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

Suddenly, an invisible spiritual force left Qian Sha's body and invaded Xuan Jian's mind.

"Roar!"

Xuan Jian covered his head and roared, as if he had returned to his original beast-like, killing machine nature, his aura violent and powerful, as if he wanted to devour people.

Jing Ni stared intently at Xuan Jian from three zhang away, while Cao Ze walked over, gripping the Zhanlu sword.

He was somewhat caught off guard by all these changes.

However, with Qian Sha and General Bi dead, one worry was finally put to rest.

"Xuan Jian... seems to be going crazy."

Jingni made a judgment after some hesitation.

Cao Ze shook his head and said, "No, he was possessed by the power of the Eight Linglong of Qian Sha."

He felt that the Eight Linglong seemed to be some kind of evil spirit, and that those possessed by it would become ominous.

Jingni asked, "Should we kill him?"

Just as Cao Ze was considering whether it was worth it, another roar broke his thoughts.

Xuan Jian flashed to the side of Yan Ri, who had been killed by the sword, and with his fingers forming a claw, he grasped Yan Ri's head, whose face was no longer recognizable.

Cao Ze instantly understood what Xuan Jian wanted to do.

"Jing Ni, stop him!"

Cao Ze unleashed several worm-like lightning bolts, which, combined with Jing Ni's sword energy, were intended to interrupt Xuan Jian's absorption of Yan Ri's personality and abilities.

But he did not expect that the absorption process of the Eight Linglong would be so fast.

Just as they were about to strike Xuan Jian, he had already finished absorbing the energy.

More than a dozen sword energies collided with Cao Ze's Wandering Earthworm Thunder and Jing Ni's sword energy, stirring up a cloud of dust.

By the time Cao Ze and Jing Ni arrived at Yan Ri's side, Xuan Jian had already fled the place without looking back, carrying the Yan Ri sword.

Jingni asked solemnly, "Should we pursue them?"

Cao Ze shook his head slightly: "Xuan Jian is difficult to kill, not worth pursuing."

Although they had fought with Xuan Jian many times, Xuan Jian was just a controlled puppet. There was no real enmity between them, and it was not worth pursuing him relentlessly.

Li Wu arrived from afar at that moment, asking, "Is everyone alright?"

"It's alright, it's been resolved."

Cao Ze squatted down and examined the sunshade on the ground.

His face was completely disfigured by lightning, but it was still possible to vaguely discern that he was quite handsome.

He's only a tiny bit worse than him.

Looking at Yan Ri, whose build was similar to his, he suddenly had an idea.

He took off his clothes in front of the two women and gave them to Yan Ri to change into, while also placing the military report he was carrying on Yan Ri's body.

Li Wu, disregarding her embarrassment, asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"

Cao Ze chuckled and said, "This move is called 'Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell,' a feigned death to escape."

Jing Ni: "???"

Li Wu: "???"

……

Two days later, the knight who had been killed and was devastated fled back to the army and told Guo Kai what had happened.

Guo Kai first calculated with his fingers and concluded that Cao Ze was definitely dead after so much time had passed.

Sure enough, three days later, when Guo Kai's army passed by the scene, they found a charred corpse with military reports and Cao Ze's identity tokens on it.

In high spirits, Guo Kai didn't think much of it, only feeling that Luo Wang was very honest and reliable in doing things.

Now there's no need to worry about the Queen continuing her affair and causing instability.

There's no need to worry that Zhao Qian will go insane.

He feigned grief, forcing out a few tears, and said insincerely to those around him, "Mr. Cao Ze sacrificed his life for the country and deserves a proper burial, but the war is urgent now, so we can only ask him to make do."

"Guards, erect a monument for Mr. Cao Ze on the spot! I will personally write a letter to the King to request commendation for Mr. Cao!"

Guo Kai's subordinates were well aware of the Prime Minister's thoughts.

They dug a hole, threw "Cao Ze" in, hastily covered it up, and stuck a wooden board in the ground with the four crooked characters "Tomb of Cao Ze" written on it.

A gust of wind blew by and tilted the wooden plank.

After Guo Kai's army left.

Cao Ze, who had been recuperating nearby, rode Ta Xue and returned to the "crime scene" with Jing Ni Li Wu, who was sitting on a donkey cart.

The three of them looked at the crooked wooden board and the ugly writing on it.

