People in the Qin Dynasty sought good fortune and avoided misfortune.

Chapter 256, Ah Qing, are you serious?! (Seeking monthly votes)
Although Wushuang Gui has a body of copper and iron and immense strength, his joints are as fragile as those of an ordinary person, far less indestructible than other parts of his body. When he kicks someone, there is not even the slightest force of recoil.

Besides that, there is one major weakness: he's not very bright!
Wei Zhuang began to roam and launch sneak attacks, relentlessly targeting Wushuang Gui's right knee. Taking advantage of his petite stature and agile movements, he bullied Wushuang Gui.

Shark Tooth kept slashing at the same spot. Even though Musou Oni's defense was hard to break, if the same spot was attacked hundreds or thousands of times, it would eventually be breached.

Wushuang Gui clearly didn't understand this principle. He tried to grab Wei Zhuang's opponent while enduring his attacks, but he was so clumsy that he couldn't even touch the hem of Wei Zhuang's clothes. He could only stand there and rage helplessly.

"Hey, Wei Zhuang is bullying us."

Xu Qing sighed helplessly. After Wushuang Gui was defeated, he was captured. But it was good that he was captured, so that he wouldn't run away with Tianze.

This gives him enough time to win back his beloved general.

Just as Xu Qing was feeling sentimental, he suddenly noticed a fiery red figure flash past at the end of the street.

Why is that little vixen Yan Lingji showing up now? It seems Tianze has agreed to the deal.

The ending of "Peerless Ghost" was already decided, and Xu Qing didn't intend to watch any further. So, with a look of lingering interest, he softly said...

"There's nothing more to see. I've already given you the antidote, so there's nothing more for me to do. I'll be going now."

After saying that, Xu Qing headed towards the direction where Yan Lingji was.

Mo Ya and Bai Feng did not stop them; they had a more important mission: to rescue Crown Prince Han.

At this moment, Yan Lingji, who had emerged from the soldiers' encirclement, was hiding in the shadows watching the battle outside the Crown Prince's residence.

After seeing Wushuang Gui defeated by Wei Zhuang and captured by dozens of soldiers, Yan Ling Ji's pretty face was full of worry, and she was about to rush out to rescue him.

"If you rush out now, you won't be able to save Wushuang Gui, and you'll get caught together with him."

Hearing the familiar voice, Yan Lingji turned around and saw the face that she both liked and disliked.

"Hmph~ How do you know I can't save Wushuang Gui?"

Yan Lingji puffed out her cheeks and snorted coldly.

As she spoke, a ball of flame ignited in Yan Lingji's palm, the intense heat flickering before Xu Qing.

Seeing Yan Lingji playing with fire again, Xu Qing took a step forward, grabbed her wrist, and directly used his internal force to disperse the flames.

“Your strength is no match for Wei Zhuang, not to mention that besides Wei Zhuang, there are also Mo Ya and Bai Feng,” Xu Qing said.

"you"

Yan Lingji's eyes narrowed slightly, and the flames in her palm condensed once more.

"Pfft~"

The flames vanished instantly, dissipating as always.

"Is it fun? Your little hands are quite soft, so why do you like playing with fire?" Xu Qing said helplessly.

Of course, playing such a boring little game with Yan Lingji isn't a bad idea. After all, her little hands feel nice to hold, and it can also prevent this silly girl from doing anything foolish.

Realizing the gap between herself and Xu Qing, Yan Lingji gave up and instead glared fiercely at Xu Qing, asking...

"Have you caught enough?!"

"It's not enough, it will never be enough. My feelings for you make me unable to let you go. If I had to give myself a time limit, I hope it would be ten thousand years." Xu Qing said affectionately, holding Yan Lingji's hand.

"You've said that to so many people, and you're still using it to lie to me? You have absolutely no sincerity!"

Yan Lingji gave Xu Qing a charmingly disdainful look, a hint of unease in her beautiful eyes, and then tried to pull her hand away from Xu Qing's.

Although she didn't believe Xu Qing's nonsense, who doesn't like to hear nice words?

"Stop fooling around, I'm worried you'll impulsively go out and get yourself killed," Xu Qing said worriedly.

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingji stopped struggling. A smile appeared on her pretty face, her icy blue eyes brimming with tears. She turned and leaned against Xu Qing, placing her hands on his chest and tilting her head back slightly as she spoke.

"Can you help me rescue Wushuang? He may be stupid, but he's not a bad person."

Faced with Yan Lingji's pitiful plea, Xu Qing would probably have agreed without hesitation if he hadn't been so resolute in his Daoist heart.

"You seem to care a lot about Wushuang Gui? Are you close to him?" Xu Qing asked Yan Lingji, looking down at her.

“I have a good relationship with him. Don’t let his fierce appearance fool you, he’s not a bad person. He’s a bit silly, but he listens to me a lot.” Yan Lingji said with a blink.

Tianze had four people under his command. While they couldn't all be described as handsome, the other three, apart from Yan Lingji, were rather odd-looking.

The King of Poisons is a slovenly old man who deals with poisonous snakes all day long. The Corpse-Driving Demon is sinister and likes to stay with corpses. Only the Peerless Ghost seems like a normal person.

