The second major event was also about Li Yao, who was ambushed on the long street by hundreds of assassins of unknown origin and superb swordsmanship. In the end, Li Yao killed all of these assassins.
The third major event was still about Li Yao, who discovered that Marquis Zhao Mu of Julu was actually a spy sent by the State of Chu. When Zhao Mu realized that his identity had been exposed, he immediately tried to rebel, but was executed by Li Yao in the Marquis of Julu's mansion.
Apart from the first major event, which received official approval, the government did not give a positive response to the other two major events.
However, the people were very interested in talking about it, especially the second major event.
Some say that the battle that took place on the long street that night was so fierce that the sky darkened and ghosts howled, a truly earth-shattering and awe-inspiring spectacle.
That Grand Tutor Li actually killed hundreds of highly skilled assassins all by himself.
It's absolutely incredible.
Moreover, Grand Tutor Li also executed Yue Cheng and Zhao Mu, two men who were utterly wicked and deserved to die long ago.
Now that Grand Tutor Li has rid the people of these two scoundrels, it is truly gratifying.
Thus, overnight, Li Yao became the most popular person in Handan City.
All the people were talking about this god-like figure.
Some say Li Yao was a god of war reincarnated.
Some say Li Yao was the reincarnation of the God of War.
Some people say that Li Yao is the future hope of the Great Zhao.
...
In short, Li Yao became the most admired and respected person among the people of Handan.
In fact, Li Yao's deeds quickly spread throughout the entire Zhao state and even reached the other six states.
However, not everyone believed that Li Yao was really as powerful as the folk legends made him out to be, especially those swordsmen with some reputation.
The government did a lot of work to keep the events that happened last night at Changjie and Juluhou secret.
Therefore, many of the true circumstances have not been made public.
That's why those renowned swordsmen were even less inclined to believe the rumors spread by the common people.
They believed that the ignorant people were exaggerating and that Li Yao was not nearly as powerful as he seemed.
Therefore, each of them was dissatisfied and planned to go to the Mohist Guild to challenge Li Yao.
Of course, many of them wanted to use Li Yao's fame to make a name for themselves.
If they can defeat Li Yao, then they can steal Li Yao's title of Sword God.
Of course, they can't become the God of Swords.
However, the title of Sword God is also very prestigious.
Just as these swordsmen were heading to the Mohist Guild, Li Yao was leisurely instructing and supervising his Mohist followers in their martial arts training at the training ground.
Of course, besides guidance and supervision, Li Yao's main job is to... pick up attributes.
Last night, he subdued King Xiaocheng with forceful measures.
However, the deaths of Zhao Mu and Yue Cheng could not go unexplained to the outside world.
However, the fact that Zhao Mu was a spy for the State of Chu, and especially that he was the illegitimate son of Lord Chunshen, could not be made public.
Just think about it, how could King Xiaocheng have trusted a traitor from the State of Chu for so many years? If this got out, it would be a huge slap in the face for King Xiaocheng.
Therefore, King Xiaocheng announced to the public that Zhao Mu had died suddenly at home.
He also announced that the city garrison commander of Handan had been assassinated by his enemies.
Of course, King Xiaocheng's actions were nothing more than self-deception.
No one will believe his public statements.
Li Yao didn't care. As long as King Xiaocheng listened to him, he could use the emperor to command the world.
To his surprise, King Xiaocheng, this incompetent ruler, fell ill due to the series of blows and shocks he suffered last night.
Therefore, Li Yao took advantage of Guo Kai to seize control of the Zhao state's government.
While supervising the Mohists' martial arts practice, Li Yao collected attribute points and recalled the events of the previous night.
Suddenly, a Mohist came to report: "Reporting to the Grand Master, a swordsman has come to challenge us."
Li Yao raised an eyebrow, his heart filled with joy. He hadn't expected someone to come to him and give him attributes.
He nodded calmly and said, "Okay, I understand. Tell him to wait a moment, I'll be there shortly."
The Mohist should acknowledge and step back.
At this point, the Mohists in the training ground were basically no longer losing attributes.
After collecting the attributes from the training ground, Li Yao gave a few instructions and then went to the reception hall.
In the hall, two swordsmen were sitting on the floor.
When they saw Li Yao appear, they all stood up and greeted him.
