Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 348 Gai Nie
In short, Li Weidong is quite optimistic about Ying Zheng. It just so happens that there is no one to manage the human race in the small world. If Ying Zheng is allowed to come, he believes that Ying Zheng will be able to do a good job. Li Weidong also believes that Ying Zheng will definitely agree to him. Although Ying Zheng destroyed the six countries, Li Weidong believes that he is more interested in conquering other worlds. In the future, if he follows Li Weidong's footsteps, he may be able to conquer the heavens and establish an immortal Qin!

There are also many charming characters in the Qin Dynasty world, such as Gai Nie.

When the young Wei Zhuang first entered Guigu, he had a wooden sword duel with the young Gai Nie, and was defeated by Gai Nie with his sword-flying technique.

After Gai Nie defeated Wei Zhuang, Guiguzi ordered the two to challenge Xuan Hu in prison.

In the end, Wei Zhuang won. Gai Nie could have saved one person, but because both of them wanted to save him, he ended up not saving anyone.

Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang accepted the test from their master and came to Weijiazhuang, where they discovered that Luowang killer Xuan Jian was slaughtering the villagers of Weijiazhuang. They decided to stop him, but later they discovered the grudge between Xuan Jian and the clan leader Wei Yong.

Although Gai Nie thought Wei Yong was not worth saving at all, he decided to stop Xuan Jian for the sake of the people of the six countries. He and Wei Zhuang launched a combined attack and successfully controlled Xuan Jian and protected Wei Yong.

After the incident was over, Guiguzi told them the true meaning of this test.

Three years later, Gai Nie was appreciated by King Ying Zheng of Qin and was invited to be his first swordsmanship teacher. He then protected the King of Qin and came to Han, where he fought with Wei Zhuang in Tianshu and the result was a draw.

Wei Zhuang introduced him to Han Fei, who used his talents to convince Gai Nie and obtained the qualification to meet with King Qin Ying Zheng. As Ba Linglong had already arrived in Han, Liu Sha decided to cooperate with Gai Nie to protect the King Qin.

Ba Linglong's true form, Xuan Jian, came to Zilanxuan and his memory was awakened during the confrontation with Zhang Liang. He fought with Wei Zhuang and injured him.

Gai Nie arrived in time and attacked the main beam of Zi Lan Xuan with his flying sword, causing the house to collapse. He then used the Guigu Qimen Formation to rescue Wei Zhuang, placed him in a secluded house to recuperate, and then said goodbye.

Afterwards, he protected the King of Qin and came to Wang Zhi's military camp, and together with Li Si and Meng Tian, ​​he thwarted Wang Zhi's conspiracy to kill the king.

Known as the Qin State's strongest swordsman, Gai Nie was once the Qin King's chief guard. However, after Qin unified the six kingdoms, he unexpectedly defected from Qin, taking his old friend Jing Ke's son, Jing Tianming, with him on the run.

Gai Nie and Tian Ming were pursued by the Qin army into Cang Yue Valley. Gai Nie fought a fierce battle with three hundred Qin soldiers, ultimately annihilating them all but sustaining severe injuries. During their escape, Gai Nie and Tian Ming met members of the Xiang clan and the Mohist sect, eventually making their way to the Mohist stronghold of Jinghu Medical Village. Meanwhile, Wei Zhuang struck a deal with the Qin State, leading the Liusha Organization from Jinghu Medical Village to the Mohist Mechanical City to pursue anti-Qin forces.

Wei Zhuang sent his four kings of quicksand to hunt down Gai Nie and his group. After fighting with three hundred Qin soldiers, Wushuang Ghost and Canglang King respectively, Gai Nie finally collapsed due to serious injuries. Fortunately, he was rescued by Duanmu Rong, the "Medical Fairy of Mirror Lake" of Mohist school.

Afterwards, Gai Nie and everyone else were invited to the Mo family's mechanical city to temporarily avoid the Qin State's pursuit.

Gai Nie was initially imprisoned in a stone chamber by the Mohist leader Gao Jianli because he was believed to be the murderer of the Mohist righteous man Jing Ke and a spy planted by the Qin State in the Mohist school.

At this time, Wei Zhuang's Liusha, the Gongshu family and the Qin army had already broken through the Mohist Mechanical City. Gai Nie stepped forward at the critical moment of the Mechanical City and started a decisive battle with his junior brother Wei Zhuang, which also resolved the misunderstanding of Gai Nie among the Mohist people.

