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

The so-called half-step grandmaster, grandmaster, and great grandmaster are all at the same level. What they are competing for is nothing more than their understanding of the changes in the principles of heaven and earth and their control over the power of heaven and earth.

There is no essential difference, but for those who are not at the Grandmaster level, the difference in controlling the power of heaven and earth is simply a matter of worlds apart.

Cao Ze was positioned precisely where Old Man Zheng was escaping. If he could delay him for even a moment, Jing Ni and Gongsun Long, who were on their way, would be able to turn Old Man Zheng into mincemeat.

Old Master Zheng was certainly aware of the situation.

His old face twitched violently as he shouted at Xuan Jian to use his body to block Cao Ze's attack, giving him time to escape.

"Heh, heh heh..."

Xuan Jian, lying on the ground, was trembling violently when suddenly a maniacal laugh rang out.

"A trap! What a trap!"

Old Zheng's expression changed drastically. What happened? Xuan Jian broke free of control?

Xuan Jian staggered to his feet and almost rammed into Old Man Zheng.

Damn it!

Old Man Zheng was both shocked and furious to see himself being besieged by Cao Ze and Xuan Jian.

Xuan Jian was covered in blood, his face as pale as gold paper, but his eyes regained their liveliness, as if he were not the puppet he had just been.

Old Zheng blocked Cao Ze's lightning ball with all his might, and black lightning flashed all around.

But Xuan Jian slammed into his back, causing him to stumble and nearly fall flat on his face like a dog.

“Xuan Jian, you…”

Old Zheng felt a sense of despair.

Xuan Jian had no strength left. His body was covered with sword wounds. After ramming into Old Man Zheng with all his might, he collapsed to the ground and could not get up.

But he was strong-willed and did not immediately faint. Instead, he spoke sarcastically.

“The moment I was captured by you, I knew you would not let me live a conscious life, so I sealed a wisp of my soul in my heart, putting myself in a life-or-death situation to completely break free from your control and the influence of the Eight Linglong Power…”

After Xuan Jian finished speaking, he collapsed and fell unconscious.

But his words were like a thorn, piercing into Old Zheng's heart.

Old Man Zheng couldn't accept his utter defeat, and he roared, "Those who betray the Net shall all die!"

"Hmph!" Cao Ze scoffed, "What is the Net? It's just a murder weapon!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Old Man Zheng's mouth, his eyes were bloodshot, and he used a desperate move.

He fled without looking back.

Cao Ze was no stranger to this. "Senior Gongsun, Jing Ni, attack together!"

He no longer expects Wei Erha to help him kill people.

Not far away, Ya Fei stood on a high place, surveying the entire scene.

"Lord Longyang, make a move! Don't let Old Man Zheng die."

Lord Longyang chuckled softly: "I didn't expect I would have to make a move."

His gaze fell on a certain alleyway, wondering about the strength of the nameless swordsman.

Both being at the peak of the Grandmaster level, and both revered as Sword Saints by the martial arts world, their strength must be greater than that of Gongsun Long.

Lord Xinling's friend was truly remarkable.

Cao Ze, Zi Nu, Jing Ni, and Gongsun Long chased after Old Man Zheng, traversing the streets and alleys of Xianyang.

Just as they were about to catch up and were about to stop Old Man Zheng, an extremely gentle and powerful gust of wind suddenly appeared.

"careful!"

Jing Ni shattered Long Yang Jun's attack.

Cao Ze frowned as he looked at the man in black in front of him.

Another grandmaster?

When did Grandmasters become so worthless? There are almost a dozen of them in Xianyang alone.

Old Zheng was coughing up blood; his internal organs had suffered serious damage.

"Who are you? Why did you save me?"

Lord Longyang, shrouded in black robes and a hood, gave a sinister smile. "Who I am is unimportant. Saving you is merely a gesture of goodwill towards Prime Minister Lü."

Cao Ze's heart sank slightly. Judging from the man in black's words, was he going to cooperate with Lü Buwei?

If Lü Buwei were to acquire another grandmaster, I fear...

Old Zheng cannot stay!

The narrow alleyway was almost widened into a main street by Cao Ze and his men's fighting.

