Chapter 295

Ten words fell into Lord Lord Changping's ears. Thinking of the people he had seen earlier, Lord Lord Changping was extremely unwilling. Of course, he did not want to see such a result.

Whether it was Xiang Yan and his son being captured, or the six great elders failing to ambush Su Xuan and becoming his prisoners, these were not results he wanted to see. Even earlier, he had never thought the assassination of the King of Qin by Jing Ke would fail.

These results were not what he wanted to see.

How could he be satisfied?

But Lord Lord Changping could not say these words.

Because the person who asked this question was the King of Qin, Ying Zheng.

No one expected that the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, would appear here. Although this was not strange given the relationship between the King of Qin and Su Xuan, for Lord Lord Changping, the King of Qin's appearance here meant that the situation had become even worse for him.

Why was Lord Lord Changping wary of Su Xuan?

Besides Su Xuan's powerful strength, it was also because Su Xuan had a deep relationship with Ying Zheng. Su Xuan was a great help to Ying Zheng.

It would be more accurate to say that Lord Lord Changping was wary of Ying Zheng rather than Su Xuan.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

After the initial shock, Lord Lord Changping bowed to Ying Zheng.

Tian Guang, who was following him, also bowed to Ying Zheng.

Even though he had no good feelings toward Ying Zheng in his heart, his identity on the surface was Lord Lord Changping's attendant.

"Lord Lord Changping hasn't answered my question yet!" Ying Zheng said.

Lord Lord Changping raised his eyebrows and asked Ying Zheng in confusion, "Please forgive my dullness, Your Majesty. I really don't know what you mean by this question!"

"Does Lord Lord Changping really not know?" Ying Zheng's gaze suddenly became sharp, like two sharp swords falling on Lord Lord Changping.

"As far as I know, Lord Lord Changping is extremely familiar with the people in the two rooms next door!"

Lord Lord Changping said quickly, "This is slander. I have never seen the people in the rooms next door." He explained, "If Mr. Su hadn't brought me to see them, I wouldn't even know that someone had impersonated the Chu Grand General Xiang Yan and his son and come to my Qin. As for those six old men, it is my first time seeing them!"

A cruel smile appeared on the corner of Ying Zheng's mouth, "Lord Lord Changping is indeed eloquent. No wonder you could order people to persuade Yan Dan to carry out the plan to assassinate me back then!"

His gaze fell on Tian Guang beside Lord Lord Changping, "It was this gentleman who persuaded Yan Dan back then, right!"

Tian Guang showed "panic," "Your Majesty, I..."

Ying Zheng waved his hand, "You don't need to explain. Mr. Tian Guang, you don't need to hide your identity anymore. I have known for a long time that you are the Xia Kui of the Nongjia."

It would have been better if Ying Zheng hadn't said this. Once he did, Tian Guang became even more terrified.

The previous panic was feigned, but now, hearing Ying Zheng call out his name and his identity as Xia Kui, he was truly terrified.

How much did Ying Zheng know?

He revealed Tian Guang's identity, causing Tian Guang to panic and Lord Lord Changping beside him to be shocked as well.

After Ying Zheng finished speaking about Tian Guang's true identity, his gaze fell on Lord Lord Changping again. His voice was slightly cold, suppressing his anger, "Xiong Qi, I have treated you well. Although you are a grandson of the King of Chu, I have never cared about that. I entrusted you with important tasks and always regarded you as a trusted minister. Yet, you racked your brains to harm me and ruin the foundation of my Qin. I want to know, why?"

Long ago, when Ying Zheng realized Lord Lord Changping had problems, he wanted to ask him such a question.

But he did not directly fall out with Lord Lord Changping.

After all, Lord Lord Changping's identity was extraordinary. He was not only an in-law of Chu but had also helped Ying Zheng a lot back then. If not for the help of Lord Lord Changping and Lord Lord Changwen, the rebellion of Lao Ai would not have been so easily quelled.

If possible, Ying Zheng also hoped that Lord Lord Changping would turn back. In that case, he could pretend not to know about those things and not pursue Lord Lord Changping's crimes.

Unfortunately, Lord Lord Changping did not turn back but went further and further on the wrong path. After learning about each thing Lord Lord Changping did in secret, Ying Zheng's patience for him decreased until it reached the point of being unbearable.

"Your Majesty, I..."

Lord Lord Changping spoke, about to explain.

Ying Zheng interrupted him directly, "Am I still your King?"

Lord Lord Changping was silent.

After Ying Zheng finished those words, Lord Lord Changping knew he had been completely exposed. Although he did not know how Ying Zheng knew those things, combined with what he saw today, it was actually not important. He no longer needed to hide or disguise himself.

After no longer needing to wear a mask, Lord Lord Changping found himself suddenly feeling much lighter.

He faced Ying Zheng, looked at him, and said with a complex tone, "At least, you were once my King!"

"Then when exactly did I stop being your King?" Ying Zheng asked Lord Lord Changping.

Since he had chosen to fall out today, Ying Zheng just wanted to get a clear answer from Lord Lord Changping.

Lord Lord Changping was silent again. In a short moment, he did not know what he was thinking, but ultimately, he answered Ying Zheng's question with a bitter tone, "When you stopped caring about us in-laws of Chu and were determined to destroy Chu, you were no longer my King!"

"Just for the sake of Chu?"

Ying Zheng looked at Lord Lord Changping with a strange tone.

"If I remember correctly, you were born in Qin and grew up in Qin. You have never spent a day in Chu."

"Yes, I have indeed never spent a day in Chu, but my father, when he was still in Qin, always warned me that I am a person of Chu, a descendant of Zhurong!"

"Your father?" Ying Zheng scoffed upon hearing Lord Lord Changping's words.

"You have deep feelings for that father who abandoned you. I really cannot understand your obsession with Chu, but after hearing this, I would like to remind you of one thing."

"You only remember your father, but you have forgotten that your mother was a princess of Qin!"

"Qin has given you the grace of birth and upbringing, and has entrusted you with important tasks, never failing you in the slightest. And you? How have you treated Qin? Can you really say you have a clear conscience?"

A clear conscience?

Of course, he had a guilty conscience!

Hearing Ying Zheng mention his mother and these things, Lord Lord Changping was silent again.

He certainly knew that Qin had treated him well, and he had once thought about serving Qin. However, when Ying Zheng was determined to destroy Chu, and when the friendship between Qin and Chu no longer existed, thinking of the words his father had said back then, he knew he had to make a choice.

After a long time, Lord Lord Changping answered Ying Zheng's words with a very short sentence.

"I am a person of Chu!"

— Author's Notes —

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