Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1478 On the mirage

"..."

Shi Lan remained silent and didn't speak.

She could feel Tianming and Shaoyu's sincerity, but she really didn't want them to get involved in this matter.

Because the fuso sacred tree thing is too dangerous.

She and the remaining Shushan tribe came to Songhai with the belief that they would die.

Now the three of them had unexpectedly boarded the mirage without any preparation. It was difficult to protect themselves, and it was obviously difficult to plan to take back the sacred tree.

But she didn't want to give up this opportunity, because it was not easy to successfully climb the mirage.

So Shi Lan's plan was to leave Tian Ming and Shao Yu aside and let them leave on their own and act alone.

Just when Shi Lan was hesitant and entangled, Tianming stretched out his hand to push her and urged her carelessly:

"Let's go, don't think about it."

"Let's go up first and take a look at each step!"

I wonder if he, Tianming Young Hero, has had a bumpy journey along the way. When will things go smoothly as planned? It won't be all kinds of accidents and all kinds of bad luck.

No matter how much you think, consider, ponder, or prepare, what's the use?

Just do it!

Under Tianming's pushing and urging, Shi Lan finally gave up the idea of ​​acting alone for the time being.

The trio continued their journey to the deck.

"By the way, that tree is so big. The three of us tied together can't even lift a branch. How do you think we can get the tree back?" On the way, Tianming suddenly thought of a question.

"Haha, young hero Tianming has a good mind, and he immediately thought of the most critical issue." Shaoyu responded to Tianming with a smile and a mocking tone.

This is almost the first thing a normal person would think of.

Of course Shaoyu is a normal person.

And the reason he didn't ask the obvious question was because it didn't make sense.

There was nothing he could do anyway.

If Shi Lan had her way, she would naturally say it when it was time to say it.

If Shi Lan can't do anything, then...then there's nothing he can do. Let's think about it later when we have some free time. There's no point in thinking so much now.

Shi Landi's attitude was not as bad as Shao Yu's bad friend, she responded gently:
  "There is a way to move the Fuso sacred tree in Shushan, it just requires the right conditions."

"For the time being, there is no need to consider this step."

"Is there a way to do this?" Tianming was shocked when he heard this, and muttered in disbelief, "It would take a lot to pull a tree that big with a machine beast..."

Shi Lan pursed her lips and smiled when she saw this, but she didn't explain anything.

The guards of Yu Yuan are essentially the guards of the sacred tree. As long as there is a chance to re-activate the power of the sacred tree, they can reconnect and rely on the power of Yu Yuan... and they can ignore any geographical barriers.

Although many Yu Yuan's guards acted very awkwardly when facing the masters of the Yin Yang family, that was because the Yin Yang family had been secretly planning Shushan with targeted methods.

In fact, the power that Yu Yuan's guards can exert under the protection of the sacred tree is very powerful and terrifying, especially in matters related to the sacred tree itself, it can show many miracles.

………………

Mirage, on the upper deck, under the Zibei Water Pavilion.

The atmosphere of loneliness, coldness, darkness, and desolation still filled the entire Sakura Prison.

Among the dead air, the only thing that still showed some life was the core of Sakura Prison in the center, the Ten Thousand Years Black Ice Formation.

The woman on the ice stood quietly in the center, motionless, like a statue.

Combined with the surrounding environment, one cannot help but suspect that she may have been frozen into an ice sculpture.

Suddenly, the 'sculpture' moved.

She suddenly raised her head, staring into the dark void with a pair of lifeless eyes, and the corners of her mouth slowly turned up a little. Then it turned into laughter.

But it was probably because she hadn't laughed like this for a long time, and her laughter was a little hoarse and unnatural.

"Huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh..."

"Finally, here we are again, another opportunity, a better opportunity!"

"Headmaster Donghuang, I will never admit defeat!"

The direction she was looking in happened to be where Tianming and others were now.

………………

Above the Sakura Prison, in the Zibei Water Pavilion.

Luna, wearing a floor-length skirt, stood quietly in front of the transparent glass water wall, as if she was concentrating on watching the fish swimming in the water.

At this time, Xinghun, who was wearing a purple star-patterned robe, slowly walked toward the Moon God with his right hand behind his back.

Luna seemed not to hear the crisp footsteps and still maintained an elegant and dignified posture while watching the fish swimming in the water.

Xinghun didn't seem to care about the Moon God's neglect. He walked step by step to the position behind the Moon God with a smile on his face, and then stopped.

"I didn't expect Lord Luna to be so elegant and interested in these ornamental toys."

Luna responded calmly without raising her head or blinking:
  "Isn't Lord Xinghun here too?"

