In the prison, the imprisoned elders gathered around Gan Long to discuss. Although they were imprisoned, they were all well waited for except that they couldn't leave.
"Grand Preceptor, are you so willing to leave the court?”An old clan member asked in confusion. "Sacrificing me alone will make the court speechless. Three years later, you can still regroup. I don't have many years left to live.”Gan Long leaned against the wall and said with narrowed eyes. "Grand Preceptor Gao Yi!" Whether they were sincere or not, the old clans all prostrated themselves in front of Gan Long, looking heartbroken and moved. "It's just that I don't know how Shang Yang will be dealt with.”Gan Long's eyes revealed a trace of hatred as he spoke.
"Report! Great joy, Grand Preceptor! Great joy! Everyone!" A young disciple of a noble clan was let in by the jailer and said with a happy expression. Although he tried his best to keep his voice low, he could not hide the ecstasy in his heart.
"What is it?" Gan Long asked expressionlessly. He really didn't know what was worth rejoicing about. "Shang Yang…Shang Yang, he…"”The elders asked hurriedly. "Grand Tutor has decided to tear Shang Yang apart!!”The disciple finally regained his composure and said loudly.
" What?!" " How is this possible?!" "Did you hear wrongly?" Many of the elders did not believe it. Even Gan Long's eyes widened and his hands and feet trembled.
It was rumored that Li Xiang was the one who recommended Shang Yang to join the Qin reform, and Li Xiang had always been the pillar of support for Shang Yang and the new law from the very beginning. How could Li Xiang suddenly change so much? When the young noble family who had brought the " good news " found out that he had told them the news, not only did the elders not feel happy, but they all fell into deep thought and confusion. The surroundings were silent.
"Regarding this matter, this old man has a certain guess.”Old Gan Long pondered for a long time and analyzed all kinds of possibilities before he finally spoke.
"Please enlighten us, Grand Preceptor!" Many noble families stood up and bowed, saying in unison.
"Alright, this old man is guessing…that Grand Tutor and Shang Yang might not be on good terms.”Old Gan Long said slowly.
"How is that possible?" Everyone exclaimed.
"Everyone, think about it. The Grand Tutor's talent and reputation far surpass Shang Yang's, and his Tyrannical Art is his family's ultimate technique.”
"A mere concubine of the Wei Kingdom came to our Qin Kingdom and became the head of the military and political power. He even relied on the army trained by the Grand Tutor to win the battle of the west of the river and obtain the fief Shangyu.”
"What about that Grand Tutor? Although he held the position of Grand Tutor, he had no real power. One had to know that when he was in Qi, King Qi had even wanted to recruit him as prime minister, but he still came to Qin.”
Gan Longxi said. His words immediately enlightened the many clans who heard him.
"I see! Wasn't it rumored that the Grand Tutor was virtuous, virtuous, and humble? Wasn't he given a manor in return for a meal in Qi?”A noble clan member asked.
"No one is perfect. Do you really think our Grand Tutor is a saint? Or is it the teacher of a Saint?" Gan Long coldly laughed and said.
"In that case, Shang Yang is really finished? Car crack? Five oxen dismembered?" The elders all revealed ecstatic smiles.
"Yes, according to the Grand Tutor, at noon tomorrow, Shang Yang will be torn apart in the Xianyang market and all the elders will be exiled at the same time.”The young clan member who reported nodded his head vigorously and said.
"Then what are we waiting for? Call the jailer to bring some food and wine! We need to celebrate! It was a pity that he couldn't see Shang Yang's evil and wicked death with his own eyes. Hahahaha!”The old clans all laughed.
Although they were going to be exiled for three years, they could not bear to think that Shang Yang was going to be torn apart.
"The Grand Preceptor is right. I just remembered that the Grand Preceptor went to Shang Yang's cell and was said to be going to torture him.”The young clan member said with a smile.
"Hahaha, hypocrite, what a hypocrite! Quickly call the jailer to bring food and wine! Why isn't he here yet?" The old clan member laughed loudly again. That disciple never returned after he left, nor did he bring any food or wine. Moreover, they suddenly realized that the jailers around them had disappeared.
Just as they were feeling ominous, a team of Black Armored Guards rushed in. The leader was Ying Qian. He looked at the group of people from the noble families who had gathered in a circle and were laughing happily. He grinned.
"I'm sorry, everyone, it's too early to celebrate.”
"Ying Qian! What are you doing? The Grand Tutor has already ordered us to be dealt with according to the new policy!! You dare to abuse your power?" When the elders saw Ying Qian's subordinates surrounding the entire prison with weapons in their hands, they immediately felt fear and shouted loudly.
"It's nothing, everyone is thinking too much. Ying Qian is only here to escort everyone.”Ying Qian smiled and said to Sima Cuo behind him," Go and bring the food up. Let them eat their fill so that they can go on their way!”
