The news that Xiao Ni had been rescued quickly reached Prince Jing's ears. With a little thought, he could roughly guess why the firecracker shop didn't explode sooner rather than later. It just happened to happen when all the officials and people in the city went to Shangxiahai to watch the ceremony.

After the oral order came out, the horse galloped up and down the martial arts field and was delivered to Shang Han through the newly opened emergency channel. After receiving the order, Shang Han frowned and immediately contacted Dou Guankui, who was in charge of the aftermath. Dou Guankui realized the seriousness of the problem.

Immediately allocate one hundred elite soldiers to Shang Han.

Twenty-five dead soldiers of Hanguang Pavilion and one hundred fully armed soldiers pressed to the south of the martial arts field, separated into groups to practice military horses, and went straight to Miao Cheng.

Captain Chen Lu was supposed to be in charge of closing the cannon, but since he took aim at Ziyuan, he was distracted. At this moment, he was whispering to Ling Shanggong, so the matter of closing the cannon was left to the "vice-captain".

When Miao Cheng saw the murderous Hanguang Pavilion from a distance, he knew something was wrong. Seeing them rushing towards him, a hundred thoughts of escaping quickly and inexplicably went through his mind. But after all, he had no evil intentions in his mind. Let's see if they were looking for him.

What to do.

Shang Han had the experience of dealing with Miao Cheng in the Yueyang Marquis Mansion. Although he was deeply dissatisfied, he could still live with it in terms of face. He left the team behind him, took two steps closely, and was the first to make a fist.

"Brother Miao, I'm sorry. Following my lord's instructions, I would like to ask you to come with us for the time being. There are some suspicions that need to be clarified."

Miao Cheng was not in a hurry and asked with a smile: "I wonder what suspicion your lord wants me to clear up?"

Shang Han replied politely: "Shang Han really doesn't know what's going on. He's just following orders. I hope Brother Miao will cooperate."

Gentleman is magnanimous. He has done nothing to offend Prince Jing. If it is still about Zhu Zhu, he can simply ask him to be detained again. When the anger subsides, can he really operate on his loyal subordinates?

Miao Cheng looked at Chen Lu, and to avoid suspicion, he asked Shang Han to come over and say hello.

Chen Lu was distracted and didn't know what "taking Miao Cheng away" specifically meant. He just nodded to his "deputy" and started to bicker with Ling Shanggong again.

On the other side, Ai Shi was also taken away by several people, but the difference was that Miao Chengtou was thrown back into prison, while Ai Shi was under house arrest in his apartment.

Chen Lu was in a trance, as if he had lost his soul, and he didn't know how he got home. The day was not tired, but it was extremely tiring, and there was only one person who was bothering him, and that was Ziyuan. This was the first time that he found that he had something to worry about in his heart.

Pretending to be someone is so tiring.

How do I find her?

What should I do if she leaves Jiqing?

Why is she avoiding me?

He kept asking these questions over and over, but he came up with hundreds of imaginary answers. Ninety percent of the "answers" made his stomach feel uncomfortable, and only ten percent occasionally made him raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

No, we can't wait like this. Since she showed up at the ceremony, it is very likely that she will settle in Xiwu. At worst, I will go to the inns to check, which is better than curling up in bed and thinking nonsense.

Just as he was told, Chen Lu stood up and opened the door to leave without saying hello to Ling Shanggong. He almost bumped into someone, but when he looked closely, he saw it was Chang Yu.

"Brother Chang, are you looking for me?"

Chang Yu looked anxious: "Something happened, I came to Brother Chen for help!"

"Something happened? What happened?" Chen Lu was a little confused.

Chang Yu squeezed in the door: "This is not the place to talk!"

Chen Lu was about to go out to look for his Ziyuan, but was blocked by Chang Yu. He felt a little unhappy, but then he thought about it. With this guy here, he might be able to use astrology to divine the direction of Ziyuan for him. That would be twice the result with half the effort.

I'm really stupid. Why didn't I think of such a good solution before?

"It's bad, Brother Miao asked Prince Jing to be imprisoned again!" Chang Yu spat out the words before he could sit down.

