bookrandom Chapter 154: Mo Yu Yun Jian
Chapter 154: Mo Yu Yun Jian
The situation in the palace was tense and outside the city was also extremely dangerous. With the badge of the princess's mansion, Jiu Ning met the deputy general on standby, Chu Lan, who was also King Cheng's number one confidant.
Jiuning was dressed in black and carrying a black cloth bag on his back, which looked very heavy.
"Who are you? Why are you holding the eldest princess's badge? Why have I never seen you around the eldest princess?"
Chu Lan had a scrutinizing look on his face, his muscles tensed, his right hand firmly gripping the hilt of the knife, as if ready to attack at any moment.
"General Chu, you haven't seen me, but I have seen you many times. I am the secret guard beside the eldest princess."
Jiu Ning was also tense and in a defensive posture, but he had no weapons. The short knife he had was confiscated before he entered the tent.
At this time, the soldiers outside surrounded the place. If she made any mistake, it would be difficult for her to escape.
"The city gates are extremely tight today. I'm here to deliver something to you on the orders of the eldest princess."
As he spoke, Jiuning was about to take the black cloth bag behind him. Chu Lan thought that the other party was going to attack with a weapon, so he immediately drew his sword.
Jiu Ning immediately stopped and raised one hand to indicate that she meant no harm. With the other hand, she still took off the cloth bag and threw it to the ground.
"Today, while attending Duke Su's wedding banquet, I found it in one of his underground armories. There was also a letter. The princess read it and sent it back to her."
Chu Lan carefully picked up the cloth bag. It was hard and felt like a crossbow.
Looking at Jiu Ning and then at the cloth bag in his hand, Chu Lan still did not move.
"When did you leave the princess's mansion?"
Testing her? It seems he knows Shen Yurong's plan.
"We will separate after the wedding banquet. Take a look at this crossbow first."
Seeing Chu Lan standing up slightly, he attacked her the next moment, with the blade heading straight for her face.
Jiuning tapped the ground with his toes, took a half step back, dodged the oncoming knife, made a feint from the side, and kicked forward with his leg.
The kick was so fast that Chu Lan had no time to react. He was kicked hard and took two steps back before he could stand steadily.
Seeing that Chu Lan was not angry but relaxed after being beaten, he couldn't help but curse in his heart, what a bastard.
Do you think His Majesty doesn't have any female guards around him? Do you think Xiao Heng can't train such a powerful person?
Chu Lan really thought so. He had fought with Xiao Heng before, so he naturally knew the other party's fighting strength.
His martial arts skills and combat effectiveness are higher than Xiao Heng's. Who can train his subordinates like this? Isn't he afraid of betrayal?
"Tell me! What did the princess ask you to do?"
As he spoke, he opened the cloth bag, and inside was a pitch-black crossbow. The shape was something he had never seen before, and it was very exquisite.
"This is a repeating crossbow. It can hold twenty arrows at a time and fire ten times in a row, two arrows at a time. The range is 200 to 400 meters."
"what?"
Even the general who had fought on the battlefield for many years was shocked to the point that his hands were shaking, because the best crossbow in the camp was not even 10% as powerful as this one.
Just think about it, a crossbow can shoot out 200 arrows in a split second, two by two at a time. How dense is that?
Chu Lan looked at it carefully again, but he couldn't understand the level of sophistication in it.
"How to prove it?"
"There are blueprints in the secret room, but I didn't dare touch them to avoid alerting the enemy. However, I have seen the test targets."
This was one of the pictures she had drawn for Xiao Heng. How could she not know what the effect would be?
"I also saw a piece of news that Duke Su will set up a weapons research and development site outside the city. The specific location is not marked, but I know that a thousand bow and crossbow feathers will be delivered to the city tonight."
A thousand? If they really delivered them, it would be difficult for them to attack the city. Even if someone opened the city gate, they would still have a hard fight.
“Is the news reliable?”
"It was found in the secret room. Time is tight, so I can't verify it. As for whether or not to seize the weapons, that's up to you. Once the message is delivered, I'll return to report."
After saying that, Jiu Ning acted as if she didn't care about anything and was ready to leave as soon as the other party spoke.
But how could they possibly let someone with such high martial arts skills go back? The eldest princess was already in trouble. Was she going back to ruin their plans? Was she going to avenge the princess?
"I wonder what I call the girl?"
"You don't need to know. I won't leave the princess's side unless I have to. May I go now?"
"Wait a minute, the princess is probably at the palace attending my general's welcoming banquet. Why don't you stay and lend us a hand? I'll definitely commend you for your contribution later."
Chu Lan tried to persuade him to stay, but his attitude did not allow for rejection.
"You want to keep me? Just with you guys?"
Jiuning tilted his head in disdain, without even raising his eyelids.
"Miss, please don't misunderstand. We are all working for the great cause of becoming king. Why should we be so distant? Doesn't the eldest princess also want things to go more smoothly?"
Chu Lan smiled for the first time in a long time, but the forced smile was uglier than crying. It was so embarrassing for her.
"Okay! What are you going to do?"
"The girl has provided the route, so we are naturally going to set up an ambush. You sit here for a while. Once everyone is gathered, we will set off immediately."
After saying that, without waiting for Jiu Ning's consent, he went out to count the troops. As she expected, for such an important matter, they would definitely not just count a few soldiers.
The team consisted of more than 500 people, 20% of whom were generals. These people must have been trusted by Chu Lan and were King Cheng's confidants.
It was already completely dark, and no one dared to light torches, so they could only move forward in the darkness.
Chu Lan had been observing Jiu Ning's movements, and when he saw that he was unhindered in the darkness, he felt a little relieved.
Arriving at a forest outside the city, Chu Lan led his men to ambush there. The dense forest did greatly limit the effectiveness of bows and crossbows, but it was also the place to set the final trap.
As soon as the group of people entered the dense forest, they were disrupted and divided into several groups by wild beasts that suddenly rushed out.
"Oh no, we've fallen into a trap. The beast's tail is on fire. It was man-made. We've been discovered."
In a panic, people ran around to avoid wild beasts and stepped into traps in the forest.
Chu Lan looked at Jiu Ning warily. It was already this late, why were you still pretending? To catch a thief, first catch the leader. Kill him!
Jiu Ning snatched a knife from the soldier and rushed towards Chu Lan. At the same time, shouts of killing were heard in the forest.
“Go…”
Countless arrows shot from all directions, and those who were hit were blown away by the powerful recoil.
Chu Lan was distractedly looking around while at the same time looking at Jiu Ning, who was highly skilled in martial arts. Seeing the enemies in his direction getting closer and closer, he couldn't help but want to escape.
Run, ask her if she will agree? Jiu Ning stabbed Chu Lan's hamstrings twice with great speed and immediately retreated.
The next moment, countless arrows shot towards the disabled Chu Lan.
"Puff, puff, puff..."
Chu Lan was shot directly into a hedgehog, deader than dead.
"Master, how are you? Are you hurt?"