Chapter 224 White Hair
Chapter 224 White Hair
Meng Yi once again pretended to recall the past and said, "It all started when your majesty was a hostage in Zhao State. I remember that the late king and Lu Buwei tried their best to save your majesty and his son who were trapped in Zhao State. They used many methods and finally persuaded Zhao State to let your majesty and his son return home."
"However, not long after your majesty and your son left the city, the King of Zhao regretted his decision and sent people to chase them."
"I remember that your majesty and his son were struggling all the way to escape capture, but they were still caught up by the Zhao people in a valley."
"Just when your majesty and his son were determined to die rather than surrender, and would rather commit suicide than return to Zhao as hostages, a sudden strong wind blew, and a dragon several tens of meters long flew out of the valley. Everyone was terrified at the time, not knowing what to do!"
"Who would have thought that at this moment, the young Majesty walked up to the dragon and said to it with the courage of a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger, 'I am the future king of the Qin Empire. Are you here to protect the Qin Empire?'"
"It's strange to say that the dragon, which was originally very ferocious, actually became much more docile after your majesty said these words."
"It swallowed up all the Zhao pursuers in one gulp, and then followed Your Majesty all the way back to Great Qin."
"After your majesty returned to Xianyang, it caused a sensation. Countless people gathered to watch the dragon that protected your majesty on his return. The late king was overjoyed. He thought that your majesty was so young, yet he was protected by a dragon. This was destiny, and he believed that you would lead the Qin Dynasty to greatness in the future. Not only did he enthrone your majesty as the crown prince, he also canonized the dragon as the guardian dragon."
"From then on, the Guardian Dragon took up residence in the Qin Imperial Palace and was taken care of by a special person."
"In the following decades, our Great Qin has enjoyed increasingly favorable weather and strong national strength. Especially after Your Majesty ascended the throne, you conquered the six kingdoms and were successful in every way, and finally completed the great cause of unifying the six kingdoms."
"Everyone in the world believes that the reason why our Great Qin can rule the six kingdoms is because of the protection of the Guardian Dragon. Therefore, the Guardian Dragon is more respected."
"Later, when His Majesty passed away, I volunteered to guard His Majesty's tomb, and the Guardian Dragon also came in."
Xu Feng was stunned.
The others all looked stunned.
This……
This……
This is too ridiculous?!
Everyone was completely confused and didn't know what to say.
They instinctively didn't believe such nonsense.
But thinking about the fact that this was said by Meng Yi himself, and that they had actually seen the dragon's corpse with their own eyes.
So they have no choice but to believe such nonsense.
"General Meng, is what you said true?"
"Of course. Why would I, Meng Yi, lie to you? Please don't humiliate me."
"No, General Meng, please don't misunderstand. We are not questioning you. It's just that what you said is too incredible and completely beyond our imagination. Moreover, according to the history we know, there has never been a record of what you said. There is not even any text that mentions the national guardian dragon you mentioned."
"Then I don't know. Anyway, everything I said is true."
"General Meng, we absolutely believe in you!"
"I just didn't expect that there was such a hidden history during the Qin Dynasty!"
Xu Feng sighed.
He suddenly had a very absurd idea.
Is the history they know true or false?
Why is it that throughout history, there is no record of any word about the guardian dragon?
Could it be that the history they know is artificially embellished or forged?
The real history is hidden.
Thinking of this, somehow, a chill that chilled his heart rose from his vest, and Xu Feng instantly felt a chill.
He looked around in surprise, but didn't find anything wrong.
"What happened just now?!"
Xu Feng thought to himself.
"By the way, you asked this because you have seen the Guardian Dragon? I was just about to ask, how did you get through the place where the Guardian Dragon rested? Didn't the Guardian Dragon make things difficult for you?!"
Meng Yi asked.
Xu Feng hesitated and said, "General Meng, it's a pity that when we saw it, it was already dead."
Facing Meng Yi's curious gaze, Xu Feng hesitated for a moment, but still said, "General Meng, unfortunately, I have to tell you that when we saw it, it was already dead."
Meng Yi's expression froze, his face full of disbelief: "What? Dead?!"
Xu Feng nodded: "Yes, and judging by the degree of decay of its body, it has been dead for a long time, probably at least hundreds or even thousands of years." "How is that possible?!"
Meng Yi was a little excited: "The Guardian Dragon is comparable to a god. I dare not fight against it under its might. Who can kill it?!"
Xu Feng glanced at Zhang Rishan and the others, thought for a moment, and said, "I think so too. Even though the dragon has been dead for so long and its body has rotted, we still feel its boundless power when we face it. Many people can't even stand steadily. For such a powerful being, I really can't imagine what else can kill it."
"General Meng, do you think it could be that its life span has come to an end, so it died of natural causes?"
Meng Yi didn't even think about it, and shook his head firmly: "Impossible!"
"The Guardian Dragon has a long life span of more than 13,500 years. It still has at least 5,000 years to go before its life ends. How could it possibly end its life span?"
Can live for more than 13,500 years? !
Xu Feng and others were amazed again.
This life span
It's really enviable.
"That's weird. If it wasn't a natural death, what kind of creature could kill the dragon?!"
Xu Feng pondered.
He didn't dare to move forward until he figured out the issue of Shenlong's death.
What a terrifying existence it must be if it can even kill dragons.
I guess Meng Yi is no match for him.
Xu Feng is not a brainless reckless man. If the danger of going into the tomb is too great, he will definitely choose to give up.
There is no need to risk your life for a sacred object.
He still remembers what his father told him, that he must never become a puppet of a divine creature.
He thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you come with us to see the cause of Shenlong's death? To be honest, although Shenlong's body has begun to rot, I always feel that some of the scars on Shenlong's body are not right, but my eyesight is limited and I really can't tell the reason."
Meng Yi looked a little hesitant when he heard this.
Seeing this, Xu Feng continued to persuade: "General Meng, why are you still hesitating? With your eyesight, you will definitely be able to see the abnormality of the dragon. Besides, you have already awakened, so why not follow us to the outside world and see what the world is like two thousand years later."
His tone and expression were sincere.
These words were all from his heart, because he wanted to take the opportunity to recruit Meng Yi. With such a powerful fighting force, even if he didn't take action, worshipping him as a mascot would be enough to shock everyone.
It is said that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure.
Meng Yi is a real treasure.
Meng Yi stared at him for a moment, and Xu Feng faced it calmly.
A little bit.
Meng Yi chuckled first: "I can see that you are sincere and not trying to trick me."
"But I'm sorry, I can't promise you."
Xu Feng was stunned: "Why?"
Meng Yi sighed: "Because I can't leave this cave."
"what?!"
Xu Feng, Zhang Rishan and others were stunned.
Meng Yi pointed at the Copper Dragon Coffin floating in the air and said, "That bronze coffin can protect life. If I sleep in it, I will not die for tens of millions of years. It is equivalent to suspending the loss of my life force."
"But after waking up, my vitality will start to slip away again."
"Do you know that when I lay in there, I was only in my early 40s, why do I have a head full of white hair now?"
Xu Feng pondered for a moment, then said hesitantly: "Could it be that General Meng woke up in the middle of the journey?"
Meng Yi looked at him with appreciation: "You are indeed quick-witted. You figured it out so quickly."
"Yes, during my long sleep, I have woken up many times. Each time, I would live here for a while, and then continue to sleep. Adding up the intermittent times, it has been several decades, so I have become so old."
"When I woke up, I tried to see the outside world."
"Then I realized that I couldn't move too far away from this bronze coffin."
"Let's put it this way. My range of activities is within this cave. Beyond this cave, I can do nothing."
(End of this chapter)