Ji Wuye was instantly speechless. His heart was filled with trepidation.
Don't be fooled, Ji Wuye's power in South Korea, Xinzheng, could be described as overshadowing the entire court. Even Han Fei, a prince, was not in his eyes, and even when facing King An of Han, Ji Wuye remained at ease.
However, facing Ying An, a Young Master of Great Qin, Ji Wuye no longer had any confidence.
Although Ji Wuye had a partnership with Net, Net was merely a tool in Lu Buwei's hands. The reputation of Great Qin as a tiger-wolf nation made Ji Wuye dare not show any contempt.
Facing Ying An's interrogation, thoughts rapidly spun in Ji Wuye's mind. Yet, he couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.
After all, Ji Wuye knew very well that the Baiyue Celestial Group was intentionally released by Bai Yifei to cause trouble. If this matter were traced back to its origin, it would ultimately lead back to him.
If it truly came to that, Ji Wuye would likely find it even harder to explain.
"What?" Ying An looked at Ji Wuye with a half-smile and said, "Is this question difficult to answer? Or is it that General Ji Wuye disdains to explain to me?"
"Young Master, please don't misunderstand!" Ji Wuye's heart tightened, and he hastily explained, "I am a crude man. I was just thinking about what happened and why these assassins were able to so precisely seize the moment of handover between the border army and the New Zheng Imperial Guards to launch an assassination attempt on the mission!"
"Then, does General Ji Wuye have an answer?" Ying An pressed relentlessly.
Ji Wuye helplessly bowed and said, "Please give me some time, Young Master. I will certainly give you a satisfactory answer!"
"I hope that before my Great Qin mission leaves New Zheng, General Ji Wuye can truly provide Great Qin with a satisfactory answer!" Ying An said with a look of interest.
"Thank you, Young Master!" Ji Wuye bowed again.
From beginning to end, even when Ji Wuye saw Wu Shuang Gui, who was captured by Ying An, and Yan Lingji, who stood respectfully beside Ying An, he acted as if he didn't know that these two were members of the Baiyue Celestial Group.
Ji Wuye knew very well that Ying An, the head of the mission, needed an attitude, not a real answer.
If he truly needed an answer, he could easily extract it from the two captured Baiyue Celestial Group members. What kind of explanation wouldn't he be able to get then?
The reason he relentlessly pressed him was to use this incident as a bargaining chip for the upcoming negotiations with South Korea!
Ji Wuye, however, didn't care about this. Even he, the greatest general of South Korea in a century, didn't believe that South Korea could withstand Qin's attack.
It was almost inevitable that South Korea would cede interests to Qin. Ying An's relentless pursuit was merely to give Qin an excuse to attack South Korea.
If this was used as a condition, it was South Korea that would be blackmailed, and he, the great general, would hardly be affected.
Unless Qin now had the confidence to completely annihilate South Korea.
Under the escort of Ji Wuye and numerous New Zheng Imperial Guards, the Qin mission smoothly entered the city of New Zheng.
Facing the arrival of the Qin mission, King An of Han dared not show the slightest neglect. After hearing that Ying An and the other mission members were settled in the Great Qin Guild Hall, this dignified King of South Korea immediately chose to summon Ying An, the head of the mission, and Li Si, the deputy head!
Perhaps in the eyes of others, King An of Han was an indecisive and weak monarch, even having the great power of South Korea usurped by the brute Ji Wuye.
But those who truly understood King An of Han would realize that this King An of Han was not as incompetent as he appeared now when he was young.
Even with the passage of time, King An of Han still possessed sufficient political skill.
It was just a pity that, born in South Korea, a land of four battles, King An of Han, no matter how great his ambitions once were, eventually succumbed to reality and gradually became disheartened.
In the Han King's Palace, perhaps to show respect for the mission.
King An of Han not only summoned various important ministers from the South Korean court, but even Han Fei, Li Si's fellow disciple, was used by King An of Han as a tool to bridge the relationship between the two sides.
This was also the first time Ying An met Han Fei, whom even Ying Zheng admired. The great master of Legalism!
It must be admitted that Han Fei was indeed handsome, but as a Korean Prince, he exuded more scholarly and aristocratic air, without the slightest bearing of a king.
The moment Ying An saw Han Fei, he already determined that Han Fei could only be a minister, not a ruler. It wasn't that he lacked the ability, but that Han Fei simply didn't have the necessary awareness!
Of course, the reason Ying An cared so much about Han Fei, besides Ying Zheng's reasons and Han Fei's identity as a great master of Legalism, was more importantly, Ying An wanted to peer into the essence of the Reverse Scale Sword Soul through Han Fei.
One must know that in the Qin Shi World, death is almost a universally accepted truth. Yet, the Reverse Scale Sword Soul was an anomaly, and the Reverse Scale Sword Soul seemed to have an unclear relationship with Hundred Yue.
Tian Ze could even recognize Reverse Scale at a glance and had fought with Reverse Scale.
To exist in the world as a mere soul, enduring the vicissitudes of time and remaining unharmed, is something even a Ghost Immortal who has not yet undergone tribulation might not be able to achieve.
If the essence of the Reverse Scale Sword Soul was truly stronger than a Ghost Immortal, then how could it be in a stalemate with a mere Tian Ze?
Perhaps touched by Ying An's scrutinizing gaze, Han Fei's attention finally shifted from his junior disciple Li Si to Ying An for the first time.
The moment he saw Ying An, Han Fei clearly showed expressions of surprise and unexpectedness.
Ying An's previous experiences were not a secret. When he became the head of the Great Qin mission, Han Fei had already thoroughly investigated Ying An.
Naturally, he was well aware of Ying An's previous history of being bedridden with a congenital deficiency, and even being diagnosed by Medicalists masters as not being able to live past sixteen.
But now, Han Fei clearly felt a strange sense of oppression from Ying An, an oppression even stronger than when he faced the Reverse Scale Sword Soul.
Even though Ying An appeared to be just a seemingly frail scholar on the surface, Han Fei couldn't help but become cautious and vigilant.
"Han Fei greets Young Master Ying An!" Han Fei composed himself, slowly walked to Ying An, and bowed.
Han Fei's spiritual realm was almost unique in this world, as far as Ying An had seen.
With his talent, comprehension, and wisdom, if he had been born in the Yang God World, he would probably have reached the level of tribulation in an instant once he understood the secrets of soul cultivation.
It's just a pity that the Qin World has little to no achievements in the realm of souls. Even a talent like Han Fei can only be a frail scholar with a high realm but no self-preservation ability.