Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Because the emperor almost died under the Tianming Sword, everyone in the empire focused their attention on the emperor.

Tianming's sudden fainting and the sudden retreat of Gao Jianli and others were all beyond the expectations of the Empire. In addition, the huge shadow in the sky and the strange roar that sounded like a dragon's roar attracted attention, and no one on the Empire's side was able to react.

In the blink of an eye, they all slipped away.

Of course, some people may not react to it, while others may not.

Zhang Han was the first to react and ordered the imperial guards to block the attack, but it was useless.

Because Zhang Han himself, as well as Zhao Gao and Luo Wang's many assassins, did not chase after him, but quickly surrounded Ying Zheng.

The emperor's safety is the most important thing. As for hunting down the rebels... let's talk about it later.

Ying Zheng's expression was unexpectedly not ugly.

He was still feeling upset and agitated, but he no longer had the same fear as before.

For Ying Zheng, he could barely accept the former, but the latter really made him feel uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart.

Without the threat of fear, he could even tolerate the embarrassment just now for the time being.

But no one dared to let go of their worries just because the emperor looked calm. Zhao Gao was the first to kneel on the ground and plead guilty:
"I am incompetent and deserve death!"

There was no unnecessary nonsense. Zhao Gao spoke briefly and directly said that he deserved to die.

He now wished he could catch Tianming and strangle him to death.

For Zhao Gao, the assassination of the Mohists could either fail or succeed completely, but it could not fail and bring disgrace to the emperor.

Ying Zheng was a practical man, but that didn't mean he didn't care about his reputation.

For him as an emperor, face is often more important than substance.

It doesn’t matter that Tianming almost killed him just now, because Tianming’s father almost killed him back then. But the terrible thing is that Tianming forced Dianqing to hold Ying Zheng in his arms like a chicken in order to barely survive.

This made Zhao Gao feel very guilty, fearing that if the emperor was unhappy, those present would suffer badly - they all had the responsibility to protect the emperor, but they ended up protecting him in this way, it would not be a loss even if their heads were chopped off.

These notorious killers had no right to speak in front of the emperor. They could only half-kneel on the ground with Zhao Gao.

At this time, Zhang Han was actually more relaxed than Zhao Gao, because the main responsibility was not his, and Zhao Gao was the first to bear the brunt of the anger, and he was the only one who suffered the consequences.

This does not necessarily guarantee that the punishment he receives will be light, but as long as it is much lighter than Zhao Gao's, then at least he will not suffer any loss.

Of course, although he was not as nervous as Zhao Gao, Zhang Han still knelt down and apologized.

The emperor was nearly assassinated, and as the leader of the Shadow Guard, he could not escape blame.

Ying Zheng ignored their pleas, glanced at Dian Qing who was lying on the ground, his life or death unknown, and then looked up at the huge, blurry shadow in the sky.

Ying Zheng didn't know what that thing was, but he vaguely felt that his current abnormal mood was related to it.

Then, before Ying Zheng could deal with Zhao Gao and the others, a sound similar to a dragon's roar was heard again.

Zhao Gao and others were dazzled as usual, but Ying Zheng's face turned ugly for a moment - every time the dragon roared, his emotions would get more out of control.

At the same time, the huge shadow in the sky became bigger in everyone's eyes - everyone present knew that this meant that the ghost thing was closer to them.

Seeing this, Zhang Han risked his life and stood up before Ying Zheng could say anything. He said anxiously, "Your Majesty, the crisis has not been resolved yet. The rebels still have a backup plan. We must evacuate this place as soon as possible!"

Ying Zheng was not in a hurry when he heard this. He looked at him sideways and asked calmly, "Do you know that thing?"

"..." Zhang Han gritted his teeth and replied, "Your Majesty, that thing in the sky... is probably the Mohist Azure Dragon."

He didn't recognize it as the Mechanical Azure Dragon, because he had never seen this legendary leader of the four mechanical beasts before, but he could guess it.

"Mechanical Blue Dragon..." Ying Zheng looked towards the dark sky and muttered these four words again.

Zhang Han could not help but urge, "Your Majesty! This is a serious matter. Please seek refuge first!"

Just as he finished speaking, before Ying Zheng responded, the "Dragon Roar" sounded again.

This time, along with an increasingly clear and deafening roar, the general outline of the Mechanical Azure Dragon appeared in everyone's sight.

Because the sky was gloomy and dark, they could not see the specific details of the Azure Dragon's appearance, but with the help of the firelight from the convoy, the general outline of the structure was clear enough to see.

This mechanical beast named "Dragon" actually has a different appearance from the common dragon in myths and legends.

Likewise, it is also different from the Seven Eastern Stars representing the Azure Dragon of the Four Heavenly Spirits.