"What?" Chen Lu was shocked, "What happened to him?"

"Oh my God! Didn't you know that Hanguang Pavilion took him away during the day?"

At that time, Chen Lu could only think about Ziyuan, and he would not pay attention to whether Miao Cheng was invited or taken away. "What happened?"

"Do you know what happened when there was an explosion in the north of the city?"

Chen Lu shook his head. He knew that it was good to have one more sound after his three cannon fires.

Chang Yu said: "A firecracker shop in the north of the city exploded, burning down several nearby houses. It is said that more than a dozen people were killed. If there had not been a martial arts performance to attract some people, the number of casualties would have doubled!"

Chen Lu asked confusedly: "Did Miao Cheng do it?" Suddenly he felt that this question was so stupid. Miao Cheng was at the martial arts arena at that time, and he had no time to commit the crime, so he said in a roundabout way: "Did he plan it?"

Chang Yu grimaced and shook his head: "Of course it's not him. Why did he blow up someone else's firecracker shop? Did you know that Sabin Mo Ni was rescued?"

"Xiao Ni?"

Chang Yu nodded: "Nine of the ten-man team that placed her under house arrest were dead and one was seriously injured. It is said that a group of gangsters came to attack them."

"Then this was planned by Miao Cheng?" Once "emotion" is in your mind, your IQ will drop significantly.

"Oh, my brother Chen! What happened to you today?" Chang Yu was so anxious that he slapped his thigh twice, "If it was Brother Miao's plan, could he go to the martial arts field? He would stay there and wait for Hanguang Pavilion.

Arrest him? Even Taoist Master Ai is under surveillance, this matter is getting big!"

Chen Lu didn't have the brains to think about the causal connection here, so he just asked: "What do you want me to do?"

"Of course you go to Prince Jing to intercede for the two of them. You have just made a great contribution by forging cannons. Prince Jing will definitely listen to your advice!"

"Okay, I'll help you make another trip." Chen Lu originally wanted to ask Chang Yu to help test Ziyuan, but seeing how anxious he was at the moment, he couldn't calm down, so he just settled Miao Cheng's affairs before talking to him.

Say it.

The next day, Chen Lu visited Prince Jing and was quickly summoned. Prince Jing had two bags of dark circles under his eyes and looked a little tired, but he did not forget to smile. He asked kindly: "What's wrong with Mr. Chen?"

Chen Lu didn't turn around and asked blankly: "I heard that Miao Cheng was imprisoned again?"

Prince Jing's face darkened, but he soon regained his smile. "He is somewhat suspected of the explosion in the north of the city. I arrested him just to silence everyone. In fact, I will not embarrass him. When the cause of the explosion is found, I will determine it."

How about putting him back in your workshop?"

This was said so tactfully that Chen Lu didn't know how to fight for it, so he had to ask stupidly: "Is he really okay?"

Prince Jing is so old that he can't deal with the short alien in front of him. "Don't worry, sage, he is Gu's confidant, how can Gu harm him!"

Chen Lu organized Prince Jing's reply into his own words and prepared to reply to Chang Yu. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by Prince Jing. "Sage, stay here. I still have something to talk to you about."

"Please tell me!"

"When will the latest batch of cannons be cast?"

Chen Lu counted on his fingers: "Based on the existing materials, manpower, and space, we can produce three statues in ten days."

"Will you start working at night?"

"Stop at midnight!"

"Then we need to send more manpower to expand the site and start work around the clock. How fast will it be?"

Chen Lu asked: "Are you in a hurry?"

Prince Jing nodded.

"The only bottleneck is tungsten-manganese sand. Judging from the current reserves, it is only enough to make ten statues."

"That's the Thirteen Ones." Prince Jing raised his head to think, and muttered in a low voice. "The Thirteen Ones can only make do with two ships, which may not be enough!"

"what did you say?"

Prince Jing came to his senses and said: "Nothing, just build it according to this number. Can it be completed in five days?"

"As long as there are enough manpower and space, five days should be enough."

