Chapter 216: Yan Fei Wants to Fight for Herself
Meng Tian was stunned by Cheng Jiao's words. He carefully recalled his grandfather's interpersonal relationships and even went through the young and promising generals in the Qin army. It seemed that none of them had fought alongside his grandfather.

But his tone became respectful: "May I know who you are, young master?"

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "You don't recognize him? I once went to the Meng family on behalf of the royal family to pay tribute to the old general."

"Are you Chang'an Jun Chengjiao?"

Meng Tian suddenly remembered that at his grandfather's funeral, his father Meng Wu told him that Prince Cheng Jiao of the royal family had just come to pay tribute, and asked him to get close to Cheng Jiao in the future.

Cheng Jiao nodded slightly, and suddenly whispered, "Don't make it public."

Seeing Meng Tian's doubts, Cheng Jiao's lips moved slightly, and a faint voice appeared in Meng Tian's ears: "My brother is here."

These weak words made Meng Tian's eyes widen.

There is only one person in the entire Qin State whom Cheng Jiao can call his brother, and that is the current King of Qin, Ying Zheng.

"understand!"

Meng Tian looked at Cheng Jiao deeply and understood why his father gave him the opportunity to be close to Cheng Jiao. The fact that the King of Qin was away and Cheng Jiao was by his side explained a lot.

At least the King of Qin is from the royal family, so after he is crowned, he will not be constrained and will be able to gain the support of the Han faction in the court.

The royal power is stable.

After Meng Tian finished speaking, he left. Both Cheng Jiao and Ying Zheng's identities were too sensitive. It was not suitable for him to stay here for too long, as it would attract the attention of those who were interested.

Cheng Jiao watched Meng Tian leave with a smile on his face. This man would be the pillar of the Meng family in the future, had a crucial say in the military, and was trusted by Zheng Ge.

However, this has nothing to do with him. It’s a good time, so he should chat with Yan Fei first.

Yan Fei and Jing Wei stood beside Cheng Jiao, admiring the moonlight.

Yan Fei's beautiful eyes inadvertently looked at Cheng Jiao. He had a handsome appearance. Although he was not a beautiful man, he had a unique temperament.

"You... have been on the battlefield?"

Cheng Jiao hadn't figured out how to tease Yan Fei yet, but unexpectedly Yan Fei couldn't wait and spoke first.

"Well, General Meng Ao was confronting Zhao Jun's commander Pang Nuan at Yao Mountain. The situation was critical. I led 50,000 soldiers there and, together with General Meng Ao, we defeated the Zhao Jun."

A strange look appeared in Jingwei's eyes. This seemed to be different from what she heard from Liwu...

It seemed that Cheng Jiao was framed by Fan Yuqi, and then Cheng Jiao ordered Zhang Tang to lead 50,000 soldiers to Yaoshan. Because they were afraid of being affected by the battlefield, he and Li Wu squatted beside the grass on the edge. The only bright spot was that Meng Ao was injured and he took the initiative to escort him back to the barracks.

Cheng Jiao boasted as he spoke, saying that if it weren't for his strategy, the Battle of Yaoshan would have lasted for who knows how long.

Yan Fei was also brought into the atmosphere of war and battles by Cheng Jiao, and she asked a question nervously from time to time, which made Cheng Jiao quite enjoyable.

"Then why don't you continue to stay in the army? With your ability, you can now lead a group."

Cheng Jiao sighed and said, "At that time, Lü Buwei was in charge of coordinating the Qin army across the country. I was worried that he would harm me, so I had no choice but to resign from my brother the king and seek refuge under the guise of traveling to study."

Yan Fei frowned and said, "It's Lu Buwei again. This man is too greedy for power. His end will not be good."

She knew that Lu Buwei was the mastermind behind the assassination of Ying Zheng. If Ying Zheng died, the Yin-Yang family's plan would be aborted, causing her first mission out of seclusion to end in failure, and she would be laughed to death by her junior sister Yue Shen.

