From the air, a bird's-eye view of Xianyang City, the imperial capital of the Qin State on the 800-mile Qinchuan River, is like a giant python entrenched in the hinterland of Guanzhong and sleeping peacefully. The surrounding terrain is open, with dense rivers and fertile fields. With the progress of the unification of the Qin State, the palace continued to extend and expand from both sides of the Wei River, and the blood and tears recorded the glorious achievements of the Qin State in annexing the six countries in order.

On this day, in the blue sky above Xianyang City, a little eagle hovered all day long, like a giant python that insisted on waking up and sleeping on the ground.

Today is the day when the envoys of the Yan Kingdom are scheduled to arrive in Xianyang City. Han Shen, who had been waiting for an opportunity in Xianyang City for many days, finally waited for the opportunity to sneak into Xianyang Palace.

Han Shen met Liji again. The Liji in front of her is more and more dazzling, and the years have not carved a trace on her face, but has washed out a clear and thorough exquisite beauty. Over the years, although Han Shen had visited Liji many times, he was still so obsessed when a familiar face appeared in front of him. Quietly stopping outside the door at this moment, Han Shen still couldn't help but linger his gaze for a long time, and for a while, he forgot to step forward.

He coughed lightly, alerting Liki of his arrival. Li Ji looked up and recognized Han Shen dressed as a guard, and couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised: "Brother Han, why are you here!"

"Ahh Liki immediately said sternly, "Go out and keep watch! Don't let anyone in!"

"Yes, yes......" The maid had never seen Liggie look so stern, and she was so frightened that she immediately exited the room. Standing by the door with a trembling body, he didn't dare to take any more breaths.

Li Ji looked uneasy and said to Han Shen, "Today is the day when the envoys of the Yan Kingdom arrive in Xianyang, and the guards must be even stricter, wouldn't it be more dangerous for you to sneak into the palace at this time?"

Han Shen was suddenly very excited, and said, "Liji, who are you saying that Yan Kingdom envoy?"

Liki was puzzled, "Who is it?"

Han Shen said word by word, "He is Jing Ke!"

"Ah......h

Han Shen said, "Liji, don't doubt it, the news I found out is exactly that. At that time, I will be able to try to rescue you from the Qin Palace with him!"

"You want me to leave the Qin Palace......" Liji hesitated.

"Brother Han, please tell Jing Ke that you must not venture into the palace to see me, I will not leave with him. Liki said calmly.

"Liji, have you really changed? When Tianming was just born, you said that it was for Tianming, so you stayed in the palace. Now that Tianming has grown up, when your family is about to be reunited, you told me that you don't want to leave, what is this for?" Han Shen suddenly became emotional and said in a loud voice.

Li Ji was not moved by his words in the slightest, and said calmly: "Brother Han, even if you blame me, Jing Ke blames me, and everyone blames me all over the world, I will not leave. 」

Han Shen saw the persistence in her gaze and knew that he couldn't change Liji's mind, and sighed heavily.

Li Ji continued, "Brother Han, I want to entrust Tianming to you, you can take Tianming out of here. 」

Han Shen wondered, "Why is this?"

Li Ji said: "Back then, my senior brother practiced swords and became obsessed, just to assassinate the King of Qin one day and avenge my grandfather. Now, he's finally waiting for this opportunity!" Liji felt a pain in her heart, these two men, no matter who was hurt, would bring endless pain to herself. But the arrow is on the string, and it has to be sent, how can the situation at this time be saved by a weak woman? She continued: "This time I assassinated Qin, I don't know who died and who lived. If the senior brother survives, the Qin Palace will definitely be in chaos, and this place will no longer be a place for me and Tianming to live. 」

Han Shen was silent, but he knew that what Liji said was true.

Li Ji said, "Brother Han, please come with me. She led Han Shen and walked out.

