Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Obviously, at this moment when the life of His Majesty the Emperor was threatened, Liusha also made his own contribution.

However, it was not Gu Xun who transferred Dian Qing here, but the eldest prince Fusu.

After he learned that the Mohist School was planning to implement the Qinglong Plan, although he knew that his honesty would not put his father in danger, he still specifically asked Dian Qing to settle the Mi sisters and rushed to the convoy to guard Ying Zheng.

Of course, this happened a long time ago, but in fact Dian Qing joined the team only in the past two days.

If he was delayed any longer on the road, he probably wouldn't be able to participate in tonight's events.

Although Ying Zheng exiled his eldest son, he did not reject Fusu's filial piety and allowed Dian Qing to temporarily serve as his bodyguard.

Not long after the chaos tonight occurred, Ying Zheng was transferred here under Dian Qing's secret protection.

This place is located in an inconspicuous corner of the convoy and there is no additional guard force.

In addition to Dian Qing, who was responsible for close protection, there were only ten shadow guards who were also secretly transferred by Prince Fusu and were hiding in the surroundings to keep watch - of course, there was also the routine protection of the convoy by the Imperial Guards.

And the number of people who know about it is extremely limited.

The only people who fully understood the inside story were Ying Zheng, the person involved, and Dian Qing, his personal bodyguard.

Zhao Gao knew that Ying Zheng had been transferred by Dian Qing, but he didn't know where Dian Qing had transferred him to - of course he wanted to know, but unfortunately Dian Qing might give face to anyone in the caravan except him, the leader of Luowang.

The shadow guards outside only knew that they were protecting people, but they didn't know that they were actually protecting the emperor.

Under normal circumstances, the assassin would never have known that Ying Zheng was hiding here.

Although the convoy became increasingly chaotic, not many people on the Empire side were actually harmed.

The Imperial Guards were only in disarray, not dead. They still formed small groups to protect all the accompanying personnel in the convoy.

Ying Zheng only needs to hide for a while longer and the chaos will subside.

Theoretically, the current situation is absolutely favorable to Ying Zheng, but the atmosphere in the carriage is not very good, but rather a bit stiff.

Even though he was assassinated and his convoy was in chaos, Ying Zheng remained calm and did not forget to handle government affairs even at this time.

It may also be that there is nothing else to do. Instead of wasting time in a daze, it is better to continue working on your business.

Dian Qing sat at the bottom, curled up as much as possible to reduce the space he took up, with his head hung, giving off an aura that said "keep away from strangers".

This is actually quite different from his usual style.

Although Dian Qing is a man of few words and looks like a socially anxious and autistic person, he actually has a very gentle personality and exudes a peaceful aura... As long as you can ignore his extremely oppressive appearance, you can feel the kindness of this big guy.

But at this time, Dian Qing made it clear that no strangers should approach him, and he wished that everyone should go around him.

The reason is actually very simple, he doesn't like Ying Zheng.

To the people of the six states in Shandong, Ying Zheng might not be hated, but he was definitely not liked.

In other words, almost no one likes Ying Zheng.

Dian Qing's attitude towards Ying Zheng was even more hostile.

If Fusu had not written to him personally, asking him to take action in a humble manner, Dian Qing would probably not be willing to serve as Ying Zheng's bodyguard.

As a result, he was naturally not friendly to Ying Zheng, and even looked like an assassin.

Ying Zheng could sense Dian Qing's rejection of him, and knew why Dian Qing was so unfriendly to him, but he was too lazy to care.

No matter what, this was the person sent by his own son, and it was a filial act. Ying Zheng would not touch him unless necessary.

Besides, Dian Qing is from Liusha, and Ying Zheng, who had had a dispute with Gu Xun not long ago, had no intention of further intensifying the conflict between the two sides.

As long as Dian Qing remained silent and did not directly challenge his authority as the emperor, Ying Zheng was willing to let him off.

Just when Ying Zheng and Dian Qing thought they could spend this chaotic night in peace, an accident happened.

As mentioned before, under normal circumstances, Ying Zheng’s current location could not be exposed.

But... this assassination tonight was not normal in the first place, so it is normal for some abnormal situations to occur during it.

As the saying goes, the bigger the fish, the smaller the fish, so the more abnormal it is, the more normal and reasonable it is.

During Ying Zheng's silence, Dian Qing suddenly stood up and picked up the two Zhentian swords beside him - the situation tonight was special, otherwise no one could carry weapons close to the emperor.

"Someone is coming." Dian Qing left a few words in a muffled voice, then turned around and left the car.

As a personal bodyguard, Dian Qing generally should not leave Ying Zheng easily.

