Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

This can be considered a kind of earth sound, a sound that the earth naturally produces.

If we ignore how unpleasant the sound is and try to understand its essence, we might be able to glean some insights into the principles of nature from it.

"Your Mohist school is truly a wonderful place for sword forging!"

Xu Qing couldn't help but sigh.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the area around the city is all barren mountains and treacherous waters.

But this is only on the surface; inside the city, the feng shui is actually excellent.

Especially deep in these mountains.

In Xu Qing's perception, a "dragon" was leaping within it.

There are no true dragons in the world; the emperor is often used as a metaphor for a dragon. The dragon that the Mohists slayed in their dragon-slaying plan was Qin Shi Huang.

But among the mountains and rivers, there exists another kind of dragon.

That is the essence of mountains and rivers, that is... the dragon vein.

Dragon veins roam underground and do not remain dormant in one place for long; they will move with the passage of time and geographical changes.

But the Mo Family's Mechanical City is different.

The dragon vein is hidden within, but it is imprisoned by invisible means. The "dragon" that Xu Qing senses is moving underground, but after arriving in a certain area, it can no longer leave and can only turn back.

For this reason, the dragon was extremely angry, which attracted the essence of all directions to gather, causing a real roar to come from the dragon's throat.

Of course, Xu Qing did not mean to save the dragon vein or praise Mozi's superb methods.

He simply felt that forging swords in such a place would surely produce superior swords.

"If you wish to forge swords in the future, you can come to our Mechanical City anytime."

Six-Fingered Black Knight said another thing to Xu Qing.

Within the Mohist school, there exists a sword-making family like the Xu family. The Xu family has been forging swords here for generations, so it's not surprising that the Mechanized City is suitable for sword forging.

Enter the depths of the dragon's throat.

Six-Fingered Black Knight stepped forward and took the initiative to unlock some of the mechanisms.

As the mechanism was unlocked, a platform slowly rose up, and on the platform was a small box.

"This is the Illusionary Sound Box!"

Six-Fingered Black Knight looked at the Illusionary Sound Box with deep emotion.

Hundreds of years ago, the Yin-Yang School obtained this item from an unknown source, which led them astray into the demonic path. Master Mozi secretly engaged in a battle with the Yin-Yang School, resulting in the loss of the item, which actually ended up in the hands of Master Mozi.

Later, when the patriarch built the Mechanical City, this item was sealed deep within the Mechanical City.

Xu Qing reached out, and the Illusionary Sound Box immediately fell into his hand.

On the lid of the box, sixteen characters are engraved in the Chu script: “Twelve Illusory Laws, Five Modes of Non-Music, Heavenly Melody of Ultimate Bliss, Myriad Demonic Sounds”.

Xu Qing already knew about these texts, and he tried to get more information about the Illusionary Sound Box from Six-Fingered Black Knight.

"These characters seem to be from the Chu state. This thing originated from the Chu state?"

Six-Fingered Black Knight nodded, "Not bad!"

"Five hundred years ago, the ancestors of the Yin-Yang School and the Taoist School had a disagreement on their philosophies and went their separate ways. They went to the State of Chu, which was regarded as a barbarian state by the Central Plains countries."

"The Chu Kingdom was rife with witchcraft and held many secrets. They somehow found the Illusionary Sound Box and, with its help, quickly rose to prominence in the Chu Kingdom... The Yin-Yang School was renowned at the time."

"However, this object is not of the righteous path; it contains immense demonic power that can bewitch people's hearts..."

The Six-Fingered Black Knight revealed the internal records of the Mohist school.

It's hard to say how the Mohists viewed the Yin-Yang School, and Six-Fingered Black Knight didn't explain in detail what the Yin-Yang School actually did at the time.

In short, thanks to Mozi's intervention, this item secretly fell into the hands of the Mohist school.

After that, it remained sealed in the city of the mechanical palace.

The great masters of the Mohist school throughout history have also studied the Illusionary Sound Box, and they have indeed gained insight into some of its secrets.

"The Illusionary Sound Box contains extremely powerful mechanisms. I don't know who made it. It is said to be the treasure of the Yin-Yang School, but tracing its principles, it seems to be more like the work of my Mohist School..."

Six-Fingered Black Knight told a joke and then mentioned the Mo family's research on the Illusionary Sound Box.

"It has five layers and twelve eaves. The five layers correspond to the five musical notes, and the twelve eaves and the windows below them correspond to the twelve musical scales. Rotating the five layers and the different correspondences between the twelve musical scales will evolve into different musical scales..."

"Some melodies are fine, but others, while sounding perfectly normal, cause his blood to surge and give him a feeling of going into qi deviation after prolonged exposure..."

"This thing is incredibly demonic!"

Six-Fingered Black Knight shared his assessment.

