Qin Shi: I went astray in the Heavenly Sect

Chapter 223 Various Parties in Momentum, the Xiang Clan's Cause and Effect

"Uncle!!"

"Uncle!!"

Two hours passed quickly. Tianming waited and waited, but Gai Nie still hadn't come, so he went back.

When he arrived at the original spot, he only saw Gai Nie lying on the ground, unconscious.

Tianming felt a natural affinity for the man who had saved him from the abyss, and seeing Gai Nie like this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Tianming, help me up. We can't stay here. We need to leave as soon as possible."

Suddenly a voice reached Tianming's ears. Tianming was startled, then looked over with some surprise.

Gai Nie opened his somewhat weak eyes and reached out to pat his shoulder.

Overjoyed, Tianming wept tears of joy, another burst of tears streaming down his face.

"Uncle, are you alright?!"

"You're alright, I'm so glad you're okay!!"

After a while, Tianming helped Gai Nie sit up. Remembering the two people from before, he couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, what happened to those two bad guys? Did you win the battle?"

With Tianming's help, Gai Nie sat cross-legged, straining his energy to channel the Guigu internal energy to heal his injuries. Upon hearing Tianming's words, he slowly shook his head.

"The two of them retreated. I did not win this battle; it was a lose-lose situation."

Recalling the previous battle, Gai Nie's voice became more somber.

After swallowing the pills, Yan Ri and Jing Ni's injuries were forcibly suppressed, giving them a significant advantage in subsequent battles.

However, they underestimated themselves and overestimated their own strength. After a battle, the result was that both sides were injured.

Before he collapsed, he still had some strength left. If Yan Ri hadn't seen the situation was bad and taken the unconscious Jing Ni away, the final outcome of this battle might have been even more tragic.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will leave these two top-tier assassins here permanently. Of course, his injuries may worsen, and he might even die.

Along the way, first there was the Valley of the Crescent Moon, and then two top-tier assassins from the Luo Wang organization besieged him. Even though Gai Nie had broken through to the late stage of the Grandmaster realm, he was somewhat exhausted.

He suddenly woke up, or rather, his body's instinct brought him back to consciousness.

Since Yan Ri and Jing Ni were able to find this place, the assassins from Luo Wang could also find it later. That's why he told Tian Ming to hurry up and leave this place.

On the cliff outside Crescent Moon Valley, a man and a woman stood facing the wind.

Watching the corpses being carried away one after another, the girl said softly, "It seems that Gai Nie has not been lax all these years. Five hundred fully armed Qin cavalrymen are not something an ordinary Grandmaster could escape unscathed."

The man's gaze lingered, as if he could see the scene from that time. After a while, he explained, "The two sword techniques of the Ghost Valley School, the Vertical Sword Technique and the Horizontal Sword Technique, target different points. The Vertical Sword Technique emphasizes breaking through the surface with a single point, pursuing the ultimate killing power, and severing the throat with a single blade; while the Horizontal Sword Technique is more about defeating the enemy and sweeping away thousands of troops. If it had been Wei Zhuang who drew his sword at that time, it might have been easier."

Upon hearing this, the girl stroked her chin and asked curiously, "Does the young master mean that Gai Nie's strength is now above Wei Zhuang's?"

The man remained silent for a moment, then shook his head.

"Both of them are outstanding figures of their time. Perhaps only after they have truly fought can we know who is stronger. You should trust Master Guigu's judgment in choosing his disciples. If one side is too weak, then this duel between the two masters will be meaningless."

The girl thought for a moment, then nodded.

She knew the rules of Guigu: one was vertical and the other horizontal, and they were each other's opponents. The winner would become the new Master Guigu. After the two became disciples of Guigu, their fates became intertwined. If one was too weak, one was not worthy to be the other's opponent.

Each of the Guigu masters was a rare and powerful figure in their respective eras.

The young woman then asked, "The intelligence also mentioned a child. Does the young master know his identity?"

Upon hearing this, the man raised his eyes and looked eastward.

"The protagonist of one story sets the stage for yet another!"

A flicker of interest crossed the girl's eyes, but she seemed quite used to the man's rambling and vague explanations.

As the sun set, she asked softly, "A story?"