"Unfortunately, Lu Buwei's power is huge. Although he has the ability to protect himself, he will definitely face many crises when he returns to Xianyang..."

Yan Fei said without hesitation: "If you have any problem, you can come to me and I will help you."

If the Yin-Yang School wanted to enter Qin, no matter what their intentions were, they must first work for the King of Qin to gain his trust.

So when Cheng Jiao said he wanted to fight with Lu Buwei, Yan Fei chose to help Cheng Jiao without thinking.

"Haha, thank you Miss Yanfei in advance."

Cheng Jiao had a smile in his eyes. What crisis? It was just that he had ulterior motives...

The bright moon has just risen in the west and is not very high yet.

Cheng Jiao thought that he had nothing to do, so he slowly told the story of the modified version of Chang'e flying to the moon.

After hearing this, Yan Fei asked curiously, "So this is how Chang'e flew to the moon. I read the Shang Dynasty hexagram book "Gui Zang" in Yin-Yang school, and there is a sentence about Chang'e, 'In the past, Chang'e took the immortality medicine of the Queen Mother of the West and flew to the moon.' I didn't know there were so many stories in it. So what happened to Chang'e later?"

Cheng Jiao did not give a direct answer, but sighed softly: "Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, the blue sea and blue sky are in my heart every night."

Yan Fei was brought into the cold mood of Guanghan Palace by Cheng Jiao's sigh.

Thinking that he didn't have any friends in the Yin-Yang School who he could talk to, he couldn't help but whisper: "What's the point of being immortal? If only one person is alive, what's the difference between being dead and being alive."

Cheng Jiao gently embraced Yan Fei who was sitting with her knees hugged: "Everyone in the world says that immortality is good, but without a lover by your side, you are just a prisoner sentenced to lifelong loneliness."

Originally Jingwei was still wondering whether Cheng Jiao was planning to hook up with Yan Fei, but she was unknowingly immersed in the story Cheng Jiao told. Her beautiful eyes became softer as she looked at Cheng Jiao.

Jingwei had no reaction to Cheng Jiao's behavior of picking up girls in front of her, just like she condoned Cheng Jiao's being with Zi Nu Li Wu and Yan Ling Ji Hong Lian.

What she cares about is Cheng Jiao as a person, and whether Cheng Jiao has her or not. She doesn't care about anything else.

This is also the reason why Cheng Jiao basically did not avoid Jingwei when he was flirting with Yan Fei, because it was unnecessary and would make Jingwei worried.

Maybe Cheng Jiao accidentally moved too much, or maybe Yan Fei realized something and came out of Cheng Jiao's arms without leaving a trace.

"It's late at night, you should rest, sir."

Without waiting for Cheng Jiao to say anything, Yan Fei took a dozen steps in the blink of an eye, which made Cheng Jiao smile, quite shyly.

"Well, Jingwei, you should also go to bed early."

Cheng Jiao gently kissed Jingwei's red lips. Although Jingwei didn't care about him flirting with girls in front of her, as a man, he knew that no matter how indifferent a woman is, there will still be a little bit of care in her heart. This little bit of care is very weak, but extremely strong.

Jingwei didn't say anything, but took the initiative to hug Chengjiao and kiss him deeply. It was also the first time she did this.

I still care after all...

Yan Fei returned to the tent alone, and after a while, Jing Wei followed.

The two women lay on their respective beds in the tent, each with different thoughts in their minds.

Yan Fei closed her eyes, and for some reason a figure always appeared in front of her. When she looked closely, it was Cheng Jiao with a smile on his face.

She frowned and didn't want to think about it, but found that Cheng Jiao's figure not only did not disappear, but became clearer. There seemed to be a voice coming, gently calling the name she gave herself - Fei Yan.

After a long while, Yan Fei, who was worried, opened her eyes, turned her head to look at Jing Wei who was regulating his breathing on the bed, and gently opened her red lips: "Jing Wei, can you tell me about Cheng Jiao?"

