Along with the Qilin horse came the sound of the zither. Under the influence of the music, the arrows, swords and spears turned into lotus flowers made of iron.
These lotus flowers were suspended in the air and spun rapidly. In just a moment, they turned into blood-stained lotus flowers!
The desperate situation that left Ying Zheng and Meng Tian helpless was solved so easily when the Qilin horse appeared on the stage to select generals.
Ying Zheng looked at the man on the horse and smiled. He said, "A song that breaks my heart. Where in the world can I find a soulmate? Sir, it's been a long time since we last met.
"It's a shame I didn't see you scared."
Qin Qi got off the Qilin horse, and then with a wave of his hand, the blood lotuses gathered together, turning into molten iron and condensing, and finally forming a new lotus.
But the blood on it cannot be washed off.
"A steed, swirling in flames, gallops through the air; a single tune can rival the skill of a million-strong army."
"You are the musician who killed Lord Yanchun amidst the Yan army."
Wang Qi looked at Qin Qi who suddenly appeared. He clenched his weapon tightly, but his huge advantage was broken in an instant.
He was somewhat amazed at the other party's strength, and at the same time wondered why this person came to help Ying Zheng.
"I did these things, who are you?"
Qin Qi looked at Wang Qi and asked.
"Wang Qi!"
After Wang Qi finished speaking, he suddenly leaped up, swung the axe in his hand, and slashed towards Qin Qi. This move was so powerful that the air crackled with the sound of explosions!
Before the weapon even struck Qin Qi, the energy had already shattered the bricks on the surrounding ground!
"Wang Qi, I've heard of you, a famous general of the Qin Dynasty who once followed Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an, in his campaigns against the six kingdoms.
"Speaking of Bai Qi, what a pity! If I had come earlier, perhaps I could have run into him and discussed the Dao with him."
Qin Qi shook his head. He really wanted to meet Bai Qi, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, who was known as the "Man-Slayer" and the "God of Killing."
He looked at the axe that was right in front of him and easily blocked it with his hand. Then the shock force was released, instantly making Wang Qi lose the ability to move.
"The battle is over!"
Meng Tian's eyes widened as he looked at the scene around him in disbelief. All the soldiers were dead!
Even Wang Qi was no match for him. Who on earth was this person? Why was he so powerful?
Such a critical situation was reversed in just a moment! It's really scary.
"Sir, you are really amazing."
Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief at this time. The burden that had been weighing on his heart for many days was finally lifted. He looked at Qin Qi and suddenly felt full of confidence.
At this time, Gai Nie, who had been traveling at full speed, finally returned. When he saw Ying Zheng, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master Shang, it's too late to come down."
"It's okay, thank you for the hard journey."
Ying Zheng felt extremely heroic at this moment. They were all here. He was no longer alone. There were many people around him.
Gai Nie, Qin Qi, and Meng Tian, he felt extremely at ease at this moment.
"Sir, I will definitely do what I promised. After returning to my country, I will worship you as my Imperial Master!"
Ying Zheng said to Qin Qi. He really wanted Qin Qi to be by his side. He felt confident in having her by his side.
No matter what difficulties he faced, he believed he could overcome them! He knew he was no longer alone in facing them!
"I don't care about the Imperial Master or anything like that. Remember what I said? If I were born in a royal family, you and I would definitely be rivals, and it would be a life-and-death struggle.
"But fortunately, I'm just a wandering musician. What I pursue is completely different from what you pursue, so we have no conflict.
"So we are destined not to be king and subject. You will not submit to me, and I will not submit to you.
Qin Qi said, "I just came here to see your expression, and I also have a small request."
"Sir, just tell me what you want, and I'll definitely do it."
Ying Zheng spoke.
"After you conquer the six kingdoms in the future, you will need to preserve their classics. Consider those classics as my reward for helping you this time.
Qin Qi said.
"Sir, are you so sure that I can unify the six kingdoms?"
Ying Zheng said. If he couldn't do it in the future, then Qin Qi would not have gained nothing this time.
"Do you think you can do it?"
"Yes! My lifelong goal is to unify the seven kingdoms. I will keep moving forward and working hard to achieve this goal."
"Until the moment I die, on this road, there will be no retreat or stopping, and I don't even have the qualification to lose."
"I have to win, I have to do it!"
Ying Zheng said this firmly. He had no choice, not even the choice of dying. He had to win, and keep winning until all his enemies were defeated!
"That's fine. When you unify the seven kingdoms, I will take what I want."
Qin Qi looked into the distance and saw that the Snow Girl was still riding a white horse towards them, but it would probably take some time.
"snort"
Qilin Horse looked at Gai Nie. He had heard that Gai Nie was very powerful, but in his opinion, he was just so-so. He was just left behind by him.
I can't even see my own tail. It seems that humans are no match for me in speed.
When Qilin Ma thought of this, he looked at Gai Nie with a bit of disdain, but when he turned to look at Qin Qi.
