Zhou Shu had many forging materials in his mansion.
Yin Wuyou had just given him a piece of Heaven Refining Stone, big enough to forge a heaven-grade weapon. Now, with the Black Iron Gold Crystal given by Yin Chengshan, everything was ready. Since he already had a direction, what was left was to roll up his sleeves and begin forging!
After Zhou Shu became the You Marquis, the greatest benefit was that when he wanted to do something, he didnât need to think about anything else. He just needed to do it.
He once again went into seclusion to forge, and the You Marquisâs mansionâs doors were closed to visitors.
In the imperial study of the imperial palace of Great Xiaâ¦
Emperor Yuan Feng looked at the memorial on his desk and fell silent.
After a long while, he let out a long sigh. âGreat companion, do you think Iâm being too mean to the general?â
Other than the emperor, there was only Eunuch Zhao in the imperial study.
Eunuch Zhao stood there without saying anything, as if he didnât exist. Ordinary people wouldnât notice him.
Eunuch Zhao replied, âYour Majesty, you worry too much.â
âA death warrior came from the generalâs residence. Itâs only right for Your Majesty to send people to investigate. The great general has a clear conscience and will not blame Your Majesty for this.â
âThen, why did he submit his resignation letter?â Emperor Yuan Feng muttered.
Eunuch Zhao sighed inwardly. Your Majesty, you know everything. Why are you asking me? What can I say? That General Meng is afraid that Your Majesty will kill him?
Your Majesty, although you might not be willing to do so, even the emperor cannot do as he pleases when it comes to the matters of the Imperial Court.
âYour Majesty, perhaps the great general is tired. He is wounded and ill, and with his ageâ¦â Eunuch Zhao said.
âYes.â Emperor Yuan Feng sighed. âHe has suffered. Great companion, you said that he wants to go to the Huaxia Pavilion to be an advisor and help develop weapons. What is the meaning of this?â
âYour Majesty, I think I understand,â Eunuch Zhao said. âThe great general has spent his entire life in the military. Even if he retires and returns home, it might not be a good thing if he really has nothing to do. He wants to find a job to pass the time. After all, the great general has no children. If he really retires, what else can he do?
âActually, I think itâs a good thing. Marquis Zhouâs Huaxia Pavilion is thirty kilometers away from the capital. When Your Majesty wants to have a chat with the great general, you can see him at any timeâ¦â
âYou old bastard!â Emperor Yuan Feng cursed.
How could he not understand what Eunuch Zhao meant? If Meng Bai stayed in the capital, then he could find out about his movements at any time. And since he didnât have any military power, many people would naturally be completely at ease.
âThatâs all for now then.â Emperor Yuanfeng let out a long sigh. Being an emperor and being a good person were two different things. Perhaps he wasnât suitable to be an emperor.
How could he not know that the situation in Great Xia was getting worse and worse? He might even be part of the reason behind this. Emperor Yuan Feng placed Meng Baiâs memorial aside and asked, âWhat has Zhou Shu been doing recently?â
Although he wanted to beat up this Zhou fellow from time to time, it was undeniable that he was a talent and had helped Great Xia greatly.
If not for him, how could Great Xia take back the two prefectures?
If not for his Hundred Refinements Ring Pommel Saber and Horse Slaying Saber, the war in the southern border might not have gone so smoothly.
Emperor Yuan Feng had even heard that the other nations were already preparing for next yearâs Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament. They were afraid that Great Xia would rise again.
Thinking about it this way, Emperor Yuang Feng felt that the boy surnamed Zhou was not completely useless.
He snorted inwardly.
âMarquis Zhou has been busy with the construction of the Huaxia Pavilion recently.â Eunuch Zhao smiled. âI heard from the Ministry of Works that Marquis Zhou mentioned many wonderful ideas. Theyâre very interesting.â Eunuch Zhao picked out a few and told Emperor Yuan Feng.
After Emperor Yuang Feng heard this, his face darkened. He said coldly, âDoes he want to enjoy himself now? I donât even dare to build my side palaces like this!
âHe has just been promoted to a Forging Master, and heâs already so lacking in ambition. Does he think that it doesnât require money to build the Huaxia Pavilion?â
Emperor Yuan Feng was angry. Thinking back to when he agreed to his daughterâs condition, his chest felt stuffy.
âItâs not that Marquis Zhou doesnât do his job.â Eunuch Zhao had a pretty good impression of Zhou Shu. At the very least, every time they met, Marquis Zhou treated him with great respect. It wasnât about how grand his etiquette was but because he treated him with his heart.