Jingwei slowly opened her watery eyes. She was a little surprised. She didn't expect that a noble and elegant woman like Yan Fei would be like a little girl who was just beginning to fall in love and secretly inquire about Cheng Jiao.

The moment Yan Fei opened her mouth, she knew that Yan Fei had feelings for Cheng Jiao, based on a woman's intuition.

Thinking about the day when she told Cheng Jiao that she could help him get close to Yan Fei, but Cheng Jiao did not agree, a smile broke out on her calm face.

"Young Master..."

Jingwei slowly recounted to Yanfei what had happened in the past six months. He was very considerate of Cheng Jiao and only briefly mentioned women like Li Wu, Yan Lingji, Zi Nu, Hong Lian, etc., focusing on how Cheng Jiao was able to strategize and act calmly.

Yan Fei was surprised: "You said Cheng Jiao came to Korea alone and accomplished so many things in just half a year?"

She had just left the Yin-Yang School not long ago and had some understanding of the situation of the seven countries, but she was not clear about one specific thing.

But we also know that Han Guo's Ye Mu is also famous in the martial arts world, and there are records of him in the Yin-Yang School.

She didn't expect that Cheng Jiao could intercept hundreds of thousands of gold coins from Ye Mu by himself. Even she, who had little idea about money, knew that this was an astronomical figure, and Cheng Jiao only took half a year.

Jingwei nodded calmly: "Yes, less than three months to be exact."

She had already digested the matter a long time ago, and she was personally involved in it, so she was able to keep her composure.

But Yan Fei was a little bit unbelievable, "Three months?"

Jingwei smiled and said, "You can go ask him. I don't know some specific things."

Yan Fei said "Oh", but she felt a little embarrassed to follow Jing Wei's words and ask Cheng Jiao.

Looking at Jingwei's gentle expression, Yan Fei suddenly asked, "What is your relationship with Cheng Jiao?"

Jingwei looked hesitant. Although Cheng Jiao asked her to be his woman and often whispered in her ear that he wanted to marry her, she knew that regardless of her former identity as a killer or the fact that she already had Xiao Yaner, the possibility of Cheng Jiao wanting to marry her openly and make her his wife was very slim.

She and Zi Nu had discussed this matter before, and they both agreed that Hong Lian was the most suitable match for Cheng Jiao. A prince from Qin and a princess from Korea, they were a perfect match made in heaven.

"I am the young master's personal bodyguard..."

Yan Fei asked suspiciously: "Really?"

She had seen Cheng Jiao and Jing Wei being intimate, and she obviously didn't believe what Jing Wei said.

After being questioned by Yan Fei, Jing Wei fell silent. She was not good at speaking, and even worse at lying. What she had just said to Yan Fei about Cheng Jiao only concealed some of the romantic affairs between Cheng Jiao and other women. The rest was true.

Seeing Jingwei was silent, Yan Fei blurted out, "You like Cheng Jiao, right?"

After saying this, Yan Fei felt a little annoyed. Why did she say this? Wasn't this obviously telling Jing Wei that she was interested in Cheng Jiao.

Jingwei did not deny it and said softly, "The young master is very good, but unfortunately I am not worthy of him."

Yan Fei blinked, somewhat puzzled.

"Why? You are very strong. Among all the schools of thought, you are strong enough to become the leader of a sect."

Jingwei whispered about his past and how Chengjiao had helped him.

After listening to this, Yan Fei felt a little sad: "You are very strong."

Jingwei shook his head slightly, "I don't know if this is being strong, I just want to protect the people I care about."

Yan Fei felt a little awkward. She didn't expect that after finally falling in love with someone, she found out that there was also someone who deeply loved her.

With her eyes half closed, Yan Fei hesitated for a moment, but finally made up her mind. Jingwei was indeed pitiful, but she wanted to fight for it.

She is Dongjun of the Yin-Yang School, and she also has the blood of the Ji clan. Compared to Jingwei, she has many advantages that are incomparable in this era.

