The Imperial Capital, Xianyang, Fourth Young Master's Residence.
It was a sunny morning. Perhaps it was already summer, but even before the sun rose, the weather was still a little hot.
Ying Ziyan sat in the courtyard, wearing a thin and airy silk robe that gently covered his robust body. A lazy aristocratic temperament arose spontaneously.
Ying Ziyan never had the habit of waking up late. He thought that only people with weak willpower would do that.
At this moment, before Ying Ziyan could enjoy a moment of peace in the morning, a series of hurried footsteps came from the door of the Fourth Young Master's residence.
A manservant quickly approached Ying Ziyan and bowed deeply,"Your Highness, Mr. Gongshu requests an audience.”
After entering Xianyang, this old man actually knew some manners.
"Invite him." Ying Ziyan poured himself a cup of green plum wine, narrowed his eyes, and tasted the chicken.
"Yes." The manservant obeyed and quickly retreated.
When Ying Ziyan opened his eyes again, a strangely-shaped metal dog appeared in his line of sight.
The little dog was golden in color, and it was unknown what material it was made of. Its four limbs were strong, and the facial features on its head were also vivid. If one did not look closely, it was no different from a real puppy.
This thing was interesting.
Ying Ziyan put down his cup and leaned over to pick up the puppy.
The little dog's body was not cold like metal. Instead, it was warm as if it had life.
However, the moment Ying Ziyan's hand touched the metal dog, several thin needles shot out from the dog's abdomen.
Ying Ziyan's eyes narrowed slightly. His internal energy condensed into qi and blocked all the fine needles.
"Your Highness, be careful. The needle is coated with a medicine specially made by me. Those who are hit by the needle will sleep for at least a day and a night!”
Before he finished speaking, Gongshu Chou appeared in the courtyard. This skinny old man had a smile in his eyes.
"Mr. Gongshu's pet doesn't seem to be very obedient.”Ying Ziyan said lightly, his pitch-black eyes seemingly flickering with fire.
Seeing Ying Ziyan's cold tone, Gongshu Chou immediately bowed deeply and replied,"It was this lowly official who did not take good care of the mechanism and almost injured Your Highness. This lowly official deserves to die!”
Ying Ziyan was expressionless.
He didn't like the people under him. They always had their own thoughts.
It was as if he was challenging his authority as the leader.
"If I really ask Mr. Gongshu to die, is Mr. Gongshu willing?”Ying Ziyan said indifferently.
Gongshu Chou was stunned when he heard this. He had originally wanted to test the Fourth Prince's martial arts, but did he want to sacrifice his life?
He didn't answer and just knelt on the ground, not daring to look Ying Ziyan in the eye.
It was almost time.
Ying Ziyan's lips curled into an inexplicable smile.
If you want to see my strength, then I'll let you see it too.
Only by displaying his strength could he make others obey him better.
"Mister, don't panic. I'm not such a petty person.”Ying Ziyan walked in front of Gongshu Chou and placed the small metal dog on the ground.
"However, Mr. Hope, please take good care of your things next time.”
"Of course, of course!" Gongshu Chou saw the change in Ying Ziyan's tone and felt as if he had been pardoned. He reached out and wanted to put the little metal dog into his arms.
However, when Gongshu Chou's hands touched the small metal dog, it immediately began to crack inch by inch. In an instant, it turned into a pile of golden fragments that emitted a strange luster under the sunlight.
What was that?
Gongshu Chou could not believe what he was seeing. The material of this metal dog was an alloy that he had smelted from various metals. He knew that even a famous sword in this world could not break it in one strike.
However, the Fourth Prince had done it.
With just a pair of hands, he did not even make a sound in an instant.
Unfathomable strength!
Seeing that Gongshu Chou was deep in thought, Ying Ziyan didn't look at him anymore. He just sat back in the pavilion and poured himself another cup of green plum wine.
"Mr. Gongshu, you came to visit so early. You probably don't just want to apologize here, right?”
When Gongshu Chou heard Ying Ziyan's voice, he recovered from his shock and hurriedly replied,"This lowly official has come today to show Your Highness some of this lowly official's recent achievements.”
After saying that, Gongshu Chou clapped his hands, and a few strong young men worked together to carry a box into the courtyard.
"This lowly subject has been researching day and night recently and has developed some small mechanical beasts. They should be of some use to the Imperial Court's operations, so I thought of letting Your Highness take a look first and ask Your Highness to give this lowly subject some pointers!”
