When Jing Zhe arrived, Murong Xi's group had just left.
Watching their figures disappear in the direction of the city gate, Jing Zhe said with a regretful expression, "Alas, we were still a step too late! It's all Wang Fujun and the others' fault for insisting on talking to me, which delayed us!"
Liu Jinghong glanced at him and uttered a few words: "Why do I feel like you deliberately didn't send Empress Yueyao a gift?"
She squinted slightly, carefully observing Jing Zhe's expression as she spoke, because she always felt that the matter between Jing Zhe and Murong Xi was not as simple as just carrying her back!
When Murong Xi left, he clearly gritted his teeth when he heard Chu Xia mention Jing Zhe's name. If it was just a hug, there was no need for that, right?
"Innocent!"
Jing Zhe waved his hands repeatedly.
"Empress Yueyao and I have been through life and death together, how could I deliberately not see her off? I was just held up by those annoying disciples! I'll teach them a lesson when we get back, after all, I still feel really bad about not seeing the Empress off..."
As he spoke, Jing Zhe feigned sadness.
"Oh? Since you feel bad about it, and they haven't gone too far, with your lightness skill, you can catch up in no time. How about I accompany you to see the Empress off again?"
Liu Jinghong blinked, a hint of mockery in her eyes.
And she gripped the chestnut-red spear with unusual force...
"Forehead…"
This is clearly a life-or-death question. Even if he wanted to, he wouldn't dare to do it!
"Young Master!"
Just as Jing Zhe was struggling with his decision, a simple, honest voice came over, instantly easing the awkwardness.
When he ran over and saw Liu Jinghong, he muttered "General Jinghong" before asking, "I've already led my men to make forty giant daytime thunderbolts. Shall we continue?"
It turned out that after Jing Zhe was taken away, Liu Jinghong had Hanhan lead people to work overtime to make hand grenades.
Of course, they prefer the domineering name "Thunder in the Daytime".
Hanhan ran out as soon as he heard the news that Jing Zhe had returned to the city.
"Do!"
Jing Zhe and Liu Jinghong said in unison, then looked at each other. Jing Zhe smiled and said, "Fifth Sister, do you also think the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment will launch a surprise attack?"
Liu Jinghong nodded: "If you kill their king, general, and two half-generals, the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment will definitely undergo a major reshuffle. Before that, they will definitely take revenge, whether willingly or nominally."
As for the new king you've chosen, the other generals certainly won't submit to him. Once their infighting is over, they should be coming to Liangzhou. I think that day isn't too far off.”
As expected of the legendary General Jinghong, who has fought on the battlefield for many years, even though he was not present, his analysis of the situation was extremely thorough, which even Empress Murong Xi could not match.
So Jing Zhe said to Hanhan, "As long as we have enough raw materials, let's keep making them for the next few days, as many as we can!"
"Yes, young chieftain, I'm going back!"
Now that he had seen Jing Zhe, Hanhan felt relieved and ran away after saying that.
The appearance of the simpleton helped Jing Zhe out of the predicament. Liu Jinghong did not mention sending Murong Xi again, and said to him, "Zhe'er, we have done a lot of things with the Thunderclap in the daytime, but the enemy has a heavy cavalry regiment of 10,000. It seems that it is far from enough to wipe them out."
Jing Zhe laughed and said, "Fifth Sister is overthinking it. Even if we have so many Daytime Thunderbolts, we don't need to kill all the heavy cavalry regiments. Just kill the leading group to deter them. Then leave the rest of the Daytime Thunderbolts in Liangzhou. If they dare to invade again in the future, let them taste the power! However, I think as long as we bomb hard enough this time, they won't dare to come to Liangzhou easily."
After listening to Jing Zhe's words, Liu Jinghong looked at the western sky and said with some longing, "I really hope that what Zhe'er said can come true! Although the people of Liangzhou have become accustomed to this life of constant war, it is still better to be without war."
"Fifth Sister, don't worry, I have confidence."
As he spoke, he took Liu Jinghong's hand and said emotionally, "Even if it's not for anything else, just to bring Fifth Sister back to Jingzhou, I have to teach these Western barbarians a lesson!"
"..."
Upon hearing that she was to return to Jingzhou, Liu Jinghong's face flushed slightly. She leaned against Jing Zhe's shoulder, her eyes brimming with happiness and contentment.
Next, Jing Zhe and Liu Jinghong went to see the place where hand grenades were made. Afterwards, they took one with them and rode their horses out of the western city gate, heading west until they arrived at the desolate desert.
With a shovel on their backs, they dug a large pit in the desert, buried a large grenade in it, and then retreated forty or fifty meters away. When the grenade detonated, the sound was deafening and the power was immense.
Jing Zhe predicted the destructive range of the grenade when it detonated. After returning to Liangzhou, he sent people to dig pits west of the city wall and buried the prepared grenades in them. Shallow trenches were dug around the fuses. Because the people from the Western Frontier often came to do business with the people of Liangzhou, there was a lot of pine resin in Liangzhou. Some pine resin was added to the shallow trenches, and a thin layer of straw was laid on top.
By the time all this was done, it was already afternoon.
In the evening, Jing Zhe and Liu Jinghong had dinner together, enjoying some precious time together. By the time they finished eating, it was already dark.
Coming out of the house, Jing Zhe smiled and said, "Fifth Sister, isn't it time to go to sleep?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Liu Jinghong blushed, seemingly realizing that this "sleeping" was not so simple.
Liu Jinghong didn't say anything, but walked ahead with small steps. Jing Zhe followed slowly and even reminded her, "Fifth Sister, why don't we go to my room?"
Jing Zhe had a deep impression of Liu Jinghong's boudoir. The swords and knives that filled the room almost blinded him. He was too afraid to lay a hand on Liu Jinghong there. If Liu Jinghong was unhappy, she might just strike him with her sword. Even if Jing Zhe wasn't afraid, his little brother would be.
"Pooh!"
Liu Jinghong stopped, turned around and glared at him, then spat at him, biting her lip and said, "Stop talking nonsense! Just follow me!"
"oh."
So, Jing Zhe followed Liu Jinghong through the front yard and walked towards the back. This direction was neither towards Liu Jinghong's boudoir nor towards Jing Zhe's room, which made Jing Zhe suspicious.
Finally, Liu Jinghong stopped outside the door of a separate room in the backyard. The room was surrounded by a small garden, but because of winter, the flowers and plants had withered and looked somewhat desolate.
However, there were no other buildings or people around this room; it was a secluded and hidden place.
If we could do that here, hehe, that would be great!
Liu Jinghong stepped forward, pushed open the door, and went inside.
Without pausing, Jing Zhe followed, and when he saw the view inside the house, he was stunned.
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