People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

Jingni pointed to the black spider in the corner of the courtyard wall, "This is a black spider unique to Luowang. When it appears, it means that there are people from Luowang nearby."

Cao Ze pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry about me, just do as usual."

Jing Ni nodded slightly.

After the lights were turned off late at night, Jingni put on her combat suit and mask, quietly left the hut, evaded the patrolling wolf guards, and quickly left the palace.

Under the moonlight, Li Wu held a bamboo flute in her hand, and her jade hand, adorned with golden bells, gently stroked the black cat in her arms.

She wore a tight-fitting dark purple outfit, paired with a small purple butterfly tattoo on her forehead, exuding charm and maturity with every move.

Li Wu kept glancing towards the end of the darkness.

The signal has already been sent, and with Jingni's current strength, she should have arrived by now.

Thinking of Jing Ni's recent advancement to the half-step Grandmaster realm and her promotion to the first-class Heavenly rank, Li Wu felt somewhat envious.

If she had such strength, she might be able to take the initiative to find an opportunity to submit to a powerful figure in Qin and escape the clutches of the Net.

Is it you who came this time?

Jing Ni's calm voice rang out behind Li Wu.

Li Wu turned around, knelt on one knee, and said, "Li Wu greets Lady Jing Ni!"

Jing Ni bent down to help Li Wu up, "No need for that, just call me Jing Ni."

She and Li Wu were from the same batch of assassins trained by Luo Wang, and she had helped her once during the final elimination mission.

Li Wu smiled and said, "I haven't congratulated you on your promotion to the first rank of Heaven yet."

Compared to her, Jingni's talent for cultivation is exceptionally outstanding.

Because the number of assassins who survive each batch trained by the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) is fixed.

Therefore, Jing Ni, who had been in the limelight throughout the elimination mission but lacked flexibility, was besieged.

After careful consideration for her future development, she stepped in to help Jing Ni and placed a bet on her.

Therefore, he achieved a high ranking in that Luo Wang elimination mission and joined the famous Luo Wang assassin group - Ba Linglong.

Chapter 14 Li Wu, you didn't want this either...

Jingni said, "Your talent is not bad. Don't focus all your energy on dressing up. For us, strength is the most important thing."

Li Wu chuckled and said, "I understand."

She knew Jing Ni's personality—a typical cold exterior but warm interior. She was very glad that she had chosen to help Jing Ni back then, instead of joining others in attacking her; otherwise, she would have been dead long ago.

Jing Ni didn't say anything more. She knew a little secret that Li Wu had unintentionally revealed: she hoped to find a big shot in Qin to help her escape the net, saying that only in this way could she live well and not worry about dying in the mission.

She initially dismissed it, believing that only strength could guarantee her survival.

But now she suddenly realizes that Li Wu's choice was not wrong.

What good is strength if you're powerful?

"What instructions did the leader give?"

Upon hearing this, Li Wu said, "Let me ask you how much longer the mission will take to complete."

A thoughtful look appeared in Jingni's beautiful eyes.

Upon seeing this, Li Wu reminded him, "All intelligence indicates that the alliance of the states is about to be formed, and they are very likely to attack Qin after the spring."

Jing Ni paused for a moment and said, "I understand. I will kill the Wolf King before April."

Li Wu smiled gently and said, "I wish you success in your mission."

After saying that, he picked up the black cat and disappeared from the spot.

A cold wind howled, and Jingni gazed at the snow-covered ground reflecting the moonlight in the distance, gently stroking her lower abdomen.

She seems to have found a way out of her current predicament.

Back in the cabin.

The originally dim environment was dispelled by the oil lamp.

Cao Ze handed Jing Ni a cup of hot tea. "What is it?"

Jingni took a sip of hot water, which warmed her up considerably.

Then, she recounted her story about Li Wu.

Cao Ze asked in surprise, "You have friends?"

Jingni asked doubtfully, "Is this a friend?"

Cao Ze was speechless. In his opinion, Li Wu and Jing Ni's relationship was already that of friends, but Jing Ni didn't seem to think so.

That's true. In a web of intrigue, who would dare to consider anyone else a friend?

"What a pity~"

Jingni finished her hot tea. "What's a pity?"

Cao Ze put his arm around Jing Ni and said, "Didn't you say Li Wu wanted to find a big shot?"

Jingni raised a delicate eyebrow: "Could it be that you are..."

Cao Ze sighed, "Of course not. But this is a weakness. If the Luo Wang knew Li Wu's intentions, would they let her off the hook?"

"At this point, you could say to Li Wu, 'Li Wu, you don't want your secret to be discovered by Luo Wang, do you?' Then, use a combination of soft and hard tactics, and she'd obediently comply and follow us to the bitter end, wouldn't she?"

