Chapter 218

The twenty-plus people Tian Guang sent this time were all skilled hands within Nongjia. He felt a bit of heartache over their sacrifice, but thinking that with the Six-Fingered Black Knight dead, Yan Dan could soon become the Mohist Leader and command the entire Mohist faction to carry out the assassination of the Qin Emperor, he felt it was very worth it.

To complete the task entrusted by Lord Lord Changping, this was all worth it. Never mind the lives of twenty-plus Nongjia disciples; even if the entire Nongjia were buried, as long as the great cause could be achieved, it would be worth it.

However, it seemed that Lord Lord Changping still cared about Nongjia after all. In Lord Lord Changping's plan, the ones truly sacrificing in the assassination of the Qin Emperor were the Mohists. Regardless of success or failure, the Mohists would attract the firepower, while Nongjia would continue to grow safely.

The Six-Fingered Black Knight was a smart man, but unfortunately, the Mohists only had this one smart man.

And now, this smart man was already dead.

Tian Guang looked at the corpse of the "Six-Fingered Black Knight" on the ground and then collected it.

Inside the Crown Prince's residence.

After drinking with the Six-Fingered Black Knight and taking the antidote, Yan Dan had been waiting for the good news to be sent back.

He was a bit nervous, because if the Six-Fingered Black Knight had not been killed this time, with the Six-Fingered Black Knight's intelligence, he would certainly be able to guess who the real mastermind was. By then, the relationship between him and the Mohists would come to a complete end.

Fortunately, his nervousness did not last long.

Tian Guang arrived and told him the good news.

With all twenty-plus Nongjia disciples dead, the Mohist Leader, the Six-Fingered Black Knight, was also dead.

When the news of the Six-Fingered Black Knight's death reached Yan Dan's ears, the first emotion he felt was not sorrow, but excitement.

Because with the Six-Fingered Black Knight dead, no one could stop him anymore; he could use the power of the Mohists to carry out that plan to his heart's content.

As for sorrow, although he felt a little, after Yan Dan made up his mind to plot against the Six-Fingered Black Knight, he no longer had any regrets. He knew that once he had done this, he had only one choice, and that was to go down this path to the end. Only by completing the assassination of the Qin Emperor would he be worthy of the Six-Fingered Black Knight's death.

Time passed quickly.

Another while passed.

The news of the Six-Fingered Black Knight's death in Zhao Guo was learned by the Mohists, and many Mohist leaders rushed toward Zhao Guo.

In the Crown Prince's residence, they saw the corpse of the Six-Fingered Black Knight.

Receiving the news was one thing, but truly seeing the corpse of the Six-Fingered Black Knight with their own eyes, and seeing the Mo Mei sword, the token of the Mohist Leader, was another matter entirely.

Master Ban was white-haired and his body swayed.

Jing Ke's expression was sorrowful, and tears could not help but flow.

Qin Qin Wuyang was also gnashing his teeth; he could not help but look at Yan Dan and ask, "Your Highness, who exactly plotted against the Leader?"

Hearing Qin Qin Wuyang's words, the other Mohist leaders also looked at Yan Dan.

The Six-Fingered Black Knight had long been renowned in the martial arts world and rarely made enemies; who exactly was so insane as to kill him? At the same time, the Six-Fingered Black Knight's strength was formidable; whoever could kill him must also have terrifying strength.

Quite a few Mohist leaders realized this, but they did not care. The murderer had killed their Mohist Leader; this was a blood feud. No matter how powerful that person was, they had to avenge this.

"It is the Qin Empire's Net, and the Yin-Yang School!"

Yan Dan had already found a scapegoat from the very beginning—or to be precise, it was the scapegoat found for him by Tian Guang and the Lord Lord Changping behind Tian Guang.

"The Net? And the Yin-Yang School?"

The many Mohist leaders looked at Yan Dan, full of curiosity.

Yan Dan said in a deep voice, "The Qin Empire's Net organization is spread throughout the world. Among them are many powerful assassins. They discovered that the Leader had a close relationship with me and had previously helped me escape from the Qin Empire, so they harbored murderous intent toward the Leader."

"Therefore, they joined forces with the Yin-Yang School to surround and kill the Leader!"

"Although the Leader's strength was not trivial, the Yin-Yang School and the Net are not ordinary people either. If it were a one-on-one fight, the Leader would naturally not be weaker than them, but with these two major forces joining hands, the Leader was ultimately no match..."

Among the scapegoats found by Lord Lord Changping, there was actually only the Net.

But Yan Dan felt that the Net alone was not enough to convince the Mohists, so he added the Yin-Yang School.

After all, when the Six-Fingered Black Knight helped him escape, the Yin-Yang School had tried to stop them, and the Six-Fingered Black Knight had fought against the five great elders of the Yin-Yang School; this was something that had already happened.

After that incident, it was only logical for the Yin-Yang School to seek revenge on the Six-Fingered Black Knight!

"The Yin-Yang School, the Net!!"

Master Ban chose to believe Yan Dan, concluding that these were things Yan Dan had investigated. Upon learning who had harmed the Six-Fingered Black Knight, he was incredibly furious, his white hair standing up.

"From this day forward, our Mohist faction will be at irreconcilable odds with you all!"

Qin Qin Wuyang, Jing Ke, and the others also showed their anger, hating these two major forces to the extreme and wishing to kill them to vent their hatred.

After finishing the funeral arrangements for the Six-Fingered Black Knight.

Another problem faced the Mohists: who would serve as the new Mohist Leader?

A country cannot go a day without a ruler, and the position of Mohist Leader cannot remain vacant.

While the many Mohist leaders were discussing who should be the new Mohist Leader, Yan Dan displayed superb political skill, using methods like winning over and dividing to play the many Mohist leaders in the palm of his hand.

In the end, the Mohist leaders conducted the "Heaven's Will" and unanimously selected Yan Dan to serve as the new Mohist Leader.

All of this was within Yan Dan's expectations!

And after becoming the Mohist Leader, the first order Yan Dan issued was... revenge.

"The Qin Empire is lawless, raising armies to conquer the various states. Han Guo and Zhao Guo have already fallen one after another to the Qin Empire, and the previous Leader, the Six-Fingered Black Knight, was even intercepted and killed by the Qin Empire's Net and the Yin-Yang School!"

"Our Mohist faction repays kindness with kindness and hatred with hatred. This hatred must never be forgotten!"

"At the same time, for the sake of the people of the world, we must also stop the Qin Empire from destroying the various states and prevent the outbreak of war!"

In the central hall of the Mohist Mechanical City, the new Mohist Leader, Yan Dan, looked at the many Mohist leaders and spoke slowly.

"I have a plan that can stop the Qin Empire's atrocities and save the people of the world. This plan is called—Dragon Slaying!"

The dragon is a creature from mythology; there are no real dragons in the world, so generally, the creature "dragon" is used to refer to emperors and the like. As soon as Yan Dan said this, many Mohists guessed Yan Dan's intention.

Some wanted to say something, but thinking that Yan Dan was already the Mohist Leader, they ultimately did not speak.