Looking at Jingwei who was still breathing, Yan Fei, who had no desire to sleep at all, simply sat cross-legged on the bed and began to practice.

The slender white jade fingers formed the hand seal of cultivation, and a light golden glow flowed on the fingertips, as if there was an apparition of a golden crow hovering. As she breathed in and out, her internal energy increased in her body and turned into internal force that circulated through her meridians.

It makes her temperament more noble.

Jingwei, who was also breathing nearby, had a strange look in her beautiful eyes.

She could clearly sense Yan Fei's mental power covering the surroundings, as if trying to capture something.

Is it spiritual power?

Jingwei's mind flashed back to what Chengjiao had mentioned and demonstrated to her. No wonder Yan Fei's move that day made her feel dangerous. The magic that increased spiritual power was at least one level stronger than the magic that did not increase spiritual power.

What puzzled her was that the spiritual power condensed by Yan Fei was very thin. If the spiritual power sword energy emitted by Cheng Jiao was compared to one, according to the speed at which Yan Fei condensed it, after one month, it would be at most equivalent to one tenth of the spiritual power used by Cheng Jiao.

Cheng Jiao didn't know that Jingwei and Yanfei were talking about him. At this time, a soldier came to invite Li Si.

Li Si looked at Cheng Jiao hesitantly.

Cheng Jiao said calmly: "Li Si, you are a smart person. I believe you will make the right choice and I also believe you will not betray us."

Wang Qi invited Li Si late at night, obviously with ulterior motives.

Li Si was not afraid of Wang Zhi and Lu Buwei, but he was worried that he had just joined Ying Zheng's small group and Wang Zhi would come to find him. If things went wrong, he would inevitably be suspected in the future.

As a shrewd person, he naturally knew the consequences of being suspected by people in high positions. If he was not careful, his career would be over.

Li Si calmly opened the door of Wang Xi's tent and walked in slowly.

Wang Xi sat at the table with a big horse and a golden sword, and laughed loudly, "Sir Li is here as expected."

Li Si felt helpless. If Cheng Jiao hadn't asked him to come, he actually didn't want to come.

From what Cheng Jiao said, it was obvious that he had guessed what Wang Xi wanted him to do.

"General, why did you call Li Si here so late at night?"

Li Si sat respectfully opposite Wang Qi.

Although Wang Qi respectfully addressed him as Lord Li, it was because he was an envoy of the State of Qin at the time, and more importantly, he was also a retainer of Lu Buwei.

Wang Xi suppressed his smile and said, "You and I both work for Prime Minister Lu, so I won't keep you in suspense. How much do you know about Cheng Jiao? How many experts are there around the King of Qin?"

Li Si looked at Wang Xi's ferocious tiger eyes and his heart trembled slightly.

It wasn't that he had poor psychological quality, but that Wang Xi's aura, which came from his long history of fighting and killing, was too strong, and it involved the King of Qin, which made him have to be on high alert.

Li Si chose his words carefully and said, "I don't know much about Chang'an Jun. I only know that Jing Niu, who is beside him, was once a Luowang assassin and is very powerful. Gai Nie, the close bodyguard of the King of Qin, is also a master of the time."

Wang Xihu's eyes narrowed and he shouted, "Master Li, what are you hiding?"

Li Si's heart skipped a beat. Did Wang Xi receive some intelligence? Did he know about Zhao Gao, the Six Sword Slaves, and Yan Fei, the Lord of the Yin-Yang School?

No, even my senior brother Han Fei might not be able to see through my acting skills in a short time, so it is impossible for an old man like Wang Qi to see through it at a glance.

Li Si calmed down and said, "General, what do you mean by that? Could it be that Li Si can deceive you?"

Wang Xi stared at Li Si for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "Don't blame me, Lord Li. This is a serious matter, so I have to act carefully."

What Li Si told him was similar to the information he got from Xuan Jian.

Wang Xi drummed his fingers on the table and murmured, "Jing Nie, Gai Nie..."