Eat your fill and go on your way? These words sent chills down the backs of many noble families, but Ying Qian didn't show any killing intent. If Ying Qian really wanted to kill them, he could have just killed them. Why would he give them a meal? Could it be that he was really going to leave the prison and be exiled to the fief after eating?
Many of the noble families were anxious and uneasy, but they had no choice. They hurriedly ate the sumptuous dishes, but because of the surrounding armored soldiers staring at them, they ate like chewing wax.
"Everyone, please take a rest after eating.”Ying Qian asked someone to take the bowls and chopsticks away and said to the old clans.
Hearing this, the old clans relaxed a little. They ate and rested. If they really wanted to deal with them, there was no need to do so much.
Only Old Gan Long felt that something was strange and unusual. However, even if he wanted to, he could not resist. He could only silently close his eyes and start to rest.
Soon, all the prisoners fell into a deep sleep.
"We can start now. Be careful.”Ying Qian stepped forward and kicked Gan Long, who had fallen asleep, as he ordered the armored soldiers behind him.
According to the new law of the Qin Dynasty, those who conspire with people from other countries to murder the interests of the Qin Dynasty and become traitors should be sentenced to cutting off their tongues and beheading. Those who attempted to incite civil strife, subvert the regime, or usurp the throne would be sentenced to capital punishment.
Ying Qian's three-hundred secret guards quickly cut off the tongues of the prisoners, and then, according to Bai Shun's instructions, put a black cloth bag over their heads and tied them up into a dead knot.
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At noon the next day, the people of Xianyang City learned that the new emperor had no choice but to declare Shang Yang a criminal under the pressure of the aristocratic families. He would be executed in the center of the city. They rushed over to watch in the heavy snow.
"Shang Jun is innocent!" " Shang Jun is innocent!!"
The commoners cried and cried as they looked at a person lying on the ground with his limbs and neck tied by five oxen. They wished they could replace him with themselves.
"Shang Yang is a cruel official, an evil minister for thousands of years. Today, he will be sentenced to death! Shang Yang's fifty-four accomplices were beheaded for public display.”
Under the report of an official, another fifty-four people were brought in. These fifty-four people were wearing prison uniforms and had black cloth bags over their heads. They were resisting crazily. However, the people who were escorting them were all from Ying Qian's three hundred guards. It would not be a problem for them to fight against ten people empty-handed, let alone escort them.
"It's noon! Execution!"
Hearing this voice, the prisoners struggled even more intensely, but they could only make "wu wu" sounds. Some of the young noble families in the human monarch sheep were cheering, forming a sharp contrast with the cries of the common people.
"With so many commoners sending you off, you should die without regrets, right?”Li Xiang stood at a high place and looked at the person who was pulled taut by the five oxen. He revealed a smile and said quietly.
"Collect all the corpses and cremate them!”
A team of armored soldiers went forward and picked up the 54 bags with the heads. They also put the heads of the corpses that had been dismembered by the five oxen into the bags and took them all away.
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After the execution, Li Xiang heaved a sigh of relief and went to the forest outside Xianyang City. He saw two people hugging each other in the snow.
"Isn't it time to bring Yang back for execution? It was already enough for the Grand Tutor to let Yang see his wife again before he left.”
The person in the snow was actually Shang Yang, who should have been torn apart by the car just now!!
"There's no need. Shang Yang has already been torn apart.”Li Xiang sat on the ground and said.
"What do you mean?" Shang Yang and Bai Xue were confused. They looked at each other and asked.
"The literal meaning is that there is no longer a person called Shang Yang in this world.”Li Xiang picked up a branch and picked up a snowball.
"You found someone to replace Wei Yang?" Shang Yang frowned and asked.
"Someone who deserves it." Li Xiang replied.
"Who is it?"
"Gan Long!"
" Sigh…" Shang Yang sighed." Wei Yang owes you too much in this life…"
"Wait, don't say that you're willing to marry a man in your next life.”Li Xiang hurriedly interrupted.
" Hehe…Hmm…" Shang Yang's wife, Bai Xue, immediately laughed when she heard Li Xiang's words. However, this laughter suddenly stopped, and her brows furrowed as she cried out in pain.
"What happened?" Shang Yang turned pale with fright. He looked at his wife, whose face was as white as a sheet, and asked Li Xiang.
"Bring him along, go find Sunken Fish Pavilion, find Bianque!”Li Xiang frowned and said.
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In the Sunken Fish Pavilion, Bianque, who was reading the Compendium of Materia Medica, was suddenly interrupted and called out.
"Sir! Miracle Doctor! How is she?" Shang Yang anxiously asked Bianque, who was taking his pulse.
"Hmm…please forgive me for being blunt. Didn't you notice that your wife is pregnant?”Bianque stopped taking her pulse and turned around to ask.
