The Deepest Affection in Qin's Time

To prevent the Qin state from getting moving quickly, and to prevent Ying Zheng from consolidating royal power so quickly.

The goal is to let Lü Buwei and Ying Zheng engage in a love-hate relationship for several more years.

Give him time to develop stealthily.

The key to this is Zhao Ji.

Especially Zhao Ji.

I've heard this woman is incredibly beautiful, and just as love-struck as Yan Fei. I'll have to figure out a way to get her, or maybe I should do it myself. If I could just run away with her and elope with Zheng Ge's mother, wouldn't everything be perfect...?

Cough cough, Cao Yuan almost wanted to slap himself on the spot for thinking about someone else's mother at a time like this.

That was the First Emperor's mother, a legendary emperor of all time!

hiss~

Thinking about it that way, it seems even more exciting...

Chapter 80, ah, it's the breath of freedom, the taste of the sea~

"Rumble..."

Lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Inside the Misty Rain Pavilion, Han Fei said quietly, "What right do I have to gamble with the future of Korea?"

Cao Yuan laughed, and said casually, "Then, Brother Han, who do you think is qualified to gamble with the future of Han? Your father? Or Nightfall? Or me?"

Han Fei seemed not to hear, looking into Cao Yuan's eyes as if asking a question, or perhaps talking to himself.

"Brother Cao, what... do you want from Korea? A prime minister? A general? I think neither... What is your true purpose..."

Cao Yuan's smile faded. Looking at the torrential rain outside, he said in a deep voice, "The course of Heaven is constant; it does not exist for Yao, nor does it perish for Jie. I will help Brother Han, and Brother Han will help me. I want ninety-nine percent of the Seven Kingdoms!"

Han Fei stared at Cao Yuan in astonishment, momentarily having a strange feeling.

It was as if Cao Yuan wanted to become the King of Han, no, he wanted to become the King of the whole world!

But how could Cao Yuan, who was not born into royalty or high office and had no noble lineage, possibly have accomplished that...?

Han Fei said in a low voice, "Brother Cao wants to gamble, and Han Fei is willing to play along to the end."

"But no matter what you gamble on, no matter what you use to gamble, you need qualifications, and we haven't obtained those qualifications yet."

"so……"

Cao Yuan continued, "So, the premise of everything is to eliminate the Nightfall, right?"

Han Fei looked at Cao Yuan's ambiguous smile and a hint of embarrassment flashed in his eyes.

“That’s right. If we can’t even get rid of the darkness, it proves that we are not qualified to sit at the table and participate in the gambling.”

Cao Yuan calmly replied, "Since Brother Han has said so, then I will help Brother Han join the table and participate in this betting game, how about it?"

Han Fei cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Cao. This wine is on me today."

The enemy of the enemy is the friend.

He didn't know what Cao Yuan's purpose was, but at least for now he was certain that Cao Yuan's goal was quite the same as his own: to eliminate Nightfall.

Therefore, he doesn't mind having another variable like Cao Yuan in South Korea.

Cao Yuan paused for a moment, then asked with a strange look, "Are you really going to invite me?"

A bad feeling flashed through Han Fei's mind.

"...Yes, it's on me."

Cao Yuan shrugged: "Alright then."

The rain didn't last all day; it stopped after half an hour.

"Guest, ten gold coins."

The portly shopkeeper had a kind smile on his face; he was always very hospitable to big spenders.

"What? Ten gold coins?"

"Yes, that's right. Our Yanyu Tower is the best restaurant in Daliang, and our guests eat and drink the best food in the restaurant, so it's naturally more expensive."

Han Fei's smile froze for a moment; no wonder Cao Yuan had asked him another question earlier.

But the words had already been spoken and could not be taken back. Han Fei gritted his teeth, took out his money bag, and emptied it all out.

With a series of clanging sounds, several gold coins landed on the counter.

The portly shopkeeper counted, "Six gold coins, four are still short."

"This one……"

Han Fei scratched his head. When he left Xiaoshengxianzhuang, he took a full one hundred gold coins with him to travel to various countries, but now he only had six gold coins left.

"Brother Han, are you out of money?"

Cao Yuan asked with a smile, "How about I pay for the rest?"

As he spoke, Cao Yuan began to take out his money bag.

Han Fei felt even more embarrassed and wanted to run away on the spot.

That's incredibly embarrassing.

