Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

The high-ranking officials of the Yan state enjoyed far more benefits than the peasant knight-errant.

However, the more this happened, the more he hated the chivalrous leader in his heart.

I can understand that you are trying to curry favor with the Prince of Yan in order to gain a higher position.

As the leader of the knights, it is perfectly reasonable for you to have the farmers help you to profit. Tian Meng often uses the Lieshan Hall to satisfy his own desires.

But the biggest mistake Xia Kui made was letting Tian Meng sacrifice himself.

And they even tried to pressure him with so-called righteousness.

The Tian family held an extremely important position in farming families. They should never have been the victims, but rather the beneficiaries and enjoyers.

"The leader of the chivalrous sect, no, I should say Tian Guang!"

"If you are unjust, don't blame me for being unjust!"

While in the Yan state, Tian Meng naturally did not take any major actions.

But when he arrived in Qin as an envoy of the Yan state, he immediately made secret contact with a certain force.

The people from this faction quickly arrived in front of Tian Meng.

"Mr. Tian Meng, it's been a long time!"

The person who came to Tian Meng was someone he had previously interacted with.

It was just an accidental acquaintance in a tavern. Although the other party expressed his intention to recruit Tian Meng, Tian Meng was still thinking about becoming the heir of the Farmer's Family and the position of the Chief of the Knights, so he naturally refused the other party's recruitment.

However, believing that having more friends means having more options, he did not sever ties with the other party.

This came in handy at that moment.

"Brother Tian Meng, have you figured it out?"

After greeting Tian Meng, the visitor asked him a question.

What can I get by joining you?

Tian Meng asked the other party in a deep voice.

"Wealth, power, status—everything you desire, we can give you!"

The newcomer spoke calmly, with an air of mystery, "After all, what we rely on is the Great Qin!"

"Mr. Tian Meng should know what the Great Qin Dynasty means!"

Tian Meng knew, of course, that the Qin state was the most powerful country in the world, and that there was nothing that the Qin state could not do if it wanted to.

While Xia Kui certainly held a respectable position in the Yan Kingdom, in the grand scheme of things, the Yan Kingdom was merely the weakest of all nations.

This was also the solution Tian Meng came up with to break the deadlock: to directly surrender to the Qin state.

They betrayed the interests of the Yan state in exchange for benefits from the Qin state.

Chapter 263 Even a dog dares to bark! Let Zhao Gao come in person!

The city gates of Xianyang stood majestically, their dark blue bricks exuding an aura of dominance. Pedestrians and carriages came and went in an endless stream, including nobles and officials dressed in brocade, as well as peddlers and laborers carrying their bags. The air was filled with the scents of spices, grains, and livestock, yet it also exuded an orderly and solemn atmosphere.

This is the majesty of the Qin capital; even the sound of the wind sweeping through the streets carries an undeniable weight.

Xu Qing, dressed in white, walked at the front with his hands behind his back. Jing Ni, in a tight-fitting outfit, followed closely behind, her dark clothes fluttering in the breeze. Her eyes warily scanned the surroundings. Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai stood guard on either side of her, their faces expressionless, exuding a cold and aloof aura.

The four of them were composed, neither deliberately ostentatious nor trying to conceal themselves. Xu Qing's gaze swept over the Qin soldiers guarding the city gate. The soldiers were dressed in black armor, holding long spears, and their eyes were as sharp as eagles, but they did not question them too much.

As the hub of the world, Xianyang has always been a place where many extraordinary people come and go, so their appearance is not particularly eye-catching.

"This city of Xianyang truly lives up to its reputation."

Xu Qing stopped and looked at the wide street ahead, lined with shops. "Compared to the crampedness of Jicheng and the extravagance of Linzi, this place has a more majestic and awe-inspiring spirit."

Jingni's gaze fell on the Qin army formation patrolling the streets not far away, and she said in a deep voice, "The more prosperous the place, the more heavily guarded it is. When we entered the city just now, I saw at least three layers of hidden sentries. It is very likely that the people from Luo Wang are lurking in various places."

"It's alright."

Xu Qing waved his hand, his gaze casually sweeping across the crowd. "I never intended to hide it."

Xu Qing was also quite proficient in the art of disguise.

However, after arriving in Xianyang, neither he, nor Jingni, Xiaohei, and Xiaobai disguised themselves.

It wasn't that he couldn't, but that Xu Qing didn't want to do it anymore.

Hiding one's true self and staying behind the scenes for so long can sometimes lead to forgetting what one actually looks like, which is not good.

