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

She sighed softly.

Thinking back on everything, based on the fact that the Snow Woman left a letter, she understood that the Snow Woman was simply helping Li Ji.

I don't know how Li Ji did it.

If Li Ji were to use the Snow Woman...

Ya Fei's beautiful eyes turned sharp; she was determined to sever all ties with Li Ji.

Cao Ze asked Jing Ni, "How far are we from Puyang? Where do we go to enter Puyang now?"

He had always thought he wasn't bad at directions, but after coming to this era, he had to admit that even with a map, he was still terrible at directions.

Ya Fei looked at Jing Ni. She was not familiar with the territory of Wei, and she had never been to Ye before.

Jingni frequently travels within the Seven Kingdoms to carry out missions, and for most places, even if she has never been there before, she knows how to get there.

“Puyang is on the border of Wei. Let’s go to Guandi first. It’s the closest place to Puyang. If we’re lucky, we can stop them in advance.”

Jing Ni quickly gave her choice.

This road was marked on the internal map of the Luo Wang organization, and she remembered it very clearly.

"Okay, let's go!"

With a flick of her whip, Ya Fei propelled the three of them forward once more.

……

After leaving Handan, the excitement of traveling the world faded, and only the weariness of the journey remained on Xue Nu's pretty face.

"Liji, have we arrived?"

Li Ji was still in good spirits. Having experienced military life, traveling was nothing out of the ordinary for her.

"We'll be there soon. Guandi is just ahead. Once we get there, head southwest for fifty li, we'll be out of Wei territory. Then, after a few dozen more li, we'll reach Puyang."

In order to get back to Puyang as soon as possible, she deliberately took the road that her grandfather had taken her to Handan in the State of Zhao, because the road was good and the distance was short.

"Okay, let's go!"

……

A day later, Li Ji and Xue Nu left the Wei territory and hurried towards Puyang.

As they approached the outskirts of Puyang, they encountered three older women.

"Are you three ladies also going to Puyang?"

Liji pulled on the reins and stopped.

Her pretty face was covered in dust from her journey, making her look a little dirty, and she appeared rather tired, but her joy was still undeniable.

"Yes."

One of the older women responded.

Li Ji glanced around; the grass was lush and green, but there was no sign of a large army encampment.

Looking at Puyang City, which is four or five miles away, it is still somewhat dilapidated, and many figures are constantly repairing the city walls.

The Qin army has not yet arrived.

This was her first judgment.

“Auntie, there’s going to be a war here. Puyang City is in great danger. You should go back.”

One of the older women, who appeared younger, moved her lips slightly and transmitted her voice, "Senior Sister, did you recognize her?"

"If Junior Sister is not mistaken, she is Gongsun Yu's granddaughter, Li Ji, and the woman next to her is Ya Fei's student, Xue Nu. We met her at the Handan Hundred Schools Forum and Fei Xue Pavilion before the New Year."

Yan Fei, disguised as an old woman using the second level of the Yin-Yang Illusion Technique, glanced at the old woman disguised as the Moon Goddess and transmitted her voice, "Don't meddle in other people's business."

The Moon Goddess chuckled, "How can that be called meddling in other people's business?"

"Senior sister, have you forgotten the purpose of our trip?"

If it were just a snow maiden, she could let it go, but now that Gongsun Yu's granddaughter is standing right in front of her, it would be a disservice to her brain if she didn't do something.

Yan Fei remained silent for a moment.

Li Ji saw that the old women had their heads down and were silent.

Just as he was about to urge them to leave again, he saw the old woman beside him suddenly look up and heard a soft shout: "Great Master of Fate, capture them!"

Both the Snow Woman and Li Ji were taken aback and did not react.

By the time they realized something was wrong, they had already been captured by the Moon Goddess and the High Priestess.

"Who...are you people?"

The snow woman said in a slightly hoarse voice.

She always heard Sister Yafei say that the world was dangerous, so she was very cautious along the way.

But to everyone's surprise, these three ordinary old women were actually hidden martial arts masters.

