Qin Shi Ambitious

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The top-tier assassin from the Luowang organization outside the house felt a sudden jolt of fear and immediately realized that something had happened inside the embassy.

She didn't have time to call her subordinates; she rushed to the embassy alone.

The assassin behind the screen, in pain, kicked the blue stone screen in front of him with both legs, and at the same time pulled out the thin chain from the hilt of his blue sword, desperately wrapping it around the broadsword that was about to cut him in half at the waist, preventing it from continuing to slice horizontally.

Even though she reacted quickly, her abdomen was still cut more than an inch deep, and the vast sword energy was surging and fighting against her own internal force along the wound.

Fortunately, the stone screen collapsed quickly, forcing the enemy to retreat and draw their swords.

With a deafening crash of shattered rocks, Zhuanpo, a top-tier assassin from the Luo Wang organization, collapsed to the ground, her massive abdominal wound rendering her almost incapable of fighting again.

The attacker, Lu Wei, was dressed in a black robe and bamboo hat, which was actually the clothing of a low-ranking member of the Luo Wang organization, and he used this to roughly conceal his identity.

"Is there more than one...?"

He glanced sideways at the window he had just closed, which was now being sliced ​​open by several purple sword energies. A female assassin who looked exactly like the one in front of him was attacking him repeatedly.

They are the Soul-Transforming Sisters, who will one day be among the renowned Six Sword Slaves.

It is unknown whether the Six Sword Slaves have been fully assembled yet, but judging from the fact that Luo Wang is willing to send out the 'Eight Swords of Yue King', they are determined to obtain Gan Luo and also have no other high-level assassins available.

After defeating Miehun in a few moves, Lu Wei took advantage of the lull to unleash another sword strike on the heavily injured Zhuanpo. Miehun was powerless to help, and with his eyes wide open, he launched another attack on Lu Wei, who was dressed as a low-level assassin from the Luo Wang organization, in an attempt to stop him from attacking his sister.

She had killed countless people by kneeling and turning her soul, witnessing many people's frantic will to survive before death. But today, it was she herself who would unleash that frenzy...

Gritting her teeth, she swung the blue Soul-Turning Sword to resist the Devouring Sea Sword Qi. Although the pain, bleeding, and the rampant sword Qi within her body made her so weak that she could barely use even five-tenths of her strength, the Soul-Turning Sword still managed to hold on and deflect the sword Qi toward the roof.

The price she paid was that her abdominal wound tore even more severely, causing her to faint.

Seeing his sister like this, Mi Hun became even more reckless, his sword moves often resulting in no return, even at the cost of injuring his own shoulder, forcing the hall master to retreat three steps.

Mi Hun himself took the opportunity to protect Zhuan Po.

Judging from Lu Wei's actual combat experience, Mi Hun's current strength is much inferior to Lu Ni's, and Zhuan Po's is probably about the same. However, as twin sisters, they share the same mind. If he hadn't crippled one of them beforehand, with the two of them working together, along with those elite assassins who were a mix of Killer and Earth-level, he would have had no choice but to make a strategic retreat for the time being.

However, given the current situation, the opportunity to eliminate two of the Yue King's Eight Swordsmen in one fell swoop is right in front of us! The Luo Net is our destined mortal enemy!

He brandished the Devouring Sea Sword and made a move to fight again. His swordsmanship was majestic and righteous, forcing Extinction Soul to defend himself in a sorry state.

The other assassins from Luo Wang finally arrived late and joined the sword formation besieging Lu Wei. With a slight chance to catch his breath, Mie Hun immediately retreated, picked up his sister Zhuan Po, jumped off the second floor of the embassy without a word, and left first.

Lu Wei didn't want to get entangled with these high-ranking cannon fodder: dealing with these people wouldn't be easy for him either.

He leaped lightly and left the embassy through the large hole in the roof opened by the sword energy of Zhuanpo. He noticed that about a hundred Zhao soldiers carrying torches were approaching from not far away, seemingly leaving him no chance to follow the trail of blood and escape from Zhuanpo Miehun.

