Volume 11: The First Law Chapter 41 Uninvited Guests

Wuyang State, a neighboring country of Qin State.

This year, the territory of Wuyang was not peaceful. There were sudden waves and it could even be said to be extremely bad.

The root of everything naturally comes from the Qin State.

Two years ago, there was a civil strife in Qin State. Wuyang State borders Qin State, so it received the news quickly.

At that time, the King of Wuyang State was just there to watch the fun, thinking that even if his neighbor was one of the nine great powers, he would probably have a headache.

Who would have thought that the development of things would be far beyond his expectations.

The civil strife was quickly put down, and the accumulated problems of aristocratic families caused by the feudal system, which had become a hidden danger of cancer, were also eliminated - the Qin State was truly unified.

The person who did all this was actually a general who was newly appointed as the protector of the country by Her Royal Highness Princess Qin.

If it were just that, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

The problem is that the general who protected the country actually overthrew the rule of the aristocratic families by abolishing slavery and then using slaves as an army.

In addition, after unifying the Qin Kingdom, the general who protected the country joined forces with the Qin princess to make a series of surprising moves.

Including but not limited to universal martial arts training, distributing land to the people, setting up free private schools, improving the status of craftsmen, and changing the law...

These policies seemed to be implemented only within the Qin territory, but their impact went far beyond the Qin territory.

Not to mention anything else, during this period of time, their Wuyang Kingdom had frequent slave riots and incidents of fleeing to the Qin State.

In addition, many big businessmen took their property and went to Qin.

Because there is a complete set of laws to protect merchants, and in Qin, the status of merchants is higher than in other places.

Even many people on the border secretly crossed the border into Qin - who doesn't know that the people of Qin can own their own land?

They are all farming, so it doesn’t matter where you farm.

In Wuyang State, people farmed the land for the landlords, but in Qin State, they farmed the land for themselves.

Even if the King of Wuyang responded quickly, strengthened the border defenses, and regarded those who left the country as traitors, some gaps could not be plugged, and the gradual weakening of Wuyang's national strength had become an irreversible trend.

——Before Qin attacked Wuyang, Wuyang had already fallen into crisis because of Qin.

What does it mean to conquer the enemy without fighting?

It is just like that.

…

The clouds were heavy and thunder was rumbling.

Ever since a year ago, God seemed to be angry. Half of the time, there was thunder and rumbling without end.

According to the people, even if she is the most stingy girl, it’s time for her to calm down after being angry for so long.

Why is it that God is more feminine than women and never ends?

In the imperial study.

Lu Qingshan stood by the window, staring at the electric snakes that flashed from time to time in the gloomy sky outside.

Qin Yitian sat at the desk beside him, holding his chin with his hand, looking at Lu Qingshan intently.

There were memorials and books neatly arranged on the desk.

"It's been half a month since you last encountered the King of the White Walkers, and there is still no unusual movement in Iron City." Qin Yitian said softly.

Half a month ago was the last time Lu Qingshan attempted suicide.

Lu Qingshan remained silent, looking at the endless sky, and suddenly an epiphany flashed through his mind:

It turns out that you are also controlled by many rules?

It turns out that the lightning and thunder in the past year were just your unwilling but powerless roar?

"Get ready to take action," Lu Qingshan suddenly said, "Qin State already has that strength."

A year is neither long nor short, but the State of Qin has been completely transformed .

Moreover, the potential is unlimited.

The Qin State still has a lot of room for growth.

But Lu Qingshan was not going to wait for it to grow and bear fruit on its own, but instead planned to fertilize it.

"General, are you going to lead the troops personally this time?" Qin Yitian asked.

"Of course. If you don't move, not to mention the sword, your bones will rust." Lu Qingshan picked up Longque, took a big step forward, pushed the door open, and his figure disappeared in the bright lights.

…

The changes in the Qin State were definitely not the result of Lu Qingshan’s efforts alone.

In fact, Lu Qingshan only had concepts and advanced ideas, but he had no idea how to put them into practice.

Those things cannot be learned without cultivation and exposure from childhood.

So all this depends on Qin Yitian.

As the princess who was praised by the people of Qin before Lu Qingshan appeared, Qin Yitian's ability to govern the country is unquestionable.

With her extreme intelligence, she was always able to quickly digest the ideas expressed by Lu Qingshan, and then formulate corresponding policies based on the actual national conditions of Qin.

The combination of the two has created the present Qin State.

