bullyxtreme Chapter 114 Falling into enemy hands
Chapter 114 Falling into enemy hands
Luck?
The emperor and Jianyang exchanged a glance, both seeing doubt in each other's eyes.
Zheng Xun's expression was somewhat serious.
[Tsk, this is really troublesome]
[He truly is a person favored by the destiny of this world. However, judging from his performance just now, apart from his excellent luck, he is quite ordinary in other aspects. Does destiny really favor people like him?]
Take it slow. As long as I'm here, destiny is on my side.
As the male protagonist of this tragic novel, Zheng Jin is the one who suffers, while the seventh prince of the Brown Kingdom, apart from that laughable "heartache," still has his three palaces of beauties and supreme imperial power.
Zheng Xun wanted to laugh whenever he thought about the contents of the original text.
The book says that the male protagonist deeply loves the female protagonist, but because of their different positions, he also harbors hatred towards her.
He hated that she was from Dayong, and that she was indifferent to his compromises and love.
Zheng Xun really wanted to ask, what exactly did he compromise on?
His so-called pleasure is revelry every night and having three children in a year; his so-called pain is that all the wealth in the world is in his private coffers and all the people in the world bow down to him.
Zheng Jin suffered the hardship, while the Seventh Prince enjoyed the good fortune. In the end, Zheng Jin passed away, and he feigned tears, saying he would never love again. But less than two months later, he found a substitute.
Is this fair? Is this a tragic story? A story that only tortures Zheng Jin?
Hehe, I'll torture his grandma's legs. When he's gone and she sees him again, it would be her good deed if she didn't kick him into the animal realm!
Thinking of this, she suddenly stood up: "Are there still pomelo leaves at this time of year?"
The emperor had no idea about this and immediately turned to look at Li Xiaojun.
Li Xiaojun: ...
Why did the princess always ask questions he couldn't answer? He thought he was already a qualified eunuch, but he was still too ignorant. He decided to set aside 25 minutes each day to read.
Seeing his troubled expression, Zheng Xun waved his hand and said, "Never mind if you don't have one."
Jianyang was itching with curiosity: "What do you need the pomelo leaves for?"
"I just saw... and it reminded me of something unclean. It felt unlucky, so I wanted to get rid of the bad luck."
emperor:……
He paused for a moment, then turned to look at Li Xiaojun: "Really not?"
Jianyang looked around and then said, "If you have any, give me some too."
Zheng Xun: ...
I have no idea what they're doing here.
……
Three days later, Shen Canglan finally arrived in the capital, and Lin Yuan took her to the palace to meet the emperor.
Although the light screen was clear, it was still different from the real person. When I saw Shen Canglan in real life, I found that she was even more vivid and beautiful than she appeared on the light screen.
The first thing the emperor asked her when he saw her was about his beloved granddaughter, Shen Xingqiong.
Shen Canglan's eyes flickered slightly. She hadn't expected that the emperor also knew about her daughter's existence.
"Xingqiong is very well-behaved and clever. Although she can't walk very well, she can crawl very fast. Before you know it, she can crawl a long way..."
A smile appeared on the emperor's serious face, and even the crown prince was looking forward to seeing his child after birth.
After chatting about the children for a quarter of an hour, the emperor said with lingering interest, "Thank you for taking care of Xingqiong. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask."
He pondered what gift would be appropriate for Xiao Xingqiong, while Shen Canglan, understanding the unspoken meaning in his words, breathed a sigh of relief.
She's doing a good job taking care of the child, which means they won't try to take the child away from her.
But unless absolutely necessary, she would never ask them for anything or help. Since the child is hers, she should bear the responsibility herself.
She was afraid that once she opened her mouth, she would be unable to explain herself clearly.
After they finished speaking, Zheng Xun finally found an opportunity to ask, "Master Shen, did you come to the capital specifically for something?"
[Hurry! We need to find out where that thing is! We're already here, so let's talk less and get things done!]
Shen Canglan: ?
Is this the legendary Princess Yuanjia? Why doesn't she speak with her mouth? Could this be the legendary telepathic communication? But this tone is a bit off; it doesn't sound like she's being spoken to.
The Crown Prince sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. The Emperor glanced at the sky and said, "Master Shen has traveled a long way. Why don't you change your clothes and have something to eat first?"
The reason is perfect.
Taking this opportunity, someone explained Zheng Xun's situation to Shen Canglan.
After hearing this, Shen Canglan felt even more that his choice was right. That thing should not have been hidden away; it should have been offered to Princess Yuanjia, that little fairy!
After Shen Canglan finished packing, the group sat down together again, and she revealed the purpose of her trip.
"My master is not only a swordsman, but also a swordsmith. However, most people think that she is mediocre and cannot forge any good weapons, but only I know her skills."
Her eyes shone brightly, and her tone was full of pride when she spoke of her master.
"My master spent her whole life researching how to forge good weapons. Later, she unexpectedly obtained a book called 'Ten Methods of Forging'. After continuous improvement, she finally wrote a book called 'The Book of Weapon Casting'."
Where is the "Book of Casting Instruments"?
Shen Canglan sighed softly: "After my master died, the 'Warcraft Manual' was sold by her unfilial son. I only recently discovered that the manual had fallen into the hands of a merchant from the Brown Kingdom. I sent people to chase after him, but a few days ago, my subordinates sent word that they had lost track of the merchant."
She bowed respectfully; "I know this matter is of great importance and dare not conceal it, therefore I wish to ask Your Majesty to intervene and find the person!"
She can certainly take her time with this matter; if she finds the item and presents it to the authorities, her contribution will be even greater.
However, the matter was of utmost importance, and even if she was 90% certain she could find the person, she dared not gamble on the slight possibility of failure.
If such a thing were to fall into the hands of an enemy country, her master would die with regrets, and she would never forgive herself.
[Words are no proof; you should show us what you brought.]
Shen Canglan readily agreed, saying, "This humble woman has brought some arrowheads and a dagger that my master forged in the past. If Your Majesty has any doubts, you will know at a glance."
Weapons were forbidden when entering the palace, and Shen Canglan handed over all his personal belongings.
It wouldn't be difficult to have someone bring it up at this point.
A few arrows and a dagger, wrapped up in a small bundle, were not discovered on the road.
The emperor tried them out and found that the dagger and arrowhead were very hard, yet resilient, making them less likely to break than the weapons in the army.
"Good stuff..."
[Knowing it's a valuable item is enough. I already sent two bodyguards to follow that merchant, just waiting for the right opportunity to retrieve it.]
[Father, can you hurry up? I'm worried it will fly away if I don't get my hands on it.]
emperor:……
Alright, alright, stop rushing me.
He looked at Zheng Xun with feigned seriousness: "Yuanjia, the 'Casting Manual' is very important. Could you try to figure out where it went?"
He paused, then added, "If you can do that, I will grant you one request."
Zheng Xun wasn't interested in those requirements, but she still pretended to be interested and raised her fingers to calculate for a while.
To be honest, the way she flipped her fingers and muttered incantations actually looked quite convincing.