Qin Shi Ambitious

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"The Five Virtues is not a difficult technique to learn. There should be quite a few people in the Yin-Yang School who practice it. Why is the Moon Goddess so interested in my Five Virtues?"

"...The Five Virtues are integrated into the body's original internal energy, and there are two ways to cultivate them. Your second method is...rare in the world."

The moon goddess's pink lips were slightly translucent white as she replied softly.

“The second one…” Lu Wei looked down, a jolt of surprise washing over him. He had suddenly discovered a flaw he had taken for granted…

"Everything in the world is composed of the five elements and yin and yang. Even Lord Donghuang knows very little about your completely pure and immoral internal energy."

The woman in palace attire bluntly pointed out the loophole: the cultivation technique provided by the system wasn't much stronger than other techniques of the same level in this world, but it certainly had its own unique features.

"So, you need a portion of my Five Virtues Internal Energy?"

The steward controlled his every move and calmed his expression.

The Moon Goddess nodded: "You won't give it to me, but I'll still try."

Why do you think I'm unwilling to share that tiny bit of inner energy with my friends?

Lu Wei raised his left hand, opened his palm, and the Five Virtues Internal Energy faintly swirled on it.

Although they were so close, the Moon Goddess knew that the other person's body was tense, ready to retreat at any moment:

"Because Steward Lu dares not gamble on whether I will take the opportunity to use the forbidden Yin-Yang School spell on you while I am comprehending the Five Virtues Inner Qi."

As she spoke, she slowly extended her palm, intending to cover Lu Wei's palm.

"No," the steward quickly withdrew his hand as expected, without making contact with the other party: "It is you Yin Yang School that makes it impossible for me to believe you would not do such a thing."

Looking at the calming internal energy, even though she already knew, the Moon Goddess still felt a wave of disappointment: "The Yin-Yang Meridian Eight Curses cannot be passed on to outsiders."

"Then you should rely on them to defeat your friend in Jicheng."

Upon hearing this, Lu Wei turned and walked out of the house without hesitation.

Watching the door being pushed open and closed, the Moon Goddess silently raised her hand, removed her veil, and held it in her palm:

"I don't want to defeat her, I want to prove her wrong..."

Chapter 96 Many Familiar People at the Inn

The next day, the Moon Goddess bid farewell to the Grand Steward, left the State of Yan, and returned to the Yin-Yang School.

Neither of them mentioned yesterday's events again. According to her, they would meet again in the future, but the location might not be Jicheng.

Lu Wei remained noncommittal about this; the Moon Goddess hadn't used any illusions while she was with him this time. He wondered if it was due to his improved skills and better defenses, or if her mind was indeed largely occupied by her Yin-Yang School friend in the city...

On New Year's Eve this year, Luqiu Pavilion was not as lively as in previous years. Amu stayed behind at Daze Mountain, Ayu went to Zhao State, leaving only Shanye and Luwei to drink. As the three of them grew older, they automatically adjusted their positions as subordinates and their importance increased.

After the New Year, he also had to deal with Yan Dan's visit. Since the division of the three families last year, the Crown Prince had been hosting banquets and having conversations with Lu Wei at a fixed frequency, basically once a month.

Yan Dan spends a third of her month on visits to maintain relationships, and Steward Lu is just one of those visits.

The position of crown prince is incredibly stressful, especially since he is a crown prince who has not gained the emperor's trust, and he has no choice but to try every means to gain allies.

Tian Guang never came to Luqiu Pavilion again, but Lu Wei was fully aware of his movements. In order to spread his reputation as a chivalrous knight-errant, and at the same time to observe and gather more information about Yan Dan, the man chosen by Lord Changping, Tian Guang constantly moved back and forth between different districts, performing acts of chivalry.

The Mohist school, another group that also practiced chivalry, became more law-abiding in Ji City, but outside of Ji City, the activities of the Mohist knights greatly angered the powerful and wealthy Lord Yanchun.

They always stood up for the common people while exploiting the powerful and wealthy.

Unless the Yan Chun Jun Mansion stops abusing its power and acts tyrannically within the Yan Kingdom and instead behaves properly, the royal authority will find it difficult to effectively govern remote areas far from the core control area of ​​Ji City.

Not to mention that the name "Mo Xia" had an excellent reputation in the countryside, and cases of him covering up crimes were common.

