"So, will you come with me?" Master Li asked her directly.
Zheng Quchi said that he would join the "Jichun Craftsmen's Union", but he did not explicitly say that he would go with him.
She thought he wouldn't notice this, but she didn't expect that he had already guessed it, and she didn't even have the chance to be vague.
She looked at the sky: "This...I'm not even a craftsman..."
"You have the finished wooden art of the earthenware, and it is also used in the current city wall construction project. It is a contribution art recognized by the government. If you want to rate it, you should be able to rate it easily."
This was the first time Zheng Quchi heard this statement: "Then where can I get this rating?"
"There should be a relevant craftsmen's association in the county. Tomorrow is Muxiu. I can accompany you." Master Li invited her.
Zheng Quchi lowered his head: "I have no such idea for the time being..."
In the short time he spent with her, Master Li had already caught one of her few weaknesses.
He said gently: "If you are graded, you should at least be able to get a major craftsmanship. If the woodcraft has a wide range of influence, and there is a famous craftsman to vouch for you, you might even be directly graded as a craftsman first-level apprentice."
"First-level apprentice of a craftsman? Doesn't that mean he jumps to the second level in a row?"
Zheng Quchi was surprised. He thought that Qinggong was a first-class apprentice of craftsmen at the beginning, but he was famous throughout Fu County for producing the "Seven-Star Table Set" and once sold out of the goods before he was rated as a first-class apprentice of craftsmen.
Her earth-moving tools were indeed made in large quantities by work officials, but they were only used for lifting soil for fortifications. Her influence can be seen from the fact that she has not been known so far.
"I think you can." Master Li's tone was clear.
Zheng Quchi avoided his eyes: "But I've been really busy recently..."
Master Li continued: "If you can become a mulberry worker, the next time the county recruits craftsmen, you will have special treatment. You can even enter the official workshop to buy some rare materials that are not circulated in the market. Of course, you will also get a monthly salary. Are you sure you don’t want to give it a try?”
Zheng Quchi's eyes widened the more he listened. How could the craftsman rating be such a good thing? Why had she never heard of it before?
She made a decision immediately and said: "No matter how busy you are, you will still have time if you squeeze it. I think tomorrow will be good, and Master Lao will lead the way."
Master Li was not surprised by her change of words and looked at her calmly: "It's a small matter. I will pick you up tomorrow."
——
Zheng Quchi had originally made an appointment to go to the county with Master Li the next day for a rating, but she didn't want to go because Shan Bian had arranged an assassination mission for her that night.
Time: noon.
Location: On the hill.
At the same time, Shan Bian restricted her movements and she had to stay with him all night until dawn.
Shan Bian was very serious when explaining the task: "Tomorrow at noon, Yuan Sui and Yin Xiao will be mixing mud in the quarry. The guards will need to be dispersed and stationed around to prevent interference and peeping. Then you should find a place to hide first. When the time comes, follow my instructions and kill them."
"Okay." She agreed immediately.
Shan Bian was startled and couldn't help but look at her twice.
"Why are you so positive today?"
"Is this considered positive?" She properly reflected on her past self and shrugged helplessly: "I just suddenly figured out that unnecessary hypocrisy should be discarded. After all, I am a killer."
Now Dan Bian has no doubts.
He told her smoothly: "After killing these two troublesome guys, we will blow up the city foundation and completely stop Fu County's plan to restore the city wall."
"Blow it up? With what?" Zheng Quchi was surprised.
Shan Bian felt that her fussing was really embarrassing to the Mo family.
"Black gunpowder, haven't you seen it?"
Black powder?
She had never seen anything called "black powder" before.
"How powerful is it?" she asked curiously.
Shan Bian raised his chin: "You will know then. We have been busy for so many days and finally arranged it. When Master Qu comes over tomorrow and we light it together, you will know how big the black gunpowder specially made by our Mo family is." It’s powerful.”
Master Qu will come tomorrow too?
That would be... great.
However, I don’t know if this “black powder” is much different from modern explosives.
But she knew that once it exploded, it would be extremely powerful, and it would be impossible to hide it from anyone.
She deliberately asked: "But with such a big movement, if it attracts officers and soldiers to surround us, how can we escape?"
"You don't have to worry about it. When we light the black powder, the scene will definitely be chaotic. We will take the opportunity to get into the team of craftsmen and wait for an opportunity to escape."
"That's a good idea. Where are you going to light the black powder, and which part am I responsible for?"
"You don't need to. There are seven of us, including Master Qu, and we can deal with all the burning points at once. We will be in the relatively hidden pine forest area. You should pay attention to the movements at any time and pay attention to the response."