Both Li Wu and Jing Ni couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Cao Ze spat and kicked the wooden board away, which was truly shameful.

Guo Kai is a despicable and immoral scoundrel!

He'll definitely bury Guo Kai in a cesspool and erect a monument to him!

"Let's go to South Korea."

……

Chapter 226 A Turbulence Caused by a Fake Death

Cao Ze is dead!

This news gradually swept across the seven kingdoms.

Since the alliance of the five states, the most famous person has undoubtedly been Cao Ze, who lectured in Handan.

In comparison, the news of Cheng Jiao's rebellion being quelled by Wang Jian and his son, and the death of Qin general Meng Ao from severe injuries sustained on the battlefield, are somewhat less significant.

The State of Zhao, Handan.

Zhao Yan was the first to receive Guo Kai's report.

After reading it, Zhao Yan only felt a little regret about Cao Ze's death. He ordered a thorough investigation of the assassins in the country's Luo Wang organization and then put it out of his mind.

Now there's something even more troubling for him.

His original intention was simply to drive the Qin army away and take advantage of Cheng Jiao's rebellion to inflict a major defeat on them.

Who knew Pang Nuan would be so fierce? Not only did he severely damage the Qin army, but he also killed Meng Ao, the newly appointed general of Qin.

He didn't need to think; given Qin's consistent style, they were in for a fight.

Soon after Zhao Yan gave the order, Consort Ya also received the news at Fei Xue Pavilion.

She found it unbelievable. Others might not know, but she did know that Cao Ze had a top-tier expert, Jing Ni, who was half a step into the Grandmaster realm.

How could they be so easily ambushed and killed by the Luo Wang organization?

It's Guo Kai!

Ya Fei suddenly realized the crux of the problem.

She never expected Guo Kai to be so shameless, still plotting against her at such a crucial moment.

"Mr. Cao Ze..."

Consort Ya deeply regretted not stopping Cao Ze from going north with the army.

An overwhelming sadness welled up inside me. If only I had known...

"Sister Yafei, what's wrong?"

Snow Maiden accompanied Li Ji on a walk to rest during her pregnancy. Seeing that Ya Fei looked unusually pale, she couldn't help but ask.

Ya Fei suppressed her overwhelming grief.

She hesitated and remained silent for a long time. Remembering that the imperial court had already issued a proclamation regarding this matter, she sighed slightly and said somewhat reluctantly, "I will tell you..."

She suddenly noticed Li Ji's slightly protruding belly and was startled.

If Jingni and the others died along with Cao Ze, wouldn't the child in Li Ji's belly become the only posthumous child?

On a whim, Consort Ya immediately said, "You all need to rest well, especially you, Li Ji. Don't leave Fei Xue Pavilion during this time and focus on your pregnancy. Try not to see outsiders to avoid any gossip that might disturb the peace of Fei Xue Pavilion."

Li Ji readily agreed.

She knew she was pregnant out of wedlock, and that the child was that of the Snow Maiden's lover. She was trying to keep it a secret, so naturally she complied with all of Ya Fei's requests.

The Snow Maiden was somewhat puzzled; the previous Ya Fei was not like this.

In the present state of Zhao, no one would say anything about Li Ji. If Li Ji gave birth to a boy, they would praise her highly. Even if her lover ran away, she could easily remarry.

As Ya Fei gradually calmed her chaotic emotions, she said calmly, "Li Ji, you should go back to your room and rest first. I'll take Xue'er to pick out some silk for you and make you a few sets of close-fitting clothes."

After a short while, Ya Fei and Xue Nu appeared at the cloth shop.

She looked at the snow woman, unsure of how to begin.

But clearly, this matter couldn't be kept secret for long, and she needed Xue'er's cooperation to conceal it from Li Ji.

"Xue'er, your teacher has something to tell you."

Snow Maiden looked at Ya Fei with some surprise.

Since being adopted by Ya Fei, Ya Fei rarely referred to herself as her teacher, but always addressed her as her sister.

"Sister Yafei, is... something happened to Cao Ze?"

Having spent many years with Ya Fei, Xue Nu had already guessed that something was amiss the moment Ya Fei opened her mouth.

And the recent events that could make Sister Yafei take such a serious stance are none other than Cao Ze, she can't think of anything else.

Ya Fei nodded with some difficulty, the sorrow in her beautiful eyes finally becoming undeniable.

"he died."