Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1923: Setting Sail (Thirty-four)

Gu Xun quickly returned to his own Imperial Master's Mansion and found the only person in the mansion besides the ordinary servants - Yingge.

She has been staying in the Imperial Master's Mansion recently.

During this period, A Yan hid her identity and was an undercover killer in Luowang, and also pretended to be the leader of the farmers' heroes. Of course, someone had to pretend to be her to deceive the outside world.

This person is Yingge.

Being found by Gu, Yingge was quite nervous.

She wasn't afraid of Gu Xun before, but now she's pretending to be someone else's daughter... Although it was Ah Yan's own strong request, this is still a mess.

It’s hard to say whether Gu Xun would mind.

However, Gu Xun usually doesn't vent his anger on others unreasonably. He is looking for Yingge purely for business.

"grown ups……"

As soon as they met, Yingge was about to bow and apologize, but Gu Xun simply waved his hand to interrupt her.

"Stop talking nonsense. I have something important for you to do."

After saying that, Gu Xun took out a few envelopes and handed them over.

Yingge didn't understand what was going on, but he quickly took the letter and didn't dare to read it carefully.

"Send these letters to Bai Feng as quickly as possible and have him deliver them according to the instructions on the envelopes. Also, do it quickly and keep it confidential. Top secret!"

Gu Xun emphasized once more the importance of confidentiality as a reminder.

Yingge understood immediately, put away the letter, nodded, but then hesitated and asked, "Sir, what about the young lady after I leave?"

"Hmph..." Hearing this topic, Gu Xun couldn't help but let out a long sigh. After a pause, he replied, "Don't worry about this matter anymore. I'll let Black Kirin take over."

Upon hearing this, Yingge nodded and said nothing about it - distance cannot separate the family, and it is not her place to interfere in the affairs between father and daughter.

"I will deliver the things right away."

"Hmm..." Gu Xun responded casually, and then reminded, "Bai Feng is with Han Fei now, you can just go to the north."

"But don't tell Han Fei about this."

"Yes!" Yingge responded and left immediately.

However, she couldn't help but have some wild thoughts in her mind - why should she hide it from Han Fei?
Over the years, Gu Xun was said to be the owner of the Quicksand, but the one who actually took charge of the matter was Han Fei.

But now he suddenly wants to do something without telling Han Fei... It seems that he is still trying to contact other people, which makes people think too much.

Gu Xun knew that it would make people think too much, but there was really no need to let extra people know about this matter, so...whatever.

………………

At the same time, outside Sanghai City, the Mohist stronghold.

Tianming and others are also night owls.

But unlike Gu Xun, they not only have to stay up late, but also work all night.

"Brother, I think I'm good enough for you." In the room, Dao Zhi patted Tianming's shoulder with a playful smile and spoke well of himself.

"Oh, yes, yes, yes." Tianming nodded repeatedly, both perfunctorily and sincerely.

Earlier, after Dao Zhi confirmed that the three of them were determined to take the risk and board the ship, he immediately took them back to the base.

On the way, Dao Zhi told them that the book burning order had already begun. The surprise and annoyance caused by this are not described in detail. The key is time.

The Mohist school has already begun to act and will soon deploy its manpower.

The actions of Tianming and the other two did not require any additional manpower support from the Mohist School, but there was one thing they had to rely on - the Suzaku mechanism.

It is basically impossible to bring an incapacitated person to Mirage quietly - at least for rebels who are enemies of the Empire.

I can't swim with people, and even if I manage to swim across, I can't climb up the mirage with people.

Even Dao Zhi could not do anything about this.

After all, Qinggong is not flying. No matter how advanced your Qinggong is, it is not flying.

Carrying an extra person who is completely unable to cooperate with the others, the weight will be doubled out of thin air. Even a top-notch master of light skills like Dao Zhi and Bai Feng will be seriously hindered.

It might be okay for normal travel, but it is not suitable for difficult tasks such as climbing a mirage.

In addition to water routes, the opportunities that Tianming and his team had previously used to transport supplies were also not applicable.

Because there are a large amount of materials coming in and out, it would be easy to take advantage of the opportunity to sneak Yu Ziqi in as a dead object, but he would definitely not pass the inspection.

Although the inspection on people is perfunctory and casual, the inspection on materials is very strict.

The Yin-Yang family's strength is not to be underestimated, and it's hard for just a few people to cause any trouble, but if there's a problem with supplies... then it's no joke.

I can just give you some poison. Even if it doesn't kill any big shot, it can at least kill a lot of ordinary boys and girls.

As for the young boys and girls, they could die, but not too many of them… Considering that Ying Zheng was already in Sanghai, even a small number of them could not die.