Oh~
Chen Quchi, who had figured out the entire plan, smiled sinisterly from an angle that no one could see.
She was still worried about not being able to catch them, but she didn't expect that they would all come to her door.
Zheng Quchi had no psychological burden after sending away Qu Shi and Dan Bian, the so-called masterminds behind the scenes, but for Qiu... But now, she couldn't control that much.
He killed "Sang Xuanqing" because of the Mohist family's order, so the cause and effect cycle, he eventually died in the Mohist family's mission, it can be regarded as retaliation.
But she had to think carefully about how to get rid of these things afterwards.
She could neither let the Mo family think she had betrayed, nor let Yu Wensheng notice that she had something to do with the Mo family.
——
The next day, the quarry was emptied and the craftsmen were temporarily placed in shantytowns to await orders to start work.
In a large quarry, on a flat open space, a large iron pot was placed on the fire. Yuan Sui and Yin Xiao asked someone to bring a sack and unpack it.
The white and plump particles that were poured into the iron pot with a "crash" were exactly the rice.
The rice was boiled in the pot until it jumped, and then water was poured into the pot. Yuan Sui was smart enough to ask someone to shovel in sand and hydrated lime and stir them together.
On the hill, Zheng Quchi was lying on the edge of the cliff, and couldn't help but mutter: "... Either steam it and pound it, or grind it into powder and make it into a pulp. What are you doing?"
Unsurprisingly, the first attempt at boiling the pulp failed.
Yuan Sui and Yin Xiao looked at each other, and they both saw dissatisfaction in the other's eyes.
The words of the little black mouse questioning him in public rang in their ears, but they didn't believe it. They all got the secret recipe, but they failed because they neglected the manufacturing process?
"Keep adding to it!"
fail!
"Cook the rice first." Yin Xiao changed his mind.
"How much rice should be added to this?" The person pouring the rice looked hesitant, not daring to be careless about the portion.
At the same time, he was heartbroken.
You must know that ordinary people would not be willing to buy a pound of rice to eat during the New Year and festivals, but now the two of them used it to stir the mud and pour pot after pot.
Zheng Quchi gritted his teeth.
These old men had never cooked much, so they asked Yin Xiao and Yuan Sui how they knew how much rice to put in and how much water to add?
"Add more!"
"More!"
The two of them opened their mouths and gave random instructions, and ended up cooking another pot of dry and burnt pork belly.
Yuan Sui waved his hand nonchalantly, even feeling impatient and angry because of his repeated failures.
"Pour it out, pour it out, come again!"
Zheng Quchi couldn't bear it anymore. Her current mood was just like that of the rice-pouring craftsman, distressed and trembling.
Those bags of rice were all sold for money!
At this time, a force pulled her. Zheng Quchi looked back and saw Shan Bian, who was wearing craftsman's clothing, gesturing towards her.
Do it!
She followed his gaze and looked down at the original follower Yin Xiao.
Is this about to begin?
To be honest, she really wants to fake it now and kill Yuan Sui and Yin Xiao, these two idiots who are nothing.
Zheng Quchi raised his crossbow, aimed at the two unsuspecting "prey" below, and spoke coldly.
"Who to kill first?"
she asked Shan Bian.
Shan Bian had no objection to this: "Whatever."
"Whatever? There is no such choice." Zheng Quchi said.
"Then kill Yuan Sui first!"
"Why?"
"Because... there is no reason, then kill Yin Xiao first."
"Why?"
Shan Bian's forehead was throbbing with veins: "Zheng Quchi, did you do this on purpose?"
Zheng Quchi frowned: "No, it's just that I haven't gotten used to using this new crossbow yet, so I'm worried that if I can't kill it with an arrow..."
Shan Bian didn't think it was a big deal: "As long as you are fast enough, you can just add another arrow to them when the time comes."
"OK!"
Zheng Quchi made a good preparation, and the next second, without any hesitation, he pulled the trigger.
Hearing two whizzing sounds, she fired two arrows in succession, with lightning speed, hitting the chests of the two people below.
Blood spread along the wound in an instant. Yuan Sui and Yin Xiao didn't even utter a exclamation, but fell down with a "pop" sound.
"Well done!" Shan Bian said excitedly.
Zheng Quchi said: "Only one arrow was hit. I am not sure whether they are alive or dead, but they fell down. It will not be easy to replenish the arrows."
"The arrow hit his chest. He is definitely dead. Let's get out of here quickly."
Shan Bian took out a cigarette and blew out a thin wisp of smoke. Not long after, a tough and cold figure floated over quickly. After he landed, Shan Bian immediately caught up with Zheng Quchi.
