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

Zi Nu stood beside Ya Fei with her arms crossed, elegant and graceful like a rare orchid in a secluded valley.

"What good will knowing do..."

Consort Ya turned her head and looked calmly at Zi Nu, "Even if I had to do it all over again, I would still choose to visit Lü Buwei."

Zi Nu smiled gently, "Your Highness misunderstands. I didn't mean to criticize you. I was just wondering if you would like to temporarily make contact with Cao Ze?"

"He always said that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. There are some things he wouldn't refuse."

Ya Fei said calmly, "If I were to do what you suggested, I would only be outsmarting myself."

"That night, Jingni recognized that Longyang Jun was the one who helped Old Man Zheng escape. Do you think Cao Ze wouldn't have considered that?"

Zi Nu smiled slightly and remained silent.

The wind blew away the sharp words the two women had exchanged, making it seem as if it had just been an ordinary conversation.

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Chapter 431 Jing Ni uses both her hands and words

Who are those two?

When Cao Ze returned to his residence, the voluptuous and sexy Yan Lingji put one hand on her hip and pointed at the two beautiful women behind Cao Ze with the other, saying something in a somewhat subtle tone.

Li Wu and Jing Ni looked at the Soul-Swallowing and Soul-Destroying Sisters with strange expressions.

They naturally wouldn't fail to recognize that these were Zhuanpo and Miehun, two of the Six Sword Slaves.

The reason it's strange is because of the established rules of the Luowang.

The Six Sword Slaves are one entity, inseparable; those who leave without cause will only face death.

Cao Ze coughed lightly and casually introduced, "She is Zhuanpo, she is Miehun, she is from the palace."

Yan Lingji opened her beautiful, gentle eyes and said with a grin, "Did the Empress Dowager give it to you?"

“Yes, yes…” Cao Ze hugged Yan Lingji and whispered, “Don’t cause trouble, we’ll talk about it tonight.”

Even if Zhao Ji doesn't intend for the Soul-Swallowing Sisters to watch over him right now, it's safe to assume she won't forget to casually ask them what he does all day, which little vixen he sleeps with at night, what they say, and what positions they use, and so on.

Based on his intuition, Zhao Ji was probably quite interested in his eating, drinking, and bodily functions...

Yan Lingji narrowed her eyes slightly, a half-smile on her face, and said, "Come to my room tonight, and I'll listen to your explanation."

Cao Ze coughed again, gave Jing Ni a look, and whispered a few words to her.

"You will first learn the rules from Jingni, and then follow me."

Cao Ze spoke calmly to Zhuanpo Miehun.

"This……"

Zhuanpo and Miehun exchanged a brief glance and said, "Master, the Empress Dowager's order is for us sisters to serve you..."

Jingni took a step forward and said calmly, "Serving also requires knowing the rules. How can you serve if you don't know the rules? Come with me."

After saying that, Jingni turned and left.

Looking at Jing Ni's retreating figure and then at Cao Ze's calm expression, Zhuanpo Miehun weighed his options and had no choice but to leave with Jing Ni first.

With three people missing from the hall, Li Wu smiled and said, "Those two are quite pretty, and they're twin sisters. Why didn't you keep them in the room to enjoy them, but instead stuffed them into Jing Ni's room first?"

Cao Ze scoffed, "You know perfectly well why you're asking. Don't you even know who they are or whose people they work for?"

“Just two sword slaves, but…” Li Wu said meaningfully, “That Empress Dowager has been quite good to you, actually willing to dismantle six sword slaves. It seems she has put in a lot of effort.”

Of course! If the artillery fire wasn't fierce enough, how could I have subdued Zhao Ji and made her submit? It wasn't easy for me... Cao Ze muttered to himself, then said righteously, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm innocent."

Yan Lingji scoffed, "Innocence? Is this still the Empress Dowager's concern and love for you?"

“That’s not wrong…” Cao Ze rubbed his hands together and said shamelessly, “It’s already night, why don’t the two ladies go to bed together?”

Since the addition of Yang Five Thunder to his body, his physical strength has become even stronger, and his desires have also become much more intense.

For Zhao Ji, it was merely a small test, a warm-up.

Yan Lingji chuckled seductively, "Didn't you say you'd come to my room tonight? Why are you thinking of leaving again?"

“It’s all the same, it’s all the same…” Cao Ze put one arm around Yan Lingji and the other around Li Wu, and said with great pride, “Don’t worry, tonight I’ll make sure you all ascend to heaven. You can come as many times as you want, it’s all in and no out.”

Li Wu rolled her eyes at Cao Ze, her jade-like fingers lightly tracing his chest. "Look at you, aren't you ashamed?"

Cao Ze laughed heartily, then embraced Yan Lingji and Li Wu and led them inside to indulge themselves.

Meanwhile, inside a house, Zhuanpo and Miehun were staring at Jingni.

"I know you."

The younger sister, Miehun, parted her lips slightly and said, "We know you too."

Within the Net, there are only so many top-tier assassins; it's hard not to know them.

