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Chapter 114 Invited to Xianyang (Lü Zhi's Family)
Little Han Xin and his mother embarked on a journey to Xianyang. In Shanfu County, Dang County, a family was also riding in a horse-drawn carriage on their way to Xianyang.

I saw dozens of carriages driving on the road. The window of one of the carriages was opened, the curtain was lifted, and a beautiful woman appeared from it.

The woman first looked ahead, then looked back at the county town where she had lived for many years, confusion and melancholy revealed between her brows.

After so many years, I don’t know what the future holds, and I don’t know when I can return.
Maybe I will be locked up in that deep palace for the rest of my life, never to be able to leave!
But the King of Qin already had so many beauties, why did he still fall for a country girl like her?
Although she thought she was not bad looking, she never thought that she was the most beautiful woman in the world and could be compared with those stunning beauties in the seven countries.

Thinking of the King of Qin, the woman's face showed a mixture of anticipation, uneasiness, and some girlish shyness, and her face couldn't help but turn red.

There was a younger girl sitting next to the woman.

Seeing her sister blushing, the girl joked in a low voice, "Are you thinking about that person again, sister?"

The woman immediately turned around, glared at the girl, and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense. If outsiders knew about this, how would I face others? And this matter has not been decided yet, who knows what will happen?"

The girl pouted and whispered, "What do you mean by undecided? The king sent someone to invite our family to Xianyang to watch the ceremony. If it wasn't because of my sister, what else could it be?"

After hearing the girl's words, the woman also fell into deep thought: Yes, the king sent an envoy to invite their family. If it wasn't because of her, what other reason could there be?
Apart from her, there was nothing else in their family worthy of the king's attention.

Moreover, what the envoy said at that time was "invite Lu Zhi's family", which means that the king issued the invitation entirely because of her, Lu Zhi, and had nothing to do with other people in the Lu family.

But the woman couldn't understand why the mighty King Qin knew her.

All this might not be revealed until they arrive in Xianyang, but according to her judgment, this matter should not be a disaster.

The woman was not opposed to the possibility of serving the King of Qin, and she even looked forward to it.

He was the ruler of the Great Qin, the only king in the world. Many women in the world wanted to serve him but were unable to do so. But she had the opportunity.

"I wonder what the King of Qin looks like. Is he as scary as the rumors say? I heard he is much older than me. Can I please him?"

"He has so many beauties around him. What should I do if he gets tired of me in the future?"

Although she hasn't arrived in Xianyang yet, the woman has already started thinking. The girl next to her is unaware of her sister's worries and is still imagining the wonderful life after entering Xianyang.

Seeing the carefree and chattering girl, the woman couldn't help but give her a slap on the head. Seeing the girl looking at her with tears in her eyes and resentment on her face, the woman suddenly laughed.

Ever since the messenger came to their home to inform them of the King of Qin's invitation, this girl was the happiest person besides her father.

Her father felt that he had finally let her marry a noble man and his goal had been achieved.

At her age, she could have gotten married several years ago, but her father thought that she was different from ordinary women and very rare, and that she must marry a very good husband, so he did not let her get married until now.

That day, the envoy of the King of Qin came to the door and told his father that he invited his family to go to Xianyang to watch the ceremony. His father was so happy that he couldn't sleep all night.

Isn't it just because of this moment that he doesn't want to marry her off hastily?
Is there any greater nobleman in the world than the King of Qin?
The whole family was immersed in the joy that she might marry the King of Qin, but the girl was the only one who remained sober. She felt that this matter was quite strange. The King of Qin might have sent the invitation because of her, but he might not necessarily want to marry her. Things were still uncertain, and it was too early for her father and younger sister to be happy.

But as a woman, she could not resist her father or the King of Qin, so she could only watch the situation change quietly.

However, if the King of Qin did not want to marry her, why did he invite her family to Xianyang? Was it really just to watch the ceremony? The woman was filled with some sorrow and expectation as she followed the carriage from Shanfu to Xianyang. The carriage was bumpy, and who knew what the future would hold?

In Sishui County, several knights were running on the road.

After confirming that there was no one in front of them and no one following them, several knights entered a dense forest.

"Brother is back, how did you find out?"

Meng Tian wiped the sweat off his forehead and threw it to the ground before saying, "I have lived up to your trust. I have already found out that the Xiang family is really bold!"

Before Meng Yi could ask, Meng Tian said, "After the fall of the Chu State, they dared to openly appear everywhere without any cover-up."

Meng Yi sighed after hearing this and said, "Sishui was originally part of Chu, and the Xiang family was a prominent family in Chu. Even though Chu was destroyed, their prestige in Chu remains undiminished."

Meng Yi thought of what he had heard from Li Nian, and said, "This also shows that we have only conquered Chu, but not controlled it. Otherwise, how could the Xiang family dare to be so bold?"

Meng Tian sneered, "But I don't believe that the Xiang family can escape from our clutches this time. The Xiang family is currently in Xiaxiang, and there is no hiding at all. Everyone knows about it. It is said that when someone in the county wants to hold a funeral, they will ask Xiang Liang to be the host. What a great reputation!"

After leading the army on a rapid march for many days, Meng Yi and Meng Tian had already arrived at Sishui County, and were now in a dense forest only a hundred miles away from Xiaxiang.

The reason why Meng Tian returned from outside was that he personally went to inquire about the location of the Xiang clan.

They traveled thousands of miles from Xianyang just to catch the Xiang clan by surprise, so they had to accurately locate the Xiang clan first. In fact, when they were marching, the two brothers had already sent people to Xiaxiang for reconnaissance in advance, but Meng Tian still went there in person.

The investigation process went extremely smoothly, so smoothly that even Meng Tian felt angry.

Because the Xiang family did not hide their whereabouts at all, you only need to ask someone and you will find out where the Xiang family is.

This is a typical example of not being afraid of the Qin Dynasty's revenge later and dealing with these remnants of the six kingdoms: We are just jumping around under the nose of your Qin Dynasty, so what?

It also meant that the Qin Dynasty had basically lost control over places like Sishui County. The local officials did not take the Qin Dynasty seriously at all. Otherwise, the Xiang clan would not only hide like rats, but would also never dare to show up in public like this.

"Get the map!"

Meng Yi asked someone to bring a map and asked, "Brother, where is the Xiang clan stationed?"

Meng Tian circled a place on the map and said, "It is right here. I have personally visited it and it is indeed the residence of the Xiang family. It is in line with the military strategy and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. But the place is not big. Even if there are soldiers hidden there, there will not be more than 3,000."

At this point, Meng Tian frowned, and then said: "I'm afraid there is a secret passage. If so, it will be troublesome."

Meng Yi's expression also became serious. He knew more than his brother Meng Tian. The king sent them two brothers here, seemingly for the Xiang family, but in fact it was mainly for Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew, or to be more precise, for Xiang Yu alone.

If there was a secret passage in the Xiang clan's residence, Xiang Yu would have escaped...

Just thinking about it gave Meng Yi a headache.

(End of this chapter)