Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1935: Death of a Saint (Part )

Gu Xun was not embarrassed at all. He drank a mouthful of porridge calmly and replied, "This is breakfast!"

"Who drinks porridge at noon?"

"Then you took a long time to eat breakfast, it took you... two or three hours." Zi Nu teased again.

"Slurp..." Gu Xun drank the remaining porridge in one gulp. He took the bowl and walked towards the kitchen, saying, "Three meals a day should follow the person, not the person following the meal."

"Who says breakfast must be eaten in the morning? I think breakfast is anything you eat within an hour after getting up."

"So many crooked ideas!" Zi Nu couldn't help but curse with a smile.

After a while, Gu Xun came back and Zi Nu sat waiting for him.

Seeing Gu Xun coming back, she immediately got down to business, "Han Fei went to Sanghai."

Gu Xun paused for a moment, then sat down, nodded and replied, "Of course... Everyone can choose not to go, except him."

Xunzi had many students in his life, many of whom were famous, but the one he loved the most was none other than Han Fei.

The relationship between the two is truly like that of father and son. For Han Fei, who was born into a royal family and had not experienced much fatherly love, this relationship is even more precious.

Xiaoshengxianzhuang was destroyed and Xunzi was buried alive with him. He was probably the most sad person, even Zhang Liang and Yan Lu could not compare to him in this respect.

For them, it was the loss of their master and mentor, but for Han Fei, he not only lost his master and mentor, but also his "father".

"Aren't you afraid that he will do something extreme?" Zi Nu asked softly.

"It doesn't matter whether it's extreme or not." Gu Xun didn't care about it. "I have no right to interfere with his behavior... Didn't I also not interfere when you arranged for Xuan Jian to rescue people?"

Upon hearing this, Zi Nu laughed at first, then said with a sigh, "I'm afraid Han Fei and Zhao Gao will fight to the death."

The order was given by the emperor, but it was executed by Zhao Gao. Han Fei would most likely not just brush aside the former as he did the demise of the Kingdom of Han before, and he would definitely not let go of the latter.

"What's the big deal?" Gu Xun still didn't care. "It's just a sinister venomous snake. Sooner or later, it will be in my hands. Anyone who wants to kill it can do it."

"What about Ying Zheng?" Seeing this, Zi Nu asked Gu Xun what she thought was a difficult question.

Gu Xun didn't care about Zhao Gao's life or death. If Han Fei wanted to kill him, then he could do it when the time was right.

But what about Ying Zheng?
Could he not care at all?

"Ying Zheng...If Han Fei can do it, then let him do as he pleases."

Contrary to Zi Nu's expectations, Gu Xun still didn't care much about it.

Because Ying Zheng would die earlier than everyone expected, even if Han Fei wanted to seek revenge on him, it would probably be too late.

"You...really had a falling out with him?" Zi Nu asked in surprise.

"It's not a falling out." Gu Xun explained slowly, "It's just that we let go of the desire to help others and respect each other's fate."

"Just like Han Fei and Zhang Liang, the only difference is that I can save them from committing suicide, but I can't save Ying Zheng from committing suicide."

"Then are you going to just live like this and wait for death?" Zi Nu asked again.

"First of all, I'm not just living a lazy life, I'm enjoying life." Gu Xun first defended himself, "I'm also a man in my forties, so normally I should be enjoying my old age."

Judging from the average life expectancy in the pre-Qin period, forty years old was not considered low, and fifty years old was already considered to have known the destiny.

However, the low life expectancy is due to the high infant mortality rate, not to say that if people die in their twenties or thirties, they cannot be considered old at the age of forty.

But forty is indeed not far from enjoying a peaceful retirement.

For ordinary people, if they have a peaceful life, they will almost become grandfathers at the age of 40. When their grandchildren grow up a little, they will be around 50 years old and it is time for them to take a rest.

Zi Nu rolled her eyes at him, raised her hand and touched Gu Xun's face, her fingers gently stroked her lover's still fair face, and murmured with a smile:
"If you say you are in your forties, I'm afraid few people would believe it."

Gu Xun reached out and grabbed Zi Nu's hand and held it in his palm, then smiled bitterly and replied, "Whether others believe it or not, I am also this old!"

Even if we don't count the time he spent in the Seven Swords World, Gu Xun is already this age. After all, he has lived in the Qin World for more than twenty years.

"Then it's not time for you to enjoy your old age." Zi Nu replied with a smile, "Look at all the high-ranking officials in the court. How many of them are younger than you?"

