"Your Majesty, I have fully complied with your wishes and sent people to guard the Ksitigarbha lotuses found around." A guard bowed and said.
"Well. Every Ksitigarbha lotus must be guarded by heavy troops without any mistakes!" Ling Yu's deep voice sounded, with a calmness and coldness that was completely inconsistent with his age.
"Heavy troops... I would like to report to the emperor that the army suffered heavy losses in these two battles with Wanqi Kingdom. Most of the soldiers are currently stationed at the border. There are not many available soldiers around the capital. I'm afraid..." The guard hesitated.
"If you are daring because of your humble position, Your Majesty, why don't you take out all those Ksitigarbha lotuses, so that you don't have to use too many soldiers and you can use those Ksitigarbha lotuses for your own use..."
"Crack!"
Ling Yu slapped his hand on the Long Book Desk, with a look of cold anger on his face, "Bold!"
"You deserve to die for your humble duty! You deserve to die for your humble duty! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" The guard trembled in fright and knelt down.
Ever since he ascended the throne, the emperor's aura has been intimidating! What's more, there is also the matter of purging the royal family. Now in the huge royal family, only the emperor's bloodline is left, and the whereabouts of Princess Yue are unknown.
Therefore, all the civil and military officials of the dynasty, as well as all the imperial guards, etc., there is no one who is not afraid of the emperor!
"Come here, drag him down and kill him." Ling Yu's cold voice was emotionless, as if killing someone was no different than killing an insect. His eyes were darkened to the limit, as if they had become a pair of bottomless black holes, choosing people to eat.
"..." The guard lowered his head, his body shaking like chaff, but he did not dare to say a word of begging for mercy.
Previously, a guard did something wrong, and the emperor ordered him to be beheaded. The guard just begged for mercy, and as a result, nine tribes were implicated!
How could he be so clever and give advice to the emperor just now? He was really looking for death!
If the emperor wants to collect Ksitigarbha lotus, why should he ask?
Soon, the imperial guards came in and dragged the people down, and there was no sound at all.
The atmosphere returned to calm.
There was no expression on Ling Yu's face, no emotion, it was as if he had no emotion.
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Since then, Ksitigarbha lotus has blossomed all over the continent, completely losing its previous mysterious appearance, as if it appeared overnight.
As a result, all countries seemed to have quieted down and concentrated all their efforts to collect Ksitigarbha lotus in their own countries as soon as possible.
Except for Nanling Kingdom.
Peaceful time often passes quickly, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
All countries have collected all the Ksitigarbha lotus within their own territories, made pills, and started taking them to specific groups of people, and initial results have been achieved.
After Nanzhao State made pills from Ksitigarbha lotus, it specially selected an elite army and gave them all the pills in an attempt to cultivate them into an invincible army!
Because the Dongao Kingdom is relatively small in area, it has collected less Ksitigarbha lotus. It has no plans to use it in the army. Instead, it decided not to take the ordinary path and try its best to cultivate members of the royal family and some backbones!
As for Nanling, the Ksitigarbha lotus is still growing on the ground, and none of it has been picked.
However, many people sent by other countries secretly tried to steal it, but they were all killed by the soldiers of Nanling Kingdom, and no one survived!
Even so, there is still an endless stream of people trying to go to Nanling to steal Ksitigarbha lotus.
Wanqi Kingdom Palace, Fengyi Palace.
Xie Yao was not idle during this period of time. It should be said that she was extremely busy.
While studying Gu worms, I thought of two more things to equip the soldiers with to increase their combat power. At the same time, I also had to visit the three little milk babies frequently.
But despite this, she didn't feel tired at all and was so energetic every day that even she found it strange.
On this day, she was in a specially opened courtyard in Fengyi Palace.
After much deliberation, she decided to build a cannon, so she needed such a yard to study gunpowder.
As for the huge cannon body, Chu Han can find a blacksmith to build it first, while she is only responsible for developing the cannon shells.
"Bang!"
A burst of black smoke rose. Xie Yao took away the arm that was blocking the research, shook the ashes from his hands, and showed a wry smile. His teeth looked particularly white and dazzling on the face covered with black smoke.
I don’t know how many times this has happened, but it failed again.
Xie Yao suddenly regretted that she should have paid more attention in the chemistry class.
"I don't believe it! I can't even make a single cannonball!" Xie Yao also got angry. She didn't even wipe the dust off her face and continued to study.
Since the day this courtyard was opened, there have often been sounds of different sizes coming from here. The palace people in Fengyi Palace have also gone from the initial shock and surprise to the current numbness, without even looking at it.
Come and take a look.
Therefore, Xie Yao's last failure did not attract any attention.
Apart from……
"Yao'er, you've been studying all morning, why don't you take a break and have a cup of tea." Next to Xie Yao, Chu Han, whose face was darker than Xie Yao's, was sitting. Only a pair of eyes and teeth were not blackened.
.
Even the yellow robe on his body is now black and yellow, and his bun is a little messy.
If the civil and military officials saw the emperor looking so miserable, they would probably be shocked!
Xie Yao was in high spirits and was about to refuse when she looked up and saw Chu Han, whose face was darker than the bottom of the pot. She couldn't help but froze and laughed, "Hahaha! Find a bronze mirror and look at your face!"
Although Chu Han is handsome and handsome, he can't stand the fact that his face is too dark, especially with a pair of bright eyes and perfect white teeth, he looks like a handsome boy from a purebred African top team.
Smile at you again.
It’s so immersive!
Chu Han didn't know why, so he found a bronze mirror and took a look at it. His face instantly turned darker.
Xie Yao actually laughed at him!
"You're no better than me." Chu Han immediately pointed the bronze mirror at Xie Yao.
Xie Yao glanced casually, her expression as usual, "I do this almost every day."
As long as it looks like gunpowder and it will inevitably be blackened, it doesn't matter. As long as the limbs are sound and life is still there, that's fine.
However, it is indeed not as dark as usual today. Could it be because Chu Han is here, helping her share a lot of the black smoke?
Seeing that Xie Yao didn't care, Chu Han thought about it and turned around to wash away the black smoke from his face.
"Don't leave yet." Xie Yao suddenly put down the things in her hands and wiped her hands with a soft handkerchief. Then she walked to Chu Han and stretched her hand towards Chu Han's face.
Chu Han stood still and even made some bends so that Xie Yao could better reach his face, with the corners of his mouth slightly hooked.
This girl also knew that all the black smoke was caused by him staying here all morning, so he wanted to help her wipe it off.
As a result, Xie Yao rubbed his fingers on both sides of his face a few times, then stepped away and looked at him with a smile on his face.