Chapter 228

Even he could feel a faint sense of threat from this person.

This person's strength was definitely not weak.

"You are the Ghost."

Ying Zheng spoke.

He wanted to hear this person's voice.

Ying Mo's thin lips, hidden beneath the mask, pursed slightly.

Upon seeing this figure,

a wave of bitterness suddenly surged in his heart.

He had not arrived in Great Qin suddenly.

When he first arrived in Great Qin, he was only an infant.

As Ying Zheng's eldest son, as an imperial prince with outstanding talent,

he had also grown up at Ying Zheng's knees since childhood.

Although he had memories of his past life, Ying Mo still felt a natural closeness to Ying Zheng.

This was also the reason for his complex emotions toward Ying Zheng.

"That's right, I am the Ghost."

A hoarse voice rang out.

This voice revealed a trace of twilight.

It sounded as if it were the voice of an old man.

Upon hearing such a voice, the light in Ying Zheng's eyes seemed to dim by a fraction.

His Mo'er could absolutely not have such a voice.

Perhaps,

he really had seen wrong.

Ying Zheng's hand, hidden beneath his robes, slowly tightened.

His body, which had taken the elixir, once again felt a wave of weakness.

But he forced himself to endure it.

His face took on a majestic air.

His voice also carried a trace of coldness.

"Do you know that Zhao Gao and Zhao Mingqu, whom you slaughtered, were both high court officials of my Great Qin?"

When asking this question, a trace of pressure faintly emanated from Ying Zheng.

Although he knew this person was avenging his Mo'er,

this person's actions had already trampled upon the majesty of their Great Qin imperial court.

This was something Ying Zheng could not tolerate.

If an imperial court lacked majesty, how could it rule over the myriad commoners across the land?

"Then do you know why I killed Zhao Gao and Zhao Mingqu?"

Ying Mo did not answer Ying Zheng's words.

Instead, he directly asked a question in return.

He wanted to see if Ying Zheng truly knew about the events of that year.

"Regardless, Zhao Gao and Zhao Mingqu were both high court officials of my Great Qin."

"No matter what crimes they committed, they should have been dealt with by the laws of my Great Qin."

Ying Zheng said these words with ironclad certainty.

His emotions toward the Ghost before him were also very complex.

On one hand, he wanted to eradicate this Ghost completely to uphold the strictness of Great Qin's laws.

But his inner reason told him,

everything this Ghost did was for the sake of his Mo'er.

"Your Majesty, are you pretending to truly not know?"

"Five years ago, these two participated in the plot to murder the eldest Imperial Prince, Ying Mo."

"Thirty thousand Annan troops all died in that battle along with the eldest Imperial Prince."

When Ying Mo said these things, for a moment, he did not control his voice.

That trace of abnormality was immediately captured by Ying Zheng opposite him.

How could Ying Zheng not know?

He still remembered the anger in his heart when he received the news back then.

Upon learning that his eldest Imperial Prince had died in that battle against the Xiongnu,

he had made up his mind to completely wipe out the Xiongnu.

"Even if they are guilty,"

"they should have been handed over to Great Qin to be dealt with."

Ying Zheng's voice remained low.

But one could clearly perceive that his attitude

was not as rigid as before.

The abnormal change in Ying Mo's voice just now—

Ying Zheng looked at Ying Mo with eyes full of suspicion.

He was so concerned about the events of five years ago.

Could it be?

Could it be that Mo'er really did not die?

"You, you really did not die."

Thinking this in his heart, Ying Zheng asked it unconsciously.

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's words, Ying Mo's body stiffened immediately.

But he quickly returned to normal.

"I do not know what Your Majesty is talking about."

"I only know that I am a Ghost who survived that battle to seek revenge."

"I will not let a single person who participated in the events of five years ago go."

"Including Your Majesty."

When he said the last four words,

a dense killing intent erupted from Ying Mo.

This trace of killing intent seemed to make Ying Zheng sober up a little.

"I knew nothing of the events of five years ago."

"If it weren't for your appearance, I would still be kept in the dark by those people."

Ying Zheng did not know why he began to explain himself to this Ghost.

He did not know why he had to explain.

But the thoughts in his heart told him,

if he did not explain clearly, something he did not wish to encounter would certainly happen.

"What Your Majesty says is true."

Ge Nie, standing behind, also spoke at this moment.

He also did not know why he spoke.

But he still spoke, deciding to verify Ying Zheng's words.

Upon hearing the words of Ying Zheng and Ge Nie, the killing-intent-filled gaze of Ying Mo fluctuated.

He was very clear about Ge Nie's character.

He would never do anything involving lies.

He would not do it for himself, and he would do it even less for Ying Zheng.

A cold sneer curled the corner of Ying Mo's mouth.

"You did not participate in the events of five years ago." ===== CHAPTER 230 =====