Lin Zhitong was born with violet pupils and the destiny of Zi Wei. It was for this reason that she was favored by Lu Jingsheng, who took her as his sole disciple.
Everyone had been focused on Qin Shi Huang and Qin Er Shi becoming emperor, completely forgetting that Lin Zhitong was right beside them!
Upon hearing this, the small paper figure began to examine Lin Zhitong again, then said with a peculiar tone,
"When did women also possess the destiny of Zi Wei?"
This immediately drew dissatisfaction from Luo Ning, Zhao Yiyao, Liang Yinqiu, Xia Qi, and others.
This was not the same as two thousand years ago; it was an era where women could hold up half the sky!
Moreover, there had been Empress Wu Zetian in the past.
Liang Yinqiu, disregarding Qin Shi Huang's identity, immediately proceeded to educate the small paper figure.
She spoke of Hua Mulan joining the army in her father's stead, Mu Guiying leading the troops, and Wu Zetian ascending the throne.
The small paper figure was stunned by her words.
It was likely that Liang Yinqiu had faced considerable discrimination in her past to reach her current position, but she had always used her knowledge to win over others. Today, even Qin Shi Huang had not escaped her lectures.
Upon hearing the last part, the small paper figure covered its head and exclaimed, "Stop talking!"
Liang Yinqiu let out a cold snort, showing no respect to the First Emperor of all time.
The small paper figure was helpless. Even for him, two thousand years was too long, and the current world was too different from the past.
However, he didn't dwell on these matters and turned his gaze directly to Lin Zhitong:
"Since that is the case, you may try."
Lin Zhitong nodded slightly, "But we made an agreement beforehand. Once I release you from your seal, you must go find Huo Ban."
The small paper figure proudly put its hands on its hips, "I am the son of the True Dragon, my word is as good as gold, how could I go back on my word? Furthermore, that villain Huo Ban is audacious enough to desecrate the imperial tomb; how could I not kill him?"
Qin Shi Huang's reasons were sound, so Lin Zhitong said no more.
She took the Red God Umbrella from her back, stepped forward a few paces, and leaped!
Her body was as light as a fallen leaf, and she easily jumped to the plaque.
As if sensing another intrusion, the plaque once again flashed with black and gold light.
Lin Zhitong's eyes narrowed, and she directly slashed with the Red God Umbrella!
At this moment, purple energy surged from Lin Zhitong, seemingly confronting the black and gold light on the plaque!
However, the purple energy was overwhelmingly powerful, instantly scattering the black and gold light!
With a bang!
The black and gold light instantly failed, and the plaque shattered!
Clang!
The plaque, broken in two, fell to the ground, followed by Lin Zhitong landing gracefully.
"It's done!"
Everyone was overjoyed, almost wanting to clap their hands and cheer.
It turned out the plaque was not truly unbreakable; it was just that the person attacking was not the right one.
After Lin Zhitong landed, the purple energy on her body disappeared, but the small paper figure still gave her a deep look.
"Times have changed," the small paper figure murmured.
More than two thousand years ago, in Qin Shi Huang's era, women were mere appendages to men, even playthings. Not a single court official was a woman.
It seemed women were confined to their chambers, only able to do needlework daily, and then await the men's return.
Afang Nu once had great ambitions, but due to her gender, she could not practice medicine and could only hide in the Zhiruo Palace, occasionally preparing medicinal meals for Qin Shi Huang.
The small paper figure had never imagined that women could truly hold up half the sky.
Suddenly, the Zhiruo Palace began to tremble.
The small paper figure seemed to sense something, its soul instantly extracted. Then, the small paper figure slumped weakly to the ground, appearing as nothing more than an ordinary piece of white paper.
In an instant, the great gate of the Zhiruo Palace seemed to form a vortex, pulling things from outside into it, but this force was not enough to draw living people in.
Everyone supported each other. Lin Zhitong stood firm, steadying herself, and squinted, looking into the Zhiruo Palace.
Soon, the wind subsided, and the debris that had been swept into the sky fell back to the ground.
Then, from within the Zhiruo Palace, a middle-aged man over eight feet tall emerged. He wore a black robe, had a prominent forehead and angular face, large eyes and a high nose, and his expression remained unreadable, exuding an imposing aura.
Upon seeing this man, everyone felt a sense of humility, even a desire to kneel!
Hu Hai couldn't hold back and immediately knelt down with a thud.
Just as Hu Hai was about to exclaim, "Your humble son greets your Imperial Father," Long Feicheng suddenly interjected, "This guy isn't Qin Shi Huang, is he?"
As soon as he said this, the middle-aged man stumbled, then glared furiously at Long Feicheng.
How could I not be Qin Shi Huang?!
Long Feicheng pointed at the middle-aged man and said, "He's not even wearing a dragon robe."
Liang Yinqiu said with exasperation, "In the late Warring States period, there was a man named Zou Yan who proposed a theory of the Five Elements. He believed that the succession of dynasties followed the principle of the Five Elements overcoming each other. The Yellow Emperor represented Earth, Xia Dynasty represented Wood, Shang Dynasty represented Metal, and Zhou Dynasty represented Fire. Therefore, Qin Shi Huang believed his element was Water, and the color of Water was black. Thus, Qin dynasty's laws mandated black as the noble color."
"Also, dragon robes only appeared during the Sui and Tang dynasties!"
Long Feicheng paid no mind to this explanation, but Liang Yinqiu was so angry she nearly passed out.
Weng Qianxiang patted Long Feicheng on the shoulder and said, "I told you to study more back then, but you wouldn't listen and insisted on raising pigs!"
Qin Shi Huang also glared at Long Feicheng, "You should be grateful it's not my era, otherwise I'd have you thrown into a pig cage!"
Long Feicheng grinned cheekily, unconcerned, "It seems I was born in a good era."
Seeing Qin Shi Huang emerge in person, Hu Hai excitedly kowtowed repeatedly on the ground, murmuring words of missing his father.
Qin Shi Huang's expression softened slightly upon seeing this.
Although he was still somewhat bothered by matters after his death, he felt he couldn't blame this unfortunate son and said indifferently, "Rise."
Hu Hai quickly got up and stood to the side, looking like a perfectly obedient child.
Lin Zhitong stared at Qin Shi Huang, seemingly assessing his strength.
Qin Shi Huang, sensing her gaze, let out a cold snort, "Although I have been sealed for two thousand years, my strength has not diminished. Killing Huo Ban is more than enough!"
Taohua Ying reminded him, "Huo Ban buried tens of thousands of wronged souls in the mercury river. He was just absorbing those souls to recover his strength..."
"What?!"
Qin Shi Huang was enraged upon hearing this, "Those are my subjects! I only used Terracotta Warriors for burial in my imperial tomb. What right does Huo Ban have to have my subjects buried with him?!"
Seeing Qin Shi Huang's furious expression, Liang Yinqiu and the other professors suddenly felt that Qin Shi Huang was not the "tyrant" that historical records described.
At the very least, he genuinely cared for the common people.
Then, Qin Shi Huang's face darkened, his eyes filled with surging killing intent:
"In that case, I must fight Huo Ban to the death!"
"Enough talk, prepare the sedan chair and let's go!"