After passing through the winding corridor, Li Ji stopped in front of a door, and before the door was opened, Han Shen heard the sound of a child reading in the room: "The people are precious, the society is secondary, and the king is ......light."

Liji pushed the door open, this is a study, there is an old man in the room, holding a bamboo slip, his eyes slightly closed, listening to Tianming's loud recitation.

Tianming saw his mother come in, hurriedly put down the book, and came forward. Li Ji introduced Han Shen and Mr. Fu Nian to each other, and sent Tianming to play in the courtyard. Seeing Tianming running out like a caged bird, Li Ji suddenly bowed down to Han Shen and Fu Nian. Han Shen and Fu Nian hurriedly helped her up and said, "Madame doesn't have to make this big gift. 」

Li Ji told Tianming's life experience and her guess that Jing Ke wanted to assassinate King Qin again, and begged Han Shen and Fu Nian bitterly: "Brother Han, Mr. Fu, you are the two people I trust the most at this time, Li Ji begs you, Tianming can only survive if he leaves the Qin Palace with you!" Fu Nian was also shocked by this shocking secret at this time, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Father, you've come to see Tianming!" suddenly heard Tianming's cry outside the door.

"Brother Han, Mr. Fu, you guys take Tianming away, quickly!" Li Ji said urgently.

It was too late, King Qin had slowly walked into the study, looking around at everyone in the room, his eyes were cold and his face was dark. There was a dark and terrifying atmosphere all around. Everyone present was filled with fear and anxiety in their hearts, holding their breath like prisoners waiting for the unknown verdict.

King Qin walked forward slowly, with a cold face without a trace of expression. Without glancing at Liji, his eyes shot straight at Han Shen.

"It's just in time! I'll kill you under the sword today!" Han Shen couldn't help but be startled, and immediately calmly pulled out his sword, about to kill King Qin.

"No! don't, don't hurt him!" Li Ji suddenly stepped forward to block in front of King Qin, Han Shen's sword was on her neck, Han Shen was stunned, and hurriedly withdrew his hand.

King Qin's heart was slightly shocked by Liji's sudden move, and his face did not change, and he said coldly, "Do you think you can kill the widow?"

With a casual move, several palace guards immediately flashed behind him, all of whom were masters with unique skills.

"Brother Han, Mr. Fu, please take Tianming away quickly!" Li Ji cried helplessly.

"Want to go?!" King Qin shouted loudly, and the guards surrounded the door.

"No, let them go, my lord. Brother Han, Mr. Fu, hurry up, if you don't leave, it's too late!" Liji shouted hysterically, she threw herself to the ground, and grabbed the corner of King Qin's clothes.

King Qin looked at Han Shen coldly, speechless for a long time, but his heart couldn't help but surge. The guards were not given orders, and they did not know what to do for a while.

Liki slammed to her feet and snatched the sword from the guard's hand. The guard's martial arts were much higher than Liji's, but he was shocked by the might of King Qin's concubine, so he was stunned on the spot and let her take the sword away.

"King, please let them go, otherwise Liji will die in front of you immediately......" Liji's long sword slashed horizontally, slashing her neck: "Tianming, listen to my mother's words, and go with Uncle Han and Mr. Fu!"

After speaking, Liji reluctantly looked at Tianming.

"Don't, mother-father-" Tianming on the side was so frightened by this shocking scene that he cried. He kept shouting in his heart: What is going on? What is wrong with my father? Why is my mother crying? In the end, he can only vent his great confusion by crying.

The cry shattered Liji's tears and melted King Qin's frozen heart.

"Liji......" Han Shen couldn't bear it.

"Let's—" Liggie hissed with the last of her strength.

King Qin glanced at Tianming in distraction, and Tianming thought that his father would reach out and pick him up as before. I saw that King Qin seemed to be extremely unbearable to turn his face, waved his hand to the guard, and immediately turned away.

