Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

The sudden sound startled the two men, and they quickly stood back to back, each facing in a different direction, on guard.

However, when I looked around, I could not see a single person, and I could not find the person who was speaking.

At this time, the voice sounded again, with a little bit of laughter:
"It's me, Shao Yu."

Hearing this and the familiar voice, Shao Yu finally reacted, "Qian Long! It's you!"

The two people who learned the truth relaxed instantly and were not shocked by Qianlong's "Thousand Mile Voice Transmission".

Because this was not the first time. When Tianming attacked Yun Zhongjun before, Qianlong showed this ability when he helped them create noise to attract attention.

The sounds they 'hear' actually ring directly in their heads.

Qianlong's clear laughter, like a silver bell, sounded in their minds again, "Shao Yu, you haven't told me what you are doing yet?"

"Oh, it's because of Shi Lan's brother. He was harmed by Yun Zhongjun's elixir... I learned about it from the third master... so we came here to get some branches of the Fusang sacred tree." Shao Yu briefly explained the cause and effect.
"Well... I'm afraid this is of no use." Qian Long's voice sounded again, with a hint of regret.

Shao Yu and Shi Lan were stunned, and the latter couldn't wait to ask, "Qian Long, do you know how to save my brother?"

"I don't really understand either." Qian Long quickly explained, "But if your brother needs the power of the sacred Fusang tree to recover, just a few branches won't be enough."

"The power of the sacred tree is very weak now. It can only barely cover the mirage. It is impossible to spread it out by relying on a few branches."

Having said this, Qian Long paused for a moment, then changed his words and said, "But it may not necessarily be useless."

"My father said that the branches and leaves of the sacred Fusang tree contain vitality and are an excellent 'magic medicine'."

"You mean... eat it?" Shao Yu asked, scratching his head.

"This... I'm afraid you should ask Sister Rong." Qian Long was unable to give an accurate answer, and then added, "If there is really no other way, we should bring the people to the ship and bring them to the Fusang Sacred Tree."

"If what Uncle Zifang said is correct, this should be useful."

"Okay, okay." Shao Yu nodded repeatedly.

It would be fine if there was a guaranteed solution.

Of course, if you can avoid getting on board, it is better to do so. It is really troublesome to bring Yu Ziqi, who has lost his ability to move, aboard.

Having finished talking about saving people, Shao Yu did not forget his good brother and immediately said to Qian Long, "By the way, Qian Long, have you seen Tian Ming?"

"No." Qian Long's ethereal voice sounded, "I was just wondering why Tian Ming wasn't with you guys?"

"Well, that kid is showing off and wants to..." Shao Yu quickly recounted Tianming's plan, "I'm worried that the kid might do something reckless, can you please keep an eye on him?"

"I can't do anything about it." A hint of worry emerged in Qianlong's voice, "Zibei Water Pavilion is very special. I can't see there, and my mother also told me not to get close to there."

"Tianming... shouldn't have taken this risk."

To Tianming, that woman was suspected to be the Crown Princess of Yan. Even if she was not a friend, she shouldn't be that bad.

But for Qianlong, anyone who could make her mother personally warn her to stay away must be very dangerous.

"Hiss... this kid is really good at looking for trouble!" Shao Yu cursed, then raised his leg to leave, "I'll go get him back."

Qian Long quickly stopped him, "You can't go, Shao Yu."

"Why?" Shao Yu asked in confusion.

Qian Long explained helplessly, "Many places on the Mirage may be safe if Tian Ming goes there, but it will be very dangerous for you... to go there."

Although Tianming can’t walk around freely on the Mirage now, at least the people from the Yin-Yang School are unlikely to hurt him.

Qianlong had confirmed this with his mother.

But Shao Yu and Shi Lan did not have such treatment, and she certainly could not let them take risks.

Shao Yu didn't insist on going, but just frowned, "That day, Ming... we can't just ignore him!"

"Leave it to me, I'll find a way." Qian Long took the job on himself and comforted Shao Yu, "Besides, there's no need to worry too much about Tian Ming. He may not be able to find that woman as he wishes. Even if he does, she won't be able to hurt Tian Ming."

Qianlong was actually not worried that Tianming would suffer actual harm, but was worried that he would be deceived and make a mistake.

After considering for a moment, Shao Yu chose to believe Qian Long:
"Okay, I'll leave it to you, Qianlong, to take care of Tianming."

