Chapter 254: Job Change? Warrior!

"How is that possible?" Zi Nu laughed at herself, then shook her head, "How can I be so worthy of such a complicated formation that I can master it in just one go?"

“It’s okay.” Gongsun Ce waved his hand, and the Sui Houzhu sank into the ground. The formation pattern of the Jingshen Formation was hidden in the void, and then the dragon energy and human energy condensed into a formation pestle and fell into Gongsun Ce’s hands.

"From today on, you are the master of the Jingshen Formation. You can slowly get familiar with it." Gongsun Ce placed the formation pestle in Zi Nu's hand.

"I was born to work hard." Zi Nu smiled and took the pestle from Gongsun Ce's hand.

"Comprehend the Shocking Spirit Array carefully, and you can comprehend the way of runes from it. Take your time." Gongsun Ce sensed Zi Nu's dissatisfaction and gently shook her in his arms.

Just as Gongsun Ce was assembling the Shocking Spirit Formation, a major event was taking place in the residence of Yan Chunjun in Jidu, Yan State.

The night was as dark as ink, and the moonlight shone through the gauze-like clouds and sprinkled on Yan Chunjun's mansion.

The palace was brightly lit, the sound of stringed instruments was heard constantly, there was singing and dancing, and the aroma of fine wine and delicious food filled the air.

Yan Chunjun sat on the main seat with a satisfied smile on his face. He was dressed in gorgeous clothes and wore a golden crown on his head. His eyes lingered between the dancing colorful sleeves and the spinning skirt.

Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps broke the harmonious atmosphere.

Yan Chunjun frowned and raised his head unhappily, only to see a man in black with a stern face striding in.

This person was none other than his subordinate Jueying, who usually acted cautiously, but was so reckless today. Yan Chunjun couldn't help but feel angry.

“Jueying, how dare you trespass into my mansion without my order!” Yan Chunjun shouted loudly, his voice echoing in the empty lobby.

He waved his hand, signaling the guards to come forward and capture Jueying.

However, to his surprise, everything was quiet and no one moved.

Even the guards who were supposed to be guarding the door strictly seemed to be frozen at this moment, with no reaction.

Yan Chunjun was shocked and realized that something was wrong.

He stood up slowly, staring at Jueying, trying to find clues from the other's eyes.

Jueying just glanced at him indifferently, with a sarcastic smile on his lips.

"From the beginning, all your servants belonged to us, Luowang." Jueying's voice was low and cold, with a strong sense of mockery. "When did you have the illusion that everything was under control?"

Yan Chunjun's face turned pale in an instant, he couldn't believe his ears.

He clearly had strict defenses and loyal subordinates, so how could they all be controlled by Luowang's people overnight?

He felt dizzy, as if the whole world was collapsing.

At this moment, Jueying suddenly approached Yan Chunjun and whispered, "Stupid pig."

This voice seemed to have some kind of magic, causing Yan Chunjun's body to stiffen involuntarily.

A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes, and then he seemed to lose consciousness and knelt down in front of Jueying.

"Greetings, master." There was a hint of trembling and awe in Yan Chunjun's voice.

Gongsun Ce's hypnosis of Yan Chunjun was similar to the hypnosis in some books, which differentiated the other party into another personality and activated the hypnotized personality with commands.

Seeing this, Jueying nodded with satisfaction, and turned to signal the members of Luowang behind him.

Everyone immediately took action and took control of the other dancers, actors and servants in the mansion one by one.

The entire mansion fell into chaos, but Jueying seemed to be aloof from it, his eyes always fixed on Yan Chunjun.

"Now, take us into the palace." Jueying's voice was calm and firm.

He knew that as long as he controlled Yan Chunjun, the key figure, he would be able to ignore the defenses of Yan Wang's Palace, easily meet Yan Wangxi, and then control Yan Wangxi.

Yan Chunjun didn't dare to resist at all. He could only stand up obediently and lead the way.

Under the leadership of Yan Chunjun, Jueying and his group successfully entered the palace.

They easily passed the patrolling guards and secret sentries and arrived at the core area of ​​the palace quietly.

The place was heavily guarded, but Jueying seemed to know it well. He easily led everyone through the layers of defense and came to a palace deep in the royal palace.

This palace is one of the most important places in the royal palace. It is the residence of King Xi of Yan.

Jueying knew that as long as they could capture Prince Yanxi, the entire palace would be under their control.

