65: Chapter 64 A Perfect Union

Great Yan Imperial Calendar, 21st day of the second month of yuanchun.

It was Crown Prince Xiao Xuan's last night in Great Qin.

Two fragment of the heavenly emperor seal lay side by side on the table, their golden light reflecting off each other, illuminating the entire room.

He sat before the table, having watched them for a full hour.

The two fragments, one from the Great Shang imperial mausoleum and the other from the Great Qin imperial mausoleum, shared an invisible connection, like two hearts beating in unison, growing faster and louder.

Footsteps sounded outside the door.

Jiang Ziya pushed the door open and walked in.

"Your Highness, are you not resting yet?"

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan shook his head: "Master Jiang, come and look at this."

Jiang Ziya walked to the table and looked at the two fragments.

His gaze was calm, as if he were looking at two ordinary stones.

However, Crown Prince Xiao Xuan noticed that his hand gripping the fishing rod tightened slightly.

"Master Jiang, what is it?"

Jiang Ziya was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Your Highness, put them together."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan was stunned.

He picked up the two fragments and slowly brought them closer.

The golden light grew brighter and more blinding.

The distance between the two fragments went from one foot to half a foot, from half a foot to three inches, from three inches to one inch—then, they merged together.

The golden light exploded.

It was not a blinding light, but an overwhelming radiance, like the sun falling into this small room.

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan subconsciously closed his eyes.

The light penetrated his eyelids, his body, the walls, and the entire city of Xianyang.

The commoners of Xianyang woke up from their sleep, thinking it was dawn.

Inside the palace, Emperor Ying Hao rushed to the window, watching the pillar of light shooting into the sky in the east of the city, his expression changing drastically.

Deep in the imperial mausoleum, Ancestor Ying Dang opened his eyes, gazing toward Xianyang with a faint smile on his lips.

The light lasted for a full quarter of an hour before gradually dissipating.

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan opened his eyes and saw that the two fragments on the table had become one.

It was not two pieces joined together, but Fusion into a single whole.

The new fragment was twice the size of the original ones, its golden light restrained, looking like an ordinary golden stone.

Yet, he could feel that the power within it was more than twice as strong as before.

He reached out and picked up the fragment.

It was warm to the touch, like holding a freshly brewed cup of tea.

A wave of information flooded his mind—not sounds, not images, but a kind of intuition.

He knew the Heavenly God's location.

Great Xia, the ancestral grounds.

He was still there, still in seclusion.

He would need three months to emerge.

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan put down the fragment and looked at Jiang Ziya: "Master Jiang, he is in the Great Xia ancestral grounds. He will emerge in three months."

Jiang Ziya nodded: "Three months. That is enough."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan stood up and walked to the window.

Outside, the lights of Xianyang city lit up one by one, like countless eyes watching him.

He took a deep breath, turned around, and said: "Master Jiang, I must return to the Great Yan."

Jiang Ziya looked at him: "What does Your Highness intend to do?"

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan said: "Return, reorganize the army, and prepare for war. Three months later, we launch a preemptive strike. Instead of waiting for him to attack, I will attack."

Jiang Ziya was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Your Highness, you have changed."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan was stunned: "How have I changed?"

Jiang Ziya said: "Before, Your Highness would wait. Wait for the opponent to make a mistake, wait for the timing to mature. Now, Your Highness is on the offensive. No more waiting, no more relying on others, you are taking the lead yourself."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan was silent.

He remembered a year ago, when he was still hiding in Yongan Ward, waiting for the Crown Prince and the Third Prince to destroy each other.

Now, he stood on the land of Great Qin, holding the fragment of the heavenly emperor seal in his hand, facing an enemy in the Heavenly God Realm.

He did not want to wait anymore.

Waiting was too slow.

Waiting was too suffocating.

He wanted to march forward, reach Great Xia, and confront the Heavenly God.

"Your Highness," Jiang Ziya's voice pulled him back to reality, "I have something to remind you of."

"Master Jiang, please speak."

"The Heavenly God is at the Early Stage of the Heavenly God Realm, while I am at Perfection of the Heavenly God Realm.

I am stronger than him, this is a fact.

But he has a fragment of the heavenly emperor seal in his hand, which can save his life.

I cannot kill him.

What Your Highness must do is not to defeat him, but to drive him away.

Drive him out of the Great Xia ancestral grounds so he has nowhere to go into seclusion.

If he has nowhere to go into seclusion, he cannot recover his cultivation.

If he cannot recover his cultivation, he will remain at the Early Stage of the Heavenly God Realm forever.

A Heavenly God at the Early Stage of the Heavenly God Realm, I can suppress him with one hand."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan's eyes brightened: "Master Jiang, you should have said so earlier."

Jiang Ziya smiled slightly: "Your Highness did not ask."

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

The next morning, Crown Prince Xiao Xuan bid farewell to Emperor Ying Hao.

Emperor Ying Hao stood at the palace gate, with all the civil and military officials behind him.

Beside him stood Prince Ying Zheng, 4th Prince of Daqin Empire, who looked much better after a night of rest.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince," Emperor Ying Hao began, "I have a request."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan said: "Your Majesty, please speak."

