The Deepest Affection in Qin's Time

Zihan's eyes flickered slightly. Could it be that Cao Yuan knew the secret that the Yan family was the Jiang family who changed their names and surnames to avoid disaster?

Cao Yuan's face was ashen, and he made up a flimsy excuse: "This kid took my things!"

"This isn't normal... Oh my god, wait for me!"

Zihan mimicked Cao Yuan's old quirk and quickly caught up with Cao Yuan as he ran.

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The sun is setting in the west, and dusk is falling.

Linzi, East City.

The once bustling streets were now deathly silent, as if a blood-red curtain had been cast over everything.

Yan Lu stood blankly in front of his own house gate.

Dozens of men in black, like ghosts, relentlessly reaped the lives of the Yan family members, staining the ground red with blood.

A man dressed in Qin army armor and wearing a black iron mask suddenly appeared behind Yan Lu and put his hand on his shoulder.

"Isn't the withering of life beautiful?"

Overwhelmed by immense fear and the shock of losing a loved one, Yan Lu could hardly breathe, her mind going completely blank.

Seeing this scene from afar, Cao Yuan clenched his fists, suppressing the urge to step forward.

Not to mention Yan Ri, the leader of Luo Wang, any Luo Wang assassin could kill him with a single sword strike!

The food itself is the original sin!

"Brother Cao, calm down."

Zihan said quickly, "These are all assassins from the Luo Wang organization. You should not move around here. I will go and get reinforcements."

There are many Confucian scholars in Qiwang City, and Senior Brother Fu Nian has also arrived in Linzi.

Cao Yuan took a deep breath, his desire to cultivate growing stronger. If he were strong enough, why would he be powerless, stuck in place, and only able to rely on others?

but!

As a modern person, the presence of a spiritless body completely restricted him.

If he hadn't harbored a sliver of hope and wanted to try out a high-level breathing technique, he would have given up long ago.

"No need to go..."

Cao Yuan pulled Zihan aside and pointed to the city guards in armor at the alley entrance. It was clear that a high-ranking official in Qi had colluded with the Luo Wang (a powerful organization).

Zihan's face was gloomy, her fingers were cold, and she gritted her teeth and took out a Fire Meteor, intending to make a scene and try to rescue Yan Lu.

"Wait a minute."

Cao Yuan stopped Zihan.

He saw a man, a man holding only the hilt of a sword, walking out of the Yan family mansion, with Luo Wang assassins lying on the ground all along the way.

"Who is he?" Zihan asked.

"nameless."

"He is the Sword Saint Nameless?!"

Zihan was quite surprised. He had heard about it from his senior brother Fu Nian, who seemed to have a close relationship with Xiaoshengxianzhuang.

Moreover, the reason why Senior Brother Fu Nian came to Linzi was to visit Wuming.

Cao Yuan's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

In the original novel, Yan Lu did not die but was rescued by Wuming, which led to her being hunted down by Jing Ni later.

It seems Yan Lu is alright, but where is Jing Ni now...?

"Nameless, are you going to become an enemy of the Net?!"

Yan Ri said with a mixture of apprehension and threat, "The martial world reveres you as the Sword Saint. Do you really think you are the Sword Saint?"

Without uttering a word, the nameless swordsman seemed to teleport, traversing three zhang in mid-air to rescue Yan Lu from Yan Ri's grasp, and then vanished from the spot in a few steps.

Yan Ri felt a chill run down his spine.

Although both are grandmasters, Wuming has clearly reached the pinnacle of this realm.

"Chief! Found him!"

A member of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) stood before Yan Ri, holding a bronze treasure box in both hands.

Yan Ri stroked the treasure box and sneered.

If he could open the bronze treasure box and obtain the legendary power of the Azure Dragon, everything in the world would be his!

Even if he wanted to be the King of Qin!

When Cao Yuan saw Yan Ri obtain the bronze treasure box, his pupils contracted.

I'm going to be in trouble...

