Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 677 Unification or destruction?
  Although Yan Dan's words were full of uncertain terms like 'seems', Gu Xun still enjoyed listening to them.

When the other party stopped to catch his breath, Gu Xun interjected and asked, "The boxes appeared at different times... What does it mean specifically? It was discovered sooner or later, and the seven royal families got it at different times?"

"No." Yan Dan shook his head, his eyes revealing the color of memories, and replied slowly, "According to my father, there is no record of the discovery of copper boxes. All copper boxes seem to have been found suddenly. It’s in the hands of the royal families of various countries.”

"There is no record of its origin, no record of why it appeared. It just...appeared and was preserved."

Gu Xun pondered for a moment and joked, "It sounds quite bizarre. It doesn't seem like an ordinary object."

Yan Dan replied with a serious expression, "Master, do you think that box will be a mortal object?"

"In the few years since I got it, I secretly hired countless skilled craftsmen to open it. Whether it was through clever cracking or violent destruction, I tried them all. However, let alone opening the copper box, there was not even a scratch on it."

"Can such a thing be a mortal thing?"

Gu Xun frowned and asked, "Have you tried high-temperature melting?"

"Of course." Yan Dan immediately nodded in affirmation.

Then this is rather strange... If it can't be melted in a high-temperature forge, how was this thing made?

This box is not a solid square, but an exquisite creation with edges and corners and patterns all over it. How can such an object be made if the material cannot be melted and molded?
  Rely on carving? Then this master's strength is higher than Gu Xun.

"Do you have any other relevant clues?" Gu Xun asked Yan Dan again.

"No." Yan Dan shook his head, "The craftsman couldn't identify the material used to make the box. The patterns on the box are also images of stars. There is nothing particularly rare and there is no way to find out."

"Huh..." Gu Xun took a deep breath and asked again, "Does His Highness Prince Dan not know anything about the things sealed in the box?"

"I don't know." Yan Dan gave a negative answer as expected, and then explained, "When my father handed the copper box to me, he once said that there is no need to be curious about the contents of the box, as long as it is kept well, and then Just pass it on.”

"My father is probably completely unaware of this."

Gu Xun asked doubtfully, "Don't King Yan know the rumors about Canglong Qisu? He doesn't care about the power that controls the world?"

Yan Dan nodded, "My father is indeed not interested. To be precise, as far as I know, almost no one in the Seven Kingdoms' royal family is very interested in the secret of Canglong Qisu contained in the copper box."

"You are a paradox." Gu Xun shook his head and refuted, "If you don't understand what is sealed in the box and what secrets are hidden, then the vast majority of holders will definitely have greater or lesser interest. Or the desire to chase.”

"Only by knowing enough about the inside story can we make the decision that there is no need to explore this secret. Otherwise, the unknown powerful force will only attract groups of people to join in."

This is the most fundamental human nature. Anyone would be curious about this power that is said to be able to control the world if it is obtained.

"This... I think what the Imperial Master said is reasonable, but this is the reality as far as I know." Yan Dan couldn't explain this either.

In fact, he is more interested in the matter of Canglong Qisu, otherwise he would not be doing various research on that box.

"Perhaps, there are more contents circulated in the other countries than in our country, Yan." Yan Dan finally made a guess that could barely be explained.

Gu Xun nodded slightly, "Maybe."

This explanation is a bit far-fetched, but it is not impossible.

However, Gu Xun guessed that a lot of relevant information kept by the Qin royal family may have been lost. Ying Zheng really doesn’t seem to know enough.

This is also understandable. Since the death of King Zhaoxiang, the Qin Kingdom has successively replaced three generations of kings, and it only took a few years. Yingzheng was still a child when he came to the throne, and all power fell into the hands of Lu Buwei and the Queen Mother Zhao.

In recent years, the Qin royal family has not produced many outstanding figures who can be used.

In this way, it is normal for errors to occur during the transmission process.

Yan Dan saw that Gu Xun looked quite satisfied and asked carefully, "How is it? Do you think it's enough for the Imperial Master?"

Gu Xun was noncommittal and asked, "That's all? It feels like there isn't much substance..."

Yan Dan explained helplessly, "I don't know much..."

"Hmm..." Gu Xun hummed, but still showed no sign of letting go.

Yan Dan didn't lock his eyes tightly, and said after a moment, "There is one last point, it is really the last point that Dan knows."

"The Yin and Yang family did not choose to serve Qin randomly."

"Ah this..." Gu Xun couldn't help but look at Yan Dan like a fool. Isn't this nonsense?

"Your Highness, when you choose an ally, wouldn't you choose the strongest one?"

"The Imperial Master misunderstood..." Yan Dan smiled bitterly and explained, "What I mean is that the Yin Yang Family chose Qin not simply because they wanted to rely on the other party's strength, but because the Qin State was strong, which the Yin Yang Family must need. a condition.”

"Hiss..." Gu Xun took a breath and touched his eyebrows, feeling that it was a test of his language skills. "What you said...is there any difference?"

The Yin Yang family definitely needs the strength of Qin. In fact, they have astrology that is not martial arts at all, so they must choose Qin, where the emperor star is currently flourishing.

Yan Dan took a deep breath, considered the words and then explained again, "In other words,...even if there is no cooperation between the Qin State and the Yin Yang Family, the Qin State will not provide any shelter and protection to the Yin Yang Family. Help, Qin is still extremely important to the Yin and Yang family."

"The strength of Qin is what the Yin Yang family wants to see."

After Yan Dan's further explanation, Gu Xun probably got a taste of it.

The Yin-Yang family needs a powerful Qin State. To put it more generally, the Yin-Yang family needs an overlord among the seven countries that is far more powerful than the other countries.

As for the reason, without any other information, Gu Xun could only deduce it based on the most basic linear logic.

The strength of the Qin State theoretically means that it will defeat the Six Kingdoms of Shandong and regain its unification.

This is the result that the Yin Yang family is well aware of.

In other words, what the Yin Yang family needs is unification? Or does it just need the Six Kingdoms of Shandong to perish?
  Gu Xun couldn't make a judgment.

But this brings up another conjecture - all the plans of the Yin Yang family are inseparable from Canglong Qisu, so if you want to obtain or reproduce Canglong Qisu, you must first achieve unification...or destroy Shandong Liu country?

A very strange result, why are conceptual events such as the destruction of a country or unification directly related to the actual existence of food?
  However, in the absence of other information to support it, this is the most logical derivation that Gu Xun feels.

(End of this chapter)