Seeing Hu Hai, the great victim, everyone couldn't help but sigh.
It was truly something for the dignified Second Emperor of Qin to end up like this.
Back then, Zhao Gao and Li Si installed Hu Hai as emperor, and not long after, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted.
Amidst the chaos, Zhao Gao schemed in his heart: The Qin Dynasty had descended into such disarray, why should I remain a eunuch? I'll kill Li Si directly and become Prime Minister myself!
After disposing of Li Si, Zhao Gao also found Hu Hai displeasing, so he forced Hu Hai to commit suicide and appointed Zi Ying as king, who would later be known as the Third Emperor of Qin.
Zhao Gao had intended to control Zi Ying just as he had controlled Hu Hai. However, Zi Ying had long seen through Zhao Gao's intentions and designed a scheme to kill Zhao Gao, even eradicating his entire clan.
But those matters were no longer relevant to Hu Hai; Hu Hai was merely an unlucky victim.
At this moment, Li Yang had a large lump on his head. While unconscious, he looked pitiful, and Liang Yinqiu sought help from Yan Shouyi.
Yan Shouyi gently helped the frail Li Yang up, casually burned a Dao talisman, then steeped it in water, stirred it into talisman water, and made Li Yang drink it.
Soon, Li Yang woke up, but the person controlling his body was still the great victim, Hu Hai.
The first thing Hu Hai did upon waking was to push Yan Shouyi away. Immediately after, he muttered incantations, as if performing some divine ability.
Unexpectedly, Hu Hai actually had some skill this time. A strong wind raged within the room, blowing down the talismans pasted on the doors and windows.
Hu Hai seized the opportunity and burst out of the door!
Yan Shouyi's expression changed, and he quickly pursued.
After rushing out of the room, Hu Hai saw zombies and malevolent spirits everywhere, and he couldn't help but laugh heartily.
These were all his subordinate slaves!
"Attack together and kill all these scoundrels who dare to rob the tomb and disturb my father's peace!"
Hu Hai shouted loudly, "Kill everyone in the house for me!"
However, to Hu Hai's surprise, the zombies and malevolent spirits did not obey his command, as if they didn't recognize him. Instead, they ran towards Hu Hai!
Hu Hai had no idea what was happening and even forgot that he was also a ghost.
Seeing the ferocious zombies and grim-faced spirits lunging at him, he was so terrified that he collapsed to the ground, shouting:
"You're insane! How dare you attack me?!"
Yan Shouyi would have preferred the great victim Hu Hai to be directly killed by these zombies and malevolent spirits, but that body belonged to Li Yang, who was innocent.
Therefore, he lunged forward, landing in front of Hu Hai. He swept his Zanpakuto horizontally, instantly bisecting the zombies before him, and causing the malevolent spirits to scatter into ethereal wisps on the spot.
Seeing this, if not for his inherent pride, Hu Hai would have likely clung to Yan Shouyi's leg.
After repelling the zombies and malevolent spirits, Yan Shouyi, without a word, dragged Hu Hai back.
Upon dragging Hu Hai back into the room, Taohua Ying once again cast a spell, concealing everyone's aura. The zombies and malevolent spirits outside became confused once more.
*Thump!*
Yan Shouyi threw Hu Hai onto the ground, causing him to feel a sharp pain.
Hu Hai intended to retort with "How dare you!", but considering his current predicament, he immediately became compliant and meekly asked, "Couldn't you have been gentler?"
"Don't cause trouble by going out again," Yan Shouyi warned coldly.
Hu Hai sighed, thinking about how glorious he, the Second Emperor of Qin, once was.
As a result, not only did his life end tragically, but he was also bullied even after death.
What he found most baffling was why the zombies and malevolent spirits outside no longer obeyed him.
Wang Sihua, holding a rope hanging from his backpack, asked, "Mr. Yan, should we tie him up first?"
Yan Shouyi shook his head, "Hu Hai is a ghost; tying him up is useless. He can still escape."
Hu Hai felt a sense of relief in his heart; he could not endure such humiliation.
Unexpectedly, Yan Shouyi said in the next breath, "Let my wife extract his soul first, then seal it with a talisman. If he disobeys, I'll beat him until he's afraid."
Hu Hai's face filled with terror, thinking how cruel this commoner was!
To avoid suffering baseless torment, Hu Hai directly displayed the spirit of a true man and said obediently, "I won't run away!"
What is the spirit of a true man?
As the saying goes, a true man can bend and stretch!
"Not running away?" Yan Shouyi smiled slightly. In fact, he had accurately gauged the personality of this great victim, Hu Hai. He had merely been trying to scare him earlier.
Hu Hai's reaction earlier seemed peculiar to Yan Shouyi. It appeared he should have been able to control the zombies and malevolent spirits outside, but that was no longer working.
Regardless, Hu Hai was everyone's clue to escaping. Yan Shouyi had to obtain something from him.
Hu Hai crawled from the cold floor onto a nearby couch. He intended to casually say "Serve the tea," but then realized the situation was not right. He could only click his tongue and swallow the words.
Seeing Hu Hai in such a state, Liang Yinqiu and Xia Qi couldn't help but shake their heads.
Yan Shouyi approached Hu Hai, his tone laced with a hint of threat:
"I ask, you answer, understand?"
Hu Hai nodded, then shook his head. He had no other choice now, yet he was unwilling to let these intruders like Yan Shouyi succeed.
Seeing this, Yan Shouyi directly stated, "More than two thousand years have passed since the Qin Dynasty. There is no longer an emperor. Therefore, to us, you, the Second Emperor of Qin, are no different from an ordinary ghost. If you do not cooperate, I will first beat you until your soul scatters, and then I will set fire to your father's tomb. Let's see how you will face your father, Emperor Qin!"
This threat was indeed very effective. Hu Hai deeply respected his father and therefore could not bear to see Yan Shouyi set fire to the imperial mausoleum.
So, he gritted his teeth and nodded, forced to temporarily yield to Yan Shouyi's might.
"What is the situation with those zombies and malevolent spirits outside?"
"Can you control them?"
"How can they be dispelled?"
Yan Shouyi asked a series of questions. Hu Hai, perhaps having been asleep for too long, found it difficult to process.
Thus, he decided to recount everything he knew from his lifetime. If Yan Shouyi wanted to know something, he could extract it from his narrative.
Being able to traverse two thousand years of history and hear directly from the emperor of that era was something Liang Yinqiu and Xia Qi had only dreamed of.
They immediately became highly attentive, bringing out all their recording equipment, practically ready to pull up small stools to take notes.
As Hu Hai began to speak, his story immediately mentioned a name that left little information in historical records – Huo Ban.
And Huo Ban's identity greatly surprised Yan Shouyi.
This man was a successor of Lu Ban!
Huo Ban, the most trusted master craftsman of Qin Shi Huang, had been dispatched to design and construct canals, determine the dimensions for "wheeled vehicles of the same track," and even the miraculous architecture of the present day, the Great Wall, was personally supervised by Huo Ban during its construction!
At this very moment, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, where Yan Shouyi and his companions were located, was Huo Ban's masterpiece.