Chapter 19: The Ripples That Stir the Great Waves

Eight hundred miles west of the ancient and majestic city of Xianyang, there is a huge palace under construction.

The scale of the palace is vast, covering 300 miles; The project is huge, with nearly 1,000 palaces built; The momentum is magnificent, and the mountains and rivers are majestic.

This huge palace complex with scale, engineering, and momentum that is more than Xianyang Palace is Afang Palace.

Afang Palace is the palace city that Yingzheng ordered to build after ascending the throne three years ago, because its project is extremely huge, and the human, financial and material resources required are far beyond imagination, so it is impossible to build without taking decades.

As Bai Qi said, the Afang Palace project has been completed, and it is just that the foundation of the 300-mile-wide layer has been built. The real project of Afang Palace is far from begin, but despite this, the far unfinished Afang Palace still exudes the magnificent momentum of shaking rivers and mountains, and the momentum like an emperor seems to reverberate for thousands of generations!

However, the magnificence and shock are only the surface of the Afang Palace, and in the stratum of the Afang Palace, what the eye sees is a completely different scene.

β€”β€”In the stratum of Afang Palace, the deep darkness is endless.

It was a large, dimly lit earth space, like a mausoleum deep underground. However, the huge mausoleum was empty, with no ornaments, burial vessels, coffins, not even any architectural design, just a strong earthy smell of air and darkness as far as the eye could see.

It looks like it's just a vast soil space.

But what's even more bizarre is that underneath this huge space is not black earth, but a huge crater almost as wide as the space. And the cave was not bottomless darkness, on the contrary, the pit emitted a scorching red light, and if you looked closely, there was some kind of golden-red liquid flowing from the cave, like flowing flames.

Magma! Yes, most people would think that the cave was lava lava, but if you think about it, the geography is not volcanic, and the magma could not have been in such a shallow formation.

And those with a keen eye will also notice that the surface of the golden-red liquid that resembles magma is not steaming with hot gas, and the air in the entire cavern is also slightly cold, so obviously, it is not magma.

But what's even more strange is that although the golden-red liquid is not magma, nor does it transpire, it always seems that the golden-red liquid condenses a terrifying high temperature, but it hides that temperature deeply and does not reveal it at all - but this is only human speculation, and there is no logic.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Maybe it's just an optical illusion of temperature. Bian Que thought so.

That's right, the ghostly Bian Que is here, and he is standing on the edge of the pit that flows with golden-red liquid, as if only a little wind can push his thin and emaciated body into the golden-red liquid at this moment.

But there was no trace of fear in Bian Que's eyes, he just concentrated all his eyes on the strange golden-red liquid, as if he wanted to use his eyes to penetrate the layer of golden red that was particularly melting with high temperature, and see something.

Bian Que tried his best to get closer to the edge, and then tried his best to take his gaze off the endless golden red.

At this moment, two guards in iron armor pushed a five-foot-long iron cart behind Bian Que. Both the iron armor and the cart made a crisp and obvious sound, but they did not alarm Bian Que, who was engrossed.

"Lord Bian Que, we have sent new raw materials." The guards whispered instructions from behind, but Bian Que did not respond, just stared at the golden-red liquid.

"Lord Bian Que? ......" "Lord Bian Que......" The guards shouted twice in succession, and the volume increased significantly.

"Huh?" Bian Que was slightly alarmed, and only then did he turn around and see the two ironclad guards.

"Lord Bian Que, we have already sent new raw materials." The guard whispered to Bian Que through the iron mask, but for some reason, there was a hint of madness in his voice.

"Well," Bian Que replied expressionlessly, then turned his head back again, "Let's all fall down." ”

"Yes." The two ironclad guards whispered in response, pushing the cart to the edge of the pothole, and then pouring all the white objects filled with the cart into the golden-red liquid.

At the moment when the cart overturned, it was only through the red light emitted from the golden-red liquid that I could see what was in the cart.

- Skeletons! The cart was full of pale skeletons. There was still a trace of unwashed blood on those white empty skulls, and if you touched it with your hand, you could even feel the residual warmth on the bleak skeleton!

But in an instant, the cart of about 500 skeletons was dumped into the pit, and all the pale skulls were dipped in the golden-red liquid.

Just a moment after those skeletons were poured into the golden-red liquid, on the surface of the golden-red liquid, a lotus-like flame suddenly bloomed, and the scene was extremely amazing, accompanied by a wave of heat condensed with high temperature suddenly erupted from the cave, instantly heating the air in the giant cavern, and almost knocking down the two ironclad guards.

And in the blazing waves, Bian Que stood calmly and calmly, and a strange light was blooming in his bleak and ghostly pupils.

