Why Was There No Heavenly Tribulation?

Why Was There No Heavenly Tribulation?

Seeing that Yi Xiaochuan really did love beauty more than power, Wang Yue wasn't surprised. He simply gave him a practical suggestion. "That's easy. You only need to spread word of the Elixir of Immortality. Wherever it's said to be, Qin Shi Huang will surely go look for it in person. He'll definitely need to take a large army with him, and there's a good chance he'll have you lead the troops as his escort. You only need to give me an opportunity, and I'll rescue Consort Li without anyone noticing. Of course, you could also arrange for someone to impersonate Consort Li. That way, she could get much farther away."

Yi Xiaochuan thought Wang Yue made a lot of sense. Yushu's country was gone, so she no longer had to endure humiliation for its sake. If he arranged for someone to rescue her, there was a good chance she'd run away.

It was just that rescuing someone from the inner palace would be very difficult. But if she left the palace, with him—a general serving as her escort—helping, and Wang Yue's people carrying out the rescue, it would surely be easy to save Consort Li.

As for Wang Yue's suggestion that he send someone in to take Consort Li's place, Yi Xiaochuan dismissed it without a second thought. Whoever he sent would be doomed.

After the three of them had discussed it, Wang Yue left first with his guards. He didn't actually go far. He hid nearby because he wanted to see Yi Xiaochuan's expression when he came out.

Only after Wang Yue had left did Cui Wenzi leave the cave with Yi Xiaochuan. From a distance, they watched Wang Yue's agile Secret Guards, and both felt their hearts leap. Their fighting strength