Arc 19Qin’s Altered Fate

Qing Mo entered the Qin dynasty, reshaped Great Qin’s future, and punished Yi Xiaochuan and Liu Bang for their betrayals. He left Liu Bang facing castration and planned to bring Gao Yao to witness it.

  • Qing Mo defeated Sun Tian, exposed Zhu Shuangshuang’s aid, and devoured Sun Tian after the remnant soul’s power failed to save him.
  • Qing Mo entered the Qin dynasty with Lü Suzhen, helped the First Emperor strengthen Great Qin, and brought Gao Yao and Lü Su back together.
  • Qing Mo showed Gao Yao, Meng Tian, and Lü Su visions of Yi Xiaochuan’s future betrayals, then had Yi Xiaochuan imprisoned and sent to brutal labor after bringing him back from Tu’an.
  • Qing Mo brought Xiao Yue to Gao Yao and recruited Xiao He, Han Xin, Zhang Liang, and Fan Kuai to serve the First Emperor.
  • Qing Mo had Yi Xiaochuan castrated and subjected to harsh labor, while Princess Yushu promised that Tu’an would stop raiding Qin territory.
  • Qing Mo brought Liu Bang to the labor camp after Gao Yao confronted him, then spared Liu Bang’s life and arranged work guiding a mission to the Western Regions for Chen Qin'an.
  • Qing Mo showed Yi Xiaochuan and Yushu recordings of Yi Xiaochuan’s past betrayals, then sealed Yi Xiaochuan in a room with a drugged Liu Bang, who admitted he had only used him.
  • Qing Mo revealed Liu Bang’s future as the founder of Han and that he and Yi Xiaochuan came from the future, then ordered Liu Bang prepared for castration and planned to bring Gao Yao to watch.
Chapters 451–475 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 451Matters of Two Realms! (Two-in-one)

Immortal Emperor Yun Chuan and Immortal Venerable Jingming learned from a survivor that Qing Mo had killed their son Yun Xiaotian, but Yun Chuan feared confronting Qing Mo while Jingming stormed off to seek revenge. On the Floating Abyss Continent, Qin Ming secretly visited Zhu Shuangshuang, and the two began an intimate encounter beside Sun Tian’s room.

  • Immortal Emperor Yun Chuan questioned the survivor and watched his memories of Qing Mo, while Immortal Venerable Jingming crushed the man’s head after confirming what he had seen.
  • Immortal Venerable Jingming vowed to avenge Yun Xiaotian, but Immortal Emperor Yun Chuan warned that Qing Mo might be beyond their power and urged caution.
  • Immortal Venerable Jingming rejected Yun Chuan’s warning and left in anger to pursue revenge.
  • Qing Mo distracted Yueya’s hidden Dao protector and used the Dao of Space to send Qin Ming into Zhu Shuangshuang’s residence.
  • Zhu Shuangshuang welcomed Qin Ming, and they began an intimate encounter in her room next to Sun Tian’s.

Ch. 452The Beautiful Immortal Venerable Who Actively Descended to the Mortal Realm! (Two-in-one)

Sun Tian surrendered the soul-nourishing medicine to save Zhu Shuangshuang, unaware that she was secretly allied with Qin Ming and Qing Mo. Meanwhile, Immortal Venerable Jingming descended to the Floating Abyss Continent to avenge her son, and Qing Mo appeared behind her party.

  • Sun Tian heard Zhu Shuangshuang deny him entry while she secretly spent the night with Qin Ming, then returned to his room without discovering the truth.
  • Qin Ming told Zhu Shuangshuang about the remnant Immortal Venerable soul within Sun Tian and his history with Qing Mo.
  • After the auction, Qing Mo's group ambushed Sun Tian and Yueya, and Qin Ming used Zhu Shuangshuang as a hostage to force Sun Tian to hand over the soul-nourishing medicine.
  • Qin Ming struck at Zhu Shuangshuang after Sun Tian surrendered the medicine, and Sun Tian took the blow while saving her.
  • Immortal Venerable Jingming descended with experts to avenge Yun Xiaotian, but Qing Mo appeared behind her party after Liu Yurou dispersed her sword attack.

Ch. 453Guiding the Immortal Venerable! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo defeated Immortal Venerable Jingming and left her fate to Li Mochou, who began trying to break her resistance with an unusual punishment. Jingming still vowed revenge, but she was left helpless and laughing as two goats licked honey from her feet.

