The Deepest Affection in Qin's Time

Confucius said: "A gentleman is not a vessel."

As Ya Fei was about to fight Jing Ni, the silver spear in her hand suddenly slipped out of her grasp for some unknown reason.

Without a second thought, Jingni thrust her sword straight at Yafei's throat.

"Quickly, save the emperor!"

"Your Highness!"

"Commander Ya Fei, be careful!"

Cao Yuan was slightly startled upon seeing this.

Unexpectedly, this woman turned out to be the Snow Woman's sister, Ya Fei.

At the critical moment, Cao Yuan shouted, "Spare her life!"

Jing Ni didn't have time to sheathe her sword; she could only tilt the tip of the sword slightly.

The pink sword energy that emanated from the body pierced through three or four houses before dissipating.

Ya Fei was covered in cold sweat, still shaken.

But having experienced life and death, she quickly calmed down.

Dozens of elite cavalrymen rushed forward instantly, and hundreds of city guards blocked the streets.

Hidden around were experts wearing black iron masks, many of whom possessed second-rate strength.

Cao Yuan judged that the situation was unfavorable, and his gaze fell on Ya Fei on the warhorse. He said softly, "Confucius said, 'Haste makes waste.'"

The next moment, Cao Yuan appeared as if in a flash, landing on Ya Fei's warhorse. He grabbed her slender waist with one hand and placed his great sword against her delicate neck with the other.

"Make them all stop!"

Ya Fei gritted her teeth and said, "You scoundrel! You..."

"What scoundrel's son? Tell them to get out of the way, or else..."

Ya Fei was furious, her beautiful eyes filled with malice, but she had not lost her composure.

"...Get out of the way!"

The surrounding iron cavalry guards hesitated for a moment, then made way.

This is the king's younger sister, the commander of the Imperial Guards, and also the commander of the city guards. She is their superior.

However, the experts who were roaming around did not leave.

After Cao Yuan signaled Jing Ni to seize a few horses, he whispered to Ya Fei, "Make those masked people leave."

Consort Ya's beautiful face was cold and aloof as she gripped the reins tightly. "They belong to the Royal Iron Blood Alliance and only obey my brother. I have no right to command them."

Cao Yuan thought to himself, no wonder there are so many experts here.

When the states first united to attack Qin, Chu and Yan, not feeling much of a threat from Qin at the time, were passive in their response and delayed sending troops. Despite their favorable situation, they still failed.

Nations learned from their failures.

Before the second alliance, at the suggestion of Guigu Gongsun Yan, the royal families of various countries swore an oath of blood to form the Iron Blood Alliance. They used iron chains and fire cauldrons as tokens and established an alliance agreement that iron was the bond of faith and blood was the bond of righteousness. The Iron Blood Alliance would be unbreakable in life and death.

Thus, the second coalition against Qin was victorious.

Later, when faced with the third alliance, the Qin state became wiser, voluntarily relinquishing its imperial title and choosing to join the Iron Blood Alliance composed of the royal families of the various states.

As a result, the third alliance of states ended before it even really began.

Incidentally, Qin took advantage of the Iron Blood Alliance to incite Qi, and with Su Qin's miraculous maneuver of sowing discord in Qi, Zhao, Yan, Han, and Wei reversed course and cooperated with Qin in a massive five-state invasion of Qi, nearly destroying the state.

It was for these reasons that during the fourth alliance, Lord Xinling, Wei Wuji, made timely changes, no longer relying on the Iron Blood Alliance for alliance, and dismantled the Iron Blood Alliance, allowing it to be governed autonomously by the royal families of various countries, and no longer becoming a part of the alliance.

Therefore, after the victory of the fourth coalition against Qin, the Iron Blood Alliance was essentially defunct.

However, with the tacit understanding among the countries, the Iron Blood Alliance of the Seven Kingdoms still exists.

Aside from training skilled individuals to protect the monarch and the royal family, all that remained was the money-lending business, used to amass wealth.

If it weren't for the fact that the Ironblood Alliance now operates under separate national autonomy, the so-called Net would be nothing but a weakling in their eyes.

Back then, the Iron Blood Alliance was truly a force to be reckoned with. They had money, strong men, and an army. Even the Qin Kingdom didn't dare to confront them directly, choosing instead to break through from within.

Seeing that Cao Yuan remained silent, Consort Ya softened her tone and said, "Killing Chang'an Juncheng is not a serious crime for the Zhao Kingdom. As long as you lay down your weapon, I will plead for you and expel you from the Zhao Kingdom."

Cao Yuan smiled.

“I have a friend named Jiajing who once said something.”

"What?"

"Any promise you make doesn't count; only what you can decide for yourself counts."

Ya Fei retorted sharply, "What do you mean?"

Cao Yuan said in a low voice, "Your Highness Ya Fei, you wouldn't want Xue Nu to lose such a good teacher and sister as you, would you?"

