Qin Shi Ambitious

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With the capital besieged, every Wei soldier was filled with rage and despair. However, no matter how skilled the Wei elite troops were, the fact that they were outnumbered by the enemy could not be changed.

Especially when the battlefield developed into the Wei army's incompetent and furious continuous attacks on the Qin army's defenses, trying to return to the capital for rescue, it played right into the Qin army's hands.

Time was on the Qin army's side.

Dian Qing led the charge on the battlefield; his body was more robust than the Qin army's horses and chariots.

However, human strength has its limits. Even if his hard skills could hold out, Dian Qing was eventually captured by Qin soldiers and put in shackles after his physical strength was exhausted.

Several elite members of the Armored Gate were captured together.

The war was not over yet, but the fate of the Wei Wu soldiers, who were prisoners of war, was already sealed: they were all strong and not afraid of getting hurt, so they were sent to Mount Li to build a mausoleum.

The Armored Sect has already lost for the sake of Wei. If they can rescue Dian Qing and other masters from within the sect after the fall of Wei, they will most likely be able to directly recruit them into the Farmer's Clan.

Mei San Niang's idea was to kill all the Qin soldiers transporting the Wei prisoners and then directly kidnap the prisoners.

This plan was very much in line with the tomboy's personality, but before Lu Wei could speak, the leaders of Chun Gu Town, A Ye, Li Shang, and Chen Yu, all expressed strong opposition.

The reason is simple: the risk is too great.

Sending disciples to directly attack the Qin army could have unpredictable consequences if information were leaked.

Li Shang, using his connections among the wandering knights of Wei, believed that rescuing Dian Qing would simply require spending money to get him out of jail.

Putting aside their strength, the disciples of the Armored Sect are at best a group of prisoners from Mount Li, who can be bought off by the Qin army guards.

After the Qin army, they had their own way of finding another batch of prisoners of equal number to hand over to Lishan.

While it's unrealistic to rescue all the captured members of the Armored Gate, it's still possible to rescue Dian Qing and some other skilled fighters.

Even if the cost is slightly higher, Spring Valley Town can afford it.

After making his decision, Master Lu entrusted the matter to Li Shang and Chen Yu, and Master Lu himself did not need to personally interfere.

After all, on a grand scale, this matter was about Lu Wei rescuing a master of martial arts and preparing for the formation of the future vanguard force; on a smaller scale, it was just about rescuing less than ten prisoners.

However, no matter how much he values ​​it in his heart, on the surface, it's best to keep a low profile when rescuing Dianqing.

After the Armored Sect's planning and discussion concluded and everyone had left, A-Ye stayed behind alone to report to the Sect Master on the whereabouts of the white-haired swordswoman girl he had been keeping an eye on.

The person is in Daliang City, but because Wang Ben diverted water to flood the city, the people inside are in turmoil, making it quite difficult to find the target's whereabouts under these circumstances.

If the target's white hair weren't so conspicuous in this world, there would be absolutely no chance.

Moreover, A-Ye was not optimistic about whether an eight-year-old girl could survive in the chaotic city.

Although his swordsmanship was decent, it was only decent.

Lu Wei did not answer this question, but only told A Ye to point out the target's residence and then told him not to worry about it anymore.

The flood that inundated the city did not affect Master Lu. Logically speaking, Xiaomengzi should not be in any danger in the future. However, even if she were to be in danger, it would only make him feel a little sorry for her, and it would not serve any other purpose.

If nothing had happened, then by rescuing the little girl before Zhang Han could act, and then doing some small favor, he would have made another friend: having more friends always has its advantages.

Xiaomeng's talent is worth investing in. In the future, she may be useful when she needs to repay a debt of gratitude, when besieging Donghuang in the Mirage Tower, and when destroying the Luo Wang.

Having entered Daliang City using the "Hidden in the City" technique, it didn't take long for her to find "True" among a group of ordinary people; she was still alive.

Almost two months had passed since the city of Daliang was flooded, and the little girl looked quite disheveled.

But as I said before, a purposeful rescue will only be most effective when the other person is desperate. Let Xiaomengzi suffer more in the future.

"This is also part of cultivating the Tao and refining the mind. Xiaomengzi is really lucky to have a kind-hearted protector like me to help her guard the last line of life."

Smiling, Lu Wei watched the little girl shivering in the wind and rain, suffering from hunger and cold, and thought with compassion.

However, what shocked the hall master later was that a few days later, when "Zhen" was about to die from the epidemic and Lu Wei frowned and was about to make a move, a faint internal energy suddenly appeared in the little girl's body. Judging from its attributes, it had a Taoist aura.

