Qin Shi Ambitious

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Therefore, when faced with the black and white figures who were trying to show off their carefully crafted mineral pigments with ingratiating smiles, Xiao Yan'er did not immediately reveal their identities after thinking it over. Instead, she first expressed her love for the two pigments and then offered to take them as disciples of the Four Mountains Hall.

Black and White never expected that the head of the dignified Four Mountains Hall was a young girl, and they never expected that she could so easily fulfill her wish of hiding in the Great Ze Mountain. They were so delighted that they knelt down on one knee to express their loyalty to Ji Yan.

The less life is left, the more it deserves to be cherished. Knowing their own and each other's bodies were deteriorating, Black and White only wanted to spend their final moments peacefully.

Therefore, it's not a big deal to appoint a naive young girl as your boss.

Now, every moment of free breathing is a privilege stolen by Black and White after betraying the Yin-Yang School.

Ji Yan dismissed the other disciples and left with Mi Lian in the main hall of the Four Mountains Hall, frowning in thought.

After waiting for a long time, Lord Xia Kui finally arrived from Gonggong Hall.

The "Chief of Heroes" bowed respectfully. Ji Yan's brows furrowed with worry, and he straightened his expression, striving to be befit the identity of the Four Mountains Hall Master: "The two targets have been settled in the Four Mountains Hall and can be brought under control at any time."

"Yes, very well done." Praising Xiao Yan'er lavishly, Lu Wei then took the tea that Mi Lian had prepared: "From your perspective of observing people's expressions, how are these two Yin-Yang School disciples' physical conditions?"

He wasn't in a hurry to deal with Black and White. Although he had obtained the cultivation method of the Myriad Leaves Flying Flowers style from Shao Siming these past few days, and had personally witnessed Shao Siming's demonstration of the Myriad Leaves Flying Flowers style and had some understanding of the method of exchanging soul energy, he had not helped Shao Siming transform her Yin-Yang technique in the same way he had done with the Moon Goddess and the Eastern Lord.

He needed to carefully deduce the process of exchanging soul for qi. There were other martial arts techniques in the martial arts world that could sacrifice life force, but only the Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flowers style could continuously exchange life force.

Compared to the Moon Goddess and the Eastern Lord, Shao Siming's value is much lower. The Eastern Lord can be considered an ally, while Shao Siming is merely a subordinate.

Thus, the absolute initiative naturally lies in Lu Wei's hands.

"The Yin-Yang School's techniques are indeed strange." Ji Yan nodded, prepared her words in her mind, and slowly replied, "According to Xia Kui, they use their life force as the attribute of Yin-Yang techniques, so their bodies should be depleted."

“A martial arts practitioner who is physically depleted will, to some extent, show his or her depletion on the outside.”

"But in these two sisters, even if I use my ability to read their expressions, I can only see their inner vitality."

"Only by carefully analyzing their internal energy attributes can we confirm that their life force is indeed being lost."

"Is that so?" Lu Wei didn't find it strange; the behavior of the two people in black and white was consistent with that of Shao Siming.

He pondered as he opened his mouth to eat the grapes that Mi Lian had peeled, which she had prepared and continued to serve him after she had brewed the tea. The chivalrous leader subconsciously felt that the obedient and submissive princess of Chu was very similar to Ji Yan from the past.

It has a hint of deliberate imitation.

Ji Yan keenly noticed that Mi Lian's actions had attracted Lu Wei's attention, but she didn't take it to heart. She smiled inwardly while maintaining a stern expression on her face and asked, "Is the leader of the chivalrous sect preparing to subdue these two?"

"Ayan can see that they have a strong will to survive, so perhaps we can start from that point."

Xiao Yan'er actively offered suggestions and advice to Lu Wei, and increasingly focused on demonstrating her value in assisting him.

"You continue to monitor them. I'll make arrangements when the time is right." The matter of Shao Siming was merely a minor affair in the martial world. Lu Wei habitually tapped the table to steer the conversation towards serious business: "What has the Four Mountains Hall gained regarding the situation in Licheng?"

Upon hearing the familiar name 'Licheng,' Mi Lian, who had been silent, was startled.

It sounds like this Lu Wei Xia Kui gave Ji Yan instructions on his actions in Licheng, but he himself had been following Ji Yan around the whole time and hadn't noticed at all.

"Yes, according to our surveillance of the remnants of the Chu forces, they have re-established contact with Wang Li," Ji Yan replied, well-prepared.

"The Drunken Dream Pavilion has its own ideas about Brother Lu becoming the new leader of the chivalrous sect."

"In addition, we also discovered the whereabouts of Ying Bu, the former commander of the Thunder Leopard Legion. He was indeed holding a young child."

Chapter 281 Can't I just enjoy myself?

It's not easy to find someone out of thin air in the martial arts world, but if that person is Ying Bu, then he will definitely take the initiative to come forward.

Since receiving Mi Xin from the Queen of Chu, Ying Bu has had an indispensable burden.

Such a small child is not capable of long journeys or exposure to cold, and most importantly, as a professional soldier, Ying Bu had killed countless people on the battlefield but had no experience in taking care of an infant.

