Han State!
Xinzheng!
Today was the day the Qin State envoy, Li Si, returned to Qin. Han Wang An had specially dispatched Chancellor Zhang Kaidi to escort him out of the city!
There were few carriages leaving the city-only two!
In the first carriage, the windows and curtains stood wide open. Dressed in the official robes of a Qin envoy, Li Si sat alone inside!
The second carriage behind him had its doors and windows tightly shut, looking utterly unremarkable from the outside!
Zhang Kaidi, who was responsible for escorting Li Si out of Xinzheng, also knew perfectly well who was sitting in that carriage behind him!
As soon as the carriages left Xinzheng, Li Si turned toward the Han chancellor riding alongside his carriage!
"Chancellor Zhang, sorry for the trouble of escorting us. Shall we part here?"
As he spoke, Li Si cupped his hands and bowed to Zhang Kaidi through the carriage window!
"In that case, I wish you a smooth journey, Lord Li!"
Hearing that Li Si needed him to accompany them no farther, Zhang Kaidi said little else. After that simple courtesy, he cupped his hands and bowed to Li Si from horseback!
Clatter, clatter, clatter...!
The dice rattled crisply!
Thirty li outside Xinzheng City, beside a cliff, stood the pavilion where Han Fei had seen Ying Zheng off in the original story!
Qing Mo, his three girls, and Han Fei had already been waiting there for some time!
Having encountered Flying Chess for the first time, Han Fei could not resist playing a few rounds with Qing Mo and the others while they waited for Ying Zheng!
Indeed, Han Fei immediately found this little game for passing the time quite entertaining!
As the clopping of hooves and grinding of wheels drew nearer, Han Fei slowly