OBS Chapter 1286: Peerless Weapon, Restore National Beauty
Chapter 1286: Peerless Weapon, Restore National Beauty
Yun Mujiu's answer was brief and he didn't reveal any further information.
Facing the curious gazes of a group of people, he turned his head to look at Ye Xiaohan below.
She continued softly, "This material is not stone, bronze, or iron."
"Excuse me, Princess Ye, what is that?"
Yun Mujiu looked over and found that the person asking the question was an old general of Zhong Yue, the Duke of Ju.
Yun Mujiu thought for a moment and said, "I think it should be called 'Nano'. I don't know how to forge this thing either. This is what my master left me."
Duke Ju understood and nodded slowly, then heard Yun Mujiu say: "If Duke Ju likes it, I will send someone to deliver a dagger to you when I return home." She remembered that her grandfather had some friendship with Duke Ju. The old man had fought on the battlefield for many years and suffered a lot of injuries, but he was still worried about the country and the people.
The Duke of Ju was overjoyed and thanked Yun Mujiu excitedly. Others looked at him with envy.
Bei Manji gritted her teeth and brought a group of Beihan people to thank Yun Mujiu for her answer. Everyone was extremely upset.
"How...how...is this possible?" Zhu Tao's face was full of disbelief. He reached out and touched the water on the ground that had already melted, his face ferocious and terrifying.
Bei Manji was furious and kicked Zhu Tao: "Stupid pig, what's the use of you!"
First, he was discovered for his underhanded tactics, then he said that he could not beat Meng Ninglang and the young Yun Mujiu, and then he said that he had failed in the competition that concerned the face of the two countries.
Failure in the competition would be one thing, but what’s more important is that Zhu Tao, the idiot, has not yet protected the rare and precious ice sword of extraordinary significance!
On this side, Beimanji and Beiliyi criticized their subordinates harshly, and the Beihan envoy group was in chaos.
Elsewhere, cheers for Yun Mujiu could be heard from the crowd. The princes, princesses, ministers, and others all gave a resounding round of applause.
As it turned out, the result of the competition between Yun Mujiu and the Beihan Envoy Group was out - Yun Mujiu and his sister won.
More importantly, Beihan's proud Millennium Ice Sword was nothing but rubbish compared to the nano-sword in Yun Mujiu's hand!
In this wonderful competition, Yun Mujiu regained the country's reputation for Zhongyue and also severely dampened Beihan's arrogance!
Yun Mujiu then called Meng Ninglang over. The brother and sister had not forgotten that insidious pig, and jointly exposed Zhu Tao's several attempts to take people's lives.
General Bai, Wei Song and other military generals also testified for Yun Mujiu.
Ye Xiaohan raised the white jade teacup in one hand and said quietly, "You deserve to be punished."
Bei Manji was so angry that her face turned pale. She turned around and blamed all the crimes on Zhu Tao. It was Zhu Tao's impulsiveness that wanted to harm people, and it had nothing to do with their Beihan Envoy Group.
The situation had escalated far beyond everyone's expectations. The Emperor held his forehead with a headache, the discomfort in his heart returning.
He waved his hand, signaling Ye Xiaohan to handle it himself.
Ye Xiaohan said, "Thank you, Your Majesty," and turned around and ordered coldly, "Come here, drag him away."
Zhu Tao was terrified, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Wrong, wrong, it's all a misunderstanding." Two imperial guards held him up, and no one at the scene listened to his excuses.
He struggled, fell to the ground, crawled over and grabbed Bei Manji's skirt: "Princess! Princess! Save me! Didn't you ask me to be so ruthless?"
"What nonsense are you talking about! I didn't say that!" Bei Manji kicked Zhu Tao away in panic, lowered her head and stood aside, no longer daring to look at Yun Mujiu directly. The hem of her skirt was stained dark red by the blood on Zhu Tao's hand.
Yun Mujiu burst out laughing, which made Bei Manji, who was already nervous, feel scared. Did Yun Mujiu's smile have some deep meaning?
Yun Mujiu asked Meng Ninglang to go back to his seat, and Haolian Di on the podium couldn't help but speak.
He asked about the swords Yun Mujiu and Meng Ninglang had used today. Yun Mujiu replied, "Your Majesty, these swords were left to me by my master. When I married the Night King, I brought these weapons into the Night King's mansion as part of my dowry. Do you have any extra weapons? I don't think there are that many."
There aren't that many left? The emperor's eyes lit up, and he was thinking about whether he could snatch the remaining weapons from Yun Mujiu to equip his secret guards and army. He wanted to get as many as he could!
"Your Majesty, I have already arranged for this batch of weapons." Yun Mujiu curled her lips and added, "It would be best to leave them all to the Night Prince's personal guards. They are responsible for protecting me, the prince, and even the Night Prince's palace. When necessary, they will rush to the battlefield to defend the country. I believe that these limited weapons should be used to their greatest effect."
Ye Xiaohan raised his sword-like eyebrows slightly and said tacitly: "I think what the princess said makes sense."
What else could the Emperor say? Putting aside the fact that he had a few weapons left to equip his men, could he still shamelessly ask Yun Mujiu to hand over the nano-swords that had already been assigned to the Night Palace?
The Emperor's followers were filled with jealousy and resentment, while the Night King and his wife remained unfazed. The Empress, ever vigilant, could only step in to act as a peacemaker, praising Yun Mujiu and Meng Ninglang's swordsmanship and decreeing a reward for them.
With the big episode of gift-giving and competition, the atmosphere of the banquet changed from harmonious to a tense and intense situation.
When Yun Mujiu stepped off the stage, countless people cast glances at her with admiration, amazement, or scrutiny.
The Fifth and Seventh Princes smiled gently, while the Crown Prince and the Third Prince's faces darkened. The Fourth and Eighth Princes, newly arrived in the capital, looked as if they were enjoying a rare opportunity to witness the excitement. Prince Nan Taigu even gloated over the group of Beihan people.
Bei Manji and her group looked a little embarrassed. She exchanged a quick glance with the emperor, then turned around and spoke to Yun Mujiu again.
The grand plan to humiliate the Night King and his wife and the Zhongyue Dynasty had failed. Currently, due to her and Li Yi's personal calculations, there was still one important matter that remained unfinished...
It just so happened that Haolian Di and Beihan were running for the same purpose, which was to get money!
"Princess Ye, I wonder what's happening with the five million taels of gold compensation that Beihan submitted to the Ye Palace that day?"
Bei Liyi once murdered Yun Mujiu out of jealousy, forcing Yun Mujiu and Ye Xiaohan to jointly demand a large compensation from the Beihan Imperial Family. Had it not been for this, Bei Liyi's fate would have been no better than the crippled and distraught Yun Shirou and Gao Yang. Bei Manji had come to Zhongyue specifically to deliver this compensation and submit it to the Ye Palace.
Princess Beihan wanted to reclaim the fine she had been forced to pay, while Emperor Zhongyue had been eyeing the money covetously. Countless others, both openly and covertly, such as the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, and Prime Minister Yun, also coveted the huge sum.
The emperor stood up and asked the Night King and his wife where the gold had gone.
What no one expected was that the Night King and his wife answered without blushing or beating their hearts.
"It was spent." Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu said in unison.
"What did you say!" the emperor and Bei Manji shouted in surprise.
Bei Manji couldn't believe it: "Impossible! How could it be spent so early!"
The Emperor was also anxious, and he wanted to step down immediately to confront Ye Xiaohan. "The Ye Palace has a salary, so how could they suddenly use such a huge compensation from the Beihan Imperial Family! And how could they spend it all in such a short time?"