I really didn't want to burn it.

How can I please my godfather?

Xiang Yu was muscular, but not stupid.

He knew very well that whether he could get the job depended entirely on his godfather's decision.

Therefore, making Li Ang happy is Xiang Yu's most crucial task at present.

"Get to the palace gate early today so I can go and flatter my godfather beforehand."

After eating something simple to stave off hunger, Xiang Yu picked up his sword and walked to the entrance of his residence.

"Huh? Where's the carriage?"

Xiang Yu looked at the empty doorway with a puzzled expression.

I reminded the servants yesterday that I should leave early this morning, but where is the car?

Just as Xiang Yu was about to lose his temper, a servant quickly ran over and whispered, "Master, the Imperial Advisor has arrived."

Xiang Yu quickly looked in the direction his servant was pointing and saw a familiar carriage parked on the corner of the street.

The carriage faced the door, the curtain was lifted, and a man sat there.

When Xiang Yu came out, the other party waved to him.

Xiang Yu immediately rushed over to Li Ang's side.

"Father, what brings you here?" Xiang Yu asked in a low voice.

"I need to talk to you about something. We'll be attending the morning court session together today."

Li Ang gave Xiang Yu a disdainful look.

"Also, don't call me 'godfather,' why do you always do that?"

Xiang Yu quickly replied, "Yes, Godfather. I understand, Godfather."

Li Ang's lips twitched twice.

He always felt that it was a bit unlucky for Xiang Yu to call him "godfather," after all, Xiang Yu's child had historically caused the deaths of an uncle and a foster father.

For this reason, Li Ang had always wanted to change how Xiang Yu addressed him, but unfortunately, it had been to no avail over the years.

I am a time traveler, I shouldn't believe in such metaphysics and superstition.

After silently repeating the words twice to comfort himself, Li Ang stepped aside and let Xiang Yu get into his carriage.

Compared to Li Ang's dilemma, Xiang Yu himself was very happy.

Could it be that Father is planning to take me to the Xiongnu? Is he trying to give me a heads-up before the morning court session?

Xiang Yu, filled with anticipation for the upcoming conversation, eagerly boarded the carriage.

"Let's set off for the palace."

Li Ang signaled to the coachman to head towards the palace, then crossed his arms and leaned against the carriage wall.

The horse-drawn carriage creaked and groaned as it made its way through the streets of Xianyang in the early morning.

At this moment, all around was silent, except for the clattering of horses' hooves on the bluestone floor.

Xiang Yu sat obediently in the carriage, looking at Li Ang with excitement.

This scene might seem comical to outsiders, as Xiang Yu appears to be significantly older than Li Ang.

The two were more like brothers than father and son, with Xiang Yu being the elder brother.

However, there were persistent rumors among the upper echelons of Xianyang that the Imperial Preceptor had attained immortality, a claim that Xiang Yu himself strongly agreed with.

Unfortunately, every time he asked his godfather about the truth of cultivating immortality, he would only be scolded by Li Ang.

"Ayu, you must believe in science!"

Li Ang would always teach Xiang Yu this way.

Godfather, I once believed in science too.

However, in the entire Qin Dynasty, you, my adoptive father, are the most unscientific!

Looking at Li Ang's eternally 20-year-old face, Xiang Yu inwardly complained.

Chapter 4? What? This is actually the Absolute Warcraft Battlefront scenario?

"What are you looking at, kid?"

Seeing that Xiang Yu's gaze was fixed on him, Li Ang asked curiously.

"Hehe, godfather."

Xiang Yu rubbed his hands together, a "pure" smile on his face.

"Um... Godfather, am I included in this northern expedition?"

Li Ang shook his head helplessly at his own man's excited and reckless expression.

I don't know what went wrong with my parenting, but Xiang Yu ended up being such a simpleton.

All he could think about was fighting.

No, this isn't a problem with my parenting; it's absolutely Qin Shi Huang's fault!

Li Ang thought back carefully and realized that during Xiang Yu's childhood, he was on the front lines conquering the six states, while Xiang Yu was left in the palace to be raised by Ying Zheng.

His godson was definitely corrupted by Ying Zheng at that time.

Li Ang felt he had solved the case.

As for why Ying Zheng raised Xiang Yu to be a simpleton...

"I guess domineering CEOs all like goofy guys."

Li Ang commented as follows.

"Godfather, why are you looking at me like that?"

Xiang Yu felt uneasy under Li Ang's gaze.

"I have something to ask you."