"Me? Heh, I just happened to be passing by."

"Then Lord Xinghun, please continue passing by." Moon God replied calmly.

"Since we met by chance, why should Lord Luna be in a hurry to see off our guests?"

"Lord Xinghun is serious. Zibei Water Pavilion is not my dormitory, so how can I talk about seeing off guests?"

"I'm just worried that Master Xinghun's right hand hasn't fully recovered yet, and I think you should practice more."

"!"

Xinghun's forehead jumped when he heard this.

Who doesn’t know that Lord Xinghun is a nice and decent person?

Who doesn't know that the most dishonorable thing that happened to him, Master Xinghun, recently was that the meridians in his right hand were cut off with a sword by the sword master Gai Nie who had lost his inner strength?
  The moon god didn't mention which pot this belonged to, and it was obvious that he was poking at his lungs.

However, it was not the day of the incident when Xinghun was most emotionally sensitive. He managed not to get angry, but the tone of his words still became sharper unconsciously.

"Lord Luna has time to care about my minor injury, so why not spend more time finding those intruders?"

"Although they are just some hiding rats, it would be bad if they accidentally spoil the orders of the Eastern Emperor's leader, right?"

"I don't need to worry about it, Lord Xinghun. I have my own sense of discretion."

"Haha, you better have it!" Xinghun said the last words coldly, stepped forward, and left Zibei Water Pavilion.

After he moved away, Luna turned her head slightly, and glanced at him sideways with her eyes behind the gauze.

The recent frequent appearances in Zibei Water Pavilion have obviously aroused Xinghun's suspicion.

Luna knows that there are risks in doing this, but she can't do it.

On the one hand, she intends to extract the value of the woman imprisoned in Sakura Prison through Gu Xun.

But on the other hand, she was also worried that this unscrupulous woman might take the opportunity to cause trouble, so she had to try her best to keep an eye on the other person in person to ensure that nothing went wrong.

As for Xinghun's suspicion... she could only put it aside for the time being.

In any case, Xinghun didn't know how to enter Sakura Prison, so he couldn't cause trouble for a while.

………………

Songhai City, Xiaoshengxian Village, in the small courtyard on Yan Road. Mother and daughter were sitting opposite each other.

"Does Luo Sheng have another mission?" Jing Salamander asked his daughter.

A Yan went out for a trip before and didn't inform Jing Salamander.

Generally, this situation occurs when something related to the snare occurs.

Ayan shook his head, "It's not a mission, I just found some abnormal manpower deployment in Luo Sheng, so I went to investigate."

"Is there a conspiracy?" Jing Salamander asked casually without paying much attention.

She had always looked down upon Luo Wang's sneaky and dirty things.

Ayan nodded and replied, "They have planned an assassination operation. If nothing else happens, the target should be Brother Fusu, tomorrow."

"They assassinated Fusu again?" His daughter's answer made Jingyu a little stunned.

For Jing Salaman who was born in Luo Wen, it is not unusual for Luo Wen to do any treacherous and unethical things.

An out-and-out killer organization built on darkness and death, no matter what kind of imperial skin it wears, it will not really become a well-behaved and useful tool.

But Zhao Gao has gone too far now.

To assassinate the eldest son of the empire twice in such a short period of time is too outrageous.

but……

"Can Luo Wang organize an assassination operation in a short period of time?"

You know, in the last assassination attempt, because Fusu took the initiative to "risk himself", the killers sent by Luo Wang suffered heavy casualties.

The strength of those people is considered absolute elite even within Luowang, and they are also members of the team secretly trained by Zhao Gao. They are not cheap cannon fodder.

Does Zhao Gao have so many people?
  Ayan shook his head when he heard this and explained, "This is just a small-scale operation with very few manpower mobilized. There must be some clever arrangement."

The last time Luo Wang assassinated Fusu, strictly speaking, it should be called a forced interception, and it was a head-on operation.

But in fact, when assassins carry out assassinations, they must make various reasonable, appropriate and exquisite arrangements to pay the minimum price in exchange for the maximum gain.

"Arrangement..." Jing Salamander murmured in a low voice, and then asked Ayan, "Do you think their plan has the possibility of success?"

Ayan shook his head decisively.

No matter how clever the plan to assassinate Fusu is, the probability of it working is infinitely close to zero.

Because Fusu is not a weakling, but a real top expert.

Want to kill him unless Zhao Gao can send a truly peerless master.

Just a rough calculation, Gu Xun, Gai Nie, Wei Zhuang, Bei Mingzi, Xunzi, Donghuang Taiyi, Wei Liaozi... these are the only ones, which one do you think Zhao Gao can command and move?

