The big snake in front of him was not the one Ying Zheng had seen before.
No wonder it didn't recognize Ying Zheng.
But why do you also call yourself Zhu Jiuyou?
"There is no need to doubt." Zhu Jiuyou seemed to have noticed Ying Zheng's concerns and said, "Our Zhuyan lineage is all called Zhu Jiuyou, and the distinction between each other is also determined by the ranking within the clan. .”
It turns out that Zhu Jiuyou actually has a tribe, and they must be quite numerous.
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then asked immediately: "How dare you ask the seniors in the clan order, so that they can be distinguished easily in the future."
"I am twenty-seven." Zhu Jiuyou said, "From now on, you can also call me this."
Twenty-seven means twenty-seven, what a strange name.
"I'll remember it," Ying Zheng said with cupped hands, "I still don't know if Senior has been ordered by Senior Yaizhen to wait here?"
But before Zhu Jiuyou Twenty-seven could reply, he heard a roar coming from deep in the forest next to him. It was not loud, but extremely clear.
The next moment, I saw Xi flashing around and running towards here quickly.
Ordinary people would be scared to death when they saw this giant beast, but Ying Zheng was extremely happy when he saw Xi.
Finally met an acquaintance.
No, it’s a cooked beast.
Xi's speed was very fast, but she made little noise. After running in front of Ying Zheng, she stopped suddenly.
"Prince Qin, you are here." Although she had just run a long distance, Xi's breath was very steady.
Ying Zheng nodded, smiled and said, "I've met Senior Xi."
"Hiss..." Twenty-seven said, "This is indeed the Tiancheng boy you mentioned."
Ying Zheng: "..."
Xi Qian came closer and said in a low voice: "I noticed that the army was entering the heart of the mountain, so I guessed that you were coming, but I still couldn't rest assured, so I asked Zhu Jiuyou to wait inside the cave and patrolled around alone. , I came back when I saw nothing was wrong.”
"So that's it." Ying Zheng seemed to have thought of something and asked urgently, "Li Si followed him into the cave, but disappeared in the mist in the blink of an eye. I wonder if the two seniors saw him."
"Don't worry, he left on his own." Twenty-seven spit out the snake letter and said, "I felt it this year."
"Then where did he go?" Ying Zheng asked.
Xi said: "Don't worry, you will see him soon."
"Did he leave secretly to find Senior Yaizhen?" Ying Zheng asked doubtfully.
Xi leaned down and said, "Come up, I will take you to find him."
Ying Zheng responded, jumped on Xi's back, grabbed two strands of mane, and felt that the mane was much softer than before.
Xi Qian walked a few steps and then started running.
Twenty-seven followed behind. Even though he had no legs, his speed was not slow at all.
Still turning left and right, jumping up and down, Xi carried Ying Zheng to an extremely secret place.
Ying Zheng had never been to this place before, not even seeing it when he was inspecting the mountain conditions. Maybe Xi didn't bring him here on purpose at that time.
This place seems to be in a circular valley, but for some reason, the chirping of birds can be heard endlessly, rising and falling in all directions, like waves of sound.
When they reached a cave entrance, Xi stopped.
Ying Zheng jumped off Xi's back and followed Xi into the cave entrance.
This cave is another cave, but it is different from the previous cave. The air here is very dry and hot. There is also an underground river next to it, but the water flow is quite rapid.
"This hole is connected to the eye of fire, so the temperature is higher." Xi explained and continued to move forward.
Ying Zheng subconsciously wiped his forehead with his hand and saw that there were no beads of sweat, so he followed Xi and walked inside.
"Senior Twenty-Seven." Ying Zheng looked at Twenty-Seven behind him and said, "You must also be able to change the temperature and color of your skin, right?"
"Of course." Twenty-seven's voice was dull and there was no emotion. "This is the special skill of our Zhuyan clan. Otherwise, how can we shuttle between Jiuyou and Jiuxiao."
Regarding this point, Ying Zheng once heard that
The former Zhu Jiuyou said that it was with this ability that they could travel between Jiuyou and Jiuxiao.
As for why it is necessary to travel through the Nine Nethers in this way, it is unknown.
"Is the journey between Jiuyou and Jiuxiao very special?" Ying Zheng asked curiously.
"Why, you don't know yet?" Twenty-seven seemed a little surprised.
Ying Zheng shook his head: "No one told me."
"Haha, when traveling between Jiuyou and Jiuxiao, it is natural to pass through the red stream and blue stream. If it digs into the ground, that is the skill of a pangolin." Twenty-seven said.
"Red flow? Blue flow?" Ying Zheng muttered in confusion.
At this time, Xi stopped and said in a low voice: "We are here."
Ying Zheng also stopped and looked forward.
Deep in the cave, there was some faint light, which came from unknown sources. Directly in front, the area not covered by the light was pitch black, much like the black hole in the Fire Eye.
"Your Majesty, he is here." Xi said while looking at the black hole.
Huh...huh...
There seemed to be two more heavy gasps, and two red flames suddenly ignited in the black hole.
Those were the blood-colored pupils of Yaizhan.
It was still the horns that first poked out of the black hole, and then, Yaizhen's seemingly ferocious face appeared in front of Ying Zheng.
"You're back..." Yazui's voice was still majestic, making people dare not disobey him in the slightest, and the meaning of these words clearly indicated that this should be Ying Zheng's home.
"Ying Zheng pays homage to Senior Yaizhen." Ying Zheng bowed and saluted.
"You just arrived today, nearly a month later than previously expected." Yazhen's tone was still low, "Why, are the affairs of the clan not going well?"
"The affairs in the country are indeed quite important and complicated, so I have been delayed for a few days. I hope seniors are not to blame." Ying Zheng said apologetically.
