You, a tyrannical ruler, roam the heavens; you cannot understand my joy.

"How dare you, you audacious Baiyue traitors, kidnap the royal carriage?"

Lu Zuogang was just being held hostage by Yan Lingji when he saw Ji Wuye, who was missing an ear, leading thousands of imperial guards in a surging attack.

"Don't come any closer."

Yan Lingji slightly tightened her arm, pressing the sharp hairpin tightly against Lu Zuo's throat. Ji Wuye immediately stopped in his tracks, his face extremely ugly.

"Am I having a run of bad luck?"

"First it was Lady Mingzhu, then there was the palace infiltration, and now even the King has been kidnapped..."

"As the commander of the Imperial Guards, I'm bound to be impeached severely by Zhang Kaidi and the others!"

the most important is……

The king himself will no longer trust himself.

He might just dismiss himself from his position as commander of the Imperial Guards one day!

"Hehehe, General Ji."

The King of Poisons stepped forward and laughed in a hoarse voice, "We just want to exchange Your Majesty for someone else."

"rest assured……"

"As long as you release him, I guarantee your king won't lose a single hair."

Upon hearing this, Ji Wuye's eyes sharpened: "You mean...?"

"General Ji knows who I'm talking about."

"Tomorrow morning, we will exchange hostages in the bamboo forest outside the city."

"Get out of the way!"

What could Ji Wuye do? He could only wave his arm and order the Imperial Guards to make way and let the group leave.

The same scene played out again. Just like Lu Zuo had kidnapped Chao Nu Yao, Yan Ling Ji and the others held him hostage and slowly walked towards the palace gate.

"Ah, Your Majesty..."

In the afternoon, Hu Meiren personally cooked a bowl of nourishing soup, intending to help Lu Zuo recover.

But as soon as she brought it over, she saw the scene of him being held hostage, and her face immediately changed color, filled with tension.

"Wanxi, don't you despise the King?"

Beside her, her sister, Madam Hu, looked at her in surprise. She clearly said she was disgusted, so why did she look so nervous?

"Um, this, this... sigh."

"Sister, you don't understand."

……

Time passed slowly, and more and more Imperial Guards and Nightfall experts surrounded them.

But everyone was hesitant to act rashly, only daring to follow from the outside and not daring to come closer.

The two sides remained deadlocked until they reached the gates of Xinzheng City. Yan Lingji glanced at the surrounding soldiers and said in a deep voice, "Tell them to open the city gates and not to follow us any further."

"Otherwise, I'll blind you right now!"

Unable to expose himself, Lu Zuo had no choice but to obey orders and pass them on.

Crackling sounds...

With a series of clanging sounds, the bronze city gate slowly opened.

"Walk!"

With a deep shout, Yan Lingji grabbed Lu Zuo by the collar and darted away into the distance.

"Hehehe..."

The King of Poisons let out a strange cry and clenched his fist tightly!

Bang!

The eerie green flame that had been pulsating in his palm suddenly exploded, and a torrent of pale green mist poured out, obscuring a ten-zhang radius around the city gate.

dong dong dong...

Wushuang Gui reached out and grabbed Baidu Wang around his waist, then followed Yan Lingji with heavy steps.

"Ji Wuye!"

No sooner had the group left than a shout came from afar.

Ji Wuye turned around and saw officials led by Zhang Kaidi walking angrily toward him.

"Time and time again!"

"Now that even the King has been kidnapped, how can you be the commander of the Imperial Guards?"

Normally, Ji Wuye could have retorted, but now that the facts were right in front of him, he had nothing to say and could only let out a cold snort.

"snort!"

"This general will rescue Your Majesty!"

"Let's go to Snowcoat Castle!"

.......

Half an hour later, as dusk settled, the cold crescent moon hanging in the sky gradually became clear.

The bamboo grove rustled in the night breeze, its branches and leaves moving in layers, like whispered secrets.

Yan Lingji and the others stopped and stood outside the bamboo forest.

She pushed Lu Zuo away, glanced at his obese body, and asked, "Should we tie him up?"

"No need."

The King of Poisons waved his hand: "There's no need for a piece of trash like him who gets out of breath even if he walks fast."

"Ring ring..."

Just then, a clear, yet somewhat eerie, bell sound rang out.

Yan Lingji raised an eyebrow and snorted unhappily, "Corpse-driving demon, you're too late."

In the distance, on the open field.

Four men carried a sedan chair, walking steadily toward them. Inside the sedan chair sat a man dressed in a blue robe, his skin as pale as paper.

Upon closer inspection, Lu Zuo realized that the four people carrying the sedan chair were not living people, but four corpses!

good…….

The four great masters of Baiyue have all arrived.

Since his Poison and Seduction attributes increased, Lu Zuo has always wanted to obtain techniques such as Poison Arts and Illusion Arts, but he has been struggling to find a way to do so.

