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

Rather than merely clinging to life, it's better to leave the Snow Woman a sliver of hope, even if that hope is extremely small...

Yan Fei flicked her finger and released a wisp of dragon energy, binding the short sword in Xue Nu's hand. The sharp tip of the sword was only half an inch away from Li Ji's heart.

The Snow Woman stared blankly at Li Ji; things had happened so fast, she hadn't quite processed it yet...

"Liji, you..."

Li Ji looked down at the pale yellow aura on the short sword, gave a bitter smile, and offered no explanation, nor was there any need for one.

"Junior sister! That's enough!"

This time, Yan Fei's phoenix eyes were filled with murderous intent, and she was very dissatisfied with the Moon Goddess's arbitrary and indifferent attitude.

Liji cannot die.

Xue Nu is Cao Ze's beloved, so she cannot die either.

If they weren't in Puyang City, surrounded by enemies, and if Li Ji weren't still useful, she wouldn't have resorted to such a despicable act as kidnapping.

The Moon Goddess sat on the couch, her ugly old face full of anger. She glared angrily at the Snow Maiden and Li Ji, who had a short sword lying between them. She wished she could give them both a good stab and send them to the underworld to be sisters!

The Grand Master of Fate had been observing the outside movements and noticed the approaching sound of dozens of horses' hooves.

"Sir, there's a situation outside. It seems soldiers are rushing this way."

The Moon Goddess sneered, "Why are you so nervous? The Qin army is about to attack the city. Isn't it normal for the soldiers inside the city to be riding horses?"

Li Ji and Xue Nu exchanged a glance.

They were controlled by the Moon Goddess to enter the city, without having a chance to leave a trace. Perhaps, as the Moon Goddess said, it was just an accident.

Yan Fei frowned slightly, knowing that the Moon Goddess was looking for trouble.

The High Priestess had already pledged her loyalty to her, so naturally she couldn't stand by and watch the Moon Goddess bully her subordinates.

Before she could reprimand the Moon Goddess, the High Priest turned to look at Yan Fei again and said, "Oh no, they're coming for the inn!"

Both Yanfei and Yueshen paled.

It is true that they are all half-step Grandmasters, but there are not only several thousand soldiers in the city, but also Mo family masters, as well as two Grandmasters, Six-Fingered Black Knight and Gongsun Yu.

Once their identities are exposed and they are surrounded, they will inevitably fall into crisis.

The Moon Goddess looked at the Snow Maiden and Li Ji, her eyes filled with murderous intent. "Did you do this?"

The Snow Woman puffed out her already well-developed chest and sneered, "You've been controlling us with those thin threads all along, how could we have done it!"

Li Ji said angrily, "I think you did it!"

The moon goddess's anger surged, her chest heaving like crashing waves, a truly magnificent sight.

"court death!"

Yanfei snapped at the Moon Goddess, "Have you made enough of a scene?!"

The Moon Goddess glared hatefully at Li Ji and the Snow Maiden, "I'll settle the score with you later!"

Yan Fei said in a cold voice to Da Siming, "Regardless of whether they are coming for us or not, let's take them away first."

The Grand Master's dark red eyes flickered slightly.

Lord Dongjun has already instructed that they must not be addressed by their official titles or identities, and that others must not know that they are members of the Yin-Yang School.

"Yes!"

Chapter 202 Becoming an Immortal, Immortality

The Grand Master of Fate and the Moon Goddess each led Snow Maiden Li Ji and Yan Fei out of the house.

All three were highly skilled fighters, and under the cover of darkness, they had already left before the soldiers surrounded the inn.

The moon goddess glanced back at the soldiers who had rushed over, her eyes filled with disdain.

Given their strength, unless they are completely surrounded and there are corresponding experts, it would be almost impossible to capture them.

Jing Ni looked at the spot where Yan Fei and the others had disappeared, her eyes showing a strange expression.

"It seems someone just left the inn."

Upon hearing this, Cao Ze became somewhat solemn. For Jing Ni to only vaguely sense something, the person must be at least a top-tier expert.

These are no ordinary kidnappers; we need to strike hard!

Like Jing Ni, Gongsun Yu and Six-Fingered Black Knight also noticed that someone had left the inn.

Gongsun Yu snorted angrily and waved his hand, "Search!"

Dozens of armored soldiers filed in, frightening the innkeeper, Mr. Sun, so much that he cowered under the counter and dared not move.

Cao Ze knocked on the counter. "Mr. Sun?"

Boss Sun flashed a fawning smile and said tremblingly, "This... young master, this is..."

Cao Ze asked, "Are there three old women and two younger women checking in today?"

"Yes, yes, they're in room B on the second floor."

