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

When Cao Ze saw that Nongyu was still with Madam Hu, he lost interest in having a breakup with Madam Hu, knowing he could never get her back.

Hmm, it would be even better if Nongyu were to accompany her.

Nongyu hesitated and said, "I'll go see the master off."

Madam Hu was about to stop her, but the words that came out were: "I will also see you off, sir. My daughter and I are deeply grateful for your great kindness."

"I am so grateful, I'll either repay you with my body or be your slave in my next life..." Cao Ze joked to himself.

"No, it's dangerous outside in Xinzheng, it's not safe for you and your daughter."

Cao Ze waved his hand. "Goodbye."

After saying that, he disappeared without giving the mother and daughter time to react.

His departure from Xinzheng this time, still harboring a desire to fish, inevitably involved some danger.

He didn't want to drag the mother and daughter into a fire pit; he just wanted them in bed.

Cao Ze's departure left Madam Hu and her daughter Nongyu feeling a pang of sadness, as if they had lost something precious.

……

Cao Ze is gone.

When this information was placed on Han Fei's desk, it truly surprised him.

"They left in such a hurry..."

Han Fei touched his nose, unsure whether Cao Ze was genuinely troubled or had noticed his subtle actions.

"Forget it, let's just ignore him."

Han Fei stretched his back and said to Zhang Liang, "Zifang, tell Consort Ya that I have agreed to her request. As long as we can defeat the Pingyang Heavy Armor Army, she can temporarily take command of the Nanyang army."

Zhang Liang hesitated for a moment, "Your Majesty, the army in Nanyang is practically one of the few remaining assets of the state. What if Princess Ya..."

Han Fei chuckled and said, "They look down on the paltry sums from Korea. Princess Yafei wouldn't do something like digging her own grave."

"Oh, by the way, after you arrive in Nanyang and inform Princess Yafei, you don't need to rush back. It would be good for you to train on the battlefield."

Zhang Liang sighed, and a look of composure appeared on his young face.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave."

Han Fei looked at the empty study, smiled bitterly, and drank a cup of wine.

Kuang Xiu is gone, Wei Zhuang is gone, Cao Ze is gone, and Zhang Liang is gone too...

It seems I'm about to become all alone.

"……elder brother."

A haggard and thin Honglian stood outside the study, calling softly.

"Uh..." Han Fei looked up and saw that it was his younger sister. He felt a pang of sadness for no reason.

He was going to send away his only biological sister, who was also born of the same mother, to Cao Ze, that prodigal son.

"Little sister, why don't you come in?"

Han Fei stood up and walked towards Hong Lian.

Honglian sighed softly, "Consort Hu has told me everything. I understand my brother's intentions. I will stay obediently in the palace and not go anywhere."

Han Fei felt both heartache and anger, secretly blaming Hu Meiren for being too talkative.

She only asked Hu Meiren to keep an eye on Honglian, but she wasn't allowed to say anything out of line.

"Well, your brother can't play with you anymore. Go find Hu Meiren to read a book."

Han Fei had no choice but to bring up Consort Hu again. There was no other way; the only person Honglian could talk to in the palace now was her stepmother.

Honglian nodded silently and left the study.

Han Fei turned to look at the ceiling of the study and sighed again.

Good heavens, I'm truly all alone now.

Lonely, lonely...

Han Fei inexplicably recalled Cao Ze's drunken imitation of a toad mocking him, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

He would rather be a wandering toad.

……

Almost simultaneously with Han Fei, the Marquis, who lived a dozen miles away from Xinzheng, also received the news of Cao Ze's departure.

The Marquis sat high on the ice stone throne in the main hall of Snowcloth Castle.

She rested her cheek on one hand and placed the other on the armrest, gently tapping its surface.

Yin Fu lowered his head, wondering if it was just his imagination, but the sound of the Marquis tapping the armrest sounded to him like jade breaking and ice shattering.

But he is a practitioner of the Bat Blood Technique, whose hearing is even more sensitive than that of a bat. How could he not distinguish between truth and falsehood?

Is this what makes a Grandmaster so terrifying?

Hidden Bat recalled the night before; the Marquis seemed to have made a breakthrough.

It was truly a world of ice and snow. Snowcloth Castle seemed to have arrived in the far north overnight, with bone-chilling cold. If he hadn't drunk the blood of more than a dozen people, he probably would have collapsed in Snowcloth Castle and frozen to death on the spot by the Marquis's breakthrough formation.

