Chapter 59: Confession (Ten Thousand More)

  Inside the secret chamber of the Li Mansion

  "Fifteen heavenly-grade assassins, ten earthly-grade assassins, not one of them returned. Could it be that this Ning Wang has the ability to defy heaven?" Li Xing was furious and couldn't bear it. The assassins he had spent many years cultivating with his own blood and sweat were lost in just a short month. How could he not be angry?

  The only thing that comforted him was that Ning Wang and the divine doctor had gone missing on an outing, which he suspected was due to the assassins sent by the emperor. However, what puzzled him was that if they were killed, there would be no news at all, and the only possibility was that they were all killed.

  As for Shen Yi and Ning Wang, he still doesn't know what's going on for now.

  "Why don't we send someone from our side to investigate in the southwest?" the man in black suggested cautiously.

  "What's to investigate? You fool, how can you investigate? Don't you know the vastness of the Southwest?" Li Xing glared at the man in black, "The most important thing now is for me to keep a close eye on every move in the capital."

  "Subordinates have already sent scouts under their command to guard various places in the capital. If anything unexpected happens, they will report immediately." The man in black hurriedly said, fearing that if he spoke a step later, the person in front of him would blame himself.

  "What about those Jianghu people?" Li Xing's voice was somewhat cold as he said this, and the Jianghu people who were found dead at home this time seemed to have a connection with him on the surface. If someone told him it wasn't the Emperor's doing, he wouldn't believe it.

  But Feng Shao Han didn't know that he wouldn't be so foolish as to put his own power under the watchful eyes of everyone.

  "They have already entered the capital and are staying in our mountain villa under the cover of night." The man in black replied.

  "Remember, don't let them stir up trouble in the capital." Li Xing instructed, and after a few more days, he would first have this group of Jianghu people control the capital, then he would have his own 100,000 troops attack the city, with an inside-outside coordination, at that time, this Imperial Court would be his world.

  "The people under our jurisdiction will be taken care of," the man in black guaranteed.

  After leaving the dark room, the butler came to report that Zhao Gong (the father of Xian Fei) and Zhou Hu (the father of Hui Fei) had come to pay their respects.

  Inside the study room

  "Has Brother Li made his move?" Zhou Hu asked, but in his heart he was thinking of his own plan. Although Li Xing didn't pursue the matter last time, a rift had already formed between them, and now their relationship was based on mutual benefit.

  "When the time is right, I will take action. However, this still depends on the support of Old Zhou and Old Zhao." Li Xing narrowed his eyes slightly, sizing up the two men as he waited for their response.

  "This..." Zhou Hu hesitated and turned his gaze to Zhao Gong beside him.

  "Brother Li, we can promise you that we will not interfere with this matter, success or failure is all in the hands of fate." Zhao Gong looked at Li Xing seriously, from the downfall of the Wang family, he had seen the emperor's intentions to deal with the aristocratic families. And Li Xing was a narrow-minded person, no matter which side they were on, they couldn't help him. This time, they could only stay out of it.

  In his view, the emperor's odds of winning were much higher than Li Xing's, he wouldn't go all out, just waiting was fine, this world would never lack people who wait for opportunities.

  "This is your decision, I won't force you. Since that's the case, for this period of time, you don't need to worry about anything." A dangerous glint flashed in Li Xing's eyes. There had never been anyone who could have their cake and eat it too. He would stabilize them first, but later he wouldn't let them off.

  "Brother Li, we're leaving." Zhao Gong's eyes deepened in color as he led Zhou Hu out of the Li residence.

  Li Xing looked at the backs of the two people, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes.

  On the other hand, Ye Chuchu and Feng Xuefeng, who were far away in Qinggao, set out from Qinggao to return to Beijing. They had already been away from the capital for a month, and even at the fastest speed, it would take another month to get back. Who knows what changes will occur within this month?

  At this time, the two had been traveling for a month and were finally approaching the capital.

  Two people saw an army stationed a thousand miles outside the capital when they were not far from the outskirts of the capital.

  Two people cautiously hid in a corner, exploring everything inside.

  Only inside were groups of soldiers practicing against each other, their moves directly striking the vital points of others. Looking at the way they fought, it was probably a result of long training.

