I really didn't want to burn it.

"Mash, don't slander me! Although I'm a leg fetishist, I'm not interested in young girls at all!"

Li Ang moved the shield aside with his fingers and placed his hand on Xu Fu's forehead.

Mashu stood there watching, preventing Leon from placing his hands where he shouldn't when she wasn't looking.

Ritsuka did the same, but she was more curious about what Li Ang was doing.

"That's it, I understand."

Li Ang nodded slightly and stood up.

"Understand what?"

"Why does this guy harbor such a deep resentment towards Ying Zheng?"

Li Ang recounted the memories he had gleaned from Xu Fu's mind.

As is widely believed, Xu Fu led young boys and girls eastward to search for the elixir of immortality.

Li Ang didn't know the true historical facts, but he had never met Xu Fu in this world.

However, in the Type-Moon universe, Qin Shi Huang played a trick when sending Xu Fu eastward.

Ying Zheng was afraid that Xu Fu might find the elixir of immortality and then keep it for himself.

Since the emperor was far away, Xu Fu would have been unaware that he had consumed the elixir of immortality.

So he made Xu Fu swear on the mountains and rivers of Qin that he would definitely deliver the elixir of immortality to him.

Ying Zheng made Xu Fu swear an oath, never considering what would happen if Xu Fu couldn't find the elixir of immortality.

After all, the Qin Dynasty in the Type-Moon universe is half a fantasy world, and Ying Zheng there firmly believed that there must be an elixir of immortality.

Then Xu Fu was tricked by this oath.

Because so much time had passed, Li Ang didn't know whether Xu Fu had never intended to find the elixir of immortality from the beginning, or whether he simply couldn't find it.

In any case, the result was that after Ying Zheng's death, Xu Fu was no longer able to fulfill his vow.

But Xu Fu had no choice but to fulfill the oath he had made.

Thus, Xu Fu could only reincarnate repeatedly to search for the elixir of immortality for the long-dead First Emperor.

Unless the rivers of the Celestial Empire dry up and the mountains and rivers are leveled, Xu Fu will forever carry the burden of his vow in the cycle of reincarnation.

Those who sought immortality are long dead, while those who searched for eternal life have somehow been reborn.

But Xu Fu was not happy about this. On the contrary, the endless cycle of reincarnation drove him insane.

Ultimately, Xu Fu himself was just a human being, and his soul simply could not withstand so many reincarnations.

Just look at that old insect; in just 500 years, it turned a handsome, sunny guy into a ghost.

Xu Fu's reincarnation has lasted for over a thousand years, several times longer than that of the old insect.

Seeing Xu Fu's miserable state, Li Ang couldn't help but feel extremely lucky.

Fortunately, the system fixed his soul at age 20 to ensure its purity.

The mere thought of potentially turning into Xu Fu sent a shiver down Li Ang's spine.

What happened next was quite simple. Xu Fu, whose value had been reduced to almost zero, finally figured out a way to break the curse after learning about the Holy Grail.

He crafted the Holy Grail into an elixir of immortality and offered it to Ying Zheng in order to break his own curse of eternal life.

If Xu Fu's plan had only gone this far, it wouldn't have been so bad.

However, in order to resolve his thousand-year-old grudge against Ying Zheng, Xu Fu planned to kill Ying Zheng in front of the elixir of immortality.

It was a wicked plan, but unexpectedly, the other side turned out to be a cheater who was also using cheats.

"A thousand-year-old obsession...that's really terrifying."

Ritsuka looked at Xu Fu with sympathy.

“It is indeed terrifying.” Li Ang nodded in agreement. “I never expected that, apart from the Heavenly Child Granny, a new Grand Slam winner would emerge.”

"what?"

"Have you ever heard the saying? In the martial arts world, the people you should never mess with are the old, the children, and the women."

Li Ang poked Xu Fu with his finger.

"I originally thought that no one but the Heavenly Child Granny could collect all three buffs, but now there's another one. Isn't that terrifying?"

"..."

"..."

【…】

The Grand Preceptor's words were so absurd that Ritsuka, Mashu, and the system were momentarily speechless.

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PS1: Mimi-chan is really bad at classical Chinese, so let's just consider the first paragraph of this chapter as the incantation for the Mountain-Driving Whip's Noble Phantasm. ORZ

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PS2: The inspiration for the character "Zheng Gege" (the author) to summon people comes from Zeta's Gamma Future form, which is said to be able to summon legendary immortals and their magical artifacts from Chinese history. ╮(╯▽╰)╭:

Chapter 30 Damn! Ah Zheng, are you serious?

