"Oh, Your Highness, would you like to eat together?" Ji Fengyao looked up and saw Shang Xiye, greeting him politely.
Wu Ying glanced at the mess of cups, plates, and bowls on the table: "No wonder this prince can't eat."
"Um."
Shang Xiye's soft response made Wuying feel a sharp pain in his face.
Oh no! In the past two days, he suddenly realized that he understood his master less and less. This was a very dangerous sign for a bodyguard who served his master closely.
After Bai Lu brought the bowls and chopsticks, Ji Fengyao personally added more than half a bowl of clear porridge to Shang Xiye's bowl. She then moved the plate of pickled melons away from him and replaced it with a plate of steamed bamboo shoots, saying, "Before your injuries heal, it's best not to eat spicy or pickled foods. I've noticed that your spleen and stomach aren't very good either. It's probably because you didn't pay attention to your diet on the battlefield before. Eat more vegetables and fruits; they'll put less strain on your spleen and stomach."
"Mm," Shang Xiye nodded in agreement, and then said, "From now on, you will take care of my meals. As long as I am at the manor, I will eat with you morning and evening."
Ji Fengyao: "..."
What a huge hole she dug for herself! Screw you, keep talking!
"I have traveled to many places and seen many strange things during my campaigns. I have seen black stones in several places. I wonder if they are what the Queen is looking for?" Shang Xiye raised his head at the right moment.
Ji Fengyao immediately snapped out of her annoyance and described it in detail: "It is as black as ink and extremely hard. Ordinary iron tools cannot damage it in the slightest. Its most distinctive feature is that it absorbs sound. If you put it to your lips and speak, even if you don't use a secret sound transmission technique, others will not be able to hear your voice."
"Where in the world is there such a stone?" Ji Fengming thought Ji Fengyao was joking.
Pitch black as ink, does it absorb sound?
Shang Xiye pondered for a moment, then turned to Wuying and asked, "Wuying, do you remember that there was a secret cavalry unit in the Di Kingdom whose horses had such stones nailed to their hooves?"
“Yes, Your Highness, they come and go without a sound, hence they are called the Ghost Army,” Wuying replied.
Shoe horses with hollow stones?
Ji Fengyao's lips twitched: Ignorant humans, you are so extravagant!
Did you know that in the Danling Continent, even a tiny piece of void stone can cause ordinary cultivators to fight each other until they are bloodied and battered?
"How much do you need?" Shang Xiye turned to ask Ji Fengyao.
Ji Fengyao's eyes lit up, revealing her greedy side: "How much you can find, I'll take as much as you want, the more the better!"
"Little sister, what good stuff is that? Why do you want so much?" Ji Fengming was completely confused. Ever since she fell unconscious and woke up, he had become somewhat unable to understand his little sister.
Ji Fengyao raised an eyebrow and smiled mysteriously at everyone: "You'll know when we find it, so don't be too surprised!"
The little bandit spoke so mysteriously that Shang Xiye's curiosity was piqued.
After finishing their meal at Hui Nuan Pavilion and returning to Mo Zhai, Shang Xiye immediately gave instructions regarding the search for the Void Stone.
“Void Stone…” Shang Xiye murmured the name. It was the name the little bandit girl had given to that kind of stone, but he felt that the name was somewhat familiar to him.
Wu Shang emerged from the shadows, presenting a thin booklet, and said, "Your Highness, the items obtained last night have been disposed of. This is the account list submitted below."
Shang Xiye's slender, pale fingers flipped through the list, quickly reading it through. She then closed the list and handed it to Wuying: "You personally deliver 30% to the Marquis of Anping's residence, and have Hei Xiao deliver 20% to the Princess. As for the remainder, 20% should be put into the military supplies ledger, and 30% should be sent to Cangzhou to be given to Wei Chao."
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