Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

The two of them had never practiced double swords together before, and they were just forced to do it without any practice, and they were not proficient at all.

Fortunately, the two of them had practiced martial arts very well, so they didn't make the mistake of failing to combine the skills, but they were very slow in using them.

Because Zhao Gao was unaware of the situation and did not take any extra precautions, and because the two of them were besieging Zhao Gao at the time, he was in a state of panic and embarrassment, so the two of them were able to seize the opportunity to join forces.

If he wanted to do this now, even if Dian Qing was unaware of it, Zhao Gao would tell him and try his best to stop him.

When facing Zhao Gao, Chen and Xue Nu can rely on a relay approach to complete the preparations before the union, but they are not so sure when facing Dian Qing.

Dian Qing’s actual combat power may not be stronger than Zhao Gao’s, but he has a domineering body, so he can directly ignore the attacks of others and forcibly interrupt the Xue Nu or Chen He’s preparation for power.

So the current situation is that the two of them cannot break the impasse without joining forces, but it is almost impossible to join forces without breaking the impasse.

Block both ends, a perfect cycle.

What’s even worse is that since the two of them can’t break the situation, neither can anyone else.

Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie might have the ability, but they were busy dealing with the Six Sword Slaves and couldn't spare the time - it was hard to tell whether they both had some intention of giving up.

After all, they were the two least determined to assassinate Ying Zheng among those present.

Of course, Snow Girl and the others didn’t know this.

From their perspective, there was nothing wrong with what Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang did.

After all, the Six Sword Slaves were a big trouble, and at least one of them, Gai Nie, Wei Zhuang, had to be tripped up no matter what.

Freeing just one of them probably wouldn't solve the big problem of Dian Qing, so there is still no solution in the end.

Dian Qing... Many people present here have heard of the nickname 'Head of Copper and Arm of Iron, Unscathed in a Hundred Battles', and they all know that Dian Qing is a tough nut to crack.

But only when they actually fought did they realize how difficult this guy was to deal with. It was like forging iron, and the kind of hard iron that had not been forged or softened at all.

It's useless except for producing a lot of sparks and making your hands numb.

Seeing time passing by little by little, Xue Nu and Chen He took several risks, wanting to take the risk themselves, exchange injuries for opportunities, and directly bypass Dian Qing to attack the carriage.

However, Dian Qing still did not give them any chance. He neither hurt anyone nor let them go, strictly fulfilling his duties as a guard.

Finally, the turmoil in the convoy was quelled, and the Royal Guards began to surround this final battlefield.

In addition to the imperial guards, there were also local garrisons transferred from various places in Jiaodong. The huge crowd blocked the entire convoy and even the entire Xixiang Valley Road.

At this time, Zhang Han also walked out from the crowd of soldiers with his shadow guards.

He had actually discovered the situation here a long time ago, and arrived basically at the same time as the Mohist people.

However, after observing the situation and confirming that the emperor's safety was not a problem, he did not show up, but instead turned to stabilize the Imperial Guards.

On the one hand, he personally disliked Zhao Gao and did not want to join forces with him. In addition, with the presence of Dian Qing, there was no guarantee that Zhao Gao would not take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire.

Zhang Han was not afraid of Zhao Gao's trash talk, but he didn't want to listen to it either.

On the other hand, it is really unnecessary.

The Empire was not at a disadvantage, and having one more person would not be enough to completely overwhelm the Mohist side.

It's a stalemate whether he plays or not. It's useless either way.

He rushed all the way here tonight in order to perform in front of Ying Zheng, not just to show up.

If he doesn't play a substantive role, Ying Zheng will only think of him as a waste.

Another reason was similar to Zhao Gao's idea - Zhang Han didn't want Tianming to suddenly fall into the hands of the emperor.

He wanted to express himself, but did not want to get involved in the power struggle between the emperor and the imperial teacher again.

Gu Xun clearly had a special attitude towards Tianming, and he also clearly showed that he had no intention of letting Tianming fall into the hands of the emperor... Even the Yin-Yang School showed such signs.

Zhang Han didn't know the details, so he decided to avoid it as much as possible.

Therefore, Zhang Han simply turned around and gathered the imperial guards who were caught in the chaos, and finally surrounded the place with a large army - it was reasonable and well-founded to avoid Tianming's problem, and if there was any problem, it would be Luowang's trouble.

Seeing the army surrounding them, Gai Nie and his companions finally determined that the battle was over for them, so they stopped fighting.

Zhao Gao led Luowang's Tianzi killer group and blocked the front of the carriage. Gai Nie and others confronted them, while Zhang Han was behind Gai Nie and others.

Seeing both sides stop fighting, Zhang Han stepped forward and said with a smile, "It seems that everyone who came today is an acquaintance... Very good!"

