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

He calls himself "I, the lonely one," and with that physique...

After a moment's thought, The woman had already guessed his identity and replied softly, "Your Majesty, I am Zhao Ji, the wife of King Zhuangxiang of Qin."

It was her...

Lu Zuo felt slightly puzzled and asked, "Why is the wife of King Zhuangxiang of Qin appearing in Han?"

"well……"

Zhao Ji climbed out of the carriage, sighed softly, and said, "Your Majesty, I was originally held hostage in Handan. It was only recently, after my husband ascended the throne, that he sent people to negotiate with the State of Zhao to bring me back to the country."

"However, news came along the way that someone had hired a large number of assassins to ambush and kill Zheng'er and me."

"General Chen, who was escorting us, immediately decided that Zheng'er and I would go our separate ways back to China to distract the assassins."

"And that's why..."

She paused, then continued, "If it weren't for the King and this brave man's rescue, Zhao Ji would probably have perished here long ago..."

With that, Yingying bowed and said, "Zhao Ji thanks Your Majesty for saving my life."

In her eyes, South Korea was weak, while the Qin Dynasty was fierce and ruthless.

Once King An of Han learns of his identity, he will surely treat him with great courtesy and send people to escort him, partly to curry favor and partly to avoid provoking the Great Qin.

But Lu Zuo had other ideas in mind.

"Isn't detaining Zhao Ji in Han a ridiculous move as well?"

Will there be a new reward?

"Furthermore, Zhao Ji is a treasure; she can be used to exchange for mechanical weapons from the King of Qin!"

I just don't know if there's enough time...

At this moment, the disguise talisman only has nineteen days of effect left, and a round trip between Xianyang and Xinzheng would take at least a month.

Thinking of this, he chuckled softly and reached out to help her up, saying, "I see, Madam has been frightened."

"Please come with me to Xinzheng, and I will treat you well."

"Zhao Ji thanks Your Majesty."

......

Half an hour later, in a palace of the Royal Palace of Xinzheng.

"King Han!"

Zhao Ji's eyes widened, and she shouted angrily, "How dare you detain the Queen of Qin?"

"Aren't you afraid of the mighty army of Qin?"

He originally thought that the King of Han would hold a banquet to entertain him and then arrange for someone to escort him back to his country.

After all, South Korea was too weak, and Qin had long harbored the ambition to annex it, so he dared not act recklessly.

Even the State of Zhao, fearing the Great Qin, let itself leave, didn't it?

Who would have thought that upon returning to the palace, King Han An would order his servants to place him under house arrest...

How dare he?

"Heh." Lu Zuo chuckled lightly, "Since it's already done, what is there for me to be afraid of?"

He stepped forward, and Zhao Ji retreated in fear.

"There is something I must warn you about, my lady."

Lu Zuo pressed on relentlessly: "Not a single word of what happened today must be leaked, or I will not hesitate to disregard my status and tear you to pieces!"

"If you behave yourself, I will let you return to your country in about ten days."

"otherwise……"

"What King Zhuangxiang of Qin will bring back is only a mangled corpse!"

As the last sentence fell, Zhao Ji leaned against the wall, her pretty face deathly pale: "What...what exactly do you intend to do?"

Lu Zuo braced his hands against the wall, trapping her in front of him by a few inches.

He leaned close to Zhao Ji's ear, his warm breath brushing against her neck, his voice low and deep: "I only wish to borrow your wife to exchange for some gifts with the King of Qin."

After saying this, Lu Zuo ignored Zhao Ji, whose face had turned pale, and turned to leave the main hall.

Zhao Ji stared blankly at his departing figure, her body went limp, and she slid down to the ground against the wall.

"You bastard!"

"You damned King Han!"

"How dare you... How could you dare?"

"Are you crazy?"

After leaving the palace where Zhao Ji was imprisoned, Lu Zuo immediately sent a letter to the State of Qin in the name of the King of Han, asking the King of Qin to exchange Zhao Ji for one hundred thousand-machine repeating crossbows.

Although there's not enough time, as long as the Qin state's mechanical weapons are on their way, I can seize them in the remaining ten days!

No sooner had the messenger left than Zhang Kaidi and other high-ranking officials rushed over to offer their advice, saying that Lu Zuo's detention of a foreign lady was absurd and immoral, an act that brought disaster upon himself, and so on.

Lu Zuo ignored everyone else and used his power to intimidate them, driving them out of the palace.

Then he began his diligent work and cultivation plan.

.......

The next day, early in the morning.

[Missed the morning court session; internal strength +5.]

[Enchanted by beautiful women, internal strength +3.]

[Excessive indulgence in lust, bonus reward: Cultivation +5111.]

[Digging your own grave, bonus reward: Charm skill +100.]

[Absurd and immoral, courting death. Internal strength +10.]

