Chapter 226 Lingji's Fire, Bailuan's Ice

When Bai Luan was feeling uncomfortable, Cheng Jiao also felt a little uncomfortable.

It cost ten attribute points to make Bai Luan call him master.

But he still smiled on the surface, "Bai Luan, how is it? Are you satisfied with the title of master?"

Bai Luan restrained his aura and had no psychological concerns about calling him "master" in front of the women.

"I hope you can keep your promise. I will work for you for three years."

Cheng Jiao clapped his hands and said, "Very good. You will stay in my backyard for now and follow Ahri's instructions."

Bai Luan had no objection to this, she had a good impression of Ali.

"can."

Seeing that Bai Luan had been temporarily subdued, Cheng Jiao said nothing more.

For him, it didn't matter whether he let Bai Luan go after three years. He would be able to reach the state of heaven in three years, and maybe many of his women would be able to reach the state of heaven as well. So there was no need to worry about Bai Luan.

Now that he has a powerful fighter by his side, he no longer has to worry about Lu Buwei pulling out an old monster for him.

"Ahri, where is Tianze?"

Now that Bai Luan's problem is solved, it's time to torture Tianze.

If you secretly give yourself a cold shoulder, whether it is intentional or not, you must be punished!

"Tian Ze is in the woodshed."

Ahri said familiarly.

Cheng Jiao took Jingwei, Liwu, Ali, Bailuan and Yanlingji out of the hut.

Bai Luan pretended to look at the scenery, unintentionally observing the surroundings and taking note of the surrounding routes, just to be prepared whether or not he planned to escape.

It is called a woodshed, but in fact it is a separate courtyard.

Tianze was holding an axe, chopping wood with a desperate look on his face.

Seeing that one pile of firewood was almost chopped, Wushuang was very discerning and brought another pile of firewood over and pointed it to Tianze, his meaning was very clear.

Tianze looked at his former subordinates, gritted his teeth, and chopped wood again.

He swore that one day, he would send all those who had bullied him to the mine to dig stones.

Cheng Jiao took the lead and stepped into the small yard where firewood and various sundries were stored.

I felt extremely unhappy when I saw Tianze chopping wood slowly and leisurely.

In other words, Wushuang is ignorant of the ways of the world. When he sees someone slacking off, he stares at them without even noticing.

Tianze noticed someone coming in, put down his axe and looked up.

Cheng Jiao and his women were staring at him, which made him feel a little uneasy.

Cheng Jiao said calmly, "Tian Ze, do you know you are wrong?"

Tianze felt a toothache and was chopping wood to take a break. Why did so many people come here?

So, to the astonishment of Cheng Jiao and the girls, Tianze took a deep breath and circulated his internal energy.

The axe in his hand swung into an afterimage, and piles of firewood were chopped and stacked in a few breaths.

Cheng Jiao watched Tianze's performance speechlessly. This bastard!
Tianze had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Wushuang bringing him another pile of firewood, and he felt like crying.

Damn~
Seeing that Tianze was still preparing to chop wood, Cheng Jiao quickly stopped him: "Stop, stop chopping."

He came over ready to beat Tianze, but Tianze was in such a state that he kept chopping at him, so how could he fight back?

If I force my way into this, wouldn't I become a slave owner who exploits his slaves?

Tianze put down the axe and breathed a sigh of relief.

He is being asked to chop wood here, being watched by people like a monkey. Does he have any shame?

If he had not been inspired by the deeds of King Gou Jian of Yue, he would have fought to his death with Cheng Jiao long ago.

Gou Jian, the King of Yue, even tasted Fu Chai's feces, what does he mean...

"Meet Changan Jun."

Cheng Jiao's heart moved, and he shouted coldly: "Call me master!"

He came here to cause trouble, not to play house with Tianze.

Tianze felt sad and helpless, "Master."

Cheng Jiao laughed inexplicably: "Very good, since you know I am your master, you are still doing little things behind my back, do you think I don't know?"

Tianze felt a little guilty, "I don't know what the master is talking about."

Cheng Jiao was too lazy to keep Tianze in suspense.

"Hehe, do you know who she is?"

Tianze looked in the direction where Cheng Jiao's finger was pointing and saw a woman who was extremely beautiful, but with a bad complexion.

Could it be your concubine again? Tianze complained silently in his heart, trying to have fun in the midst of suffering.

Seeing Tianze lowering his head and keeping silent, Cheng Jiao said, "She is Bai Luan. You should have heard of her other name, the only female marquis in Korea."

