Everyone Gets a Share-Don't Even Think About Keeping It All to Yourself

Xu Li forced an awkward smile, trying to conceal her unease. "A bewitching ability? I don't understand what His Majesty the First Emperor means."

However, Ying Zheng completely ignored Xu Li's explanation and turned to Meng Tian beside him. "Just now, did you notice anything unusual about this woman?"

Meng Tian shook his head solemnly and answered respectfully, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I did not detect anything unusual about her."

Seeing Meng Tian's expression, Ying Zheng understood. Clearly, Meng Tian had not been affected by the bewitching power in the slightest.

So, Xu Li's bewitching ability targeted a single person rather than a group.

That meant her threat level was not so high. And with the threat reduced, her value as a tool became somewhat greater.

Ying Zheng had already begun privately weighing the potential risks against the practical usefulness Xu Li could offer as a tool.

Listening to their conversation, Xu Li could not help but feel a wave of panic rise in her heart.

For some reason, she felt that Ying Zheng looked at her as though he were examining an item of merchandise, entirely devoid of emotion.

Just as Xu Li racked her brains for a chance to escape, a clamor of footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent. Then, three men and one woman entered.

Xu Li instinctively looked at the newcomers, and her eyes widened uncontrollably.

"Zhou Ru! Why are you here? Weren't you in the imperial prison?"

The three men and one woman were the other three Emperors, along with Zhou Ru.

"Hehe, surprised? Shocked? Under your persecution, I was reborn and ascended to immortality." Zhou Ru curled her lips upward. Under Xu Li's stunned gaze, her body slowly floated into the air before drifting toward Xu Li.

When the other Emperors saw Zhou Ru's actions, a trace of envy appeared in their eyes as well. They all knew Zhou Ru had taken the Heavenly Immortal Pill.

Although none of them took pills, that did not mean they did not desire power. They simply wanted to reach a higher realm in the future, so temporary restraint was necessary.

Liu Bing seemed to have instructed Zhou Ru about something. Apart from saving people, Zhou Ru rarely displayed her powers before others. Moreover, ever since meeting Zhang Jiao, she had used her immortal power even less.

Instead, she had seriously begun studying Daoist arts and medicine under Zhang Jiao.

"Look, I'm already a Heavenly Immortal. Come to think of it, I should thank you. Your persecution plunged me into hatred and despair. But after seeing through all that, I attained enlightenment overnight and ascended to immortality on the spot."

Zhou Ru looked smug, boasting without even needing to prepare a script.

She knew Xu Li was the sort of friend who dragged others down and could not stand seeing her do well. So long as Zhou Ru showed that she was doing well now—better than ever before—and that it was all brought about by Xu Li herself, then with Xu Li's jealous and narrow-minded nature, she could exhaust herself to death with resentment.

There was nothing more devastating than killing someone by breaking their spirit.

What could be more crushing than personally sending the person you envied onto a divine pedestal?

Sure enough, Xu Li saw that Zhou Ru, who should have had all four limbs broken and her face ruined, now looked even more radiant than before. Her entire body seemed shrouded in immortal light, exuding an ethereal aura. She could even fly through the air.

In her heart, Xu Li already believed seventy or eighty percent of Zhou Ru's words. But her jealousy made her refuse to accept it. She nearly collapsed as she screamed, "Impossible! This isn't real! This isn't real! Why should a bitch like you get this? I clearly have the system! Your system missions were clearly all meant to assist me! Why can you become immortal? This must be fake! You're lying to me!"

Xu Li's hysterics delighted Zhou Ru. Seeing Xu Li's Dao heart shatter satisfied her immensely, and she began considering how to deal with Xu Li next.

In truth, Zhou Ru did not really know how to deal with Xu Li. Her methods of revenge were limited to a few things: killing her, or breaking her limbs, ruining her face, and throwing her into prison just as Xu Li had done to her.

"Xiao Ru, can you leave this person to me? She may be useful to me." Seeing Zhou Ru considering how to deal with Xu Li, Ying Zheng spoke up.

