"Hm?!"
He had never expected the Huan Emperor to expose his true identity the moment he spoke, praise him as "an emperor without equal through the ages," and state his intentions outright. He had addressed him as Emperor Qin rather than Qin Shi Huang, clearly with considerable confidence.
Emperor Qin, Prince Hua, knitted his thick brows, unsure how to respond. The Huan Emperor was so direct that he had caught him off guard.
Seeing Emperor Qin remain silent, Jian Shang spoke solemnly again. "The Han King and the Overlord have already joined forces. Both are tigers and wolves. Even if you never leave Guanzhong, they will never spare Great Qin!"
Jian Shang had now reached the True Immortal realm. Though he still knew little about the elusive workings of fate and fortune, he could sense their existence. They were mysterious influences that logic could not explain.
Some people could fall to their deaths while walking or choke to death drinking boiled water. Others could stumble upon treasures on the road or step outside to find pies falling from the sky, turning disaster into blessings, never yielding despite a hundred setbacks and growing stronger with every battle. Such was the mystery upon mystery of fortune.
Jian Shang had devoted himself to cultivating the Eternal Antiquity Scripture. Although he had never studied astrology and divination in depth, he possessed the Heavenly Evolution Divination technique. He also knew that Xu Fu, China's foremost female physiognomist, would never loose an arrow without a target, much less deceive him. However confident he was in his cultivation and strength, he dared not underestimate his opponents. The affairs of the world were unpredictable. As an Otherworlder, he knew all too well how difficult historical luminaries were to deal with, let alone two of the greatest, both emperors,