"Don't worry." Qian Long's voice with a faint smile sounded in the minds of the two, making people feel convinced.

………………

Above the mirage, inside the Zibei Water Pavilion.

Tianming controlled his footsteps and quietly entered the Zibei Water Pavilion.

The strange fish behind the water walls on both sides of the corridor did not attract Tianming's attention. All his attention was focused on paying attention to the movements around him, while looking for any place that could make him feel strange.

He had long learned from Gai Nie the method to enter the Sakura Prison, but unfortunately Gai Nie couldn't do it, and neither could he.

So Tianming can only try his luck.

The last time he entered Sakura Prison, he didn't use things like the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams, and he just went in leisurely. Maybe he can do it this time too.

Shortly after Tianming entered the Zibei Water Pavilion, Xinghun appeared at the entrance with his hands behind his back.

He glanced at the passage in Zibei Water Pavilion, then glanced at another place, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, a look of half-smile, and snorted coldly before walking away.
He did not enter the Zibei Water Pavilion to capture Tianming, and seemed to not care about it at all.

But soon the reason why he 'didn't care' emerged.

With the sound of crisp footsteps, the Moon Goddess appeared in front of the Zibei Water Pavilion, dragging her aqua blue dress.

Star Soul discovered Tianming's trace, and so did Moon God.

Also because the Moon God was watching, Xinghun did not go in to capture Tianming.

Of course, this also applies to the Moon Goddess in reverse.

The two of them are now restraining each other. Either both of them can do something, or neither of them can do it - of course, there will be no problem if they can hide it from each other.

However, most of the disturbances in the mirage are difficult to hide from the guardian Moon Star Soul. To sum it up, big things cannot be hidden, but small things don't need to be hidden.

On the issue of Tianming, Xinghun and Yueshen were unwilling to cooperate, but neither of them wanted to let the other have the upper hand, so they could only remain in a stalemate with no one taking any action.

The Moon Goddess stopped in front of the Zibei Water Pavilion and did not leave directly like Xinghun, but she did not make any other movements either - but Xinghun did not actually go far either, and kept staring at the Moon Goddess.

After standing there for a while, the Moon Goddess seemed to have noticed something, her brows slightly frowned behind the veil, and then she left.

At the same time, in the Zibei Water Pavilion, Tianming had disappeared from the water wall corridor.

Just as Tianming had guessed before, he was different from others and did not need such a troublesome method to enter Sakura Prison.

In the dim and silent Sakura Prison, time seems to have stood still. There is nothing here except coldness and darkness.

Fortunately, the change happened quickly. Tianming, who was walking carefully in the Zibei Water Pavilion a second ago, suddenly appeared in the center of the Sakura Prison.

Looking around, at the endless darkness behind him and the isolated ice platform in front of him, Tianming was stunned for a moment, then he quickly reacted and muttered, "He really came in?"

As soon as Tianming finished speaking, a ball of fire suddenly appeared on the ice platform, gathered and formed into a person. Finally, the fire dissipated, and the figure of a woman appeared.

This person was naturally the woman suspected to be Princess Yan who had saved Tianming before.

"You..." Tianming wanted to speak, but was interrupted by the other party.

"You broke the promise I made to you. You didn't save my daughter, and you didn't come back to see me!" There was no emotion on the woman's face, but there was obvious anger in her tone.

Tianming felt a little embarrassed.

No matter how many evil ideas this woman had in mind, in fact, it was she who was the first to breach the contract and break her promise.

Tianming scratched his head, forced a smile, and defended himself, "At least I'm back, right?"

"As for your daughter...I did save her, but I was unable to take her away from Toad Palace."

The woman had no intention of refutation of Tianming's unconvincing explanation. She just asked coldly, "Then why did you come to see me again?"

Tianming was very good at fooling people. He grinned and asked, "Didn't you ask me to come back?"

"I asked you to bring my daughter back to me." The woman stared at Tianming and pointed out the mistakes in his words.

"But I'm not strong enough." Tianming spread his hands, looking like he was giving up, "I really can't save the person."

Tianming said this half intentionally and half sincerely.

He would have been willing to try if there had been a glimmer of hope, but there really was no chance.

Saving people is different from killing people. He is sure that he can kill someone on the Mirage, and he even dares to give it a try if it is Star Soul and Moon God, but he has no confidence in saving people from the two of them.

