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

Ehuang exclaimed with delight, "Moon Goddess!"

The Moon Goddess's face darkened. What happened?

She glanced at Cao Ze beside Ehuang, and was about to turn and leave when she was stopped by Cao Ze, who had excellent eyesight.

"Your Majesty, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Cao Ze smiled in a half-smile, his words carrying ill intent.

The Moon Goddess snorted coldly: "Get out of the way!"

What if I don't allow it?

Cao Ze nudged the Moon Goddess.

The moon goddess's expression darkened further.

"This is the Yin Yang School. If you dare to be disrespectful, I will make sure you never leave the Yin Yang School's gates today!"

Cao Ze chuckled and said, "Is that so? Does that mean that Lady Moon Goddess is now in charge of the Yin-Yang School?"

The Moon Goddess, struck at her sore spot by Cao Ze, stirred up a cloud of dust around her, as if saying, "Did you really think I wouldn't dare to attack you?"

Cao Ze continued to provoke the Moon Goddess: "You can try it and see who can't get out today!"

The Moon Goddess threw a schizophrenic woman named Xiang into his house in the middle of the night, almost causing chaos in his home.

Ehuang couldn't bring herself to blame her; if she didn't do something after encountering the Moon Goddess, she would feel guilty.

Ling Fei, a disciple of the Yin-Yang School who guarded the gate, stood trembling to the side. He exclaimed inwardly, "So all those rumors were true!"

Ehuang seemed oblivious to the tension, and could not discern that Cao Ze and the Moon Goddess were already at loggerheads.

"Good, good, good..." The Moon Goddess's magnificent chest heaved, her beautiful white skin gleaming in the sunlight.

"You wait for me!"

The Moon Goddess silently recited in her heart, "A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan," then left after uttering a harsh remark.

If we don't leave now, these two scoundrels will bully us.

Cao Ze looked at the Moon Goddess's somewhat desolate figure with some regret; his sister-in-law seemed rather pitiful.

I guess the more punches he throws, the better his crying will sound...

"...Lady Xiang?"

Yan Fei walked over gracefully, and just as she was about to speak with Cao Ze, she saw Madam Xiang, which surprised her greatly.

Ehuang bowed and said, "Lady Xiang, the Minister of Water, greets Lord Dongjun."

Yan Fei composed herself, gave a faint "hmm," and said to Ling Fei, "Go find a room and arrange for Madam Xiang to stay."

Lingfei really wanted to stay and see what Dongjun and Mr. Cao Ze were up to, but Dongjun had given the order, and he dared not disobey.

Yan Fei gave Cao Ze a wink, and the two headed towards a quiet, secluded spot.

"What's going on? How did you end up with Lady Xiang?"

Cao Ze pondered for a moment and said, "According to Lady Xiang, she was sent to my residence by the Moon Goddess last night."

"Junior sister?" Yan Fei murmured, "What does she want to do?"

"He probably wants to get me..." Cao Ze thought to himself.

Leaving Lady Xiang at his house in the middle of the night was clearly a move aimed at him.

"Is there something wrong with Lady Xiang?"

Cao Ze asked tentatively.

Yan Fei hummed in agreement and said, "I only learned about this recently while sorting through the roster of the Yin Yang School. Lady Xiang suffers from a heart ailment and is mentally unstable. It seems that this is why her spiritual power is so strong."

"In order to prevent her from harming other disciples, the Eastern Emperor Sect Leader placed her in Xiangjun Shun's Xiaoxiang Valley to live in seclusion many years ago."

"I never expected my junior sister to bring her to Xianyang. What if Lady Xiang's heart condition flares up..."

Yan Fei had a headache; her junior sister was really a handful.

Cao Ze pondered for a moment, feeling that this matter was not as simple as Yan Fei had described.

The feeling he got from Lady Xiang was not simply that of a schizophrenic patient.

He always felt that Ehuang was surrounded by a gloomy aura, and even when she was smiling, she couldn't hide this feeling.

Especially last night, Nüying gave him the feeling of Nie Xiaoqian being reborn, with a sinister aura.

Hmm, maybe I've been staying home alone for too long and gotten moldy, evolving into a super homebody...

Cao Ze realized that Ehuang and Nüying's situation seemed similar to his own situation of staying at home for too long, and thus he made this judgment.

Because Consort Yan was worried about Lady Xiang's situation, she chatted with Cao Ze for a while before leaving in a hurry.

Cao Ze left the Yin-Yang School alone, and just around the corner, he encountered the Moon Goddess who had just run away.

"Ah, Your Majesty the Moon Goddess, what is this...?"

Cao Ze said with a forced smile, "Even a fool could tell that the Moon Goddess has ill intentions."

The Moon Goddess said coldly, "You think I'm here to beat you up?"

"You're wrong. I'm here to tell you that you won't be smug for long, and neither will your senior sister!"

After saying this, the Moon Goddess left.

Cao Ze looked up at the sun, and after confirming that it was rising in the east, he grinned.

