Qin Shi: I went astray in the Heavenly Sect

Chapter 229 Wei Zhuang's Pursuit, Lady Xiang
"Lord Wei Zhuang, Wushuang was taken away by Yan Lingji."

On a quiet cliff, the Wolf King knelt on one knee, reporting the situation to Wei Zhuang.

"You should know this isn't the information I want to hear. On the plains, very few can escape from your grasp."

The Wolf King's voice deepened, and his expression became serious.

"Yan Ling Ji has broken through to become a Grandmaster. Her fire control ability is extremely effective against wolf packs. After some probing, I know that the chances of success are very low, so I chose to retreat."

"Grandmaster Realm"

Wei Zhuang frowned. His impression of Yan Lingji was still from the last battle in Xinzheng. At that time, she seemed to have already broken through to the Grandmaster realm.

In that battle, she was even able to fight against Jing Ni, a top-tier assassin from the Luo Wang organization, alone. In the blink of an eye, seven years have passed. It's not surprising that she has reached this point in these seven years.

In addition, his ability to control fire was indeed a strong suppressor of the Wolf King, so he no longer cared about not keeping Gai Nie.

"Their destination?"

Upon hearing Wei Zhuang's words, the Wolf King replied hesitantly, "I'm not quite sure, I only know that we've been heading east."

"And that Sword Saint Gai Nie, he seems to be seriously injured. When my subordinates were trying to stop him, he stayed in the carriage the whole time and did not make a move."

As a member of the Quicksand organization, the Wolf King was well aware of the grudges between Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie, so he did not hide anything about Gai Nie's affairs.

“Gai Nie.”

A hint of coldness suddenly appeared in Wei Zhuang's eyes. One of the most important reasons he was willing to take action was because of his senior brother.

As his thoughts drifted, Wei Zhuang subconsciously touched the ring on his hand. It was the symbol of the leader of the Ghost Valley School. He wondered if his master had foreseen his return and left behind this ring symbolizing the leader of Ghost Valley, along with the inheritance of the Hundred Steps Flying Sword, or perhaps some other scheme.

However, he is still looking forward to the day he meets Gai Nie.

It is said that one can see far from a high place. The three of them were standing on the edge of an extremely high cliff. From this vantage point, they could look down upon the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers for miles around.

"East."

Wei Zhuang raised his eyes and looked eastward. To the east of Xianyang, the capital of the Qin state, lay the territory of the former six states. The farther away from Xianyang, the less control the empire had over them. If they wanted to escape the empire's pursuit, they didn't have many places to choose from.

Honglian stood to one side, her robes fluttering in the mountain breeze. After a while, the girl waved her hand.

"Okay, go ahead and get busy!"

Upon hearing this, the Wolf King subconsciously glanced at Wei Zhuang, and seeing that the other party did not object, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

As the current lord of the Quicksand, Wei Zhuang is extremely ruthless and domineering. His subordinates are always on tenterhooks when they come to report on their missions.

Fortunately, there is Honglian here. This princess from the Korean Kingdom can use gentleness to overcome strength, so that Wei Zhuang is not so cold and inhuman.

"You've guessed where Gai Nie and the others are headed?"

Wei Zhuang stood leaning on his sword, speaking leisurely.

Honglian nodded.

"Gai Nie was injured, and quite badly so. When someone is injured, they will seek out a skilled doctor for treatment."

“There are many famous doctors in the world, such as the Taoist masters, the Confucian scholar Xunzi, and some doctors who specialize in treating and saving lives. But they don’t have many choices. The further west they go, the stronger the empire becomes. This means they will not choose to turn back to Xianyang City. That would be suicide.”

"In the East, and among those they can find, besides the physician from Mirror Lake Medical Manor, there is probably no more suitable candidate."

Upon hearing this place, Wei Zhuang frowned. Of course, this didn't mean he had never heard of it before, but rather that it was a forbidden place for people in the martial arts world.

"This is not a very good place for us."

Honglian sighed softly.

"That place is indeed not suitable for violence, but rules are rules, but people are flexible."

Upon hearing Honglian's words, Wei Zhuang seemed to have thought of something, and then he curled his lips into a cold laugh.

"That makes sense. The outcome of a game of chess often happens outside the chessboard."

Honglian shook her head and didn't say anything more.