Tianze suddenly looked up and looked at Bai Luan with some disbelief.

Of course he had heard of the title of the only female marquis in Korea. It was said that her strength was beyond imagination. How could she follow Cheng Jiao like a little woman?

Seeing Tianze's big reaction, Cheng Jiao smiled and pulled Bai Luan to his side, and continued to say to Tianze: "So, I know everything you said to the Blood Robe Marquis about me being pregnant with the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon."

Tianze's fingers were a little cold. He never expected that such a secretive thing he had done would be exposed so quickly.

What he and Marquis Xueyi had talked about at the beginning were all completed in the spiritual illusion. Even Madam Mingzhu and the tide-girl demon in the night did not know that the secret and power of Cheng Jiao might be possessed by him.

Then the only possibility is that the Blood-Cloaked Marquis told his mother about this.

Damn...

Tianze rolled his eyes and gave up the idea of ​​running away.

Whether it was the poison and poison in his body, or Cheng Jiao and his group of women in front of him, they could kill him.

"Master, I did not betray you to the Bloody Marquis."

Cheng Jiao was helpless. You can find a good excuse to make people happy, but this is so dry, who would believe it!
"Tianze, do you know why I spared your life?"

Tianze opened his mouth and said hesitantly: "Aren't you asking me to assist Yan Lingji in becoming the Queen of Baiyue?"

"So you know that too. One more thing, can you call Yan Lingji the mistress?"

Yan Lingji walked to Cheng Jiao with a smile, hugged Cheng Jiao's arms, and leaned against him intimately.

Tianze took a deep breath, Goujian Goujian, think about Goujian.

"I've met the mistress."

Cheng Jiao stroked Yan Lingji's slender and soft little hand.

"I'll leave it to you, Tianze. You can handle it as you wish."

Yan Lingji walked in front of Tianze in her boots with an elegant step.

A flaming whip appeared in his hand unknowingly.

The tenderness and charm that Yan Lingji had towards Cheng Jiao disappeared from her eyes; only coldness remained.

"Tianze, I tried my best to rescue you, even at the cost of my life, but you abandoned me without hesitation in order to start a war between Qin and Han. Do you regret it?"

Yan Lingji said, and suddenly smiled brightly: "Whether you regret it or not, it is a good thing for me. It allows me to be your woman and be happy. Instead of being your subordinate, enduring your stupidity, and living a precarious life."

Tianze's face gradually became ferocious. After all, he was not King Goujian of Yue, and how could he tolerate Yan Lingji's sarcasm.

"Yan Lingji, you!"

Yan Lingji whipped Tianze hard with a fire whip made of flames.

"Don't you have a brain? Call me Madam!"

Tianze glanced at Cheng Jiao, Jing Niu, Bai Luan and others behind Yan Lingji. Just as he was about to speak, Yan Lingji whipped him dozens of times in a row.

Cheng Jiao's eyelids jumped when he saw this. Yan Lingji showed no mercy and wanted to beat Tianze to death.

Tianze's body was already torn apart, and many snake scales had fallen off. There was a faint burnt smell emanating from Tianze's body in the air.

What made Cheng Jiao admire Tianze was that although his brain was not very useful, he had a ruthless spirit. Even after being beaten by Yan Lingji, he did not say a word.

Yan Lingji did not react at all. She continued to wave the flaming whip in her hand. The crisp sound of the whip and the dull sound of whipping made the people in the courtyard have different expressions.

Li Wu didn't expect that Yan Lingji, who always competed with her for food, had such a side to her. She had never really noticed it and was thinking about whether she should give more Cheng Jiao to Yan Lingji next time. It would be so tragic if Yan Lingji got unhappy and whipped her a few times.

Cheng Jiao coughed lightly, not to stop Yan Lingji from venting, but...

"Bai Luan, cool down Tianze."

A strange look flashed in Bai Luanfeng's eyes. Theoretically, someone would die after being burned by fire and then quickly frozen.

However, whether Tianze lives or dies has nothing to do with her.

With a flick of his finger, a stream of icy internal energy instantly hit Tianze.

In order to achieve better effects, a trace of spiritual power was mixed in. If used properly, it would be enough to seriously injure Tianze.

But now it's just a quick freezer.

Tianze, who was enduring the scorching flames with his eyes wide open, was flicked by Bai Luan.

He shivered suddenly, and in the blink of an eye, cold mist filled his body, forming a layer of ice that was not thick but very solid.

