Qin Shi Ambitious

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Zhou Shi stood in front of Wei Bao, extending his sword to flick the bottom of the giant sword in front of him, changing its flight trajectory. But he didn't have time to relax for even a moment... Chen Sheng was still behind the giant sword!

The burly man, whose body was tattooed with inscriptions of crimes committed by two nations, pulled the iron chain with his left hand, and the Giant Sword returned to his right hand, where he slashed fiercely once more.

Zhou Shi also dared not confront him head-on, and stepped back to Wei Bao's side.

Thud! The giant sword crashed to the ground, sending planks and pebbles flying everywhere.

Seeing this scene, both of them were solemn. The peasant traitor in front of them was very strong. They had not gained the upper hand in the first round of fighting. Moreover, both Duan She and Yan Zhi were thin swords. Compared to Ju Que, they were like a giant python and an earthworm.

Chen Sheng's fierce attacks were difficult to handle, and Wei Bao and Zhou Shi's movement skills were average. Even with the most skillful swordsmanship, the Juque sword could block them with its broad blade by simply shifting the angle slightly.

After all, these two were not true masters of swordsmanship, while Chen Sheng was a battle maniac who was constantly striving to improve.

Duan She and Yan Zhi stopped, but Ju Que did not! Chen Sheng shouted and flew towards the two of them, slashing again.

Wei Bao and Zhou Shi gritted their teeth, but still dared not take the hit head-on, and retreated to either side.

Chen Sheng kept a close watch on Wei Bao, who appeared first, and pursued him relentlessly. Wei Bao was terrified and fled towards the crowd of onlookers.

The hall master shook his head, pulled Ziwu and led him directly into the alley: once his identity was revealed, he would inevitably have to stand up and fight Chen Sheng to stop him out of a sense of duty.

Lu Wei wasn't worried about the battle itself: if he went all out now, his eighteen-year-old self was no worse than Xiao Meng at eighteen in the future, and might even be stronger than Zong Heng at eighteen.

But whether he can surpass Zongheng at thirty is another question...

Many geniuses make rapid progress in their youth, but it is only through settling down and maturing in middle age that they can achieve even greater success.

The reason why the sect leader was unwilling to fight Chen Sheng was very simple:

He simply didn't want to be used by Wei Bao. Besides, killing Chen Sheng now would bring Lu Wei no personal benefit, and there would be some follow-up matters to deal with.

However, if he doesn't kill Chen Sheng after taking action, given his personality, Chen Sheng's lingering affection for Gai Nie might transfer to him in the future, becoming a source of trouble.

Anyway, Wei Bao didn't die in history, he was just beaten up at most. I have no feelings for this person, so I won't interfere.

There's no need to go to the sword-making hall anymore; it'll take a long time to repair it. Zhou Shi has already pledged allegiance to someone else and acquired a famous sword, so his chances of getting one are slim. He might as well just give it up.

After navigating the alleyways away from that chaotic place, Lu Wei calculated the time and temporarily parted ways with Zi Wu: the Hall Master was going to the Armored Gate to see how Mei San Niang's recruitment was going, while Zi Wu was going to find someone else to duel with.

Seeing the power of Chen Sheng's Giant Sword filled him with excitement. He knew that he wouldn't perform much better than Wei Bao or Zhou Shi, so his desire to improve became even stronger.

Shortly after the two parted ways, another figure emerged from the alley they had just walked through.

"Huff...huff," Xu Wang said, bending over and panting heavily on the busy street.

A few days ago, after parting ways with Lu Wei and Zi Wu upon entering Daliang, he continued to lavishly spend money in a tavern today. However, as soon as he stepped out of the inn with a smile on his face, he discovered that his horse and the valuables on it had disappeared!

When asked, the innkeeper said he knew nothing about it and that he hadn't seen him bring the horse in...

Then several burly guards were dispatched to carry Xu Wang and throw him outside.

To think that he, a disciple of the Yin-Yang School, would be bullied by these ordinary people! But Xu Wang's misfortune wasn't over yet, because when he touched his clothes again, his face stiffened even more, and his money pouch was gone...

Having lived a life of luxury since entering the Wei Kingdom, how come I'm now penniless in this city of Daliang?

Fueled by rage, Xu Wang, being a man of the martial world, decisively chose to report the matter to the authorities!

Then, the authorities threw him out the door...

After wandering aimlessly through the streets for a while, Xu Wang was unlucky enough to encounter a swordsman killing someone in the street. The noble young man, who looked quite elegant, had his head smashed into seven or eight pieces, which frightened Xu Wang so much that he quickly ran away.

"What am I going to do now? I have no money and can't even go home..."

Looking at the charlatan's stall not far away, displaying a sign that read "Fortune Teller," his eyes suddenly glazed over...