"Last time, I invited the two from Guigu Zongheng but failed. This time, I will invite all of you together."

Anyway, it was just a casual talk, Zhang Han didn't hold back at all and directly fired at everyone.

Even if he can't catch anyone later, it won't stop him from making some harsh remarks now.

Upon hearing this, Tian Heng, who had a rather hot temper, threw his gun to the ground and replied sarcastically, "What a big tone... Do you have the ability to do that?"

Zhang Han continued to talk nonsense calmly, "At this moment, all the Mohist disciples who were responsible for disrupting the convoy's escort have already evacuated. Only nine of you are still here. One of you is injured and unable to fight again, and one is simply unconscious. You are two burdens."

"On the other hand, you will face Lord Zhao, the leader of Luowang, and his nine top-ranked assassins, as well as more than 2,800 reorganized imperial guards and nearly 4,000 local garrisons who have come to support you."

"Do you think you can escape safely?"

"Why not?" Tian Heng refused to give in, sneering and mocking, "It's just this garbage, so what if there are more of them?"

In the Qin world, the soldiers rarely play a role, so it is normal for Tian Heng to look down on them.

"Ordinary soldiers are no match for you, but don't we still have Governor Zhao and his men?" Zhang Han happily took the initiative to take the job for Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gao's face twitched when he heard this. Of course, he would not let Zhang Han do what he wanted. He immediately stepped forward and said in a feminine tone:
"General Zhang Han is very courageous. Zhao Gao will certainly lend his full support."

"By the way, General Zhang Han was not here before, and there is one more thing I need to remind you of."

Zhao Gao smiled veiledly, pretending to be reminding him, but in fact he was trying to trick him, "The Emperor has said that we must keep the fainted boy."

Zhao Gao's words were not meant to shift the blame, because it was not easy for him to shift the blame, so what he wanted was to drag Zhang Han into the water and capture Tianming together.

If they fail to catch him in the end, it is better for two people to carry the burden together than for him to bear it alone, and it can help him share some of the pressure.

If he was caught, not only would Zhao Gao get some credit, but Zhang Han would most likely have to suffer at the hands of Gu Xun.

For Zhao Gao, even if he couldn't make a lot of money, at least he wouldn't lose much.

Seeing that Zhao Gao wanted to drag him into the water, Zhang Han quickly distanced himself from the matter and said, "The Shadow Secret Guards are weak and Zhang Han is incompetent. Everything depends on the efforts of Zhao Fuling." Even though he was in front of Ying Zheng, Zhang Han still directly expressed his powerlessness - because he was indeed powerless.

Even if Gai Nie and his companions brought two burdens with them, they still could not be dealt with by him and his few secret guards. Only Zhao Gao and his extremely luxurious nine-man team had the strength to do so.

The emperor can indeed be unreasonable, but reality is reality, and if you can't win, you can't win.

If you force the rabbit to kick the lion to death, no matter how many rabbits die, you deserve it.

Similarly, Ying Zheng could not and would not do such a foolish thing as trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm.

Zhao Gao cursed in his heart when he heard this, but it was impossible for him to put all the blame on Zhang Han in advance.

Now, he can only take action first. As for how to divide the blame in the end, he can slowly figure it out after everything is settled.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gao stopped talking nonsense, turned his head and winked at the Six Sword Slaves and others, signaling them to take action, and at the same time instructed:

"Grab the target!"

This statement is very conservative.

Strictly speaking, the only one who can be called a 'target' among Gai Nie and his group is Tian Ming, who was specifically requested by Ying Zheng.

The reason why Zhao Gao emphasized this was naturally because he did not expect to capture anyone else, and it would be good enough to keep the unconscious Tianming alive.

Faced with the siege of the Six Sword Slaves and others, Gai Nie and others looked at each other and did not choose to escape directly. Instead, they formed a circle on the spot, protecting Tianming Shaoyu in it, and continued to fight with the enemy.

Chen He and Tian Heng, the two "outsiders" who had inserted themselves in the middle, were somewhat confused about this, but since they were all in the same boat, they decided to stay.

Anyway, the imperial army has already surrounded us, so it doesn't matter whether we leave earlier or later.

Zhang Han looked at Gai Nie and his group who were "fighting stubbornly" and had many doubts in his mind, but he couldn't guess the answers at the moment, so he could only suppress them for the time being. He first took the Shadow Secret Guard to protect the carriage where Ying Zheng was hiding, and then bowed to Ying Zheng through the window from outside and apologized:
"I came too late to save the emperor, allowing the traitors to disturb the emperor's holy carriage. I deserve to die!"

“Do what you have to do first.”

A voice that did not match anyone's emotion came from the carriage. Ying Zheng did not immediately hold Zhang Han accountable, but he did not let him go either.

