Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1932 Sailing ()

None of the Luowang assassins along the way dared to stop him. They all unconsciously made way and let him pass.

Some killers were so overwhelmed by the murderous aura that they dared not take action or stop it.

Some killers recognized the two swords in the man's hands - the Black and White Xuan Jian, another one of the Eight Swords of King Yue that was not in Luo Wang's hand.

Once the sword was recognized, the identity of the person coming was obvious, just like Jingwei.

Luowang’s top killer—Black and White Xuan Jian!
He can even be said to be the most powerful top-level killer in Luowang's record.

He is also the craziest and most murderous killer, and the most crazy one even among the Tianzi killers who are known as killing machines.

Anyone who knows him well is afraid of him.

Seeing Xuan Jian also appear, Zhao Gao was a little overwhelmed.

Liusha is determined to cause trouble for him!
Zhao Gao gritted his teeth and asked an angry question:
"Who are you? How dare you break in here!?"

Although he was very angry, Zhao Gao still pretended to be stupid and pretended not to know Xuan Jian.

Xuan Jian lifted the reverse blade Bai Jian in his left hand onto his shoulder and replied calmly, "I want to take someone away."

This exact line made the veins on Zhao Gao's forehead bulge, throbbing again and again. He gritted his teeth and asked:

"Who do you want to take away?"

"Him." Xuan Jian pointed at Zhang Liang with the black blade in his right hand. "Someone asked me to take him away from here."

"Who!?" Zhao Gao asked almost in a growl.

"The master of Zilanxuan." Xuan Jian gave the answer very straightforwardly.

This answer made Zhao Gao's eyes go dark.

Ninety-eight percent of the wealthy and powerful people in Xianyang knew who the owner of Zilanxuan was, and very few of them knew that the hostess had a close relationship with the national teacher Gu Xun.

Of course Zhao Gao knew it too.

In the blink of an eye, he had to offend another woman, Gu Xun. The double pillow talk made Zhao Gao feel so painful.

But this time, Zhao Gao was unwilling to say a single soft word - he had already seen through it, and there was no point in saying anything.

Anyway, there was no way he would let the other party take the person away without saying a word.

"Do it!"

"I want to see who can stop the empire!"

Zhao Gao gave the order, and before the six sword slaves could make a move, Xuan Jian moved first.

He was not afraid of anything at all. He raised his two swords and killed the six sword slaves.

Jingwei did the same and took action right after.

Now the Six Sword Slaves had no time to hesitate and could only take up the fight.

Even if Xuan Jian and Jing Wei joined forces, they were not strong enough to fight against the Six Sword Slaves in their prime - if two people wanted to fight against the Six Sword Slaves, at least one of Guigu Zongheng was needed.

Although Xuan Jian is very powerful, and he even once defeated the young Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang in a one-on-one situation, his talent is just that, and he reached his peak many years ago, and it is difficult for him to make any progress.

His current strength is enough to give him an absolute advantage over any Tianzi killer, and he is not much inferior to Luowang leader Zhao Gao, but that's all.

As for Jingwei, her talent is not as good as Xuan Jian, and her strength is not as good as Xuan Jian.

Gu Xun had taught her martial arts, but he didn't interfere too much - there was really no need.

Fortunately, the Six Sword Slaves had been defeated by several people from Xiaoshengxian Manor, and were all injured to varying degrees. In addition, they were somewhat restrained in facing Jingwei.

So Jingwei and Xuanjian actually managed to entangle the Six Sword Slaves.

But this doesn't seem to change anything.

Zhao Gao hadn't taken any action yet, and so many assassins in Luowang hadn't taken any action either.

It was because Zhao Gao still cared about Gu Xun, otherwise if he had just sent everyone to attack, Xuan Jian and Jing Niu would not have been able to change anything.

But it was impossible for Zhao Gao to allow the situation to remain deadlocked.

Even if it is difficult for a large force to move forward, it is still no problem for him to take action himself.

As long as the balance is broken, those people in Xiaoshengxianzhuang can be dealt with immediately, and then he can just run away and ignore these two troubles.

Choosing the right moment, Zhao Gao attacked boldly, and slapped Xuan Jian with a palm full of true energy - he didn't dare to hit Jing Wei.

The six sword slaves also cooperated immediately. Two of them fought desperately to intercept Jingwei, and the other four took the opportunity to attack Xuan Jian together with Zhao Gao.

He was attacked by five masters at the same time. Even with the Xuan Jian twin swords in his hands, he was still caught in a flaw and was in imminent danger.

At this time, the Luowang killers on the periphery also suddenly became agitated and let out a series of rapid screams.

Amid screams, a huge figure appeared like a speeding chariot, knocking away all the people on the way, and headed straight for the melee where Zhao Gao and others were fighting.

In the blink of an eye, the figure rushed into the battlefield.

In a flash, both sides who were still fighting were "knocked away" and scattered, leaving only the huge figure standing in the middle with two swords in hand.

