Qin Shi Ambitious

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Having said that, the Hidden Bat, having completed a verbal psychological attack, charged back into the bronze statue formation.

"Tianming! Use spear formations ahead. Shaoyu, prepare the bronze figures on the flanks for crossbow fire!"

"I'm in a panic!" Yue'er exclaimed, giving instructions. Meanwhile, her own hand, hidden beneath her sleeve, secretly formed a yin-yang incantation gesture, just in case...

Hidden Bat's agile attack style made it difficult for him to completely destroy these iron lumps. So when faced with spears coming from multiple angles, Hidden Bat did not confront them head-on. Instead, he shot out his grappling hooks, wrapped them around the neck of a bronze figure, and used the extension and retractable lines of the grappling hooks to fly out at high speed at an angle, avoiding the attack.

Then, before Shao Yu's arrows were fired, he decisively abandoned the first grappling hook and used the other grappling hook to repeat the same trick, only this time in the opposite direction: he entangled the foot of a bronze figure at a suitable distance and slid diagonally towards the ground towards the general bronze figure where the three little ones were.

In a manner akin to a hero cutting off his own arm, he successfully broke through the bronze men formation directly in front of him by using the two metal claws he had given up!

Gao Yue reacted quickly and immediately pulled the lever for the final bronze general figure.

This bronze general is modeled after the giant mechanical bronze figures in the forbidden area of ​​the Mo family. Its method of locating enemies is to use the slight sinking of the floor in the bronze figure formation caused by outsiders stepping on it to determine the enemy's position.

Therefore, Yin Fu's slide at this moment almost completely exposed him to the attack of the General's Bronze Men. This is why Gao Yue specifically asked Shao Yu to use two teams of Bronze Men with crossbows to defend against the air: she wanted to force Yin Fu to take the ground route.

With a clang, the massive longsword of the general bronze figure slashed diagonally with such force that the air 'screeched'. Hidden Bat's expression was extremely serious, but there was no fear in his eyes. This was within his expectations before taking action, given his experience: such a large general bronze figure, equipped with a weapon, was certainly not just for decoration.

Using his elbows, he sprang up from his gliding state. The bat wings on his back unfolded, using the airflow to slow him down and successfully avoid the attack of the General Bronze Man. By the time the General Bronze Man drew his sword again, the Hidden Bat had already disappeared.

"Oh no, he's on the bronze man's sword!" Tianming exclaimed, his mouth agape and pointing upwards, but his warning was too late: although Yin Fu had lost his metal claws, his hand, shaped like a claw, had still managed to grab Gao Yue, the commander of the bronze man formation, by the neck as he leaped down...

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Yan Dan did not take the nobles of the old Yan region south to the Mechanized City. As the former King of Yan, he could represent the old Yan state by himself after removing his cloak. There was no need for others to represent the Yan state.

Not to mention that his queen and daughter were still in the city of machines.

Or, to put it more bluntly: this can preserve the vital forces of the Yan state...

Therefore, while ostensibly claiming to be receiving nobles from the Yan Kingdom, Yan Dan secretly traveled to Sanghai and met Zhang Liang, the third leader of Xiaoshengxianzhuang, at Youjian Inn.

Many years ago, Zhang Liang told Lu Wei that he wanted to see what a unified country would look like, so he once gave up his anti-Qin campaign.

Now, five years later, it is clear that the unified Qin state has failed to bring peace to its people.

Thus, Zhang Liang, who stood up against Qin again, was more confident and indestructible than when Han was first destroyed: the homeland is like a dream, but the people at the bottom should not be reduced to the point of having nine out of ten houses empty!

He sought an opportunity to contact a group of anti-Qin figures from the six states in Xiaoshengxianzhuang and united them. Then, Zhang Liang took the initiative to find the butcher, which led to his meeting with Yan Dan.

Zhang Liang could not yet confirm the identity of this new leader of the Mohist school, but everyone knew that the Mohist school was the most steadfast anti-Qin force in the martial arts world.

Yan Dan never cared about the historical debate between Confucianism and Mohism, but he paid close attention to the anti-Qin forces within the Confucian school.

The gathering of heroes from six states in the city of the Mechanized City to plot against Qin, with the addition of some members of the Confucian school led by one of the famous Three Heroes of Qi and Lu, adds even greater righteousness to the occasion!

"Now that the Grand Master has arrived in the land of Qi and Lu, why not also pay a visit to Mount Daze?"

In the southward-bound caravan, Yan Dan and Zhang Liang rode side by side. After they had left the land of Qi and Lu, Zhang Liang suddenly asked a question.

Asking this question at this point clearly shows that Zhang Liang was concerned about the Mohists' attitude towards the Agriculturalists, rather than anything else.

He was also familiar with Lu Wei, and Zhang Liang had a certain understanding of Lu Wei.

"I have spoken with the leader of the Farmer's Clan several times over the past three years..." Yan Dan and Lu Wei's only collaboration was when they joined forces with Yan Chunjun to divide up the Xu family in Ji City. Since then, Lu Wei has been hiding in the shadows, and the Farmer's Clan has also been hiding in the shadows.

