A Truly Impressive Teacher

Scaring people was Qing Xiao Jade Maiden's specialty.

Besides, this wasn't just an attempt to scare them. She was serious!

"You... How could you!"

Ying Ji took several steps back and looked at Qing Xiao Jade Maiden. "Aren't you an Immortal?"

"An Immortal?"

At that, Qing Xiao Jade Maiden smiled faintly and shook her head. "Just because you people call me an Immortal, does that mean I have to give up on my dream? I want to become a dragon, not listen to you call me an Immortal! Whoever dares stand in the way of my becoming a dragon will die!"

"Ying Ji, do you still want my help?"

Ying Ji took a deep breath and raised a hand to stop the Qin Army behind him from charging forward. He said in a low voice, "I, the king, don't need your help!"

Qing Xiao Jade Maiden laughed. "But it's too late! The Heavenly Auspicious Fortune is already with your Great Qin! I'll take the heart's blood of your Great Qin's Last Monarch. You can't escape me, Ying Ji!"

After leaving him with those words, Qing Xiao Jade Maiden headed outside.

The Qin soldiers tried to stop her, but she easily knocked a whole group of them to the ground. She muttered, "A bunch of good-for-nothings, and you dare block my way?"

Did they really think snakes were easy to bully?

After Qing Xiao Jade Maiden left, Ying Ji glanced back at Ji Yan, who lay dead on the bed, and took a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, we..."

The remaining Qin soldiers still felt shaken by Qing Xiao Jade Maiden's words.

"Four hundred years of Xia, six hundred years of Shang, eight hundred years of Zhou..."

Ying Ji murmured, "If my Great Qin unifies the realm, should it last a thousand years? If she can't wait, will she cut off Great Qin's fortune halfway through?"

"No! I will never allow such a thing to happen!"

Ying Ji roared and immediately ordered his men to return to Xianyang. As for the Nine Cauldrons, he ordered them to transport them back at a slower pace.

As soon as he returned to Xianyang, he summoned his ministers and asked them about the affairs of immortals and mortals.

Afterward, Ying Ji learned of the Yin Yang School!

"The Yin Yang School?"

Ying Ji looked at the minister who had presented him with information about the Yin Yang School and asked in a low voice, "Where are they?"

"The Yin Yang School has been passed down for many years. They should be somewhere around the Zhou Plain. Your Majesty can order a search!"

At once, Ying Ji issued an order to find the Yin Yang School's successor and bring them to the palace. He wanted the Yin Yang School to protect Great Qin for countless generations! Even a thousand years from now, Qing Xiao Jade Maiden must not be allowed to take his heart's blood!

Qing Xiao Jade Maiden returned to Handan, only to find Ying Yiren's family gone without a trace.

"Hm? Did they move?"

Hong Luan flapped her wings and settled on Qing Xiao Jade Maiden's shoulder. "You're finally back, Stupid Snake!"

Qing Xiao Jade Maiden asked, "Bird Sister, where are they?"

"I heard the King of Zhao wanted to kill them, so Lu Buwei took them and ran! I can't find Ying Yiren or Lu Buwei, but Zhao Ji and Little Ying Zheng are still in Handan. I'll take you to them!"

Hong Luan rattled off the news at lightning speed, then led Qing Xiao Jade Maiden to a dilapidated house on the outskirts of Handan.

Zhao Ji and Little Ying Zheng were hiding there.

Besides the mother and son, there was also a little girl.

"Hm? Who's this little girl?"

Qing Xiao Jade Maiden tilted her head and looked at the little girl sleeping beside Little Ying Zheng in a close embrace. She asked Zhao Ji, who was nearby.

Zhao Ji replied, "This little girl is called Afang. This is her home. If we weren't hiding here, the Zhao Army would have caught us by now! Teacher, where have you been?"

"I went to Luoyi."

Qing Xiao Jade Maiden replied, then crouched down and pinched Little Ying Zheng's cheek.