The importance of that girl cannot be compared to that of Shi Lan's brother. He can hold Yun Zhongjun hostage in exchange for Shi Lan, but even if he holds Xing Hun hostage, he probably can't get the girl.

Coupled with Gu Xun’s warning... everything illustrates one reality: people cannot be saved.

"Then you can go." The woman didn't seem to care about Tianming at all. After hearing his negative response, she just chased him away.

Tianming was somewhat surprised when he heard this, but he was not in a hurry. He still smiled and argued with the other party:

"Don't worry."

"I couldn't save the people because of the obstruction of Star Soul and Moon God. If you have any way to help me solve this obstacle, or can completely cure me and further improve my strength, maybe there is still a chance."

"Mojia, have you fallen to the point where you can be a silver-tongued but untrustworthy person like you and become a leader?" The woman sneered when she heard this and directly criticized the Mojia.

Tianming's face darkened, but he remained calm and responded calmly, "What I said is the truth."

"I know you're not happy with me for not being able to save her, and I admit that I broke my promise first, but the reality is that I really can't save her now."

"Just tell me whether you still want to save your daughter or not?"

Tianming tried to take the initiative into his own hands by using the excuse of saving people.

The woman stared at him. After a long silence, she suddenly smiled and said, "You should have known that you are special?"

"Ah?" Tianming touched the back of his head, pretending not to understand, and asked tentatively, "Me? Special? What's special?"

After being puzzled, he pretended to be enlightened, "Oh... Are you saying that I was hit by the two forbidden spells of the Yin-Yang family, which is special?"

"You know what I mean." The woman replied calmly, "I know you are on guard against me."

Tianming quickly explained to himself, "I'm just being cautious."

"As for what you mean by special...I really don't understand."

"Can you explain it to me?"

Tianming basically did not lie, he just slightly reserved the truth or made some minor embellishments.

The woman looked at Tianming and did not explain according to his meaning. Instead, she asked again, "Have you come into contact with the Phantom Sound Box?"

"No." Tianming frowned and gave a negative answer without thinking.

This was still not a lie. He had indeed never really touched the exquisite music box in the Toad Palace. As for the place where he met Qianlong - it was just suspected to be the Phantom Sound Box, but it might not be the real thing. Even if it was, it could not be considered as touching. That was called "entering".

"Stop changing the subject all the time. Let's talk about it one thing at a time, okay?" After denying it, Tianming complained.

The woman gave a strange smile, which seemed mocking and cruel, and Tianming felt weird seeing it.

Then the other party asked a question that he didn't quite understand, "Don't you want to save that girl?"

"What girl? Your daughter?" Tianming asked blankly.

"No, I'm talking about the girl who's controlling the Magic Sound Box right now." The woman replied calmly, "Don't say you don't know her."

Tianming's expression suddenly changed. Of course he knew that the other person was talking about Qianlong.

"What do you mean?" Tianming hesitated for a moment, and finally asked directly without beating around the bush.

"The Yin-Yang family wanted to use my daughter to achieve their goals, and now someone wants to replace my daughter with that girl."

"What is the purpose of the Yin-Yang family?" Tianming did not blindly pursue Qianlong's situation, but asked the key point first.

The woman did not respond, but just looked at him calmly.

Tianming had to change the question when he saw this, "Even if your daughter was replaced, why does Qian...that girl need me to save her?"

The woman was willing to answer this question, "Do you think people who are used by the Yin-Yang family won't pay a price? Why do you think the Yin-Yang family locked me up? If my daughter is not in danger, why should I ask you to save her?"

"You mean, that girl replaced your daughter, so she will bear the cost and suffer harm on behalf of your daughter?" Tianming frowned.

The woman nodded.

Tianming looked at the woman, his mind full of thoughts, hesitant about what she said.

Logically speaking, the other party's words don't seem false.

But...will Chitaki's mother be unaware of this and put her in danger?
"Do you have any evidence?" Tianming asked in a questioning tone, "I have no reason to believe you just a few empty words."

"You don't have to believe it, just don't regret it." The woman did not provide any evidence, perhaps she didn't have any, or perhaps she didn't want to.

Tianming frowned, but was unwilling to let this matter go, so he took the initiative to say:
"I know the girl's elders. They would never allow this to happen."

"What you said may be true, but things may not develop as you said." (End of this chapter)