New and dark light years

Chapter 212 The Contrast of the Strong Man

Yue County, the Prince of Qin's residence.

In the huge hall, the sound of bamboo filled the air as a dozen beautiful maids danced gracefully.

Qin Tuo was rather plump, lying on his side, placing a white chess piece on the board.

With a soft snap, the piece landed at the center point, surrounded by other black pieces.

Logically speaking, this piece should have no liberties, but the monk in the monastic robe opposite him dared not take it away.

"Heh, I made a mistake." The King of Qin smiled as he looked at the monk opposite him: "Master, won't you take this white piece?"

“The white piece did not make a mistake.” The monk chanted a Buddhist prayer: “This is where the King of Qin is now.”

Qin Tuo was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. He stood up, flicked his long sleeves, and looked down at the crowd, asking, "The whole world is our enemy, so I ask you, how do you break this deadlock?"

“There’s no need to break the deadlock,” the monk said in a low voice. “At the right time, the black pieces can be turned into white pieces.”

Qin Tuo asked with great interest, "How do we do it?"

"Winning over the hearts and minds of the people."

"It can't be done."

"Our Buddhist sect will do everything in its power to help. The holy son sent by heaven must be the King of Qin!"

Hahahahaha!
Qin Tuo laughed wildly, his fat rippled in waves.

The sound was very loud; it could be heard throughout the entire hall.

"The Daoist sect sits atop the imperial court, seeking to help the false emperor ascend to immortality, basking in glory. You Buddhist sects, envious, have set your sights on me..." Qin Tuo looked at the other man, narrowing his eyes and smiling, "Do you really think I'm a fool?"

"We dare not. Our Buddhist sect is wholeheartedly dedicated to assisting the King of Qin, hoping to help him win the hearts of the people."

Qin Tuo asked with a smile, "How do you do it? Also, there have been many martial arts practitioners appearing in my city these past few days, along with strange rumors. Are you the ones responsible?"

“Excellent… This is indeed the work of our Buddhist sect. This was just a small test to demonstrate our Buddhist methods to the King of Qin.”

"What is its function?"

"First, let the people of the martial arts world become Qin King's allies."

"These Jianghu people are indeed quite good. After subduing them, using them for intelligence gathering and assassinations is a righteous path." King Qin nodded slightly, then added, "However, this has no real effect on the overall situation."

"The Jianghu people are just a pledge of loyalty. If the King of Qin can accept us, then the chieftains, gentry, and high-ranking officials will all feel the power of the King of Qin and can cooperate with us from within if necessary."

The King of Qin finally showed some interest: "Oh, then I'll see what the outcome of your pledge of allegiance will be!"

"Thank you for your willingness to listen, Your Majesty. We will have a result in less than two days."

Hahahaha.

The King of Qin laughed again.

……

On both sides of the official road outside Yue County, Shaolin Temple was already confronting the Zhenwu Sect.

Master Kurong made a Buddhist gesture with one hand and said, "Daoist Xuanfengzi, it's time to give us an explanation."

Xuanfengzi lowered his hand from his face and said slowly, "No need to explain. Do you really think we don't know what you bald monks are up to here?"

"It seems that you Taoist priests also saw us as prey from the beginning."

"So what if I know!" Xuanfengzi snorted.

Then Xuanfengzi said in a low voice, "Tai Chi Sword Formation, kill these bald monks first."

At that moment, more than twenty Taoists formed a strange sword formation and quickly approached Shaolin Temple.

"Do you really think I'm afraid of you treacherous old fogies!" Master Kurong snorted and shouted, "Twelve bronze men, go first! The rest of you, form the Demon-Slaying Formation and follow me to kill them!"

The two factions, numbering several dozen people, immediately clashed.

They are all martial arts masters, and they are fighting in formation. Such combat power is beyond the reach of ordinary martial arts sects.

Seeing this situation, Ji Feng asked, "Young Master An, which side should we help?"

