Chapter 91

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Gradually, Ying Zheng had an idea.

"If you can truly help me complete the great cause, sir, I will grant you the position of National Master!"

Ying Zheng was, after all, Ying Zheng. Even though he had not yet come of age and taken personal control, and was not very old—even willing to act recklessly and run to Han Guo just to see Han Fei—his heart and spirit were already beginning to show their greatness.

Compared to the things Su Xuan mentioned.

If it could really be done, the name of National Master, although it sounded unusual, what would it matter to grant the position of National Master to Su Xuan at that time?

After saying this, Ying Zheng stood up again, bowed to Su Xuan, and said, "In the years to come, I will rely on your full support, sir!"

"The Qin Wang is too polite!"

Su Xuan said calmly, and his tone suddenly changed. "The Qin Wang wishes to take the world. Such courage is admirable."

A trace of self-satisfaction appeared in Ying Zheng’s eyes.

Then he heard Su Xuan say: "However, beyond the Nine Provinces, there are still Nine Provinces. I must let the Qin Wang know that destroying the six states is not the end!"

As he spoke, the bright mirror that Su Xuan had previously condensed changed again. The map of the current seven states of the world suddenly shrank, and then a larger map appeared. This was... a world map.

It was also the first gift Su Xuan gave to Ying Zheng!

Today was destined to be an unusual day for Ying Zheng.

Not only because he encountered an assassination attempt by the Heaven-grade assassin Xuan Xuan Jian of the Net, but also because he met Su Xuan.

Although it was his first meeting with Su Xuan, he had not been a stranger to the name since arriving in Xinzheng, and he knew what kind of courage and strength this person possessed. At the very least, ordinary people would not dare to brazenly assassinate a Great General of a state on the street in front of thousands of troops. Most importantly, after Su Xuan killed Ji Ji Wuye, he had escaped calmly.

Alone with a sword, facing thousands of troops, and then drifting away!

But Ying Zheng’s understanding of Su Xuan was only that much. Later, after Su Xuan killed Xuan Xuan Jian and helped him resolve the crisis from the Net, it only deepened this impression.

It gave him a clearer understanding of Su Xuan’s strength.

Until this conversation.

Not only because Su Xuan easily pointed out the many advantages of Qin and stated where Qin was superior to the six eastern states, but also because in these words, Su Xuan said another sentence.

"Beyond the Nine Provinces, there are still Nine Provinces..."

This reminded Ying Zheng of the "Great Nine Provinces Theory" of Zou Yan of the Yin-Yang School. The theory of the Nine Provinces originated from the "Tribute of Yu." In the "Tribute of Yu," the vast world was divided into nine regions, which were the Nine Provinces, and the geographical and human environments of each province were described in detail.

But Zou Yan of the Yin-Yang School, after reading the "Tribute of Yu," had a different view and proposed the "Great Nine Provinces Theory." He said that the so-called world was nothing more than the Red County Divine Land within the Great Nine Provinces. Although the Red County Divine Land was divided into nine provinces, they were only the Small Nine Provinces. Outside the Red County Divine Land, there were still eight provinces, separated by vast seas, where people and beasts could not communicate.

But this was only a deduction made by Zou Yan based on the Yin-Yang and Five Elements theory of the Yin-Yang School; no one knew if it was true.

And what Su Xuan showed him was indeed proof that there were Nine Provinces beyond the Nine Provinces.

The Greek Federation in the south of Europe, the Persian Empire on the Iranian Plateau in West Asia, and the Maurya Dynasty...

On the bright mirror condensed by Su Xuan, the map kept changing. The area belonging to the Central Plains kept shrinking, the appearance of the whole world became clearer, and then Su Xuan told him about some powerful countries located in other regions of the world.

