The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 22 Assassinated

These assassinations were not considered decent.

With the protection of Yan Jin and Geng Ying, two Luowang killer-level masters, and the reliable work of Chang Lu and Qing Qin, the mansion was managed in perfect order. Several assassination attempts ended in failure and did not cause any major disturbance.

Even the assassins couldn't get in front of Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng.

Zhao Ji would often receive the report only after the matter was handled.

The assassination attempt was more targeted at Zhao Ji, because Ying Zheng never went out.

Zhao Ji was often invited to attend banquets hosted by many noble ladies of Zhao State and play mahjong with them.

As for Ying Zheng, many people only know that there is a child as a hostage, but most people have never even seen him, and Ying Zheng never goes out.

The assassination of Zhao Ji was nothing, as those who assassinated her were just some unknown people.

After all, a true hero would not do such a thing against a woman.

Ying Zheng is now six years old. He is the legitimate male descendant of the Qin royal family. As soon as he goes out, he has attracted the attention of many people.

For a moment, an undercurrent surged in Handan City, ready to head straight for Ying Zheng.

Most ordinary civilians would never stand on the same side as the royal nobles. Revenge is more important.

Killing prisoners has always been an unlucky omen!
Although wars between countries in this era are no longer like those in the Spring and Autumn Period, which emphasize gentlemen's wars, when two countries go to war, they do not kill civilians (those without nationality are not counted), let alone massacres. It is simply horrifying!
If it is a fight on the battlefield, whether you win or lose, there is even less to say.

However, the other side surrendered, and the massacre of 400,000 people in one fell swoop once again broke the moral bottom line of this era.

It has to be said that the upper limit of morality has already been demonstrated by others, and the peak can be seen at a glance.

But the moral bottom line is broken again and again, just like the abyss, the bottom can never be seen.

There has never been a shortage of passionate people in the land of Yan and Zhao. Since the Qin State was so unjust, they would no longer consider what would happen if they really assassinated Ying Zheng.

Although some heroes disdain to attack women and children, some people know that they cannot do anything to the King of Qin, so they can only do what they can.

Hatred took over their minds.

Even if they succeeded, the first person who would not spare them would be King Xiaocheng of Zhao.

But it doesn’t matter. Repaying blood with blood is the most important thing.

On this day, Ying Zheng was wandering on the street with Yan Dan, and the two of them were having a great time together.

Ying Zheng was still accompanied by Yan Jin for personal protection, and behind him followed a group of Zhao soldiers, all of whom were elite soldiers.

Yan Dan was miserable. He was only accompanied by a maid, who was given to him by Ying Zheng.

Zhao State only sent two soldiers to guard him. But it was also true that in Zhao State, no one would attack the prince of Yan State.

It was getting close to dusk and Ying Zheng was sending Yan Dan back to the Zhi Palace. Every time the two of them went out for fun, Ying Zheng would send him home.

When the two were walking through a remote alley, something unexpected happened.

A dozen masked men suddenly rushed out from the courtyards on both sides of the alley, targeting Ying Zheng.

In fact, when Yan Jin walked into this alley, he already felt something was wrong.

After countless life-and-death battles, he had already developed a keen intuition and could sense the faint murderous aura at the first moment.

Plus, this alley is indeed a bit too quiet.

At that time, he leaned over and whispered, reporting to Ying Zheng that there were some problems and wanted Ying Zheng to evacuate temporarily.

Although Ying Zheng's cultivation is not at the top, he has been practicing "Xuanpin Buer" since he was young. This is the orthodox method of Taoism and Confucianism, and has long communicated the bridge between heaven and earth. Before Yan Jin, he had already detected these ambushes and felt their auras. He was not an expert.

How could a group of assassins who couldn't even hide their murderous intent be masters?
On the one hand, it was to keep a low profile and not expose his extraordinary talents, and on the other hand, it was also to lure these people out and deal with them as soon as possible.

It is better to eliminate threats as soon as possible.

So he stopped Yan Jin and walked into the alley while chatting with Yan Dan as if nothing had happened, but in fact he had already made preparations.

At this moment, these dozen people suddenly rushed out, and Yan Dan and several Zhao soldiers were a little flustered for a moment.

It was also Yan Dan's bad luck.

He usually had a teacher with him when he went out. Teacher Yan Dan was from a farming family, but unfortunately he was born in poverty and was not valued by the Yan court.

Although he was considered an expert, he was still sent to Yan State to protect Yan Dan and was also responsible for teaching him knowledge on a daily basis.

He thought that he was with Ying Zheng and had experts protecting him, and this was not the first time, so he was careless and did not go out with Yan Dan today.

Several of these dozen people mistook their target and rushed straight towards Yan Dan. After all, the two children were of similar age and both looked noble, so it was normal for them to have made a mistake.

Yan Dan watched as several men came towards him with swords in hand, looking ferocious. After all, he was still young, and even though he was precocious, his maturity was limited. He had never experienced such a thing, and he was so frightened that he didn't know what to do and just stood there.

Ying Zheng also pretended to be panicked. Yan Dan was his first investment and he couldn't let it go to waste.

He pulled Yan Dan behind him and winked at Yan Jin, asking him to pay attention to Yan Dan as well.

He pretended to be panicked and shouted to several Zhao soldiers: "Come and protect us! There will be a huge reward."

The assassin who rushed the fastest was killed by Yan Jin with one sword.

After all, the soldiers nearby were elite soldiers who had fought in battles for many years. They were panicked for a moment because they did not expect that someone would dare to assassinate two hostages of major powers in Handan City.

It was really unexpected. After a moment of panic, they quickly reacted and immediately formed a formation to guard in front of the two people.

At the same time, Yan Jin had killed two more people.

The current scene is that Yan Jin is surrounded by seven or eight assassins and is fighting with them.

Seven Zhao soldiers protected Ying Zheng, Yan Dan and the maid in the middle, and it was not easy for the remaining assassins to break through the protection circle and kill their way in.

The two groups were now fighting in a mess. Yan Dan also came to his senses and looked at Ying Zheng with gratitude.

Ying Zheng didn't have time to say anything at this time, and just watched the situation on the field.

The situation seemed unfavorable at this time, as seven or eight people surrounded Yan Jin and held him back.

Although the soldiers around him were elite, they were not as skilled in martial arts as the people in the martial arts world, and the area was small, so they could not form a military formation.

In addition, the incomplete army makes it difficult to pose a threat to the enemy, and at this moment they are just struggling to hold on.

During this period of time, one person has been killed and two others have been injured.

Although it was the first time I saw so many dead bodies, the efforts I made in sharpening my will over the past few years were not in vain.

Ying Zheng found that he was calm and fearless. Instead, he was eager to try and see how good his martial arts were.

It’s a pity that there are too many people at the scene, and I don’t want to expose my abilities, so I can only put this idea aside for the time being.

Ying Zheng knew that these people came for him, and Yan Dan would only be a hindrance if he followed him.

We still have to send him away first. It would be a pity if he gets damaged by something unexpected.

(End of this chapter)