  • Qing Mo killed Jingming’s companions with a glance, sealed Jingming’s powers, and stopped her from attacking or taking her own life.
  • Qing Mo rejected Jing Yubai’s offer to handle Jingming and assigned Li Mochou to persuade her to become their foot-washing maid.
  • Li Mochou imprisoned Jingming in a crystal sphere, then later tied her to a chair in a dungeon and threatened her with the goat punishment.
  • Li Mochou brought two goats, smeared honey on Jingming’s soles, and intensified her sense of touch until Jingming could no longer stop laughing.

Ch. 454Three Meetings with Sun Tian! (Two-in-one)

After more than three years, Qing Mo's group gathered the last heavenly treasure and traveled to Heavenly Sage City to confront Sun Tian at the young generation tournament. They encountered Sun Tian and his allies on the eve of the tournament, where a pink-clad girl demanded that Qing Mo's group kneel.

  • Li Mochou tormented Immortal Venerable Jingming through the night, and over the following months she eventually broke Jingming's resistance and made her serve as a foot-washing maid.
  • After Qing Mo's group obtained the last treasure, Jing Yubai reported that Sun Tian would attend a tournament in Heavenly Sage City, so Qing Mo ordered the group and his scattered maids to gather there.
  • Qing Mo's group traveled to Heavenly Sage City, where Mo Wangshu, Mo Yanyu, Li Mochou, the other maids, and representatives of the Linghui and Yuexi holy lands gathered.
  • Zhu Shuangshuang warned Qing Mo that Sun Tian had gained powerful allies, including a woman backed by an Immortal Venerable, and Qing Mo gave her powder meant to put Sun Tian's inner remnant soul to sleep.
  • On the day before the tournament, Qing Mo's group ran into Sun Tian and his companions, and a pink-clad girl demanded that they kneel and apologize to him.

Ch. 455The Grand Competition Reopens! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo’s group confronted Sun Tian and Qiu Zhunan after Qiu demanded they kneel, and the Star-Gazing Sect paid compensation to settle the dispute. As the grand competition began, Qing Mo warned the Yu sisters to avoid Sun Tian while he planned to deal with him himself.

  • Qiu Zhunan demanded that Qing Mo’s group kneel, but Jing Yubai and Xuan Qingyin identified themselves as the Holy Son and Holy Maiden of the two supreme sacred lands and demanded an apology.
  • Chu Yuan offered two Venerable-grade Ninefold Spirit Essence Pills, and Qing Mo accepted the compensation to end the confrontation.
  • Sun Tian challenged Qing Mo and Liu Yurou to a death match after the grand competition, and Qing Mo left without accepting the challenge.
  • Qing Mo’s group discussed who would enter the competition; Li Mochou chose to participate, while Qin Ming, Li Qing, and Li Yun declined.
  • Qing Mo warned the Yu Family sisters to surrender if they encountered Sun Tian, explaining that his strength exceeded his cultivation realm and that an Immortal Venerable remnant soul inhabited him.
  • The grand competition began and was expected to last at least two months, while Sun Tian competed, hoping to face Jing Yubai and the others.

Ch. 456Live Four Hundred More Chapters! (Two-in-One)

After Sun Tian lost to Jing Yubai in the grand competition, Qing Mo faced him in their long-awaited life-and-death duel and quickly crippled him. Sun Tian’s hidden allies backed down before Qing Mo, and Sun Tian’s attempt to gain power ended in another catastrophic injury.

  • Zhu Shuangshuang secretly smeared special medicinal powder onto Sun Tian, causing the Immortal Venerable remnant soul within him to fall into a deep slumber.
  • Jing Yubai defeated Sun Tian in the grand competition, and the factions stayed to watch Sun Tian’s life-and-death duel with Qing Mo.
  • Sun Tian attacked Qing Mo with his full strength, but Qing Mo seized his wrist, tore off his right arm, and struck him down.
  • Yueya and Hua Lei ordered their Dao Protectors to attack Qing Mo, but Qing Mo immobilized them, and Elder Tian and Elder Qin fled after recognizing him.
  • Sun Tian took Qing Mo’s pill and surged with spiritual energy, but his manhood exploded, leaving him screaming and writhing on the ground.

