Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Gu Xun's initial remarks were very vague as to what Tianming would face and what he should do after climbing up the mirage.

This may be because Gu Xun thinks Gai Nie shouldn't know too much, or perhaps, as he said at the time, it is because he doesn't know either.

No matter what the real reason is, Gai Nie doesn't think that adding variables to the mirage is a good thing for Tianming and the others.

No matter who plans to climb the mirage and explore its secrets, it will undoubtedly increase the uncertainty of the mirage's conditions, which will also greatly increase the chances of Tianming and others encountering difficulties.

So it is better to do less than to do more.

But he would not stop the Mohist actions.

Just like Gao Jianli and others' attitude towards him, Gai Nie was unwilling to interfere too much in the Mohist way of doing things.

As long as Tianming is not harmed, Gai Nie will not meddle in other people's business.

What's more, Gai Nie's judgment of the situation is just his own guess and may not be correct.

………………

Outside the Sanghai Port, on the deck of the Mirage, Tianming and the other two bypassed the outermost area and completely moved away from the team transporting supplies.

Shao Yu asked Tian Ming in a low voice, "Hey, what should we do next? Where should we go first?"

"Uh..." Tianming looked around, hesitated for a moment, and pointed towards the Toad Palace. "Let's go to the Toad Palace first. The possibility of contacting Qianlong there is greater."

Tianming's goal this time is still to seek Qianlong's help.

After all, if the three of them just explore bit by bit, God knows how long it will take to make any discoveries.

Shao Yu had no objection to this, but he also reminded, "If you want to go to Chan Palace, then go to Chan Palace. However, Shi Lan and I probably can't get in, so I guess you have to act alone."

Tianming didn't care about it, shrugged and said, "It doesn't matter, let's go to the place and see for ourselves."

"It's one of the most heavily defended places on Mirage. If anything changes, the chances are higher there."

Shi Lan calmly made up her mind, "Let's go."

Tianming identified the direction, found the path, and set off with his two friends.

In order to be safe, the three of them drove very slowly and carefully checked their surroundings throughout the process to ensure that they would not be discovered.

However, since they were already familiar with the route to the Toad Palace, the overall speed was good and it did not take too long.

As for the route we took, it was still the sacred Fusang tree as always.

When the three of them arrived at the sacred Fusang tree, Shi Lan looked at the sacred tree of her tribe. Even though she had climbed it almost ten times, she couldn't help but feel excited and had a complicated expression.

However, she did not have much time to vent her emotions. The three of them climbed up the sacred Fusang tree with ease, jumping and climbing between the branches skillfully, and rushed towards the highest treetops.

Every time they climb up the Mirage and climb the sacred Fusang tree, it is the most relaxing part for them.

The dense and golden branches of the sacred tree can perfectly shelter them as they move through it, allowing them to completely relax without having to worry about being discovered like they would in other places, without being restricted in their movements.

However, whenever there is such a relaxing and enjoyable moment, time passes especially quickly.

The three of them quickly climbed to the highest crown of the Fusang sacred tree and looked out to the Toad Palace on the other side.

Tianming looked at the familiar circular building and suddenly felt a throbbing sensation in his heart, forcing him to raise his hand to cover his heart.

Shao Yu saw this scene and quickly asked about the situation:

"what happened to you?"

“It’s okay…” Tianming waved his hands to indicate that he was fine, and then explained, “I just suddenly felt weird.”

"Strange? How is it strange?" Shao Yu asked quickly.

Considering that so many strange things had happened to Tianming, he did not dare to neglect any abnormality from the other party, even if it was just a feeling.

"Uh..." Tianming frowned and thought carefully, then answered, "It's probably... it's a kind of... um... inexplicable sense of familiarity and closeness."

Tianming hummed and hawed for a long time before finally giving a confusing answer.

"A sense of familiarity..." Shao Yu stroked his chin and thought for a while, then shook his head towards the Toad Palace in the distance and asked, "Is this the feeling that the Toad Palace gives you?"

Tianming glanced at Chan Palace, hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "No, it has nothing to do with that place. It seems to have suddenly appeared without any reason."

Seeing that there was no clue at all, Shi Lan interrupted and suggested, "In that case, just ignore it for now. Tianming, you should pay more attention next time."

"Don't worry, I understand." Tianming made a gesture.

