Chapter 488 Matchmaking
Wei Zhuang saw Cheng Jiao coming out of Ying Zheng's study, still looking cold and grim.

Cheng Jiao laughed and said, "Brother Wei Zhuang, why do you have to look so tense?"

Wei Zhuang acted as if he didn't hear anything and looked at his senior brother Gai Nie.

The two people he hated most in his life were Cheng Jiao and Han Fei.

Cheng Jiao laughed and didn't care. He moved his lips slightly and said, "Brother Wei Zhuang, Zi Nu wants me to find you a wife. Tell me which girl in Xianyang City you like. I will be your matchmaker."

Gai Nie, who had always been indifferent to the matter, looked over when he heard the words. He should pay attention to the marriage proposal for Xiaozhuang.

Wei Zhuang almost couldn't hold it together, and stared at Cheng Jiao with sharp eyes.

Cheng Jiao did not feel any oppression from his brother-in-law Wei Zhuang at all.

He really wanted to tease his brother-in-law now, "If Brother Wei Zhuang is embarrassed to speak, you can ask Brother Gai Nie to tell me. If I can't say it, I can ask Brother Wang to help you get married."

He was now suddenly looking forward to what Brother Wei Zhuang's wedding would be like.

Wei Zhuang suddenly closed his eyes. He was afraid that he would not be able to control himself and would duel with Cheng Jiao, bringing trouble upon himself.

After hearing this, Gai Nie couldn't help but say, "I heard that Lord Zhao, the Minister of the Imperial Chariot House, has a niece who looks..."

Wei Zhuang opened his eyes again, his eyes were a little red and bloodshot, and he almost collapsed as he looked at his senior brother.

Cheng Jiao suddenly felt a little chilly and swallowed secretly.

Uncle Gai Nie is really awesome, he can even get Lao Zhao’s niece out.

If Brother Wei Zhuang knew that Old Zhao was once a close attendant of Zhao Ji, known as the dead eunuch, good at needlework, and loved dancing and copying books, he would definitely turn against Gai Nie and love and hate each other...

Although Lao Zhao is actually a descendant of the nobility and his ancestors have some blood relationship with the Qin royal family, but...

Cheng Jiao decisively ran away.

As for agreeing to Zi Nu's help in finding a marriage for Brother Wei Zhuang, it was too difficult. He thought he could talk to Uncle Gai Nie in private to see if he could ask Uncle Gai Nie to do it for him.

As the sun sets, Cheng Jiao leaves the palace and rides back home in the carriage driven by Da Siming.

He slowly recalled the impulse just now and teased his brother-in-law, Wei Zhuang.

Suddenly I found it so exciting!

Do you want to arrange an appointment with Lao Zhao’s niece for Brother Wei Zhuang next time?
It seems that we can ask Uncle Gai Nie to give it a try.

……

Yongcheng is the old capital of Qin State.

Nineteen Qin kings once ruled here, making it the longest-lasting capital of the Qin State.

Therefore, since Duke Xian of Qin, every Qin king who needed to succeed to the throne, as well as major ceremonial activities, would come to Yongcheng.

Since Yongcheng was three hundred miles away from Xianyang, under the arrangement of Changping Jun, they set out two days in advance, held the coming-of-age ceremony on the third day, and returned to Xianyang the next day.

This is what Zheng Ge meant. We can’t waste our time on useless things.

In order to avoid arousing Changping Jun's suspicion, Cheng Jiao only brought Yan Fei and Nian Duan this time. One is Dong Jun of the Yin-Yang School, and the other is the head of the medical school. It is normal for them to be invited to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony with such identities.

As for the purple girl Jingwei Mengniang who had reached the realm of heaven and man, he kept her in the mansion to protect the other women.

Soon, it was April 5th.

Yongcheng, Dazheng Palace.

All the officials had arrived long ago.

Changping Jun arranged the trivial matters before the ceremony in an orderly manner.

