In a small town in the west of Xinzheng City, a beautiful figure was holding a small hand as she walked on the street.
"Yan 'er, how do you feel?"
Jing Li looked at his daughter and asked gently, her light green dress fluttering in the wind.
"Mother, cough cough…Actually, Yan 'er lied just now. I can still eat a little more.”
The little girl stretched out two fingers and pinched them together as she said with a smile.
Her face was very pale, and she couldn't help but cough when she spoke. Her body seemed very weak.
"Mother knows. Next time, let Yan 'er eat more and grow up quickly.”
Jing Li stroked his daughter's head with heartache, his gentle tone carrying a faint sense of self-blame.
Back then, she had defected from the Network and was surrounded by assassins when she was giving birth. It was raining heavily that day and her daughter had just gone out when she fell seriously ill.
Although he was cured later on, he still ended up with a congenital weakness. No matter how many doctors he looked for, they could not cure him.
Recently, she had heard that the medical sage, Mr. Nianduan, had appeared in Wei, so she was prepared to bring her daughter to look for him.
This time, if he couldn't cure it, he would find a place to hide it completely.
Yan 'er did not want to live such a miserable life anymore.
"Net, why do you have to kill us?”
"Rip…"
The sharp sword light cut through the sky, bringing with it a bone-chilling killing intent as it slashed down ruthlessly.
"Bang…"
A cold light flashed, and he waved his long sword weakly, blocking the attacks of the salamander one by one with ease.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh…"
At the same time, figures jumped out from all directions of the street and surrounded the mother and daughter.
"Boom…"
A surging aura gushed out, and it was boundless. It was like a heavy mountain pressing down, making people feel suffocated.
"Ahem…"
The little girl, who was already weak, felt even more uncomfortable at this moment and kept coughing.
"Who are you? Stop!"
The Startling Salamander was furious as it shouted at Dun Ruo.
At the same time, he placed his right hand on his daughter's back and channeled the zhenqi in his body over to relieve the pressure around him.
"The Heavenly First-class Assassin of the Network, Yue Ba's Sword, Startling Salamander?”
"So this is the Startling Salamander Sword?"
Dun Ruo looked at the pink longsword in the hands of the Startling Salamander, which looked like a salamander, and waved at the surrounding Black Ice Guards.
Upon seeing this, one of the Black Ice Guards immediately retracted the heavy aura around them.
"Which faction are you from? Why are you looking for me?”
Shocking Salamander let out a sigh of relief and looked at Dun Ruo warily.
"Under King Qin, the Black Ice Platform is weak.”Dun Ruo said indifferently.
"Black Ice Platform?" The Startling Salamander frowned, his eyes filled with doubt.
She had long since left the net, and now all the information she got was from her two ears. How could she know about the existence of the Black Ice Platform?
"You don't need to know so much. Right now, you and she only have two choices.”
Surrender, or…die."
Dun Ruo's tone was as calm as a pool of stagnant water. When he talked about death, it was as ordinary as drinking water and eating.
"Why?"
"I have never offended you." The Startling Salamander's heart sank.
"You are from the Network. Lao Ai has betrayed us, and the Network has been merged into the Black Ice Platform.”
"Thus, you can now be considered a member of the Black Ice Platform.”
"The Black Ice Platform doesn't have any rules about quitting. Moreover, there's something that's very suitable for you.”
Don't test my patience."
"If you agree, you can all live.”
"And resistance…"
"There is only death." Dun Ruo said coldly.
"Mother…"
The little girl pulled the Startling Salamander's hand and nodded at her subtly.
The Startling Salamander took a deep breath and made up his mind.
Dun Ruo's strength was too strong, and there were so many experts around him. There was no hope in fighting head-on.
"Do we still have to return to this path in the end?”
The Startling Salamander laughed bitterly in its heart. Its right hand moved weakly, and the Startling Salamander Sword fell to the ground with a bang.
" I promise you, but..." The Startling Salamander raised its head and stared at Dun Ruo.
"I have a condition. Let someone bring Yan 'er to Mister Nian Duan.”
"Sure." Dun Ruo waved his right hand and a Black Ice Guard walked out.
"He will bring this little fellow to Xianyang. Mister Nian Duan is in Xianyang now.”
"As for you, come with us."
Dun Ruo said and turned to leave.
"Xianyang?" The Startling Salamander didn't suspect anything. Moreover, it was useless to suspect anything.
"Yan 'er, listen to your mother. Treat your illness well and wait for your mother to come back in Xianyang.”
The Startling Salamander squatted down and gently stroked the little girl's face.
Then, he picked up the Frightening Salamander Sword from the ground and chased after Dun Ruo.
"Mother, be careful."
The little girl looked at the back of the Startling Salamander and slowly lowered her head.
……
Li Si was about to reach Xinzheng, and Meng Wu led the army to the border to suppress Korea.
And in Xianyang, Ying Zheng did not stay idle either.
In the Orchid Pool Palace, Ying Zheng was sitting on a couch, reading the Book of the Way and Virtue in his hand. Concubine Yan had changed into a dark blue dress and was serving him by the side.
The chamberlain Zhao Gao stood respectfully below, quietly waiting for Wang Ling.
"Who are the members of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy in Xianyang?”
Ying Zheng asked casually while flipping through the book in his hand.
Ever since the General Shao Mansion had mastered the art of paper making and printing, Ying Zheng had ordered them to print more books.
After that, he planned to open a library in Xianyang.
Today was the opening day of the library.
"Your Majesty, ever since the recruitment order spread throughout the world, the Hundred Schools of Philosophy have been gathering in Xianyang.”
" Apart from the Yin-Yang School that has joined Great Qin, there are also the Daoist Heaven Sect's Sect Leader Chi Songzi, the Human Sect's Sect Leader Xiaoyao Zi, and the Famous Family's Sect Leader Gongsun Wang…"
"There's also the sect leader of the Scholarly Sage Manor, Fu Nian, the Mohist giant, the Six-fingered Black Swordsman, and the medical grandmaster, Mister Nian Duan.”
"Other than the farmers, all the other hundred clans sent people.”
Zhao Gao recalled the information collected by the network and quickly replied.
"Oh? Farmer?"
Ying Zheng's hands paused, then he raised his head and looked at Zhao Gao.
"Yes, according to the information from the network, there were originally people from the peasant family who wanted to come, but after the news of Lord Xu Ling being conferred the title of inner marquis spread, the peasant family did not make any more moves.”Zhao Gao replied.
"Is that so? It seems that the matter of the Xu clan withdrawing from the farming clan back then was not that simple.”Ying Zheng murmured.
"King, should we let the net investigate?”Zhao Gao asked carefully.
"Forget it. If the farmer doesn't want to come, then don't come.”Ying Zheng shook his head and ignored him.
"The library is opening today. Get the people from the Network to send invitations to these people and invite them to visit the library.”
"This servant will obey."
Zhao Gao accepted the order and left the Orchid Pool Palace to carry out Ying Zheng's orders.
"The library you mentioned is filled with the classics of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy?”
Concubine Yan's gaze swept across the wooden table, then looked at Ying Zheng with a meaningful look.
On the wooden table, piles of books were placed in different categories: Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, Yin-Yang…
The Hundred Schools of Philosophy had all the ancient books that had been passed down in the world.
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