Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 180 Xuanyuan Sword

Qin Feng realized that he had lost.

A crushing defeat.

Round one, OVER!

King Zhou has won a complete victory!

Di Xin was definitely not a simple, extravagant, and debauched king, at least not now.

He is an extremely shrewd political strategist!

This is the most troublesome politician Qin Feng has encountered since his debut!

He is also the only top-tier boss who leads Qin Feng by the nose and guides him at his own pace!

Beneath the surface of their seemingly refined and modest conversation lies a veiled undercurrent of deceit and cunning, where their true intentions are laid bare.

Throughout the first game, Qin Feng was completely dominated by Di Xin, who controlled the pace of the game.

A brief recap of the first round.

He first threw out the three heavy blows of the fall of the Shang Dynasty, the death of Wu Geng, and the rebellion of Ji Fa, hoping to enrage Emperor Xin and thus draw the Shang army under Emperor Xin's control to his side to suppress the rebellion in the underworld.

However, King Zhou's three-pronged approach was to first take the initiative to cut off his own "golden finger" (his own advantage), making him afraid to write in his diary, make wishes, or eavesdrop on his thoughts. When faced with the fall of the Shang Dynasty, he responded that it was not impossible for him to be the one to end it. Regarding the death of Wu Geng, he said that there were other bloodlines in the world. Regarding Ji Fa's rebellion, he said that Ji Fa was his son, so Ji Fa's Zhou Dynasty was a continuation of the Shang Dynasty. Wouldn't the slave system of the Shang Dynasty also be maintained by the Zhou Dynasty?

Not only did Qin Feng fail to provoke Di Xin and borrow the troops he wanted, but he was also bitten back by Di Xin. For tens of thousands of years, from the Western Zhou to the Eastern Zhou, no soul has been able to enter intact. How did you manage to get in, kid!

Here we need to pay attention to two points. When Di Xin said, "As far as you know, these are the terms used from the Western Zhou to the Eastern Zhou."

Qin Feng asked himself, "I never told you about the messy affairs of the Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties. I only said that the Shang dynasty was destroyed. How did you know about the Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties?"

Without a doubt, Di Xin knew more about the situation outside Xuanyuan Tomb than he had imagined. Coupled with his calm acceptance of the Shang Dynasty's demise, it was clear that he already knew what was going on outside.

The fact that no one has entered intact for tens of thousands of years does not mean that Di Xin has not seen the souls outside for tens of thousands of years. He has seen them, and from these fragmented souls, Di Xin learned a lot about the outside world.

Finally, he asked himself, "How did I get in here?"

We should interpret his words in reverse. How should we get out?

The second debate is about to begin. Qin Feng doesn't want to be led by the nose by King Zhou, so he slows down and plans to find King Zhou's weakness, analyze the inner needs beneath King Zhou's calm exterior, seize his weaknesses, and deliver a fatal blow!

Qin Feng slowed his pace and asked, "Was it difficult to get in here?"

Di Xin said, "Of course! To enter Xuanyuan Tomb, one must go through three calamities and five tribulations, seven tribulations and eight calamities, but these are not the most important. The most important thing is to pass the selection of the guardian of Xuanyuan Tomb, the Nine Heavens Demon Fox."

"In the past, some souls entered this place, but those souls were torn apart by the nine-tailed fox, leaving them riddled with holes and shattered into pieces."

"On the contrary, you are not only perfect in soul, but also completely unharmed in body."

"And your strength is so poor, it's clear that you're not capable of defeating the Nine-Tailed Fox by sheer power."

"Therefore, I have a doubt."

Qin Feng said, "Does Your Majesty suspect that I am the spies of the Nine-Tailed Fox?"

Di Xin chuckled. "Young friend Qin Feng, don't be so nervous. I never said you were a spy of the Nine-Tailed Fox. I just think you have something on you that can prove you are a member of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan, so that the Nine-Tailed Fox won't harm you."

Qin Feng asked, "What do I possess that would make the Nine-Tailed Fox show me mercy?"