He regrettably killed two pursuing Earth-level Luo Wang members, and then his figure vanished into the darkness...

The news that the Qin envoy had been assassinated in the capital and was now missing was urgently sent to the Prime Minister's residence and the royal palace late at night, not even until the next day.

Guo Kai was shocked and rushed to the scene. Looking at the mess inside the embassy, ​​he felt dizzy and almost collapsed, but fortunately, his confidant caught him from behind.

"Where is Gan Luo, the envoy?"

Guo Xiangguo touched his cold forehead and asked in a trembling voice.

"No...no one and no body found..."

"Then hurry up and go find it!"

Guo Kai roared at the dawdling city defense captain and immediately stood up straight:

"Mobilize all the city guards, search every household and every corner of the capital, and bring back the Qin envoy!"

Guo Kai viewed Qin as his escape route after making money, and if we were to discuss who in the entire Zhao state least wanted to offend Qin, he would definitely be number one.

That night, the city of Handan was in complete chaos...

It wasn't until the sun rose in the early morning, when the Qin envoy's carriage was found in the alley, that Guo Kai, who hadn't slept all night, rushed over and, in front of the still-sleepy Gan Luo, revealed a radiant smile like a chrysanthemum.

He hoped that the Qin envoy could temporarily move to the Prime Minister's residence to rest.

But Gan Luo insisted on returning to the embassy. Staring at the dilapidated building, the young boy's expression changed drastically, and he seized the opportunity to launch into a tirade of curses.

"Yes, my assassination is the best bargaining chip, enough to buy five cities!"

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Gan Luo used the assassination attempt to cause a huge disturbance for several days. Guo Kai, still shaken, openly and secretly helped him out.

Finally, carrying the documents regarding the cession of the city, he boarded the carriage returning to Qin.

At this time, there was still a long time before Gan Luo's deadline with the King of Qin. No matter how slowly his carriage moved, he could still make it back in time.

However, this is all predicated on nothing unexpected happening on the road...

On the Qin-Zhao border, after the Zhao cavalry escort mission concluded and the carriages successfully entered Qin territory, Gan Luo knew that the crisis had only just begun...

The one who would take his life was not the State of Zhao, but rather his birthplace, the State of Qin!

Moreover, the enemy wielded considerable power in Qin, far exceeding their own, and was capable of influencing the Qin king...

He ordered the carriage to speed up and travel day and night. Gan Luo believed that he had done everything he could to prepare. Whether he could deceive the Luo Net depended on luck.

The convoy sped towards Xianyang, and not far away, a peaceful apricot grove appeared on one side of the road.

Peaceful to the point of being deathly still...

With blood still seeping from her bandaged shoulder, Miehun wiped the purple sword in her hand. She wondered if the person who had ruined their plans that day was inside these carriages.

If it were there, killing the target would be extremely difficult.

But no matter what, for her seriously injured sister, she must do everything in her power to complete the Luo Wang mission!

Zhuanpo's injuries were very severe, and Miehun's injured shoulder would also suffer some aftereffects.

If they fail to complete the mission after paying such a huge price, they will surely suffer severe and terrifying punishment upon returning to the Net.

As for not returning... not all Luo Wang assassins possess the courage of Jing Ni's defection. Whether they are on the verge of death or still possessing most of their fighting strength, they have long been trained to be deadly weapons, and weapons cannot harbor thoughts of betrayal!

The five carriages drew closer, and Miehun drew his sword in advance, while the other levels of the Luowang organization were also on high alert.

However, what they were completely unaware of was that one of their companions was extremely unusual; his palms occasionally flashed with crimson blood...

'Zhuanpo was severely injured beforehand, and Miehun's injuries haven't healed either. Besides Li Mu, there are actually other experts like him in Zhao Du City!'

The Grand Commander, who had infiltrated the Net for this operation, followed Gan Luo's convoy with his gaze, recalling the battle he had witnessed from afar that night:

"This news needs to be reported to Lord Donghuang as soon as this mission is completed!"

