Chapter 17
Injuring the enemy by one thousand and damaging yourself by eight hundred
Author: Soy Sauce Xuanzhu
Injuring the enemy by one thousand and damaging yourself by eight hundred
The followers thought that the people from Meihua Village had escaped, so they quickly formed a human wall to block Li Yewu's path.
Just as everyone was preparing for the attack, those who rushed out of the billowing smoke were not the bandits of Meihua Village but one of their own.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw their own people coming back.
"I'm so glad you're okay!"
"What's going on over there? Why did the landslide suddenly occur?"
Everyone was talking with concern.
However, these four people did not bother to answer. When they saw Li Yewu, they immediately knelt down on one knee to report.
"The task assigned by you, young lady, has been successfully completed."
"Very good, you weren't scared, were you?"
Li Yewu also asked with concern.
It was only then that the four followers raised their heads, with fear in their eyes.
Who said I wasn’t scared!
Going back to just now, the four followers were assigned a task by Li Yewu - to light the paper package, throw it to the location of the bandits in Meihua Village, and then evacuate as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, the followers were very obedient. If it were anyone else, they might have been suspicious, but even if they were filled with doubts, they could still do as Li Yewu asked.
While the three sentries were paying attention to the situation under the cave, they quickly rushed to the torch and lit the paper fuse.
I saw sparks flying out when the fuse was lit.
Li Yewu has repeatedly told them to throw it away immediately if it is lit, and run away immediately if it is lost, regardless of whether they pick it up or not.
The four of them had no doubts, lit the fire and let go before running out of the col. Four deafening explosions were heard behind them.
This time, the four of them didn't even look back. They used all the skills they had learned throughout their lives to completely escape from the dangerous area before the landslide.
When they turned back, they saw thick smoke billowing behind them and the sound of mountain collapse.
The four of them looked at each other in shock, with a sense of survival after a disaster in their eyes.
If... they had hesitated at all when they retreated, they might have died like Meihua Village in the mountains by now.
After recalling the process, several people were full of fear towards Li Yewu.
They are participants and witnesses of the whole thing, and they know what just happened better than others.
The four paper packets the young lady gave them were the culprits of this disaster.
So scary!
The master must know the little madam’s methods to accept her into the house!
Consciously understanding the secrets of heaven, the four followers involuntarily knelt down and returned to their lives.
Everyone was stunned when they saw what they did.
Even though they may appear to be timid in the eyes of outsiders, they also have their own set of rules. Apart from Heaven and Earth and their parents, the only one who kneels down is their master.
However, today, they actually knelt down to the little lady. This really meant that the little lady was also their master!
Li Yewu didn't know the principles of these people, so she helped the four followers up.
"You did a great job, I'll give you top marks!"
As she spoke, she looked at the confused people behind her: "Don't panic, this is not a drought or thunder or an earthquake. Don't get into the specific principles. Just think of it as a secret method of traveling in the world.
But in general, the matter should be resolved, and we will go back to investigate the situation at dawn."
"Return...back?" Everyone was a little scared.
First of all, Meihua Village is still there. Secondly, although they don’t understand the secret technique, it looks similar to an earthquake. What if the collapse continues?
"It's okay, take the time to rest."
Li Yewu said and asked Zicui to find a place for her to take a nap.
The mountain was blown to this point, and she didn't believe that Long Er could still climb out, so Li Yewute went to rest with peace of mind.
While Li Yewu was resting, everyone took the four people away and asked them about the situation carefully.
After learning that the four explosions were caused by the four paper packets given to them by the little lady, everyone's hearts were a little pounding.
"Who is this little lady?"
"She seemed to have known the function of these paper packets for a long time, and she was not panicked at all."
"Nonsense, the paper bag is hers, how could she not know it?"
"Speaking of which, little madam, is this... gunpowder?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence.
Before the Great Chu, this continent was composed of dozens of small countries, and there were constant disputes and wars between the small countries.
Later, the national master of one of the countries invented gunpowder, which made the Yun Kingdom invincible.
In a short period of time, the Yun Kingdom almost annexed the entire Central Plains, leaving only Dachu, Taihe, Shanhu, and Tingliang among dozens of countries.
The monarch of the Yun Kingdom was cruel and unkind, causing devastation wherever he went. His goals were far beyond what was in front of him. The remaining four countries were also within his grasp. The four countries had no choice but to fight back together.
All in all, the four countries almost paid the price of destruction to defeat the Yun Kingdom.
Suffering from the disaster and pain caused by gunpowder, the Emperor of Chu and other countries decided to destroy the gunpowder formula.
There is no more gunpowder here.
In the blink of an eye, more than three hundred years have passed. Now, under the leadership of Emperor Wuhou, Da Chu has long unified the entire Central Plains. There is only Da Chu and no other country in the world.
It's just that when the world is unified, gunpowder will appear again...
"Could it be that...the world is going to... again?"
Seeing that everyone was getting more and more ridiculous, the old housekeeper quickly stopped them.
"What you are saying is just speculation. Before the matter is clarified, no one can make it known to the outside world."
"Butler, of course we won't talk nonsense."
The followers had expressions on their faces like "We were raised by you, how can you not trust us?"
The old housekeeper ignored them and looked at Li Yewu solemnly again.
At this time, the old housekeeper's mood was really up and down. If he hadn't seen a little bit of the world back then, he would have been frightened to death.
I finally got rid of the idea that the young lady was a craftsman, but now a more terrifying thought arises... Could it be that the young lady is a descendant of the Yun Kingdom?
If not for the descendants of the Yun Kingdom, how could they know the art of gunpowder?
The more I thought about it, the more likely it was that I felt it was possible, and the old housekeeper became even more uneasy.
After returning from here, he immediately repaired the book master. This matter is getting more and more complicated.
…
Amidst the worries of the old housekeeper, the sky dawned unknowingly.
Li Yewu was full of energy and led a group of people back to the gold mine site again.
However, everything here was much more tragic than she imagined.
Four mountains originally surrounded this place into a well, but now the mountain to the west has completely collapsed, and a lot of the remaining three mountains have also been blown up.
Now the four mountains merge into one,
The hole they had worked hard to dig all day and night had long been buried by the mountain.
If you want to dig underground gold mines, you must first clear out these mountains.
As for the people in Meihua Village, don't worry, there must be no bones left, they are all buried under this mountain.
The frightened second master of Meihua Village unexpectedly died in a landslide, which is really sad.
But Li Yewu didn't care. What worried her was that the gold mine she was about to get was missing!
I originally planned to deal with the bandits and the rock formation together, but I misjudged the power of the explosives, injuring the enemy by 1,000 and damaging myself by 800.
Looking at this huge stone mountain, Li Yewu's eyesight went dark. He didn't know how long it would take him to clear it!
Chapter completed!