CHAPTER 116: CHAPTER 14 GAO YAO: PRESENTING A WORLD MAP TO THE FIRST EMPEROR_1

「In the chat group.」

I Don’t Want to Be Zhao Gao: "I want to ask how I can preach and sacrifice more quickly. Do you all have any good suggestions?"

Dominator of the Underworld Association: "There are no martial arts in your world. I could send you a few. With the grace of our god, even an idiot would be able to master them quickly. Then kill The First Emperor, ascend to supremacy, and have the whole country worship our god!"

Huashan Sect Master: "I wonder how much King Qin is cringing right now!"

The Lord of Great Qin: "..."

I Don’t Want to Be Zhao Gao: "Leader Xiong is joking. I’m aware of my capabilities and know I’m not Emperor material."

The Lord of Great Qin: "I can send a master to you, to accompany you in persuading the Emperor of your world. As long as The First Emperor worships our god, preaching and sacrificing will be as easy as flipping one’s hand!"

The Dog Son of the Upper God: "Ding, Gao Yao successfully gained King of Qin’s favor, funny.jpg."

I Don’t Want to Be Zhao Gao: "This seems workable, it’s just too much trouble for King Qin!"

While this method was feasible, Gao Yao felt it would render his own role insignificant if King Qin sent a master, making him seem useless.

Tushan’s Second Master: "I can give you an Invisibility Talisman and a Sound-Proof Talisman, enough for you to sneak into The First Emperor’s sleeping quarters and persuade him!"

Ye Tiandi: "Is this persuasion the legitimate sort?"

The Dog Son of the Upper God: "Ye Tiandi’s off! Dirty, dirty, dirty!"

I Don’t Want to Be Zhao Gao: "@Tushan’s Second Master, this method is good. Thanks, Second in Charge, and thanks as well to everyone for their kind intentions!"

Tushan’s Second Master: "No problem, I’ll just send you a red packet!"

Tushan Rongrong narrowed her eyes. Two low-level talismans were like mere pocket change to her, trivial, yet they had earned her a favor from Gao Yao. At the same time, the Upper God would surely be pleased to see her working hard to help group members preach. It was a win-win. A surefire profit.

I Don’t Want to Be Zhao Gao: "Thanks, Second in Charge!"

"Ding, Tushan’s Second Master has sent an exclusive red packet!"

The Dog Son of the Upper God: "Gao Yao, I’ll also give you a little gift that might be of some use to you!"

I Don’t Want to Be Zhao Gao: "Thanks, Brother Wang."

"Ding, The Dog Son of the Upper God has sent an exclusive red packet!"

"Ding, you received the red packet."

Gao Yao opened Tushan Rongrong’s red packet and found two talismans with strange runes in his palm, sealed with a strand of Tushan Rongrong’s mana, ready for use.

"Ding, you received the red packet."

Immediately after, he curiously opened Wang Hao’s red packet to find a scroll three feet long in his hands.

"A map? Must be a world map, right?" Gao Yao muttered to himself.

Gao Yao opened it to look and, sure enough, it was.

He put away the map, gazed out into the pitch-black night, and without hesitation, used the Invisibility Talisman. He then took the map and headed towards King of Qin’s sleeping quarters.

When he saw guards or palace ladies, Gao Yao began to feel scared but, realizing they couldn’t see him, he quickly felt reassured.

However, he discovered he couldn’t find The First Emperor’s bedchamber.

I Don’t Want to Be Zhao Gao: "@The Lord of Great Qin, King Qin, could you send me the map of your Imperial Palace and the place where you usually stay?"

The Dog Son of the Upper God: "Did you get lost?"

Ye Tiandi: "Definitely lost. But that’s normal. Gao Yao has just arrived at the Imperial Palace, and with its complicated layout, finding The First Emperor is no easy task!"

The Lord of Great Qin: "Fine!"

In the World of Heaven’s Nine Songs, King of Qin, Yingzheng, drew a map of the Imperial Palace in his mind, highlighting the areas where he usually stayed, and then sent it to Zhao Gao.

Despite the different worlds, the layout of the Imperial Palace was probably similar.

