In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Therefore, one can imagine the anger of Emperor Ying Zheng, the Dragon Emperor; everyone wanted to kill him.

Moreover, in order to ambush and kill the Dragon Emperor, all the schools of thought in the world used every trick in the book.

The Azure Dragon of the Mohist School, the Six Sages of the Farmer School, and even the Two Heroes of Guiguzi may all appear together.

"Meng Yi, what do you think of this matter?"

After Zhao Gao left, Ying Zheng looked at Meng Yi beside him.

As for Li Si?

They are not members of the martial arts world of Kyushu, and the Legalists, unlike the School of Diplomacy, have fewer members and pose no threat. They are not currently among the five prominent schools of thought.

"Your Majesty, are you referring to the Zhang family informing Your Majesty of this matter?"

This must be because someone in the Zhang family disapproved of these traitors' assassination attempt on His Majesty and took the opportunity to seek benefits for the Zhang family.

Moreover, the Zhang family member has always been strategizing from afar and has focused on maintaining stability at the grassroots level.

If something were to happen to His Majesty, it would plunge the Nine Provinces into chaos, causing the greatest loss to the Zhang family's interests. At that time, the Zhang family might have to retreat again.

If the Zhang family doesn't rebel, they will naturally suffer the greatest loss.

However, if the Zhang family were to rebel, they would likely be the biggest beneficiaries.

However, Meng Yi dared not make any rash assumptions, especially since Zhang Xiaoshan had now informed the Dragon Emperor of this news, making it highly likely that he would not rebel.

None of the Zhang family members openly harbor much ambition.

Moreover, the Zhang family's desire for control is too strong; the real major powers in the Nine Provinces all avoid the Zhang family.

Because once an alliance is formed with the Zhang family, the possibility of being swallowed up by them is extremely high.

"I do not think so. Your ambitions are far deeper than you imagine."

However, I am truly grateful for this favor. If it is indeed true, the Zhang family has rendered meritorious service in saving my life, and I have no choice but to reward them.”

As an emperor, he knew perfectly well that Zhang Xiaoshan had ulterior motives.

However, with a clear policy of rewards and punishments, the Dragon Emperor would not be stingy with his rewards. At least the Zhang family had truly rendered meritorious service to the empire this time, and not rewarding them would be insufficient to maintain the empire's fairness.

Chapter 776 Assassination? Robbery? Mechanical Azure Dragon

Bolangsha!

It was a place that the Dragon Emperor would inevitably pass through on his eastern tour, and also the site of the famous assassination attempt on the Qin Emperor in history.

Having already received the news, the Dragon Emperor not only did not back down, but instead used himself as bait to lure out the assassins who were preparing to kill him, and wiped them all out in one fell swoop.

This is his confidence and domineering nature as an emperor!

As for the saying "A wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall"?

He was the first emperor in a thousand years to unify the nine provinces, a true emperor of all time, so there was no reason for him to back down.

Moreover, he didn't believe that a mere imperial rebel could keep her here.

Similarly, Zhang Liang and the Mohists, who were the main figures in this event, were also full of confidence!

Not only is he a boy destined for greatness, but the prototype of the giant iron hammer is the same person who was the main force in the assassination attempt on Qin Shi Huang in history—the strongman Tie Chui.

In order to kill the Dragon Emperor Ying Zheng, the Mohists, the Agriculturalists, and the Strategists all sent out their best experts.

Even the number of unparalleled masters was no more than ten, let alone the top masters of the various schools of thought, so they were quite confident.

···

"arrive!"

The Dragon Emperor's imperial carriage slowly approached along the main road.

This time, the Dragon Emperor didn't add many experts; he still only had the nominal 10,000 Imperial Guards accompanying him.

One thousand Dragon Elephant Iron Cavalry, one thousand Imperial Crossbowmen, three thousand Imperial Guards, and five thousand Imperial Soldiers.

19. Ferocious, gleaming iron armor, incomparably sharp weapons, and perfectly synchronized marching steps...

Its momentum is like a rainbow, magnificent and boundless!

In the center of these guards was the Dragon Emperor's dragon carriage, accompanied by a multitude of experts, who remained vigilant about their surroundings.

