Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

Although it wasn't directly destroyed, the entire Confucian school was still given a wake-up call.

If that were all, it would be fine.

Unfortunately, Zhang Liang, along with the Mohists, deciphered the Qin state's secret Black Dragon Scroll and learned that Ying Zheng was about to make an eastern tour and perform the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai.

So, they carried out a spectacular assassination on Mount Tai.

That is, activate the Azure Dragon!

Naturally, the assassination attempt failed.

However, this also pushed Confucianism to the forefront of controversy.

This is because Confucian scholars were also involved in the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai.

In order to establish all the rituals, Ying Zheng summoned Confucian scholars such as Fu Nian and Yan Lu to jointly formulate the ritual regulations.

After the plan was formulated, they traveled together with it.

It can be said that Ying Zheng's itinerary was kept secret throughout the entire Fengshan ceremony.

The result was leaked, leading to his assassination attempt. This had nothing to do with Confucianism and was clearly impossible.

Not to mention, Confucianism itself has a history of problems.

Burning books and burying scholars alive!

This was the final outcome; Confucianism, like Mohism, suffered a devastating blow.

Fu Nian and Yan Lu, just like in their first reincarnation, died along with Xiaoshengxianzhuang.

Xunzi also suffered a sudden and intense emotional shock due to this unexpected turn of events, and subsequently passed away peacefully.

Of the entire Confucian Xiaoshengxianzhuang, only Zhang Liang remained as a survivor.

He led the Mohists, who had suffered another heavy blow due to the assassination attempt on Qin Shi Huang at Mount Tai, and plotted two more assassination attempts against Ying Zheng.

The first time was at Bolangsha, where Qin Shi Huang was assassinated!

When Ying Zheng's carriage passed through Bolangsha, Da Tiechui exerted all his strength and swung his huge Thor's hammer. Unfortunately, it only hit the secondary carriage by mistake. As a result, during the retreat, Da Tiechui died while covering Zhang Liang's escape.

The second assassination attempt was Gao Jianli's attempt to assassinate the Qin emperor.

In order to get close to Ying Zheng, Gao Jianli blinded himself and approached Ying Zheng under the guise of a musician, eventually carrying out an assassination attempt.

The mastermind behind all these events was Zhang Liang.

It can only be said that after Yan Dan's death, the Mo family was essentially leaderless. Although Yan Dan appointed Tianming as the leader, the Mo family did not take Tianming seriously. On the contrary, Zhang Liang won over the Mo family with his strategies.

After the Azure Dragon Plan's assassination attempt on Qin Shi Huang at Mount Tai failed, he became the strategist of the Mohist school, leading the remaining Mohist forces in their continuous attempts to assassinate Ying Zheng.

Naturally, in the script Xu Qing wrote for Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang could not possibly succeed.

In his first reincarnation, all his loved ones died.

In the second cycle, the Confucianists, the Mohists, and many other schools of thought that opposed the Qin Dynasty were all wiped out because of Zhang Liang.

Ultimately, Zhang Liang ended his life amidst endless suffering.

Death is not the end.

Thus, the third cycle began.

In every cycle of reincarnation, Zhang Liang's story ends in tragedy.

Of course, this was all to allow Zhang Liang to experience a different life.

Xu Qing stitched together Zhang Liang from many different stories.

Zhang Liang in normal history, Zhang Liang in the novel, Zhang Liang in some animations—these Zhang Liangs in different worlds, although their experiences are different, share the same obsession: they all care deeply about Korea.

We will spare no expense to revive South Korea.

But whatever Zhang Liang did, his final fate was extremely tragic.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Liang had experienced countless lives within the illusion.

"almost!"

In reality, Xu Qing, who had been maintaining the illusion, suddenly spoke.

Yan Lu looked at Xu Qing with confusion.

Xu Qing did not offer an explanation.

With a mere gesture, he instantly teleported to Zhang Liang's side, his fingers suddenly landing on Zhang Liang's brow.

In an instant, Zhang Liang's clouded self-awareness began to awaken.

Memories from dozens of reincarnations began to overlap.

In an instant, a massive flow of information swept in like a tsunami, violently impacting Zhang Liang's mind. Countless fragmented memories intertwined and collided wildly in his mind.

The image of Xiaoshengxianzhuang being burned down time and time again by war, the sight of Fu Nian and Yan Lu lying in pools of blood, Xunzi's expression of grief and indignation, the figures of Mohist disciples fighting bloody battles, the cries of innocent people dying tragically, and his own repeated scenes of going mad in revenge and dying in despair—all these images densely filled every inch of his mind.

"Ugh!"

Zhang Liang suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze devoid of any clarity, filled only with extreme confusion and bone-deep pain. He clutched his head tightly with both hands, his body convulsing violently, and a heart-wrenching roar escaped his throat, as if he were about to vomit up his internal organs.

Those decades of tragedy, those dozens of losses, those dozens of moments of despair, were like countless steel needles piercing his heart, causing him unbearable pain.