  This Li Xing's wolfish ambition has probably been premeditated for a long time.

  Because it was daytime now, the two of them couldn't openly enter the military camp, so they waited until nightfall.

  At night, under the cover of moonlight, two figures slowly entered the main tent.

  One wore black clothes, and one wore armor.

  "The master will change hands in three days' time." The man in black said quietly.

  "Three days?" The general said with some incredulity, so soon?

  "Has the general not made preparations?" the man in black asked back.

  "Ready, for these years, I have never dared to slack off in training soldiers." The general said proudly.

  "If that's the case, then this matter of military strength will be left to General. If successful, General can become the Great General of Protecting the Country and suppress the Ye family." The man in black tempted him to say.

  "Of course, tell Minister Li that I will definitely make a good show of it." The general guaranteed, with greed in his eyes.

  "In that case, I'll take my leave first. When the time comes, follow the signal to act. If General has already surrounded the capital, release the signal and let our master inside and outside respond." The man in black emphasized.

  "Of course, General will remember, envoy, slow down." The general said politely to the man in black.

  Yechuchu and Feng Xuefeng exchanged a glance while eavesdropping, then left the military camp.

  Fortunately, they still made it.

  The two continued on their way, Feng Xuefeng gazed at Ye Chuchu's perfect profile, his emotions fluctuating. After several months of interaction, he had already understood what kind of person the "Chu Ye" in front of him was.

  She is cold outside and warm inside, although her tone and expression are always light, but her heart is different from his shallowness. For those who are good to her, she is also very willing to get close. Before that, there seemed to be a layer of isolation between her and him, now he knows that it's because he didn't open his heart to her before.

  After going through thick and thin together, his heart opened up to her, and she also began to accept him.

  He, who had always been indifferent, for the first time placed someone other than his imperial brother in his heart.

  He thought they would be very good brothers.

  If 'Chu Ye' can help him assist his imperial brother together, his imperial brother's great cause will be completed soon.

  ——

  After two days of arduous journey, they finally arrived in Beijing on the second morning.

  Two people finally entered the imperial palace under the escort of trusted people.

  Long Town Palace, Feng Shao Han looked at the two people who appeared in front of him, first startled, then delighted.

  Feng Xue told Feng Shao Han about the events that had occurred on their way, naturally omitting the part where he and Ye Chuchu fell off the cliff.

  "You've worked hard." Feng Shao Han said to the two, after finishing speaking, he immediately shifted his gaze to Ye Chuchu, "Divine Doctor, you're back just in time, can you refine a pill for the Imperial Concubine?"

  "I will help the empress refine the elixir, but Your Majesty, now is the time when Li Xing is about to make a move. Why not wait until after dealing with the Li family before helping the empress again?" Ye Chuchu analyzed to Feng Shaohan.

  "How did you know about the Li family's rebellion?" Feng Shao Han looked at Ye Chuchu with a dangerous gaze, this matter was being carried out in secret and he had sent people to receive them, his imperial brother would not have told him about it, so how did he find out?

  "When I was on my way back with Ning Wang, we encountered the army of Li's family stationed outside. Moreover, I am a disciple of Guo Shi." Ye Chuchu walked up to Feng Shaohan, looked at Feng Shaohan's cold face, and finally understood how Feng Shaohan treated different people.

  "Disciple of the Imperial Tutor?" Feng Shao Han looked at Ye Chuchu with suspicion, the Imperial Tutor was one of the people he trusted, and the Imperial Tutor was currently in the imperial palace, no one dared to lie in front of him.

  "So you're actually a disciple of Guo Shi, no wonder..." Feng Xuefeng suddenly interjected, showing his support for Ye Chuchu.

  Seeing his own brother believe in Ye Chuchu so much, Feng Shaohan temporarily stopped sizing him up with his eyes and could provisionally trust the two people in front of him. If he really had any ulterior motives, he wouldn't have let her off.

  "As you are the disciple of Guoshi, I will definitely make good use of you." Feng Shao Han promised, "As long as you do your best to serve me, I won't treat you unfairly."