This is understandable, because if it is sculpted according to the traditional dragon shape, the Mechanical Azure Dragon will not be able to fly - the traditional image of the dragon does not have wings.

The wings are the only difference in appearance between the Mechanical Azure Dragon and the dragon in mythology and legend, that is, the 'Azure Dragon' formed by the connection of the Seven Eastern Stars.

This may be because the Mohists had to make changes in order to give the Mechanical Azure Dragon the ability to fly, or perhaps it is because they wanted to make the image of the Mechanical Azure Dragon closer to Yinglong, known as the "ancestor dragon" - Yinglong has two wings and has the images of both dragon and phoenix.

As the mechanical blue dragon got closer, Ying Zheng remained calm and completely indifferent.

Zhang Han was very anxious, but the emperor refused to move, so he could not take over the emperor's business.

Zhao Gao would not take any action at all.

As long as the emperor didn't speak, he would kneel obediently.

If the emperor died in the attack of the mechanical blue dragon, everyone would be happy. If he didn't die... it was because the emperor didn't let him move.

As for whether he would be killed by Qinglong, Zhao Gao was very confident.

As for the mechanical beast, its threat is just that kind of threat. No matter how strong Qinglong is, he can't be prevented from escaping.

After just a dozen breaths, the dragon's roar sounded again.

This time, Ying Zheng's face turned completely gloomy and tense, and the anger and excitement in his heart began to show signs of being completely out of control.

The reactions of Zhao Gao and the others were also different from before. It was no longer a simple short-term dizziness, but the true energy in their bodies was shaken and their internal breathing was disordered. The Six Sword Slaves even vomited blood - except for Dian Qing, the six of them were the most seriously injured on the scene, and it could even be said that they were the only injured people, beaten by Gai, Nie, Wei and Zhuang together.

Ying Zheng suppressed his emotions at this time, and finally responded to Zhang Han's previous request for evacuation in a cold tone, "Leave? Can I still leave?"

From the time the mechanical Azure Dragon appeared and Gao Jianli and other assassins retreated until now, only a few dozen breaths have passed, which is the time it takes to have a few sentences of conversation.

How far can Ying Zheng run in this short period of time?

If we take a horse-drawn carriage, I'm afraid the horses won't be able to keep up with the speed yet.

Led by a master, the evacuation was only about a hundred feet away.

The exact size of the Mechanical Azure Dragon still could not be accurately determined, but Ying Zheng estimated that its length was at least fifty feet, and in reality it would only be longer, not shorter.

And its flying speed is definitely much faster than that of a carriage. Where can it run to?

Three breaths later, the fifth 'dragon roar' sounded as everyone expected, and the mechanical blue dragon completely descended over the Qingming sky above the East Tour convoy.

Stimulated by the dragon's roar, a rare look of rage appeared on Ying Zheng's face, and his migraine seemed to be triggered. The out-of-control emotions and severe headache made Ying Zheng unable to say or do anything. He just couldn't help but cover his head.

Zhao Gao and others vomited blood at the same time as the dragon roared. Everyone was seriously injured in an instant. Even Dian Qing, who was lying on the ground, swayed a little. He was probably affected and his injuries became more serious.

As for the ordinary people in the convoy, they basically lay down - they were not in a panic, but were in extreme panic and confusion, daring not to do anything, and unable to do anything.

Almost the entire East Tour convoy was paralyzed by the Qinglong Mechanical Machine in an instant.

Every time the Azure Dragon flapped its wings, it would stir up a storm on the ground, blowing up a cloud of sand that hit everyone's faces, making them covered in dust.

The team's lights were basically all extinguished after the first round of storms.

Before it went out, people on the ground were still able to catch a glimpse of the true appearance of the Mechanical Azure Dragon by relying on the dim light that illuminated the sky.

The horns are like those of a deer, the head is like that of a camel, the eyes are like those of a rabbit, the neck is like that of a snake, the belly is like that of a clam, the scales are like those of a fish, the claws are like those of an eagle, the paws are like those of a tiger, the ears are like those of a cow... Everything is just like what is in myths and legends, an illusory image that does not exist in this world.

The appearance of the Mechanical Azure Dragon is not surprising. After all, it is just a man-made thing and its image is based on human imagination.

After all, it's just a mechanical beast.

But when the image of the legendary dragon, with a body over a hundred feet long, appeared before mortals, no one would really regard it as a simple mechanical beast just because of its obviously artificially carved appearance and body material that looked like gold and wood.

The flames went out, and the fleeting mechanical Azure Dragon's true form was once again submerged in the pitch-black night.

Then, in the midst of everyone’s despair, the dragon’s roar sounded again.

