People in Qin Dynasty: Opening the treasure chest, I took off!

Chapter 30 Purple Maiden Arrives

"Have a seat," he said. "I'll make some tea."

"No need," Zi Nu waved her hand. "Young Master Xia, please sit down. I'll take care of it."

She walked to the tea table and skillfully began to brew tea.

Yan Lingji sat down casually, her gaze fixed on Xia Bing.

"Young Master Xia, how have you been lately?"

"Not bad." Xia Bing nodded. "Where's Miss Yan Lingji?"

"I'm alright," Yan Lingji laughed, "just a little bored."

"boring?"

"Hmm." Yan Lingji nodded. "Staying in Zilan Pavilion for too long gets boring."

"So that's why I came to find you?"

"Is that not allowed?" Yan Lingji blinked and asked, "Young Master Xia doesn't welcome me?"

"Welcome." Xia Bing smiled. "It's just a little unexpected."

"What's so surprising?" Yan Lingji laughed. "Young Master Xia, there are many interesting people here, so of course I had to join in the fun."

Her gaze swept over Jingni and Xue Nu once more.

That look in his eyes seemed to say: You two are so lucky.

Jingni and Xue Nu both looked rather unwell.

Zi Nu walked over with a cup of tea, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

"Come, have some tea."

The five people sat around the stone table, but the atmosphere was somewhat strange.

Xia Bing glanced at them and sensed that there was some undercurrent among these women.

"Young Master Xia," Zi Nu suddenly spoke, "there have been some things happening in Korea recently that I'd like to discuss with you."

"What is it?"

"News has come from the Zhao state," Zi Nu said. "The Qin army is pressing in, and the situation in Zhao is tense."

"The Qin army is pressing in?" Xia Bing raised an eyebrow. "So fast?"

"Yes." Zi Nu nodded. "It is said that King Ying Zheng of Qin is currently reorganizing his army, preparing to march east."

Xia Bing pondered for a moment.

"That's big news."

"This is more than just big news," Zi Nu said. "If the Qin army really marches east, Han will be the first to bear the brunt."

Can South Korea stop them?

"We can't stop them." Zi Nu smiled bitterly. "South Korea's military strength is weak, and its national power is weak. How can they stop them?"

"So you came to see me because you wanted to...?"

"I wanted to discuss this with Young Master Xia," Zi Nu said, looking at him. "What should we do if the Qin army really attacks?"

Xia Bing fell silent.

He had been thinking about this problem for a while.

The eastward expansion of the Qin army was an inevitable historical event.

Of the six states, none could withstand Qin.

"Let's assess the situation first," he said. "The Qin army's eastward expansion is a major undertaking; they won't just launch an attack on a whim."

"That's true," Zi Nu nodded, "but we should also prepare in advance."

"Yes." Xia Bing nodded. "You're right."

As the two were talking, Yan Lingji suddenly interrupted.

"Young Master Xia, do you think the Qin state can unify the world?"

Xia Bing glanced at her.

"What insightful opinion does Miss Yan Lingji have?"

"I wouldn't call it brilliant insight," Yan Lingji said with a smile, "I just have some ideas."

Tell me about it.

"I think..." Yan Lingji's eyes flickered, "that the Qin Kingdom truly has the strength to unify the world."

"But whether it will succeed depends on how the other six countries respond."

Xia Bing nodded.

"Miss Yan Lingji has insightful views."

"And what about Young Master Xia?" Yan Lingji looked at him. "Young Master Xia, who do you think will have the last laugh among the six kingdoms?"

Xia Bing thought for a moment.

"If nothing unexpected happens... it's the Qin state."

Why?

"Because Qin implemented the most thorough reforms and had the strongest national power," Xia Bing said. "Moreover, King Ying Zheng of Qin was an ambitious and capable monarch."

"This kind of person is most likely to achieve great things."

Yan Lingji nodded.

"Young Master Xia is right."

"However..." she changed the subject, "if Qin really unified the world, what would Young Master Xia do?"

Xia Bing was stunned for a moment.

"I?"

"Hmm." Yan Lingji looked at him. "Young Master Xia is from Zhao. Don't you want to avenge Zhao?"

Xia Bing fell silent.

He wasn't from the State of Zhao; he was a time traveler.

But this is indeed a question worth considering.

"Revenge?" He smiled. "I have no grudge against the State of Zhao."

"Isn't Zhao your homeland?"

"Homeland?" Xia Bing shook her head. "I only lived there; it doesn't count as my homeland."

Yan Lingji was somewhat surprised.

"Then what is Young Master Xia's homeland...?"

"I have no homeland," Xia Bing said. "I'm just a wanderer."

Yan Lingji looked at him with a complicated expression.

"Young Master Xia is truly a strange person."

"strangeness?"

"Hmm." Yan Lingji nodded. "Most people have deep feelings for their homeland, but you don't seem to care."

"What's the use of caring?" Xia Bing smiled. "The Zhao Kingdom is doomed sooner or later; I can't change that."

"Then what can you change?"

"The only thing I can change..." Xia Bing looked at her, "is myself."

Yan Lingji was stunned for a moment.

This was the first time she had heard such a statement.

"Young Master Xia..." she murmured, "you are truly extraordinary."

"Likewise."

The two exchanged a glance, as if they both saw something in each other.

Jingni and Xue Nu both looked rather unwell.

Zi Nu looked at them thoughtfully.

The atmosphere grew increasingly tense.

……

Just then, there was another knock on the door.

"Someone else is coming?" Xia Bing frowned.

"I'll go open it." Jing Ni stood up.

A moment later, she led a person into the courtyard.

Xia Bing looked up and froze.

It was a woman.

She wore a long black dress, her long hair flowing over her shoulders, and she had a cool and elegant demeanor.

Most importantly, she was holding a baby in her arms.

"You are..." Xia Bing was somewhat surprised.

"Are you Xia Bing?" the woman asked, her voice icy.

"It's me."

"My name is Tian Yan." The woman looked at him. "My mother sent me to find you."

"Your mother?" Xia Bing was even more surprised. "Who is your mother?"

"My mother's name is Li Wu," Tian Yan said. "She said you owe her an explanation."

Xia Bing was completely stunned.

Leaving the dance?

This name...

"Wait a minute," he said. "The 'Farewell Dance' you're talking about, is it the 'Farewell Dance' of the Net?"

"Yes." Tian Yan nodded. "She asked me to tell you that you promised her you would come to find her."

"But you haven't gone."

Xia Bing fell silent.

He did indeed know Li Wu.