I, I, I

"I don't know if it's because Ying Xiao Mi took up too much of Fate, but it hasn't been long, and even you are failing."

In the Qin Palace, the palace staff were all solemn.

Dowager Empress Huayang, Zhao Ji, Ying Zheng, and Prime Minister Lu Buwei sat quietly in the lower hall.

Only Verdant Green Maiden was unrestrained. She grumbled and looked at Ying Zichu, who was weak on his sickbed. Such disrespectful words to King Zhaoxiang caused everyone to lower their heads, not daring to agree. Only Ying Zheng looked at Verdant Green Maiden, his gaze like a torch.

"Cough cough..."

Ying Zichu coughed repeatedly.

He clutched Verdant Green Maiden's sleeve, opened his mouth, and said, "Master... protect my Zheng!"

It was a deathbed request similar to Ying Zhu's, but the content was entirely different.

Perhaps he also understood that he owed Ying Zheng a lot. For nearly half of his childhood, his father, the ruler, had not been present in Ying Zheng's life.

Now, Great Qin had lost two kings in three years, and many among the Six States of Shandong were stirring. Ying Zichu was very worried about him, as Ying Zheng was ascending the throne as a youth.

Verdant Green Maiden patted his hand and said, "Let go of me! Honestly, you're just like your Father King..."

She pulled her sleeve from Ying Zichu's grasp and then said, "Don't worry, don't worry. Since he's a child I watched grow up, I will naturally protect him! You don't need to say it, I will do it."

Ying Zichu looked at Ying Zheng, his eyes filled with worry.

Ying Zheng stepped forward, took Ying Zichu's hand, and said firmly, "Father King, Zheng will not disappoint you or Master!"

Ying Zichu nodded slightly and said, "My son, you shall be the king of this world!"

In the third year of King Zhuangxiang's reign, the King passed away, and his son Ying Zheng ascended the throne.

The King's dying wish was for Verdant Green Maiden, Dowager Empress Huayang, and Empress Dowager Zhao to assist in governing until Ying Zheng came of age and took personal charge.

Envoys from the Six States once again set foot in the Imperial Court of Great Qin.

They looked at the young boy on the throne, their expressions varied. The Six States of Shandong privately said that Qin destroying Zhou and moving the Nine Cauldrons into Xianyang had already incurred Heavenly Punishment! The death of King Zhaoxiang, followed by two kings in three years, was proof of this rumor!

The young King of Qin could not support the Great Qin empire!

Ying Zheng sat high on the platform, looking down at everyone's expressions. In the vast crowd, he did not see the person he wanted to see.

He looked at Dowager Empress Huayang and Empress Dowager Zhao on his left and right and asked, "Where is Master?"

"Great King, at this moment, you shouldn't be thinking of Master!"

Dowager Empress Huayang frowned slightly, reminding Ying Zheng.

Empress Dowager Zhao on the other side said softly to him, "Master is not here. Wait until this Ceremony is over, and you can find her yourself! Zheng, you are now the King of Qin. The urgent matter is to deal with these envoys from the Six States. Don't disappoint Master!"

Ying Zheng heard this and nodded slightly, "Zheng understands."

"Great King!"

Dowager Empress Huayang whispered a reminder, "You should refer to yourself as 'Guaren'!"

Guaren?

I am alone!

Ying Zheng fell silent. Upon ascending this Wang Wei, he was truly alone!

Qing Nü was not in the Qin Palace, nor even in Xianyang. She was out in the countryside hunting. Hong Luan acted as her eagle, but it was a pity there was no Big Yellow Dog. One day, she would have Ying Zheng find her a Big Yellow Dog, so she could achieve the feat of "holding a yellow dog in the left and a falcon in the right."

When Hong Luan flew back holding a wild rabbit, Qing Nü said to it, "Bird Sister, why don't you go dye your fur?"

"Dye this thing black!"

Hong Luan heard this and immediately flung the wild rabbit at Qing Nü's face, cursing, "Go die, Stupid Snake!"

Qing Nü squatted down to dodge, and said aggrievedly, "Can't you wish me well..."