The guards immediately dodged out of the way and got out of the way, Han Shen saw the situation, immediately picked up Tianming, and ran towards the door with Fu Nian. Immediately, the two of them jumped onto the roof and left in a hurry---don't-mother-father-" The cry hovered in the air. Burst into King Qin's eyes, and tears burst out. The tears fell so fast that he never turned around, so no one saw them, not even himself. All he could feel was that his heart was bleeding.

It was almost noon, Jing Ke and his party gradually approached Xianyang, and a few miles ahead, the city gate was already in sight, and everyone's heart couldn't help but tense.

Tingwei Li Si went out of the city to greet him.

For Li Si, Jing Ke has been famous for a long time. Before he came to Qin, he had heard Prince Dan talk about the ministers of Qin, and learned that Li Si was originally a native of Shangcai in Chu and studied under the great Confucian Xunzi. After completing his studies, he saw that the king of Chu was mediocre, had no great ambitions, and the six kingdoms were weakening day by day, and there was no way to build the world's miraculous achievements. After Lü Buwei's death, Li Si was promoted to the rank of court lieutenant and was in charge of the laws of the Qin State with his auxiliary skills.

Now, the King of Qin sent Li Si to greet him in person, obviously attaching great importance to the envoy of the Yan State. Jing Ke was secretly happy in his heart, presumably the gift in the copper box had worked smoothly, and he couldn't help but increase his strength and hold the copper box in his hand steadily.

Jing Ke looked at Li Si carefully, and saw that he behaved calmly, had an extraordinary bearing, was not angry and arrogant, and his sharp eyes seemed to be able to see people's hearts at a glance. Jing Ke understood that this person was not easy to deal with, but if he wanted to see King Qin, he had to pass his pass first, so he bowed deeply and said, "The envoy of a small country, how dare you have Lord Lao Tingwei to welcome him!"

Li Si said calmly: "Mr. Yan Wang Wei came to the court, and since then the two countries of Qin and Yan have formed an alliance, what a big deal is that? The king attaches great importance to this matter, and Li Si should be so. 」

Jing Ke smiled and said, "It is a great honor for our country to be so valued by the king of your country. I don't know when the king wants to summon him, but I look forward to offering the courtesy of our country with my own hands. 」

Li Si smiled slightly, and said in a tricky way: "At this time, the king has not yet made an order. Yan Guo's coming to the court is a top priority, and etiquette must not be neglected, and the matter of receiving envoys still needs to be fully prepared. 」

Jing Ke's heart sank slightly, knowing that King Qin was still very defensive about his trip, so he could only remain silent and wait for the summons.

Li Si placed Jing Ke and his party in the Qin Garden, which was about five miles away from the palace where the King of Qin lived. There was no movement for three days.

After Fu Nian escaped from the Qin Palace with Tianming, Han Shen had been hiding near the Xianyang Palace, observing the movements in the palace while waiting for the opportunity to meet Jing Ke. After three days of waiting, he finally heard that Jing Ke and his party were in Qin Yuan.

Han Shen had no way of knowing what had happened after he left the Qin Palace that day. He didn't understand why Liji resolutely stood up to protect King Qin when she was in danger that day.

He didn't know how Liggie had changed? Could it be that she, like himself, had become more concerned about everything about a person, and the person she cared about was not Jing Ke, of course, not himself, even if he was so extravagant. But, why is it King Qin, he should be Liji's biggest enemy, isn't he?

What is happening to Li Ji now? That tyrannical king, must be extremely angry, right? Han Shen knew that he had to meet Jing Ke before he entered the Xianyang Palace. Maybe all the misfortunes are still a chance to be saved.

The day before the assassination of Qin, Qin Yuanzhong.

When Jing Ke strolled through the courtyard and pondered, he was suddenly surprised to see a familiar figure.

"Big brother!" Jing Ke said in surprise.

"Brother Xian, finally let me see you!" Han Shen held Jing Ke's hand and said excitedly.

