Fu Du trembled violently, never expecting that the other party had discovered his identity.
He coughed violently a few times and said weakly, "How...how did you find out?"
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar.
Soon, Yuan Zong arrived with a group of Mohists on horseback.
Upon seeing Li Yao, Yuan Zong shouted, "My lord, Fu Du is preparing to ambush you tonight!"
Li Yao was speechless for a moment. Could it have been any later?
It seems the Mohist Guild's intelligence work needs improvement.
When Yuan Zong arrived, he found a pile of corpses on the ground, and his lord was standing on a person. Only then did he realize that the ambush had taken place.
He was filled with shame. Tonight, he discovered that Fu Du had left the city, so he followed him. As soon as he left the city, he realized that he had fallen for Fu Du's trick of luring him away from the mountain.
So he rushed to the Liu residence, but he was still a step too late.
Fortunately, our lord was incredibly brave and easily killed these Chu Mo.
Afterwards, Yuan Zong took Fu Du and left.
Li Yao glanced around and collected the attribute orbs scattered on the ground.
Then, he walked up to Ji Yanran with a smile and said thank you, "Thank you, Miss Ji, for shielding me from the arrow just now."
He never expected that Ji Yanran would shield him from an arrow at the crucial moment.
This touched him deeply.
Ji Yanran shook her head slightly and smiled, saying, "It was unnecessary for me to do that."
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The following day, on the Imperial Guard's drill ground.
At this moment, the training ground was crowded with people.
On the north side of the high platform in the training ground, several rows of seats were set up, and they were already filled with envoys from the six countries.
On the other three sides of the high platform in the training ground, many imperial guards stood watching.
Li Yao rode his horse to the training ground and found that the envoys and swordsmen from the six kingdoms had almost all arrived.
His gaze swept over Li Yuan and found that Li Yuan's eyes were filled with intense jealousy and hatred, but other than that, there was nothing else unusual.
Clearly, Fu Du's ambush on him last night had nothing to do with Li Yuan.
Fu Du was likely acting on the orders of Lord Chunshen of Chu to assassinate him.
Because he killed Zhao Mu, the illegitimate son of Lord Chunshen, Lord Chunshen sent Fu to assassinate him.
At this moment, Qin general Xu Xian hurriedly approached and anxiously asked, "Grand Tutor Li, Guan Zhongxie of Qin did not return home last night..."
Li Yao interrupted, saying, "Guan Zhongxie is imprisoned by me."
Xu Xian asked in confusion, "Why?"
Li Yao stared at Xu Xian and asked, "General Xu, are you unaware of the reason behind this?"
Xu Xian felt a chill run down his spine when Li Yao stared at him like that.
However, being a seasoned general, he quickly regained his composure and said solemnly, "Grand Tutor Li, could you please explain yourself clearly?"
Seeing Xu Xian's clear and unwavering eyes, Li Yao knew that Xu Xian was unaware of Guan Zhongxie's rescue of Zhu Ji and her son the previous night.
So he said coldly, "Last night, Guan Zhongxie tried to rescue the hostage, but I caught him red-handed."
Xu Xian was taken aback and immediately understood why Lü Buwei had sent Guan Zhongxie over.
Li Yao stepped onto the high platform in the training ground, and a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the crowd below.
This made the envoys and swordsmen from the six kingdoms turn pale.
It hasn't even started yet, what are you guys cheering for!
Li Yao glanced around at the audience and cupped his hands, saying, "I am but a humble man with a smattering of swordsmanship. I was favored by the late king and bestowed the title of Sword God. If anyone is not convinced, feel free to come up and challenge me. I, Li Yao, will welcome all who come."
These few words exude boundless domineering power.
The people of Zhao immediately erupted in enthusiastic applause, shouting, "Grand Tutor, you are mighty! Grand Tutor, you are mighty!"
The envoys and swordsmen from the other six countries all had faces as black as ink, filled with indignation.
Immediately, a swordsman carrying a sword jumped onto the high platform, pointed his sword at Li Yao, and shouted: "My name is Zheng Le, and I would like to ask Grand Tutor Li for a few moves."
Li Yao laughed and said, "Come on, what are you waiting for?"
At this moment, someone in the audience asked, "Who is this Zheng Le, and how skilled is his swordsmanship?"
Qi Xiang Tian Dan said smugly, "Zheng Le is a famous swordsman in our Qi state, second only to Xiao Wei in swordsmanship..."
Bang!
Before Tian Dan could finish speaking, a dark shadow flew over and crashed heavily at his feet.
Upon closer inspection, it was Zheng Le, who had just taken the stage.
Tian Dan's smug smile froze instantly.