"You're still asleep? Get up! The sun's already shining on your bottom."

"How could there be sun in winter?" Hong Luan muttered under her breath.

Qing Xiao Jade Maiden clicked her tongue and looked at Hong Luan. "Must you ruin the moment?"

Little Ying Zheng woke with a start from her pinch, and Afang woke up too. The two children rubbed their eyes and stared at Qing Xiao Jade Maiden.

Little Ying Zheng burst into tears. He threw himself into Qing Xiao Jade Maiden's arms and hugged her.

"Teacher, I missed you..."

Qing Xiao Jade Maiden comforted Little Ying Zheng. "Don't cry, don't cry. See? I'm back now."

Zhao Ji hurriedly said, "Zheng, keep your voice down. Don't draw the Zhao Army here! This place is dangerous..."

But Qing Xiao Jade Maiden waved a hand at her. "It's fine. With me here, there's nowhere in the world that's dangerous. If a mere Zhao Army dares come, I'll beat them to death!"

As if to prove her words, several Zhao soldiers really did burst through the door right after she finished speaking.

"Quick, quick, quick! I heard a child crying!"

"That Qin hostage's family must be hiding in here!"

Hearing that, Qing Xiao Jade Maiden tilted her head, picked up Hong Luan from her shoulder, and asked, "Hong Luan, could I really be a god? How come everything I say comes true?"

Zhao Ji looked panicked and hurried closer to Qing Xiao Jade Maiden.

Hong Luan cursed, "Stupid Snake, let go of me!"

Little Ying Zheng looked up at Qing Xiao Jade Maiden. Though his face was smudged with dirt, his eyes shone brightly as he said, "Teacher is a god! Teacher is the Frost Snow Goddess!"

"Oh? Why's that?"

Qing Xiao Jade Maiden let go of Hong Luan and looked down at Little Ying Zheng.

Little Ying Zheng explained earnestly, "Because every winter, when it snows, Teacher disappears. You must be going to bring snow to the whole world!"

Hearing that, Qing Xiao Jade Maiden laughed and murmured to herself, "Qing Xiao Jade Maiden, Frost Snow Goddess... Hmm, they do suit each other! Not bad, not bad."

As she spoke, the Zhao soldiers rushed inside.

"Teacher!" Zhao Ji cried out in alarm.

When the Zhao soldiers saw them, they exclaimed in delight, "They really are here!"

"Ah..."

Qing Xiao Jade Maiden stood up, brushed the dust from her skirt, and said to them, "You didn't see anything. Turn around and leave."

The soldiers looked at one another. "Are you crazy, woman?"

Being insulted made Qing Xiao Jade Maiden feel awful. She turned to Hong Luan and said, "Hong Luan, it seems I really am not a god. They actually didn't listen to me!"

Hong Luan: "..."

Could someone please do something about this Stupid Snake?

The Zhao soldiers couldn't hold back any longer and charged forward. If they captured Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng, they would earn great merit!

But they had only taken a few steps when Qing Xiao Jade Maiden kicked them away. They smashed straight through the earthen wall and flew about ten zhang.

Several of them had broken ribs, and it was clear they wouldn't be getting back up.

Qing Xiao Jade Maiden turned and beckoned. "Little Ying Zheng, Little Afang, let's go!"

"Teacher is amazing!"

Little Ying Zheng clapped, then turned to Afang beside him. "See? I told you my teacher was the most amazing!"

Afang nodded excitedly. "Mm! Your teacher is amazing."

"I'm only so-so."

Praised by the children, Qing Xiao Jade Maiden waved a hand, a little embarrassed. She took one child by each hand, then looked back at Zhao Ji, who still hadn't gotten up from the ground. "I won't help you up. You can get up by yourself, okay?"

"I wouldn't want to trouble you, Teacher."

Zhao Ji nodded, got to her feet, and followed Qing Xiao Jade Maiden around the Zhao soldiers.

With her there, Zhao Ji finally no longer worried about her own safety or Little Ying Zheng's.