Jingni gently patted Xiaoyan'er's back, "Does the Empress Dowager know about us?"

"...I know." The older sister pondered for a long time before making no attempt to hide anything.

"Does the Empress Dowager have anything to say?" Jing Ni's tone remained calm, as if she already knew.

Zhuanpo said, "The Empress Dowager doesn't care how many women you have..."

This is also something they find strange: how could the Empress Dowager, who was so obsessed with Cao Ze, not care that there were women around him?

Jingni's eyes flickered slightly; Zhuanpo's answer surprised her a little.

"The Empress Dowager sent you to stay by his side, not just to serve him, right?"

Jingni's tone was quite confident.

“That’s right,” said the younger sister, Extinction Soul. “We also need to protect our master.”

"The Empress Dowager said that if the master is injured because of our failure to protect him, we will die."

The three women in the room did not change their expressions when the topic of death came up; that was the rule of the Luo Wang organization.

Death is the final destination.

"I see."

Jingni said, "You may stay in the manor, but do not look at what you should not see, and do not say what you should not say, understand?"

The younger sister, Miehun, immediately said, "If the Empress Dowager asks us, we will tell her the truth. You were once a member of the Luo Wang organization, so you should know the rules of the Luo Wang organization."

"I know, I'm just advising you..." Jing Ni's pretty face was cold and beautiful, "Don't court death."

The small room was filled with Jing Ni's sword energy, but strangely, this sword energy only wandered around, while Jing Ni and Xiao Yan'er, who were at the eye of the sword energy array, were not affected in the slightest.

Is this the power of a grandmaster of swordsmanship...? The two women, Soul Reversal and Soul Destruction, simultaneously had this thought.

The sword energy she exudes alone is enough to suppress them. It's unimaginable whether they could withstand a single sword strike if Jing Ni were to make a move.

The sword energy inside the room slowly dissipated. Seeing that the warning had been given enough, Jing Ni said, "You now have two choices: one is to sincerely serve Cao Ze as your master, and the other is to leave now and return to your Ganquan Palace."

Zhuanpo couldn't help but say, "Without the Empress Dowager's order, how could we possibly go back?"

"This is your problem, not mine."

Jing Ni said without any mercy.

Having spent a long time by Cao Ze's side, she had also learned some ways of managing people.

The person sent by Empress Dowager Zhao Ji is likely a spies; it will require repeated suppression and appeasement.

The two sisters had never experienced anything like this before. The younger sister, Miehun, became increasingly agitated: "You're forcing us to die!"

Jing Ni said indifferently, "I have no intention of forcing you to die. You can choose the first option, isn't that also the Empress Dowager's wish?"

There was a moment of silence after the transformation of the soul.

To sincerely serve Cao Ze as one's master... this is all predicated on the Empress Dowager's absence and lack of involvement.

If the Empress Dowager were present, they would certainly obey her orders first.

Although they were sword slaves who only knew how to kill, they were not stupid and could not tell who the real leader was.

“You should know in your hearts that, given the relationship between Cao Ze and the Empress Dowager, it would not take him much effort to make you die in vain; he could do it with just a few words.”

Jing Ni continued to increase the pressure on the two women.

Zhuanpo countered, "Even if we agree, would you dare believe us?"

Jing Ni said coldly, "You can try and see whether the Empress Dowager believes Cao Ze or you."

The Soul Transformer and the Soul Destroyer were speechless for a moment.

To put it bluntly, they were merely playthings given to Cao Ze by the Empress Dowager, things meant to please him.

The Empress Dowager naturally wouldn't listen to them. If Cao Ze just said a few more words, they would be either dead or crippled.

"I believe you can see the situation clearly. If you can obediently follow the rules, you will be people of the manor in the future. Cao Ze can also help you escape the net, erase your identity as sword slaves, and be able to live normal lives. You can do whatever you want."

Jing Ni mimicked Cao Ze's rhetoric, extending an olive branch to Zhuanhun and Miepo.

Zhuanhun Miepo was slightly moved.

They fought with all their might and went through numerous selections by the Luo Wang organization to become the sword slaves of the Eight Swords of Yue.

What is all this for?

It's because only by becoming a sword slave can one escape the endless missions of the Net, gain greater power, and avoid dying in unknown missions.

"Think it over carefully. I'll wait for your reply."

Before leaving, Jingni, holding Xiaoyan'er, said, "This will be your residence in the manor from now on."

"I hope you will take care of yourselves and not make things difficult for me and Cao Ze."

After Jing Ni left, her younger sister couldn't help but say, "What's so arrogant about Jing Ni? Anyone who didn't know better would think she was the mistress of this mansion. If the Empress Dowager found out..."

"Sister..." Zhuanpo said in a low voice, "Say less."

Mi Hun shut up, annoyed. They couldn't afford to offend any of them, including Jing Ni, who had just left.

"Sister, then we..." Miehun hesitated, "Do we really have to listen to her?"

Zhuanpo shook his head slightly, "She has no right to make decisions. Let's wait and see what happens and observe the master's attitude."