Qin Shi Ambitious

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"The target this time is inside."

"Yin Yang School, Yan Fei!"

Upon hearing this name, Bai Feng's eyes flashed: No wonder they couldn't find him anywhere in Ji City; he was hiding in the palace.

He looked at Wei Zhuang, received an instruction, and quickly headed east, while the man in black robes went west.

The three of them were about to ambush their target in the palace!

"Hmph, only three came?"

As the encirclement tightened, a woman in formal attire, sensing the murderous intent, slowly stepped out of the main hall of the Cold Palace. She snorted coldly and glanced disdainfully at the three: "Why didn't you send a large army to surround them?"

Her eyes were fixed on the man in black robes.

"The dead are speaking."

Wei Zhuang drew his Shark Tooth Sword, and the dazzling sword aura startled Yan Fei.

The man in black robes and Bai Feng remained silent, but they also revealed their weapons.

The imposing aura emanating from the three men made Dongjun of the Yin-Yang School less confident...

Chapter 173 The sun and the moon shine together

Yan Fei was once known as the number one extraordinary woman in Yin-Yang arts. She stood at the top of the martial arts world at a young age, but she would die if she faced the combined forces of Shark Tooth, Ink Eyebrows, and Feather Blade alone.

Inside the cold palace, just in case, this Yin-Yang Master Dongjun had set up many Yin-Yang traps. She knew Yan Dan and knew that if he wanted to kill her, he would definitely find her as long as she was in Ji City.

Yan Dan's strength was far inferior to that of the Six-Fingered Black Knight. He was not afraid of Yan Fei in a head-on confrontation. The only concern was that he, as the Prince of Yan, mobilized an army to besiege and suppress her.

However, the mobilization of the army is very noisy and can be sensed in advance. Secondly, the army composed of ordinary people is suitable for the Yin-Yang School to use several types of forbidden techniques that are generally not very lethal but have a wide range of impact.

While Yanfei may not be able to directly confront an army of a thousand, she can easily kill dozens or even hundreds of people at once by setting up Yin-Yang traps in advance.

Giving Yan Dan such a warning and then leaving unscathed would undoubtedly greatly diminish the face of the new King of Yan.

However, the arrival of the Quicksand Organization is an unexpected surprise, as those forbidden techniques have very limited effect on experts of this level.

Although the Six Souls Terror Curse is not only effective against the Mo family, but also against other masters with profound internal strength, she currently has no opportunity to use it. Even if she did use it, there would be no opportunity to apply the curse seal through close contact.

Yanfei went too far.

He thought that after the death of the Six-Fingered Black Knight, no one in the Mo family could defeat him, but he was too careless and put himself in danger.

'Where did these two accomplices come from...?'

When Yanfei and Yandan's relationship broke down due to the issue of marriage alliance with the Yan family, Liusha had not yet become an assassin organization; it was still merely the weakest domestic force in the seven kingdoms, namely the state of Han.

Even though Wei Zhuang's reputation as a successor of Guiguzi is well-known, before he accomplished what made him famous throughout the seven kingdoms, the reason for his reputation was merely the name itself, and had nothing to do with Wei Zhuang himself.

Without a specific reason, Yanfei naturally wouldn't bother paying attention to the organization members in the distant Korean territory.

"They are members of the Quicksand Assassin Organization, and the one wielding the Shark Tooth Sword is the current successor of the Ghost Valley Horizontal Sword Technique."

Just as a great battle was about to break out, a clear, cold voice suddenly came from behind Wei Zhuang.

"Huh?" Wei Zhuang, the man in black robes Yan Dan, Bai Feng, and even Yan Fei, who was at the center of the vortex, all looked in surprise toward the direction of the voice:

A woman in formal attire, with her purple hair styled in an updo and her eyes covered by a blue veil, stood atop the eaves of a high palace, her hands forming a mudra.

'It's the Yin-Yang School again!' Yan Dan gripped the hilt of the Mo Mei sword tightly with her finger muscles.

'If she hadn't made a sound, I wouldn't have even noticed her presence.' Wei Zhuang's black and gold robes and long hair fluttered gently in the night breeze. A smile played on his lips, his fighting spirit undiminished: 'This woman possesses Yin-Yang arts skills that surpass even Dongjun's!'

