zheng asked, "How long have I been gone?"

He needed to confirm whether the Peach Blossom Spring was in the same period as the Qin Dynasty.

A Qin soldier replied, "Your Majesty, you have been missing for a day and a night!"

Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief: "The flow of time in Peach Blossom Spring is the same as in the outside world."

With his cultivation level as a Taiyi Golden Immortal, he saw through the truth as soon as he stepped out of the light gate.

The Peach Blossom Spring is not located on the desolate land, but hidden in a separate space.

His greatest fear was that a day in Peach Blossom Spring would feel like a thousand years outside.

Even if they returned to Qin, it would be too late.

Just then, footsteps were heard.

A troop of Qin soldiers led the way, followed by a large group of eunuchs and palace maids.

Finally, there were the Qin state ministers led by the Queen Dowager of Qin and Lü Buwei.

These were all powerful and influential figures from the Qin state who had come because of the reappearance of the Gate of Light.

Far away.

Queen Dowager Zhao Ji and Chancellor Lü Buwei saw Ying Zheng standing in front of the vanished wall.

Both of them were overjoyed.

Just moments ago, they were discussing countermeasures for Ying Zheng's sudden disappearance in the imperial court.

Some court officials believed that Ying Zheng had been captured by a sorcerer and was certainly not going to survive, so they proposed to immediately enthrone a new king.

The reason is simple: a country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and Ying Zheng has been missing for a day and a night.

Empress Dowager Zhao Ji and Lü Buwei would never agree to this proposal.

What do they rely on for their current status and power? Isn't it just King Ying Zheng?

If the king is replaced, how much of their power can they retain?

Therefore, when the portal of light that accompanied Ying Zheng's disappearance reappeared, they immediately rushed here.

Now that Ying Zheng has returned safely, my heart is finally at ease.

Lü Buwei was overjoyed: "Even Heaven is on my side! I can continue to control the Qin state!"

Lü Buwei never cared about Ying Zheng's life or death from beginning to end.

His only concern was that Ying Zheng's death or disappearance would weaken his control over the power of the Qin state.

"Whoosh!"

All Qin soldiers, eunuchs, palace maids, and civil and military officials, including Lü Buwei, immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty, we, your humble servants, pay our respects!"

Zhao Ji walked to Ying Zheng's side with a pained expression: "Your Majesty, you're back!"

Ying Zheng bowed to Zhao Ji and said, "Your subject greets Your Majesty, I have caused you worry."

He didn't explain where he was going, but looked directly at Lü Buwei.

Zhao Ji whispered a reminder: "Your Majesty, please have the ministers rise."

But Ying Zheng's words caused Zhao Ji's expression to change drastically.

"Lü Buwei, you have committed a capital offense and must die!"

Ying Zheng's voice was young, but his orders were not to be disobeyed.

His face was expressionless, his eyes were cold; he was serious.

Lü Buwei was stunned.

Unexpectedly, the first thing Ying Zheng did after returning was to kill him.

But Lü Buwei was a cunning and calculating man.

He immediately calmed down and replied serenely, "Your Majesty, what crime have I committed?"

After Lü Buwei finished speaking, his allied officials immediately shouted in unison, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is innocent!"

Some officials feigned sadness and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know."

"After the king went missing, the prime minister could neither eat nor sleep."

"He only became happy after you came back."

"We don't understand what the Prime Minister did wrong that you want to kill him."

Whoosh!

The court officials bowed their heads again and shouted in unison, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is innocent!"

All the officials in the court were speaking up for Lü Buwei.

Lü Buwei sneered.

He didn't know what Ying Zheng, this thirteen-year-old boy, wanted to do.

But when faced with pressure from all the officials, even the former king, Ying Yiren, couldn't withstand it, let alone a child!

Zhao Ji's face turned deathly pale.

This is a coup!

She quickly grabbed Ying Zheng's sleeve and whispered, "Your Majesty, please don't speak recklessly."

"Quickly, get the Prime Minister and everyone else up, retract your previous order, and apologize to the Prime Minister!"

But Ying Zheng remained motionless.

Faced with pressure from all the officials, he was not afraid at all, but instead asked calmly.

Do you know where I went yesterday?

The officials were stunned.

Instead of retracting the order, the young king asked where they had gone yesterday and what the meaning of it was.

"We are unaware."

Ying Zheng said, "I went to the fairyland, met an immortal, and became his disciple."

"I have mastered the magic of immortality and have returned."

Lü Buwei did not believe Ying Zheng's words.

He also encountered immortals and wanted to become their apprentices to learn immortal arts.

The immortal told him that if he wanted to become an apprentice, he had to abandon everything worldly.

In mortal dynasties, neither officials nor kings can cultivate immortality.

This is an ironclad rule that even immortals cannot violate.

Violators will be executed!

Lü Buwei was unable to let go of worldly desires at the time, so he did not become a disciple.

But he kept the immortal's words in his heart.

Ying Zheng claimed that he had mastered the art of immortality, but Lü Buwei did not believe him at all.

"Your Majesty, the King must have been kidnapped by a sorcerer and is being bewitched and frightened, which is why he is talking nonsense."

Lü Buwei said directly to Zhao Ji, "The Empress Dowager should immediately take the King back to the inner palace to rest and have the imperial physician treat him."

The other officials immediately echoed, "Please, Empress Dowager, take the King back to the palace!"

Zhao Ji's face turned pale again.

Ying Zheng sneered inwardly.

Lü Buwei was indeed cunning and shrewd, wielding immense power in the court.

With just two sentences, he casually covered up what had just happened, characterizing Ying Zheng's words as ramblings of shock.

If Ying Zheng were still the same person he was before, he could only let the Empress Dowager take him back to the palace, and he would be powerless against Lü Buwei.

But Ying Zheng at this moment was no longer the same person he used to be.

So Ying Zheng stopped talking and simply raised his hand to press down.