Bai Feng suddenly appears and attempts to attack Gai Nie, but Duan Mu Rong blocks Bai Feng's attack to protect Gai Nie, seriously wounded and unconscious, with his life or death uncertain. During the confrontation with Liu Sha, Hei Qilin, disguised as Tian Ming, takes advantage of Gai Nie's unpreparedness and stabs him in the back, injuring him.

Gai Nie, wounded, engages Wei Zhuang in a decisive battle. During the encounter, Wei Zhuang, having mastered the art of horizontal swordsmanship, unleashes the same supreme skill of vertical swordsmanship—the Hundred-Step Flying Sword. However, Gai Nie blocks the attack, and Yuan Hong pierces Wei Zhuang's left shoulder. However, Gai Nie's Yuan Hong is also broken by Shark Tooth during the confrontation, but Gai Nie still manages to subdue Wei Zhuang with the broken sword.

However, unable to bring himself to kill, Gai Nie was successfully ambushed by Wei Zhuang with a sword. Wei Zhuang did not kill Gai Nie, secretly anticipating a fair fight. However, Gai Nie was severely wounded by Wei Zhuang's sword strike, and was in imminent danger of death. Fortunately, he was saved by Xiaoyaozi, the head of the Taoist sect. Because Tianming succeeded Yan Dan as the new leader of the Mohist school, Gai Nie and the others subsequently moved to the Mohist's secret stronghold in Sanghai City to evade the Qin army. Gai Nie was wanted by the Qin State, with a reward of 100,000 taels of gold.

After Yuanhong was broken, Gai Nie personally carved a wooden sword for himself to fight in Yuanhong's place. Dao Zhi mentioned Duan Murong to Gai Nie, but was very dissatisfied with Gai Nie's seemingly nonchalant attitude and a conflict arose. He was later rescued by Gao Jianli.

In order to obtain specific information about the Mohist's secret stronghold, the Yin-Yang family's eldest brother Siming disguised himself as an old woman and went to a Mohist stronghold, killed several Mohist disciples, and brought back a disciple named A Zhong.

Gai Nie and his companions, after discovering the incident in a secret base, speculate that Ah Zhong will be handed over to the left protector, Xing Hun, for questioning. Meng Tian of the Qin Empire launches his first campaign against the rebels.

Led by A Zhong, who was controlled by the Star Soul's soul-stealing technique, Meng Tian's troops and the Star Soul quickly approached the Mohist secret stronghold. Unexpectedly, they were intercepted by Gai Nie on the way, and Meng Tian was subdued by Gai Nie's sword.

At this moment, Xinghun intervened and engaged Gai Nie. Gai Nie realized from the exchange that Xinghun's Qi-Gathering Blade was only 40% effective. Having intercepted Meng Tian's army, Gai Nie successfully attracted the attention of Meng Tian and Xinghun as planned, then retreated into the dense mountain mists, mission accomplished.

Dao Zhi took the opportunity to rescue A Zhong. Without their guide, Meng Tian's army was forced to stop advancing.

Tianming was deeply shocked because he could not restore the disrupted colors of the "Shangtong Mofang" and was told by Da Tiechui and Daozhi that this task was impossible. He threw away the Mofang and ran to the forest to complain to Wushuang.

At this time, Gai Nie brought Mo Fang to encourage Tian Ming and told him not to give up before saying he couldn't do it.

Inspired by this, Tianming continued his research and finally understood the secret of the ink square and restored its color.

Zhang Liang came to the secret base of the Mohist school and told everyone in the Mohist school that in order to crack the "Black Dragon Scroll", they must get the Thousand Machine Code Copper Plate from the General's Mansion.

According to the defense deployment rules of the General's Mansion provided by Gai Nie, Dao Zhi used his "Lightning Steps" to pass through the heavily guarded outer, middle, and inner courtyards of the General's Mansion and arrived in front of the Thousand Machine Tower. He successfully stole the Thousand Machine Copper Plate.

Dao Zhi was injured by Sheng Qi in the forest. Master Ban arrived in time with Gai Nie and Gao Jianli to rescue Dao Zhi. After being rescued, Dao Zhi said that he would no longer regard Gai Nie as an enemy.

The Qin State allied with the Yin-Yang School to encircle the Mohist School's secret stronghold, and the anti-Qin forces were in trouble.

