Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

But now, on second thought, it doesn't seem like such a troublesome thing.

He had long since taken control of the situation in Handan, and even most of the imperial guards in the palace obeyed his orders.

He didn't even need the tiger tally and seal; he could command the palace guards himself.

Zhao Qian wanted to issue an edict, but the edict had to be able to leave the palace first.

All I need to do is put Zhao Qian under house arrest first, and I don't need to keep him under house arrest for too long, just a few days will be enough.

After saying this, Guo Kai prepared to leave.

Then, using a backup plan within the royal palace, they imprisoned Zhao Qian.

"Sober? I think I'm sober enough!"

Zhao Qian looked at Guo Kai, who was turning around and trying to leave, his voice icy.

The next instant, he suddenly stood up.

As he stood up, a sword was quietly placed in his hand.

This was not his favorite ornate sword made of gold and white jade, but a sword with a rather ancient appearance.

Guo Kai had never been to South Korea, nor had he experienced the events that preceded the fall of South Korea.

Otherwise, it would be absolutely obvious that this sword is the very one that Princess Honglian used to kill Han Yu.

On that day in Korea, although Xu Qing bestowed the sword upon Princess Honglian to kill Han Yu, he did not give the sword directly to her. Before leaving Qi, Xu Qing took the sword back from her.

This sword is a sword of regicide, and in this world, more than once, nations are about to be destroyed.

This sword is not meant to kill only the ruler of a nation.

If possible, it should certainly be allowed to cause the downfall of more monarchs.

However, at this moment, the sword was held by Zhao Qian, the deposed ruler of the country, who intended to use it to execute treacherous officials.

With the longsword in hand, the murderous aura within it surged into Zhao Qian's body. In an instant, Zhao Qian's body, which had been emptied by wine and women for a long time, was filled with energy. A powerful force filled Zhao Qian's body, giving him a sense of satisfaction. At the same time, the tree of hatred in his heart grew even stronger.

He attributed the Zhao state's current predicament to Guo Kai.

If he had previously respected Guo Kai, he now harbors just as much resentment towards him.

"Die!"

With his longsword drawn, Zhao Qian charged fiercely towards Guo Kai, his killing intent sharp and menacing.

Upon hearing Zhao Qian's words, Guo Kai slowly turned around, wanting to see what Zhao Qian was up to this time.

Then he saw an incredibly bright sword thrusting towards him.

His face immediately turned pale with shock.

The next moment.

The sword pierced Guo Kai's body with unstoppable force.

puff!

Blood splattered, and amidst Guo Kai's incredulous expression, his life vanished swiftly.

Chapter 237 Mutual Destruction: The Journey After the Fall of the Zhao Kingdom

Death had never come so close to Guo Kai.

Or rather, he never imagined he would die so hastily.

He held immense power in the Zhao state for many years and secretly maintained good relations with the Qin state.

Even after the fall of the Zhao state, he still retained his high official rank and generous salary.

He may die in the future, but it should be an old age death, not such a miserable one.

"I can't die!"

"I don't want to die!"

Guo Kai couldn't help but think this way.

Just as this thought arose in his mind, a surge of energy unexpectedly entered his body.

In a daze, he seemed to hear a voice beside his ear.

"Since you're so unwilling to accept this, then I'll lend you a hand."

After the sound was heard, an incomparably powerful force surged from Guo Kai's weakened body.

At the same time, Zhao Qian, who was holding the sword, lost the great power that had filled his body before and suffered a powerful backlash. He couldn't help but vomit blood, and his arm lost all its strength. The sword that he had been holding also slipped from his hand.

However, the sword did not fall to the ground.

Instead, it was stabbed into Guo Kai's body.

With Guo Kai gaining new power and Zhao Qian losing his, the balance of power immediately reversed.

Under Zhao Qian's gaze, Guo Kai seemed to feel no pain as he reached out and pulled out the sword that was stuck in his body.

puff!

Fresh blood gushed out like a spring.

Its face also became extremely ferocious.

"You want me dead?"

"I'll kill you first!"

After saying this, he rushed forward. Logically speaking, Guo Kai should not have such power and speed when he was seriously injured and on the verge of death.

But at this very moment, he unleashed a power beyond the norm.

Chi!

The sword pierced into Zhao Qian's body.

This time, it was Guo Kai's counterattack.