The difference in division of labor has resulted in Qin Yitian being busy handling government affairs day and night over the past year, while Lu Qingshan has been very idle.

Apart from occasionally watching the Qingshan Army's military exercises, he spent most of his time doing nothing.

Sword cultivators cannot sit still.

In that case, let’s go out and have some fun.

…

Time flies, spring goes and autumn comes, summer goes and winter comes, over and over again.

In recent years, the Daoyuan world has experienced a "big earthquake".

The Qin State, one of the nine great states, launched an aggressive war against its neighboring Wuyang State despite the threat of foreign invaders.

Blitzkrieg.

Before everyone could even fully react, the war between the two countries lasted only less than three days. The Kingdom of Wuyang was defeated step by step, and the king finally chose to surrender.

No one would be surprised or doubt that the State of Qin was stronger than the State of Wuyang.

But how could the gap be so big that Wuyang Kingdom couldn’t even survive for three days?

All the countries could not understand.

No matter how incomprehensible it is, the annexation of Wuyang State by Qin State has become an established fact, and there is not much point in exploring the process.

All the countries immediately united to rebuke Qin and put pressure on it - how could they provoke internal strife when facing external threats?

Unexpectedly, Qin State continued to act on its own and turned a deaf ear to the rebukes of other countries. After conquering Wuyang State, the Qingshan Army spent less than three days resting before pointing its sword at the next country.

In Wuyang, the slaves who had just been liberated and recruited by the Qingshan Army had already begun practicing Qingshan Sword Technique II.

It is conceivable that if this continues, once the expansion reaches a certain extent, the Qingshan Army will form an endless cycle, and as many people as sacrificed in the front will be replenished in the rear.

In fact, according to common sense, annexing a country is not a simple matter.

It is easy to conquer a country, but difficult to keep it.

It takes a long process to digest a country's resources.

Cultural differences, the instinctive rejection of invaders by the common people, the treatment of the nobles, the dismissal and appointment of officials... and so on. It is extremely complicated.

But this principle does not apply to the Qin State.

Rejection? The people of Wuyang State actually welcomed the arrival of the Qingshan Army.

What to do with the nobles? Confiscate all their property.

"I can't wait to digest it slowly, so let's fight and digest it at the same time. I will be responsible for expanding the territory, and you will be responsible for consolidating the rule." This is what Lu Qingshan and Qin Yitian said.

They both performed their duties well.

In just two months, the Qin State conquered all seven neighboring countries.

Although they are all small countries, the speed is still incredibly terrifying.

It was so horrifying that the other eight great powers could no longer tolerate it. They threatened that if Qin continued to act so recklessly and disregarded the common interests of mankind, they would quit and withdraw their troops from Iron City.

Since you, the Qin State, don't care about the overall situation, the worst that can happen is that we're all doomed.

If you have the guts, use the strength of your own country to stop the White Walkers. Otherwise, once the Iron City is broken, what’s the use of your Qin annexing more countries?

It seemed that this threat frightened the Qin State, and the Qingshan Army, which had been so powerful that it could not stop, finally lay dormant and stopped taking any action.

The peaceful days lasted less than a year.

The Qingshan Army set out again.

This time they split their troops into two groups, one aimed at the neighboring country, and the other headed for Iron City.

The meaning is very clear.

My Qin country really has the ability to defend against the White Walkers alone. You can defend this iron city if you want, or leave if you don’t want to.

…

Snow country.

This is a small country in the southern border, and its geographical location is very far away from the northern border, so the White Walkers and the Qin State are also very far away from them.

Although the Qingshan Army had not yet arrived, the reputation of General Lu Qingshan, the national defender, and the book "Qingshan Swordsmanship II" containing the mysteries of the supreme swordsmanship had already spread.

All over the Snow Country, no matter they are country folk or martial arts masters, once they carefully read the sword manual, they will be amazed by the sword techniques in it.

Then, I was amazed that someone would be willing to make such a wonderful martial art known to the public?

It is said that in the Qin State, the extraordinary general Lu Qingshan who protects the country has compiled "Qingshan Sword Technique III" and spread it throughout the country.

Anyone who has mastered "Qingshan Sword Technique II" can immediately and seamlessly transition to "Qingshan Sword Technique III".

No one could understand the thoughts of the Qin State's national defense general.

To this world, Lu Qingshan is an outlier.

…

In the Snow Country, there stands a towering snow-capped peak, with the top of the mountain covered with snow.

A clean and clear mountain river flows down from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, like a long silver silk thread dropped from heaven to the earth.

