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On the third day of the fifth month of the thirty-one year of the First Emperor.

After nearly two months, Emperor Shin-Emperor's parade finally stopped and arrived at Langya County, Donghai.

The East China Sea in May is midsummer, and the climate here is completely different from that in Xianyang. Sometimes the weather is clear, sometimes there are heavy rainstorms and winds. The sea is sometimes calm and sometimes rolling wildly. Especially when the rainstorm is approaching, the sea has raised huge waves several feet high, layer by layer, shaking the earth like thunder. As the tide rises and falls, the coast of the East China Sea also shows a completely different scenery from the inland of the Central Plains.

Fishermen by the sea have long been accustomed to the sunny changes in the sea in summer, avoiding the huge storm, coming out early and returning late to fish and fishing, and living a poverty-stricken life for decades.

After arriving in Langya County, the First Emperor once again set foot down on Langya Mountain to meet local officials and celebrities and alchemists, and then led the accompanying civil and military officials to the Langya Terrace on the top of Langya Mountain, and took turns to watch the vast sea with telescopes.

"Your Majesty, with the thousand-mile mirror presented by the Marquis of Qinghe, the vision is indeed much wider, and the islands in the sea can be seen clearly!" Wang Ben held up the telescope and looked around and then handed the telescope back to the First Emperor.

"Father, if this thousand-mile mirror could really see through thousands of miles, maybe you could see the overseas sacred mountain or even the immortals above!" Hu Hai said excitedly from the side.

It was his first time to come to the sea, and naturally he was very surprised by the blue sea and blue sky he had never seen before.

Qin Shihuang raised his telescope and looked around the sea again. After putting it down, he frowned slightly, turned around and asked the officials of Langya County beside him, "Where is Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng now?"

"Return to Your Majesty, in the past three years, we have raised giant trees and craftsmen to build more than ten large ships, and handed over the boys and girls who collected them and all the food and clothing that were prepared for three years to Hou Gong, Lu Sheng and others. They went to sea several times a year, but they all returned without success. When they returned last autumn, they said that there were giant dragons in the sea that could not be stopped. They went to sea again in February this year, but they have never returned. I don't know where they are now!" The governor of Langya County quickly answered.

"I have passed on my orders to spread all the county seats in the two places of Langya County, Qi County, and investigate all the fishermen and Fang Dao Sages who live near the East China Sea, and inquire about the news about Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng and others. If you see it, you will bring me quickly!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" A group of accompanying officials bowed and accepted the order.

Five hundred miles northeast of Langya Mountain, it is another gathering place for sorcerers who believe in the path of immortality, called Penglai Town. Although this place is called Penglai, there is no Penglai sacred mountain. It is said that someone has seen the shadow of the overseas sacred mountain here, so like Langya, a large number of sorcerers of Fang family have been practicing and researching here for many years.

Two days after Emperor Shin-Emperor arrived in Langya County, news that local officials sent soldiers to search for Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng and others also reached Penglai, which caused a huge sensation among these sorcerers who practiced Taoism.

However, the soldiers' inquiry did not get the desired result. There was no news about Hou Sheng, Lu Sheng and others here. One day later, the soldiers dispersed, and early the next morning, several fishing boats sailed out to the sea and headed deep into the sea.

There is a small island covered with reefs dozens of miles away from Penglai Town. There are a large number of low shrubs and vines on the island. A large number of sea birds live and nest here. There is a calm bay in the northwest of the island. Two large sea boats are docked inside, tied to the reefs on the shore with thick cables. There is a natural cave on the mountainside not far from the harbor. A group of alchemists wearing Taoist robes and Taoist buns are gathering in the cave. Among them, an old man with white hair and white hairpin is sitting cross-legged on the rock at the entrance of the cave, looking at the bay with his face very ugly, and some others sigh and don’t know what to do.

These people were Hou Gong, Lu Sheng, Han Zhong and others who visited Qin Shihuang in Langya three years ago and presented a memorial to go out to sea to find the immortal grass of the sacred mountain.

"Donald Hou, the three-year period that I agreed with the emperor was almost here. It's already May, but we have returned in vain after going out to sea many times. If we can't find the overseas sacred mountain, the emperor will definitely kill us all!" A sorcerer in his forties said very uneasy.

"Donald Hou, I must think of a solution, otherwise I will only be able to hide on these desolate islands overseas for the rest of my life and will never be able to return to the Central Plains!" Another middle-aged sorcerer also said anxiously.

"At this point, what else can I think of? I can only hide here and wait for the emperor to leave before thinking about it?" Mr. Hou sighed after being silent for a long time, but when he withdrew his eyes, he suddenly stood up and walked out of the cave.

