Chapter 56

Going all out, even if the floodwaters are raging!

"Your Highness, how are you feeling? If things are beyond repair, we'll leave."

"Think of Yan'er in Sister Jingni's womb, and Yue'er in Lord Dongjun's womb."

"They're all waiting for you to come back safe and sound. You must be safe and sound!"

"That's right, Your Highness."

"Even if we save the people here, if something happens to you, my sister and I still won't be happy."

"Furthermore, if anything happens to you, Your Highness, Nüying and her sister will not live on alone."

"Don't force yourself for our sake."

Nangong Pushe also stepped forward, grasped Ying Changqing's hand, looked into his eyes and said, "Your Highness, you have done your best."

"If we leave now, as long as the rain stops, not too many people will die even if the Wei River breaches its banks."

"And the old man is right, Your Highness has not yet fulfilled the Qin people's wish—to unify the seven kingdoms and bring the nine provinces under one rule."

"So, you absolutely cannot get hurt!"

Ying Changqing squeezed Nangong Pushe's hand and looked at Ehuang and Nüying, who were weeping beside him.

He gently stroked their faces and wiped away their tears.

"I'll be fine."

Previously, Ying Changqing was worried that failure would result in a backlash from the laws.

Now, he felt calm and understood the immense power of human forces.

Even a tiny bit of power could protect him, keeping him alive, at most severely injured.

Ying Changqing didn't want to get hurt, so he looked serious.

He released Nangong Pushe and turned to face Beimingzi.

"Senior Bei Mingzi, we're counting on you now."

"Please transfer all your internal energy to me. Only then can I be 80% confident of victory!"

Bei Mingzi nodded, his expression equally serious.

He knew perfectly well that the danger Ying Changqing was facing was deadly.

No one could fight against the floodwaters of the Wei River by themselves.

If one fails, the backlash from the law will kill a mortal dozens of times over; one absolutely cannot afford to make a mistake.

"Your Highness, rest assured."

"I will do everything I can to help."

Ying Changqing said earnestly, "On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of Qin people along the Wei River, I thank Senior Beimingzi!"

After saying that, Ying Changqing looked at the churning river, took a few steps forward, and sat down on the embankment.

"Senior, let's begin!"

Sunlight shone on Ying Changqing, making him radiant. Even Bei Mingzi was stunned, as if he were a saint.

But he quickly regained his seriousness and stood behind Ying Changqing.

Bei Mingzi quickly twisted his fingers, and pale white Taoist true energy surged from his fingertips, directly entering Ying Changqing's body.

Ying Changqing clenched his fist, feeling this new power.

"This is Bei Mingzi's true power."

"This power is too strong; even absorbing all the star power of the Illusionary Falling Galaxy cannot compare."

"Bei Mingzi is indeed a master."

Ying Changqing was shocked to find his body filled with this boundless power.

After confirming that he could fully control this power, Ying Changqing pointed to the Wei River.

The river water boiled instantly.

Giant waves surged skyward like dragons, whirlpools exploded in the river, and the river water became even more turbulent.

A pale blue power of the law of water spread from Ying Changqing's fingertips, rapidly extending into the distance along the Wei River embankment.

Two streaks of blue lightning, trailing trails of light, vanished into the sky in an instant.

Ying Changqing and Bei Mingzi looked serious.

An invisible enemy is not a threat, but the out-of-control Wei River is a deadly danger.

Ying Changqing immediately broke out in a cold sweat, the beads of sweat rolling down and hitting the embankment.

Upon seeing this, Ehuang and Nüying immediately took out their handkerchiefs and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.

She moved very gently, as if afraid of disturbing him.

Ying Changqing and Bei Mingzi remained silent throughout.

Only the Wei River roared, churning up waves tens of meters high, violently crashing against the riverbanks.

The ground continues to shake, and the dam could collapse at any moment.

A pale blue light barrier appeared, blocking the impact of the giant wave and completely eliminating its power.