"Master Qu, we succeeded! Now all that remains is to blow up the foundation of the city wall."
Zheng Quchi calmly observed the middle-aged man named "Qu Shi". He was very tall, with thick shoulders and back like a towering mountain. Under his thick eyebrows, a pair of long eyes were cold and sharp... quite... A bandit leader who kills and sells goods.
"Okay, let's go blow up the city foundation now!"
Master Qu then glanced at Zheng Quchi.
As soon as Zheng Quchi met his gaze, he lowered his gaze.
"You don't have to go."
Zheng Quchi didn't know whether Master Qu was guarding her, or whether he thought she would get in the way. In short, she didn't intend to go, so since he took the initiative, it saved her the trouble of making excuses.
She nodded respectfully.
"Okay, Master Qu, be careful."
She simply turned around and left.
Master Qu stared at her back for a moment. It wasn't until she was far away that he asked Shan Bian, "Did she really do something?"
"right!"
"After blowing up the city wall, inform all Mohist disciples to retreat to Fu County immediately and leave her alone."
"Why?" Shan Bian was surprised.
Master Qu said coldly: "She has no use value anymore."
"But, doesn't the Mo family still need to find their Zheng family's mountain and river map through her?"
"I did suspect that the Mountains and Rivers Map was on her before, but she has been fine for so long, so there is no need to waste time. As long as there is Zheng's bloodline in the world, we will not worry about not being able to find the Mountains and Rivers Map."
Shan Bian was silent for a moment, and finally made up his mind: "Well, I'll do as you say, Master Qu."
——
Because the original follower Yin Xiao was suddenly hit by an arrow and fell into a pool of blood. The craftsmen who were commanded by him were immediately frightened. When they reacted, they began to scream and run away.
The shadow left by the barbarians has not completely faded away, and now another murder occurred. The garrison was immediately on alert, patrolling and chasing in chaos.
Just when the craftsmen and guards were all in chaos, taking this opportunity, Master Qu, Shan Bian, and several other Mohist disciples went to the arranged positions and lit the black powder.
But as soon as he squatted down and took out the fire folder to prepare, he felt a line, no, a bunch of black shadows rolling down behind him.
Shan Bian looked at the shadow in front of his feet, his eyes tightened, and when he turned around suddenly, a black bag was wrapped around his upper body.
At the same time, the "treatment" of several other people was the same.
They were all gathered together and struggled desperately in the bag, but they were beaten on the chest, hit on the head, and punched randomly, making them scream in pain.
Master Li personally caught the Mohist "Master Qu". His eyes were indifferent, and he turned away with a flick of his sleeves: "Tie up these Mohist disciples and send them to Yu Wensheng."
Woohoo——
Fuck fuck fuck!
When Shan Bian heard this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Who is this person? What grudges do you have with the Mo family?
Without even giving them the slightest chance, they just opened their mouths and insisted on sending them to the gate of hell.
——
Zheng Quchi was in a panic and could not calm down until she saw Master Li in the midst of the chaos and noise, with a normal expression on his face and nodded towards her. After being stunned for a moment, she showed a big smile to him.
Success!
She succeeded!
Ha ha ha ha……
She finally succeeded in getting rid of the minions placed by the Mo family around her... Although she didn't know what would happen in the future, at least from this moment on, no one would be behind her to control her every move. .
As for Master Li...
She knew that he also planned to destroy the city wall project.
It's just that he seems to have something unspeakable and is unwilling to come forward in person. Instead, he focuses on Yuan Sui and Yin Xiao.
When she realized this.
Then, taking advantage of the Mo family's assassination, they started a ring within a ring and a plan within a plan.
Master Li will not doubt that it was her who did it, and she will blame everything on the Mo family.
Her two arrows looked dangerous, but in fact they were not fatal if treated properly. She deliberately made these two idiots severely injured and unable to recover, just to make Master Li lose these two controllable puppets.
In this way, Master Li's plan will be disrupted, and all actions will be suspended because he can't find a replacement for those two idiots.
And she couldn't wait any longer. She had to help Fu County complete the city wall as soon as possible!
Destroy the ambitions of this group of evil elements who are behind the scenes and want to destroy the peace and stability of Fu County!
Completely unaware that Zheng Quchi was looking towards Mr. Li from Fu County with a red heart, he suddenly saw her smiling so brightly and sweetly at him for the first time, overflowing with an indescribable contentment and joy. He seemed to be infected by it, His face broke the ice, and he smiled at her in an unskilled manner.
(End of chapter)
