Upon hearing this, Ji Dan felt a chill run down her spine. She then slowly stood up and looked up at Ying Zheng.
At this moment, Ying Zheng exuded a powerful sense of oppression; he was no longer the Zhao Zheng he knew from his childhood.
"What important matter has the King of Qin summoned his foreign ministers to discuss?"
Prince Dan seemed to have resigned himself to his fate. He had been a hostage in the State of Zhao as a child, and now he was a hostage in the State of Qin. He had spent his whole life as a hostage.
Ying Zheng said calmly, "I originally wanted to catch up with Brother Dan, but now it seems there's no need for that."
His words were like a knife, piercing Prince Dan's heart.
In the end, Crown Prince Dan still bowed and asked, "Your claim that the world is divided in two is actually a lie to my father, isn't it?"
Ying Zheng hadn't expected Crown Prince Dan to be so direct, but even if he knew now, it didn't matter.
"nature!"
"King Qin! You...you! Do you still remember the vow we made?"
Ying Zheng was taken aback, and his thoughts were instantly drawn back to his childhood.
At that time, both Ying Zheng and Ji Dan were hostages in the State of Zhao.
"If I had the chance, I would love to become a crane and fly among the clouds." Young Ji Dan sighed as he looked at the cranes of Zhao.
"What's so great about being a crane? If you're going to do something, be a bird trainer!" the young Ying Zheng said calmly.
“Oh, Zheng, look, it takes seven years for a crane to grow full feathers, another seven years to fly among the clouds, and another seven years to learn to dance and follow the seasons. To complete the transformation, both the bird trainer and the crane must undergo these twenty-one years of trials.”
"If it can truly transform, it will be worth it no matter how long it takes."
"Okay, let's give ourselves some time and see if we can become the people we want to be."
Ying Zheng slowly stood up and walked step by step toward Ji Dan.
"You once told me to give myself some time, and now I have become the person I wanted to be!"
"I am now the King of Qin! My ambition lies in conquering the world, and this has never changed since I returned to Qin at the age of nine!"
Ying Zheng's words were resounding and immediately startled Crown Prince Dan, causing him to retreat repeatedly.
"You...you aspire to rule the world, you want to destroy the six kingdoms?"
Ying Zheng's gaze instantly sharpened, making Ji Dan feel a chill run down her spine.
"It's time for this era of moral decay to end."
"I want all that is illuminated by the sun and moon to be the territory of my Great Qin!"
At this moment, Ji Dan had completely understood that Ying Zheng had never thought about dividing the world into two; what he had always wanted was to destroy the six states and unify the world!
"If South Korea is destroyed, aren't you afraid...aren't you afraid that the other five countries will join forces to attack?"
Ying Zheng laughed heartily and asked, "Five states? Hasn't your Yan state already formed an alliance with my Qin state?"
Ji Dan immediately realized that he had been intimidated by Ying Zheng's aura.
"I understand now, your target isn't Wei at all! It's Zhao!"
"You want to take advantage of the fact that Zhao and my Yan are locked in a fierce battle and both are weakened before attacking Zhao again!"
Ji Dan finally understood—it was all a conspiracy! A blatant conspiracy!
“My father wouldn’t be so foolish; he would never be the first to attack Zhao!”
Ji Dan understood his father's personality very well. Having been the King of Yan for thirty years, he was naturally the kind of person who wouldn't act until he saw a clear benefit.
"Of course I know this, therefore, Wei must be attacked!"
"Mr. Lu once told me that since it's a play, then it should be a complete and authentic one!"
At this moment, Crown Prince Dan was covered in cold sweat. Was this still the Ying Zheng he knew back then? Terrifying, utterly terrifying!
"How can you be so sure that if you go to war with Wei, my father won't join forces with other states to attack Qin?"
This is the most crucial link. If Yan had not gone to war with Zhao, but instead joined forces with the other four states to attack Qin while Qin was attacking Wei, what would Qin have done?
"Do you think Mr. Lu and I wouldn't have thought of what you could have imagined?"
"What do you mean by that?" Prince Dan asked, puzzled.
"Tell me, what do you think King Zhao would do if he knew about this?"
Crown Prince Dan suddenly raised his head to look at Ying Zheng, his pupils trembling.
If the State of Zhao knew about this, it would surely launch a war first. His father was still kept in the dark. If the State of Zhao were to launch a surprise attack on the State of Yan, it would likely result in enormous losses!
That was such a cunning move!
"You...how could you have become like this?"
Prince Dan pointed at Ying Zheng, his face full of shock.
"I have changed, but my desire to unify the world has never changed!"
Ying Zheng's words were impassioned, and Crown Prince Dan, his hands trembling, clasped his hands together and said, "King of Qin... if King of Qin still has any lingering affection, please spare the State of Yan!"
"I only allowed you to enter Qin because of our past relationship! Otherwise, would you have survived once the war started?"
As Ying Zheng questioned him, Crown Prince Dan gritted his teeth! As the Crown Prince of Yan, how could he possibly live a life of scheming and cowardice for the sake of his own life? How could he watch Yan be destroyed while he himself lived a life of integrity?
"Zhao Zheng! Do you really want to drive us to extinction?" Crown Prince Dan roared angrily.
Ying Zheng was taken aback. It had been a very long time since anyone had called him Zhao Zheng.
"My Qin state was originally weak. It was through the hard work and struggle of my ancestors that my Qin people won this land with Qin swords and Qin blood!"
"It took six generations of our Qin Dynasty to finally achieve the strength to unify the world today."
At this moment, Ji Dan suddenly burst into laughter, pointing at Ying Zheng and saying, "Yes, yes! Your Qin state has been striving for six generations, and only now do you have the strength to destroy the other six states. If it were me, I would have done the same, but my fate is not as good as yours!"
"Fate? You talk about fate? Is my fate good?"
"Before I was even born, my father abandoned me. I was held hostage in the State of Zhao, where I suffered endless humiliation and nearly lost my life many times!"
"At the age of nine, I returned to Qin, thinking I would finally no longer have to live in fear! Who knew that my father would suddenly pass away, and my mother even more so..."
"He'd rather have a lover than me!"
At this point, Ying Zheng's voice trembled slightly, but then he took a deep breath and suddenly turned around.
"I became King of Qin at the age of twelve, and Lü Buwei suppressed me! My own brother betrayed me!"
"Is this what you call good fortune?"
"I have never believed in fate!"
Crown Prince Dan was immediately taken aback, as he knew some of what had happened since Ying Zheng returned to Qin.
But what he didn't expect was that Ying Zheng, despite being the King of Qin, had also endured so much pain and torment.
"Compared to you, I only regret being born at the wrong time!" Prince Dan then shook his head and gave a bitter smile.
But Ying Zheng retorted sharply, "Born at the wrong time? Let me tell you, destiny is in your own hands!"
"Only the weak lament their bad luck; the strong do not accept their fate, nor are they controlled by destiny!"
"Hahaha, you are now the high and mighty King of Qin, so of course you can accuse me of being weak!" Prince Dan said defiantly.
"If our roles were reversed, you might not be able to do better than me!"
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