'....' Bai Feng pushed the feather blade in his hand forward a little more. Among everyone present, his internal energy level was the weakest, but he felt no worry: the strength of internal energy does not represent true combat power, and the same is true for Yin-Yang techniques.

Bai Fenghuang's lightness skill and incredibly sharp feather blades are the perfect combination of martial arts for him. In his two years as an assassin, he has still managed to kill many targets whose internal strength far exceeds that of Bai Fenghuang.

The appearance of the Moon Goddess made Yan Fei's expression complicated, but she also secretly breathed a sigh of relief: even though they had always been at odds, she and the Moon Goddess had joined forces and would be safe tonight.

"In this generation of Guigu disciples, one has been reduced to a gatekeeper, and the other has even become a Jianghu assassin."

Having regained her composure, Gai Nie Yanfei had met him in Xianyang. As proud as she was, she admired Gai Nie's swordsmanship. However, now, she deliberately echoed the words of the Moon Goddess and mocked Wei Zhuang, who was on Yan Dan's side.

This was also a deliberate attempt to conceal her own surprise at the appearance of the moon goddess.

She hadn't shown up for over a year, and now she's suddenly appearing at a time like this. My dear sister couldn't possibly have just arrived in Jicheng; she's probably been waiting for this moment!

Despite the mockery, Wei Zhuang remained calm. However, when someone insulted the reputation of Guigu, his response was to rush up and comb his hair with Shark Tooth.

The great battle surrounding the Cold Palace officially began, accompanied by the gesture of him swinging his sword.

Yan Fei swiftly formed hand seals, using the "Soul of the Dragon" technique to create two three-legged golden crows representing the sun. She stepped back, and the golden crows, imbued with the aura of the dragon, bravely met the sharp edge of the Shark Tooth Sword...

Yan Dan also moved.

He was unaware of the new purple-haired woman's strength, and only forced Yan Fei to leave, intending to join forces with Wei Zhuang to quickly kill Dong Jun first, and then free up his hands to deal with the later arrivals.

Although it was their first collaboration, Bai Feng immediately understood from the situation that his mission was to stop the purple-haired woman's actions.

It's not difficult.

He's very fast, and if he's determined to entangle you, anyone would be annoyed for a while. You might even be able to seize the opportunity to kill your target directly!

"Your opponent..." Bai Feng blocked Yue Shen's path, but before he could finish speaking, Yue Shen drew several special patterns in the air with her hand, and then vanished right before Bai Feng's eyes...

It's not a movement technique, it's a special Yin-Yang art!

She hurriedly turned around and saw that on the other side of the battlefield, Yan Fei ignored Yan Dan who was attacking from the side and drew the same pattern on her hand as Yue Shen. Yue Shen appeared out of thin air beside her and raised her hand to block Mo Mei's attack.

Shark Tooth killed the two entangled three-legged golden crows, but then Yan Fei used her dragon-swimming energy to create a third golden crow, much larger than the first two, which blocked Wei Zhuang once again.

Yan Dan dared not let Mo Mei and the purple-haired moon goddess's fingers touch for too long. As she turned to sheathe her sword, the Mo family's inner power erupted, and she used the "Mo Tu Bu Qian" technique from the Mo family's swordplay. Threads of black sword energy continuously attacked her opponent.

Beneath the veil of the Moon Goddess's eyes, her deep purple pupils remained calm. On her fingertips, which had not yet retracted, the Frostbite Curse condensed into a sphere, absorbing all the sword energy before returning it to Yan Dan.

Yan Dan was greatly alarmed and was forced to retreat far away.

Upon Bai Feng's arrival, she precisely located the nape of Yan Fei's neck, who was distracted and controlling the Soul-Wandering Dragon, and sliced ​​it off with her feather blade...

A murderous intent came from behind her. Yan Fei remained motionless, but a sneer appeared on her lips. The moment the feather blade slashed across the back of her neck, a three-legged golden crow suddenly shot out. The intense heat of the crow touched the feather blade, which felt as if it had grasped a burning coal. It hurriedly withdrew its hand and retreated.

Wei Zhuang clearly sensed that some of the power of the three-legged golden crow in front of him had been drained. He seized the opportunity to accelerate and avoid the golden crow, and used Shark Tooth to strike Yan Fei's throat directly.

