Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

This is because the Zhao state still retains some influence.

Zhao Jia, who had been chosen as the new emperor by many ministers in Handan City.

Upon learning that Handan had fallen, Zhao Jia decisively halted his advance towards Handan and instead declared himself king in Dai.

Because of Zhao Qian's death and the decisions of those ministers, they sent a letter by messenger. Even though Zhao Jia had not returned to Handan at this time, his self-proclamation as king had more legitimacy compared to the original history.

However, it is clear that if the Qin state were to learn of this, it would absolutely not tolerate it.

The State of Zhao has been destroyed, and a new State of Zhao has emerged in the Dai region. What kind of situation is this?

Xu Qing ignored the fall of the Zhao state. Long before the city of Handan was captured, he had already quietly left Handan with Xiao Hei, Xiao Bai, and Jing Ni.

Naturally, along the way, Jingni teased him quite a bit, saying, "Guo Kai and Zhao Qian's deaths are related to you, aren't they!"

Before Xu Qing could answer, Jing Ni spoke up again: "You don't need to deny it so quickly."

"In my opinion, at that time in Handan, only you had the ability to do such a thing."

"What are you saying?" Xu Qing was immediately speechless upon hearing Jing Ni's words. "I admit that I do have some abilities, but you are so certain that only I can do that kind of thing. You are overestimating me."

"It's not that I think highly of you, but your methods are so sophisticated and astonishing!" Jing Ni sighed softly.

"Besides that, you have a grudge against Guo Kai, and you even followed Guo Kai into the palace..."

"Based on your words and actions before you disappeared, that's why I came to this conclusion."

Xu Qing suddenly turned his head and looked at Jing Ni seriously, his gaze calm and deep.

Feeling Xu Qing's gaze, Jing Ni suddenly felt a little guilty.

"You're very smart!"

"Indeed, their deaths were related to me. I am a very kind person. When I saw that Zhao Qian was about to become the ruler of a fallen country because of Guo Kai's double-dealing, I felt a little sorry for him. So I chose to give Zhao Qian a chance to personally kill Guo Kai, this treacherous official."

Xu Qing readily admitted to those things.

This made Jing Ni's heart skip a beat, and at the same time, it also shook the black and white hearts of Shao Siming standing to the side.

Was that momentous event that shook Handan truly the work of the person right before our eyes?

What a shrewd tactic! What audacity!

It should be noted that neither Guo Kai nor Zhao Qian were ordinary people.

As it turned out, this person solved problems for both of them at once.

"If what you say is true, and Guo Kai's death was your doing, then how did Zhao Qian die?" Jing Ni discovered something else and asked Xu Qing.

Since he had already spoken, Xu Qing naturally didn't hesitate to answer his questions. "When I saw Guo Kai dying, especially the unwilling expression on his face, I suddenly felt pity. So, I helped Guo Kai again, allowing him to turn the tide and kill the enemy in the end. In the end, the two of them perished together."

After learning the truth, Jingni was at a loss for words.

Before the fall of the Zhao state, Zhao Qian and Guo Kai were the two people at the very top.

However, in front of Xu Qing, she was like a puppet, being manipulated at will.

It's truly pathetic and pitiful.

……

Along the way, Xu Qing and Jing Ni chatted quite a bit.

The group of four quickly moved away from Handan.

With the Qin state's capture of Handan, the area became a hotbed of conflict.

However, this has little to do with Xu Qing, because he came to the State of Zhao only to reap rewards.

Now we can say we've returned with a full harvest.

A little funny thing happened along the way.

"Find it quickly!"

"That guy appeared in this area before, he's definitely still around here!"

A group of men, full of menace, began searching through an abandoned village devastated by war.

Because the village was abandoned, but the houses were still available, Xu Qing and his group used it as a temporary place to stay.

After all, when traveling, one cannot always live on the cold and dew, sleeping on the streets.

Not long after Xu Qing and his group checked in, they discovered this group of people.

With their keen senses, they could detect the presence of these people from a great distance and even hear them talking.

I didn't really take them seriously.

As it turned out, this group of people, by sheer coincidence, found the place where Xu Qing and his companions were temporarily staying.

