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

Chapter 73 The Royal Family is Caught in Fusu's Scheme, and Huanxi Ninth Sister Makes Her First Appearance

Just as Fusu had predicted, the members of the Qin royal family were indeed uneasy and hesitant, almost ready to go directly to the Xianyang Palace to find their patriarch, Ying Zheng.

As darkness fell, the elders of the Qin royal family sat together, discussing amongst themselves.

"What do you mean! What does Your Majesty mean by this?!"

"The final match of 'The Amazing Swan' has just ended, and Prince Fusu is already personally receiving Qin Feng. Does this mean he intends to give Qin Feng an important position?"

"If Qin Feng is given an important position, will our royal family still have any good days? Qin Feng's abilities far surpass Zhang Yi's. With such talent and martial prowess, it's no wonder our Qin clan suffers greatly!"

"Now, in this Warring States period, a time of great contention is about to erupt in a few decades. If Your Majesty listens to the strategists at this time and raises the sword against the royal family, the Qin Dynasty will be finished!"

"No, we cannot stand idly by and wait to die. The Qin Dynasty cannot perish! I am willing to enter the palace and remonstrate to the death. Who is willing to follow me!"

"I do!"

"I'd like to too!"

Just as the royal uncles were united in their determination to plead for their lives, a guard rushed in, "Reporting to all my lords! According to reliable sources, Qin Feng, the top-ranked player in the final round of the 'Amazing Swan' competition, was thrown into the Xianyang Death Prison an hour ago!"

Upon hearing this, the royal uncles were stunned for a moment and exchanged glances.

"What, what's going on?"

"Why did you send Qin Feng to death row, young master?"

"Does this mean the King intends to execute Qin Feng?"

"But something's not right. Logically speaking, a wise ruler like His Majesty would treat the strategists with courtesy, or at the very least, would not offend them. How come Qin Feng was sent to the death row as soon as he arrived!"

"No matter what, it's best that Qin Feng is dead! With him gone, we can finally have peace of mind!"

"That's right!! He's dead, and we can all sleep peacefully now!"

While the royal uncles were relieved, their faces were also filled with joy. Some of them even contacted each other to go out for a drink to celebrate the execution of the strategists as soon as they entered Xianyang!

Just as the princes were celebrating their victory, another guard rushed in and cried, "Reporting, reporting to all the princes, no, something terrible has happened!"

The eldest uncle, who was at the head of the group, asked, "What's going on?"

The guard reported, "Young Master Fusu's investigation into the National Examination Science Exam bombing has uncovered numerous clues. The exam venue was found to be shoddy, with issues including shoddy construction, kickbacks, poor workmanship, and substandard craftsmanship. Young Master Fusu has ordered the Court of Justice to investigate the royal family members who took over the national treasury's infrastructure projects. He has also stated that the royal family and Qin Feng, the perpetrator of the science exam bombing, will share the responsibility for the loss of over 15700 trillion taels to the national treasury!"

These words left everyone speechless, sparking a flurry of discussion.

"The matter of the national treasury infrastructure project happened so long ago, how did it get exposed? How did Fusu know about it!"

"Back then, none of you here had anything to hide in this mess. Don't pretend you didn't know!"

"We're all involved, but the main culprit is Qin Feng. Prince Fusu should have killed Qin Feng; why drag us into this?"

"The problem now is that Fusu is relentlessly pressing on, and he's even extorted 1.57 trillion! That's enough to build twenty national treasuries! Fusu is using Qin Feng to blackmail us! Anyway, Qin Feng is about to be killed, and once he's dead, we'll have to pay back 1.57 trillion! With all our savings for our funerals, we can probably only scrape together a fraction of 570 billion, and we don't even dare to dream of the remaining 10 trillion!"

"Fusu's move is brilliant! He gives us a promise, assuring us that he will definitely kill Qin Feng, and then immediately demands that we return all the money we've embezzled over the years! Who enlightened Fusu? He's become so clever!"

"There's no time to guess who's backing Fusu! The question before us is, what should we do? Uncle Wang, what do you think?"

In the center, a frail, elderly royal elder, with sharp eyes, sighed deeply, "We certainly cannot repay this 15700 trillion, nor can we afford to. Now, all we can do is shift the blame onto Qin Feng, not onto our shoddy construction! And Qin Feng is about to be executed. If he dies, we'll have no one to blame! Therefore, what we must do now is protect Qin Feng! We must snatch this boy from the blade at all costs!"

These words silenced the entire hall. Everyone stared at the elder royal figure in quiet contemplation.

Dude, this is different from the topic of our previous meetings, it's even the opposite!