After introducing themselves, the two swordsmen stated their purpose directly.
They want to challenge Li Yao.
Li Yao nodded and smiled, "Okay."
Then, he turned to one of the Mohists and said, "Bring me my knife."
The knife he mentioned was not his Embroidered Spring Blade, but an ordinary knife that was a replica of the Embroidered Spring Blade and remade.
He promoted this imitation of the Embroidered Spring Blade within the Mohist guild, allowing Mohists interested in knives to learn knife techniques from him.
When the Mohists in the guild learned that the Grand Master was dueling with two swordsmen, they all came to watch out of curiosity.
They were all saying, "These two swordsmen are doomed. Even Lian Jin is no match for the Grand Master. They are simply overestimating themselves by daring to challenge the Grand Master. The Grand Master will definitely defeat them in just a few moves."
However, what happened next completely surprised them.
Their leader actually fought the two swordsmen for more than a dozen rounds without a clear winner.
Moreover, the Grand Prince seemed to be on par with them, neither superior nor inferior.
Little did they know that Li Yao did it on purpose.
If he performs too well and defeats these two swordsmen in no time, then who would dare to challenge him?
If no one challenges him, he loses a way to acquire attributes.
Furthermore, Li Yao would never defeat these two swordsmen before fully exploiting their attributes.
So, Li Yao fought the two swordsmen for dozens of rounds until they were drenched in sweat, panting heavily, and no longer losing attribute points. Only then did Li Yao change his stance and knock the swords from their hands.
The two swordsmen discovered that Li Yao's swordsmanship was not as formidable as the legends suggested.
However, they accepted their defeat wholeheartedly.
After they left, many more swordsmen came to challenge Li Yao.
Li Yao welcomed all who came and challenged them to a duel.
Of course, in the end, he squeezed a lot of money out of these challengers, causing his various attributes to skyrocket.
This delighted Li Yao, who never expected so many people to come to him with attribute bonuses.
On this day, two more challengers with special identities arrived.
Chapter 53 A Witty Idea, A Pair of Sisters
"...Swordsmen from Qin, Qi, Wei, Chu and other states, upon learning that the Grand Master had been bestowed the title of God of Swords, were all dissatisfied and expressed their desire to come to Handan to challenge the Grand Master."
"...The State of Chu has recently been in secret contact with Lord Xinling of the State of Wei to discuss a joint attack on the State of Zhao."
"..."
Li Yao was reclining on a grand chair, listening to a Mohist report.
At this time, there were no chairs or stools, which made Li Yao very uncomfortable.
So he drew some designs and had some tables, chairs, and benches made, as well as a particularly comfortable grand master's chair.
As a result, even those Mohists who advocated asceticism actually came to like these strange and unusual tables, chairs, and benches.
Later, tables, chairs, and benches became popular throughout Handan.
When the people learned that these tables, chairs, and benches were invented by Grand Tutor Li Yao, they were all amazed.
Unexpectedly, Li Taifu was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also had so many ingenious ideas, inventing so many strange and wonderful, yet very practical, things.
Later, tables, chairs, and benches changed the sitting and lying habits of people in Handan, the State of Zhao, and even neighboring countries.
After Li Yao listened to the Mohist's report, another Mohist came in to report: "Master, two more people have come to challenge us, but they are both women."
Two women are coming to take on the challenge?
Who could it be?
Li Yao frowned slightly, then gradually relaxed.
Could it be those two sisters?
He stood up from the armchair, stretched his limbs, and said, "Let's go, I'll go and meet them."
Soon, Li Yao arrived at the reception hall.
The reception hall is now furnished with many chairs instead of mats.
In the hall, two women were sitting in chairs, but their postures were somewhat awkward. They kept shifting and looking at the chairs from left to right.
Clearly, they weren't used to the novel chairs or the unusual sitting posture.
The two women immediately stood up when they saw Li Yao appear.
Only then did Li Yao get a clear look at their faces.
One of the women was dressed in a samurai outfit. She was very tall and at first glance did not have a stunningly beautiful face. However, her face had an indescribable sense of vicissitude, which, combined with her strikingly delicate phoenix eyes, slender face, and sexy red lips, made her extremely charming.
The other woman was slightly shorter and looked about seven or eight parts similar to the first woman, but she was even fairer and more delicate.