Chapter 391: If I don’t listen to me, how can I listen to you?
“No need.”
Ying Chengjiao shook his head and suppressed the malice in his heart.
If Zhao Gongming's life was lost because of this incident, then what is the difference between him and the superiors who have no respect for human life.
Reborn in the Qin Dynasty, survival was no pressure for Ying Chengjiao, who was born into the Qin royal family.
What is stressful is how to maintain one's original heart and treat people as human beings when one is in power, in this era of strict hierarchy where it is natural for those in a higher position to take whatever they want from those in a lower position.
It is not easy to persist in promoting major national issues such as enlightening the people and abolishing slavery. It is even more difficult not to do trivial things such as asking the Yue woman to attack Zhao Gongming for personal gain.
Every suggestion that people took for granted was a subtle but very important test for Ying Chengjiao. Once he took this step, he would no longer be himself.
Any dragon slayer who starts out as a small person will be seduced by power after slaying the dragon, lose his original intention and eventually become an evil dragon.
However, he was born as the leader of evil dragons. He had to have the original intention of being a dragon slayer, but he also had to keep his original intention in mind and persist without being assimilated when surrounded by a group of evil dragons. The difficulty can be imagined.
The moment Ying Chengjiao shook his head.
Zhao Gongming, who was wielding a steel whip like a tiger in the field, suddenly sensed something.
First there was a loud shout, and then a powerful steel whip came down like a mountain pressing down on one's head.
With a crisp sound of metal clashing, Qin Jian cut off the attack of the palace master, forced back the opponent in front, and then leaned his body on the back of the black tiger.
He was tall and strong, a tall and mighty man, but leaning against the black tiger, which was two meters long, he looked extremely thin.
Roar
The black tiger opened its mouth wide, saliva dripping, and its animal aura spread out.
The black tiger, which had been growling continuously since the beginning of the war, let out its first roar, which was earth-shattering!
The shock wave of the tiger's roar spread in the night sky. Even a martial arts master like Ying Chengjiao could see the circles of ripples that were not obvious under the light of the fire, spreading like ripples on water!
This ripple is a symbol of strength reaching a certain level. When Ying Chengjiao uses all his strength in practicing boxing and kicking, there will be a circle of ripples around his body.
The palace masters closest to Zhao Gongming were all horrified and took several steps back.
The Yue girl grasped the two-foot Yue sword, Zhang Han held the three-foot Qin sword, and Ying Chengjiao reached into his arms.
No one expected that the beast in front of them was still holding back!
Although the sound cannot be compared with fists and kicks, the power of the roaring sound is not half as powerful as the fists and kicks that create ripples.
However, among those present, quite a few could produce ripples, but no one could produce ripples by roaring, not even Yue Nu and Zhang Han. That required extremely strong internal strength, which was difficult to achieve with human power.
Frightened by the black tiger's roar, Zhao Gongming climbed onto the tiger's back, holding a steel whip, looking awe-inspiring.
A pair of bright eyes ignored the First Emperor, who was wearing a crown and looked the most majestic and noble, and instead locked onto Ying Chengjiao, who was standing in front of the left side of the First Emperor.
He slightly closed his eyes, the focus disappeared, and his eyes were empty like a blind person who had lost his sight and could not see people.
The First Emperor, torches, officials, flowers, grass, trees, wood and all other tangible beings became increasingly blurred in Zhao Gongming's eyes.
Instead, there was an increasingly dense, invisible mist of various shapes and colors that only he could see.
When he saw this, an expression of disappointment immediately appeared on his face.
He closed his eyes, opened them again, and looked at Ying Chengjiao with an extremely complicated expression.
This sight made Ying Chengjiao feel uneasy and he wanted to shoot Zhao Gongming, who looked 80% similar to the portrait of the God of Wealth hung up for worship in later generations.
Then he calmed down, sat astride a black tiger with dark blue fur and thick black stripes, held a steel whip upside down, and bowed slightly to the First Emperor to show his respect.
As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was like thunder.
"Zhao Gongming, the Qigong practitioner from Mount Zhongnan, pays homage to the Emperor of Qin."
The First Emperor grasped his brother's arm and stepped forward, looking with some surprise at the tall black tiger with bared fangs that intimidated everyone, his eyes full of admiration.
A black tiger that is so humane and has such powerful martial arts skills as a mount is better than any handsome horse.
When he turned to his master, his face was full of impoliteness, and he said in a cold voice:
"What do you want from me?"
Zhao Gongming leaned slightly on the tiger's back, holding the steel whip and clasping his fists, and said solemnly:
"Mars is in the heart, which means great disaster for the ruler. Zhao Gongming dares to ask the Emperor of Qin to turn back for the sake of the people and to prevent any accidents."
[This is exactly what Cheng Jiao said.]