However, having forced Yan Dan back, the Moon Goddess now had a free hand and turned around. She and Yan Fei pressed their palms together, and simultaneously pointed their fingers at the lone Shark Tooth. The combined power of Dongjun and the Moon Goddess, like the sun and moon shining brightly, was something Wei Zhuang alone could not withstand...

With a dull thud, the disciple of Guigu was sent flying, a few drops of blood dripping along his trajectory.

Whether facing Dongjun alone, Yueshen alone, or other enemies of equal strength, Wei Zhuang would never have been in such a sorry state.

Although these two Yin-Yang School beauties had been enemies for many years, when they joined forces, their Yin-Yang techniques complemented each other, allowing them to unleash power far exceeding their own strength even in a hasty attack.

Yan Dan, who had retreated, was as still as water beneath his black robe. Seeing Wei Zhuang struggling to his feet, he understood that their poor teamwork in this battle was not due to a lack of coordination, but rather to the excellent complementary cooperation between the two women from the Yin Yang School.

Taking a signal tube from his pocket, Yan Dan announced the contingency plan.

As fireworks rose, thousands of torches outside the palace were lit in unison and rapidly approached the location of the Cold Palace.

"Let's go! The Yan army's encirclement is not yet complete." The Moon Goddess silently sensed her physical condition, turned around, and floated away. Yan Fei did not linger either. She glanced at Yan Dan, who was retreating, and waved her sleeve to leave together.

The two evaded the army and arrived at a temporary residence in the city.

"This is!"

Upon entering, Yanfei was taken aback by the copper box on the table inside.

"The one that belongs to the Yan Kingdom, I took it out of the palace when they went to surround and kill you."

The Moon Goddess said calmly.

"When did you arrive in Jicheng? Is it because of this box that you haven't contacted me at all?"

Dongjun glanced at 'Good Sister', sat down, and examined the bronze box up close.

"That's not important. What's important is that His Majesty Donghuang's request has been fulfilled, and we should now return to the Yin Yang School."

The Right Protector is wholeheartedly devoted to the Yin-Yang School.

“Since you don’t want to kill Yan Dan now and instead set your sights on the Mo Family’s Mechanical City, there’s no point in staying in Ji City now.”

"Alright, I will go back with you to meet His Majesty the Eastern Emperor."

Dongjun's gaze was fixed on the bronze box, and he nodded in agreement to the Moon Goddess's suggestion.

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The disturbances within the palace spread throughout Jicheng the following day.

Not long after the death of the previous Prince of Yan and the end of the struggle between the Crown Prince and the powerful nobles, another rebellion broke out in the palace.

Fortunately, no one died this time, and according to the soldiers who participated last night, they did not encounter any enemies; it was just an emergency drill.

In the battle against the two women from the Yin Yang School, Wei Zhuang, who was in charge of the main attack, was the most seriously injured, while Bai Fenghuang, who launched the sneak attack, suffered minor damage to the meridians in her right hand and will need a long time to recover.

In contrast, Yan Dan, who was the planner, only suffered from unstable internal energy and did not suffer any specific injuries.

He didn't summon the imperial physicians; he simply used the internal energy of the Mo family to treat their injuries.

"I'm curious, what did you do to make the Yin-Yang School send out two women like these as enemies?"

Wei Zhuang didn't slump down for long. He stubbornly stood up, gripping the Shark Tooth Sword and standing straight: "The intelligence was wrong, and you need to take full responsibility for it."

“I know I will pay three times the price if the task is successful.”

Yan Dan frowned as he recalled the failed encirclement.

Even when he was close to Yan Fei, she rarely described the internal affairs of the Yin Yang School to him. The purple-haired woman who came this time cooperated so closely with Yan Fei in the battle, so tonight was probably a trap from the very beginning.

"As for why the Yin-Yang School would send two women to the Yan Kingdom, there can only be one reason, and they have already succeeded."

Yan Dan's face darkened as she finished speaking.

The box that was passed down in the Yan state has been lost.

"The Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon!"

Wei Zhuang added what Yan Dan hadn't said: he also knew the secret...

A month later, no new anomalies occurred in Jicheng.

Yan Fei and the purple-haired woman disappeared. This time, Yan Dan believed that they had truly left the Yan Kingdom.

After all, having obtained the item, he no longer possessed any value that would warrant the Yin-Yang Master Dongjun wasting any more of his time.

Surely she doesn't actually hate herself because of that love that now seems so incredibly fake.