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

Chapter 33 True strength lies in never complaining about one's circumstances—Jing Ke

Who is Jing Ke?

Before his time travel, he was the only assassin in Earth's history to be recorded in history as a legendary assassin, a pinnacle of Chinese assassin legend in five thousand years of history. 🏆♤ ➅➈ˢ𝓱Ữ𝓧.c𝑜м ☯♗

While Jing Ke may not be the strongest assassin in history, he is undoubtedly the most famous assassin in history, without exception!

His name has even evolved into the idiom "Jing Ke assassinates the King of Qin".

He is the only one in history books to have actually fought Qin King Ying Zheng for three hundred rounds, and even forced the first emperor of mankind to dodge his attack by walking around a pillar!

If there's any blemish or dark side to his life, it's probably that every great achiever has a goofy teammate who drags them down, like Qin Wuyang.

Even now, after time travel, Jing Ke has not yet assassinated the Qin emperor. Although his aura is not as strong as it was before time travel, it is still very dazzling.

He is one of the four great assassins of our time, ranking alongside Zhuan Zhu, Yu Rang, and Nie Zheng.

However, as assassins, fame generally means being overpowered, so they are very low-key. Few people usually know their true ranking, and only insiders know their true identities, such as friends like Qin Wuyang.

Strictly speaking, Qin Feng had never met Jing Ke. Although he and his father were close and often swapped underwear, as an assassin, Jing Ke was cautious. He almost never took photos with anyone and rarely saw any strangers. Although his parents knew him well, Qin Feng had never met Uncle Ke since he transmigrated.

Qin Feng could imagine whether Jing Ke was married and whether he would have a son named Tianming. Then the question was, if Tianming and he both went to Ghost Valley, would it be that they would end up in a love-hate relationship, just like Wei Zhuang of Flowing Sand and the Sword Saint Gai Nie?

Just as Qin Feng was lying on the sofa recovering from his buttock injury and lost in thought, there was a knock on the door.

"Is Mr. Qin Wuyang there? You have a package!"

"It's already been placed at your door; it's a large item! Please sign for it!"

Outside, the wind and snow were biting at their faces. Qin Feng called out to the study, "Dad! The delivery's here!"

Dad was smoking a cigarette when he looked at Qin Feng, who was sprawled on the sofa. He made a fist gesture, implying that Qin Feng should behave himself or he would beat him up!

A short while later, Qin Wuyang pushed in a small cart with a large cardboard box on it. 💗😈 👤♦

Qin Wuyang stared at the cardboard box, a little bewildered. "Wife! Did you buy this? I don't remember buying anything big!"

My mom walked in, staring at the huge cardboard box. "Where did I buy this?! Did they send it to the wrong address?"

Just as the family of three locked eyes, a strange movement came from the cardboard box on the cart!

This startled Mom, who hurriedly asked, "What's going on! Is there something alive in here?"

Even faster, the edge of the cardboard box suddenly burst open, and a hand and a leg emerged...

Strangely, a young man crawled out of the cardboard box.

This man was dressed in a black wandering swordsman's outfit, eight feet tall, with ordinary features. He was the kind of guy you wouldn't give a second glance to if you put him in a crowd.

Qin Feng, Qin Wuyang, and Long Ziqing all cowered to the side in fright. Qin Wuyang, holding a fruit knife, shouted, "Who! Who are you?!"

The man sat down familiarly, sipped his tea, and said leisurely, "A lotus in the Northwest Mysterious Heaven."

Qin Wuyang was taken aback for a moment, "Traveling far and wide to cultivate good karma!"

The man said, "One cannot cultivate immortality without refining the golden elixir."

Qin Wuyang said, "I will not farm if I am not a merchant."

The man said, "I haven't been here for many years."

Qin Wuyang said, "They always replace the old with the new."

The man said, "The people of this land can tolerate me."

Qin Wuyang continued, "We will not use money that causes harm to the world."

The man continued, "The highest good is like water."

Qin Wuyang continued, "Great virtue carries all things!"

The man said, "Big Brother!"

Qin Wuyang said, "Third brother!"

