Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

The Moon Goddess could see that Star Soul was angry, but she didn't care.

If there is a move you want to go, just go!

The Moon Goddess took a step forward and walked in another direction, dragging her skirt.

Tianming, who had already run far away on the other side, did not make any unnecessary movements. He ran straight to the edge of the deck and flipped down without hesitation.

Half an hour later, he returned safely to another Shi Lan safe house.

This was what they had agreed upon before.

The original one definitely couldn't go back, otherwise he would have to face Gao Jianli who had been tricked by them.

Although this is a matter of changing the temple but not the monk, we can still delay it for as long as possible.

When Tianming came back, Shi Lan and Shao Yu had already changed their clothes and had been waiting for him for a while.

Tianming shook off the wet water on his body, and didn't rush to talk to them about business. He waved his hand and said, "Wait for me to change clothes."

Shi Lan and Shao Yu looked at each other. Although they were both very anxious, they didn't want to rush them.

However, seeing Tianming coming back alone, they both knew that the operation had failed and were a little discouraged.

After a while, Tianming came out wearing a set of ill-fitting clothes, moving his arms as he walked.

Shao Yu asked, "Are you not hurt?"

"It's okay." Tianming waved his hands and replied with a grin, "A few internal injuries and some pain, no big impact."

"Who did you fight with?" Shao Yu asked again.

Tianming found a stool and sat down, then replied, "Star Soul."

"That perverted kid is really outrageous. He gathered his energy into a blade and hit me so hard that my internal organs hurt."

"Never fought?" Shao Yu teased with a smile.

"I was almost beaten to death by him!" Tianming rolled his eyes but did not brag about himself.

Shi Lan listened quietly at the side, trying hard to control her expression and not show any abnormality.

Shao Yu spoke straightforwardly, following Tianming's words and asked directly, "So Yun Zhongjun was not captured?"

Tianming grinned when he heard that, patted his chest and replied proudly, "How is that possible!"

"That old man Yun Zhongjun was much weaker than I expected. I injured him in just a few moves. Unfortunately, Xinghun arrived too quickly and I couldn't take him away directly."

"But I used him to make a deal with the Yin-Yang family, and they promised to release Shi Lan's brother."

"Promise?" Shao Yu was not overwhelmed by the good news. He immediately grasped the key point and looked surprised. "How did they promise? And... do you believe it?"

"Don't be impatient. Just listen to me." Tian understood him and told him to be patient. He continued, "The Moon Goddess Xinghun was willing to release Shi Lan's brother in exchange for Yun Zhongjun. However, Yun Zhongjun was injured and unconscious at the time. No one except him knew where he was."

"So the Moon Goddess guarantees in the name of the ancient... national teacher that she will find out where Yun Zhongjun is after he wakes up and release him."

"She used someone else's name as a guarantee?" Shao Yu's reaction was exactly the same as Tian Ming's before. He didn't even ask why Yue Shen got involved.

"I also thought it was outrageous at the time." Tianming spread his hands, "But there was nothing I could do. The situation was at a stalemate, and Yun Zhongjun couldn't wake up anyway. I couldn't keep wasting time with them, so I had to choose to accept the guarantee."

"And this guarantee is likely to be effective, even though the guarantor himself probably doesn't even know that his name is being used."

When Shao Yu thought about the information about Gu Xun, he felt that... Tianming was right.

A normal guarantee is for the guarantor to act as a bottom line. If one party breaches the contract, the guarantor will compensate the other party, or find a way to make the defaulter perform the contract again.

If the Yin-Yang family breaches the contract, Gu Xun, who was inexplicably dragged into it, will definitely not compensate them, nor will he necessarily force the Yin-Yang family to fulfill the contract again, but he will definitely make the Yin-Yang family suffer.

Considering this aspect, it does have a certain supervisory effect.

"Did they say when they would release them?" Shao Yu stopped questioning and changed the topic.

Tianming shook his head. "We didn't discuss it in detail, but it will definitely be as soon as possible."

"Let's wait for two days. If we don't see anyone the day after tomorrow, we'll expose the matter."

The two days in Tianming refer to today and tomorrow, which is actually only two nights and one day.

It is definitely not long, but it is definitely short enough for one person.

Yun Zhongjun wasn't fatally injured, and he should wake up tonight at the latest.

Even if they rest tonight, it will be enough for the whole day tomorrow.

Shao Yu raised a key question after hearing this, "How do we get it out?"

Tianming was startled.

If it were in the past, he would definitely pat his chest and take on the responsibility.

But now, he can only let Shi Lan take over.

