People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

"Chase!"

Cao Ze and Jing Ni avoided Xuan Jian, who had gone mad and was attacking indiscriminately, and chased after Shen Leping.

Shen Leping was chased and killed in a chaotic scene.

Xuan Jian's attacks were powerful, but he lacked consciousness, so he could easily dodge them.

Jing Ni's swordsmanship combines lethality and agility, and Cao Ze's Yin Wu Lei is extremely well concealed at night, requiring him to devote most of his attention to dealing with it.

In just a few hundred meters, he had already suffered serious injuries.

"Young man, must you be so ruthless as to wipe them all out?"

Cao Ze laughed loudly from behind, "If you can cooperate with us to kill Xuan Jian, I can let you go!"

Shen Leping was caught off guard and grazed by Xuan Jian's sword energy. He barely dodged Jing Ni's sword energy, but was then struck by Cao Ze's follow-up You Yin Lei, causing him to cough up blood.

He truly felt a sense of crisis this time; if he didn't fight desperately, he would really die.

"In that case..."

"Rise, Lord Xuanjian!"

Shen Leping took out silver needles and used the technique that Yan Ri had given him to pierce the acupoints on Xuan Jian's brain, briefly controlling Xuan Jian.

Xuan Jian, who had been berserk and filled with killing intent, suddenly calmed down and launched a fierce attack on Jing Ni and Cao Ze.

Jing Ni instantly blocked Xuan Jian's path.

Shen Leping was covered in sweat and looked extremely disheveled.

This is terrible! I never expected that forcibly controlling Xuan Jian would cause a mental backlash. Yan Ri didn't tell him that!

"Bah!"

Seeing that Shen Leping was about to escape, Cao Ze used his inner strength to utter a single Taoist mantra, which was something a Taoist elder had learned from reading Journey to the West at night and from Monkey King fighting demons.

Shen Leping paused, startled by Cao Ze's shout.

"Monster! Take this Yin Five Thunder!"

Cao Ze seized the opportunity to unleash two Windworm Thunder attacks.

Shen Leping dodged one attack but was hit by another, coughing up blood and collapsing to the ground, his spirits even more dejected.

Under normal circumstances, he would never have been beaten so badly by a second-rate expert.

The saying goes, "Strike while the iron is hot."

"Palm Thunder!"

Countless Yin Thunder Forces intertwined in Cao Ze's palm, emitting bursts of hissing sounds.

Cao Ze suddenly struck Shen Leping on the ground with a palm strike.

Shen Leping's face turned deathly pale. "Young brother, spare me..."

"boom!"

Shen Leping was struck through the chest and back by Cao Ze's palm, and the power of Yin Five Thunder continued to spread throughout Shen Leping's body, devouring his remaining life force.

They died very quickly, as if they were already dead.

Cao Ze let out a long breath. Although he had very little internal energy left, he had never felt so refreshed.

He spat at Shen Leping's corpse and said, "You tried to do Extreme Challenge, and now you're all done for, aren't you?"

Cao Ze inadvertently noticed the glasses Shen Leping was wearing.

On a whim, I picked it up and tried it on.

"Ah, that feels good."

Cao Ze felt a cool sensation that cleared his eyes. Needless to say, this thing must have been made from high-quality materials.

He looked toward Jing Ni and saw that Jing Ni and Xuan Jian's movements, which had been extremely fast, had slowed down considerably.

"Holy crap! This is an amazing artifact!"

Cao Ze clicked his tongue in admiration. This guy is really something; he can still drop treasures even after he dies.

Jingni and Xuanjian clashed repeatedly, sword energy crisscrossing the forest, leaving sword marks all over the ground and trees.

After Shen Leping died, Xuan Jian suddenly regained some clarity and stopped attacking.

"Where...am I?"

"Wei Yong... a force to be reckoned with... obscuring the sun..."

Xuan Jian's gaze slowly focused on Jing Ni, one hand covering his head, and he said, "You are... the traitor Jing Ni?"

Cao Ze was about to try his persuasive skills to see if he could fool Xuan Jian.

But then Xuan Jian suddenly erupted again, shouting, "Ah! I want revenge! I want to kill Wei Yong! Kill him!"

