Qin Shi Ambitious

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Lu Ni relentlessly fought the gray figure, exchanging blows in mid-air for over ten rounds. Ultimately, however, she was forced to the ground, forced to a defensive position.

"It's him... How could he be here... I was careless!"

Lu Wei's expression stiffened. He lightly leaped up and caught Lu Ni, gesturing for her to step back.

"I did not know that the leader of the chivalrous sect had come here. I have acted rashly."

Lu Wei bowed slightly to the gray figure that had landed on its own initiative, his mind racing.

The visitor is Tian Guang!

The last time he saw this chivalrous leader was at the trial of Chen Sheng, and after that, even Zhou He didn't know where the chivalrous leader had gone.

Considering the Azure Dragon Project and the troubles that had happened in the peasant family, Lu Wei guessed that Tian Guang had probably returned to the Yan Kingdom to continue cultivating his reputation as a 'heroic righteous man' in order to establish a connection with key figures.

Today proved he was right, but the conditions for proving it were a bit too expensive...

"Luqiu Pavilion is full of hidden talents. Subordinates with such skills must have been famous before joining the Farmer's Clan."

Tian Guang put his left hand behind his back, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes: "If I wanted to take a sword and kill Tian Zhong, it wouldn't be a problem at all."

"Heroic leader...you jest..." Lu Wei smiled in surprise, but a cold thought suddenly arose in his mind: Could he and Lu Ni join forces...?

"I personally investigated Tian Zhong's case, as instructed by Master Zhou. It was not done by any of the Farmer's School disciples."

No, without a sword in hand, our side cannot fully exert its strength. Tian Guang is not a fool. Since he said this so frankly, it means that this is at most a warning.

Decisions should not be made based on momentary impulses...

“That’s true. Xu Sheng, Xu Qiu, and Zhou He all trust you a lot.” Tian Guang turned his back and looked up at the blue sky after the snow. “Tian Zhong didn’t get a chance to deal with you either.”

"..." Lu Wei lowered his eyes and waited in silence, while Lu Ni stood behind him, gathering her strength and ready to take action at any moment.

After waiting for a while, Tian Guang stroked his short beard and said, "However, the Six Halls have their own way of handling things, and I will not interfere."

"I have come here to give you a task."

Lu Wei tried his best not to reveal any unnecessary emotions, and respectfully clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute: "Please give your orders, Chief Hero."

"Qin general Fan Yuqi suffered heavy losses in the Qin-Zhao war and dared not return to Xianyang. He recently fled into the territory of Yan."

"Send your disciples to find him!"

"But don't cause too much of a commotion. The head of this Qin general must be preserved!"

After saying those words, Tian Guang vanished from Lu Wei's sight in an instant.

"Owner..."

Lu Ni released her stored power, revealing a murderous intent between her brows. She was about to speak when Lu Wei raised his hand to stop her: "Now is not the time. Even if you have a sword in your hand, the leader of the Farmer's Clan is far superior to Tian Zhong!"

"It's because I'm incompetent!" Lu Ni lowered her head.

Lu Wei, preoccupied with the potential impact of today's events, waved absentmindedly to his subordinate beside him: "Go back and take care of Xiao Yan'er. Forget about this for now."

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After Lu Ni's exposure was discovered by Xia Kui, Lu Wei, after careful analysis, believed that the matter was neither a big deal nor a small deal and would not affect the overall situation.

As the leader of the chivalrous sect, Tian Guang is a complex person; he doesn't act solely based on personal preferences.

Some of his plans are open secrets to me. If things really come to a head, Lu Wei is not a kid who can be easily manipulated.

As for finding Fan Yuqi, this will be related to the subsequent assassination plan against the Qin emperor. I not only need to cooperate, but also do my best!

This plan, along with the deeply hidden 'Azure Dragon,' will change the fate of many people.

In the chaos, the benefits that this 'prophet' can seize will be considerable.

Chapter 59 Xu

Having just returned to Jicheng, Lu Wei has a ton of things to do.

The day after testing the strength of the Yamayu Konoha, Lu Yu, representing the four younger brothers, came to the third floor of Luqiu Pavilion with a wronged expression to sincerely apologize to Lu Wei and said that they would definitely work harder in the future.

Lu Wei neither confirmed nor denied this. Out of responsibility as the leader, he simply reminded everyone that "the key is what can be done, not what is said," and then moved on from the test without mentioning it again.

There are significant problems with Yamayu Konoha, but I have already invested a lot in them, and their loyalty has always been unquestionable; they can be considered my most trusted confidants.

In martial arts, the system shop has many medicines that can accelerate cultivation, but they are too expensive. He currently only has enough points to cover his daily needs, and there are no extra points to distribute.

Moreover, even if there is a balance, the most worthwhile subordinate to cultivate right now is three-year-old Xiaoyan'er.

Only when one is wealthy enough can one reveal certain qualities that are suitable for the mountains, rain, leaves, and rainbows...

He reached out and took the list of 'bodyguards' that Ayu handed him, flipped through a few pages at random, and found that the number of people on the list was not large, but the industries involved were very wide.

Lu Wei's eyes lit up when he heard that the junior officers guarding the north gate of Jicheng were from farming families, so theoretically all people entering and leaving the north gate could be identified.

Following the instructions of the chivalrous leader Tian Guang, finding the Qin general Fan Yuqi discreetly was originally a trivial matter that would require a lot of manpower. Moreover, Tian Guang was not the only one in the entire Yan state who was interested in this Qin general.

Yesterday, the chieftain's instructions included not only ensuring that Fan Yuqi was found by the peasants first, but also secretly stipulating that this information must not be leaked.

