Ye Junfei originally only wanted to scare Lin Xiuyan so that she would stop lying to him in the future, but he did not expect her to react like this.

He could feel the intense hatred and murderous intent emanating from her after he said those words.

Does she hate him that much?

If she hates him so much, why is she still willing to be with him...?

He held her hand and asked, "Are you really doing this willingly?"

Lin Xiuyan chuckled sweetly, "Young Master Ye, you are so outstanding, of course I am willing."

"It is my good fortune to have spent a night with Young Master Ye."

She nestled softly in his arms, looking delicate and lovely; the hatred and murderous intent she had felt earlier seemed to have completely dissipated.

However, Ye Junfei could clearly sense that if something really happened between him and her at this moment, she might take action against him at the most crucial moment.

Don't ask him why he knows; he just knows.

He reached out and helped her up from his arms, looking at her with some confusion in his eyes.

She smiled charmingly, her almond-shaped eyes full of alluring allure.

Ye Junfei's peach blossom eyes instantly became as deep as the sea, and his gaze slightly narrowed: "Lin Xiuyan, let's talk."

Lin Xiuyan asked with a smile, "What are we talking about? Love and romance? Sure!"

Ye Junfei had been lying low in the capital for many years and had encountered countless dangers, but he was never short of patience.

He had seen a maturity and world-weariness in her that were beyond her years on several occasions, completely different from the playboy image he had been portrayed as.

He really wanted to ask her directly what had happened to her, but she was extremely wary of him and wouldn't say anything even if he asked.

He gently pinched her chin and asked, "Lin Xiuyan, do you have some misunderstanding about me?"

Lin Xiuyan looked at him, and he leaned back in his chair, tilting his head slightly as he said, "I'm not as lecherous as you think."

"Next time you try to seduce me, take a look in the mirror first. You look exactly like a female ghost right now."

After he finished speaking, he pushed her away, and she fell to the ground unprepared.

He gave her a cool look and pointed to the drawings on the table, saying, "I know why you're hiding your talent in this area."

"If it were me, I would also try to cover it up, after all... possessing a treasure is a crime."

After saying that, he flicked his sleeve, turned around, and went into the room.

Lin Xiuyan was somewhat surprised by his reaction. She got up and looked at herself in the bronze mirror.

The woman in the mirror looked pale and delicate, not as bad as he had described.

She was somewhat puzzled by Ye Junfei's actions.

She took out paper and pen and quickly finished drawing the rest of the picture.

After she finished drawing the design, she immediately called Qiu Tao and asked her to distribute the design to blacksmith shops in the city to find someone to make it, with each blacksmith shop making only one part.

The parts she asked Qiu Tao to find weren't the most crucial; the most crucial ones, she decided to make herself.

To her surprise, Qiu Tao returned quickly: "Miss, all the things you asked me to have made have been refused."

Lin Xiuyan asked, "Why? Is it because the money wasn't enough?"

Qiu Tao replied, "No, it's because the city lord's mansion has a clear order that blacksmith shops are not allowed to make anything other than farm tools and kitchen knives."

"If the quantity is small, I can slip some silver to someone to secretly make it."

"But now the young lady is making a hundred sets at a time, and the blacksmiths don't dare to take on such a job. They don't have that much iron in their shops."

Lin Xiuyan usually plays around with things on her own and isn't subject to such restrictions, so she hadn't really paid attention to this matter.

She pressed her temples and asked Qiu Tao, "How much iron do we have left in our manor?"

Qiu Tao replied, "Iron blocks are prohibited from being bought and sold. All the iron in our manor was obtained by Master for Miss. There are only about a hundred catties left now."

Lin Xiuyan knew that a hundred or so pounds of iron could not possibly make that many crossbows, and iron was currently unavailable...

The situation has reached a stalemate.

She suddenly remembered something else: a month later in her previous life, Ye Junfei discovered a large amount of iron in a house in the south of the city.

In his previous life, this was the first time Ye Junfei and Zhou Chenyang clashed, and Zhou Chenyang was completely defeated.

Ye Junfei probably hasn't found out about this batch of iron yet, so she might be able to get it from there.

Lin Xiuyan is a woman of action; she does what she says she will do.

That night, after Ye Junfei fell asleep, she quietly got dressed and went out.

Unbeknownst to her, Ye Junfei opened his eyes as soon as she closed the door.

He silently thought, "Is this the beginning of their true colors?"

Lin Xiuyan used her lightness skill to leap down from the building, her figure as light as a swallow in flight.

Ye Junfei knew that she was skilled in martial arts, but this was the first time he had seen her use her lightness skill. Her lightness skill was extremely advanced.

He dared not delay, and quickly used his lightness skill to follow behind her, to see what she was going to do tonight.

All she knew was that the iron block was found in a house in the south of the city, but Lin Xiuyan couldn't quite remember which one. She decided to scout the location tonight.

She was skilled in light-footed martial arts, and silently glided across the eaves, quickly locking onto a seemingly inconspicuous courtyard.

From the outside, the courtyard looked normal, and it was relatively quiet inside. However, looking down from above, one could see many problems.

It was already night when a boat was moored on the shore of the courtyard, and people immediately came over to unload the cargo from the boat.

With just a quick glance, Lin Xiuyan could see that the boxes were extremely heavy; even several grown men would have a hard time lifting a single, small box.

After the items were lifted up, the original boat immediately floated to the surface.

Lin Xiuyan saw those people carrying things into the house. She wanted to go closer to take a look, but she keenly noticed that there were hidden sentries all around the courtyard.

The courtyard looked ordinary, but it concealed a deep-seated murderous intent.

Lin Xiuyan's gaze deepened; how to get in was a big problem.

After thinking for a moment, she picked up her slingshot and shot it at a small bell on the eaves.

In an instant, a sharp bell rang, immediately drawing the attention of the sentries on guard around the area.

She moved swiftly and leaped into the courtyard.

After entering the courtyard, she did not hide in the tree, but quickly slipped into the shadows to the side.

Because she had a keen eye, she noticed that all the trees here had bells tied to them. If she had just walked right in, she probably would have immediately attracted all the hidden sentries.

The house was heavily guarded on the outside but loosely guarded on the inside. After she broke through the outermost defenses, there were far fewer guards and sentries inside than on the outside.

Lin Xiuyan was extremely skilled in light-footed martial arts and quickly entered the house.

Once inside, she discovered that the house, though seemingly small, was actually quite different, and the sight inside gave her a huge shock:

Huge torches were burning everywhere in the room.

The torches illuminated the entire room, revealing a black box that stretched as far as the eye could see, filled with blocks of iron!