He wouldn't believe it wasn't orchestrated by the former leader of the chivalrous sect, Tian Guang, and neither would Xiong Qi before his death.

However, the Farmer's Clan's confidence stemmed from its 100,000 disciples. Even though they saw through the Farmer's petty intentions of preserving its power, they couldn't really push the Farmer's Clan to the brink.

The 100,000 disciples of the Farmer's School are extremely important!

As a result, they could only try to stabilize the farmers while gradually tilting them toward their side.

If there are any plans for reckoning in the future, we should wait until we have defeated our strongest enemy, the Qin state.

The fact that the position of Xia Kui was vacant for a long period after Tian Guang was one of the reasons they were patient. Unfortunately, a new Xia Kui was elected on the eve of the Qin unification.

Faced with the pressure of the unified Qin state, Yan Dan dared not push the peasants too far away.

All of this can be attributed to the unfortunate changes in the political situation...

"Lu Wei's attitude is similar to that of Zifang's senior brother. Therefore, although I am interested, the peasant family is not."

Yan Dan had never met Fu Nian, but his comparison brought a faint smile to Zhang Liang's face as he thought to himself:

'Lu Wei does indeed resemble the sect leader.'

"This time I took about ten disciples who have expressed anti-Qin sentiments with me on this trip. My senior brother knows this, but he must pretend he doesn't."

"Over the past three years, my senior brother has visited Daze Mountain multiple times, ostensibly to exchange academic ideas with Daze Mountain Academy. But even when Jixia Academy was still in existence, he never visited this frequently. It's clear that these two have some secret plans, which only they themselves know."

As the sect leader, Lu Wei and his senior brother directly determined the stance of hundreds of thousands of people. If those indirectly affected are included, that's nearly half of the Qi region, several million people.

'Therefore, their attitude must be cautious, but I am different. What my senior cannot do, I can do, as a 'former Korean.'

"Perhaps our anti-Qin plan must accomplish something before we can change Lu Xiaokui and my senior brother."

Zhang Liang spoke gently, and his words made Yan Dan, dressed in black robes, nod. Yan Dan then continued:

"The Grand Master's Mechanical City will host a gathering of heroes from six kingdoms this year. Such a lively scene will surely be recorded as a significant event in history."

"As long as we can defeat the tyrannical Qin, the Mohists don't care whether they are praised by future generations." Yan Dan's tone was righteous and awe-inspiring.

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"The Hidden Bat...is it dead?"

Behind the city of the mechanical city, Wei Zhuang and Chi Lian entered a dense forest. The latter looked at the pale corpse lying on the ground, its surface covered with a layer of frost, and was very surprised.

"Interesting." Wei Zhuang looked down at his subordinate, the frozen corpse, his eyes sharp and his whole being suddenly exuding a murderous aura.

"Did he die at the Yi River?" Chi Lian noticed Zhuang's unusual mood and continued to ask, pursing her lips.

"It's just an appearance; Yi Shuihan couldn't possibly have killed him."

As he spoke, Wei Zhuang crouched down and used his Shark Tooth weapon to turn the Hidden Bat's corpse over...

Chapter 314 Trap Contraction

Even though the corpse was covered in frost, Wei Zhuang and Chi Lian could still clearly see that Yin Fu's exposed skin was covered with red stripes.

Both of them had heard of such symptoms... in their mutual deceased friend.

“Yes…” Chi Lian’s pupils contracted, and Wei Zhuang added the words she hadn’t been able to say: “It’s the Six Soul Curse.”

Standing up, Wei Zhuang accurately stated the cause of Yin Fu's death:

"After being poisoned by Yi Shui Han, Yin Fu needed to use his internal energy to resist the invading Yin energy in his meridians. This caused the Six Souls Terror Curse that had been planted in his body beforehand to erupt, which ultimately took his life."

"The Mohists and the Yin-Yang School are mortal enemies, so why would there be members of the Yin-Yang School in the Mechanized City?" Chi Lian's tone was low; this spell held a special significance for Liu Sha.

“I know who did it.” Wei Zhuang turned and walked away step by step. The dead Yin Fu was of no value; he could just let it rot there. “We will have a chance to catch her.”

"Yes," Chi Lian didn't know who Wei Zhuang was referring to as "her," and her low spirits prevented her from asking further. "Although Yin Fu is dead, Lin'er has already infiltrated the Mo family by taking advantage of the chaos he created. Should we take action immediately, or wait for Yan Dan to return?"

"Gao Jianli is back. I want to see if the relationship between this famous musician and Jing Ke is really as deep as the rumors in the martial arts world say," Wei Zhuang sneered. "Let Black Qilin proceed according to plan!"

'Senior, how will your pointless kindness be dealt with such simplistic provocation?'

Meanwhile, in the Mo family's testing grounds, not far from Liu Sha and the other two, Gao Jianli, after repelling Yin Fu who was about to harm the three children, immediately looked at Tianming, who was stubbornly getting up from the ground.