"Yes, it's a story!"

"Just like a piece of history written by a historian, it is a story. This story may include you and me, or it may not. In thousands of years, it will become a story told by storytellers."

The man's words carried a hint of emotion that was hard to understand. The girl smiled and leaned closer to him.

Then, exhaling softly, she said in a low voice, "I wonder if there is also a memorable story between me and you, young master?"

Feeling the hot breath on his ear, the man turned his head slightly and looked over, a faint smile appearing in his usually calm eyes.

"Our story began back in Xinzheng. Although it was an unfriendly first encounter, perhaps it was fate."

The girl looked into the man's eyes, and her heart skipped a beat. She then looked away, but this time, the man didn't seem to intend to let her go easily.

He reached out and touched the girl's chin, then turned her head towards him.

My story may involve many people, but now it certainly includes you.

Upon hearing this, the girl blushed with embarrassment, and her usual quick wit seemed to have lost its effectiveness.

"My story also features a young master."

The man suddenly smiled, a slightly unrestrained smile, as if saying, "Let the vast sky hold my song."

Three hundred li to the east, in a valley.

Tianming carried the unconscious Gai Nie forward with difficulty. It seemed like a long time had passed before Tianming finally leaned him against a rock, panting heavily.

Having grown up in the countryside, Tianming was very skilled at making fires and other techniques, and soon he caught two pheasants nearby.

After a quick preparation, the little boy skillfully strung the pheasant together with Yuanhong.

While grilling, he said, "Uncle, the pheasant will be ready soon. You can have one, and I'll take one. Once we've eaten, your injury will be healed."

All around was quiet, except for the crackling sound of burning firewood. The little guy watched the sky slowly darken and unconsciously swallowed.

As night fell, it seemed as if fate had pressed a start button, and several more groups of people began to converge on this place.

The couple who left Crescent Moon Valley, Liu Shaweizhuang and Honglian who left their base, the burly man from the Iron Tower who left Shangdang after receiving the news, and the Empire's most terrifying weapon—the Net.

The first to arrive here were the couple who had left Crescent Moon Valley. In the morning light, the valley was covered with crisscrossing sword marks. The woman in the red dress raised an eyebrow and said with some surprise, "It seems their journey was not as peaceful as they had imagined. Besides Quicksand, there are other people who are interested."

The man nodded.

"The people fighting are of extremely high level. If I'm not mistaken, they should all be Grandmaster level experts."

“There are three different sword marks here. One of them should have been caused by Gai Nie’s vertical sword technique, while the other two…” The man ran his hand along the deep scratches on the stone, pausing slightly in his speech.

The marks left by a sword are different in the hands of different people, and some highly skilled swordsmen can identify the person who drew the sword based on the marks.

The man immediately noticed something different from the sword marks.

"Sir, what's wrong?"

Seeing that the man stopped speaking, the woman in the red dress slowly walked over.

"These marks were not left by two ordinary swords, and you should have seen these two swords before."

Upon hearing this, the woman glanced at the messy sword marks, but after a while, she looked away, because she didn't use a sword and couldn't distinguish them.

"Oh, a swordsman comparable to Gai Nie, there are very few like him in this world!"

The man turned to look into the depths of the valley, his gaze becoming more scrutinizing. The battlefield showed almost no signs of being cleaned up, which confirmed to him that the outcome of the battle was not one-sided. If the battle had ended instantly, the battlefield would not be in such a chaotic state.

He did not find any bodies at the scene, which means the battle was likely evenly matched, or even resulted in mutual destruction.

"Indeed, there are not many swordsmen in this world who can rival Gai Nie, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. In a two-on-one situation, even the top-tier swordsmen in the Luo Wang are enough to pose a threat to Gai Nie."

"Although the Grandmaster realm has strong combat power, it is still unable to escape the mortal body. Human strength has its limits. After killing five hundred Qin cavalrymen from Crescent Moon Valley, Gai Nie's condition will be affected to some extent. Making a move at this time was obviously a calculated move. Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes, and in the end they failed to capture Gai Nie."

Upon hearing the man's explanation, the girl frowned.

The Net is the empire's weapon of mass destruction, and she has dealt with its top-tier experts before. Even now, she wouldn't dare say she could definitely defeat them.