Gu Xun rolled his eyes, "How can it be the same?"

"They wish they could still shine for the empire at the age of ninety. I can't compare to them."

"But..." Gu Xun sighed slightly, "I really don't have time to relax yet. I will have to leave for Sanghai in a few days."

"It's Sanghai again..." Zi Nu looked unhappy when she heard these two words, "It never ends!"

"It's almost over. All good things must come to an end." Gu Xun comforted her instead.

"By the way, how do you arrange for the Black Kirin?" Zi Nu was too lazy to talk about Sang Hai's mess and changed the subject.

Gu Xun was stunned, and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by how to arrange it? Isn't he busy now?"

"Are you planning to let him stay in the mansion pretending to be Yan'er forever!?" Zi Nu looked at Gu Xun, also very confused.

"Is there anything wrong? His disguise skills are the best in the world." Gu Xun replied with a smile.

"What a waste." Zi Nu shrugged. "Why bother asking him to do such a trivial matter? Just find someone who can disguise himself."

As the eldest daughter of the Imperial Master and the eldest lady of the Imperial Master's Mansion, in the eyes of outsiders, A Yan never leaves the house, and few people have the courage to run into the Imperial Master's Mansion to monitor Gu Xun's family.

So finding someone to pretend to be A Yan is actually a very simple matter and does not require any professional personnel.

The Yingge who pretended to be her before was actually not very good at this kind of thing, but he never made any mistakes.

As the world's number one master of disguise, Black Kirin is of great use in many situations. It is indeed a waste for him to be trapped in the Imperial Master's Mansion for such a small matter.

Gu Xun waved his hand and said, "Of course I know there is no need to use him, but the Black Kirin is not in a good condition. He was a little out of control before."

"Out of control?" Upon hearing this, Zi Nu's brows immediately frowned, "Do you know what the reason is?"

"Who knows?" Gu Xun shrugged. "You know, that guy's birth was weird. He can't even be considered a human being."

"If we really want to find a solution to the hidden danger, it would probably be more reliable to ask Han Fei, but I can't take care of it for now... and I think he is probably confused."

"So you just leave it at the Imperial Master's Mansion to avoid any accidents?"

Gu Xun nodded and said, "After I leave, ask Xuan Jian to keep an eye on him to prevent any trouble."

"Okay..." Zi Nu nodded speechlessly.

………………

Late at night, in the East China Sea, the mirage was sailing steadily above the dark ocean.

With the clear light from the moon in the sky, the depressed Xinghun leaned on the edge of the deck and looked into the deep darkness ahead.

He could see nothing, not even the water, except for scattered reflections.

But he was not here to see the scenery, but to think about what to do.

Should I retreat in time, or keep moving forward?

This is a difficult question to decide.

Fortunately, he won't have to worry about it anymore soon.

While thinking, Xinghun suddenly discovered that the clear moonlight seemed to have disappeared and he was trapped in a fog.

He suddenly woke up and looked around, only to find that the mirage was being quickly swallowed by the thick fog. It was normal for fog to appear at sea, but this fog seemed to come too suddenly, and... the visibility was too low!

Xing Hun always felt something was wrong, and without delaying for a moment, he quickly headed towards the Mirage's main control cockpit.

He felt that the ship was not surrounded by fog, but that it was sailing into a fixed fog area.

The situation was unclear, so he had to ask the boatman to stop temporarily instead of just diving in headfirst.

………………

Ten days after the Mirage set sail.

The East Tour convoy that set out again has entered the territory of Langya County.

The destruction of Xiaoshengxianzhuang was a deterrent, but not many people seemed to be truly frightened.

The various schools of thought were still making intensive preparations to resist the empire's book burning order.

Some Confucians were frightened, but not all of them, and the proportion was not too large. The rest began to criticize the empire more fiercely.

The empire showed no mercy and dealt with anyone who dared to speak out.

However, the means used were not as cruel as those used on Xiaoshengxianzhuang. Generally, no one was killed unless there were extreme behaviors.

Although this action temporarily suppressed Confucianism, it was ultimately not convincing and could not solve the problem.

But Ying Zheng didn't care. For him, being able to suppress it for a while was enough.

As time goes by and his eastern tour is completed, these noises will eventually disappear completely.

Ying Zheng’s idea was not wrong, and his tours could indeed effectively suppress all chaos in the empire.

However, this behavior is only a temporary solution and not a cure for the disease. It is not a temporary solution, but it can be considered a conservative treatment.

However, these have little to do with the return of peace in Songhai.

