Chapter 422: Taking the City Without Bloodshed (Please give me votes and rewards on Monday!)
The sun is at noon, it is already noon.

Zizizi!
As the sun rises, a thin mist dissipates from the water sources that run through every part of the Mohist Mechanical City.

Because the Mo family mechanical city is located in the belly of the mountain, even though torches and oil lamps are lit all year round to bring light to the Mo family and horses living in it, the smoke rising from the water source is too subtle to be noticed. When noon comes, the smoke rising from the water surface is like the dark wind leaking out from the gate of hell, spreading all over the mechanical city.

"Oh no, it's Zhiyu Qianye!"

"Damn it, the enemy has sneaked in."

"Hold your breath!"

……

Facing the smoke rising from the water, if a Mohist disciple accidentally smelled some of it, he would be knocked unconscious and fall into a state of rigidity. Last night, after the Mohist disciples led by Gao Jianli, Xue Nu, and Dao Zhi returned to the Mechanical City, several Mohist disciples were killed immediately, letting the Mohist people in the city know that the enemy had entered the Mechanical City.

The power of the Zanyu Qianye that was placed in the water source exploded as noon arrived, and screams were heard in the Mechanical City.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
Amid screams and shouts, those who accidentally smelled Zun Yu Qianye lost control of their bodies and fell to the ground like a golden mountain or a jade pillar, making muffled sounds.

"Hurry to the water conservancy hub!"

Although the most skilled in medicine among the leaders of the Mohist School, the Mirror Lake Medical Immortal Duanmu Rong, had become a captive of Tianxuan, Gao Jianli, Master Ban, Master Xu and others were all veterans, and through the abnormal behavior of the Mohist disciples, they quickly figured out what was going on. With panic-filled orders, all those who were not poisoned began to flee to the water conservancy hub in the center of the Machinery City.

Chi!Chi!Chi!
The residences of the Mohist leaders were far from the water conservancy hub, and their martial arts skills varied. However, in the face of the life and death of the Mohist Mechanical City, including the two technical talents, Master Xu and Master Ban, everyone burst out their potential. Within a dozen breaths, everyone arrived in front of the water conservancy hub one after another.

"The Xuanwu mechanism must be activated."

Master Ban glanced at the water conservancy hub and said without hesitation.

"Why hasn't the master come back yet?" Dao Zhi said angrily, dragging his pair of feet that were still aching.

A heavy atmosphere filled the area near the place where the survival of the Mohist Mechanical City depended. Jing Tianming and Xiang Shaoyu, who were brought here by their elders, felt the oppression in the void and remained silent, not daring to say a word.

Boom!

Suddenly, a terrifying roar sounded and reached everyone's ears.

As a result, everyone present felt that the temperature in the already cool mountain belly suddenly dropped, and they felt a chill all over their bodies.

【The Qin army is coming! 】

Needless to say, everyone knows what this change means at this time.

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tread!tread!tread!
It was noon, and Tianxuan led the Qin army, which had recovered most of its strength after eating and drinking, and marched towards the Mechanical City without hesitation. With the outbreak of the Qiyu Qianye, the Mo family Mechanical City had fallen into its weakest state. The Mechanical Wushuang, who was transformed into a humanoid mechanical machine by Gongshuchou, smashed the gate of the Mechanical City with just one punch, causing the Mechanical City to open wide, and the five thousand Qin army rushed into the Mo family Mechanical City in a mighty manner.

The footsteps converged together and echoed in the belly of the mountain. Against the backdrop of the lonely environment, they were particularly loud, as if the god of death was walking.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
The Qin army passed through the road opened by the Mohists almost unimpeded. Along the way, many Mohist disciples were poisoned by the poisonous feather Qianye, and their bodies were stiff, but their minds were still alive. Even though they were unable to stand up, they still opened their eyes wide and stared at the Qin soldiers passing by them, wishing that they could inject all their strength into their eyes, turning them into eye swords, and kill the Qin soldiers who walked by them with their heads held high.

"It's almost three quarters past noon."

Tianxuan was the first to walk in front of the team, with Yanfei and Yueshen on his left and right. The Lord of Quicksand: Wei Zhuang, with Chi Lian and Bai Feng, walked side by side with Tianxuan. Walking on the desolate mountain road, Tianxuan suddenly had an idea.

"For those criminals who committed serious crimes, they like to execute them at 3:55 p.m., when the Yang energy is at its peak and the Yin energy immediately dissipates. In this way, the criminals who committed serious crimes will not even be able to become ghosts, showing that they are severely punished."

Wei Zhuang, who was the last great general of South Korea, naturally knew the meaning of these words. When he heard what Tian Xuan said, although he did not understand his meaning, he still continued the conversation: "Beheading is carried out at different times of the day, which means that the severity of beheading varies. Generally, beheading is carried out at noon, so that the person will have ghosts to blame; for serious criminals or those who have committed heinous crimes, the execution must be carried out at 15:30, so that they will not have ghosts to blame."

"The power of Zun Yu Qianye was exerted to its limit at 15:30." Tian Xuan smiled, "That is to say, if nothing unexpected happens, most of the Mohist disciples who were hit by Zun Yu Qianye will die at 15:30 tomorrow. In this way, most of the people in the Mohist Mechanical City can no longer even be ghosts."

Brush and pull!

Duanmu Rong, who was mixed in the crowd as a beautiful captive and the person Tianxuan wanted to recruit, turned pale when she heard this, and her beautiful eyes became crystal clear again.

"Your Majesty, I remember you once said that you did not want to destroy the Mohist School, but wanted to recruit the Mohist School to serve you."

In an instant, Duanmu Rong's heart was filled with sadness. She smiled sadly and said to Tianxuan.

"Yes, I do want to recruit the Mohist School." Tian Xuan looked back and saw Duan Mu Rong's heartbroken expression. He said calmly, "So, after I announce everything, I will give the Mohist School disciples a choice. Either submit to the empire or die!"

"Mr. Wushuang, you are quite direct!" Wei Zhuang, who was standing aside, couldn't help but smile when he heard Tianxuan's words.

Tian Xuan said: "For those who have ability, I don't mind being polite to them. But if they don't have ability, why should I waste my breath on them?"

As they were talking, the large group of people came to a fork in the road. There were six paths ahead. Thanks to the dim light in the mountain, each road was particularly deep and dark. Coupled with the cold wind blowing from both sides of the mountain road, many Qin soldiers felt a chill just by looking at it.

It’s like the end of every road is connected to the Gate of Hell and the Bridge of Naihe. As long as you step on it, you will usher in the end of your life.

"The army will be divided into six teams." Tian Xuan swept his eyes across the forked roads and gave a decisive order, "One of the teams will be led by me personally, and the other five teams will each take a different road. If there is no danger, they will take over everything on that road."

"Here!"

The soldiers following closely behind Tianxuan heard Tianxuan's order and responded in unison.

With the sound of flowing water, the five thousand Qin troops dispersed and, under the leadership of generals such as marquises and captains, set out on a mountain road respectively.

(End of this chapter)