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

Jing Ni, who was hiding in the shadows, was slightly startled. Then the door was pushed open, and an official carrying a bronze lamp walked in. After inspecting the room for a moment, he closed the door and left.

"Let's go, we won't find what we're looking for here."

Consort Ya went out first.

They had limited time and couldn't afford to waste any more time; they needed to obtain important secrets to make their trip worthwhile.

Just as Lord Longyang left with Consort Ya, he seemed to sense something was amiss and turned back to look at the dark place.

"strangeness……"

Lord Longyang murmured something in a low voice, which caught Consort Ya's attention.

"what happened?"

Lord Longyang said, "I always feel that someone is watching us in the dark, but..."

Ya Fei narrowed her eyes and secretly transmitted a few words.

Lord Longyang nodded subtly and left with Consort Ya.

After an incense stick has burned.

Cao Ze and Zi Nu arrived at a distance of fifty meters from Lü Buwei's study. It wasn't that they didn't want to go any closer, but rather that the place was teeming with experts, countless patrolling guards, powerful crossbow formations, and unknown mechanical devices.

Zi Nu transmitted her voice with a half-smile, "It's not too late to back down now that you know it's difficult."

Cao Ze snorted and retorted telepathically, "Who do you think you are?"

He had already arranged for Xuan Jian to scout ahead, and tonight he was destined to keep Lü Buwei up all night.

"Hehe, then we'll wait and see."

Just as they were bickering, in the outer courtyard of the Prime Minister's residence, Wei Zhuang glanced at the moonlight and, seeing that the agreed time was almost up, said arrogantly, "Let it explode!"

"Rumble..."

A violent explosion resounded through the sky.

Lu Buwei, who had just fallen asleep in his study, was suddenly awakened and, in his fright, fell out of bed.

"Uncle—"

Lu Buwei roared loudly, venting his fear. Was the thing he was afraid of about to happen?

……

Chapter 425 Dying in the Land of Gentle Comfort

The night sky trembled.

A deafening roar erupted.

The splattered black oil, mixed with splinters of wood, struck the blue brick wall, instantly sending up hundreds of sparks that hissed and gnawed at the pillars like fiery serpents.

A scorching heat permeated the Prime Minister's residence!

"Ha ha……"

Wei Zhuang, with his wicked and arrogant nature, became even more reckless, constantly lighting gunpowder barrels and throwing them into the Prime Minister's residence to vent his bitterness and heartache.

One day, he will lead his troops into Xianyang and tell his senior brother that his dream will never come true.

What does it mean to establish a moral compass for heaven and earth, to secure a destiny for the people, to continue the lost learning of past sages, and to usher in an era of peace for all generations?

Extremely hypocritical! Extremely selfish! Arrogant and condescending!

What right do you have to establish a moral compass for heaven and earth? What right do you have to establish a destiny for the people?

You want to be a saint?!

As long as sages exist, so will great thieves!

He would kill as many as those who came after him!

Kill all these hypocritical and selfish people who want to control everything!

The world is a dog-eat-dog world; the strong have everything, and the weak are only fit to be enslaved!

……

The entire Prime Minister's residence was thrown into turmoil. Hundreds of heavily armored soldiers rushed to the site of the explosion, some to put out the fire, others to arrest people.

Meanwhile, a dozen feet away from Lü Buwei's study, Cao Ze, who was pondering how to cooperate with Xuan Jian in the assassination, looked at Zi Nu speechlessly.

"what happened?"

Zi Nu coughed lightly, her innocent purple eyes wide open. "Wei Zhuang buried some gunpowder barrels in the Prime Minister's residence to help the Nameless Sword Saint and the others."

Cao Ze felt that something was wrong.

"Brother Wei Zhuang didn't go..."

Zi Nu's eyes held a smile. "Going where?"

Cao Ze looked at Zi Nu with a confused expression. Could it really be Zi Nu who infiltrated to steal information, and not Wei Erha?

Or is he overthinking it, and Zi Nu is just trying to seduce him?

wipe!