She actually figured out a decent set of internal energy cultivation methods from Taoist classics on her own!

Despite its extremely weak internal energy, it managed to protect Xiaomeng's heart meridian, allowing her to continue living on her own and eliminating the need for Lu Wei to intervene.

Is this what a true genius is...?

He was able to become an apprentice of the Taiyi Mountain Taoist Tianzong sect at the age of eight, defeating eighteen Tianzong disciples in one fell swoop. After becoming a disciple of Beimingzi, he only studied orthodox Taoism for a few months before defeating six white-bearded elders of the Tianzong sect and entering seclusion—a true genius...

In terms of talent alone, it's truly terrifying!

Another month passed before the Qin army stormed into the city. The people of Daliang scattered and fled. Master Lu followed the group of people where "Zhen" was to the outskirts of the city. On the night they stopped to rest, he saved his target as the burning house collapsed.

The details of how he bestowed favors and guided the girl to Mount Taiyi are unnecessary to elaborate on. After she had washed up, Lu Wei used his "Great Concealment in the City" technique to make himself disappear. Watching Xiaomeng look around and then leave dejectedly, the Hall Master calmly turned around and returned to Chungu Town.

Having saved the future grandmaster of Taoism, and knowing that Lu Xiaomeng can walk her own path, and with a future master of hard kung fu to meet at the farmhouse, Lu Wei's busy schedule has returned.

"Dianqing greets Hall Master Lu."

Dianqing, who was bought by Li Shang, was unusually tall and robust, about the height of two adults, and noticeably hunchbacked.

When he knelt down in front of him, this was Lu Wei's first meeting with the current leader of the Armored Sect.

Upon closer inspection, this master of martial arts, known for his "bronze head and iron arms, unscathed in a hundred battles," has gray hair and symmetrical tattoos on his muscular, naked body to enhance the fear he instills in his enemies.

On his face, Dianqing tightly wrapped a red silk ribbon around his eyes, making it seem as if he couldn't see.

Mei San Niang once told Lu Wei: It is said that many years ago, Senior Brother Dian Qing made a mistake and accidentally injured an innocent person, so he simply covered his eyes as a warning.

"Senior Dian Qing, please rise." Stepping forward quickly, Master Lu patted Dian Qing's arm, which was as thick as a grown man's waist, and helped his future general up, laughing heartily:

"Mei San Niang has invited you many times, but you always declined on the grounds of national affairs. Now... the Wei Kingdom has unfortunately been destroyed, but the Armored Gate still has a branch in the Gonggong Hall. Senior Dian Qing, would you be willing to join my Gonggong Hall?"

Few could refuse Lu Wei's personal invitation.

Although Dian Qing was grieving the fall of his country, he also understood that Lu Weitang, the head of the Farmer's Clan, had not only cared for the Armored Clan many years ago, but had now saved him...

Whether Wei can be restored is no longer something he, a minor figure, can decide. He cannot fail to repay the kindness shown to Master Lu.

"At the request of Hall Master Lu, Dian Qing is willing to become a disciple of Gonggong Hall."

Mei San Niang, who was watching from the sidelines, was overjoyed to see her senior brother join the Gonggong Hall as well. The Armored Sect had finally severed ties with the Wei Kingdom, which had killed their master, and was starting anew!

...

News of the fall of Xianyang and Daliang arrived, and it was only a matter of time before the remaining territories of Wei were swept away and occupied. King Zheng of Qin then summoned Lord Changping to discuss the next step: the conquest of Chu.

Ying Zheng did not see any problem in discussing the conquest of Chu with his maternal uncle, who had royal blood from the Chu royal family.

The Right Chancellor of Qin now wields far more power than the King of Chu. Moreover, Lord Changping has grown up and served as an official in Qin since birth, and he has never set foot on Chu territory. Compared to the people of Chu, Lord Changping, Xiong Qi, is more in line with the identity of a Qin person.

He did indeed have Qin blood flowing through his veins.

The great cause of unifying the world will be accomplished by myself, as the King of Qin, and Lord Changping, the Prime Minister. At that time, everyone in the world will be Qin people. What a glorious and glorious thing that would be!

The new imperial territory will far exceed the territory established by King Wu of Zhou.

King Zheng of Qin wouldn't even consider the possibility of Lord Changping colluding with the State of Chu. In a relatively good mood, after discussing with Xiong Qi measures to appease the people in the former Chu territories, he suddenly asked about the selection of the commander-in-chief for the attack on Chu:

"Who do you think should be the commander-in-chief of the army?"