After arriving in Xianyang, Xu Qing and his companions first found the best inn, as Xu Qing was a man who was not short of money.

Instead of forcing us to stay in one room, this time we booked three rooms connected together.

Xu Qing and Jing Ni each had their own room, while Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai shared a room.

After settling in, Xu Qing often wandered around Xianyang City.

This is one of his old habits.

Whenever I arrive in a new place, the first thing I do is to investigate the local customs and culture. For Xianyang, a city that only exists in my memory but which I have never been to, I naturally have to explore it.

Jingni, Xiao Hei, and Xiao Bai did not often follow Xu Qing.

Arriving in Xianyang without any disguise is an act of risk in itself. If one were to swagger around the streets, it would be as if one did not take the Luo Wang and Yin Yang School seriously.

However, it turned out that even if they stayed in the inn, it wouldn't make a difference.

If it's destined to be discovered, it will eventually be discovered.

Xianyang is a place where powerful figures gather, and the Net closely monitors this city.

Some people with outstanding character will naturally be noticed by the net.

Xu Qing was naturally that kind of person.

Not to mention, Xu Qing himself is a well-known figure on the Luo Wang roster.

Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?

In a stronghold in Xianyang, a minor leader of the Luo Wang organization asked the person in front of him a question.

"I'm sure I'm not seeing things!"

The person giving the report made a firm and confident statement.

So, this minor leader immediately wrote these things down in the dossier, and then the dossier was reported through the layers of government, finally reaching Zhao Gao, the magistrate of the Imperial Carriage Office.

"Xu Qing, the Sword Maniac?"

"And... Jingni, whom we have been searching for for many years without success!"

"These two actually got together?"

Zhao Gao was quite surprised when he saw the information recorded in the dossier.

Xu Qing considered himself to be a very low-key person, but this was not the case according to the files of Luo Wang.

Xu Qing is quite famous.

He brazenly killed Lord Yanchun in Jicheng of the Yan state, which made him famous throughout the Yan and Zhao regions.

Therefore, Luo Wang searched for his whereabouts, hoping to recruit him, but failed, and all those who went to recruit him died.

If that's all there is to it, it merely means that Xu Qing and the Luo Wang have a deep-seated grudge, and Xu Qing is one of the targets of the Luo Wang's hunt.

But the crux of the matter lies in the commotion Xu Qing caused in the Yan state, which went far beyond simply killing Lord Yanchun.

On the eve of the fall of the Zhao state, Xu Qing appeared once again on the border between Yan and Zhao. In front of thousands of troops, he took the life of Yan general Yan Yi and then calmly withdrew.

After this intelligence was sent to the headquarters of Luo Wang, Zhao Gao also began to re-examine the so-called "Sword Maniac".

Although Yan and Zhao are known for their many heroes, in the eyes of Luo Wang, those heroes are only so-so.

But this sword maniac is different.

Its actual strength had reached an extremely terrifying level.

It's such a pity to kill someone like that.

Therefore, he rekindled his desire to recruit them.

Unfortunately, even with the help of the net, it was difficult to find Xu Qing's whereabouts.

Unexpectedly, at this time, he appeared in Xianyang on his own initiative, and there was a woman who resembled "Jing Ni" by his side.

In the past, the net of intrigue was in turmoil.

King Qin took back the Luo Wang organization from Lü Buwei and purged many people involved in the case. During that time, many files within the Luo Wang organization were destroyed, and many assassins took the opportunity to escape.

This includes Jing Ni, who was once ranked among the top-tier warriors.

For Zhao Gao, what he valued was never Jing Ni herself, but the sword in her hand.

"People may die, but the sword must not perish!"

This was the belief that Zhao Gao upheld.

He wanted to retrieve the Jingni Sword that had been lost.

After all, the Eight Swords of King Yue exist as a complete set.

As a result, one of them was lost outside. What kind of situation is this?

"Although I don't know why you came to Qin and appeared in Xianyang at this time, now that you've come to this city, leaving won't be so easy."

Zhao Gao's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of coldness.

Of course, some people had escaped from Xianyang before, such as Yan Dan.

But that was because the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) did not go all out. At a crucial moment, someone found Zhao Gao and persuaded him to go easy on him a little.

Otherwise, if the Luo Wang (a powerful online organization) were to mobilize its full force, it would not be so easy for Yan Dan to escape Xianyang and the Qin state.

……

After wandering around Xianyang for a while, we returned to the inn.

Business seemed rather slow at the inn today.

Only a few guests remained in the lobby, drinking.