In the past few months since Ying Zheng returned to Xianyang, he had wiped out Lao Ai's rebels, subdued Yiqu's survivors, replaced Lu Buwei's regime, and appeased Changping Lord's Western Chu army...
None of these things can be easily accomplished by anyone.
It can be said that Ying Zheng's efficiency is already very high.
"The purpose of building the royal tomb is to hide the Fire Eye, and by using the Fire Eye, you can protect your people." Yasuo said, "Since it is all for your people, of course you have to rush first."
Yaizhen is quite reasonable.
"Thank you for your understanding, senior." Ying Zheng nodded and said, "I have made sufficient preparations for coming here this time, and there is no war outside anymore."
The reason why Ying Zheng solved many troubles at once was because he really wanted to calm down and get things done in Wang Ling.
"Very good." Yaju's voice came.
"Senior, may I ask where Li Si, who came here with me, is now?" Ying Zheng asked respectfully.
"Don't worry, he went to get something and should be here soon." Yaizhen said calmly.
"Get something?" Ying Zheng asked doubtfully.
Just when he was about to ask something else, he heard a call from behind: "Your Majesty!"
Ying Zheng looked back and saw that it was Li Si who was reflected in the dim light.
I saw Li Si quickly coming to Ying Zheng with a box that seemed to be made of metal: "Your Majesty, you are here too. I want to go back to you immediately after I finish the things here."
No anti-theft
"You left without telling me, why is it so urgent?" Ying Zheng looked down at the thing in Li Si's hand and asked, "Is it because of this thing?"
Li Si nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. There may be a surprise later."
Ying Zheng was a little confused, but he still nodded.
Li Si walked up to Yaizhen with the box, then held the box flat in front of him with both hands and said, "Senior, the things have been brought."
Yaizhen looked down at the box that List was holding, as if he was feeling something.
After a few breaths, Yaizhen turned to Xi and said, "Go and put the third eye back, then take out the sword and return it to them."
Third eye?
What's in that box is the Third Eye?
Hearing these two words, Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel numb all over his body, and the colorful divine light of his third eye immediately appeared in his mind.
But why is the Third Eye in Li Si's hands?
Never heard him mention it before.
Before he could think about it, he saw that Li Si had followed Xi into a dark space.
After a while, Ying Zheng came back to his senses and asked in confusion: "Senior, why did Li Si come back with the Tianmu?"
"Since it is of no use to you anymore, it is safest to return it to me." Yazhen replied.
At this time, Li Si and Xi came out of the shadows.
I saw Li Si still holding the metal box in his left hand, and holding a golden sword in his right hand.
It is the Xuanyuan Sword that Ying Zheng left here before!
Ying Zheng opened his mouth wide as he watched Li Si place the two things in his hands in front of him.
"This Xuanyuan Sword is a mortgage placed here. Now that Tianmu has been returned, you can take it back." Yazhen said.
Ying Zheng nodded, and just as he was about to reach out and pick up the Xuanyuan Sword, he heard a voice from the side: "Wait a minute!"
Ying Zheng was startled and looked in the direction of the sound.
In the dim sight, an old man in white clothes was standing there, with white eyebrows and white beard, like an immortal descending from the earth.
Ying Zheng was completely stunned and murmured unconsciously: "Senior...?"
The old man in white standing not far away is the old man who inspired Ying Zheng in Qishan and signed the covenant of heavenly inheritance with Ying Zheng. He is also the master of Li Si and Jing Ke.
Ying Zheng had imagined this moment of reunion more than once, and had even dreamed of it in his dreams.
He expected the old man in white to give him more guidance, more teachings, and greater help, and he desperately wanted to know the answers to the many puzzles that were pressing in his heart.
The Third Eye in Li Si's hand just now must have been obtained from the old man in white. No wonder Li Si suddenly disappeared.
The old man in white walked up to Ying Zheng with a smile and said, "Prince Qin, long time no see."
Only then did Ying Zheng come to his senses and quickly bowed his hands and said, "Ying Zheng pays homage to you, senior!"
"Hahaha..." The old man in white helped Ying Zheng up with his hands and laughed, "You are indeed better than the old. We agreed to get back the royal power within three years. Unexpectedly, in just one year, you have got your wish. It seems , these many obstacles still can’t stop you.”
Only then did Ying Zheng suddenly realize.
Since Lu Buwei was found by Jing Ke back then, what happened that year must have been planned by the old man in white in front of him, and he naturally knew what Lu Buwei was doing.
From the perspective of the old man in white, Lu Buwei would definitely not rebel. As for the seizure of royal power, it was just a test for Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "They are all sir, oh, they were all given good advice by Li Si."
"Haha, no matter what, you have reached our previous agreement." The old man in white said with a smile, "Now that we have reached it, we are about to take the next step. Are you... ready?"
Ying Zheng frowned and asked in a loud voice: "The next step is to devour the six countries?"
"There is no rush, after all, there are still several years." The old man in white said, "What we need to do now is to confirm the identity of your successor and clarify the responsibilities that you will bear. If you are determined to take over, With this title, from now on, you will be a qualified Heavenly Inheritor."
Ying Zheng didn't even think twice and said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, Ying Zheng, is willing to inherit the name of Tian Heir and take on all the responsibilities of Tian Heir without any regrets!"
The tone was firm and resounding.
"Okay!" The old man in white put away his smile and said solemnly, "The inheritance of the past generations is directly passed down by two generations of Heavenly Successors, and outsiders are not allowed to interfere."
"After going through so much, I believe you have many guesses about my identity."
"Today, I will explain it to you personally."
"I, my surname is... Ji, my first name is... Fa..."
"It's the previous Heavenly Successor!"