Di Xin raised his hand and pointed at Qin Feng from afar, and a crimson marriage certificate floated in front of him.

Qin Feng looked at the marriage certificate and said, "This marriage certificate was given to me by my wife. It has nothing to do with the Nine-Tailed Fox."

Di Xin said, "My wife? As expected, you have followed the same path as my true self."

Qin Feng asked, puzzled, "What exactly does Your Majesty mean?"

Di Xin said, "This is a marriage certificate from the Nine-Tailed Fox clan. If I'm not mistaken, your wife should be a fox spirit."

Qin Feng recalled Ninth Sister's voice and appearance, and for a moment, he found it hard to believe. "This... how could this be!"

Di Xin, above him, patiently asked, "Is she beautiful?"

Qin Feng said, "It's very beautiful."

Di Xin asked, "The kind that's the best in the world?"

Qin Feng said, "I don't know, but my mother-in-law was indeed the most beautiful woman in the world at that time."

Di Xin said, "That's right! An ordinary person, the most beautiful woman in the world, especially in a great world where the bloodlines of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors still exist, do you think an ordinary person could reach such a level?"

"Behind this all lies background and talent."

"You don't need to be too sad. In the eyes of ancient human kings, being able to marry a fox spirit was a sign of great power."

Qin Feng felt his worldview crumbling. "Marrying a fox spirit is a sign of great power? Is the King mocking Qin Feng?"

Di Xin said, "Laugh at you? Why would I laugh at you? One of the conditions I made when I left Xuanyuan Tomb was that I marry a nine-tailed fox spirit!"

"If I laugh at you, isn't that laughing at myself?"

"Moreover, marrying a fox spirit was a tradition during the reigns of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."

"In the past, the Xuanyuan clan, the Zhuanxu clan, and the ancestor Emperor Ku all married fox spirits. The most famous of them all was King Yu, who married three fox spirits from Qingqiu and bestowed upon them the surname Tushan! Xia Qi was the son of the Tushan clan and King Yu!"

"There was even a saying that only the offspring of a fox spirit and a human king possessed the true bloodline of a human king!"

"This shows how highly people regarded fox spirits in the past. You don't need to feel guilty because your wife is a fox spirit."

Qin Feng smiled and said, "Guilty? Do I? My wife is a fox spirit, that sounds so cool! I'm just so surprised."

Di Xin laughed and said, "I also think this is a very cool thing, Wairiegude!"

English!

How could Di Xin speak English!

This is the language of the Arad small world.

How could he do that!

Qin Feng looked at Di Xin, "Your Majesty, are you eavesdropping on my thoughts?"

Di Xin, stroking his chin with one hand, chuckled with interest, "How does it feel to have your thoughts overheard?"

Qin Feng was too embarrassed to speak.

Having always been the one eavesdropping on others, Qin Feng is now being retaliated against by King Zhou in the same way, leaving him truly devastated.

Qin Feng felt a familiar sense of destiny descending upon him.

Back then, I was completely outmatched by Fusu in the final round of the "Amazing Beauty" competition.

This feeling also appeared in King Zhou.

He had his own cheat codes reversed and controlled them. He had neutralized all his communication devices. In his presence, he was like a useless person who had exhausted all his schemes and talents.

At this moment, Qin Feng also realized that he could not outmaneuver King Zhou.

Whether it's wisdom, supernatural powers, or cheating, this King Zhou is superior to me.

Since that's the case, then let's play it by ear!

Qin Feng looked at King Zhou and said, word by word, "I would like to borrow troops from Your Majesty."

King Zhou laughed heartily, "Finally, we're laying our cards on the table! Getting you to tell the truth really took some effort! So, how much do you want to borrow?"

Qin Feng said, "One Dragon Fang-class arsenal ship, plus ten squadrons of ten thousand commanders as standard!"

King Zhou's voice turned displeased, "Dragon Fang-class arsenal ships—there are only three in the entire Shadow City of Chaoge, and one of them is already scrapped!"