As she spoke, Qing Nü saw a troop of Black Armored Qin Army cavalry approaching in the distance. Ying Zheng, clad in a royal robe, was at the very front. The Black Gold Royal Robe fluttered noisily in the wind as he whipped his horse, shouting loudly, "Master--!!"

Seeing him hastily dismount in front of her, Qing Nü frowned.

"You're already King, and still so impatient?"

Ying Zheng tossed his horsewhip to a soldier behind him and looked at Qing Nü, asking with a hint of grievance, "Master, why didn't you come to my coronation ceremony?"

"I've seen too many. It's boring."

Qing Nü shook her head and said to him, "I'll wait for your Coronation Ceremony!"

"Coronation?"

Ying Zheng heard this and asked, "Are you referring to becoming the Western Emperor like King Zhaoxiang? If Master wishes it, I will become Emperor immediately!"

"No, no, no... What's so good about being the Western Emperor? It just sounds intimidating. What I want is for your merits to surpass the Three Sovereigns and your virtue to be as high as the Five Emperors! I want you to become the Emperor of this world. When that time comes, I will attend your ceremony without you even having to ask!"

Qing Nü smiled and told Ying Zheng her expectations.

After listening, Ying Zheng's eyes ignited with sparks. He solemnly made a promise to Qing Nü.

"Master, don't worry. Whatever you desire, I will definitely accomplish it!"

Looking at Ying Zheng staring at her with burning eyes, Qing Nü's eyes curved into a smile. She raised her hand and patted his shoulder, praising him with a look of admiration, "Hmm, not bad, not bad. A teachable child!"

Ying Zheng stared at Qing Nü for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "I'm taller than Master now!"

"Stinky Kid... you're going to have Two Meter Long Legs in the future, so what?"

"Talking about height hurts feelings, you know?"

Verdant Green Maiden's expression immediately fell. (She) turned and complained, "I want to be taller too, but when I incarnated into human form, I was only One Point Six Meters. You don't know how many methods I tried! But it was useless! If you have the ability, compare your True Form? I'll scare you to death!"

Didn't she want to grow taller?

In her past life, she was One Point Eight Meters, what good was that? The moment she opened her eyes, didn't she still turn into a Female Snake?

Looking at Verdant Green Maiden, who was chattering away with her back to him, Ying Zheng's smile never left his face.

"Master may not be tall, but (his) abilities are top-tier."

Verdant Green Maiden: "..."

(She) ground her teeth, feeling like she wanted to hit someone.

But the Stinky Kid just ascended the throne today, and he's a King after all. If she beat him up in front of the Qin Army, the future First Emperor would have no face!

Considering the Stinky Kid's reputation, Verdant Green Maiden suppressed her temper.

Ah, what a Kind Hearted snake she was!

Suddenly, Ying Zheng grabbed Verdant Green Maiden's shoulders and turned her around to face him. "Master! Don't be angry."

Verdant Green Maiden shook her head and looked at the hands Ying Zheng had on her shoulders. (She) said, "Take your Claws off! If you don't, I'll chop them off! I'm Master, you know. None of your Senior Disciples dare to communicate with me like this. You're being disrespectful!"

"Who are those Senior Disciples? Did Master watch them grow up?"

Ying Zheng suddenly asked.

Verdant Green Maiden heard this and counted on her fingers. (She) said, "Pang Juan, Sun Bin, Su Qin, Zhang Yi... in short, quite a few! But you're the only one I watched grow up!"

After Verdant Green Maiden finished speaking, Ying Zheng's previously somewhat somber expression immediately brightened. He released Verdant Green Maiden's shoulders, waved to the Qin Army behind him, took a bow, and asked, "Is Master Hunting here? Take me along, I'll hunt a cow for Master to eat!"

Verdant Green Maiden's eyes lit up, and (she) asked, "Is that true?"

Ying Zheng nodded and said seriously, "Absolutely true! As long as Master wants it, I will prepare it for Master!"

Verdant Green Maiden raised two fingers, her eyes curved into a smile, and asked, "Can it be two?"

"Of course!"

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