The next morning, as the sun rose, the fog had not yet dissipated, and the world was still dimly lit.
He Yunxiao reached out from under the covers and tucked the blanket around the sleeping Ruobao to keep her warm.
Ruobao's health is indeed somewhat worse than Mengbao's. In other words, it's also possible that Mengbao's health is too good.
This is understandable, though. After all, Mengbao is a human-shaped antidote.
For example, the bruises on Mengbao's knees disappeared overnight, while the bruises on Ruobao's body remained until the next day. (Biquge)
This made He Yunxiao feel very guilty.
It's as unpleasant as seeing footprints suddenly appear in beautiful snow.
Despite feeling distressed, He Yunxiao would still be cautious when necessary.
If Ruobao wants to be the "official wife," she must be prepared to serve him every night.
However, He Yunxiao sensed that Ruobao was nearing her limit. Ruobao's condition yesterday daytime was not as good as the day before. This time is also not as good as last time.
According to Sister Jiang, the day when Ruobao can't hold on any longer and asks her to take his place in the emperor's bedchamber will be the day when Jiang Wuyou can rightfully seize power.
Sister Jiang is taking advantage of Ruobao's poor health; this whole scheme is nothing short of a blatant conspiracy.
He Yunxiao's words: Stop fighting! Wouldn't it be better if everyone could get along peacefully?
He Yunxiao's inner thoughts: Hey ladies, hurry up and get involved! Put in a lot more effort and crush the other side!
Xiao Xiao forced Nan Zhu to engage in mutual manipulation, which brought her a lot of benefits; it was so satisfying.
He Yunxiao stayed with Ruobao silently for a while longer before calling Xiaoxiao to go out for a horse ride.
This trip wasn't to scout out the Yan army's situation, but rather to write letters to Mengbao and Nanzhu as usual, and to walk around the area to see if there were any other places to stay nearby. Now that they had chosen to separate from Zhang Hu, they couldn't stay in his Black Tiger Stronghold indefinitely.
Black Tiger Village was well-chosen, situated on a gentle, easily defensible hillside.
At the foot of the mountain was a trade route connecting Yinjing with other counties, allowing the heroes of Black Tiger Stronghold to rob the rich and help the poor at any time.
In the morning, He Yunxiao took Xiaoxiao with him, and in the afternoon, he took Chuchu with him. They rode one horse and led the other, wandering around everywhere, trying to give the divided Chu family army a new place to settle down.
Finding a place to stay isn't difficult.
There are villages and towns surrounding Black Tiger Stronghold, and with their wealth and power, finding a few houses to live in would be very easy. However, the problem is that most residential areas are built on flat terrain, meaning that Yan cavalry could easily reach those places. Stationing oneself in a difficult-to-defend, easily-attacked location is a major taboo in military strategy.
He Yunxiao searched all day without success, and returned home in the afternoon.
In Qi, there were no streetlights at night, and torches didn't illuminate very far, making it practically impossible to go out in the dark. Furthermore, Qi was home to a large number of unprotected wild animals. You would find them delicious to eat, and they would find you delicious to eat too.
After returning to Black Tiger Village, He Yunxiao did not rest. On the way, he saw hunters using stones to shoot birds and suddenly had an idea. So he went to the barracks to find the fireworks maker that Yin Yun had hired for him.
The gentleman's name is Zheng Lei, and he is a well-known craftsman in the fireworks industry in Yinjing City.
He Yunxiao's short-sword army brought out a lot of fireworks. He Yunxiao had already had Zheng Lei retrieve the gunpowder from the fireworks. He Yunxiao had also had Zheng Lei try out the idea of using gunpowder to make hand grenades to directly blow people up.
In summary, there are two drawbacks: First, gunpowder is powder, which has little weight and cannot be thrown far. Second, the blast radius of gunpowder is small, and its destructive power outside the blast radius is not significant. Evaluation: Very impractical, inferior to a bow and arrow.
Now, He Yunxiao had a flash of inspiration and finally came up with a solution!
After returning to Black Tiger Stronghold, He Yunxiao ran all the way to Zheng Lei's residence. Although Xiaoxiao couldn't be intimate with He Yunxiao, with Chu Chu's tacit approval, she followed him like a shadow. Wherever He Yunxiao went, she went.
"Mr. Zheng!"
He Yunxiao shouted excitedly.
Zheng Lei was nearly fifty years old, in good health, skilled in horseback riding and archery, and possessed some martial arts skills. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen by Yin Yun and paid a large sum of money to accompany He Yunxiao to join the army.
“Young Master,” Zheng Lei, being a native of Yinjing, had naturally heard of He Yunxiao’s reputation and background, so he treated him with great respect.
"Mr. Zheng, I've got a solution! Quickly, bring me gunpowder, tarpaulin, a fuse, and gauze!"
Although Zheng Lei didn't have much hope for this "grenade," he had taken money from Sister Du after all, and since he was paid to do things, he naturally had to obey He Yunxiao's orders.
"Please wait a moment, young master, I'll be right there."
Zheng Qiang turned back to retrieve the goods, while He Yunxiao was not idle either. He took a short knife and a spare large knife, went to a secluded place, and said to Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, help me break this knife, but don't make the broken pieces too big."
Chu Chu was about to speak when she asked Xiao Xiao to step back.
In Chu Chu's memory, Xiao Xiao and He Yunxiao's relationship was not good. Moreover, based on Chu Chu's understanding of Xiao Xiao, even if Xiao Xiao had a good relationship with He Yunxiao, she would never listen to He Yunxiao or help him with his work.
However, the actual development far exceeded Chu Chu's expectations.
Surprisingly, Xiao Xiao showed no resistance to He Yunxiao and obediently helped him with his tasks. She was so obedient, unlike the domineering and unreasonable Xiao Xiao she remembered.
Before Chu Chu could finish uttering the name "Xiao Xiao," Xiao Xiao took the fine iron broadsword that He Yunxiao handed her, and with a burst of internal force, shattered the blade into pieces.
After finishing, he used his internal strength to lift up the broken pieces of iron that should have fallen to the ground, and asked He Yunxiao, "Is this size okay?"
He Yunxiao gestured and said, "Divide it in half again."
Xiao Xiao nodded obediently: "Okay."
With a soft snort, Xiao Xiao unleashed an invisible yet incredibly powerful blade of internal energy, which sliced through the floating iron blades in half. The cut surfaces were perfectly smooth, even more even than those cut with a knife.
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