  "I will definitely assist the Emperor well in the future." Ye Chuchu guaranteed to Feng Shaohuang, knowing that those in higher positions were often suspicious at heart. All Ye Chuchu could do was guarantee that no matter whether it was for her own sake or for his feelings towards her, she would help him complete his great undertaking.

  As for the feelings between them, let nature take its course. If she really has feelings for him, she will go with the flow, but it's still too early to say anything now. She doesn't know if she would give up her freedom that she has always wanted for him, at least not for now.

  "Your Highness, I need to discuss with the soldiers from Huangzhou. I'll take my leave." Seeing Feng Shao Han put down his suspicion towards Ye Chuchu, he felt relieved and remembered that gathering troops was an urgent matter, so he hurriedly bid farewell.

  "Be careful on the road." Feng Shao Han reminded Feng Xue Feng.

  Feng Xuefeng smiled at Ye Chuchu as he turned around, and Ye Chuchu returned a smile before leaving.

  "Now come with me to find the national teacher, I want you to wake up the noble concubine immediately, I don't want to wait a moment longer." Feng Shao Han said decisively after probing Ye Chuchu, these days were so torturous for him. Although previously, he and Ye Chuchu had been in a cold war and hadn't seen each other, but he knew she was still fine by his side, breathing the same air. But now it's different, he didn't know how she was doing.

  The person who can save her is right in front of him.

  "What about the herbs?" Ye Chuchu asked tentatively, unsure if the spiritual plants grown in Yun Chu Mountain Villa had matured yet.

  "The medicinal herbs, I personally cultivated them in the imperial palace." Blocking Ye Chuchu's words, Feng Shaohan took out a large stack of medicinal herbs from the table, "Are these enough?"

  "That's enough." Ye Chuchu took over the spiritual plant from Feng Shaohan's hand, his expression somewhat complicated. He had actually personally planted it himself?

  Apart from Feng Shao Han's unexpected move, Ye Chuchu had another concern - that her doppelganger was emotionless. If she were to wake him up, he would not be able to withstand her cold gaze. It seemed that the only option left was to go to Guoshi and ask Guoshi to stop Feng Shao Han.

  Supreme Palace

  When the two arrived at the Supreme Palace, the National Master was already waiting there.

  "Guoshi (Shifu)" Ye Chuchu and Feng Shaohan called out together.

  When Gu Shifu heard Ye Chuchu call him Master, he thought that the Ye Chuchu in front of him had probably agreed with his views. He took another look at Feng Shaohuang, who was also a major reason for this.

  The national teacher looked at Ye Chuchu and knew that she had already obtained the great opportunity, as her cultivation was more intense than before. The person in front of him who could be chosen by the king must have his own strengths.

  "I know why you're here today?" The national teacher's eyes inadvertently swept over Ye Chuchu, then turned to Xiang Feng and Shao Han, "The noble consort will need another ten days before she can leave the pass, come back then!"

  "National Master, I respect you, but this matter, I have my persistence." Feng Shao Han looked straight into the eyes of the National Master and said stubbornly, with unspoken determination.

  "What if coming out early is harmful to the imperial concubine's body?" Gu Shi asked back, using this phrase would always make him temporarily give up.

  "I somehow feel that the national teacher is deceiving me. The other day when I came to see her, why didn't I ever hear the national teacher mention this?" Feng Shao's tone was warm and gentle, but somewhat stiff.

  "If you don't believe me, you can try it out yourself, but I won't be responsible for the consequences," said the national teacher with a retreat-advancing tone. "If Your Majesty is really determined, I can make the imperial concubine appear before you immediately."

  As he spoke, Guoshi had already made a gesture, and with just one wave of his hand, 'Ye Chuchu' would appear before him.

  "Never mind, I've waited this long, it won't make a difference in just a few more days." Feng Shao compromised, but although his words were conciliatory, the cold air around him only grew thicker.

  "In that case, Your Majesty should return and properly handle the Li family's affairs. As for Chu Ye, Master still has matters to discuss with you." The National Master sent Feng Shaohan back without hesitation.

  Feng Shao Han took a glance at Guo Shi, then another glance at Ye Chuchu, and finally turned around to leave with an icy aura.

