So You're Ying Zheng?
The wind and rain continued unabated in the capital of Yan State throughout the night, and the pattering rain echoed in everyone's minds.
The following morning, dark clouds shrouded the sky, and the first light of day rose in a hazy glow.
Yu Ji slowly opened her eyes. The inn room was quiet. The little girl who had impersonated Xu Fu was kneeling by the wall, her eyes gently closed, already fast asleep.
"Where is that guy?" Not seeing the person she wanted to see, Yu Ji suddenly sat up straight. Her black robe slipped slightly, revealing her fair and delicate shoulders and half of her full breasts.
Strands of her long, black hair clung to her face, her lips parted slightly, and her crimson eyes suddenly focused.
That guy... could he have run away on his own?
Yu Ji hugged the Rovi doll tightly in her arms and instinctively stood up...
"Are you awake? If you're awake, it's time to eat." Rovi's voice rang out from the doorway at just the right moment. He raised an eyebrow at Yu Ji's nimble movements as she got up and couldn't help but chuckle, "Are you doing middle school calisthenics?"
Yu Ji didn't know what middle school radio calisthenics was, but she sensed the teasing in Rovi's words. The moment she saw him appear, the girl felt inexplicably at ease.
Although she still maintained a tough demeanor, she said, "It's none of your business!"
Yu Ji straightened up, not caring about the exposed chest, but turned her head away, her dress swaying as she strode her long legs to Rovi.
Rovi placed the things he was carrying on the table in the room.
Three bowls of congee, two eggs, and a dish of pickled vegetables.
Although he sat quietly all night, using his authority as the "Water Official Great Emperor" to accumulate wind and rain, the so-called weather is always a chain reaction. After the initial push, the vast water vapor will eventually connect into a whole from north to south and east to west, and will naturally attract more water vapor, so there will be no need for Rovi Wei to control anything.
So he stopped what he was doing and went out to buy breakfast.
Chinese food culture originated very early, and this kind of combination is extremely common and can be seen everywhere in this era.
Yu Ji had long been accustomed to Rovi maintaining a 'mortal' daily routine.
Although human food is of no use to her, only providing its flavor without replenishing any energy, she has grown accustomed to doing so during her time traveling through Six States with Rovi.
So he sat down at the table with practiced ease.
The conversation and voices that rang out made Xu Fu open his eyes. "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I promised to stay with you, but I fell asleep!"
This was the girl's first reaction, and then she saw the chopsticks—or rather, the things that should be called 'chopsticks'—being handed to her.
"Eat first, then we should set off," Rovi said. "It's been raining all night, that should be enough."
That's definitely enough.
After a quiet breakfast, Xu Fu followed Rovi and Yu Ji out the door. What they saw was a world soaked by water. The rain was still falling and the water vapor in the air shrouded the entire world in a hazy mist. The palaces and pavilions in the distance seemed to be faint outlines of ink wash painting.
A horse-drawn carriage was parked in front of the door.
"This is..." Xu Fu's lips parted as he looked at the 'horse' pulling the cart, his eyes sparkling slightly.
Yu Ji said smugly and disdainfully, "You ignorant little girl, do you even know what this is?"
A ' Divine Being level ' steed, its tall and imposing body standing outside the inn, its ten wings flapping, stirring up a torrent of water vapor and storm in the air. Its eight legs swayed from time to time. The pegasus's face was covered by a steel mask, and its body was also covered with layers of steel armor. Fragments of lightning constantly spewed from its nostrils, echoing in the air with a soft hum.
It is an eight-legged, ten-winged winged horse that originated from the Norse God of Trickery.
Although it disappeared into the depths of the ' Highest Heaven ' after the events in the Norse kingdom were over, if Rovi needed it, he only needed a thought, and the Pegasus would fall from the heavens.
During this time, Rovi and Yu Ji traveled around the various states, riding on this very vehicle.