Whether it's their body language or their spoken words, his first impression is always, "So alike!" "Very alike!"

Suppressing his emotions, Gao Jianli calmly sheathed the Water Cold Sword, choosing not to speak with Tianming at this moment.

Faced with the attack from the Hidden Bat, the three children only suffered minor injuries. However, Gao Yue was choked and was so frightened that her face turned pale and looked terrible.

Although this was one of the important sites of the Mohist school, Gao Jianli did not intend to pursue the matter, considering that the three children had been forced to flee here to hide because they were being chased by the Hidden Bats.

As for the damage to the mechanical bronze statue array, that will have to wait until the six nations gather before Master Ban can deal with it. For now, the stone gate will be sealed off to preserve the scene.

With a cold, dismissive tone, Gao Jianli told the three children to return to the main area. He himself needed to continue patrolling the back mountain: he needed to ensure that no other assassins from Quicksand had infiltrated, and if he could find the escaped Hidden Bat, he could also kill it completely.

However, to Gao Jianli's surprise, after the four of them had all left, Yan Fei, dressed in a dark blue dress, walked out from a corner inside the bronze formation.

Her gaze was fixed on the closed stone door, seemingly unconcerned; instead, a slight smile played on her lips...

The Mohist school was able to survive for three hundred years primarily because of its spirit of chivalry and its inheritance of mechanical arts.

The former was beneficial for the Mohists to spread their fame, while the latter was the true foundation upon which the Mohists stood.

If a Mo Xia is killed, a new Mo Xia can be cultivated. Similarly, if a Mechanical City is destroyed, a new Mechanical City can be built.

To completely destroy the Mohist school, Yanfei needs to sever the transmission of Mozi's teachings and mechanical arts.

All of this could only be achieved by directly accessing the core forbidden area of ​​the Mohist school.

This testing ground was newly built by Yan Dan in the Mechanical City after the fall of the Yan State. Its brand-new history represents the use of the latest mechanical technology and the most comprehensive defenses.

Arriving leisurely at the stone gate, Yan Fei turned her head to look at the button on the wall that was clearly a switch for a mechanism: What kind of facility would need to have switches installed both inside and outside?

She turned her gaze to the general bronze figure in the center of the bronze figure formation and clearly sensed that Gao Yue had marked it with an aura of Yin-Yang magic.

If nothing unexpected happens, there is a secret passage here that leads to the main area of ​​the mechanical city.

The test site is located in a remote area; it seems perfectly suitable as an escape route.

After Gao Jianli, Da Tiechui returned the next day with the anti-Qin righteous men from the Han and Wei regions. Although Xiang Liang, Fan Zeng, and other members of the Xiang clan who had separated from Shao Yu were not ambushed by the quicksand again, they still took a detour and arrived a few days later.

Regardless, the heroes from all over the country eventually gathered together, and the discussion about the tyrannical Qin Empire and the tyrannical emperor Ying Zheng was in full swing in the city.

Once the last group of righteous men led by the Grand Master return, the anti-Qin conference can be officially convened.

The only slight drawback was that Xiaoyaozi and Daozhi failed to find Shengqi on their trip that day, resulting in the lack of anti-Qin representatives in the Zhao region.

In fact, they didn't need to search any further, because Zhao Xie and his retinue of nobles had never been taken hostage by Sheng Qi in the first place. After Dao Zhi left, they were all smashed to pieces by the Juque sword and thrown into the rushing river...

Even Liu Sha was unaware of this matter; it was only reported to Li Si by Wu Kuang as a merit, and the two of them received a large reward as a result.

With everyone present, Gai Nie in the city of government became increasingly cautious: with so many people, chaos would be even more uncontrollable.

And indeed, just as he thought, Black Qilin's actions were ruthless and effective!

And the target was none other than himself, who still harbored suspicions about his junior brother Xiao Zhuang's methods...

“Gai Nie was framed by the Black Qilin’s transformation techniques. Such methods could only work on Gao Jianli, who harbored hatred towards Gai Nie.”

Ji Yan unfolded Yan Yun's latest report, picked out the key points and reported them to Lu Wei. Then, he further commented on the offensive and defensive actions of the Mo Clan of Quicksand: "Gao Jianli has a distinct personality and is very easy to manipulate. If Brother Lu wants to make him the leader of the Mo Clan, he needs to exert more control over him."

“I know Xiao Gao very well. When I make my move, they won’t have a say in anything.” Lu Wei stared confidently at the map of the Mechanized City hanging on the wall and said, “Since you’ve mentioned Yan Dan’s return, then we need to take action as well.”

"Dongjun entered the forbidden area of ​​the Mo family, where the mechanisms have not yet been activated. She has been planning this for over ten years, so her preparations have not been in vain."

"But the first thing we need to do is still to save her?" Ji Yan closed the intelligence report and murmured, his tone intentionally carrying a hint of speculation.