In an exquisite room, the elderly Mrs. Xu and Yan Dan sat kneeling next to each other, with a low wooden table in front of each of them.
"Sir, if you count the time, Jing Ke and Qin Wuyang should have arrived in Xianyang."
Mrs. Xu is stroking her long beard, and matching her dress and gray hair, she has the feeling of an outsider. At first glance, people will feel that she must be an old man who pays attention to morality.
"Well, if there are no accidents, we have already arrived in Xianyang."
Yan Dan, who was wearing an exquisite dress, nodded when he heard Mrs. Xu's words.
A melancholy sound.
"The whole world is in danger. At this time, I am here to take action. I hope that Jing Qing and Qin Jun can live up to their expectations and find a way out for our Yan country and the world."
Yan Dan is a little sad. At this moment, I have not yet listened to fate. Otherwise, Yan Dan will definitely feel that this sentence is deeply rooted in my heart.
"The King of Qin dies, the state of Qin is in chaos, and the world is prosperous!"
Mrs. Xu muttered a few words, brushed her beard, and then raised her head to look at Yan Dan.
"If this happens, the young master will be famous throughout the ages."
Although Mrs. Xu's words were flattering, they were not exaggerated. Mrs. Xu knew that once Qin King Ying Zheng was assassinated and died, the Qin Kingdom would definitely be in chaos.
According to Yan Dan's expectations, as long as the Qin State falls into chaos, it may be at least March or May, or at worst, it is not impossible for the Qin State to decline.
Now that the King of Chu is critically ill, the Chu State has been unable to express its determination. However, if the Qin State is in chaos, those Chu nobles who resisted Qin will definitely not miss the opportunity to disrupt the situation of the Qin State and lead to the decline of the Qin State.
As for Yan State.
Mrs. Xu looked calmly at Yan Dan behind the wooden table opposite.
Dai Wangjia has promised to help the Yan State. If the Qin State sends troops, he will order people to cut off the Qin State's supplies. As for whether this can succeed, Mrs. Xu is not sure. After all, she is not the one to lead the troops.
As long as Yan Dan is sure, it's good. After all, this is related to the rise and fall of the entire Yan country.
"Yan Dan does not dare to seek fame in the world, he only seeks to serve the world, earn peace, and have a place for himself."
Yan Dan closed her eyes and shook her head slightly.
Not to mention, with this appearance, I really feel like I am sacrificing myself for the world and not seeking fame or fortune.
"such a pity!"
Just when Mrs. Xu was thinking about how to continue praising Yan Dan, Yan Dan opened her eyes and looked melancholy again.
However, unlike the melancholy she felt just now, this time Mrs. Xu really felt that Yan Dan's regretful eyes did not seem to be fake.
See the situation.
Mrs. Xu became confused.
"Master, why do you regret it?"
Mrs. Xu frowned slightly, raised her hand and asked Yan Dan Jili.
In Mrs. Xu's eyes, Yan Dan is now classified as the Young Master of the Yan Kingdom and is doing things that countless people in the world want to do but dare not do. As long as it is accomplished, even the former Four Gentlemen will not be able to compare with Yan Dan.
Under such circumstances, why would Yan Dan feel regretful?
"Mr. I don't know."
Yan Dan suddenly laughed, raised her hand helplessly, and bowed to Mrs. Xu.
"It's helpless to say that Yan Dan fell in love at first sight with Lord Tian Dingtian's daughter in Tian Mansion of Qi State."
After Yan Dan put down his hand, he slowly explained under Mrs. Xu's curious gaze.
"Yan Dan assassinated the King of Qin this time, not to immortalize his name, but to marry the person he loved in his heart! However, Master Tian felt that things were done in a secret way, and his children were young, so he declined Yan Dan, which was really regrettable in Yan Dan's heart.
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Yan Dan pretended to be disappointed and lowered his head, shaking his head with regret on his face.
"Oh, this happened!"
Mrs. Xu was full of surprise when she heard Yan Dan's words.
However, Mrs. Xu is very old and naturally knows that now is the time for her to express her position.
"Young Master dares to be the first in the world and use his own efforts to protect the world. This move is comparable to the ancient sages. One day, the King of Qin will die and the Young Master's name will be spread all over the world. I believe Lord Tian will definitely think about it! When I return to Zhao, I will definitely talk to him.