"Watch!" An Xin laughed, "The Taoist and Buddhist sects are fighting like dogs, and we..."

Just then, they heard sounds of fighting coming from the jungle behind them.

The sounds rose and fell, along with numerous screams, clearly indicating a very tragic scene.

what happened!

Ji Feng and An Xin glanced at the fierce battle between the Shaolin and Zhenwu sects, then ignored it and entered the forest. They discovered that people from several sects had left the previous "battlefield" and found their way here, where they were clashing with the paper soldiers.

Moreover, among the paper figures, there was another 'object' completely covered in black cloth.

At this moment, a group of martial arts practitioners surrounded him from all directions.

Moreover, these people all had greed in their eyes. Looking at the paper figures protecting the black object in the middle, they all felt a bit uneasy.

They had just launched an attack, but the paper figures stopped them.

Although more than a dozen paper figures were lost, more than a dozen of them were seriously injured, and two even died.

At this moment, a burly man with a big beard cursed: "Damn it, this paper-making sorcery, if I find out which family it is, I'll find a way to kill their whole family."

Many people were watching him.

The bearded man seemed rather smug.

At this moment, An Xin and Ji Feng walked in and happened to hear what the bearded man said.

The two people had different expressions.

An Xin's expression was solemn, while Ji Feng seemed to agree.

If possible, he would also like to kill this guy who knows how to use paper-crafting so well.

As for whether or not to kill the whole family, that depends on the situation.

If he is willing to submit and become a servant, then his wife and daughters can still be taken in.

After all, many techniques require bloodline inheritance.

As Tianyi Sect and Qingcheng Sect entered the arena, many people turned their attention to them.

Anxin looked at the black 'object' among the soldiers and sighed helplessly.

There were clearly two people there, an adult holding a child, as could be determined from the outline of the black cloth.

This matches the 'rumors'.

Moreover, that black cloth... Anxin realized it was a ghost-concealing garment, a very large ghost-concealing garment.

The "Covering Cloak" is generally only possessed by spirit hunters or certain aristocratic families; ordinary people in the martial arts world are not qualified to obtain it.

But that doesn't stop them from 'finding' it.

You just have to pick them up secretly.

Someone spoke up and asked, "Young Master An of Tianyi Sect, we discovered this place first. According to the rules of the martial world, you should make way for us. Thank you for your help."

An Xin frowned.

At this moment, Ji Feng spoke up, "Those who see it will get a share!"

As the voice appeared, the black object inside the paper figure seemed to begin to tremble.

At this moment, the paper archer began a new round of drawing his bow.

After a series of clanging sounds, several more martial arts practitioners were injured.

Someone then mocked, saying that they couldn't even stop paper arrows, how shameful.

At this moment, the paper archer stopped moving.

Because they had already used up all the paper arrows on their backs.

The bearded middle-aged man shouldered his nine-ringed broadsword and said, "I don't want anything else, I don't want that exquisite jade box, I want that ghost-concealing cloak!"

"If you take it all, what do we want?!"

“You can have the exquisite jade box,” the bearded man said with a smile.

Others naturally scoffed at it.

But in any case, they all had one idea: ...get rid of the paper figures first.

An Xin thought for a moment and then said, "I don't want the Demon Cloak, and I don't want the Exquisite Jade Box, but how about I take the person inside?"

He thought that at least he should help Li Lin rescue the person first.

Ji Feng looked at him and said, "Young Master An, being lustful is a big no-no."

"Sect Leader Ji, you've got the wrong idea."

Ji Feng breathed a sigh of relief. He had wanted his daughter to marry An Xin, as this would improve relations between the two factions.

"Why waste time talking nonsense..." the bearded man roared, "I'm in! First come, first served!"

He rushed over immediately.

This action prompted many people to follow suit, fearing they would be too late.

But as these people rushed forward, the middle-aged man with the big beard suddenly stopped and even retreated.

Then he looked at the people rushing forward and smiled smugly.

(End of this chapter)