The drunkard uncle actually spoke? Chang Lili stared at him in astonishment, somewhat unable to believe it.

"Human legs and feet are not even as delicate as the mechanical legs and feet you make, but human legs and feet are not just bones, but also flesh and tendons. What makes them flexible is not only the bones, but also the flesh and tendons," the drunken uncle said slowly. His words were tinged with drunkenness, but every word was precious.

Chang Lili was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Zhang Ziqing and Jiang Yingxue. The three of them seemed to have been enlightened and said in unison, "Flesh and blood, and tendons?"

"In other words, if we can make something that can replace flesh and tendons, then these legs and feet can be just like the hands and feet of a living person?" Zhang Ziqing pondered.

Jiang Yingxue frowned, widened her eyes, and exclaimed, "How is that possible? No matter what we do, how can we create something to replace flesh and blood and tendons? Does that mean we can directly create people in the future?"

Chang Lili and Zhang Ziqing both glanced at Le Jiangyingxue, then looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

This was the first time Chang Lili had ever seen Zhang Ziqing smile. His youthful and aloof face had a touch of innocence when he smiled, and he was handsome and good-looking.

Jiang Yingxue immediately bristled, staring intently at Chang Lili and saying, "What are you looking at! We're discussing something, what are you doing!"

Chang Lili quickly looked away and said, "Nothing is impossible. Imagine if we could really make something to replace flesh and tendons, just like you said," she looked at Jiang Yingxue, her eyes shining brightly, "then maybe we could really create mechanical figures, just like the ones in the mechanical array."

Just now, Jiang Yingxue thought it was a fantasy, but now she felt that it might not be impossible.

Zhang Ziqing lowered his eyes to look at the mechanical legs, and a hint of anticipation appeared in his usually calm eyes.

"Then I think the first problem to solve is, what materials should be used to replace flesh and tendons?" Chang Lili said, rubbing her chin.

Zhang Ziqing said, "Also, we are not doctors, so we don't know how flesh and tendons are distributed."

Jiang Yingxue looked at Zhang Ziqing with a face as beautiful as a peach blossom, and smiled somewhat foolishly: "Then I do have some medical books that might come in handy."

Chang Lili felt more and more that Jiang Yingxue was very similar to Lu Ming. If the two of them could meet, they would probably have a very good chat.

At night, back in the cabin, Grandma still prepared a table full of dishes. Although we couldn't leave the mountains, whatever we needed was delivered to us immediately. Grandma had also cultivated a small vegetable garden here and spent her days planting vegetables.

"Don't overwork yourself. We have everything we need. It would be really worrying if you ruined your health," Chang Lili said while enjoying her meal.

Looking at her, her mother-in-law smiled helplessly and said, "Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."

Chang Lili nodded repeatedly, but kept stuffing food into her mouth, her little face puffed up like a ball.

The mother-in-law suddenly sighed softly, and asked worriedly, "We really escaped a disaster yesterday. Is this place still safe?"

Chang Lili felt a little guilty. Her mother-in-law was already so old, and she was still suffering because of her. If she had known this would happen, she would have given in to Xiao Shuer in the first place.

However, she trusted Meng Yuxiu and stopped to comfort her mother-in-law, saying, "Don't worry, this won't happen again."

The mother-in-law nodded, lowered her head to pick up some food, but there was still an undeniable worry on her face.

The words on the golden imperial edict were still vivid in her mind's eye. Before seeing Meng Yuxiu last night, she had even thought that he might be someone sent by Meng Yuxiu.

"They're all dead? Not a single one survived?" Aunt Xin, who had been sitting comfortably, stood up in shock after hearing Guo Yan's report.

Guo Yan lowered her head slightly: "It is said that those who went were all suicide soldiers, and some were captured alive and committed suicide by poison."

Aunt Xin sneered, "You're quite ruthless."

"Luckily, it wasn't our people who went. Aunt Xin was right to tell us not to go rashly, otherwise, none of our people would have survived." Guo Yan still feels a bit scared when she thinks about it now.

She found out the location of the forbidden area and suggested to Aunt Xin that they go in directly and rescue Granny Chang and Chang Lili.

Aunt Xin said we couldn't act rashly. Although she knew the location of the forbidden area, she didn't know what was inside.

She instructed Guo Yan to pass the message to another person, saying that this person would definitely try every means to break into the restricted area, and asked Guo Yan to scout ahead for them.

The person Guo Yan managed to leak the information to was the current eldest princess, Xiao Shu'er. The feud between Xiao Shu'er and Chang Lili was common knowledge.

Upon receiving this news, Xiao Shuer indeed took action very quickly, with a much larger scale than they had anticipated.

Meanwhile, in the palace, in the Feiyan Hall, Xiao Shu'er's face turned pale and then red, then pale again. She sat at the table, while Hu Pin stood in front of her, scratching his head regretfully.

He was dressed in eunuch's clothes, which seemed somewhat out of place with his rather rugged appearance. However, the way he scratched his head showed his distress, helplessness, and a hint of guilt.

"I never expected that this mere Light Machinery Department would be so powerful. I sent out at least fifty or a hundred assassins, and they're all gone!" Hu Pin said, still a little angry at the end.

Xiao Shuer let out a long breath and forced a cold smile, saying, "I didn't expect Meng Yuxiu to be so ruthless."

"Yeah, I didn't expect it either. I thought this was a surprise attack, and with so many of us, it was bound to work out." Hu Pin quickly chimed in.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Shu'er's face immediately hardened, and she shrieked, "So many people? So many people and you still can't get anything done? Time and time again, you can't even kill an unarmed woman. You're all useless!"

This was the first time Hu Pin had ever seen Xiao Shu'er so angry. She was completely different from the gentle person he usually knew. He was so shocked that he stood there stunned for a long time, unable to come to his senses.

"I...I..." Hu Ping stammered for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.

Suddenly a palace maid entered and said respectfully, "Princess, someone just now..."

She realized something was wrong halfway through her sentence, and immediately fell silent, too frightened to continue.

The atmosphere froze for a moment, and Xiao Shu'er said impatiently, "Speak quickly if you have something to say."

The palace maid then said in a trembling voice, "Someone has sent you a letter."

Bai Mei immediately stepped forward, took the letter, glanced at it, and then whispered in Xiao Shu'er's ear, "It was sent by Consort Lan."

Xiao Shu'er's anger subsided somewhat, and she glanced at Hu Pin with disdain, saying, "You can leave now."

Hu Pin forced a smile and said ingratiatingly, "Cousin Shu'er, don't worry, I will definitely help you get this done. If it doesn't work this time, there will be another time!"

"Alright, you can go now. I have things to do." Xiao Shu'er turned around and said impatiently.

Hu Pin then followed the palace maid out of the palace.

"What did the letter say?" Xiao Shu'er closed her eyes to calm herself down.