In other words, the Yan state had a relaxed atmosphere, which gave wandering knights a lot of room to maneuver, while the Qin state in the southwest was not so lucky.

At the beginning of this year, the King of Qin ordered a census to be carried out throughout the country. The residence and age of all men would be registered in order to recruit soldiers for the upcoming large-scale war.

Since five years ago, the Qin state has been attacking the Zhao state. Although they have plundered some land, the presence of Li Mu has made the Zhao state like an impregnable wall. When the Qin army crashes into it, countless men and horses are killed or wounded, but there is no sign of the wall collapsing.

So the Qin army had no choice but to angrily turn around and look towards Han and Wei.

South Korea was the first to suffer the blow and offered no resistance. Its territory, Namyang County, was surrendered by the local governor, and South Korea ceded territory to sue for peace.

Seeing this, the State of Wei, unwilling to lag behind, also surrendered a large area of ​​territory to Qin...

Because the two countries were 'clever and sensible', no large-scale war broke out among the seven countries that year.

The benefit for Lu Wei is that his Luqiu Pavilion caravan's profits this year are much better than in previous years. As for other things, that's beyond his control.

Ah Shan was very familiar with all the affairs of the pavilion, and the steward no longer needed to worry about them. He only instructed Lu Ni to keep an eye on Fei Xue Pavilion, and Lu Wei once again rode out of the city alone.

He's going back to the Gonggongtang headquarters to assume the top position!

After taking the throne, there will be an autumn harvest conference this autumn. At the last autumn harvest conference, Lu Wei was just a manager, standing in the crowd like an ordinary disciple.

His situation was completely different at this year's Autumn Harvest Conference.

Continuing his journey safely into Qi, Lu Wei unexpectedly encountered an acquaintance in a small town just three days' journey from Daze Mountain, which surprised him greatly.

Although it is still some distance from Daze Mountain, there are already quite a few disciples from farming families in the town, mostly one-bead and two-bead disciples. No one in charge of the three-bead local affairs department has been found.

Upon entering the only inn, the Seven Star Pearl Herb Hall Master suddenly appeared...

Seeing the arrogant figure in the distance, Lu Wei ignored the cautious innkeeper, took out the Six-Star Bead Grass from his pocket, hung it around his neck, and walked straight over.

"I can't believe I met Master Tian Hu here."

The man sitting upright in the center of the first floor of the inn was none other than Tian Hu, the leader of the Chi You Hall, with his reddish-brown hair and wide collar. They had met formally last year when Tian Hu hosted a banquet at the Lieshan Hall.

As the somewhat familiar boy approached, Tian Hu waved his hand, and the chair opposite him moved back one seat.

After he was seated in front of him, Tian Hu held a wine glass in his left hand and said domineeringly, "You may only be the steward now, but Gonggong Hall will be yours sooner or later. You are qualified to sit with me."

"Thank you for your kind offer, Master Tian Hu!"

Smiling, he used his inner strength to lift the wine pot and fill it with wine for both himself and the other person. Lu Wei raised his glass in a toast and took a big gulp.

Among the people the chief steward had met, Tian Hu's status was not considered top-tier. People like Tian Guang, Yan Dan, and Yue Shen were all far superior to him in terms of status.

However, unlike these people, Tian Hu, although he has some brains, is impulsive when his temper flares up. Unfortunately, the more than 10,000 peasant disciples under his command, Chi You Hall, are quite valuable to Lu Wei. Therefore, before he can seize the position of the leader of the chivalrous sect in the future, he still has to give him some face.

"Impressive internal strength!"

Tian Hu slammed his fist on the table with a relaxed expression, making a loud, unpleasant noise, but none of the surrounding drinkers dared to speak up in protest: "Since you've given me face, I'm not a rude person."

As he spoke, he tilted his head back and drank the wine in his glass. After putting down his glass, he imitated Lu Wei's actions and used his internal energy to remotely fill the wine pot for both of them.

After the domineering internal energy on the table dissipated, Lu Wei turned to look at the peasant disciples at the next table: "Master Tian Hu must have done a very good job in fulfilling the mission of the Heroic Leader during his trip to Zhao Kingdom."

“That’s natural.” Tian Hu laughed heartily as he watched his actions. “You have a good eye. During my trip to Zhao, I did indeed gain a decent subordinate in the Taihang Mountains.”