Which link is missing?

Xuan Jian led Li Si to hide under the small bridge and water, leaving Li Si speechless with despair.

Tonight I thought I could get some confidential information from the expert sent by Brother Cao, but who knew it would be Xuan Jian who sent him, and he even wants to take revenge on Lü Buwei.

That's fine then; at worst, he just won't go out.

But they dragged him into it, making him use his brain to help them infiltrate. What bad luck!

"Where did the explosion come from?" Xuan Jian asked Li Si in a low voice.

Li Si estimated for a moment, "To the southeast, there is the Prime Minister's residence's refined villa, which belongs to the outer courtyard."

"However, this is not good news for us. Right now, Lü Buwei is definitely under martial law."

Xuan Jian frowned inwardly; Cao Ze hadn't said he'd use an explosion tonight.

"How is this going?"

With a smart person by his side, Xuan Jian decided to stop using his brain.

"What could have happened? There are other people involved. I advise you to give up and not lose your life in vain."

Li Si was a little annoyed, but he had to try to persuade him kindly, because this lord really would kill him.

Xuan Jian sensed a team of Jingwei and many experts searching for him, and immediately pushed Li Si into the water.

"Gu..."

I... Li Si was holding his breath underwater. If he weren't afraid of choking to death, he would have already broken down and started cursing.

Inside the small building, Gongsun Long heard the explosion. "Time is running out. Wuming, come here."

Wuming calmly drew out the Han Guang sword, the only part of which was visible from the hilt.

Several sword lights flashed, and all the blood silkworm threads inside the small building were severed.

Gongsun Long sighed, "Everyone says that the Blood Silkworm Silk is impervious to water and fire, and difficult to cut with swords and blades, but it turns out it depends on the person."

The mechanisms inside the small building slowly activated, and the doors and windows were quickly sealed shut as if wound up.

Wuming said calmly, "We only have ten breaths."

"Ten breaths..." Gongsun Long took a step forward, his figure already at the bottom of the building. "Enough..."

Before Gongsun Long could reach out to pack the scrolls inside, the mechanism clicked, and arrows rained down like rain.

Nameless deflected most of the arrows with a single sword strike and destroyed the mechanism.

The mechanism, which had been operating at high speed, came to an abrupt halt. Gongsun Long chuckled and said, "A little trick."

"Be careful!" Wuming shouted softly, forming an internal energy shield in front of him to block the black liquid that filled the sky.

The smell was… Gongsun Long’s expression changed as he recognized it as kerosene.

"not good!"

"boom……"

Wuming and Gongsun Long leaped out of the small building in an instant, only to watch helplessly as it was engulfed in flames in a flash.

"I'm starting to admire Lü Buwei..."

Gongsun Long shook his head and said, "Burning it directly is indeed a wise approach."

If he were to store those files so private that they would be his own death sentence, he would have to think twice and it would be perfectly normal for him to set up a self-destruct mechanism.

The nameless man said calmly, "Let's leave."

"Okay, Paoding's braised beef should be ready by now, let's go grab a drink."

For them, it didn't matter if they returned empty-handed tonight, as long as they gained something from Ya Fei.

……

Zi Nu and Cao Ze crouched behind the artificial hill in the grass.

Because of the cramped space, the two huddled close together.

Are you leaving?

Zi Nu spoke softly, exhaling a delicate orchid fragrance.

Cao Ze enjoyed Zi Nu's soft and gentle body, and looked at the alluring Zi Nu, and chuckled: "What's the rush? Wait a little longer."

"wait?"

Zi Nu couldn't help but overthink, looking at Cao Ze with suspicion.

"What are you waiting for? Aren't you afraid of dying in a world of pleasure?"

Zi Nu's pearly teeth seemed to sparkle with pearls, and her voice was clear and sweet with a touch of softness, indescribably gentle and beautiful, which stirred Cao Ze's heartstrings.

Cao Ze inhaled the delicate fragrance of orchids emanating from Zi Nu and swallowed hard.