Chapter 185: Life and Death, All in a Single Thought!

Lao Ai wore armor, his figure was burly, and his face was white and beard-less. Except for the lack of a beard, he didn't look like a eunuch at all, but in the past, Ying Zheng had no suspicion about this.

Until earlier, after receiving a report from someone, he was both angry and suddenly enlightened; it turned out the other party was truly not a eunuch.

The so-called eunuch was merely a disguise.

This time, even though they had already experienced countless sieges on the short journey from Qinian Palace to the ancestral temple, Ying Zheng's expression did not change at all. When he saw Lao Ai, holding a sword and wearing armor, leading his subordinates to appear before him, Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "Marquis of Changxin, what is the meaning of this?"

"Ying Zheng, today is the day of your death!"

Ying Zheng could pretend not to know, but Lao Ai was too lazy to even pretend, directly getting to the point, his words filled with deep murderous intent.

In order to besiege Ying Zheng and successfully kill him.

From Qinian Palace, he had deployed countless people and experts along the way.

Even though Ying Zheng had guards by his side, Lao Ai firmly believed that under such a siege, relying solely on these guards by Ying Zheng's side would not cause any waves.

As a result, he was wrong.

Beside Ying Zheng, besides Gai Nie, there was another expert.

He naturally knew Gai Nie, who came from the Guigu Zongheng School, with excellent sword skills. Gai Nie had also taken action earlier, killing some dead soldiers who intended to assassinate Ying Zheng. With just a few moves, his sword techniques were high and subtle; he was indeed worthy of being a disciple of a famous school.

But what truly made Lao Ai care was not Gai Nie.

It was the person in the dark manipulating... the flying sword.

Although the flying sword technique was mysterious, the world was vast, and there were still some people who could perform it.

Lao Ai appeared to have risen by relying on the Empress Dowager's power, a "soft-rice-eating" pretty boy.

But before relying on the Empress Dowager, he himself came from the Luo Wang organization, and in fact, he still had the title of "Yanyan" within Luo Wang, so he had some understanding of the many sects in the world.

Among them were many sects that could control swords with Qi, letting long swords break through the air to kill enemies.

But such means only appeared powerful; in essence, their limitations were quite large.

At least, as far as Lao Ai knew, no one's flying sword technique could reach this degree.

Two swords across the sky, wherever they passed, nothing was left alive.

What made Lao Ai even more horrified was that, until now, he had not seen who was manipulating these two swords to kill people in the air.

However, this ultimately could not change his determination to kill Ying Zheng.

After many dead soldiers failed to assassinate Ying Zheng, he decided to take action personally.

"Lao Ai, are you finally not acting anymore?"

Hearing Lao Ai's words, Ying Zheng simply stopped pretending, his words becoming extremely cold.

"I haven't even gone to settle accounts with you yet, and you have come to find me first. It is just as well; today, here, we can settle all our grievances!"

"Hmph!" Lao Ai snorted coldly and said sharply: "Do you think you can win?"

Ying Zheng said calmly: "The result is obvious; I am the one to whom heaven's mandate belongs."

"Lao Ai, do you really think I don't know about your calculations? What you want to do is nothing more than to assassinate me here, then imprison the many ministers, and at the same time, send another army to attack Xianyang, occupy the empty city of Xianyang, and control the entire Qin Guo from the inside out."

"As expected, the army you sent has already been completely wiped out!"

Lao Ai's white, clean face changed slightly. He truly had not expected that his plan would be discovered by Ying Zheng.

'There is a traitor among my subordinates!'

This was Lao Ai's first reaction.

That Ying Zheng could know these things clearly meant that someone had betrayed him and told Ying Zheng these things in advance.

'Who? Who exactly?'

Lao Ai was extremely angry, and then a sinister intent appeared in his eyes. "So what if you were prepared? You are still going to die today. As long as you are dead, I still have ways to control the entire Qin Guo."

Lao Ai did not deny his ambition; he even frankly admitted it.

While speaking, the sword in his hand was raised.

In an instant, the weather, which was already drizzling, became even gloomier. In a trance, it was as if a great sun had risen, only to be covered up. The light flashed and disappeared, the dazzling light stinging Ying Zheng and Gai Nie's eyes, causing their vision to blur, and darkness replaced it, shrouding their entire field of vision.

Gai Nie's heart was filled with awe; he felt a murderous intent, strong to the extreme, attacking him and Ying Zheng.

Just at this moment, a vast force struck, neutralizing the extreme murderous intent.

Lao Ai's angry voice sounded; the sword strike that was supposed to be a sure hit was blocked in mid-air.

Light replaced the field of vision of Ying Zheng, Gai Nie, and the others. They stared intently.

They saw Lao Ai stabbing with his sword, but the sword tip seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, imprisoned in mid-air, unable to move.

And beside Ying Zheng, without knowing when, an extra figure in a green robe had appeared.

The other party was as clean as if washed, standing in the misty drizzle, with a layer of faint, ethereal mist lingering around him, making one feel a sense of looking up at a high mountain upon seeing him.

"Mr. Su!!"

Upon seeing this person, Ying Zheng immediately let out a voice of surprise.

Having seen the two swords flying through the air earlier, Ying Zheng knew Su Xuan was nearby, but Su Xuan had not appeared then; how could that compare to the sense of security Su Xuan's appearance brought him now?

"You are the one who manipulated the flying sword!!"

Lao Ai felt the invisible force blocking the sword in his hand and saw Su Xuan appear, with Ying Zheng's attitude being so respectful, and combined with the two flying swords that had come to take lives earlier, he immediately had the answer in his heart.

Before Su Xuan could answer, Lao Ai said coldly: "What is so good about Ying Zheng? Although he is the King of Qin, he only has an empty title, without power or influence. You pledge loyalty to him; it would be better to pledge loyalty to me. I can promise you endless glory and wealth!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many were shocked. No one had expected Lao Ai to openly recruit Su Xuan.

Su Xuan's expression was calm, as if he hadn't heard Lao Ai's words. He asked Ying Zheng: "King of Qin, do you want to keep him alive, or kill him directly?"

Ying Zheng was stunned and fell into deep thought. Soon, he made a decision. A cold intent flashed in his eyes, and he spat out one word: "Kill!"

Admittedly, keeping Lao Ai alive might allow him to interrogate him for some important information.

But thinking of the many things Lao Ai had done, Ying Zheng felt that as long as Lao Ai lived for one more moment, he would feel uncomfortable all over. ===== CHAPTER 187 =====