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

"Your Majesty, look."

In Xianyang Palace, Xuan Ye placed the rare medicinal herbs he had brought on the table and looked at the First Emperor.

"Such rare treasures will surely grant Your Majesty longevity."

Looking at the medicinal herbs on the table.

The First Emperor's eyes held a hint of curiosity.

He raised his hand and stretched it forward, but then, as if remembering something, he withdrew it.

After a long while, he placed his hands limply on the table.

"Does Your Majesty not believe it?" Xuan Ye asked, looking at the First Emperor's expression, before adding another sentence.

"It's alright, you'll believe it later."

He put away the medicinal herbs on the table.

Then, after looking around, he walked over to the eunuch standing in the distance and handed him a medicinal herb.

"Give it to the Imperial Physician and have him prepare the medicine for His Majesty."

"Yes." The eunuch bowed his head and accepted it.

The medicinal herbs he brought back all had the effects of replenishing essence, nourishing internal deficiencies, strengthening the body, and prolonging life.

The rest will be kept to refine the elixir of immortality.

Now, let's use one of these plants to keep the First Emperor alive!

He put away the other medicinal herbs and sat back down, but just then, the First Emperor's voice came over.

"It's not that I don't believe it."

He shook his head and looked at Xuan Ye: "It's just that these medicinal herbs have caused me to be separated from you for so long."

There was no sound.

After a long pause, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it won't be long. Once I've refined the elixir of immortality, we'll have plenty of time."

The First Emperor smiled but didn't say anything more.

Just then, Xuan Ye said, "Your Majesty, refining the elixir of immortality requires many tools, but I do not have them."

He then asked, "Does Your Majesty have any that I may use?"

With a chuckle, the First Emperor puffed out his chest and said with a touch of arrogance, "What don't I have?"

He looked at Xuan Ye and asked, "What do you need?"

"Hmm?" Frowning, Xuan Ye thought for a moment, but couldn't make up his mind.

He smiled and waved his hand, saying...

"It's alright. I grant you access to the national treasury. Take whatever you fancy. There's no need to be polite with me."

"Really?" Xuan Ye's eyes lit up, and he looked up at the First Emperor, asking, "Then I'll take them all, how about that?"

"Yes, that's fine." The First Emperor looked at him and smiled.

Then, he took out a jade pendant from his person, handed it to Xuan Ye, and smiled.

"Take it."

"Show it at the entrance of the treasury, and you can go in."

Raising an eyebrow, Xuan Ye reached out and took it.

The jade pendant was exquisite; although it was entirely black, it was interspersed with other colors.

Its shape is carved like a coiled black dragon.

Holding it in my hand, I felt a warmth. The front is engraved with the two characters "Black Dragon" and the back has the character "政".

With a smile, Xuan Ye accepted it.

Then he couldn't wait to get up, lift the curtain and go outside, his voice coming from afar.

"I'll take it and try it out first."

Sitting behind his desk, watching the man walk away, the First Emperor smiled helplessly, his head hanging low and powerless.

But then he broke into a violent cough.

.............

They stepped outside the hall.

Looking around, Xuan Ye felt a sense of relief.

Now, the medicinal herbs that prolong life have been brought back. As long as they are combined with the blood of the divine bird, they will surely be able to concoct an elixir of immortality.

Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Then, glancing at the guard outside the door, he walked over and asked, "Where is the national treasury?"

Lang Wei raised his hand, trembling, and pointed.

"Thanks," Xuan Ye said, and then walked in the direction Lang Wei pointed.

But they didn't notice Lang Wei's strange expression.

He watched Xuan Ye walk away, his lips trembling, as if something of immense magnitude had occurred.

"Oh no, the Salary Demon King is back!"

Xuan Ye naturally had no idea how Lang Wei had gossiped about him; he simply asked questions as he walked.

Before long, it arrived at the national treasury.

Two guards stood at attention in front of the treasury gate. When they saw someone approaching from afar, they immediately stood up straight.

They crossed the bronze halberds in their hands.

Then, turning to the newcomer, he said in an icy tone, "This is a vital area of ​​the national treasury; all unauthorized personnel must leave!"

The man didn't speak, but simply raised the jade pendant.

thump!

Upon seeing the jade pendant, the two guards immediately knelt down with their spears in hand, their attitude completely changing.

"Open the treasury, I want to go in."

"Yes, please wait a moment."

The two guards stood up, raised their hands, clasped their hands in a salute, and each took out a key.

Combine the two keys into one.

One of them stepped forward and inserted the door.

Boom!

The enormous treasury gates moved backward, and soon they were fully open, allowing people to come and go.

The guards, wielding their long spears, stood quietly on either side.

Curiosity flashed in his eyes as Xuan Ye walked forward, passed through the huge gate, and entered the national treasury.

On the pillars and walls inside.

Several ever-burning lamps made from whale oil were hung there.

The flickering candlelight shone on the various treasures piled up in the national treasury, giving them an unusual luster.

Inside, various types of treasures are categorized and displayed.

But each one is priceless, and some even date back to the Xia and Shang dynasties.

Not only that, he also discovered the eggshell of the Black Bird.

This must have been left in the main hall after it hatched, and was eventually picked up by the First Emperor and placed in the national treasury.

But what attracted Xuan Ye's attention the most was...

However, they were eight bronze tripods placed deep inside.

"this……"

He raised his hand to stroke the patterns on the cauldron, "Could this be one of the Nine Cauldrons cast by Yu the Great?"

I glanced around.

He really felt an urge to take everything away.

But in the end, he calmed down, picked out a small cauldron and some eggshells, and left the national treasury.

Place the eggshells in the cauldron.

He thought that since the eggshell was related to him, it might have some effect that he didn't know about.

Clutching the cauldron to his chest, he returned the way he came.

Before long, he arrived at the front of Xianyang Palace, smiled, looked up at the three characters on the palace gate, and walked into Xianyang Palace.

He called out from a great distance.

"Your Majesty, I have emptied your national treasury."

"Don't come asking me for your treasure when you find it's gone. You said I could take it as I pleased."

He ran into the main hall carrying the cauldron in his arms and lifted the curtain.

"Your Majesty..."

Before he could finish speaking, the smile on his face vanished.

He witnessed a horrifying scene: the First Emperor lay motionless beside the table.

"Bang!"

The cauldron in his arms fell to the ground.

Xuan Ye, however, ignored him, standing there staring blankly at what was in front of him, unable to react for a long time.

Then, he suddenly came to his senses.

His voice was chillingly cold, and he practically forced the words out of his mouth.

"Guards! Guards, summon the imperial physician!"

The sound came from outside the main hall, followed by a flurry of footsteps. The eunuchs, palace maids, and guards outside the hall rushed in.