The earliest topic of our meeting here was how to kill Qin Feng.

Now that's settled, we need to save Qin Feng!

The cars on this bend in the road are going a bit too fast; we can't keep up.

But those present were the true elites of the Great Qin. Faced with such a stake, their minds went blank for a brief moment. Everyone realized that their royal family had been outmaneuvered!

The one who plotted against them was Fusu!

Fusu first imprisoned Qin Feng to gain favor with them, then dug out 15700 trillion yuan to make him repay the money. He said it was fine if Qin Feng didn't repay the money, but he would get Qin Feng out, reconcile with Qin Feng, and then slowly argue about the 15700 trillion yuan!

Fusu's real purpose was not the 15700 trillion, but to make the royal family and the strategists work together!

But now a problem is in front of you: even if you see through Fusu's scheme, what can you do?

Fusu's move was a blatant scheme, and he held the absolute initiative. Killing Qin Feng would benefit the royal family, who would have to repay the money and speak well of him.

However, the royal family had no intention of repaying the money, nor could they afford to. So they could only beg him not to kill Qin Feng. In this way, the royal family would not have to repay the money for the time being. Moreover, in order to save Qin Feng, the royal family would have to flatter him and say good things about him.

In this way, the royal family became like rats in a bellows, being played with in the palm of Fusu's hand!

After a long pause, Wang Bo finally managed to say, "Fusu has grown up! Everyone, please come with me to Xianyang Palace to beg the King to save Qin Feng's life!"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Wang, who was standing nearby, couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Uncle, the strategists have such a deep-seated hatred for our royal family. How can we possibly plead for them? This is unreasonable!"

Uncle Wang glanced at his clansmen and said irritably, "Otherwise what? Is your family going to pay that 15700 trillion?"

Wang Bo's words effectively silenced everyone. 15700 trillion was no small sum, and the most troublesome part was that you couldn't investigate further. If you dared to ask Fusu where these accounts came from, it would be tantamount to admitting to shoddy construction, which would be suicide! But if you remained silent, with Fusu fanning the flames, the royal family would eventually be wiped out!

Even if he stewed the royal family, when it reached the clan leader and the king, the clan members couldn't say anything. The fact that the project was shoddy was undeniable. Back then, when the royal treasury was being plundered, almost everyone participated. With the king's great talent and ambition, he wouldn't even blink an eye when killing someone!

Wang Bo stood up, looked around, and muttered, "When you're greedy for money, you're all as if your parents gave you one less hand; when you're being beaten, you're all as if your parents gave birth to you without a mouth! I'm increasingly pessimistic about the future of the royal family. I originally thought Fusu was just a kind-hearted good-for-nothing who posed no threat to the royal family, but now it seems Fusu has also learned to be wicked. Coupled with a strategist with extraordinary abilities, if you continue to be as reckless and greedy as you are today, then Qin Feng and Fusu will surely cut off every claw you dare to extend!"

"Before the great era of contention arrives, the Qin state will inevitably undergo a major purge! You'd better watch yourselves!"

"As for this trouble, I, this old man, am going all out. I don't care about my reputation anymore. As a senior clan elder, I will go to the King to plead for Qin Feng's life!"

"However, this is all I can do. After this, I will resign from my position as the elder of the clan, leave Xianyang, and retire to the far side of the moon."

"The future of the royal family rests in your own hands!"

"One last reminder to everyone!"

"In the old city of Xianyang, at the entrance to the market, beneath the Meridian Gate, the ancient instrument of dismemberment by five horses has never been abolished!"

"That instrument of torture, the one that could tear someone apart with five horses, is staring wide-eyed at our old Qin clan!"

"As long as you're greedy enough and maintain your current style, one day you'll all get to enjoy this collector's edition torture device!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Wang abruptly waved his sleeve and angrily left the meeting room.

In the vast hall, the royal family members looked at each other in bewilderment.

Some people are filled with anxiety and regret, while others are twisted and abnormal in their jealousy and rivalry.

"I'm so angry! They say friendships are fake, and it's definitely true!"

"Before, when I posted screenshots of my brother, you all praised me for being handsome. Now, you're all talking bad about him and secretly asking for his contact information!"

"If my elder brother Fusu hadn't assured me that they absolutely wouldn't be able to get Brother Qin Feng's contact information, I would have been genuinely worried that you would poach my brother!"

"Fine, I'm not talking to you fake friends anymore. I'm going to chat with the fairy godmother!"

Princess Huayang lived a very comfortable life.

As the first princess of the Qin Dynasty to receive a title, Huayang's daily life could be described as extravagant and complacent.