Ever since meeting them, Lu Zuo has been eyeing the Fire Charm Techniques of the Hundred Poison King and Yan Ling Ji.

He was also quite interested in Wushuang Gui's martial arts skills and the Corpse-Controlling Demon's corpse-controlling techniques.

"We encountered the people from the Net on the road, which delayed us for two days."

As soon as the Corpse-Driving Demon finished speaking, he disappeared from the sedan chair and landed a few feet in front of the group.

He glanced at Lu Zuo and chuckled, "Even if I hadn't come, you still succeeded, didn't you?"

"Um?"

The Corpse-Driving Demon suddenly sensed something was amiss and said coldly, "King Han An is as stupid as a pig and as cowardly as a mouse, so why does he show no sign of panic?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zuo's eyes narrowed, his body suddenly leaped up, his right arm muscles tensed, his fist tore through the air, bursting out with sharp sounds, and went straight for the Corpse-Driving Demon's chest!

"He actually knows martial arts?"

The Corpse-Driving Demon was terrified and quickly crossed his arms to protect his chest.

Bang!

After a muffled thud, the Corpse-Driving Demon was immediately lifted off the ground, its body flying backwards, gliding through the air like a cannonball.

Boom! Snap!

Several feet later, he slammed into the sedan chair, and the wooden body of the sedan chair shattered instantly, turning into dust and debris.

The Corpse-Driving Demon's momentum remained undiminished. After crashing to the ground, it rolled backwards on the grass for over twenty feet before finally stopping.

"How is that possible?"

The remaining three were terrified!

Qi Qi stared wide-eyed at Lu Zuo, their faces filled with disbelief.

"King Han An... isn't he just a useless, stupid pig?"

Yan Lingji glanced at his obese body, then turned to look at the Corpse Demon, who was spitting blood from his mouth and nose and covered in bruises.

"How could they possess such strength?"

Lu Zuo chuckled lightly and dusted off his sleeves: "Gentlemen, I would like to discuss something with you..."

Tsk!

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp whistle rang out.

"Attack together!"

"Even if he's skilled in martial arts, he's no match for us!"

Yan Lingji flicked her wrist, and the hairpin in her hand emitted scorching heat, shooting towards Lu Zuo.

At the same time, Wushuang Gui's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He pushed off with both feet, and the grass beneath his feet collapsed by half a foot. He also used the reaction force to leap into the air, and clenched his fists together, smashing them down towards Lu Zuotianling!

The King of Poisons swayed and retreated about ten feet.

Although the men retreated, the attack did not stop.

He swung his wooden staff, and a billowing purple poisonous mist shot out from the tip, instantly engulfing Lu Zuo and enveloping him, remaining condensed and persistent.

"Hiss hiss hiss..."

Several red-spotted venomous snakes, their tongues flicking and poised to attack, appeared in the bamboo forest behind Lu Zuo.

Whoosh!

The snake arched its body, then suddenly tensed up, piercing the air like a sharp arrow, heading straight for Lu Zuo's throat!

In the blink of an eye, Lu Zuo was surrounded by a barrage of sharp and ruthless tactics.

Ding, click!

He first flicked his finger, sending out a sharp burst of true energy that shattered Yan Lingji's hairpin!

Then, his left arm crossed above his head and collided with Wushuang Gui's fist!

Thump!

A dull thud resounded, and immense force surged through Lu Zuo's body along his arm!

He felt his body sink, and his feet sank into the ground, more than two feet deep!

Crackling sound...

Two cracking sounds came from Wushuang Gui's clenched fists, followed by a tearing pain!

"How is that possible?"

"My twenty years of hard-armored martial arts skills were actually broken by the force of the recoil?"

It's not an attack!

It's purely the recoil force after blocking!

This is enough to drive someone to the brink of a mental breakdown...

Before Wushuang Gui could even break down, a tremendous force gripped his wrist.

Then, he felt dizzy and heard a constant whistling in his ears. It turned out that Lu Zuo had grabbed his arm and swung it backward, sending all the red snakes flying!

Upon seeing Lu Zuo, who had effortlessly neutralized the combined attack of the group, the Hundred Poison King stood frozen in place, staring blankly, "This, how could this be..."

"How can he be so skilled?"

"go!"

With a forceful flick, Wushuang Gui's mountain-like body shot out in a flash!

"not good!"

Seeing a small mountain hurtling towards him, the King of Poisons cried out in alarm and turned to run.

Bang!

But just as he twisted his body, the Peerless Ghost crashed down with a bang!

Snap! Boom!

The grass blades mixed with smoke and dust suddenly sprang up, and the immense force combined with the weight of the Peerless Demon caused the ground to tremble.

Along with the thunderous sound came the crisp cracking of the Hundred Poison King's bones.

"Oh, my legs..."

He lay on the ground, screaming in agony, but no one paid him any attention.

Yan Lingji was already stunned by Lu Zuo's terrifying speed and ruthless methods.