But he couldn't just say that he didn't want to see Gu Xun right now, as this would make Shao Yu and the others realize that something was wrong.

Fortunately, he has figured out how to deal with it.

"Hey, let's talk about it when the time comes. It's not a big deal." Tianming said casually, looking nonchalant.

Shao Yu didn’t think anything was wrong - based on Tian Ming’s usual attitude towards Gu Xun, this should be the reaction.

There is nothing wrong with pushing the issue back and dealing with it later.

Considering the intimidating power that the national teacher has on others, the possibility of the Yin-Yang family breaching the contract is really small.

After all, Shi Lan's brother is not an important person.

Maybe Yun Zhongjun likes him more?

But to the two guardians of Moon God and Star Soul, he is definitely just an insignificant person.

The two of them put pressure on Yun Zhongjun at the same time. It was estimated that he would betray and abandon anyone except Yun Zhongjun's father and mother.

Shao Yu let out a long breath and nodded heavily, "Well... the next step is to wait."

Shi Lan remained silent, but her eyes were gradually filled with hope.

………………

That night, at dawn, the three of them did not wait for the Yin-Yang family to return Shi Lan's brother, but waited for Gao Jianli to come first.

Looking at Gao Jianli who suddenly came up to them, Tianming and the other two, who were struggling over whether to stay up late tonight waiting for the Yin-Yang family's response, felt a little embarrassed, even Shi Lan, who had almost no connection with Gao Jianli, was no exception.

After all, it was the three of them who tricked Gao Jianli together, and no one can escape responsibility.

Tianming forced a forced smile and raised his hand to say hello, "Hi, Xiao Gao, nice to see you again."

Gao Jianli had a gloomy face and was obviously in a much worse mood than in the morning.

However, he still did not get angry, but his voice clearly showed signs of deliberate restraint:

"What did you do?"

Tianming thought about it and realized that there was nothing he couldn’t tell anyone. Anyway, they had finished the work and everyone returned safely.

So he, who was originally feeling guilty, immediately became confident:
"Help!"

"Didn't I tell you all this before?"

"This isn't the rescue plan you mentioned." Gao Jianli stared at him and questioned him word by word.

"Well... plans are always subject to change." Tianming scratched his head and made excuses for himself, "After you left, we suddenly thought of a more direct and efficient method."

"What method?" Gao Jianli asked without any fluctuations in his tone. "Just attack Yun Zhongjun directly." Tianming answered truthfully, "As long as we capture him, saving people will not be a difficult task."

"Capture Yun Zhongjun?" Gao Jianli's tone finally showed some fluctuations, and his gaze towards Tianming also changed. "You want to run to the Mirage and capture an elder of the Yin Yang Family?"

"From your tone, it seems simple?"

"Uh... it's not difficult." Tianming spread his hands, not bragging but not hiding his shortcomings, and answered truthfully, "We succeeded."

"Of course, I can't do this alone. I need the help of Shi Lan and others, as well as some important intelligence support."

"You succeeded!?" Gao Jianli's tone suddenly became higher, revealing an expression of disbelief, and his eyes were full of surprise as he looked at Tianming.

Although he knew that Tianming's strength had been growing rapidly recently, and Gai Nie had emphasized several times that Tianming's strength was improving by leaps and bounds, but... was it really that fast?

Although Yun Zhongjun is the weakest among the five elders and basically the weakest among the top masters, he is still not someone a teenage boy can deal with.

Even if Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang were at Tianming's age, they wouldn't be able to achieve this level!

You know, according to Tianming, he not only defeated Yun Zhongjun, but also managed to accomplish everything in a very short time.

Tianming waved his hands and explained modestly, "I took advantage of him. Yunzhongjun had no weapon in his hand and looked down on me. He tried to use that giant spirit illusion to deal with me, so I defeated him in a few moves."

"It's definitely not this easy to play normally."

"What happened later?" Gao Jianli suppressed his surprise at Tianming's talent and continued to ask in a deep voice.

"Later..." Tianming grinned, and then told Gao Jianli all the details - of course, he concealed the information about Qianlong's assistance, and only said that he had obtained the information.

There is no need to hide something that has already been done. The worst that can happen is that you will get scolded.

When Gao Jianli heard the part about Yue Shen using Gu Xun as a guarantee, his face twitched involuntarily, and it seemed that he couldn't hold it in any longer.

After listening, Gao Jianli remained silent for a long time.

Everything Tianming said, every detail, shocked him.

Whether it was Yun Zhongjun being injured and captured by Tianming, or Tianming fighting with Xinghun, or the deal between Tianming and Yueshen.

