Three days passed in the blink of an eye, everything that needed to be prepared was ready, and they were just waiting for Jing Fan to send the imitation golden sword before they could set off.
Ying Zheng was not disappointed, Jing Fan and Tian Yi sent three swords early in the morning.
An original Xuanyuan sword, a fake, and a golden sword designed by Ying Zheng himself.
Ying Zheng packed the three swords in cloth bags and took the two real and fake Xuanyuan swords to Mrs. Xia's residence.
After greeting Mrs. Xia, Ying Zheng handed the cloth bag containing the golden sword to Princess Hu Yu.
"Give it to you." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
Princess Hu Yu opened the bag, and when she saw the contents inside, she couldn't help but trembled and froze.
You must know that Princess Hu Yu asked Ying Zheng for this golden sword more than once, and Ying Zheng did not let go.
And every time he borrowed it to play with, Ying Zheng would either ask for it back early or take it back secretly. Why did he take the initiative to send it to him today?
Princess Hu Yu quickly pulled out her sword and looked at it carefully.
That's right, it's the same golden sword from before!
"Your Majesty...are you really going to send me off?" Princess Hu Yu was so happy that she couldn't speak clearly.
"Of course." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
Princess Hu Yu curled her lips and said, "You're lying. I've asked for it so many times before, but you never gave it to me. If you give it this time, you'll want it back again."
"How could it be? I said I would give it to you, and I will give it to you." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "I am the King of Qin, how can I not keep my words?"
Princess Hu Yu raised the sword and danced it twice, but she still said uneasily: "Then, my king, tell me the reason why you suddenly gave this golden sword to Hu Yu."
"The betrothal gift." Ying Zheng said.
"Bride price?" Princess Hu Yu rolled her eyes and said, "Then if you divorce Hu Yu in the future, wouldn't you ask for it back?"
Ying Zheng: "..."
In short, Princess Hu Yu was worried that Ying Zheng would take the sword back.
"Okay, tell the truth." Ying Zheng put away his smile. He realized that as long as he told Hu Yu with a smile, she wouldn't believe it. "Didn't I tell you that this golden sword was found in an ancient place?" Found in a tomb.”
Princess Hu Yu nodded, still holding the golden sword tightly in her hand.
"Recently, I went there again, and the result..." Ying Zheng paused deliberately, and then opened another bag.
Princess Hu Yu leaned forward to look curiously, and suddenly became excited.
What? Another handful?
Ying Zheng unsheathed the real Xuanyuan Sword, then put the blade of the sword together with the sword in Princess Hu Yu's hand, and then said: "In the end, I found another one. It is said that these two swords are a pair. , are male and female swords, this one is male, and the female one in your hand is naturally given to you, how can I want to take it back."
Princess Hu Yu looked at the golden sword in Ying Zheng's hand, then at the one in her own hand, and finally jumped up happily.
I finally have the golden sword I have longed for, and the king will never take it back again, haha.
Seeing Princess Hu Yu rushing out of the door like a child, waving the golden sword, Ying Zheng finally felt relieved.
If you lie, just lie. This level will eventually pass.
After Mrs. Xia resigned, Ying Zheng sent Zhao Gao to send three large boxes of porcelain to Huayang Palace. They were nominally for Mrs. Huayang, but actually they were for Princess Nansu. After all, it would not be appropriate to only give gifts to Princess Hu Yu and not Princess Nansu.
After arranging the affairs of the harem, Ying Zheng came to Lu Buwei's mansion again.
Two days ago, Ying Zheng had told Lu Buwei that he was going on a tour for a few days and did not need an escort, so he came here to say hello.
Lu Buwei took some silver and there was some worry in his eyes. If it weren't for Ying Zheng's insistence, Lu Buwei would have been worried about letting Ying Zheng travel alone. It wasn't until Ying Zheng said that Li Si was accompanying him that Lu Buwei did not stop him.
But Ying Zheng was also puzzled. In Lu Buwei's eyes, Li Si should be a weak scribe. Why did Lu Buwei relax when he said that Li Si was accompanying him.