[Humiliating a subject grants an extra reward: Poison Path +30.]

[Leading a rebellion, utterly absurd, Dao Enlightenment +2.]

[Reusing a wicked concubine can bring ruin to a country; calligraphy +10, painting +10, chess +10, musical instrument skills +10.]

"Is it internal energy that's being given?"

Although it's not a new attribute, the number of these attributes is quite considerable.

Imprisoning Zhao Ji for one day is equivalent to the gains of ten days of arduous cultivation...

"not bad……"

"At this rate, in eighteen days, we'll have gained about a year's worth of power."

Lu Zuo nodded in satisfaction, gave the golden finger the instruction to increase his cultivation to the Thousand Blade Flowing Slash Technique, then sat cross-legged, calmed his mind and focused his spirit, and tried to break through to the final True Qi Sea God!

Qi Hai Shen primarily cultivates the lower dantian.

After breaking through this barrier, one can reach the endless depths of the Xuanyuan Abyss, where the energy gathers into a sea, generating the power of life-giving fire.

The amount of true essence that can be stored, as well as lifespan and physical constitution, will be greatly improved!

He took a deep breath, and his mind gradually calmed down.

Under the guidance of his mind, the true essence within his body gradually gathered in his dantian and slowly rotated, transforming into a huge vortex.

……

A short while later, outside the palace.

"His Majesty is resting, Madam, please return."

Resting again...

Hu Meiren frowned slightly, thinking to herself with dissatisfaction, "More than two months have passed, and she hasn't come to see me even once."

"Am I not as good as those women?"

Ever since that day she first tasted it, she has tossed and turned every night, unable to fall asleep, yet Lu Zuo has never once come to see her...

Hu Meimei tried to see him several times, but each time Lu Zuo was in seclusion and was turned away.

Helpless, she could only sigh softly and turn to walk towards her own Liuying Waterside Pavilion.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

"I am the true king!"

"He's a fake!"

Not far from the King of Han's bedchamber, Consort Hu heard a hoarse shout.

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a disheveled man covered in blood being held back by several strong palace servants and dragged toward the end of the palace road.

Consort Hu stopped and asked the palace maid beside her, "Who is that person?"

"Madam, he is the assassin who broke into the palace and knocked you unconscious."

Hu Meiren's gaze fell on the man's face. Although blood and disheveled hair covered most of his face, his bloodshot eyes, wide with despair and anger, sent a shiver down one's spine.

That look... it seems so familiar...

Where exactly have I seen this before?

She couldn't remember for a moment, but the nauseating look in that person's eyes sent a chilling disgust through her, as if she had been licked by a venomous snake.

"Tell him to give him a hundred lashes."

"Yes, madam."

The palace maid stepped forward, stopped the palace servants, and ordered, "The madam said to give him a hundred lashes."

King Han's expression changed drastically, and he roared, "My beauty, I am the King of Han! I am the King of Han!"

But Lady Hu completely ignored him and gracefully left with her maids.

"Ah~~!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, I'll never go crazy again..."

They hadn't gone far when they heard the man's agonizing screams and cries for mercy from behind.

Hu Meiren felt a surge of relief, smiled sweetly, and continued on her way.

A short while later.

She stopped in front of a palace and asked, "That...that's where the King imprisons...that..."

"Are you referring to Zhao Ji, Madam?"

"Yes, it's her."

"Your Majesty, after the King brought Zhao Ji back to the palace, he did indeed imprison her in this hall."

Hu Meiren hesitated for a moment, then said, "Go and prepare some wine and dishes."

……

Half an hour later, in the main hall.

Zhao Ji's pretty face flushed crimson. Holding Hu Meiren's delicate hand, she sighed, "Alas..."

"So it turns out my sister was also forced into the palace."

Hu Meiren's pretty face was also flushed, her expression hazy with intoxication, like jade bathed in the evening glow.

She nodded gently, picked up the wine glass with her delicate hand, tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp: "Seeing you trapped here today, sister, inexplicably reminded me of my own experience."

"I apologize for disturbing you, sister."

"What are you saying?" Zhao Ji waved her hand, a bitter smile appearing on her lips. "My sister is just hoping someone will talk to me and have a drink with me."

"From then on, I often..."

The words were on the tip of her tongue, but Hu Meiren swallowed them back. She sighed with a resentful look, "Sister is the wife of the King of Qin, and she will soon return to the King of Qin's side."

"And me..."

"I can only watch helplessly as the king enjoys himself with other women, all alone..."

Ok?

Zhao Ji was slightly taken aback, and asked with some confusion, "Why does it sound like you're still attached to the King of Han?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Meiren's pretty face blushed even more, like rouge seeping into white jade, the blush spreading all the way to her slender neck.

