OBS Chapter 118 Killing Weapon
Chapter 118 Killing Weapon
"Miss Xing, tell me, does National Preceptor Fan have a leopard's head and piercing eyes, three heads and six arms, and a third eye in his forehead?"
The few people remaining in the government office have basically been screened out by Zhu Ling and her team.
Apart from the constables who were involved in too many cases to be dismissed directly, the rest of the people could be trusted. This was why Zhu and Xing could leave Liu Zhou'er in the government office with peace of mind.
"Everyone tells you to listen to less storytelling. Is that the Grand Preceptor Fan you're talking about? Three heads and six arms? If the Grand Preceptor Fan were a monster, how could he gain the Emperor's trust?"
Xing Xiaoyu smiled and teased the young constable who was left behind in front of her.
"Alright, don't worry about what's happening outside the city. As for the situation inside the city, if anything goes wrong, Prefect Zhu will deal with you. Let's go."
Xing Xiaoyu returned mainly to check on Liu Zhou'er's condition. She had spent quite a while in the government office and had built good relationships with everyone there, having met virtually everyone in the entire office during that time.
Free medical consultations can be considered a benefit provided by the government.
Seeing that Liu Zhou'er was alright, they then arranged for someone to take stock of the available supplies in the city in preparation for welcoming the flying caravan general, whose identity was unknown.
As Xing Xiaoyu went out, she happened to run into Yun Yuke and her daughter Yun Qingjin, who had suddenly arrived.
Since it wasn't the middle of the night, the mother and daughter held back. After exchanging greetings, the three of them used the excuse of having lunch to go to a nearby restaurant first.
Once the three were seated, Yun Yuke immediately asked a question.
"Miss Xiaoyu, we've finally waited for you to return. How have you been these past few days? Do you need any help?"
"Boss Yun, Qingqing, thank you for your concern. Everything is fine outside the city. The only problem is that the Cangnan army seems to have set up roadblocks on the main roads to deal with the internal mutiny. We sent a messenger to contact the Cangnan army, but we haven't received any news yet. We don't know the situation in Cangnan."
"Huh? Aren't there any guests or merchants coming from over there?" Yun Yuke asked.
"We asked around, we asked some people, but the merchants coming and going didn't know the specifics. They only said that Cangnan is currently in a state of war. Although people can still come and go relatively freely, the streets are full of soldiers. They question anyone who looks strange, and everyone is on high alert."
Facing the Yun mother and daughter who often helped her, Xing Xiaoyu did not deliberately hide any information—and more importantly, there was nothing worth keeping secret.
The messengers sent out haven't returned much, something Zhu and Xing had discussed, finding it very strange.
It's fair to say that Xing Xiaoyu herself didn't know which pieces of information she should keep secret.
"Um, I heard today... there seems to be a strange phenomenon in the north today? Miss Xing, do you know what it is?" Yun Yuke asked carefully with a serious expression.
"Mother, just say it directly." Yun Qingjin didn't know why her mother was suddenly so cautious and serious.
"Hmm..." Yun Yuke hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind.
"Some of our people on the street heard something about flying cars suddenly appearing outside the city? Do you know what's going on?"
Xing Xiaoyu knew immediately that this was what Yun Yuke was curious about, and she looked around at the surroundings.
Yun Yuke immediately spoke up.
"Don't worry, I've already checked, and no one's eavesdropping nearby. Let's keep our voices down, it'll be fine. Don't worry, it'll be kept absolutely secret."
Xing Xiaoyu nodded, "Sister Yun, to be honest, there were indeed some strange things today. You heard correctly, there really was a flying car. This is the latest invention of our Grand Preceptor Fan."
"Master Fan?"
"Eh? Sister Yun, didn't you know? Grand Preceptor Fan has presided over many large-scale ceremonies in the capital, predicting the future of the country and providing many national policies."
“I know all this. I’d only heard the name before. In my correspondence with Zhu Ling, she mentioned that Grand Preceptor Fan was someone in the city who could be compared to ministers and the prime minister. And it seemed that Zhu Ling had also received help from Grand Preceptor Fan… But I haven’t heard anything else about him. How could he possibly be able to… ride this flying chariot?”
Yun Yuke's expression was rather solemn. Compared to the curiosity of ordinary people, Yun Yuke seemed to have heard something horrifying, and her whole face looked rather strange.
Xing Xiaoyu asked, somewhat puzzled, "Sister Yun, what's wrong? Is this strange?"
"It's nothing, it just feels strange. I'm really curious. There's something so strange here that we've never seen anything like it before. I wonder what's going on."
Yun Yuke forced a smile, which could be considered as an explanation for her behavior.
"Yes, there are indeed some details that ordinary people don't know. It's like this, Sister Yun. On the surface, Grand Preceptor Fan presides over sacrificial rites and such, but people in the court know that Grand Preceptor Fan often has many wonderful ideas, such as inventions that are convenient for the people. In recent years, Grand Preceptor Fan and his team have been arranging the design and production of flying cars, which is one of them."
"Flying car? Invention? Wonderful idea?" Yun Yuke muttered these words, seemingly lost in thought.
"Mother, what's wrong?" Yun Qingjin nudged Yun Yuke.
Even Yun Qingjin noticed her mother's strange behavior. She was usually such a decisive person, but she became so abnormal after hearing about flying cars, which many people found strange.
"Ah..." Yun Yuke shook her head. "I originally thought this Grand Preceptor Fan was just an ordinary person, but I didn't expect him to be such a person. I'm still quite shocked. I wonder what's going on. Xiaoyu, are these flying chariots here because of the situation with the Cangnan Army?"
Xing Xiaoyu shook her head, "I'm sorry, Sister Yun. It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that we don't know the situation either. The teams related to flying cars have always been directly arranged by His Majesty, and they haven't been handed over to us yet."
"Oh, oh oh."
"Sister Yun, you don't need to guess too much. Don't worry, when the Grand Preceptor Fan and His Majesty were developing the flying car, they said that since everyone had developed this thing, although it was for war, it would eventually be used for daily life after it was popularized. Even if it was sent to the battlefield, it wouldn't do anything particularly dangerous."
Xing Xiaoyu was telling the truth. Of course, there were some things that Xing Xiaoyu, who was once a candidate for general, didn't say.
If the technology weren't still inadequate, His Majesty originally planned to produce more flying chariots. When the war truly began, each flying chariot, carrying several skilled archers, would be positioned high above the enemy lines, allowing them to attack as they pleased, with any enemy under their control.
Even carrying a few heavy stones and throwing them directly into the enemy ranks can have a surprising effect.
If it weren't for Master Fan saying that the performance of the flying car would take longer, the flying car team might have been able to achieve their goal of creating a flying weapon directly.
"Then, Miss Xiaoyu, do you know how this flying car flies?"