"Sage King Sovereign?"
Liu Che asked in some disbelief. Though it was a question, he was certain, for the person before him was simply too extraordinary.
In Liu Che's eyes, the person's appearance changed at every moment, from youth to old age. Only those eyes of indescribable nobility remained unchanged. Looking again, he saw a crown upon the person's head, like a deity of heaven and earth, with the faint aspect of wind, clouds, and an Azure Dragon, and a legendary Phoenix accompanying him.
"Sage King Sovereign, is that you?"
Ji Zhao nodded. "It is."
Liu Che trembled all over with excitement. He had always believed that the Sage King must be watching him from heaven, and now it seemed he had been right. He could not help asking, "Sage King Sovereign, I'm dying. Can I attain immortality after death?"
Ji Zhao laughed at that. Liu Che and Qin Zheng really were alike, as though cast from the same mold. Smiling, Ji Zhao said, "Do you know? Qin Zheng asked that very question before he died."
"Qin Zheng?"
Liu Che murmured the name, then said with some disdain, "He certainly couldn't qualify. He had some achievements, but he bore inescapable responsibility for the Qin Dynasty falling in its second generation. He left the realm shattered, made everyone loathe him with harsh punishments and draconian laws, showed no consideration for the people's strength, and failed to treat them kindly.
"Most importantly, he actually refused to offer sacrifices to you, Sage King, and even tried to destroy your worship. His crimes were utterly heinous. How could an emperor like that attain immortality?"
Ji Zhao nearly laughed aloud. From the lives and outcomes of Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, he had fully felt that a person's achievements depended not only