Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Gai Nie had expected this answer and did not react much, but continued:

"In addition to his own hidden problems, Tianming has also been hit by the Yin-Yang family's Sealing Curse and the Six Souls Curse. I'm worried that the latter will be harmful to him."

Gai Nie tended to believe the information given by Gu Xun, so he supported letting Tianming go out to sea on the ship.

But the matter of the mirage involves the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon and the dragon-slaying plan of that year.

Although he didn't know what exactly was wrong with Tianming, he could probably guess that it was related to Tianming's father Jing Ke.

Going out to sea with Mirage might solve the deepest and most serious unknown problem hidden in Tianming, but what about the Six Souls Curse and the Sealing Seal that are out in the open?

Although the woman suspected to be Princess Yan's Consort balanced the power of the two Yin-Yang spells in Tianming's body and temporarily stabilized them, it was only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure.

What if there is a problem later?
Gai Nie was worried, so he made a special trip to Taiyi Mountain.

Hearing this, Bei Mingzi was stunned for a moment, then he showed a very happy smile, "The two most difficult taboo seals of the Eight Yin and Eight Yang Curses are concentrated in one person. This child is unprecedented... I guess there will be no one like him in the future."

These two curses can directly kill people. If a normal person is hit by one, he will die instantly without any time to be hit by the next one.

There's nothing wrong with what he said, but Bei Mingzi's cheerful attitude makes people feel a little uncomfortable. If you don't know him, you might think he's gloating.

Fortunately, Bei Mingzi just felt it was a little strange and quickly explained, "But you don't have to worry."

"The forbidden spells of the Yin-Yang family are dangerous, but compared to the power in that child, they are nothing."

"If his physical problems are truly cured, the Yin-Yang spell should also dissipate along with it."

"If he is still there, it doesn't matter. Just bring him to see me."

The so-called forbidden spell sounds intimidating, but in fact... it is indeed a very troublesome thing, otherwise Xiaoyaozi, the head of the Human Sect, would not be almost helpless against the Six Soul Curse.

It's not that Xiaoyaozi is incompetent. It would be just as difficult if Chisongzi, the former leader of Tianzong, came.

It is a generally acknowledged fact that killing someone is more difficult than saving someone.

However difficult it is, there is always a solution.

As the person with the highest seniority and the highest level of cultivation in Tianzong, Bei Mingzi's combat power may gradually decline with his age, but combat power is not needed to break the Yin-Yang curse.

He was very confident in this regard.

Of course, part of the reason is that Tianming's spell was also very coincidental.

It just happened that they were two completely opposite spells, which gave him room to perform.

If they were two unrelated spells, it would be even more difficult to solve, and it would be hard for him to say whether he could solve it.

After receiving Bei Mingzi's clear answer, Gai Nie showed a rare look of joy on his face, "Thank you, Master Bei Ming!"

"If Tianzong needs anything in the future, Gai Nie will definitely be there for you!"

"No need." Bei Mingzi waved his hand gently, "It can be regarded as some personal help within my ability."

"Tianzong claims to be detached from the world, detached from worldly affairs, and not concerned with human affairs."

"But after all, we only live in the mountains, not in heaven, and it is impossible for us to be truly detached from the world."

"Sometimes, this so-called coming out of the world seems like an excuse to escape."

Bei Mingzi's words were full of emotion. Gai Nie didn't understand why he said that, but since the other party was willing to help, he wouldn't be polite.

I dare not say no to the elder's gift.

Of course, due gratitude is still important.

"On behalf of Tianming, I would like to thank Master Beiming."

Bei Mingzi shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't need to be polite.

Gai Nie was not polite and asked, "I also want to ask Master, will Tianming be able to return safely after this trip?"

"I can't give you an answer to that." Bei Mingzi gave a negative reply as a matter of course, "If you want to know, you should ask Gu Xun."

"But... you shouldn't worry too much."

"The Yin-Yang School is just a fantasy after all."

Gai Nie did not understand the deeper meaning of the last sentence, but the implication was very simple, which was that the Yin-Yang School would most likely fail.

If the Yin-Yang family's goal of using the mirage to go out to sea is doomed to fail, the probability of Tianming returning safely should be much greater, right?

………………

Outside the valley, Xiao Ling did not leave, but waited outside for Gai Nie to come out.

But before Gai Nie came out, his own leader came over first.

"Master, the headmaster." Xiao Ling greeted him quickly.

Xiao Meng is his uncle, but according to custom, younger disciples all call the master "Shizun", which does not mean master, but the respect of elder teacher.

Xiao Meng held Qiuli in one hand and a whisk in the other, and asked calmly, "Did Gai Nie go in?"

Xiao Ling nodded and didn't say much.

Xiao Meng shook her whisk and said, "You can go now."

When Xiao Ling heard Xiao Meng suddenly chase her away, she was stunned for a moment, but she didn't ask any more questions and left obediently.

