Lu Yuyan glared at her irritably: "You have to promise me that you'll stay in bed and recover properly during this time, and you're not allowed to go anywhere."
Lu Xiaoyun nodded with a smile, but the pain was so intense that her expression became somewhat distorted.
Lu Yuyan glared at her angrily, but the force in his hand gradually lessened.
Feng Yan entered: "Master, we have received news that the Emperor has ordered the Fifth Prince to thoroughly investigate this incident."
Lu Xiaoyun nodded and pointed to the arrow that Ayan had pulled out: "Take a look and see if you can find any clues."
Zhu Yu snorted coldly, annoyed: "You're quite something, using yourself as evidence."
Lu Xiaoyun's lips curled into a smile; Zhu Yu's volatile temper was about to flare up again.
Feng Yan picked up the arrow, examined it carefully, looked around, drew Wu Chuan's sword, and fixed it to a tree outside the house.
With a whoosh, Feng Yan threw the arrow with his bare hands.
With a loud clang, Wu Chuan's fine sword was pierced through by an arrow.
Looking at the sword now reduced to scrap metal, Wu Chuan: "...?"
Why use his sword?
This is something his master gave him.
I have never seen such a powerful arrow; it is almost indestructible.
Feng Yan handed two items to Lu Xiaoyun: "Master, look, this arrow is much more powerful than ours. It is definitely not from the Great Zhou. It seems that something has been added to it to increase the hardness of the iron."
Lu Xiaoyun and Lu Yuyan exchanged a glance, and simultaneously thought of the same thing: steel!
The substance added was carbon!
Seeing their expressions, Zhu Yu asked, "You know?"
The two nodded, and Lu Xiaoyun immediately thought of ways to improve the weapons and armor of the Northern Army.
Qi Yu entered with a chill running down her spine and said to Zhu Yu, "Miss, the young master is waiting for you at the gate of the Prince An's mansion. He said you should return to the mansion immediately."
Lu Yucheng was unable to go out with Zhu Yu because he had something to do and his sister now had Qi Yu, who was highly skilled in martial arts, by her side.
Little did he know that he had just ordered the servants in his mansion to clean the ancestral hall when he heard that the emperor had been attacked, that the Zhuque Street had caught fire, and that the lampstand had collapsed.
Lu Yucheng thought of his sister and immediately spurred his horse toward this place. When he arrived, he saw that the once prosperous Zhuque Street was engulfed in flames, and the frightened people were running around in all directions.
The lampstand collapsed, and a dozen charred corpses emitted a pungent stench.
He looked around but couldn't see his sister anywhere. He panicked and quickly ordered Luo Wang to return to the mansion and summon the remaining twenty-odd servants to help him search for her.
At this moment, Lu Yucheng didn't care about his reputation anymore; as long as his sister was safe and sound, that was more important than anything else.
After searching around several times, I finally found out that my sister had come to the Prince An's residence.
He was angry and helpless, so he had no choice but to come over in person.
Zhu Yu raised an eyebrow, walked to the eaves, and said to Qi Shaocheng, who was about eight feet away from him, "General Qi, come here."
Qi Shaocheng was tall and 26 years old. Although his brocade clothes were a bit disheveled from the fire, he still had handsome features and a healthy wheat-colored complexion. He was an extremely handsome man.
But this man, who had crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, immediately felt half his size when he saw "Miss Lu's" face.
He glanced cautiously at "Prince An," who was lying on the bed inside the room, tensed up, and shuffled over to Zhu Yu: "Miss Lu, do you have any instructions for me?"
The group of black-clad soldiers all lowered their heads. Was this their commander-in-chief? He was so frightened by a little girl!
I'm too ashamed to look at this! It's so embarrassing!
Zhu Yu whispered a few words to Qi Shaocheng.
Upon hearing this, Qi Shaocheng's lips twitched, and he scratched his head: "Miss Lu, this, this is not a good idea."
Zhu Yu's face hardened, and his voice rose: "What's wrong with that? Go now!"
Qi Shaocheng was so frightened that he took a step back.
The black-clad soldiers, who had been watching the spectacle with bated breath, suddenly became tense. Then they saw the newly appointed commander of the Northern Army turn around and face them, and he immediately transformed into a different person.
Straighten up and shout: "Everyone, about-face! Run!"
Qi Shaocheng led them out of the mansion through the back gate.
Lu Xiaoyun frowned, trying hard to hear how Zhu Yu cunningly sent her brother away, but unfortunately she couldn't hear clearly.
A short while later, the gatekeeper reported that Prince Lu had already left.
Lu Xiaoyun beckoned to Zhu Yu with her finger.
Zhu Yu obediently walked towards her.
"How did you get my brother away?"
Zhu Yu touched his nose, his eyes darting outside: "Nothing much, just have Qi Shaocheng go out through the back door, pretending to be helping Zhu Dan find the assassin, and have him help out."
The fifth brother is in dire need of manpower, and with the eldest brother offering his services, it's impossible not to take advantage of it.
Lu Yuyan's lips curled into a smirk: "In that case, the young master Lu probably won't have time to bring you back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion for a while."
Zhu Yu glanced at him indifferently, his meaning clear: You're right, that's exactly what I meant.
Lu Yuyan took the medicine that the boy had prepared and said, "You must finish this bowl of medicine, not a single drop is allowed!"
A bowl of dark, murky medicine looked very bitter.
Lu Xiaoyun frowned. Ayan knew she disliked Chinese medicine the most. Just by smelling it, he knew he was still angry with her and definitely hadn't added anything to make it less bitter.
Ah Yan did it on purpose.
She looked at Lu Yuyan in a pleading manner: "It's very bitter, could you..."
Lu Yuyan rolled her eyes at her: "No way!"
With a long stride, she left the house, saying to Zhu Yu before she left, "Don't give her candy, it will affect the effectiveness of the medicine."
He knew he couldn't resist his sister's persistent pleading if he stayed here.
He is a soft-hearted person.
Qi Yu pulled Li Feng along, dragging the wooden-like Li Feng out of the house, and considerately closed the door behind her.
Lu Xiaoyun looked at Zhu Yu expectantly: "I don't like taking medicine."
Zhu Yu was furious when he saw the man in front of him with one arm in a sling and one leg propped up. He said coldly, "You have to drink it whether you like it or not!"
"Could you bring me a few candies? I can drink it if I eat them with candy."
Zhu Yu gritted his teeth: "No!"
"Just two, is two okay?" Lu Xiaoyun bargained.
Outside, the bodyguard with excellent hearing silently shut his ears, realizing that his master was this kind of person.
Feng Yan's forehead throbbed a few times, then he chased Qi Yu and the others out of the courtyard.
"Good prince, Prince An is the best." Lu Xiaoyun tugged at Zhu Yu's clothes.
Zhu Yu didn't dare to pull her skirt away from Lu Xiaoyun's grasp, but she remained unmoved. She blew on the medicine in her hand to cool it down and then held it to Lu Xiaoyun's lips: "Say it or not, drink it!"
"bitter……"
"You have to drink it even if it's bitter. Who told you to be so brave, using your own body to shield me from arrows and beams? Do you think my body is made of iron?"
Lu Xiaoyun obediently lowered her head and admitted her mistake.
Zhu Yu looked at the person in front of him. Wasn't he quite arrogant before? Now he's afraid of taking medicine.
A smirk appeared on his lips.
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