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Chapter 104 Repaying others with their own methods
Hearing Xu Fu's agreement, Ying Zheng said meaningfully: "Then you must live well. I am looking forward to the day when you find the three fairy islands."

He decided not to kill Xu Fu for the time being. Letting him die now would be too quick for him. He wanted to keep Xu Fu alive as much as possible, and take Xu Fu with him when the Qin Dynasty went out to sea in the future. He would let this shameless man who dared to deceive him see the "fairy island" before killing him.

Ying Zheng's words made Xu Fu feel even more uneasy, but even at this time, Xu Fu still remained calm and composed.

"It is my duty to share the king's worries. I will definitely seek the elixir for the king. If I don't, I will never return."

Xu Fu dared to swear to heaven that these words were his true feelings. If he was given the chance, he would run away without hesitation and never come back.

Ying Zheng glanced at Xu Fu. How could he not know that this bastard wanted to run away now? He thought to himself, "Li Nian is telling the truth. After receiving my reward, Xu Fu went overseas to look for immortals and never came back."

Seeing Xu Fu and Ying Zheng talking about seeking immortality overseas, the other alchemists breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that today's matter should be over.

Yes, as long as the king still wants to live forever and find immortality, how could he really kill them?

If he kills them, who will make elixirs for him and who will pray for immortality for him?

Most likely, the king saw that they had made no progress in refining the elixir and seeking immortality, so he wanted to scare them today so that they would be more diligent.

However, how did the king come up with the idea of ​​giving the elixir to the chickens and rats?

They almost lost their lives!

If it was caused by slander, we must find that person and report him back.

Just when the alchemists were breathing a sigh of relief, unexpectedly, Ying Zheng suddenly asked, "Do you think you are blessed or unblessed?", which made the alchemists' hearts rise to their throats again.

This matter is not over yet, it’s not over yet!

"Blessings are great or small" is their excuse for saying that the elixir cannot be taken by chickens and rats, and can only be used by the king. Now that the king is asking them, it is definitely not out of good intentions.

There were few fools among the alchemists who could enter the palace of the Qin King. They quickly figured out the reason why Ying Zheng asked this question. Lu Sheng said carefully, "I am naturally unlucky. The only one with great luck in the world is the king."

"is it?"

Ying Zheng asked casually, and then said: "I don't believe it. I think you are very blessed."

Guessing what Ying Zheng might be up to, Hou Sheng, who was kneeling beside Lu Sheng, hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, there are very few people in the history who are blessed with great fortune and destiny. We are humble, how can we have such a blessing? We are all people with little fortune!"

Ying Zheng looked at Hou Sheng, raised his eyebrows and said, "I think you are blessed, but you think you are unlucky. If this continues, it will be hard to tell the outcome."

At this point, Ying Zheng changed the subject and bared his fangs: "Since you said that only people with great fortune can take those elixirs, and those with less fortune will suffer disasters and even lose their lives if they use them, why don't I give you the elixirs and let you try them and know for sure?"

He thought that directly executing these shameless people would be too easy for them, so of course he let them die from the elixir he made.

Upon hearing what Ying Zheng said, all the alchemists were filled with fear and trembled violently. Only Xu Fu and a few others remained calm.

Lu Sheng quickly advised: "Your Majesty, the elixir is precious. If you only use it for a test, it would be a waste."

Ying Zheng said, "'All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people are his subjects'. The whole world belongs to me. If the elixir is gone, I can just use materials from all over the world to make it again. But I really want to know whether you are blessed or not." "I see that you seem unwilling to do so. Could it be that you are using the words 'best fortune or least fortune' to deceive me?"

He stared at the alchemists with a cold gaze and asked them to make a choice: either take the elixir, or admit that you have been deceiving me, and I will chop off your heads.

This choice is certainly not difficult. You may not die if you take the elixir, but if you admit to deceiving the king, you will most likely lose your head.

'I didn't survive this disaster.'

Xu Fu sighed inwardly and said, "Your Majesty, we are willing to take the elixir to test your fortune."

Ying Zheng then put away the coldness on his face and said with a smile: "Xu Qing is truly a loyal minister to me. Come on, except for Xu Qing, all the others should be arrested and imprisoned in wooden cages like the chickens and rats."

"I have observed that Hou Sheng and Lu Qi are extraordinary, both of them have the appearance of immortals, different from ordinary people. They do not need to eat with them every day, just take elixirs and drink water. Before we can verify whether the two of you have good fortune or bad fortune, we must not let them die accidentally. If there is an accident, you will be the one to blame."

A group of guards immediately stepped forward and captured all the alchemists except Xu Fu. After hearing Ying Zheng's order, the alchemists understood that they were going to be treated the same as chickens and rats.

No, although they were also imprisoned in wooden cages, only Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng were required to take elixirs. They were not allowed to eat, only elixirs. They were not even allowed to die accidentally, and even suicide was not allowed.

This is going to make Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng the same as those dead chickens and rats, suffering torture before dying. The other alchemists shuddered in their hearts.

But why should Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng be treated differently? Is it because Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng were the first to support the saying "some are more blessed, some are less blessed"?
That is not right. The king should have dealt with Xu Fu who came up with this argument, but he skipped Xu Fu and instead dealt with Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng who supported him.

Some alchemists have thought that perhaps the king does not want to spare Xu Fu, but to impose a more cruel punishment on Xu Fu than on Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng...

Xu Fu had obviously thought of this. On the surface he remained calm and composed, with an attitude that said, "Your Majesty will not punish me," but in fact he was trembling in his heart.

The treatment of Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng has reached this extent, how can he have any good results?

Hou Sheng suddenly jumped up from the ground and roared: "You tyrant, you are cruel and self-righteous, you only care about jailers, and you are greedy for power. You will never find the elixir. I will die, but you will also..."

Before he could finish his words, he was captured by several guards. His hands and feet were held down tightly and something was stuffed in his mouth. He could neither speak nor move.

Ying Zheng only glanced at Hou Sheng indifferently and gave an order lightly: "Investigate his origins and exterminate all three clans!"

The other alchemists were all horrified, and no one dared to attack like Hou Sheng. Hou Sheng might have been able to speak his mind for a while, but he and his family would be in trouble next.

After all the alchemists were taken away, Ying Zheng looked at Xu Fu, the only one left there, and said with a smile: "Xu Qing, don't worry, I won't kill you. I told you that you must live well. I also want you to go overseas to find three fairy islands."

Xu Fu kowtowed to Ying Zheng and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I, Xu Fu, will do my best to find the fairy island and the elixir for you!"

Killing is definitely not necessary for the time being, but sometimes it is better to be dead than alive.

In the evening, Li Nian in Liuying Palace received a scroll of bamboo slips from the First Emperor, which asked a question: Is there a way to guarantee that a person will survive after his hands and feet are cut off?

"Whose hands and feet is the First Emperor going to chop off? He chopped off people's hands and feet, and still wanted them to continue living. How much hatred does this have?"

(End of this chapter)