"Oh!"

The dilapidated wooden door was violently dismantled, and a group of soldiers dressed in uniforms, who appeared to be fleeing soldiers after the fall of the Zhao state, were stunned when they saw the four people inside.

Xu Qing and the others also looked up at the group of people.

They looked at each other in bewilderment.

Finally, it was this group of thugs who realized what was happening.

"Looks like we brothers are in for a treat tonight."

The speaker's gaze swept across the faces of Jingni, Xiaohei, and Xiaobai, revealing a greedy look.

As for Xu Qing, he's just a pretty boy; he's not worth taking seriously.

"It seems we're in trouble."

After the group finished speaking and gave that look,

Xu Qing also spoke, but his gaze was fixed on Jing Ni.

Jingni remained silent, only drawing her sword repeatedly.

There's not much to say about what happened next.

These thugs were completely overpowered by Jing Ni without any chance to fight back.

As is customary, one person was spared for the time being.

"Speak, why are you here? And who are you looking for?"

Xu Qing asked the survivors left behind by Jing Ni.

Because his companions were all killed in an instant, this man was terrified and dared not hide anything. He immediately told them their purpose in detail.

"After Handan was captured, we planned to find a place to become outlaws... By chance, we learned that the king of thieves, Dao Zhi, had appeared in this area."

"So we want to capture him and seize the treasures he possesses!"

Xu Qing never expected to learn about an acquaintance's situation under these circumstances.

He never imagined that he would implicate Dao Zhi in this way.

As the person in front of him continued to explain, he roughly understood what had happened.

When Zhao Qian and Guo Kai's treasures went missing, they searched everywhere and finally concluded that it was the work of Dao Zhi, the king of thieves. Therefore, Guo Kai sent an army to search for Dao Zhi in the State of Zhao. As a result, Dao Zhi was not found, and the State of Zhao was destroyed first.

After learning this news, the group decided to give up and become outlaws. Just then, they learned of the whereabouts of Robber Zhi, so they decided to take the treasures for themselves.

……

Dao Zhi did indeed appear in this area.

The fall of the Zhao state meant that Qin had destroyed another country, bringing it one step closer to unifying the world.

For the Mohists, this meant that many more poor, displaced people had been added to the world.

These families were torn apart and people were killed; how innocent were they?

Therefore, the Mohists mobilized all their resources, actively traveling throughout the Zhao state to help those who had suffered from the war.

Robber Zhi also played a significant role in this process.

He stole the landowners who were making a fortune from the war and secretly distributed their grain and property to the people.

He's done this kind of thing quite a few times before.

But this time, for some unknown reason, some people learned of his whereabouts and launched a massive manhunt for him.

He thought he had escaped one place and that would be the end of it, but no matter where he went, there was always a group of people searching for him like mad dogs.

This greatly annoyed Robber Zhi.

So he spent some time figuring out what was going on.

Only then did they learn that before the fall of the Zhao state, a notorious thief had appeared in Handan, stealing many treasures from Guo Kai and Zhao Qian.

After Guo Kai's identification, it was confirmed that this notorious thief was indeed him!

This left Dao Zhi extremely frustrated. What kind of situation was this?!

Chapter 238 You wretched creature, what heinous things have you done that have angered both heaven and man?

Robber Zhi admitted that he had a habit of petty theft.

He was quite proud of his title as the King of Thieves.

But stealing is still stealing, and it is different from burglary.

We can't assume he's a great thief just because his name is Dao Zhi.

The theft that occurred in Handan, the capital of Zhao, was a blatant frame-up and slander. Dao Zhi had no recollection of ever going to Handan, let alone visiting Guo Kai's residence or the royal palace.

If he really stole so many treasures, he wouldn't need to search for wealthy but heartless people in the countryside to rob the rich and help the poor.

The wealth held by Guo Kai and the Zhao Kingdom's palace alone could have provided relief to countless impoverished people.

"Don't let me find out who's trying to frame me!"

Robber Zhi gritted his teeth.

Although I was quite annoyed, I still admired the person who did it.

If the rumors are true, that thief is truly remarkable.