I Don’t Want to Be Zhao Gao: "Thanks, King Qin!"

Gao Yao received the red packet, and a map of the Imperial Palace appeared in his mind.

Perhaps his fortune had finally turned.

Gao Yao immediately found the residence of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Yingzheng, but there were guards at the door, and it was closed. Even with the Invisibility Talisman, he couldn’t enter.

"Should I ask Second in Charge for a wall-penetration talisman?"

This thought had just surfaced when Gao Yao dismissed it.

He couldn’t depend on others for everything. Now that he had the Invisibility Talisman, if he still couldn’t meet The First Emperor, he’d be truly useless.

He picked up a stone from the nearby garden and hurled it fiercely at the roof of the sleeping quarters.

BANG.

The loud noise instantly alerted the guards, all of whom were alarmed, shouting, "Assassin!"

"Protect His Majesty!"

As the chaos ensued, the door to the sleeping quarters opened, and guards rushed in.

Gao Yao smoothly followed them in.

Ying Zheng was awakened, his eyes full of rage.

The guards searched around but found no trace of the assassin, only a stone that had hit the roof.

"Search!"

"Investigate this for me!"

Ying Zheng was livid; being disturbed in the middle of the night would spoil anyone’s mood.

All the guards were punished.

CLANG.

The guards left the sleeping quarters, closing the door behind them. Gao Yao took out the Sound-Proof Talisman, isolating the inside from the outside, then dispelled the Invisibility Talisman and emerged.

"Who’s there?"

Startled by the noise and about to return to sleep, Ying Zheng suddenly flipped over, drew the precious sword beside him, glaring angrily as he shouted.

The beauty on the bed huddled under the sheets, trembling.

"Guards!"

"Protect the Emperor!"

"An assassin!"

Ying Zheng, who had grown portly with middle age, pointed his sword at Gao Yao while calling out.

He knew that the disturbance just now must have been Gao Yao’s doing. Gao Yao must have used the confusion to sneak into his bedchamber and had somehow evaded the guards’ search.

Ying Zheng cursed inwardly. How could such a large, living person go undetected? Were they all blind? A bunch of useless fools! They all deserve to die!

Gao Yao, hearing the shouts, instinctively shrank back, feeling a bit scared.

However, he remembered he had used the Sound-Proof Talisman. Besides, times were different now. The worst-case scenario would simply be to ask the group members for help; his life wouldn’t be in danger.

"Hmm?"

After shouting for a while and hearing no response from outside, a chill went through Ying Zheng’s heart. His eyes fixated on Gao Yao as he said, "How impressive, truly impressive! Remnants of the Six Kingdoms actually dare to attempt an assassination within my very bedchamber!"

"I am very curious, how did you manage it?"

Ying Zheng was puzzled. The guards had been perfectly fine just a moment ago. How could there suddenly be no sound from them? Could they all be dead? How could that be possible? He hadn’t heard a thing. Could it be that all the guards had been bribed?

At this thought, Ying Zheng felt a chill run down his spine.

The mere thought that he was surrounded by enemies stirred uncontrollable fear and anger within him.

"Your Majesty The First Emperor, tonight only I have come. Indeed, my presence relies on a friend’s help. However, I bear no ill will towards you!"

Seeing that the Sound-Proof Talisman was working, Gao Yao felt greatly reassured. Looking at the somewhat frightened Ying Zheng, he slowly said this.

"Hmph!"

Ying Zheng snorted coldly, sat down on the dragon bed using his precious sword for support, clearly waiting for Gao Yao to give an explanation.

He knew that anyone capable of breaking into his bedchamber like this was no ordinary individual. His physical condition was not what it once was. He would definitely be at a disadvantage in a fight against Gao Yao. Besides, now was not the time for a life-or-death struggle. He would see what Gao Yao intended to do.

Gao Yao did not come closer but took out the map he was holding.

Ying Zheng’s body tensed instantly, his hand gripping the precious sword tightening unconsciously. He was obviously reminded of the past incident of Jing Ke’s assassination attempt on the King of Qin.

But Gao Yao, being illiterate, didn’t think that deeply. He unfolded the map directly, laid it on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, please look!"