The world praises the young master for his great kindness."
Mrs. Xu raised her hand and said to Yan Dan, also making an excuse to say goodbye.
While speaking, Mrs. Xu looked at Yan Dan calmly. Since arriving in Yan Kingdom, he has been in this mansion for several months, not daring to leave even half a step. Yan Dan also sent many sword-wielding slaves here.
Protect him outside the mansion.
Now that things have been done, Mrs. Xu also wants to leave as soon as possible.
"If Master Tian is willing to think about it, then Yan Dan will have no regrets even if he dies!"
When Yan Dan heard Mrs. Xu's words, her face suddenly became uncontrollably excited, and her eyes were filled with joy as she looked at Mrs. Xu.
It wasn't until two or three breaths later that Yan Dan noticed his gaffe. He was so excited that he didn't say anything to try to save Mrs. Xu.
"Hehehe~!"
Mrs. Xu smiled and didn't seem to care at all.
After all, Mrs. Xu knew Yan Dan's character.
soon.
After chatting for a while, Mrs. Xu stood up and asked Yan Dan to leave.
At this time, Yan Dan also repeatedly asked to stay. Seeing that Mrs. Xu had decided to leave, he personally escorted Mrs. Xu out of the room and out of the mansion.
Outside the mansion gate.
More than a dozen men in civilian clothes holding swords stood around. These were the swordsmen kept in captivity by Yan Dan, later also called sword slaves.
As Mrs. Xu and Yan Dan walked out of the mansion while talking, not far away, followed by two slaves holding swords, four men and an old servant in well-dressed clothes led a carriage and drove slowly.
Come.
Finally the carriage stopped in front of the mansion.
When Mrs. Xu saw the old servant and her retinue arriving, she felt relieved and turned around to greet Yan Dan.
"Young master, there is no need to send any more gifts!"
Mrs. Xu said.
Yan Dan quickly returned the courtesy, and then made a greeting gesture to Mrs. Xu.
After a while.
Yan Dan stood in front of the mansion gate, with one hand in front and the other behind, watching Mrs. Xu's carriage slowly leave.
Suddenly, Yan Dan laughed and turned to look to the west.
Just as Mrs. Xu said, as long as Jing Ke succeeds in assassinating Ying Zheng, his name Yan Dan will be spread throughout the world and he will be admired by powerful people in all countries. By then, he will be a person that even the four gentlemen cannot compare to.
Not even Lord Xinling can compare with him.
"The reputation and status are all right in front of you, very close at hand. Qin Junzi, Jing Qing, you two must not betray me, Yan Dan!"
Yan Dan sighed with emotion.
As long as things are done, even if Tian Ding doesn't want to marry a girl, Tian Ding will not be able to help him. At that time, many nobles in the world praised him Yan Dan. How dare Tian Ding go against the will of the world?
Recalling Tian Ding's polite refusal to delay when he was in Tian's house in the past.
There was some resentment in Yan Dan's eyes.
But Tian Feiyan's appearance came to mind, and Yan Dan couldn't help but slowly raise the corners of his mouth, his eyes filled with pride.
No matter what, he, Yan Dan, wanted to get such a beautiful woman.
Inside Jicheng.
In a remote alley, four men escorted Mrs. Xu's carriage as it drove by slowly.
Due to previous secrecy and in order to deceive others, Yan Dan had always placed Mrs. Xu in a relatively sparse place in the city, letting Mrs. Xu concentrate on forging the poison dagger.
Leave now.
In the carriage, Mrs. Xu had her eyes closed, and her old face was full of exhaustion.
During this period of time, when Yan Dan invited him here, Mrs. Xu thought that Yan Dan would treat him politely, but she never thought that Yan Dan would keep him imprisoned in the mansion under the guise of protection.
If Jing Ke and Qin Wuyang hadn't calculated the time and arrived at Qin, I'm afraid Yan Dan still wouldn't have let him go.
Ask yourself.
Mrs. Xu was quite old, so she naturally knew about such a major matter, and of course she had to keep it secret. However, Yan Dan was like a prisoner, and such distrustful behavior also made Mrs. Xu's heart tremble.
The most thrilling time.
It was Yan Dan who went to the mansion in person to tell him about Tian Guang.