This is the most powerful sect in the Snow Country, the headquarters of the Yanbing Sect.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a small town.

The town is not particularly big, but there are quite a few people.

Boom!

There were rumbling thunder and dark clouds in the sky.

The "wrath of heaven" did not subside with the passage of time, but became more and more serious.

It was the middle of winter, and soon heavy snow fell.

The largest inn in the town was called "Andu", and they had a big fire in the hall to prepare for this kind of weather.

At this moment, the door of the inn was pushed open, and the cold wind instantly rushed in, causing the fire to flicker.

Then several figures walked in.

They were all women, and their faces were covered with a veil.

The leader was dressed in white clothes as white as snow, he was tall, with a graceful figure, and his eyes were extremely lively.

There were already many people in the inn, each sitting around the fire eating meat and drinking wine. When they suddenly saw a few women entering the inn, their eyes lit up, then when they saw how they were dressed, they lowered their heads again.

The shopkeeper, who was originally sitting behind the counter counting the money, put down what he was doing immediately when he saw who was coming, and stood up to greet her, "Miss Su, why are you here? It's snowing hard outside, please come in and warm yourself up."

Su Huaqing nodded slightly, "That's troublesome."

The waiter came over quickly to pull out the chairs and wipe the table, being very attentive, and the guests who had been talking loudly before also subconsciously lowered their voices.

Su Huaqing and the woman behind her were no longer surprised by these people's behavior.

They are disciples of the Yan Bing Sect, and Su Huaqing is the biological daughter of the Sect Master of the Yan Bing Sect.

This small town belongs to the Yan Bing Clan. It is normal that the people in the town do not dare to speak loudly to them when they see them.

The shopkeeper personally served the best tea and a pot of steaming mutton, and said a little embarrassedly: "Miss Su, you came so suddenly, I didn't prepare anything, there is only one room left in the upper room."

Su Huaqing waved his hand, "Boss, you are too polite. Someone in the town was injured, and the sect asked me to bring people down the mountain to treat the wounded. I was originally planning to go back to the mountain directly after the incident, but it happened to snow heavily, and the mountain road was difficult to walk on. I can only rest for a while at the boss's place, and wait until the snow is lighter. I will not stay overnight."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper could not help but sigh, "Miss Su is kind-hearted, and the Yan Bing Sect is kind-hearted! We are lucky to be protected by the Yan Bing Sect. It would be great if there were more sects like the Yan Bing Sect that care about us ordinary people!"

The Yanbing Sect is a very special sect. Although it is a martial arts sect, what it is most famous for is not their unique martial arts, but their Taoism.

Runling Taoism is a magical Taoist method that has the power to "resurrect the dead and turn flesh into bones".

The disciples of Yan Bingmen did not waste their Taoist magic and often went down the mountain to treat the injured people, so they had a very high reputation.

However, after hearing this praise that sounded very ordinary in the past, Su Huaqing's chopsticks that were picking up the mutton suddenly stopped and his face froze.

Wouldn’t it be great if there were more sects like Yan Bingmen in the world that care about common people?

No need, now we have the Qin State and the Qingshan Army.

When it comes to caring about the common people, who can compare to the Qin State today?

As for having more sects?

In a few years , perhaps even their Yan Bingmen will disappear.

The Qingshan Army has not yet reached the southern border, so it has not had much impact on the Snow Country.

However, the existence of "Qingshan Sword Technique II" and its spread throughout the Daoyuan Realm was a disaster for all sects.

No sect can avoid it.

She remembered that after her father finished reading "Qingshan Sword Skills II", he put down the sword manual and sighed, "Let alone our Yanbing Sect's unique skills, I'm afraid that all the unique skills of all the sects in the world cannot surpass this sword manual."

The unique skills of each major sect have always been taught to only a very small number of people.

But "Qingshan Sword Technique", such a profound martial art, is available to everyone. Then who would be willing to join the sect?

As time went by, the inheritance of the major sects was naturally cut off.

Yanbingmen is home to Su Huaqing.

Now that her "home" has encountered such a serious crisis, her mood has become heavy .

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was suddenly heard.

call!

A gust of cold wind suddenly blew in from the door, making people shiver.

It turned out that the door of the inn was pushed open again at this time.

In the cold wind and snow, a tall figure suddenly rushed in.

Su Huaqing looked up subconsciously.

The sky was gloomy and I couldn't see the face of the person who came for a while, but I saw a pair of bright eyes and a heroic look.