The destruction of Xiaoshengxianzhuang made the book burning order here proceed extremely smoothly with almost no resistance.

Precious things like books have little to do with ordinary people - of course, a small number of ordinary people were affected, and others could only express their condolences.

Tianming, who was arranged by Gai Nie to stay in Sanghai, was almost bored.

"Shao Yu, have you been busy with anything recently?"

Outside Duanmu Rong's clinic, Tianming was chatting with his good brother.

Shao Yu twisted a piece of dogtail grass and replied casually, "Yes."

"Ah?" Tianming just asked casually. He didn't expect Shaoyu to be busy. This surprised him. He hurriedly asked, "What can you do?"

"My Xiang family's business!" Shao Yu replied as a matter of course, "I am the young master of the Xiang family, and I have to be involved in many matters."

"Uncle Liang and his men have recently started trying to win over some local tyrants in Jiaodong County. I have to help with things like manpower mobilization and material allocation."

"Xiaolong and the others are doing very well in the south, so I have to keep an eye on them."

“It’s not a lot of work, but it still takes up a lot of my time every day.”

"I was told that you haven't come to see me much recently..." Tianming muttered to himself in sudden realization, then said indignantly, "Damn it!"

"You are just a young master, and you have an uncle above you, but you can still do things. But I, a great lord, can only lie down and get moldy."

"Have you been free lately?" Shao Yu then realized why Tianming had been looking so sad since they met, and couldn't help but ask with a gloating look.

"The only thing I can do is to learn some mechanical arts from the old man... I am now focusing on the operation and driving of mechanical beasts." When it comes to mechanical arts, Tianming became a little interested.

Shao Yu nodded when he heard this, "Isn't that good? After we learn well, we don't have to force ourselves to do things."

“Alas…” Tianming rolled his eyes and sighed, “The key is that Old Man Ban doesn’t have any mechanical beasts at the moment, so learning the theory won’t help him understand anything!”

"It shouldn't be like this. There should at least be one Suzaku left for you to use, right?" Shao Yu asked in confusion.

Tianming replied dejectedly, "Yes, there is a Suzaku, but Old Man Ban said it is for emergency use and cannot be used for training. If it breaks down, it will cause delays."

"That's true..."

Shao Yu nodded slightly, agreeing with this.

Tianming was very angry when he saw him like this and punched his good brother. He stared at him with dangerous eyes and said, "You don't trust my skills either?"

Shao Yu's eyes widened. "What does this have to do with trust? You are still in the learning process, so of course people will be worried about you!"

"That means you don't trust me."

Tianming strictly implements the principle that trust is not absolute, which means absolutely no trust.

Shao Yu didn't indulge him, he rolled his eyes and sneered, "If you think it is, then it is."

While the two were talking, Shi Lan walked out of the clinic.

When the two heard footsteps, they immediately stood up and went forward.

Tianming was really bored today, so he took the initiative to find Shaoyu and Shilan, wanting to go to the city to have some fun and wander around.

However, after arriving at the clinic, since neither of them was very willing to contact Duanmu Rong, they asked the Mohist disciple who stayed here to help to go in and pass a message to Shi Lan, and they were waiting outside.

"Shao Yu, it's dawn!"

Seeing her two good friends, Shi Lan smiled and greeted them.

"Shi Lan!" Tianming replied bluntly.

Shao Yu asked, "Shi Lan, how is your brother?"

"I have almost recovered and can basically move on my own."

"That's good."

"What are you doing here today?" Shi Lan asked directly.

Tianming patted Shaoyu on the shoulder and said, "Nothing serious, I just want to go out and play with you..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw Shi Lan's eyes suddenly look behind them.

Tianming and Shaoyu immediately turned around and saw a small mechanical bird flying towards them.

Tianming's face changed, and he raised his hand and sucked the mechanical bird over. "This is the miniature Suzaku used for communication... Is there something wrong at the base?"

While explaining to Shao Yu Shilan, he swiftly opened the mechanism of the miniature Suzaku, took out the secret letter inside, and spread it out to take a look.

As he saw the content clearly, Tianming's nervous expression immediately relaxed, and then he revealed a complex expression that was difficult to describe.

Shao Yu saw this and asked hurriedly, "What happened?"

Tianming casually crumpled the paper into pieces, then said to the two of them with a half-smile:
"Let me tell you an interesting news. Mirage is back."

"ah!???"

The two were stunned at first when they heard the words, and then they uttered a series of drawn-out sounds in unison, with several question marks popping up in their heads.

(End of this chapter)