Ying Zheng looked at Ya Sui, cupped his hands and said, "What the senior said is a disgrace to the junior."
Yaizhen lowered his head, looked at Ying Zheng and said, "It's too hot here. Let's talk somewhere else."
Ying Zheng wiped the sweat from his cheeks, nodded, and said, "Okay."
Yaizhen turned around and walked towards the entrance of the cave. His movements were much more flexible than expected.
Xi followed Yaizhen, and Yingzheng and Li Si walked side by side at the end.
After leaving the cave, the temperature dropped sharply, and Ying Zheng felt much better.
As expected, Yasui brought Ying Zheng and Li Si to the cave with an underground river they passed last time.
On a stone edge, Yaizhen flexed its hind legs and sat down, while Xi crawled beside it.
Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel amused. Such a ferocious beast looked like two pets at the moment.
But how could Ying Zheng dare to show it? He bowed and saluted: "Thank you, senior, for taking care of me. I feel much better now."
"Just get used to it. From now on, this will be your permanent home." Yazhen said.
Ying Zheng: "..."
There's nothing wrong with that.
"How prepared are you for building the royal tomb?" Yajue asked.
Ying Zheng took out a scroll from his arms and said: "I have found the secret book for building the royal tomb, and have studied it carefully with the craftsmen, and I have roughly grasped its core points."
"That's right." Yazhen said, "Seeing that you have so many people here, I think we can start work immediately."
"It's possible," Ying Zheng said tactfully, "It's just that we still need to examine the terrain, and I don't know where is the most suitable place to build it."
Yaizhen said without thinking: "Since it is to protect the Fire Eye, it must be built directly above the Fire Eye."
"Having said that, I can listen to the craftsmen below and say that the direction of the rock formations, the solidity and humidity of the soil, and the flow of water, etc., must also be taken into consideration. As long as these factors are taken into consideration, the royal palace built The mausoleum can be extremely strong." Ying Zheng said.
These days in Jingyao, it seems that King Qin has also listened a lot.
Yaizhen and Xi do not know the craftsmanship of building. They only know that humans are good at building houses. Moreover, they have only heard about it and have not seen what the royal tomb looks like.
"Listening to what you said, it seems that you are really careless. If it collapses due to weak geology, it will not be worth the loss." Yazhen said.
"Exactly," Ying Zheng said, "That's why I brought some craftsmen here to survey the ground conditions, and then we can start construction only after the design is completed."
Yaizhen looked at Xi beside him, and then said to Ying Zheng: "My guardian Sui beast Xi is quite familiar with the situation in Lishan Mountain, so let it assist you in completing the survey. Where is it solid and where is it soft? It knows exactly what rivers there are and what the rock formations look like."
Ying Zheng said happily: "This is the best and saves a lot of trouble."
"But there is one thing you must remember." Yazhen said in a low voice.
"Senior, please speak." Ying Zheng said with his hands in hand.
"No matter what, you can't let your people get close to Huoyan." Yaizhen's tone was decisive, "We can't let anyone see me, You Xi, even Zhu Jiuyou, who often comes here."
Ying Zheng frowned and asked, "Senior, do you mean anyone?"
"That's right." Yazui said coldly, "Except anyone from your Tiancheng lineage."
Feeling Yaizhen's extremely firm attitude, Ying Zheng's expression froze.
Of course, Li Si knew what Ying Zheng was thinking. He took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, this request is also one of our agreements with the Dragon Clan. This will not only protect the fire eye, but also prevent senior Yaju and other guardians from being harmed." Exposed to the world.”
Not allowing people in the world to see the sacred beasts such as Yazu is not only to protect these guardian beasts, but more importantly, not to cause fear in the world.
Panic.
After listening to Li Si's explanation, Ying Zheng no longer hesitated and said: "Since we have made an agreement long ago, I must abide by it. But if the craftsmen cannot follow Senior Xi to explore the terrain, how will they plan the construction of the royal tomb?" Where’s the pattern?”
This is also the dilemma in Ying Zheng's heart.
"Then it will be difficult for you two, and it will be harder." Yazhen said.
Ying Zheng looked at Ya Sui blankly.
Seeing that Ying Zheng didn't quite understand, Xi added from the side: "Your Majesty's intention is that you follow me to explore the terrain first, and then you and your craftsmen will explore again."
Ying Zheng understood this time, but he still said solemnly: "But this matter is not something that can be completed in a short time. This junior still has many things to deal with, and I am afraid that I am not very generous in time."
Yaizhen's voice was still low: "That's your problem. There is no other way."
Without waiting for Ying Zheng to say anything else, Li Si hurriedly stepped forward and agreed: "We just obey the wishes of our seniors. I wonder if your seniors have any other requests?"
Seeing that Li Si agreed, Yaizhen's tone softened: "I also request that in the early stages of your excavation, the two of you must come to report the progress of the excavation, because the structure of the fire eye must not be destroyed. I will treat you as a royal tomb. Only when a framework is formed can the communication be stopped."
"This is no problem," Li Si said.
After saying that, Li Si glanced at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng then said: "This junior is willing to obey the orders of my seniors. However, after exploring the terrain, I need to go back to Xianyang and bring all the digging tools and food and grass."
"This is natural." Yaizhen's voice was already calm, "But once work starts, at least one of you must come here every day."
"Junior takes the order." Ying Zheng said, "Junior also brought some cattle and sheep for senior, I don't know how to transport them."