Among them, the Greek Federation was a loose empire composed of many small states and federations, which reminded Ying Zheng of the eight hundred vassal states enfeoffed by the Zhou Son of Heaven in the past. At first, they were prosperous, but later, as the vassal states swallowed each other, they continuously oppressed the living space of the Zhou Dynasty until the Zhou Dynasty collapsed...

He did not expect that outside the Central Plains, there would be similar countries.

Regarding the Greek Federation, Ying Zheng only sighed a little, but the Persian Empire and the Maurya Dynasty made him somewhat concerned.

According to Su Xuan, the territory of these two countries was larger than the Central Plains.

You must know that the so-called Central Plains did not only include Qin, but also the six eastern states. In other words, even if he realized his ambition and destroyed the six states to unify the world, the territory would still not be comparable to this so-called Persian Empire and Maurya Dynasty.

This made Ying Zheng feel deep curiosity about these two countries.

Even if Su Xuan said that these two countries were sparsely populated and their people were not as many as the Central Plains.

But Ying Zheng cared more about their territory.

Afterward, he developed deep fighting spirit.

He couldn't help but think of a sentence from "Li Sao" written by the Chu official Qu Qu Yuan: "The road is long and far, I will search up and down!"

This world was more interesting than he had imagined.

He thought that destroying the six states and establishing an unprecedented prosperous age would be the end, but now it seemed that everything had just begun.

After meeting with Su Xuan, Ying Zheng had a deeper understanding of Su Xuan, especially since he learned from Su Xuan about the wider world outside.

Gai Nie also had a deeper understanding of the outside world.

Gai Nie, as a descendant of the Guigu School, had excellent swordsmanship, but the Guigu School was not a sword school. It also taught disciples military strategy, planning, and other methods. Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang were obsessed with swordsmanship, so outsiders only thought of swordsmanship when mentioning these two Guigu disciples, which was the greatest insult to Guigu.

These two unworthy disciples, let's not mention them!

Gai Nie clearly did not know that Su Xuan’s evaluation of him and his junior brother Wei Zhuang was not very good. After hearing Su Xuan’s theory of the Great Nine Provinces, the look in his eyes when he looked at Su Xuan was also full of strangeness. Of course, what he cared about most was the art of flying swords that Su Xuan used to kill Xuan Xuan Jian earlier.

He really wanted to ask Su Xuan for advice immediately.

If he could get Su Xuan’s guidance, perhaps he could cultivate the Hundred-Step Flying Sword to the Great Perfection realm faster.

Unfortunately, just as he had this thought, Su Xuan left.

Su Xuan did not seem to intend to stay in Zilan Pavilion for long, only telling Ying Zheng that he would appear when Ying Zheng returned to Qin.

So when would Ying Zheng return to Qin?

This matter was actually not up to Ying Zheng, but decided by Li Si!

If the case of the former Qin envoy had not yet ended, Li Si, who came to Han Guo with a heavy mission, would not have completed his task, and clearly could not just give up, so he could only continue to put pressure on Han Guo.

Su Xuan, who returned to Ji Ji Wuye’s villa, practiced here every day, and occasionally paid attention to the situation in Xinzheng.

Yan Yan Lingji, on the other hand, had started practicing swordsmanship recently.

She was actually proficient in some swordsmanship. In the past, when she used the fire spirit hairpin on her head to fight, she also used it to emit sword-light-like slashes, but that was not a real sword.

And the reason that prompted her to start learning swordsmanship was the gift Su Xuan gave her.

One of the eight swords of the King of Yue, Black and White Xuan Xuan Jian!

As a Regarding Baiyue person, Yan Yan Lingji also had a yearning and respect for the King of Yue, Gou Xuan Jian. Since she had obtained the sword he had supervised the construction of in the past, how could she let this famous sword gather dust?

Therefore, reasonably and emotionally, she had to practice swordsmanship hard to make this famous sword supervised by the King of Yue reveal its sharpness.

It was also at this time that the Straw-Cloaked Guest brought another piece of news.

Ji Ji Yihu was back!