People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

The next morning, the Black and White Sisters traveled light, riding swift horses towards Xianyang.

Hei looked back at Handan City with a somewhat complicated expression.

After these days of dual cultivation, not only did her older sister become closer to Cao Ze, but she herself also developed some inexplicable feelings for him.

White looked at Black, "Little sister, what are you looking at?"

"Looking at the lover who didn't come to see his sister off."

A crisp green leaf drifted down onto Black's head, seemingly fast but not slow.

Bai gave her sister a light tap on the head from a distance.

Hei covered her head with one hand and gave her older sister a resentful look.

Why did you hit me?!

Bai Jiao, the older sister, snorted: "Who told you to be so disrespectful?"

Hei sighed, sounding somewhat dejected, "Sis, it seems I'm going to fall for you too..."

Bai suddenly pulled on the reins, and the fast horse beneath him reared up, making a 'whirring' sound.

She looked at her sister, "Didn't you say before that you didn't have any feelings for him?"

"That was before," Black said, gripping the reins somewhat embarrassedly.

Bai Wuyan hesitated, then asked, "So what do you plan to do?"

Hei gazed wistfully at the valley path that met the horizon in the distance.

"What can I do? I'm desperate too..."

……

Chapter 218 The Lilac Prince

June has passed.

Xianyang, the Prime Minister's Residence.

Inside the study, after reviewing official documents, Lü Buwei was carefully perusing the newly revised edition of "Lüshi Chunqiu".

After a long while, he looked up at Li Si and said, "Have everyone in the household read this. Anyone who can offer suggestions for improvement will be rewarded with a hundred gold pieces."

Li Si replied respectfully, "Yes."

"Well, back off."

Lü Buwei waved his hand and gave the order.

If none of his many retainers could find fault with it, he would begin to promote the "Lüshi Chunqiu" in Xianyang.

Li Si glanced unintentionally at the person next to him wearing a black iron mask, who seemed to be a member of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven).

After Li Si left, Yan Ri said, "I have received news that Cao Ze will leave Handan during the war between Qin and Zhao."

Lü Buwei said calmly, "I only care about the result."

Although Cao Ze is now very famous, he is still just an ordinary citizen.

As the prime minister of Qin, he was the person with the most actual power among the seven states.

The fact that he knew Cao Ze and ordered his assassination was already a huge favor to Cao Ze.

Yan Ri seemed not to hear, "I know you have been in contact with Zhao Xiang Guo Kai, and I need his help."

After learning this news from Shao Siming of the Yin-Yang School, he made a plan.

If Cao Ze wants to participate in the war between Qin and Zhao, he will have to leave the city.

As long as he lays a trap, he will surely ensure that Cao Ze dies without a burial place.

However, this is contingent on Cao Ze not accompanying the army; otherwise, he would have no chance.

Lü Buwei frowned, "Guo Kai..."

Last time, in order to help Shen Leping successfully deal with the traitor Jing Ni of Luo Wang in Handan, Guo Kai had already given him a thousand gold pieces.

Although there was also an element of testing Guo Kai, who had just become the prime minister of Zhao.

"I am aware of this matter."

After a moment of contemplation, Lü Buwei spoke.

He suddenly remembered the intelligence gathered by Luo Wang: ever since Guo Kai became Zhao Xiang, he had been secretly building momentum for Zhao Qian.

This is something we can take advantage of.

Yan Ri turned and left immediately. Since Lü Buwei had agreed, he would definitely do his best.

……

Handan, Feixue Pavilion.

Cao Ze is making an ancient version of ice cream.

After the Lesser Heat and with the Greater Heat approaching, during the hottest days of summer, Cao Ze could no longer resist the urge to make some ice cream.

Since we have the Snow Woman, who's like an ice maker, we might as well just get started.

The Snow Woman brought over a jar of cheese that had been fermented for two or three days, while Li Ji brought over a jar of honey.

Thanks to the beautiful boss's love of baking, he also has some experience in making ice cream.

Cao Ze added a little salt to the cheese and slowly began to add honey, gradually making it into a crisp.

Once the cheese has turned into a soft, almost melting pastry, it is quickly dripped onto a delicate porcelain plate, drop by drop.