This feeling made Eunuch Zhao, who lived in a scheming environment all year round, especially attached.
âHe only gave suggestions to the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Works is still planning the specific design plans. Marquis Zhou is currently in seclusion forging. He said that heâs preparing for the parade.â
Although Emperor Yuan Feng would scold Zhou Shu from time to time, Eunuch Zhao knew that Emperor Yuan Feng paid a lot of attention to Zhou Shu, so he was always paying attention to Zhou Shuâs movements.
Otherwise, he wouldnât be able to answer when Emperor Yuan Feng suddenly asked.
âHmph!â Upon hearing that Zhou Shu was in seclusion forging, Emperor Yuan Fengâs anger lessened. âWhat is he forging?â
âI donât know.â Eunuch Zhao smiled bitterly.
Emperor Yuan Feng also realized that he had asked a useless question and changed the subject. âWhere is Wuyou? What has she been busy with these past two days? Why hasnât she come to pay her respects?â
Eunuch Zhao hesitated for a moment before saying, âHer Highness has been selecting secret forging techniques in the imperial library for the past two daysâ¦â Emperor Yuan Feng was stunned for a moment before clutching his chest and panting heavily. âDamn it. That Zhou brat, to think I thought that he wasnât bad! If not for this dragon robe, I would have beaten him up!â Emperor Yuan Feng breathed heavily. âYour Majesty?â Eunuch Zhao asked worriedly. Emperor Yuan Feng sulked for a while before suddenly saying, âMy great companion, do you think anyone will notice if I disguise myself and leave the palace?â Eunuch Zhao had a puzzled expression. Leave the palace in disguise? To mingle with the people incognito? Is there a need to be afraid of being discovered?
Could it be that His Majesty wants to visit a brothel?
There was indeed an emperor in history who liked to do thatâ¦
Eunuch Zhao looked at Emperor Yuanfeng with a strange expression. After serving this emperor for so many years, he had never realized that the emperor was interested in this.
âIf Your Majesty is really interested, my best to arrangeâ¦â Eunuch Zhao said after hesitating for a moment. He prayed in his heart that the empress wouldnât find out.
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The You Marquisâs mansionâ¦
Crack!
With a crisp sound, Zhou Shu looked at the broken tool in his hand and frowned.
He had tried countless times.
Every time he was halfway done, the weapon would break.
According to my deductions, there shouldnât be any problems.
Zhou Shu pondered.
Forging weapons was not as simple as throwing all the materials into the furnace.
Different materials would react differently when used together. He had to consider the nature of the materials after they mixed together and control the heat during the forging process. These were all related to the success or failure of the forging.
The appearance of the weapon was not a problem.
If a Forging Master wanted to, they could make all kinds of strange weapons. They could even be more flashy than the weapons in Zhou Shuâs previous lifeâs online games, but this was meaningless. It was the same for Zhou Shu now. He had already thought about what this weapon would look like after being forged.
But in order to achieve that effect, he had to consider how to match and complement the materials. Not only did he have to consider the ratio of the materials, but he also had to consider how to fix the stars within the meridians of the weapon.
For several days, Zhou Shu had tried countless times, but each time he encountered a different problem.
This was actually the norm for a Forging Master. It was rare for a Forging Master to succeed every time they forged something.
The birth of a ranked weapon was the result of repeated attempts by the Forging Master.
Unless it was forged according to an existing forging formula, this step was unavoidable.
Zhou Shu also understood this point. The Legendary Armament Canon only recorded details of forged ranked weapons. He had to complete the first step himself.
He calmed himself down and began to review what had gone wrong.
After a long time, Zhou Shu activated the True Fire again and began to forge.
His movements were very gentle. Every time he placed a forging material, he would ponder for a moment and even write on the floor.
In the forging room, the crackling sounds of the fire and Zhou Shuâs muttering resounded.
After an unknown period of time, clanking sounds came from the forging room again.
Then Zhou Shu shouted, âAgain!â
Zhou Shuâs personality was a bit lazy. He liked to stay at home and didnât like trouble. Sometimes he liked to show off, and sometimes he wished that no one would recognize him.
But it was undeniable that there was stubbornness and tenacity in his character.
He could devote himself to anything that he had set his mind on.
It was just like forging. Although he had failed countless times, he had never given up and continued to try.