But then he saw his father and that man hugging each other, and they were very excited.

Qin Feng and his mother exchanged a glance as they watched this scene unfold. Alright, who is this person? The assassin Jing Ke!

At this moment, Mom relaxed and gave Qin Feng a look, "Lie down! It's okay!"

Qin Feng lay down, but he couldn't hold back his excitement. "Holy crap!"

If I'm not mistaken, that cardboard box seems to have been transported via a vacuum channel!

In other words, I, Uncle Jing Ke, was sent here directly into a vacuum tunnel like cargo?

How did he manage to prevent the vacuum channel from exploding?

and many more!

Space is almost a vacuum, and experts above the minor national standard can physically traverse space.

Doesn't that mean Jing Ke's true skill level was above the minor national standard? At least a national standard master!

After all, only with strength exceeding national standards can you feel as relaxed in a vacuum as you would at home!

Qin Feng gasped, looking at Jing Ke, who had an ordinary face, and thought, "This is what a true powerhouse is!"

Are train tickets hard to buy during the Golden Week holiday?

I'm not taking a car anymore, I'm taking the vacuum express freight channel! It's not only fast, but also incredibly cheap!

True strength lies in never complaining about one's circumstances!

Can a spaceship, no matter how fast, be faster than a vacuum teleportation channel? Global delivery in one hour!

My father's beating hadn't even healed yet, and he was already at my doorstep.

With that kind of efficiency, they absolutely deserve to be one of the Four Great Assassins; they're incredibly efficient!

They accept orders and deliver them instantly, cutting costs at lightning speed – they're trustworthy!

It's the efficiency benchmark in the assassin industry!

What surprised Qin Feng the most was how he managed to make his father unable to recognize him, and only able to recognize him through code words.

Is this advanced disguise technique?

However, at this moment, Qin Wuyang and Jing Ke were already having a great time chatting, drinking and talking about Qin Feng.

Jing Ke, as expected of a top assassin who had seen many great things, simply smiled slightly after hearing about the [Divine Forging Diagram], showing none of the bewilderment his parents displayed.

It wasn't until Jing Ke heard Fan Li's "Marriage Contract No. 1" that Jing Ke, who had seen countless grand occasions, frowned slightly.

Qin Wuyang looked at his good brother Jing Ke with great worry and said, "Third brother, what are we going to do! He's the only son in our Qin family! I...I'm really heartbroken!"

Jing Ke looked at his good-for-nothing older brother Qin Wuyang, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Instead of worrying about your son, you should worry about yourself. I don't know if your son is dead or alive, but you're about to be in big trouble."

Qin Wuyang was stunned, and his mother, who was serving the beef, was also taken aback. They both looked at Jing Ke, asking, "What does this mean?"

Jing Ke calmly took a sip of wine and said nonchalantly, "I once accepted a job to steal a marriage certificate. This job had a unique feature: once the holder of the marriage certificate obtained it, no other expert could attack him; only the holders of other marriage certificates could make a move against him!"

Mother Long Ziqing seemed to understand something. "If the holder of the marriage certificate has the certificate, no one else can kill him. Only the other eight marriage certificate holders can kill him! Does that mean if my son encounters someone he can't beat, he can just throw out the marriage certificate and say he's the holder of the certificate! Then that expert will have to leave with a stiff nose?"

Jing Ke nodded, "That's right, sister-in-law."

Qin Wuyang seemed to recall something and muttered to himself, "If what my third brother said is true, then I understand why the powerful Yan family that obtained the marriage certificate was wiped out, but a man and a dog were spared. It wasn't that the mastermind behind the destruction of that family wasn't strong enough to kill all of them; rather, it was because of that marriage certificate that the mastermind dared not kill the man holding it. That must be it! Only in this way can we explain why a man and a dog were spared back then!"

My mother said, "According to what my third brother said, doesn't that mean we're in danger now? Our son has the marriage certificate; there are only eight people in the world who can kill him, and no one can cross the border to kill him! But we don't have the protection of the marriage certificate; anyone can kill us?"

Qin Wuyang jumped up immediately, "Third brother, what, what should we do! This calamity, how did it suddenly befall us?"