"Yuki-onna, unleash the cold air!"

The Snow Woman stretched out her slender, fair hand, and placed a finger on the edge of the porcelain plate. The temperature around the plate plummeted to below zero, and wisps of cold mist rose from it.

After a cup of tea, the pastry on the porcelain plate gradually formed a 'mountain' shape.

Influenced by his beautiful boss, Cao Ze casually used some fruit juice as dye to color the ice cream and decorated it with tree and red flower shapes made of food.

Against the backdrop of pure white snow, the interplay of red and green sparkled with wonder in the eyes of Li Ji and the Snow Maiden.

Liji's eyes lingered on the ice cream for a moment before she hesitated and said, "Maybe... we shouldn't eat it..."

The Snow Woman nodded in deep agreement.

Ya Fei walked in at the right moment and saw a small iceberg on the table. Her beautiful eyes showed surprise. "This is the ice cream you were talking about?"

Within two or three days, Xue'er told her that Cao Ze was planning to make some kind of ice cream that resembled cheese, had a soft texture, and was icy cold, making it perfect for cooling off in the summer.

As if by magic, Cao Ze produced a small knife and, under the somewhat regretful gazes of Li Ji and Xue Nu, quickly divided the ice cream into four large portions.

"Try them all."

After Cao Ze finished speaking, he happily scooped up a spoonful and ate it.

Cool to the bone, feeling soaring!

Cool!

If the Snow Woman lives in the house permanently, wouldn't we be able to eat ice cream every day?

Hmm, I'll let the Snow Maiden and the others try his old-fashioned popsicles later.

"Delicious!"

Li Ji couldn't help but let out a joyful cry.

The snow woman narrowed her large, azure eyes, her pretty face filled with a look of enjoyment.

It's soft and smooth on the palate, cool and refreshing, and sweet to the heart.

Ya Fei couldn't help but eat a few more bites, and before she knew it, she had finished eating. She glanced at the plates of Mei Mu Xue Nu, Li Ji, and Cao Ze.

Yes, what belongs to the students belongs to the teachers.

Ya Fei subtly reached for Xue Nu's porcelain plate, but Xue Nu dodged it with a turn of her head.

"How did you do that?"

The snow woman was just too curious.

Ya Fei, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, retracted the 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw' and casually remarked, "This shouldn't be too difficult to do, right?"

She happens to be cultivating cold-attribute internal energy. If she learns it, wouldn't she be able to eat it every day?

Cao Ze thought to himself, "This involves knowledge of microorganisms in biology..."

He explained the principle simply.

"Microorganisms? Sterilization? Fermentation?"

Ya Fei, Xue Nu, and Li Ji were immediately stunned.

Cao Ze shrugged and laughed, "Never mind how it was done, just follow the steps."

Scientific development is not achieved overnight; it requires extensive experimental verification, related theoretical explanations, and, more importantly, the formation of a consensus among the majority of people.

While Cao Ze was explaining the techniques to the three women in a simple and easy-to-understand way, at Guo Kai's Prime Minister's residence, an ordinary man in plain clothes handed a letter to Guo Kai's gatekeeper and then left.

The gatekeeper noticed the spiderweb pattern on the envelope, put it away without making a sound, and quickly walked towards the inner palace.

Soon, Guo Kai saw the letter that Lü Buwei had sent him.

He slowly read through Lü Buwei's letter, which was mostly filled with polite words.

“Cao Ze…”

Guo Kai grinned, revealing a mouth that resembled a large-mouthed monkey.

It's like someone brings you a pillow when you're sleepy.

He also wanted to get rid of Cao Ze.

Now Zhao Qian is acting increasingly strangely. Whenever Cao Ze and the courtesan have an affair, he finds Zhao Qian to be in great pain, yet also unusually excited.

The resentment and gnashing of teeth that once filled Cao Ze with hatred for his secret affair with his mother, and the look of wanting to devour Cao Ze's flesh and blood, were completely gone.

Several imperial physicians were consulted, and they all said that Zhao Qian's body was perfectly normal, with no signs of poisoning or being infected by Gu.