Xinghun, Siming, the elder of the Yin-Yang family's Fire Department, and Siming, the younger of the Yin-Yang family's Wood Department, finally broke through the "Three Talents Formation" set up by Gai Nie, Xiaoyaozi, the head of the Taoist family, Tianming, and Shaoyu.

At the critical moment, Shi Lan appeared. Xiaoyaozi, with the help of Shushan's medium, activated the Taoist secret technique "Dream Butterfly Escape", helping everyone to transfer safely and retreat.

At the exit of the secret passage, the group encounters Wei Zhuang's Liusha and Xinghun. Facing Xinghun's challenge, Gai Nie exploits Xinghun's arrogance and underestimation of his opponent, using his remaining internal energy to sever the meridians in Xinghun's right hand, forcing Xinghun to leave. With Zhang Liang's persuasion from both profit and righteousness, Liusha forms a temporary cooperative relationship with the anti-Qin forces, led by the Mohist School.

To investigate the whereabouts of the missing Mohist leader, Pao Ding, Dao Zhi was deliberately captured alive by Zhang Han, leader of the Qin "Shadow Secret Guard," and imprisoned in the Shiya Prison. Zhang Liang implores Wei Zhuang to travel with Gai Nie to Shiya Prison to rescue Dao Zhi and Pao Ding, thereby distracting the Qin from the Confucian minor sage Zhuang.

Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang successfully sneaked into the Tooth-Eating Prison and rescued two people one after another.

Zhang Han deployed a series of traps to try to intercept the group, but their cunning managed to avert danger. The four eventually fled back to Dao Zhi's original imprisonment and stumbled upon a secret escape route. However, as they attempted to escape, they were surrounded by the "Six Sword Slaves" of the Luowang organization and Zhang Han's Shadow Guards. The Six Sword Slaves engaged in a fierce battle with Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang, initially gaining the upper hand before injuring Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang.

However, the two men then unleashed a combined attack of "Hundred-Step Flying Sword" and "Transverse Eight Directions," forcing the Six Sword Slaves back and inflicting heavy wounds. Having gained the upper hand, the two, unwilling to continue the fight, seized the opportunity to escape from the encirclement of the Six Sword Slaves and the Shadow Guards with Dao Zhi and Pao Ding. Only Zhang Han pursued them relentlessly. Ultimately, Master Ban piloted the mechanical Xuanwu to rescue the four from the seabed. The wounded Zhang Han was forced to flee back to the Tooth-Eating Prison.

After receiving the news that Zhang Han was going to Dongjun, Liusha and the Mohist Alliance decided to split their forces into two groups. Gao Jianli and Xiaoyaozi were in one group, and Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie were in the other group, heading to Dongjun and the farmers' stronghold respectively. On the way there, Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie talked about things related to Qin Shihuang.

Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang approach Liu Sha's former collaborator, the Zhu family of Shennong Hall, to inquire about the origin of the Shennong Order. Upon learning that the order states, "Whoever first obtains the Mars Stone will succeed as the leader of the chivalrous clan," and that it was issued by more than one individual, an organization with connections from the imperial court to the underworld, Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang, realizing the truth, are "invited" to Lie Shan Hall.

However, Tian Meng, the leader of Lieshan Hall, mysteriously dies before they can escape, and Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang are ambushed. They escape the encirclement of Lieshan Hall and recall the events surrounding Changping Jun and the Xinzheng riot in Han State.

Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang witnessed the struggle between the various clans and the Empire over the fragments of the Mars Stone near the Nongjia robbery site. They analyzed the situation and then followed Bai Tu with Wei Zhuang to find the mastermind behind the Shennong Order, engaging in a battle with Jing Niu.

Afterwards, Wei Zhuang went to track down Jing Nie, while Gai Nie controlled Bai Tu. Jing Nie was later caught up by Wei Zhuang, who wanted to join forces with Zhang Han to capture Zong Heng and the other two. Unexpectedly, the two of them exposed his conspiracy to kill Ying Miwei, the head of the Nong family, Tian Meng, and to steal the Mars Stone.

When Zhang Han learned that there was a spy inside the empire, he wanted to capture Jing Niu to assist in the investigation, so he ordered Zong Heng and the others to leave the scene.

Zongheng then ambushed Jingniu, but unexpectedly it was a Luowang Di-level killer who pretended to be Jingniu to deceive the two of them.

Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang brought the captured Bai Tu to Zhongli Mei for interrogation.