Jing Ke sat there drinking from a large bowl, nonchalantly saying, "Brother, don't panic, sister-in-law, don't be anxious. This matter isn't as simple as you think! You must understand that obtaining a marriage certificate and gaining its recognition are two different things!"

"This marriage certificate is very complicated; receiving it doesn't mean you've gained its acceptance!"

"Although the marriage certificate is currently in my nephew's hands!"

"But that doesn't mean he has the recognition of the marriage certificate."

"If someone were to try and kill him to steal the marriage certificate at this point, he would still have to obediently hand it over!"

"The current marriage certificate is not my nephew's protective charm. Only a marriage certificate can be recognized as such."

Qin Wuyang looked at Jing Ke, "Then, how do we obtain the recognition of the marriage certificate?"

Jing Ke smiled faintly, "It's simple! When the marriage certificate was issued, Fan Li invited the heads of several major families—Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, the School of Names, Legalism, the School of Diplomacy, and Yin-Yang—to witness it. To gain the certificate's approval, you only need the approval of one of these prominent figures and to present a gift to Xi Shi's daughter. That would officially make you a participant in the marriage certificate challenge! In this way, you gain their recognition, you become a quasi-contestant, and you gain the certificate's approval. Under heaven, only eight people can kill you, while others of higher cultivation levels cannot!"

Qin Wuyang asked, "Then, how do we gain the approval of these big shots?"

Jing Ke said, "Get their token."

Qin Feng seemed to have thought of something at that moment, and jumped up. "Uncle! I have something here, would you like to take a look?"

Jing Ke watched Qin Feng run into the bedroom clutching his backside and said casually, "Nephew, your recovery is pretty good! You were only lying down for ten minutes and you're already running around! Tough skin and thick flesh, perfect for the world of martial arts!"

Qin Wuyang gave an awkward smile, "Isn't that how all martial arts students are?"

A short while later, Qin Feng ran over with the purple clay wine pot that Gai Nie had given him. "This, is this okay?"

Jing Ke glanced at it, then his eyes lit up. "Gai Nie's wine gourd! Where did you get it?"

Qin Feng said, "I... I found it in the park."

Jing Ke asked with great interest, "Did you pick it up along with the marriage certificate?"

Qin Feng didn't know how to answer at this moment. The marriage certificate was given to him by someone he had killed, as a token of gratitude for avenging his son. The wine pot was just a wine pot.

But now, thinking it best to avoid trouble, Qin Feng simply said, "Yes, I found them all in the park!"

Jing Ke took the wine jug and muttered to himself, "Gai Nie's wine jug is indeed a token of a powerful figure. You have already fulfilled one of the conditions. Now you only need to fulfill the second condition to activate the marriage certificate and make it your talisman."

Qin Feng asked, "A gift for Xi Shi's daughter?"

"That's right!" Jing Ke said, "This gift must be made by your own hands, and it must be full of heart, something that can move Xi Shi's daughter!"

Qin Feng scratched his head and said, "Uncle, this is probably difficult! I've never been in a relationship or pursued a girl before, I'm not very good at this!"

Jing Ke shook his head and said, "No, it's others who have difficulties, but you're different. You've obtained the [Divine Forging Manual]. What is the [Divine Forging Manual]? It's Ou Yezi's last work. As long as you forge a sword and give it to Xi Shi's daughter, she will definitely accept it. After all, in that assassination order I received, the young man personally painted a masterpiece of landscape painting and gave it to Xi Shi's daughter, and she acknowledged him as one of his suitors in the Nine Marriage Contracts! Just focus on forging a sword, and once you've done it, there shouldn't be any problem!"

Qin Feng listened to Jing Ke's words and looked at his parents.

Qin Wuyang, the father, glared at him irritably. "Why are you looking at me like that? You found the marriage certificate, you found the keepsake, and now I'm asking you to find a sword and a wife. Is there a problem with that?"

Mom added, "Listen to your Uncle Ke, son, try to forge a sword. At the very least, it'll give you an extra layer of protection!"

(End of this chapter)