Yingbu was aware of this weakness of his, so he took the initiative to find an older woman in a group of refugees and exchanged food for her to take care of Mi Xin.

Given his violent nature, he was far more experienced with an axe than with gentle requests, but since he was always out robbing, Yingbu could suppress his temper so that Mi Xin would be treated well when he left.

Robbery is always an unstable business. Even though he was skilled in martial arts and knowledgeable in military strategy, after a while, the Qin army, which was maintaining order, still targeted him as a notorious bandit and sent a small team of soldiers to surround and eliminate him.

Unrest was commonplace for Yingbu, but Princess Mixin could not be subjected to any potential threats.

Left with no other choice, he could only continue his escape and search for other places, carrying Mi Xin, who was a year older than him.

As for that woman, the meddlesome fellow was naturally killed by him with an axe after he was no longer useful: Ying Bu could not possibly take another burden on his journey. He could take as many women as he wanted once he was in a safe place. On the contrary, this woman had spent so much time with Princess Mi Xin, and if she were captured by the Qin people and said something inappropriate during the interrogation, it would be disastrous.

The dead are the best at keeping secrets.

Princess Mi Xin was already over three years old at this time, and raising her was much easier than a year ago. After discovering that he could actually support the princess during his escape, Ying Bu decided not to settle down anymore. Instead, he became a wandering mercenary, taking on missions in the martial arts world and trying to earn money in a way that caused as little trouble as possible.

With a mercenary's reputation growing, it's naturally easy for farmers to find him.

Finding people was originally within the Zhu family's business scope, but Mi Xin's identity dictated that this task could only be handled by someone they trusted more, so it was entrusted to Xiao Yan'er.

Ji Yan was already in charge of training Mi Lian, so it was only natural to hand Mi Xin over to her now.

When Mi Lian heard Ji Yan mention Ying Bu, and then the child beside Ying Bu, she was still puzzled when a sudden thought struck her: Ying Bu was the name of the commander of the Thunder Leopard Legion of Chu. If this man and the child beside him were worthy of the attention of the leader of the Farmer's Clan, then that child must be...

She trembled slightly, but her strict aristocratic upbringing allowed her to maintain her composure. This action, of course, did not escape the notice of Lu Wei and Ji Yan, but neither of them paid it any mind.

“Physician Nian Duan’s reputation is enough to attract him to Daze Mountain on his own initiative.” Ji Yan continued seriously, “And the connection between Licheng Zuimenglou and Wang Li is probably beyond the Zhu family’s expectations.”

As an elder of the farming family, Zhu Jia supported Lu Wei after he became the leader of the chivalrous sect, but at the same time, he also actively distanced himself from the core of the farming family.

He knew very well that Lu Wei was trying to build a new team, which would put Shennong Hall in an awkward position, given its strength being second only to Gonggong Hall.

However, he found it difficult to relinquish power. Fortunately, Zhu Jia was getting old, and he thought he would continue to serve for a few more years until he felt he could no longer manage, at which point he would step down.

This is all predicated on the fact that the events in the martial arts world and the Chu Kingdom do not erupt and implicate the Zhu family...

The reason Ji Yan said that Physician Nian Duan's reputation could attract Ying Bu to come was because Mi Xin was ill and had a terminal illness!

Mi Xin was born at a very inopportune time. Before she was born, she had already traveled a long distance with her mother from Xianyang to Chenying. Not long after she was born, she had to retreat to Guangling with her mother and sister because of Xiang Yan's defeat in the field battle.

She didn't last long in Guangling City either, and once again wandered the world, barely surviving under the care of a rough man and a peasant woman.

Born with a weak constitution, this ordeal made her even weaker than Xiao Yan'er had been.

Regardless, Lu Ni is a professionally trained assassin and takes great care of her daughter; Ying Bu's ferocity is definitely no match for her.

Besides, Xiao Yan'er was taken in by the kind-hearted Lu Wei when she was less than two years old, while Mi Xin was forced to wander outside for much longer...

Ying Bu had discovered Mi Xin's illness, and when he was at a loss, two 'passing knights-errant' inadvertently mentioned that the former head of the medical family, Physician Nian Duan, was now the head of the farmhouse. He would naturally make arrangements for all of this, and Ji Yan would make the choice he wanted.

"Ji Bu didn't stay in Licheng?" Lu Wei understood Mi Xin's situation. The reason for publicizing Nian Duan's appointment as the head of the Farmer's Hall was to make a similar situation happen.

"No, this person is now known as a chivalrous thief in the martial arts world, and his reputation has spread to some extent. The original purpose of Zui Meng Lou was to protect the eldest princess of Chu. Now that the eldest princess is gone, Zui Meng Lou, without a mission, doesn't even know what it should do." As Ji Yan said this, he glanced at Mi Lian, whose lips were slightly parted: the eldest princess who was mentioned seemed to want to say something, but she did not dare to make a sound.

"Survival in chaotic times is instinctive." Shaking his head, the chivalrous leader took a sip of tea. Seeing Xiao Yan'er's obvious hesitation, he took the initiative to ask her to speak: "Is there anything else?"

