I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 608 Military Crossbow.

East Palace.

The prince stood up from his chair and asked anxiously,

"Are you sure Youzhi is also in the capital?"

"Sure, I can guarantee it with my life."

The young eunuch kneeling in front of him spoke with a firm tone and a sinister smile on his face.

"Your Highness, do you need a servant..."

"Idiot! Who do you think you are to be able to bring someone out of Linglong Waterside Pavilion!"

Zhao Chuxi kicked the young eunuch on the shoulder and cursed angrily.

"I am just a little maid in Prince Yan's mansion. If Your Highness wants me, I can serve you."

At this time, a man in white brocade clothes and holding a folding fan walked into the room.

The man looked young, probably around 27 or 28 years old, with broad eyes, thick eyebrows, dark circles under his eyes, and looked a little "weak".

"Mr. Yu."

When Zhao Chuxi saw the man, he stood up to greet him personally.

He did not neglect this Taoist master who suddenly came to him.

When Yu Shouye saw Zhao Chuxi coming to greet him personally, he looked flattered and saluted,

"I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Why does the Crown Prince get angry over such a small matter?"

Zhao Chuxi frowned slightly, instinctively feeling a little unhappy about others hearing such things.

Yu Shouye naturally noticed the subtle changes on Zhao Chuxi's face, but pretended not to know and continued,

"I wonder what the prince thinks of my proposal..."

Zhao Chuxi raised his hand and interrupted him, saying,

"Mr. Yu, please don't mention that matter again. I will pretend that I have never heard of it."

"Prince, I am talking about Xu Youzhi, Miss Xu."

Yu Shouye opened his folding fan and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

"You know?" Zhao Chuxi was a little suspicious. Ever since he came back from Yanshan City, he had asked someone to investigate, but there was almost no information about Xu Youzhi.

Although Xu Youzhi was stunningly beautiful, few people in Yanshan City knew about her.

Yu Shouye waved his folding fan, his lips curled up, his face full of confidence.

"Xu Youzhi, this year is twenty-two years old. She was brought into the palace by the late Princess Yan in the fourteenth year of Hongwen."

"Before she entered Prince Yan's Mansion, she was saved by the Second Young Master seven times."

"She is now a natural beauty, and is no less beautiful than the Crown Prince's future Crown Princess."

Zhao Chuxi was still shocked at first. It turned out that the people of the Yu family were so well-informed that they could find out so many things.

However, when he heard him mention Liu Mingyan, his face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

"The Emperor has not yet made a decision on the Crown Princess's matter. Master Yu must have heard this gossip from somewhere."

Zhao Chuxi gritted his teeth, impatience showing on his face.

"Really? I heard it from someone else. I hope Your Highness will not blame me."

Yu Shouye waved his folding fan, and although he was apologizing, he didn't look like he was apologizing at all.

Zhao Chuxi was not stupid, so he could tell that Yu Shouye was mocking him on purpose. He looked at him unkindly and said,

"Mr. Yu, why did you come to see me today?"

"Shh!"

Yu Shouye folded his fan and stared at Zhao Chuxi with undiminished aura. After a long while, he looked away and said with a folded hand.

"Your Highness is only worried about Li Mu and Linglong Waterside Pavilion. If I can bring someone out of Linglong Waterside Pavilion for Your Highness, would Your Highness be willing to consider our cooperation?"

Zhao Chuxi stared at Yu Shouye. Although he was tempted, he still shook his head.

"Mr. Yu, please don't joke. How could I be such a person?"

Yu Shouye sneered in his heart, but seeing that Zhao Chuxi was actually ready to give in, he decided to add fuel to the fire.

"I also heard that the fourth young lady of the Liu family has also been staying at Linglong Waterside these days. Why don't I help Your Highness invite her here as well?"

"If there is any misunderstanding between your highness and the other two, it can be resolved in person."

Zhao Chuxi narrowed his eyes, looked at the man in front of him who was a few years younger than him, and asked in a deep voice,

"Aren't you afraid of Li Mu?"

Hearing this, Yu Shouye laughed, his laughter full of arrogance.

"He learned some water control techniques from the Yin-Yang School and killed a person in the Heaven Realm by surprise. So what? He is only one person after all."