Glancing at Li Si, who looked calm, Wang Xi asked in a low voice, "Master Li, do you have any plan?"

Li Si thought to himself, I don’t have any strategy, unless I mobilize a large army to surround and kill the people around Cheng Jiao, and even then it may not succeed.

As for whether Wang He would mobilize the army, Li Si believed that Wang He was not so stupid. He was afraid that the King of Qin would flee before the army was mobilized.

"General Wang Xi already has a plan, doesn't he? Just follow my orders if you need Li Si to do anything."

"Haha, he's worthy of being the person chosen by Prime Minister Lu, he really has a way!"

Wang Xi patted Li Si's weak shoulder with his big hand, making Li Si grimace in pain.

His physical fitness is not bad, but it is far inferior to Wang Xi's unpredictable hand strength.

Afterwards, Wang Xi narrowed his eyes and slowly told him his plan, but out of caution he did not mention anything about Xuan Jian.

Li Si nodded thoughtfully: "I will try my best to persuade the king to go to the generals' platform alone. As for Master Cheng Jiao, it is difficult for me to interfere."

Wang Xi's face darkened, and he shouted in a low voice: "Assassinate the king and kill him. It cannot be done with all our strength, but must be done!"

Li Si's eyelids jumped: "Li Si understands."

Wang Xi's expression softened. "As for Cheng Jiao, I will find a way to contain him. As long as Master Shang dies, Cheng Jiao will bear the responsibility."

Li Si muttered to himself, is it possible...

Meng Tian stood outside Wang Xi's tent, hesitating whether to discuss the matter of the King of Qin with Wang Xi's veteran general.

But when he saw Li Si coming out, he was startled. Isn't this the person next to Cheng Jiao?

Although Li Si was far away from Cheng Jiao before, when he saw Cheng Jiao and the two women beside him, he also paid attention to Li Si.

Li Si frowned slightly. It seemed that this young man had talked to Cheng Jiao not long ago.

"General, what are you doing here so late at night?"

Meng Tian clasped his fists and said, "I need to see General Wang Xi for something."

Li Si smiled and said, "General Wang Zhi is still here, you can go."

After saying this, Li Si left. As for whether Meng Tian had eavesdropped, he didn't bother to care.

Wang Xi was holding a bamboo slip with military reports in his hand when he saw Meng Tian coming in.

"Meng Tian, ​​what do you want to see me about?"

Meng Tian was a cautious person. "Today, the guards of the military camp reported that a team of carriages and horses entered the military camp without being registered."

Wang Xi smiled and said, "So that's what it is. You don't need to worry about it. I have my own arrangements."

Meng Tian hesitated and asked, "Who was that just now?"

"Li Si, the envoy to Korea."

Meng Tian was about to ask more questions when Wang Qi waved his hand and said, "Okay, if there is nothing else, go down."

Seeing this, Meng Tian didn't dare to continue asking. Although Wang Xi had a good relationship with his grandfather and took good care of his grandnephew, it was not a reason for him to act casually. It was just that it involved the King of Qin, which made him feel a little uneasy.

"Meng Tian takes his leave!"

After leaving the tent, Meng Tian took a few steps and suddenly stopped.

If he was not mistaken, the bamboo slips Wang Zhi was holding seemed to be upside down, and why did Wang Zhi put his other hand on the sword while he was reading the slips?

An ominous premonition lingered in his mind, making him frown, but he did not think that Wang Xi would assassinate the King of Qin.

A possibility came to his mind. Maybe the army was not safe, and the old general was worried about the king's safety, but he just didn't want him to know and worry.

Thinking of this, Meng Tian wondered whether he should contribute, but he couldn't do it openly.

It's really embarrassing for him to deceive someone...

Li Si stood silently in Ying Zheng's tent and repeated every word Wang Qi said to him in detail.

After listening to this, Ying Zheng waved his hand and knocked the bamboo slips on the table to the ground.

I didn't expect that Cheng Jiao would say it again.

