Chapter 636 Meng Yunzheng, Trusted
Shu Yu was delighted and quickly took the small, pocket-sized crossbow.
As Meng Yunzheng instructed, I tied it around my left wrist. My wrist instantly felt heavier, and a little stiff and less flexible.
Meng Yunzheng loaded the crossbow bolts for her, and the two went to the courtyard. They aimed at a round piece of wood not far away and pressed it gently.
With a 'whoosh', Shu Yu clearly felt a powerful force press down heavily on her wrist, and the crossbow bolt that had been fired earlier was deeply embedded in the wood.
Shu Yu's eyes lit up. "This thing works well."
Meng Yunzheng searched for a while, then took out another one and put it on his wrist as well.
Shu Yu was taken aback. "You prepared one for yourself too?"
“Yes, I know you want to go into the mountains, I’ll go with you.” Meng Yunzheng was obviously more familiar with the crossbow, and he skillfully shot the crossbow bolts at the wood, splitting the wood in two with just two arrows.
Shu Yu, who was about to continue shooting, suddenly stopped and turned to look at him in surprise. "You, you want to come with me?"
"Yes, I should be able to help in some way."
Shu Yu resisted the urge to roll her eyes. With your skills, you're only helping out? You could probably take down an entire tiger.
Meng Yunzheng smiled and said, "Besides, you can only use a bow and arrow when you go into the mountains. It's probably not good to expose the crossbow."
Crossbows are, after all, weapons, and the Great Su Dynasty did not manage them too strictly. As long as they were not extremely lethal, ordinary people could use them.
As for how to measure its destructive power, there's a lot of room for interpretation. At least what Meng Yunzheng prepared is definitely a powerful weapon in military strategy.
But just because it's for ordinary people doesn't mean it's for prisoners.
If prisoners could use crossbows, wouldn't things be chaotic? The bows and arrows that Shu Yu and the others used for hunting weren't very sharp.
Shu Yu is currently a prisoner, and Meng Yunzheng prepared the crossbow for her just in case. It would be a life-saving measure should she encounter a real danger. In reality, she wouldn't need to use it very often.
But when hunting tigers in the mountains, the chances of needing crossbows are almost 100%. Unfortunately, Shu Yu isn't acting alone; she's working with Ma Lu and his men.
Letting them see Shu Yu's crossbow will inevitably cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.
It would be much easier for Meng Yunzheng to follow along. Even if Shu Yu shot a crossbow in an emergency, he could just push it over Meng Yunzheng's head and everything would be fine.
As Shu Yu listened to his analysis, she gradually became somewhat tempted.
Meng Yunzheng put away the crossbow bolts and suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I bet you haven't told the old lady about your plan to go into the mountains to hunt tigers yet, have you? With me coming along, will the old lady feel a little more at ease?"
That's it, Shu Yu is completely convinced.
She had given Fang Xiyue detailed instructions beforehand, telling her to discuss it properly with her parents, but Shu Yu herself hadn't actually talked to the old lady about it.
Shu Yu looked at Meng Yunzheng, saw that he looked confident, clicked her tongue twice, and said, "Alright."
Then she took the crossbow and went to persuade the old woman.
The old lady was terrified when she heard about fighting tigers, and as expected, she didn't agree.
Shu Yu showed her the powerful weapon in his hand, but she still shook her head. Later, Meng Yunzheng came over.
The old lady, "...", agreed.
Shu Yu couldn't understand why. Meng Yunzheng simply said, "I'll go with her," and the old lady hesitated for a moment before feeling relieved.
(End of this chapter)
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