Wang Riqing, hearing Li Zhu forbid him from speaking with a double consonant, said indignantly...
"Don't you like it when people talk to you like that? Aren't I just fulfilling your wish?"
"Qingqing, you are you, a firework of a different color..."
Fireworks? What are fireworks?
Wang Riqing was completely bewildered, not knowing what Li Zhu was talking about!
Li Zhu was also stunned for a moment. Only then did he realize that gunpowder had not yet appeared in this era, because gunpowder only appeared in the Song Dynasty. According to the current timeline, the later dynasties must have been different, since there was no New Tang Dynasty in the history of his previous life!
"Qingqing, you are truly my most beautiful firework..."
After saying that, Li Zhu rushed out of the room to arrange for people to find the materials needed to make gunpowder. These materials were actually very common, just saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur...
However, if gunpowder were available, it would be a crucial element that would rewrite the nature of warfare. In this era dominated by cold weapons, it would be an absolute weapon for conquering cities and seizing territories!
As soon as I stepped outside, I saw a man in black scaling the wall and entering the East Palace…
The man in black never expected that his sneaking in would lead him to run into the owner...
Both of them were silent for a moment, then reacted and immediately attacked each other...
Li Zhu had only just begun learning martial arts, and the man in black who entered was also a small fry who hadn't yet developed internal strength. So, the clash between the two didn't have the earth-shattering feeling one might expect; there were only the sounds of their bodies colliding.
However, Li Zhu held an absolute advantage in terms of physical strength, so soon after the battle began, he was able to overpower the man in black...
"Who sent you? How dare you trespass into the Eastern Palace! You have some nerve..."
Li Zhu shouted angrily!
"There's an assassin. Let me take him out..."
Just then, Wang Yanzhang, who had heard the commotion, rushed out and charged forward without a word, gun in hand, intending to kill the assassin with his spear…
Snap!
A loud slap rang out, and the black-clad assassin was sent flying backward. At the same time, Wang Yanzhang's gun was poised where the assassin had just been, but because the assassin had been knocked away, his shot landed completely on empty air...
He turned his head and saw that the Marquis was standing next to Li Zhu, arms crossed, standing there arrogantly. The only thing visible in his eyes was a look of disdain, and he even glanced at Wang Yanzhang with contempt, as if to say, "You brute, you're no good. My slap is the best way to solve the problem..."
Having failed to pick off the assassin, Wang Yanzhang was already extremely frustrated. Now, to be so scorned only added to his gloom. His grip on the gun tightened and loosened several times before he finally stood up and spoke.
"Once I'm strong enough, I'll definitely take you down..."
Knowing he couldn't win, Wang Yanzhang could only resort to threats...
"I'll be waiting..."
The Marquis said indifferently!
Looking at the two men, Li Zhu really wanted to slap them both across the face. Did they think I was invisible? He finally got a sparring partner he didn't have to hold back, and they just killed him like that? He hadn't even asked them anything yet.
He even suspected that the assassin might be connected to them, otherwise why would he act so quickly?
Li Zhu stared at the assassin whose head was spinning at an abnormal angle. He knew that the slap must have been delivered with hidden force; otherwise, it wouldn't have had such an effect…
Li Zhu couldn't help but glance at the Marquis again, wondering if the man was showing off or had deliberately killed the assassin to prevent him from finding out anything!
In the past, when a king slapped someone, he wouldn't kill them with a single blow. After all, the purpose of slapping someone was to humiliate them, to see them feel extremely resentful but unable to retaliate—that kind of shame and indignation was what satisfied the king's twisted mind...
"What are you doing? A piece of trash who doesn't even have internal strength, do you even need to help him? I was getting into a fight, and you killed him. Now we don't even know where the assassin came from, and I can't even find my enemy to take revenge..."
Upon hearing Li Zhu's words, the two thought to themselves, "With your character, you've offended so many people. Isn't it normal for an assassin to come and kill you?"
However, neither of them dared to say it directly. One of them had been threatened into becoming his subordinate, and the other had lost a bet to become his bodyguard. They both wanted to kill their master, let alone anyone else...
"Your Highness, he is the personal guard of the Imperial Guard commander!"
The Marquis knew what Li Zhu was thinking. After all, he was a seasoned veteran and a special agent, so his ability to read people's minds was top-notch. He could naturally guess Li Zhu's little thoughts, so he gave an explanation at the right time, making Li Zhu understand that he did not kill the assassin to protect himself!
"Who gave a centurion such audacity to send someone to spy on the Eastern Palace at night?"
Li Zhu frowned and said coldly. In that instant, he thought of the Second Prince, the Third Prince, or even the Emperor or a certain concubine in the harem!
"That's a question for the centurion..."
The Marquis said calmly that his mission was to gather information, and now that the information had been clarified, it was up to Li Zhu to decide what to do if he wanted to understand it more deeply.
"Your Highness..."
"Your subordinate is..."
"Go do something for me..."
After saying this, Li Zhu whispered a few words in the ear of the Marquis, and then the Marquis accepted the order and left!
"General Wang, do you dare to follow me into the commander's camp at night?"
After giving his instructions to the Marquis, Li Zhu turned his gaze to Wang Yanzhang, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light!
"Only death remains!"
Wang Yanzhang cupped his hands and said, his eyes filled with an indescribable determination. For a soldier like him, dying in battle or on the way to battle was the best fate. Therefore, Wang Yanzhang showed no fear in the face of battle, a completely different state from when he chose to back down when facing the Marquis!
"Alright, come with me to raid the camp..."
Li Zhu casually drew the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow from Wang Yanzhang's waist. This time, his grip on the sword was completely different from the first time, because the dragon tattoo on his hand actually moved slightly, a cold light emanated from the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, and the power within his body became unusually active...
This gave Li Zhu the feeling that he had inexhaustible strength within him…
He instinctively swung at a rock nearby...
With a cracking sound, the stone shattered, neatly sliced in two...
Those around were dumbfounded. Had he developed hidden strength?
That's impossible...
In less than a day, how could one have developed internal strength? And internal strength isn't this powerful, so could it be external strength?
But I don't feel any energy emanating from my body!
Everyone was confused, but Li Zhu was brimming with confidence; he hadn't expected the black power to be so effective…
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