"You are quite thoughtful," Yazui said, "Place the livestock at the entrance of the cave where you came from, and they will naturally come here."
Is there such a way?
Ying Zheng saw that this method worked, so he said: "Then I will go back and prepare. I will drive the cattle and sheep over tomorrow morning, and then I will trouble Senior Xi to explore with us."
"Well, okay." Yaizhen seemed to nodded and said, "If you encounter any problems, just ask me."
After that, Yaizhen stood up and left.
Ying Zheng waited for Ya Sui's figure to disappear at the entrance of the cave before leaving the cave with Li Si.
Returning to the agreed gathering place, the craftsmen were already waiting here.
On the way back to the military camp, Ying Zheng called Liu An to his side and asked about the methods of prospecting and matters that need attention. Liu An answered them one by one.
After entering the Chinese military tent, Ying Zheng privately called Li Si forward and asked, "Sir, are today's decisions a bit hasty?"
Li Si smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. This Yaizhen is arbitrary by nature. One is one, and two is two. Such principled matters will never be discussed with us."
"I have sensed this." Ying Zheng said, "But if we are allowed to stay here, I'm afraid other things will be delayed."
"It's talking about us, and naturally it also includes Wei Chen." Li Si said with a smile, "If the king returns to Xianyang to handle affairs, Wei Chen can stay in Lishan."
As for what matters he returned to Xianyang to deal with, Li Si did not say.
The look on Ying Zheng's face was a little awkward: "What I said, but mining minerals and producing magic weapons has nothing to do with the ladies."
"Wei Chen didn't say it was related to the ladies." Li Si smiled and said, "This is what the king himself said."
Ying Zheng: "..."
Li Si showed a rare evil smile.
"Okay." Ying Zheng said helplessly, "I am a little worried about my pregnant wife.
. "
"Wei Chen has already said, it's better to leave this to Wei Chen." Li Si's tone was somewhat intriguing.
Ying Zheng didn't want to explain anything anymore, so he changed the topic: "Then how can we prevent Meng Tian and others from discovering the fire eye, or from seeing Yaizhen and Xi?"
"This can only be restricted by laws and regulations." Li Si said, "It is better to set that secluded place as a forbidden area, and no one is allowed to approach the hole connecting it. As for the fire eye, if the pattern design is reasonable, it must be Nor will its location be revealed.”
Ying Zheng sighed softly: "It seems that this is the only way."
That night, Ying Zheng called Meng Tian and the craftsmen together, and Li Si made some arrangements and decorations.
The next day, Ying Zheng led a small group of men and horses, driving cattle and sheep, towards the cave entrance in the valley.
It was still the same place as yesterday. Ying Zheng asked the seven craftsmen to survey the terrain on their own, while he and Li Si took the sergeant and drove the cattle and sheep into the valley.
"Gene Era"
Liu An, the foreman of the craftsmen, looked at the direction in which Ying Zheng left, with a strong sense of curiosity in his heart.
What exactly is in that place?
When they arrived at the entrance of the cave, Ying Zheng ordered a roadblock to be set up to block the place. After he and Li Si entered the cave, they drove the cattle and sheep into the cave.
After entering the cave, without waiting for the cattle and sheep behind them, Ying Zheng and Li Si hurried forward and headed straight for the cave.
As expected, Xi was already waiting in the cave.
"Senior, you've been waiting for a long time." Ying Zheng said with his hands in hand, "Let's go."
Xi stood up and walked towards the entrance of the cave.
But outside the cave entrance, Xi stopped.
"Are all the cattle and sheep you brought behind?" Xi asked.
"Well, we're all following you," Ying Zheng said. "Senior Yaizhen said yesterday that you just need to hurry those animals to the entrance of the cave, and they will come over on their own."
"This is a bit slow." Xi seemed to be in a hurry to have a full meal.
"There's nothing we can do about it." Ying Zheng looked embarrassed, "I don't dare to let soldiers escort those livestock in."
"It's not like you're not allowed in, it's just that you can't see us." Xi Di muttered.
Only then did Ying Zheng realize that he had complicated the problem.
Unexpectedly, Xi Xi said: "If we are seen, the worst thing is that we can eat together."
Ying Zheng: "..."
As if she had suppressed her greed, Xi no longer looked at the entrance of the cave. Instead, she lowered her huge body and said, "Come on, I will take you to investigate the ground conditions."
What?
Ying Zheng thought he heard it wrong: "This, how can this happen?"
But Xi said nonchalantly: "What can't be done? If you rely on two legs, you can't keep up with me. Besides, you have sent so many cattle and sheep. I also want to thank you." That’s right, come up.”
"Okay!" Seeing Xi being so sincere, Ying Zheng no longer shied away, but...
This back is so high, how can you get up there?
Li Si chuckled secretly, grabbed Ying Zheng's belt, and jumped up.
In the blink of an eye, two people were already riding on Xi's back.
Since Xi's back was quite broad, the angle between their legs was very wide, which made Ying Zheng very uncomfortable.
"Sit tight." Before she could finish her words, Xi jumped up.
There isn't even a rein or a saddle, so how can you sit firmly?
Ying Zheng stumbled and almost fell down.
Fortunately, Li Si was supporting him from behind, but why was Li Si sitting so firmly?
Before he could think about it, Xi jumped up to a stone cliff three or four feet high.
Some people may never experience this feeling similar to flying.
In this way, amidst the thrills and excitement, Ying Zheng and Li Si rode Xi, crossing the hillsides and valleys, and began to explore the terrain.