Jingni didn't realize this, and finally blurted out, "She's useless..."

She couldn't do such a thing. Li Wu had helped her after all, even if it wasn't entirely innocent.

Cao Ze sensed Jing Ni's reluctance and stopped spouting nonsense about having Li Wu deliver intelligence with the cat.

She murmured to herself, "Next April?"

He calculated that it was already late December. The wolf tribe's location was still acceptable. In previous years, the snow on the grassland would usually melt after mid-March.

There is no time conflict.

However, when Cao Ze looked at Jing Ni's still-undeveloped belly, he knew that was the real problem.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "How about we just leave now?"

He insisted on running away after the snow melted because he didn't plan to run away with Jing Ni. Not only was his strength mediocre, but he also had little experience in wilderness survival. The thought of trekking thousands of miles across a snow-covered grassland in the dead of winter was enough to make his scalp tingle.

But now the situation is different.

He and Jing Ni have already formed an alliance. With Jing Ni's strength as a half-step Grandmaster, it shouldn't be difficult for her to lead him across the snowy plains and back to the Central Plains.

Most importantly, Jingni is only three months pregnant, so it won't have much of an impact.

Furthermore, since the people from Luo Wang have just returned, they won't discover the situation for a while.

Cao Ze thought about it more and more and felt it was a good idea.

Seeing that Jingni hesitated to speak, he casually asked, "What do you think?"

Jingni said in a deep voice, "We can't leave now. I have a way to help us escape the net."

Cao Ze looked at Jing Ni in his arms, a thought flickering in his mind. "What method?"

Jing Ni said, "The alliance of states against Qin has a great impact on Qin. As Qin's weapon of destruction, all the tasks at this moment are basically centered around the alliance."

"Therefore, I plan to negotiate with Yan Ri at the crucial moment, at the cost of the Wolf King's life."

Jingni nestled in Cao Ze's arms, looking into his eyes with a cold and sharp gaze.

Cao Ze frowned and said, "You're from the Luo Wang organization, don't you know their modus operandi? Even if Yan Ri agrees, they'll still send people to hunt us down after you kill the Wolf King. What use are you except for exposing us?"

"We have no choice but to gamble!"

Jingni's voice was very low.

Of course, they knew the way the Net operated. Between death and life, there was only one mission after another, and there was no other choice but to die in the mission.

Cao Ze muttered, "Gamblers will die a horrible death."

Jing Ni looked at Cao Ze, her voice cold, "Are you going to bet or not?"

Cao Ze chuckled and said, "What are you betting on? Betting that the Net will let us go? Don't be ridiculous."

If he remembered correctly, in the original story, after Jing Ni completed her mission to assassinate the Nameless Sword Saint, she escaped from the Net and began to suffer endless pursuit.

Do you really think Luo Wang is a charity?

Jingni shook her head and said, "No, it's a gamble that the states will unite to severely damage or destroy Qin. In that case, the net of those who are allied with Qin will be devastated."

Cao Ze breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought his wife, Jing Ni, had really become mentally impaired during pregnancy. Thankfully, she was still quite intelligent.

If he hadn't known that the fifth alliance of states would inevitably fail and wouldn't have had much impact on Qin, he might have actually gambled with Jing Ni.

After all, the Qin state was defeated in the last alliance, and now three Qin kings have died in succession. With a young ruler and a suspicious state, it seems that the probability of defeat is very high, but that's just an appearance.

However, Jingni doesn't listen to him much these days, which is not good.

As we all know, one monk has water to drink, but two monks have to carry water together. Now we need to decide who should take the lead and whose ideas should be followed.

Jingni now clearly believes that her idea is the best way to solve the problem.

And her strength is excessively high.

It would be difficult for him to persuade this girl to listen to him, follow him, eat well, and have children by simply talking, using one side of the story, or finding evidence.

"Well then, since you want to take a gamble, let's make a bet too."

Cao Ze did not deny Jing Ni's claims.

First, Jing Ni's words made him realize that the alliance of the states was not without impact on Qin and Luo Wang.

Due to a lack of clear understanding, knowing that Qin was bound to win, they subconsciously overlooked this point.

Compared to fleeing to the Central Plains in advance, it seems better to go there when the Qin state is fighting against the allied states.

As long as you don't go to Xianyang, just wander around the area near Luo Wang's house. With Jing Ni by your side, you're guaranteed a safe bet.

The main strategy is to create a time difference, allowing him to develop his strength cautiously first, while also giving Jing Ni a safe time and place to give birth to her child.

Secondly, if he were to directly reject Jing Ni now...