Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1624 The battle for the Stone of Fire (on the road)

The girl asked again, "Why do you want to bury it?"

"Let it stay here with my brothers."

"Is there your brother in the ground?"

"Yes, many...many brothers." The man's voice became slow and heavy.

"Why are they staying underground?" the girl asked subconsciously, but she immediately reacted, stood up straight and asked again in a lower voice, "Are they...all dead?"

"Yes." The man's voice became heavier.

"Then...why did they die?"

"They once thought they knew the reason for fighting..." The man filled in the soil and stood up again, "but now they don't know."

After saying this, the girl saw water drops falling on the soil and couldn't help but ask, "Are you crying?"

"No," the man replied.

He just poured out the wine from the wine bag he was carrying.

After pouring, he threw away the wine bag, picked up the short-handled double ribs on the side, and carried them neatly behind his back.

The girl looked at him who was getting ready to go and asked proactively, "Are you leaving?"

The man turned to the girl, knelt down and put a hand on her shoulder. He looked a little hesitant. After a moment of hesitation, he said solemnly:

"I'll be back, you..."

The girl nodded obediently, with a cute smile on her baby-fat face. She narrowed her eyes and said, "I will hide and be very good!"

The man looked at the girl, hesitant to speak, and finally said no more. He stood up and left resolutely. The girl stood there and watched him disappear at the end of the path.

Not far behind the girl, an orange figure flashed past.

At the same time, on the other side of Daze Mountain, a blue figure quietly left Zuimenglou.

And in the hidden place of Zuimenglou in the mountain forest, a huge figure carrying two swords also appeared. His eyes covered by linen looked towards the edge of the cliff where Zuimenglou was.

In Zuimeng Building, a girl with a delicate face was sitting by the window, adjusting her makeup in front of the mirror. There was also a golden peony petal on the dressing table.

She seemed to notice something and glanced at the mountains and forests outside through the window, but found nothing in the end. After shaking her head, she retracted her attention and concentrated on putting on makeup.

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The next day, a group of soldiers and horses escorted a cargo carriage and set off from Bai Tu's military camp.

This is the team escorting the Stone of Fire. The leader driving the carriage is wearing a suit of silver armor and carrying a bow and arrow. He is probably Zhong Limei, and the box on the carriage should contain fragments of the Stone of Fire.

The location where Bai Tu's army was stationed was not very good, located in the southeast of Daze Mountain, but Wang Li's armor-piercing troops were transferred from the northwest, so the escort team had to pass through a corner of Daze Mountain.

In other words, they have to pass through a section of farmland - this is also the danger Zhang Han mentioned before.

Of course, you can also go around, but that way the distance will be much longer. It is better to stay in the military camp and wait for Wang Li's army to arrive. It will not be long before they reach the outskirts of Daze Mountain.

Zhang Han's request to arrange the route in this way was reasonable... Even if it was unreasonable, Bai Tu had nothing to say.

In the entire Stone of Fire incident, the one with the highest command authority was undoubtedly General Wang Li, but now that Wang Li is gone, it is Zhang Hansuo, the commander of the Shadow Secret Guards, who has the final say.

No one else’s opinions are helpful.

The weather was not very good today. It was covered in dark clouds early in the morning and it looked groggy. It looked like it might rain at any time.

While the escort team was on their way, it did rain, quite heavily.

Thin and rapid raindrops hit the dirt road in the mountains, making it a bit muddy and difficult to walk on. However, the escort team did not dare to slow down for a moment and continued to gallop on the slippery mountain road.

The escort team was on a mountain road that surrounded the mountains. On one side was a mountain stream that was not too deep, and on the other side was a mountain wall that was not too high.

Just before the escort team was about to cross a wooden bridge, a thunderbolt flashed in the sky, and the dim sky suddenly lit up for a moment. A burly figure appeared on the mountain wall, with a pair of fierce eyes filled with murderous intent. Keep an eye on the escort team that is approaching the wooden bridge.

When the carriage carrying the fragments of the Yinghuo Stone crossed the bridge, a roar like a tiger's roar sounded, and the figure on the cliff jumped up and smashed towards the direction of the wooden bridge.

The tiger demon, which was two and a half times the size of a normal adult, was like a cannonball, hitting the wooden bridge that was soaked by raindrops. However, surprisingly, the wooden bridge was not broken directly by him, but only where he landed. The wooden board cracked downwards and was dented.

But that doesn't mean the bridge is safe.

People of Tiger Demon's size seem to have a soft spot for destroying bridges.

After he landed, he was in a half-kneeling posture. He didn't get up at all. He directly inserted a pair of fleshy palms as wide as tiger's palms between the wooden bridge boards in front of him, and then let out another howl like a tiger's roar. , the muscles all over his body surged, and with a sudden pull upward, all the ten-foot-long bridge board flew away.