Just like his treatment of Zhao Gao, Ying Zheng once again chose to postpone the matter.

Zhang Han was not surprised by this. He bowed his head respectfully and said, "I obey your command."

Then he stepped aside and greeted Dian Qing with his eyes.

Although Zhang Han had many worries about Dian Qing's sudden appearance, he still had to maintain harmony on the surface - in the workplace, no matter how bad the relationship is, it has to appear harmonious. What's more, everything is still unclear now, and it is not the time to tear each other apart.

Dian Qing also nodded in greeting, without saying anything, but just looked at the chaotic battlefield through the gauze with a little worry.

He also had some doubts about the abnormal behavior of Gai Nie and others, but he had no clue.

………………

On the other side, outside the Xixiang Valley Road.

Another Mohist disciple came to see Master Ban, looking anxious and panic-stricken, and ran over in a hurry.

"Class...Class Commander..." The disciple was a little incoherent due to panic, and reported hurriedly, "Qinglong...Qinglong has shown abnormal behavior!"

"What!?" Master Ban was prepared when he saw the disciple coming to him in a panic, but he was still shocked when he heard the news, and cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.

The Azure Dragon was about to be activated. If something unexpected happened at this time, not only would those present be in serious trouble, but the crucial plan to assassinate Qin would also fail.

Without any nonsense, Master Ban turned around and walked quickly towards the gloomy and dark forest behind him.

He did not try to find out from the disciple who reported the news what happened to Qinglong, because no one could predict what problem Qinglong might have, not even him, the greatest master of mechanisms in the Mohist school.

He had to see it all with his own eyes.

………………

Not long ago, outside the port of Sanghai City, dozens of miles away, above the mirage.

After the Moon Goddess left for a while, Yan Fei entered the Toad Palace and took her place in the seat where the Moon Goddess usually sat.

In front of her was the bronze mirror that the Moon Goddess usually faced.

Yan Fei wasted no time. As soon as she sat down, she raised her hands and began to form seals. Golden true energy emerged from her palms and merged into the bronze mirror bit by bit.

As the true energy poured in, a misty halo appeared on the surface of the bronze mirror, and then the halo slowly dissipated, revealing the girl in the core room of the Toad Palace.

The ten fingers of Yan Fei's hands moved continuously, leaving afterimages in the air. As her hand seals were formed, the scene in the mirror suddenly changed. The girl was no longer there, but the scene on the table in front of the girl.

It seemed as if the scene had switched to the girl's perspective.

In the other room, the girl had also raised her hands and started to make seals. Her movements seemed to be exactly the same as Yan Fei's.

At the same time, in the room where Yan Fei and her daughter were hiding, Qian Long, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, began to repeat the same actions.

As the three of them began to form seals at the same time, an increasingly dazzling and brilliant glow began to emerge from their bodies. At the same time, the stargazing equipment on top of the Toad Palace began to operate spontaneously.

Corresponding to these movements are the stars in the sky - they seem to remain unchanged.

However, to those who know the matter, the stars have undergone a sudden and drastic change. The starlight of the seven eastern stars representing the Azure Dragon, one of the four spiritual stars in the sky - Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji - all suddenly became brighter.

This is totally abnormal.

In Sanghai City, Lord Chu Nan was strolling around the streets late at night, staying up all night. At this moment, he couldn't help but look up at the sky with his eyes that were tightly covered by his eyebrows.

After a moment, Lord Chu Nan lowered his head and couldn't help shaking his head repeatedly, sighing, "It's really lively tonight... Sanghai is really not suitable for an old man like me to live in."

On the Mirage Ship, Star Soul in the Zibei Water Pavilion looked around with a little confusion, always feeling that he seemed to have missed something.

But thinking of the woman in Sakura Prison, he quickly shook off these distracting thoughts and hurried towards the depths of the water pavilion.

In the dark, the Moon Goddess watched Star Soul go deep into the Zibei Water Pavilion through the veil, then she left quietly. After going out, she couldn't help but take a look at the starry sky, and then hurried all the way to the Toad Palace.

The sight returned to the Toad Palace. As Yan Fei continued to make seals, the golden light gradually filled the entire room. In the mirror, the Fantasy Sound Box on the table in front of the girl had already begun to rotate and play music.

These scenes actually look not much different from usual.

The only thing that was completely inconsistent with the previous scenes was another object on the table - the square copper box with borders that had always been placed next to the Fantasy Sound Box.

In the past, no matter what the girl, Qianlong, or Yanfei Yueshen did, the only thing that was controlled was the Huanyin Treasure Box. The copper box seemed to be untouched by anything, and even the always dazzling golden light avoided this box, making it usually inconspicuous, but extremely eye-catching at certain times. (End of this chapter)