Seeing this, Shao Yu could only put aside this little issue for the time being and turn his attention to the situation around the Toad Palace.

They needed to observe the number of sentries guarding near the Toad Palace to determine whether they could sneak in quietly.

But before Shao Yu could start to think, Tian Ming's brows suddenly tightened, he quickly raised his head and looked around, and issued a warning:

"who!?"

"come out!"

Shao Yu and Shi Lan didn't know what Tian Ming had discovered specifically, but they at least understood that they were being spied on. They immediately stood back to back, taking a guarded stance, while quickly looking around for any hidden peepers.

The three of them looked around nervously for a long time, and after turning around several times, they finally made sure that there was indeed no one around.

"Did you see it wrong?" Shao Yu, who had gone through all the trouble in vain, looked at Tianming and asked in confusion.

"No, no!" Tianming still refused to give up and looked everywhere for possible peepers. "Someone must be secretly observing us!"

Shao Yu spread his hands and replied puzzledly, "But there is no one here?"

Shi Lan suggested a possibility, "Could it be that he was hiding far away and spying?"

Shao Yu immediately denied it, "It's not very realistic."

"It would be fine if we were on the deck, but the branches and leaves of the sacred Fusang tree are so dense and complex that the golden light shining under the sun can blind people. How good a vision does it take to monitor us from a distance?"

In short, they now have not only physical visual obstruction, but also magical interference.

In this situation, it is useless to see with the naked eye or use props to expand the vision.

The two were about to ask Tianming in detail why he insisted on being spied on, when they saw their friend's legs go limp and he collapsed to the ground.

This scared them both, and they rushed over to hug the man, one feeling his pulse and the other checking his breathing.

After a thorough check, the two determined that the person was fine, except that he seemed to have fainted.

I fell asleep very suddenly and for no apparent reason.

"What's wrong with this kid? He falls asleep all the time?" Shao Yu couldn't help but complain with a grin.

Upon hearing this, Shi Lan couldn't help but ask, "Is Tianming often like this?"

Shao Yu nodded subconsciously at first, then came to his senses and quickly shook his head:
"Since I met him again this year, this kid has indeed been in a coma quite a few times, but there was more or less a prelude in the past to let people know why."

"It's the first time that he collapsed without saying a word, as I know of at least."

"Do we need to retreat?" Seeing that Shao Yu didn't know what was going on, Shi Lan didn't ask about Tian Ming's situation and changed the subject.

Shao Yu Shaozuo pondered, gritted his teeth, shook his head and replied, "Don't worry, the tree is hidden enough, hide for a while and see if he can recover at dawn." "With him, the movement will be restricted, and the risk of exposure will increase, so why not wait and see."

Shi Lan did not refuse the proposal.

Tianming looked fine and his physical condition showed no signs of deteriorating, so there was no need to evacuate in a hurry.

Of course, it can't be delayed too long.

Just because Tianming is awake can jump off the mirage, but that doesn't mean he can do the same while he is asleep.

If he doesn't wake up, Shao Yu Shilan can only try to take him to sneak into the team transporting supplies and get off the ship as she did before. If they delay too long, everyone will leave.

………………

While Shao Yu and Shi Lan were confused and helpless, the consciousness of the unconscious Tian Ming had already arrived at a place he gradually became familiar with.

"Ah, here it is again..."

Looking at the familiar dim circular space and the twelve huge windows, Tianming couldn't help but sigh.

"Hehe..." The girl's cute laughter sounded from behind Tianming. Qianlong asked crisply, "Why, Tianming, don't you like it here?"

Tianming quickly turned around, gave Qianlong his brightest smile, and replied with a smile, "Of course I like you. I can see you every time I come here."

"But how did I suddenly come in on the Fusang sacred tree this time?"

"Didn't you want to see me?" Qian Long replied with a smile.

"Ah?" Tianming was stunned at first, then he reacted and asked in disbelief, "The feeling of being watched... was it you? You were near me?"

Qian Long shook his head, "No, I'm not close to you, it's just that I can see very far away now."

"See... very far? How far?" Tianming subconsciously thought that the far that Qianlong was talking about might not be the same as the general concept of 'seeing far'.

Qian Long explained with gestures, "It's like... I can control a pair of eyes that can move freely and see almost anywhere instead of my real eyes."

"do you understand me?"

Tianming still had confusion on his face, but he nodded anyway.

