Chapter 688: Ying Zheng's Shock

Meanwhile, Zhang Sanfeng on the other side took advantage of the moment Xiu Tuxun tried to self-destruct and swiftly cut him down.

However, Wei Yixiao, whose cultivation was only at Martial Emperor First Heaven, was a little too late to respond when facing the self-destruction of He Lanying, who was also at Martial Emperor First Heaven.

But don't forget, Guo Jia was there to assist.

"Forbidden! Extinguish!"

Following Guo Jia's two great shouts, a "Forbidden" character condensed in the sky, binding He Lanying who was about to self-destruct.

Immediately after, an "Extinguish" character condensed and descended directly toward He Lanying.

As the "Extinguish" character fell, He Lanying of Martial Emperor First Heaven was directly slain by the powerful Vast Righteous Qi.

And with the destruction of Tuoba Hong and the other two, the Wolf God Palace was thus annihilated.

"Clean up the battlefield, and strip away every last resource!"

One hour later, after the group had finished cleaning the battlefield and stripped the Wolf God Palace of all its resources, they departed in triumph.

……

Ten days later, the news of the Xiongnu's annihilation finally reached Great Qin.

In the Qilin Hall of Xianyang Palace in Great Qin, Ying Zheng was looking at the intelligence report delivered by the Shadow Guard in his hand.

"The Xiongnu were actually wiped out by someone. Who on earth has such power!"

Staring at the report in his hand, Ying Zheng read it over and over, still finding it hard to believe.

Great Qin had faced off against the Xiongnu for so many years; no one understood the Xiongnu's strength better than he did.

Yet now, the Xiongnu—who had posed such a threat to Great Qin—had actually been wiped out by someone. How could this not shock Ying Zheng?

"Zhang Han, have you found out who annihilated the Xiongnu?"

Hearing this, Zhang Han, the Commander of the Shadow Guard standing nearby, immediately replied respectfully:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to word, it was a force called the Han Empire."

"However, this minister mobilized all of the Shadow Guard, yet still found no information on this Han Empire."

"The intelligence we received was only gathered from the Grassland after they had already annihilated the Xiongnu."

"Moreover, this Han Empire is not made up of those Foreign Tribes people; like us, they are descendants of the Yan Huang Descendants."

"This Han Empire seems to have appeared out of thin air, and then with overwhelming strength, annihilated the Xiongnu."

Speaking of the Han, Zhang Han was also somewhat shocked. Since he had taken charge of the Shadow Guard, there had never been intelligence they couldn't uncover.

"You say this Han is also Yan Huang Descendants—could they possibly be those Liuguo Remnants?"

Hearing that the Han were also Yan Huang people, the first thing Ying Zheng thought of was the Liuguo Remnants.

However, Ying Zheng then shook his head and said:

"It absolutely cannot be the Liuguo Remnants. My Great Qin has already annihilated even the Six Kingdoms, and those Liuguo Remnants are nothing but rats hiding in the shadows. They would absolutely never possess the strength to wipe out the Xiongnu."

"Furthermore, the Xiongnu had the Wolf God Palace backing them; they would never simply stand by and watch the Xiongnu be destroyed."

"But I truly cannot think of any other force that possesses such overwhelming power!"

Thinking of this, even Ying Zheng began to feel a little irritated.

One had to remember that Gai Nie had just recently defected from Great Qin, and there were still Liuguo Remnants secretly plotting schemes in the dark.

And now, another Han Empire had appeared—this truly was a troubled autumn.

To be honest, Ying Zheng had never taken the Liuguo Remnants to heart.

However, the Han, who were capable of wiping out the Xiongnu, could no longer be ignored.

After all, no matter how strong the Liuguo Remnants were, they did not possess the strength to annihilate the Xiongnu.

Immediately after, Ying Zheng solemnly instructed Zhang Han:

"Have the Shadow Guard closely monitor the Han's movements. I give you and the Shadow Guard half a month's time—find out the full details of this Han for me!"

Hearing this, Zhang Han's body trembled, and he replied solemnly: "This minister obeys the decree!"

After Zhang Han departed, Ying Zheng called out again toward the outside of Qilin Hall:

"Zhao Gao!"

As Ying Zheng's words fell, a middle-aged eunuch with a fair-as-beard face and a sullen expression walked in from outside Qilin Hall.

This man was none other than Great Qin's Prefect of the Central Chariots, Ying Zheng's trusted confidant, and also the Commander of the assassin organization Luo Wang—Zhao Gao.

However, the Zhao Gao of this world was no ordinary person; he was a master with cultivation at Martial Emperor Third Heaven.

After entering, Zhao Gao said respectfully to Ying Zheng: "Greetings to Your Majesty!"

"Zhao Gao, deliver an edict summoning Li Si and Feng Quji to come see me!"

"As you command!"

Soon, Li Si and Feng Quji, who had received Ying Zheng's summons, arrived at Qilin Hall.

"This minister greets Your Majesty!"

"Rise!"

After the two had risen, Ying Zheng looked at them and said with a solemn expression:

"My two dear ministers, I have just received a message from the Shadow Guard—the Xiongnu have been wiped out by someone!"

"What!"

"How could this be!"

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Li Si and Feng Quji both cried out in shock.

"Your Majesty, which force could possibly possess such power, strong enough to even annihilate the Xiongnu?"

After collecting himself, Li Si asked Ying Zheng with a solemn expression.

One had to know that whoever could annihilate the Xiongnu already possessed the strength to threaten Great Qin; such power had already successfully drawn their attention.

And Feng Quji beside him, upon hearing Li Si's words, also turned his gaze toward Ying Zheng.

"The information Shadow Guard obtained only tells us the other side calls themselves the Han Empire, and the people of this Han Empire are also descendants of Yan and Huang — they are not those Foreign Tribes!"

"Furthermore, regarding other information on this Han Empire, Shadow Guard has not yet managed to uncover anything. We only know that their strength is very great, and they are also extremely mysterious!"

"However, I have already ordered Zhang Han to dispatch Shadow Guard to go investigate!"

"Now, we not only have to guard against the Liuguo Remnants, but now there's also another Han!"

Speaking of this, Ying Zheng was also quite helpless — after all, he had just Extinguished the Mo Family Mechanism City.

It had only been a few days since then, and they hadn't even caught those Mo Family members who had escaped, when unexpectedly something like this happened again.

Moreover, in his plans, he had intended to carry out the third Eastern Tour not long from now.

"Your Majesty, it seems the strength of this newly emerged Han cannot be underestimated!"

"Furthermore, we still have to guard against the Liuguo Remnants and their secret contacts with them."

"If the Liuguo Remnants truly manage to ally with this Han, then even our Great Qin will need to respond with caution!"

"And most importantly, the information on this Han Empire is really too scarce — not a single piece of important intelligence has leaked out, which puts us in a very passive position!"

After hearing Ying Zheng's words, Li Si could not help but feel a splitting headache.

If he could clearly know the information on this Han Empire, he could also come up with a way to respond.

"However, this Han is still on the Grassland right now, so it seems we need to recall General Meng Tian back to the Northern Border to guard against the Han!"

Li Si said to Ying Zheng with a solemn expression.