There is only one person in the world who can single-handedly break up the melee among nine masters - 'head of steel and arms, unscathed in a hundred battles', Dian Qing!

Looking at this third troublemaker, Zhao Gao was completely confused.

What annoyed him the most was that Dian Qing was a more troublesome person than Xuan Jian and Jing Wei combined - this was not referring to his identity, but his strength.

No matter how strong Xuan Jian Jing Wei are, as they are killers, they are best at killing, not saving people.

Dian Qing is different. He is a professional bodyguard. He can even withstand the combined attack of Guiguzi and Zongheng on his own. He saved the emperor not long ago.

Strength is troublesome, and identity is also troublesome.

Facing Dian Qing, Zhao Gao could no longer play dumb.

"General Dian Qing, what do you mean?" Zhao Gao forced himself to smile again and asked in the calmest tone possible.

Dian Qing did not repeat Xuan Jian Jing Niu's lines, and said bluntly, "His Highness the eldest son felt that he had not seen Master Fu Nian for many years today, and ordered me to bring Master Fu Nian to meet him."

Fu Nian had taught Fusu for a period of time in the past, and they had formed a teacher-student relationship. It was reasonable for him to call Fu Nian "Master".

Of course, it was very abrupt that he suddenly wanted to meet Fu Nian and call Fu Nian to the north, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was just an excuse for Fusu to protect people.

Otherwise, Dian Qing would not have rushed in without caring about anything - at least a dozen Luowang killers were killed or injured in that attack just now.

"Your Highness, you have a very elegant taste. Unfortunately, Xiaoshengxian Manor is involved in a major case of treason. The Emperor has ordered me to arrest Fu Nian, Yan Lu and Zhang Liang. I'm afraid General Dianqing will have made a wasted trip." Zhao Gao could only cite the Emperor's order again.

Dian Qing was not as overbearing as Jing Wei, and did not reject Zhao Gao's excuse outright. He just asked in return, "Since it is the Emperor's personal order, where is the edict?"

According to imperial regulations, when the emperor issued an order, it must be accompanied by a written decree.

"The imperial edict... will be issued later. It is not General Dianqing's turn to worry about it yet." Zhao Gao's tone became increasingly impolite.

"Since there is no imperial edict, there is no such thing." In a sense, Dian Qing's attitude is more arrogant than Jingwei and others.

When Zhao Gao said there was no imperial edict, Dian Qing ignored him and turned to look at Fu Nian:
"Master Fu Nian, please follow me." "How dare you!" Zhao Gao could no longer hold back and shouted angrily, "How dare you take away the person that the Emperor wants!?"

Dian Qing threw a letter to him and said, "I have the seal and personal order of the young master. If Lord Zhao has any objection, please show us the evidence."

Fusu's seal and personal order did not have much practical effect, because Fusu was not the crown prince and did not have the power to directly intervene in the imperial government.

This just proves that Fusu really wanted to see Funian.

But even if it had no practical effect, given Fusu's status as the eldest son, only a clear imperial decree from the court could stop Dian Qing.

You, Zhao Gao, must have an explanation for not allowing the young prince to see his Confucian master, right?
Zhao Gao's empty words were of no use, as the emperor's attendants had no power to represent the emperor's will in written laws.

If you want to arrest someone, fine, bring me the imperial edict!
Zhao Gao could go back now and ask for an imperial edict, but firstly it would give the emperor the impression of incompetence, and secondly it would be too late.

If he dares to leave, Dian Qing and the other two will be able to pack up all the remaining living people in Xiaoshengxian Manor and take them away.

It will be useless to look for Fusu at that time. He can just make the excuse that Fu Nian is gone. You can just look for him all over the world.

If it were in the past, Zhao Gao would have hoped that Fusu would do something that would cause trouble for him.

But now Fusu has been banished to the north under his planning, and the situation seems to be stable with no signs of "resurrection". He no longer needs to continue throwing dirty water on Fusu.

On the contrary, if Fusu didn't care at all about whether he could return to Xianyang, he could do whatever he wanted.

As long as he didn't rebel, Ying Zheng would turn a blind eye to his son no matter what.

If it was only Dian Qing, if it was only Fu Nian, Zhao Gao might have given in at this time.

If Fusu was determined to protect someone, Zhao Gao really didn't want to offend him.

But now Jingniu, Xuanjian and Dianqing are three of them at once, and they want to take away all the three most important targets, Fu Nian, Yan Lu and Zhang Liang!

Even if there are only two!

Zhao Gao gritted his teeth and endured it.

It would be impossible to take all three away, otherwise he would not be able to report to the Emperor.

"It seems that the three of you are determined to be enemies of the empire today!" Zhao Gao, who had no choice, simply raised his hand and waved.

Not only the Six Sword Slaves moved, but the other Luowang killers around them also moved. Some even sent out Luowang's emergency signal to inform the team down the mountain and further reinforce their manpower.