Ch. 457Sun Tian's Demonic Transformation! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo revealed that he had orchestrated Sun Tian’s setbacks and that Zhu Shuangshuang had secretly aided his group, driving Sun Tian into demonic corruption. Qing Mo subdued and killed Sun Tian, then his allies dealt with Sun Tian’s followers and factions, gathered their resources, and Qing Mo gave Liu Yurou a Jade Pendant containing a secret realm.

  • Yueya and Hua Lei confronted Qing Mo over Sun Tian’s suffering, but Li Mochou forced Immortal Venerable Jingming to kneel and beg Qing Mo for mercy.
  • Qing Mo revealed that he had prepared Sun Tian’s pill and suppressed the remnant soul in his body, while Zhu Shuangshuang confessed she had been feeding information to his group.
  • Sun Tian’s despair shattered his Dao heart, and he fell into demonic corruption before unleashing two tokens containing peak Immortal Venerable strikes.
  • Qing Mo returned the tokens’ destructive power to them and devoured Sun Tian with the Nirvana Law, keeping his storage ring and its treasures.
  • Liu Yurou and the two Holy Lands eliminated Sun Tian’s allies and recovered their resources, while Qing Mo merged two Jade Pendants and gave the secret-realm pendant to Liu Yurou.

Ch. 458The Most Useless, Most Saintly, Most Selfish Transmigrator! (Two-in-one)

After waiting sixty years for the Azure Mausoleum Fruit to ripen, Qing Mo collected it and transmigrated with his three little companions to the Qin dynasty, in the world of Myth. He arrived during Yi Xiaochuan’s encounter with Lü Gong’s family and ended the bandit attack, then confirmed to Yi Xiaochuan that he was also a transmigrator.

  • Qing Mo sealed off the mountain range around the Azure Mausoleum Fruit and spent sixty years there while his maids cultivated and stayed by his side.
  • A few days before the fruit ripened, Qing Mo sent his maids out to gather other heavenly treasures, then collected the ripe fruit and prepared to transmigrate.
  • Qing Mo entered a new world with Little Tail, Da Bai, and Yinzi, and learned from villagers’ memories that they had arrived in the Qin dynasty.
  • Qing Mo rode toward the sounds of fighting and found Yi Xiaochuan defending Lü Gong and his daughters from mountain bandits.
  • Qing Mo killed the bandits with fragments of a bamboo strip, then told the angry Yi Xiaochuan that he had transmigrated to this world too.

Ch. 459A Perfect Match of Two "People"! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo joined Lü Gong’s party after rescuing them from bandits, then parted from them in Pei County to try Fan Kuai’s dog meat. At the restaurant, Liu Bang grabbed Qing Mo and called him brother, so Qing Mo slapped him across the room while Yi Xiaochuan rushed to help him.

  • Qing Mo rebuked Yi Xiaochuan for letting the bandits escape and accepted Lü Gong’s request to escort his family toward Pei County.
  • Lü Gong and his daughters grew impressed by Qing Mo during the journey, while Lü Zhi danced for him and showed interest in him.
  • After the party reached Pei County, Qing Mo said farewell and went to Fan Kuai’s dog meat restaurant, where Yi Xiaochuan followed him.
  • Liu Bang grabbed Qing Mo’s wrist and called him brother, then reached for Qing Mo’s food.
  • Qing Mo slapped Liu Bang into nearby tables, and Yi Xiaochuan defended Liu Bang and helped him up.

Ch. 460The Two-Year Pact! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo rescued Lü Su from death and showed her Yi Xiaochuan’s true feelings, then made a two-year pact with her to see whether Yi Xiaochuan would forget her and fall in love with another woman. Lü Su agreed to stay with Qing Mo and avoid Yi Xiaochuan while the wager played out.

  • Qing Mo slapped Liu Bang for cheating him, while Yi Xiaochuan recognized Liu Bang as the future Han Gaozu and urged Qing Mo to apologize and seek his favor.
  • Qing Mo refused to court Liu Bang and later watched Yi Xiaochuan bring Liu Bang to Lü Gong’s banquet, where Liu Bang grew jealous of Yi Xiaochuan’s bond with the Lü sisters.
  • Qing Mo recounted how Lü Su died after leaving home to help Yi Xiaochuan and how Gao Yao suffered while trying to support him.
  • Qing Mo kept Lü Su’s soul lingering after her death and let her hear Yi Xiaochuan’s inner thoughts as he mourned her, then warned her that he would soon love another woman.
  • Lü Su agreed to Qing Mo’s two-year wager: if Yi Xiaochuan forgot her and loved someone else, she would give him up; otherwise, she could return to Yi Xiaochuan.
  • Qing Mo returned Lü Su’s soul to her cured body, and she agreed to stay with him and remain hidden from Yi Xiaochuan for two years.