"As for troops, the vast city of Chaoge only has a standing army of 500,000, and you're borrowing one-fifth of it all at once! Quite the boast!"

Qin Feng said, "I have plenty to offer Your Majesty as well!"

Di Xin said, "I have men and soldiers whenever I want. Su Hu is insignificant, and I am invincible within Xuanyuan Tomb. What can you give me?"

Qin Feng said, "Your Majesty is still lacking many things, such as the admiration of the common people, the worship of gods and spirits, and the submission of feudal lords and ministers! As Your Majesty's shadow, you should also possess all of those things that the original body should have!"

"And now, the best opportunity is right in front of us!"

"In the world outside, the division of the Three Realms is nearing completion, and the Ghost Realm, as the final piece of the puzzle, is about to be completed!"

"At this time, the Three Realms are in turmoil. The armies of the Heavenly Beings and the armies of the Underworld are constantly fighting, all vying for the last piece of the pie in the world!"

"Your Majesty, we have been stationed at Xuanyuan Tomb for a million years. Our troops are elite and our generals are as talented as stars in the sky. This is the best time to launch an attack."

"As long as we wipe out the celestial beings and the underworld army in one fell swoop, with Your Majesty's own prestige, wouldn't the Lord of the Underworld be yours for the taking?"

"As long as I control the underworld and restrain the six realms of reincarnation, then in the future, which of the mortal realm's lords' souls wouldn't kneel before me and beg for mercy?"

"Hasn't everything that originally belonged to Your Majesty—the homage of the feudal lords, the sacrifices of the common people—returned?"

"And most importantly, Your Majesty promised the second sons of the princes in the hostage assembly that you would make them kings!"

"Now I can fulfill my wish! To keep my promise from the past, isn't that right?"

Qin Feng's last words struck Di Xin's heart hard.

Di Xin's biggest problem now is that he cannot fulfill his promise to the hostages.

If one were to conquer the Underworld, then the entire Underworld would be one's own territory, and one could undoubtedly bestow titles and ranks upon the hostages, thus fulfilling the promise.

Looking at Qin Feng's confident demeanor, Di Xin asked a crucial question: "What are you trying to achieve by doing this?"

Qin Feng bluntly stated, "I and Tianren are incompatible according to our birth charts. I don't want anything, I don't covet anything. As long as Tianren can't have me, I'll be happy. This happiness is more important than anything else."

Di Xin scrutinized Qin Feng for a long time before finally saying, "If I were to judge you by your own heart, you'd be nothing but a troublemaker!"

Qin Feng, beaming with pride, said, "Your Majesty, you are mistaken. If I, Qin Feng, am a troublemaker, then aren't all the forces in the Underworld like excrement? I am, at least, a stick; I am far superior to all that excrement!"

Di Xin couldn't help but curse, "Shut up! This is an insult, not a compliment!"

Qin Feng said, "Your Majesty's words are a very accurate assessment of my position, and can be considered a compliment. I am truly overjoyed and cannot contain myself."

"Enough!" Di Xin was disgusted by this shameless fellow. "I won't take advantage of you for nothing. There is an opportunity in Xuanyuan Tomb that is very suitable for you."

Qin Feng asked, "What kind of opportunity?"

Di Xin said, "A treasure that I once sought but could not obtain is hidden in the Xuanyuan Tomb."

Qin Feng said, "Even His Majesty himself couldn't obtain this treasure, how could I possibly have a chance to get it?"

Di Xin said, "You have a chance!"

"Because such a treasure requires two keys, one of which is in the hands of Su Hu, a descendant of Xuanyuan."

"A key is in the hands of the nine-tailed fox."

"And your wife is a nine-tailed fox spirit. With this marriage certificate and your clever mind, you are enough to obtain the fox spirit's key."

Qin Feng asked, "Then, where is Su Hu's key?"

Di Xin said, "Su Hu's key is also very simple! Your Beihai lineage should be quite familiar with Yuan Futong, right?"

"Yuan Futong was Su Hu's close friend and elder brother!"