He suddenly became depressed again. No, he couldn't be proud. Now there was a monster that didn't look like a human being at all.
I have to keep working hard. Sooner or later I will beat him. When I win, I will let him carry me!
Qilin Ma secretly made up his mind that he must work hard and eventually surpass Qin Qi and let him carry him!
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Li Si was coerced by Wang Qi. Although I could die to prove my loyalty, it was for the sake of Your Majesty's safety."
"Li Si would rather bear the blame than not find Wang Qi's flaws, try to stabilize him, and find a chance to save the king!"
Li Si immediately knelt down to apologize, and then began to explain how he had warned his superiors step by step.
How to guide Meng Tian to discover Ying Zheng's identity, and then how to make Wang Qi reveal his flaws step by step.
After saying this, Li Si immediately prostrated himself on the ground, his forehead already wet with sweat.
Although he had bet on both sides early on, Ying Zheng won at this time, but Li Si was still afraid in his heart because he could not see through Ying Zheng.
I can't guess what the other party will do to me next. Will they believe my words? Will they let me go?
Li Si didn't know, he could only wait for Ying Zheng's decision.
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si quietly, without anger or emotion, just watching quietly for a long time:
"Get up, you're doing great."
Li Si instantly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was now drenched in sweat and had lost all his strength, but he still spoke:
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Next, Ying Zheng talked to Gai Nie and Meng Tian, and then asked them and Li Si to deal with the bodies of the soldiers and the affairs of the military camp.
He looked at Wang Qi, who was still alive at the time, and Qin Qi was asking him something.
Ying Zheng drew his sword and wanted to kill the traitor, but was stopped by Qin Qi.
"Why did you stop me, sir?"
"I'm not trying to stop you. I just want to ask, why did you kill him?"
Ying Zheng looked at Qin Qi in confusion. Wasn't it obvious that the man in front of him was rebelling and wanted to take his life? Shouldn't he kill him?
"As long as this man is not dead, the unrest will never cease."
Ying Zheng spoke.
"But he could do more while he's alive, right? Why kill the enemy? Because he's afraid the enemy will kill him in the future."
"In order to prevent this from happening, we must kill the enemy to eliminate future troubles. Are you afraid?"
"Think about it slowly. I'm going to eat something first."
Qin Qi patted the Qilin horse, then walked down from the generals' platform and accurately found the place where the food was stored.
The man and the horse began to eat.
Ying Zheng watched Qin Qi leave. He walked up to Wang Qi, raised his sword, and placed it on his neck, demanding:
"Wang Qi, I ask you again, the Qin Dynasty has treated you well, I have treated you well, so why did you rebel? Who told you to do this?"
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, I still say the same thing: how does the Qin Dynasty treat Wu'an Jun? Your Majesty, no need to say more, just start."
"I have killed countless people in my life, and dying now is karma."
There was no fear in Wang Qi's eyes; instead, he felt a sense of relief: "General Bai Qi, you have already gone to the underworld. I will not follow you in life or death!"
The only thing Wang Qi felt sorry for was Qin Qi. In just a few words, he sensed a strong aura from this young man!
Every sentence is extremely arrogant, but also extremely practical, especially the final evaluation of Wu Anjun.
He felt it was a pity. If he had met Qin Qi earlier, he might have been able to tell him more things, and perhaps witness the birth of a person comparable to a saint!
But it's too late now.
Ying Zheng swung his sword, but failed to cut off Wang Qi's head. Wang Qi looked at Ying Zheng in surprise. He didn't know why the other party didn't take action.
"What you just said has made me realize that the reason Wu'an Jun died was precisely because he was too powerful, which is why King Zhao was wary of him."
"In other words, King Zhao is afraid, but I am not King Zhao. If I could tell your King Zhou that I could become the next Lord Wu'an!"
"I need you. I need you to help me stabilize the power of the Qin army. If you are willing, I can forgive your mistakes."
"Back then, Wu'an Jun was feared by the six kingdoms, and I want to destroy them. I need you to lead the charge!"
Ying Zheng's goal is to unify the seven kingdoms. In the process, he will use all the loyal ministers, treacherous ministers, good people and bad people.
He will use anyone who can help him unify the seven kingdoms, and he will destroy anyone who stands in his way!
Even if it was his own mother, even if it was the Prime Minister, he would eliminate them all! No one could stop him from unifying the seven kingdoms!
"Your Majesty!"
Wang Qi looked at Ying Zheng, and for the first time he truly felt what kind of courage this new King of Qin had.
For the first time, he felt the other party's determination and goal! Unify the seven kingdoms, only the Great Qin! Wang Qi felt his heart surge just by imagining it!
He did harbor resentment towards King Zhao, and did attack Ying Zheng under the guidance of certain people, but his loyalty to the Qin State did not disappear.
At this moment, the Great Qin unified the seven kingdoms. When this thought came to him, he could not help but get excited!
