Pardon

Faced with Bai Mo's questioning, the Qin Shi Huang was visibly taken aback for a moment, then let out a few soft laughs. The laughter carried a hint of mockery, but it didn't seem to be directed at Bai Mo and his entourage.

"Yes, how utterly foolish! I was foolish too back then, actually believing that a mere alchemist could bring me that immortal herb. Perhaps you deserve some credit for my decision to change the direction of my research back then, Xu Fu."

"Excellent, you are truly excellent. Looking back now, I was so naive and childish back then, fearing death and desperately seeking any treatment. It's been so many years since anyone has directly confronted me like this, and I actually feel a little nostalgic."

The First Emperor was not furious at Bai Mo's words. Instead, he recalled with emotion that perhaps it was because he had woken up because he was deceived and turned to study that it did not become the history of pan-humanity, which ultimately led to the demise of the Qin Dynasty.

"You're right. All these choices originated with me, so the responsibility also lies with me. Xu Fu, be thankful you've found a good master. I will no longer pursue the matter of finding the elixir of immortality."

"Huh? Really? You really won't pursue this matter? Your Majesty, a ruler's word is law!"

"What, do you want me to issue you an imperial edict?"

"Yay! That's great, Master! Let's go to the workshop and get some baijiu later, we'll drink until we drop!" Just as Xu Fu was preparing to brew some wine in his Magecraft workshop to celebrate this moment of rebirth, Bai Mo continued to speak.

"Shouldn't it be an edict of self-reproach?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Fu, who had just been extremely happy, suddenly felt a rush of blood pressure to the top of her head. The sudden, violent emotional rollercoaster caused her heart to clench, and she stood up abruptly, then collapsed to the ground like a wooden stake.

"Xu Fu? His eyes have lost their light!" Ritsuka rushed over to help Xu Fu, but Xu Fu remained motionless like a frozen fish.

He thought he was alive, but was he really going to die? Only this desperate sigh filled Xu Fu's mind.

The Qin Shi Huang above was indeed somewhat surprised, and then asked Bai Mo:

"You seem to have quite a few insights into me."

"How could that be? I greatly admire you, the Qin Shi Huang."

"Yeah?"

"That's right, after all, he's someone who directly ingests mercury. At first, it was due to a lack of knowledge and nothing he could do, but even as his health deteriorated, he persisted. Isn't that admirable?"

Hearing Bai Mo and the Qin Shi Huang still talking, Xu Fu felt as if his soul was about to leave his body.

Uh~

She felt it, as if it was about to fly out of her mouth. She felt the world go dark, and then she tilted her head back and fainted.

Xu Fu had a dream. She walked to a riverbank and saw a young man with squinty eyes fishing, but there was no hook on his line. Xu Fu went up to him and started a conversation:

"If you don't have a hook, how will the fish bite the line?"

The squinty-eyed man turned to look at her, revealing a mysterious smile.

"You're right, without a hook, how can fish bite the line?"

The man cast his fishing rod, and the line ensnared Xu Fu. Then, the seemingly frail man flung Xu Fu into the river. Before Xu Fu could even cry out, he was forcefully gulped down a mouthful of water.

The feeling of suffocation kept coming, Xu Fu tried her best to kick her legs to get out of the water, but a huge hand as if cast in bronze and iron grabbed her calf.

Looking back, the person holding her underwater was none other than Qin First Emperor Ying Zheng, whom she remembered.

"Xu Fu!"

"Wow!"

With a terrified scream, Xu Fu woke up in bed, covered in cold sweat and panting heavily. Looking around, she found herself in a standard bedroom of a wealthy family in the Qin Dynasty—a spacious room with curtains.

"Xu Fu, you're awake?"

Ritsuka rushed over upon hearing the news. Seeing the familiar face, Xu Fu first breathed a sigh of relief, then grabbed Ritsuka and said to her very sincerely:

"I know this is abrupt, but please tell me the story of Jiang Taigong fishing. Please, it's really important to me!"

Xu Fu felt that if she didn't overturn this dream, she might have it again, and she never wanted to see the Qin Shi Huang again. Ritsuka to the side, had no idea what was going on, but seeing Xu Fu's pleading look, she helplessly began to explain.

The fable was very short, and Xu Fu breathed a deep sigh of relief after completing it.

"Judging from this room, we don't seem to be in a prison, that's good. Honestly, I'm too brave as Master, my little heart can't take it."

"Brother Bai does speak very bluntly, but the result was still good."

"So, what exactly happened after I fainted?"

"Well... I can only say it's a good thing you fainted. I thought a fight was about to break out. In the end, the Qin Shi Huang stopped talking to Brother Bai and had the head guard bring us here."

Xu Fu's lips twitched, and then the door was opened, and Bai Mo Hinako Akuta, and the others walked in. The heavy footsteps of Xiang Yu could even be heard outside.

"You're awake. It seems the room you remember allowed you to sleep well; you've slept almost all day."

"From now on, I'd rather sleep on the floor than sleep on a bed like this again." Recalling the events of his dream, Xu Fu got off the bed with a look of disgust, then grabbed Bai Mo's collar and angrily questioned him why he had opened his mouth, which made his heart and lungs stop, even after being spared!

But she couldn't reach it.

So now she could only grab onto Bai Mo's clothes. Seeing this, Akuta Hinako Akuta jokingly remarked:

"It seems you two have a good relationship. I was worried before that you might have bullied Xu Fu, but it seems you haven't."

"We Chaldea are very kind-hearted people, how could we bully Servant? So, senior, we are no longer enemies, how about we discuss other matters related to returning to Chaldea?"

Ritsuka leaned closer with great interest, clearly very curious about this historical figure, Yu Mei-ren, who was also her predecessor in Chaldea, Hinako Akuta.

"Get out of my way. I'm only with you because this guy helped Xu Fu escape punishment. I have absolutely no attachment to this so-called Chaldea."

Hinako Akuta still maintained an unapproachable demeanor, but Ritsuka wasn't annoyed at all. She had seen far too many difficult Servant, but in the end, without exception, they all got along very well.

The saying goes, "Even a strong woman can be won over by persistent pursuit." If you keep at it, you'll eventually succeed.