Asking the King on Behalf of the People

The muttering incantations mixed with the booming bell made Ying Qi stunned. The voice was both real and illusory, but he knew clearly that it was not an illusion, but a real voice mixed with the rainbow light of sunrise.

These are the words brought by ' Emperor Dong Hua ', ' Great Emperor Fusang ', ' Water Official Great Emperor ', and 'Taiyi' of Chu Land Qiantian.

An eight-legged, ten-winged Azure Dragon dragged the carriage tracks to a stop on the Rainbow Bridge. Xu Fu then landed in front of the carriage, her body slightly leaning forward. Her petite body arched backward beneath her loose clothing, the curves of her body outlining her firm figure. She looked down, her hat swaying from side to side, revealing a single eye with a hint of surprise.

What came into view was the imposing and majestic Qin state, with the Qin Army standing like a steel jungle. That solemn and dignified aura permeated the entire country, uniting the people and the nation as one.

"No wonder it became the strongest among all the states..." Xu Fu exclaimed in a sobbing voice.

Yu Ji glanced at it twice and then looked away. "Compared to the combined forces of Shennong and Xuanyuan and the armies of Chi You and Jiu Li back then, they are far inferior."

Rovi Yu Ji, "When the Yellow Emperor fought against the soldiers, it was still the Mythic Age, which is incomparable to the present."

Or rather, to a certain extent, it is already a miracle that the Qin state could be compared to the Yanhuang and Jiu Li armies by Yu Ji.

Rovi stared at the ground beneath his feet and let the carriage... now it should be called Dragon Carriage, the tracks of which fell. Instead, he looked at the tall, slender figure standing before the officials in Xianyang.

The First Emperor, also known as the King of Qin, wore a black robe with a pattern of black birds, a crown, and had a handsome face with sharp eyes like a hawk.

Although young, he still appeared quite dignified.

Judging solely from his appearance and demeanor, he is undoubtedly an 'emperor,' a king whom no one can question.

At that moment, probably no one knew that the emperor was completely bewildered.

To others, it was just the sound of sacred bells, but to him, it was mixed with many strange and incoherent murmurs... If it weren't for the fact that the King of Qin possessed an extremely strong, even terrifying, will, he would probably have already fallen into a dazed state.

Those plain words, those simple and crude phrases, though seemingly devoid of profound meaning, each one can point out the weaknesses in people's hearts.

Ying Li pursed her lips, frowned, and remained silent.

He simply raised his head, looked up at the tire tracks in the sky, and met the gaze of the 'god' in the heavens—

"Did you manage to resist?" Rovi chuckled.

Aiming at Ying Yi with 'chaos' was an idea he had before entering Qin, and it was one of his goals upon entering Qin.

Especially now, seeing the Qin people united as one, this action is even more inevitable.

Although Qin was powerful, Rovi knew that this powerful empire would collapse after unifying the world and perish after three generations.

King of Qin brought the empire to its peak, but also sowed the seeds of its collapse. No one after him had the ability to suppress this enormous threat.

To some extent, King of Qin and Rovi are very similar to Gilgamesh, the first king the world encountered. If it weren't for Rovi, Uruk would have also reached its peak under Gilgamesh's rule, and after his death, it would have collapsed quickly as well.

Therefore, Rovi also wanted to do something similar to what happened back then.

For the sake of all people, he asked the king.

Although it may sound arrogant to say this, he has long been capable of arrogance.

Along the way, he gathered questions from countless people. Rovi never refused anyone who asked or asked for anything, and it was precisely for this moment.

He is the god of all people.

He can ask the king a question on behalf of all the people.

In that instant, the god and the king locked eyes; in that moment, the King of Qin and the Emperor Dong Hua met in the heart of Xianyang.

The chaotic bell tolled in all directions, and the chaotic murmurs overlapped one after another. Rovi Wei flicked his sleeve, yet with his own consciousness, he wove a dream world—a virtual space.

King of Qin suddenly came to his senses and looked around at the vast darkness, where stars twinkled and light flickered.

However, he was only stunned for a moment before regaining his composure and laughing, "Hahaha... Emperor Dong Hua, are you in such a hurry to meet me alone?"

"What do you think?" A figure emerged from the darkness ahead. Rovi's sat behind the table and said, "Sit down, King of Qin."

"Or would you prefer me to continue communicating with you using the Chaos Bell?"

Ying's expression shifted almost imperceptibly. It proved that no matter how strong one's will is, one cannot withstand the bombardment of indescribable ramblings... It will inevitably leave some shadow in one's heart.

Rovi was quite satisfied with this. He didn't have to rack his brains to figure out how to break down other people's defenses. Instead, he could use language that automatically came out to attack his opponents and accurately find their psychological weaknesses.