"My teacher once told me what a king is. A king is someone who conquers others with his strength, wisdom, and courage."
"I believe you can be used by me. If not, then I am no better than this. I am willing to die."
"But if you are willing to submit to me, then I will show you whether I can fulfill my promise."
"The seven kingdoms will be united under the Great Qin. This is my goal and my promise to you!"
Ying Zheng turned the sword over, with the tip facing himself and the hilt facing Wang Qi. His eyes were extremely calm.
"Your Majesty...
If I were still a teenager, I would be willing to be the blade in the king's hand!"
"I will clear away all the obstacles and thorns for you, but I am old and I don't have many years left."
"Besides, you are still too young. Everyone in the court, including the Empress Dowager, the Prime Minister, the civil officials and the military commanders, is a jackal. They are all eyeing you!"
"You are not strong enough yet. You still need time, but I don't have time."
Wang Qi sighed and admitted that he had lost, not only in strategy but also in will.
After all, he was still not as good as General Bai Qi, but that was all. He had no regrets in dying because he could finally see such a great king appear in Qin.
Wang Qi snatched the sword from Ying Zheng's hand, but instead of attacking him, he put the sword on his own neck.
"Your Majesty, I am getting too old to be your sword, to help you expand your territory and clear the way for your enemies."
"But Meng Tian can. He has strength, talent, and ambition. He can be a sharp sword in your hand.
"Although he betrayed me, I believe he will never betray Daqin!"
"And Li Si, he has talent but no moral integrity, and his stance is wavering. You can use him, but be wary of him!"
"Finally, there is Mr. Qin Qi, the enlightener of the Great Qin, the enlightener of your Majesty the Qin."
"You must invite him to be the Imperial Master no matter what. Even if it doesn't work out, you must ask him about the development of the empire!"
"Finally, Your Majesty, please remember not to trust anyone in the court! I am leaving!"
After Wang Qi finished speaking, he slit his throat and committed suicide. He used his death to buy time for Ying Zheng to develop.
After his death, the people in the court will be shocked and start to be wary, and will not dare to do anything for the time being. This period of time is Ying Zheng's greatest opportunity!
This old general, who was loyal to the Qin State, destroyed his decades of hard work because of a single thought, but it was also because of a single thought that he finally chose to be loyal to the Qin State!
No, this time it was no longer loyalty to the Great Qin, this time it was loyalty to Ying Zheng. He believed that Ying Zheng could definitely do it, unify the seven kingdoms, and only the Great Qin could rule!
Ying Zheng looked at the dead Wang Qi and was silent for a long time. He knew the other party's purpose of doing this, and he also knew that the other party was trying to give him an opportunity.
"Power, in this world, the strong are always respected. I want to become stronger, I need more troops!"
Ying Zheng's eyes became more determined and profound. He stood up, picked up his sword, and then walked step by step to the center of the pavilion.
He announced to everyone that he had executed the rebellious minister Wang Qi and ordered the extermination of his entire clan.
During his career advancement, all those who recommended, endorsed, and approved him will be strictly investigated. If there are any discrepancies, they will be considered as treason and will be executed without mercy!!!
That night, Ying Zheng was alone and found Qin Qi. He held a wine glass and wanted to drink with him and talk about the world.
"Sir, although I know you will refuse again, I still want to say, come and help me, power, money, land, and women."
"I can give you anything. If you want, I can become your sworn brother! You can change your name to Ying."
"Something unexpected happened on the way to unifying the seven kingdoms, and you took my place!"
Ying Zheng's words were quite serious. Simply put, it meant that if you help me, we will share the world!
His trust in Qin Qi once again surpassed that of anyone else. The most precious thing in the world is a close friend.
And Ying Zheng believed that Qin Qi was his confidant.
"No, I don't like changing my name. And if I were a lustful person motivated by money, power, land, or women, would you still write to me?"
"I'm just a wandering musician and a wanted criminal in the Seven Kingdoms. I quite like this kind of life."
"Traveling around, meeting all kinds of people and all kinds of things, this era is really great. Although it is chaotic, heroes emerge in troubled times.
Qin Qi spoke up.
"I don't care about status. What happened between Duke Mu of Qin and Baili Xi? Wasn't Baili Xi also a criminal? He was just a shepherd."
"But his achievements are still remembered by the Qin State. Baili Xi, the Fifth Minister, you are my Baili Xi, even better than him!"
Ying Zheng spoke. He was still unwilling to give up, he wanted to use his own strength to gain Qin Qi's recognition.
"Again, no, that's not my ambition."
"Well, then, sir, what will become of the world in the future? What should be done with the Great Qin?"
Ying Zheng no longer insisted. He believed that when he unified the six kingdoms, Qin Qi would definitely see his ability and would be impressed by him.
He then turned to ask about the future development of Qin State, hoping that Qin Qi would give his own opinions.