However, the Mo family and others did not tamper with the roads, because the Dragon Emperor's itinerary had been scouted in advance by the Dragon Elephant Iron Cavalry, and the people at the post stations had detected suspicious persons three days in advance.

Any anomalies will be immediately reported to the Black Ice Platform, the Net, and the Shadow Guards.

Even if the assassination team is hidden among the crowd, the vanguard of the Imperial Guard must check everyone's identification badges to prevent suspicious persons from getting close.

The investigation is so thorough that not a single suspicious person will be let slip through.

Therefore, imperial rebels would only be able to blend in with the crowd if their identities were previously legitimate.

"Father, are you sure those imperial traitors will assassinate the Dragon Emperor here?"

Hundreds of feet away, Zhang Sheng, dressed in a black robe, could hardly believe the audacity of those imperial rebels.

Especially since the two people who spearheaded this earth-shattering plan were two familiar friends of his—the young Jing Tianming and the Confucian scholar Zhang Liang!

"Just watch what mistakes your father makes."

Moreover, this assassination attempt was unprecedented in scale. If a powerful enemy is encountered while rescuing someone, the Nine Cauldrons Divine Skill can be used for self-protection.

"Got it, Dad!"

The Nine Cauldrons Divine Skill is the Zhang family's trump card, equivalent to the Miao people's indestructible demonic body.

Zhang Xiaoshan had been hiding his abilities all along. After all, with his strength and the protection of the three bronze-armored warriors, no one could force him to use his protective techniques.

Unless a group of grandmasters join forces to besiege him, they cannot force Zhang Xiaoshan to use his protective techniques.

And Zhang Sheng?

With the help of the Dragon Saliva Fruit, Zhang Sheng not only consolidated his mid-stage Eight Cauldrons realm, but also broke through to the late stage of the Eight Cauldrons realm during his period of quiet cultivation. He was only one step away from reaching the Nine Cauldrons realm.

At this moment, Zhang Sheng was essentially another Crimson Blood.

However, the Nine Cauldrons is an insurmountable barrier, and whether Zhang Sheng can break through it depends on his own destiny.

Even so, Zhang Sheng's strength at the half-step Grandmaster level is comparable to that of a Grandmaster.

If Zhang Sheng breaks through to the Grandmaster level, he will immediately be promoted to a top-tier Grandmaster and enter the Heavenly Gang Ranking.

boom!

A sudden, deafening explosion interrupted Zhang Xiaoshan's instructions.

However, on one side of the Bolangsha Highway, not only were rocks flying everywhere, but a huge figure was also seen moving about in the forest.

Soon, a massive, powerful figure, like a soaring dragon, appeared before everyone's eyes.

It was a serpentine mechanical beast at least twenty zhang long. Its enormous size exuded a destructive and domineering ferocious aura, far surpassing the mechanical white tigers and vermilion birds of the past.

Moreover, the explosion just now was also created by this mechanical beast.

The Mo family's mechanical beast—Azure Dragon!

Seeing the mechanical Azure Dragon with their own eyes, even Zhang Xiaoshan, Zhang Sheng, and the others were extremely shocked.

Even though he had obtained the blueprints for the Mo family's mechanical beasts, Zhang Xiaoshan still hadn't expected that the Mo family could make the mechanical Azure Dragon to such an extent.

Perhaps only the God of War can overpower him.

No wonder that in the Battle of the Mechanical City, even with the Mo family members collectively poisoned, they were still able to inflict huge casualties on the Empire.

"Assassins! Assassins!"

Zhao Gao was the first to react. He had known for a long time that the imperial rebels would take action, but he did not expect them to be so blatant in their assassination attempt.

At this moment, the Dragon Emperor's tiger-like eyes were filled with shock and rage, brimming with murderous intent.

Is this an assassination?

This was clearly a blatant act of highway robbery; these imperial rebels obviously wanted to kill him, the emperor, with an overwhelming offensive.

What is an empire that has been so underestimated?

At the same time, the Dragon Emperor was also curious about how many of these imperial rebels had come, given their confidence.

