Qin Shi Ambitious

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"What does Brother Liu Ji mean?" Situ Wanli asked thoughtfully.

"To be honest, Brother Situ, some time ago, Gonggong Hall voluntarily relinquished half of its management rights at Zuimenglou." Liu Ji frankly said, "The person in charge of Gonggong Hall at Zuimenglou is still Xue Ji. This Xue Ji is no ordinary person; she's Lu Wei's woman. I was shocked when I first heard this news!"

"I was afraid that Lu Wei, in order to vent his anger, would imitate what he did to the Tian family and attack Shennong Hall as well."

"I see..." Situ Wanli was also somewhat frightened, and actively searched for possible excuses: "It shouldn't be like that. Gonggong Hall has already offended the Tian family. If they were to attack our two halls now, would Lu Wei really be confident that he could attack the other five halls at the same time with the strength of one hall?"

"That's hard to say," Liu Ji patted his chest lightly. "With Boss Zhu not here, I didn't want to go against Gonggong Hall. The situation at Zuimenglou was an unexpected one."

"In that case, I'll send Zhang Er to Daliang City to check out the specific situation."

Situ Wanli didn't intend to talk much more: "After Hall Master Zhu returns, have your disciple come to Siyue Hall to let me know."

"No problem, Brother Situ."

Liu Ji was inexplicably afraid that what came would leave just as quickly. He personally saw Situ Wanli off, and then followed him to the Four Mountains Hall, where he gambled with the disciples in the casino until late at night...

Chapter 184 Tian Mi Duanmu

After the fall of the Zhao state, King Zhao was exiled to the deep mountains and forests. Except for the Dai region, all the former Zhao territory was taken over by Qin.

Most of the original Gonggong Hall disciples in Zhao were scattered during the great battle. Some of them died in the defense of Handan, while others were conscripted as laborers to transport grain from Qin to Yan.

Very few people were able to escape into civilian life, gather in an organized manner, and be determined to rebel against Qin. Even those who did manage to escape into the Dai region were extremely rare.

The core of the Zhao disciples' command, Tantai, was confiscated by the Qin army after the city fell. It is said that after the King of Qin arrived in the Zhao capital, he even went into it to watch the Zhao dance. He was so pleased that he moved the entire dance pavilion to the real Tantai Palace and Shaqiu Palace, where they were used as court dancers.

All that remained in Handan City was the empty wooden pavilion, which was later rebuilt and given as a reward to the powerful generals stationed there.

The original owner of Tantai, Lord Xiaopingyuan Zhao Yi, was the nominal commander of the defense of Handan, the last general of Zhao, and also a pawn of Lu Wei in the Zhao capital. After the fall of Zhao, he and Sima Shang, whom he had secretly rescued, disappeared without a trace.

After Handan surrendered, the Qin army immediately took over the city's defenses, and the people of Zhao were not allowed to enter or leave. As the commander of the capital's garrison, even if Zhao Yi wanted to hide, he would not be able to escape the pursuit and search, and would certainly be included in the list of most wanted criminals.

It was certain that Zhao Yi would fall into the hands of the Qin state, but what would happen to him after his capture was completely unknown.

Zhao Yi had met Master Lu and had also been involved with some of the peasants. In the worst-case scenario, if he fell into the hands of the Luo Net, he would become a tool for the Luo Net to deal with Lu Wei.

Fortunately, Li Mu entrusted most of the planning and affairs of the Farmer's Clan to A Yu. Zhao Yi himself was focused on climbing the ranks in the Zhao court and did not have a deep understanding of the Farmer's Clan.

Even if he joins the Luo Wang, he won't pose a great threat. Besides, Lu Wei knows Zhao Yi's abilities and personality very well. If he had to choose someone to compare with him, Tian Mi would be the most suitable candidate.

Speaking of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven), this organization accompanied the Qin army in its operations. After years of decline, it has begun to revive. According to the latest news, they are recruiting desperados in the Zhao region, extending their dark web into the sunlight.

After Lu Wei's disciple reported this news to him, Lu Wei rationally abandoned the trip to Zhao that he had originally planned to take along.

He not only wouldn't go himself, but he also wouldn't send any of his trusted subordinates.

From any perspective, the head of the hall understood that even if he simply lay down and enjoyed himself in the Great Marsh Mountain, and waited for the Qin state to destroy itself, the peasant family would have a very high probability of becoming the final winner in the competition for the supreme position.

The reason for continuing to operate in various places is to push the probability of winning infinitely closer to 100%, rather than recklessly turning a promising situation into a mirage.

As long as he's alive, everything is fine. But if he dies, then nothing will matter.

Actively venturing into Luo Wang's territory to expand is tantamount to courting death.

Snow Maiden had been looking forward to returning home, but when she sat on the lap of the Hall Master and learned that the trip to Gui Zhao had been canceled, she bit her red lips with her white teeth, and her lazy, sticky moans revealed a hint of disappointment.

But after a soft, blushing gasp, she bent over, her round toes curling tightly. Once she had finished, she collapsed softly onto Lu Wei's chest, forgetting all her unpleasantness.