There were no such things as surveillance cameras in this era, so he couldn't form an intuitive understanding of it, but fortunately the description was not particularly complicated, so he could probably understand it.

"So you were just observing Shao Yu Shi Lan and I from a distance?"

"Yes." Qian Long nodded, and then took the initiative to ask, "Is that sister the Miss Shi Lan you mentioned?"

"Yeah." Tianming scratched his head and replied with a smile, "She is a good friend that Shaoyu and I met after we came to Sanghai. We went to Mirage just to save her brother."

Qian Long tapped his lips with his finger and asked curiously, "Does she have a very special sword?"

"Yes." Tianming was a little confused. "How did you know about this sword called Bingpo, which has a chilling aura?"

"I've seen it at my father's place, and I felt that familiar breath when I saw you just now." Qian Long explained.

"Oh!" Tianming suddenly realized, "Yes, I heard that the sword was given to her by Uncle Gu."

"By the way, Qianlong, do you know why your father gave the sword to Shilan?" Tianming let Qianlong lead the way and continued asking about the sword.

"I don't know." Qian Long smiled playfully and shook his head, "I only know that Dad seems to have given swords to many people, but I don't know the specific reason."

"Hehe, Sister Xue Nu and Sister Rong's swords were also given by Dad."

"Ah?" This was the first time Tianming heard about this, and he was really shocked. "There is such a thing..."

After thinking about it carefully, he realized that it seemed useless even if he knew it.

He already knew that Xue Nu, Duanmu Rong and Gu Xun were related, so there was no need for him to find out more.

Having finished talking about the anecdotes, Tianming immediately turned the topic back to business:

"By the way, Qianlong, now that you can freely observe various places on the mirage, have you discovered the whereabouts of Brother Shilan?"

Qian Long shook his head upon hearing this, and gave a negative answer that disappointed Tian Ming a little:

"I tried to search every corner of the ship, but found nothing."

"No? How could there be no?" Tianming was a little anxious.

Not finding the person is just a small matter. At worst they can think of another way. What Tianming is worried about is that Yun Zhongjun has completely dealt with Brother Shi Lan.

If they can't find it, they can look for it again. But if the person is already dead, they don't have the ability to revive the dead.

"There are three possibilities." Qianlong calmly analyzed the situation carefully for Tianming.

"The first possibility is that Yun Zhongjun kept changing his position, causing me to miss him."

"The second possibility is that Yun Zhongjun hid him in some special place."

"There are some special places on the mirage, and I can't see them all clearly. If I'm hidden in those places, I won't be able to find it."

"The third type is that people are not on the mirage."

"Yun Zhongjun has been staying on the ship, but he may have hidden people in Sanghai City."

"Of course, there is a fourth possibility."

The fourth type, Qian Long, was not described in detail, but the content was self-evident—the person died.

Tianming subconsciously ignored the fourth possibility and focused on the first three.

After thinking about it, I found that I couldn't rule out any possibility, so I could only ask Qian Long for help:
"Qianlong, which one do you think is more likely?"

Qian Long had already figured it out, and he responded directly, "The first possibility is the least likely. Yun Zhongjun doesn't know my ability, so he won't deliberately guard against it."

"The second possibility is also relatively low. According to what you told me before, Miss Shi Lan's brother is just a test subject for Yun Zhongjun. Those special places on the Mirage are very important, and he shouldn't be hidden in those places."

After hearing this analysis, Tianming frowned, "That is to say, the most likely possibility is that the people were transferred to the city..."

"At least it's not on the boat. It may be hidden in the city, or maybe even farther away. I can't tell for sure." Qian Long corrected.

"Then the range is too large..." Tianming scratched his chin, looking embarrassed.

Qianlong pouted and spread his hands, unable to do anything about it.

The range she can observe is limited, and basically it can only include mirages, not more than that.

As to whether this was because the mirage itself was special or because her abilities were limited, Qianlong was not sure.

"I'll discuss this with Shaoyu and the others after I get out..." Tianming had no clue yet and could only put it aside for the time being.

It’s not that I have no idea, but I have to think about it carefully after I get off the boat.

Upon hearing this, Qianlong just smiled and said nothing.

According to her opinion, the chances of Tianming finding Yunzhongjun's hiding place are very small, so there is basically no need to hold out hope. (End of this chapter)