To have achieved this much under the combined attack of the two is not just about how strong they are, but rather it demonstrates that Gai Nie's combat strength is absolutely among the top in the Grandmaster realm.

"Is it Yanri and Jingni?"

After a while, the girl made her guess.

The man nodded slightly.

"According to Nongyu, Luo Wang had secretly searched Sanhepu before."

The girl nodded.

She had no need to hide this matter, since the Luo Wang organization was already at odds with them.

"Qingze also mentioned this matter. Luo Wang has been searching for the core technology of white paper. Last time, they were scared away by Ni Chang and Mo Xuan working together. The day before yesterday, Haijiao received intelligence that Luo Wang had dispatched a top-level force, targeting Taiyi Mountain. It seems that they are not giving up."

The girl's expression didn't look too good when the matter was brought up; after all, one can only be a thief for a thousand days, not guard against thieves for a thousand days.

After a while, the man's eyes flickered slightly, and then he continued, "It seems that there is something about Gai Nie and that child that Luo Wang is interested in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man frowned and then looked into the depths of the valley.

A moment later, the girl seemed to realize something and looked in the direction the man was looking.

Then a hint of coldness appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Should we deal with them?

The man gently shook his head.

"what ever."

Upon hearing this, the girl smiled sweetly. Actually, she originally wanted to ask if she could take action, but then she felt that it might not be appropriate to ask that, so she changed her question, and the answer satisfied her just as well.

"I like that answer."

As she spoke, the girl's figure flashed and she darted out. She casually pulled two fire spirit hairpins from her hair and threw them forward. With the help of her internal energy, the two fire spirit hairpins were extremely fast, even faster than ordinary hidden weapons.

After two muffled thuds, the battle began. From the depths of the dense forest, flames soared into the sky, and a scorching heat slowly emanated from the area.

After about half a cup of tea's time, the girl in the red dress walked back.

"They are the Killer and Earth-level assassins from the Luo Wang organization. Our previous guess was correct. The ones who made the move were Gai Nie, Yan Ri, and Jing Ni."

“Gai Nie seems to have suffered a serious injury, and Yan Ri and Jing Ni are in similar condition.”

Upon hearing what the other person said, the man nodded.

Just then, a fiery meteor suddenly shot up from the opposite direction.

The man narrowed his eyes, a hint of reminiscence in his gaze, and then said again, "It seems that even with other unexpected events, some things are still unavoidable."

Hearing this, the girl in the red dress felt a little strange. She had a peculiar feeling before that the man beside her seemed to know something.

"Sir?"

“Go there! What’s going on over there is related to you. The Xiang family spent a lot of money to help you find your brother back then, and you should repay that debt of gratitude.”

"And that guy, it seems Sanhepu is short of a porter."

The girl blinked. She only understood half of what the other person was saying. Just as she was about to ask more questions, she saw the other person look south, his expression changed slightly, and his eyes showed a look of caution.

"Perhaps we are mistaken. The target of the Luo Wang this time is not Gai Nie, but something else."

"You go first, we'll meet at Jinghu Medical Clinic."

Before the girl could reply, the man took a few light steps and vanished from the spot in an instant.

Upon seeing this, the girl in the red dress twitched her lips and shook her head helplessly.

However, when she was out and about, she still knew what was important and what was urgent. If she hadn't discovered something important, the other party wouldn't have left so abruptly.

She then turned to look eastward, and although they were dozens of miles apart, the commotion had already reached her.

She muttered to herself, "The Xiang clan? The ones moving things?"

A moment later, her eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something. Without further hesitation, she flashed and sped toward the source of the commotion.

At this moment, in the east of the valley, a burly man as tall as an iron tower charged wildly through the crowd like a bull.

In a short time, casualties had already occurred. His opponents were a group of well-trained men who were not intimidated by him and advanced with long spears and lances.

There was also a young man in purple clothes who was walking around the burly man with the iron tower, waiting for an opportunity to make a move. Finally, there was Tianming, who was hiding behind a big tree and stealing a pheasant.

Strange people and strange events added a touch of gloom to the moment.

"Hey, little guy, are those your friends?"

(End of this chapter)