...

Just as in Sanghai City, after easily resolving the main matters, Hall Master Lu stayed in Daliang for a few more days and frequently invited Chen Ping to teahouses.

During their conversation, the two touched upon many topics related to the Taoist family.

The leader of the Human Sect, Xiaoyaozi, is a highly accomplished master with extraordinary strength, an otherworldly demeanor, and an elusive presence. He is deeply trusted by the disciples of the Human Sect.

However, in the last two sessions of the Heavenly Sword Tournament at the Taiyi Mountain Guanmiao Terrace, Xiaoyaozi unfortunately lost to Chisongzi, the leader of the Heavenly Sect, which made the Human Sect as a whole weaker than the Heavenly Sect.

Two years later, a new round of the Heavenly Sword Tournament will begin. Will Xiaoyaozi be able to lead the Human Sect to victory? Chen Ping, in a disrespectful manner, has no confidence in his own sect.

Moreover, when the name Xiaoyaozi was mentioned, Lu Wei vaguely sensed a strange emotion in Chen Ping's words, but he did not ask any further questions.

The debate between Heaven and Man can proceed as it pleases. With figures like Xiao He and Chen Ping in the Human Sect, the future will be determined by destiny.

After Gonggongtang withdrew, Chen Ping also prepared to leave Daliang City and go to the countryside to hide. Leaving the easily accessible Daliang, his efficiency in receiving and analyzing intelligence in other towns would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

This would harm the interests of Gonggongtang, which was cooperating with Chen Ping. On this basis, Lu Wei suggested that he go to Xinyang City on the border of Wei and Qi.

It's not far from Zuimenglou, and it's also not far from Dazeshan.

With the help of the peasants' intelligence network, Chen Ping could more easily learn about all matters, big and small, but correspondingly, the information he learned could also be recorded in advance by the Gonggong Hall.

Moreover, there were many disciples from farming families there, which put Chen Ping and others under invisible surveillance.

He did not refuse this kind offer.

After Chen Ping left, there was really no reason to stay in Daliang City. After spending five days in Chungu Town with Xue Nu and the Hall Master, they returned to Daze Mountain.

The day after returning to headquarters, Tian Mi, the head of the Kuiwei Hall, immediately came to visit him in person.

The reason for this was that the disciple of Kuiwei Hall who had stolen the Sinful Flower and joined the Gonggong Hall.

Tian Mi didn't care if her disciples went elsewhere; she'd gotten used to it over the years. But if her precious flower was broken, this poisonous woman would definitely pursue the matter.

"Such a despicable person, if he joins the Gonggong Hall, will only become a disgrace to the hall. Hall Master Lu, why don't you return him to my Kuiwei Hall?"

Tian Mi exhaled a puff of smoke from her pipe, her powdered face and alluring eyes revealing her charm: "This humble woman will certainly repay Master Lu's kindness properly afterward."

Lu Wei kept his eyes straight ahead and politely declined Tian Mi's request, saying, "No, please leave, Hall Master Tian Mi."

The sinful flower involved Tian Mi's specialty, "seeing through the fog," so she could not tolerate it.

Although Lu Wei disliked the Sinful Flower too much to bear, what would become of Gonggong Hall's reputation if he handed over Wu Cuo, the disciple who had joined Gonggong Hall, to Kuiwei Hall?

Even if this had happened at Shennong Hall, and it had been the Zhu family demanding the release of the people, he would not have let them go, let alone something as trivial as Tian Mi.

"Why must Hall Master Lu be so heartless?"

Tian Mi twisted her body, her long, purplish-pink dress slipping off her shoulders to reveal a large expanse of white skin and her full, rounded breasts, feigning shyness as she said, "He's just a mere disciple, with tens of thousands of followers in the Gonggong Hall. Could he possibly compare to my dignity?"

As she spoke, she crossed her legs again, seemingly unintentionally revealing a seductive light pink floral pattern on her thigh. The pattern extended upwards, eventually reaching an unspeakable area...

However, Master Lu's gaze was not focused on Master Kuiwei, but instead turned his head to look at the entrance of the hall: there, Duanmu Rong, dressed in plain clothes, walked in carrying a tea tray.

Little Fairy Doctor coldly glanced at Tian Mi, who was striking a pose, and with an icy expression, she served the tea to the two hall masters. Then she stood beside Lu Wei and made no move to leave.

Looking at the incredibly inexperienced girl compared to herself, Tian Mi felt no shame or embarrassment whatsoever, continuing her performance as if the girl didn't exist: "What does Hall Master Lu think~"

A charming voice echoed in the hall, and Lu Wei had not yet expressed the intentional weakness in it. Duanmu Rong clenched her fist behind her back and couldn't help but speak up: "Although the hottest days of summer are not over, Hall Master Tian Mi should still dress more neatly. The Daze Mountain is full of moisture. If dampness enters the body, you may feel cold and weak."

"The six hall masters discussed and decided: Who is this young lady? How dare she not understand the rules of the farming community?"