- A lost ant scurried in terror on the blood-stained earth, it rushed forward, then turned back, and then sideways, but could not find its way, and no matter which way it went, it saw dead people smelling of bloodβ€”all around it was a mountain of corpses.

The ant can't find its way home, and perhaps its home is long gone.

The blood that filled the surrounding area made the little ant's head dizzy, and it raised its head as best it could, trying to smell some fresh air. However, the little ant's raised head saw the huge gap in the wide city gate, the dense cracks in the hard city wall, and the smoke of gunpowder rising in the city.

However, the little ant didn't understand, it just wanted to smell some fresh air, and its simple consciousness was not enough to see that the city was broken.

Yes, the city is broken! Yancheng is broken!

Bai Qi stood on the crumbling and ruined city wall, a dark blue war demon armor that slightly reflected the terrifying cold light. He just stood still at the head of the city, sniffing the faint blood in the air, listening to the frantic killing and plundering of his soldiers in the city. From time to time, a long wind would pass by at the head of the city, and he stood in the wind, only the same dark blue cloak behind him fluttered in the wind.

"Yancheng has been broken, and the next thing is Bai Luocheng......" Bai Qi secretly thought in his heart, he would spare no effort to get rid of all the enemies for Ying Zheng, so that Ying Zheng could realize his ultimate dream and become the real monarch of this heaven and earth!

At this moment, a soldier hurried up to the city and came to Bai Qi.

"Marshal of the report...... The soldier half-squatted on the ground, and it was not until Bai Qi turned around that he continued to say in a hurry, "Marshal of the report, we searched the entire city, but we did not find the second young master of the Gao family and the eldest lady of the Jing family............ The Admiral guessed that they might have fled the city long ago......"

"Say it again......" Bai Qi said in a deep voice, with an inexplicable shock in his voice.

"The marshal is angry, the last general will immediately send someone to chase them, within three days, they will definitely catch up, please give the last general another chance, the last general ...... The last general is willing to make a military order! If it is not recovered within three days, the last will come to see him. The soldier lowered his head and said in a trembling voice.

"Military orders?" Bai Qi said with a little sarcasm, "Then you can raise your head to see me now!" Just because you also want to chase Gao Yuanli and Jing Ke? It's just that you can catch it, can you beat it? ”

"This ......" The soldier leaned over to the ground, not daring to speak, but trembling slightly, and a trace of cold sweat continued to soak out of his back.

"Forget it...... Bai Qi turned his head and whispered, "It's useless to kill you." Immediately send someone to track down their whereabouts. ”

"Obey the order, Marshal Xie will not kill!" When the soldier heard this, he was relieved and immediately kowtowed and apologized.

"Marshal, there is one more thing......" the soldier continued after buttoning his head.

"Say."

"The troops you sent to attack Merlin have returned...... They failed. The soldier whispered.

"Hmm...... The city is really not easy to attack. Bai Qi said in a deep voice, this time he did not attack Merlin City by himself, but only sent an advance force to test the defense system of the Organ City.

As for the defeat, of course, it was also expected by himself, after all, the defense system of the organ city was integrated with Mozi's wisdom of nearly half of his life, and it was definitely the strongest city in the world, how could an army of 10,000 people be able to break through?

- But no matter how strong the city is, it will eventually be destroyed, but Bai Qi is never ready to face the organ city - to face Mozi.

"Report to the marshal, the advance troops who came back said that when they attacked the organ city this time, two men suddenly appeared on the battlefield, and they assisted Mozi in defending the organ city, and their strength was strong, causing many casualties to the troops." The soldier continued to report, "Moreover, one of them claimed to be the vanguard general of Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, named Han Xin. ”

"What?" The moment he heard this news, Bai Qi's whole person was suddenly shocked. Then he turned his head sharply and stared at the soldier.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ He claimed to be the vanguard general of Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, Han Xin...... "Seeing Bai Qi's reaction change dramatically, the soldiers couldn't help but tremble.

"How could Han Shin be in Organ City?" Bai Qi suddenly asked. Of course, he knew that Han Xin was the vanguard general under Xiang Yu, and he had heard of the most courageous warrior under Xiang Yu, but what shocked him was, why was Han Xin in the Organ City? Why is it in the country?

"How did he get through the blockade line we buried in Yuanzi Mountain? Why is there no wind at all? ”

"This ...... The end will not know...... Please also ask the marshal to calm his anger......" said the soldier timidly.