  "Have you agreed with what I said?" Guoshi smiled and looked at Ye Chuchu.

  "I temporarily agree, as for later..." Ye Chuchu said with some reservation, but she knew that the national teacher in front of her understood what she meant.

  "Alright, from today on, I will teach you the art of Dou Qi." Guoshi said with a smile. "Dou Qi is divided into seven levels: Douzhe, Douling, Douwang, Douhuang, Douzong, Douzun and Doudi; The levels below Douzun are incomparable to your Xianxiu's Xianzun and other lower levels, but once you reach Douzun and above, it's a different story. Your Xianzun can't be compared to our Douzun. This is the heaven's gift to our human world, yet also a limitation imposed on us."

  "What level have you reached?" Ye Chuchu was originally not very interested in this fighting technique, but now that she heard it, her interest in the Fighting Honored One was quite great.

  In the Immortal Realm, there are only a handful of such powerful beings, merely a few in number.

  "It's because I'm not talented as a teacher that I've been able to cultivate and become a respected master." The national teacher humbly said.

  "Since the national teacher has such a high cultivation, why not help him personally?" Ye Chuchu raised her own doubts. Although she now holds more things in her hand, they are all of low rank. The national teacher's cultivation is profound, but why did he find himself?

  "The time of great crisis is approaching." The national teacher said with a sigh.

  "Your lifespan is so short?" Ye Chuchu asked incredulously.

  "Where did you think I went?" Gu Shi scolded, "I, the Master, have gone to the Continent of Light. I've been cultivating in the Dou Zun realm for hundreds of years now, and it's about time you arrived."

  Everyone wants to pursue the highest state of their own cultivation, and he is no exception. Now that someone has appeared who can help Wang realize his will, he should also make preparations for the future of the Three Realms Continent.

  "When did you become my master?" Ye Chuchu asked, automatically ignoring the words behind Guoshi.

  "Aren't you the one who just called me Master? How, I'm your master and you're still dissatisfied?" The national teacher gave Ye Chuchu a sideways glance, expressing his discontent.

  "......" Ye Chuchu fell silent, then after a long while, she said, "If you can make me convinced in my heart and mouth, I will acknowledge you as my master."

  "Alright, I will definitely make you convinced of me." The national teacher guaranteed, and the national teacher's hand suddenly flashed out three books, handed to Ye Chuchu, "This is one of our fighting gas, a practice symbol manual, and my lifelong practice of fighting gas, hope you carefully comprehend."

  "Are you also a Practitioner of Talismans?" Ye Chuchu looked at Guoshi in surprise.

  Apart from Xianxiu and Mozhu, Lianqi, Liandan, and Lianfu are the three major auxiliary cultivation methods, holding a crucial position in the Xiuzhen realm. She has already mastered Lianqi and Liandan, two of the major cultivation methods. If she were to cultivate Lianfu as well, wouldn't that mean she would have mastered all three auxiliary cultivations? Her luck seems to be quite good, although her abilities in each area are only just beginning.

  "The art of practicing talismans was originally a great skill in our human world, but it has been widely spread later. In the past, it was okay, but now, there are not many practitioners who can surpass me." The national teacher said with emotion.

  "When will you teach me how to practice talismans?" Ye Chuchu asked. Practicing talismans can have a great effect at times, and although she had many talisman papers in her hand, with her current cultivation level, the ones she could get were only low-grade talismans.

  The higher the level of the talisman, the more beneficial it is for her.

  "The art of practicing symbols, if there is a reliance on the release of Dou Qi, will exert a huge effect. When you reach the cultivation of Dou Ling, I will teach you then. Now the most urgent thing is to help the Emperor get through this crisis and let you successfully gain the Emperor's trust." Gu Shi explained.

  "En." Ye Chuchu replied faintly, Feng Shaohan, she would help him.

  Feng Shao Han returned to the palace with a hint of anger, he wasn't angry at Gu Shi, but rather felt useless, unable to even protect his own woman. His fists were clenched tightly, and his face was filled with gloom.

  "I've seen the Emperor before." Ye Chuchu suddenly appeared in front of Feng Shaohuan.

