Ten miles outside Xianyang City.
This place was less than ten miles away from the east gate of Xianyang City.
Here, there were a few pavilions for passing merchants to rest.
There was a stall selling herbal tea beside the pavilion. When passing merchants rested, they could drink a large bowl of herbal tea for a copper coin.
This was the last resting place on the east road to Xianyang City.
The traveling merchants who passed by often held their breath and rushed to the last ten miles so that they could enter the city earlier.
Therefore, not many people usually rested here.
But today, there were surprisingly many people here. Each of them was wearing official robes and had servants serving them with umbrellas.
Almost all the officials in the court were here, and they all seemed to be waiting for someone.
The leader was Prime Minister Li Si.
It was past noon, and the sun was blazing in the sky. This was somewhat unbearable for the officials who were usually used to living a comfortable life. A commotion began to spread among the waiting crowd.
"When do you think Lord Anding will arrive? It's already past noon."
"Lord Zhao, don't worry. There are scouts reporting along the way, so it should be soon.”
"He's really arrogant. He clearly knows that we've been waiting for him in this scorching sun for so long, but he still hastened on his way.”
"Shh, you don't dare to say that. Do you want to die?”
"That's right. Don't let these words reach Yu Huatian's ears. I don't know where Lord Anding found such an intelligence chief. He's practically stripping us of our undergarments!”
"That's right. Now that Lord An Ding has destroyed the Xiongnu in the north, his achievements have never been seen before. In addition, he has destroyed the remnants of the Mo family who rebelled against Qin. Now, his power is like the sun in the sky. No one in the imperial court dares to complain anymore.”
"Sigh, its might is simply too shocking. I only hope that Your Majesty will come out of seclusion soon. I'm afraid that the sky of Great Qin is about to change!”
"Shh, stop talking. Someone is coming.”
Just as the officials were discussing among themselves, a fast horse galloped over from the east.
"Report…"
Before he could get close, the person on the horse let out a high and melodious drawl.
One after another.
When the first report sounded, all the officials had already stood up and looked up at the figure rushing over.
"Phew…"
When they arrived near the pavilion, the messenger immediately pulled the reins and dismounted. He came before the officials and bowed.
"Reporting to my lords.”
"Lord An Ding's troops are only five li away from us. I believe we will be able to see them here in less than fifteen minutes!”
Immediately, all the officials tidied up their official robes and crowns, and lined up neatly according to their official positions on both sides of the road.
After a while, as expected, a large group of people began to appear at the end of the road.
Behind the flag bearer, Qin An rode a white horse steadily in the ranks.
When the officials approached, the guards of honor slowly separated and stood on both sides of the road.
Then, Qin An's fast horse slowly stepped forward.
Li Si and the other officials immediately shouted in unison.
"Welcome, Lord Anding, you have returned in triumph!”
"Welcome, Lord Anding, you have returned in triumph!”
"Welcome, Lord Anding, you have returned in triumph!”
Qin An swept his gaze across the entire scene majestically on his horse and said in a deep voice,""Everyone, please excuse the formalities."
"This time, I have the help of the heavens to exterminate the Xiongnu.”
"From now on, there will be no more war in the northern part of Great Qin!”
"We should celebrate this matter with all of you and the people of Great Qin!”
As soon as Qin An finished speaking, Li Si stepped forward and said respectfully,""Mighty Lord Anding!"
"This time, we've resolved the northern border problem that has troubled Great Qin for hundreds of years.”
"With the help of the heavens, our Great Qin will be forever prosperous!”
Qin An got off his horse and looked at Li Si.""Lord Li, I have been on the northern expedition for a while now.”
"Did something happen?"
Li Si looked at Ge Nia and the Mo Family members who were locked in cages in Qin An's team.
Haven't you solved everything that happened these days?
Other than these, what else could there be?
However, Li Si could not answer that question.
Otherwise, wouldn't he be courting death?
"Reporting to Lord Anding, after you attacked the Xiongnu, Mister Ge Nie escaped from Xianyang.”