If this place weren't inhabited by beggars and hooligans, with few residents, many would likely have died or been injured.

"You run first, I'll hold them off."

Longyang Jun still had that effeminate mannerisms, but his strength was no less than Jing Ni's.

Cao Ze's gaze sharpened slightly. Did they really think they could stop them all by themselves?

Seeing that Lord Longyang had stepped forward, Gongsun Long took the opportunity to say to Cao Ze, "Young friend, let's go after that old guy first, and have Jingni and Zinu stop this man in black."

Cao Ze, without suspicion, agreed!

With Gongsun Long, a Grandmaster at the peak, they are even more certain to kill Old Man Zheng.

They split into two groups, with Cao Ze and Gongsun Long going to pursue and kill Old Man Zheng.

Lord Longyang only briefly hindered Jingni and Zinu before disappearing.

When Consort Ya saw Lord Longyang return, she said, "To avoid any accidents, let's follow him."

Lord Longyang said, "Alright."

In the dead of night, Old Man Zheng fled for his life.

Cao Ze was about to catch Old Man Zheng, but he always fell just short, something he couldn't quite explain.

He said to Gongsun Long, "Old man, can't you go any faster?"

Gongsun Long glanced at Cao Ze: "I can be fast, but can you be?"

"Do you really think I'm made of iron? That I can beat Xuan Jian without even breaking a sweat?"

Cao Ze was speechless, and upon reflection, he realized it made sense.

"Don't worry about me, old man, just go ahead!"

Cao Ze's speed gradually decreased. Maintaining the lightning transformation had greatly depleted his stamina.

I used to be able to have sex seven times a night, but tonight I can only have it three times at most, no more.

Before long, Gongsun Long and Old Man Zheng disappeared one after the other into the dimly lit street.

Cao Ze sat on the ground leaning against the wall, panting heavily; he was exhausted.

"Ok?"

Cao Ze was surprised.

He saw a "familiar face" running alone in the street.

Guo Kai was shocked when he saw Cao Ze.

"Mr. Cao Ze?"

What's going on? Didn't he tell Zhao Qian that this kid went to inform Cao Ze? Why isn't Cao Ze at home in the middle of the night? Why is he hiding here?

Cao Ze suddenly laughed, a playful laugh: "Prime Minister Guo, what a coincidence, where are you headed?"

Originally, Guo Kai was kept alive to prevent Lü Buwei from finding fault with him, but now that they've completely broken off relations, it's time to send Guo Kai to meet the King of Hell in the underworld.

Guo Kai forced a smile: "I heard that someone wanted to assassinate you, so I rushed here overnight to inform you."

"Hey," Cao Ze stood up, looked at Guo Kai who was covered in sweat, and said, "Well, I should thank you."

Guo Kaiyin had a bad feeling, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "No need, no need, we are such good friends, this is only right."

Cao Ze's smiling face gradually darkened.

Are we good friends?

Now that they've run into each other, he doesn't intend to spare Guo Kai's life tonight.

This guy is a treacherous villain. If he gains power, he'll surely try to undermine me.

Furthermore, he knew from Li Si that Lü Buwei had ordered Guo Kai and Li Si to kill him.

It is clear that Guo Kai's previous overtures to him were for ulterior motives.

Guo Kai's pupils contracted, and he stared tremblingly at the Zhanlu sword dripping blood in Cao Ze's hand.

"You want to kill me?"

Cao Ze chuckled: "Congratulations on getting it right. As a reward, you can go down and take a look."

"Ah..." Guo Kai cried out in terror, "Don't kill me..."

"Don't kill me, I have a secret to tell you!"

He had never told Cao Ze about the Empress's pregnancy and childbirth, so that he would have a backup plan to save his life in a critical moment.

Cao Ze sneered: "Do you think I don't know?!"

He could guess with his own feet that Guo Kai was going to say what Lü Buwei was going to do to him, but unfortunately he already knew everything from Li Si.

"Forehead……"

Guo Kai stared at Cao Ze in astonishment. Did Cao Ze already know that the Empress was pregnant with his child?

how can that be!

Besides Zhao Qian, only he should know this.

Cao Ze said indifferently, "Goodbye and don't bother seeing me off."