"But it's also thanks to that person's actions that my current operation has been so successful!"

Keeping the illusion technique flawless, the High Priest followed the Soul Extinction order and launched a deadly attack on the nearby convoy.

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"Not here?"

After killing all the guards and taking control of the carriage drivers, he ordered his subordinate assassins to thoroughly inspect all five carriages, inside and out. However, he was told that Gan Luo was nowhere to be found in the convoy.

With a swish, the Soul-Destroying Sword instantly killed one coachman, its tip pointing at the second: "Tell me, where did Gan Luo go!"

"The envoy... the envoy himself... um!"

Before the coachman could finish speaking, his head was chopped off. Annoyed, Miehun pointed to the third coachman: "I feel like he's lying to me, you tell me!"

"The messenger said in the previous town that the carriage was too slow, so he took two horses and left early on another road."

The third driver, witnessing the horrific state of his two companions, was stunned. He blurted out what he had just said, but the instant he finished, his head fell to the ground...

Is he telling the truth?

The Soul-Destroying Sword was pointed at the fourth coachman, who nodded frantically like a chicken pecking at rice. As he nodded, his head also fell off.

The fifth driver was completely terrified, and a suspicious liquid seeped out of his trousers.

Before he could utter a single word, he was sliced ​​vertically in two by the Soul Exterminator:

"How disgusting!"

The entire convoy was wiped out...

"Let's go to the road to the north!"

Sheathing his sword, Miehun took the lead, using the horses of the caravan to head north.

A full half hour had passed when the first carriage where the tragedy occurred stirred slightly.

Gan Luo's tiny body crawled out from inside.

Lying flat on the ground, the boy gasped for breath, the earth around him stained crimson with blood.

Looking at the corpses of the assassins left behind by his father, he blinked, his eyes clear and innocent, without any trace of sadness: "These assassins bought me one last chance. I must hurry back to Xianyang and expose the conspiracy of the Luo Wang!"

But just as he stood up, a tall figure suddenly appeared behind Gan Luo!

His eyes widened as he sensed that somewhat familiar presence...

Before he could turn around and see clearly, Gan Luo was knocked unconscious with a karate chop.

"To hollow out the seats inside the sedan chair and hide oneself inside—such a clumsy method, and you think you can survive?"

The Grand Commander transformed, changing from his disguise as a henchman of the Luo Wang organization back to his original form. He coldly stared at the fallen Gan Luo: "If I hadn't personally searched that car, you would already be dead."

"Lord Siming!"

A young woman dressed as a physician, carrying a medicine chest, approached and respectfully bowed to the High Priest: "Will you leave Gan Luo to me?"

“Good. Create more wounds on his feet and legs to keep him unconscious for a while. Don’t let Gan Luo wake up for a month.”

"When the deadline he agreed upon with the King of Qin has passed and his family has been executed, the court will become the place he least wants to remember."

"At that time, with the Net of Heaven watching from all sides, ready to take his life at any moment, where else could he go but the Yin-Yang School?"

Chapter 134 Nian Duan's Scheme

The Master did not continue to follow up on Gan Luo's story after he left the Zhao Kingdom.

Although Zhuanpo was severely injured by himself and Miehun would not give up on targeting him, with the Yin-Yang School's scheme in place, Gan Luo's life would at least be safe.

During their conversation that night, Gan Luo revealed some of the reasons for his current predicament: the Yin-Yang School was meticulously planning his future, and the Luo Net was ruthlessly ensuring that he had no future.

Gan Luo was unwilling to be a puppet in a play, manipulated by others; he wanted to control his own destiny.

Therefore, after learning that Lu Wei was from the peasant family that night, Gan Luo, under the guise of being forced into a corner, also attempted to drag the peasant family into the fray.

However, Gan Luo, who lacked 'power', still placed his greatest hope on the King of Qin. He hoped that by demonstrating his value, he could be valued and used by the King of Qin.