Chapter 653: The Tragic Baili Tusu and Tantai Jin

Another world, Great Qin.

Under the dark night, Zhangtai Palace was desolate in the cold wind.

Deep within the palace, a straight figure sat before a desk, holding bamboo slips sent from various regions to read and review.

Under the flickering candlelight, his face was revealed—a domineering visage with sword-like brows and star-bright eyes; he looked very young, only about seventeen or eighteen years of age, yet possessed a majesty that made others glance away, not daring to look directly at him.

In the current Zhangtai Palace, only the newly enthroned young Ying Zheng possessed such bearing.

However, Ying Zheng's brows were tightly furrowed, as if he were contemplating something, and a deep gloom lingered between his brows.

Although he was the ruler of Great Qin, the state affairs were entirely controlled by the Prime Minister Lv Buwei and the Empress Dowager Zhao Ruji.

As a sovereign, having no power was something he could not tolerate in the slightest.

But he was like a dragon in a shallow shoal; even with immense ambition hidden in his heart, there was nothing he could do, and for now, he could only lie dormant.

At this moment, a figure emerged from the shadows of Zhangtai Palace.

This person wore white robes, spotless and pure.

Holding a long sword, the sharp edge of his Sword Qi was restrained; once unleashed, it would possess terrifying destructive power, and his eyes were incomparably deep, possessing a unique, innate focus.

As for his appearance, he also looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old, with fair skin, handsome and dashing.

Seeing this person, Ying Zheng's gaze softened imperceptibly.

"Your Majesty, the night is deep. Please rest early," the man said.

Ying Zheng put down the bamboo slip and said slowly:

"Gai Nie, I also wish to rest, but alas, with internal troubles and external threats, how can I sleep in peace?"

Gai Nie was a descendant of Ghost Valley and also a swordsman with superb sword skills.

When Ying Zheng returned from Zhao State, Gai Nie had followed him to protect him, shielding him from assassins.

Otherwise, he would not have ascended to the position of ruler of Great Qin so easily.

Ying Zheng was grateful for Gai Nie. But as a ruler of a nation, he did not wear his emotions on his sleeve; this gratitude was destined not to be expressed in words, and besides, Gai Nie did not care for high office or generous stipends at all.

Gai Nie's gaze was steady as he said calmly: "The current Xianyang City is like a besieged city. Everyone in this city is a chess piece; as the saying goes, those involved are confused, while the bystanders are clear. Since Your Majesty cannot find a way to break the deadlock for the moment, why not leave Xianyang temporarily? Perhaps you may part the clouds and see the blue sky."

"With me here, Your Majesty need not worry about safety."

"A besieged city, chess pieces!"

Ying Zheng had a moment of realization; as a descendant of Ghost Valley, Gai Nie naturally possessed extremely high talent, and his vision was beyond that of ordinary people.

Seeing that Ying Zheng had understood, Gai Nie slowly merged into the dark shadows, becoming imperceptible.

He was Ying Zheng's sword, slaying all the rebellious ministers and traitors who dared to attempt to overthrow Great Qin.

"Ding, the Chat Group invites you to join."

"Do you wish to join?"

Ying Zheng was stunned; was he having auditory hallucinations?

What was that voice just now by his ear? How so full of Weirdness.

"Who are you?" Ying Zheng thought to himself.

"Ding, congratulations to Ying Zheng of Great Qin for successfully joining the Chat Group."

"..."

For some reason, Ying Zheng felt an urge to complain.

When did he ever agree!

Chat Group.

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Welcome Brother Zheng, Brother Zheng is awesome."

Exploding Heavens Faction Leader: "Brother Zheng is mighty, Great Qin is mighty."

Demon Queen: "Tch!"

Spring and Autumn Sword Deity: "Regardless, welcome to the new member."

Wudang Old Immortal: "Welcome newcomer, I am Zhang Sanfeng, welcome to sit and discuss the Tao together."

The Demon King Who Never Suffers: "Welcome newcomer, though the newcomer is a tragic little demon king, it should have nothing to do with this old man."

Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "Time to eat melons!"

Na Du Tong Backbone Feng Baobao: "Yeah, eating melons."

Playboy: "I just searched, in Chinese classics Brother Zheng is also known as Ying Zheng, the First Emperor who swept across the six states, awesome."

First Extraordinary Woman of the Yin-Yang School: "We also have a Ying Zheng here, but it seems he just became the Qin King, the six states are still there."

Ying Zheng of Great Qin: "??, where is this?"

First Extraordinary Woman of the Yin-Yang School: "The Chat Group, where else could it be."

Ying Zheng of Great Qin: "And what is a Chat Group?"

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Brother Zheng, in short, everyone here comes from different worlds, though there is a probability of coming from the same world. In everyone's history, there are also similar histories. For example, in history, Brother Zheng, you are the first First Emperor of China, sweeping across the six directions."

Ying Zheng of Great Qin: "Really? But, are you all immortals?"

Ying Zheng felt a bit excited; he had actually swept across the six states and become the first First Emperor.

However, in his world.

