"Alright!" Zhang Erhe interrupted him, "We're going to go all the way. We haven't even left Baiyue territory yet!"
The group smiled knowingly, then resumed their indignant expressions. Along the way, they encountered many Baiyue officials who tried to persuade them, but they were all turned away with various excuses.
"Don't you Baiyue people have something to hide? Then let His Majesty be the judge!"
"You did something shady yourself, and you expect us to pretend we didn't see it?"
"If it weren't for diplomatic relations, we would have exposed all your secrets long ago!"
The conversation escalated as the group chatted back and forth.
Before long, the news spread throughout the entire capital: the Qin delegation was going back to complain that the Baiyue had secretly set up defenses and harbored rebellious intentions!
Yi Yusong quickly received the news, a cold smile appearing on his lips: "Well done! Since they want to act, then I'll play along to the end!"
He said to the naval commander, "Send the order out; release all the necessary information. Let these Qin envoys experience the methods of the Baiyue!"
"Yes, sir!" The commander accepted the order and left.
Zhang Erhe led his men onto the boat, and looking at the Baiyue officials pacing anxiously on the shore, he chuckled to himself: This act has finally been put on well!
"Let's go!" he said, waving his hand.
Chu Ping and the others were still shouting on deck, "Yi Yusong, you just wait! This isn't over!"
"Exactly!" Wang Pen shouted, "You'll be in big trouble when His Majesty finds out what you've been up to!"
The fleet slowly sailed away from the port.
The Baiyue officials on the shore looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
"Quickly, report to the King!" someone urged. "The departure of the Qin delegation is likely to cause great chaos..."
Yi Yusong stood on a high point in the palace, watching the departing ship, a strange smile appearing on his face.
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