The secluded courtyard where Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji lived.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The urgent and loud alarm bell rang throughout the entire city of Handan.

Ying Zheng, who had been crying for a long time and had just fallen asleep, was startled by the urgent sound of an alarm bell.

He opened his sleepy eyes and asked Zhao Ji in surprise and doubt:

"Mother, what's going on outside?"

At this moment, Zhao Ji was filled with surprise and disbelief, and was in a state of deep shock.

It should be noted that Zhao Ji grew up in Handan City and this was the first time she had encountered such a situation.

The alarm bell rang nine times.

This is the highest level of alert in Handan City!

When the alarm bells ring nine times, the entire city will be placed under martial law, and no unauthorized personnel are allowed to leave the city!

Otherwise, kill without mercy!

As a native of Handan, Zhao Ji knew that this would only happen when Handan was truly facing a life-or-death crisis!

But didn't the battle just end today?

How could the alarm bell suddenly ring nine times in a row?

What exactly happened outside?

Could it be that the Qin army has suddenly received powerful reinforcements and launched a surprise attack on Handan, about to breach the city?

A possibility came to Zhao Ji's mind.

Zhao Ji was very much looking forward to this possibility.

She understood that if the Qin army could capture Handan, she would be able to escape danger and reunite with Ying Yiren.

Therefore, although Zhao Ji was from Handan, she was now eagerly hoping that the Qin army would conquer Handan!

...

Just as she was waiting, Zhao Ji heard Ying Zheng's question.

Seeing a glimmer of hope to escape danger, Zhao Ji's mood improved somewhat.

She spoke gently to Ying Zheng:

"Zheng'er, don't be afraid. This bell tolls because the Qin army is about to break through Handan. Once Handan falls, we can leave here and reunite with your father!"

Zhao Ji had just finished speaking.

Then a sound, like a thunderclap, exploded in the courtyard.

"Ying Zheng, I've come to take you back!"

Upon hearing this voice, Zhao Ji was first taken aback, then her face lit up with joy.

Is someone coming to pick up Ying Zheng?

Sure enough, the bell just now rang because the Qin army had arrived with strong reinforcements, and the city of Handan was about to be captured!

Now, the Zhao army is struggling to cope, and powerful Qin warriors have bypassed the Zhao army and come directly to their rescue!

Very good!

Ying Yiren was not a heartless person after all; he had not forgotten the mother and son!

In Zhao Ji's view, it must have been Ying Yiren who sent people to rescue Ying Zheng and her!

She was pleasantly surprised.

Ying Zheng suddenly heard someone call his name and blinked in surprise:

"Mother, why is someone calling me?"

"He said he wanted to take the child back... Could it be that Father sent someone to pick us up?"

Zhao Ji nodded vigorously and said:

"That's right, it was your father who sent people to pick us up!"

...

Yin Zicheng was keeping a close eye on the movements of Bai Qi, Ying Zheng, and Zhao Ji.

He sat leisurely in the Hongmeng Dojo, enjoying various delicacies from all the heavens and myriad worlds, while watching the situations of Bai Qi and Ying Zheng as if he were watching a TV series.

Seeing Bai Qi arrogantly and swagger into Handan City, Yin Zicheng nodded with satisfaction.

His disciples should have this kind of demeanor.

There's no need to even consider the mere city of Handan a threat!

As they watched, Bai Qi arrived at the courtyard where Ying Zheng was.

Inside the room, Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng mistakenly believed that Ying Yiren had sent someone to rescue them.

Yin Zicheng gently shook his head:

"They really overestimate Ying Yiren..."

"After that guy returned to Qin, he was so happy that he forgot all about Zhao Ji and her son."

"If history had followed its normal course, Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji would have had to wait a full six years to end their days of fear in Handan and head to the Qin state..."

"Ying Yiren knew perfectly well how much the people of Handan hated Qin, and how dangerous it was for Ying Zheng and his mother, yet he still had the heart to leave them here for a full six years... He and Ying Ji are no good people either!"

Yin Zicheng thought about what Yin Zicheng had done and felt disgusted by it.

...

Under Yin Zicheng's gaze.

Bai Qi landed in the courtyard where Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji were, and strode into the room.

Seeing Bai Qi dressed in Qin attire, exuding an imposing presence, with a blood-stained sword at his waist, and possessing an extraordinary aura, Zhao Ji exclaimed with delight:

"General, did the Otherworlder send you to rescue us?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi smiled and said:

"Ying Yiren? Even Ying Ji couldn't command me, let alone Ying Yiren?"

"I have come to rescue Ying Zheng on the orders of the Holy Ancestor Master."

Bai Qi's answer startled Zhao Ji.

Having spent several years with Ying Yiren, she naturally knew who Ying Ji was.

That was the King of Qin who ruled the Qin state for fifty years!

Who is Bai Qi that dares to address the King of Qin by his name so directly, showing such disrespect to the King of Qin?

Who is this Holy Ancestor Master he mentioned? Why was he sent to pick up Ying Zheng?

...

Zhao Ji was shocked and filled with confusion.

Originally, she was overjoyed, thinking that she was about to escape danger and reunite with Ying Yiren.

Upon hearing Bai Qi's words, Zhao Ji immediately became wary.

She looked at Bai Qi with surprise and suspicion:

"Who are you? How dare you be so disrespectful to the King of Qin!"

Beside him, Ying Zheng was filled with question marks.

Didn't Mother say that Father sent people to rescue them?

Why do these people say they weren't sent by Father?

What exactly happened?

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