"If you enter Su Hu's territory under the banner of Beihai, Su Hu will surely treat you as a friendly guest."

"That way, you'll get both keys and obtain that treasure!"

Qin Feng looked at Di Xin and smiled slightly, "I have a bold idea, but I don't know if I should say it."

Di Xin said, "Speak freely."

Qin Feng asked, "Could this blessing that Your Majesty has given me be a trap?"

Di Xin laughed heartily, "How could that be?"

Qin Feng said, "If I'm not mistaken, this treasure is indeed the stabilizing treasure of Xuanyuan Tomb. As long as I trick both sides into giving me the keys and take the treasure, Xuanyuan Tomb will lose its sealing power. At that time, Your Majesty's army will rampage through the underworld, crushing the forces of gods and demons. We might even launch a counterattack against the Zhou Dynasty in the human realm, conquer the eighteen blessed lands of the immortal realm, and rebuild the Shang Dynasty!"

Di Xin looked down at Qin Feng and asked, "So, are you going?"

Qin Feng said, "Go, why not go?"

"Putting aside the fact that this is indeed a great opportunity! Just consider that I am a sinner of the Beihai lineage. The King did not kill me, but instead asked me to make merit. This is to give me, Qin Feng, face and a way out. Of course I should accept it."

"Or perhaps the Great King could kill me right now!"

"However, Your Majesty, I must give you a heads-up."

"If Your Majesty only desires the Underworld, then given Your Majesty's strength and the current intertwined forces of the Wolf Fang Clan, Your Majesty truly has a chance to unify the Underworld, or at the very least, to occupy half of its territory and establish a foothold there!"

"But if Your Majesty wants to interfere with the Three Realms, then Your Majesty might not even be able to defend the Underworld, and will end up in the same situation as me."

"After all, the era of the Great Shang Dynasty has passed, and everyone is well aware of this. Humanity misses the Great Shang Dynasty, but humanity does not want to see it reappear."

"Humans are such a contradictory species, and Your Majesty should understand human nature."

After sighing, Di Xin said, "Since you've revealed your secret to me, I might as well reveal mine to you too."

"Actually, the treasure you seek is the sword of the Yellow Emperor!"

Qin Feng blurted out, "The Xuanyuan Sword?"

"Yes!" Di Xin continued, "If the Xuanyuan Sword is passive, it will not affect the fate of the Xuanyuan Tomb. I will still be inseparable from the Xuanyuan Tomb."

Qin Feng asked, "Then why did Your Majesty send me to retrieve the Xuanyuan Sword?"

Di Xin said, "Although I cannot leave Xuanyuan Tomb, I can allow them to enter Xuanyuan Tomb!"

"As long as the Xuanyuan Sword is thrust into the Underworld, this chaotic land of Xuanyuan Tomb will merge with the Underworld, and the warriors of Yin Shang will appear in the Underworld to suppress all villains!"

Qin Feng clapped and laughed, "I understand! Your Majesty means that since I can't get out, let them in and have a good fight!"

Di Xin said, "The tragedy of the shadow is that the shadow cannot leave the dark place, the shadow can never leave Xuanyuan Tomb. Once it leaves, we will disappear completely."

"But they can come to Xuanyuan Tomb. I don't mind helping you defeat them on Xuanyuan Tomb's soil!"

"The premise is that you have a way to get the Xuanyuan Sword and bring it to the underworld."

Qin Feng said, "Your Majesty treated me with sincerity, and I will repay Your Majesty with sincerity. If I do not have the ability to obtain the Xuanyuan Sword, I will not return to see Your Majesty! Farewell!"

Qin Feng cupped his hands in greeting, then turned and left.

Inside the Wuji Palace, Di Xin stood up, gazed at Qin Feng's retreating figure, and then uttered, "Come out."

Two figures emerged; they were Ji Fa and Yin Jiao.