Chapter 77 Ya Fei, who was poked with a stick the whole way

Cao Yuan's words caused Ya Fei's mind to go blank for a moment, and she almost cried out.

Suppressing her agitation, she hissed, "What do you mean?!"

Cao Yuan said in a low voice, "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. I am Xue Nu's friend."

As he spoke, he took out the jade flute from his waist and placed it in front of Consort Ya.

“This jade flute…” Ya Fei subconsciously took it from Cao Yuan’s hand. After examining it closely, she was certain that it was the jade flute she had once given to Xue Nu, with exquisite bamboo leaf patterns carved on it.

Consort Ya did not believe Cao Yuan's words because of a jade flute.

What if Cao Yuan snatched this from Xue Nu, or even killed Xue Nu...?

Consort Ya gripped her jade flute, gazing at the Imperial Guards and City Garrison ahead. "How can you convince me to believe you?"

Cao Yuan thought for a moment, "The Snow Maiden said that you like to wear black stockings and a corset, and that you are good at drawing patterns, especially on your lower abdomen..."

"Shut up!"

Ya Fei screamed, almost startling Cao Yuan.

"are you crazy!"

Cao Yuan said irritably.

Ya Fei was so angry that her face turned red and white, and gradually her face turned red and her ears turned red. She never expected that Xue Nu, that damned girl, would sell her out completely.

But in other words, Cao Yuan must be very important to Xue Nu, otherwise he wouldn't have talked about such private matters.

After calming down, she asked, "What do you want to do?"

Cao Yuan gently inhaled the fragrance emanating from Ya Fei's hair and whispered, "Help us get out of the city, then we'll each go our separate ways, understand?"

Ya Fei's beautiful eyes were half-closed, and her tone softened as she asked, "How is Xue'er now?"

Cao Yuan whispered in Ya Fei's ear, "She is doing well. She has broken through to the first-class realm and should be in the Mo Family Mechanical City or Mirror Lake Medical Manor now."

Ya Fei's expression relaxed slightly, and she said, "I will take you out of the city."

With Ya Fei's cooperation, Cao Yuan and Jing Ni successfully left the city.

"Thank you for your trouble, Your Highness. I will definitely thank you in person if I have the chance."

After leaving Handan for more than 20 miles, and after Jing Ni confirmed that no one was following them, Cao Yuan released Ya Fei's waist and bowed to her politely.

"There's no time like the present, why not seize the day?"

Cao Yuan was slightly taken aback when he saw Ya Fei throw a punch at his face.

Confucius said: "Do not do anything that is contrary to propriety."

Ya Fei's swift attack paused slightly, and Cao Yuan took the opportunity to step back, easily dodging the attack.

"Your Highness, what does this mean?"

Consort Ya withdrew her fist and snorted, "How dare you be disrespectful to me! You deserve to be beaten!"

The ride was bumpy, and the boy secretly used a stick to push against her back the whole way, making her feel uncomfortable all over.

She'd wanted to beat this kid up for a long time.

However, it must be said that this kid is quite strong, not much weaker than her. The Snow Woman has good judgment.

Cao Yuan was speechless. It was just a hug, why was he being so petty?

"Since Your Highness has struck me, how about we call it even?"

Consort Ya sneered, "Wipe it all out? Dream on! When Xue'er comes back, Xue'er and I will beat you up together!"

Cao Yuan was speechless. He really wanted to ask, "Are you sure the Snow Woman will beat me up with you? Or will she help me hold you down?"

Just as Cao Yuan was about to leave, a person wearing a bronze mask and Qin soldier's armor walked closer from afar.

Following behind were dozens of assassins from the Luo Wang organization, and a powerful swordsman with bloodshot, savage eyes, wielding both black and white swords.

"Hehehe... I truly have calculated everything perfectly!"

Yan Ri sneered, "I knew you had a way to escape Handan. It wasn't for nothing that I am here to ambush and kill you!"

Consort Ya instantly grabbed the silver spear hanging on her warhorse and shouted, "You scum of the Luo Wang, how dare you act so recklessly in the State of Zhao!"

Yan Ri said indifferently, "Your Highness, the Net is hunting down the traitor Jing Ni. If you know what's good for you, you'd better leave on your own."

Consort Ya pointed her spear at Sun and coldly shouted, "I don't care what you're doing, get out of here!"

Although that boy was annoying, at least she didn't dislike him. Moreover, his righteous act of assassinating Yan Chunjun was enough for her to look at him differently.

But these bedbugs in the net are different.

Wherever it went, it aroused the wrath of both heaven and man.

In the past two years, she has killed countless people in Handan. They are like maggots clinging to her bones, impossible to kill completely, and disgusting to her to death.

"Since Princess Ya is unwilling to leave, then let her stay here with them forever!"

Yan Ri was very confident.

This time, almost all of Zhao's net-wielding people came out.