Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

This might be why Zi Nu chose to leave South Korea that day.

Zi Nu had long seen through the true nature of South Korea.

With Han Fei dead, Wei Zhuang no longer cared about right or wrong.

Now, he only hopes that the Qin army will quickly conquer Xinzheng and cause this corrupt country to perish soon, so that at least Han Fei's grievances can be buried with the yellow earth along with the fall of Han.

However, he had two things to do before that.

The first task is to protect Princess Honglian.

In his childhood, she was like a ray of light shining into Wei Zhuang's heart, bringing hope to the desperate Wei Zhuang at that time.

He knew that Han Fei's death had been a great blow to her, and if the state of Han were to fall, her situation would be even more dangerous. He had to arrange an escape route for her, to keep her away from the war-torn Central Plains.

The second thing was to help Zhang Liang.

This young man possesses wisdom that rivals Han Fei's, yet he is even more adept at forbearance. If he survives, he will undoubtedly achieve great things.

Just as Wei Zhuang was pondering these matters.

An unexpected visitor came to his place.

"You really have patience; even at this time, you're still willing to hide in the darkness."

The calm words reached Wei Zhuang's ears.

Upon hearing the voice, Wei Zhuang was startled and then looked up sharply at the speaker, a young man dressed in black robes, who came into his view.

"It's you!"

"it's me!"

After a rather pointless conversation.

Wei Zhuang then said in a deep voice to the other party, "You suddenly returned to Korea at this time, you must have other plans."

“That’s right!” The visitor nodded and didn’t hide anything. “Korea is about to perish. In any case, I have indirectly controlled Nightfall. Of course, I have to come here to arrange their escape route.”

"Besides that, I also want to do some other things..."

Wei Zhuang frowned slightly upon hearing the other party's blunt words, but said nothing.

Simply because what the other party said was true.

South Korea is on the verge of collapse.

Besides, if the other party really wanted to do something, he was powerless to stop them.

Although the other party always claimed to be a swordsmith, Wei Zhuang thought he was more like a swordsman.

A top-tier swordsman, whose strength is unbelievably powerful.

At this point, the identity of the visitor was no longer a secret.

It was Xu Qing.

Although Xu Qing stayed in the State of Qi, he did not give up paying attention to the general situation of the world.

When he learned that the Qin state had launched an attack on the Han state, and that this war was clearly going to be a war of annihilation, he decisively set off from the Qi state, traveling day and night, and finally arrived in Xinzheng before the Han state was destroyed.

Chapter 189 Wei Zhuang's Defenses Broken, the Gentle Pearl

Xu Qing's arrival in South Korea was certainly not to turn the tide and save the country.

South Korea has done him no favors, so he's not worth saving. In fact, he doesn't even have many friends in South Korea.

If his friend is in trouble and he happens to be nearby, he might lend a hand, but if he's not around, he can't help them.

His purpose in coming to South Korea was simple: to squeeze every last bit of value out of the country before it was destroyed.

Even a centipede that has died does not stiffen.

South Korea was, after all, one of the seven largest vassal states in the world. Even though it was the weakest of them, the wealth of this country still surpassed that of any individual.

If the Qin state were to destroy the Han state, these riches would naturally fall into the hands of the Qin state.

However, if they had acted during the chaotic period before the fall of Korea, they might have been able to seize some of the wealth for themselves.

Xu Qing was not actually poor.

But who would complain about having too much money?

South Korea's treasury contains many rare and precious treasures. To outsiders, these items might just be objects to admire, but to Xu Qing, they are materials that can be used to forge swords.

Not only these things, but even Han Yu, the King of Han, was, in Xu Qing's view, material for forging swords.

Xu Qing rarely used people to forge swords.

But this does not mean that this sword-making method is barbaric and backward.

Conversely, in a world where souls, magic, and beings resembling "immortals and gods" exist, the more noble a being is, the more precious their flesh and soul become.

Although Xu Qing did not believe in fate, things like luck and destiny did exist in this world. The reputation points that Xu Qing gained were actually a manifestation of something like that.