Not far away, the Corpse-Driving Demon originally wanted to control the corpses to attack, but after seeing Lu Zuo's methods, it turned into a wooden sculpture, standing still and motionless.

While they remained still, Lu Zuo was far from idle.

With a slight sway, he arrived in front of Yan Lingji, clenched his right fist, and swung it towards her stomach!

Bang!

Yan Lingji suddenly arched her body!

Then, he slumped down, curled up, and winced in pain.

"Gentlemen, may we now speak with you?"

……

A short while later.

"Are you willing to release His Highness?"

While rubbing her stomach, Yan Lingji asked in surprise.

Lu Zuo nodded: "He is of little use to me."

"It's just that Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei are after the Baiyue treasure, so they've kept him imprisoned until now."

"Whether to release him or not is a matter for me to decide."

During their conversation, he discovered that the fates of the four great masters of Baiyue differed from those in the original story.

After the fall of Baiyue, Yan Lingji was not captured and imprisoned in a water tank as depicted in the anime. Instead, she fled to the Chu Kingdom with the King of Poisons to hone her skills.

It wasn't until a month ago that the two of them contacted the Corpse-Driving Demon and the Peerless Ghost, agreeing to come to South Korea together to rescue Tianze.

Their plan was successful. If it weren't for Lu Zuo's unexpected intervention, they would have definitely rescued Tianze with Han Wang'an tomorrow.

Whether they can escape is unclear...

Perhaps this is also part of the original story; Yan Ling Ji was only trapped in the dungeon water tank after this incident.

"That……"

The King of Poisons' eyes darted around as he asked, "What are your conditions, Your Majesty?"

Their own lives, and His Highness's lives, are all in this person's hands. Surely he can't be acting out of kindness by saying he can release His Highness?

"Two requirements."

"Firstly, you must contribute the cultivation techniques you have practiced."

"Secondly, do a few things for me."

"The first thing is to prepare poison powder for me."

"It must be highly toxic, and in large quantities."

"At the very least, it must be able to fill my bedroom."

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingji, the Corpse-Driving Demon, and the Peerless Ghost all turned their gazes toward the Hundred Poison King.

The latter looked troubled and sighed, "Your Majesty, even if I collected and refined it for ten years, I still couldn't make this much poison powder."

Poison is a rare commodity, so this does seem a bit difficult...

Lu Zuo originally planned to charge into the enemy ranks when the Dongyang army approached the city, unleash ten cubic meters of poison powder in one fell swoop, and utterly defeat the enemy.

Now, having no other choice, they asked, "How many can you refine within ninety days?"

"At most, at most..."

The King of Poisons pondered for a moment and said, "Around a hundred catties."

"Very well, then. Provide me with this amount of poison powder within ninety days, and I will release Tianze."

"And the second thing?" the Corpse-Driving Demon asked.

Lu Zuo: "Find a disciple of the Mohist school, or a Mohist mechanical weapon for me."

"The more the better!"

"Oh, the Gongshu family's are also acceptable."

The Legend of Qin is not set in ancient times!

In Lu Zuo's eyes, this is a science fiction world with a fantastical element!

The mechanical arts of the Mohists and the Gongshu School were simply incredible.

With some wood and bronze, one can create mechanical beasts that can run, fly, and dive.

Even if this were taken to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, experts would exclaim that it is unscientific!

Especially that Po Tu Qi Lang, who can even remotely command things?

Isn't that amazing?

Of course, Lu Zuo can collect machine weapons through the power of the state.

But like the State of Chen, South Korea was rotten to the core. He worried that once the money was allocated, officials would embezzle most of it, and that things would be done in a slow and inefficient manner.

If he doesn't find another disguise talisman, he can only remain the King of Han for ninety days.

Therefore, we must be prepared for both possibilities.

The Corpse-Driving Demon nodded: "I've dealt with the Gongshu family over the years, and we have some connections."

"It's not difficult to acquire some powerful mechanisms, but..."

"Your Majesty must give me money."

"No problem." Lu Zuo readily agreed, and continued, "As for the third thing..."

"I am currently practicing a secret cultivation technique that requires a woman to cultivate with me."

Yan Lingji's heart skipped a beat, and her pale face instantly flushed red. She exclaimed in astonishment, "You, you wouldn't...?"

"If Miss Lingji is willing, that would be best."

"If you are unwilling, find some young and beautiful women in the martial arts world who are skilled in martial arts but of poor character to help me with my cultivation."

Lu Zuo is a womanizer, but he won't force himself on some women.

As for Hu Meiren, although she was not very willing, if she did not take action herself, it would definitely arouse suspicion.

After all, King An of Han was deeply infatuated with her portrait when he first saw it, and he longed for it day and night for a long time.

Moreover…..

Judging from her later behavior, Lu Zuo seemed to like her quite a bit and was quite passionate about it.

call……

Yan Lingji secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Does Your Majesty have a fourth matter?"