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

After the First Emperor returned,

He stayed alone in his bedchamber for a long time.

After drinking a bowl of medicinal soup, he managed to muster his strength and summoned a servant to fetch a map.

The First Emperor was getting old...

He was no longer the wise and mighty First Emperor who could stand before a map, point at it, and destroy a country.

Even so, the monarch remained cautious even when alone.

He stood very straight, but his eyesight was not very good, so he asked the eunuch to light a lamp so he could look at the map closely.

He raised his hand and pointed to Xianyang, where he was located.

Heading east from here, passing Wei Bridge and Wu Pass, and continuing along the Dan River, you will reach Yunmeng Marsh.

"After passing Anlu, continue eastward along the Yangtze River, passing Qiantang, and so on, and you will reach Kuaiji Mountain."

The First Emperor muttered to himself, pointing his finger at Mount Kuaiji.

Climbing Mount Kuaiji to pay homage to the traces of Yu the Great and to carve inscriptions as a memento was one of the purposes of his eastern tour.

"Lift it higher!"

The First Emperor issued an order,

As the lamp in the temple monk's hand gradually moved upwards, the route northwards from Kuaiji Mountain appeared.

After the sacrifice to Yu's relics,

He will travel north, passing through Wu County, crossing the Yangtze River north of Jiangcheng, reaching the Shandong Peninsula, and arriving at Langya.

After that, it was time to return home.

We will travel from Pingyuanjin, cross the sand dunes, and return to Xianyang.

but....

The First Emperor shook his head bitterly.

He had no confidence whatsoever that he could even return to Xianyang successfully.

The First Emperor will die this year!

The prophecy of the sinking cliff returning and the water god's death.

Although he did not acknowledge that he was the First Dragon, this prophecy was like a sword hanging over his head!

His eyes closed slightly.

With a hint of venting his anger, the First Emperor snatched the candle and burned the map!

The First Emperor turned around.

The eunuch knelt beside him, trembling with fear.

The map burned little by little behind him, then spread in all directions, until finally the entire world was consumed by flames.

The firelight behind him illuminated the First Emperor's melancholy face.

Even knowing that upon returning, he might be lying in a car, being buried at Mount Li.

But he... has to go!

The planned eastern tour cannot be changed!

With weak steps and aged eyes, he turned back to look at the burning map, a faint smile on his face.

"I return eastward, my heart grieves westward..."

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

Although the patrol route was planned.

However, the First Emperor ignored the well-prepared entourage and waited in Xianyang for several more days, delaying his departure.

No one knows what the First Emperor was waiting for.

Only one person, amidst the surging cold, touched the bandaged wound on his head and understood what the First Emperor was waiting for.

But he didn't speak; he simply remained silent.

He has already experienced the consequences of speaking recklessly once, and his wounds have not yet healed. How could he possibly seek his own destruction?

He raised his head.

Looking at the scattered palace complex in the distance,

She sighed softly, her eyes were deep and uneasy, and a smile appeared on her face, but it was tinged with bitterness.

"The Emperor's heart is unfathomable..."

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

"not see."

He waved his hand and chased away another group of people.

Xuan Ye, with his hair disheveled, sat alone in the hall.

Staring at the jade box in front of him, he sat there blankly, looking sorrowful, and remained motionless for a long time.

Why...?

To this day, he still can't understand it.

Why did the elixir of immortality he concoct not only fail to grant immortality but instead cause death?

He lowered his head, staring blankly at the jade box in front of him.

Then he raised his head, closed his eyes, and vowed to grant the First Emperor immortality.

But that's how it is now...

How could he possibly have the face to meet His Majesty the First Emperor?

Just then, footsteps sounded behind him. Xuan Ye lowered his head and said without turning around.

"Let's go back."

"Tell Your Majesty that I have matters to attend to and am unable to comply."

Strangely, the footsteps grew closer and closer, slowly entering the hall, showing no sign of leaving.

After a moment of surprise, Xuan Ye seemed to understand something.

But he still didn't turn around, sitting there quietly, pretending not to know, or deceiving himself.

After a long while, a voice came from behind.

"It is I."

As the sound rang out, the First Emperor walked over, lowered his eyes, and looked at Xuan Ye.

He chuckled and asked, "What, you don't welcome me?"

There was no reply, and the First Emperor didn't seem to care much.

He paced around the hall, looked around at himself, then stood in front of Xuan Ye and asked with a smile.

"Why isn't the Celestial Bird saying a word?"

There was still no reply. The First Emperor muttered to himself, "The imperial carriage for the eastern tour is ready."

"I have been delaying my departure for several days, and now, people are submitting memorials to urge me to leave every day. It is truly tiresome."

After that, there was a moment of silence in the hall.

The First Emperor suddenly said, "I will be leaving tomorrow."

"I have summoned you several times, but you have declined each time, saying you had other matters to attend to. However, I am leaving tomorrow, so I came to see you."

Looking at the person in front of him,

He asked with a smile, "Why are you frowning? I haven't seen you smile in a long time."

After a long silence, Xuan Ye finally spoke.

He raised his hand, touched his furrowed brow, and forced a smile. "Nobody smiles for no reason."

"Too."

He smiled and then sat down.

Now, here, he doesn't need to maintain any decorum; he sits there without a care in the world, saying nothing.

After a long pause, he finally asked, "What have you been busy with?"

As he spoke, he smiled and said, "You didn't come to see me even after I summoned you several times, but instead I had to come to see you in person."

As his voice faded.

He looked at Xuan Ye, his gaze fixed on Xuan Ye.

Looking into the eyes of the First Emperor, she pursed her lips, and felt a sudden, inexplicable panic.

"Hmm, why aren't you saying anything?"

There was no more sound in the hall. Xuan Ye lowered his head, unsure of how to respond.

His eyes lowered, landing on the floor of the hall.

After a long pause, he finally said, "I don't know."

The First Emperor smiled.

But there was a hint of helplessness in his smile: "Heavenly Fate Mystic Bird, it's best not to be so persistent."

"I do not wish for you to be so worried about me."

Xuan Ye slowly raised his head and looked at the First Emperor.

He asked, "Your Majesty, you knew all along?"

However, there was a hint of embarrassment and something he found difficult to say.

After all, he had previously vowed to refine the elixir of immortality for the First Emperor and to grant him eternal life.

But little did anyone know, they had concocted a deadly drug.

The First Emperor smiled faintly, "How could I not know?"

Then he looked at Xuan Ye and said, "I'm leaving tomorrow, so accompany me for a walk around today."

After a moment of silence, he nodded. "Okay."

The two of them walked side by side, not going anywhere else, but simply wandering around the Xianyang Palace.

During this time, Xuan Ye remained silent.

It was just the First Emperor, chattering away, going around introducing the old stories of a certain palace.

turn out to be....

This seemingly aloof emperor.

In private, she has such a lively side.