Chapter 212: Xihai Ao Cunxin faced Ying Zheng’s...
Facing Ying Zheng's eyes filled with a desire for immortality, the related comments and comments she had seen in her previous life flooded Fu Li's mind.
——He still longs for immortality!
——The trigger keyword is yes!
——Didn’t Qin Shi Huang just want an elixir of immortality? Give it to him, give it to him!
——Tang Monk, I advise you to be more sensible and walk into Zheng Ge’s mouth yourself!
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In reality, she nodded and gave the future Qin Shi Huang an affirmative answer: "Yes."
—Haha, netizens, I'm here to make your dreams come true! Suddenly, I feel like my life is complete.
Ying Zheng's eyes instantly lit up. He had never doubted Fu Li's words, but now he couldn't help but ask, "Are you serious?"
——Eternal life, that is eternal life!
Fu Li nodded again: "Seriously."
Ying Zheng took a deep breath and tried to calm the excitement that was making his whole body restless.
He understood one thing: there is no free lunch in the world.
Mortals who want to live forever must pay a price. So, what is the price?
If you want Daqin...
No, he couldn't accept that price. His desire for immortality was to lead the Qin Dynasty to unify the world, establish a vast territory, and bring eternal peace to the people of that territory.
If he had to exchange the Great Qin for immortality, he would never accept it!
As Ying Zheng grew older, his cunning became more and more profound. Fu Li had not seen his expression so unpredictable for a long time.
She watched in awe for a long time, until Ying Zheng calmed down and asked, "Teacher, if Zheng wants to achieve immortality, what price must he pay?"
Fu Li suddenly wanted to tease him.
"It's no longer like the ancient times where simply breathing in air could prolong one's life. The quality of spiritual energy between heaven and earth has declined, not only has the speed of cultivation slowed down, but the tribulations and difficulties faced on the path of cultivation have also increased.
You are the emperor of the world, and governing the empire is your duty. Although you haven't yet taken charge of the government, you should be aware of the amount of government you will have to handle every day. If you practice step by step, you simply won't have the time."
As she spoke, Ying Zheng's heart began to lift little by little, and he asked unwillingly: "Do you want me to give up the throne?"
Then what’s the point of such longevity?
Nezha suddenly looked at him deeply and sighed in his heart: They look so alike!
That was the memory from the Lingzhuzi era. The Ying Zheng in front of him and the Fu Li back then could not be said to be exactly the same, but they were not much different.
Both of them are ambitious people. As long as they are given the opportunity to access power, they will do their best to get more.
Most importantly, while they seize power, they are also willing to pay an equal price - doing their best to make the lives of those who live under their power better.
Neither the master nor the disciple knew what he was feeling in his heart, but looking at Ying Zheng in front of him, Fu Li felt a sense of déjà vu.
——It feels like I’m looking in a mirror.
"There's no need to give up the throne."
Just as Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, Fu Li asked again, "What if it requires a lot of labor and money to collect rare treasures?"
Just like the lie about the elixir made up by Xu Fu in history.
The young Ying Zheng hesitated for a long time and asked, "To what extent will this cost the people money and resources? Will it affect the rule of the Qin Dynasty?"
After hearing this, Fu Li was sure that if the elderly Ying Zheng met Xu Fu who gave him a glimmer of hope, he would definitely choose to believe it without hesitation.
Fu Li sighed secretly, not wanting to tease him any more, and said bluntly, "Since the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, no one from the royal family has been allowed to practice Taoism.
"There is only one way for you to achieve immortality, and that is to accumulate merit, a lot of merit. It should not be a waste of money and labor, but should also make the lives of the people of the world better and better."
The moral struggle and guilt he felt instantly dissipated, and Ying Zheng's eyes lit up again. He confidently said, "How difficult is this?"
——On the premise of ensuring the rule of Qin Shi Huang, making the lives of people all over the world better and better has always been his expectation and goal.
Fu Li said, "Don't be too happy yet, listen to me."
"Teacher, please speak." Ying Zheng has regained his former liveliness.
But Fu Li hit him back with one sentence: "Heaven will not allow an emperor to rule the world for long. You can only benefit the people during your lifetime and accumulate merits in order to be deified after your death."
Ying Zheng's smile froze, and his desire for immortality suddenly dissipated by half.
If he were alive, he would be the king of the Qin Dynasty, and later the king of the world. Not only is posthumous deification a vague and illusory matter, but even if he truly became a god, with so many gods in heaven, where would he rank?
"Teacher, is there no other way?"
Fu Li shook her head: "No. As the Human King, this is the only path you can take."
Seeing him say "Oh" and a look of obvious disappointment on his face, Fu Li instantly guessed his thoughts and added, "But don't worry, people like you who have become gods are different from ordinary gods. They belong to the Purple Star Emperor of the North Pole in the Central Sky and have many opportunities to come into contact with the authority of the Heavenly Court."
Ying Zheng instantly recovered and said, "Teacher, don't worry. When I become a god, I will never forget you two!"
Nezha laughed and said, "You haven't even started yet, and you're already promising us. We're going back to the East Palace to rest, and you should hurry up and get some sleep too."
After saying that, he took Fuli in his arms and walked away, deliberately complaining in a voice he could hear: "When I was painting pie in the sky for others, you weren't even born yet, and you're still painting pie in the sky for me."