"Zifang!" Upon seeing this, Yan Lu's heart clenched suddenly. He could no longer suppress his worry and rushed forward to support Zhang Liang, who was struggling in pain. His voice was full of anxiety, "Mr. Qing, please stop! If this continues, Zifang will not be able to hold on!"

But as soon as he took a step, he was stopped by Xu Qing's cold gaze.

Xu Qing remained standing, his fingers firmly resting on Zhang Liang's brow. His expression was calm and composed, and his tone carried an undeniable authority as he spoke softly, "Don't touch him. He needs to be sober now, not pity."

Yan Lu froze, looking at Xu Qing's determined eyes. The plea that was on the tip of his tongue was swallowed back. He could only clench his hands and stand aside, staring intently at Zhang Liang, his heart filled with torment and helplessness.

Xu Qing ignored Yan Lu and focused his gaze on Zhang Liang's contorted face in pain. His voice suddenly rose, booming like thunder in Zhang Liang's ears, each word clear and powerful: "Zhang Liang, wake up!"

The moment the words fell, Xu Qing exerted a slight force with his fingertips, and a gentle yet powerful calming and concentration energy was quietly released, flowing from his fingertips into Zhang Liang's brow, slowly smoothing the chaotic flow of information in his mind and dispelling the turmoil and pain in his heart.

That power was like a clear spring in spring, nourishing Zhang Liang's mind, which was riddled with holes from the impact of his memories. It gradually weakened his out-of-control roars and calmed his violently convulsing body.

Zhang Liang's eyes gradually lost their confusion, and his pained expression eased considerably. He slowly released his hands from his head, closed his eyes again, his brows furrowed tightly, and his expression was complex and difficult to discern.

Memories from dozens of lifetimes flowed slowly through his mind like a tide. Although many details had become blurred, those unforgettable tragedies, those old friends who died because of him, and those he had personally dragged into the abyss were as clear as if they had happened yesterday.

He recalled countless reincarnations in which he was controlled by hatred time and time again, pushing those around him to their deaths with his own hands, and ending his life in despair time and time again, yet he remained stubbornly unrepentant.

A single lifetime might have only made him more obsessive, blaming all the blame on the Qin state. But when the tragedies of dozens of lifetimes piled up, when he saw with his own eyes that no matter how he planned or struggled, the final outcome was always the destruction of his family, the betrayal of his friends and relatives, and the deaths of countless innocent people because of him, his obsession finally began to loosen and crumble.

Is restoring one's country and seeking revenge really the right thing to do?

If I am all alone.

Perhaps there's nothing wrong with doing this.

After all, he had nothing left to lose.

However, I am not alone now; my every move will affect those around me.

Even if it wasn't your own wish, such a thing would still happen.

Chapter 392 Observing the Sword and Awakening

No one expected that Xu Qing's third visit to Xiaoshengxianzhuang would unfold in such a way.

Instead of chatting with Yan Lu, he went straight to Zhang Liang and, in front of Yan Lu, thoroughly humiliated Zhang Liang.

Fortunately, things did not ultimately escalate to an uncontrollable state.

When Zhang Liang awoke from his dream, amidst the accumulation of countless memories, he seemed to have undergone some changes.

He didn't say anything to Xu Qing, the instigator.

She simply said to Yan Lu, "Senior brother, I'm tired, I want to go and rest!"

He then left rudely.

Yan Lu was very worried about Zhang Liang. After all, although he didn't know what Xu Qing had done to his junior brother, he had seen his junior brother's pained or ferocious appearance.

But since Zhang Liang has said so, Yan Lu can't possibly stop his junior brother from resting.

He could only watch Zhang Liang leave.

Then, Yan Lu turned his gaze back to Xu Qing.

I know you have many questions in your mind!

Xu Qing met Yan Lu's gaze, her expression no longer as cold and stern as before, but instead became gentle.

"I have no ill intentions towards Zhang Liang."

"It's just that I feel it's a real pity that such an intelligent person as him goes astray and is blinded by hatred..."

Only at this moment did Xu Qing begin to explain some of the reasons to Yan Lu.

Xu Qing still did not explain how he saw through Zhang Liang's thoughts or what he did to Zhang Liang.

Yan Lu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he had only met Xu Qing a few times, he chose to believe Xu Qing.

This was because, when Xu Qing said these words, he exuded a convincing power.

Inside the reception room, the tense atmosphere gradually eased after Zhang Liang left.

The worry between Yan Lu's brows was somewhat alleviated by Xu Qing's explanation.

He remained silent for a moment, but finally suppressed his doubts about Zhang Liang and spoke first, his tone gentle and respectful: "Mr. Qing, thank you for your leniency today."

Xu Qing did not answer the question.

Was it really considered showing mercy?

Perhaps!

However, upon closer examination of the cause of the incident, it was Xu Qing who took the initiative to act first.

All I can say is that Yan Lu has a really good temper.

After arriving at Xiaoshengxianzhuang, Xu Qing inexplicably beat up Yan Lu's junior brother, ruining the image of Yan Lu's gentle and refined junior brother. Yan Lu not only did not stand up for his junior brother, but even thanked Xu Qing for showing mercy.

Of course, this is also related to his self-awareness.