Wei Zhuang is a smart man, a very smart man, but now he doesn't like to use his brain as much, but that doesn't mean he's become stupid.

That's enough for me.

"Perhaps it will be a pleasant meeting!!"

On the other side, in the distance, in a large mountain, a young man looked at the group opposite him with a slightly gloomy expression.

"Being in an illusion without realizing it, yet still dreaming of your dreams coming true, should we say that you have only yourself to blame, that greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant, or should we say that you are pitiful, but there is always something hateful about the pitiful."

After a while, the people in front of them seemed to have heard nothing and gradually disappeared into the bamboo forest.

Then, a tall, slender man appeared in front of him.

"I am Shun Jun. May I ask who you are?"

Upon hearing the visitor introduce himself, the young man paused, a knowing glint in his eyes.

"you do not know me?"

Shunjun was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. Judging from the young man's words, he seemed to know him, but he was quite certain that he had never seen this person before.

“Young master, your words are somewhat absurd. I have been living in seclusion here for more than ten years and have never left. Without entering the martial world, how could I possibly know someone as outstanding as you?”

His calm voice revealed his good manners; even when faced with the questioning of a young man, he did not seem to show any sign of anger.

"Shunjun, you must be Xiangjun of the Yin-Yang School, right?"

The young man succinctly revealed the secret, and with just a simple sentence, Shun Jun's expression changed.

Xiangjun was a title he didn't particularly like, because it was a title given to his wife, Lady Xiang.

This is not the ancient times, where Shun came first, followed by Ehuang and Nüying, and the ruler preceded the wife. But now, the situation is exactly the opposite. Xiangjun's title comes from his wife's unique title, Xiangfuren. This title, which places the wife before the ruler, is something he really dislikes.

Therefore, he has always referred to himself as Shun Jun in public, hoping to save face.

Unexpectedly, the young man in front of him saw through the secret in a single sentence.

"who are you?"

Shun Jun secretly became more vigilant. Ordinary people could not get here, and to remain clear-headed in this mind-confusing array beneath his feet was also something that ordinary people could not do.

Seeing that Shun Jun did not seem to be lying, the young man shook his head.

"It seems you really don't recognize me." "Let me introduce myself. I am Qingxu from the Tianzong sect of Taoism."

Upon hearing this name, Shunjun's expression suddenly changed. Clearly, although he did not know Qingxu, he had heard of the other party's name.

"Qingxu?"

"You are the second Grandmaster of the Taoist Heavenly Sect?"

Shunjun subconsciously took a step back. To be honest, he had never met Qingxu, but according to the intelligence from the Yin-Yang School, the other party was extremely powerful. Back then, when Donghuang Taiyi was trying to gather the elder in charge of life, namely Shao Siming, he secretly used some dishonorable means, which involved a secret matter of the Heavenly Sect. Later, when that disciple came to him for help, Qingxu finally took action and went to Lishan—the headquarters of the Yin-Yang School—and caused a great disturbance.

It was during that battle that Qingxu was listed as a taboo being to be provoked by the Yin-Yang School.

It's hard to imagine that Qingxu was only sixteen years old at the time, yet he was able to shake the entire Yin Yang School. Those elders and protectors who had reached the Grandmaster level were like children in front of him.

The Heavenly Sect's "World Loses Color" technique was used to its fullest extent during that great battle. Although the opponent was the entire Yin-Yang School, in the end only Donghuang Taiyi was able to take action, while the other Yin-Yang School experts could not even break the control of "World Loses Color".

"It seems you've heard of me."

Seeing the other party's reaction, Qingxu nodded slightly in his heart.

Although Shunjun and Xiangfuren have been away from home, they are still elders of the Yin-Yang School. After the last incident, it is unlikely that the Yin-Yang School will do nothing.

If he were in that situation, he would at least have informed the sect's higher-ups about the other party and strictly forbid them from provoking him.

"Xiangjun of the Yin-Yang School greets Master Qingxu!"

Shun Jun stood there for a while, then spoke in a deep voice.

"May I ask what brings you here, Master?"

Shun then added further.

Whether it was due to his inherent good manners or his fear that Qingxu would take action, his tone remained respectful throughout.

What brings you here?

"Hasn't Mr. Xiangjun already guessed what I'm planning to do?"

Qingxu looked at the bamboo forest, his tone becoming somewhat strange.

