Chapter 33: Could there be hidden circumstances behind what happened five years ago

Lord Meng Yi's words left Ying Zheng feeling downcast and sorrowful.

Although,

he hoped his son was not dead,

he also understood that all of this was merely his own wishful thinking.

The son he valued and loved the most, his most promising heir, had already sacrificed his life for the country in that bloody battle five years ago!

In the past,

Ying Zheng had poured immense effort into Ying Mo,

grooming him as another version of himself, firmly believing that the Great Qin empire would inevitably be passed into his hands!

Ying Mo's performance had not disappointed him either!

He was dazzling!

He was the perfect candidate for an heir!

The existence of such an heir had filled Ying Zheng with confidence for the future!

But all of this,

reached a turning point five years ago...

The battlefield where Ying Mo died in battle!

Made Ying Zheng's confidence in the future of Great Qin waver just a little...

He worried,

that after the Great Qin empire was handed over to other descendants, it would be unable to continue its glory!

Even,

that others would not be able to hold onto the Great Qin empire!

Under these circumstances, Ying Zheng hoped that he could live longer, to lay a more solid foundation for Great Qin!

Therefore, he began to seek immortality...

Ying Zheng sighed slightly, his expression somewhat bitter.

However,

he quickly recovered and stared fixedly at Lord Meng Yi: "Speak carefully, what exactly is going on?"

Seeing Ying Zheng return to normal, Lord Meng Yi felt a sudden sense of relief and hurriedly continued.

"Your Majesty..."

"The person I saw just now truly looked very much like Prince Ying Mo!"

"However... his gaze was completely different from the Prince Ying Mo in my memory!"

"Gloomy, cold, and filled with killing intent!!"

"The aura on his body was also extremely cold and gloomy; when I got close to him, I felt a chill run through my entire body!!"

Lord Meng Yi said excitedly: "If it weren't for the fact that his gaze was too different, I would have even thought... that I had seen Prince Ying Mo!!!"

"Moreover, that person's legs seemed to be inconvenienced, and he possessed extremely strong sword skills; at the very least, he is a powerhouse at the Grandmaster Realm!"

"It was precisely because of this that I realized that person was not Prince Ying Mo..."

Listening to Lord Meng Yi's excited words, Ying Zheng's brows slowly furrowed.

"It truly cannot be Mo'er."

Ying Zheng shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "Although Mo'er had excellent talent, it is impossible for him to have become a Grandmaster powerhouse within five years!"

Ying Zheng was extremely familiar with his son.

He knew that his son, Ying Mo, could not have broken through to the Grandmaster Realm within five years.

In other words, the person Lord Meng Yi saw was at most just somewhat similar to his son, Prince Ying Mo...

"The person you are talking about is the one who killed Zhao Baili, right?"

Suddenly, Ying Zheng asked Lord Meng Yi in a deep voice: "Why did he kill Zhao Baili?"

"Your Majesty, this person calls himself Ghost, and he questioned Zhao Baili about some matters..."

Lord Meng Yi hurriedly told Ying Zheng everything that had happened earlier, point by point.

Listening to what Lord Meng Yi said, Ying Zheng's gaze instantly became sharp, light flickered deep within his eyes, and the expression on his majestic face was solemn!

This person calls himself Ghost?!

And is also investigating matters from five years ago?!

Zhao Baili...

Five years ago, he actually followed Zhao Gao's orders to escort a mysterious person out of the city?!

But,

why is it that Ying Zheng knew nothing about these things?!

Ying Zheng's expression became uncertain...

"Calls himself Ghost? Questioning matters from five years ago? What is his purpose in asking these things?"

Ying Zheng was full of doubts and said in a hoarse, deep voice: "Where does this Ghost come from? Why are they investigating matters from five years ago?"

"Who was the person Zhao Baili escorted out of the city five years ago? Why escort this person?"

"Zhao Gao... why did he let his nephew, Zhao Baili, escort someone out of Xianyang City five years ago?!"

Ying Zheng's brows were tightly furrowed, his mind turning rapidly as he thought about the connections between these events, pacing back and forth in the main hall.

Watching Ying Zheng's contemplative appearance, Lord Meng Yi hesitated slightly before gritting his teeth and suddenly speaking: "Your Majesty, this subject has a guess, I do not know if I should say it..."

"Hmm?"

Ying Zheng stopped pacing and looked back at Lord Meng Yi: "What guess do you have? Speak!"

"Your Majesty, that person who calls himself Ghost said that Prince Ying Mo and the Annan Army could not have been easily ambushed by the Xiongnu..."

"And he also asked this subject if I knew nothing about the conspiracy from five years ago..."

Lord Meng Yi's gaze flickered, and after pondering for a moment, he told Ying Zheng his thoughts and guesses: "Does this remark of his mean..."

"That five years ago, Prince Ying Mo and the Annan Army's defeat was not as simple as we imagined?"

"Within this..."

"Could there be hidden circumstances that we did not notice?!"

"This person who calls himself Ghost..."

"Could it be that he is a survivor of the Annan Army's former troops, and now..."

"Has returned for revenge?"

"Boom!!!"

As soon as Lord Meng Yi said this, Ying Zheng's pupils contracted violently!

In his heart, a massive wave suddenly surged!

The matter of Prince Ying Mo and the Annan Army being completely wiped out five years ago...

Could there be hidden circumstances?!

What exactly is the conspiracy that the person who calls himself Ghost spoke of?!

Could it be,

that the death of his son,

was not simply due to being outmatched?!

"Mo'er's death... could there really be hidden circumstances?!" **CHAPTER 35**