However, the environment of the carriage is rather special. It is too small and enclosed. It is simply a large coffin box.

Although Dian Qing's main means of obtaining information about his surroundings is not vision, it will still be affected, and he may not be able to respond to attacks from the outside world in a timely and appropriate manner.

It would be better for him to go out and observe the situation and take action as appropriate. Anyway, as long as he doesn't leave the carriage too far, he can be sure to protect Ying Zheng.

'Head of steel and arms, unscathed in a hundred battles', when it comes to protecting people, Dian Qing is definitely the most professional in the world.

When Dian Qing came out of the carriage, all the secret guards who were following him outside had already fallen down, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

As for the imperial guards defending this place, they are even more weak.

Relying on hundreds of people, they are still fighting, but judging from the rate of casualties, it will only take a while.

Of course, it’s not their fault that they are incompetent. They don’t know that the emperor has hidden here, so it’s impossible for him to share the profits with too many people.

The people who broke through the defense line of the imperial guards were none other than the Mohist leader Tianming Shaoxia and the young master of the Xiang clan, Xiang Yu.

As Shao Yu used the Overlord Spear to sweep away the last few imperial soldiers, for the time being no one except Dian Qing could stop the two of them.

The two of them also turned their eyes to Dian Qing.

There is no doubt that Dian Qing's figure is very eye-catching. As soon as he came out of the carriage, he attracted most of Tianming and Shaoyu's attention. However, they had to deal with the miscellaneous soldiers first, so they could only ignore him for the time being.

Now, it's time for them to study this big guy who looks like he's not someone to be trifled with.

"I originally thought that Third Master was kidding us, but now looking at this big guy, I'm afraid it's serious." Shao Yu smashed the Overlord Spear to the ground, bumped his shoulder against Tianming, and muttered softly.

Tianming nodded slightly, "Indeed, this guy looks difficult to deal with. Do you know him?"

"No..." Shao Yu shook his head hesitantly, and then added, "But I have some impression of it. It seems that I have heard it recently..."

"Hmm... now that you mention it, I kind of have some impression of it..." Tianming nodded in agreement, frowning as he thought hard.

But he gave up soon and said, "Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. We are already face to face, so let's just be direct."

Tianming raised the Momei sword in his hand—because this was a big operation of the Mohist school, Tianming changed to the Momei sword that represented the status of a leader—and pointed it at Dianqing, shouting loudly:
"Big guy! This master does not kill nameless people, tell me your name!" Dian Qing looked at Tianming and the others with his blindfolded eyes, and asked in a muffled voice while standing on the carriage frame, "Master? Is that Momei in your hand?"

"That's right!" Tianming did not hide his identity at all. He held the sword in one hand and put his other hand on his waist. "I am the current leader of the Mohist School, young hero Tianming!"

"Hehe, Ying Zheng is hiding here, right? Let him come out too!"

Tianming not only announced his name, but also made his purpose clear - he was indeed coming for Ying Zheng.

The reason why the two of them knew that Ying Zheng was here and appeared here was because of the reminder from another person - Zhang Liang.

Originally, the two of them were assigned another task, a task that was not important to the Qinglong plan, but was very important for catching the traitor in the Mohist School.

Of course, they didn't know that they were being used as bait by Gao Jianli. They just thought their mission was boring and were planning to do something big.

But before he could take any action, Zhang Liang found him.

Zhang Liang informed them that Ying Zheng had evacuated from the place where Gao Jianli and others planned to attack and moved to another safe place.

Because Gao Jianli and others had already started to act, Zhang Liang had no time to notify them, and by the time he notified them, it was too late.

In order to ensure that tonight's operation does not fail, Tianming Shaoyu must pursue Ying Zheng and complete the final kill tonight.

This was certainly a dangerous matter, but to Tianming and the others, danger was the most insignificant thing. They only knew that they had to accomplish this world-renowned feat of assassinating the emperor by themselves.

This kind of limelight was absolutely irresistible to the young man, not to mention that the two of them were already hostile to each other and even hated Ying Zheng.

So the two of them followed Zhang Liang's instructions and came here.

Just as Shao Yu said just now, they both thought that they were fooled by Zhang Liang because they didn't encounter any decent obstacles along the way.

Logically speaking, shouldn’t the protection around the emperor be the most stringent?

The two of them were still skeptical until they saw Dian Qing and felt relieved.

Dian Qing had a lukewarm reaction to Tianming's words which were half a self-introduction and half a malicious provocation... or rather, he had no reaction at all. He just tightly grasped the Zhentian Sword and stood on the frame without moving.