After Xiangjun noticed Qingxu's gaze, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

The person in the bamboo forest is ultimately his wife, and anyone who wanders in here without bad intentions will naturally be able to leave safely.

What he wanted to ask had always been the same answer.

He absolutely had no intention of harming his wife.

"This place is my wife's secluded retreat; outsiders are not welcome."

Upon hearing this, Qingxu suddenly smiled. Some people's words are quite interesting. Just like now, Shunjun has only allowed a few people to walk in, and they are all men.

He was very curious about what this man was really thinking. Wasn't he afraid that Lady Xiang would cheat on him?

Of course, in this era, the term "green hat" may not exist yet, but such things do happen.

"I just saw someone go in."

Qingxu turned around and looked at the man in front of her, her tone neither hurried nor slow.

Seeing that Qingxu had no intention of forcing his way in, Shunjun breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Qingxu would force his way in, and if that were the case, he wouldn't be able to stop him.

Even if the two of them combined their strength, they probably couldn't withstand the attack of a Grandmaster.

"Really?"

"Perhaps they've just gotten lost. Madam will bring those people out."

Qingxu shook his head inwardly at this answer. If Lady Xiang were really so easy to talk to, she wouldn't be an elder of the Yin-Yang School.

Previously, he had discussed some things with Feiyan. Since the Yin-Yang School separated from the Daoist School, it has taken an unorthodox approach, pursuing the limits of heaven and man. This extreme ideology has created extremely powerful Yin-Yang techniques, which later in turn influenced their minds.

Therefore, in his view, these are all highly undesirable practices, just like the methods Fei Yan used on him before. To be honest, he really wanted to hate her but couldn't bring himself to do so.

The other person here, or rather the woman, probably held an extreme view as well.

Just like everything that happened in another timeline, those who got lost and came to this place by chance ultimately became fertilizer for the flowers.

Such an ending is still quite heartbreaking.

"My Taoist school has two techniques related to the Way of Water, namely Autumn Waters of Ten Thousand Rivers and Still Water of the Heart. I remember that the Yin-Yang School also has a similar technique called White Dew Deceives Frost."

When Shunjun heard Qingxu's words, he didn't understand what the other party meant for a moment, so he nodded in agreement. Of course, Qingxu was not wrong about this matter.

The cultivation technique practiced by the elder of the Water Department of the Yin-Yang School is White Dew Deceiving Frost.

"Master Qingxu is right, but the Yin-Yang School's techniques have already forged a new path, completely different from Daoist practices. Master, you wouldn't harbor any sectarian prejudice because of this, would you?"

Upon hearing this, Qingxu gave a soft snort.

Taoist practices pursue the unity of heaven and man, which is different from the Yin-Yang School in terms of concept. Furthermore, he really looked down on some of the practices of the Yin-Yang School, so he was somewhat displeased by Shun Jun's doubts.

"The Yin-Yang School is the Yin-Yang School. If I am prejudiced because of these matters, then when I visited the Yin-Yang School last time, how many people do you think would have survived from Mount Li?"

His words, though seemingly simple, carried an invincible air that left Shun speechless.

"Among those who went in just now, one was a disciple of our Taoist school. He cultivated the 'Ten Thousand Rivers Autumn Water' technique of the Heavenly Sect. You said that Lady Xiang would send the person out unharmed, which is naturally the best outcome. If anything goes wrong..."

The conversation was brief, but the moment Shunjun heard it, his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

He knew perfectly well what was wrong with his wife. Others might not know, but he certainly did. If Madam Xiang were to act on a whim, she might not only send the person out unharmed, but she might even dismember them into eight pieces.

"This"

Seeing that Qingxu was standing outside the bamboo forest and showed no intention of leaving, Shunjun's heart jumped.

The person before him was a grandmaster. The reason the other party was willing to talk to him was because he had not found a reason to attack, in case the Heavenly Sect disciple he mentioned really died here.

So what he, or rather the couple, will have to face next is this man's wrath.

"Master, please excuse me for a moment."

After much deliberation, he chose to meet his wife rather than confront the wrath of a grandmaster.

"Deception can only conceal the truth, but it cannot change the outcome. In my opinion, it is merely a self-deceptive tactic. If Your Excellency lacks the resolve to do so, I can assist you!"

(End of this chapter)