The First Emperor had a better impression of the strong man in front of him, and still shook his head without hesitation:
“No.”
"well!"
Zhao Gongming looked up to the sky and sighed, full of melancholy.
"Forget it, forget it. Ultimately, human power is inferior to destiny. This was not the time for me to be born."
He was in low spirits and bowed perfunctorily to the First Emperor.
"Farewell, Emperor Qin."
Gently pat the tiger's head with your palm.
"Let's go, let's go home."
The tall black tiger opened its mouth wide and whimpered in response.
Ying Chengjiao didn't know whether he was dazzled or had too much imagination, but he felt that Hei Hu opened his mouth and seemed to smile.
He gently nudged the Vietnamese girl with his elbow.
"Hey, did the black tiger smile a little?"
“…”
The Vietnamese woman was on full alert, ready to draw her sword at any time, and felt that her husband was becoming more and more strange.
There were also many ferocious beasts in the Baiyue people. The Yue women, who were revered as goddesses in the Baiyue people, had seen many animals with human nature, including tigers.
But she had never seen a tiger laugh, but foxes often made laughter similar to that of a woman.
"I can only see that the black tiger is very happy, but I can't see it laughing. I have never heard of a tiger laughing."
While this side was discussing, a hundred officers over there, holding long spears in hand, moved quickly and had surrounded Black Tiger and his owner Zhao Gongming .
Roar
The black tiger roared again to intimidate everyone, causing ripples to appear, but this time it did not achieve the same success as last time.
The masters in the palace are not made of paper.
The reason for retreating earlier was that they were frightened and also because they saw the First Emperor coming.
Now they knew that Black Tiger was hiding his strength, but they were so confident of their martial arts skills that they were not afraid of so many of them. The First Emperor had already finished his conversation and did not give the order to release him.
At that moment, everyone stood still, which put great pressure on the man and the tiger in the field, forcing the two to not dare to move.
The black tiger crouched restlessly, its body lowered like a dark cloud falling. Its sharp claws dug into the ground, causing sand and rocks to fly. In the night, its pupils were round, and its eyes, which were bigger than a sturdy man's fist, kept darting around, looking for a chance to escape.
In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the officials surrounded him.
It found no chance to escape.
The darkness of the night provided a natural shelter for the black tiger with black stripes all over its body. However, the light from the torches of humans made all the scenes clearly visible in the dead of night, using human power to overcome nature.
"It's a good thing if you and I die together."
Zhao Gongming lay on the black tiger's back, put his head close to the black tiger's ear and said something first, and the black tiger tilted his head and rubbed it.
Zhao Gongming stood up on the tiger's back, whip in hand, and laughed freely and unrestrainedly:
“If someone wants to kill me, I will kill him.
"Today you can hurt people, and even kill people!"
Hearing the sound, the black tiger, which had always been so majestic and imposing, suddenly changed its momentum!
Those eyes, which were originally very human, were immediately filled with animality. They looked at everyone as if they were prey. Even the ruler of the world, the First Emperor, was a piece of meat!
It was only at this moment that everyone realized that this mighty black tiger had not hurt anyone in the fierce fight just now!
"Zhao Gongming!" The First Emperor said in a deep voice: "If you are in my service, not only will I not kill you, I will also give you wealth and honor! Everything you need for Qi training will be provided by the Great Qin."
Zhao Gongming laughed loudly and pointed his whip at the sky.
"I am originally a star in the sky. I am only passing through this world for a short time. Why should I fear death? If I am not afraid of death, why are you threatening me with death? Being inferior to others is not what we want. If you want to kill me, come quickly and don't make any noise!"
The First Emperor's eyes turned cold.
He values talent, but he is not so fond of the courage of a common man.
Breaking into the dense forest at night and getting close to him is a sin!
Since it is not of his use, sins cannot be forgiven!
"Load the crossbow."
The First Emperor gave the order in a low voice, which could be heard clearly in the silence except for the sound of burning torches.
The palace master did not move forward. His whole body was tense, which put more pressure on the man and the tiger in the field. Instead, he retreated step by step.
Among the one hundred officials who gathered around, one out of every two men dropped the long spear in his hand, took out the Qin crossbow, knelt on one knee with his head lowered, and aimed at the center of the field.
If all the palace guards had switched to Qin crossbows, Zhao Gongming would have broken through under the pressure of the palace masters. But because there were still fifty palace guards holding long spears waiting in full battle array, Zhao Gongming and Hei Hu did not dare to act rashly.
The Qin army, which was the most capable at fighting, did not give this man and tiger any chance at all.
Surrounded by fifty Qin crossbows, Zhao Gongming showed a look of relief on his face.
He knew he had no chance and he would die here. He should have taken the risk and ran away instead of hoping for an opportunity and staying there to wait for an opportunity.
