Chapter 348: 349: Not Qualified to Offer Sacrifices

Chapter 348: Chapter 349: Not Qualified to Offer Sacrifices

Old Man Qi’s cottage had already been arranged by Lin Qian. With the help of the Heavenly Art Department’s Soul Device, it was rather effortless to complete the Array setup.

Once the Illusion Array was successfully set up, outsiders looking in through the window could only see Old Man Qi inside, painfully clutching his head, a picture of immense sorrow.

But what was the reality?

A brand new square table was placed inside the room, already holding an assortment of delicious dishes. Old Man Qi irritably tapped Qi Yan’s hand with his chopsticks, telling him not to wolf down his food, to avoid embarrassing Lin Qian.

Lin Qian just shook his head and chuckled at Old Man Qi’s admonishment, “It’s okay. Let the kid enjoy his meal heartily.”

Thanks to Lin Qian’s Potion, Qi Yan’s injuries had almost completely healed. At this moment, he looked timidly at Lin Qian.

“Eat heartily. Have a good walk after you’re full and then get some proper rest. Keeping your body healthy will reassure your grandfather,” Lin Qian said with a smile, upon seeing Qi Yan’s expression.

Hearing Lin Qian’s words, a smile also appeared on Qi Yan’s face. He nodded and continued to devour the food before him.

Old Man Qi, seeing his grandson, could only helplessly shake his head, a smile flashing in his eyes.

After finishing his meal, Old Man Qi turned around to look toward the center of his own cottage, where a hole a cubic zhang in size had appeared.

Lin Qian had previously asked him for help, inquiring whether Old Man Qi would allow him to dig a hole in the cottage.

Without even thinking, Old Man Qi had agreed to Lin Qian’s request. It was Lin Qian who had saved his grandson’s life, so what was digging a hole in the house in comparison?

With Old Man Qi’s consent, Lin Qian then used the Soul Device from the Heavenly Art Department to arrange the Array. After isolating the space inside from outside, he summoned a male laborer at the doorstep and let him enter.

The male laborer, having entered Old Man Qi’s room, started to dig the hole immediately under Lin Qian’s instructions.

It didn’t take long for Old Man Qi, who watched in amazement, to discover that the laborer had already carved out such a hole in the middle of the house, his entire body disappearing down into it.

As for the debris and dirt produced by the digging, everything had already been stored in a dimensional storage space.

What puzzled Old Man Qi was that Lin Qian would go down the hole every so often for a short period and then fly back up using his Soul Power.

Of course, Old Man Qi was unaware that Lin Qian was summoning male laborers from the Huaxia Empire to accelerate the digging and working speed.

In the entirety of Yushui City, not a single person knew that beneath the ground they stood on, the male laborers of the Huaxia Empire had already dug a tunnel.

In the complex network of tunnels, metal Tokens enscribed with Array patterns had been placed. Once the Array was successfully activated, and Lin Qian’s Soul Power poured into them, these metal Tokens would be completely activated, exhibiting their intended effects.

Once the Array was successfully initiated, the entire Yushui City would become Lin Qian’s private property, transforming into the Huaxia Empire’s Yushui City.

As for why Lin Qian had to go through such trouble, it was because Zhuge Ming discovered an issue with the Qin Dynasty’s Arrays—that the Arrays of each city were somehow connected to the Arrays of other cities.

Zhuge Ming couldn’t help but laugh for a long time after hearing this news, exclaiming several times that heaven aided the Empire.

Through the interconnected Arrays of the Emperor Qin Dynasty, Zhuge Ming could completely use Yushui City as a base, allowing the Array virus to erode the Arrays of other cities silently, as subtly as spring rain nourishing all things, and infiltrate the Arrays unnoticed.

As for whether the enemy would defend against it?

Of course, they wouldn’t defend. The world was utterly unfamiliar with the Huaxia Empire, ignorant of the Empire’s methods. They would never imagine that such a thing as an Array virus even existed.

Therefore, if one could observe the Arrays, they would clearly see that the men laboring beneath Yushui City weren’t digging a mere tunnel; they were excavating an Array!

“Kid, may this old man boldly ask one more question, do you plan to defeat the Emperor Qin Dynasty just with this hole?” Old Man Qi curiously asked when he saw Lin Qian staring intently at the opening before him.

Lin Qian didn’t rush to answer Old Man Qi’s question. Instead, he looked at the dark opening for a while before speaking, “This won’t cause the Emperor Qin Dynasty to collapse, but it will instill fear in them.”

A mere hole could instill fear in the Emperor Qin Dynasty?

Old Man Qi shook his head and looked at Lin Qian with some amusement. In his eyes, this young man was commendable in every aspect except that he loved to boast, always speaking of impractical things.

While Lin Qian’s men continued to toil away beneath Yushui City, within the Imperial City of the Emperor Qin Dynasty, amidst the magnificent palace complex at its heart, the Human Emperor of the Emperor Qin Dynasty sat high upon his throne.

“Why have the Two States of Water and Forest fallen into disadvantage again?” The fact that both sides were secretly competing was common knowledge. Until now, it had always been favorable news from their side of the Emperor Qin Dynasty, filling the current Human Emperor and the Princes and Marquises of the Dynasty with pride.

The talents of their Emperor Qin Dynasty had indeed proven to be much stronger than those of the three powers. With such profound heritage, those three forces were naturally no match for them.

However, they were unaware that the Emperor Qin Dynasty’s advantage had nothing to do with their talented individuals being formidable; it was entirely because they were bullying the few with their numbers.

Now, with the assistance of Lei Qian and Gao Benli, the pressure on Fang Ziqian, Li Yunfeng, and Yang Tianhao had greatly diminished, and the talents of the Emperor Qin Dynasty, who initially had the upper hand, were being pushed back.

Moreover, the soldiers of the Emperor Qin Dynasty had suffered a great loss in the Two States of Water and Forest due to Lin Qian, and as losses and gains offset each other, the three powers naturally began to take the advantage.

If the three forces could not gain an advantage with the help of someone like Lin Qian, then they would indeed be too useless.

“Continue to amass our strength, remain inactive, and do not be too hasty,” the Human Emperor of the Emperor Qin Dynasty still spoke indifferently from his elevated position, seemingly unconcerned about the battle situation of the Two States of Water and Forest.

Inside the Imperial Hall, the Princes and Marquises departed in succession, quietly discussing amongst themselves as they stepped out of the hall.

“Based on Emperor Qin’s previous temperament, he would have likely started a war by now. Why remain inactive? It’s too strange,” one muttered.

“That’s true. Knowing that the Two States of Water and Forest have fallen into a disadvantage, he didn’t take any measures at all. It’s as if he doesn’t care,” another added.

Everyone left the Imperial Hall, puzzled and shaking their heads, leaving only the Sixth Prince behind.

“Emperor Qin, when can you and Father Emperor return?” After the others had left, the Sixth Prince spoke helplessly to the silhouette of the Human Emperor, “Those three powers are becoming too arrogant.”

“There’s no need to worry. When I and Father Emperor return, we will eradicate the three sects and sacrifice them for my deceased child. That tiny nation called Huaxia isn’t worthy of such a sacrifice,” said the figure designated as the Human Emperor.