The road ahead was cut off, and the half of the escort team that had not yet crossed the bridge had to rein in their horses in a hurry and prepare to meet the enemy.

Then the tiger demon stepped on the bridge board with all his strength, completely breaking the crumbling bridge board under his feet. He rushed towards the people who had already crossed the bridge like a hungry tiger.

As soon as he came up, he tore a war horse directly with his claw-like palms, and the hot horse blood poured all over his body.

However, the tiger demon didn't care about the blood at all. On the contrary, it only stimulated his ferocity. He was like a tiger and a leopard. He roared and launched a fast and violent savage offensive, which destroyed the escort team of dozens of people.

None of these Qin soldiers were his enemies. Facing his sharp claws, they were either disembowelled or had their hearts ripped out.

After a while, the roads at both ends of the wooden bridge were completely flooded with blood. Bodies were lying on the ground. The dense raindrops hit the blood and stirred up blood flowers, which made people's scalp numb.

The tiger demon who killed so many people didn't take it to heart at all. He immediately jumped on the carriage as if nothing happened. His heavy body made the carriage creak under the weight of the carriage, and then he rode away from here.

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Time turned back to before it started to rain. On the other side of the mountain road, Gao Jianli, Da Tiechui and Xiaoyaozi walked side by side, heading towards Lieshan Hall.

They had planned to visit the Sixth Hall of the Nongjia before, but they were still considering whether to go to Shennong Hall or Lieshan Hall first. Tian Meng, the leader of Lieshan Hall, died suddenly first.

It’s said that Gai Nie killed him!
  Originally, Tian Meng's sudden death would make it difficult for them to visit the house rashly. The murderer had some connection with the Mo family, so Gao Jianli and the others would not dare to show up casually.

But seeing that the empire was already moving, Farmer Sixth Hall would certainly not be able to hold it back, so they had no choice but to leave.

Their initial task is to reason with Xiao Zhi, the leader of the Sixth Hall of the farm, and to persuade them not to kill each other for the Yinghuo Stone.

This must be done before they completely start fighting, otherwise it will be difficult to persuade them if a fight breaks out.

Therefore, the three of them decided to set off, and the first one went to... Lieshan Hall!

Tian Meng, the leader of Lieshan Hall, is dead. If nothing else goes wrong, his younger brother Tian Hu, the leader of Chiyou Hall, should now go to Lieshan Hall to take charge of affairs. At the same time, he is expected to connect the people of the Tian clan there to unite.

In addition, since his eldest brother is dead, Tian Hu must be the most grumpy and impatient among the five farm masters now, so he should be looked for first.

As long as Tian Hu can be appeased, most of the farm's affairs will be settled - if Tian Meng dies, the Zhu family will be more peaceful.

Of course, they all knew that there was little chance of being able to appease Tian Hu. After all, this guy had a bad temper to begin with, and now that his eldest brother was dead, it was the time when his anger was high.

But no matter how slim the hope is, we still have to give it a try... The most important thing is that Gao Jianli and the others don't have any other good plans. For the Mohists, in the crisis of the peasantry, there were only two forces besides themselves - the peasantry and the empire.

On the empire's side, they have absolutely no choice.

What is on the surface is the imperial army. The three of them are not weak in combat effectiveness, but fighting against tens of thousands of troops cannot be said to be overwhelming. It can only be said that they want them to die.

As for the mastermind behind everything, they have speculations in their minds, but it is not easy to catch them.

Maybe they can do it, but by the time they pull the person out, the day lilies at the farmer's side will probably be too cold.

Time waits for no one!

As the three of them were walking on the road, Xiaoyaozi suddenly stopped and stood still.

Gao Jianli and Dati Hammer took two steps forward and noticed that he had stopped moving. They quickly turned back and asked:

"What's wrong, Mr. Xiaoyao?"

Xiaoyaozi stroked his beard and replied in a deep voice, "I sensed that a fellow Tianzong disciple was nearby?"

"Tianzong...could it be that Master Xiaomeng?" Gao Jianli asked with a frown.

Although Xiaomeng has a relationship with Fusu, the eldest son of the empire, he is not completely loyal to the empire after all. Gao Jianli's attitude towards Xiaomeng is okay out of respect for Tianzong.

However, he also knew that if the head of the Tianzong appeared near the head of the Human Sect, it would probably not be a good thing for them.

Xiaoyaozi replied with a smile, "In my impression, except for Master Uncle Beimingzi, she is probably the only one in Tianzong who has such a strong aura."

When Big Tie Hammer, who was quite chauvinistic, heard this, he immediately muttered in dissatisfaction and angrily, "A good man doesn't fight with women. Mr. Xiaoyao has repeatedly avoided her, and she's not done with it yet!"