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They found Mei San Niang at the tavern near the Armored Gate and learned that only about ten Armored Gate disciples were willing to join the Farmer's Clan.

Mei San Niang scratched the back of her head sheepishly and assured the sect leader that she would do her best to save as many disciples as possible. For her, this was no longer a task, but a hope:

Many disciples of the Armored Sect are not yet fully proficient in martial arts, and even a small number are not highly skilled. When they go to the battlefield as Wei elite infantry, they will only face more brutal tasks, and their chances of death will be much higher than those of ordinary soldiers!

Mei San Niang wanted to save her fellow disciples so they could have more time to practice their skills. Only after ten years, when they had achieved some mastery of their armored skills, could they unleash the true power of the Wei Wu Zu.

Lu Wei naturally agreed with Mei San Niang's idea and hoped that she could take him to meet Dian Qing: the Hall Master had long coveted Dian Qing!

Putting aside his own strength, the fact that Dian Qing is one of the few masters in the world who has mastered the method of training Wei Wuzu soldiers makes him worth Lu Wei's pursuit.

Even if the State of Wei still existed, Dian Qing wouldn't betray his country. But Wei would eventually perish; it's better to cultivate goodwill with others now and recruit them later.

But Mei San Niang shook her head and refused: the reason was that Dian Qing had just left, and it was said that there was trouble in the city, and as the leader of the Armored Sect, he needed to deal with it.

Unfortunately, the disturbance is definitely referring to the sword hall. The fight between Dian Qing and Chen Sheng is bound to be a major battle.

Slightly disappointed, Lu Wei returned to the inn. With nothing else to do, he focused on practicing his skills: Mei San Niang would continue recruiting at the Armored Gate, while the Xinling Temple would have to wait at least another five days.

Zuimenglou is located in the west of Daliang City, which is quite far away. Besides, it's daytime now, so there's no rush to go.

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While there was some turmoil in the capital of Wei, the Yellow River in the northern border of Han was stained with blood!

The war between Qin and Han began.

The commander of the Qin state was Teng, the Prefect of Xianyang.

This person had no military achievements and could not even be called a general before this; his command skills were mediocre.

As for those from South Korea, as long as Qin behaves properly and makes no mistakes, their demise is only a matter of time.

One day, the Qin army in black armor suddenly crossed the river. Wei Zhuang was prepared and ordered the well-rested Han army to attack the first batch of Qin soldiers after they had landed, intending to confuse the Qin army on the shore with the Qin army still in the river and cause them to lose their formation.

Even with this defensive strategy of waiting for the enemy to run into the tree stump, the small number of Qin troops on the shore stubbornly withstood the attack of the Han army, which outnumbered them several times over, and more and more Qin troops successfully crossed the river!

After several hours of fighting, the Qin army now outnumbered the Han army on the riverbank...

The mainstays of the quicksand: Bai Feng and Cang Lang Wang personally led their elite reserves to press forward, but even though the two commanders were capable of killing on all sides, they still could not stop the unstoppable momentum of the Qin army as a whole.

Their internal energy was rapidly depleted, and they gradually became unable to sustain themselves.

Wei Zhuang stood on the high platform, his left hand gripping the Shark Tooth Sword, his knuckles white from gripping it too tightly: "Order Bai Feng and Cang Lang Wang to retreat."

He has always been able to make calm judgments. No matter how ingenious the tactics are, they ultimately depend on the soldiers to execute them on the battlefield.

The Qin army advanced steadily and methodically from the front, and the state of Han was unable to resist. Even with terrain favorable to their side, they couldn't stop the enemy's advance; Han was doomed...

Only Wei Zhuang himself understood the myriad thoughts swirling within him; in the end, the state of Han followed the same fate as that person.

Will the quicksand perish along with it? Of course not!

Wei Zhuang turned around, and the pressure in his hand suddenly loosened.

Like shifting sands, gathering and scattering, life and death are unpredictable. The initial ambition to change Korea has been shattered; now, the shifting sands must find new rules for survival...

Chapter 123 Encountering a Talent in the Bustling City

The state of Han was unable to stop the Qin army from crossing the Yellow River, and subsequently suffered a series of defeats in open battles on all sides. The Qin army's advance was aimed directly at Xinzheng.

The process of unifying the country will enter a new phase as Xinzheng is about to fall.

The Qin army's conquest of Han was merely a minor skirmish; true military leaders like Wang Jian were absent from the battlefield. Their next target was Zhao, the state that had repeatedly defeated Qin in previous years.

Those are the opponents we should take seriously.

The good news is that Qin's defeat of Han was not a major loss, while Zhao suffered severe damage in the past two years due to a major earthquake in Daidi and a nationwide drought.

