Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 19 Ghost Valley, Gai Nie

Money in place, everything in place. 😲♞ ❻➈şнù𝐗.Ćᗝ𝓶 ✋♖

With Qin Feng's investment of one million yuan, the renovation, purchasing of goods, and recruitment were all completed in just three days.

Mom rarely showed a happy expression, but Dad Qin Wuyang was in a terrible state. He hadn't slept a wink for the past three days and was panting heavily every day.

Today is a big day, the grand opening of Qinjia Prosthetics Store, and also the opening day of the first prosthetics store in Longcheng.

This is great news for everyone in Longcheng.

For ordinary people, there will be no need to worry about disability in the future. They can borrow prosthetic bodies, and even have different prosthetic bodies specifically designed for their jobs, making them better than their previous bodies.

For the Public Security Bureau, Qin's opening up of low-level prosthetic bodies could greatly reduce public pressure, especially the pressure from the other six states regarding Qin's perceived sanctity towards human life.

As for Qin Feng personally, it's best that his mother has a job she likes. As long as you're all happy, I don't care about anything else.

Moreover, Qin Feng had always had a worry in his heart: what if his father suddenly lost his mind and went with Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin?

Now that the father is living a fulfilling life and the son is successful and will be extremely busy with his business in the future, the chances of him assassinating the King of Qin will be much smaller.

Today is the grand opening day. Snowflakes are falling, but they can't dampen the enthusiasm of the guests.

The store is located at the intersection of Longcheng Central Avenue, covering a full 300 square meters. It includes decoration and inventory, and is clean and tidy with one million credits.

At dawn, when the eight o'clock bell rang, a string of 30,000 firecrackers was lit at the door. Amid the crackling sounds, important figures from all over Longcheng made their grand entrances.

At first glance, almost everyone was dressed in ancient costumes, especially the officers from the police station.

However, upon closer inspection, it's easy to see that while these men appear to be wearing period clothing, the very details around the cuffs and collars are modern decorations, making them not truly period garments.

Very few people in this Dragon City can actually wear authentic ancient costumes.

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Qin on your grand opening!

"Congratulations, Mr. Qin! May your business prosper! This must be Qin Feng, the young hero who ranked first on all three lists. Like father, like son! Truly a lineage!"

"Congratulations, Mr. Qin! We also sell prosthetic devices, and we're opening next month. We hope to get to know each other better and make some money together..."

Qin Wuyang stood at the door, full of confidence, and said, "Please come in, everyone!"

"Thank you all for your support and kindness! I, Qin, would like to say a few words!"

"Our store promises to officially open today! We firmly adhere to the Qin Dynasty's pension regulations, providing free services to impoverished households, military households, and security personnel, and offering discounts to those in need!"

Applause and cheers erupted from all around, and for a moment, the old man's face was beaming with pride!

Qin Feng walked out of his shop and into the park next door.

Qin Feng had absolutely no interest in those mechanical arms, mechanical heads, or mechanical brains.

In Qin Feng's eyes, all technology is ultimately just an auxiliary tool in the process of human evolution, and there must be a boundary between auxiliary tools and humans. This boundary is that they are only for use, not for replacement!

Qin Feng deeply admired Li Si's belief that one's body and hair are gifts from one's parents and cannot be replaced. Martial arts cultivation seeks a path to godhood through flesh and blood. If metal were implanted into flesh and blood, the heart replaced with a turbine engine, the skin replaced with plasma, and the bones replaced with nickel-titanium superalloy, would that person still be human? Would that still be martial arts godhood? That should be called mechanical godhood!

Qin Feng was strolling in the park when he suddenly heard a sound.

As Lao Tzu said, "When the Zhou dynasty lost its deer, all under heaven chased after it!"

"Among the people of Qin, Ying Si, the restorer of the dynasty, led Ying Hua, the fierce tiger of Hangu Pass, westward out of the Hangu Pass Star Gate, where they encountered a woman!"

"His son is as beautiful as jade; I will hold his hand and grow old with him!"

"There was a man from Wei named Shang Yang, who came for fame and fortune!"

"Shang Yang transmitted the laws, and the Qin laws were established. The strong would prevail, and the weak would perish; thus began an era of great contention!"

Qin Feng stopped and looked at the person chanting in the wind and snow.

The man was around thirty years old, with long hair flowing down his shoulders. He was dressed in ancient costume, a white swordsman's robe, and sat upright under a blooming plum tree.

The wind howled through the snow. He leaned on a sword in his left hand, raised his right hand, and drank from the wine jug in his right hand. Under the pure white snow, an ancient and elegant charm emanated from him.

Qin Feng looked at the man, trying to decipher his identity.

In the diary, it lived up to expectations.

Guiguzi, Gai Nie!

According to the normal course of history, shouldn't he be serving as a bodyguard for Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, in the Qin Palace? How did he end up here?

Could it be that Guiguzi saw my letter and sent Gai Nie to find me overnight?

Must be!

Why did Gai Nie come to me? Did he want to take me as his disciple?

It seems a bit early! The previous generation of Guiguzi is still alive, and the current generation of Guiguzi has not yet emerged. Logically speaking, he should not be able to accept disciples.

