Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 242 Let the Eastern Emperor come, and the Eastern Emperor really came!

In the hands of the Six-Fingered Black Knight, Mo Mei transformed into a stream of light, her sword aura spreading out like a vast expanse of ink-black waves, completely enveloping Xiang Jun's mud attacks and Xiang Furen's flowing water killing moves.

His figure flickered, each step containing hidden secrets. As his inner energy flowed, an invisible barrier seemed to form around him, causing soil to scatter and crumble upon impact, and diverting and bypassing flowing water.

"Heaven and Earth, all things return to their origin!"

Xiang Jun's finger marks flickered and solidified, the ground suddenly rose up, and countless earthen pillars burst out of the ground like fangs. Xiang Furen then gently brushed her palm over, and the flowing water climbed up the earthen pillars, turning into water whips with icy shards. The combination of strength and gentleness intertwined to form an impenetrable killing net, strangling towards the Six-Fingered Black Knight.

The six-fingered black-clad swordsman's eyes were calm, but his dark eyebrows and sword suddenly turned fierce. His sword moves were no longer defensive, but instead he thrust straight at the killing net.

Where the sword light passed, the earthen pillars shattered and the water whips crumbled. He used his internal energy, which had reached the highest level of the Mo family's internal energy cultivation, the "universal love" level, as the foundation, to bring the Mo family's sword technique to its extreme in terms of power and agility. The sword wind, carrying internal energy, forced Xiangjun and Xiangfuren to retreat repeatedly, and the composure on their faces was gradually replaced by solemnity.

Just as the three were locked in fierce combat, a burst of scarlet blood energy suddenly erupted from the shadows to the side.

The Grand Master of Fate quietly retreated several feet, forming a hand seal. A skull-shaped blood handprint covered in black patterns condensed in his palm. The handprint carried a pungent bloody smell. Taking advantage of the moment when the Six-Fingered Black Knight was fully engaged in dealing with Xiang Jun and the other two, it attacked his back like a ghost.

"Humph!"

The Six-Fingered Black Knight seemed to have anticipated this, without turning around or withdrawing his attack. He suddenly flipped his wrist, and the dark-browed sword drew an arc, unleashing a backhand slash.

With a "pfft," the skull-shaped blood handprint was shattered by the sword energy, and the remaining force slammed into Da Siming's chest. She spat out a mouthful of blood, staggered back several steps, and the crimson color of her hands dimmed a bit.

In a short period of time, the Six-Fingered Black Knight injured three elders of the Yin-Yang School one after another.

As Xiangjun said before, there are no undeserving people with great reputations.

The Mohist school may not have many masters, but the Six-Fingered Black Knight, as the leader, has made a name for himself among the world's heroes, which means he is definitely a top-notch master.

"You guys are still far from good enough!"

"Summon Donghuang Taiyi!"

Six-Fingered Black Knight looked at the three people in front of him and spoke in a deep voice.

He had long heard about the many changes in the Yin-Yang School, especially the current leader of the Yin-Yang School, who concealed his real name and called himself Donghuang Taiyi. He also changed the names of all the elders and protectors within the Yin-Yang School. In recent years, the Yin-Yang School has also attached itself to the Qin State and developed rapidly.

Six-Fingered Black Knight had long been curious about the current leader of the Yin-Yang School.

Of course, this is just a casual remark at the moment.

Given the current situation, it would be better if Donghuang Taiyi didn't come.

He still needs to get rid of the three elders of the Yin-Yang family and catch up with Yan Dan and the others.

As he spoke, the Six-Fingered Black Knight swung his Ink Eyebrow Sword again, and ink-wash sword energy gathered between heaven and earth, transforming into a long ink-colored dragon, but it was different from the Yin-Yang School's Soul-type Dragon Soaring.

A long, dark dragon soared into the sky, first heading towards Xiangjun and Xiangfuren, then swung its tail and headed towards Dasiming.

In an instant, the three figures were injured again.

Six-Fingered Black Knight himself took this opportunity to quickly withdraw and prepare to leave.

Just as he got rid of the three elders of the Yin-Yang School.

Suddenly, all colors disappeared from the world. This move is quite similar to the Taoist "loss of color in heaven and earth," but it is a Yin-Yang School move called "the sun and moon lose their light." Of course, the core principles are actually quite similar. The Taoist and Yin-Yang Schools share the same origin, and many techniques can find common ground.

In the original work, Xiao Ling once used "Ten Thousand Rivers Autumn Water" to imitate the Yin-Yang School's "Nine Waters Rise".

"You said I should come, and I have come now!"

The world, having lost all its color, became incredibly viscous, resembling a swamp.

The Six-Fingered Black Knight was stuck in the swamp, and his movements were greatly restricted.

Then another voice reached his ears.

Following the direction from which the sound came, Six-Fingered Black Knight looked over and saw a tall figure wearing a wide robe and a black mask.

Within the other person's robes, it seemed as if countless stars were being nurtured and generated.

Donghuang Taiyi has truly arrived.

……

On the other side of the forest, Mo family disciples covered Yan Dan's escape.

Soon they also encountered trouble.

The army is not well-positioned to operate in this forest.

But this time, the Qin state pursued Yan Dan with more than just its army.