"Big brother, why are you here?" Jing Ke probed around vigilantly, and said excitedly, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's go into the house first." 」

"Have you been in Xianyang all along?" Jing Ke asked as he entered the room.

"Yes, I've always been in Xianyang. Because ......" Han Shen hesitated for a moment, and suddenly said, "Liji, she's in Xianyang, do you know?"

"Ahh

"Ten years ago, I happened to meet Li Ji on the border of Qi and was sent to Xianyang by a group of Qi troops, and I had already rescued her, but it was a pity that ......" Han Shen couldn't bear his disappointed expression, and suddenly remembered that he had entered the palace to rescue Li Ji, and hurriedly said, "Brother Xian, in the past ten years, I have occasionally sneaked into the Qin Palace to see Li Ji. 」

"Really, she's really in Xianyang Palace!" Jing Ke said excitedly.

Han Shen glanced at Jing Ke silently, and said slowly, "I told her that you came to the Qin Kingdom. He also told her that together we would try to rescue her. 」

"Big brother is willing to rescue Liji with me?" Jing Ke said happily.

"Of course, but ......" Han Shen didn't know how to tell Jing Ke Liji what he wanted him to convey, and the topic suddenly changed: "By the way, Brother Xian, Liji gave birth to a son for you, and I have taken him out of the Qin Palace. 」

"Child, my child, how could it be?" Jing Ke's heart felt like someone had knocked him hard. He and Liki have a baby!

Han Shen said calmly, "Don't worry, the child is safe and sound. Because of his current situation, it is inconvenient to take him with him, and he is now with Mr. Fu, a master of Confucianism. What's more important at the moment is that you have to try to get into the palace to meet Rikki, I'm afraid she's in danger. When Mr. Fu and I took away the child, King Qin was also present...... Liji, I don't know what happened now?" Han Shen couldn't hold back his worry after all.

"Oh my God! Ligi ...... Her situation must be extremely dangerous!" Jing Ke also understood the situation.

"Brother Xian, eldest brother can't stand you. It was the eldest brother who was incompetent and couldn't save her for you. Han Shen said guiltily.

"Big brother, don't say that, our children are still saved by the eldest brother, Jing Ke is too late to be grateful, how dare you blame the eldest brother?" Jing Ke said busily.

Han Shen made a suggestion at the right time: "Let the eldest brother accompany you into the palace, and after the matter is completed, we will leave the Qin Kingdom together with the child." 」

Jing Ke only felt a heart pounding in his chest, and he was silent for a moment before he whispered, "Big brother, I'...... I can't leave the Qin Kingdom......

Han Shen said, "Are you still trying to assassinate King Qin?"

Jing Ke was shocked and said, "How does Big Brother know the purpose of my trip?"

Han Shen smiled, "Li Ji's guess is really good, after so many years, you still haven't given up your purpose of assassinating Qin. 」

"Since the eldest brother already knows, he should understand, I came to the Qin Kingdom this time, I can't leave, whether it is successful or not, I hope that the eldest brother will forgive, Jing Ke is really a last resort, and there is no way back so far. 」

"Virtuous Brother......" Han Shen wanted to speak.

"Jing Ke will definitely try to solve the rescue of Liji. Now there is another important matter to implore the eldest brother to fulfill, Jing Ke bent his knees and fell in front of Han Shen.

"Virtuous brother, don't be like this, if there is something, the eldest brother should have helped, why do you need to do this?" Han Shen hurriedly helped Jing Ke up.

Jing Ke said gratefully: "After receiving the eldest brother's words, Jing Ke did not say more, and only asked the eldest brother to take the child out of Xianyang and go to Yan Kingdom immediately tomorrow morning. 」

"Isn't Brother Xian going to see the child?" Han Shen exclaimed.