"Your Highness, what stands in our way is never just one person, but the entire Hundred Schools of Thought."

As he spoke, Yu Shouye took out a standard military crossbow from his waist and placed it on the table between the two of them.

"It's just a little thing, a gift for His Highness."

……

"Uncle Master?"

The exquisite waterside pavilion is located in a wing room of the inner house.

The doors and windows of the hut were closed, and five women of different looks were sitting around the table.

Su Yuwei tilted her head and looked at the military crossbow in front of her, with confusion in her eyes.

Zhang Hanrui tapped the table with her slender jade fingers, as if she felt a little uncomfortable, and twitched her arm that was tightly hugged by Die Meng, and then she spoke,

"Found it on the black market in Jeju. I can't see anything unusual about it, but... it can break the protective aura of a first-level warrior."

"The Blood Qi Mechanical Crossbow, as long as there are enough people, even a Heaven Realm cultivator would not be able to resist it easily. What's so strange about this?"

Yin Huanping picked up the crossbow and took a look. Apart from not having a specific number, it was no different from those used by soldiers in the army.

Zhang Hanrui didn't say much, but took the crossbow and handed it to Xu Youzhi.

Then he gently patted Diemeng's hand, signaling the others to step back.

Die Meng was still a little confused when she saw Xu Youzhi had raised the crossbow and aimed at her.

With a "whoosh" sound, the arrow flew out.

Die Meng, who had been unconcerned at first, suddenly had her pupils shrink. She immediately jumped up from the stool, grabbed the arrow and took a half step back with her left foot.

"How can it be!"

Yin Huanping stood up suddenly and grabbed Xu Youzhi's fair and slender wrist. After confirming that she was not a hidden external master, he turned his gaze back to the crossbow.

"Little girl, are you Hua Jin? No, are you Fan Xu?"

At the same time, Die Meng held the broken arrow and looked at Xu Youzhi in astonishment.

The girl in front of me is as pretty as the girl from the Liu family. She looks frail and coughs from time to time. I never thought that she is actually a hidden master.

Xu Youzhi smiled shyly, put the crossbow back on the table, and then said,

"The Taoist master has misunderstood. Youzhi has never practiced martial arts."

"How can it be……"

"Xiao Mengmeng, go and close the door from the outside."

Zhang Hanrui patted Diemeng's shoulder and interrupted her.

Die Meng was stunned. She thought she was called here specifically for a discussion, but now it seemed that she was being used as a sitting duck.

He looked at Zhang Hanrui with some grievance and left the room reluctantly.

Yin Huanping picked up the crossbow and looked at it for a while before he was a little surprised.

"Die Meng was only one step away from becoming a celestial being, but You Zhi could actually push her back half a step with this military crossbow. What on earth is this thing?"

"Jeju! Uncle Master, could this thing be related to the Fangji family?"

Su Yuwei has been worried about what happened in Jeju recently, and she immediately connected the dots.

Zhang Hanrui raised her beautiful eyes slightly, tilted her head to look at Su Yuwei, nodded and smiled,

"I heard that you restarted the Hakka spies. It seems that you know a lot."

"No, no..." Zhang Hanrui was a little embarrassed. She really hadn't found out anything about Jeju. She rubbed her hands and said a little embarrassedly.

"Actually, they were all mentioned in the young master's letter. I just said it subconsciously when I heard Jeju."

Hearing this, Zhang Hanrui frowned slightly. Being interrupted by Die Meng, she realized that she didn't see Li Mu. She pretended to ask casually,

"The Hundred Family Summit will be held in ten days. Where is that kid?"

"I was in Jinzhou before, so I guess I should be on my way back now."

Yin Huanping always felt that it was a bit strange for several people to sit together and talk about Li Mu. She and Zhang Hanrui, one saw through it but didn't say anything, while the other would never admit it.

In front of Su Yuwei, his legitimate girlfriend, he felt a little embarrassed. After thinking for a while, he deliberately said with a smile,

"Now the Xing Dynasty army has almost all gone to Jiangcheng to quell the rebellion. In a few days, the Hundred Family Summit will be held. If someone can get hundreds or thousands of these military crossbows, I'm afraid they can wipe out the top leaders of the Hundred Family."

"Hahahaha, isn't it funny? Why aren't you laughing?"