Jing Salamang asked again, "Then do you think Zhao Qingqing doesn't know how low the success rate of this assassination is?"

After a moment of hesitation, Ayan nodded.

Regarding Zhao Gao, Ayan has always been willing to give him a high look.

With Zhao Gao's sophistication, even if he didn't understand Fusu's strength, he couldn't naively think that this assassination plan would work.

The more people like to play conspiracies, the clearer they are that in many cases conspiracies really don’t work, and they have to be upright and hard.

If you want to kill Fusu, the most appropriate way is to intercept and kill him by force, just like in the previous assassination.

Jing Salamander finally asked, "Then why did he arrange this assassination?"

Ayan frowned slightly, carefully considered the information he had obtained, and speculated:

"This assassination will involve Prime Minister Li Si."

"Even if everyone knows in their hearts that the initiator of the assassination is Luo Sheng, it will still affect the relationship between Li Si and Brother Fusu."

"So... it's a estrangement?"

The eldest son was assassinated at a banquet hosted by Li Si. No matter what, there would be a grudge between the two parties.

Of course, politics is not a game based on emotion. Under normal circumstances, Fusu would not be really dissatisfied with Li Si, and Li Si would not think that Fusu would hold a grudge against him for this matter.

However, when the situation is abnormal, when the relationship between Fusu and Li Si encounters a subtle node, this little bit of grudge may lead the development of the matter to a not so good ending.

"Fusu is not such a person, and Li Si...as the Prime Minister, he should be a smart man, right?" Jing Salam questioned his daughter's guess.

Ayan shook his head and retorted:

"Li Si is a smart man. He understands the game of court politics very well, but the methods of Jianghu people are beyond what he, a scholar, can understand."

"Besides, being too obsessed with the struggle for power can make people easily blind."

"...Perhaps." Frightened Salamander did not continue to argue.

She never thinks that she is smarter than her daughter, so she will naturally not be stubborn.

"But is it just to plant a nail that may not actually be used?"

"It should be more than that..." A Yan looked thoughtful and shook his head slowly, "Zhao Gao probably has other plans, but..."

"Currently, it seems that the assassination of Brother Fusu will only cause two consequences. One is to pour a layer of dirty water on Prime Minister Li Si, and the other... is to arouse the Shadow Guards who have fallen into silence."

"The Shadow Guards are responsible for protecting the safety of the royal family. They usually hide in the dark to protect Brother Fusu. Once an assassination occurs, they will immediately become active and investigate the case thoroughly."

"He wants to borrow a knife to kill someone?" Jing Salamander guessed.

The Shadow Guard investigates cases and always kills the wrong ones. They will not keep an eye on Zhao Gao just because he is the most likely suspect.

Of course, Zhao Gao will not be let go just because of Luo Wang's special status.

This kind of comprehensive inventory like sifting through a sieve can theoretically easily lead to 'accidental injuries'.

Ayan pondered for a long time, but couldn't make up his mind:
  "Now, I don't know what the plan is behind it. It may be to kill someone with a borrowed knife, or there may be another purpose."

"In that case, don't think about it. Just leave it to your father and them to deal with it." Jing Salamander said softly to his daughter.

Her purpose in coming to Songhai was not to deal with Zhao Gao.

Let the matter of snares be dealt with by quicksand.

"Is there any new information about the Yin Yang family?"

"Yes!" Ayan nodded immediately, "There is an intruder in the mirage."

"Who is Mirage? When?" Jing Salamang frowned and asked.

"The specific identity is unknown, but I suspect he is from the Mo family."

Ayan answered carefully, "Because the remains of a mechanical white tiger appeared on the ship, but the driver was missing... It happened a few days ago, the morning after the night when the empire encircled and suppressed the Mo family."

"People from the Mo family? It's been a few days, haven't they been caught yet?"

"No." Ayan smiled and shook his head, "Maybe the person has escaped from the mirage, maybe he is still there. In short... the people of the Yin Yang family couldn't find any clues."

"However, it's hard to say whether I can't find it or just don't want to find it."

"Yin Yang Family..." Jing Salamander's eyes were unfocused and he murmured in a low voice.

Ayan asked hesitantly, "Mom, can you tell me now why you came to Songhai?"

Jingyu came back to his senses after hearing the sound, looked at his daughter, pondered for a moment, shook his head and refused:

"You don't need to know about me."

Besides...I still have many unanswered questions...

Frightened Salamander did not say the last sentence.

After receiving such a reply, Ayan frowned, but did not ask any further questions.

(End of this chapter)