The more noble the person, the more reputation points Xu Qing gains when they die by a sword forged by him.

Similarly, as Xu Qing's sword becomes famous, he can also gain reputation points.

This kind of prestige is also a kind of "fortune," after all, the more famous a person is, the more people they can influence.

This is a trend, a destiny.

On that day in South Korea, Xu Qing used Bai Yifei's soul to forge a sword, creating a fourth-tier sword called "Ling Shuang". Although he never replicated this feat again afterward, that incident had already proven its worth.

Certain special souls, when infused into a sword, can elevate the sword to a higher level.

When Xu Qing first learned of Han Wang An's death, he felt deeply regretful.

It was simply because it was such a pity that the other person died.

If the other person's death were related to him, he didn't know how much prestige he would gain.

Fortunately, in this world, King An of Han did not become the last king of the Han state. Although he died, the Han state did not perish. Later, Han Yu succeeded to the throne and became the new King of Han.

This gave Xu Qing a second chance.

At present, the Qin state is about to destroy the Han state.

He decisively came to South Korea, and if possible, he wouldn't mind seeing Han Yu off.

Wei Zhuang was naturally unaware of Xu Qing's thoughts upon arriving in South Korea.

He said to Xu Qing in a deep voice, "It's been a long time since we last met. You've changed quite a bit."

"People grow, and naturally, they change during the process of growing up," Xu Qing said calmly to Wei Zhuang.

"So, you did such a great thing in the Yan Kingdom under the name of Sword Maniac?" Wei Zhuang looked at Xu Qing, his eyes flashing.

What happened in the Yan Kingdom was no small matter.

Lord Yanchun was murdered in his mansion.

Many Yan soldiers who pursued the murderer were killed by swords.

It can be said that the turmoil spread to other countries, and naturally, it also reached South Korea.

Many people simply treated those events as a joke, laughing at the incompetence of the Yan state.

But Wei Zhuang was different, simply because he saw a familiar name in that incident.

Xu Qing!

If there is no other Xu Qing in the world, then the one who accomplished such great things in the Yan Kingdom and was given the title of "Sword Madman" is the Xu Qing he knows.

Considering that the events in Yan occurred shortly after those in Han, it can be confirmed that it was done by the person he knew.

That person, who silently killed Bai Yifei in South Korea and then took control of Nightfall, actually went to Yan State.

And they even did such a thing.

It's important to know that Xu Qing remained hidden behind the scenes throughout his time in South Korea. Although the Quicksand organization had guessed some of what Xu Qing had done, neither Ji Wuye nor Bai Yifei knew of Xu Qing's existence.

Bai Yifei only learned that Xu Qing, a master, was hiding behind the scenes when he was on the verge of death.

However, upon arriving in the State of Yan, Xu Qing acted completely out of character.

He became famous overnight.

This amazed Wei Zhuang.

If I hadn't seen Xu Qing, that would have been fine.

Now that we've met, I couldn't help but bring up the matter.

Upon hearing the name "Sword Maniac," Xu Qing's expression immediately darkened.

He didn't like the title.

Even though many people in this martial arts world want to make a name for themselves, Xu Qing is definitely not one of them.

"The matter in Yan was just an accident," he said calmly. "There are many smart people in this world, but there are also many fools. I just want to stay out of the world, but there are always some idiots who take the initiative to provoke me."

"Therefore, I can only choose to teach them a lesson."

"That's quite a lesson," a strange smile crept across Wei Zhuang's lips behind his mask. "...it came at the cost of his life!"

What Wei Zhuang was curious about was Xu Qing's transformation from being low-key to being arrogant.

He never questioned whether Xu Qing had the guts to do such a thing.

Xu Qing seemed to disregard all so-called rules.

He is a person who has no scruples.

Back in Korea, he dared to target people like Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei.

In the state of Yan, it would not be surprising to kill a Lord Yanchun.

Xu Qing also didn't want Wei Zhuang to keep mentioning the name "Sword Maniac," which might awaken some unpleasant memories.

After a brief conversation, he promptly changed the subject.

"South Korea is about to perish, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

His gaze fell on the mask on the other person's face.