"This woman is really ungrateful!"

Gao Jianli immediately raised his hand to signal him to shut up and scolded, "Big hammer!"

The conflicts and grievances between the Tianzong and the human sect have been going on for a long time. It was originally impossible to talk about who was entangled with whom. It was very inappropriate for Big Iron Hammer to talk nonsense like this.

No matter what Xiaomeng said, she and Xiaoyaozi had a serious brother-sister relationship. If you scolded her, there was no guarantee that Xiaoyaozi would not be happy.

After all, no matter how bad the relationship between the two sects is, they still belong to the Taoist sect. You, a rough guy from the Mohist sect, are a pure outsider.

After stopping the sledgehammer, Gao Jianli nodded and apologized to Xiaoyaozi, "Forgive me, Mr. Xiaoyao, this is an internal matter within the Taoist family, and we should not criticize ourselves."

"Brother Iron Hammer is always quick to talk to people, so it doesn't matter." Xiaoyaozi naturally didn't care about this trivial matter and waved his hand.

Of course, he really didn't like others criticizing Xiao Meng in front of him.

It is better to leave matters within Taoism to be resolved internally by Taoists.

At this time, a strong wind blew, and many leaves were blown down from the trees on the cliff.

Looking at the leaves flying all over the sky, Xiaoyaozi reached out and picked up a piece at random, and said in a deep voice:

"Yiye Zhiqiu... I can sense her, and she should also be aware of my whereabouts."

"This is an internal matter of our sect. I didn't intend to cause trouble for you two. I'm really sorry." Xiaoyaozi clasped his fists at them and apologized, "Let's split up first to avoid delaying the plan."

"That's fine, sir, be careful." Gao Jianli nodded confidently.

Go to see Tian Hu and the others. There is no difference between the three of them and the two of them are just talking.

If there was a fight, they would definitely not be able to defeat each other, but it would not be difficult to run away.

Even if there is another Xiaoyaozi, he will still be defeated. There is no need. It is better to let him deal with the internal affairs first, lest Xiaomeng show up to disrupt the situation again at the critical moment.

"Take a step first." Xiaoyaozi nodded slightly, turned and left.

Gao Jianli and Big Iron Hammer didn't waste much time and stepped up their pace to Lieshan Hall.

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Lieshan Hall mourning hall.

Tian Hu and others are gathering here to discuss the next action.

In fact, it was mainly what Tian Yan said, and Tian Hu and the others were responsible for listening and executing.

"Now that the escort route has been discovered, let's let Chi Youtang take the lead in this first step." Tian Yan came up and made arrangements directly.

Tian Hu didn't care, crossed his arms and nodded, "No problem, I'll send the tiger demon, a few imperial soldiers will definitely not be able to stop him!"

Tian Yan then said, "This is just a test."

"If it succeeds, it means that the main force of the Qin army is not there. I believe there will be more exciting shows waiting for you later."

"But even if it is just a play, the tiger demon cannot retreat. It must cooperate to continue the play."

"The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows... But if you want to be the oriole, you first have to wait for the mantis to show up."

"I understand, I understand!" Tian Hu nodded in understanding, "Then I will prepare first."

After saying that, Tian Hu and Tian Zhong turned around and left.

Having said that, the plan is clear.

In the final analysis, the empire was just playing a yin-yang dart trick. As long as they had enough intelligence and manpower at the same time, it was very simple to deal with it.

The only thing you need to pay attention to is the timing of the move. After all, there are two families who want to eat meat. Who is the mantis and who is the oriole depends on the timing.

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After Tian Hu sent his capable generals to take the lead, he quickly led the team to set off, accompanied by Tian Zhong and Mr. Jin, the new manager of Gonggongtang.

Compared with having to rush to the designated location as soon as possible to intercept the tiger demon escorting the team, the group of them did not need to be too anxious and headed towards the target location leisurely as if taking a walk.

Then, he encountered an unexpected obstacle.

Two figures, one thin and the other burly, appeared in front of Tian Hu and others.

"People from the Mo family?" Tian Zhong looked at the figures in the distance and immediately recognized their identities.

Recently, Gonggongtang has been paying close attention to all the Jianghu people who appear around Daze Mountain. The two Mohist leaders, Gao Jianli and Da Tiechui, are also famous figures in the Jianghu. Of course, he will not miss them.

Tian Hu obviously also knew that these two people had come to Daze Mountain. He was not surprised at this moment. He just curled his lips and sneered, obviously not welcoming each other very much.

Gao Jianli and Dati Hammer didn't wait for Tian Hu and the others to approach, and took the initiative to greet them.

(End of this chapter)