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Hua Yang's jade-like hand slid across each of the fake sisters, finally locking onto the last profile picture.

This profile picture is beautiful. The background features a blooming red laurel tree with crimson laurel blossoms covering its base. A girl in a long red dress sits on a branch of the laurel tree, her jade-like legs swaying gently. Beneath the tree, a winding stream flows westward, its banks lined with fiery red spider lilies.

Red laurel blossoms, red spider lilies, a long red dress—just a profile picture is enough to accentuate the girl's stunning beauty from behind. No wonder Hua Yang nicknamed her "Fairy Sister."

Princess Huayang typed resentfully, "Sister, come out and judge this for me! I was in a good mood sharing my beloved with them, and those shameless princesses from the six kingdoms actually tried to steal him from me! How outrageous!"

Soon, the fairy-like woman's profile picture changed, and her reply was brief and gentle: "Bury it!"

Princess Huayang paused for a moment, then replied, "This—it's just poaching talent, there's no need to kill and bury them all! Sister, did you just wake up? Are you still grumpy from waking up?"

The fairy sister's avatar moved, "Typo, I meant, ignore their complaints, not that you should kill them and bury them in the ground."

Princess Huayang shushed her. "You scared me to death! How could a gentle and kind girl like you be the kind of person who shouts for violence! By the way, sister, are you free now? I'd like to show you a picture of my sweetheart."

As Princess Huayang spoke, she uploaded dozens of high-definition half-body photos of Qin Feng. In particular, the last photo, featuring a totem dragon against the backdrop of a young man with bare shoulders and ten fingers, blood flowing through them and seeping into a golden-scaled egg, was an unbeatable background!

Princess Huayang said with great anticipation, "Fairy Sister, how is it! Isn't my ideal man this time great? Let me tell you, he is the top student in the three subjects of literature, science, and martial arts! He is the new generation leader of the School of Diplomacy! He is known as the perfect sage of the School of Diplomacy! He has so many titles that it's terrifying! And most importantly, he is so handsome! Look at his angular face, Sister, I can hardly maintain my composure and call him my husband."

After a while, the fairy sister's profile picture responded, "To be able to get first place in arts, sciences, and martial arts, he is indeed an outstanding person. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he is the most amazing person in the 18th session. But judging from the photo, this guy doesn't look very old!"

Princess Huayang said, "Seventeen, one year older than me, and three years younger than you, elder sister!"

The fairy-like woman said, "Whether it's his looks or his abs, he's quite a good match for Huayang! With your status as a princess of Qin, winning him over should be a piece of cake! I'm rooting for you!"

Princess Huayang said with distress, "I do want to win him over! But now I realize that I have nothing to offer compared to him. My humanities grades are the worst, my science grades are average, and my martial arts are terrible! Apart from my father being the King of Qin and my family owning a few mines, it seems like I don't have anything else to offer. It's really a headache. I feel so ashamed to stand next to him. I'm not worthy."

After a moment of silence, the fairy sister replied, "Actually, a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent! You don't need to be so demanding of yourself! Any man in the world who sees you once will be so proud that his ancestors' graves are emitting smoke."

Princess Huayang quickly replied, "Really? Is what you're saying true, sister? Actually, I've always been quite insecure, especially after seeing him drive Lord Zilu off the stage in the Jinghong Arena. You have no idea how handsome he is. From that moment on, I vowed that I would marry no one but him! Sister, you have no idea how handsome he was when he defeated Zilu!"

The fairy sister joked, "Is Zilu the same Zilu who was a disciple of the sage, that reckless fellow?"

Princess Huayang said, "Yes, it's him! He's seventeen years old this year, and he came to participate in the Amazing Beauty Contest, thinking he could take advantage of the younger generation, but he ended up failing miserably! He was defeated by my brother! My brother is so handsome!"

The fairy sister said, "To be able to make that scoundrel Zilu get lost so easily, he must really have some great abilities!"

Princess Huayang said smugly, "That's right! It's a pity he's not my type! My beloved is a peerless hero who will one day come to marry me, clad in golden armor and riding on auspicious five-colored clouds, won't he?"

The fairy sister said irritably, "Don't talk nonsense, that's not true. By the way, Huayang! I have something to ask you for help."

Hua Yang said, "What trouble do you need? Please speak freely, sister!"

The fairy maiden said, "Help me investigate a person from the Qin state!"

Princess Huayang said smugly, "Leave this to me! Sister, please tell me! What's your name? What are your characteristics?"

The fairy sister said, "His name is Qin Feng, he comes from Dragon City, he knows Ou Yezi's forging techniques, and I heard he's in high school. If you see this, let me know."