He is now familiar with Xiao Meng's temperament - an unconcealed, very standard, and even a little extreme disciple of Tianzong.

What she says often depends on whether she wants to or not, not whether she needs to or not.

Likewise, if you have concerns about what she says and ask about it, whether or not to answer depends on whether she wants to know, not whether you need to know.

Xiao Ling simply stopped asking.

If there is a need, we'll come back to you.

Xiaomeng naturally didn't care about this and took over Xiaoling's position guarding outside the valley.

Of course she could just go in.

The valley where Bei Mingzi lived in seclusion was not accessible to other Tianzong disciples without permission, but she had no such concerns - not because Bei Mingzi gave her special permission, but simply because she did things without any taboos.

But now she had a bit of "conscience" and considering her master's aging body, she did not just barge in to interfere with his meeting with Gai Nie.

Without waiting too long, Gai Nie walked out of the valley with a sword in hand.

Seeing Xiao Meng guarding the valley entrance, he stopped and asked, "Master Xiao Meng, do you want to talk to me about something?"

Although Gai Nie didn't know Xiao Meng as well as Xiao Ling, he was at least sure that Xiao Meng didn't appear here just to see him off.

Without any nonsense, Xiao Meng went straight to the point, "Did Gu Xun go out to sea with Mirage?"

"I don't know about this." Gai Nie gave a very vague response, "He disappeared for a long time. There are rumors that he went to sea with Mirage, but I don't know the truth."

Xiao Meng's gray eyes squinted at Gai Nie, "You really don't know?"

Gai Nie shook his head without hesitation.

Xiao Meng snorted in dissatisfaction when she saw this, and then she disappeared.

Gai Nie was speechless, and finally could only leave here silently along the same way he came.

As he left, Xiao Meng entered the valley.

Looking at the little disciple who suddenly appeared, Bei Mingzi lowered his head and laughed twice, "You can't sit still again?" Facing Bei Mingzi, Xiao Meng was as cold as ever, and said something very horrifying with an expressionless face:
"I'm wondering if we should expel all the people from the Human Sect from Taiyi Mountain."

"Xiaoyaozi has strayed from the right path. It would be better to drive these disciples of the sect to follow him. This would make the mountain more peaceful."

Bei Mingzi replied softly in a low voice, "The fate of the Human Sect should not be decided by the Heaven Sect."

"If you really can't sit still, go down the mountain and look for Gu Xun."

Xiao Meng rolled her eyes, "You knew he had already gone out to sea, but you still wanted to coax me down the mountain?"

Bei Mingzi asked back with a smile, "Did he go out to sea?"

Xiao Meng flashed in front of her master, stared into his old and cloudy eyes, and replied, "Gai Nie told me that he went out to sea."

"Really?" Bei Mingzi was still smiling, "But when I asked him before, he said he didn't know."

"Did you really ask?" Xiao Meng asked back.

Bei Mingzi asked back, "Did he really tell you?"

Two Taoist masters, who are also master and disciple, are using useless tricks on each other here.

Xiao Meng did not answer Bei Mingzi, and asked again, "He didn't go out to sea, are you so confident that the Yin Yang family will not succeed?"

Bei Mingzi answered in a weak voice of old age, "Since the time of the Five Emperors, there have been countless ambitious people who have coveted the Blue Dragon's Seven Stars, but has any of them succeeded?"

"The Zhou royal family ultimately failed. Donghuang Taiyi... was just a madman."

"Ying Zheng is much stronger than the Zhou emperor." Xiao Meng emphasized expressionlessly.

She didn't like Ying Zheng as a person, but it was an indisputable fact that the empire's power far exceeded that of the Zhou Dynasty.

Just because the Zhou Dynasty couldn't do it back then doesn't mean that Donghuang Taiyi, who has the support of the empire now, can't do it either.

In fact, if it were the Zhou royal family, they would never be able to create something as outrageous as a mirage even if they worked themselves to death, but Ying Zheng only took ten years.

"That's true, but it's precisely because of this that Donghuang Taiyi is even less likely to succeed." Bei Mingzi's eyes drooped more and more, and his voice became weaker and weaker, but his tone became more determined.

Xiao Meng fell into deep thought, but quickly came to her senses, said nothing more, and disappeared silently.

Bei Mingzi switched from sitting to lying, basking comfortably in the sunlight that shone in from the top of the valley.

Xunzi is dead, Guiguzi's disappearance is equivalent to death, and Donghuang Taiyi probably won't live much longer, he is almost dead too.

The eight hundred years of the Zhou royal family and the five hundred years of contention of various schools of thought have now come to an end, and these remnants of the old era should also dissipate with them.

………………

April, the 36th year of Emperor Qin Shihuang’s reign.

The emperor's western tour was almost halfway through, and the empire's government was running normally.