Ying Zheng was still in the palace tidying up his appearance.

Inside the Da Zheng Palace, Changping Jun was looking at the sundial and calculating the time.

Cheng Jiao walked over alone. Nian Duan and Yan Fei did not follow him, but stayed over there to watch the ceremony.

"Changping-kun, is the time almost up?"

Changping Jun smiled and said, "The auspicious time is approaching. I also want to thank Chang'an Jun for letting my daughter stay in your house and take care of her."

In order to avoid arousing suspicion from Cheng Jiao and Ying Zheng, he sent his daughter directly to Cheng Jiao's mansion and brought his wife and younger brother to Yongcheng.

He knew that once the assassination began, he would eventually be exposed.

Regardless of success or failure, he would leave Qin and return to Chu.

As for his daughter, if the assassination failed, Ying Zheng would not kill her. Besides, Mi Lian and Cheng Jiao were close, so at most he would imprison her somewhere. Once he settled down in the State of Chu, he would find ways to rescue his daughter.

If Mi Lian was really dead, Changping Jun would sigh in his heart. He could only express his regret and avenge his daughter.

Cheng Jiao smiled faintly and said, "It's not a big deal. This is because Lord Changping trusts me."

Changping Jun glanced elsewhere and saw the people he had arranged coming over, and he was certain in his heart.

"Lord Changping, there is an urgent matter." The armored imperial guard said hurriedly.

Changping Jun asked solemnly: "What's the matter?"

"A lot of unidentified people suddenly appeared in Yongcheng, including top masters."

Cheng Jiao was surprised and said, "Yongcheng has been taken over. The city is full of imperial guards and spies. How could there be outsiders?"

Changping Jun suddenly asked, "Chang'an Jun, didn't Luowang receive the news?"

Cheng Jiao cooperated and said, "What news?"

Changping Jun said anxiously: "A day ago, I heard that people from the six countries were wandering outside Yongcheng. I thought Chang'an Jun had received the news and had already taken action, but this..."

Cheng Jiao's expression changed slightly: "Alas! Lord Changping, how could you be so careless!"

Changping Jun smiled bitterly and immediately began to throw dirty water, "Could it be that Prime Minister Lu had intentions... Before Luowang was formed, the ghosts and monsters in charge of intelligence were always under Prime Minister Lu's control."

Cheng Jiao agreed very much and said, "Yes, it seems that Prime Minister Lu is still not honest. Lord Changping, I will leave first. The guarding this time is my job. Fortunately, Lord Changping informed me in time."

Changping Jun said solemnly: "Changan Jun, be careful to prevent the thieves from being cunning."

Cheng Jiao didn't reply, turned around and left, and Changping Jun's mouth curled up slightly.

Chang Wenjun then came over and said, "Brother, everything has been arranged. Now that Cheng Jiao has left, there is no more heavenly being here."

Changping Jun shook his head slightly: "Don't worry, Cheng Jiao is suspicious by nature, we should hold our troops for now."

Chang Wenjun said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, brother. By the way, my sister-in-law has already arranged that there are eight carriages around Yongcheng. No matter where you flee from, you can drive away."

Changping Jun paused and said, "Wait a little longer."

In Yongcheng, there were not only the royal guards, but also Luowang assassins and spies, as well as the shadow guards privately trained by Ying Zheng that he happened to know.

Under the heavy control measures, only a major incident in the Da Zheng Palace could divert their attention and allow the three of them to escape.

Cheng Jiao followed alone behind the imperial guards arranged by Changping Jun to lead the way.

He knew that if he didn't leave, Changping Jun might not take action and expose himself.

Now in the Da Zheng Palace, there are two celestial beings, Yan Fei and Nian Duan, plus Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang are also there, so Zheng Ge will not die.

Especially since Changping Jun didn't know the true strength of the two girls, it was enough for him to choose to take the risk.

"Not here yet?"

Cheng Jiao asked calmly. "We're already here, Lord Chang'an."

