Ying Zheng and Li Si jumped on Xi's back for a full day. The places they passed were all extremely secretive places, and they were all close to the location of the fire eye. They were not worried about being discovered by Ying Zheng's army.
Although Xi is relatively fast, every time he goes to a place, he will introduce it in detail. How far is this place from the Fire Eye? What are the rock formations in the middle like? Are there any rivers passing nearby? What is the water temperature? .
There are many underground rivers around the Fire Eye, and most of them are warm water with many impurities and cannot be drunk.
Ying Zheng listened very carefully, while Li Si drew a brief map with a pen. Every place he visited was marked and the main terrain information was recorded.
On the way, I also passed by the secret room where the magic weapon "my weapon" was stored.
Ying Zheng carefully inspected the location of this secret room and the conditions under the ground, and found that it was particularly suitable as the entrance to the construction of the royal tomb.
Xi Ye also told Ying Zheng that Yaizhen once mentioned that the reason why Huangdi built the secret chamber here was because the feng shui of this place was the best in Lishan, and the spiritual energy and natural energy were also abundant.
Ying Zheng didn't know what spiritual energy and natural energy were, let alone how abundant it could be. In short, the choice of his ancestors was not wrong.
"Let's choose this place. I ordered people to block the road leading to the cave and set up a forbidden area. No one is allowed to cross the boundary." Ying Zheng made a decision.
"Then we can only climb over from the valley on the other side." Li Si said.
"There's nothing we can do. Let's open a way to the outside first. After all, we still need to transport tools and materials." Ying Zheng said.
After initially deciding on the location, Li Si quickly marked the terrain while it was still dark.
"Senior, can you send us two down the mountain on the other side?" Ying Zheng looked at Xi and asked.
"No problem, I can help you find a way out, so that you won't have trouble when you come up." Xi said.
Ying Zheng felt that this would save trouble, so he responded: "Okay."
Xi took the two of them and jumped into the valley from the other side. If you encounter a dense forest, just break the tree directly.
Just like that, a "road" appeared in the valley.
After crossing another mountain ridge and approaching Meng Tian's garrison, Xi put Ying Zheng and Li Si down.
"This is the only way we can go. You can walk this section by yourself." After saying that, Xi turned around and jumped away.
Although Xi is big, he is very flexible. What is even more puzzling is that the sound when he lands is not loud. It is indeed a monster.
"Thank you, senior." Before Ying Zheng could finish speaking, Xi had disappeared.
Are you leaving in such a hurry because you are thinking about those cattle and sheep?
"Let's go too, Your Majesty," Li Si said.
Ying Zheng turned around, his heart tightening.
Xi said that the garrison can be seen by climbing over the hill in front, but why is the hill so high and relatively steep.
Yes, if it wasn't so high and steep, could it be able to isolate the world inside?
Ying Zheng looked at the darkening sky, gritted his teeth, and climbed up the mountain with Li Si.
An hour later, the sky turned completely dark, and the two finally reached the top of the mountain.
Ying Zheng gasped and sat on the ground to rest.
Li Si sat next to Ying Zheng, and with an unusually calm expression, he took out some dry food from his arms and handed it to Ying Zheng: "Eat something, Your Majesty, I believe you have finished eating all you brought with you at noon."
Ying Zheng was indeed hungry, so he took the dry food and started eating.
"Just thinking about filling the bellies of those two mythical beasts, I have to starve myself." Ying Zheng complained as he ate.
"So, it is difficult for the Dragon Clan to answer correctly." Li Si took a sip of water and said, "The king's predecessors from Tiancheng have tried their best to close the relationship with the Dragon Clan, which led to today's situation."
"Yes." Ying Zheng sighed, "I also want to try my best to have a good relationship with them. How about sending so many cattle and sheep? You know
These livestock are enough to feed many people for several days. But then again, sir, how long can those cattle and sheep feed them? "
"It's impossible to say for sure." Li Si said with a smile. "It is said that their dragon beasts have a large appetite. They can eat food heavier than themselves at one time, but they can last for several months without being hungry."
"This is much better than humans." Ying Zheng looked at the rations in his hands and laughed at himself, "If we could do the same, we wouldn't have to carry these rations."
"Your Majesty, one day you can do the same." Li Si said lightly.
Ying Zheng suddenly remembered that Li Si once told him that once a person's brain is developed, he will no longer feel hunger.
"But our Tiancheng lineage cannot represent ordinary people after all." Ying Zheng said with some regret.
"No way, ordinary people are ordinary people after all." Li Si said.
"It is a blessing to be able to use our efforts to help all ordinary people live a happy life in peace and contentment," Ying Zheng said.
"The king cares about the people, which is a blessing to the people." Li Si said.
"Hahaha." The two laughed at the same time.
While eating and chatting, Ying Zheng was full and his physical strength had recovered a lot. The two of them strode towards the military camp.
In the Chinese army tent, Meng Tian was walking around anxiously.
King Qin took a group of cattle and sheep into a cave and has not returned yet. He sent soldiers to check around but found nothing. Without Ying Zheng’s order, Meng Tian did not dare to enter the cave. As soon as he heard the news that King Qin was back, Meng Tian hurriedly Go out and greet.
"Your Majesty, you are finally back." Meng Tian breathed a sigh of relief and said.
Seeing Meng Tian's concerned look, Ying Zheng was moved in his heart, but he said, "In the morning, didn't I tell you repeatedly not to worry about me?"
Meng Tian smiled and said: "That's what I said, but when the king is missing, everyone will be worried."