"Hey, someone is here!" Everyone else stood up, and with sharp eyes, they saw several small fishing boats coming from the sea to the bay.

Half an hour later, Hou Gong and others waited for the fishing boat on the beach. Several fishermen dressed as fishermen got off the fishing boat. Two young alchemists wearing Taoist buns but wearing fishermen's costumes hurriedly ran to Hou Gong and saluted and said, "Master, the First Emperor has already toured Langya. Now a large number of soldiers are being sent everywhere to look for Master and Lu Gong Han Gong. We are secretly coming to report the news!"

"Ah?!" The group of warlocks around Hou Gong suddenly became terrified, and Hou Gong's face turned even more distorted as ugly as a shoehorn.

"Have you ever heard of Qinghe Hou!" Mr. Hou asked with a trembling face.

"I heard that the Queen Qinghe did not have a tour with the emperor, and broke up after Mount Tai and disappeared!" said the sorcerer who reported the news quickly.

After changing his face for a long time, Mr. Hou breathed a long sigh and said, "It seems that he can't hide this time. I'll clean up and see the emperor!"

"Duke Hou, I must not go back at this time!"

"Yes, it's a dead end when you go back!"

The faces of the group of people changed drastically and dissuaded them.

"No, I can't hide forever. If Emperor Shi cannot see us, he will inevitably instruct the counties and counties near the East China Sea to check our whereabouts at all times. Once we show up, we will be captured and sent to Xianyang. Then we will be truly dead and burial place!" A middle-aged sorcerer next to Mr. Hou shook his head with a pale face.

"Did Mr. Lu have other ways to deceive the emperor? We have been searching in the sea for three years without seeing the sacred mountain, nor have we found the so-called immortals and fairy grass. How should we explain even if we go to see the emperor?" A warlock said tremblingly.

"Hmph, searching for the sacred mountain is just an excuse. You have known it for a long time, why do you still mention this matter now!" Mr. Hou frowned in dissatisfaction and snorted coldly.

"We were fooled by Huangshi Gong. Those Mo family disciples have been deceived by us. If Huangshi Gong hadn't said that they had a map of overseas fairy islands, why would we take such a risk? Since we were separated from the last time we encountered the wind and waves, we had no idea where we went, so we could only stay here and wait for death..."

"What's the use of saying this now? The East China Sea is vast and boundless. It's already midsummer and I've missed the opportunity to go out to sea. Huangshi Gong must be trapped on an island overseas. If we want to survive, we must have to find the group of Mo family disciples, and then continue to wait for the opportunity to go out to sea and find a large island to settle in. We may not be able to return to the Central Plains in our lifetime!" Hou Gong shook his head.

"Donald Hou still remembered the dry bones I saw on the island dozens of miles away from Laoshan?" Lu Sheng said suddenly.

"Of course I remember, what do you want to say?" Mr. Hou looked back at Lu Sheng.

"At that time, we found some scattered bones in the cave where the dry bones were. After some pieces, it was restored. It turned out to be a picture catalogue, and there were also some ancient seal scripts of Hu, the deceased Qin. Although we didn't know the intention, we can now use it to present this picture to the emperor and fabricate it as a prophecy, which predicts that Qin will suffer, and the emperor will give up the responsibility for pursuing us..." Lu Sheng said slowly.

After a long time of silence, Hou Gong nodded slightly and said, "Although this plan is dangerous, it is indeed a good way. Let's go back and study the bone simplified catalog, and then discuss a proper reason to avoid being exposed!"

"Hou Gong is right, go quickly!" Under the urging of a group of sorcerers, Hou Gong and others returned to the cave again. Lu Sheng took out a bundle of extremely old and yellow bone slices from a pile of salutes, opened it, and then a group of people gathered at the entrance to watch and discuss.

Half an hour later, the group of people dispersed and began to pack up their clothes and boarded the two big ships, and ordered the ship workers to untied their cables and set sail.

A few days later, the two big ships finally arrived outside Laoshan after several storms. Just as the two big ships were about to turn to Laoshan, seven or eight other big ships were riding the wind and waves from the direction of a small island in the distance.

"Duke Hou, isn't that the lost Huangshi Gong?" A priest standing at the bow of the boat couldn't help but exclaim.

"I am not wrong. Mr. Huangshi must have been blocked by the wind and waves and stayed in the nearby waters. This is fine, if you want to die, you can't afford to lose these Mo family disciples!" Mr. Hou said with a gloomy face.

Soon the two fleets gathered together and then drove to a desolate island to dock. After the two groups of people got off the boat, they exchanged and discussed on the beach for a long time before leaving the boat again, with the goal being Laoshan.

