Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

This was something that Zhu Jia, Situ Wanli, Da Tiechui, and others could not accept.

If we accept this, wouldn't it mean that the leader of the Xia clan, the head of the Gonggong Hall, and others died in vain?

"If we can stop the fighting, it would be a good thing for us farmers!"

After thinking things through, the Zhu family accepted this reality with equanimity.

This is actually the norm for most people in farming families.

Tian Guang's loyalty to Lord Changping and his secret rebellion against Qin were his own private affairs, and because these matters could not be revealed, few people actually knew about them.

Under these circumstances, the peasants naturally did not have much resistance towards the Qin state.

Furthermore, since the headquarters of the Farmers' Clan was located in the Eastern Commandery of Qin, they had dealt with the people of Qin quite a bit, and the people of Qin were not so hateful.

The main reason is that the Zhu family is a unique group of people.

Unlike Tian Guang, who was loyal to Lord Changping and willing to sacrifice everything for him, even at the cost of the entire farming family, he was not loyal to Lord Changping.

He was not as ambitious as Tian Meng.

All he cared about were the common people.

When natural disasters struck, he worried about the grain harvest; when war broke out, he worried about the destruction of families and the loss of lives.

It's possible that the Zhu family also had their own selfish motives.

But overall, he was more concerned with saving the lives of the peasant disciples than with siding with any particular faction.

Coincidentally, with Tian Guang dead, the head of Gonggong Hall assassinated by Tian Zhong, and the brothers Tian Meng and Tian Hu branded as traitors, Zhu Jia's words, as the most senior head of the peasant clan, clearly carry great weight.

After he said those words, even those of the other farmers who had reservations...

But the words remained unspoken.

Instead, after that, through the mediation of Situ Wanli, the surviving farmers reached a consensus.

If what Xu Qing said is true, and he came with the edict of the King of Qin to recruit farmers, then the farmers would naturally not mind serving him.

As for why Xu Qing, who brought the Qin King's edict, would still oppose the Luo Wang and expose Tian Meng's conspiracy, that's probably an internal matter of Qin, and beyond their control.

"very good!"

Seeing that the farmers had reached a consensus, Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.

He then instructed the Zhu family and others: "Tian Meng, Tian Hu, and that guy whose name I don't know is Zhu Zhong or Tian Zhong, you can deal with him yourselves. His life and death are entirely up to you. However, I suggest that after the interrogation is over, you kill them. After all, we must eradicate evil completely."

"As for Tian Mi, I hope you can spare her life for now!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jia's eyes narrowed. He assumed that Xu Qing was attracted to Tian Mi's beauty, after all, this woman was renowned for her beauty among the farmers, and her relationship with the Tian brothers, Meng and Hu, was ambiguous.

Back then, during the Kuiweitang Incident, Chen Sheng was accused of molesting his brother's wife, and Wu Kuang was killed and his body disappeared. Tian Mi seemed innocent, but the Zhu family never saw it that way.

"This woman is no good!" Zhu Jia couldn't help but remind Xu Qing.

"Of course I know she's not a good person," Xu Qing said calmly. "But there's a case from back then that we need to keep her around to settle."

"This is something I promised someone!"

Zhu Jia gave Xu Qing a deep look and nodded.

After discussing the affairs of the farmers, Xu Qing brought up the assassins of the Luo Wang organization.

"You can kill some of these assassins from the Luo Wang organization, but leave the top few alive and imprison them for now!"

“If we kill them all, we will offend the Luo Wang (a secret police organization), which will then affect the peasants' allegiance to the Qin state…”

"If we keep a few, we might be able to get some benefits from the Luo Wang. After all, it's not an easy thing for the Luo Wang to train so many assassins."

The Zhu family had also considered this issue.

Xu Qing's previous moves were extremely methodical. Whether facing Luo Wang or Tian Meng, Tian Hu, and others, he defeated them without killing them, only knocking them unconscious.

He wasn't sure if this was Xu Qing's usual way of taking action; Xu Qing was an extremely kind person.

But he was certain that this person was extremely powerful, and the fact that he was defeated but not killed only showed how profound his skill was.

Those caught in the snare were not dead; whether to kill them or not was a dilemma.

If we don't kill them, who will avenge the deaths of those peasant disciples?

Killing them all, as Xu Qing said, would affect the matter of pledging allegiance to the Qin state.

Now, Xu Qing gave him a safe approach.

We can kill some to appease the anger of the peasants, while keeping the rest will not offend the Luo Net too much.

After all, the battle was chaotic, and the peasants suffered heavy casualties. It was impossible for the Luo Wang organization to be without any casualties. It was only natural that some people would die in the battle.

After giving instructions on all the necessary matters.

Xu Qing gave the farmers some time to lick their wounds, and then looked toward a cave behind them.

"Is this the place where your six elders of the Farmer Clan live in seclusion?"

He asked the person to the side.

Situ Wanli answered Xu Qing's question immediately, "Yes!"

"With such a commotion outside, your six elders from the Farmer's Clan didn't react at all. It's clear they don't care about the survival of the Farmer's Clan," Xu Qing casually remarked.

When these words reached the ears of the farmers, their expressions turned sour, but they did not refute them.

It's clearly impossible for him to say that he harbored no resentment towards the six elders.

After all, Tian Meng had previously colluded with Luo Wang and almost killed them all.

As a result, the six elders just stayed in the cave like cowards, doing nothing.

"Perhaps something has happened to the six elders as well..." Zhu Jia couldn't help but speculate.