The craftsmen nearby echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, just come back."
"I have been waiting for the king all day, and I have just been brought back."
"The king entered the cave from the west. Unexpectedly, the king came back from the east."
When the craftsmen said this, Ying Zheng also felt a little unreasonable, so he had to say: "Let's talk about it back to the camp. I'm a little thirsty."
Only then did everyone get out of the way and surrounded Ying Zheng back to the Zhongjun tent.
After eating and drinking for a while, Ying Zheng saw that the craftsmen had not left yet, and knew that they were out of curiosity. They must not leave without explanation.
"I tell you, the cattle and sheep brought today are for sacrifice." Ying Zheng said.
"Sacrifice?"
"Who are you sacrificing to?"
"Is he a mountain god?"
The craftsmen asked you one mouth at a time.
"Didn't I say that the divine weapon 'My Weapon' was found here." Ying Zheng pretended to be mysterious and said, "At that time, I felt that there seemed to be gods helping me, otherwise , how did you get the magic weapon so smoothly?"
The craftsmen were immediately attracted by what Ying Zheng said. Their eyes widened and their ears pricked up.
"I promised at that time that if I was lucky enough to get the divine weapon, I would come back to worship." Ying Zheng continued, "And I would build my mausoleum here to be protected by the gods."
What Ying Zheng said was so serious that even he almost believed it.
But there's nothing we can do about it. If we don't say this, Yaizhen and Xi may be exposed at any time.
What's more, what Ying Zheng said is generally correct, but he just replaced Yaizhen with a god.
"Your Majesty, have you seen that god?" Liu An asked.
"Yes, have you seen it?" several craftsmen asked together.
Ying Zheng shook his head and said, "I've never seen it before. When I got the magic weapon last time, I just felt like there was a god helping me. But with this sacrifice, I feel like the god is really there."
"why
Is it really happening this time? "Meng Tian was also attracted and asked after him.
Ying Zheng cleared his throat and said: "Before, I got those pieces of turtle shell and animal bones. You all know this. Then I followed the instructions above and came here. I followed the map and found a secret room. That secret room is a forbidden place, and it is said that only those who are destined to enter are not allowed to enter."
This time no one interrupted Ying Zheng, everyone listened attentively.
"That's why I asked you to wait where you are. I will take the cattle and sheep to the secret room myself. Although it may be a bit harder, it will be enough to impress the gods."
The craftsmen felt that it made sense and nodded one after another.
"But it's strange to say that after I walked out of the cave, just as I was about to gather the cattle and sheep, I saw that they seemed to know where they were going, and they lined up one by one and moved towards the secret room in an orderly manner."
The craftsmen, including Meng Tian, all opened their mouths.
Li Si was behind everyone, trying not to laugh.
"I thought that this would save a lot of trouble, so I didn't think too much and followed the cattle and sheep forward. Sure enough, the cattle and sheep really lined up and walked into the forbidden area."
The mouths of the craftsmen grew bigger and bigger, and they seemed to be moving forward with the cattle and sheep.
"But after walking through a cave, the god guided me in another direction. Maybe I didn't want us to see him eating the cattle and sheep, so I walked back with my husband through another mountain road. "
After telling Ying Zheng's story, Gududu took a big drink of water.
Only then did the craftsmen come to their senses.
"Your Majesty, after talking for a long time, you still haven't seen that god."
"Your Majesty, have all those cattle and sheep been eaten by the gods?"
"What a big belly that is."
"The cattle and sheep are so obedient, this god must be particularly powerful."
"I don't know if those cattle and sheep are enough. If not, they will eat people."
"Probably not. Isn't the king coming back?"
"Pooh."
Everyone scorned the last one who couldn't speak.
Ying Zheng: "..."
"The common people can't speak. Your Majesty, please forgive me." The craftsman who spoke last said with some fear.
"It's just a joke, it doesn't matter." Ying Zheng smiled and said, "I have already told you what happened. Now, I will talk about the next arrangements."
All the craftsmen, including Meng Tian, became serious and stood up straight.
Ying Zheng looked at everyone and said, "On my way back, I asked your husband to draw the terrain there. I decided to use the secret room where the magic weapons are stored as the entrance to the construction of the royal tomb, and to set up a forbidden area there. , so as not to disturb the gods.”
"According to the king's order." Everyone replied in unison.
"Starting tomorrow, Liu An will lead you to thoroughly analyze the landforms. Meng Tian will lead his troops to stay here, and I will return to Xianyang tomorrow to bring Jing Fan and others here, and will also bring the Meng family army Bring them all here."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone responded.
"Everyone, get ready to go." Ying Zheng waved his hand.
If these craftsmen were asked again and again, Ying Zheng was afraid that his words would slip and reveal flaws.
Everyone dispersed, but when they got outside the door, they started whispering to each other again.
Meng Tian came over and said: "Your Majesty, tomorrow, it is better for Wei Chen to escort you back to Xianyang."
"No, I and your husband can just go back." Ying Zheng said, "You have your mission. Remember, don't let anyone escape without authorization or break into the forbidden area. Tomorrow morning, you must be at the place I mentioned. Set up a barrier to the forbidden area as soon as possible.”
Meng Tian was a little reluctant, but still handed over his hand and said: "Wei Chen accepts the order."
After Meng Tian left the Zhongjun tent, Ying Zheng looked at Li Si, shrugged and said, "This lie can only be consummated like this."
Li Si finally couldn't help it and laughed out loud.
