Upon hearing this, Zu'an stared at Mi Li in astonishment. She had been empress for so many years, yet she was still a virgin.
This is probably the first woman in history to remain a virgin for ten thousand years.
But why do the corners of my mouth involuntarily turn up?
A rare, almost imperceptible blush appeared on Mi Li's face, but she quickly concealed it, coldly staring at Xu Fu: "Why do you know all this?"
Logically, this should be a secret between the emperor and empress, and the emperor would not go out and publicize it, since it concerns the face of the royal family. Xu Fu should not have known about it. Now it seems that there are probably some unknown secrets involved.
Xu Fu smiled and said, "The pure yin body can only be used by virgins. Ying Zheng wants to live forever so much, how could he possibly make a mistake in this matter? Naturally, he wouldn't touch you beforehand."
Zuan, standing to the side, looked strange. He had mentioned earlier that I had a pure yang body. Well, I do have a lot of yang energy. But a pure yin body requires a virgin. So, does a pure yang body require a virgin?
Even with his thick skin, Zuan couldn't bring himself to say that he was still a virgin.
The others on the other side were naturally unaware that his focus was so strange at the moment. Mi Li said, "So this is why Ying Zheng set up the Yin-Yang Five Elements Formation here. It's a pity that despite his cunning, he still couldn't achieve immortality."
"His failure to achieve immortality is not due to the problem with this great formation, but because of me," Xu Fu said with some pride.
Mi Li's brows furrowed: "Because of you?"
“Of course,” Xu Fu said, as if recounting something he was very proud of, “Back then, I spent my whole life searching for the way to immortality for Ying Zheng, wasting countless years. Finally, heaven rewards those who persevere, and I finally found it. My first reaction was to bring it back and present it to Ying Zheng, but then I thought, why should I? Why can’t I achieve immortality myself?”
Zuan remained silent. This was human nature. If it were any other treasure, perhaps Xu Fu would never have dared to betray Ying Zheng. But immortality—who in the world could resist such a temptation?
Mi Li couldn't help but sneer repeatedly: "As expected, you have a rebellious streak, but what right do you have to betray Ying Zheng?"
This was also what she found most puzzling. At that time, Xu Fu was far inferior to Ying Zheng in terms of cultivation, status, and available resources, and even inferior to some powerful ministers in the court.
“That’s right. At that time, I didn’t have the right to betray, and I couldn’t complete this great formation by myself,” Xu Fu said. “So I kept quiet and still came back to report the results of immortality to Ying Zheng. Of course, I made some changes to the formation myself, but in the end, it was just to use someone else to achieve something.”
Mi Li frowned and remained silent, knowing he had more to say.
As expected, Xu Fu couldn't help but continue, "Upon learning that I had successfully found the way to immortality, Ying Zheng was overjoyed and trusted me even more, sending me to Xiquanqiu to oversee the construction of that great array that could grant immortality."
"The first problem with this great formation is that it requires the lifeblood of countless living beings as its foundation. Unfortunately, Ying Zheng is, after all, the emperor, and he cannot kill his own people without reason, as that would easily cause chaos in the world. So we came up with a plan: under the pretext of going to sea to continue searching for the elixir of immortality, we took many experts and three thousand boys and girls with us and left."
Zuan hadn't expected the truth to be like this, but he quickly realized with a chill down his spine: "Then those three thousand boys and girls...?"
“That’s right,” Xu Fu nodded with a smile, as if he were recounting something perfectly ordinary. “I took those people out to sea and never returned. Many stories have been told about it. Some say we perished at sea, while others say we stayed overseas to become mountain kings because we couldn’t find the elixir of immortality and were afraid of being punished by the emperor upon our return. No one doubted that those three thousand boys and girls, as well as those experts, were actually sacrificed not long afterward.”
He pointed to the blood pools that flowed and rippled slowly around the platform: "These blood pools are made from their blood."
Zu An felt a chill run down his spine, and Bi Linglong dared not look at the blood pool, turning her head away and dry heaving.
Mi Li said coldly, "Having committed such a heinous act against Heaven and Earth, Ying Zheng still desires immortality?"
She was truly enraged. All the education she had received since childhood made it impossible for her to accept such a brutal act of killing thousands of boys and girls as sacrifices.
Of course, Xu Fu, who offered this wicked plan to Ying Zheng, was even more hateful.
Xu Fu curled his lip: "What's so special about that? There were countless slaves buried alive with emperors during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties."
He continued, "Besides these three thousand boys and girls, the second difficulty is finding people who fit the Five Elements. Although I can deceive most people, I may not be able to deceive other skilled alchemists, and the most skilled among them are Lu Sheng and Han Zhong. Especially Lu Sheng, who has the 'Record of Books' and is the most dangerous to me."
Zu An's heart skipped a beat. No wonder Han Zhong, who had lost his mind, panicked when he heard Xu Fu's name. The danger that Lu Sheng foresaw was probably also him, because Xu Fu was also hiding in this palace. In order to prevent his remnant soul from being exposed, Lu Sheng deliberately erased his memories related to Xu Fu.
"It's one thing if the information leaks to others, but what I'm most worried about is them discovering the tricks I made in the formation, making Ying Zheng suspicious of my purpose." Xu Fu stood with his hands behind his back, and quickly laughed. "What a coincidence, these two are of the same element, one is associated with metal and the other with wood. So I secretly told Ying Zheng this. Ying Zheng is known for his harshness and ingratitude, and immediately decided to kill them both."
"Unfortunately, Lu Sheng's 'Book of Records' was too powerful. He took precautions against our surprise attack and escaped quietly. Ying Zheng was furious about this. He then launched a nationwide search, interrogated all the alchemists associated with him, and finally buried alive hundreds of people closely related to him, forcing him to come out."
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