"Tomorrow is the day when King Qin summons him, and it is also the time when Jing Ke must carry out his mission, at this time, he really can't worry too much, so the child will be taken care of by Brother Lao. Jing Ke suppressed the pain in his heart and continued to say calmly: "If Jing Ke really suffers misfortune, please ask the eldest brother to fulfill it and entrust the child to the swordsman Gai Nie after bringing the child to the Yan Kingdom. As he spoke, he suddenly unsheathed the long sword, slashed his fingers with a sword, neatly tore off a sleeve of his shirt, used his fingers as a pen, replaced ink with blood, sprinkled a few big characters on the sleeve, and then handed it to Han Shen, saying, "Seeing this blood book, Mr. Gai will be able to understand what Jing Ke entrusts. 」

Jing Ke took out a piece of silk silk from his chest and said, "This is the sword book of my father-in-law, Mr. Sun, and Mr. Lu wrote a note, and asked the eldest brother to keep it on his behalf, and when the child grows up, he will hand it over to him." 」

Han Shen took the blood book and sword book with both hands, clasped it tightly in his arms, and nodded solemnly in agreement.

Jing Ke didn't want to see this child he had never met immediately, and listen to this long-lost child call him a father, but Jing Ke knew in his heart that he no longer had this blessing. Knowing that it was the day when King Qin summoned him, and when he fulfilled the important task entrusted by the crown prince Dan, how could he let an innocent child suffer at this time of survival? More importantly, he really couldn't bear to let his child experience the pain of losing his relatives again.

"If it goes well, I will try to rescue Liji before tomorrow, and then let her go outside the city to meet her eldest brother, and ask eldest brother to take good care of her on behalf of Jing Ke. As he spoke, Jing Ke's eyes were soaked with tears.

"Is it true that Brother Xian won't let his eldest brother rescue Liji together? Han Shen still has a glimmer of hope.

"No, big brother, Jing Ke can't let big brother get into danger anymore, in case the two of us are killed at the same time, that kid ......."

"I understand, the virtuous brother must be afraid that the child will lose his last support. Han Shen waved his hand and stopped Jing Ke's words.

"Since the assassination of Qin is imperative, then...... Let the eldest brother carry it out on behalf of the virtuous brother!" Han Shen suddenly said in a shocking voice, and even he himself felt an inexplicable shock. This sentence is said for my brother, but also for the unknown attachment in my heart. He had always looked forward to the day when he could see Liji and Jing Ke reunited, and now that it was just around the corner, as the eldest brother, of course it was necessary to be successful.

"Big brother!" Jing Ke's eyes widened and he said excitedly, "Why is the eldest brother doing this? If Jing Ke agrees to such a ridiculous thing, he will be unable to escape the blame! Assassinating Qin is Jing Ke's destined mission! Just ask the eldest brother to fulfill Jing Ke's last hope!" At this point, he almost lost his mind.

"The virtuous brother trusts me, and the eldest brother will do his best. But you must also remember that Big Brother is looking forward to seeing you again. How could the mission of assassinating Qin be easily replaced? Han Shenden also understood how ridiculous his words were. He couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't say more. Fulfillment is the only meaningful act today.

"I'll leave everything to Big Brother!" Jing Ke asked again.

"Big brother, what is that kid's name?" Han Shen was about to leave when Jing Ke asked the last sentence.

"Tianming, Jing Tianming. Han Shen said firmly.

Looking at Jing Ke's persistent expression, Han Shen was suddenly a little scared. He wasn't sure what kind of blow he would suffer once Jing Ke set foot in the Qin Palace, apart from life and death.

In addition, Jing Ke and Han Shen each had the same thing in their hearts, neither of them said it, and neither of them wanted the other party to notice. One is a dying person who cannot allow himself to be cared for, and the other is a loyal man who cannot admit that he has the desire to care.

At noon, Wei Zhuang came back from outside and saw Jing Ke standing alone in the court, his expression was gloomy, his thick eyebrows were tightly locked, and he seemed to be preoccupied.