If used properly, this 'chaos' can not only be used as a 'dead end' for Rovi's, but also as a magic weapon to defeat enemies and a supreme Noble Phantasm.

The King of Qin sat down, but his kingly demeanor remained completely undiminished.

Although he didn't know where he was, he didn't realize that he was a head shorter than Rovi.

He said, "Haha, as expected of the Emperor Dong Hua, your demeanor is in no way inferior to mine."

"There's no need for self-praise, I'm tired of hearing it." Rovi flicked his sleeve, filled the wine glass on the table in front of him, picked up the glass and said, "I'm here to say one thing and ask one question."

"Can the Great Qin conquer the world?"

"My mighty Great Qin is fit to rule the world!" King of Qin declared matter-of-factly. "Looking across the land, what is stronger than my Great Qin?"

"Have."

"What?"

"I."

"..."

King of Qin narrowed his eyes and stared intently at the Divine Emperor and Immortal Lord before him.

"Do you know what I saw when I came to Qin State?" Rovi said slowly, "I came to Qin and saw the majestic Qin Sword. It is indeed an unparalleled divine Divine Sword, but it is also a double-edged sword."

"One sword strikes outward, the other inward."

The King of Qin remained silent for a moment, then slowly picked up the wine vessel in front of him.

Surrounded by complete darkness, in a virtual space woven from consciousness, this King of Qin rarely revealed an expression of deep thought, as if emerging from the outside world.

After a long while, King of Qin let out a breath and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, as expected of the Immortal Lord Donghua, you saw through the weakness of my Great Qin's blade at a glance."

When Rovi spoke, he immediately knew what the problem was. Qin Sword was sharp, but this sharpness always came at a price.

The Qin state was based on a system of farming and warfare, where farming supported warfare and military achievements were rewarded with land. Therefore, the Qin people were not afraid of death because they believed that their deaths would allow their descendants to be granted land and live a prosperous life based on that land.

Since Shang Yang's reforms, this system has been implemented very fairly, accumulating absolute credibility and popular support from top to bottom.

However, King of Qin intended to unify the world, but what he thought of was not to divide the land into fiefdoms after unification, but to centralize power.

To consolidate power in the Great Qin and allow the monarch to rule over everything.

Instead of enfeoffing feudal lords like the Shang Zhou, which prevented the Son of Heaven from directly controlling various regions, this system was different.

This fundamentally negates the Qin Army system.

"But this step is something I must take."

"Because I want to build Qin into a true empire, I want to forge Qin into a divine Divine Sword that shines throughout the world, I want this sword to last for ten thousand years without fading, and I want the bright moon of Great Qin to still shine here thousands of years from now."

King of Qin possessed not only the ambition to rule the world, but also the courage to surpass his predecessors.

Qin Sword marched eastward, sweeping across not only the world.

That's all in the past.

Are you not afraid of death?

"Hahaha, I swear to surpass death and forge an unparalleled achievement that surpasses even the Three Sovereigns and Emperors. How could I fear death?"

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic." Rovi smiled as well, "Do you know what 'all under heaven' means?"

"The world belongs to Great Qin, and to me!" King Zheng of Qin King Zheng replied in a standard way, "Anything that can be placed under my rule and managed by me is the world, the best world."

"That is your world, not the real world." Rovi refuted King Zheng of Qin King Zheng's answer, saying, "The world belongs to all the people."

"Of course, such ideas may be a bit ahead of their time, or out of step with the times, but you should be clear about one thing..."

"They are the ones who truly rule the world."

Qin King Zheng was stunned. He watched as Rovi raised his finger and pointed around as his sleeves fluttered. Suddenly, light and shadow appeared in this dark space woven from consciousness.

Those were figures, individuals.

These were all the people who sought favors from Rovi Wei along his journey through wind and rain, across the Wei River and into Qin.

There were ragged, destitute old people; women whose entire families had perished in the annual wars; and farmers whose harvests had failed due to famine...

"They are the world, and the masses of the world are the world."

Rovi flicked his sleeve and said, "So, I've come here to ask only one question."

Can you treat this real world with kindness?

"Placing them under the rule of Great Qin is the greatest good." Ying Zheng's response remained unwavering. "If they are my subjects, I will treat them well."

"Them--"

"I will never abandon you!"

The young King of Qin showed no sign of wavering, and he was far from being swayed by a few words from the figure before him.

As the King of Qin and the wielder of the strongest sword in the world, he had already made up his mind before he even picked up the sword.

"Everyone says that the Qin Dynasty was tyrannical, but if you ask me, if we could end the endless strife that has lasted for several years during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period periods, that would be a great good."

