He Yunxiao's military life experienced a period of calm after arriving in Yanyang City.
At this time, the new Chu army was busy training its troops, while Ruobao was planning the overall strategy. He Yunxiao, who knew neither how to train troops nor how to plan, was naturally of no help whatsoever.
He had no choice but to run around doing business, connecting with Tingfenglou to manage resources, and then keep an eye on Zheng Lei's production of landmines and grenades.
The hand grenades remained the same as before. The landmines, however, underwent several improvements. Due to the primitive ignition methods used in ancient times, landmines often faced the situation of being triggered but failing to ignite and thus not exploding.
To make it easier to trigger the landmines, He Yunxiao even started telling Zheng Lei how to make matches.
He Yunxiao's various bizarre and outlandish ideas would shock Zheng Lei for a hundred years.
He Yunxiao and Zheng Lei were testing the effectiveness of landmines in the woods. Not many people could trigger a landmine and run away quickly, and He Yunxiao, with his excellent lightness skill, decided to act as the guinea pig for testing the landmines.
Zheng Lei planted a landmine, then said to He Yunxiao beside him, "Lord He, that's enough."
He Yunxiao said, "Alright, you go away and let me test him."
Zheng Lei walked away, and before He Yunxiao could trigger the landmine, a person suddenly descended from the sky. Her clothes fluttered, but defying gravity, she landed perfectly in front of He Yunxiao.
The visitor was none other than Qing Yuzi.
Seeing that Qing Yuzi had stepped on a landmine, He Yunxiao quickly said, "Daoist Master, run! It's going to explode!"
"It's alright."
Qing Yuzi pressed down with her hand, and a golden bell shield made of internal force was placed on top of the landmine.
Then came a muffled thud, sparks flew and air surged within the protective barrier. But He Yunxiao and Qing Yuzi outside the barrier were completely unaware.
"Ah, this..."
He Yunxiao watched his masterpiece turn to ashes, never expecting that it wouldn't even lift Qing Yuzi's skirt.
Qing Yuzi removed the "Golden Bell Shield," and the smoke and fumes from the shield dissipated. With a wave of her robe, a strong wind arose, instantly blowing away all the smoke and ash.
“This thing of yours is quite interesting,” Qing Yuzi said, turning to He Yunxiao.
He Yunxiao looked at her various supernatural abilities and was so envious that he couldn't speak.
"If you like it, I will give you some."
“This thing is large and clumsy, and is not suited to my path,” Qing Yuzi said calmly.
He Yunxiao: ...
I never would have guessed that this Taoist priest from the Taixu Sect is such a looks-obsessed person. Her mastery of divine powers is so incredible, so effortless; it almost makes me feel like Xiaoxiao's title of "Number One in the World" is a lie.
Xiao Xiao herself was also nearby. Her martial arts skills were far superior to Qing Yuzi's, but the other party was very slick and never fought her head-on, which really angered her.
"That old woman actually tried to use Brother Yunxiao as a shield, she has no shame at all."
Meanwhile, Qing Yuzi calmly said to He Yunxiao, "I have a connection with you and can teach you a Daoist technique."
He Yunxiao had no interest in those things. If Qing Yuzi were less attractive without her bamboo hat, He Yunxiao might be willing to reluctantly learn some Taoist magic. But she always wore a bamboo hat, and he didn't know what she looked like, so what kind of nonsense was there to learn Taoist magic from her? Besides, Xiaoxiao didn't like her, so he couldn't afford to associate with her.
He Yunxiao has always adhered to a market-oriented faith strategy; he believes whoever can ensure he doesn't fail his courses, otherwise nothing else matters.
"Thank you, Daoist Master. He Yunxiao has other matters to attend to, so I will not trouble you any further."
Zheng Lei was initially impressed by He Yunxiao's wealth, then by his creativity, and now he is even more impressed by his integrity and self-respect.
He refused even the blessings bestowed upon Daoist Qingyuzi; Lord He is truly...
Throughout her life, Qing Yuzi had been rejected very few times. Ordinary people would practically bow down to her just by hearing the name of her Taixu Sect. The idea of rejection was simply nonexistent for her.
After He Yunxiao refused Qing Yuzi, he said to Zheng Lei, "Prepare another landmine, and let's try again."
Qing Yuzi, who was watching He Yunxiao and Zheng Lei's actions from the side, suddenly asked, "Young Master He, what is the principle behind this thing?"
He Yunxiao laughed and said, "It's nothing more than the principle of investigating things, a trivial matter, so let's not talk about it."
Xiao Xiao watched from afar as Qing Yuzi's attempt to talk to He Yunxiao failed, and couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.
Hmph, even pretentious old women have their moments of being put on the spot.
Xiao Xiao's eyes darted around, and she immediately thought of other ways to get revenge on Qing Yuzi. She first vanished in a flash, then ran towards He Yunxiao from a distance. (cascoo.net)
"Brother Yunxiao~"
Xiao Xiao's voice had a deliberately sweet tone, which gave He Yunxiao goosebumps.
Xiao Xiao openly linked arms with He Yunxiao in front of Qing Yuzi.
“Xiaoxiao,” He Yunxiao said with a wry smile, “don’t talk like that in the future.”
Why?
"Uh, stop talking."
No!
Zheng Lei wisely kept quiet and didn't say a word. Qing Yuzi's face was shrouded in a bamboo hat, so her expression couldn't be seen.
He Yunxiao laughed awkwardly for a while, but finally couldn't stand Xiaoxiao anymore. He patted her head and said, "Speak properly. If you keep imitating the clothespin, I'll throw you away."
Xiao Xiao pouted and, clinging to He Yunxiao's arm, mumbled, "I know."
"Just kidding, just kidding. You're your brother's precious treasure. If I lost you, he'd chop me up!"
"Hehe." Xiao Xiao was comforted by He Yunxiao and cheered up again. "Is Xiao Xiao just Chu Fan's darling?" she asked.
"What Chu Fan? Am I not your brother anymore?" He Yunxiao laughed.
Xiao Xiao instantly understood what He Yunxiao meant and nodded vigorously.
Yes, yes. Hehe.
Xiao Xiao's already beautiful eyes were now even brighter, like crescent moons. The little girl's joy filled the entire space.
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