This matter cannot be fooled.

In fact, after Ying Zheng showed up, some anti-Qin forces had already begun to eye the mirage and tried to cause sabotage through this channel.

This further stimulated the people of the empire to strengthen inspection efforts.

Therefore, the only way is to go to the sky and use the power of the Suzaku mechanism to send people up.

Although there are still many troubles after going up, but... at least the most difficult first step can be taken, which is better than being stuck under the boat.

And what Dao Zhi meant by "very nice" was precisely what he said about the Suzaku mechanism.

In order to deal with the Book Burning Order, Master Ban has activated all the existing Suzaku mechanisms of the Mohist School.

If Tianming and his friends came back a little later, even if Master Ban was willing to provide them with support, the Mechanical Suzaku would have flown away.

Fortunately, Dao Zhi and the three of them rushed back as quickly as possible and were able to intercept a plane in time for them to use.

However, because the Book Burning Order was of great importance, Master Ban did not give them much time, until tomorrow at the latest.

So after a few people discussed it, they decided to schedule it for tonight.

This time, the Mechanical Suzaku must fly over the Mirage at a low altitude, otherwise it will be difficult to jump with Yu Ziqi.

However, the target is too obvious during the day and will definitely be entangled by Gongshu's mechanical bat wings, which will not only expose their actions but also increase the risk of the mechanical Suzaku.

This matter has to be done in the dark.

"Then shall we take action now?" After dealing with Dao Zhi's request for credit, Tianming looked at everyone and confirmed.

There is no plan for tonight's action. There are only three steps in total - bring Yu Ziqi on board, then send him to the Fusang sacred tree, and finally bring him back.

Just like putting an elephant in a refrigerator, each step is clear and simple, but it is slightly difficult to put it into practice.

Dao Zhi shook his head, and said positively, "Let's go, we still have to go to Miss Rong first, don't waste time."

Shao Yu Shi Lan had no objection.

A group of four people, plus a pilot of the Mechanical Suzaku, a total of five people, took off quietly in the night - Tianming insisted on flying himself, but unfortunately everyone opposed it, so the plan was abandoned.

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Late at night, the bright moon hangs high.

Under the bright moonlight, the mirage lies quietly above the sea, looking both dreamy and terrifying.

Above the sky, sporadic mechanical bat wings were flying alternately, patrolling the surrounding situation.

The Mechanical White Tiger and Mechanical Vermilion Bird are two types of mechanical beasts that Mohists often use against others. Of the two, the Mechanical Vermilion Bird is undoubtedly the one that makes Mohists more proud. Because Gongshujia also has a mechanical beast for combat, and its power is no less than that of the White Tiger, and its destructive power is even greater.

But the Gongshu family does not have a flying unit like Suzaku. All they have is the mechanical bat wings, which can only be used by one or two people, and they do not fly, but glide.

Although the time spent in the sky is much longer than normal gliding, it is not real flying after all.

For modern technology, sending metal to the sky is more reliable than sending wood to the sky, but for these two pre-Qin black technologies, sending wood to the sky is obviously much easier than sending metal to the sky.

Because of the defeat in the Lingnan war, the emperor ordered to speed up the opening of the Lingqu Canal, and therefore mobilized a large number of people from the Gongshu family. Even Gongshu Chou himself had to rush over after the final repair work on the Mirage was completed.

As one side gained strength, the other side lost strength. The Gongshu family on the Mirage side did not have enough manpower, and the mechanical bat wings had to change shifts, so there were only a few people flying sporadically in the sky.

This is because the emperor has come and we have to put on an act, otherwise we wouldn’t even have these few people.

Given the huge scale of the mirage, it is impossible for just a few people patrolling to take care of every aspect.

However, due to the high altitude and the reflection of moonlight on the sea, the vision is still clear, and it is not an easy task to avoid these mechanical bat wings and approach the mirage.

Higher up in the sky, the Mechanical Vermilion Bird was circling around the mirage.

"How about it, can we sneak over there?" On top of Suzaku, Dao Zhi was asking the Suzaku's pilot if there was a chance.

After circling more than ten times in the sky, the guy finally nodded and said, "I'll try and sneak over from below."

"It may be a little lower than the deck. Commander Daozhi, are you all right?"

Dao Zhi smacked his lips and replied, "Just don't make it too low..."

He really couldn't jump with Yu Ziqi. If the height difference was a little bigger, it would be very difficult for him.

"Uh..." The pilot hesitated when he heard this.

He couldn't figure out how big the difference was between what he said, 'a little lower', and Dao Zhi's 'not too low'.

But asking him to increase the altitude is definitely not an option.

Without the help of the deck to hide, he would definitely be discovered by Gong Shujia's mechanical bat wings.