Ji Fa clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, he certainly cannot obtain the Xuanyuan Sword! Only the Human King can obtain the Xuanyuan Sword! Back then, Your Majesty orchestrated a plan, coercing and pursuing Su Hu all the way to the Xuanyuan Tomb, but even Your Majesty could not obtain the Xuanyuan Sword. How could this brat possibly obtain it?"

Yin Jiao sneered, "This kid thinks he can drag our old Yin Shang forces into the chaos of the previous dynasty with his silver tongue. He's delusional. Although we are their shadows, we are ourselves, not the remnants of the original. We have our own pursuits."

On the royal platform, Di Xin looked down at the two of them. "My son Yin Jiao, what you say is absolutely right. Although we are shadows, shadows also have aspirations. So, pursuing the underworld seems quite normal, doesn't it?"

Yin Jiao was stunned for a moment. "Father, do you really want to get involved in the affairs of the Underworld? Back then, even I couldn't withstand the schemes of the Celestials. You are just a shadow. You can't defeat them."

Ji Fa said, "I believe Your Majesty's plan is brilliant. Using Qin Feng, a descendant of the North Sea, to obtain the Xuanyuan Sword, connect with the Underworld, and lure the Celestial Army in, giving them a good lesson is certainly possible! Although we have our own independent values ​​and aspirations, the will left to us by our late father is still a huge burden. If it is not dealt with, it will eventually condense into inner demons. Over the years, many brothers have died or been injured because of these inner demons!"

Yin Jiao said, "How could that brat possibly have the ability to obtain the Xuanyuan Sword? That Xuanyuan Sword is not something he can touch! Only a Human King can touch it! Even my father himself couldn't control it back then, so what makes him think he can?"

Di Xin interrupted Yin Jiao from above, saying, "Behind him lies the will of a human king!"

Yin Jiao was stunned for a moment. "Father, you...you mean, a new human king has been born in the outside world?"

Di Xin's voice was leisurely, "I really want to kill this brat."

"He is a true scourge, a menace to the world. Every day he lives brings disaster; wherever he goes, war will follow!"

"But he has a powerful backer, a steadfast and unwavering king! From that backer, I sensed the same fear I once felt towards my father, Emperor Yi."

"That is an invincible state where all living beings are united as one."

"He is a living king. He only left this kid a token, which is enough to make me dare not make a move against him."

"And his name is Qin King, his state is called Great Qin, and it has already become an empire, surpassing even the Shang Dynasty at its peak!"

"Next, this King Ying Zheng will surely sweep across the eight wastelands and conquer the six directions, creating unprecedented and magnificent achievements for our Great Shang Dynasty!"

"Such a heaven-defying human king, let alone a shadow king like myself, even if his true form appeared, would have to avoid his sharp edge and dare not contend with him!"

Yin Jiao, unwilling to give up, asked, "What if Father insists on killing Qin Feng?"

Di Xin said, "Then the token will explode. When Qin Feng dies, the Human King's token will open the passage to Xuanyuan Tomb in the Chaos Land. The surviving Human King's army will shatter the passage, and thunder will descend to crush all living beings on Xuanyuan Tomb."

Ji Fa laughed, "So, Your Majesty has thrown Qin Feng, this hot potato that you want to kill but can't, to the Nine-Tailed Fox and Su Hu of Ji Province, to see if they have the guts to kill Qin Feng!"

Di Xin asked, "Ji Fa, if war breaks out in the underworld and your Zhou army invades, what will you do?"

Ji Fa said, "These unfilial descendants have betrayed their clan and abandoned their lineage, showing neither filial piety nor loyalty; they deserve to be executed!"

Yin Jiao said, "Compared to the Zhou emperor's army, I would rather kill those mountain and river gods. My Shang dynasty treated them very well back then, but they actually betrayed us and sided with the heavens and man, kicking my Shang dynasty when it was down, causing my father and my own spirit to perish. Such deep hatred must be avenged!"

"Enough—" Di Xin waved his sleeve, "Disperse! Focus on development and wait for the situation to unfold!"

"promise!"

"yes!"

Ji Fa and Yin Jiao left the royal palace.

(End of this chapter)

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