When Ying Ziyan saw the box, a hint of interest flashed across his eyes.
"Then let's see." Ying Ziyan said indifferently.
Seeing that Ying Ziyan was willing to agree, Gongshu Chou did not waste time. He opened the box and took out a few small mechanical beasts.
The first to bear the brunt was a green little bird with a mechanical mechanism.
"Your Highness, please take a look." Gongshu Chou held the little bird in his hand and pulled open its wings.
Under the wings of the little bird were small air holes, and the faint sound of mechanisms could be heard.
Then, he opened a small hole in the bird's abdomen, revealing the box inside.
"This item is called the Bronze Pigeon and is made of bronze. It is driven by a mechanism and can fly across the Great Qin territory.”
"When you are marching, if you encounter a place where it is inconvenient for carrier pigeons to fly, you can use this copper pigeon to transmit information.”
"Although Mister's idea is ingenious, I don't think there's anything special about it.”"If ordinary carrier pigeons die prematurely, we can just send a few more," Ying Ziyan said indifferently.”
"But, Your Highness, have you ever thought that if the rebels seized the messenger pigeons in our army and obtained information, wouldn't it be troublesome?”Gongshu Chou continued,"The letter in the copper pigeon's stomach can only be taken out when it flies to the place where it was set up.”
" Otherwise, the mechanism inside will explode directly, blowing up the intelligence and the traitor who intercepted the copper pigeon.”
Ying Ziyan's eyes lit up.
This was rather interesting.
Then, Gongshu Chou took out a small purple metal snake.
"This item is called a protective snake. Normally, you can coil it around your clothes or armor. If you encounter an enemy, it can charge out of your sleeve and attack the enemy.”
"This thing's teeth are soaked in snake venom that I collected from the mountains. If an ordinary person is bitten, they will die on the spot within five steps!”
What a ruthless thing!
Seeing the approval in Ying Ziyan's eyes, Gongshu Chou became even more excited.
In all these years, besides his own disciples, Ying Ziyan was the first person to appreciate his masterpieces!
Those so-called righteous sects liked to stand on the moral high ground and criticize themselves.
They were all talking about 'all-encompassing love, no offense,' but they did not know what mechanism techniques were at all!
Tyrannical mechanism techniques had finally appeared on the stage of the empire in broad daylight.
"And that little metal dog, Your Highness has already seen it, so I won't waste your time.”Gongshu Chou said.
Ying Ziyan nodded lightly. He had already roughly guessed the use of the metal dog.
It was nothing more than attracting the enemy's attention and then taking advantage of their unprepared state. It was not as useful as the first two.
"The creation of mechanisms is not based on words. Therefore, this humble subject has invited a few disciples from the sect to come today to practice for Your Highness.”
Drill?
Ying Ziyan narrowed his eyes.
"Although my fourth young master's residence is not a sacred place, it's not a good thing to have a few more lives.”
"Don't worry, Your Highness. This lowly subject has his own arrangements.”
Gongshu Chou clapped his hands, and a muscular young man picked up a one-meter-long copper rod. After putting the copper pigeon far away, he stabbed it in the abdomen.
The copper rod only poked a few times before the copper pigeon turned red. In an instant, it exploded into a pile of fragments.
After the explosion, the copper rod was only about half a meter long. The rest of it had disappeared.
"The power is not bad." Ying Ziyan commented indifferently.
Seeing that Ying Ziyan was still satisfied, Gongshu Chou clapped his hands again, and another man walked out.
He aimed the protective snake at himself and gently twisted a switch.
In an instant, the small snake was like a purple lightning bolt, binding the man's arm and leaving a small wound.
In an instant, as the wound rapidly turned black, the man also fell to the ground with a loud bang. His lips were black and his face was as pale as gold paper.
Ying Ziyan could feel that the life force in this man's body was rapidly draining away.
At this moment, Gongshu Chou strode forward and poured a dose of silver medicine into the man's mouth.
After a while, the color on the man's face slowly recovered. After a while, he stood up again as if nothing had happened.
"I didn't expect Mr. Gongshu to be an alchemist.”
"Your Highness, you flatter me." Gongshu Chou scratched his head in embarrassment and cupped his hands."To be honest, even I don't have much of an antidote for this snake poison.”
"There's no need for too much." Ying Ziyan said coldly, a hint of killing intent appearing in his pitch-black eyes.
"Those rebels are useless.”
In an instant, a murderous aura surged from Ying Ziyan's body.