Emperor Ying Hao glanced at Prince Ying Zheng, 4th Prince of Daqin Empire: "Let Zheng'er go with you."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan was stunned.

Prince Ying Zheng, 4th Prince of Daqin Empire was also stunned.

Emperor Ying Hao looked at Crown Prince Xiao Xuan with a complex gaze: "He is my son, and also the Crown Prince of Great Qin. He should have a longer road to travel. Great Qin is too small; it cannot contain him."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan was silent for a moment, then looked at Prince Ying Zheng, 4th Prince of Daqin Empire.

Prince Ying Zheng, 4th Prince of Daqin Empire did not hesitate, walked over, and stood beside Crown Prince Xiao Xuan: "Father, I will return."

Emperor Ying Hao nodded and said nothing more.

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan mounted his horse; six people, six horses, galloped westward.

Behind them, Emperor Ying Hao stood at the city gate, watching the six figures gradually fading into the distance, silent for a long time.

Six days later, Crown Prince Xiao Xuan returned to the capital.

When they entered through the north gate, it was already dark.

Lanterns on both sides of the long street were lit, illuminating the entire street in a crimson glow.

The commoners stood on both sides of the road, watching the group enter from the city gate.

Six people, six horses—one more person than when they left.

Zhang Liang stood in front of the residence gate.

The moment he saw Crown Prince Xiao Xuan, the heart that had been hanging for half a month finally settled.

Behind him stood Strategist Guo Jia, Strategist Jia Xu, Xiao He, Chen Qingzhi, Di Renjie, Master Lu Ban, Zhangsun Wuji, Zhao Gao, General Guan Yu, General Lu Bu, General Dian Wei, and General Yuchi Gong.

Fourteen people, fourteen pairs of eyes, watched as Crown Prince Xiao Xuan jumped off his horse.

"Your Highness," Zhang Liang began, "you have returned."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan nodded: "I have returned."

He turned around and pointed to Prince Ying Zheng, 4th Prince of Daqin Empire: "The Crown Prince of Great Qin, Prince Ying Zheng, 4th Prince of Daqin Empire. From today on, he is my guest."

Prince Ying Zheng, 4th Prince of Daqin Empire stepped forward and cupped his hands to the crowd: "Prince Ying Zheng, 4th Prince of Daqin Empire, greetings to you all."

Zhang Liang returned the greeting: "Zhang Liang, greetings, Brother Ying."

Strategist Guo Jia, Strategist Jia Xu, and others returned the greeting one after another.

They knew who this person was—the Crown Prince of Great Qin, His Highness's friend, and a future ally.

In the underground level, everyone was present.

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan sat in the main seat and placed the two fragments of the heavenly emperor seal on the table.

The fragments emitted a faint golden light, illuminating the entire hall.

"These are the fragment of the heavenly emperor seal."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan briefly recounted the events in Great Shang and Great Qin.

After hearing this, everyone remained silent for a long time.

Zhang Liang was the first to speak: "Your Highness, when do you plan to take action?"

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan said: "Three months later."

Zhang Liang nodded: "Three months, that is enough."

He stood up and walked to the map of the territories: "I suggest splitting the troops into two routes.

One route will go through Yanmen Pass to launch a frontal assault on Great Xia.

The other route will detour to the east, borrowing a path from Great Qin, to strike directly at the Great Xia ancestral grounds.

The frontal assault will be a feint to attract Great Xia's attention.

The real killing blow will be from behind, striking directly at the Heavenly God."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan looked at Prince Ying Zheng, 4th Prince of Daqin Empire: "Brother Ying, regarding the path—"

Prince Ying Zheng, 4th Prince of Daqin Empire nodded: "No problem. The roads of Great Qin are yours to use as you wish."

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan then looked at General Yue Fei: "General Yue Fei, the frontal assault is entrusted to you."

General Yue Fei cupped his hands: "I obey the order!"

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan finally looked at General Xiang Yu and Jiang Ziya: "General Xiang Yu, Master Jiang, you will accompany me on the rear route. We will strike directly at the Heavenly God."

The two nodded.

Crown Prince Xiao Xuan stood up and looked at everyone: "Three months from now, at the Great Xia ancestral grounds, I want to see the head of the Heavenly God."

Everyone cupped their hands in unison: "Yes!"

After the meeting dispersed, Crown Prince Xiao Xuan sat alone in the main seat, with the fused fragment of the heavenly emperor seal spread out before him.

The fragment glinted with a faint golden light under the lamplight, and the patterns on it flowed slowly, as if alive.

He reached out and touched the fragment.

A wave of warm power flooded into his body—not spiritual energy, but something more ancient and purer than spiritual energy.

He closed his eyes.

In his mind, the light screen floated quietly.

[System prompt: Detected that the host has obtained two fused fragment of the heavenly emperor seal. Luck +500. Current Luck: 1900/1000. One summoning can be performed. Do you wish to summon immediately?]

1900 points.

500 more than before.

He was not in a hurry to summon.

He would wait, wait for the moment he needed it most, and then reveal this trump card.

He opened his eyes and put the fragment away.