Chapter 230

The night was deep.

In the embassy, since the Six-Fingered Black Knight appeared, he had said much to Jing Ke and Qin Qin Wuyang. In the end, he successfully persuaded Jing Ke to give up on the assassination of Qin. Even though they had prepared much for it before, and even though some of the things the Six-Fingered Black Knight said were hard for him to accept, he ultimately agreed to the Six-Fingered Black Knight's request.

Because he trusted the Six-Fingered Black Knight.

If not for the Six-Fingered Black Knight's rescue back then, he and his junior sister would have died in that battle in Puyang. The Six-Fingered Black Knight had the grace of a second life toward him and had also taught him Mohist martial arts. No matter what the Six-Fingered Black Knight wanted to do, he would support it to the end.

After chatting about many things, the Six-Fingered Black Knight did not go to see Elder Madam Xu's final work, the sword used to assassinate Ying Zheng, and followed Su Xuan to leave this place again.

After the Six-Fingered Black Knight left, the embassy fell into a deep silence once more.

After a long time, Qin Qin Wuyang turned his head and asked Jing Ke: "Leader Jing Ke, are we really going to give up on the assassination of Qin?"

"Does Qin Wuyang have any objections?" Jing Ke asked Qin Qin Wuyang.

Qin Qin Wuyang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Don't you think it's problematic that the Six-Fingered Master appeared together with a member of the Yin-Yang School? Moreover, he said those things earlier. He clearly hated the Qin State so much in the past, but now, he seems prepared to lead the Mohist school into the embrace of the Qin State..."

"Qin Wuyang, what exactly are you trying to say? Are you trying to question the authenticity of Senior Six-Fingered?"

Qin Qin Wuyang explained: "I dare not. After the previous conversation, we have confirmed that it is indeed the Six-Fingered Master. What I want to say is that as far as I know, the Yin-Yang School is skilled in magic, and among them, there are many arts that can confuse people's minds. The Six-Fingered Master might have had his mind confused by someone from the Yin-Yang School!"

"Impossible!"

Jing Ke said decisively.

"Perhaps I am overthinking it!" Qin Qin Wuyang sensed Jing Ke's attitude and sighed.

In his heart, he also secretly made up his mind.

Even if the Six-Fingered Black Knight was not dead, even if he took the initiative to appear and stop them from assassinating Qin, some things, once prepared, absolutely could not be stopped.

Jing Ke and Qin Qin Wuyang stayed in the Qin State's embassy for several days.

Finally, on this day, they received a summons; the King of Qin would meet them the next day.

If it were the previous them, they would have been extremely nervous upon hearing this news.

Because after arriving in the Qin State, the most important moment had arrived.

But after the Six-Fingered Black Knight appeared in the night, they had changed their minds. Jing Ke also became exceptionally carefree. Although he did not know why the Six-Fingered Master had made such a decision, he decided to follow it to the end.

On this day, the sky was overcast, as if a heavy rain was about to fall. Among the dark clouds, muffled thunder sounded occasionally.

Jing Ke and Qin Qin Wuyang changed into magnificent attire. Jing Ke held a long scroll in his hands, while Qin Qin Wuyang held a square box.

The scroll was the map of the Yan State's Dukang, and the box contained the head of Fan Fan Yuqi.

Historically, when envoys from other countries stepped into the Xianyang Palace, they had to undergo rigorous inspections to prevent anyone from bringing weapons into the main hall. Jing Ke and Qin Qin Wuyang were also inspected, but to their surprise, the inspectors only searched their bodies slightly and let them go, without checking the scroll and the box.

Jing Ke noticed this detail and thought again of what Yan Dan had said before they set off.

"Is this Lord Lord Changping's handiwork?"

Yan Dan used the power of the Mohist school to plot the assassination of Qin, and Lord Lord Changping was his inside man in the Qin State. The two worked together from inside and outside; if nothing went wrong, it was indeed possible to complete the assassination.

It was a pity that he had already changed his mind.

Jing Ke's thoughts flickered. After the inspection was completed, he and Qin Qin Wuyang headed toward the main hall of the Xianyang Palace.

Qin Qin Wuyang seemed a bit nervous; Jing Ke noticed that his body was trembling slightly.

"Qin Wuyang, no need to be nervous!"

He comforted Qin Qin Wuyang.

Qin Qin Wuyang had been somewhat nervous since arriving in the Qin State; he had always known this. He thought that Qin Qin Wuyang was nervous at this moment because he was stepping into the Qin Palace hall.

"Hmm."

Qin Qin Wuyang responded, appearing somewhat distracted.

Before arriving at the main hall of the Xianyang Palace, the two were stopped again.

After a while, the loud voice of the master of ceremonies sounded.

"Announcing, Yan State envoy Jing Ke to have an audience!"

Only then did Jing Ke take Qin Qin Wuyang and slowly step into the Xianyang Palace. After entering, Jing Ke first saw the many civil and military officials lined up on the left and right, and finally, his gaze fell on the figure sitting in the center of the hall, above the imperial steps.

The King of Qin, Ying Zheng!

This was Jing Ke's first time seeing the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, but the name of the King of Qin was known to all under heaven; he was definitely not a stranger to this person.

Especially since, in the hands of the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, the Qin State had successively wiped out the Han State and the Zhao State, which made Ying Zheng's fierce reputation spread even further among the states of Shandong.

"Yan State envoy Jing Ke, greets the King of Qin!"

Jing Ke held the scroll, took Qin Qin Wuyang forward, and bowed to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng sat on the throne, lowered his head, looked down at Jing Ke, and a faint smile curled at the corners of his mouth: "The envoy has come from afar, no need for formalities!"

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Jing Ke stood up and said to Ying Zheng again: "Jing Ke, on the orders of the King of Yan and the Crown Prince, has come specifically to pay respects to the Great King of Qin and to present the special gifts from the Yan State!"

"Oh? I wonder what gifts these are?"

Although Su Xuan and the Six-Fingered Black Knight had come to the Xianyang Palace again before this and told him some things, he still wanted to know what Jing Ke would do. Had he really given up on the assassination, or would he continue to carry out Yan Dan's orders?

"This time, Jing Ke has come to Qin, and the Yan State has prepared a total of four gifts!"

"Four?" Ying Zheng was curious. "According to what I have heard, the state letter of the Yan State only mentioned two things."

Jing Ke said: "Yes, the Dukang land of the Yan State and the head of the Qin State's traitor Fan Fan Yuqi were the two gifts agreed upon earlier, but since I arrived in the Qin State, I felt that these two gifts were not enough to express our sincerity, so I added two more gifts."

Jing Ke spoke slowly. Qin Qin Wuyang, who was beside him, listened to Jing Ke. Although he had long known that Jing Ke had given up on the assassination, this statement still exceeded his expectations.

"I wonder what the other two gifts are?" Ying Zheng asked.

"First, the first one is a sword forged from meteorite iron from beyond the heavens, which is exceptionally sharp!"

"Where is the sword?" Ying Zheng continued to ask.

Jing Ke held up the scroll in his hand and replied in a deep voice: "It is right here in this Dukang map!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around was shocked!