"What?" Shang Yang was surprised and happy when he heard this.
" It's a pity…" Bianque wanted to say something but stopped. He shook his head.
"What's a pity?" Shang Yang grabbed Bianque's hand and hurriedly asked.
"Unfortunately, the fetus was invaded by the cold air of the world, and the mother was in great joy and sorrow. Even if I wanted to save all of them, there was nothing I could do.”Bianque shook his head and sighed.
In fact, if the fetus was about to be born, there was still a chance. However, according to the current situation, Shang Yang's wife was less than six months pregnant. This could no longer be described as premature birth. The fetus had not fully developed.
"Sir, please speak frankly." Shang Yang revealed a sorrowful expression as he said.
"If the mother is preserved, there is a 90% chance of success. If the fetus was preserved, the success rate would be less than 50%, and the mother's body essence would be exhausted within three months.”Bianque glanced at the silent Li Xiang and said.
Bian Que was actually thinking that Li Xiang could produce a medical masterpiece like the Compendium of Materia Medica, so he might have other methods.
"In that case, please save my wife's life.”Shang Yang took a deep breath and said.
Was there a need to choose? One had a 90% success rate, while the other needed to exhaust his wife to death, and the success rate was less than 50%.
At this moment, White Snow, who was lying on the bed, also shed a line of tears. She also wanted to keep the child, but the chance was less than half. Even a miracle would not happen.
Bianque saw that Li Xiang did not speak for a long time and thought that Li Xiang was helpless. He could only shake his head and walk out to prepare the medicinal herbs and equipment needed to protect the mother.
System, is there a way?
Shang Yang was already old, and with the miscarriage of his wife, Bai Xue, it was likely that he would not have the chance to give birth to another child. Shang Yang had dedicated his entire life to the Great Qin Empire, so he should not die without an heir. Naturally, Li Xiang would help.
Ding! You have triggered a side quest: Save Shang Yang's White Snow Child. Quest reward: thunder Blade
After learning about the method to save the fetus from the system and triggering a side mission, Li Xiang gasped.
Originally, he thought that there were all kinds of items in the Immortal Martial World. Saving a fetus might only require a Golden Core and an immortal fruit, but he realized that it was not that simple. Firstly, the fetus had not fully developed and could only be considered half a human. Secondly, just as Bianque had said, the cold air from the winter snow had entered the body and it was on its last breath. This breath was still hanging on by the mother's life.
"Mister Bianque, let me do it." Li Xiang grabbed Bianque, who had already prepared the tools and medicine, and was about to make his move.
" Sir, you really have a way?!" Bianque didn't show any anger at being interrupted and asked in surprise.
"Grand Tutor! Can you really protect Wei Yang's wife and child at the same time?”Shang Yang also grabbed Li Xiang's arm excitedly and asked.
"It was hopeless, but I still have a way.”Li Xiang quickly explained his method to Shang Yang and Bianque. The two of them were instantly stunned. "If there's no problem, I'm ready to make my move.”Li Xiang said.
"Then I'll go prepare the medicine to stop the bleeding.”Bianque came back to his senses and hurriedly walked out.
Whoosh!
Bai Shun pulled out the sword, closed his eyes, and activated the power of virtue in it. The entire sword was filled with a holy and majestic aura.
"Using the Sword of the Divine Path for a C-section is also considered the first in history.”Li Xiang smiled bitterly. With a wave of his hand, a sword light flashed…
Li Xiang used the White Dew Decay to control the three balls of water in the air to condense into ice and wrap around the fetus that was taken out. These three balls of water were not ordinary river water or river water.
The first ball of water that was close to the fetus was called Three Light Holy Water. The combination of three lights was the best healing medicine in Untainted Land. The second ball of water was called Immortal Fat Dew. It was stored in the jade bottle and could revive the spiritual roots of immortal herbs. The third ball of water was relatively ordinary. It was just a pool of icy water in the Darknorth Abyss. However, it was this pool of icy water that could freeze all three of them and form a cycle to protect the fetus and allow it to slowly grow.
If he was really in the Primordial World or a world with immortals and demons, he would not have to go through so much trouble. Forget the two kinds of holy water on it, he might just have to go to the Nether World Life and Death Book and write his name.
After everything was done, Li Xiang placed the fetus that was sealed in three layers of ice into the Paradise Realm and let out a deep breath.
"We still need to find a place with shade on the inside and yang on the outside. After many years of resuscitation, the fetus can be reborn.”Li Xiang looked at the awakened Bai Xue and Shang Yang and said.
"We'll go and find it ourselves." Shang Yang and White Snow said in unison.
"No, you can't carry the ice condensed from the three types of divine water. Moreover, the place with the inner shade and the outer sun must be extremely cold. Even if you find it, you won't be able to go deep.”Li Xiang shook his head and said.