Fortunately, Shao Yu solved this problem.

"I come!"

He offered another solution, "I will just throw the person onto the boat, and you, Brother Daozhi, just catch him."

Dao Zhi's eyes lit up, and he replied with a smile, "Okay! Let's do it!"

He had seen Shao Yu's natural supernatural power before. With Yu Ziqi weighing only a hundred pounds, he could easily throw it a distance of ten feet, or even higher.

Dao Zhi felt that the pilot's suggestion of "a little lower" should not be this far-fetched.

They agreed, and the pilot immediately began to turn the Suzaku. After making a big circle, he began to lower the flight altitude continuously until he was close to the sea surface. Then he changed direction and headed towards the mirage, while starting to increase the altitude again.

It approached the back of the mirage at a low altitude.

The cabins here are concentrated and the buildings are tall, which has the best effect in blocking the view.

The pilot maneuvered the Suzaku straight towards the Mirage, and only made an emergency turn at the last moment, rubbing against the side of the Mirage and bypassing its rear, just passing by the Mirage at a level slightly lower than the edge of the deck.

"It's now!"

As soon as the pilot's reminder sounded, Shao Yu had already picked up Yu Ziqi and threw him directly onto the deck.

Dao Zhi had already jumped onto the boat before Shao Yu.

After Shao Yu threw the person away, he immediately jumped towards the mirage, and Tianming and Shilan were with him.

As they set off, the Mechanical Suzaku dropped its altitude again, completely hiding itself under the mirage, and finally succeeded in escaping without alerting the Mechanical Batwing patrolling above.

Tianming and his friends successfully boarded the boat.

"Hehe, it was a close call!" Dao Zhi put down Yu Ziqi who he had caught, and greeted Tianming and the other two who jumped up with a smile.

The dangerous situation he mentioned was that Suzaku almost crashed into the mirage just now.

If the pilot hadn't looked so confident, he would have jumped out of the plane.

Tianming Shaoyu's reaction to this was indifferent.

Compared to the last time they used the White Tiger Zero to force its way into the sky and then crashed, these are all minor problems.

"It went much more smoothly than I expected!" Shao Yu couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's go." Tianming began to urge, "The sooner you get it done, the easier it will be."

The others had no objection. Shao Yu took the initiative to carry Yu Ziqi on his back, and the group followed the shadows and quietly headed towards the location of the Fusang sacred tree.

Tianming and the other two were already very familiar with the mirage. It was almost like going home, and they arrived at the destination very quickly.

After placing the man against the trunk of the sacred tree, Tianming and the other three began to look at each other in confusion.

Dao Zhi shrugged and spoke first, "So what? What should we do next?"

"Uh...we don't know either." Tianming spread his hands and replied helplessly.

"Ah?" Dao Zhi was puzzled when he heard this.

You dare to take the risk of bringing people on board without knowing anything?

Shao Yu looked at Shi Lan, "Shi Lan, do you have any idea?"

Shi Lan fell silent.

A clue?

She didn't even have a head.

Theoretically, as the new generation of Princess Shushan, she is naturally a guard of Yu Yuan, but unlike Yu Ziqi who has received formal inheritance and training, Shi Lan has not had time to truly inherit everything of the 'Princess Shushan' from her mother.

She just has an empty title now.

So she really didn't know what to do.

After hesitating for a while, she could only look a little confused, but walked closer to the sacred Fusang tree with expectation and gently placed her hands on it.

She was trying to feel the sacred tree and connect to it, but apart from feeling a little warmth, she gained nothing.

Tianming scratched his head and wondered, "Is it useless? This shouldn't be the case..."

The Fusang sacred tree is the most likely method they guessed. If that doesn't work... do they really have to rely on Duanmu Rong to develop a life-saving medicine using the branches and leaves of the sacred tree?
Is this the correct path?

Tianming felt it was unreliable, but he couldn't think of any other solution.

At this moment, Tianming suddenly felt the familiar feeling of dizziness and unconsciousness, and he immediately collapsed to the ground.

This frightened Dao Zhi so much that he quickly held him up.

"It's dawn! It's dawn!"

"what happened to you?"

Dao Zhi tried to wake Tian Ming up immediately.

For him, he was only helping Shi Lan's brother out of loyalty. Besides, Shi Lan had helped them when their stronghold was surrounded, so there was also a favor involved.

But in the final analysis, it's just to help out. If it succeeds, that would be great. If it doesn't... he can only express deep regret.

After all, he was not familiar with Shi Lan and Shu Shan.

But he would never be able to accept it if something happened to Tianming.

The leader of the Mohist school cannot afford to get into trouble again!