The deafening roar shook the mountains and forests, and Xuan Jian ran frantically into the deep forest.

Just as Jing Ni was about to continue the pursuit, Cao Ze grabbed her wrist and said, "Don't pursue a desperate enemy."

Further ahead lies a deep mountain forest, fraught with countless dangers. It was also late at night, making it easy for unexpected events to occur.

It's not worth risking your life for a madman.

Jing Ni nodded slightly. She knew that killing Xuan Jian at this time would be difficult. Relying solely on herself and Cao Ze, without the cooperation of others, it would be hard to capture him.

When Cao Ze and Jing Ni returned, preparing to help Lian Cheng clear out the Luo Wang stronghold, they saw firelight slowly appearing in the forest at night.

Cao Ze knew that Lian Cheng had succeeded.

"It seems we don't need to go over there."

"Let's go. It'll be quieter for a while now."

Jing Ni sheathed her sword, tapped her toes, and disappeared into the darkness, silently following Cao Ze.

After Cao Ze and Lian Cheng met up, they didn't stand on ceremony.

"Brother Cheng, let's go to Zui Jiu Lou for a drink sometime."

"Okay, call them to come along in the car."

Lian Cheng was very satisfied that he could repay Cao Ze's favor, and left with over a hundred of his men.

As the most prosperous capital of the Seven Kingdoms, Handan still had one or two city gates open at night.

Cao Ze and Jing Ni found Li Wu and returned to Qingping Residence together.

The threat posed by the Luowang network in Handan has been eliminated, and the network is now somewhat well-known.

Everything is back on track.

The remaining task is to raise one's reputation within a year, ideally to become famous throughout the seven kingdoms and gain recognition from all sides.

Obviously, this is not easy.

It's not something you can achieve with just words, even if you have the silver tongue of a master.

It still requires genuine, high-quality materials.

After Jingni put Xiaoyan'er on the bed, she sat with Liwu and Cao Ze under the lamplight.

What's next?

Li Wu propped her rounded chin up and stared intently at Cao Ze.

Cao Ze looked at Li Wu seriously, a slight smile playing on his lips, "How about... we have one?"

"Bang!"

Li Wu's chin slid off the hand that was supporting her chin, and her smooth, white forehead slammed heavily onto the table.

She rubbed her aching forehead, looked at Cao Ze with a deep gaze, and said, "Say it again?"

Cao Ze said innocently, "The way you were looking at me, I thought you were interested in me."

Then, with a strange smile, she said, "Jingni is waiting to use you as practice for delivering babies."

Li Wu immediately covered her face with her hands. Oh my god! I'm so embarrassed!

Jing Ni coughed lightly and said, "Alright, Cao Ze, tell me about the current situation."

Cao Ze stopped teasing Li Wu and explained his current situation.

"Now, apart from having to go to Changhou's place every now and then, which is a little troublesome, there's nothing else."

Li Wu looked at Cao Ze suspiciously, "I feel like you'd be happy to get involved with that courtesan."

Cao Ze rolled his eyes at Li Wu. "Is this a question of whether I'm willing or not? If we don't feed her now, none of us will have peace."

Li Wu rested her chin on her hand and hummed, "I'm just afraid you won't be able to let go of it later."

Jingni said, "No, that's not true. Back on the grasslands, Cao Ze took me with him and we just left whenever he wanted."

Li Wu looked at Jing Ni with an expression that said, "I give up."

"Lord Jingni, aren't you even a little jealous?"

Cao Ze smiled smugly, "Why are you jealous? I've given Jing Ni even better food."

Under the oil lamp, Jingni's pretty face flushed red, and she felt very hot.

She gave Cao Ze a reproachful look with her clear, beautiful eyes, expressing her dissatisfaction.

It would be one thing to do it secretly, but to say it in front of Li Wu is unacceptable. How will she ever face anyone again?

I will never eat it again.

She was ashamed of using foul language.

Li Wu was somewhat frantic, never expecting that Jing Ni had fallen to such a state!

They can eat anything and have the guts to eat it!

This sisterhood is no longer viable!

"I met the wrong person!"

Li Wu harshly criticized Cao Ze: "Smooth talker!"