Half a day later, the fleet arrived near Laoshan and broke down in a sheltered harbor.

A group of depressed alchemists and a group of Mo family disciples with an ugly face all packed their belongings and started to get off the boat. At the same time, hundreds of teenage boys and girls came out of the cabin, but each of them was pale and ragged in clothes, like a group of beggars. Under the scolding of the boatman, they all followed them out of the boat with fear.

"Duke Huangshi, since the emperor is in Langya, why do you want us to Laoshan?" Although Duke Hou felt fooled by Duke Huangshi, the two groups of people are grasshoppers tied to a rope. They can only compromise with each other and deceive the emperor first. However, they are also full of doubts about Duke Huangshi's boat being docked in Laoshan.

Huang Shigong, wearing thigh clothes and hair, stood on the shore and looked at the vast sea, and couldn't help but sigh. He originally wanted to use these immortal alchemists to deceive the emperor into building a big ship to go out to sea, so that he could lead the disciples of the Mo family to leave the Central Plains and go overseas to find the so-called Yingzhou to settle down, intending to avoid a major disaster in the Central Plains. However, he never thought that he would suffer repeated setbacks when he went out to sea several times in three years and lost several large ships, and his disciples also came.

Hundreds of people were buried in the sea, and two or three hundred boatmen, fishermen and children accompanied them died, but they kept wandering around the sea. If they continued to wander like this, not only would the food and clothing be consumed, but the consequences would also be expected. They would definitely be buried in the sea. Therefore, without a certainty, they could only return to Langya County to replenish their clothes and repair their ships, but they happened to meet the lost Hou Gong Lu Sheng and others.

The emperor is here, this is bad news.

But if they avoid it, the next time they go ashore, they will definitely be the strong bow and crossbow of the Great Qin army soldiers. Even if they are not shot to death, they will never be able to dock for the rest of their lives. At this point, they will really become homeless ghosts on the sea.

However, the good news is that after hearing the plans of Mr. Hou, Lu Sheng and others, Mr. Huang Shi also thought this was a very good excuse.

The one who destroyed Qin was Hu.

Although I don’t know who left behind this broken picture and I don’t know where it came from, as long as the word Qin is mentioned on it, the emperor will definitely believe it when he is confused by the words of the prophecy.

As for what Hu is referring to, it doesn't matter, and they don't need to worry about explanations. The emperor will naturally convene people to decipher. Even if the emperor kills all the Hu surnamed in the world, it doesn't matter. They only care about their own lives and future.

"Now the emperor is in Langya. If we go directly to Langya, we will definitely be taken away from the sea boat. At that time, we can only let the fish and meat. But if the boat is left here, even if the emperor is suspicious, we still have a way out. At that time, we can go to the South China Sea. If we can't find Yingzhou, we can find other islands to stay temporarily. As long as the person is still there, there will be some chance!" Huang Shigong shook his head and said.

"You are right. How should I arrange it now? Should I go to Langya to meet the emperor or act separately?" asked Mr. Hou.

"The person who presented the memorial was you waiting for a few people. We cannot show up. However, I will arrange some disciples to escort you to Langya. As long as the emperor believes this catalog, you will ask the sea dragon to stop you and ask the emperor to continue to recruit craftsmen to build sea boats to prepare for boys and girls, food and clothing. I observed the astronomical phenomena on the island for several months and have determined the location of Yingzhou. As long as I am well prepared, I will definitely be able to find Yingzhou next time I go to sea, and I will no longer have to worry!"

"You didn't deceive me this time?" Mr. Hou didn't believe Mr. Huang Shi's words.

"Although I, Huang Tingjing, have never seen through that secret, the map about Yingzhou in my hand was taught by Guiguzi himself. Why do you want to lie to you? Yingzhou is really outside the East China Sea, Qiong'er is here!" Huang Shigong waved to a middle-aged man in his forties in Taoist decoration.

"What are the instructions of my father?" The middle-aged man saluted respectfully.

"You bring some people to secretly escort Hou Gong and others to Langya to pay homage to the First Emperor!"

"Yes!" After the middle-aged man saluted, he called more than a dozen disciples of the Mo family. After Hou Gong and others packed it up, he slowly climbed up Laoshan along the steep reefs on the shore and disappeared.

The rest of the people were all hiding in a reef near the beach to prepare meals. Hundreds of people lie on the ground and start sleeping after eating like beggars.

"Juzi, the man and woman I caught last time have been locked on the boat for several months. Should I take it down? It would be better to kill it with one knife if I keep it closed!" A Mo Tu walked to Huangshi Gong and whispered.