  Feng Shao's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, which vanished in an instant. Indeed, he was the National Master's disciple and could also perform this immortal art.

  "What's going on?" Feng Shao's cold eyes swept towards Ye Chuchu, his tone somewhat impatient.

  "Under the orders of Master Feng, have you come to help His Majesty get through this crisis?" Ye Chuchu gazed seriously into Feng Shaoheng's eyes.

  "What are you capable of?" Feng Shao looked at Ye Chuchu with a cold expression, the national teacher had never interfered in state affairs, could this person really... As he spoke, his attitude improved slightly, he shouldn't have vented his personal emotions on official business.

  "Refine the weapon." Ye Chuchu's lips lightly opened, saying words that moved Feng Shao's heart.

  "Really?" Feng Shao Han's suspicious gaze turned to Ye Chuchu, and then he thought of Guo Shi's immortal technique. Now it was too late to doubt, so he might as well let her refine it first, "How much can you refine."

  "How much do you need, I'll refine that much." Ye Chuchu boasted, refining weapons was a beneficial thing for both Feng Shaohuang and herself. She could improve her cultivation by refining weapons, while Feng Shaohuang could use the weapons to gain an advantageous position in battles between armies.

  "In that case, I'll take you to the military camp." Feng Shao Han said after sizing up Ye Chuchu.

  "Feng Shao Han called out, and the next moment, An Yi appeared in front of the two."

  "I have something to attend to, I'll leave this place in your care." Feng Shao Han said as he led Ye Chuchu into the hidden chamber.

  Ye Chuchu also found out for the first time that there was a secret room here? It seems that he has been leaving from here, and every time he leaves, someone pretends to be the emperor's identity.

  After entering the hidden passage, Ye Chuchu only discovered that there were many hidden passages here, and they seemed to lead to different places.

  "Change your appearance first." Feng Shao Han said to Ye Chuchu.

  Disguise? She had already disguised herself once, but because this 'Chu Ye' identity seemed to be temporarily unusable, she could only disguise herself again.

  Following Feng Shao Han into a dark alley, when they came out, Ye Chuchu found that she had already arrived near the military camp.

  In the military camp, many people are armed with weapons. Some are training and a team of horses is patrolling continuously. The tense atmosphere can be seen here.

  Looking at this military camp being so large, the number of people shouldn't be small either. Adding to that the 50,000 troops from Huangzhou, Feng Shaochen already has a winning chance in this matter.

  Similarly, with the token of recognition, two people were soon welcomed into the main account.

  "Second Brother... Chu Ye?" Feng Xue's eyes widened in surprise at the sudden arrival of the two, as he was currently discussing with the generals strategies to annihilate the enemy army.

  "You all go out first." Feng Shao Han said to the crowd of generals.

  "Yes, I will withdraw." The generals, although filled with doubts in their hearts, quickly retreated. Some things are better left unknown.

  "Does the emperor have something to say to me?" Feng Xuefeng asked doubtfully, glancing at Ye Chuchu beside Feng Shaohan, wondering if this matter had something to do with her?

  "I'm going to have him forge our battle weapons." Feng Shao said calmly.

  "Come with me." Feng Xuefeng thought that Ye Chuchu was the apprentice of the national teacher, probably having some unknown skills. Along the way, didn't Ye Chuchu's movements show it?

  Feng Xuefeng brought the two of them to the place where weapons were being forged without saying another word. The temperature inside was very high due to the work of smelting iron, and the people inside were busy forging, burning, and making arrows... a lively scene unfolded before their eyes.

  A few people just stood at the door and didn't go in.

  "What kind of weapon do you want to refine?" Feng Xuefeng asked Ye Chuchu, they actually had many things on hand, it's just that the effect wasn't very good, he also wanted to see Ye Chuchu's skills in this area before making a decision.

  "What is it that you lack the most in terms of weapons now? Bows and arrows? Swords? Or gunpowder?" Ye Chuchu asked back, thinking to herself what kind of weapon she could forge with her current cultivation.

  "Gunpowder." Feng Xuefeng heard Ye Chuchu mention these options, and when he heard Ye Chuchu say gunpowder, he chose this one without hesitation. "Especially on the battlefield, it can cause a large number of casualties to the enemy while posing little threat to our own side."