"Left Xinzheng?"

The Marquis's slender fingers, which were tapping, suddenly stopped, and a cruel smile appeared on her cold and beautiful face.

"Very well, this time I will make Cao Ze my servant, kneeling on the ground and licking my toes for the rest of his life!"

"As for Mingzhu..."

The Marquis said calmly, "The Bai family only has us, aunt and niece, left. Let her stay and bear children for our Bai family."

Although she was furious and resentful that Mingzhu had tricked her, she thought that Mingzhu had at least rescued her from the brothel, and that the Bai family had been wiped out by Ji Wuye, leaving almost no descendants. So she suppressed the thought of killing him as soon as possible.

Of course, she didn't know that the madam who trained the slaves was actually Mingzhu in disguise, and she still thought that she had really been saved by Madam Mingzhu.

Otherwise, the Marquis would rather the Bai family line end and give birth herself than let Lady Mingzhu die.

"Yes."

The hidden bat knelt on one knee, its head bowed in response.

……

Tianze sat on the boulder.

He was currently standing on none other than the collapsed Xuannv Peak.

If Cao Ze were here, he would be surprised that Tian Ze no longer had the snake-man face he saw in Xinzheng, but had regained his human form. Moreover, compared to his previous eerie appearance covered in runes, he now appeared somewhat handsome.

He glanced at the Corpse-Driving Demon, his snake-like eyes filled with indifference.

After being teleported out of Feng Hou Tomb, he was unexpectedly transported to a small pool of blood.

The blood pool was filled with rich energy, which directly cleansed his marrow and bones, and activated the dragon-snake bloodline within him.

It was then that he learned that his ancestors truly had the blood of dragons and snakes.

His ability to teleport to that blood pool must have been left by his ancestors for future generations.

Otherwise, he would only be a snake-man who is neither human nor ghost.

Instead of what we have now, where activating one's bloodline not only grants the power to kill a grandmaster, but also allows for complete control over it.

The Corpse-Driving Demon shook the Soul-Shaking Bell, and a zombie roared more than a dozen times, like Tarzan or a monkey in heat, with a very rhythmic sound.

Tianze and Baiduwang couldn't understand the zombies' nonsense.

"Any news?"

Tianze focused his mind and asked the question.

He cared a lot about Cao Ze.

Not only to avenge their previous humiliation, but also for the ultimate treasure that Cao Ze might obtain in Feng Hou Tomb.

Even our ancestors couldn't obtain such a precious treasure. Just think of the horror of Feng Hou's Tomb, and you'll know how incredible this treasure is without needing to say more.

Even a small pool of blood gave him the confidence to fight against a grandmaster. If he could obtain the core treasure of Feng Hou's Tomb, and if it could allow him to enter the legendary realm of celestial beings, he would be able to rival a nation single-handedly.

He wants to restore his kingdom, and it will happen in no time!

The Corpse-Driving Demon respectfully said, "Master, Cao Ze has left Xinzheng, and we have located his position."

He dared not be disrespectful now; Tianze was too powerful, so powerful that he dared not even entertain the thought of siding with Caoze.

……

Xinzhengwai

Cao Ze set off with Jing Ni and Madam Mingzhu by his side.

As for Li Si, knowing that Cao Ze wanted to go fishing, he decisively parted ways with Cao Ze. How could a weakling like him withstand the attack of a group of martial arts masters?

Cao Ze and his two companions walked and stopped frequently, as if on a leisurely stroll.

Even Cao Ze did not expect that he would bring the Queen of Korea with him when he returned.

One can only say that life is unpredictable.

Who would have thought that a queen would give up her privileged life and instead want to be his dog?

She probably likes his size.

Cao Ze and Madam Mingzhu were flirting and taking liberties with each other when Jing Ni suddenly said from the side, "Someone is following us."

Cao Ze was secretly rubbing Madam Mingzhu's large hand, then quietly pulled it out.

"Have you figured out who it is?"

Jingni shook her head slightly, "They seem unfamiliar, and they're quite far away, so I can't tell who they are."

Cao Ze laughed and said, "Tianze has two subordinates: the King of Poisons and the Corpse-Driving Demon."

"Since you can't tell who it is, it's probably a zombie controlled by a corpse-driving demon."

That's right, the main reason he came out of Xinzheng so casually was to lure Tianze into showing his face.