The two guards at the door, wearing iron armor and holding spears, looked around vigilantly.

However, in Jueying's eyes, they were just two fragile lines of defense.

He flashed and appeared behind the guards like a ghost. The sword in his hand flashed a cold light, and the two guards fell to the ground silently.

Jueying pushed the door open and was shocked by the scene inside the bedroom.

The huge bedroom was empty except for a few palace maids who were watching over the candlelight.

He looked around, and through the bed curtains, he could see King Xi of Yan sleeping peacefully on the bed with a serene expression, as if he was unaware of anything happening in the outside world.

Jueying felt uneasy. As the King of Yan, how could he not have expert guards?

There must be at least one master hidden in this bedroom.

Jueying is only a half-step master, but he is not panicked because Zhen Gang and Duan Shui are waiting outside the palace.

Jueying took a deep breath, slowly walked towards the bed, and slowly raised his sword.

At this moment, a cold light flashed from the bed curtain, accompanied by a sharp airflow, and a shield blocked Jueying's dagger.

Jueying quickly retracted his attack and retreated, putting some distance between himself and the owner of the shield.

The bed curtain was slowly lifted, and a burly man holding a shield walked out.

"In the late Grandmaster stage, the Yan Kingdom has indeed declined." Jueying mocked, causing the sturdy man's face to turn cold.

It is common sense that the kings of the seven countries are all protected by grand masters, but unfortunately the grand master of Yan State has died on the way to assassinate Ying Zheng.

At this moment, the State of Yan could only find a master in the late Grandmaster stage to protect King Xi of Yan.

"I am Yan Qi. Anyone who trespasses into the Prince of Yan's palace will be killed without mercy! You scoundrel, spare your life!" the sturdy man shouted in a deep voice, his voice full of majesty and anger.

“Heh.” Jueying sneered, glanced at Yan Wangxi who was shaking like a sieve behind Yan Qi, and said, “I am a member of Luowang. I came here only to control Yan Wangxi, not to kill him.

If you know what's best for you, you should kill yourself and apologize immediately, otherwise don't blame me for bloodbathing the entire Yan Palace!"

Yan Qi snorted coldly and said, "The King of Yan is the ruler of a country, how can he allow a villain like you to defile him?
Even though you are a Luowang killer, you are only a half-step grandmaster, how dare you bark in front of me!
Now that you are here today, don't even think about leaving alive!"

After saying that, Yan Qi rushed towards Jueying waving the shield in his hand.

There was a faint light flickering on the shield. Yan Qi's master's intention and true energy were added to the shield without reservation. Even if Yan Qi used a defensive shield, it was enough to kill a mid-stage master.

Jueying did not dare to be careless. He dodged Yan Qi's attack with a flash of his body.

The biggest flaw of the forward-moving shield strike is that it is difficult to change direction.

Yan Qi's figure uncontrollably hit the wall of the bedroom, and the next moment a huge human-shaped pit was created in the bedroom by Yan Qi.

Jueying looked towards the bed, only to find that Wangxi of Yan had escaped by clinging to Yan Qi's back.

"The way out is the way to death." Jueying shook his head. For the time being, there was only Jueying, who was at the half-step grandmaster level, inside the door, while outside the door there were two grandmasters, Zhen Gang and Duan Shui, plus a bunch of Jue-level killers.

This time, King Xi of Yan has just escaped from the wolf's mouth and fallen into the tiger's den.

Just after Prince Xi of Yan left the bedroom leaning on Yan Qi, before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a sound of metal collision.

"when!"

Then King Xi of Yan was shocked to find that Yan Qi's figure was retreating uncontrollably.

Yan Qi, who had just repelled the imperial guards who wanted to escape from the palace for help, said calmly, "This road is blocked."

The moment Yan Qi saw the Zhengang Sword in Zhengang's hand, his face looked very ugly. The Six Sword Slaves had not yet completed the combination, but the reputation of Zhen Gang and Duan Shui being inseparable had already spread.

If it really existed, that means the water supply was nearby, Yan Qi immediately went into a state of high alert.

"when!"

Yan Qi blocked Duan Shui's fatal sword. The sharp blade of Duan Shui's sword cut off most of Yan Qi's hair, and even blood was still oozing from the top of Yan Qi's head.

The blood dyed Yan Qi's rough facial features extremely hideous.

