This crossbow is specially made and only suitable for children. The arrows are also specially made. Ye Jingchen flipped through the box where the crossbow was kept and found that there were still eight arrows left.
When the arrow was launched, Ye Jingchen felt the force of its flight, and looking at the sharp, gleaming arrowheads, he knew its destructive power must be considerable.
"Your Highness, here you go—" Fangcao picked up the arrows and ran back to deliver them.
"The arrow was found at a distance of about ten zhang (approximately 33 meters)," she said.
"With a range of ten zhang, within three zhang, if a vital organ is wounded, it can be fatal with a single shot," Xie Chang'an said.
Three zhang is ten meters, which is enough.
"I really like this birthday gift, thank you, Brother Chang'an!" Ye Jingchen held a crossbow in one hand and patted Xie Chang'an's shoulder affectionately with the other.
However, when no one is around, he must find an opportunity to test Xie Chang'an.
If this birthday gift was indeed given to him by Xie Shaoling, shouldn't Xie Chang'an give him another birthday gift?
Ye Jingchen put the bow and arrows into the wooden box and asked Fangfei, "Is the carriage ready for the trip?"
“It’s all ready,” Fangfei replied.
"Go and invite Wei Yi and the others. We should set off." He said, picking up the wooden box and leading the way out of the room.
Three carriages were prepared because Ye Jingchen had sent people to scout the village beforehand. The official road had not been built into the village, and the carriages were too wide to fit.
Ye Jingchen did not bring any palace maids or servants, but only twenty elite guards from the Eastern Palace. He left the imperial palace in a carriage.
Of course, these twenty palace guards were only their ostensible protectors; how many people the emperor secretly sent was unknown.
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