  "Alright." Ye Chuchu nodded in response, Huo Yao's words didn't pose much difficulty for her at the moment.

  Feng Shao Han and Feng Xue Feng exchanged a glance, then Feng Xue Feng led the way, taking Ye Chuchu to a place quite far from the military camp. There were no other buildings nearby.

  As soon as they entered, a strong smell of sulfur came towards them. The mixture, mainly composed of saltpeter, sulfur, charcoal or other combustible materials, ignited quickly and exploded with great force, making it difficult to control.

  The manufacture of gunpowder was therefore often at the cost of many lives.

  The Ziqiong Kingdom had roughly figured out the proportion of gunpowder after years of research, but this proportion was only suitable for a small range and had some effect on the battlefield, but it did not have much impact on the overall situation.

  "Refining gunpowder is done here." Feng Xuefeng said to Ye Chuchu, now that a big war is needed, gunpowder has become an indispensable necessity, and in recent days, many people have been carefully refining it.

  "Give me that tripod furnace." Ye Chuchu said, the gunpowder refined with her tripod furnace was too powerful, and an ordinary alchemy furnace would be sufficient.

  According to Ye Chuchu's words, Feng Xuefeng quickly brought over the tripod furnace.

  "Get me a separate room." Ye Chuchu said, looking around at the countless rooms separated by yellow earth.

  "En." Feng Xuefeng responded, and the three of them entered a relatively larger room.

  Looking at these things, Feng Xuefeng's eyes flashed with a hint of worry, "How much confidence do you have?"

  Ignoring Feng Xuefeng's words, Ye Chuchu decided to prove it with practice. She put the materials into the cauldron, and under the astonished gaze of the two men, a red flame appeared on her hands. The flame touched the materials, tightly wrapping them together in a ball, and then some excess things slowly floated out of the cauldron.

  Time passed minute by minute and second by second, the material in the cauldron that was being burned by the fire began to condense continuously, dropping into the cauldron one pellet at a time.

  "Alright." Chu Chu Ye withdrew her own flames and said to the two of them.

  Feng Shao Han walked forward with some doubt, took out a few black pellets that looked like dan medicine from the cauldron, and looked at Ye Chuchu, "Is this the firework?"

  "If you don't believe me, go try it out and see how it is?" Ye Chuchu gave Feng Shaohan a slight glance, if he didn't trust her, then why was he still letting her practice?

  Feng Shao looked at Ye Chuchu deeply, and decided to test again! He immediately called a person who specialized in testing gunpowder, and handed one of the pellets to him.

  He took it and packaged it against Maru, then went to a special testing ground for testing.

  "Rumble." Feng Shao Han and Feng Xue Feng, who were in the room, heard a loud noise. The yellow earth on the wall fell off, and the two of them looked at Ye Chuchu with a startled expression.

  At this time, the man returned, stammering and facing Feng Shao Han and Feng Xuefeng, saying, "The power of this gunpowder... is dozens of times stronger than what we had before?"

  Stammering and continuing, he finished speaking, looking into Ye Chuchu's eyes were full of admiration.

  "Alright, you go and have people quickly send all those materials to the room. First take these out and package them up, put them in the armory. Be careful during transport." Feng Shao Han instructed, since the effect is so great, it doesn't matter if they refine a few more. They'll keep blasting until that group of people surrenders. Looking at Ye Chuchu, he had already completely let go of his doubts about her abilities.

  "Yes." The man happily retreated, and soon returned with several others. They first put the materials to one side, then carefully carried out the newly refined gunpowder.

  This time, Ye Chuchu directly poured all the raw materials into the tripod furnace, and her hands lit up with a bright fire. Feng Shaohan and Feng Xuefeng clearly saw that this fire was slightly deeper in color than before, almost orange.

  But before long, Feng Xuefeng and Feng Shaohan clearly saw that Ye Chuchu's refining this time was different from the last time. A fine sweat appeared on Ye Chuchu's forehead, as if she had encountered some obstacles. The two held their breath and did not speak, fearing that they would disturb her.