The imperial guard suddenly transformed into a strange man with thin and dark purple skin.

Cheng Jiao laughed: "Bone Monster, a native of Zhao, was born with bones that are very different from those of ordinary people. He has cultivated a unique skill of "feminine and boneless, heartbroken". He is a lone killer in the Taihang area."

He recognized this strange man at a glance.

He is not tall and looks rather thin, and the exposed skin is a strange and dark purple color.

In addition to the special nature of his martial arts training, the joints of his body can twist in opposite directions, and his head can even rotate completely. He wears two rather terrifying metal masks on his head, one for a serious look, and the other for grinning fangs.

It's exactly the same as the bone demon in the original book.

Under the bone demon's ferocious mask, its grayish-white face changed several times.

"Changan Jun has good eyesight. He can recognize me at a glance."

He was invited by Tian Hu, the head of the Chiyou Hall of the Nong family, and would receive three thousand gold after the task was completed.

He has come all the way from Taihang Mountains.

Cheng Jiao glanced at the darkness and said, "Come out, why hide all the time?"

After a while, six people walked out side by side in the darkness, followed by three top masters covered in black robes.

Cheng Jiao pondered and said, "The Sixth Elder of the Six Sages' Tomb?"

He was a little surprised. Didn't these six old guys say that they would only come out of seclusion if something disastrous happened?

He believed that the killing he and Bai Qi had committed was far from enough, and he could even be considered a good person.

Tian Guang, who was wearing a black robe, was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Cheng Jiao could recognize the six elders at a glance.

Seeing that Cheng Jiao could see through the ambush at a glance, the Bone Demon was horrified. Just as he was about to retreat, Cheng Jiao drew his sword in an instant. With a flash of sword light, the Bone Demon was beheaded with one sword. The slightly disgusting head rolled to the ground, and the blood that was about to gush out was frozen by a faint frost.

No one reacted to how Cheng Jiao made his move.

The military leader shouted in surprise, "Cheng Jiao, have you opened the Seven Stars of Azure Dragon?"

Cheng Jiao glanced at the six elders.

"I said no, do you believe me?"

The calendar master said in a deep voice: "We certainly believe that if the Blue Dragon's Seven Stars are opened, the stars will shift, the constellations will change, and the world will fall into disputes and wars. Now the star map remains the same, and the Blue Dragon's Seven Stars have not yet been opened."

Cheng Jiao thought for a moment, "You came here to ambush and kill me, do you want to get the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon?"

Tian Guang lifted his hood and looked at Cheng Jiao with a sharp gaze: "The six elders came here not to ambush and kill Chang'an Jun, but to stop Chang'an Jun from opening the bronze treasure box. As long as Chang'an Jun returns the bronze treasure box to the countries, we will leave."

Medicine King said calmly, "Yes, the six of us came here to stop Lord Chang'an from opening the Blue Dragon's Seven Stars. Once the Blue Dragon's Seven Stars are opened, the world will be devastated, and the killings caused will be ten or a hundred times more than Lord Wu'an Bai Qi."

At this critical juncture, Cheng Jiao did not believe anything they said.

What an old-fashioned rhetoric. If you want to take advantage of others, can't you be more direct?
Furthermore, the seven Azure Dragon treasure boxes have been gathered, and the curse of fate has been opened. Even if he returns the bronze treasure boxes to each country, if he does not destroy the six countries within three years, he will still suffer a backlash of luck. Isn't this just making things uncomfortable for himself?

Cheng Jiao narrowed his eyes slightly. Many years ago, these six elders cooperated with the formation and killed Bai Qi, who was in the pseudo-celestial realm.

After so many years, these six old guys have become top masters, three of them are lower-level grandmasters, two are mid-level grandmasters, and one is an upper-level grandmaster.

With such a lineup, coupled with the three top mid-to-lower-level masters Tian Guang, Tian Hu and Tian Meng, even Bai Luan, who had condensed spiritual power in the beginning, would have suffered a bitter defeat.