" There's also the rumor in Xianyang and all the prefectures in the world…"
"The rumor that you want to replace His Majesty.”
After he said that, Li Si stole a glance at Qin An.
Qin An naturally knew about this matter long ago. Now that the main culprit of the Mo family had been eliminated, he naturally did not care and had an indifferent expression.
Seeing that Qin An did not seem to mind, Li Si continued,""However, after our investigation, this rumor seems to be related to the Mo family.”
After saying that, he extended his hand and gestured to the Mo family members in Qin An's team."Lord An Ding is mighty. He has already arrested the culprit of this rumor!”
Qin An nodded and asked,""Is there anything else?"
" Yes." Li Si bowed and said," Reporting to Lord Anding, under the light of Your Majesty and you, nothing major has happened to Great Qin."”
"Good!"
"Thank you, Lord Prime Minister and ministers!”
Qin An nodded.
"This is our duty. Lord Anding, you're too kind!”Li Si hurriedly bowed.
After Qin An continued to discuss state affairs for a while, he commanded the 100,000 Qin soldiers to camp outside the city.
The remaining soldiers escorted Ge Nia, Tianming, and Wei Zhuang into the city.
He guarded these people near Xianyang Palace.
Originally, Wei Zhuang should have been filled with battle intent when he saw Ge Nie and wanted to fight him to the death.
However, from the moment the two of them were brought into the courtyard, Wei Zhuang did not even look at Ge Nia, as if he had something on his mind.
However, thinking about it, it made sense. He was originally a proud and arrogant person who was also one of the top experts in the martial arts world.
However, he suddenly discovered that there was an existence like Qin An that exceeded his imagination.
This was naturally a huge blow to Wei Zhuang, who had an extremely high temperament.
Ge Nia would occasionally look at Wei Zhuang. He could naturally tell that this junior brother of his, whom he had not seen for ten years, was in an unusual state.
Although the other party had once sent people to chase after him, causing him to be heavily injured.
Even so, Ge Nia still had deep feelings for Wei Zhuang.
" Xiao Zhuang…" Ge Nie finally called Wei Zhuang softly.
Wei Zhuang raised his eyes and glanced at Ge Nia before lowering his head to think again.
Ge Nia helplessly shook his head, then held Tianming's hand and walked deeper into the courtyard.
As for Qin An himself, he personally escorted these Mo Family survivors to the Heavenly Prison.
The Heavenly Prison was the most secure prison built by the Gongshu family over ten years.
Compared to the secret chambers in the Mohist City of Traps, there were many more defensive mechanisms. No one could break out of the prison or be rescued from here by force.
It was just the right place to imprison the leader of these Mo family remnants with the strength of a Grandmaster.
Along the way, the Mo family members stared at Qin An's back with red eyes.
At this moment, they seemed to know that no matter how much they cursed at Qin An, it would be useless. They might as well conserve their strength and make other plans.
Just as Qin An stepped into the Heavenly Prison, a mechanical notification sounded again.
Ding! The Heavenly Prison sign-in was successful!
Ding! Reward: Divine Weapon, Horse Bull!
Qin An's expression changed slightly. He did not stop walking and quickly glanced at the description of the wooden ox.
[Divine Weapon: Horse Cow]
[Description: Without a box or scabbard, the dark room is always bright at night.] A three-foot-long horse and ox can defeat all the soldiers in the world. There are thousands of sword intents in the world, and I can break them with one sword!
Qin An was delighted after reading the description.
This weapon was forged from Meteoric Metal, and its blade was as cold and sharp as snow. Every time it was swung, the sword hummed like a dragon's roar.
Now, Qin An was only using an ordinary long sword. After he reached the Great Grandmaster Realm, every time his Inner Qi attached to it, the blade would tremble faintly, as if it could not withstand the high-intensity circulation of his Inner Qi.
With this wooden ox, his inner Qi could circulate smoothly, which could increase his strength by a few points.
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