As always, the quick-witted Lili immediately knew what he was up to; he was reminding her, "If you become rich and powerful, don't forget me."

However, Xiao Liuzi did indeed help her. Chang Lili smiled and said, "That's right, that's right. I have no way to repay your great kindness. Now I need your help. I really feel bad."

Xiao Liu was very pleased and said contentedly, "It's nothing, it's nothing. What kind of relationship do we have? Just let me know if you need any help."

"Always detach from the mind's way," this little Liu Zi didn't say that before.

Meng Yuxiu saw the two chatting and laughing from afar and immediately stepped aside. Ke Shou, puzzled, also stepped aside.

"Who is that person?" Meng Yuxiu asked, pointing at Xiao Liuzi.

Ke Shou glanced at him and said, "He should be an unknown foundry worker from the military manufacturing department."

Looking at Xiao Liuzi with increasing disdain, Meng Yuxiu couldn't help but say, "What kind of behavior is this in broad daylight?"

"Huh?" Ke Shou was surprised and peeked out. He found that Xiao Liuzi and Chang Lili were behaving normally, but not particularly intimately.

"Relocate this foundry master elsewhere," Meng Yuxiu said impatiently.

"Transfer him elsewhere? Where to?" Ke Shou asked subconsciously. "But he's a foundry worker, so this arrangement might not be appropriate."

Meng Yuxiu suddenly looked up at him, his eyes sharp and unyielding: "This military manufacturing department is so large, it's difficult to move one person?"

Ke Shou felt that Meng Yuxiu was quite strange at this moment. Although he was a military general, he never showed his emotions and was calm and composed in the face of trouble. Even on the battlefield, he was always calm and collected.

Today, however, he acted very strangely and inexplicably lost his temper.

Ke Shou tactfully replied, "I will take care of it immediately."

So poor Xiao Liu was soon taken away from the weapon forging place and assigned to work elsewhere.

Chang Lili watched Xiao Liuzi's departing figure, completely baffled, and even turned to look at Master Liu.

At this moment, Meng Yuxiu appeared in front of Chang Lili, carrying a box containing the broken sword.

Amidst the noise, the two locked eyes. Chang Lili's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. After a moment of stunned silence, she exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you here? Meng Yuxiu?"

"I...I'm here on important business," Meng Yuxiu said earnestly.

As he spoke, he placed the box on the table and opened it. A dusty smell wafted out. Inside the box was an ancient sword, but it was broken and covered in rust, indicating that it had been there for quite some time.

“This…you want to…” Chang Lili pointed at the broken sword, instinctively feeling that the sword was completely broken and now it was so rusted that it was probably beyond saving. She really couldn’t figure out why Meng Yuxiu had brought it here.

“I want to fix it,” Meng Yuxiu said seriously, not looking like he was joking.

As soon as he arrived, all the foundry workers came to pay their respects, and the three master craftsmen also warmly greeted him.

They were all displeased when they heard Chang Lili call Meng Yuxiu by his name without any manners.

When Meng Yuxiu showed the broken sword to everyone, everyone was very puzzled. Upon hearing this, they all took their leave, saying that there were simply too many weapons that needed repair and forging.

Chang Lili silently turned to get busy, but Meng Yuxiu stopped her: "Young Master Chang, please wait. I still need you to fix this weapon."

"Constantly detached from the path of the mind, this isn't about repairing weapons, it's clearly about making things difficult for people."

"General, why...why are you repairing this broken sword? You don't really lack weapons, do you?" She forced a smile.

Meng Yuxiu said with a heavy expression, "This weapon is of great significance to me." As he spoke, his gaze became deep, and he raised his hand to touch the broken sword. "When I first became a general and led troops into battle, I used this sword."

The moment Meng Yuxiu touched the broken sword, he regretted it a little. Although the sword was in a box, it was covered in too much dust, and the rust on it was even thicker.

Chang Lili showed a look of sudden enlightenment, but said, "But the general also knows that I am new here and not skilled enough. Such an important matter, such an important weapon, still needs to be repaired by some master craftsmen."

Meng Yuxiu asked in surprise, "This isn't like you. When did you become so humble?"

Chang Lili coughed twice at these words and said, "It was only after coming to this military manufacturing plant that I realized I was just a frog in a well. Now I know what it means to be outdone by others and to be as vast as the sky. I know how great the world is."

She spoke with great emotion, but she dug a pit for herself to fall into.

"Then you'll have to do the repairs. This is a rare opportunity to hone your skills."

"Ah? General Meng, you still..."

"I wonder if you still want to learn mechanical arts?"

"General, I guarantee I can fix your sword. I will do everything in my power."

Without further ado, Chang Lili washed the dust off the sword and began to polish away the rust.

"Meng Yuxiu, how did your sword break?" Chang Lili couldn't contain her curiosity.

Meng Yuxiu looked at her and smiled, his gaze becoming distant: "I remember when my soldiers and I were surrounded and outnumbered, I used a provocation tactic to provoke the enemy leader into a duel with me. If I won, he would spare our lives."

Chang Lili's eyes lit up, and she asked, "And then? And then?"

These days she's been constantly asking questions, yearning for Meng Yuxiu's legendary deeds, and now she's determined not to let it go.

Meng Yuxiu said with great interest, "That man couldn't resist being provoked and agreed, but he had a peerless divine weapon. In just a few moves, he cut the sword in my hand in two. It was this one."

"How can we fight without weapons?" Chang Lili asked, both nervous and confused.

Logically speaking, Meng Yuxiu must have won the duel to be standing here alive, but how could he have won without a weapon?

Meng Yuxiu's expression turned serious: "It is indeed difficult to fight without weapons, especially since the opponent's weapons are so powerful, but that doesn't mean we can't win."

Chang Lili forgot about what she was doing and asked admiringly, "So how did you win in the end?"

"It was a close call, but it was also a stroke of luck. The man thought he had won, so he became complacent. He seriously injured me, but I took out the dagger hidden at my waist and killed him."

Chang Lili couldn't help but exclaim, "That was truly thrilling! Thrilling and legendary, just like a play!"

She smiled and thought to herself that Meng Yuxiu was indeed someone she admired, both brave and resourceful.

For some reason, seeing Meng Yuxiu standing there smiling slightly at her, she felt her heart beat faster and her limbs feel weak.

Afterwards, she couldn't help but ask Meng Yuxiu many questions about the battlefield, which made her blood boil and she really wanted to witness the thrilling scenes with her own eyes.

At the same time, she couldn't help but feel that Meng Yuxiu's current status and power were earned at the cost of his life, and that he had countless scars on his body.

A gaunt man emerges from the magnificent yet dimly lit royal tomb.

His face was handsome, yet it exuded a coldness; his skin was like solidified cream, yet it was somewhat pale.