The rest of the people in the courtyard actually felt a chill when spring entered summer.
"If Your Highness does not have any other pointers, this lowly subject will take my leave first.”Gongshu Chou bowed deeply. Compared to the Fourth Prince in front of him, he was more willing to deal with mechanical creations.
"Take care, sir. I won't send you off.”
Seeing Gongshu Chou leave quickly, Ying Ziyan's lips curled into a smile.
The so-called method of controlling subordinates is to use both kindness and power.
You have to make them respect you and fear you at the same time.
……
On the same day, the sun rose.
This was a huge ship that was jointly designed and built by the Gongshu family and the Yin-Yang school. It was now the main base of the Yin-Yang school.
When the First Emperor toured the Sang Sea, he had taken this ship. The empire had spent a lot of manpower and resources on it to repair it into a strong water fortress.
Above the mountain, there was a forbidden area that even the Yin-Yang School disciples did not dare to mention.
It was rumored that a person whose name could not be mentioned was imprisoned there. Anyone who tried to explore the forbidden area was severely punished by the leader of the Yin-Yang School.
At this moment, the Moon Goddess entered the forbidden area.
The Right Protector of the Yin-Yang School, the Grand Shaman most trusted by the First Emperor, arrived at a dungeon after passing through the Thousand Year Black Ice Formation.
A black-haired woman was imprisoned in the dungeon.
The woman had a delicate face, but her skin was pale because she had not seen the sun for a long time. Her expression was indifferent, as if she had abandoned all love and hatred in this world and isolated herself from her emotions.
Concubine Yan was once the Eastern Monarch of the Yin-Yang School. She was known as the " number one beauty of Yin-Yang Arts " and was the only enemy that Yueshen feared.
Many years ago, in order to unravel the secrets of the Cang Dragon's Seven Constellations, she was ordered to get close to Yan Dan, the Crown Prince of the Yan Kingdom. Unexpectedly, the two of them fell in love with each other so much that Concubine Yan gave up her identity.
However, after the Yan Kingdom was destroyed, the people of the Yinyang School captured the Crown Princess, the traitor of the Yinyang School, and threw her into the dungeon to be strictly guarded.
Seeing her mortal enemy in such a state, the Moon Goddess couldn't help but be moved.
"Yan Fei, how have you been?"
Concubine Yan didn't respond to Yueshen's greeting, as if she had lost her hearing.
"Many interesting things happened during the days when you didn't see the light of day.”
"Especially during this period of time, the secret of the Azure Dragon Seven Constellations has once again attracted everyone's attention.”
"You know, the secret about the power of the world.”
When the Moon Goddess said this, she deliberately emphasized the words "Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon" as if she was hinting at something.
Concubine Yan was still looking straight ahead like a soulless puppet.
"Now, the Yin-Yang School wants to give you a chance.”
"A chance to return to the past."
The Moon Goddess's voice was filled with charm, like a devil tempting people to trade their souls.
"Tell us everything you know, and we will naturally give you justice.”
However, there was still no reaction from Lady Yan, not even the rhythm of her breathing.
It was as if the woman in front of him was just acting by herself.
"It's fine if you don't want to tell me.”" Yes," Yueshen shrugged." We will know everything we want to know from Ji Ruqian Long's mouth."”
"Or should I call her Gao Yue?”
Upon hearing this name, Lady Yan seemed to have come back to her senses and stood up immediately.
"She doesn't know anything!"
Yueshen smiled coldly when she saw that Lady Yan had finally reacted.
"Do you think your words are still credible after betraying the Yin-Yang School once?”
At this point, the Moon Goddess gently touched her veil, as if trying to hide the ridicule in her heart.
"Whether she or you know it or not, Ji Ru Qianlong has a huge secret.”
"The Yin-Yang School will also find her.”
"Perhaps when the time comes, the two of you can have a good chat inside this Ten Thousand Year Black Ice Formation.”
Hearing Yueshen's words, Yan Fei finally couldn't control her emotions and shouted.
"She's just a child. She doesn't know anything!”
"Even if it's because of what I've done for the Yin-Yang School, please let her go. I'm willing to accept any punishment!”
At this moment, she was no longer the cold and indifferent Dongjun, but a powerless mother who only wanted to protect her child.
However, the Moon Goddess only smiled lightly.
"Not killing you is the greatest respect for Dongjun.”
Then, she turned around and left, letting Concubine Yan's shouts echo in the dungeon as if she was enjoying a beautiful concert.
A storm was coming.
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