"Let's get started. I've always heard that the six unique skills of the six elders of the Farmer Family are very famous. It's a pity that I've only heard of them but never seen them in action."

The commander of the army sneered and said, "Those who don't know their place are not ignorant of the world. We have killed those who are at the level of heaven and man before!"

Cheng Jiao sneered, "Are you talking about Wu Anjun?"

Tian Hu held Hu Po in his hand and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense, come on together!"

The six elders instantly displayed various martial arts and integrated them into the Farmers’ Formation Di Ze Twenty-Four.

Spring brings birth, summer brings prosperity, autumn brings withering, winter brings death, work during the day, rest at night.

The six elders each returned to their positions, and the six became one, as if they were one person.

Tian Guang, Tian Meng and Tian Hu were stationed outside the formation to prevent Cheng Jiao from escaping.

Cheng Jiao breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was not very murderous, especially since the seeds were still valuable to farmers. In his opinion, high-yield seeds were far more important than the farmers' masters.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the Da Zheng Palace, a thousand meters away. The city guards, imperial guards and Luowang Shadow Guards in Yongcheng instantly gathered at the Da Zheng Palace.

Cheng Jiao looked towards the direction of the Da Zheng Palace. At this time, Zheng Ge should have been crowned. Has the assassination of Changping Jun begun?

"Tian Guang, did Lord Changping conspire with you?"

Cheng Jiao asked softly.

Tian Guang neither denied nor admitted it.

"Lord Chang'an, now that things have come to this, it is useless to say anything. The Seven Stars of Azure Dragon concerns the whole world and should not be lightly discussed."

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will spare your life."

As soon as the words fell, Cheng Jiao shouted softly: "A thousand miles of ice!"

An area of ​​one hundred meters in radius instantly turned into a world of ice and snow. The movements of the six elders became sluggish, and their feet were restrained by the icy air.

Even Tian Guang and the other two who were not far away were also affected.

Cheng Jiao laughed and said, "You are lucky to have been able to kill Wu Anjun. I will show you the true strength of a celestial being."

The six elders never expected that Cheng Jiao was so powerful. Just one move made them unable to resist.

You know, with their current strength, even if Wu Anjun is resurrected, they can still be easily defeated.

"Stop being so arrogant, boy!"

The leader of the army suddenly yelled, "Kill the soldiers!"

The internal strength of the six elders instantly gathered behind the Lord of Arms, intending to break the ice and snow field formed by Cheng Jiao with one blow.

Cheng Jiao held the Shuihan Sword in his hand and said slowly, "You are overestimating yourself."

Although the combined strength of the six elders is stronger than that of the celestial beings using spiritual power, to him, it is just like tickling and there is no substantial harm at all.

He had no idea how strong he was now. He only knew that even if all the women who had reached the Heavenly Realm joined forces, and even used the Five Elements Formation, they were still no match for him.

What's more, it's just the union of six elders with top strength.

As soon as Cheng Jiao's voice fell, the Shui Han sword trembled slightly, and a long sword sound rang out, refreshing the heart.

A flash of sword light flashed by like a meteor in the night sky.

With lightning speed, he killed the six elders in an instant, each of them being killed with a single sword strike.

No one reacted yet. Even the six elders who had already died still held their weapons tightly in their hands, and their internal energy was flowing, trying to help the Lord of Weapons to launch a shocking attack.

Cheng Jiao smiled faintly, he had already completely mastered the sword-controlling technique. This flying sword technique was very effective in beating weak opponents.

Tian Guang, Tian Hu and Tian Meng were all terrified.

Everything happened too fast. In their minds, the six elders were invincible when combined. How could they die so easily?
Cheng Jiao slowly walked up to Tian Guang and put one hand behind his back.

"Xia Kui, whether the farmers live or die depends on your choice."

(End of this chapter)