However, when it came to the part about the information provided by Qianlong, Tianming was vague and evasive. Gao Jianli had no intention of pursuing the matter and simply ignored the source of Tianming's information.

After a long silence, "So now, you are waiting for the Yin-Yang family to release them?"

"Yes." Tianming nodded, "We plan to wait for them for two days."

"They didn't release us after two days?" Gao Jianli asked again.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes." Tianming still used this excuse perfunctorily.

Gao Jianli didn't ask any more questions.

There is only one way to deal with the Yin-Yang family's breach of contract, and that is to introduce the imperial master Gu Xun.

How to introduce Gu Xun is a very delicate issue - there are simple ways and complex ways, but no matter which way, there is no need to prepare in advance.

It won’t be too late to think about this matter after the Yin-Yang family really breaches the contract.

He was silent for a long time, and suddenly apologized to Tianming:

"Tianming, I have to admit that my previous judgment, as well as that of others, was wrong. We should have trusted you more."

"I apologize for that."

“Ah?” Tianming was stunned for a moment, then he couldn’t help but smile from the bottom of his heart, scratching his head and laughingly replied, “I… I don’t have much else to say. There’s no need to say that. You all mean well, I know that.”

"Hey hey hey..."

Tianming is not an ungrateful person, so he may complain occasionally, but he won't really hold a grudge against it.

In his opinion, it was really unnecessary for Gao Jianli to make a solemn apology for this.

After saying the polite words, Tianming asked tentatively, "So, you are not angry with me?"

Gao Jianli shook his head. "I made a wrong judgment, so I shouldn't blame you."

"But Tianming, I also hope that you will not conceal such important actions in the future. It is very dangerous!"

"Not only is it dangerous to you, but to others as well."

If Tianming took a wrong step and got trapped, the others would definitely have to find a way to rescue him, but whether or not they knew about it would have a great impact on the rescue operation.

If some key information is missing, it is very likely to pit those behind you as well.

"Uh, sorry, it's just that time is really tight, and I don't know if I can convince you, so I have to..." Tianming gestured to explain his actions.

Gao Jianli waved his hand, indicating that this matter was over, "Don't do this again in the future."

"You try to trust us, and we try to trust you as much as possible."

"What are your plans next?" Gao Jianli asked immediately.

The reason why he had to point out the miscommunication between the two parties to Tianming and try to resolve it was to find out whether this guy was planning any other big moves.

He now admits that Tianming is fully capable of taking charge, but this does not mean that he will let Tianming do whatever he wants on his own.

Even Gai Nie cannot act recklessly in Sanghai today, let alone Tian Ming.

Tianming smiled awkwardly when he heard that, scratched his head and replied, "No more."

"We are only thinking about rescuing Shi Lan's brother. There is really nothing else to do."

Gao Jianli's eyes remained unchanged when he heard this, but Tianming somehow read a hint of distrust in his eyes - this was of course because he had been fooled before, and it was impossible for him to forget the pain just after the wound had healed.

"It's really gone." Tianming hastened to further assure, "Why don't you stay with us? I definitely don't want to send you away this time."

Gao Jianli still didn't say anything, as if he still didn't believe it.

Tianming was immediately furious, patting his chest and threatening, "I'll use my name as a Mohist master as a guarantee!"

As if he was moved, Gao Jianli said in a deep voice, "You and Shaoyu come back to Xuanwu with me first."

"I won't go back." Tianming refused without thinking, "This person hasn't been truly rescued yet."

"Besides, even if people come back, I don't want to go back. It's good to stay in the city."

Gao Jianli asked calmly, "What are you still doing in the city?"

"I don't do anything, just... I just look at the sky and the sea every day, and keep an eye on the movement of the mirage." Tianming shrugged and explained, "Anyway, it's better than staying in that big turtle. It's too boring."

For Tianming, being trapped in the dark and narrow body of Xuanwu every day is tantamount to mental torture.

Even though you can't move around freely in the city, at least you can still see the sky and the sea.

You can also get the latest first-hand information about Mirage.

Gao Jianli hesitated for a while, and finally chose to compromise:
"You can stay."

Tianming grinned.

Gao Jianli's voice continued, "But you have to promise to inform us first of any action you take and not act on your own."

"No problem!" Tianming agreed without hesitation.

Gao Jianli couldn't help but remind him, "This time, you must not be clever and fool around again."

"Of course." Tianming agreed without hesitation, "I'll bet on the reputation of the Mohist master Tianming!"

He really has no bad intentions this time. (End of this chapter)