This light barrier protected the dike and riverbank beneath Ying Changqing's feet, keeping them intact.

In the distance, Zhao Xuansu hid in the bushes, trembling all over.

He originally wanted to leave quietly, but he was afraid of being discovered by Ying Changqing.

Seeing Ying Changqing pierce the dark clouds and the sky clear, he thought the matter was over and that Ying Changqing would leave, allowing him to escape back to Liyang.

But Ying Changqing sat cross-legged on the embankment with his eyes closed.

A strange old Taoist priest was standing behind him.

This Taoist's internal Taoist energy was hundreds or thousands of times stronger than Zhao Xuansu's, and he was currently transferring power to Ying Changqing.

Zhao Xuansu immediately became suspicious.

"What exactly is Ying Changqing doing?"

He looked up at the sky.

The dark clouds have completely dissipated and are slowly dissipating, with sunlight occasionally piercing through the clouds.

"The rain has stopped, why isn't he leaving? He seems even more serious than before."

The next second, a scene appeared that made his pupils suddenly contract.

At Ying Changqing's fingertips, the obvious power of law spread out like threads.

Zhao Xuansu immediately exclaimed in shock: "Ying Changqing...has he gone mad? How dare he do this!"

After screaming, Zhao Xuansu was so shocked she could hardly breathe, unable to believe what she was seeing.

He subconsciously swallowed, shook his head, and muttered to himself, "This...this is the entire Wei River! Is he going to suppress the Wei River?!"

Zhao Xuansu and Zhao Huangchao are both experts at the half-step Celestial Realm.

Therefore, compared to Nangong Pushe and the Ehuang and Nüying sisters, he understood Ying Changqing's true purpose better.

He realized this, and was therefore shocked.

The Wei River is a long river that stretches for thousands of miles, affecting several counties, and is also the largest tributary of the Yellow River.

Ying Changqing's ambition was not merely to split the Wei River in two.

If it were merely about splitting the Wei River, Zhao Xuansu could easily do it with his cultivation level; it wouldn't be strenuous, nor would it have shocked him so much.

What Ying Changqing really wanted to do was to suppress the entire Wei River and prevent it from overflowing.

"That's impossible!"

"Suppressing such a wide river, Ying Changqing has gone mad!"

Zhao Xuansu dared not imagine that he couldn't even suppress a small stream.

Water has no intelligence; it simply flows.

He now has to admit that.

He was irreconcilable with Ying Changqing, yet he admired Ying Changqing's courage to stand up for the people of Qin and marveled at his pioneering spirit.

They sensed a unique power of law spreading rapidly.

He didn't understand how Ying Changqing controlled the power of laws, nor did he understand what the power of laws was; he could only vaguely sense its existence.

However, Zhao Xuansu was certain that she would be able to break through to the Celestial Realm when she comprehended the mysteries of the power of laws.

Zhao Xuansu decided to stay, curled up in place, to observe whether Ying Changqing could suppress this surging, long river that stretched for thousands of miles.

Six hours have passed.

Ying Changqing opened his eyes; the pale blue power of the Law of Water was ready to be released at any time.

He looked calmly at the surging Wei River before him.

"Starting today, the waters of the Wei River will not leave this area for the next three years."

Ying Changqing's voice was very soft, as if he were speaking in someone's ear, without any inflection, as calm as a deep pool.

But these words carried absolute authority, and the Wei River immediately complied.

"Aww—"

A tremendous dragon roar resounded, and a giant dragon composed of the laws of water coiled in the Wei River.

At the same time, the Wei River, which had just surged with waves tens of meters high and looked like the end of the world, immediately became calm.

The Wei River is now calmer and more peaceful than it was after the heavy rain.

No one could believe that the Wei River, which flows slowly, was so violent just now.

Nangong Pushe and Ehuang and Nüying looked at each other with surprise and excitement.

They understood: The prince had succeeded!