The gap in national strength between the two countries has widened again...

It would only take a few months for the Korean territory to be initially digested before Bingfeng could be moved on to attack Zhao.

News from Han would take some time to reach other countries. In the city of Daliang, Wei, the hall master, who had spent the afternoon cultivating, was shocked to learn that evening that Wei Bao had been killed by Chen Sheng...

"Ningling Jun's younger brother, a member of the Wei royal family with exceptional martial arts talent, had his entire head smashed open in the street by a giant sword..."

Ziwu sighed: Wei Bao had fought with him before. Although he had a rather bad temper, compared to the many powerful and influential people in the Seven Kingdoms, Wei Bao was not bad. At least he was a decent person.

"Wei Bao is actually dead..." A strange light flickered in Lu Wei's eyes. Wei Bao should have lived several years longer than Chen Sheng under normal circumstances, so how could he be killed now? He wasn't involved in the daytime battle, so what caused the historical shift...?

What Master Lu never expected was that it was precisely because he had displayed his prowess and defeated Zhou Shi on the fifth floor of the sword hall last night that Wei Bao, who was secretly watching the battle, became interested in the Farmer's School.

Therefore, at night, Wei Bao specifically looked through the records of major agricultural events in the State of Wei and consulted the list of agricultural experts.

Wei Bao would certainly have a deep impression of someone who owned a famous sword with the title "Supreme Ruler of the World," even if he had been expelled from the farming family a few years ago.

I happened to run into him during the day, and he casually shouted "traitor"... He felt good shouting it out, but Chen Sheng has no time for jokes and laughter right now. If you anger him, he's really capable of killing anyone.

Thus, the second King of Wei, who would later restore the six kingdoms, died!

In the original timeline, Wei Bao, the prince of Wei, would never have had the time or inclination to pay attention to the trivial matters of farmers in the Qi territory.

Completely baffled, Lu Wei silently made a mental note of the matter.

As I travel back and forth between the seven kingdoms, there is always the possibility that things in the world will change. The deeper I become integrated into this world, the more changes will occur.

The states of Nongjia, Yan, and Zhao are all different from the original timeline, so naturally the state of Wei will also change.

The lord is confident that he is no longer as pitiful and helpless as he was six years ago. Now he is capable enough to cope with these changes, and sometimes he even actively seeks change himself.

Wei Bao's death was insignificant; he wasn't a very important person. For some, death is more important than life; for many others, life or death is insignificant...

"Not only is the person dead, but the Serpent-Slaying Sword was also cleaved in two by the Giant Sword. What a pity." While spending the afternoon in various taverns, trying to befriend wandering swordsmen and challenge them to duels, Ziwu had gathered quite a bit of additional information:

"When Zhou tried to save people, he was also severely injured. Later, the experts from the Armored Sect, the Royal Palace experts, and the guards arrived and captured the giant-robed man. It is said that he was thrown into the death row and sentenced to death without trial."

"Lord Ningling has to deal with his brother's death and his sister's abduction of a man in the street today. It is said that a wandering knight saw him returning from the palace looking haggard in the evening."

Watching Ziwu read the gossip aloud with a serious expression, the hall master didn't pay much attention: If it weren't for Wei Bao's death, the matter of forcibly taking men from the common people would just be the daily routine of the powerful and wealthy, nothing worth spreading.

Due to the three-day curfew in Daliang City, my planned visit to Zuimenglou had to be temporarily cancelled. After the three-day curfew, news of the defeat of the Han front and the Qin army's advance on Xinzheng reached the city, immediately causing a new sensation.

Everyone knew that South Korea was doomed.

Now, there's only one country left that Lu Wei has never been to. And in the near future, that one will automatically approach him.

When Li Mu learned of this information, he was in his military tent discussing strategies for conserving food with his generals. After the frontline soldiers reported and left, the generals all looked embarrassed, but Li Mu remained calm and continued the discussion that had been interrupted.

Seeing Lord Wu'an so calm, the generals were all relieved: after the fall of Han, Qin's next target would undoubtedly be Zhao or Wei. Zhao, though having been at peace for the past two years, had suffered greatly and its strength was severely weakened; the Qin army would most likely return...

But with Lord Wu'an here, the State of Zhao can, as before, stubbornly endure this ordeal! If the Qin army comes, they will surely suffer a crushing defeat!

Li Mu was not as calm as he appeared, but he understood what a commander-in-chief of an army or even a country should do at what time!

The State of Zhao is now weaker than ever before, with unfavorable timing and geographical advantages, making it all the more necessary to rely on the support of the people to hold on.

"With relations between Yan and Qi so bad, we can't even buy grain from outside. I need to talk to the farmers again..."