"In that case, it was not easy to save her, but we have to be separated from her and never see each other again?”White Snow said with a bitter smile. "It's fine, as long as you know that I, Wei Yang, have an heir!”Shang Yang hugged his crying wife and comforted her.
Li Xiang and Bianque would not be the third wheel when the husband and wife were talking. They directly went out and sat in the courtyard to wait.
After a while, Shang Yang and Bai Xue walked out, supporting each other, and handed a jade pendant to Li Xiang.
"This is the jade pendant that my father made for me when I was born. He helped me put it beside the child as if it was to accompany me.”White Snow said with red eyes.
"Yes." Bai Shun took the jade pendant with the word 'Xue' carved on it and nodded. "Grand Tutor, I'll leave Wei Yang to you. I have no way to repay you in this life, so please accept Wei Yang's bow.”Shang Yang took a deep breath and gave Li Xiang a big bow.
"Um, what should I call the child?" Wei Yang replied,"If it's a boy, we'll call him Wei Yi." Since she's a daughter, let's call her Wei Xue."
"Alright, I'll remember that."
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On the second day, Shang Yang and Bai Xue left Xianyang City, preparing to live in seclusion in the countryside. Li Xiang also went to see Ying Si, preparing to bid farewell and find a place to settle the fetus.
"Si 'er, the old clan's stubborn faction has basically been eliminated, and the remaining clans won't be able to achieve anything big. I believe you can handle it.”Li Xiang looked at the person sitting in front of him and said.
"Grand Tutor, I understand.”Ying Si fiercely nodded his head and didn't try to persuade him to stay. Li Xiang had already told Ying Si what he was going to do. He was Shang Yang's son, and Qin would definitely save him.
After bidding farewell to Ying Si, Li Xiang went to the Sunken Fish Pavilion and told Li Yu that the Sunken Fish Pavilion could leave the State of Qin and start to infiltrate the countries in the east of the mountain. Before the State of Qin left Han Valley, the Sunken Fish Pavilion should enter first, but not too deeply, in case they could not withdraw and suffer too much losses.
As for how to infiltrate, it wasn't difficult. During the Warring States Period, there was a Shang who was the richest man in the world, the Yi family. He did business with all the countries, especially Yi Wei's generation. Every time the two armies went to war, he would go to the two countries to buy food and supplies.
Yi Wei's method of making profits was naturally very dangerous, but Li Xiang didn't care. He was only prepared to borrow the chicken to lay eggs. The risk would be borne by Yi Wei, and the profits and information would be obtained by them. As for whether Yi Wei would agree or not, Li Xiang had so many things that were rare goods that could be hoarded. As long as he had some eyesight, he could clearly distinguish the pros and cons.
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Li Xiang left Xianyang City and searched for a special terrain with a shady interior and sunny exterior. Since he did not have a specific target, he could only leave it to fate. He did not know when he would find it.
If there was no Feng Shui terrain, the fetus would not die, but it would never begin to grow. It would be no different from a living dead.
Qin searched everywhere, but there was nothing. Wei searched everywhere, but there was nothing. He had searched all over Korea, but there was nothing. He had searched all over Chu, but there was nothing…
Just as Li Xiang was about to leave the State of Zhao and head to the Land of Yan, he suddenly sensed the aura he was looking for on the cliff in front of him.
On the cliff of Taihang Mountain, Li Xiang stepped on the Xuanyuan Sword and arrived at this hidden cave. He had just stepped in and walked less than ten meters when he felt his entire body turn cold.
"Looks like I'm really fated to be with Broken Cliff.”
Li Xiang used the light of virtue emitted by the Xuanyuan Xiayu Sword to look around and confirm that this was the place he was looking for. He could not help but sigh.
Li Xiang took out the fetus sealed by three layers of mysterious ice from the Paradise Realm and placed it in the center. Only then did he realize that the fetus was a man.
"I was going to give it to Li Yu, but now, the only mission reward is yours.”Li Xiang took out the mission reward, Thunder Blade, and hung it on the wall.
Li Xiang shook his head and put the jade pendant with the word "Xue" on it beside Xuan Bing.
Li Xiang was just about to leave when he thought of the future when this fetus grew up and woke up. Although it was talented, there was no one to teach it martial arts and Qinggong. It would be impossible for it to leave this place. He could only exchange three special jade pendants from the system. The first jade pendant was the Dark Ice Force, the second one was the Light-body Technique, Subtle Steps, needed to go up and down the cliff, and the third one was some common sense.
These things were a hundred times more expensive than ordinary text manuals, but they would automatically dissipate after being touched and allow people to learn them automatically.
After completing all of this, Li Xiang left Taihang Mountain and the State of Zhao.
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"It's finally done! Should he return to the State of Qin directly or go to the State of Chu to take a look?”Li Xiang looked at the sky and began to think.
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