Ch. 461Let's Get a National Teacher to Play With! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo took Lü Suzhen on a half-year tour of the world before bringing her to Xianyang on Da Bai, a giant White Tiger divine beast, to meet the First Emperor of Qin. After Qing Mo freed the emperor from the world’s control, he promised to grant the emperor’s wish and began changing the course of history.

  • Qing Mo took Lü Suzhen sightseeing across Africa and other continents, where she encountered unfamiliar animals and grew happier as she let go of her grief over Yi Xiaochuan.
  • Qing Mo collected two enormous elephant tusks and then revealed Da Bai’s true form as a colossal White Tiger, carrying Lü Suzhen toward Xianyang.
  • Yi Xiaochuan and Gao Yao saw Da Bai fly over Xianyang and were stunned, while the people of the city knelt in worship.
  • Qing Mo told Lü Suzhen he intended to help the First Emperor strengthen Great Qin and asked to become the emperor’s Imperial Preceptor.
  • Qing Mo noticed and erased a black thread controlling the First Emperor, creating a parallel universe as the emperor welcomed him and offered to share his realm.
  • Qing Mo stopped the First Emperor from bowing and said he knew the emperor’s wish and could fulfill it.

Ch. 462Rescue Gao Yao! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo showed the First Emperor of Qin the future’s history, secured Fusu’s succession, and supplied Great Qin with technologies and crops to change its course. He then went with Meng Tian to rescue Gao Yao, who stared in disbelief when Qing Mo offered him a cigarette.

  • Qing Mo gave the First Emperor of Qin the Fountain of Immortality and asked him to summon Fusu, Meng Tian, and Li Si.
  • Qing Mo showed the emperor and his attendants the River of Time and recounted more than two thousand years of Chinese history, prompting the First Emperor of Qin to make Fusu Crown Prince and imprison Hu Hai.
  • Qing Mo gave the First Emperor of Qin high-yield crops, papermaking and printing methods, and agricultural and metallurgical designs to strengthen Great Qin.
  • Qing Mo asked Meng Tian to acquire Xianyang’s best restaurant for Gao Yao and went with him to retrieve Gao Yao.
  • Qing Mo stopped a soldier from beating Gao Yao, and Gao Yao stared in shock when Qing Mo offered him a cigarette.

Ch. 463My Brother is an Immortal! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo rescued Gao Yao, revealed that Lü Su had been revived, and showed them recordings of the future Gao Yao and Lü Su would have faced without his intervention. Gao Yao rejected Yi Xiaochuan and asked Qing Mo to help him grow strong, while Qing Mo offered to become his sworn brother.

  • Qing Mo killed the soldier who had beaten Gao Yao, then covered up the execution by declaring that the man had died exposing a Xiongnu spy.
  • Qing Mo brought Gao Yao to his residence, where Gao Yao reunited with Lü Su and learned that Qing Mo had brought her back to life.
  • Qing Mo showed Gao Yao and Lü Su recordings of the future, including Gao Yao becoming Zhao Gao and Yi Xiaochuan abandoning his friends for his own desires.
  • Gao Yao broke down over Yi Xiaochuan's betrayal, then vowed to end their friendship and make him pay for bullying Xiao Yue.
  • Gao Yao asked Qing Mo to help him become strong enough to protect those he cared about, and Qing Mo offered to become his brother.

Ch. 464Lacking a Maid for Odd Jobs! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo established himself in Great Qin, exposed the danger of alchemists, and used visions of the future to redirect Meng Tian’s mission. After Lü Su gave up on Yi Xiaochuan, Meng Tian returned with Yushu and Yi Xiaochuan, leaving Yi Xiaochuan stunned by Great Qin’s transformation and Qing Mo’s treatment of Yushu.

