Chapter 262 Put it back (ask for monthly ticket)
Ying Zheng laughed grimly, "Since he has put so much thought into preparing such a generous gift for me, I should return the favor."
He picked up the map, looked at the spy with contempt, and said, "Put this thing back."
The harmonious relationship between Zhao Yuanxi and Ying Zheng these days almost made her forget that Ying Zheng was a vengeful person. Prince Dan wanted to kill him, and now he must want him to pay with his life.
"You want to take advantage of my trick?"
"That's a good reason to send troops. Since Yan State doesn't want to surrender, I will beat them to their knees before they surrender."
In fact, Ying Zheng's next target was not Yan State, but Wei State, which was already half-surrounded by Qin State. But now Yan State was in his hands. If he did not take this opportunity to mobilize troops, he would have let Ji Dan down.
Zhao Yuanxi stood up, took the map back, and took out the dagger hidden inside. He said helplessly, "Take advantage of someone's strategy and you won't be putting yourself in danger for nothing. This dagger is poisoned."
"Come, fetch another dagger similar to this one."
It would take a while to identify the poison and prepare an antidote, but it would be very easy to imitate a dagger like this.
This thing was hidden in the map. It was impossible for Jing Ke to check it frequently after arriving in Qin State, so he naturally could not find out that the things inside had been replaced.
After repacking the things, Zhao Yuanxi asked again, "Do you want me to accompany you to meet this Jing Ke?"
He said he was accompanying Ying Zheng, but in fact, Zhao Yuanxi just wanted to watch the fun. He wondered if Ying Zheng would be chased by Jing Ke in the hall again this time.
Ying Zheng's eyes flickered as he glanced at the exchanged dagger. "Swords have no eyes. You don't have to risk it yourself."
"Qin law stipulates that ministers may not carry weapons in the palace. Those of you who carry weapons can only wait outside the palace until summoned. While you can ambush soldiers around the palace, it's not easy to hide in front of it. It's safer to have me by your side."
If there were two generals standing in front of the King of Qin, Jing Ke would certainly be alert, but the way she looked sitting beside them would only make people certain that the King of Qin was completely defenseless.
Not to mention her sitting there, even if she had a big knife on her, no one would take it seriously.
After much persuasion from Zhao Yuanxi, Ying Zheng finally agreed. After the two of them made three agreements, Ying Zheng agreed to let Zhao Yuanxi go with him.
Jing Ke and his entourage stayed in the guesthouse.
After waking up the next day, Jing Ke instinctively sensed something was wrong around him. When they arrived at this place yesterday, there didn't seem to be so many guards around.
A sense of uneasiness rose in his heart.
Qin Wuyang yawned as he pushed the door open and saw Jing Ke looking off into the distance. Just then, a group of dancers walked in. He raised his eyebrows slightly, "What are you looking at? Are you attracted to any of the beauties here? I'm warning you, we're here for serious business, not for pleasure."
As a brave man from Yan, the prince gave Jing Ke gold to entertain him with frog throwing, killed his favorite horse, took out its heart and liver for Jing Ke to cook and eat, and even cut off Jing Ke's hands and presented them to him when he just praised the hands of the woman playing the piano. It is unknown what ability he had to be treated so well by the prince.
Qin Wuyang prided himself on being as brave as him, so he naturally disagreed with him. Seeing that he was now eyeing the beauties in Qin, he couldn't help but ridicule him.
Jing Ke came back to his senses and frowned at him. "When did I ever say I wanted to have fun here? This is Qin territory. You and I must be careful with our words and actions. We must not let the Qin people hear this."
"Is there any need for you to teach me a lesson?" Qin Wuyang sneered.
Seeing his expression, Jing Ke knew that he didn't take his words to heart at all. He reminded him coldly, "Haven't you noticed that the guards around us have increased?"
Qin Wuyang then noticed someone was staring at them. Cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead. He felt uneasy and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that the King of Qin has doubts about us?"
If the King of Qin really had doubts about them, their assassination attempt would certainly fail.
Although Qin Wuyang came here with the determination to die, he did not intend to die at the hands of Qin soldiers without even seeing the King of Qin. He wanted to become the world's number one assassin, not come here to die on purpose.
Jing Ke had no idea what was going on, so he could only send people out to gather information.
The bribed favorite of the King of Qin, Meng Jia, revealed that the King of Qin would welcome them with the ceremony of nine guests, and only then did he feel relieved.
The Nine Guests Ceremony is the highest diplomatic reception etiquette, mainly used to receive the most distinguished foreign envoys or hold national ceremonies. If the King of Qin had been wary of him, he would not have used this etiquette to meet them.
A few days later, the carriage heading to Xianyang Palace stopped at the door of the inn where Jing Ke was staying. All the weapons on them were removed, leaving only the head of Fan Yuqi in his hand and the box containing the map of Qin Wuyang.
He sat in the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
Qin Wuyang was feeling restless. Listening to the creaking sound of the wheels rolling on the ground, his heart became more and more confused. The closer he got to the Xianyang Palace, the faster his heartbeat became.
The carriage stopped at the palace gate.
The palace servant reminded, "You two envoys, you will have to walk the rest of the way on your own."
Jing Ke nodded slightly, "Thank you."
Qin Wuyang followed behind him. When he got off the car, he looked at the black Xuanniao flags all around him. The word "Qin" on them made his legs go weak and he almost fell to the ground.
Jing Ke quickly caught him and prevented the box containing the map from falling to the ground. He smiled and warned, "Be careful! If you drop this gift to the King of Qin, it will affect the important affairs of both Qin and Yan."
Qin Wuyang stood up straight and held the box in his hands tighter, but his hands couldn't stop shaking.
He, they really came in!
He passed through heavy guards, the cold light of axes, spears and halberds reflected on their faces. He passed through one gate after another, the voices of the ministers passing messages to each other were endless in his ears. After stepping through the last palace door, Jing Ke finally saw the monarch of Qin. Although he could not see his face clearly, his aura was extremely terrifying.
On both sides stood Qin officials, a mass of black, which made people feel intimidated.
Jing Ke calmed himself down and walked straight forward, every step feeling like he was walking on a rope on a cliff.
The doubtful voices around him made him stop and look back, only to see Qin Wuyang lying on the ground, shaking uncontrollably with a look of fear on his face, and he refused to move forward.
Jing Ke's heart tightened. He calmly took the box from Qin Wuyang's hand and apologized profusely to the King of Qin, who was sitting at the top of the table. "He comes from a remote place and has never seen the world, so he is afraid. I beg the King to forgive him and allow him to continue to present the map to the King."
Zhao Yuanxi sat next to Ying Zheng and felt a chill coming out of his body, which showed that he was really angry.
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