Chapter 5: The Inherited Mechanical Technique

The three of them walked along the corridor, turned on the lights, and found that the walls were covered with murals. Each one was so abstract that it was impossible to recognize, but it was certain that they were telling a person's life story.

The young man noticed something strange and made a silencing gesture with his hands. He raised his arm to block the two people behind him and whispered, "There seems to be something strange up ahead. I'll go ahead and check it out. You two girls, please wait a moment."

The two of them were silent and just nodded. After he left, Lu Rongshi said anxiously: "Li An, your injury!"

Jiang Li'an lifted up his shirt and saw a bloodstain on his waist. Jiang Li'an touched it lightly and said, "It's just a superficial wound, nothing serious."

Just as Lu Rongshi was about to go forward to take a closer look, the young man returned. Jiang Li'an lowered her clothes and listened to the young man say, "Ladies, there's a tomb ahead. It doesn't seem to have many traps. If you're careful, you should be able to get through."

Lu Rongshi took Jiang Li'an's hand, pulled her up, turned around and said, "Then I'll trouble you to lead the way."

The young man laughed heartily and said, "It's not a big deal, it's not a big deal."

On the way, the young man asked, "We are close friends. My name is Zhao Yun. What are your names, young ladies?"

Lu Rongshi said, "Just call me Lu Rongshi. Her name is Jiang Li'an, and she's my friend."

When Jiang Li'an heard this, he felt inexplicably lonely for a moment, but he had no time to care about his feelings. In front of him was the tomb chamber. The gate had collapsed due to its age, revealing the true appearance of the interior. The ground was covered with arrows and stones. It seemed that the protection mechanism of the ancient tomb was triggered when the gate collapsed.

The three of them, Zhao Yun in front and Lu Rongshi protecting Jiang Li'an behind, entered the tomb together.

This tomb chamber does not look big from the outside, but it is a different world inside. Countless gold, silver and treasures are scattered all over the corners, and in the center is a solid stone coffin.

The three of them did not touch anything, but just carefully walked around the sarcophagus. But at this moment, Zhao Yun took a wrong step. He looked down and saw that it was a movable brick. He said coldly, "Be careful!", and saw that the lid of the sarcophagus was slowly opened, and poisonous snakes jumped out of it. Lu Rongshi was already in a bad mood because of Jiang Li'an's injury, and he did not answer at this time. Moye Sword came out, and a sword energy came out with the sword, and actually cut the poisonous snakes in half.

Zhao Yun apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I was careless and frightened the two girls."

Lu Rongshi did not answer, but just put away the sword silently.

Zhao Yun was not sure that these two people were masters, but this sword energy really refreshed his understanding of them. These two people were actually comparable to B-level divine warriors!

Seeing that there was no movement here, Zhao Yun cautiously stepped forward, wanting to see what was inside the sarcophagus. However, Jiang Li'an said, "If I were you, I would definitely not look at what's inside the sarcophagus."

Zhao Yun was confused, but he couldn't suppress his curiosity and took a look inside. This short glance would take him a lifetime to heal.

Just one look and he started retching against the wall.

Lu Rongshi was also a little curious, so he asked, "Li An, do you know what's inside?"

Jiang Li'an replied, "It's just a corpse riddled with holes from being gnawed by snakes and insects."

Lu Rongshi felt a chill and suddenly felt some sympathy for Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun slowed down for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Sorry, I lost my composure. Please come this way."

The three of them entered the next corridor. This time, the corridor became narrower and narrower. In the end, they had no choice but to press their backs against the wall and slowly move forward.

Until they saw a beam of light in front of them and heard noisy fighting sounds, the three of them came out of the corridor and the front suddenly became clear. They saw that the nobles and chivalrous men from the previous group were fighting with a large number of mechanical terracotta warriors.

The three of them were separated from the crowd by a secret river. Everyone knew what was in the secret river. Lu Rongshi said, "There is no way ahead. We have to go this way first and find a chance to meet up with them." She pointed to a side road and said.

Jiang Li'an naturally had no objections. He simply touched his waist, which seemed a bit sticky, but he didn't intend to tell Lu Rongshi. Telling her would only cause her to worry in vain.

On the other side of the river, the situation was grim. Mo Ci and the others had led the way, and everything was fine along the way. However, an accident happened here. Mo Ci made a mistake when he was removing the mechanism, and these mechanical men were triggered, rising from the ground and starting to attack everyone. These mechanical men were exactly the traditional mechanical techniques that Mo Ci was pursuing, so he didn't want to destroy them, so he asked everyone to delay time as much as possible, and he tried to remove the mechanism as soon as possible, which is why everyone was in such a mess.

One of them yelled, "Master Mo! What's going on over there? These tough bastards are too tough. We can't hold on any longer!"

Mo Ci replied, "Please hold on for another half a minute, I will definitely unravel this mechanism!"

The man said, "Okay, just half a minute. If the mechanism is not solved by then, we will destroy these iron turtles!"

Mo Ci also fought a desperate battle and said, "Okay, if I haven't dismantled the mechanism by then, you can kill or chop these mechanical people up as you please!"

Everyone then calmed down and showed off their skills. For a moment, the underground palace was filled with the aura of swords. Everyone used their best skills to try their best to control the mechanical man.