  And Ye Chuchu was like this because she felt that she was about to break through, the spiritual energy all over her body was in a state of chaos, searching for a place to burst out.

  Because of the increasing momentum, Ye Chuchu's body shook violently and she quickly steadied herself on horseback.

  Phoenix Huafeng saw it and thought that Ye Chuchu had encountered something, just wanting to go up, but was stopped by Phoenix Shaochen. "Nothing will happen, if there's anything wrong, she'll know how to stop herself. If you keep going like this, you might hurt her, and also hurt yourself." Although Phoenix Shaochen's voice was cold, it carried concern, and the meaning of his words made Phoenix Huafeng listen carefully.

  Two people on one side looked at Ye Chuchu's every move seriously.

  Ye Chuchu was refining gunpowder while guiding the flow of spiritual energy in her body. This timing wasn't suitable for cultivation, so she would first finish refining the gunpowder before doing anything else.

  The clear fire in Ye Chuchu's hand was getting closer and closer to orange, and the accumulation of gunpowder in the cauldron was also increasing. When the last grain of gunpowder fell, Ye Chuchu immediately put all her attention on the spiritual power inside her body.

  Ye Chuchu's hand-held flame did not go out, and the color became more intense, the firepower also increased. Ye Chuchu was slowly replenishing his spiritual energy into his hands, but later found that the spiritual energy on his body seemed insufficient to support his promotion. He hastily took a drop of spiritual marrow from the space, and the spiritual marrow entered Ye Chuchu's dantian through his mouth, filling it with spiritual energy.

  With the support of the spiritual energy of the Lingmai, slowly, the color of the fierce fire gradually changed to orange, and the temperature in the room became higher and higher.

  At last, after a moment, the bright flame changed from red to orange.

  Upgraded, Ye Chuchu was promoted from equipment master to equipment grandmaster. Although the promotion was very fast, Ye Chuchu knew that reaching the equipment sect master would not be achieved by just refining a little bit of things.

  Ye Chuchu didn't expect that his alchemy level had also risen, from a beginner alchemist to an apprentice alchemist. Ye Chuchu knew that this was probably related to the clear fire. It seemed that the method of cultivating clear fire in the alchemy manual he had picked up earlier was surprisingly effective, it was almost unbelievable.

  And her cultivation, also from the foundation period first layer to reach the third layer, last time absorbing those spiritual essence's spirit energy did not let her advance, and today just refining something, actually jumped two levels in a row.

  Ye Chuchu thought to herself, the improvement of her cultivation was related to actual combat practice, but in this world, there were almost no cultivators who could match up with her for a spar. Su Qingge was one, but his cultivation level was too low and he couldn't even last a few moves against her.

  It seems that now it can only be Gu Shi alone.

  Didn't you say that you want her to be convinced and obedient? So, practicing with her is also one of them. Thinking of this, a hint of cunning flashed in Ye Chuchu's eyes.

  Not thinking for long, Ye Chuchu suddenly remembered that there were other people in the house. At this time, Ye Chuchu felt that her whole body was already soaked through. She turned her head to look at Feng Shaohan and Feng Xuefeng, both of whom were also drenched with sweat, their bodies completely wet.

  Ye Chuchu secretly sighed in her heart, fortunately they had persisted in this room.

  Looking at the slow-burning fire of the tripod furnace, Ye Chuchu looked at the two people and said, "These words are already enough to be used on the battlefield, I don't know if you still need to refine anything?"

  "With archery, how far can you refine it?" Feng Xuefeng had just seen Ye Chuchu's strength in refining gunpowder. If she could refine it that quickly every time, then why not let her refine more? Moreover, from what he saw, refining seemed to also help her cultivation.

  Since it's a win-win situation, what can't be done?

  "No need to refine again, take me to your armory." Ye Chuchu thought that she still had a mental technique for weapon combat enhancement in her mind, which should also be useful for the weapons of this mortal world.

  ……

  Then the three of them came to the armory again.

  Ye Chuchu sized up the armory, which had three floors in total. The first floor was for large-scale war chariots, while the second floor held everyone's spears and shields, as well as bows and arrows and other combat weapons. The third floor stored gunpowder.