"Go and take it down first, wait until the Hou and the others come back after seeing the emperor before making plans!" Huang Shigong shook his head.

Soon, several Motus brought down a man and a woman from a sea boat.

The man had a simple face and messy hair and thick arms, and his eyes were as strong as Kong Wu. His clothes were worn out. Although his face was depressed, his eyes were still bright and restrained. Although he was surrounded by several mob disciples, he still had no timidity.

The woman's 20-year-old looks beautiful and slim, but her hair is also messy and her face is also bleak.

If Chen Xu were here, he would definitely recognize these two people immediately, one was Gai Nie, a famous swordsman in the world, and the other was Gongsun Beiyan, who claimed to be the Princess of Wei.

But now the two of them look very bad.

"Huangshi Gong, why did you imprison me and Princess Wei for several months? I would not kill or let go?" Gai Nie stood two feet away from Huangshi Gong, pressing the hilt of the sword around his waist tightly. Although his voice was plain, the blue veins exposed on his arms and slightly trembling fingers could tell that he was very nervous and excited.

"Haha, Princess Wei!"

Huangshi Gong let out a few very disdainful laughs, and looked at Gai Nie lightly and said, "You Zhishi is a former royal family of the Jin Dynasty. Although Luo Tuo would not be involved with such a woman, he would be a slave, let alone you are a disciple of Guigu. I don't kill you because of your identity and respect the only bloodline of the Jin Dynasty royal family. But you have always refused to join my Mo family. Once you let you go and let the Guigu School know, wouldn't it cause me a huge trouble?"

"Hmph, don't worry, although I have obtained the inheritance of the Guigu Sect, it has nothing to do with the Guigu Sect. Who I assisted or even willing to be a slave has nothing to do with the people in the world. If you let me go, I will never reveal any news about you!" Gai Nie looked at Huangshi Gong coldly.

"Of course I feel at ease, but this woman from Gongsun cannot let go. If you want to leave, you can leave now. I will never stop you?" Huang Shigong pointed to a path leading to Laoshan.

"So you won't let us go?" Gai Nie's hand tightened the spring of the sword, and with a click, the sword bounced out half an inch.

"Haha, you think you are my opponent? Don't say it's you, even if Guiguzi comes in person, I can escape unscathed, so don't resist more fearlessly. This woman is of great use to me, so naturally I can't let go. If you refuse to leave, then stay!" Guiguzi stood up from the stone and waved his hand to leave.

"Uncle Nie doesn't want it, you...you can't beat him!" Gai Nie was about to draw his sword, but Gongsun Beiyan hugged his arm, looking at Gai Nie with horror, shaking his head slightly.

"Oh~" Gai Nie Yangtian sighed and finally inserted the sword back into the scabbard. He silently used his rough hands to silently Gongsun Beiyan's messy hair, and infinite desolation appeared in his eyes.

"Haha, that's right. Gai Nie, those who know the times are heroes, and good birds choose trees to live in. As long as you obey me, when my Mo family makes a comeback and enters the Central Plains in the future, it is the time when China changes its rule. At that time, you can support Gongsun to restore the Great Wei and get everything she wants!" Huang Shi Gong laughed and waved his sleeves and turned around and left.

"Uncle Nie, your injury has not recovered yet. Don't conflict with them again. It seems that they will not go out to sea recently. You can take the opportunity to cultivate. Besides, they deceived the First Emperor. Once the emperor sends a large army to capture these people, we will have a chance to escape!" Gongsun Beiyan held Gai Nie with a sad face and avoided the sharp sunshine under a reef.

"Those who know the times are heroes, and good birds choose trees to live on..." Gai Nie sat cross-legged on the sand, his lips slightly twitching.

Three years ago, someone once said the same thing to him.

But times have changed. Although the two of them were in a downturn, they were still far from falling into such a desolate and helpless state.

"Bei Yan, if there is a slight chance, I will protect you and escape!" Gai Nie said in the direction of Huangshigong meditating.

"No!" Gongsun Beiyan hugged Gai Nie's arm tightly and shook her head. Two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks. "The sky is vast and the earth is vast. There is no longer a place where I, Gongsun Beiyan, stand up in the Central Plains. If there was no Uncle Nie, I... I would have only one way to die!"

"No, after you escape, go find Qinghe Hou. He will not be saved by death!" Gai Nie said slowly with his eyes closed.

"Qinghe Marquis..." Gongsun Beiyan's eyes lit up but dimmed in an instant, and she leaned gently on the reef and murmured, "He...he will not save me. When she took away Sister Qingrou in Wancheng, I and him had no chance to reconcile. The biggest mistake I have done in my life is to miss him..."
Chapter completed!