Otherwise, the fact that the peasant family sheltered the Qin general who had betrayed the state would surely invite the Qin king's merciless retaliation!

At this time, the tens of thousands of peasant disciples were nothing more than a pile of shining merits in front of the black-armored Qin army.

All of Tian Guang's previous actions of colluding with Lord Changping and secretly plotting the assassination of Qin and the Azure Dragon Plan were carried out by him alone, precisely because he did not want to involve the peasants at this time.

This is why he devoted himself to acting as a chivalrous knight-errant in Yan, earning a reputation for integrity and chivalry.

Otherwise, with his identity as a peasant hero, it wouldn't be difficult for him to request an audience with the powerful figures of the seven kingdoms, and then use that as a stepping stone to gain an audience with the monarchs of those kingdoms.

Lu Wei shares the same goal as Tian Guang in this regard; he also wants to stir things up. However, the Farmer's Family has an even more important mission in the future and must not openly become an enemy of the Qin State.

Unlike the city of the mechanical city, Daze Mountain is marked on the map.

"What is the identity of this junior officer from Jibei Gate?"

Lu Wei spread out the list on the table and pointed to one spot, asking a question.

“Junior Colonel?” Lu Yu craned his neck to take a look, searching his memory for information: “Xu Ye, a member of the Xu family. After Xu Qiu returned, he also left Luqiu Pavilion. However, due to the importance of Jibei Gate, I recruited him as a bodyguard a long time ago.”

"Jibei Gate is of great significance to the trading caravans of Luqiu Pavilion. We send a large amount of money to the guards there every year to smooth things over, so the guards at the city gate are basically all affiliated with my Farmer's Family."

"So although Xu Ye had to leave the Farmer's School, as long as he was still serving in the North Gate, this relationship could not be severed."

"He will still follow our orders."

"Is that so..." Lu Wei stared at the name 'Xu Ye', pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Can we follow suit and take the other three city gates?"

"This..." Lu Yu thought for a moment, then cautiously said, "I don't know, Brother Shan is in charge of this..."

"Tell him to come in."

"Yes!"

In just a few dozen breaths, Lu Shan was called over from the second-floor staircase by Lu Yu. Lu Wei ignored his bewildered expression and repeated the question from before.

“That’s impossible.” When it came to his duties, Lu Shan quickly gave his answer, shaking his head: “Ji City is the capital of Yan State. Being able to nominally obtain the privilege of the North Gate is already the limit for us.”

“Those powerful and wealthy people may be fond of pleasure, but they will not agree to this.”

"What if we use our connections at Lord Yanchun's residence?" Lu Wei took out a cloth map of Ji City from the scroll beside him and examined it carefully.

"This... I'm afraid that the butler will ask for an exorbitant price."

Lu Shan hesitated and said, "Recently, that butler has been asking us to collect more and more information, and has even made some assassination requests."

"Let's keep him hanging on for now. I'll think about this some more."

After closing the map and list, Lu Wei fell into deep thought and waved his hand, signaling Shan Yu to step back first.

Just before the two were about to leave, Lu Wei suddenly called out to them, "Ayu, take this back and look at it carefully."

He tossed out a silk scroll, which Lu Yu hurriedly caught with both hands and held in her arms. She glanced at the cover:

What the Eastern Depot can't handle, the Western Depot can.

"Based on the information here, thoroughly reorganize your secret police organization."

"Yes!"

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When Lu Wei saw the name of a junior officer from the city gate on the list of secret guards, he initially thought about whether he could plant trusted disciples of the peasant family in the four city gates to wait for Fan Yuqi to come to him.

Tian Guang only instructed his disciples to search for the target yesterday, which means that this Qin general has not yet arrived in Ji City.

Since Fan Yuqi had defected from Qin and entered Yan, he would definitely come to Jicheng.

Throughout the entire Yan state, only in Ji city could the Luo Wang (a secret police organization) and Qin assassins not act with impunity.

Fan Yuqi is in a dangerous situation.

Only in Jicheng would there be someone who could possibly protect him.

The reason this Qin general defected was precisely because he wanted to survive.

In addition, Lu Wei has another personal speculation: Fan Yuqi was probably given some kind of subtle hint by the Lord of Changping before he set out with his troops.

This member of the Chu royal family and the Right Chancellor of Qin was actually the world's largest anti-Qin leader.

He used his position to make numerous preparations against the Qin Dynasty in various aspects, even if they were just minor moves.

But Jicheng was not the Jicheng of the peasants; if they couldn't take advantage of the guards' searches outside the city to accurately identify suspicious persons, they could only resort to a clumsy method:

Every day, disciples were assigned to guard the four city gates, recording the whereabouts of all strangers, which were then investigated in detail by A-Yu's secret team.

Without a portrait of Fan Yuqi, and without the other party using the old name, trying to find him in this way is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Even if it's a forced rescue, we have to get Fan Yuqi out.

Lu Wei wrote a plan under the pretext of 'searching for traitors in the headquarters' farms,' and handed it over to Lu Shan to carry out.

In the afternoon, after dressing up carefully, he arrived at the Xu family with several ordinary disciples.

After presenting his visiting card, Lu Wei was not given any trouble and easily met Xu Qiu and Xu Sheng in the Xu family courtyard.

Seeing Xu Sheng wielding his left-handed sword with vigor and vitality, defeating the four servants who were besieging him, memories from two years ago involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Lu Wei smiled, nodded slightly, and strode forward: "Congratulations, Boss Xu! Brother Xu!"

I am now the head steward of Gonggong Hall, and in terms of status, I am above the Xu family father and son who are now just merchants!

The fact that they took the initiative to visit is already a great honor for the Xu family.