However, Yan Qi managed to block the sword after all. His scalp was only scratched a little, and although the amount of blood looked quite large, the actual injury was not serious.

"The rulers of the world who make their country prosperous are only kind to the wise and stay away from flatterers. The story of King Xi of Yan and the Golden Terrace is still fresh in our minds. Why do you do the opposite?"

Duan Shui's eyes were covered with black gauze, but being blind did not mean being blind. Being a top-level killer did not mean being uneducated. On the contrary, Duan Shui's cultural literacy was not low.

In addition to constant training, the mind and eyes rely on perception. Reading can enlighten one's mind and see one's nature. Therefore, when Duan Shui was cutting off the water, he often listened to people reading, so he had a high level of cultural literacy.

That was in 311 BC. At that time, a lot of land of Yan State was taken away by Qi State. After King Zhao of Yan succeeded to the throne, he built the Golden Terrace beside Yishui River, recruited wise men, and finally revived Yan State.

But it was only a little over a hundred years later, the Golden Terrace had been abandoned, and the State of Yan was even weaker.

King Xi of Yan's face turned red at this moment, because of the tone of the words that were cut off from the water.

There is no difference between cutting off the water supply and pointing at the nose of King Xi of Yan and scolding him for being a tyrant.

But at this moment, King Xi of Yan did not dare to leave Yan Qi's side for fear of being harmed by Zhen Gang and Duan Shui.

He didn't even dare to argue out loud because he didn't know how to argue at all.

After serving under Gongsun Ce for a long time, although Luowang assassins still pursued a one-shot kill, they preferred to kill people and destroy their hearts during the cat-and-mouse stage. "Yan Wangxi, are you curious why the imperial guards haven't arrived yet?" Jueying walked out of Yan Wangxi's bedroom from the human-shaped pit that Yan Qi had knocked open, "That's because your good brother Yan Wangxi drove them away."

Prince Yan's heart sank. As the saying goes, there is no love or hate without reason. The reason why Yan Chunjun could win the favor of Prince Yan was because Yan Chunjun knew how to play and liked to take Prince Yan Xi to play together.

Therefore, the imperial guards were not surprised by the fact that Yan Chunjun ordered them to leave, not to mention that Prince Xi of Yan was protected by experts.

In addition, there was not much noise around Prince Yanxi's bedroom at the moment, so it was extremely ironic that the dignified Prince Yan was isolated and helpless in the Prince Yan's palace.

"Since the sound is not loud enough and can't attract the imperial guards, then I'll fire a louder one!" Yan Qi suddenly raised the shield in his hand and knocked it to the ground.

It is conceivable that if Yan Qi's shield fell to the ground, the sound would be earth-shattering.

Zhengang suddenly rushed towards Yan Qi, and the Zhengang sword in his hand slashed towards Yan Qi's throat with an unstoppable force. Yan Qi's eyes flashed, and what he was waiting for was for Zhengang to approach him.

However, Yan Qi seemed to have forgotten that his sensitivity was very low and there was Duan Shui beside him.

The Zhen Gang sword was powerful and unstoppable. At this moment, when the sword was swung out, even though the sword tip had not yet arrived, Yan Qi could still feel a gust of wind blowing in his face.

At Yan Qi's side, Duan Shui had already arrived, and the Duan Shui sword was pointing directly at Yan Wangxi on Yan Qi's back.

At this moment, the shield in Yan Qi's hand split into two, the left half of the shield blocked the Zhen Gang Sword, and the right half of the shield blocked the Broken Water Sword.

"When~"*2
Two metal collision sounds were heard, one after the other, and Duan Shui was knocked away by Yan Qi's powerful blow.

The Zhen Gang sword was in a stalemate with the half shield. Just after Yan Qi repelled Duan Shui, the other half of the shield in Yan Qi's hand smashed towards Zhen Gang like a battle axe.

Zhen Gang pulled back and made way. When Zhen Gang retreated, Yan Qi saw a group of Jue-level assassins raising their crossbows and aiming at him.

Yan Qi suddenly felt that something was wrong. The half broken shield in his hands closed and a complete shield appeared in his hands.

The next moment, dozens of arrows fell from the sky. Yan Qi raised his shield with all his strength. With the blessing of the Grandmaster, no arrow could hit Yan Qi.