Previously, Dang Xing had always concealed his wings and mystical aura.
But now it blooms again on its own.
The capital of Yan State was shrouded in a light drizzle, and bystanders automatically retreated and ignored it.
It is invisible to the eye and inaudible to the ear.
A tiny 'sensory shielding' signal—a spell.
"So handsome... No wonder he's the Emperor!" Xu Fu looked at Rovi with excitement, his eyes filled with barely suppressed longing.
Rovi flicked his sleeve and laughed, "Let's go, we'll take this car."
"Let's go to Qin!"
Hee hee hee!
The horses neighed and their hooves fell. Rovi, carrying Yu Ji and Xu Fu, floated up and landed on the carriage. The carriage was open on all sides, except for a large canopy overhead, which swayed in the wind and made a clear, bell-like sound.
Rovi sat upright in the back, with Xu Fu and Yu Ji in front of him, one on his left and one on his right.
At that moment, thunder roared from the sky.
The Storm God Clan's divine steeds stirred up fierce winds and surged forward, heading south towards the Qi Land Taiga, following the direction of the mighty current.
Silver enveloped the space in an instant.
The people in the city looked up blankly, and could vaguely see the sky chariot disappearing into the distance.
On the stone bridge, Huang Shigong, who had been watching the wind and rain all night, stroked his beard and smiled, "Respectfully seeing off the Emperor!"
"Entering Qin, entering Qin, Qin is indeed the land of destiny!" Confucianism scholar sighed, "Unfortunately, Qin only respects the law and not Confucianism."
"What do you intend to do, sir?" someone asked from behind him; it was his disciple.
After a moment's thought, the Confucianism disciple also spoke up, "In that case, I should also go to Qin."
"The struggle for the orthodox tradition cannot be left unresolved!"
"Then I shall use my pseudonym, ' Sun Shutong,' and enter Qin to observe!"
Boom—
Thunder roared and rain poured down from the sky. In the vast expanse of the sky, at the residence of Prince Dan, the Yan State was suddenly awakened. After a night of deep thought, he finally came to his senses and realized that he had missed his chance once again.
He sighed, but could only bow down.
The Mohist Grandmaster, the Legalist successor, and all ordinary people... all felt something at this moment, and all bowed in reverence.
They entered Qin to worship the Immortal Lord.
As the wind and clouds descended with the moisture, the eight-legged, ten-winged Pegasus, which had initially been hovering on the ground, suddenly found itself engulfed in the vast expanse of moisture, and its ten wings rose higher and higher.
The wind howled and the storm surged.
Xu Fu, sitting in the carriage, looked excitedly at the vast sky below. He knew he was now in a realm beyond the reach of mortals. Although Yu Ji tried to put on a disdainful expression, she was actually happy in her eyes.
Not because of the surrounding scenery, but because I am still with him.
Rovi leaned against the carriage and looked up into the distance.
A vast expanse of water vapor flowed by, traversing an immense distance in the blink of an eye, leaving Yan and entering Qi.
Why did the Emperor enter Qin?!
Before they even entered the Taiga of Qi Land, there were already people waiting for them for a long time.
That was a highly accomplished hermit from the Qi Land who had already entered the realm of the Immortal Realm. Although the immortal had established a connection with the planet and was not in the Yan State, he had long known about the Emperor Dong Hua's journey to the Qin Pass by observing the changes in the planet's airflow.
We are waiting here now to ask, "The tyrannical Qin Dynasty was wicked and intended to destroy the Six States to fulfill its ambitions. Emperor Dong Hua is a legitimate deity who serves the country and its people. He is worshipped by thousands of people in Chu Land and is regarded as a new heavenly god."
"Why are you there? Are you there to help Qin?"
The sound drifted on and on, passing through the endless waves and entering the storm born from the boundless moisture.
Rovi chuckled and said, "Wouldn't it be better to unify the world?"