Ying Zheng looked on curiously. The object was said to be silk, yet it didn’t quite seem like it. It had colorful patterns painted on it, as well as symbols that looked like ’characters.’

"What is this?"

"A map of the world!"

"World? Map?"

Ying Zheng surveyed the map with bewilderment, feeling somewhat dazed.

"Your Majesty, please look. This blue part represents the ocean, the yellow part is the continents..." Gao Yao began to explain.

"So you’re telling me this is the territory of my Great Qin? I had no idea it looked like this!"

Ying Zheng pointed at the continuous landmass with the tip of his sword, raising an eyebrow, suddenly becoming somewhat interested.

Gao Yao’s mouth twitched, and he sighed, "Your Majesty, you’re mistaken. This small piece here is Great Qin."

Saying so, Gao Yao pointed out the territorial extent of Great Qin.

"What? My Great Qin is this tiny?"

Ying Zheng looked incredulously at the palm-sized territory Gao Yao indicated. "All my decades of hard work, for just this little bit?"

"Cough cough, Your Majesty, it’s not that small, actually."

Gao Yao touched his nose awkwardly. The Qin Kingdom’s territory wasn’t actually small, but compared to the entire Eurasian continent, it really did seem rather insignificant.

Ying Zheng was silent for a few seconds, then sat back on his dragon couch and mused, "You wouldn’t have caused such a stir tonight just to show me this, would you?"

If it were just to present a map, there would have been no need to take such risks. Forcefully entering his bedchamber at night... that was a crime punishable by the extermination of one’s entire clan!

"Of course. The map is just incidental!"

Gao Yao stood up, looking at Ying Zheng, and asked, "But doesn’t Your Majesty wish to unify the vast lands on this map?"

Ying Zheng snorted coldly. "What’s the use of wishing? The Turks beyond the borders, the Baiyue Barbarians, the remnants of the Six Kingdoms... There are too many unresolved matters, and my health declines each day. Even if I have the will, I lack the strength!"

"If Heaven could lend me another five hundred years—no, even just fifty years—I would surely plant the Great Qin’s Black Dragon Flag throughout the world. I would make every person proud to be a citizen of Qin."

In that moment, Ying Zheng resembled an aging lion, majestic and domineering despite his years.

"Cough cough!"

Yet, at that very moment, Ying Zheng suddenly started coughing violently, his imposing aura deflating.

"Your Majesty!"

The favored beauty, curled inside the blanket, wrapped it tighter around herself and gently patted Ying Zheng’s back with her delicate, jade-like arm.

"Perhaps Heaven cannot lend Your Majesty five hundred years, but the Upper God can."

Gao Yao’s spirit surged, his gaze intent as he stared at Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, do you believe there are Divine Spirits in this world?"

"Divine Spirits?"

Ying Zheng paused, then slowly caught his breath and laughed, "Believe! What else can I believe in now, other than Divine Spirits?"

If this were not the case, he would not have sought out immortals and the Dao, nor would he have dispatched Xu Fu to search for immortal mountains overseas, seeking the Elixir of Immortality.

"Actually, the purpose of my visit tonight is to offer Your Majesty a chance at immortality, to help you achieve the grand ambitions in your heart!" Gao Yao said.

Ying Zheng’s lips curved slightly upward, showing a hint of disdain, clearly skeptical.

After all, it would be difficult for any rational person to believe.

"I know Your Majesty is skeptical. All you need to do is follow me and pray to my god once. You will then feel the greatness of my god and receive His divine blessing."

"If you worship my god, immortality will not be far off!"

"I was able to enter this heavily guarded bedchamber and talk with Your Majesty for so long without being detected by the guards outside. This is actually an example of magic that transcends mere mortals."

"It creates a barrier, isolating the inside from the outside. No matter what happens within these walls, nothing will be perceived outside!"

Hearing Gao Yao’s words, Ying Zheng fell into deep thought.

Compared to the idea that all his guards outside had betrayed him, he found Gao Yao’s explanation more credible. After all, those who guarded his bedchamber were his trusted elite soldiers, fiercely loyal to Great Qin. If they had all betrayed him, he would likely have been beheaded long ago.