What kind of situation is this?

Just to get some verbal gratification on him?

Cao Ze continued walking towards his home, and along the way he noticed that many eyes were subtly glancing at him.

He was certain that among them were not only members of the Net, but also people from other forces.

It seems that his recent low profile has not diminished the attention he receives from those with ulterior motives.

Cao Ze narrowed his eyes. It was time to devise a plan to intimidate these guys who each had their own ulterior motives.

"Brother Cao."

A handsome and imposing young man, dressed in casual clothes, walked towards Cao Ze.

Cao Ze looked up and asked in surprise, "Brother Meng, are you returning to Xianyang to report on your duties?"

Meng Tian laughed and said, "I'm not here to report on my duties, but to escort this year's military pay for the Pingyang Heavy Armored Army. I came to Xianyang specifically for this purpose. You don't know, His Majesty specially increased it by 30%. Speaking of which, I must thank you, sir, and Lord Chang'an for your help. Otherwise, this year would probably be just as financially strained as last year."

Cao Ze thought to himself, "Judging from Meng Tian's words, it seems that Ying Zheng cares a lot about the Pingyang Heavy Armored Army far away in Wusui, otherwise he wouldn't be so concerned."

He knew Meng Tian well; he wouldn't easily abandon his post. It was likely that Ying Zheng sent Meng Tian to Xianyang under the pretext of escorting military supplies, so that he could understand and control the situation of the Pingyang Heavy Armored Army during this period.

"Ha, Brother Meng, there's no need to thank me. You should thank Prime Minister Lü, as it was all his money that came out of his pocket."

Meng Tian was slightly taken aback, but then realized that Cao Ze was teasing Lü Buwei.

However, he is straightforward and not good at joking.

"It seems that things are not going well for Mr. Cao Ze. Do you need any help? Fortunately, His Majesty has granted me permission to bring my personal guards into the city. Let's capture them and interrogate them in prison to find out their intentions."

Having been through many battles, he was extremely sensitive to anything unusual and easily noticed that there were many abnormalities around him, and that many pedestrians and vendors were actually people in disguise.

Cao Ze waved his hand and said, "No need. These guys are all small fry. It's not worth making a big fuss about them."

"Let's find a restaurant and have a good drink, so we don't let these petty scoundrels spoil our mood."

He had already planned to contact the Meng family at an opportune time, and now that he had encountered Meng Tian, ​​he naturally couldn't miss the opportunity.

Meng Tian was in high spirits and had no objection.

The two of them weren't picky and casually found a relatively quiet restaurant to sit down.

"Since you left Wusui, I have been reading your book 'The Thirty-Six Stratagems' by lamplight. It is only a few hundred words long, but the more I read it, the more I realize how profound and comprehensive it is. It covers almost all aspects of warfare and can be described as insightful."

"Sir, you truly deserve to be called a descendant of military strategists. This extraordinary book alone is enough to make you stand shoulder to shoulder with your predecessor Cao Gui and be no less than Sun Tzu."

Cao Ze suddenly remembered that he had taken some time to write "The Thirty-Six Stratagems".

He was originally speaking to Ying Zheng to prove that his claim to be a descendant of military strategists was not just empty talk.

Unfortunately, Ying Zheng did not have much talent in military affairs, but he applied the Thirty-Six Stratagems to the court and temple.

Meng Tian was also there at the time. After listening to the story, he blocked Meng Tian's door in the middle of the night and almost knelt down to beg him to write it down.

Unable to refuse, he hastily wrote the simplest version of "The Thirty-Six Stratagems," without annotations of military cases, consisting entirely of hard-core knowledge, similar to the Tao Te Ching.

"Brother Meng is too kind. I am merely building upon the work of my predecessors and summarizing their achievements; I have no real accomplishments to speak of."

Cao Ze filled Meng Tian's cup with wine, "Come on, drink this bowl first!"

After drinking together with Cao Ze, Meng Tian sang: "When life is good, enjoy it to the fullest; don't let the golden goblet face the moon empty!"

"Poetry paired with fine wine, what a delightful thing!"

Cao Ze laughed heartily: "Excellent, how delightful!"

After several rounds of drinks, neither Cao Ze nor Meng Tian were drunk, but their feelings for each other deepened rapidly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting lively, Cao Ze couldn't help but ask Meng Tian, ​​"Brother Meng, what do you think of the Wang family?"

Meng Tian looked slightly taken aback and exhaled a breath of alcohol.

"The Wang family..."

The two looked at each other, as if trying to see through each other's thoughts, but they tacitly refrained from revealing them.

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Chapter 405 The Alluring Honey Pot

Luoshengtang is a simple room.

Ehuang lay half-reclined on the couch, her smooth forehead covered in a fine layer of fragrant sweat.

Yanfei tightened her grip on Ehuang's wrist, preventing Ehuang from breaking free.

The four different internal forces intertwined within Ehuang's body, causing pain that was beyond the endurance of ordinary people.