Demon in the Qin Palace

"Who are you, and why are you in Ying Zheng's carriage?"

Zhang Liang's brow furrowed. He knew that Qing Nü, who had caught up to him so quickly, was no ordinary person. He feared he truly couldn't escape today.

Qing Nü grinned, revealing her fangs, and said, "Qing Nü! Shao Dian Qing Nü."

She was quite proud of her name.

"Shao Dian..."

Upon hearing Qing Nü's name, Zhang Liang frowned.

Seeing his frown, Qing Nü glared, gritted her teeth, and asked, "What? Is there a problem with my name?"

Yellow Emperor's Grandfather's beard, in thousands of years, no one had dared to say her name sounded bad!

Zhang Liang saw the anger on Qing Nü's face and grew even more confused.

But Qing Nü didn't waste much time talking with him. She said directly, "Come with me to see Ying Zheng!"

Qing Nü addressing Ying Zheng by his given name astonished Zhang Liang. No one in the Qin Palace dared to do that. He sized Qing Nü up, frowned, and questioned, "Young Lady, you are no ordinary person. Why do you assist that Violent Qin?"

"Why not come with Zhang Liang and save this world!"

After he spoke, Qing Nü waved her hand and said, "Spare me. What you want to save is your Han."

Zhang Liang Zhang Zifang, his father and grandfather were both Prime Ministers of Han.

The Zhang family had been noble in Han for generations. At this moment, all he wanted to save was this Han.

The world?

Don't be ridiculous.

Zhang Liang's expression sank as Qing Nü said this.

Qing Nü stared at him and said again, "I appreciate your talent. Come with me and become an official in Qin. Ying Zheng, this lad, respects talent. I'll help you put in a good word, and we'll let the assassination attempt slide. Everyone will be happy!"

Ying Zheng? This lad?

Zhang Liang stared at Qing Nü as if he had seen a ghost. He seemed to realize Qing Nü's extraordinary nature.

But for him to go with Qing Nü? Impossible!

Zhang Liang cupped his hands and refused, "I will never assist the Violent Qin. I accept my capture by you today after failing to assassinate Qin. Please, make your move quickly."

"Hey, you guy--"

Qing Nü frowned. As she took a step forward, her face suddenly turned pale.

She coughed violently, and a few drops of blood stained her green robes.

Hong Luan, held in her hand, cried out in alarm, "Stupid Snake! I told you not to fight, why are you still so impulsive!"

Zhang Liang heard this voice and was even more astonished.

The bird... could talk?

Verdant Green Maiden's face was pale, and she stumbled to the ground. She clutched her chest and said to Hong Luan with a sorrowful expression, "Bird Sister, Snake is probably done for. Remember to collect my corpse for me. Bury me by the Wei River, and when you visit my grave next year, bring some beef."

"Remember not to bring fruit, it's not tasty..."

With that, Verdant Green Maiden closed her eyes and fainted.

"Stupid Snake, you're still thinking about that now!"

Hong Luan was both angry and anxious. It flapped its wings and shouted loudly, "Help! Someone, help--!!"

Zhang Liang seized the opportunity to escape, and Hong Luan had no time to pay attention to him.

At Hong Luan's cries, Qin Army soldiers rushed over and carried Verdant Green Maiden back.

When Verdant Green Maiden woke up, she saw Hong Luan lying on her chest. Her clothes had been changed, and Ying Zheng was scolding someone, with a large group of imperial physicians kneeling by her bedside.

Huh! Good! She wasn't dead.

As expected, Snake had a great life and fortune. All those good deeds over thousands of years weren't for nothing!

Verdant Green Maiden glanced at the scolding Ying Zheng and said softly, "So noisy, can you shut up..."

As soon as this voice came out, the camp fell silent.

Hong Luan was the first to cry out. It buried its little bird head in Verdant Green Maiden's chest, its body trembling, "Wuwuwu! Stupid Snake, you're finally awake, you scared me to death!"

"Master, how do you feel?"

Ying Zheng hurried to the bedside and asked with concern.