The eerie silence in the cave was eventually broken by Romani's communication.

"Fujimaru, how's the situation here? Did something unexpected happen?"

Since he had not received a reply, Romani couldn't help but ask.

“It’s nothing, Doctor,” Ritsuka quickly replied. “We have already defeated Cast Xu Fu.”

"That's good. Next, all you need to do is defeat the remaining Servants and retrieve the Holy Grail."

Ritsuka nodded happily: "I understand. This way, the singularity will be fixed, right?"

"You do it this way first."

Romani did not answer the question directly.

Repairing the singularity requires two steps: first, defeating the anomaly, and second, retrieving the Holy Grail.

"I wonder if that imperial advisor will cooperate obediently..."

Romani sipped his coffee, his brow furrowed as he stared at the screen.

If any of the imperial advisors refuses to cooperate, things will become complicated again.

"It's just like an RPG game, with one quest after another. Can't you just stop halfway through and suddenly tell me that I've already completed the game?"

Romani secretly prayed to her idol, Magic☆Merry.

As for why he didn't pray to God...

He, Romani, is now a stay-at-home guy who likes to slack off, and he has to do things that fit his persona.

It's not because Miss Magical☆Merry is a talented person or has a nice way of speaking.

However, Romani was unaware that the biggest obstacle to clearing this singularity was not Li Guoshi, but another major boss.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing!"

Upon hearing Ritsuka's sudden anxious voice, Romani quickly put his coffee aside.

"Fujimaru! What happened?"

"That... His Majesty the First Emperor..."

Mashu stared wide-eyed at Ying Zheng in the distance.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?!"

Ying Zheng held the Holy Grail in both hands, gazing at the glittering golden chalice with a look of delight.

"I am the Emperor of Great Qin! I shall live as long as the heavens!"

Ying Zheng said calmly.

"But...didn't you promise me..."

"I said I would assist you in protecting humanity, but I didn't say in what way."

"what?!"

Ritsuka never expected to hear this answer.

"Actually, I'm not entirely lying. At first, I did intend to help you correct the ways of humanity. But now, I've come up with a better way."

"Is immortality possible with the Holy Grail?"

Li Ang provided the answer for Ying Zheng.

“That’s right. Poor Xu Fu, if she had obediently offered the Holy Grail to me, she wouldn’t have had to suffer.”

"Ying Zheng, do you remember what I told you before? There's nothing more foolish than pursuing immortality. Didn't you yourself willingly give up on this illusory and laughable wish?"

""

“That was because I was deceived by you, Li Ang.”

Ying Zheng spoke in a questioning tone.

"I have never given up, I just couldn't achieve it. And now..."

Ying Zheng displayed the Holy Grail in his hand.

"I am granted immortality, so why shouldn't I accept it?"

[Host, are you sure he's acting?]

"hehe."

Li Ang chuckled coldly twice, but it was unclear what he was laughing at.

"Your Majesty, you should know..."

Ritsuka tried to continue persuading Ying Zheng.

"Ritsuka, your vision is too narrow."

Ying Zheng shook his head slightly.

"Your people are destined for destruction; the problem lies within yourselves."

"what?"

Ying Zheng opened his arms and began his speech.

"Humans are short-sighted. You will label yourselves with all sorts of tags and then exclude, fight, and even eliminate those who are not in your camp."

"It is precisely because of this internal strife that humanity is constantly at odds and suffers from severe internal friction."

"On the contrary, by uniting all of humanity, we can reduce internal friction and maximize the potential of humanity as a whole!"

Li Ang took a deep breath and asked tentatively, "So, what do you plan to do?"

"I no longer intend to be the emperor of the Qin Dynasty; I want to be the emperor of all mankind!"

Ying Zheng announced arrogantly.

"At that time, all of humanity will become one, and under my guidance, they will become the Earth, no, the leader of the universe!"

Ritsuka shook her head vigorously: "How many more people will die in this process?!"

"This is a very difficult road, but the sacrifice of a small number of people can ensure the sustainability of all mankind, so the sacrifice is worthwhile."

"As long as humanity can exist forever, then human reason will not be destroyed. Isn't that what you hope for?"

"This is not the way I hoped to save humanity."

"What do you understand? What's wrong with making humanity powerful? This planet has always been coveted by others. For the sake of humanity's justice, for the continuation of humanity, humanity must unite and possess overwhelming power. Therefore..."

Ying Zheng extended his hand to Li Ang.

"so?"