Her eyelashes drooped, and she softly hummed in agreement, her voice gentle and sweet, as if carrying the scent of honey.

"Why?" Zhao Ji asked, puzzled.

Hu Meiren hesitated for a moment, then leaned closer and whispered a few words in her ear.

"You mean...?"

Zhao Ji's eyes lit up, the hazy intoxication in them mostly dissipated, and she asked with a hint of curiosity and anticipation, "Really?"

Hu Meiren nodded shyly and said softly, "Otherwise, why would I miss him so much?"

Zhao Ji picked up her wine cup: "Come, let's drink and talk."

"Is King Han really that...powerful?"

……

Night fell, in the sleeping quarters.

"call……"

"It's finally done!"

Lu Zuo slowly exhaled a condensed white breath, stepped down from the couch, squinted his eyes, and silently sensed the changes after breaking through the Qi Sea God Gate.

"Internal strength has increased by about double..."

"Within my dantian, there seems to be a powerful life force pulsating... This must be the ignition of my life flame, right?"

"I wonder if I could beat Shen Xun now?"

As he pondered, a slightly hoarse yet captivating female voice drifted from outside the hall.

"Yu Mingzhu requests an audience with the King."

Trendy Fairy?

Why is she here?

Lu Zuo hasn't seen this woman since she was replaced by the King of Han.

The main reason is that this woman is skilled in martial arts and uses illusions to bewitch the King of Han. It is inevitable that her flaws will be discovered when you are with her.

In fact, it wasn't just her.

During this period, Lu Zuo avoided contact with Han Wang An's close associates, including Hong Lian and several of Han Wang An's sons.

Even his close attendants were sent away and replaced with a new batch of palace servants.

"I am not feeling well today, madam, please return."

Outside the palace, the Tide Demoness's eyes narrowed slightly as she continued, "Since Your Majesty is unwell, I must serve you even more."

Having said that, she reached out and gently pushed, and with a creak, the palace doors slowly opened to both sides.

Having said that, she reached out and gently pushed, and with a creak, the palace doors slowly opened to both sides.

A night breeze blew in, bringing a touch of coolness and a unique fragrance.

Lu Zuo looked up at the doorway, his brows furrowing slightly. Why was this woman so eager to see him?

The trendy woman is indeed in a hurry!

Since entering the palace, she has been using Baiyue aphrodisiac to continuously poison King Han An, making it easier for her to control him with illusions.

After tonight, the remaining secret medicine in King Han's body will disappear without a trace.

He will eventually come to his senses and realize that he hasn't even touched his own hand.

All that has happened in the past was nothing but a dream...

Under such circumstances, how could the Tide Fairy leave so easily?

She had come several times during the day, but was always stopped at the door by the palace maids.

That evening, Ji Wuye used his authority to dismiss the palace servants, thus gaining access to the palace gates to request an audience.

Now that Lu Zuo had rejected him again, he didn't care about anything else and pushed the door open and went in.

"Your Majesty..."

Her voice was sweet as she swayed her lithe waist like a water snake as she walked gracefully toward Lu Zuo: "Why have you rejected me time and time again?"

"Am I... not even as good as those women?"

As the Tide Demoness approached step by step, the peculiar fragrance grew stronger, seeping into Lu Zuo's lungs in wisps and strands.

The allure of Baiyue!

He instantly understood that the King of Han in the original story had been controlled by the Tide Demoness all along...

This fear will likely remain in the body for a certain period of time before dissipating.

Is this your reason for having to see me tonight?

"Your Majesty..."

As he pondered, the alluring woman pressed herself against him, her breath sweet as orchids, and her voice alluring and seductive: "Have sweet dreams tonight..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zuo swayed and fell onto the couch behind him.

"wrong!"

"Who exactly are you?"

When the Tide Demoness saw him collapse unconscious, her expression changed drastically, and she instinctively cried out in alarm.

Immediately realizing something was wrong, he quickly turned around and sped away from the palace!

Boom!

After two muffled thuds, a tingling sensation ran through the woman's body, and she froze in place, unable to move.

Lu Zuo had already walked around to stand in front of her, frowning as he asked, "How did you figure that out?"

You shouldn't have fainted.

"Instead, you should just stay put..."

Lu Zuo sneered, "I see."

"Since you've figured it out, don't blame me..."

The shimmering demon was terrified and cried out, "Your Majesty, spare my life..."

"I will keep my mouth shut and will not reveal a single word about what happened tonight."

Lu Zuo: "Do you think I'd believe you?"

Whether Your Majesty believes me or not is not important.

"The important thing is that Your Majesty's recent behavior has been too abnormal, and Ji Wuye has already begun to suspect Your Majesty's identity..."

"Besides administering the Baiyue aphrodisiac to the King tonight, we have also come to test him."

"If something happens to me, it will only increase Ji Wuye's suspicions."