Cheng Jiao looked at Tianze in the ice and muttered to himself, he wouldn't be dead, would he?

Having said that, Bai Luan is really strong. If it was her heart last time, and she used sneak attacks and tactics, he would have no chance to bully Tianze now.

Yan Lingji thought it was a good idea and waved her hand to light the firewood next to Tianze.

In other words, Bai Luan didn't work very hard. After more than ten breaths, the ice on Tianze's body gradually melted into water drops and fell on the matches.

Tianze, who had regained his mobility, was shivering and shaking, curling up from time to time.

Yan Lingji's strength is just that of a first-rate master in the martial arts world. Even if Tianze does not resist, she can hold out for a long time. But Bai Luan is different. His icy internal strength has reached perfection, plus a trace of spiritual power, and he was almost finished by the burning of Yan Lingji.

Yan Lingji's emotions fluctuated greatly, and as she used all her strength to activate the flame, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead and nose.

Cheng Jiao embraced Yan Lingji and helped her wipe the sweat off her face.

"Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Yan Lingji snuggled in Cheng Jiao's arms and said with a smile, "Thank you, young master."

Jingwei, Li Wu, Yan Lingji and even Ahri have all been taught by Cheng Jiao about how to control Tianze, so they are not afraid that Tianze might have evil intentions.

Without even looking at Tianze who was lying on the ground breathing more than he was breathing out, he leisurely led the girls away.

Before leaving, Ahri handed Wushuang a bottle of ordinary healing medicine.

He instructed: "Let him get better and don't delay the work."

There are not many people in the mansion now, so there are some hard labor and dirty work that are very suitable for Tianze to do. After Ah Li left, Wushuang was a little puzzled holding the small bottle. So, he had just endured the injury before, so there was no need for this.

He opened it casually, poured it on Tianze and left him alone. Now he didn't need to continue supervising Tianze, so he went to the side to strengthen his body.

After a long time, Tianze woke up from a semi-coma, wiped the powder off his face, and glanced at the small medicine bottle at hand.

I guessed that it must be Cheng Jiao who was hypocritical and poured the healing medicine on his own face.

He hit the ground hard, and a piercing pain came from his arm.

The bones are brittle...

After these four words appeared in Tianze's mind, the sound of the bone breaking made his scalp numb and cold sweat broke out.

Even though the hatred in my heart is extremely great, I dare not vent it at will.
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Cheng Jiao took Jingwei and Bailuan out of the mansion.

Instead of taking the carriage, he wanted to see how many masters in the seven countries were waiting for him.

Nothing happened along the way.

Jingwei and Bailuan reported the situation to Chengjiao from time to time.

Cheng Jiao was secretly shocked. There were sixteen second-rate masters, five first-rate masters, and no top masters.

I don’t know which forces they belong to, but the fact that so many masters were gathered together in just ten days is enough to prove the status of the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon in the martial arts world.

He knew that more people in the underworld were waiting and watching, and he would not be the eye of the storm until a sufficiently heavyweight figure appeared.

But as time goes by, twists and turns are inevitable once one's strength is exposed to the world.

In just a few months, he went from a mediocre rookie to a big boss who could kill top masters.

He couldn't explain this one thing alone, and he couldn't reveal the existence of the panel.

Compared to the martial arts world, his biggest threat now comes from Lu Buwei and the unknown things behind Lu Buwei.

According to Yanri, Lu Buwei had the support of Guiguzi and Gongsun Yan behind him, but it was not known to what extent this support existed.

Cheng Jiao thought about it and stopped in front of a simple courtyard.

Although he already knew that the place where his uncle lived was a bit desolate, he had never expected that there was such a dilapidated courtyard next to the palace.

A thin middle-aged man in linen clothes was kneeling beside the stone table. He showed no reaction to Cheng Jiao's arrival, as if he didn't notice it.

Cheng Jiao held his breath and looked at his uncle, Weiyang Jun Yingxi, who was also the chief minister of the Qin royal family.

If Bai Luan had not said in person that Wei Yang Jun was also a person who had broken through the Heavenly Man Realm, he really wouldn't have known that there was such a powerful master in his family. I'm afraid Zheng Ge didn't know about this either, thinking that he was just an elder who practiced martial arts.

After a long time, Yingxi opened his eyes.

Bai Luan murmured, "Unity of Heaven and Man? Have you gathered enough spiritual power to connect the bridge between Heaven and Earth?"