Old Man Sun quickly said.

Cao Ze said, "Tell me everything you know, especially the appearance and height of those people."

Old Sun dared not hide anything and told everything he knew.

Cao Ze frowned. He had never heard of or seen any of the three old women whose strength was above the first-class level in the original work.

"Jing Ni, do you know?"

Jing Ni shook her head. "The Luo Net has no record of such a master."

Ya Fei, who had been silent all along, suddenly said, "Could they be disguised? There are many such methods in the martial arts world."

Cao Ze nodded slightly; he had considered this possibility.

Just like in the original novel, Da Siming used disguise to launch a sneak attack on Yan Dan, who was able to fight Wei Zhuang at the time.

The Yin-Yang School's ability to disguise themselves has always been quite good.

Hmm? Yin Yang School?

Cao Ze was stunned.

As everyone knows, the Yin Yang School's female group is full of experts.

Three top-tier experts, and they are all women.

Could it really be someone from the Yin-Yang School disguised in disguise?

What were they doing kidnapping Li Ji and Yuki-onna?

Considering the arrival of Meng Ao's army the day after tomorrow, Cao Ze arrived at a fairly reasonable logical deduction.

When Li Ji and Xue Nu arrived outside Puyang City, they encountered members of the Yin Yang School who were preparing to infiltrate the city. The Yin Yang School recognized them and kidnapped them, intending to use them to threaten Gongsun Yu into surrendering.

With this thought in mind, Cao Ze left the inn with Jing Ni.

Ya Fei followed, saying, "Aren't we going up to search again?"

Cao Ze said, "Time is precious. The thieves have clearly realized they've been exposed and left. They're probably looking for a place to hide now. We can't delay any longer."

Just as Ya Fei was about to say, "What if it's a diversionary tactic?", she saw Gongsun Yu and Six-Fingered Black Knight come out of the inn and walk towards them.

"Mr. Cao Ze".

Gongsun Yu strode up to Cao Ze and said, “Mr. Cao Ze, I will make this brief. According to the scouts, Meng Ao’s vanguard will arrive outside the city the day after tomorrow morning.”

"I don't have much time, and I need to make arrangements as quickly as possible. Therefore, I'll leave the investigation of Li Ji's whereabouts to you, sir."

"This is my identity token. I may enter and leave any place within the city."

Cao Ze took the token. "Don't worry, General, I will find Li Ji and Xue Nu!"

Once he guessed that the people who came were from the Yin-Yang School, he was more confident in finding these women.

Urged on by his subordinate, Gongsun Yu left with a heavy heart.

Cao Ze couldn't help but look at the Six-Fingered Black Knight.

According to what he learned from the Black and White Sisters, the elders of the Yin-Yang School are basically only qualified by experts of at least the highest level.

In other words, these three old women are very likely to be three of the following: the Black and White Sisters, the Great Master of Fate, Lady Xiang, the Moon Goddess, and the Flame Consort.

If it were the Black and White Sisters and Yan Fei, that would be fine; they're old flames and would give them face.

But if it's the Moon Goddess, the Great Master of Fate, and Lady Xiang, then things are not good. The Moon Goddess is obviously a bit dim-witted, because Yan Fei has a good impression of her, but she doesn't like her at all.

"Master, the bandits are very powerful; I'm afraid we are no match for them."

Six-Fingered Black Knight sighed softly, "I really want to help you too."

"But not long ago, I received news from Qin Mo that the Gongshu family had created a weapon of war called the Divine Crossbow."

"This divine crossbow is very similar to a large ballista. According to Qin Mo, it is extremely powerful, and the force of its explosion is like that of a barrel full of kerosene."

"One of the purposes of the Qin army's attack on Puyang was to test the power of this weapon of war."

“I have already instructed Wu Yang and the others to work non-stop to build defensive mechanisms, but they are not proficient in mechanism making, so I still need to make some of them myself.”

As soon as Six-Fingered Black Knight finished speaking, Cao Ze's eyelids started twitching wildly.

Divine crossbow?

He suddenly remembered that when they were at the farmhouse, Wang Li had set off fireworks with a batch of crossbows.

It looked funny at the time, but its power was undeniable.

If it really was that kind of divine crossbow, Puyang would probably be razed to the ground.

That's the terrifying power of heavy firepower; it doesn't care who you are.

The only saving grace is that it's not yet the kind of 'split rocket' that could later be used to fight a world war.

After the Six-Fingered Black Knight left, Ya Fei looked at Cao Ze, who was serious and heavy-hearted, and asked, "Could the thief be that powerful?"

What's so scary about the Yin-Yang School girl group? Can they compare to heavy firepower?

Cao Ze shook his head slightly, offering no further explanation.