"Death would be too good for you. If it weren't for my concerns about Zheng'er, I would have ordered your execution long ago."
Empress Dowager Huayang felt a surge of anger. As the grandmother of the current king, Ying Zheng, and the former Empress Dowager of Qin, she was undoubtedly a clever and powerful woman. She had remained in Yong City for two reasons. First, her emotional ties to the place were gone. Second, she wanted to do one last thing for her grandson: keep an eye on Zhao Ji.
「Outside Yong City, in a hidden grove.」
"My lord, the mission is complete," a commander reported to Guo Kai. He was in charge of the Royal Guard, an elite unit of Zhao's Dark Guards. "We have successfully captured the Empress Dowager of Qin."
They immediately brought forth the unconscious Zhao Ji. Guo Kai lifted a lantern to get a better look. In its faint glow, Zhao Ji's stunning beauty was plain to see.