Han Xin came to visit Zhongli Mei and conveyed to Zongheng the information about the battle between Gao Jianli, Da Tiechui and Tian Hu.

Gai Nie learned that Gao Jianli and Da Tiechui were in danger, so he teamed up with Wei Zhuang to intercept Tian Mi and his group who were escorting Gao Jianli and Da Tiechui, and subdued Tian Mi. However, they were surrounded by 2,400 disciples of Kuiwei Hall and trapped by the Twenty-Four Formations of Di Ze.

Eventually they were rescued by the former Chu troops led by Long Ju and Ji Bu.

Zongheng obtained information from Han Xin and went to Daze Mountain to eliminate the assassins who held Tian Yan hostage.

In order to expose Tian Yan's lies, Wei Zhuang disguised the Black Kirin as the dead Tian Meng. Tian Yan's brother Tian Ci was frightened and revealed the truth that Tian Meng was actually killed by him accidentally.

Guiguzi's meticulous deductions lead him to a single conclusion: the person who had ordered Tian Ci to kill Tian Meng was actually Tian Yan, the head of the Nong family's Lieshan Hall and Tian Meng's daughter. Seeing her scheme exposed, Tian Yan reveals her true identity: Jing Niu, Luowang's top assassin.

Tian Yan clashed with Wei Zhuang and noticed that Wei Zhuang had been seriously injured.

After fighting with Wei Zhuang for dozens of moves, Tian Yan was defeated, and his sword-holding hands were shaking.

The rest of the farmers wanted to take action, but were warned by Gai Nie.

She tried to dissuade Zongheng from leaving the Six Sages' Tomb, but after being rejected by Zongheng, Tian Yan declared that she would challenge Zongheng and the other two on the cliff above the Shennong statue. On the cliff above the Shennong statue, Tian Yan challenged Gai Nie, but was defeated after more than a dozen moves.

After the battle, Tian Yan told Zongheng about his past and said that he had passed information to Zhang Liang, hoping to gain the trust of Guiguzi and Zongheng. He also said that the Nong family was just one link, and the Confucian family would be Luowang's next target. He and Luowang were both looking for Yan Lu, the current owner of the Hanguang Sword.

At Tian Yan's suggestion, Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang Hou went to Zuimeng Tower to confront Yan Ri, who was trying to kill Zhang Han, and rescued him. After the Battle of Daze Mountain, Zong Heng and the others returned to their hidden stronghold in Sang Hai.

Although Gai Nie is a man of few words and somewhat aloof, he is actually a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

He taught and protected Tianming earnestly. In order to fulfill his friend Jing Ke's hope, he faced thousands of soldiers chasing him alone without fear and protected Tianming's safety.

When he was in the Mo family's mechanical city, he did not refute the doubts of the crowd. When the Mo family encountered difficulties, he stood up without hesitation even though he was injured.

Gai Nie is a man of chivalrous spirit and righteous integrity. He strips away desires from human nature, leaving only purity, breaking through the darkness amid wounds and decay; he abandons wavering in his beliefs, leaving only perseverance, and freeing himself from resentment amidst paranoia and willfulness.

Gai Nie expressed his confusion about Wei Zhuang's belief that "the so-called strong people have to stand at the top of everyone." This was because as a young man, he was determined about the future, although he was a little confused about the direction of the future.

Gai Nie has always insisted on his own ideas and dared to be the enemy of Qin Shi Huang. In the face of all unfair treatment, he always endured it silently, because he had a chivalrous spirit in his heart and a firm belief in his heart that no matter how the outside world misinterpreted his meaning, he would treat people the same way, that is, to help the weak. This belief and pursuit will never change.

When being hunted by the Qin people, facing Tianming's request for Gai Nie to make him stronger, Gai Nie believed that killing was never a reason to become stronger. If you use defeating others as the goal to prove yourself, then you have already lost. He warned Tianming with the word "knight" that people with strength should help the weak.

When Qin unified the six kingdoms, Gai Nie saw the chaotic scene of war and lamented that even with great power, he could not change the tide of history.

Gai Nie's ultimate ideal is to create an ideal country without war and killing. He believes that although some dreams are out of reach, they are not impossible to achieve. However, only future generations can see such a country with their own eyes.

Li Weidong's place is in line with Gai Nieli's ideals, and I believe Gai Nieli will not refuse.

(End of this chapter)