"Unifying the world under Qin is bad; destroying states and causing endless bloodshed is even worse." The man replied solemnly, standing on the edge of the wind, rain, and mist.
"I have heard that the Zhou dynasty rose to power through benevolence and righteousness, while the Shang dynasty was destroyed by the cruelty of King Zhou. The tyrannical Qin dynasty was no less than that of the Shang."
"That's none of my business."
"I fight for Qin only because only Qin can unify this world. The Mandate of Heaven is with Qin, and I shall obey it—"
"What destiny?" the hermit of Qi Land asked, puzzled.
Rovi, however, just laughed loudly and said, "I belong to the Great Qin, and I am the mandate of Heaven."
A deafening roar of thunder fell, startling all living beings in the Qi Land. The man awoke with a start, and before him, the water vapor was still thick, but the celestial chariot had already passed.
He looked lost and sighed.
He was not qualified to discuss this with Emperor Dong Hua. The fact that the Emperor paused for a moment because of him was already a great kindness.
Although he was unwilling, he could only sincerely admire Emperor Dong Hua's righteousness.
He bowed deeply in worship.
Then send the Immortal Lord to Qin.
But it wasn't just him; the Emperor was never stingy in answering the questions of anyone along the way, anyone who had doubts or requests.
This is for the purpose of spreading ideas and stabilizing the existence of the "plate".
This is also what a god, as a being of all living beings, should do.
Rovi tapped the chaos in his mind, instantly gathering all sorts of chaotic malice from the boundless land on both sides of the Taiga and along the Wei River.
Thus, all living beings, lost in the vastness, heard the echoing of the Chaos Bell reverberating Qi Land the land, and saw that the water vapor, like a canopy, finally merged into the Taiga, and the surging water vapor finally gathered between the mother river that crisscrosses the land.
Rovi spurred his heavenly horse down to the vast river, where the waters surged and crisscrossed.
The water surged and roared before the eight-legged celestial horse, gathering endless wind and rain, and boundless water vapor along its path.
Xu Fu closed his eyes, feeling the mystery of the convergence of heaven and earth at this moment. His large robes fell down, concealing his delicate body, which trembled uncontrollably. His fair face flushed even more, and his legs were crossed... He was infatuated and intoxicated by the enormous size of the ' Emperor Dong Hua '.
Yu Ji simply yawned lazily and reached out to stir the misty water.
The galloping horse spewed forth thunderous fragments, and the sounds of hooves and wind remained unchanged, but gradually, some sounds that had not been there before began to emerge.
That is...
Dragon's Roar.
The Divine Land, its mountains and rivers, are all Dragon Vein.
An eight-legged celestial horse from a foreign land circled the Taiga, and the water vapor it gathered along the way was like absorbing 'dragon blood'.
From a fine horse to a dragon.
Although it comes from a foreign land, the master of this celestial horse is a righteous god of China. It is itself a descendant of a god and a descendant of Loki, the God of Trickery. Since the dragon of China is a god, it certainly has the qualifications to be called a celestial horse.
"So you are a divine beast qualified to transform into a dragon... Ah ha, then let me give you my blessing!" At the bottom of the Wei River, Wuzhiqi's true form shook countless chains, revealing the ' Dragon Vein ' of the Wei River.
Thunder breeds life, and a touch of lush green appears on the horse's back.
It is the Azure Dragon.
Also known as ' Gou Mang '.
Located in the east, it can be the god of spring.
Gou Mang is its associated deity, and the Azure Dragon is its beast.
' The Book of Dong Hua '
The celestial horse transforms into a dragon, also known as the celestial sun.
The roars echoed through the Nine Provinces of Huaxia, reaching straight to Hangu Pass—
Beyond the pass lies the Qin state.
Located on the banks of the Wei River, the city of Xianyang was shrouded in dark clouds. A strong wind blew the bricks and tiles off the houses. People moved about in the city, but in the dim world, a light appeared to float and shine, leading from the road in Xianyang all the way to Fangbi at Hangu Pass.