Besides the Qin State, there were many powerful imperial dynasties, such as Great Tang, Dasong, and Great Ming, where emperors already existed.

The situation of the Qin State was special; its predecessor was the Great Zhou Dynasty, but later the Great Zhou Dynasty declined, and the wars of the two eras from Spring and Autumn to the Warring States began; until now, the war had never ended.

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Ahem, Brother Zheng, in your eyes, we might just be immortals."

Exploding Heavens Faction Leader: "Ye Laoliu, you really understand immortals."

Demon Slayer Corps Head Hashira: "Sumimasen, where is this?"

Uchiha Dance King: "?? Oh, this time the newcomer actually has a fellow countryman from the same background?"

Fire Fist Ace: "Arigato, Hashira-chan!"

Demon King Who Never Eats Defeat: "Welcome, Hashira-chan!"

Demon Slayer Corps Head Hashira: "? How strange."

Miserable Little Demon King: "Where is this? Hiss, it's so cold."

Tian Yong City Autistic Child: "..."

Ying Zheng of Great Qin: "Tell me again, did the Qin State really pass down for ten thousand generations?"

Peach Blossom Island Little Fairy: "First Emperor, how can there be any dynasty that lasts for ten thousand generations?"

Bad Commander: "The general trend of the world is that long division leads to unity, and long unity leads to division."

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Brother Zheng, should I not tell you that the Qin Dynasty perished in the second generation?"

Exploding Heavens Faction Leader: "..., Ye Fan, try to act like a human."

Ying Zheng of Great Qin: "?? What? The Great Qin perished in the second generation, how is that possible?"

Although Ying Zheng had not yet become that Emperor through the ages, he still felt extremely shocked to hear that the Great Qin perished in the second generation.

Yin-Yang School's Number One Extraordinary Woman: "Nothing is impossible. The Great Qin is tied entirely to you, Ying Zheng, alone. If you are gone, this edifice will naturally collapse with a crash."

Ying Zheng of Great Qin: "..."

Exploding Heavens Faction Leader: "Brother Zheng, although the Great Qin was gone in the second generation, your status in our hearts is unshakable."

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's heart could not help but feel complex and unclear. Was he dreaming just now?

What are all these things?

"Ding, Group Owner Diviner has uploaded the file 'Qin: Nine Songs - The Rise of the First Emperor'"

"Ding, Group Owner Diviner has uploaded the file 'On the Matter of the Demon God Experiencing a Pig-Butchering Scam'"

"Ding, Group Owner Diviner has uploaded the file 'The Malevolent Youth of Tian Yong City'"

"Ding, Group Owner Diviner has uploaded the file 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'"

At this moment, Yan Shuangying directly uploaded the files for the new group members.

Demon Queen: "?? No way, Group Owner, so proactive this time?"

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Group Owner, awesome."

Exploding Heavens Faction Leader: "The Group Owner is so generous that I feel embarrassed."

Kyushu's Number One Golden Core: "The Group Owner has finally grown up."

Spring and Autumn Sword Deity: "Unexpected, but within reason."

Bad Commander: "This Commander will read a Script to calm my nerves first!"

Spirit Hall Pope: "Yingyingying!"

Kyushu's Number One Golden Core: "Group Owner, this Sword Immortal did not dote on you in vain."

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "If Xu Laoliu were the Group Owner, he would have fleeced the group members bald."

Exploding Heavens Faction Leader: "Hey hey, Ye Laoliu. What kind of talk is that? Am I that kind of person?"

Diviner: "Anyway, it's all a Script sooner or later, so uploading it in advance is fine."

Yan Shuangying is about to become a Star Level powerhouse, so she is considered an expert in the group. Naturally, she looks down on those meager scraps of wool and is too lazy to fleece them; of course, the main point is that she cannot fleece them.

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "The perspective has suddenly broadened."

Demon Queen: "Queen I give you ten thousand angry likes!"

Na Du Tong Backbone Feng Baobao: "Eating melon!"

Subsequently, the group members ate melon online, and the newcomers also looked at their own Scripts one after another.

First was Ying Zheng, who looked at his own fate Script.

This Script detailed his life from being the Qin King to the First Emperor, as well as his methods for sweeping across the six states, establishing the Great Qin Dynasty, vertical and horizontal alliances, attacking the distant while befriending the near; wherever the Great Qin's iron cavalry went, none failed to submit.

Yet the destruction of the Great Qin was actually ruined by his youngest son Hu Hai and the eunuch Zhao Gao.

This Zhao Gao, the Director of the Palace Carriage Office, actually forged his last will to order the death of the wise eldest son Fu Su, and Fu Su never questioned the authenticity of the imperial edict, actually committing suicide.

One must know that at the time, Fu Su was supported by the Meng family army; if Fu Su had even a little bit of rebellious spirit, he would not have let Hu Hai take the throne.

The Meng family army was the most elite force of the Great Qin at the time, invincible in battle, especially the Heilong Iron Cavalry among them, one against a thousand, brave and skilled in combat.

If Fu Su had not committed suicide, relying on these troops, how would the likes of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu dare to reach Xianyang?