Ying Zheng was in a hurry to go to Lishan. After coming out of Lu Mansion, he went directly out of the east city gate and galloped with Li Si.
Due to the speed, Ying Zheng hardly talked to Li Si and didn't take much rest.
It wasn't until evening that the two stopped to camp.
Li Si found a cave to sleep in at night, hunted a hare, then set up a fire and prepared dinner.
This scene made Ying Zheng tremble all over because he thought of someone.
Brother Jing...
Before going to Qishan, Ying Zheng and Jing Liang spent many days together and experienced the biggest turning point for Ying Zheng.
"Sir, Brother Jing, are you okay now? Where is he?" Ying Zheng missed Jing Liang and asked Li Si unconsciously.
"He's pretty good." Li Si added some firewood and said, "He should be in Qi State now."
"Qi State?" Ying Zheng frowned, "What is he doing there?"
Li Si turned the wooden stick with the hare on it again and said, "Of course I am doing something for the king."
"Doing things for a few people?" Ying Zheng was puzzled, "What do you do for a few people in Qi?"
"Your Majesty will know it when the time comes. I can't tell you the details. After all, Master won't tell me." Li Si said with some embarrassment.
Judging from Li Si's appearance, it seemed that he really didn't know. Even if he knew, if he didn't want to tell, Ying Zheng wouldn't be able to ask more questions.
Ying Zheng did not ask about Jing Liang's current situation, but only told Li Si some of his previous experiences with Jing Liang, especially the story about "my weapon".
Li Si asked some questions from time to time, and then looked thoughtful.
Ying Zheng didn't pay attention to Li Si's expression, he drank wine, ate meat, and told stories.
At noon on the second day, the two people came to the foot of Lishan Mountain.
Lishan Mountain is not a big mountain, nor does it have any very high peaks, but it does have a lot of valleys, with various depths, some with gullies in them, and ravines in the ravines.
Ying Zheng took out the route map he had prepared and found the starting point of the landmark.
Ying Zheng took out the black iron snail again and converted it into a pointer to determine the specific location of the starting point.
The black iron pointer quickly rotated three times on the compass, then stopped tremblingly and pointed in the northeast direction.
Ying Zheng and Li Si looked in that direction. In front of them was a hillside with dense trees and seemingly no road.
The two men dismounted and tied the horses to two trees, but the reins were left long enough so that the horses could eat grass farther away.
Carrying a few cloth bags hanging on the saddles, Ying Zheng and Li Si walked forward following the pointer of the black iron compass.
After climbing a gentle slope, the woods became dense and the slope became steeper.
Li Si carried most of the bags, leaving Ying Zheng to concentrate on holding the black iron compass. However, Li Si was still faster than Ying Zheng.
"Sir." Ying Zheng said breathlessly, "Your kung fu is about the same as that of Brother Jing."
Ying Zheng had wanted to ask this question for a long time.
Li Si turned around, smiled, and said, "That's about right, Your Majesty."
Lisby used to laugh a lot, could it be because of the trip?
After bypassing the mountain peak, they began to walk down. The black iron pointer also swung from time to time, sometimes pointing to the left front, and sometimes pointing to the right front. The two people also continued to adjust the direction of progress according to the pointer of the pointer.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, a valley appeared in front of me, and the black iron pointer also rotated three times in the opposite direction. After that, it was no longer horizontal, but settled diagonally downwards.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived at the starting point. It's time to follow the map. It shouldn't be far away." Li Si said, looking at the valley.
Ying Zheng took a long breath and said, "Then let's go."
Ying Zheng put the black iron snail away and began to follow the route indicated on the map.
At first, the valley was relatively gentle with a slight slope, but after walking for a while, it gradually became steeper.
Li Si took out several pieces of rope and connected them together to form a long rope. One end was tied around Ying Zheng's waist, and the other end was tied around his own waist. This was done mainly because he was afraid that Ying Zheng would fall and roll down the hillside.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the two people arrived at the bottom of the valley and then walked forward along the bottom of the valley.