The steward looked at the untouched food at the door and sighed. It was time to worry again.
Although the marquis was a ranked martial artist, and he wouldnât starve to death if he didnât eat a few meals, every time he went into seclusion to forge, he wouldnât eat or drink. This made peopleâs hearts ache.
He shook his head and put down the fresh food, then picked up the untouched food and walked out.
Just as he walked out of the small courtyard, he bumped into someone and hurriedly bowed.
âNo need for formalities.â Yin Wuyou waved her hand and looked at the food with a slight frown. âStill not eating? Does he do this all the time?â
âNot really.â The steward thought about it. In the past, when the marquis forged, it didnât take long. The last time he forged the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword, it had taken longer, but not as long as this time.
âThe marquis said that the sword heâs forging this time is for Your Highness, so nothing must go wrong. He forbade any of us from disturbing him,â the steward said hesitantly.
Yin Wuyou was stunned. âFor me? Not for the military parade?â âIt serves the same purpose.â Before the steward came to the marquisâs estate, he was a steward of the Mi family and had quite a bit of experience.
âYeah, thatâs true,â Yin Wuyou said, her beautiful face slightly flushed. So Zhou Shu didnât sleep or rest, didnât eat or drink, to forge a weapon for meâ¦
He doesnât have to work so hard. As long as itâs from him, I will like it.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
In the moonlight, Yin Wuyouâs face was slightly red. Her bashful look made the steward feel like he was looking at a fairy from the moon palace.
He quickly lowered his head and thought, Her Highness and the marquisâ¦
Could it be that he had just turned from the steward of the Mi family to the steward of the marquisâs residence and was going to turn from the steward of the marquisâs residence to the steward of the prince consortâs residence?
âIâll go back first. Send someone to inform me when he comes out. Also, Iâve placed the documents I brought in his study. You must watch them carefully. Donât let anyone flip through them, understand?â
Yin Wuyou also noticed her loss of composure and regained her cold and arrogant appearance.
âYes, Your Highness.â The steward hurriedly bowed. Since the future mistress had spoken, he had to quickly express his stance.
Yin Wuyou walked away gracefully. Being disturbed by the stewardâs words, she didnât notice two men in black clothes lying on the roof of a house in the distance.
As they watched Yin Wuyou walk away, one of the men in black gritted his teeth, causing the man in black beside him to feel slightly cold.
Things were different from what he had imagined
Who would have thought that a head eunuch like him, who could cause an earthquake in Changâan with just a stomp of his foot, would one day be so sneaky as to be a nightcrawler?
But thinking about the person beside him, he felt better.
Hmph, luckily I came. Otherwise, I wouldnât know that my good daughter is still at the You Marquisâs mansion so late. If others find out about this, how will the rumors spread? Will they say the princessâs character is improper? Emperor Yuan Feng thought. He didnât know why he would have such a thought.
Perhaps he had been suppressing his emotions for a long time because of the great generalâs resignation.
He wanted to vent. He missed the times when he was not the emperor! Zhou Shu, the little brat who stole his precious daughter, naturally became the target of his anger.
Emperor Yuan Feng was a first-rank martial artist. Even though his cultivation was not truly at the first rank of the Martial Dao, he was still a first-rank martial artist. Eunuch Zhao was also a true first-rank martial artist. He was very different from Emperor Yuan Feng, who had used special methods to increase his cultivation.
He was a true first-rank martial artist!
Very few people knew that the head eunuch beside Emperor Yuan Feng was actually a first-rank Martial Dao expert.
It was a piece of cake for two first-rank martial artists to sneak into the You Marquis residence.
Especially since the true experts of the capital had already been informed in advance by Eunuch Zhao, the cultivation of those left behind to guard the marquisâs residence was far inferior.
Yin Wuyou originally had a chance to discover them, but she had already returned to the princessâs residence, so Emperor Yuan Feng and Eunuch Zhao had no trouble sneaking outside Zhou Shuâs forging room.
âYour Majesty, Marquis Zhou seems to be forging. If we charge in now, will it affect his forging?â Eunuch Zhao asked.
Emperor Yuan Feng hesitated. He had always been a soft-hearted emperor. Otherwise, he wouldnât have the title of a benevolent ruler.
âThen weâll deal with him later!â
The number one person of Great Xia, the ruler of a country, and his head eunuch, Eunuch Zhao, stood outside Zhou Shuâs forging room like two guards. The night wind rustled the fallen leaves on the ground, making them appear especially desolate.