Ying Zheng suddenly stood up and said, "Even if I bear the infamy of a thousand years and am accused of being a tyrant, I will never waver in my determination to wield the sword!"

With a clang, Qin Sword fell, and the surrounding scene instantly collapsed.

The King of Qin stood there, majestic and unmoving like a mountain. His words and utterances were expressions of his heart, reflecting the 'good' that Qin King Zheng firmly believed in.

Placing the world under my rule is the best and most virtuous destiny for all people!

The darkness dissipated.

Rovi withdrew the virtual space woven from his consciousness. The suspended tire tracks remained above Xianyang. After the rainbow bridge was colorful and the dark clouds dispersed, the clear sky gradually appeared.

The resounding bell tolled loudly, and Ying Zheng snapped out of his daze, gazing intently upwards with an unchanged expression.

Rovi ordered the Dragon Carriage to move forward... and land in the mountains behind Xianyang.

His conversation with the King of Qin confirmed the young King of Qin's will: the swordsman is not afraid of physical weakness, but of his own sword, not knowing where to swing it.

Ying Zheng was always very clear that he was not swayed in the slightest by Rovi's words.

His concept of 'goodness' is particularly relevant to this era.

A unified world is ultimately infinitely better for the people than an era of division and war.

Moreover, having come to understand the suffering of the common people, Ying Zheng's subsequent actions would change.

While not changing their path, they can direct their gaze to the true 'world'.

So Rovi met Qin.

By default, it 'cooperates' with it.

"By my decree, from this day forward, our Great Qin shall honor ' Emperor Dong Hua ' as the supreme deity of the Spring and Autumn period, and shall be known as Great Emperor Fusang, Water Official Great Emperor, and Taiyi."

"He was revered as above the Five Emperors by the Great Qin, and occupied the center as 'Azure Heaven'."

Ying Zheng spoke loudly and then ordered his men, "Order Wang Jian, Li Xin, Meng Tian... to each lead the Qin Army to the outside of the pass and garrison at Hangu Pass. Order Li Si to plan and deploy troops. Zhao Gao, you go to Shu and transfer the grain stored in the Shu granaries to the front line. You will personally serve as the chief grain officer!"

"The rest of the officials, each remain in your posts. Fulfill your duties and do not make any mistakes!"

"I will obey my king's command!"

"I will obey my king's command!"

"I obey the king's command!"

The magnificent sound echoed throughout and around Xianyang City.

On this day, Ying Zheng welcomed Donghua and honored him as the chief god, and ordered the unsheathed Qin Sword to be wielded directly beyond the pass.

In the ninth year of Qin First Emperor, the Qin Army marched eastward, appointing generals such as Wang Jian, Li Xin, and Meng Tian as commanders of various armies, aiming to attack the Six States by surprise!

' The Annals of the First Emperor '

"This Ying Zheng is quite interesting!"

Rovi, who had descended to the mountains behind Xianyang, stood on the Dragon Carriage and gazed at the scene of flickering lights and the movement of thousands of troops.

The news of the Qin Army's large-scale mobilization within the Qin state the day before had already been known to the other states.

But they all knew that this was a plan devised by the Qin state to welcome 'Donghua'.

They never would have imagined...

Ying Zheng would take this opportunity to order the already assembled Qin Army to be sent directly to the area outside the pass.

It saved time on mobilization and caught other countries off guard.

Xu Fu and Yu Ji looked at each other in disbelief, completely unprepared for this turn of events.

Only Rovi laughed loudly.

"So, what's next—"

"It's time for me to sharpen my sword."

The Qin Army was about to march east.

Rovi's meeting with Qin, besides being with Ying Zheng, also had its own purpose.

He wanted to use this Qin Sword, and the 'momentum' of the Qin Sword that encompassed the vast land, to force out the Six Heavens Old Ghost hidden among the states, concealed in the history of each state, and also in the cracks between the Human Order of each state.

The Six Heavens Old Ghost have always been a problem for this world.

Let alone ordinary people, even Immortals and Gods could have their consciousness corrupted if they got close. Even Tamamo no Mae only dared to touch her with Projection, and didn't dare to move her real body.

But Rovi was not afraid.

Not only because he wanted to absorb the chaos of the Six Heavens Old Ghost to make the chaos in his mind more vigorous, so as to seek an opportunity to take the throne.

It was also because he had witnessed the vastness and turmoil of the land, and the suffering and chaos of the people.

Regardless, this place will always be the homeland in his mind; even if it is not quite the same, he can never truly let go of it.

Those who are not afraid of death and regard death as going home have always been willing to use their swords to drive away the Six Heavens Old Ghost and restore peace to the world, just to fulfill their heart's desire.