"How could Han Shin be in the Organ City!" Bai Qi turned his head and said repeatedly, his voice full of inexplicable shock and anger. Han Xin actually left the border city without their knowledge, passed through the blockade line, and entered the inner country! Are those eyeliners planted in the border city rice buckets! Moreover, Han Shin also experienced the war they started in the city of organs......

"Damn! A bunch of waste !! Bai Qi roared angrily, and the invisible murderous aura emanated from his body, pressing everything around him, making the soldier sweat coldly and feel suffocated.

The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in an anthill! Everything has been exposed, Han Xin must be on his way back to the border city now, once he informs Xiang Yu and Liu Bang of the true situation in the inner country, the consequences will be unimaginable! They had been calmly controlling the situation in Qin Chu for three years, why did something go wrong at this last moment! No, they can't be allowed to disturb Ah Zheng's imperial map!

At this moment, Bai Qiyin's face in the battle helmet changed greatly, and the first thing he thought of now was the Afang Palace plan, yes, everything else was almost ready, and the Afang Palace plan was missing.

In Bian Que's words, it will take nine hundred and eighty-one days for Ling Chi to reconcile, and now in less than ten days, Han Xin will send the news back to the border city, and then the whole situation will change greatly, and they will not be able to control the situation peacefully and wait for Ling Chi to complete the reconciliation!

"No! This must not be allowed to happen! The four pale blue eyepieces on the white battle helmet suddenly spilled a terrifying red light.

Bai Qi suddenly turned around and said to the soldier who had been half-squatting on the ground and trembling: "You immediately go and gather a vanguard for me, and immediately go out with me to intercept Han Xin who has rushed back to the border city." At the same time, I wrote a letter to His Majesty, informing him in detail of Han Xin's appearance in the city, and telling him that I was on my way to intercept him. ”

"Obey, and the last will do it immediately." After receiving the order, the soldiers immediately ran to carry it out as if they were relieved.

Bai Qi turned around and looked at the clouds and mist gathering in the sky with his demonic eyes, when the long wind that swept through the city once again swept his dark blue cloak.

On the mountain path outside Yancheng, two people in coarse cloth cloaks were hurrying forward.

They walked very quickly and lightly, but there was no sense of urgency at all.

They walked like this all the time, until they crossed the hill and walked into the bamboo forest behind the mountain.

There is no mountain wind hunting, no flowing water, no birds and beasts singing, just the fragrance of bamboo leaves in the air. This bamboo forest is very quiet.

When they walked into the bamboo forest, the two people wearing cloaks finally stopped. One of them lifted her cloak, her inky black curls fluttered out, the silver rings on her ears swayed gently, and her delicate facial features outlined her unique temperament, but the most charming thing was a breathtaking coldness in her eyebrows.

"I don't want to go." Jing Ke's voice was very soft, but his tone was very serious.

"What are you talking about? Ke. We've managed to escape from the enemy's encirclement, so don't get emotional. The other also lifted his cloak, revealing a handsome man's face. He had flowing white-purple hair with a strange touch of magenta, his cheekbones were clear, his complexion was dark, and his eyebrows were filled with a kind of otherworldly bohemianism.

"We can't run any further, Kodaka." Jing Ke looked at Gao Yuanli's eyes and said with a serious expression.

"What do you mean?" Gao Yanli looked at the seriousness on Jing Ke's face and knew that she really didn't want to leave. But now that they have just escaped from the fallen Yancheng, the pursuers may arrive in an instant, and the situation is not optimistic at all.

"Yancheng fell, the people in the city were all involved in the war, and the Gao and Jing families were all killed............ Our home is gone, where can we flee? Jing Ke whispered, her scattered eyes staring at the bitter coldness and sadness.

"But we're alive! This is the favor of providence, we must cherish it! Gao Yuanli looked at Jing Ke's charming dark red eyes and said sincerely.

"But what can we do if we live, just to survive?" Jing Ke suddenly said excitedly, tears condensed in the corners of his eyes, "I will never forget the sacrifices made by my family compatriots to let us escape!" ”

Hearing Jing Ke's words, Gao Yanli was stunned, yes, he couldn't forget the family members who rushed to the enemy's sword for their survival, and he couldn't forget that their vitality came from the blood of his family compatriots. But he also knew that he couldn't waste the opportunity that his family had exchanged for death, so he fled desperately with Jing Ke.

"I hate them...... Jing Ke said with a frown, and at this moment, her dark red pupils seemed to be overflowing with hatred like blood.

Gao was silent, he was sad, he hated, but what could he do? He and Jing Ke are both geniuses in the family that they have not met in a hundred years, one is proficient in the String Sound Demon Dao, and the other is proficient in the Shadow Killing Martial Dao. However, their strength is not suitable for defending the city, but no matter how strong they are, when the disaster of war comes, they can only be regarded as the hope of the family, and they will be rescued at all costs.