Princess Huayang was taken aback. "Sister, what do you want with Qin Feng?"

The fairy-like woman asked, "Do you know him?"

Princess Huayang said, "These pictures I sent you are all of Qin Feng! He's the top-ranked contestant in this year's Jinghong Competition! Moreover, he comes from Dragon City, and he learned the forging techniques of Ou Yezi! He not only forged swords but also armor and mechs based on Ou Yezi's methods! Look at that ultra-high-definition mech picture at the back; that's the Wude mech he built in front of 20 billion people of Great Qin, using the resources of our Great Qin's national treasury for thirty years!"

The fairy-like woman on the other side of the chat window fell silent, not uttering a word.

Hua Yang tried sending a pop-up message to the "Fairy Sister," saying, "Sister? Sister? Are you there?"

However, Hua Yang saw a message appear on the screen.

"Hello, you have been deleted and blocked by the fairy sister!"

"Friend request failed; you have been deleted and blocked by the other party!"

Hua Yang was dumbfounded. What did this mean? Why did her sister suddenly block her?

Princess Huayang stared blankly at the image of the fairy sister. In the sea of ​​red spider lilies burning like fire, a stream flowed gently, and under a blooming laurel tree, a girl in a fiery red dress looked on expectantly.

However, the actual scene differs slightly from the profile picture.

The same sea of ​​burning red spider lilies, the same blooming laurel trees, the Huanxi River flowing leisurely, the bright moon hanging high in the night sky, the sound of the Huanxi River tinkling – at this moment, with such beauty, it is truly a scene from heaven.

Beneath the laurel tree, her jade-like feet slammed into the water, and her clear, self-deprecating voice lingered in the air.

"Oh my god! What an stupid thing I'm doing!"

"I actually encouraged my best friend to pursue my fiancé!"

"Damn it! That bastard Qin Feng, he's already got the marriage certificate, how come he still likes to flirt with so many women, he doesn't uphold any husbandly virtues at all!"

"Dozens of photos of you shirtless! Are you really that proud of your dead muscles? You love showing off, don't you? Will you die if you don't?"

"So, you won't fight unless your clothes are ripped off? Does fighting necessarily require ripping off clothes? Are you really that promiscuous?"

"Such a dissolute playboy! Yet Jing Ke could still pat his heart and assure me that his nephew, who was born with a stutter and couldn't utter a word even after being hit three times, was usually low-key and reserved, always avoiding fights, coming from an ordinary family with parents who were just ordinary citizens, without any powerful backers, and who was most afraid of getting into conflicts. His only topic of conversation was having an uncle who was one of the four great assassins..."

"Jing Ke, you big liar!"

"Could a quiet, timid, and stuttering guy win first place in the humanities eloquence exam?"

"His family background is average; his parents are just ordinary citizens. How could he possibly join the most troublesome strategist family? He even possesses a totem, a beast that defies the heavens and destiny!"

"Could a cowardly and timid man who always walks along the walls possibly have managed to make Zilu, the most irritable and tyrannical of Confucius's seventy-two disciples, run away so easily?"

"Liars, they're all liars! None of these important figures who proposed marriage are good people; every word they said was a lie! They should all be buried and used as fertilizer!"

Her jade-like feet splashed in the water. After a long while, she seemed to have calmed down a bit. She muttered to herself, "No, I can't let this fickle fiancé continue like this! That stupid woman Huayang has been spreading rumors and has already made his Peninsula Iron Box famous throughout the seven kingdoms. What if one of the princesses doesn't know any martial virtue and makes a move first? If that kid can't resist the princesses' gentle embrace and surrenders in a few moves, then I'm really doomed."

"Although they received quite a few marriage certificates, six out of the nine women were using them as a lifeline, and the remaining two were actually women disguised as men! Not a single one of them genuinely proposed!"

"It's so hard for Ninth Sister to finally find a blind date with someone who has normal values!"

"Most importantly, he's young, so he's easier to fool—oops! I mean, easier to win over. Besides, he's the top guy on the Astounding Ranking, which is stronger than the previous eight combined!"

"We must not let others make the first move!"

"This Qin Feng, he belongs to Ninth Sister in life and in death. No one will let Ninth Sister eat leftovers!"

"But now things aren't looking too good. Ninth Sister, I'm three years older than him—isn't that a bit too much...?"

"No time to worry about anything else, strike first, or we'll just have the leftovers!"

"We'd rather bury him than let another girl pick him up!"

"First, give him a full set of virginity marks, then perform the Dream Entering Divine Technique..."

"Restore the husband's authority, starting today!"

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