A moment later, Xiao Zhan arranged for a soldier to change into Xiao Yu's clothes, put on a hat, pull the brim down, and then ride away on horseback.
Xiao Yu stayed in the room, ate dinner, then closed his eyes to rest and think about what weapon design to draw next.
"There are no fireworks or firecrackers in this world, and certainly no guns!"
"However, the iron smelting technology in this world is too backward. It is impossible to manufacture fine parts. Even if we wanted to manufacture firearms, we could not mass-produce them."
"We could try using explosives!"
As I pondered, the sun had completely set. To create the illusion that I had left, no candles were lit in the room.
Soon, the room became dark, and Xiao Yu sat cross-legged on the bed, closing his eyes to rest.
Time passed by, minute by minute...
It's already past 2 AM, the hour of Chou (丑时).
In ancient times, there weren't many young people staying up all night. At this time, the only group of people who hadn't slept yet were those in places like Baoyuelou, Jiaofangsi, and Goulan.
Wearing a black bodysuit, Ye Qun easily slipped into Xiao Yu's workshop.
"It was so easy, without any warning?"
Ye Qun, who had slipped in, chuckled inwardly, then, by the dim moonlight, began to try to figure out which room belonged to Xiao Yu.
It's actually easy to find; the soldiers in the inner palace are housed in rooms with five or six people per room.
After a day of forging iron, the soldiers were all sleeping soundly, their snoring louder than the last.
"You haven't even assigned anyone to take turns on duty. Once you've made the weapons, I can just come and steal them... Ha!"
Ye Qun let out another disdainful laugh.
In a house not far away.
Xiao Yu's ears twitched, and he thought to himself, "They really came."
In order to catch them like turtles in a jar, he specifically instructed Xiao Zhan to relax his guard tonight and not to send anyone to watch over them... He only needed to collect the iron they forged.
Unexpectedly, a clumsy thief did indeed arrive, but it was unclear whether this clumsy thief was Ouyang Ye or Ye Qun.
"It should be Ye Qun."
Xiao Yu guessed to himself.
A few minutes later.
Ye Qun, dressed in a black bodysuit, found Xiao Yu's room. He walked into the room in the dark, stopped, and listened carefully to the sounds.
There was no breathing, and no one was in the room!
Ye Qun breathed a sigh of relief, then took out a tinderbox from his pocket, opened it, and lit it.
"Heh, the design drawings are just sitting on the table, with no one guarding them. What a bunch of idiots."
"I even doubt whether Xiao Yu has really gained intelligence."
Ye Qun chuckled, then took the tinderbox and walked to the table, intending to see what was drawn on the paper. If it was worth stealing, he would take it.
If it is truly proven that Xiao Yu is an amateur and that the design drawings are worthless, then he has no need to take them with him, lest he cause a stir.
The flame on the tinderbox was very small, only a little bigger than a soybean, so you had to get very close to see what was drawn on the paper.
"This is……"
Ye Qun leaned closer and, after seeing the contents of the paper, felt a chill run down her spine and was so angry she felt like her lungs were about to explode.
On the paper, there was a roughly drawn large knife, and below it, the words read: "Dare to steal, I'll chop off your mother's dog head!"
"Damn Xiao—"
Just as Ye Qun was about to start cursing, he suddenly saw a figure flash in front of him, which made his legs go weak and he instinctively tried to run away.
"Isn't it too late to run away now?"
Xiao Yu's voice rang out, and he punched Ye Qun in the right eye.
The latter let out a scream, and countless stars popped out of his eyes. After regaining his senses, he was punched in the left eye again.
These two punches temporarily blinded Ye Qun. He covered his eyes and squatted on the ground for a while before he could see a light.
Xiao Yu lit the candle.
Then, he picked up the piece of paper that read, "Dare to steal, I'll chop off your mother's dog head!" and placed it on the candle, then lit it.
"Xiao Yu, what do you want to do?"
Ye Qun frowned, sensing that something bad was about to happen.
"Ye Qun, to win the bet, you were so despicable! You sneaked into my room and burned the weapon I painstakingly designed! You're so vicious!"
After the entire piece of paper had burned to ashes, Xiao Yu snorted coldly and said, "These ashes are the evidence. Caught red-handed, do you still want to deny it? I'll cripple you right now and then report this to His Majesty so he can behead you!"
Holy crap!
Hearing Xiao Yu's blatant accusations, Ye Qun felt like he was being wronged to death. He thought to himself, "Heavens, it should snow in June!"
"Xiao Yu, you've framed me! You...you..."
Ye Qun was both angry and scared, and she could barely speak.
Although Xiao Yu's framing was blatant, he has now been caught red-handed. The burned ashes prove that the design drawings were burned, but Ye Qun cannot prove that the design drawings were completely fictitious.
"What accusation? We saw it clearly, you burned the prince's design drawings!"
"Yes, that's the kid!"
“Our prince designed a weapon that could counter the samurai sword, but you destroyed the design.”
"Just for a bet, you disregarded national security and dignity, and burned such important design drawings..."
Just then, Xiao Zhan and the others' voices rang out.
They weren't asleep at all; instead, they were waiting in ambush, just like Xiao Yu.
When Ye Qun sneaked into the workshop, Xiao Yu and the others noticed and pretended to be asleep, even their snoring was fake.
"You ruined Ersha's design drawings?"
Only Da Sha wasn't acting; he genuinely believed it. He angrily rushed over, grabbed Ye Qun by the collar, lifted him up like a chick, and slapped him hard across the face.
"Er Sha worked so hard, he painstakingly drew up those design drafts, and you just burned them?"
Why did you do that?
"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!"
Da Sha was heartbroken and beat Ye Qun while questioning him. In a short while, Ye Qun's face was covered in blood, his teeth were almost all out, and his face was severely deformed.
He stared at Da Sha with horrified eyes, thinking to himself, "Dude, are you addicted to fighting? You're even better at acting than Xiao Yu. With that kind of emotional investment, it's a shame you're not an actor!"
But Ye Qun didn't dare say that. He could only timidly utter a few unclear words: "I...I know I was wrong, please stop hitting me."
"What's the use of knowing you're wrong? All of Ersha's hard work and sweat have been burned away by you."
Hearing Ye Qun admit it himself, Da Sha became even angrier and continued to slap Ye Qun across the face with both hands.
Xiao Yu and the others watched with growing embarrassment.
Only after Ye Qun was beaten unconscious did Xiao Yu speak, saying, "Big Fool, stop hitting him! If you keep hitting him, you're going to beat this guy to death!"
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