Yan Dan told him in front of him that in order to keep it secret, Tian Guang killed himself with a sword after going to see Jing Ke!
At that time, Mrs. Xu could not understand what Yan Dan meant.
"grown ups!"
In front of the carriage, the old servant's voice suddenly sounded.
Mrs. Xu came back to her senses and looked at the carriage curtain ahead.
"What's the matter?"
Mrs. Xu asked.
At this moment.
Originally in the alley, some passers-by and a few men in civilian clothes suddenly pulled out sharp knives from the firewood pile next to the alley.
"Young master ordered that Mrs. Xu must die, kill her!"
A man in civilian clothes shouted at other men with a sharp knife in his hand, and then took the lead in killing Mrs. Xu's carriage.
Following the man's order, other men holding sharp blades slashed at Madam Xu's retinue with their swords.
Seeing this scene, Mrs. Xu's four retinues drew out their swords in horror and blocked the attack. However, they were unable to defeat the four hands with their fists. Almost instantly, these retinues were all slashed. As long as they stepped back, they fell to the ground.
He will be hacked to death with random knives, and with streams of blood, he will fall to the ground and never stand up again.
On the carriage, the old servant who had not yet finished speaking was already frightened and turned pale when he saw this scene.
Mrs. Xu in the carriage naturally heard the movement.
"Yan Dan, you are still unwilling to let me go!"
Mrs. Xu naturally heard the movement outside the carriage. Her tired face was now full of anger, and her eyes were full of resentment.
Only a few people knew about his coming to Yan State, let alone the place where he lived here and passed through before leaving. Only Yan Dan knew about it.
It's just that Mrs. Xu doesn't understand.
Yan Dan wanted to kill him, so why didn't he do it inside the mansion and wait for him to leave the mansion?
When the sound of fighting outside the carriage disappeared, Madam Xu knew that all four of her followers had died unexpectedly. Madam Xu knew the abilities of her followers best.
This also convinced Mrs. Xu that she was from Yan Dan.
Think of this.
With doubts in her heart, Mrs. Xu slowly stood up, opened the curtain of the carriage, and stepped out of the carriage.
Outside the carriage.
The old servant had already been dragged to the ground by the sword-wielding man.
Mrs. Xu stood in front of the carriage, watching this scene, looking at the scene of the tragic death of the four followers, knowing that he had only one way to die today.
"Why is Yan Dan unwilling to let me live? I have obviously followed Yan Dan's instructions and have not violated anything."
Mrs. Xu looked at the men in civilian clothes who were holding sharp knives and wanted to take his life today, and asked.
However, the men did not answer Mrs. Xu.
Except for the man who was holding a sword and watching Madam Xu warily, several men looked at the old servant.
"Young master said, I can spare your life, but when you return to Zhao land, you must say that it was Mrs. Xu who was killed by the Qin people."
A man looked at the old servant and said softly.
Seeing the old servant trembling but refusing to speak, the man picked up the sword without hesitation, threw it lightly, and then stabbed the old servant in the thigh with his backhand sword.
"ah!"
The severe pain made the old servant look hideous and his veins protruded, but even so, he still refused to speak.
"Should we kill him directly? Seeing as he is so loyal to Mrs. Xu, it is impossible for him to open his mouth!"
Another man came to the side of the leading man and suggested softly.
However, the leading man shook his head.
"Young Master once said that only if you are such a loyal old servant, only someone will believe what you say, and you will definitely be killed by the Qin people!"
The man said, and after speaking, he turned his head and looked at the old servant.
"Young Master has brought your family to the Kingdom of Yan. You will see it when you go back. You should consider it carefully. If you don't agree or regret it, your whole family will die tragically in an instant."
The man holding the sword lowered his head slightly, squatted in front of the old servant, and threatened softly again.
This time.
The man threatened the old servant's family.
He even told the old servant that his family was no longer in Handan City. If you don't believe it, just go back and see.
On the carriage.
When Mrs. Xu heard what the man said, her resentment towards Yan Dan reached its peak.
What a cruel Yan Dan!
I'm afraid that when I first picked him up to leave Handan, I had no intention of letting him leave Jicheng alive.