Before the Yin-Yang School appeared, the first organization to hunt them down was the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven).

Right now, the Yin-Yang School's experts have all appeared in these mountains and forests, and the pursuit of the Luo Net is naturally following closely behind.

Ironically, this mountain forest is the domain of the Net.

The people of Luo Wang are skilled at assassinating in various complex and treacherous environments.

The more complex the environment in the mountains and forests, the better they can perform.

Even though the Mo Family's Mechanized City is built in the mountains and forests, and these Mo Family disciples who were drawn by the Six-Fingered Black Knight are very good at moving around in the mountains and forests, in terms of strength, they are still far inferior to the ruthless assassins of the Luo Net.

In a short period of time, many Mohist disciples died trying to cover Yan Dan's retreat.

Yan Dan, upon witnessing the deaths of these Mohist disciples, outwardly revealed a sense of reluctance.

It could move, but it didn't stop at all.

The appearance of the net was both unexpected and reasonable.

After all, the Qin state was the stronghold of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven).

But he could not be captured by the net.

Or rather, in Donghuang Taiyi's plan, the target was only Six-Fingered Black Knight.

Donghuang Taiyi was tasked with eliminating Six-Fingered Black Knight, the one who had discovered the clues, to prevent future trouble.

As for himself, what he needed to do after his defeat was to break free of the encirclement and escape from the Qin state.

Fortunately, this escape plan took a long time to complete.

Although these Mohist disciples sacrificed their lives, their sacrifice was worthwhile.

With these people rushing to cover his retreat, Yan Dan traversed the forests and fields.

Finally, he arrived at the meeting place with the Mo family.

A wooden mechanical bird landed in a clearing in the forest.

"Master Ban!"

Seeing the old man who came to meet her, Yan Dan feigned sadness.

Master Ban's gaze swept over Yan Dan and the several injured Mo family disciples behind him.

"Yan Dan, where is the Grand Master?"

"The Grand Master..."

Upon hearing Master Ban's words, Yan Dan's expression of sorrow deepened.

"We encountered powerful enemies from the Yin-Yang School and the Luo Net in the mountains and forests. To cover our retreat, the Grand Master single-handedly fought against the three elders of the Yin-Yang School..."

Upon hearing Yan Dan's words, Master Ban's face immediately showed a solemn expression, but he quickly regained his trust in Six-Fingered Black Knight.

"The master's martial arts are unparalleled, he should be fine."

"You don't need to worry too much!"

He looked at Yan Dan's worried expression and comforted him.

……

Deep in the woods, a series of hurried footsteps broke the silence.

Holding the Tiger Soul Sword, Tian Hu strode to Tian Meng's side. Behind Tian Hu followed dozens of peasant disciples, each with a burly physique and a deep, imposing aura.

At this moment, Tian Meng was looking at the corpses scattered in the woods.

Those were the corpses of Mohist disciples.

"The leader of the bandits ordered us to gather men and come here to help Yan Dan. What exactly does he know?"

Tian Hu was not just a reckless brute; he could occasionally use his brain.

He looked at the corpse on the ground, puzzled.

He knew who Yan Dan was, of course. He was the crown prince of Yan, who had been sent to Qin as a hostage by the King of Yan for some reason.

As for how Yan Dan got involved with Xia Kui, it's not hard to understand. Xia Kui had been active in Yan State before and had made a name for himself as a "hero of integrity" there. It's not surprising that he knew Yan Dan.

So, it was Yan Dan who learned of the Xia Kui's true identity and took the initiative to seek his help.

Despite having many questions in their hearts, the Tian brothers still rushed over. Even though Tian Meng harbored resentment towards Xia Kui because of the big iron hammer incident, on the surface they were still willing to obey Xia Kui's orders. In particular, they belonged to the same Tian clan as Xia Kui, and they had to set a good example.

As a result, when the two brothers from the Tian family arrived near Xianyang, they learned that Yan Dan had chosen to flee.

Did this happen suddenly?

Perhaps the leader of the knights knew about this all along, which is why he sent them to help Yan Dan.

Regardless of which one it was, it made the Tian brothers think deeply.

Seeing his silent elder brother, Tian Hu continued impatiently, "Our Farmer's Clan has always kept to itself and never meddled in the disputes of the Hundred Schools of Thought. This time, the Heroic Leader asked us to help Yan Dan? If that were all, it would be fine, but there are also traces of the Mohists here..."

Tian Meng remained silent, his mind filled with many speculations.

Or rather, when the leader of the knights chose him and Chen Sheng as his successors, he had some suspicions.

The leader of the knights probably harbors a great ambition.

It was only because before that, although the Farmer's Clan had experienced some turmoil, it was merely a change of leadership within the clan, during which some of the chivalrous leaders revealed their personal inclinations, without taking any further action.

Now, the Xia Kui has asked them to help Yan Dan.

Does this mean that Xia Kui has already begun to officially implement his plan?

But why Yan Dan?

Judging from the corpses on the ground, it can be confirmed that the people who helped Yan Dan this time were not only the peasants, but also... the Mohists.

Or rather, the Mohists acted faster than the agriculturalists.

Is there some kind of collusion between Yan Dan and the Mohists?