Verdant Green Maiden lay on the bed, weakly saying, "My back is sore, my body aches! And my legs are cramping. Of course, the main thing is hunger... I think I could eat two, no! Three cows right now! Poor Snake!"

Seeing Verdant Green Maiden's nagging, Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

If she could talk like this, she was probably fine.

Ying Zheng dismissed the imperial physicians and then said to Verdant Green Maiden, "Master, that madman, I have already sent people to capture him. Please rest assured."

Hearing this, Verdant Green Maiden turned to look at Ying Zheng. After a moment of silence, she said, "You won't be able to catch him."

After a period of silence, Ying Zheng sighed.

"Master, you should rest first."

After Ying Zheng left, Qing Nü asked Hong Luan, "Hong Luan, where are my clothes?"

Hong Luan replied, "Ying Zheng had the palace maids change you. He said he'd throw them away if they were stained with blood! I couldn't stop him."

"Sigh... my precious Azure Scale River Skirt!"

Hearing this, Qing Nü sighed deeply. She stretched and turned over on the couch, tucking the blanket around herself.

She no longer had the strength to dwell on the issue of her clothes.

Hong Luan hopped to the side of Qing Nü's head and asked, "Is that Zhang Liang... also History?"

Qing Nü nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Can... we stop dealing with these matters now?"

Hong Luan was silent for a moment, then quietly asked Qing Nü, "I'm worried about you..."

"Sigh! Who knew changing Fate would be so difficult? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have made a promise to Ying Zhu. Snake is a person who keeps his word. Otherwise, do you think I want to die? But... if I really die, you'll help me collect my corpse!"

Qing Nü was a person who valued her promises. Since she had agreed, she would naturally find a way to fulfill them!

Who could have imagined it would be so difficult?

This is going to kill Snake!

"Stupid Snake, don't talk about dying!"

"Okay, okay, I won't talk about dying. I won't die, and you won't die. We'll live well!"

Qing Nü rubbed Hong Luan's head and said softly, murmuring, "I'm just a little unwilling. If I couldn't do anything, then so be it. But I still killed Zhao Gao and made Fusu the Crown Prince, yet the result is..."

Hong Luan raised its wing and pressed it against Qing Nü's forehead.

"Stupid Snake, don't think too much. Rest!"

Outside the camp, Ying Zheng was silent for a long time until someone approached him from the side. He then got up and left.

The Qin Army and the Black Ice Platform searched the Han Land for over a month, but even after digging three feet deep, they couldn't find any trace of Zhang Liang.

He had vanished as if he had evaporated from the mortal realm!

With the search yielding no results, and upon the suggestion of the Court Officials, Ying Zheng had no choice but to order a return to Xianyang.

After passing through Hangu Pass, Li Si and the others finally relaxed.

Upon returning to the palace, Qing Nü went back to the Jade Maiden Shrine to recuperate.

A rumor began to spread from an unknown source.

The rumor said there was a monster in the Qin Palace.

The Emperor summoned Daoists to refine elixirs and Seek Immortality, but all were misled by the monster. The rumor was told vividly, even spreading the information that the monster was a Snake Demon. In the Qin Palace, the Palace Maids and Eunuchs began to look at Verdant Green Maiden strangely.

After all, Verdant Green Maiden had been in the Qin Palace for over twenty years, longer than their own lives.

However, Afang quickly punished this group of people!

Ying Zheng ordered a thorough investigation. It seemed like nothing at first, but the investigation directly led to the Yin Yang School.

"It's been hundreds of years, and they still haven't changed their ways!"

Verdant Green Maiden gritted her teeth and cursed fiercely, "The Yin Yang School? Bah! A bunch of backstabbers! If I had known, I should have thrown them all into Xiao Mountain to feed the wolves!"

She treated a pillar as someone from the Yin Yang School and punched it fiercely a few times, then rubbed her hands.

Looking at the furious Verdant Green Maiden, Ying Zheng made a light stroke on the Bamboo Slip and then said to her.

"Master, let's leave Xianyang?"