"There's something to it." Gongsun Ce's voice of praise rang out outside the encirclement of the Luowang killers. Zi Nu was studying the Jingshen Formation, and the other young women were still absorbing their life essence, so Gongsun Ce had nothing better to do and was ready to watch the actions of the Luowang killers.

Gongsun Ce didn't expect that he could see shield soldiers in the late stage of the Grandmaster stage. It can be seen that the royal family of Yan is really afraid of death and does not know the value of things.

Judging from Gongsun Ce's short-term observation of Yan Qi, Yan Qi is not suitable to be a shield soldier, but more suitable for a battle axe or arm blade.

“But it’s a pity that you are not suitable to be a shield soldier. If you change to another weapon, maybe you will already be a grandmaster, or at least a perfect grandmaster. There is no need to waste time in the late stage of grandmaster.” Gongsun Ce looked at Yan Qi and shook his head.

Absorbing the Ever Night world will bring a large amount of world origin to the Qin world. Because of the replenishment of the world origin, it will be easier for warriors of all levels to break through the realm.

Gongsun Ce observed that Yan Qi's aura was stable and it was obvious that he had not made a breakthrough.

Therefore, under good environmental conditions, it is impossible to grow a fish into a big fish. It can only be said that the water quality is not suitable for this fish.

"Stop trying to sow discord! I am deeply indebted to the king and am willing to die for the royal family." Yan Qi roared and immediately tried to break out.

Gongsun Ce appeared in front of Yan Qi in a flash. Yan Qi saw Gongsun Ce raising his hands high, and then Gongsun Ce chopped down with both hands.

Yan Qi didn't have time to think about whether his bare palm could split the shield, he subconsciously split the shield into two.

"Click!"*2
So when Gongsun Ce's hands fell, the half broken shield of Yan Qi's hands was split into two somewhat wide arm blades. The cut surface of the arm blade was smooth, and there was no sign of being split by the hands.

Gongsun Ce split the two broken shields as easily as splitting two pieces of potato chips.

Seeing what was happening in front of him, Yan Qi opened his mouth wide with a look of horror. He couldn't understand why someone could chop a shield with bare hands and do it so well.

But Yan Qi had no time to think about this problem. The next moment, Gongsun Ce launched an attack again.

Yan Qi's broken shield was split into two arm blades. His arm blades were wide and sharp, like two huge sickles. They could be used as offensive weapons as well as defensive shields.

Gongsun Ce suppressed his strength and only used the true Qi comparable to that of a mid-stage Grandmaster, which made it difficult for Yan Qi to resist.

Yan Qi stood steadily in place, with his arms crossed, and the broad arm blades became like a solid barrier, blocking Gongsun Ce's attack.

"Dang!" The sound of metal collision echoed in the night sky. Gongsun Ce's hands collided with Yan Qi's arm blade, and sparks burst out.

Yan Qi released his true energy without reservation, forming an invisible storm that made the surrounding air whistle, but it was unable to blow Gongsun Ce's clothes.

Gongsun Ce grinned when he saw that Yan Qi was not defeated by one strike. Yan Qi was indeed talented and used the arm blade very well. However, after Gongsun Ce had enough fun, Yan Qi would definitely die.

Then Gongsun Ce turned around and waved his arms again, turning into a series of afterimages and launching a more fierce attack towards Yan Qi.

Yan Qi waved his arm blade and tried his best to resist Gongsun Ce's attack, but he kept retreating under Gongsun Ce's attack.

Two trenches were gradually plowed out under Yan Qi's feet, but Yan Qi was completely unaware of it.

Yan Qi showed amazing talent when using the arm blade. Within just a few minutes, he had completely adapted to the arm blade.

Moreover, Yan Qi would take advantage of the moment when Gongsun Ce's offensive slowed down to launch a counterattack.

His arm blade drew a graceful arc in the air and slashed towards Gongsun Ce.

"when!"

However, when Yan Qi's arm blade hit Gongsun Ce, a sound of metal collision was heard, as if Gongsun Ce's body was made of steel.

Yan Qi became more and more desperate. He could feel that the amount of true Qi used by Gongsun Ce was only equivalent to that of a mid-level Grandmaster.

And Gongsun Ce's strong physique did not fully exert its potential power.

The more desperate Yan Qi was at the moment, the more skillfully he used the arm blade.

The two men fought back and forth, attacking and defending, and had already fought for dozens of rounds.