This time no one was affected, but the gloomy clouds in the sky suddenly became thicker and darker.

Then there was a sudden flash of thunder in the sky, and the lightning that penetrated the sky and the earth enveloped everything. In the dazzling white light, the figure of the Qinglong appeared in everyone's sight again.

The next moment, thunder roared and the green dragon pounced towards the earth.

………………

Not far outside the convoy, Gao Jianli and others were running for their lives.

The time when Qinglong launched the attack was much later than expected, which further proved that it was not Master Ban who was controlling Qinglong at all.

This made Gao Jianli and Xue Nu constantly urge the people they were traveling with to escape as quickly as possible.

The attacks launched by the Azure Dragon controlled by Master Ban are large-scale AOE, and the attacks launched by the Azure Dragon that is not controlled are also large-scale AOE.

But there is a world of difference between the two.

The former can still be classified as an attack, but one strike is often enough to destroy everything within a radius of dozens of feet, while the latter is closer to a natural disaster.

Strictly speaking, the out-of-control Azure Dragon did not attack, it was just moving, and any of its activities was similar to a small-scale earthquake - the small here refers to a real earthquake, the actual range of which is often thousands of feet, which is by no means small for an individual.

Wherever the Azure Dragon passes, the earth shakes and the heavens and the earth turn upside down. Whether you can survive depends entirely on luck.

Even for masters like them, if they suddenly encounter an earthquake, whether they can survive depends on luck.

Gai Nie and other non-Mohists didn't know enough about the Azure Dragon mechanism, but they could clearly see that Gao Jianli and Xue Nu were anxious, so they naturally didn't dare to be negligent. They all tried their best to run away, losing their usual demeanor as masters.

Even so, they were affected by the dragon's roar several times during their escape, which caused many twists and turns.

Finally, amid the roar of thunder, the violent shaking of the ground and the rubble rolling down the mountain twice made them stop temporarily, and each of them looked for an open place to hide.

After a while, the earthquake subsided and everything returned to silence.

Gao Jianli and others gathered together and found a high point to observe the convoy, but unfortunately there were only sporadic spots of light and nothing but darkness.

But in the darkness, a few people could roughly see the mechanical green dragon flying away in the sky.

"The out-of-control Qinglong has left..." Gao Jianli murmured subconsciously when he saw this scene.

Tian Heng was holding a gun and was shocked when he heard this, "Out of control... This thing is out of your control!?"

Gao Jianli glanced at him without explaining too much - if they were controlled by them, would he and the Snow Girl be so scared that they ran for their lives?
However, the relationship between Mohist school and the three Tian brothers was mediocre, and Gao Jianli had no intention of elaborating on the inside story.

Tian Heng didn't get an explanation, and frowned. He was obviously very curious about this, but he knew better than to ask:
"Is Ying Zheng finished?"

"We ran out at least three hundred feet, but the ground still broke and the mountain collapsed. Ying Zheng's position must have been completely flipped over."

"It's highly likely...he's dead." Gao Jianli replied after hesitating for a moment.

Logically speaking, if you let the out-of-control Qinglong cause trouble, you will definitely be doomed, but this matter also depends on luck.

Some people can survive even if they are in the center of a real earthquake, not to mention that this is not a real earthquake.

With so many people protecting Ying Zheng, his chances of survival will increase a little.

"Whether it succeeds or not, it will stop here tonight." Xiaoyaozi stroked his beard and said calmly, "As for the follow-up situation, I will leave it to fate."

"Mr. Xiaoyao is right. We shouldn't worry about these things." Gao Jianli nodded in agreement.

"Let's go." Gai Nie interrupted in a deep voice, "Tonight is still a long night, and there is still a lot to do."

Hearing this, everyone nodded unconsciously.

The Qinglong plan has naturally come to an end here, but tonight's turmoil is just the beginning.

The assassination of Ying Zheng was a big deal, and the fact that Ying Zheng was almost assassinated was an even bigger deal.

With a chaos as huge as tonight's, no one knows how big the empire's reaction will be next.

If Ying Zheng died, everything would be turned upside down.

If Ying Zheng hadn't died... no one could predict what the enraged emperor would do.

But no matter what, the Mohists who planned all the turmoil tonight will definitely bear the brunt.

Gao Jianli and his team must return as soon as possible to take charge of the situation and arrange for all members of the Mohist School to hide in the dark and wait for the opportunity.

People like Xiaoyaozi who are not from the Mohist school also need to make preparations early.

Just because the Mohist School bore the brunt of the attack doesn’t mean that other forces will be safe and sound, not to mention that they are also participants tonight.

Everyone knows that the emperor always likes to strike indiscriminately. (End of this chapter)