After all, the Xia Kui had gotten into trouble, and Tian Meng had chosen this place to wipe them all out.

This means that Tian Meng and the others arrived here first. How could the six elders possibly escape the chaos?

"Hmph, that's not necessarily true!" Xu Qing's gaze remained fixed on the cave, offering a different perspective.

Chapter 300 Inside the Tomb of the Six Sages, Facing the Six Elders of the Farmer Clan!

Now that he was here, Xu Qing naturally decided to meet the six elders of the peasant family.

With the death of the chivalrous leader Tian Guang confirmed, the six elders of the Farmer's Clan are now the highest-ranking members.

Farmers used the beads and grass they wore to indicate their social status.

The highest-ranking chivalrous leader wears a nine-star pearl grass, while the six hall masters only have a seven-star pearl grass.

The number eight in the middle refers to these six elders.

Although they are detached from worldly affairs, they wield immense power and can appoint new leaders of the knight-errant when necessary.

With everything in order, Zhu Jia and the others were busy dealing with Tian Meng, Tian Hu and their traitors, counting the casualties and comforting the remaining disciples. The grief and murder outside the cave were all kept at bay by the thick mountain walls.

Xu Qing stood with his hands behind his back at the entrance of the cave, his fingertips lightly tapping the stone wall. The cool touch spread along his fingertips, and he could hear the faint sound of wind coming from inside the cave, seemingly there but not there, carrying with it the tranquility of time.

His gaze was calm, yet it held a profound mystery.

The Zhu family guessed that the six elders might have also encountered an accident, while Xu Qing was able to sense the powerful aura hidden inside the cave.

These six elders of the farming family are extremely powerful.

Yet this powerful figure could only watch as the farmers outside were slaughtered.

The stance of these six elderly farmers is truly intriguing.

Leaving aside the present, in the original story, Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang entered the farm and passed the test of the six elders of the Farmer's Clan, returning to the Farmer's Clan. Logically, the six elders of the Farmer's Clan should have known what happened in the Farmer's Clan, but they still chose to observe. After that, it was as if they had gone offline, not interfering in any matters related to the Farmer's Clan, which led to the Farmer's Clan falling into Tian Yan's hands.

Even at the end, Tian Yan was still unable to escape the net, which means that the Farmer Clan had been indirectly controlled by the net.

"You wait here, there's no need to follow," Xu Qing said calmly, his voice not loud, but carrying an undeniable certainty. Without turning around, he knew that the Zhu family and the others would obey.

At this moment, he was not only the savior of the peasant family, but also the key figure who held the imperial edict of the King of Qin and could determine the fate of the peasant family. No one dared to disobey him easily.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Qing stepped into the cave.

Inside the cave, it was quite dark, and all that could be seen was an intense, inky black. Xu Qing circulated his internal energy, and a faint light immediately surrounded his body. It was not dazzling, but it was enough to illuminate the small area in front of him, keeping out the cold and dampness of the surroundings.

The deeper you go, the more profound the cave becomes, and the smoother the stone walls on both sides become. You can vaguely see the indistinct patterns carved on them, which seem to be totems of farmers or some kind of ancient runes. Despite the erosion of time, you can still see some of the orderliness of the past.

The atmosphere in the air gradually changed, shedding the blood and restlessness outside the cave and gaining a sense of tranquility and weight, as if one could smell the vicissitudes of time with every breath.

Suddenly, a strange sensation came over me.

It is neither cold nor warm, neither dry nor wet. In a daze, it seems as if a spring breeze has swept by, bringing the warmth of new life to the grass and trees. But it is fleeting. Then there is the scorching heat of the summer sun, accompanied by the noisy chirping of cicadas.

The next moment, the crisp autumn dew brushed against my nose, accompanied by the desolate sound of falling withered leaves.

Finally, the chill of the winter snow seeped into my heart, and all around was so quiet that only the sound of falling snow could be heard.

Spring, summer, autumn, and winter, the seasons turn in the blink of an eye, as if half a lifetime has passed. The profound sense of time's accumulation is enough to make ordinary people tremble and even lose themselves in it.

Xu Qing remained calm, his steps forward without the slightest pause, his brows showing no emotion, as if the changing seasons before him were nothing more than a gentle breeze brushing past his fingertips, nothing extraordinary.

However, this does illustrate one thing.

That is, the six elders of the farming family hidden among them are not completely indifferent to the affairs of the outside world.

At least, they would be able to detect if someone came into the cave.

After walking a few more steps, the space suddenly opened up, revealing a spacious stone chamber, which was quite dark inside.

With Xu Qing's arrival, the faint light surrounding him immediately brought some brightness to the place.

It also startled the six figures who were sitting cross-legged on the stone platform at the edge of the stone chamber.

Or rather, Xu Qing had actually already awakened these six people.

In an instant, the feeling of spring, summer, autumn and winter, the changing of the four seasons, became even stronger.

At the same time, a lofty voice rang out from the stone platform in front, though it was unclear who spoke it.

"The silkworm does not yearn for autumn silk, the cicada is unaware of winter snow. Withering and flourishing are not determined by human life, prosperity and decline are not determined by royal power."

These words, though seemingly simple, reveal the way farmers live, the impermanence of time and the unpredictability of life, and also convey a sense of detached and carefree attitude.

"What a fine saying, 'The rise and fall of dynasties are not determined by the power of the king!'" Xu Qing said calmly. "If that's really the case, why did you all take action against Bai Qi back then?"