"Then thank you for your hard work, sage. We will reward you together in the future." Prince Jing paused and asked, "If there is enough tungsten sand and manganese sand, how long will it take to cast eighty cannons?"

Chen Lu joked: "If you can carve out 80 sets of furnaces, molds and sites, and assign five masters and 30 helpers to each set to operate around the clock, it can be built in five days."

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prison, torture chamber.

Miao Cheng was woken up by a bucket of cold water. There must have been salt added to the water. The wound on his back stung him, which made his heart hurt. He never considered himself a tough guy, so he should **** and howl, but he had a tough body.

But not dispersed.

By the way, this matter has nothing to do with whether the bones are hard or not. Originally, Miao Cheng didn't know how Xiao Ni was rescued. No matter how much he asked him, he couldn't know the truth. But it was Shang Han who was in charge of the interrogation. Although this Duan Xiu

He was good at martial arts, but his stamina was far inferior to that of his master. He was obviously interrogating an imperial convict for a private escape case, but when he started to be punished, it was clearly to avenge the humiliation suffered by the Marquis of Yueyang that day.

Shang Han's sinister face flickered in the moonlight that filtered through the prison window. He did it himself. Perhaps he was tired from the beating. He was lying on a chair peeling pomegranates to eat, which made his hands and mouth full of pomegranate juice, as if

It's like gnawing at Miao Cheng's flesh and blood.

"Let me ask you again, how did you let go of Sabin Moni?" he asked lazily.

Miao Cheng coughed up a mouthful of phlegm, and the pain on his back subsided slightly. He grinned and sneered: "You have asked this question for the tenth time, and I am tired of beating you. I still said the same thing, I don't know, you love

Beat him to death, okay?"

Shang Han's anger flashed, he chewed his teeth and cursed: "Bitch, don't be disrespectful. I think Prince Jing will feel sorry for you and spare your life. To tell you the truth, you are just a dog. If you bite someone, let you go."

When eating dog meat, your blood will be drained every minute. Do you know that you are in doom this time? Even if your paralyzed master comes to intercede, you will not be able to turn around!"

Evil arises from the heart, and anger springs from the guts.

Miao Chengdu didn't care how he was beaten or scolded, but Shang Han actually dared to speak rudely and insult his master. This tone was really unbearable.

He was so angry that he asked Miao Cheng to calm down. "Hey, it's not that I can't speak, but there are people behind me and it's hard for me to speak. How about you come here and I whisper to you?"

Shang Han's eyes lit up: "Have you figured it out?"

Miao Cheng pretended to be discouraged: "I really can't hold it anymore, but you have to promise that you will let me heal once I confess truthfully!"

Shang Han was overjoyed. He stood up straight and threw the pomegranate on the ground: "Okay, you confess and I'll let you down." After saying this, he tilted his head and leaned toward his ear.

"Actually, Nasa Bin Mo Ni and I have already discussed it, and we will do it on the night of the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Who knew that God would give us this opportunity..."

Miao Cheng muttered lies, and when Shang Han took the bait, he opened his mouth and bit his middle ear. Shang Han howled like a pig, but how could Miao Cheng let go.

Shang Han became anxious, and struck Miao Cheng in the chest with Luck's palm.

Miao Cheng's body-protecting energy had been dispersed by a thousand whips, and he had been hit by him many times, but he still didn't let go.

Shang Han became anxious and beat Miao Cheng on the chest and abdomen. He beat Miao Cheng so hard that he suddenly tore off Shang Han's left ear and the surrounding skin.

Shang Han screamed, covered his ears and fell to the ground. He ignored Miao Cheng and hurriedly ran to the mirror for prisoners to check his injuries. He turned around and took a look. It didn't matter, but it actually made him howl.

cry.

"My face! My ears!" Shang Han's eyes burned red, "If I don't kill you today, I will go to hell myself!"

Miao Cheng chewed up Shang Han's flesh and blood, spit it out viciously on the ground, and then looked up to the sky and laughed. But Shang Han's next words caused him to fall from the peak of victory into an ice cave, and his whole body shook like chaff unconsciously.
Chapter completed!