He could not understand why Wang Xi, a veteran general who had served three dynasties and was loyal to the Qin State, would conspire with Lu Buwei to assassinate him.

"Cheng Jiao, do you know why Wang Xi, who has always been loyal to the Qin State, wanted to assassinate me?"

Cheng Jiao knelt beside Ying Zheng and said leisurely: "Maybe Wang Zhi is indeed loyal to Qin, but he is not necessarily loyal to you, my brother."

Ying Zheng's breath was caught in his throat, and he was obviously hit hard by Cheng Jiao's words.

"I have never done anything wasteful since I came to power!"

Cheng Jiao remained silent. When they were in Zilanxuan in Xinzheng, he had mentioned to Ying Zheng that Wang Qi was still obsessed with Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an. Unfortunately, Zheng Ge didn't quite believe it, and he didn't want to talk about it anymore.

"My brother, if you want to know, go with Mr. Gai Nie and Li Si tomorrow and you will find out."

Ying Zheng said without hesitation: "Of course I will go. I will not be at peace until this matter is cleared up!"

Gai Nie said, "Why would Wang Zhi choose to assassinate Miss Jingwei when he knew about me?"

Ying Zheng glanced at Li Si who was standing respectfully and asked: "What did Wang Zhi say to you?"

Li Si thought for a moment and said, "Wang Zhi said he had a way to stop Chang'an Jun, but he didn't say what the method was."

Cheng Jiao chuckled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Xuan Jian, who survived in Xinzheng Zilanxuan that day, should be here."

Gai Nie said solemnly: "This person is no less than Miss Jing Wei."

Cheng Jiao immediately felt more relieved, thanks to Gai Nie's help, he felt very stable.

Ying Zheng laughed and said, "With my younger brother by my side, even if Wang Xi has great abilities, he can only suffer in vain! I will take over the Pingyang Heavy Armored Army!"

After laughing, Ying Zheng's face turned serious: "However, after Wang Zhi dies, who will take over the Pingyang Heavy Armored Army?"

Cheng Jiao looked at Ying Zheng's expectant eyes, and his eyelids twitched slightly. It can be seen that Ying Zheng seemed to want him to stay here to command the army.

He couldn't help but cough lightly: "Now in the Qin military, the Wang and Meng families are powerful families and are even more loyal to the Qin State."

Ying Zheng frowned and said, "Of course I know about the Wang family, but the Wang family has had a lot of dealings with Lu Buwei. Since the death of General Meng Ao, the Meng family has only Meng Wu in the army now."

Cheng Jiao was not very clear about all this. He glanced at Li Si and knew that this guy must be familiar with the internal affairs of Qin.

"Li Si, tell me, who in the Qin army can be won over now?"

Li Si didn't expect that he would have the chance to speak. Looking at Cheng Jiao's smiling eyes, he knew that his chance to show off had come again.

"Your Majesty, although Wang Jian and his son had contacts with Lü Buwei, as far as I know, it was all for military affairs. Lü Buwei sometimes tried to win over the Wang family, but always failed. The Meng family is a powerful family that has recently emerged in the military, but it has declined somewhat after the death of General Meng Ao.

Therefore, in my opinion, Your Majesty can first win over the Meng family and test the Wang family."

Ying Zheng nodded, "That's right, it suits my heart very well, but the Meng family is now in Xianyang, and it takes too long to travel back and forth between Wusui. I'm afraid Lu Buwei won't let me succeed easily."

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "So, my brother, you are a lucky person. There is a young man from the Meng family in the Pingyang Heavy Armor Army, serving as a captain of a thousand men."

His time is precious, so how can he follow Ying Zheng's wishes and stay in this desolate Wusui military camp, watching a bunch of rough men luxuriating in their hormones all day long? Isn't that uncomfortable?

Wouldn't it be good to go back to Xianyang and have a heart-to-heart talk with the girls of the Yin-Yang family? Yan Fei finally stopped resisting him and even had a better impression of him. He still needed to go one step further and try to win him over directly~
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