Mrs. Xu thought about it and finally gradually guessed that Yan Dan's reason for betraying his faith and taking action was probably because he didn't want the dagger's poison to still have an antidote in the world.
Thinking room.
When Mrs. Xu saw a man beside the carriage, he took out a Qin crossbow, drew the bow and pointed it at him.
Looking at the cold arrow blade on the Qin crossbow, Mrs. Xu's heart was filled with sadness. Yan Dan had gone to great lengths to get rid of him.
Mrs. Xu turned her head and glanced at the old servant, who happened to catch Mrs. Xu's eyes.
Mrs. Xu didn't say anything to the old servant, when she looked at the crossbow again.
"Help me bring a message to Yan Dan!"
Mrs. Xu stood on the carriage, her eyes did not reveal the fear of death, but the resentment in her eyes was not concealed.
"Tell Yan Dan that he must die!"
Mrs. Xu's voice fell.
Under the gaze of the man and the eyes of the old servant, the man holding the Qin crossbow had already triggered the crossbow, and in an instant, the arrow was inserted into Mrs. Xu's chest.
The extremely short distance and the huge force caused Mrs. Xu's entire body to instantly retreat, and then the arrow and the arrow were pinned to the wooden plank of the carriage.
Trembling slightly.
Within a few breaths, the elderly Mrs. Xu slowly subsided and became motionless. If she hadn't been immobilized by the arrows, she would have fallen down.
"Okay! As long as the young master does not touch my family, I am willing. Then Mrs. Xu will be killed by the Qin people!"
When the old servant saw this scene, his eyes turned red, and then he showed eyes full of fear, and looked at the men in black in front of him pleadingly.
"Don't touch my family! Please, sir! Let my family go."
The old servant prayed tremblingly.
Seeing this, the men around him looked at each other, nodded slowly, and threatened the old servant again not to break his promise if he didn't want the whole family to die unexpectedly.
After saying that, the man led the others, threw down a Qin crossbow, and turned around to leave.
In a small alley.
In addition to the four corpses and blood stains on the ground, there was only Mrs. Xu who was pierced by an arrow on the carriage.
The old servant covered his bleeding thigh, looked at Mrs. Xu, looked at the blood stains on the carriage, then started crying, tried to get up, kowtowed to Mrs. Xu, then turned and walked in the other direction.
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Inside Xianyang City.
In Bai Yu's mansion, Bai Yan was sitting on his knees in the study. In addition to the bamboo slips, there was a small package of herbal medicine in front of the wooden table. Opposite the wooden table was the eleven or twelve-year-old Bai Ming.
When looking at the bamboo slips makes his eyes sore, Bai Yan will look out the window.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m not calm. In the past, it was easy to read military books in my mind, but now it’s hard to remember them.
Calculate the time.
Now that Jing Ke and Qin Wuyang have arrived in Xianyang, they should be looking for opportunities to take action wherever they are in Yan State. As long as Mrs. Xu dies, many things will become irrefutable in the future.
"Yan, this is the freshly made soup!"
Mrs. Lu walked into the study, looked at Bai Yan and said.
Beside Mr. Lu, Bai Yao was holding a bowl of hot chicken soup and then placed it on the wooden table.
"Thank you, aunt!"
Bai Yan stood up and composed the ceremony.
While talking, Bai Yan heard footsteps coming from outside the door. Bai Yan turned his head, and then saw Bai Yu wearing Qin official uniform appearing outside the study door.
When Lu, Bai Ming and Bai Ming saw Bai Yu, they quickly faced Bai Yu.
"Good man!"
"Father, Father!!"
After Mr. Lu compiled the ceremony, he felt relieved when he saw Bai Yu come back.
After learning that the young man next to him was not Zou Xing, Lu didn't know how to deal with the young man this time. Fortunately, he asked his servant to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to inform Bai Yu that the young man had returned to Xianyang.
"Ming'er, Guer, you go down first!"
Bai Yu nodded to his wife, then looked at his children.
Seeing Bai Ming looking at the young man reluctantly, Bai Yu felt helpless. His son's respect for the young man had already exceeded that of his father.
In the study room.
As Bai Ming and Bai Wei left reluctantly, only Bai Yu, Lu Shi and Bai Yan were left.
"Bai Yan, meet your uncle!"
Bai Yan looked at Bai Yu's face, shamelessly pretended to turn a blind eye, and raised his hand to salute.
