She was an expert at scaring people.
What's more, she wasn't just scaring him; she was serious!
"You... how can you!"
Ying Ji stumbled back a few steps, looking at Verdant Green Maiden and asking, "Aren't you an Immortal?"
"An Immortal?"
Verdant Green Maiden chuckled at the mention of the word, shaking her head. "Just because you call me an Immortal for a few moments, does that mean I should abandon my own dreams? I want to become a Dragon! I don't care what you call me! Anyone who dares to stop me from becoming a Dragon will die!"
"Ying Ji, do you still need my help?"
Ying Ji took a deep breath and raised his hand, signaling the Qin Army soldiers behind him to stop their charge. He said in a deep voice, "I do not need your help!"
Verdant Green Maiden laughed and said, "But it's too late! The Heavenly Auspicious Fortune already belongs to your Great Qin! I will take the Heart's Blood of your Great Qin's Last Monarch. You cannot escape, Ying Ji!"
With those words, Verdant Green Maiden walked out.
The Qin Army soldiers tried to stop her, but she easily knocked them aside. She muttered, "A bunch of trash, daring to block my path?"
Did they really think a snake was easy to bully?
Seeing Verdant Green Maiden leave, Ying Ji glanced back at Ji Yan, who lay dead on the bed, and took a deep breath.
"Your Majesty, we..."
The remaining Qin Army soldiers were still shaken by Verdant Green Maiden's words.
"Four hundred years for Xia, six hundred years for Shang, eight hundred years for Zhou..."
Ying Ji murmured, "If my Great Qin Unifies Under Heaven, should it last a thousand years? If she cannot wait, will she cut off my Great Qin's fortune midway?"
"No! I absolutely will not allow such a thing to happen!"
Ying Ji roared and immediately ordered someone to return to Xianyang at once, while the Nine Cauldrons would be transported back slowly.
Upon his return to Xianyang, Ying Ji immediately summoned his ministers and inquired about the matter of Immortals and Mortals.
Afterward, Ying Ji learned of the Yin Yang School!
"The Yin Yang School?"
Ying Ji looked at the minister who presented him with the news of the Yin Yang School and asked in a deep voice, "Where are they?"
"The Yin Yang School has been passed down for many years and should be in the Zhou Plain area. Your Majesty can order a search!"
Upon hearing this, Ying Ji immediately issued an order, commanding his men to find the inheritors of the Yin Yang School and bring them to the palace. He wanted the people of the Yin Yang School to protect his Great Qin for generations to come! Even after a thousand years, his Heart's Blood must not be taken by Verdant Green Maiden!
Verdant Green Maiden returned to Handan, only to find Ying Yiren's family gone.
"Huh? Did they move?"
In the sky, Hong Luan landed on her shoulder, flapping her wings. "You're finally back, Stupid Snake!"
Verdant Green Maiden asked, "Bird Sister, where is their family?"
"I heard the King of Zhao wants to kill them, so Lu Buwei took them and ran! However, I couldn't find Ying Yiren or Lu Buwei, but Zhao Ji and little Ying Zheng are still in Handan city. I'll take you to find them!"
Hong Luan finished explaining everything at an extremely fast pace, then led Verdant Green Maiden to a dilapidated house in the suburbs of Handan.
Inside, Zhao Ji and little Ying Zheng were hiding.
Besides the mother and son, there was also a little girl here.
"Huh? Who is this little girl?"
Verdant Green Maiden tilted her head, looking at the little girl sleeping while hugging little Ying Zheng, and asked Zhao Ji, who was beside her.
Zhao Ji replied, "This little girl's name is Afang. This is her home. If we weren't hiding here, we would have been captured by the Zhao Army long ago! Master, where did you go?"
"I went to Luoyi for a bit."
Verdant Green Maiden replied, then crouched down and pinched little Ying Zheng's cheek.
"Still sleeping, wake up! The sun is already shining on your butt."
"Where is the sun in Winter Day?"
Hong Luan muttered softly.
Verdant Green Maiden tutted and looked at Hong Luan, "Are you trying to undermine me?"
Little Ying Zheng woke up when she pinched him, and Afang woke up with him. The two little ones rubbed their eyes and looked at Verdant Green Maiden.
Little Ying Zheng immediately burst into tears. He threw himself into Verdant Green Maiden's arms and hugged her.
"Master, I missed you..."
Verdant Green Maiden comforted little Ying Zheng, "Don't cry, don't cry, I'm back now, aren't I?"
Zhao Ji said hurriedly, "Zheng, be quiet, don't attract the Zhao Army! It's dangerous here..."
Verdant Green Maiden waved her hand at her and said, "It's fine. With me here, there's no dangerous place in this world. If the mere Zhao Army dares to come, I'll kill them!"
As if to confirm Verdant Green Maiden's words, a few Zhao soldiers broke down the door right after she finished speaking.
"Quick, quick, I heard a child crying!"
"That Qin hostage and his family must be hiding here!"
Hearing this voice, Qing Nü tilted her head, grabbed Hong Luan on her shoulder, and asked, "Hong Luan, am I really an immortal? How come everything I say comes true?"
Zhao Ji looked flustered and hurriedly moved closer to Qing Nü.
Hong Luan cursed, "Stupid snake, let go of me!"
Little Ying Zheng, however, looked up at Qing Nü. Although his face was covered in dirt, his eyes were incredibly bright and sparkling. He said, "Master is an immortal! Master is the Frost Snow Goddess!"
"Oh? Why?"
Qing Nü released Hong Luan and looked down at little Ying Zheng.
Little Ying Zheng earnestly explained, "Because every time it snows in winter, Master disappears. She must be going to deliver snow to the world!"
Hearing this, Qing Nü laughed and murmured to herself, "Qing Xiao Jade Maiden, Frost Snow Goddess, hmm... they actually match quite well! Not bad, not bad."
As she spoke, those Zhao soldiers had already rushed in.
"Master!"
Zhao Ji called out to Qing Nü in a panic.
Upon seeing them, the Zhao soldiers exclaimed in surprise, "They're really here!"
"Sigh..."
Qing Nü stood up, dusted off her skirt, and said to them, "You didn't see anything. Turn around and leave now."
As soon as she said this, the Zhao soldiers exchanged glances and said, "Woman, are you out of your mind?"
Being insulted, Qing Nü felt very upset. She looked back at Hong Luan and said, "Hong Luan, it seems I'm really not an immortal. They actually don't listen to me!"
Hong Luan: "..."
Someone please manage this stupid snake!
The Zhao soldiers couldn't hold back and charged forward. As long as they captured Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng, it would be a great achievement!
However, they had only taken a few steps before Qing Nü kicked them flying. They crashed through the earthen wall and landed about thirty feet away.
Several of them had broken ribs in their chests and clearly couldn't get up.
Qing Nü turned back and beckoned, saying, "Little Ying Zheng, Little Afang, let's go!"
"Master is so amazing!"
Little Ying Zheng clapped his hands and turned to Afang beside him, saying, "See? Didn't I tell you my Master is the most amazing?"
Afang nodded in pleasant surprise, "Mhm! Your Master is so amazing."
"Just so-so."
Verdant Green Maiden waved her hands bashfully, praised by the little child. She held a child in each hand and looked back at Zhao Ji, who was still on the ground and hadn't gotten up. "I won't hold you, you can get up yourself?"
"No need to trouble you, Master."
Zhao Ji nodded and got up from the ground, following Verdant Green Maiden as they skirted around the Zhao Army.
With her here, Zhao Ji no longer worried about the safety of herself and young Ying Zheng.
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