Li Ang interlaced his fingers, rested his chin on his hand, and said, "Last night, a few assassins broke into my house and blew up my bedroom."

Xiang Yu was immediately taken aback.

"An assassin? Godfather, are you alright?"

Li Ang rolled his eyes. "Do I look like I have something on my mind?"

"How are those assassins?"

Xiang Yu asked, filled with righteous indignation.

"We caught one, but the rest escaped," Li Ang said nonchalantly.

"Could it be those selfish remnants of the six kingdoms again?! Sure enough, those scum deserve to go to hell!"

Xiang Yu slammed his hand on the carriage, causing the entire carriage to shake.

"Ah Yu, calm down," Li Ang cautioned. "Are you planning to dismantle the carriage and make us walk to court?"

"Godfather, I'm sorry."

Xiang Yu scratched his head and sat back down sheepishly.

Li Ang rubbed his temples and asked Xiang Yu the question he wanted to ask.

“This assassination attempt reminded me of something, so I came to ask you,” Li Ang said. “Ayu, have you had any strange visitors to your house recently?”

"No."

Xiang Yu shook his head.

Have you had any new maids, concubines, or dancers come to your household recently?

"No, we don't have that either."

Xiang Yu shook his head again.

Li Ang then asked, "Have you seen any girls like that recently?"

Then Li Ang uttered some words that Xiang Yu could not understand.

Things like wearing glasses or having pigtails.

Xiang Yu shook his head repeatedly, filling the carriage with an awkward atmosphere.

Having been Li Ang's godson for so many years, Xiang Yu was already used to Li Ang's messy problems.

Although his godfather was great and powerful, he always did some strange and unconventional things.

For example, he gave his maid strange names like "DD"; he liked to design strange clothes for his maid; and he often uttered strange words... and so on. Similar things accompanied Xiang Yu's childhood.

Therefore, Xiang Yu ignored why Li Ang was asking these strange questions and simply answered them accordingly.

But Xiang Yu, even in his simple-mindedness, sensed something was amiss when Li Ang focused so intently on inquiring about his own situation.

"Father, do you suspect the assassin is connected to my family?" Xiang Yu asked nervously. "Should I go home after court and investigate everyone in my family?"

"No need, that would only alert them. It's best to leave your house as it is."

Li Ang answered with his hands tucked in his pockets.

"Ok."

Xiang Yu immediately agreed.

Over the decades, obeying his adoptive father's orders had become a habit for Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu knew he wasn't quick-witted enough, so he gave up on using his brain long ago.

Listen to your godfather and follow him. If you go against your godfather, he will definitely not let you suffer.

Li Ang shook his head slightly and let out a soft chuckle.

"It seems I misunderstood. If she really wanted to get close to you, she wouldn't do it in her original form."

What Li Ang wanted to ask was simply whether a certain irritable old man had gotten close to his godson.

Unfortunately, their own mourning system was ineffective, and they lacked sources of intelligence.

Therefore, Li Ang could only try his luck with his godson.

If Lao Jie really comes looking for Xiang Yu, Li Ang might get information about Chaldea and the Singularity.

Unfortunately, Li Ang wasn't very lucky.

Judging from Xiang Yu's reply, Lao Jie did not come to find his godson.

It's possible that it's because their own Ayu is a living, breathing human, while that True Ancestor is only interested in artificial humans.

However, it cannot be ruled out that the other party is currently serving as a living popsicle in Chaldea, just like the other members of Group A.

After all, Leon knows almost nothing about the situation in Chaldea and can only guess based on his memories of the original text.

Of course, it's not impossible that the other party had actually infiltrated Xiang Yu's inner circle long ago.

If that's the case, then there's nothing Li Ang can do.

Lao Jie is a typical black-haired Chinese character, making it quite difficult to distinguish her from the Qin people.

Regardless of whether Lao Jie entered this space-time or not, or whether he got close to Xiang Yu, the other party did not intend to show himself in the short term.

"So, the only way to find out what's going on is through Mashu?"

Li Ang was in a dilemma.

He didn't know whether he should negotiate with Chaldea.

Because it would be difficult for Leon to prove to Chaldea that the timeline he traveled through had no connection to the history of the Type-Moon humans.

According to the system, the singularities that Chaldea detected were distortions in their own history.

Thus, the irreconcilable conflict between Leon and Chaldea arose.

Li Ang was very suspicious that if he explained the matter of spacetime fusion, Chaldea would interpret it as stalling for time.