With a light breath, Tian Mi glanced provocatively at Duanmu Rong, but ignored her, picked up her teacup, took a sip, and continued speaking to Master Lu while the smoke from her pipe swirled around her.

"I dare not accept the title of Tian Mitang's sister."

Duanmu Rong is usually not talkative and only gives simple medical treatment answers to strangers. But today she was surprisingly full of fighting spirit: "Tian Mitang's work and rest are disordered and her life is unrestrained. Her eyebrows and gestures seem to indicate that she is promiscuous. If there are signs of icy pain in the Guanyuan, Fenglong, Sanyinjiao and Zusanli acupoints, I'm afraid she has already developed an illness because of it."

"We should pay more attention to keeping ourselves clean on a regular basis."

Xiao Duanmu bluntly pointed out Tian Mi's private life issues. Tian Mi had done her things, but this was the first time someone had directly confronted her like this. She slammed her hand on the table, pointing a startled finger at Duanmu Rong, her voice losing all its previous softness: "You..."

After agonizing over the choice of words for a long time, he finally said to Lu Wei in a complaining tone:

"Master Lu, why don't you control your people's nonsense?"

"Is this just nonsense...?"

Duanmu Rong was about to speak again, but Lu Wei stopped her by raising his hand, and she bit her lip and took a step back.

"Hall Master Tian Mi, I cannot hand over that Gonggong Hall disciple to you." The Hall Master had no intention of continuing to argue with Tian Mi: "The surrender items he brought were destroyed by me from the beginning. There are no safflowers planted in Gonggong Hall, so Hall Master Tian Mi can rest assured about that. Therefore, you should leave."

"Master Lu is so mean!" Tian Mi complained in a seductive voice. Knowing that things were hopeless and she couldn't do anything about the rude girl at the Gonggong Hall headquarters, she had no choice but to leave.

As soon as she left, Duanmu Rong immediately covered Tian Mi's cup of tea, intending to throw it away, but Lu Wei stopped her:

"Rong'er, is something wrong in the backyard?"

He negotiated with Tian Mi without arranging for Xiao Duanmu to bring tea beforehand.

"Yes," Duanmu Rong replied with a lowered gaze, turning around without hastily throwing away her teacup. "My sister Xue asked me to take her pulse; she is also pregnant."

Xue Nu and Duanmu Rong are the same age, but Duanmu Rong is slightly older by month, so Xue Nu has to call the younger-looking Duanmu Rong "older sister".

"Yes, I know about this."

Lu Wei stood up and naturally put his arm around Duanmu Rong's waist. Although the different styles of her doctor's clothes were very similar, the thickness of the clothes in winter and summer was completely different.

Looking down at Xiao Duanmu's slightly flushed face from being so close, the Hall Master realized that the woman in his arms wasn't actually as naive as Tian Mi...

Chapter 185 River God and Mountain Ghost

After cuddling with Duanmu Rong for a while, the young girl accidentally broke Tian Mi's bowl of tea, and the cracking sound of the porcelain breaking brought the two apart.

It's quite hot today.

He called over his disciples and instructed them to clean up the main hall. Lu Wei then led the still hot and dizzy Duanmu towards the backyard.

Nian Duan has already examined Xue Nu's body, and is now also giving Lu Ni and Ji Yan a detailed examination.

As for Xiao Qian'er, he has a fixed schedule for health checkups, and he is treated with even more care in this regard than the Hall Master.

Of course, Duanmu Rong also tried to conduct a monthly check-up for Lu Wei, but the atmosphere would often shift in another direction during the check-up, so she had to cancel the plan out of embarrassment and only let her master take Lu Wei's pulse once a year.

It's not that the Hall Master doesn't care about his health; his insatiable greed means he doesn't just want to be supreme for a few years before he dies.

As martial artists, even if the immortality pursued by the Yin-Yang School and Qin Shi Huang is false and illusory, it is not difficult to live a few more years by striving.

He possesses the skill of "Rejuvenation Technique" to regulate his internal energy, but while he may not be able to treat others, he has an extremely thorough understanding of his own body.

He estimated that if things went smoothly, he would live to be over a hundred years old without any problem.

Living a long life is a skill; it means you can defeat most enemies without fighting.

The reason why Master Lu would agree to let Physician Nian Duan take his pulse every year, even though he knew this, was simply to brazenly tell his subordinates and confidants about his robust health.

Ah Xue shows no outward signs of illness, yet she can still perform a graceful dance for Lu Wei, making Xiao Duanmu secretly envious as he watches her beautiful figure.

She is steady and composed when performing acupuncture on her fingers, but asking her to dance with such grace is asking too much.

On the other hand, Ji Yan also practiced the Rejuvenation Technique, an internal energy cultivation method. Although its rank was lower than Lu Wei's, it was enough to ensure that he was healthy and free from illness.

After completing the check-up first, Xiao Yan'er ran into the house and stayed by Duanmu's side to watch Xue Nu's dance. Her little eyes were full of admiration: Xiao Yan'er had learned everything in the past three years, and Xue Nu had also taught her the Lingbo Feiyan Dance, but her swallow always seemed to be 'too fat' and could not show any lightness.