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"Ying Zheng, she has that kind of bewitching ability. It's very strange..." Zhou Ru was about to warn him, but then she remembered that Ying Zheng and the others probably would not be as useless as Qianlong. Her words trailed off halfway.

"Don't worry, Xiao Ru. Her bewitching ability has no effect on me." Ying Zheng smiled faintly. "She used it earlier. That ability truly is somewhat strange, but I could feel that if one's will is strong enough, it cannot affect them."

Zhou Ru nodded, then glanced at Xu Li. Xu Li was still muttering that it was impossible, her gaze fixed on Zhou Ru as though she wanted to devour her alive.

Honestly, Zhou Ru found it rather boring. Had their former sisterly bond all been fake? Zhou Ru had experienced much recently and helped many people. Her hatred for Xu Li had actually faded considerably.

After all, once the greater cause of the nation occupied one's mind, personal grudges truly began to feel insignificant.

Besides, she had already shattered Xu Li's Dao heart, and the resentment in her own heart had mostly been vented. Now, when she looked at Xu Li, she felt only a little pity and a little wistfulness.

Before they had transmigrated, they had been best friends who could talk about anything. Why had things become like this?

"Ying Zheng, handle her however you see fit. I should go save more people." Zhou Ru waved her hand and walked out of the tent listlessly. Rather than waste time here, she would be better off giving the refugees a few more bowls of food outside.

Master Zhang Jiao was still filling in, traveling around to treat the sick and distribute food while trying to promote the Red Will. She did not have much time to waste here.

As soon as Zhou Ru left, the other three Emperors gathered around.

"Ying Zheng, what use do you have for this woman?" Liu Che glanced curiously at Xu Li. Although Xu Li's expression was somewhat twisted and crazed now, her natural beauty was still there. She truly was beautiful. But aside from being pretty, Liu Che felt she did not seem especially useful.

Li Shimin looked thoughtfully at Xu Li. "Ying Zheng, you can't keep her all to yourself."

Ying Zheng glanced at Li Shimin. "Then shall the two of us use her in turns?"

"Eugh!!!" Liu Che stared at Ying Zheng and Li Shimin in shock, feeling that these two were truly disgusting. They actually wanted to share the same woman!

Liu Che was still rather blunt and straightforward. He did not think of using her as a tool at all, only of matters between men and women.

Zhu Yuanzhang also came over. "I think you two shouldn't leave me out. Everyone who sees her gets a share."

"Eugh!!!" Liu Che felt his entire worldview shatter. Were these three possessed by her bewitchment? They were actually willing to share the same woman among three men!

The three turned to look at Liu Che and shook their heads in unison. "Still too young."

"Damn it!!!" Liu Che could not take it anymore. "Explain yourselves! What do you mean, still too young? Old Li, Old Zhu, I'm old enough to be your ancestor!"

"Heh..." Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang both gave a short laugh, then looked at Ying Zheng with expressions that clearly said, You explain it to him.

Ying Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly. "Old Zhu, you're already so old. Why do you still like teasing Liu Che as much as Li Shimin does?"

"Can't help it. Out of all of us, he's the most reckless. If we don't tease him, who should we tease?" Zhu Yuanzhang shrugged. "I'd like to tease you, but you're too sly. I can't get the better of you."

After spending some time together, Zhu Yuanzhang had also realized that Ying Zheng was absolutely not the tyrant history had described. After all, Great Qin's military discipline was far too strict. A cruel ruler could not possibly command an army with such rigorous discipline.

So, his relationship with Ying Zheng had eased considerably. At the very least, they could joke with each other now.

Ying Zheng sighed, then looked at Liu Che. "Think about it. If this woman became your tool, what could you do?"

The moment tools were mentioned, Liu Che understood. His eyes lit up, and he immediately grinned. "Everyone gets a share—don't even think about keeping it all to yourselves."

Liu Che was not angry at being called the most reckless by the three of them. After all, he had read the historical records of all three, and they were all monsters. He did not think he could outscheme them.

So what if he was reckless? Even if he was reckless, he still became Emperor Wu of Han!