The route shown on the map does go straight along the valley bottom, but after walking for a while, it turns right. However, there were mountain walls on both sides, and there was no mountain road in sight.
When we arrived at the turning point shown on the map, there was still no way up the mountain, and the mountain walls on both sides were very steep and almost impossible to climb.
Li Si had been walking in front, suddenly stopped, untied the rope around his waist, and then leaned to the right, as if looking for something.
Ying Zheng also untied the rope and followed.
After turning a corner, the entrance of a cave appeared in front of us.
The hole is not big and you need to bend down to get in.
Li Si lit a torch and climbed in first. Ying Zheng also lit a torch and followed.
The direction of the cave slowly went downwards. After walking for about a meal, the cave gradually became wider, and the slope was no longer felt, and the terrain became gentle.
After turning a corner, a circular space suddenly opened up before our eyes.
Ying Zheng felt that this cave seemed familiar, and after recalling it, he realized that this cave was very similar to the cave where he saw the old man in white.
There seems to be a hole on the other side of the circular cave, like an exit.
Li Si quickened his pace and walked towards the exit. Ying Zheng followed Li Si closely without asking any questions.
Entering this exit is another passage-like cave, but in the opposite direction from when you came in, it goes upwards.
Ying Zheng kept the torch close to the map from time to time. He had already walked more than half of the route on the map. It seemed that the end was not far away. The end of the cave was probably the exit.
Diagonally above, a beam of light was projected from the front. Although it was very weak, the two people still looked at each other happily and climbed up towards the exit.
Suddenly, the light from the cave entrance disappeared.
"What's going on?" Ying Zheng asked confused.
Li Si shook his head, also looking confused.
Although the two were confused, they still moved in that direction, only slowing down a little.
As they got closer and closer to the entrance of the cave, the pace of the two people became slower and slower, and the atmosphere was filled with strangeness.
Rustling... rustling...
It seemed that the sound of rolling sand came from the direction of the cave entrance. Li Si raised his hand in front to signal Ying Zheng to stop.
Ying Zheng stopped and subconsciously hid behind Li Si, staring in the direction of the exit.
The rustling didn't stop, but the light reappeared, changing from weak to strong. Since the two people were already very close to the entrance of the cave, when the light was fully revealed, it still seemed a bit dazzling.
Li Si did not extinguish the torch and pulled Ying Zheng towards the entrance of the cave.
When they arrived at the entrance of the cave, their eyes had adapted to the light, but they still stopped at the entrance. Li Si lifted the torch out of the entrance and paused for a moment.
There was no movement outside the cave, and it seemed that everything he had just experienced was an illusion.
Li Si did not let down his guard, but he also did not let Ying Zheng wait here. Instead, he quickly climbed out of the cave with Ying Zheng.
The one who stood firm between the two quickly looked around.
However, there was nothing but trees and weeds.
Is it really an illusion?
Ying Zheng relaxed and extinguished the torch in his hand. Li Si also extinguished the torch.
But just after the two put out the torches, the rustling sound started again.
There seemed to be them in front, behind, left, and right, but I could only hear the sound and didn't see anything strange.
The unknown fear caused cold sweat to flow from Ying Zheng's forehead.
Li Si seemed to be prepared and did not show much nervousness.
call……
They felt a gust of wind coming, and the two of them fell to the ground at the same time as if their calves had been hit by a tree trunk.
In an instinctive reaction, they put their arms on the ground and looked back at the same time. The sight in front of them was so terrifying that Ying Zheng turned pale in fright.
What they saw was a huge eyeball. Under the eyeball was an equally huge mouth. From this big mouth, a soft herringbone tongue was still trembling outside.
There is clearly a giant snake with one eye in front of him. If its mouth is opened, even ten Ying Zhengs will not be able to let it go!
The big snake stared at Ying Zheng and Li Si as it approached them little by little, making a rustling sound on the ground.
