Chapter 965

They had previously prepared to charge at the six-horse carriage where Seeing Ying Zheng was located, but unfortunately, before they could get close, all the Chu troops were killed by Su Xuan. However, for them, this was actually a good thing.

Precisely because they had not yet gotten close to the six-horse carriage ridden by Seeing Ying Zheng, at this moment, behind them was a swamp and a reed marsh. They only needed to dive into the reed marsh, and even if the Qin army had many people, it would not be an easy task to catch them.

However, just as this thought arose in the minds of Xiang Liang, Long Qie, and the others.

Su Xuan flicked his finger again.

Long Qie, Xiang Liang, Fan Zeng, and the others immediately fainted. No, it was not just them; there were also a few Chu soldiers in the reed marsh, as well as the youth they were bringing with them to escape, who all fell into a state of unconsciousness.

It could be said that when Su Xuan arrived in this vicinity, everyone lurking in the dark was sensed by him.

He killed a portion and chose to imprison a few, but he did not intend to let anyone go, so naturally, it was better to have them all neatly gathered.

Meng Tian and many Qin soldiers watched these rebels fall into unconsciousness, and after regaining their senses, they hurriedly stepped forward to imprison these people.

Although according to their crime of assassinating the Emperor, only a dead end awaited them, keeping them alive before that was a good thing, as it would allow them to confirm their origins through interrogation and learn if they had any accomplices.

After putting these people under strict guard, Meng Tian led many soldiers to search around in the nearby reed marsh, and soon, they found Xiang Yu, who had also fallen into a state of unconsciousness.

Although they were surprised that these Chu soldiers and this youth were in a state of unconsciousness, thinking of the powerful means displayed by the Grand Master earlier, this did not seem to be a strange thing.

Because of this assassination.

The matter of the eastern tour had a slight setback.

Seeing Ying Zheng did not continue forward but returned to the palace located near Bolangsha.

What could be determined at the moment was that this group of people attempting the assassination were Chu people; other than that, there was no more information.

Fortunately, because of Su Xuan, a few survivors were left, and these survivors looked like the leaders, with unusual identities. If they could interrogate some things from their mouths, perhaps they could know their origins.

After returning to the palace, Seeing Ying Zheng did not fall into a state of anger because of the assassination. On the contrary, his expression was extremely calm, and he even had the mood to play chess with Su Xuan.

Although Su Xuan was proficient in many things, his level in Go could only be said to be at the entry level.

In the beginning, he played Gomoku, and later, for the sake of style, he learned ancient Go. The so-called learning was just barely understanding the rules; it was basically impossible for him to play any divine move.

Fortunately, Seeing Ying Zheng was also a terrible chess player. The two of them were evenly matched, and they played a game with great interest. Time also passed quietly during their game.

"Does the Grand Master think who led this assassination?"

Su Xuan placed a chess piece on the board and said softly: "These rebels, dressed in the attire of the Chu State, are undoubtedly the remnants of the former Chu army, now gathered again, preparing to assassinate Your Majesty while you are on your eastern tour."

"As for who led it?"

Su Xuan was silent for a while and gave the answer: "The Xiang clan!"

Hearing this, Seeing Ying Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly.

He was not unfamiliar with the Xiang clan of the Chu State.

It could be said that the fact that the destruction of Chu went so smoothly in the past had a lot to do with the father and son Xiang Yan and Xiang Chao delivering their heads from thousands of miles away. As the Pillar of State of Chu, Xiang Yan held high position and great power and had some military talent. If he had stayed in the Chu State, the war of Qin destroying Chu would have encountered some setbacks.

And the result?

To show his sincerity to Lord Changping, Xiang Yan took his son to Xianyang and was wiped out in one go.

This directly caused the Chu State to lose Xiang Yan.

If this were a competitive game, Xiang Yan's teammates would definitely report the father and son for feeding kills.

And in fact, they were indeed delivering their heads.

For the people of Chu, losing the father and son Xiang Yan was an unacceptable thing.

But for the Qin State, Seeing Ying Zheng had to sincerely thank Xiang Yan for his act of delivering his head from thousands of miles away.

At this moment, hearing the Xiang clan again, he could not help but feel some emotion.

Of course, this was just Su Xuan's personal guess; whether this group of assassins came from the Xiang clan was still unknown.

Soon, someone came here.

The person who came was General Zhang Han, the leader of the Shadow Secret Guard. In a short time, he had finished interrogating the main culprits of the assassination.

Within the Shadow Secret Guard, there were many strange people and talented individuals. Conventional interrogation methods, such as torture, had long been abandoned by the Shadow Secret Guard.

The current interrogation method of the Shadow Secret Guard was high-end.

A bit of illusion incense, a use of illusion techniques—unless the other party was an expert with incredibly powerful strength, otherwise, the mental defenses of ordinary people could be broken in an instant.

After handing a scroll to Seeing Ying Zheng, General Zhang Han left.

Seeing Ying Zheng opened the scroll and saw the content clearly. Even though Su Xuan had already given his guess earlier, Seeing Ying Zheng was still somewhat surprised at this moment.

After being silent for a while, Seeing Ying Zheng said: "The Grand Master was right; this group of people is indeed from the Xiang clan."

"Besides the members of the Xiang clan, the one who snuck into the carriage and attempted to assassinate me was Ji Bu, the commander of the Shadow Tiger Legion of the Chu State. The person killed by Mr. Su with a flick of his finger was Ying Bu, the leader of the Thunder Leopard Legion. Among the remaining few, there is also Long Qie, the leader of the Raging Dragon Legion."

Su Xuan said softly: "The former Chu State had four great legions. At the moment, three of the four legion leaders are either dead or captured. This can also be considered a huge harvest!"

Seeing Ying Zheng nodded in approval. ===== CHAPTER 967 =====