Chapter 86 The Legend Reappears

Snapped!
Wang Jian and Wang Ben, father and son, along with Tian Xuan, Li Mu, and Yan Fei, have all left. Although Fusu wanted to keep vigil for his grandmother Zhao Ji, under Zheng Ge's stern gaze, he could only leave the hall that was decorated as Zhao Ji's mourning hall. Alone in the hall, facing the coffin of his mother Zhao Ji, who was both his mother and his son, and his enemy, Zheng Ge was not moved at all.

Even though the dancing flames of the burning white candles paired with the eerie coffin created an eerie atmosphere, one could not detect even the slightest hint of fear in him.

Suddenly, Zheng Ge clapped his hanging hands together, making a crisp sound. The unique melody spread to every corner of the huge palace and lasted for a long time.

After a long time, when the lingering crisp sound was about to fade away, a shadow suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

This is a middle-aged man with a short beard on his chin, wearing a blue outfit, a tight-fitting leggings that are neat and slender, and a blue headband with a red ribbon. His black hair is casually tied up with a red ribbon, and a few strands of hair are floating around, dancing with the red ribbon. The black belt around his waist makes him look more casual and unrestrained.

On the back of the middle-aged man, there are two swords, one black and one white. The positive blade is for taking lives, and the reverse blade is for calming souls. The black sword is Xuan and the white sword is Jian. The white sword is a sword of protection to protect relatives, and the black sword is a sword of killing to eliminate enemies. This pair of black and white swords is called Black and White Xuan Jian, and is one of the eight swords of the King of Yue forged by Ou Yezi for Gou Jian, the King of Yue.

Ten years ago, this middle-aged man claimed that the Black Sword killed 136 people for revenge, and the White Sword killed 154 people for gratitude. In order to practice the strongest swordsmanship, countless people were injured and disabled by the Black and White Swords. As time passed, the number of casualties under the Black and White Swords has become so large that even he, the master, can no longer count them.

The moment he appeared, endless dark aura, as if summoned by something, gathered on this middle-aged man. Strange shadows appeared and disappeared around him in the candlelight, making him look like the ghost king of the underworld who escaped from the eighteen levels of hell.

However, no matter how terrifying this legendary swordsman, who was named after his sword, was, he could only have one reaction in front of Brother Yu Zheng. That was: obey!
Bang!
Hei Bai Xuan Jian, the first-class assassin of Luowang, knelt down before Zheng Ge's throne the moment he appeared. His weathered face was filled with an expression of obedience. "Your Majesty!"

"Xuan Jian, dispatch your men to Yanmen. Once Li Mu makes any substantial act of betrayal - kill him without mercy!" Zheng Ge, holding the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand, slowly but firmly left the throne. Words filled with cold murderous intent jumped out of his lips, and he ordered Xuan Jian to kill without hesitation.

Although Zheng Ge admired Li Mu's talent and held Li Mu's grandson Li Zuoche and other relatives in his hands, the hostages could be rescued at any time. Therefore, Zheng Ge made preparations!

"Here."

After hearing Zheng Ge's order, Xuan Jian was not surprised at all and lowered his head to accept the order.

"Luo Wang, what's the situation now?" Zheng Ge asked with a slightly serious expression, arranging a backup plan for Li Mu.

Xuan Jian reported respectfully: "Your Majesty, 20% of Luowang's power has fallen into my hands. Of the remaining 80% of power, 70% is still in Zhao Gao's hands, and the remaining 10% is a group of fence-sitters who go with the flow." At this point, Xuan Jian's face showed genuine confusion.

Zheng Ge noticed Xuan Jian's expression and said, "Xuan Jian, are you wondering why I asked you to split the net?"

Xuan Jian remained silent, not saying a word, but the fact that he did not answer was itself an answer.

Brother Zheng said, "It's very simple! The net is a deadly weapon. It can not only hurt the enemy, but also hurt oneself. Our Great Qin wants to destroy the six kingdoms. The net, a deadly weapon attached to the empire, will grow rapidly in the process. Therefore, I must be prepared to prevent this deadly weapon from backfiring on its master."

"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Xuan Jian thought to himself about the unusual things that had happened within Luowang since the fall of the states of Han and Zhao, and he agreed deeply with Zhengge's point of view.

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'The legendary general of Zhao State, Wu'an Jun Li Mu, is still alive, and because of the safety of his deputy general Sima Shang and his grandson Li Zuoche, he is subject to the control of Qin Wang Zheng. He reached an agreement with Qin Wang Zheng and took the post of the governor of Yanmen County of Qin State, led 50,000 troops, guarded the border for Qin State, and guarded against the wolf tribe outside the Great Wall! '

As the pillar of Zhao State, there were too many people in Handan City, from the royal family to the common people, who knew Li Mu. When Wang Jian, Tianxuan and others brought Li Mu into the palace, although it was late at night, some people still recognized Li Mu. By dawn, such news spread throughout Handan City with the biting cold wind of late autumn, and it was spreading to the whole world. Early morning.

When I opened the door in the morning, the mountains were covered with snow. The snow cleared and the sun was cold. The eaves were not dripping with frost, and there was a kind of loneliness that was not ordinary.

Ziliu!

On the streets of Handan City, Tianxuan, wearing a fluffy dress, finished a bowl of porridge in a few mouthfuls. Holding a piece of fragrant mung bean cake in his hand, he called out to the stall owner, "Boss, another bowl!"

"Okay!"

The stall owner, an old man in his early fifties with a weathered face, responded cheerfully when he heard Tianxuan's words. He took the empty bowl of porridge in front of Tianxuan and filled another bowl for him.

"good to eat!"

He stuffed the mung bean cake in his hand into his mouth, chewed it for a few times, and the cake with a light fragrance went into Tianxuan's stomach. He had to admit that although this pure natural, pollution-free food in this world did not have as many varieties as in later generations, its taste was not inferior, and even better by one or two points.

Picking up another bun, Tianxuan couldn't help but praise it.

"Boss, ten steamed buns and a pound of braised pork!"

At this time, several strong men with calloused hands came to the wooden table near Tianxuan. It was obvious that they were either Zhao Jun or knights. As soon as they sat down, they started shouting at the boss.

"Sir, please wait a moment."

"I never thought that General Li Mu actually faked his death!"

While waiting for the boss to serve the food, the men talked about the news that had been sweeping the city of Handan recently.

"Alas! Why didn't General Li Mu go to Dai County to join Prince Jia? Instead, he was constrained by the safety of General Sima Shang, General Li Zuoche and others, and had to..."

"In the final analysis, it is because our King Zhao is incompetent."

"If the foolish King Zhao Qian could trust Wu An Jun, why would he allow the traitor Guo Kai to..."

"If you ask me, the only good news I've heard recently is that Guo Kai was killed by a group of thieves!"

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The news that Li Mu became the governor of Yanmen County of Qin during his lifetime was both good news and bad news for the people of Zhao. On the one hand, several men were glad that Li Mu was still alive, but on the other hand, they expressed regret that Li Mu's "honesty was lost in his later years". Fortunately, they also knew that Handan City was now under the control of Qin, so they did not dare to be too presumptuous in their words and deeds.

Similar scenes kept happening in the streets of Handan. Tian Xuan glanced around and saw groups of Zhao people gathered together, whispering. It was obvious that the topic they were talking about was related to Li Mu!
(End of this chapter)