  Feng Shao Han and Feng Xue Feng stared at Ye Chuchu, what did she need to do to make the power of these weapons even more terrifying, was it related to fire?

  Two people thought, Ye Chuchu's hands had already appeared orange flames, Ye Chuchu against those weapons, making their own flames bigger and bigger, after putting restrictions on Feng Huifeng and Feng Shaohan's bodies, Ye Chuchu began to surround those weapons with his own flames.

  She just needs to hold on a bit more and let the weapon's ability go deeper, without having to spend so much effort.

  Due to the orange flame, this blessing ended quickly.

  "Alright, if you don't believe me, let the soldiers try it out." Ye Chuchu withdrew the flames and said calmly.

  "I believe you." Feng Shao Han said without hesitation, the person in front of him seemed to have a high level of immortal skills as well. With his help, it would be like adding wings to a tiger for himself. Such a talent needed to be grasped firmly in hand, and he had already tested him just now, so there was no need to do so again.

  Seeing the bright light in Feng Shao's cold eyes, Ye Chuchu knew that she had truly joined their team.

  Feng Xuefeng watched the interaction between Feng Shaohan and Ye Chuchu, his heart moved slightly, looking at Ye Chuchu with gentle intentions in his eyes.

  Feng Shao Han left the military camp with Ye Chuchu and Tian You Ge, while Su Qing Ge was also an important part of this plan. Feng Xue Feng continued to stay in the military camp to preside over the overall situation.

  When Su Qing saw Ye Chuchu and others appear in front of her, she was caught off guard for a moment.

  When he saw Ye Chuchu, he found that his heart still fluctuated, and when he saw him at that moment, his heartbeat accelerated inexplicably. Hadn't he already prepared himself?

  Although there was no emotional exchange between the two people, he was simply infatuated with her appearance. Although, he was only attracted to her ability. Although, he was just interested in...

  He seems to have really fallen for a man? What should I do now?

  "At a time like this, the two of you are together, it's really unexpected." Su Qingge said calmly, having temporarily suppressed her emotions.

  "This time's plan also requires the participation of the divine doctor," Feng Shao Han said to Su Qing Ge, "The divine doctor is a disciple of the national teacher and has extraordinary abilities."

  "The Divine Doctor's skills were not ordinary to begin with." Su Qingge said in a somewhat strange tone, it seemed that the Emperor and Ning Wang both knew her abilities now. Thinking of this, Su Qingge felt that what she had previously thought was a secret between them was no longer a secret after all, and couldn't quite put into words the feeling in her heart, but anyway, it wasn't very comfortable.

  "Congratulations to the Emperor, another Tiger General has been obtained." Su Qingge said with an inexplicable tone, while deeply gazing at Ye Chuchu, with unclear emotions in his eyes.

  "I have many things to attend to in the palace, and there are also restrictions on our identities. Many things are not convenient for me to come to you, so from now on, let him discuss with you." Feng Shao Han said to Su Qing Ge.

  "Divine Doctor, from now on, we will have an even deeper collaboration." Su Qing looked deeply at Ye Chuchu.

  Ye Chuchu also looked back at Su Qingge, she felt that the current Su Qingge seemed a bit strange, couldn't quite put her finger on where it was, last time he refused to see her, this time his tone was strange, it seemed like he might be hiding something from her. Collecting her thoughts, Ye Chuchu decided to wait until there were no other people around before coming back to discuss with him again.

  Because this matter was very urgent, Feng Shao Han stayed for a short while before deciding to return to the palace temporarily. After leaving, he handed over an identification token to Ye Chuchu.

  After Feng Shao Han left, only Su Qing Ge and Ye Chuchu were left in the room.

  Su Qingge looked at Ye Chuchu without saying a word. Ye Chuchu also looked back at Su Qingge in the same way.

  "...you..." After a long time, both of them spoke at the same time.

  "You go first," said Su Qing.

  "Why didn't I see you last time?" Ye Chuchu asked lightly.

  "What if... I said it's because I've fallen for you, but I myself can't accept it?" Su Qingge said, waiting for Ye Chuchu's reaction.