Dian Qing didn't care about it at all. He swung his two swords and was about to take action.

At this time, Fu Nian stepped forward to prevent the conflict from escalating further:
"General Dianqing, please stop."

Fu Nian's stop was unexpected. Dian Qing didn't care about exposing his back to the enemy at all. He turned around and asked:

"Why did Sect Leader Fu Nian say that?"

"If you are concerned about Luowang, please rest assured that I will definitely protect Master Fu Nian."

Fu Nian staggered a few steps towards the main gate of Xiao Shengxian Manor, and said with emotion, "I am the head of Xiao Shengxian Manor. There is no reason for me to abandon Xiao Shengxian Manor and live alone."

"I appreciate your kindness, Your Highness Fusu, and I will not cause you any more trouble."

"My two junior fellow apprentices and Uncle Xun..."

Fu Nian looked at Yan Lu and Zhang Liang with some hesitation.

He knew that no one wanted to live a life of shame, but he really didn't want Yan Lu and Zhang Liang to be implicated.

He alone would be enough to be buried with Xiaoshengxianzhuang.

Yan Lu and Zhang Liang understood what he meant and wanted to say something, but Xunzi suddenly attacked and hit each of them in the neck with a palm.

Yan Lu and Zhang Liang fainted immediately and were held by Xunzi one by one.

"Xiao Shengxian Manor is going to be destroyed. You, the head, cannot leave, and there is no need for me, an old man, to run away. Just let the two of them leave." Xunzi looked at his nephew who had always been at odds with him, and the old man, who had been strong all his life, spoke in a rare gentle tone.

Fu Nian hesitated for a moment, knowing that he could not persuade Xunzi, and nodded immediately, "In that case, Fu Nian, I am willing to follow my uncle."

Xunzi immediately turned to look at Jingwei and the others, "I'll leave these two guys to you."

Jingwei and Xuan Jian immediately took the person into their hands, but Dian Qing was already staring at Fu Nian.

Xunzi waved his hand and said impatiently, "If he wants to stay, you don't have to force him."

Fu Nian also expressed his intentions to Dian Qing again.

Seeing this, Dian Qing had no choice but to give up.

Fusu could lend a helping hand, but it was impossible for him to take people away by force.

Some things cannot be forced.

Xunzi finally looked at Zhao Gao and said, "Let two go and keep two. Is that enough for you?"

Zhao Gao said nothing, but raised his hand again, signaling his men to stop for the time being.

Obviously, he accepted Xunzi's condition of letting two people leave and keeping two people.

Anyway, with Fu Nian around, he can barely get the job done. The responsibility will then be pushed onto Gu Xun and Fusu, and he won't be in big trouble - in fact, the responsibility is indeed someone else's, so it's not his fault.

Dian Qing and the other two took one last look at Xunzi and Fu Nian, then left with Zhang Liang and Yan Lu.

As soon as they left, Zhao Gao could no longer suppress his anger and gave the order to attack. The six sword slaves immediately attacked the only remaining Xunzi Funian.

It happened that at this moment the front of Xiaoshengxianzhuang was burned down by a fire, and the hanging plaque fell down with a loud bang under the entanglement of the flames.

In the raging flames, the Xiaoshengxianzhuang, which had been passed down for a hundred years, officially came to an end. The last head of the family, Fu Nian, and the last sage of Confucianism, Xun Kuang, died along with the Xiaoshengxianzhuang.

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That night, Luowang's men were still cleaning up the Xiaoshengxianzhuang area, while Zhao Gao had already left with the bodies of Xunzi and Fu Nian and returned to the General's Mansion to report.

Out of concern for Gu Xun and Fusu, Zhao Gao did not dare to go too far. Xunzi and Fu Nian were both left with intact bodies, which he also arranged for to be properly disposed of.

In the general's mansion, Zhao Gao stood under Ying Zheng with some trepidation, carefully reporting everything that had happened before.

He told every detail of what had happened in front of Xiaoshengxianzhuang, and even added some exaggerations.

There were too many people who knew about it, and his nonsense would easily be discovered by the emperor. Anyway, reporting the truth would be enough to absolve himself of responsibility.

After listening to this, Ying Zheng asked calmly, "Did you just let them take the person away?"

"This... is because of my incompetence!" Zhao Gao could only kneel down and put the blame on himself - by the way, he had lost his official status and could only regard himself as a slave.

At a time like this, it would not work to simply shirk responsibility, or to put the blame on the emperor's son. You should just accept it yourself.

Ying Zheng was indeed not angry, he just said calmly, "Two of them ran away... I remember you mentioned that Yan Lu seemed to have a problem?"

"He is suspected to be involved in an old case many years ago, which is related to the royal families of the six kingdoms, but the details have not been fully ascertained yet." Zhao Gao responded quickly.

"You mean, the national master's brother-in-law is a remnant of the six kingdoms?"

Ying Zheng's tone seemed to carry a hint of playfulness, making Zhao Gao unable to guess what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)