They dared to so brazenly surround and kill him, the ruler of the empire.

With Gai Nie around, these rebels should be well aware of the empire's strength, so how could they be so arrogant?

Only those people who are very confident in their own strength would be so blatant as to dare to forcibly intercept and kill him, the ruler of the empire, on this official road.

Bang···

Although the Dragon Elephant Cavalry was cumbersome, its charging power was as domineering and ferocious as its size.

However, these black-armored cavalry, who could have dominated the Central Plains, were now like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in front of the mechanical Azure Dragon. With just a sweep of the dragon's tail, they were all cleared out of the area.

Moreover, the flames beneath the dragon's mouth resembled the breath of a giant dragon.

The imperial guards who rushed forward had no room to dodge and were burned to death by the intense flames. Their gruesome deaths were no less severe than those caused by the torture of branding with hot irons.

After all, those black armors were real iron armor!

These guards were no match for the Azure Dragon's mechanical power.

Even the Dragon Emperor, gazing at the vast number of dead imperial guards, frowned deeply, his killing intent palpable. In the end, he had underestimated these traitors.

Just as Zhang Xiaoshan had predicted, even the mechanical Azure Dragon was used by 717.

"The Azure Dragon of the Mo Clan? Is this your time to be born?"

"Zhao Gao!"

Hearing the anger in the Dragon Emperor's tone, Zhao Gao quickly waved his hand.

Amidst a ground tremor, a gigantic, dragon-like mechanical crimson serpent burst through the defensive line from behind the group and charged towards the mechanical azure dragon.

It is the mechanical beast of the Gongshu family—Chilian!

Mechanical beasts versus mechanical beasts: Compared to the War God, the Red Serpent of the Gongshu family is specifically designed to counter the mechanical beasts of the Mo family.

However, this does not include the Azure Dragon!

The mechanical Azure Dragon is not in the same league as the mechanical White Tiger and Vermilion Bird.

To a certain extent, the Azure Dragon's ability to counter the Crimson Serpent is not merely a biological advantage, but also a result of its size and design.

After all, the mechanical Azure Dragon is the greatest masterpiece of the Mohist school, while the Crimson Serpent is not.

However, over the years, with the technology provided by the Zhang family, Gongshu Chou modified it, greatly increasing the performance of the Red Serpent, making it far more than just an ordinary Red Serpent mechanical beast.

Dragon and snake battle?

On the vast open space, the monsters, all over twenty feet tall, stared at each other.

Its sheer size alone exerted an oppressive force on the guards, making them feel like an invincible demon god. Moreover, in just a few moments, it had swept through the area, causing them to lose at least several hundred men. The destructive power of the mechanical Azure Dragon was unimaginable.

If it weren't for the mechanical beast Crimson Serpent, even if all 10,000 of them were placed here, they still wouldn't be able to stop the mechanical Azure Dragon's slaughter.

Compared to the mechanical White Tiger, it is more than one level stronger.

Chapter 777 The Twin Heroes of Ghost Valley: Sword Qi Soaring

boom!

They stared at each other for no more than three breaths, their eyes burning with hatred as if they were sworn enemies. The mechanical Azure Dragon and the mechanical Crimson Serpent simultaneously erupted and clashed.

The sound of air being torn apart transformed into a roar of wind and thunder, and the suffocating pressure, at the moment of impact, erupted like an apocalypse, sweeping across the entire battlefield!

Both mechanical beasts were over twenty zhang in size, so you can imagine how great the aftershocks of their collision would be.

Immediately, the two mechanical beasts wrestled and became entangled, temporarily evenly matched.

This can be considered the final battle between the Mohists and the Gongshu family!

The battle will determine which of the two mechanical arts is superior.

Aside from the mechanical beasts leading the charge, the experts who were surrounding and killing the Dragon Emperor also appeared one by one, showing no regard for the ten thousand Imperial Guards.

The Confucian scholar Zhang Liang and the Daoist master Xiaoyaozi were both alone.

The Xiang clan, led by Xiang Shaoyu and Xiang Yan, consisted of disciples who were all highly skilled in martial arts and top-notch military strategists.