Just as Qin Feng was pondering, the white-robed swordsman drank and laughed, "Young friend, would you like some wine?"

Qin Feng stepped forward. "Okay!"

The white-clad swordsman casually tossed the wine jug, which spun and shot towards Qin Feng!

Qin Feng raised his hand and caught the wine pot steadily!

The moment he caught the wine jug, Qin Feng's upper school uniform ripped open, and several weight-bearing stickers on his body shattered and cracked!

What incredible strength!

It took Qin Feng nearly 600 points of his blood energy to catch the wine pot! It unleashed at least two tons of force!

Qin Feng, shirtless, with a muscular physique and six-pack abs, stood in the snow, holding a wine jug, and took a long sip, exclaiming, "Good wine!"

The white-clad swordsman opposite him smiled slightly and said, "Young friend, you've drunk my wine, could you answer a question for me?"

Qin Feng asked, "What's the problem?"

The white-robed swordsman asked, "What is your view of the world today?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng paced back and forth, saying, "The world today? This is truly fascinating!"

The white-clad swordsman chuckled and asked, "How amusing would it be?"

Qin Feng said, "The current Warring States period, with its seven powerful states, is arguably the best era for all living beings, and also the golden age of the Hundred Schools of Thought!"

"Infants born weak can be genetically modified and given new life force during childhood!"

"Those injured later in life can be given a new lease on life through prosthetic grafts!"

"Taoist believers with unstable Daoist hearts can upload their consciousness to a fantasy world, seeking immortality in this life. As long as the server doesn't collapse, they can live forever in this virtual fantasy world!"

"Even those with duller aptitudes can be transformed into great scholars overnight through the implantation of chips, mastering the Six Arts of Confucianism and possessing both literary and military prowess!"

"Military strategists revere martial arts and yearn for flesh and blood to become gods!"

"Farmers control organisms, using sequences to mark their civilization!"

"The Mohists revered machinery and yearned for its advancement!"

"In addition, there are the Yin-Yang School, the School of Diplomacy, the Legalist School, the Miscellaneous School, and many other factions that are secretly making a fortune!"

"Isn't this the best era for all living beings, the best era for all schools of thought?"

Upon hearing this, the white-clad swordsman's voice deepened, "It was the best of times, and the worst of times!"

"The current state of power has reached its peak, and the conflicts between various countries have accumulated to their limit!"

"In the imperial court, the Legalists and Confucians are ready to overturn the table!"

"In the martial world, the Yin-Yang School plots to make their pipe dream come true, while the Strategists aspire to bring peace to the world with a single sword!"

"The Way of Sequence, the way of the peasants, states that below the sequence, all are ants; royalty and commoners are no different!"

"Humanity has woven a beautiful dream for itself with technology. Tools that should have helped human evolution have instead usurped the place and become the human being itself. This directly means a new crisis for the human race. Once mechanical life replaces flesh and blood life, humans will no longer be human, and humanity will become extinct."

Listening to the white-robed swordsman's words, Qin Feng pondered and said, "You're right. This world appears prosperous and thriving, but in reality, there are undercurrents and constant conflicts. Yet, isn't this interplay of movement and stillness simply the balance of yin and yang in the world?"

The man in white laughed heartily. "You little rascal, your words are quite amusing! You actually use the Taoist philosophy of Laozi and Zhuangzi to refute me!"

"I'll ask you one last question: In your opinion, what is most important for the establishment of an empire? Is it a wise ruler? Virtuous ministers? Or a valiant army?"

Qin Feng thought for a moment and said, "Neither."

The man in white asked, "Then what do you consider to be the cornerstone of the empire?"

Qin Feng said, "He is a powerful individual! An invincible individual capable of destroying any invading enemy!"

The man in white said, "Very well, keep this wine jug. If you encounter someone you can't defeat, take it out and it will protect you! I'm going back to Xianyang to report now."

"When you arrive in Xianyang, take the wine jug to the biggest restaurant, and the owner will bring you to see me!"

Upon hearing the white-robed swordsman's words, Qin Feng hurriedly said, "Brother, I still don't know your name!"

The white-clad swordsman had vanished, leaving only his voice echoing in the empty space, "Guigu, Gai Nie!"

Qin Feng held Gai Nie's wine pot and examined it closely. It was a purple clay wine pot with exquisite workmanship, and there was a red silk ribbon embroidered on it by his daughter.

Tsk tsk, Senior Brother Gai Nie is quite a character!

However, in retrospect, Gai Nie's identity should still be that of Ying Zheng's bodyguard in history, the Great Qin Sword Saint, and the Hundred-Step Flying Sword!

The sword he was holding just now must be Yuanhong!

I'm really curious about what Yuanhong looks like!

"Achoo!"

Qin Feng sneezed, only then realizing that he had been standing shirtless in the wind and snow for almost an hour.

Although I am physically strong and don't get minor ailments like catching a cold, going shirtless is still indecent.

Qin Feng hurriedly walked into the shop with the wine pot in his hand. He didn't have much time left at home, so he wanted to do as much housework as he could!

If he really went to Xianyang, Qin Feng had a premonition that he might not be able to come back.

(End of this chapter)