Given Wushuang Gui's simple-mindedness, Yan Lingji enjoyed spending time with him and gradually came to regard him as her younger brother whose fate was unknown. "If I rescue him, how do you plan to repay me?" Xu Qing reached out and pinched Yan Lingji's cheek, smiling as he spoke.

In the original work, Yan Lingji and Wushuang Gui were indeed very close, to the point that Wushuang Gui would rather get injured himself than not protect Yan Lingji.

If Yan Ling Ji is spared, Wu Shuang Gui will most likely stay as well, and he can be said to have experienced Liu Che's happiness.

"How do you want her to repay you? Anyway, she's your little maid now, you can do whatever you want with her, can't you?"

Yan Lingji's voice was alluring with a hint of shyness. Her slender fingers traced circles on Xu Qing's chest, occasionally twitching his collar, giving off a feeling of wanting to resist but also wanting to accept.

"If I asked you to stay by my side and stop following Tianze to seek revenge, would you agree?" Xu Qing said softly.

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingji's smile vanished instantly. She grabbed Xu Qing's collar, stood on tiptoe, and glared at him with hostility.

"You haven't experienced the destruction of your family and country, so you don't understand the pain I've gone through."

Yan Lingji stopped halfway through her sentence, her eyes filled with sorrow.

No one can truly empathize with another person. If a girl tells you something sad, never try to tell her "I understand you" or "I get along with you."

What you should do at this time is comfort the other person and prove your worth.

"That's why I don't want you to go through that kind of pain again. You've been by Tianze's side, and you should be able to see that he's become extremely extreme because of hatred, to the point that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's insane."

"Whether he is avenging the Baiyue or avenging himself, only he himself knows."

"If this continues, sooner or later you will all be dragged down into an abyss of no return."

“I don’t want you to get hurt, whether physically or mentally. The Baiyue are extinct, but I can help you build a completely new Baiyue.”

"The Baiyue people no longer have wars between tribes, and no more separations between relatives. They will no longer be hated or looked down upon by others, and they no longer need to worry about defending against poisonous snakes and wild beasts. They can eat food and do not have to worry about survival."

"A completely new Baiyue, our Baiyue"

Xu Qing grasped Yan Lingji's hand, his gaze deep and his voice firm as he spoke.

When the entire Baiyue region is annexed by Qin, there will naturally be no war. With the support of various technologies from the Central Plains, Xu Qing felt that this was not just empty talk, but it would take a long time to realize.

Hearing Xu Qing's promise, Yan Lingji's beautiful eyes were somewhat dazed, and the hand that was gripping her collar involuntarily loosened, her pretty face showing a complicated expression.

"If there is no war between tribes, will family members no longer be separated?" Yan Lingji's rosy lips moved slightly as she repeated Xu Qing's words.

Her younger brother was lost during a war between tribes, and she still can't forget the scene from that day.

A nearby tribe attacked her home, and her former friends and family fell amidst the shouts of battle. Her parents told her to take her younger brother and flee, but the chaotic crowd separated them.

The fire spread through homes, and everyone was fleeing for their lives.

It was amidst this chaos and terror that the power within her awakened, and surging flames spread from her body, engulfing her enemies.

When she awoke again, all she found around her were charred corpses and ruins; her brother had vanished without a trace.
“Stay here. I will take you with me to witness the birth of this Baiyue.” Xu Qing said in a deep voice.

Yan Lingji looked into Xu Qing's eyes, her icy blue pupils slightly narrowed, and she suddenly withdrew her hand.

"I almost fell for your trick~ Even the King of Han wouldn't dare say something like that, let alone someone like you who's just a royal physician." Yan Lingji snorted.

She admitted that Xu Qing's promises were very tempting, and she almost willingly accepted them.

Let alone Xu Qing, a mere imperial physician, even the King of Han, with the weak national strength of Han, would struggle to even protect himself, let alone build a peaceful and prosperous Baiyue.

She was so naive; she almost got completely fooled by Xu Qing.

“South Korea cannot build such a Baiyue, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible,” Xu Qing said quietly.

"What do you mean!?" Yan Lingji asked in confusion.

Looking into Xu Qing's deep gaze, Yan Lingji suddenly had an absurd thought: Could this stinky man be planning to leave South Korea and seek refuge in another country?
But given Xu Qing's greedy and lustful nature, how could he possibly give up everything in South Korea for nothing?
A person who has turned away from the Lord will not have a good life anywhere.

Xu Qing smiled without saying a word, reached out and touched Yan Lingji's hair, his gaze resolute.

Although Xu Qing didn't say anything, the more he did so, the more certain Yan Lingji became of her thoughts, and a sudden sense of panic welled up inside her.

"What exactly do you mean? Speak up."

Yan Lingji grabbed Xu Qing in a flustered manner, her beautiful eyes flashing with tension.

Is this jerk serious? Is he really going to give up everything in Korea for her and fulfill this unrealistic promise?
Isn't this right? Does this fit your image as a greedy and lustful person? You
Xu Qing did not directly answer Yan Lingji's question, but instead changed the subject and asked...

"The Imperial Guards are attacking the Crown Prince's residence, why did Tianze let you out? Is there something else?"

(End of this chapter)