The Qin state welcomed an important ancestor.
This was something most people in Qin knew. They knew that during this period, the Qin territory was heavily guarded, and the King of Qin had used magic to collect the essence of the sun and light lamps to illuminate every corner of Qin State throughout the night.
And those they welcomed seemed to know that this day was approaching—
"Are you sure it's the Heavenly Emperor?" In the majestic Qin Palace, amidst a gathering of officials, the King of Qin sat upright on his throne, his lowered eyes sweeping across the area below.
Zhao Gao forward. "Reporting to my king, it is indeed the auspicious day!"
"Your Majesty need not be anxious. Since that person is coming, he will not hesitate to refuse." Another person, who was clearly Great Qin of the Qin Dynasty, stepped forward. "There is absolutely no one in the world who can stop him."
King of Qin frowned, as if he wanted to say something... Suddenly, he heard a rushing sound of water falling outside the palace. He looked up and saw that the clouds covering the sky were pouring down a torrential rain, which spread and shrouded the entire Great Qin in a hazy mist.
The already dim sky sank completely, and countless lights that had absorbed the essence of the sun scattered like starlight in the gloom.
It was a heavy rain.
A strong gust of wind.
The storm is coming...
"All officials, follow me to greet him!" King of Qin rose abruptly, his voice deep and resonant.
Go out to greet them.
The sounds echoed throughout the Qin Palace. In the rain, armored soldiers stood solemnly in Xianyang, their long halberds and swords gleaming coldly.
Outside Xianyang, a million Qin Army had already gathered. The rugged road from Xianyang to Hangu Pass was covered by the fluttering Great Qin banners, which could not be brought down even by thunder.
Whether military or civilian, whether ruler or subject, at this moment, everyone displayed a solemn and dignified spirit.
At this moment, the King of Qin held the Qin Sword in his hand.
At this moment, the mighty Great Qin is both the mighty Qin Sword held by the King of Qin.
This sword has Hangu Pass as its tip, Shu land as its handle, the fertile Guanzhong Plain as its two edges, and thousands of soldiers and civilians as its blade, uniting the inside and outside, and the top and bottom as one.
This sword is the sword of a great nation, pointing eastward with the intention of sweeping away the world.
And the unsealing of this sword, the King of Swords, is to welcome the number one immortal saint in the world.
—Donghua!
The Wei River, with its rushing waters, which originally flowed from west to east, now flows backwards, layer upon layer, from east to west, as if returning home.
Officials came out to greet him, King of Qin stood before them.
Dark clouds rolled in, but then a ray of light appeared on the horizon, like the morning sun, piercing through the heavy moisture and scattering rays of light, creating a colorful rainbow bridge.
A miraculous event occurred: water vapor on the ground condensed into countless mounds, creating a breathtaking spectacle both inside and outside Xianyang, as if a hundred mounds were blooming.
When the true god entered, the wind stopped and the rain ceased.
It fully displays the majesty that should be befit ' Emperor Dong Hua '.
The officials bowed in worship, but King Ying Yi of King of Qin stood upright and gazing at the 'chariots and horses' that appeared at the end of the rainbow bridge.
The celestial horse on the trailer had completely transformed into an eight-legged, twelve-winged Azure Dragon.
On the carriage, the canopy swayed, echoing with the clear sound of bells.
The sound was clear and crisp, yet it resonated like a great bell.
The sound reverberated through the heavens and earth, reaching the ears of King of Qin. He placed his hand on the Qin Sword at his waist, about to speak loudly to welcome Donghua, when he heard the sound of the bell mixed with faint murmurs.
Are you the King of Qin?
That seems to be the meaning, but it also seems not?
A distant, ethereal voice drifted over, startling King of Qin. He listened intently and finally heard it clearly...
'So your name is Ying Zi?!'
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