  • Qing Mo moved into the National Preceptor’s Residence, gave Gao Yao a restaurant, and asked the First Emperor to send Meng Tian to bring back Princess Yushu of Tu'an.
  • Qing Mo explained that he meant to use gold and life-extending pills to provoke Tu'an’s greed, demonstrated that his pills differed from poisonous alchemist elixirs, and led the First Emperor to order the arrest of alchemists across Great Qin.
  • Qing Mo showed Meng Tian visions of Yi Xiaochuan betraying him and ruining the Meng Family Army, then told Meng Tian to bring Yi Xiaochuan back alive so Qing Mo could deal with him.
  • Qing Mo and Lü Su secretly watched Yi Xiaochuan choose to stay in Tu'an for Princess Yushu, and Lü Su accepted that Yi Xiaochuan was not worth her love.
  • Months later, Meng Tian brought Yushu and Yi Xiaochuan to Xianyang, where Yi Xiaochuan saw Great Qin’s rapid modernization and discovered that Qing Mo was the Imperial Preceptor and Lü Su was alive.
  • Qing Mo inspected Yushu and called her a maid for odd jobs, leaving Yi Xiaochuan shocked and furious.

Ch. 465Yi Xiaochuan's New Life! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo rejected Yi Xiaochuan’s pleas to free Princess Yushu, had his meridians crippled, and sent him to labor under brutal conditions. The chapter left Yi Xiaochuan enduring an even harsher punishment after Qing Mo ordered his workload tripled.

  • Qing Mo ordered Lü Su to take Princess Yushu into his residence as a maid, while guards held back Yi Xiaochuan.
  • Qing Mo told Yi Xiaochuan that he could treat Yushu as he pleased, and the guards beat Yi Xiaochuan unconscious when he tried to attack him.
  • Qing Mo crippled Yi Xiaochuan’s meridians and ordered guards to shackle him and send him to the corvée laborers.
  • Several days later, Yi Xiaochuan collapsed under heavy labor and was beaten by a guard as Qing Mo watched.
  • Qing Mo ordered the labor official to triple Yi Xiaochuan’s workload, give him the harshest beatings, and reduce his food and sleep.

Ch. 466The "Little Sister" of This Era! (Two-in-One)

Qing Mo continued reforming Great Qin while punishing Yi Xiaochuan with brutal corvée labor, and he brought palace maid Xiao Yue to Gao Yao, who recognized her resemblance to Gao Lan and welcomed her as his younger sister. The chapter ended with Gao Yao hurrying to prepare a feast for Xiao Yue.

  • Qing Mo ordered Yi Xiaochuan worked and watched harshly while the other laborers received better food and lodging.
  • Gao Yao asked Qing Mo to find his sister, and Qing Mo promised to bring Xiao Yue from the palace.
  • Lü Su told Qing Mo she wanted to return to Pei County to visit her family, and Qing Mo agreed to arrange an escort.
  • Qing Mo retrieved Xiao Yue from the palace and brought her to Gao Yao's tavern.
  • Gao Yao mistook Xiao Yue for Gao Lan at first, then accepted her as his little sister after Qing Mo explained who she was.
  • Gao Yao told Xiao Yue to wait with Qing Mo and rushed to cook her a meal.

Ch. 467Find a time to castrate him! (Two-in-one)

Gao Yao welcomed Xiao Yue as his sister, and Qing Mo made her free to enter the Imperial Preceptor's residence. Qing Mo then ordered Yi Xiaochuan castrated, recruited several future Han leaders for Qin, and brought them before the First Emperor.

  • Gao Yao introduced Xiao Yue as his sister and treated her to a meal, while Qing Mo welcomed her as family.
  • Qing Mo told the guards Xiao Yue could freely enter the Imperial Preceptor's residence, where Gao Yao showed her around and gave her a room.
  • Qing Mo ordered the eunuch to take the unconscious Yi Xiaochuan to the official slave camp and arrange for him to be castrated.
  • Qing Mo left Xianyang with Da Bai and Little Tail, recruited Xiao He and Han Xin, seized Zhang Liang after he refused, and brought Fan Kuai back with them.
  • Qing Mo presented Xiao He, Han Xin, Zhang Liang, and Fan Kuai to the First Emperor and Fusu as gifts.