Ying Xi shook his head slightly: "I have only been in the Heavenly Man Realm for ten years. How could I possibly gather enough spiritual power to break through? I just had some understanding and briefly entered the state of unity between heaven and man."

Cheng Jiao took the initiative to bow and said, "Cheng Jiao greets Lord Wei Yang."

Yingxi motioned Chengjiao to sit down.

"Seven or eight years have passed in a flash. I didn't expect you to be this big now."

Cheng Jiao smiled but said nothing. He didn't have much impression of Ying Xi, and after asking around, he didn't get much information. The only thing he was sure of was that his cousin had a good temper, which was why he decided to pay him a visit.

Yingxi glanced at Bai Luan behind Cheng Jiao.

"Why are you coming to Xianyang instead of staying in Korea as your Marquis?"

After Bai Luan appeared, he confirmed Bai Luan's identity.

When he was traveling in the martial arts world, he had a brief fight with Bai Luan. At that time, both of them were just a little bit away from reaching the realm of heaven and man.

But now it seems that Bai Luan entered the realm of heaven and man earlier than himself, and has condensed more spiritual power than himself.

Bai Luan glanced at Cheng Jiao and said calmly, "I was asked to work for this kid for three years."

Ying Xi was shocked. Even the current King of Qin could not have such a big face by letting such a person work for three years. At least he would not do such a shameful thing.

Bai Luan turned her face away. The fact that she was captured by Cheng Jiao was too embarrassing for her to talk about.

Cheng Jiao did not expose the drama that Bai Luan had added for himself.

Ying Xi looked at his eldest nephew squarely. Few of the Zhou emperors had the honor of having a peerless master working for him.

For such beings, it is difficult to die as long as they don't seek death, even in this Dharma-Ending Age when the spiritual energy is thin.

Ying Xi was a little curious and couldn't help asking, "Who asked this?"

Bai Luan was not good at lying, so she pursed her lips and said nothing.

Cheng Jiao had no choice but to cover up the lie himself.

"It's like this. I have a close relationship with the daughter of Miss Bai Luan's sister, so I asked her aunt to come and protect me. Your uncle may not know that Lu Buwei is greedy for power and wants to harm me and your brother."

Yingxi frowned and didn't pay attention to the rationality of Chengjiao's words.

"You said that Lü Buwei harmed you and the King of Qin? Do you have any evidence?"

It’s not that he was defending Lu Buwei, he had personally experienced what Lu Buwei did in Qin.

At that time, he was young, had top-notch cultivation, and had the support of the royal family, but he still did not ascend to the throne. It was because of Lu Buwei's obstruction and his alliance with the Queen Dowager Huayang that caught him off guard, causing him to lose the throne that was within his reach.

Over the years, he traveled to the seven countries and became indifferent to these things. In addition, he devoted himself to cultivation. After breaking through the heavenly realm without realizing it, he learned some secrets and became even less interested in the throne.

Heavenly beings cannot be kings, and those who are kings cannot exceed a hundred years. If they exceed a hundred years, they cannot become immortals or gods. A handful of yellow earth will carry a hundred years of hatred.

This sentence, which was recorded in the ancient books in the Zhou royal family's storable room, had a deeper impact on him after he broke through to the level of heaven and man.

There is indeed a power between heaven and earth that controls everything in the dark.

Cheng Jiao slowly and briefly recounted what had happened in the past few days.

Yingxi summed it up. There was no physical evidence, but there was witness evidence. However, no one would believe it. At most, it would disgust Lu Buwei.

"This is not a easy matter. Lü Buwei has been deeply rooted in Qin for so many years. His prestige is very high both in the court and in the opposition. Without concrete evidence, it will be difficult to deal a blow to him. However, Lü Buwei is already old and does not have many years left to live. We might as well wait patiently."

Cheng Jiao grinned. Not only did Zheng Ge not want to wait, he also didn't want to wait.

He still wanted to travel around, but with Lu Buwei, a man who had evil intentions towards him, around, he and his wife couldn't sleep well.

Unlike Donghuang Taiyi, as long as he did not reveal the matter of the Blue Dragon Seven Stars, he would not attack him, even if he kidnapped Yan Fei to his home.

"I wonder how much Uncle Wang knows about Luowang."

He didn't expect Ying Xi to help him fight against Lu Buwei. Looking at the desolate place where he lived, he knew that he was another guy who only cared about practicing.

I don't know whether he took action when Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin.

Yingxi did not hide this.

