The Great Qin Dynasty: The egg of the Black Bird was revered as a national guardian beast.

"You said you're a mountain spirit?"

As time passed, the mysterious mountain spirit showed no sign of wanting to harm them.

Jiang Lü stepped out from behind Zi Ying and raised his head.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Is it the Mountain Spirit from Qu Yuan's Nine Songs, the mountain god of the Chu region?"

"Ha, the mountain god of Chu?"

The mysterious mountain spirit chuckled, "Mountain spirit, isn't that what you called me? I'll just use it then."

"As for who I am?"

After a long silence, he said, "You may find out later."

"Later?" Upon hearing this, Ziying's face showed a hint of surprise: "Why?"

Why?

The eyes in the darkness narrowed, and a hoarse, strange voice chuckled softly: "I can't tell you yet."

Ziying nodded and said nothing more.

But Jianglu had many questions to ask, yet when the words reached his lips, he didn't know what to say.

After a long pause, he asked, "What are your skills?"

In his view, the mysterious mountain spirit before him was not the mountain god in Qu Yuan's Nine Songs.

But thinking about it, it certainly wasn't human.

What made him so certain were the eyes in the darkness before him and the strange sound.

as well as……

That fleeting glimpse he made long ago.

Although he couldn't see it clearly, he was certain that the dark figure he saw was not human.

In the darkness of night, those eyes looked down sideways.

"I know what the future holds, good or bad. Would you two young masters like to know your own future?"

Ziying's eyes twitched.

His first thought was disbelief, but Jiang Lü beside him looked up and asked, "Is it true?"

He paused for a moment, then turned his head to the side.

He glanced at Ziying and asked, "I want to know, what will Ziying's future hold?"

Upon hearing this, Ziying was immediately taken aback.

"Tsk tsk." But the mysterious mountain spirit smacked its lips, lowered its eyes, and just stared at Ziying.

And they felt pity for him, saying, "This young master's future doesn't seem very bright."

"What?" Jiang Lu was taken aback, then pressed, "What's not good? Explain yourself!"

Looking at Ziying, the mountain spirit said.

"This young master will be executed by being cut in half at the waist!"

"How could this be?" Jiang Lu lowered his head, his face turning deathly pale as he murmured.

Then, I felt someone put their hand on my shoulder.

Ziying's voice came through: "It's alright, don't worry. Just listen to it and that's it. Do you really believe this?"

Also.

Jiang Lü smiled and asked again, "Who is the villain?"

"Chu".

Upon hearing this word, Jiang Lü frowned again. The perpetrator was a Chu person. Could it be the work of the remnants of the six states?

However, Ziying lived in Xianyang for a long time and would not go out.

What happened in the future? Could it be that the remnants of the six kingdoms rebelled and overthrew their kingdoms, and even reached Xianyang?

"And what about me?" Jiang Lu raised his eyes. Since Ziying was like this, he was afraid he wouldn't fare any better.

The mountain spirit glanced at Jiang Lu, sighing with sorrow.

"Your future will be just as tragic, forced to die by the Second Emperor on the grounds of disloyalty!"

Upon hearing of his own death, Ziying's expression remained unchanged.

But now, Ziying raised his eyebrows, looked up at the mountain spirit, and then looked at Jianglu.

He asked in a somewhat stiff tone, "Prince Fusu has always been kind and benevolent, so how could he possibly order the death of his brother?"

"Knowing what the future holds, whether good or bad, haha, it's nothing more than that."

Looking down at the people below.

His eyes narrowed: "Heh, believe it or not, it's up to you. After all, I haven't lost anything."

"You can also take this as a joke."

After saying this, there was nothing around, but Ziying and the others felt a nightfall descend.

I looked up, and all the stars and moon in the sky disappeared from sight.

Huhu.

They moved like the wind; with a whoosh, the night sky above them vanished, and the stars and moon reappeared.

"We'll meet again if we have the chance."

The sound faded into the distance, and by the time the last few words reached us, we could only make out the general idea.

After the mountain spirit left.

Ziying and Jianglu exchanged a glance, and then there was a moment of silence.

"Jianglu," Ziying asked, "do you believe what he said?"

Opposite him, Jiang Lu pursed his lips, then bent down and picked up the bronze lamp from the ground.

He shook his head: "I don't believe it."

Then he grinned and looked at Ziying: "Don't ask me anymore. Let me tell you, did you believe me?"

"I?"

Ziying tilted his head back and smiled.

Looking up at the sky above the high wall, at the place where the mountain spirit had just been, for a long, long time, he said, "Of course I don't believe it."

At night, the entire Xianyang Palace was completely silent.

Nodding, Jiang Lü laughed and said, "Haha, we've finally found that mountain spirit, what a joyous occasion!"

As he spoke, he tugged at Ziying's sleeve.

"Let's go, let's drink until we drop tonight! This is a perfect occasion for us to celebrate."

Ziying smiled and nodded.

"Ziying, I already said there are mountain spirits in the palace, but you didn't believe me. Now you believe me, and you still call me a stubborn donkey."

"Stubborn donkey, stubborn donkey."

"Hey, Ziying, you just wait! Don't run away!"

.........

Standing atop the dragon head at the end of the roof ridge,

In the darkness of night, a pair of calm eyes watched Jiang Lü and Zi Ying gradually walk away.

He chuckled softly and looked away.

The moonlight, like a ribbon, shone on the magnificent glazed tiles above the eaves, making the figure on the roof appear.

Slender figure

Its entire body is covered in black feathers, gleaming with a cold light.

As the body turned, the long, slender tail feathers behind it resembled a hanging black tassel.

That's right!

This mountain spirit is none other than Xuan Ye.

He didn't want to take on responsibilities, didn't want to compete for the crown prince position, and just wanted to be a carefree young master.

This was his first impression of Gongzi Jianglu.

Living in an imperial family, they do not look to the world, but are confined to the happiness of ordinary people.

Should we call him unruly, or just silly?

After all, in the original history, not long after Hu Hai ascended the throne, he sent an envoy to denounce him as a disloyal subject and forced him to commit suicide.

Before he died, he looked up to the sky and cried out: "Heavens, I am innocent!"

Or perhaps, he never imagined that Huhai would be the one to succeed the First Emperor after his death.

As for now...

His words tonight will likely influence Jiang Lü, making him no longer content with the status quo and prompting him to make a different choice.

He wasn't afraid that Jiang Lü wouldn't believe him.

After all, even if not for himself, but for Ziying's sake, he might try to fight for it.

After all, the two of them were very close.

Of course, even if Jiang Lü doesn't take any action, Zi Ying probably won't just sit there doing nothing.

After all, in his heart...

The future second emperor who might order Jianglu's execution was none other than his eldest son, Fusu.

But then, Xuan Ye thought of the First Emperor.

Since the First Emperor chose Fusu, he naturally wanted to change Fusu, just like the First Emperor.

He hoped that Fusu could recover after experiencing some things.

We should be less sentimental and less hypocritical, learn to be less benevolent, recognize self-interest, and be able to make decisive choices.