Suddenly, Cao Yuan's gaze fixed on the bronze box narrowed slightly.

Bronze Treasure Box, the Secret of the Azure Dragon, the Body of Absolute Spirit...

Chapter 3 My nickname is Aman

Seven stars, seven nations, seven secrets... Legend has it that whoever controls the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon will possess the power to rule the world...

The words from the anime involuntarily echoed in Cao Yuan's mind.

If there is anything in the world that could help him break free from the spiritual barrier unique to modern people, the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions would definitely be one of them.

Cao Yuan handed the first draft of the first part of "Human Nature is Good or Evil" to Zihan, then said goodbye and returned to the shop under the cover of night.

Unexpectedly, they ran into Jingni and Liwu who were walking by.

At this moment, the two women still had some bloodstains on their clothes, and they exuded a faint but palpable murderous aura.

Cao Yuan's heart skipped a beat, but he forced a smile and said, "What a coincidence, ladies."

Li Wu gently stroked the black cat in her arms, her dress fluttering as she swayed her hips and walked up to Cao Yuan. She chuckled and said, "It's good that you're back. I'm not in a good mood right now. If I had to go through the trouble of catching you, I would have made you suffer."

The Yan family is close to the Confucian school. Just now, she and Jingni were ordered to lure away the Confucian masters in the city, but they did not expect to encounter Fu Nian, the most talented Confucian, and thus suffered serious injuries.

Cao Yuan's heart tightened. "Should we open the box now?"

Jing Ni calmly replied, "Not bad."

"Ta, ta, ta..."

The sound of iron boots rolling over the bluestone floor was especially clear at night.

Cao Yuan looked over.

The Qin army's armor, black iron masks... were meant to conceal the sun.

Holding the bronze box, Yan Ri said in a low voice, "Open it."

Cao Yuan took the bronze box; it was icy cold to the touch.

It's fake... Cao Yuan originally only had five points, so he was certain that the treasure box Yan Ri obtained was fake.

After all, the original story states that the treasure box was taken by Wuming.

Now that I've obtained and touched the treasure box, I feel completely confident.

In the store.

Meng Jiang was not present, so Cao Yuan arranged for her to stay temporarily at Zi Han's school.

Just as Cao Yuan was pondering how to stall for time, a member of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) flew down and presented a scroll with a mechanism.

"Chief, a letter from the Prime Minister."

Yan Ri opened the cipher lock, quickly glanced at it, and couldn't help but sneer: "Old scoundrel."

Cao Yuan held his breath and dared not make the slightest movement, fearing that Yan Ri's big mouth would let him hear something he shouldn't hear.

Unfortunately, he still miscalculated.

Yan Ri treated him as if he were an outsider, and arranged various Luo Wang operations right in front of him.

However, there is some good news.

Seemingly due to the growing trend of alliances among the states, Lü Buwei ordered Yan Ri to immediately return to Qin to await further orders, or face punishment according to Qin law.

However, things didn't go so well after that.

"Take him away!"

Yan Ri coldly ordered that Cao Yuan be bound and brought back to the net.

"Young master, come with us!"

Li Wu smiled seductively, her slender fingers gliding lightly across Cao Yuan's face.

Cao Yuan's heart pounded, his blood flow accelerated, and his brain raced.

Are we about to get on a pirate ship?

But with his small, weak body that can't cultivate, who knows what will happen if he's taken back to the ruthless and man-eating Net?

Do not!

He wants to disembark!

He hasn't taken the treasure box from Wuming's hands yet!

"Wait first!"

Cao Yuan suddenly spoke up, "I've found a way to open the treasure box!"

With his original abilities, it would have taken him at least three days to open this fake treasure box, but by then, it would be too late.

But he can use the "golden key"!

Yan Ri paused slightly upon hearing this.

He hadn't held out much hope, after all, over the centuries, countless rulers had summoned the world's best locksmiths and mechanical masters to try and crack the bronze box, and without exception, they had all failed.