They all hate, that is, they hate their enemies, and they hate themselves.

"So what can we do......" Gao said helplessly.

Jing Ke didn't speak, yes, Gao Yuanli's words were right, what could they do? To get revenge? With just the two of them, no matter how strong they are, can they withstand the enemy's ironclad army?

"Maybe ......" Suddenly, a glimmer of light appeared in Jing Ke's scattered pupils, "It's really providence that we survived the war!" ”

"Huh?" Gao looked at Jing Ke incomprehensibly.

"Heaven let us live so that we can avenge thousands of innocent lives!" Jing Ke said firmly, his eyes blooming.

"But there are just two of us, how can we compete with Bai Qi's army?" Gao Yanli immediately asked.

"No, actually, we don't need to fight those armies at all."

"You...... What do you want to do? Gao Yuanli stared at the strange light in Jing Ke's eyes and couldn't help asking.

Jing Ke also looked at Gao Yuanli, and the eyes of the two people met in close proximity, and then Jing Ke said in a cold voice like a blade.

"Capture the thief and capture the king first."

- The moon is getting darker, and the sun is about to rise. In this morning and dawn of the alternation of day and night, Han Xin was running silently in the quiet jungle with a gun, walking like a fly.

The red hair like a horse's tail fluttered in the wind as he walked, and Ling Ri's glimmer occasionally hit the bright silver armor through the forest gap, and Han Xin's gaze just looked straight ahead, and there was a deep urgency in his resolute pupils all the time.

Han Xin, who was speeding on the road, didn't have any extra thoughts in his mind, just kept calculating his distance from the border city and the time he still needed to hurry.

Yes, Han Xin is rushing back to the border city. He finally decided to rush back to the border city, and making this decision almost consumed Han Xin's greatest courage and confidence in his life.

When he finally chose to go back to the border city first instead of going to Wang Zhaojun, what his heart endured was the torture and suffering that people could not bear.

But he still did it, and in front of the overall situation and the individual, the family and the country and the lover, he finally chose the former again.

- He must take his due responsibility for the whole Qin Chu, but who will take his responsibility as a man to his own woman!

Han Xin didn't dare to think about it, he didn't dare to think about it at all, he could only numb himself with the repeated calculation of distance and time, and could only pray repeatedly that Wang Zhaojun was in a good situation, and then rushed to the border city at the limit speed regardless of the consequences.

Han Xin told himself that this was the last time he was ashamed of Wang Zhaojun, the last time! After the news was sent back to the border city, everything else was handed over to Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Then he has to drop everything and go desperate to find Wang Zhaojun! Use the rest of your life to protect Wang Zhaojun!

However, at the same time that Han Xin was desperately rushing back to the border city with difficult determination, the situation in the entire Qin and Chu countries was quietly beginning to change, and the forces on all sides began to act on their own-

Bai Qi ordered the defenders of Yuanzi Mountain to defend the passage and never let Han Xin cross, and at the same time personally led a vanguard force to quickly pursue and intercept Han Xin who fled to the border city.

Lian Po, the defender of Bailuo City, did not know what had happened to the enemy, and was seriously waiting for Bai Qi's delayed army, waiting for a long-delayed battle for survival.

Bian Que stayed in the crypt of Afang Palace to concentrate on manipulating Ling Chi's reconciliation, and he didn't know that the situation that had been stable for three years had begun to change amazingly and rapidly.

Under the guidance of the giant sword Cangxiao, Mulan approached Xianyang City step by step with an unknown purpose, but accidentally fell into a critical situation.

Zhang Liang sensed the danger that Mulan would have in advance, and went to pursue it desperately.

Gao and Jing Ke made a terrible decision and decided to go to the dangerous Xianyang Palace and attack and kill Emperor Yingzheng of Qin.

Arthur, Zhong Wuyan, and Daji are waiting at the back gate of the mausoleum, waiting for the illegal invasion of Mulan.

Mi Yue, who was sealed in the crystal coffin of the secret room, was using all her strength to condense the Mi Pattern Bat, hoping to do something before the great change came.

Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are still living in the conspiracy set up by Ying Zheng, guarding the border city without knowing the truth of the country.

And Yingzheng, he is sitting on the throne, waiting for the turmoil of the overall situation.

Qin Chu, this ancient country is like a pool of spring water that has been quiet for many years, and countless microwaves have appeared in an instant, although the microwaves are small, they cannot be ignored, and those shallow ripples all indicate that a monstrous wave is brewing silently.