"After Gongsun Yan's coalition attack on Qin failed, in the third year of King Wu of Qin, King Wu secretly invited Gongsun Yan to Qin to serve as prime minister, but he refused on the grounds that Zhang Yi, Lord Wuxin, was in Qin. But it was also at that time that Luowang entered Qin, so I guess some agreement was reached."

Cheng Jiao calculated Gongsun Yan's age in his mind. If he was still alive, he must be at least 120 years old, which is about the same age as Master Xun.

As we all know, in a world where spiritual energy exists, it becomes more powerful as it gets older.

I don't know how Zhao Gao controlled Luowang later. Could it be that Gongsun Yan died of old age? Or...

Cheng Jiao narrowed his eyes. Lao Zhao had a strong talent in martial arts, and it was not impossible for him to break into the realm of heaven and man. It was also possible that Gongsun Yan would be killed by Lao Zhao in the future.

"Uncle Wang, according to Yanri's explanation, Gongsun Yan is behind Lü Buwei, who controls the evil spirits in the underground network. And you are behind Queen Mother Zhao Ji."

After Cheng Jiao mentioned Zhao Ji, he obviously noticed that Ying Xi's expression changed, and he felt something in his heart, thinking that there seemed to be a story behind this.

He waved his hand and let Bai Luan and Jing Wei leave. It was obvious that Ying Xi had something to say to him.

Ying Xi said in a low voice: "When Luowang entered Qin, it was not an assassin capable of killing anyone. It was just an intelligence organization, or a group of demons and monsters."

Cheng Jiao understood, and he thought, this Guiguzi Zongheng doesn't look like the kind of guy who trains killers and assassins.

Without interrupting, he listened quietly to Yingxi's narration.

"Later, during the reign of King Zhaoxiang, Fan Ju secretly wrote a letter saying that there were many knights and nobles in the six kingdoms who often spoke out to harm Qin, so he proposed to form an assassin group in Luowang to hunt down famous people who were not good for Qin."

No wonder Luowang has been notorious in the past few decades, but there is no record of it in previous history books.

Cheng Jiao did not urge Yingxi. Although he really wanted to know what was going on behind Luowang so that he could take action, he did not lack Yingxi's time.

"After Fan Ju's death, Luowang was divided into the two parts that are now well known. One part is the ghosts and monsters, which specialize in intelligence work, and the other part is the heaven and earth, which later became a tool to exclude dissidents."

"Exclude dissidents?"

"Do you know why the previous king died only three days after ascending the throne?"

Cheng Jiao's mouth twitched, "Could it be Luo Wang's doing?"

He felt that Yingxi was hinting at something.

Yingxi smiled and didn't explain further.

"The snare is a murderous weapon, serving only the powerful."

Cheng Jiao was wondering in his heart, you are right, he really doesn't mind how his grandfather died.

Ok?
Cheng Jiao thought of a possibility. Could it be his father who did it?
Killing his father to take the throne?

Uh, that's not right! His father doesn't seem to be such a ruthless person in my impression.

Could it be... Lu Buwei?

This is very likely, a rare commodity is worth keeping, and his father is very dependent on Lu Buwei. If Lu Buwei secretly does this in the name of the previous king, it seems...

Gan!
It turns out there is a vengeance for killing my grandfather!
Cheng Jiao's face was serious: "Was it Lu Buwei who did it?"

Yingxi neither admitted nor denied it.

"Without physical evidence or witnesses, who knows?"

It was because his father was in power for only three days that he had no reaction at all. After he came to his senses, Ying Zichu, who relied on Queen Dowager Huayang, had already ascended to the throne.

This incident was also discovered from clues when he later took control of Luowang.

Cheng Jiao doesn't care. Can't he kill Lu Buwei without evidence? Suspicion is enough!
"Then how did Uncle Wang control Luowang?"

Yingxi said calmly: "Zichu gave it to me."

Guilt or comfort?
Cheng Jiao thought about it and felt that the latter was more likely.

"That……"

Ying Xi sighed, "Zhao Ji misled me."

Although he was a beat slow to react at that time, the death of the late king was very suspicious. If a thorough investigation was conducted at all costs, the outcome would be uncertain.

But Lu Buwei was such a bastard that he actually let Zhao Ji seduce him.

And somehow, he really developed some love for Zhao Ji.

Falling in love with his brother's woman made him even less interested in fighting, and finally he had to let go, leaving Xianyang and traveling through the seven kingdoms.

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