"Okay, okay, talk less." Fu Li pinched the tight muscles on his waist.
Nezha said aggrievedly: "Sister, you actually pinched me for him?"
Fu Li quickly stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the cheek, followed by a series of comforting words.
They are people from ancient times, much more unrestrained than people today, and when they are together, they usually ignore the people around them.
Ying Zheng, who had been fed dog food since childhood, was already accustomed to this. However, the palace maids who led the way lowered their heads, their faces flushed with shyness.
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The next morning, Ying Zheng announced to the public that he was ill and asked the two teachers to stay in the palace with him until he recovered.
The three queen dowagers were all very nervous when they heard the news. Queen Dowager Huayang and Queen Dowager Zhao, both in good health, came to visit on their own. Queen Dowager Xia, increasingly ill and frail, wanted to use this opportunity to repair the relationship between the brothers, so she took Cheng Jiao aside, gave him some advice, and sent him to visit.
Cheng Jiao is much stronger now than he was three years ago. At least he has learned to conceal his emotions and can even say a few soft words in front of Ying Zheng.
But Ying Zheng didn't like his younger brother and didn't want to pay much attention to him. After saying a few words, he left him there.
He thought about Empress Dowager Xia's instructions and stayed for a while to make small talk. However, he couldn't stand this cold treatment anymore, so he suppressed his anger and took his leave.
The couple stayed in the palace and sent people to their home every day to check on them to see if Bai Shanjun had any action if they did not return.
Bai Shanjun was quite honest. Apart from asking the elder every day when the two would be back, he just ate, practiced martial arts and slept, and did nothing out of the ordinary.
Nezha sneered: "You are really able to keep your composure!"
At this time, the couple was in the mentality of "suspecting the neighbor of stealing the axe". Regardless of whether Bai Shanjun had done anything out of the ordinary, they felt that he was suspicious.
Fu Li said, "As long as there's a problem, there will always be a flaw. It just depends on whether Ji Meng is fast enough."
They stayed in the palace for another five days, and on the fifth night, a snake quietly emerged from a jar in the East Palace.
If you look closely, you will find that the snake is pink all over, its scales are as smooth as hibiscus stone, and it has a pair of forked horns like a deer on its head.
The snake slowly crawled out of the Taiping tank and swam close to the ground, leaving nothing behind except a winding trail of water.
It nimbly avoided the patrolling soldiers, the palace maids and eunuchs coming and going, and based on their movement tracks, it determined the residence of the important figures, swam in through the crack in the door, and hid in a vase.
When the couple dismissed their attendants and were about to turn off the lights to rest, it quickly poked its head out of the vase and spoke in human language: "Emperor, Marshal, the little dragon Xihai Ao Cunxin comes to pay his respects."
"Ao Cunxin?" Fu Li saw that her whole body was pink and crystal clear like a pink diamond. Thinking of Hongxin and Mo'ang both mentioned that Xihai Cunxin was the only pink five-clawed dragon in the four seas, he believed her identity 70%.
Fu Li quietly patted the back of Nezha's hand, signaling him not to take action. Puzzled, she asked, "Why did you come to Xianyang when you weren't cultivating in the West Sea?"
The little pink dragon climbed down from the vase, swam close to the ground in front of the two people, and transformed into a little girl in a pink fairy dress.
She looked like a human of seventeen or eighteen years old, with a little baby fat on her cheeks, but she was also radiant and graceful, with a childish beauty.
Thinking of the TV series where she and Yang Jian had been paired together, Fu Li suddenly asked, "Do you know Yang Jian?"
"Yang Jian? The God of Justice?" The little girl subconsciously shrank her neck when she realized who Yang Jian was. "He's my eldest brother's friend. He looks fierce. I don't like playing with him."
Fu Li knew that when Mo'ang returned to the West Sea to seize power, he asked her for help to ensure everything would be safe. So Fu Li sent Yang Jian and Teng Shun to help.
The first time these two men visited the West Sea, they were determined to overthrow the Dragon King. As the princess of the West Sea, Cunxin's position at the time was unclear, so she certainly didn't receive a favorable reception. It was natural for her to harbor resentment towards them.
Fu Li understood what was going on, so he asked, "Why did you come to Xianyang? Who asked you to come?"
Cunxin instantly forgot about Yang Jian and said excitedly: "It was the Second Sister of the East Sea who asked me to come. Since I became a Golden Immortal, I went to ask my eldest brother, and he asked me to work with the Second Sister of the East Sea."
"Oh, you have become a Golden Immortal? Congratulations, congratulations, the young are really to be feared!" Fu Li gave her a small compliment, which made the little girl smile with joy. However, she tried her best to act reserved, saying "No, no" repeatedly.
Nezha raised an eyebrow, thinking: Everyone from the Dragon Clan, not to mention the old Dragon Kings, but also the new generation, whether it's Hongxin, Mo'ang, Ao Yan, Bingxin, Danxin, etc., who doesn't have eight hundred eyes and eight hundred tricks? How can there be such a naive person?
Not only him, but Fu Li also found it quite fresh.
Fu Li was very good at dealing with naive girls. He immediately invited her to sit down in a serious manner, poured tea for her personally, and treated Cunxin like an adult the whole time.
Sure enough, the young kid, who was just starting out, wanted to show that he was steady and reliable, so he was very pleased with Fu Li's attitude and soon poured out all his money.
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