Yan Qi's loyalty to the Yan royal family suddenly began to waver.

The process of training experts in Yan State was no different from that of the other six states.

First carry out basic exercises, such as standing in horse stance, strengthening the body, and circulating the true Qi in the small circulation.

After layers of selection, these trainees began to be trained in different categories.

Swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, forks... Eighteen kinds of weapons are tested one by one to see if they are suitable for the hands. If they are suitable, they are classified and trained.

If weapons are not suitable, then practice martial arts such as fists, palms, fingers, feet, legs, knees, etc.

Yan Qi still remembers that he had gone through layers of screening before coming to the weapons testing field.

He experimented with shields, dual pistols, and the arm blades in his hands, and his instructor told him that he was suited to using shields.

So Yan Qi chose to use a shield as his weapon. It was not until this moment that he remembered that the weapon he used most easily was the arm blade.

"boom!"

There was another violent collision, and Yan Qi was knocked back a few steps.

He felt his arms were numb, as if he had lost consciousness. At this moment, he was awakened from his memories.

"It seems that you should have confirmed that it's not that you are unsuitable for other weapons, but the Yan royal family needs a life-saving expert like you." Gongsun Ce's words slowly entered Yan Qi's ears.

This made Yan Qi suddenly have the urge to throw Yan Wangxi behind him as a hidden weapon. But soon, Yan Qi suppressed this idea.

"No matter what, the royal family raised me and I, Yan Qi, will never betray them!" Yan Qi roared in a decisive tone.

“Tsk tsk tsk!” Gongsun Ce shook his head. “It seems that you don’t know much about your own life experience, or the royal family has subtly influenced you and prevented you from seeking your own life experience.”

Gongsun Ce's favorite scheme to kill someone and destroy his heart has started again, although he has not investigated Yan Qi's intelligence in detail.

But King Xi of Yan knew that Gongsun Ce took a step forward and activated his magical power of unlimited distance, and his figure flashed past King Xi of Yan.

Word Spirit Hypnosis

In just a moment of passing by, Gongsun Ce had finished reading Yan Wangxi's memory.

All I can say is that the royal family cannot be without evil intentions, and there is indeed something fishy about Yan Qi’s background.

Before King Zhao of Yan ascended the throne, Qi took advantage of the civil strife in Yan and sent troops to seize many cities of Yan.

Yan Qi's ancestors died in this war, and King Yan Zhao later succeeded to the throne. He comforted the orphans and trained Yan Qi's parents to become warriors.

Fifty years ago, King Zhao of Yan appointed Le Yi as the supreme general and led the troops of the entire Yan State. He also united the five states of Qin, Han, Zhao and Wei to attack Qi and won a great victory.

Yan Qi's parents died in this occupation, and Yan Qi and his group of children became orphans and were once again raised by the royal family of Yan.

The training of a warrior takes time, just as the quality of plants will be better after breeding.

If the father is a warrior, the son’s talent will be better. At the very least, the son’s talent can be on par with the father’s.

In other words, Yan Qi and his group of orphans were actually the masterpieces nurtured by the Yan royal family for three generations. That is why Yan Qi had such a good talent. It can be said that Yan Qi's talent was influenced by human interference.

After briefly reading Yan Qi's memories, Gongsun Ce flashed in front of Yan Qi and dodged the arm blade that Yan Qi was swinging forward.

Then Gongsun Ce pointed with both fingers and hit Yan Qi right between his eyebrows. Gongsun Ce processed Yan Qi's life experience for the second time and then passed it to Yan Qi.

To put it nicely, the behavior of the royal family of Yan was that King Zhao of Yan was a kind-hearted man who adopted helpless orphans, provided for their education, and helped them become successful.

To put it bluntly, King Zhao of Yan saw their surplus value and wanted to maximize it.

Cangjie pioneered the use of textual evidence to prove the truth of the unity of man and nature. Laozi further organized the methods of using textual evidence to prove the truth and promoted the development of various schools of thought.

Chi You created the prototype of the military's way of killing, and later generals further promoted the military's way of killing, but the way of killing is difficult to prove the state of unity between man and nature.

Therefore, after some knights achieved the state of unity between man and nature through martial arts, they spread the method of achieving enlightenment through martial arts through military strategists.

However, no matter how innovative the methods of improving cultivation are, it cannot change the fact that it is difficult for warriors to improve their realm.

(End of this chapter)