The crowd looked at each other in bewilderment; none of them had seen how Zheng Le had fallen off the stage.
Two imperial guards had already carried the seriously injured Zheng Le away.
Li Yao's gaze swept quickly across the audience, and he said calmly, "Next."
At this moment, a swordsman behind Li Yuan jumped onto the high platform and said, "I am Lou Wuxin from Qi State. I would like to experience the swordsmanship of Grand Tutor Li."
Li Yao glanced at Li Yuan and said, "Your master doesn't dare to come up, so he sent you here as cannon fodder?"
Lou Wuxin didn't know what cannon fodder was, but he knew it couldn't be a good thing.
He sneered and said, "You are not qualified to compete with my master."
As soon as he finished speaking, he wielded his sword like the wind, his sword energy as powerful as a mountain, and launched a fierce attack on Li Yao.
Li Yao moved forward with lightning speed, slashing left and right, creating countless unbelievable, seemingly tangible sword shadows. His attacks were neither purely offensive nor purely defensive, leaving his opponents dazzled and bewildered.
Suddenly, he shouted and slashed down with his sword.
A blinding light flashed by, seemingly tearing the void apart.
With a crisp clang, Lou Wuxin's sword was severed by Li Yao's blade.
By the time everyone reacted, Li Yao had already sheathed his sword.
Everyone turned their attention to Lou Wuxin, who stood motionless on the spot.
Li Yao walked up to Lou Wuxin, poked him with his finger, and shook his head, saying, "Everyone says you're cannon fodder, but you don't believe it!"
thump!
Lou Wuxin fell straight down on the stage.
Everyone gasped.
I never expected Li Yao to be so amazing.
It seems that Li Yao's title of "God of Knives" is well-deserved.
At this moment, Li Yuan's face was ashen, and a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes. He raised his voice and said, "I have heard that Sword Saint Cao often fights against many opponents. I wonder if the Blade God dares to fight against many opponents like the Sword Saint?"
Chapter 71 Pushing the Limits, One-on-One Battle Against Swordsmen from Six Kingdoms
Seeing that Li Yao's swordsmanship was superb and difficult to deal with, Li Yuan decided to use numbers to win.
However, at this point, the fights between the two sides are basically one-on-one.
In order to force Li Yao to fight against multiple opponents, he deliberately brought up the title of Sword Saint and put Li Yao's title of Blade God together with that of Sword Saint.
The goal was to put Li Yao in a difficult position, forcing him to agree to fight against multiple opponents.
His wishful thinking was quite impressive.
However, to Li Yuan's surprise, Li Yao laughed and said, "The swordsmen of your six kingdoms are all so weak. Even if you all attack at once, it will probably be useless!"
Immediately, the people of Zhao burst into laughter.
The swordsmen from the other six countries immediately turned green with rage.
Immediately, Xiao Weimou jumped into the arena and shouted, "Li Yao, stop being so arrogant! I'll test your swordsmanship!"
Li Yao scoffed, "Just a defeated opponent, yet he dares to come up and make a racket."
Xiao Weimou was so angry that his face turned red, like a pig's liver.
At this moment, a swordsman behind Li Yuan also jumped into the arena, pointing his sword at Li Yao and saying, "Chu Dongluzi, I would like to ask Grand Tutor Li for a few moves."
Li Yao glanced coldly at Dongluzi, then suddenly shouted, "How dare you, Dongluzi, not kneel and pay your respects to this great man!"
Dongluzi trembled, then forced himself to remain calm and said, "I am from Chumo and have no connection with your Zhaomo. I only recognize Fu Juzi."
Li Yao sneered, "Fu Du rebelled and has already been killed by this Grand Master."
Dongluzi was shocked, his eyes flickering uncertainly, unsure whether Li Yao's words were true or false.
Li Yao glanced at the audience below the stage and said calmly, "Do you think your six kingdoms only have these two swordsmen?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sha Xuan, the chief imperial guard of Wei, jumped onto the stage.
Subsequently, Han Jie, a famous swordsman of the Qin state and one of the disciples of the sword saint Cao Qiudao, also joined the battle.
Among the six states, the states of Han and Yan were the weakest, and they had no intention of getting involved in this mess.
However, after being mocked by Li Yuan and Tian Dan, they had no choice but to send one person from each side to join the battle.
South Korea fielded Fu Jianyin, while Yan State fielded Yan Du.
Li Yao glanced at the six people on the stage.
Of these six, only Han Jie, Xiao Weimou, and Sha Xuan are somewhat capable; the other three are simply cannon fodder.
Li Yao shook his head in dissatisfaction and said, "Too little, too little!"