"No need, I already said it's my treat, how can I let Brother Cao pay?"

Han Fei stopped Cao Yuan from paying, gritted his teeth, and took off the necklace around his neck.

"Shopkeeper, is this necklace enough to settle the debt?"

The fat shopkeeper's small eyes lit up immediately. With his keen eye, he could tell at a glance that this item was quite valuable, worth at least several dozen gold coins.

"That's enough, that's more than enough!"

The chubby shopkeeper beamed with joy.

Cao Yuan looked at the exquisitely crafted necklace with sapphires on the counter, and it seemed vaguely familiar.

It seems the anime mentioned that this necklace was a gift from Honglian to Han Fei.

hiss~

My brother-in-law is so dishonest! He actually tried to use our family's things to pay off a debt. How outrageous!

"Ahem..." Cao Yuan said, "Brother Han, this necklace is priceless. It would be a real shame to pawn it. How about I pay for the wine first and leave it with me? I'll pay you back next time you treat me to a drink, how about that?"

Han Fei was taken aback, then thought for a moment and said, "Alright!"

He looked at Cao Yuan and suddenly found him much more agreeable; Brother Cao wasn't always trying to trick him.

Cao Yuan calmly tucked the necklace from the counter into his pocket.

"Brother Han, aren't you going back to Korea? Why don't we travel together?"

Han Fei smiled and said, "That is indeed my wish, but I dare not ask."

……

August arrived in the blink of an eye.

"Brother Han, how much longer do you intend to go?"

The mountains and forests are shady, and clear springs flow from time to time through the rocks, bringing a cool breeze.

Cao Yuan, driving a donkey cart loaded with beautiful women, greeted Han Fei, who was feeding a white horse and drinking wine, with a disgruntled expression.

The distance between Daliang in Wei and Xinzheng in Han is at most ten days.

As a result, Han Fei stayed in the State of Wei for more than a month under the pretext of sightseeing.

If that's the case, he can understand that Han Fei wanted to investigate the situation within the territory of Wei.

but!

We arrived in South Korea.

As it turned out, Han Fei was even more shameless.

Under the guise of showing him around Korean customs and culture, they ended up spending over a month taking him on a complete tour of South Korea.

His idea of ​​visiting Zilan Pavilion, one of the three sacred sites of Qin's Time, has almost been completely extinguished.

He strongly suspected that Han Fei did it on purpose, not wanting him to cheat on his sister.

Han Fei, riding on his white horse and feeding it wine, heard Cao Yuan's impatient voice and laughed, "Brother Cao, calm down, calm down. I have no choice."

He has been away from South Korea for many years, and most of the intelligence he knows comes from hearsay.

Especially since he's going to make a big splash this time, he naturally needs to travel all over South Korea to have a clear understanding of the situation.

“In such a small place as South Korea, it takes you more than a month to get there.”

Cao Yuan complained, "What's the point of investigating? Just go back to Xinzheng, drag Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei out, beat them up, give them a beating, and then take them in as dogs! That's it!"

This was indeed his true thought at the moment; he was really annoyed by Han Fei and didn't want to cause any more trouble.

"Sigh..." Han Fei sighed, "If it were really that easy, the Nightfall wouldn't have become a cancer in Korea."

Through his in-depth investigation over this period of time, he discovered that the forces involved in Nightfall were numerous and complex, extending to almost the entire South Korea, and even including the Korean royal family and his father...

Therefore, if he wants to break the deadlock, he must find a breakthrough, a faction willing to stand with him...

Cao Yuan said calmly, "One is a rising star in Korea, and the other is a great nobleman in Korea. If we are not careful in eliminating them, we will basically destroy half of Korea's strength. At that time, Zhao and Wei will be able to annex Korea without Qin's intervention."

Leaving aside Ji Wuye, the Bai family, to which Bai Yifei belongs, was one of the ten meritorious officials who helped the Han family establish the country.

Other meritorious officials either died, disappeared, or faded into obscurity.

As for why the Bai family has been able to continue to this day, it is undoubtedly related to the existence of the only female marquis in Korea.

She is also the mother of Bai Yifei, one of the Four Fiends of the Night.

He once fought against Bai Qi on the battlefield, and although he was defeated, it was enough to prove his ability.

To this day, no one knows why the Marquis retired so soon after King Han An ascended the throne many years ago.

Many people speculate that he is dead.