She was captured without any resistance.

Li Ji bit her lip, her eyes filled with resentment. "Who are you? Let us go!"

"Let you go? Hehehe... That's impossible. You guys still have a lot of use to you."

The old woman, disguised as the Moon Goddess, laughed loudly.

The High Priest quickly tapped Li Ji and Xue Nu a few times, causing them to fall into a deep sleep.

"Lord Dongjun, shall we still enter the city?"

Yan Fei raised her eyes and glanced at Puyang City, which was right in front of her, and said, "Enter the city."

Two days later, Meng Ao's army will arrive at Puyang.

Donghuang Taiyi gave them two tasks.

First, he helped the Qin army capture Puyang and pursued the Mohist leader who helped defend the city.

Secondly, we will investigate certain artifacts related to the Azure Dragon and the Seven Mansions that are kept in the royal palace of the Wei Kingdom.

This is also why she tacitly approved of the Moon Goddess taking Li Ji.

With this woman, they at least had a way out.

Chapter 201 Play a Game

As dusk approached, Cao Ze and Jing Niyafei arrived outside Puyang City.

Jingni said, "Based on the direction they're heading, their destination is definitely Puyang City..."

Ya Fei immediately said, "Let's go into the city now!"

Cao Ze, who knew Jing Ni inside and out, noticed her hesitation.

Is there a problem?

Ya Fei turned her head to look.

After spending the past few days with Jing Ni, she secretly developed a deep respect for her.

He was taciturn, reliable, and clearly much more skilled than her.

"Their hoofprints disappeared four or five miles outside the city. There were no traces of fast horses traveling that day ahead, and I also found no signs of a fight."

Jingni recounted what she had observed.

Under normal circumstances, Yuki-onna and Li-ji should have ridden directly into the city, rather than dismounting and walking four or five miles outside the city.

It's not a royal palace up ahead.

Cao Ze pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps they were spotted by scouts in Puyang City, but they didn't recognize them and made them dismount and enter the city..."

Consort Ya raised her delicate eyebrows slightly and said, "Impossible. Li Ji once told me that every soldier in Puyang City knows her."

Jingni looked at the dimly lit city walls of Puyang and said, "There are no signs of an attack. Puyang has not yet been breached by the Qin army."

Ya Fei cracked her whip. "You'll find out once we get into the city. Let's go!"

Cao Ze felt something was off, but after thinking about it, he couldn't figure it out.

Even top-tier experts would struggle to subdue Yuki-onna and Li-ji silently, unless a half-step Grandmaster were to intervene.

But half-step Grandmasters are extremely rare, and Xue Nu and Li Ji can't possibly be that lucky.

Approaching the city wall, the city gates were tightly closed.

The three fast horses were very eye-catching.

"Who is under the city?"

A soldier in tattered plate armor, holding a torch, shouted down.

At the same time, more than a dozen crossbows were aimed at Cao Ze and his two companions.

Ya Fei looked at Cao Ze. Her identity was sensitive, and she needed to keep a low profile as much as possible.

Cao Ze declared loudly, "I am a friend of the leader of the Mohist school!"

The soldier shouted, "What proof do you have?"

Cao Ze tossed out a wooden plaque engraved with the character "墨" (mo, meaning ink), saying, "This is the '墨牌' (mo plaque). Give it to the Grand Master and he'll know for sure."

The soldiers were startled when they saw the wooden sign nailed to the wall.

Pulling out the wooden plaque, the character '墨' (Mo) came into view, and he believed Cao Ze's words to some extent.

They immediately entered the city and went to the General's Mansion.

Soon after, the city gates slowly opened.

Cao Ze glanced at the old city gate, which seemed to have just been reinforced and repaired, and shook his head slightly.

With such a dilapidated city as Puyang, and only four or five thousand ordinary soldiers, how could it possibly withstand the elite Qin army led by Meng Ao?

Unless Six-Fingered Black Knight brings the Mechanical City here.

Yafei slightly pulled down her hood to cover her face.