Wei Zhuang groaned slightly, and stepped forward to probe, "Brother Jing, are you still worried about King Qin's summons?" Jing Ke frowned and said, "Lord Li Si has already come just now, saying that King Qin has decided to hold a grand celebration tomorrow to accept the dynasty. 」

Wei Zhuang's mind raced, and he said, "In that case, why is Brother Jing still worried?"

Jing Ke glanced at Wei Zhuang thoughtfully. On the way from Yan State to Qin State, he had already noticed Wei Zhuang's abnormal behavior, but due to the urgency of time, he had never had the opportunity to think about it and pay careful attention. Right now, seeing that Wei Zhuang took the initiative to care, he was worried and didn't want to say the secret in his heart, but when he remembered that he would be splashed with blood in the Qin Palace tomorrow, there was nothing worth hiding at this time, so he sighed and said, "Jing Ke remembered an old friend, and knew that she was now in Xianyang Palace, but she didn't know if she could still see each other in this life, so she was full of sorrow. 」

Wei Zhuangqi said, "What kind of old man made Brother Jing so obsessed?"

Jing Ke sighed, "Her name is Liji, and she is the granddaughter of my master, Gongsun Yu, and we have not been heard from since we were separated in the Yan Kingdom. Many years ago, I heard that she had been accepted as a concubine by King Qin and lived in the palace. 」

Wei Zhuang nodded and said, "I see, the palace is very strict, if you want to see the old man again, it is really difficult!" After a pause, he continued, "However, maybe I can help Brother Jing and try to let Brother Jing meet this Liji girl." 」

Jing Ke perked up and said, "Brother Wei, what's the best plan?"

Wei Zhuang smiled: "In the past few days, I have been wandering around the Xianyang Market, and I actually met a childhood friend, who is now a eunuch in the palace of King Qin and the head of the harem. I think with his help, I will be able to make Brother Jing's wish come true. 」

Jing Ke was even more surprised, and couldn't help but wonder, "How did Brother Wei get acquainted with this eunuch?"

Wei Zhuang knew that Jing Ke was cautious and cautious, and immediately said in detail: "This person's name is Zhao Gao, and his father was originally a driver, who drove for the magnates of Zhao State. When I was exiled from Weiguo to Zhao, I had no food and clothing, so I had to rely on my mother to make needlework for the powerful family, and I would grow up playing with Zhao Gao because of fate. Later, I left Zhao to study swords, and Zhao Gao entered the palace as a eunuch and was assigned to serve Chu, the prince of Qin, who was still a hostage at the time. Later, I heard that Zichu returned to China with the help of Lü Buwei and became king, and Zhao Gao also came to the Qin Palace to serve Yingzheng. Now that Yingzheng is on the throne, he has risen to the top and become the head of the inner palace. 」

Jing Ke nodded and said, "I see. I'm just afraid that things will change and the old feelings will be easily forgotten, is he still willing to help with this?" Wei Zhuang smiled: "I'm not very sure about this, but Zhao Gao is greedy for money and profit, as long as he makes some gold silk, it should be easy to buy." 」

Jing Ke turned his heart and said firmly, "Okay, then ask Brother Wei to introduce you on your behalf!"

The day before the assassination of Qin, in the Xianyang Palace.

"My lord, everything has been carefully done according to your instructions. Li Si bowed.

King Qin lowered his head in contemplation, speechless for a while. "Great King?" Li Si didn't see King Qin responding, and called softly. King Qin slowly raised his head and glanced at Li Si, and said coldly, "Got it, go down!"

Li Siben still has something to say, for some reason, looking at King Qin's cold and deep face, Li Si seems to faintly feel that King Qin's expression is a little lonely, and the voice of the command seems to be a little powerless. Li Si secretly wondered if he was too worried, the person in front of him was the king of the world! He quietly retreated.

King Qin is the king of the world. The king of the world cannot be lonely and helpless -- this is the image of the king that the people of the world have forcibly attached to him.

What a king can have must be innumerable, but the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of mortals are the dreams of his life.