We've finally reached this point...

Lord Changping remained expressionless and calmly replied, "Is Your Majesty hesitating between using Wang Jian and Li Xin?"

"Why not summon them to the palace and ask them what they think?"

"Alright." Ying Zheng nodded.

The eunuchs relayed the king's decree, and Wang Jian and Li Xin soon arrived one after the other, stepping onto the royal palace.

The two men were of vastly different statuses; Li Xin was merely a rising star.

However, precisely because of this, when Wang Jian proposed a plan requiring 600,000 troops to destroy Chu, Li Xin, spurred on by Lord Changping, boldly proposed a plan of 200,000 troops.

King Zheng of Qin's brows, which had been furrowed by Wang Jian's words, relaxed, but he still asked, "The State of Chu is vast. How can an army of 200,000 defeat Chu?"

"When I was serving as the vanguard for General Wang Ben in his campaign to destroy Wei, I clashed with the Chu army on the border. The Chu army was composed of many different factions and could not unite as we, the Qin, did. Therefore, as long as we defeated the main force of the Chu army, the other soldiers would scatter like birds and beasts!"

Li Xin knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and loudly repeated:

"Two hundred thousand elite troops are enough to defeat Chu!"

Chapter 213 The Temptation of Conferring a Title?

The defense of the Gonggong Hall headquarters in Daze Mountain has always been the responsibility of Yan Bing and Lü Chen. Now that Dian Qing has joined with the elite troops of the Armored Sect, he can relieve a considerable amount of the pressure on the two of them.

In recent years, a large portion of the headquarters' personnel have been transferred to the three branches in Chungu Town, Sanghai City, and Jing County, resulting in a slight lapse in its own defenses. It is time to replenish the headquarters with some fresh blood to strengthen its capabilities.

With Dian Qing's strength alone, dealing with the Tian brothers, the Fierce Tigers, would not be a problem.

With the matters of Xiaomeng and Dianqing resolved perfectly, the State of Wei was not destroyed for no reason; it had already provided the Hall Master with ample value for his own purposes.

However, the safety of this place has been reduced after it was incorporated into Qin territory, but Lu Wei does not plan to evacuate immediately.

He needed to return to Daliang City again, where a friend probably had something to discuss with him.

"I never expected that the target of the dignified Hall Master Lu Wei, who risked everything to come to Daliang City, would be a little beggar girl."

Xinghun, the left protector of the Yin-Yang School, held a peculiar ancient bronze box in his hand and said to Lu Wei with a strange laugh.

The phrase "hiding in plain sight" could deceive the Qin soldiers and Zhang Han, but it couldn't deceive Xinghun. Ever since the Qin army flooded the city, Xinghun, who intended to seize the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions, immediately infiltrated Daliang to launch a secret operation, arriving a full two months earlier than Lu Wei.

On the day the city wall collapsed and the Qin army stormed into the city, the Hall Master and the Left Protector, who were accompanying the young Xiaomeng, exchanged glances from afar. Both were surprised, but because they each had urgent matters to attend to, they did not have time to communicate.

However, Lu Wei and Xinghun tacitly understood that since both sides were in Wei territory, they would eventually need to exchange intelligence once the situation stabilized.

Their meeting outside Daliang City is a further demonstration of their tacit understanding... Of course, it's also possible that Xinghun has been wandering around outside the city every night recently, hoping to bump into Hall Master Lu...

"And this Taoist practice isn't the 'Harmony with the World' technique from the Heavenly Sect, but rather the 'Great Seclusion in the City' technique from the Human Sect, which has been lost for nearly fifty years?"

The Yin-Yang School, which separated from Taoism, naturally had a very detailed understanding of the research of its former companions. Similarly, Taoism largely understood the Yin-Yang School as well.

Although they have served Qin together in recent years, the relationship between the two factions is certainly not friendly.

In particular, the Yin-Yang School kidnapped many Taoist disciples a few years ago, and the Taoist school is now preparing some countermeasures.

Xinghun was very curious about how Hall Master Lu had obtained such a technique.

"Compared to the box in your hand, what I have done is nothing."

Lu Wei recognized the Azure Dragon Bronze Box at a glance.

This was the first time he had ever seen this box in real life.

This is the greatest secret of this world. If it can be unlocked, perhaps one won't need to wait for a long period of public resentment to accumulate; one could immediately gain the power to rule the entire world...

"You mean this?" Xinghun stretched out his arm and displayed the box in front of Hall Master Lu, a slight smile playing on his lips. With a casual toss of his right hand, Lu Wei easily caught the box: "If you like it, it's yours."