This sword pierced straight through Zhao Qian's body.

After delivering that sword strike, Guo Kai's body instantly lost all vitality, his body slumped to the side, and he died.

Naturally, with his final stab, Zhao Qian's life also came to an end.

No one could have imagined that today's meeting between Zhao Qian and Guo Kai would end like this.

At the beginning of the game, Zhao Qian reprimanded Guo Kai and attacked him, succeeding in doing so. He almost replicated the historical scene of Ziying killing Zhao Gao. However, at the last moment, Guo Kai, who had suddenly become powerful, turned the tables and killed Zhao Qian in a desperate situation.

Of course, Guo Kai himself also died.

This game is a game of mutual destruction!

As the two people died one after the other, a faint sound of footsteps suddenly rang out.

In the dim environment, a figure suddenly appeared.

The figure was Xu Qing.

Naturally, the unusual behavior of Zhao Qian and Guo Kai earlier was also related to him.

After infiltrating the palace and informing Zhao Qian of the truth, he deliberately left some hidden weapons there.

It is possible to cast illusions on people through the influence of internal energy and mental power.

However, if you want to maximize the power of illusion, it's best to add some auxiliary elements.

For example, special environments, such as the use of certain special medicinal materials and spices.

Lady Mingzhu's illusions were performed using spices.

After gaining control of Madam Mingzhu, Xu Qing also reviewed some of her knowledge, combined it with his own illusion techniques, and then innovated and perfected this art.

When Guo Kai responded to Zhao Qian's summons and came to this palace, he and Zhao Qian were already involved in the scheme.

From the very beginning, Xu Qing had no intention of letting either of them live; both of them would become victims of his sword.

As for the claim that Zhao Qian's sword strike directly killed Guo Kai, and that he was unable to turn the tables in a desperate situation?

It doesn't matter. When the time comes, Xu Qing won't mind manipulating Guo Kai's corpse to make him kill Zhao Qian.

Looking at the corpses of Zhao Qian and Guo Kai on the ground, Xu Qing sighed, "What a tragic couple!"

As he spoke, he casually flicked his wrist, and the longsword that had fallen into Guo Kai's hand flew out of the air and into his own hand.

The sword killed both of them, yet it remained unstained by blood, instead shining even brighter, appearing incredibly eerie.

……

The unusual activity in the palace could not be kept secret in the end.

The guards and servants waiting outside, after hearing no sound from inside for a long time, finally mustered up their courage and pushed open the palace gate.

Upon seeing the two corpses on the ground, the servant holding the bronze tray trembled, causing the jade cup to shatter in two. A shrill scream pierced the tranquility of the palace: "Your Majesty! The Prime Minister! They are both dead!"

The news spread like wildfire, reaching all of Handan in half a day.

Zhao Qian and Guo Kai had been in power for many years, and had long since turned the Zhao court into their own backyard. Disobedient officials were either dismissed and exiled or sent to remote counties, leaving only those who followed their lead in Handan.

Now that these two pillars of support have died at the same time, the council hall of the Prime Minister's residence has fallen into complete chaos.

Some people pounded on the table and shouted, "We should establish the deposed crown prince Zhao Jia as the new ruler!" Others cried and said, "The Qin army is coming soon, we might as well surrender!" Still others stared blankly at the bamboo slips, not even noticing the ink spilled on their robes.

By the time they finally came up with a plan to "welcome back the deposed Crown Prince Zhao Jia to succeed to the throne," the best opportunity to block the news had already passed.

When the people of Handan heard that the King of Zhao and his prime minister had killed each other, and when they thought of the Qin army pressing in, their morale collapsed. If even the king and the prime minister were fighting amongst themselves, how long could the Zhao state hold out?

However, they underestimated Ying Zheng's determination to destroy Zhao.

Ying Zheng remembered the humiliation he suffered in Handan for the rest of his life.

The Qin army was not far from Handan, and after learning of the chaos in the city, they traveled day and night. Before the Zhao envoy could reach Dai and meet Zhao Jia, the Qin army's flags had already been planted outside Handan.

There was absolutely no decent resistance from the city of Handan.

Although Guo Kai was dead, the surrender faction he left behind remained. As soon as the Qin army arrived at the city, officials secretly opened the city gates, and the Qin army poured in like a tide. Handan fell, and the Zhao state was nominally destroyed.

The reason I say "in name" is...