"Bone Demon, stand up and let Steward Lu take a look."

At his command, a strange man who was short, thin, and wearing a metal mask stood up from the table of disciples that Lu Wei was looking at.

His body was mostly wrapped in dark linen, and the few exposed parts of his arms were a terrifyingly dark purple.

After standing up, he faced Steward Lu, turned his neck 180 degrees, revealing a grinning fang mask facing him.

"Feminine and boneless, with a heart-wrenching appearance, the Bone Demon, the killer of the Taihang Mountains, I have also heard of in the Yan Kingdom."

Lu Wei was not frightened by this 'turning his head' action, which made Tian Hu's evaluation even higher.

As for Bone Demon, the first time the steward heard of his reputation was a few years ago when Lu Ye led a caravan back to Yan from Chu. On the way, Bone Demon killed several of the caravan's disciples and stole a carriage's goods.

Ah Ye remembered this incident vividly and vowed to take revenge.

“Among farmers, he is considered quite skilled.” Tian Hu pressed his palm down, and the Bone Demon silently sat down again.

The two exchanged several more drinks. Knowing Tian Hu's temperament well, Lu Wei's actions and words were impeccable, and his own strength was enough to earn the approval of this Chi You Hall Master. The conversation naturally deepened:

"It's a pity you don't have the surname Tian, ​​otherwise you could be my brother!"

After Tian Hu finished saying the word "brother," his expression visibly dimmed.

“We are all brothers in the Farmer’s School, why be bound by a surname?” Lu Wei raised an eyebrow. Now he was certain that Tian Hu had also noticed Tian Meng’s situation.

Now, at the autumn harvest festival six months later, the fake field's sudden collapse was hard to resolve!

The scene remained silent for a long time.

"I've heard that you have several brothers with the surname Lu?"

Tian Hu suddenly drank another glass of wine, then threw the glass down. After receiving a nod of approval from the boy:

"What would you do if your brother was killed by an outsider?"

The answer is to calmly analyze what benefits and losses one can gain from it, but the tiger-like man in front of you never needs to be rational, so the best answer is:

“The spirit of my brother in heaven naturally needs to be appeased with the blood of his enemy.”

"Well said!" Tian Hu slammed his palm down on the table again. This time, the table couldn't withstand the blow and shattered in two with a crash, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

The innkeeper, standing at the door, glanced at it discreetly, but quickly looked away, pretending not to know.

Avoiding the splash of wine, Lu Wei stared intently at Tian Hu's grimacing mouth: "Has something happened to Hall Master Tian Meng?"

"This is none of your business." Tian Hu stood up, his attitude turning swiftly cold as he prepared to leave. Before he did, he turned sideways and said, "I had a good time drinking with you today, kid. At the Autumn Harvest Festival, I'll definitely have to test my martial arts skills against you again!"

After saying that, he walked out of the inn, followed by the other disciples at the other tables on the first floor, who all leaped away together. They were all disciples of the Chiyou Hall.

In an instant, only Lu Wei remained in the hall...

With the innkeeper...

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Judging from Tian Hu's words before he left, he was probably going to take action against the fake Tian Meng, who was originally his own brother.

It's impossible that Tian Guang didn't have a plan for this. When I asked him last time, he said he wanted to use this fake Tian Meng to fish, which is similar to Lu Wei's method of using Hao Cao Jian to fish.

But given Tian Hu's temperament, even if he could suppress him for a while, there was ultimately a limit to it. Tian Guang also had the surname Tian, ​​so he must know this.

At the last Autumn Harvest Festival, Kuiwei Hall had problems; this time, it's Lieshan Hall that will have problems.

After resting for an hour, Lu Wei resumed his journey, heading towards Daze Mountain until he reached his destination. He did not catch up with Tian Hu's group, as they were moving in a great hurry.

"Master General!"

On the edge of Gonggong Hall's territory in Daze Mountain, Lu Wei happened to encounter Yan Bing, who was patrolling with his disciples. Under Yan Bing's guidance, Lu Wei returned to headquarters without any hindrance.

Lü Qing was invited by Shennong Hall to discuss a collaboration, so he was not in the hall.

Instead of sending his disciple to call him back immediately, Lu Wei instructed him to wait for Lü Qing to return before having him come to him. Then, Lu Wei went to the main hall and requested to visit Zhou He.