(Everyone's tired of watching Qin's Moon, this is the penultimate chapter. Let's speed up the plot.)
After parting ways with Wang Han, Jing Ke once again embarked on his journey with Qin Wuyang. He needed to meet up with the envoys first, and then, carrying Fan Yuqi's head and a map of Dukang in the Yan Kingdom, he would travel to Xianyang with the envoy group.
'Is he a member of the Mohist school, or one of Yan Dan's men?' After Jing Ke left, Wang Han, hiding in the Divine Might Space, watched as someone hiding not far from the tavern released a carrier pigeon. He wondered, 'Why would Yan Dan send someone to follow Jing Ke? Did he anticipate that I would come looking for him?'
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In the Qin state, in the Xianyang Palace.
"Tyrant, die!" In the imperial court, Jing Ke, while displaying a map scroll of Dukang, suddenly caught the Broken Red Sword from the slowly unfurling scroll and charged towards Ying Zheng, who sat on the high throne.
"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!" Upon seeing this, the ministers were in complete chaos and shouted in unison.
With a clang, Gai Nie suddenly stood in front of Ying Zheng, blocking Jing Ke with his sword.
Facing Gai Nie, Jing Ke did not rush to kill Ying Zheng as in the original story, nor was he distracted. Instead, he engaged Gai Nie in combat. For a time, the fight was evenly matched, and unlike in the original story, Jing Ke was not distracted by his focus on assassinating the King of Qin and was killed by Gai Nie.
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"You are Li Ji, Jing Ke's wife?" Outside the main hall, Wang Han suddenly appeared and stopped Li Ji, who was rushing to the court after receiving news that Jing Ke was going to assassinate the King of Qin.
"Yes." Faced with Wang Han's sudden question, even though they were in Xianyang Palace, Li Ji did not hesitate to admit her identity. Having already decided to go to the Yellow Springs with Jing Ke, Li Ji no longer cared about such things.
"Your Majesty." The eunuchs and maids who hurriedly followed behind Li Ji looked at her in horror and tried to persuade her to shut up.
"It's good that it's you. Jing Ke asked me to save you," Wang Han said. His figure instantly appeared beside Li Ji, and he picked her up with one hand and disappeared in front of the terrified palace maids and eunuchs.
In the imperial court, Wang Han suddenly appeared beside Jing Ke, and before Gai Nie could react, he kicked Gai Nie away.
Upon seeing Wang Han arrive, Jing Ke immediately sheathed his sword and asked anxiously, "Has Li Ji been saved?"
Even after being kicked away, Gai Nie remained cautious and did not rush forward again. Instead, he stood guard in front of Ying Zheng, as the person who had suddenly appeared was much stronger than him.
“She’s in a very safe place,” Wang Han replied.
"Who are you? Where is Li Ji?" Ying Zheng roared angrily upon seeing the black-robed man who suddenly appeared and hearing their conversation.
“I have already taken Li Ji away. She does not belong to you, nor should she belong to you, nor is she someone you should possess,” Wang Han said to Ying Zheng.
"The entire world belongs to me, how can Li Ji not belong to me?" Ying Zheng roared. "Guards, seize all three of them."
"Are you sure your men can take me down, instead of me taking you down?" The next moment, Wang Han suddenly appeared behind Ying Zheng, placing a hand on Ying Zheng's shoulder. A faint killing intent surrounded Ying Zheng, causing Ying Zheng's hand, which was about to draw his sword, to stop.
"Release His Majesty immediately." Upon seeing this, Gai Nie immediately turned around, pointing his long sword at Wang Han, but dared not make a move rashly.
“Gai Nie, we will meet again. Maybe we will be friends then,” Wang Han said, disappearing instantly with Ying Zheng and reappearing beside Jing Ke. He placed one hand on Jing Ke’s shoulder and one foot on the kneeling Qin Wuyang’s back.
Jing Ke made no move towards Ying Zheng, who was being held by Wang Han, while Qin Wuyang's limbs had already gone weak.
"I'll take your emperor for a chat, and I'll return the throne to you. Don't even think about plotting to usurp the throne, or I won't hesitate to kill you all," Wang Han said to the tense ministers. A terrifying killing intent erupted from his body, staining the air in the entire hall crimson. Even Gai Nie couldn't help but change color in the face of this murderous aura.
Seeing the pale-faced ministers, Wang Han nodded in satisfaction and disappeared from the main hall with Ying Zheng and the other two.
After Wang Han left, the ministers and guards in the main hall all collapsed to the ground.
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In the Divine Might Space. On the continent where Gai Nie and the others are located, in front of Guina's residence.
"Where is this?" Jing Ke looked around and thought it was quite nice, with beautiful mountains and clear waters.
"You'll find out soon enough what this place is. There are a lot of acquaintances here, including your son, but you'll have to find him yourself," Wang Han said with a mysterious smile to Jing Ke.
"Many acquaintances?" Jing Ke was somewhat puzzled. However, upon learning that his son was also here, he was immediately overjoyed, thinking that Wang Han had changed his mind and rescued his son as well, and that he should go find him himself. Jing Ke simply assumed that Wang Han had arranged for him to be placed elsewhere.
"You must be the number one assassin in the world, right? What do you want to talk to me about?" Ying Zheng asked calmly, without changing his expression.
"Commander, you're back." Just then, Kuina and Liji came out of the house and greeted Wang Han with a smile.
"Jing Ke." Upon seeing Jing Ke, Li Ji, who was behind Guina, could no longer hold back and threw herself into Jing Ke's arms.
Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng's face darkened, but he did not retaliate.
"Although it's not good to interrupt your reunion, there's someone very busy here, and I'm very busy too," Wang Han interrupted the two who were embracing and weeping.
"Brother Mysterious, thank you." Upon hearing this, Jing Ke quickly pulled Li Ji to thank Wang Han together.
"Li Ji thanks my benefactor." Li Ji also bowed to Wang Han.
“Ying Zheng, let’s talk,” Wang Han said, sitting down on the stone bench in front of Guina’s house. He then said to Guina, “Guina, bring some tea.”
“I’d also like to talk to you,” Ying Zheng said, sitting down on the stone bench opposite Wang Han. Jing Ke also sat down, while Li Ji went inside to help Gu Yina, leaving the others alone.
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Half a day later, Ying Zheng suddenly reappeared in the main hall, still holding Jing Ke's broken red sword.
"Your Majesty!" Upon seeing Ying Zheng return, the anxious ministers finally breathed a sigh of relief and shouted in unison.
"Today's events were only caused by Jing Ke's assassination attempt." Ying Zheng looked at his ministers and commanded, "Jing Ke is now dead under Gai Nie's sword, this is his weapon. Qin Wuyang has also been hacked to death, and Li Ji has been ordered to commit suicide by me. The bodies of the three were not found at the moment and were taken away by the number one assassin in the world."
Upon hearing this, the ministers exchanged glances.
"Whoever dares to utter any further words, I will exterminate their entire family!" Ying Zheng roared upon seeing this, his imposing presence radiating forth.
"Yes, sir." Seeing this, the ministers could only respond in unison.
"Your Majesty, what should we do about the world's number one assassin?" Prime Minister Li Si asked cautiously.
"Rescind the arrest warrant for him," Ying Zheng said, turning and leaving the hall.
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