Humans cannot run as fast as cheetahs, are not as brave as lions and tigers, and are not as agile as monkeys.
The reason why humans can become the leaders of all things and the dominant force between heaven and earth is because they can use weapons flexibly!
No matter how powerful the martial arts are, or how brave the beast is, it is just a fish on the chopping board and can be slaughtered at will in front of the army, which is a powerful weapon!
The First Emperor, who had a complete advantage, said softly:
"I'll give you one last chance, live, yes..."
"Stop making noise, kill!"
Zhao Gongming grabbed the tiger's skin, and the black tiger opened its mouth wide without making any sound. It retreated to the ground and was about to pounce!
All the officials were on edge, ready to pull the trigger and shoot the ignorant beast in front of them.
Bang!
A loud thunderclap shocked both sides.
The ferocious black tiger, who heard such a noise for the first time, stopped moving and looked at the source of the sound. The ferocity in his eyes faded by three points.
Zhao Gongming also looked over and looked at the black hole of the gun that was still smoking, with confusion in his eyes.
I don't know how the power that was many times greater than that of the strongest crossbow arrow could have been transmitted from a palm-sized object.
"This is something I have never heard of. The Qin army's weapons are indeed sophisticated. No wonder they were able to conquer the world."
He sighed, looked at the handsome man who was holding the unknown object, standing next to the First Emperor, closest to the First Emperor, and should be the second most noble man, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
After two moments of silence, he clasped his fists on the tiger's back and said to the handsome man who had actually saved his life:
"Thank you for saving my life. May I ask who you are?"
Ying Chengjiao felt a little strange.
Just now, Zhao Gongming looked fearless. If he hadn't fired the gun, the man and the tiger would be dead by now. His expression was definitely not fake.
If you are not afraid of death, how can you say something like "thank you for saving my life"? It's a bit weird.
But the situation was urgent, so Ying Chengjiao didn't think too much about it and said with a smile:
"Ying Chengjiao, your majesty's younger brother, the Lord of Chang'an of the Great Qin, Mr. Zhao can call me a boy."
"Boy?"
Zhao Gongming was stunned. Why would someone want others to address him with such words?
"Hey, I'm here."
Ying Chengjiao nodded.
“…”
Zhao Gongming was silent. For the first time, he didn't know how to answer.
The tense atmosphere was eased by the nonsensical conversation.
The official no longer looked like he was about to pounce and kill someone.
Ying Chengjiao still had a smile on his face and started chatting with Zhao Gongming.
"Where did you get this black tiger? I really like it. How about getting one for me?"
Zhao Gongming replied in a serious tone:
"I picked up this black tiger when it was young. I heard its whimpering sound and saw that it was extremely hungry and weak, so I fed it with animal milk.
"I waited there for three days and three nights, but the tigress did not return, so I took her away and raised her until today. She is my friend and son. I cannot fulfill Lord Chang'an's wish."
Ying Chengjiao felt even more puzzled.
[Why did you answer so clearly? Do you really think I want it? I really want it! ]
"Alas, what a pity." Ying Chengjiao shook his head and said casually, "You came to see His Majesty for the sake of the people. You want to persuade His Majesty to return to Xianyang, right?"
Zhao Gongming nodded.
"yes."
"Then when you heard that His Majesty did not agree to return to Xianyang, shouldn't you have continued to fight for it? Why would you rather die than dissuade him?"
"I cannot change the Lord's will, and it is useless to persuade him. This trip is just to do my best and leave the rest to fate, so that my heart will not be corrupted. Knowing that Mars is guarding my heart and the world is in chaos, I stay in a corner and protect myself. This is not my nature."
“I see.”
Ying Chengjiao touched his chin and suddenly raised a finger, as if he had suddenly come up with a good idea.
"I have a solution that can achieve the best of both worlds. Do you want to hear it?"
"Changan Jun, please speak."
"I thought the same as you. I couldn't persuade His Majesty, so I followed him. You and I should stay with His Majesty. We can't persuade His Majesty to return to the capital, but we can prevent possible dangers around His Majesty. What do you think?"
Zhao Gongming looked at Ying Chengjiao, who was full of expectation, and then looked at the First Emperor, who was silent.
[Together with Chang'an Jun...]
The First Emperor sneered.
[Childish, this is just another way of saying it. If I don't listen to my words, how can I listen to yours? ]
Ying Chengjiao also knew that he was only good at talking and had never thought of persuading Zhao Gongming to surrender with just a few words.
Just as he opened his mouth, wanting to continue appealing to Naruto's emotions and reasoning, and learning Naruto's mouth-to-mouth tactics.
Zhao Gongming nodded slightly.
"Can."
The First Emperor: “…”
Ying Chengjiao: “…”