Ch. 468A Turning Point in Life! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo persuaded the First Emperor of Qin to capture the Xiongnu for labor and supplied Meng Tian’s expedition with alcohol and medical staff. He then forced Princess Yushu to choose between pleading for Yi Xiaochuan and protecting Tu'an, and she followed him toward Yi Xiaochuan’s impending castration.

  • Qing Mo advised the First Emperor of Qin to capture the Xiongnu for labor and assimilation, and the emperor ordered Meng Tian to bring back as many as possible.
  • Qing Mo told Meng Tian to collect alcohol from the distillery and take medical school members as military doctors on the expedition.
  • Yi Xiaochuan woke restrained in the official slave camp, where eunuchs forced him to eat egg yolks for three days in preparation for castration.
  • Qing Mo brought Princess Yushu to the camp and announced that Yi Xiaochuan would be castrated, while the eunuch confirmed the preparations were complete.
  • Qing Mo showed Yushu reports of Tu'an raids on Qin territory and threatened to send troops unless she warned her people to stop.
  • Yushu stopped pleading for Yi Xiaochuan and followed Qing Mo toward the room as she heard the blade being sharpened.

Ch. 469Yi Xiaochuan's Repeated Collapse! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo had Yi Xiaochuan castrated and kept him conscious through the ordeal, then made him watch as Princess Yushu submitted to Qing Mo in exchange for Tu'an’s safety. Yi Xiaochuan’s body and spirit were left broken as he witnessed Yushu’s humiliation from the room next door.

  • Qing Mo had the eunuch castrate Yi Xiaochuan while keeping him conscious, and Yushu watched in tears from outside.
  • When Yushu saw Yi Xiaochuan’s suffering through the window, Yi Xiaochuan broke down and fainted.
  • That night, Yi Xiaochuan woke in a dilapidated house and overheard Qing Mo question Yushu about Tu'an’s border incursions.
  • Yushu knelt and pleaded for Qing Mo to persuade the emperor to spare Tu'an, promising that her people would stop harassing Great Qin.
  • Qing Mo demanded that Yushu come to him, and Yi Xiaochuan watched helplessly through a crack in the wall as she complied.
  • Over the next two or three hours, Yi Xiaochuan remained frozen and watched Qing Mo humiliate Yushu, leaving his already fragile heart shattered again.

Ch. 470Meeting Liu Bang! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo secured Princess Yushu’s promise that Tu'an would stop harassing Great Qin’s borders, then continued to torment Yi Xiaochuan through harsh treatment at the official slave camp. That night, Qing Mo took Gao Yao to confront Liu Bang, the man who had framed him.

  • Yushu promised that Tu'an would behave and asked Qing Mo to speak to the Emperor on its behalf.
  • Yi Xiaochuan swore revenge on Qing Mo while the carriage carried Qing Mo and Yushu back to the National Preceptor's residence.
  • Qing Mo arranged for guards to whip Yi Xiaochuan at the official slave camp, and he watched with Yushu as the guards continued the punishment.
  • Qing Mo told Gao Yao that he would take him to meet someone, then later revealed that the person was Liu Bang.
  • Qing Mo took Gao Yao out at night to meet Liu Bang, the man who had framed him and sent him to corvée labor.

Ch. 471Become a Diligent Person! (Two-in-One)

Qing Mo and Gao Yao captured Liu Bang and brought him back to Xianyang to punish him for framing Gao Yao. After Liu Bang endured less than two days of brutal forced labor and tried to bluff his way out, Qing Mo ordered a blade sharpened to execute him.

  • Gao Yao confronted Liu Bang in an abandoned house, while Qing Mo stopped Liu Bang's companions from attacking and let them leave.
  • Gao Yao beat Liu Bang, but Qing Mo stopped him and proposed sending Liu Bang to forced labor so he would suffer as Gao Yao had.
  • Qing Mo took Liu Bang and Gao Yao to the labor camp, where he ordered Liu Bang shackled, worked five times as hard, and beaten at least three times a day.
  • The next day, Gao Yao and Qing Mo watched Liu Bang struggle under the punishing workload while the other laborers ate well.
  • Liu Bang declared that he would never submit, and Qing Mo responded by ordering the guards to sharpen a blade so Liu Bang could be executed.

Ch. 472Plotting the Western Regions! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo exposed Liu Bang’s cowardly act, had him spared from execution, and left the soldiers to beat him. Later, Qing Mo recruited the Western Regions merchant Chen Qin'an as a potential guide for a Great Qin diplomatic mission, and Chen Qin'an realized he was speaking to the famed National Preceptor.