The war in Lingnan came to an end, and three counties, Nanhai, Guilin and Xiang, were established, with Ren Xiong appointed as the Nanhai Wei to govern them.

The northern border, which had been turbulent for many days, has returned to peace, and everything is back on track under the governance of local officials.

It seemed that the empire was in peace and prosperity, and was moving in a stable and positive direction.

Outside the government, the world was also quiet.

Although the recent book burning order and the destruction of Xiaoshengxianzhuang caused a huge uproar in the martial arts world, it seemed that the thunder was much ado about nothing, and the angry and dissatisfied philosophers soon disappeared, and even other anti-Qin forces fell silent.

It's like being made an example of by the empire.

The only interesting anecdote worth noting is that Liu Ji, the second-in-command of Shennong Hall of the Nong family and the right-hand man of the Zhu family, rebelled against the Nong family.

He seemed to have some irreconcilable conflicts with the top leaders of the farming family. He left the farming family's headquarters, Daze Mountain, with some of his loyal confidants and fled to another place to become a bandit.

This incident has attracted the attention of many people.

Everyone who knows the Nong family knows that Liu Ji is now the Zhu family's most trusted deputy. He has always been loyal to the Zhu family and was even about to die together with the Zhu family in last year's battle for the title of the leader of the heroes.

How could such a person betray the farmers?

Did he have a conflict with the Zhu family? Or did he have a conflict with other senior figures in the Nong family?

But as we all know, the farming family is now called the Six Halls, but in fact there are only two halls, or two factions.

One faction is the Zhu family of Shennong Hall, and the other is the chivalrous leader 'Tian Yan'.

Tian Hu, the leader of Chiyou Hall, is Tian Yan's uncle and will definitely support his niece unconditionally.

Siyue Hall Situ Wanli has the merit of following Tian Yan and obeys his orders.

The leader of Kuiwei Hall, Chen Sheng, is missing, and the position of leader is vacant, so it can be ignored.

As for the newly elected leader of Gonggong Hall, he is a puppet of the pure chivalrous leader 'Tian Yan'.

The last Lieshan Hall 'Tian Yan' was too lazy to even set up a puppet, and simply took on the role himself - this was a serious violation of the rules of the farming family.

If Liu Ji was not forced to rebel by the Zhu family, nor did he want to establish his own independence, then it could only be that he was ostracized by the chivalrous leader Tian Yan.

Of course, the fact that Liu Ji was excluded by Tian Yan was not a big deal in the world.

As the second-in-command of Shennong Hall, Liu Ji is considered a top figure in the martial arts world, but his martial arts skills are not good.

In the underworld, being unskilled is the biggest sin.

The reason why the Sixth Hall Master of the Nong Family is so famous in the world is because the hall masters of all generations have been very powerful.

For example, the generation of Tian Meng and the Zhu family have a much worse reputation in the martial arts world because of the shame of two hall masters, Tian Zhong and Tian Mi, who lowered the standards.

Liu Ji’s own strength was mediocre, and even if he became the leader of a hall, he would not be well-known in the world.

However, if Liu Ji was ostracized and persecuted by Tian Yan, the leader of the Nong Clan, it might mean that Tian Yan wanted to eliminate the only heretic within the Nong Clan - the Zhu Clan of Shennong Hall.

As long as she gets rid of the Zhu family and the six clans of the Nong family, the largest gang in the underworld will become hers and have the final say - this is a feat that no Nong family hero in history has been able to achieve.

Many people are interested in watching this excitement.

Now everyone is keeping their heads down and developing quietly. The world has suddenly become a lot more boring, and everyone wants to see something fun.

It would be really chaotic if the farmers started fighting among themselves again, since they have so many people.

………………

"So, Brother Liu Ji is going to Dang County now?"

At the entrance of Lieshan Hall in Dazeshan, the headquarters of the Farmers, Tian Yan asked the Zhu family member who was sitting at the bottom with a smile.

Liu Ji's defection was certainly not because the Zhu family persecuted him, nor was it because he himself did not want to live in a farming family.

This is another plan Liu Ji proposed to the Zhu family.

He was the first to betray the Nong family, creating the illusion that 'Tian Yan' was going to attack Shennong Hall - or perhaps it was not an illusion, and then it seemed natural for the Zhu family to betray the Nong family.

No one is willing to surrender, but Shennong Hall will definitely not be able to withstand the pressure of the five halls joining forces, so the Zhu family must find a way out.

In this case, it was absolutely reasonable for him to imitate his younger brother's previous actions, and it did not seem deliberate.

As for whether the empire will let the farmers go, it depends on Tian Yan's subsequent actions.

If one wants to truly get leniency from the Empire, the most important thing is to look at the relationship between Tian Yan and Luo Wang.

No matter how cruel the emperor is, he should at least show some mercy to his own people, right? (End of this chapter)