The subsequent historical development was similar to what happened before the flashbacks, except that the First Emperor of Qin had entered a state of suspended animation in advance due to his own warning, making preparations well before his fifth tour of the realm.
Shortly after, under the pretext of severe illness, he refused to see outsiders, while secretly preparing for his funeral behind the scenes.
Not long after that, he had his most trusted new eunuch—who had replaced Zhao Gao—announce his death, while he himself swallowed a pill and fell into a peaceful slumber within the underground palace of his mausoleum.
He awaited the arrival of two thousand years later.
The only strange thing was that despite all this, the throne was still passed to Huhai rather than Fusu.
"It's a pity we don't know what actually happened back then; it's probably still the result of historical correction."
Lu Chen didn't dwell on such minor details, turning instead to plan his next steps.
"First of all, I need to get someone to discover the existence of this underground palace..."
Chapter 499