Warring States Devil King

The Qin Army had already entered Luoyi, surrounding the Royal Palace.

This palace of the Zhou King had, at this moment, become Ying Ji's temporary residence. Inside and out, it was filled with Qin people. The Western Zhou Duke and King Zhou Ji Yan could only live in the palace in constant dread.

Qing Nü scaled the wall and entered, familiar with the route.

Ever since the Zhou Heavenly Son moved to Luoyi, the Royal Palace had not had the funds for expansion. For hundreds of years, they just repaired what broke.

And as the Zhou Heavenly Son's authority gradually declined, there was no more money to repair the palace. Now, apart from a few core palace halls that still looked decent, other pavilions and towers had long since fallen into disrepair. How mighty Ji Fa was by the Wei River back then?

Pitiful, lamentable.

Perhaps Di Xin's grand Shao Ji ritual back then had succeeded.

The Zhou Dynasty lasted for eight hundred years. Except for the first two hundred years of the Western Zhou period, which was relatively stable, the following five hundred-plus years saw the Zhou royal family in turmoil, with frequent conflicts across the land.

"What a pity, what a pity."

Qing Nü shook her head, sighing with regret, and arrived at Ji Yan's bedchamber.

In the bedchamber, an old man wearing a royal robe sat quietly on the edge of the bed. Seeing Qing Nü enter, he was not alarmed at all.

Qing Nü saw this, sniffed, and then quickly retreated, turning to leave. But at that moment, a large contingent of heavily armed Qin soldiers rushed in from both sides of the bedchamber door, firmly blocking the entrance and giving Qing Nü no chance to escape.

"Immortal, why the hurry to leave? I still wish to converse with the Immortal."

The old man stood up and walked slowly towards Qing Nü.

"It seems winter is truly not suitable for activities; my brain has become much duller, to think I didn't realize this was a trap!"

Qing Nü muttered to herself, rubbing her head. She glanced back at the Warring States Devil King approaching her and asked, "Lad, I ask you, where is Ji Yan?"

"The Heavenly Son is not here. After I finish speaking with the Immortal, I will personally lead the Immortal to see the Heavenly Son."

Ying Ji smiled and said softly to Qing Nü.

Qing Nü narrowed her eyes, turned, grabbed the bedchamber door, and with a pull, directly dismantled it, forming a chair.

She sat on the chair, looked at Ying Ji, and asked, "I ask you, how did you know about me?"

This felt rather like Qing Nü was interrogating Ying Ji.

Ying Ji was stunned for a moment. He found this feeling quite novel. He coughed, telling the Qin soldiers not to be nervous, and then said to Qing Nü, "Naturally, I heard from Mister Zhang Yi that he has a beautiful Master!"

"So it was this brat!"

Qing Nü gritted her teeth, wanting to dig up Zhang Yi's grave.

She ground her teeth and asked, "Anything else? Just based on his words, you could confirm it was me? And that I would come here? Are you trying to fool a snake!"

"It's not just that!"

Ying Ji nodded and continued to say to Qing Nü, "My Great Qin's Ancestors have been fighting the Quan Rong on the Zhou Plain ever since King Ping moved east! After King Ji Yu Chen died, many Zong Zhou canons were lost, and my Great Qin accidentally obtained some! We learned of the existence of a Qing Xiao Jade Maiden!"

"That's a legend passed down from the time of Mu Tian Zi!"

"This Qing Xiao Jade Maiden, if I'm not mistaken, should be you, Immortal?"

Qing Nü nodded and replied, "Yes, it's me."

Her straightforward answer surprised Ying Ji a little, but he quickly understood. After all, she was an Immortal, so she wouldn't be like them, mere mortals, with any so-called modesty. Immortals come and go like the wind, free and at ease.

Seeing Ying Ji staring at her, Qing Nü asked, "So, you're looking for me just to chat? Aren't you bored?"

"Of course not!"

Ying Ji shook his head. He took a step forward, closing in on Qing Nü.

His gaze intensely fixed on Qing Nü, he said, "I wish to ask the Immortal to bestow blessings upon my Great Qin! Whether it's to grant me Longevity or to bring good weather to Great Qin! Anything is fine!"

"You say that as if I should be grateful for bestowing blessings upon you?"

Qing Nü glanced at him strangely and waved her hand, "No, no, stay away from me! Do you know how rude that is?"

Ying Ji was stunned for a moment and coughed lightly, "It was my impudence, Immortal, please don't be offended."

Qing Nü propped up her chin and looked at Ying Ji, asking, "Ying Xiao Mi, since you know of my existence from the Zong Zhou canons, you should understand the consequences of making a deal with me. Why are you still rushing to do so?"

"Consequences?"

Ying Ji was stunned.

Seeing his dazed look, Qing Nü was speechless.

"You don't know?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Ji's expression became a little awkward. He said slowly, "After all, the Zong Zhou canons were damaged by the Quan Rong, and not much remains. I only confirmed your existence through various corroborations! What are these... consequences?"

"Come, take me to find Ji Yan, and you'll know."

Qing Nü waved her hand and instructed.

Ying Ji looked at Qing Nü, as if confirming whether she was using this opportunity to trick him into taking her to see Ji Yan.

But after thinking for a long time, Ying Ji couldn't figure out what the consequences would be, so he could only nod and take her to another bedchamber, which was Ji Yan's territory.

At this moment, Ji Yan was lying weakly on the bed, his time running out.

"Ouch! Good thing I didn't die."

Verdant Green Maiden clicked her tongue and shook her head. If he died, she'd have to dig the grave herself.

She glanced back at Ying Ji, smiled faintly, and said, "Ying Xiao Mi, do you know, Da Yu tamed the floods, Shang Tang destroyed Xia, King Wu attacked Shang Zhou—I was there for all of it! The three sage kings all received my help!"

Upon hearing this, Ying Ji's expression grew even more excited.

"You truly are an auspicious Immortal!"

If he could obtain Verdant Green Maiden's help, wouldn't that prove that Great Qin could unify the world?

"But the consequences..."

Verdant Green Maiden changed the subject, suddenly drawing the saber from a nearby Qin Army general.

He tried to step forward and snatch it back, but Verdant Green Maiden kicked him out of the bedchamber, shattering the main door.

This kick shocked countless people!

Verdant Green Maiden said, "My apologies, a few bones might be broken, but he shouldn't die."

Hearing this, Ying Ji and the others' mouths twitched.

Verdant Green Maiden, holding the saber, walked towards Ji Yan. Seeing her actions, Ying Ji frowned and asked, "Immortal, what are you doing?"

"Demonstrating the consequences for you!"

Verdant Green Maiden replied, then raised her saber and thrust it into Ji Yan's heart!

His Heart's Blood dripped from the sword tip onto the floor. Verdant Green Maiden quickly unfastened the gourd at her waist and caught it.

Ji Yan's face contorted in pain. After a few breaths, he fell silent and died.

"This... this this..."

Ying Ji stood there, stunned and shocked.

Verdant Green Maiden shook the gourd, reattached it to her waist, turned to face Ying Ji, and said slowly, "This is the consequence of making a deal with me! This is the price. In this gourd of mine is the Heart's Blood of Xia Jie, Shang Zhou, and now Ji Yan—the last kings of three dynasties!"

"Ying Ji, your Great Qin will be next!"

Verdant Green Maiden declared.