Chapter 418

When Gainie left the tavern, his whole body was filled with a strong smell of alcohol.

He returned to his mansion alone, washed up a little, and lay on the couch, but he didn't close his eyes to sleep immediately; in his mind, the conversation with Su Xuan and the words Su Xuan said kept echoing.

"A vast world with much to offer, huh?"

It was the first time he knew that Ying Zheng's ambition was so great. Even though he had been staying by Ying Zheng's side and was the Chief Swordsman beside Ying Zheng, as Ying Zheng's power grew and his status became more noble, Ying Zheng basically didn't step out of the Xianyang Palace much, and no longer needed him to hold a sword to protect him, so he, this Chief Swordsman and Chief Guard, was more of a nominal title.

However, he still believed what Su Xuan said.

Su Xuan often went to the Zhangtai Palace to talk with Ying Zheng, and every time the two talked, there were no outsiders present, only the two of them. If there was anyone in this world who understood Ying Zheng best, it must be Su Xuan.

Since Su Xuan said Ying Zheng had his sights on the whole world, it must be true.

This also matched Gainie's consistent impression of Ying Zheng in his heart.

Ying Zheng was always so ambitious and so confident.

And he indeed had the strength!

As for whether Ying Zheng's intention to send troops to the land outside the Nine Provinces and conquer the barbarians abroad would lead to the people living in misery, Gainie didn't care about this point. After all, he was a successor of the Guigu Vertical and Horizontal school, and the Vertical and Horizontal school was a group of people born for war. If it were the Mohists, who emphasized non-aggression, they would care about this, but the Guigu school wouldn't care about these things.

Knowing that his talent still had a place to be used, the confusion in Gainie's eyes gradually dissipated.

"If that's the case, then I'll just wait and see!"

The reason for saying wait and see was mainly because even if he left Qin, he really didn't know what to do.

And staying in Qin was too idle, and he also didn't know what was better to do.

Now, having learned of Ying Zheng's next move from Su Xuan and knowing that he had a place to use his skills, he didn't mind waiting in Qin. Anyway, he was still young and could afford to wait.

After guest-starring as a psychologist, solving Gainie's psychological illness, and making Gainie no longer confused, Su Xuan busied himself for a while before finishing the many affairs of the Grand Master's Mansion.

After finishing everything, he became idle again for a while.

What to do after becoming idle?

Of course, it's cultivation!

Besides cultivation, Su Xuan really couldn't think of any other way to pass the time. Although at his current realm, the efficiency of improving his strength through cultivation was not high, but as the saying goes, water drips through stone; with the accumulation of time, quantitative change would eventually lead to qualitative change.

As for the title of Grand Master, he didn't take it too much to heart.

He did what he did before becoming Grand Master, and he did the same after becoming Grand Master.

Even without the title of Grand Master, his previous status was actually not much different from that of a Grand Master.

Following Qin's destruction of the six states, Su Xuan's cultivation resources also became incredibly abundant.

Although the six states of Shandong were not as wealthy as Qin, there were some treasures in their national treasuries that Qin did not possess. After knowing that Su Xuan needed these things for cultivation, Ying Zheng sent them all to Su Xuan in one go.

Staying in the mansion, Su Xuan refined elixirs for a while, and through the art of ingestion, transformed the essence in the elixirs into magic power. After a few days, he gained a few more wisps of magic power.

On this day, his cultivation process was interrupted by Yan Yan Lingji.

However, Yan Yan Lingji was just a messenger.

"His Majesty the Emperor wants to see you~~!"

Looking at Su Xuan, Yan Yan Lingji said indifferently. When mentioning the title of His Majesty the Emperor, Yan Yan Lingji seemed very unfamiliar.

After all, having called him the King of Qin for so many years, suddenly changing her way of address was always a bit uncomfortable.

Su Xuan's gaze flickered, not knowing what he was thinking, and he nodded: "I know!"

He went to the Xianyang Palace alone.

In the palace, he met many guards and eunuchs. After seeing Su Xuan, these people all acted respectfully and called him "Grand Master"!

After Su Xuan became Grand Master, his life seemed no different, but in the end, it was still a bit different.

The biggest difference was that everyone was exceptionally respectful to him after seeing him.

Especially after some people learned that the group of officials who had blocked Su Xuan from becoming Grand Master had been dismissed from their posts, they understood the hidden story behind it and knew how much Ying Zheng valued Su Xuan and how high Su Xuan's status was in Ying Zheng's heart, so they became even more respectful when facing Su Xuan.

Stepping into the Zhangtai Palace.

Besides Ying Zheng, there was also a general wearing armor.

This general was young, but his temples were a bit gray, presumably because he was too tired from work on weekdays. However, thinking of the other party's identity, it was normal to be tired.

The general's name was Zhang Han, and he was the leader of the Shadow Secret Guard.

His official rank was not high, but because of his special status, his position was transcendent.

"Grand Master, you are here!"

After seeing Su Xuan, Ying Zheng greeted him with a smile.

Zhang Han, who was originally reporting work to Ying Zheng, also turned around and bowed to Su Xuan, "I have met the Grand Master!"

Su Xuan looked at Zhang Han, nodded, and then his gaze fell on Ying Zheng, "Your Majesty, why did you ask me to come today?"

If it were just Ying Zheng alone, it would be a bit hard to guess, but with the leader of the Shadow Secret Guard, Zhang Han, also here, it made Su Xuan have some guesses.

However, guesses were just guesses after all, and there were still many variables before getting a definite response.

Rather than guessing wildly, Su Xuan preferred to ask in person.

"It's about the Net!"

Ying Zheng said to Su Xuan. Mentioning the Net, his expression was not very good.

That day in the Zhangtai Palace, Su Xuan mentioned some problems with the Net in front of him. If Su Xuan hadn't mentioned it, Ying Zheng really wouldn't have known that the Net had so many hidden dangers.

Such as only obeying Zhao Gao's orders and not obeying the imperial decree, etc...

Because it was said by Su Xuan, and coupled with the fact that Ying Zheng had been assassinated by the Net back then, his impression of the Net itself was not very good, so under Su Xuan's suggestion, he let the Shadow Secret Guard investigate the Net.

The leader of the Shadow Secret Guard, Zhang Han, was a smart man. He knew deeply that the Net was hidden very deep and could not be cleared up by normal means. Therefore, he deliberately fished, letting a member of the Shadow Secret Guard use the Emperor's oral decree to order a member of the Net to assist in doing things, but the result was rejected. According to the Net member's statement, they refused to accept tasks without orders from their superiors.

According to normal logic, this statement was naturally no problem.

But upon closer inspection, there was a big problem.

Members of the Net only obeyed orders from their superiors. It seemed like they were disciplined, but one must know that the Net was a fierce weapon in the hands of the Emperor of Qin. If the Shadow Secret Guard couldn't command the Net with the Emperor's oral decree, didn't that mean that in the eyes of the Net members, the Emperor of Qin's oral decree was actually not as good as their superiors' orders?

If Ying Zheng wanted to command the Net, did he have to go through Zhao Gao and then pass orders level by level for the Net to execute?