In Ying Zheng's eyes, the likes of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were nothing but a rabble.

Especially Xiang Yu, who was merely the desperate resistance of the Chu state nobility.

They only reached Xianyang by gaining the right time and place.

If the Great Qin's million-strong army were still there, who would dare to be presumptuous?

Moreover, although the Great Qin had destroyed the other six states at the time, the alien tribes outside the six states were all defended against by the Great Qin's troops; until the end, even when the Great Qin was destroyed, these Great Qin soldiers did not return to provide support, always defending against the alien invasion.

After finishing this life, Ying Zheng could not help but feel some scars; there were too many, too many regrets. If he had lived ten more years, perhaps the national fortune of the Great Qin would have changed.

But now, neither the eldest son Fu Su nor the youngest eighteenth son Hu Hai had been born, and as for Zhao Gao, he did not know where he was; all of this had not happened yet.

Elsewhere, in another world.

Goose-feather snow drifted in the sky. In a luxurious mansion, on a frozen lake, a thin, weak young man in thin clothing knelt. His lips were purple, his face bloodless, and his breath was weak.

This man was named Tantai Jin, a hostage from the Jing State left in the Sheng State, the reincarnation of a Demon God, who had always been suppressed by the Sheng State.

However, at this moment, although Tantai Jin was frozen like a dog and dying,

he still curiously looked at the so-called fate Script; he wanted to know what his future would be like.

But as the Script deepened, not only was his body cold, but his heart was even colder, without a trace of warmth.

What virtue or ability did he, Tantai Jin, have to actually make a Goddess from five hundred years later travel through time to kill him?

Because he suffered betrayal, the coldness of human relationships, and felt the evil of the world, he would become a Demon God who destroyed the world five hundred years later; in fact, he also succeeded, destroying all Immortals.

However, an anomaly suddenly appeared; the Goddess Li Susu from five hundred years in the future traveled back five hundred years to stop him from becoming the Demon God at the source.

Actually, stopping him from becoming the Demon God, or even killing him, would have been fine.

This goddess even deceived his feelings, and at his happiest moment, she gifted him nine heart-warming Soul-Extinguishing Nails.

It sent him straight from the Heavenly Court falling into hell, plunging him into endless despair.

But in the Script, he had already fallen deeply into love, unable to extricate himself!

Although it originated from conspiracy and calculation at the start, it ended in love and devotion; the ending did not seem good.

"??" Tantai Jin looked at the sky, speechless.

Likewise, the socially withdrawn child of Tian Yong City, Baili Tusu, had already finished reading the Script and was also looking at the sky, speechless; fate is truly so magical, cleverly arranging everyone together, and even making them willing to sacrifice everything in the end.

After finishing the Script, Baili Tusu felt no ripples; he was originally a reclusive person who liked to be alone, and although he was not understood by others, bearing the Fenji evil aura was already an existence like a curse.

To him, sacrificing his life in the end to save the world might not be a bad ending.

"However, I will do my best to make up for some regrets," Baili Tusu thought to himself.

In his eyes, Ou Yang Shao Gong, who also shared the soul of Tai Zi Chang Qin, was also a pitiful person; they could have been in harmony like a zither and flute, but in the end, they had to become the greatest of enemies.

And there were the innocent commoners harmed by Ou Yang Shao Gong; perhaps these could be made up for.

In another world, beside a wooden house, five or six children were having a snowball fight.

Among them, a youth with a burn mark on his forehead and wearing a green checkered haori had a pale and ugly expression.

The youth was none other than the future Head Hashira, a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, Zao Men Tan Zhi Lang.

In the Script he saw, his entire family in the future was killed by the Demon King Wu Can, and especially his younger sister Ni Dou Zi was turned into a demon.

All of this happened bloodily before his eyes, vivid in his memory. Seeing his lively and adorable younger siblings before him, and thinking that they would soon be killed by the Demon King Wu Can, his heart was filled with great sorrow and unwillingness.

But the gap between him and the Demon King was too large; the two were not in the same dimension of strength.

"Damn it, why did our family have to encounter such unfortunate things?" Tanjiro hammered the snow on the ground fiercely.

Chat Group.

Kyushu's Number One Golden Core: "Sob sob sob, did a stone get into this Sword Immortal's eye? Why can't I stop the tears from rushing out? Is this really a fate Script? How is it so melodramatic that it makes people weep?"

Little Fairy of Peach Blossom Island: "Indeed, it's like a tragic story from a picture book."

Demon Queen: "Even I, an alien, was tortured by this."

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "With no woman in one's heart, drawing the sword makes one a god."

Leader of the Exploding Heavens Faction: "Hahaha, this Demon God encountered a 'pig-butchering' scam; my stomach is cramping from laughter."

The Miserable Little Demon King: "..., Hmph, the foolish me of the future would actually believe in love and give up the supreme power of the Demon God."

Na Du Tong Backbone Feng Baobao: "Poor child."

Qingqiu Bai Qian: "The stories of the newcomers this time are all so miserable; not a single one has a good ending."

Ying Zheng of Great Qin: "Respected Immortals, is there a way to defy the heavens and change fate?"