  • Qing Mo ordered Liu Bang’s execution, but Liu Bang broke down and begged for his life, admitting he had only pretended to be fearless.
  • Qing Mo let Liu Bang live after the soldier’s blade cut only his hair, then the guards beat Liu Bang repeatedly for his deception.
  • Qing Mo and Gao Yao left the labor camp, and Gao Yao bought a white rabbit for Xiao Yue.
  • Qing Mo spotted Hu merchants in the street and asked Chen Qin'an about his knowledge of the Western Regions and its countries.
  • Qing Mo offered Chen Qin'an work guiding a Great Qin diplomatic mission to the Western Regions, and Chen Qin'an realized Qing Mo was the National Preceptor.

Ch. 473Household Registration and Identification! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo recruited the Hu merchant Chen Qin'an to guide a Great Qin envoy through the Western Regions and promised him Qin household registration. The First Emperor approved the exception and summoned Chen Qin'an to explain what he knew, leaving his citizenship and service to Great Qin dependent on his account.

  • Qing Mo recognized Chen Qin'an as a merchant familiar with the Western Regions and brought him to the National Preceptor's residence.
  • Qing Mo asked Chen Qin'an to guide a future envoy mission, and Chen Qin'an requested Qin household registration and identification papers in return.
  • Qing Mo agreed to make an exception, accepted Chen Qin'an's offer of rare treasures, and promised to take him to meet the First Emperor.
  • Qing Mo presented his plans for trade, intelligence gathering, and future expansion in the Western Regions to the First Emperor and Fusu.
  • The First Emperor approved granting Chen Qin'an Qin citizenship if he served Great Qin, then summoned him to describe the Western Regions and lands beyond them.

Ch. 474Goodbye, Yi Xiaochuan! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo brought Yushu to the state slave camp to confront the battered Yi Xiaochuan, then showed him scenes of the future he had supposedly prevented and explained why he had made Yi Xiaochuan suffer. When Yi Xiaochuan failed to hide his hatred, Qing Mo decided to arrange a reunion with Liu Bang.

  • Qing Mo ordered his guards to bring Liu Bang from the corvée labor camp and keep him under guard at the state slave camp.
  • Qing Mo stopped a soldier from waking the unconscious Yi Xiaochuan with water, then ordered him taken to the room where he had been castrated and drenched in brine.
  • Qing Mo showed Yi Xiaochuan and Yushu scenes from the Recording Stone depicting Yi Xiaochuan's betrayals and hypocrisy in the original events.
  • Qing Mo told Yi Xiaochuan that he had made him endure Gao Yao's intended fate, while Yi Xiaochuan wept and begged to be spared.
  • Qing Mo challenged Yi Xiaochuan to forgive him for his suffering and what he had done to Yushu, then called him a liar when Yi Xiaochuan claimed he would.
  • After Yi Xiaochuan invoked Liu Bang's future as the founding emperor of Han, Qing Mo explained that Great Qin's changed fortunes would prevent that future and left to arrange a reunion between them.

Ch. 475Strong Man Locks Man, Man Adds Man! (Two-in-one)

Qing Mo trapped Yi Xiaochuan with a drugged Liu Bang, then revealed Liu Bang’s future as the founding emperor of Han and ordered his castration. Liu Bang was dragged away, while Qing Mo promised that Gao Yao would witness his screams.

  • Qing Mo sealed Yi Xiaochuan and the drugged Liu Bang inside a room, where Liu Bang attacked Yi Xiaochuan after the drug overcame his reason.
  • Qing Mo overheard Liu Bang admit that he had never regarded Yi Xiaochuan as a brother and had only used him to survive.
  • The next day, Qing Mo had Yi Xiaochuan and Liu Bang awakened with concentrated saltwater and brought before him.
  • Qing Mo told Liu Bang that he would have founded the Han dynasty and revealed that Yi Xiaochuan and Qing Mo came from the future.
  • Qing Mo rejected Liu Bang’s offer of power, condemned his future political marriages, and ordered the soldiers to prepare Liu Bang for castration.
  • Qing Mo sent Liu Bang away and said he would bring Gao Yao to witness Liu Bang’s screams.
Arc 19 of 58
Arc 19 of 58