"Yes..." Ji Yan replied with her eyes lowered, "Recently, a disciple in Shuangjiang Ridge discovered a natural hot spring. I want to build a hot spring resort for the leader of the heroes in Siyue Hall. However, due to the large scale of the project, it will cost a lot of money. Therefore, I hope that the leader of the heroes can entrust Gonggong Hall to assist in the project."

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Lu Wei agreed to Ji Yan's request without much hesitation.

Although her reported expenses were indeed a bit high, they were still within a manageable range. Besides, Lord Xia Kui has worked so hard for so many years and is now the leader of 100,000 people. Can't he build a hot spring resort to enjoy himself?

Besides, this was Xiaoyan'er's kind gesture, and in order to encourage her to continue working, Lu Wei had no choice but to reluctantly accept it as encouragement.

After the negotiations, they had dinner at Siyue Hall. The dinner was not lavish; it was just enough for one more person than Ji Yan usually did. If you really wanted to find out, it could even be described as simple.

Clearly, after Lu Wei accepted the villa's proposal, Ji Yan wanted to use the banquet to show that she was frugal in her daily life and not always as extravagant as when building the villa.

After dinner, Lu Wei tested Ji Yan's swordsmanship again and then returned to Gonggong Hall without lingering.

With the State of Qi now destroyed, the Qin Empire will be established in a few months with a grand ceremony. The Xianyang Palace must be bustling with activity, and the entire city of Xianyang will be decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations on a grand scale.

From this year onward, the Qin Dynasty's main enemies will disappear from the public eye, and the Yue people in the south and the wolf tribe in the north will become the new targets of this war machine.

As for the internal conflicts among the various schools of thought, their effect on weakening the Qin state was limited; the focus should still be on causing the Qin state to lose the support of its people.

Although Qin would do a good job in this regard, Lu Wei still wanted to add fuel to the fire.

He is now the leader of the Farmer's Clan, and there is no further path for advancement within the Farmer's Clan. Only that position can keep Lu Wei eager for advancement.

Tonight, only half a moon hangs in the corner of the sky.

But the curved edges are very bright, enough to illuminate the entire beauty.

As they approached the headquarters of Gonggong Hall, the figure of the woman with her back to the road, stepping on leaves and contemplating nature, made Lord Xia Kui stop in his tracks.

Purple wedge heels revealed delicate ankles, and slender calves were encased in purple stockings adorned with white floral patterns. The position of the red rope bells tied between the hem of the short skirt, which was interwoven with moon-white and wisteria-purple, and the glimpse of her fair and rounded thighs made her even more captivating...

The long, flowing sash draped over her waist, swaying in the wind, added a touch of elegance to the tall girl.

Unfortunately, the fan-shaped back flag almost completely obscured her upper body, making it not only invisible but also making it nearly impossible for someone to hug her from behind.

Shao Siming's temperament is completely different from that of Xue Nu, Duanmu Rong, and Yue Shen; the emotionless girl is a different kind of allure.

'I've worked hard all day, so I deserve to enjoy myself...' In this special atmosphere, Lu, who was overcome by lust, made up an excuse to convince himself. He coughed lightly in the night, which was filled only with the chirping of insects, breaking the silence.

The young master, perched high in the treetop, was disturbed, but she immediately recognized the voice of the newcomer.

After teleporting to the ground, Shao Siming stared emotionlessly at Lu Wei, who stood with his hands behind his back, her pure purple pupils unwavering. She slowly drew circles in the air with her finger, and dozens of leaves formed the words "What's wrong?" in the air, following her will.

The crisp sound of bells ringing in sync with her movements completely interrupted the chirping of insects.

The two bells rarely ring, even when someone uses their light-footed skills to leap through the trees, they remain silent.

For Shao Siming, who cannot speak, the tinkling of the bells seems to be a special way of making sounds.

Lu Wei didn't speak, but walked towards her in a generous manner. Shao Siming's bell rang a little faster, but she remained standing still, though a hint of curiosity appeared in her eyes: she didn't know what the other party wanted to do.

When Lu Wei raised his hand and grasped the one that was manipulating the leaves, Shao Siming trembled. At the same time, the leaves forming the characters lost their inner energy support and slowly drifted down...

Her pale pink lips, hidden beneath the veil, parted slightly, yet no sound came out.

She tilted her head slightly, straining her eyes to watch Lu Wei's next move.

This is someone whom the Moon Goddess instructed to obey; nothing she does will be meaningless.

But what's the use of holding her own hand? With the Yin-Yang Jade Handprint probing slightly, Shao Siming didn't detect any fluctuations in the other party's internal energy.

Until Lu Wei's other hand encountered no resistance and smoothly wrapped around her waist, the unfamiliar kneading sensation on her sensitive waist made Shao Siming's pupils dilate:

"!"

The bell's ringing stopped abruptly as it was removed.

At the same time, the girl, who was standing still, couldn't help but exhale heavily, letting out soft moans: even though she couldn't speak, she could still breathe and groan softly...

Chapter 282 Ink Jade Kirin