He was also a proud and arrogant person. When he first became the leader of the Mohist school, he saw the Illusionary Sound Box and naturally tried to study it. Unfortunately, he did not figure out any tricks of it. Instead, he almost messed up his cultivation because of those strange melodies.

Of course, he couldn't tell Xu Qing about these things.

Xu Qing listened quietly to the Six-Fingered Black Knight's story, and then slowly opened the Illusionary Sound Box.

As the lid was opened, a five-story pavilion slowly rose up, resembling a pagoda.

Xu Qing gently plucked the clapper, and the mechanism inside the box turned, immediately producing a unique melody.

"It's quite a nice form of entertainment!"

Xu Qing said softly.

There are very few forms of entertainment in this world, and even fewer things to enjoy.

The Illusionary Sound Box has five layers and twelve eaves. Even with different arrangements and combinations, it can produce many different melodies. Putting aside the potential side effect of causing people to go mad, it's quite nice as a music box.

Xu Qing closed the Illusionary Sound Box again, having no intention of examining the object there.

He put away the Illusionary Sound Box.

He still possessed that same unpredictable skill; he could produce all sorts of things at any time, and naturally, he could also easily put away certain things.

Six-Fingered Black Knight glanced at Xu Qing but said nothing.

After that, he led Xu Qing to freely roam the forbidden area of ​​the Mo family.

When they emerged from the Mo family's forbidden area, the way the Mo family members looked at Xu Qing changed somewhat.

Xu Qing didn't care about the stares of the others.

After lingering in the Mo Family's Mechanical City for a few more days, he finally chose to leave.

"Grand Master, are we just going to let him leave like this?"

Dao Zhi watched Xu Qing leave, puzzled.

As Xu Qing stepped into the forbidden area of ​​the Mo family, in their eyes, Xu Qing was clearly entrusted with an important task by the Grand Master and was very likely to become the next Grand Master.

As for whether Xu Qing can become the next leader?

If someone like Yan Dan can become the successor of the Mohist school, why can't Xu Qing become the successor of the Mohist school?

"Otherwise what? Should we leave him in the Mohist school?"

The Six-Fingered Black Knight retorted to Dao Zhi.

Dao Zhi opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.

……

Dongjun, a farming family.

Upon receiving the urgent letter from Xia Kui, Tian Meng quickly headed towards the Yan Kingdom.

In the letter, Xia Kui did not mention any specifics, only saying that there was an extremely important matter that needed to be entrusted to him.

This made Tian Meng feel a surge of excitement.

In his early years, the leader of the knights chose him and Chen Sheng to be his successors, but he did not say what they would inherit.

Tian Meng believed he was inheriting the position of leader of the knights, so he targeted Chen Sheng in every way. In the end, through cunning schemes, he successfully made Chen Sheng leave the peasant family. Although he failed to kill Chen Sheng, the result was still not bad.

With him as the only remaining successor, the position of the next leader of the knights is practically within his grasp.

As a result, at that time, Xia Kui supported another person.

With the help of the chivalrous leader, the great swordsman rose to prominence and gained the support of the Zhu family and Situ Wanli. He seemed to be setting up his own faction within the peasant community, which made Tian Meng extremely unhappy.

He wanted to use the same trick again to destroy the giant hammer, but he never found the opportunity.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the chivalrous leader sent him such a letter.

Has the leader of the Heroic Order made a decision to appoint him as his successor and make him the next leader?

In critical moments, you still have to rely on the Tian family members themselves.

The chivalrous leader finally understood this.

Because the matter was of great importance, Tian Meng dared not delay at all on the road, and traveled day and night, quickly arriving in the State of Yan.

In Jicheng, he successfully met the leader of the knights.

Tian Meng was quite surprised to learn that Xia Kui had become a favorite of the King of Yan and a high-ranking official in the Yan Kingdom.

"I wonder what important matter the leader of the chivalrous families has summoned me here for?"

Tian Meng changed his approach and asked Tian Guang in a more tactful way.

"The Prince of Yan has a grand plan, a matter of great importance, and I want to entrust it to you to carry out!" Tian Guang said in a deep voice, looking at Tian Meng's resolute face.

As Tian Meng said, at critical moments, Tian Guang's first thought was also of the Tian family.

Among the farmers, relatives were different, and the Tian family was the one he was closest to.

Therefore, if sacrifices are necessary, the Tian clan should be the first to make them, without hesitation.

"What plan? Xia Kui, just leave it to me!" Tian Meng assured Tian Guang.

Upon hearing this, Tian Guang immediately nodded in satisfaction, "Very good, then the task of assassinating Ying Zheng is entrusted to you!"

Chapter 262: It's decided that you will be the one to kill Ying Zheng!

"Assassinate Ying Zheng?!"