Half a minute later, Mo Ci breathed a sigh of relief, finally disarming the mechanism. Seeing that the mechanical man had stopped moving, everyone sheathed their swords. Several people who knew Mo Ci came forward to congratulate him, saying, "Congratulations, Master Mo, for obtaining the inheritance of the legendary mechanical technique."

Mo Ci finally achieved his goal, but the government officials were restless. The leading general came up to Mo Ci, followed by soldiers holding spears. He said, "Mo Ci, this technology is of great significance and should be handed over to the country. You are aware of the urgent situation in the Western Regions. If this technology can open up the situation for the Tang Dynasty, your Mo family will surely have made a great contribution!"

Mo Ci placed the report on mechanical techniques in his arms, stood up, and looked the general in the eye. He said, "Your Excellency is right. This mechanical technique is indeed powerful, but I haven't fully grasped it. Besides, this is the technology of my Mo family, and there is absolutely no reason to give it away."

The general frowned slightly and said in a cold voice, "Master Mo, please put the overall situation first!"

Mo Ci said calmly, "Of course I will prioritize the overall interests, but if you use specious arguments and cunning tactics to seize advantage of the overall interests, I, Mo Ci, will be the first to disagree!"

It turned out that the government had discussed this matter with him long ago. The government did not want to contribute anything, but wanted to take the Mo family's technology for free. Mo Ci would definitely not agree.

Seeing that he was not convinced, the general threatened: "Mo Ci, if you die here, it will be a loss for the entire Mo family!"

Mo Ci asked, "Why, General, do you want to kill the goose that lays the eggs?"

The general said, "Don't be ungrateful!"

Mo Ci shouted, "My Mo family is not a vegetarian either!"

The general said coldly: "Do it!"

In an instant, a melee ensued between the government soldiers and the Mohist warriors.

In this underground palace, there are no outsiders, and strength is supreme. After all, the law has loopholes.

Seeing this, other nobles and people from the martial arts world retreated, either to look for treasure or to return along the way they came.

There were also some people among these people who were interested in mechanical engineering, but when they saw the two largest forces fighting each other, they knew they could not intervene, so they withdrew to prevent it from affecting them.

On the other side, Jiang Li'an and the other two finally found a suspension bridge, crossed the river, and wanted to reunite with everyone, but they saw that the government officials and the Mohist people were fighting.

Zhao Yun was puzzled and wanted to go forward to ask, but was stopped by a Mohist divine warrior. The man said, "My friend! These officials are so disloyal. Seeing that the mechanical art has returned to our Mohist school, they are so greedy that they are trying to seize it. I beg you to lend a hand to our Mohist school."

Zhao Yun was half-believing and half-doubting. Lu Rongshi frowned. She didn't expect so many things to happen in the tomb. She patrolled around, trying to find the person who attacked Jiang Li'an, but found that the person was now helping the government deal with the Mo family.

She sneered and said to Zhao Yun, "Don't think too much, let's help the Mo family!"

As he spoke, he flew away with his sword in hand. Zhao Yun followed closely behind him and asked, "Why did you make this decision?"

Lu Rongshi did not answer, but raised his hand and swung his sword. The sword energy flew out of the sheath and went straight to the back of the man in front of him. The man felt a chill on his back and jumped to the left, barely dodging it.

He turned around and took a closer look. It was the murderous girl from before. He was immediately unsure, but he couldn't show any fear on his face. He said, "I didn't expect you to be so lucky. I didn't look for you, but you came to me! We're going to kill each other as soon as we meet. It seems there's no room for negotiation."

Lu Rongshi steadied himself, with Zhao Yun and Jiang Li'an following closely behind him. Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun said, "Of course! Kneel down now and kowtow to Miss Jiang, saying I was wrong, and we'll forgive you!"

Lu Rongshi said coldly, "I don't want to let him go."

Several people fell silent for a moment. When Jiang Li'an looked at Lu Rong, he saw that she was actually angry, and a warm feeling surged in his heart for no reason.

Seeing that Lu Rongshi was so aggressive, the man stopped talking and suddenly jumped up and stabbed with his sword, trying to launch another sneak attack. Lu Rongshi was furious and blocked the man's sword with his Moye sword. After a sharp sound of metal friction, and with a clang, the man's sword was cut off by Lu Rongshi.

The man was shocked and turned around to escape, but Lu Rongshi did not give him any chance. He appeared in front of the man in a flash, and his sword moves continuously, each strike going straight to the vital point. The man holding the broken sword gradually couldn't resist anymore. Lu Rongshi raised his sword and actually cut his tendons. The broken sword fell out of his hand, and he completely lost the ability to resist.

He held his severed right hand and cried out, "Lady, spare me! Lady, spare me! I was blind and naive, and provoked you two. I deserve this. Please spare my life."

Lu Rongshi said coldly, "When you put us to death, you should have expected this outcome!"

As he spoke, he swung his sword and ended the man's life.

When the government soldiers saw their retainers being killed, they rushed to attack.

Lu Rongshi didn't stop and escorted Jiang Li'an as they retreated. Zhao Yun took the initiative to stay behind to cover their retreat. He said, "Have a safe trip, ladies. See you in the martial arts world!"

Lu Rongshi kept walking and said, "Take care, sir!"

Finally, the two escaped from the pursuers and returned to the ground.

The author has something to say:

Mechanical setting: Its body is comparable to that of a divine warrior. If it is mass-produced, it can replace robots and part of the army and become the main force of production and combat.