His current duty is to protect Ying Zheng, and he will not leave the vicinity of the carriage unless necessary.

However, Dian Qing did not respond, but the person in the carriage made some noise, probably because he heard Tianming.

With the faint sound of a mechanism, the window of the carriage rose up, revealing the curtain inside.

And under the curtains that were shaking in the night wind, a sharp, narrow, and captivating phoenix eye was faintly visible.

Tianming looked into those eyes through the swaying curtains and fell into a trance.

It’s not that he was scared, but he inexplicably felt that this look... seemed familiar?
The people in the carriage only took a quick look, and the carriage windows soon rolled down again, so Shao Yu couldn't even see anything clearly.

He hurriedly asked Tianming, "Did you see what was going on in the carriage? Is Ying Zheng in there?"

“…I don’t know!” Tianming came back to his senses and shook his head and replied, “I just saw a pair of eyes.”

"Then... let's get started." Shao Yu didn't hesitate and said directly, "Time waits for no one."

"on!"

As soon as the words fell, the two men rushed forward without waiting for Dian Qing to give his name.

Shao Yu roared and took a big step forward. The whole person bounced out, the veins on his forehead throbbing. He gathered his strength and raised the Overlord Spear to stab towards Dian Qing.

Upon seeing this, Dian Qing immediately raised his twin swords and blocked Shao Yu's Overlord Spear that could break through the formation.

However, the force transmitted from Shao Yu's spear was completely beyond his expectations. After a burst of sparks, the Zhentian Sword was forced away, and the sharp edge of the spear went straight to Dian Qing's heart.

Shao Yu really wanted to end the battle quickly and spare no effort once he started.

However, this successful shot disappointed Shao Yu.

With an extremely crisp sound of metal, Shao Yu's Overlord Spear successfully made Dian Qing stagger, but the stab in the heart did not even break the skin, only a hole was punctured in his clothes.

"How is this possible?" Shao Yu's eyes almost popped out of his head after seeing this scene.

His Overlord Spear is also a sophisticated mechanical creation of the Mohist school. The forging technique is extremely sophisticated and profound. The tip of the spear can almost cut through iron like mud, and is in no way inferior to the famous swords in the sword manual.

It turned out that I couldn’t break through the defense of this big guy!
Tianming, who was about to join the attack, was stunned, but he did not stop his movements. He swung his sword back and forth, and the ink sword energy in the sky submerged Dian Qing.

However, under the combined attack of dozens or even hundreds of fine sword energies, the carriage suffered considerable damage, but Dian Qing was still intact...but his clothes were even more tattered.

After the initial shock, Tianming and the others were able to accept this scene a little better.

At the same time, they both finally remembered who this big guy was.

Dian Qing did not give them time to react. To prevent the two from directly dismantling the carriage, he roared, stepped forward with his foot as big as a palm fan, jumped up, raised his knife and gathered strength, and slashed towards Shao Yu.

Upon seeing this, Shao Yu immediately raised his gun to block, and then he was chopped away.

His strength now is so great that it exceeds the scope of natural supernatural power, but Dian Qing's strength is not inferior at all.

Seeing this, Tianming did not worry about the safety of his friend, but wanted to take the opportunity to attack the carriage directly.

However, Dian Qing reacted quickly and was very agile. He rolled over and blocked Tianming's path, then swung his knife backhand and knocked Tianming out.

After Shao Yu stood firm, he suppressed his surging internal energy and pointed out Dian Qing's identity:

"'Head of bronze, arms of iron, unscathed in a hundred battles', you are Dian Qing of the Pijia Sect!"

Dian Qing protected the carriage behind him and replied calmly, "The Armored Gate no longer exists."

Tianming also stumbled to the ground at this time, and couldn't help but rub his waist with a grimace.

This place was just swept by the blade of the Zhentian Sword.

Tianming felt that he was almost torn apart by that blow just now.

At this time, he also endured the pain and said, "I heard from Old Man Ban and the others before, and I have always been curious about how strong your horizontal training skills are."

"I finally saw it today. It's really not an exaggeration at all!"

Dian Qing ignored Tian Ming's compliment and warned calmly, "Leave here."

"Leave?" Tianming frowned, put his fingers on it slowly, and replied with a chic smile, "Since I am here, I will not leave until I achieve my goal."

Shao Yu was not afraid of Dian Qing's reputation at all. He waved the Overlord Spear in his hand and replied with a smile, "I have heard of your name a long time ago, but today you are alone, and you may not be able to stop us two juniors."

Dian Qing did not persuade him any further, but just clenched the Heaven-Suppressing Sword again. (End of this chapter)