Bai Yan knew that Bai Yu was a straightforward person, so looking at Bai Yu's appearance, Bai Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
"snort!"
Bai Yu looked at Bai Yan and snorted coldly.
Lu, who was on the side, tried to smooth things over and pulled the cuffs of Bai Yu's official uniform. Bai Yu glared at Lu, and then seemed to dissipate some of his anger.
"Tell me, what's your name?"
Bai Yu turned to look at the young man who was doing the ceremony.
Bai Yan heard Bai Yu's inquiry, and then told his origins, and talked a lot. Bai Yu knelt down behind the wooden table, and Lu Shi was also listening attentively, but in the end, after listening
Bai Yu asked, can you provide proof?
Bai Yan shook his head,
In an instant, Bai Yu was almost angry to death. Bai Yu couldn't tell that Bai Yan had no intention of telling his true origin.
"You're determined not to tell me, aren't you?"
Bai Yu stood up, glared at Bai Yan, breathed quickly, and began to scold Bai Yan.
"You kid, you dared to come directly to Bai's to eat and drink!..."
"If it weren't for my father and eldest brother..."
Bai Yu's voice was everywhere in the study. Bai Yan listened the whole time and didn't talk back.
Mr. Lu looked on from the side.
As Bai Yu's wife, Lu knew how much Bai Yu admired Bai Yan. It could be said that without Jun Zhu, Bai Yu would have betrothed Wei'er to Bai Yan and made Bai Yan his son-in-law.
Looking at Bai Yan, Lu knew better that Bai Yan was now a general, a general of the Qin State, and was more favored and respected by the king than his beloved.
Looking at the big one and the small one in the study, knowing that the relationship between the two was very good and nothing serious, Mrs. Lu shook her head, turned around and walked out of the study.
But there was no Lu in the study.
After venting his anger, Bai Yu finally knelt down behind the wooden table, his face full of dissatisfaction.
"I heard that your boy came to Xianyang this time to escort the Yan envoy?"
Bai Yu was silent for a long time, looking at Bai Yan who couldn't get enough oil and salt, he was full of helplessness. He couldn't beat him and scolded him in vain.
Bai Yu didn't even know how to deal with this kid.
"yes!"
When Bai Yan heard Bai Yu's words, he nodded and saluted Bai Yu.
Hearing that Bai Yu didn't mention Bai's matter, Bai Yan guessed that Bai probably hadn't decided how to deal with it yet.
As for Jing Ke's matter, Bai Yan would naturally not tell Bai Yu.
"Tell me, does the death of Mi Zhu have something to do with you?"
Bai Yu was not interested in Yan Envoy. After all, in Bai Yu's eyes, he was just a Yan Envoy, which was normal, so he changed the topic to talk about Mi Zhu's death.
When asking, Bai Yu wanted to look straight at Bai Yan to see if Bai Yan was lying.
But at this moment, before Bai Yan could answer, Bai Yu heard footsteps coming from outside the door.
Hearing the commotion, Bai Yu frowned. He had clearly said that no one was allowed to approach the study, so why would anyone come?
However, when he turned around and saw Master Xu, Bai Yu was completely surprised, but he still stood up quickly and saluted Master Xu.
"Miss Xu!"
Bai Yuke remembered that it was the doctor in front of him who detoxified him and saved his life.
But Bai Yu was also surprised. He didn't expect Master Xu to come to the house today.
"General Bai Yu!"
Master Xu returned the courtesy to Bai Yu.
After the ceremony, Bai Yu turned his head and looked at Bai Yan.
"I didn't expect you to have a conscience. Please come here, Miss Xu. Don't worry! I'm fine!"
Bai Yu said.
Although he was grateful, Bai Yu's expression was still very dissatisfied, as if he wanted to tell Bai Yan through this expression that one thing should come to one's own, and don't think that inviting Miss Xu over will not pursue other matters.
In the study room.
When Bai Yan heard Bai Yu's words, he looked at Master Xu, and then looked at Bai Yu. He couldn't help but smile, knowing that Bai Yu had misunderstood.
But one can also blame Bai Yu. He didn't want to make it public before, so he didn't say it, and he forgot to say it later. Now Master Xu has been staying by his side, following him all the time.