strictlysupreme Chapter 182 Xie Cuicheng's Mars
Chapter 182 Xie Cuicheng's Mars
Yan Chengxue was cursing and swearing as she repaired Xue Lan's damaged array plate in her cave. She cursed Xue Lan over and over again in her heart, and the resentment above her head seemed to be engulfing the entire War Puppet Mansion.
Wu Yijun sat opposite her, studying the art of puppetry, and placed those somewhat terrifying puppets on the table to imbue them with spirits.
Seeing the resentment on Yan Chengxue's face, the girl spoke softly: "Actually, it's not a bad result. At least you brought back the corpse of the formation, not Xue Lan's corpse, right?"
Yan Chengxue looked up upon hearing this: "Thank you, I feel comforted!"
As everyone continued in relative silence to do their own thing, when Wu Yijun's first puppet wobbled to its feet on the table, Yan Chengxue patted her on the shoulder:
"Junior Sister Junjun!"
Upon hearing his feignedly sweet voice, Wu Yijun couldn't help but gag.
A fierce glint appeared in the girl's eyes: "Speak quickly if you have something to say!"
Yan Chengxue seemed to have been waiting for her to say that, and the young man placed the damaged array flags in front of Wu Yijun in one go.
"These flags need repair, thank you, junior sister!"
Looking at the battle flags that were completely unrecognizable, Wu Yijun couldn't help but ask, "Is this what you call needing repairs?"
Yan Chengxue grabbed Wu Yijun's shoulders and began to shake her violently: "Junior sister, please save me! I've already exceeded my material quota for this month, and the elder in charge of the warehouse runs away whenever he sees me!"
Wu Yijun thought to himself, "What does this have to do with me?"
A quarter of an hour later, Wu Yijun stood at the entrance of the War Puppet Mansion's storeroom, staring blankly at the materials he had just received in his hand!
Suddenly, a vibrant pink color appeared in his sight, and Wu Yijun heard a cheerful voice: "Junior Sister Wu!"
Wu Yijun looked over and saw Lin Su!
Lin Su has grown increasingly robust in the past two years, now two heads taller than Wu Yijun. It's just those pink arms…
Wu Yijun covered his face, looking at Lin Su's cool pink mechanical arm, and couldn't help but knock on it: "Did you really make this yourself in the Xuanhuang Sect?"
Lin Su kept Xue Lan's instructions firmly in mind, and the young man puffed out his chest: "That's right, it's me!"
For the fifteenth time this year, Wu Yijun suggested to Lin Su, "Senior Brother Lin, why don't you change the color?"
This color looks rather scary on you.
However, Lin Su still did not heed Wu Yijun's advice. The girl carried the materials in her hands and slowly walked towards Yan Chengxue's cave.
Upon entering Yan Chengxue's courtyard, the girl saw the little doll standing on the peach tree in the center of the courtyard.
Xie Cuicheng is always quite hot, and the peach trees sprouted new buds just after the New Year.
The little doll, dressed in bright red, was swinging on a peach tree branch, looking exceptionally innocent and carefree.
Wu Yijun looked at the peach tree, and when he came to his senses, he saw Yan Chengxue standing opposite him.
Yan Chengxue asked, "What are you thinking about?"
The girl, dressed in a crimson dress, turned around like a slanting peach blossom.
She softly uttered two words: "Play chess!"
Yan Chengxue immediately understood her meaning. The young man looked at the peach tree in the courtyard and after a long while, he finally uttered a sentence: "We'll meet again!"
Whether it's this year, next year, or many years from now...
We will meet again someday.
The little doll on the tree suddenly jumped down and ran out of the yard. Wu Yijun watched its hopping figure and said, "Aren't you spoiling it too much!"
Yan Chengxue chuckled softly: "Doesn't it look like Mars?"
Doesn't that little doll in red clothes resemble the sparks that fly out with each strike on the smelting platform in Xie Cui City?
The intense heat of the city, forged through countless trials, scorched Xie Cui City, making it the strongest support for Luo Xia Mountain. With the city's fiery passion, the spark of humanity will be ignited!
Wu Yijun laughed, and the two of them walked together into the underground weapon-refining room.
"The batch of Demon-Slaying Crossbows that were previously crafted for Luoxia Mountain should have arrived by now..."
"We should be here!"
Xie Cuicheng's "Mars" arrived at Luoxia Mountain at dawn today aboard a spirit boat with twelve magical sails.
Zhu He, clad in heavy armor, tossed his Xinghe sword aside and stepped forward to fiddle with the Demon-Slaying Crossbows: "These aren't things that the soldiers of the Shengyu Army can lift."
The boy looked at Ji Jinjin opposite him, who was carefully studying the document that had come with the Demon-Slaying Crossbow.
“This Demon-Slaying Crossbow isn’t just for defense.” Ji Jinjin found a mechanism on the side of the giant crossbow and pressed it gently.
"Click!" With a slight clicking sound, Zhu He felt the Demon-Slaying Crossbow in his hand suddenly become much lighter.
"If the Demon-Slaying Crossbow is too light, it won't be usable; if it's too heavy, it'll be difficult to carry..." The girl patted the bottom of the Demon-Slaying Crossbow: "The weapon refiners of the War Puppet Mansion designed a small mechanism underneath. The array inside can generate heavy water, which makes it easier to secure the Demon-Slaying Crossbow when activated and easier for the soldiers to move when deactivated!"
Congratulations! I slapped my forehead, thinking to myself that being a weapon refiner really requires a lot of brainpower. No wonder when I told my master I wanted to learn weapon refining, he said I wasn't cut out for it!
Ji Jinjin felt a headache coming on when she saw Zhu He's dazed look, thinking it was all Xue Lan's fault.
"Your brain must have been damaged by Senior Sister at Jiyuan Peak. I should have blocked her then and there!"
Xue Lan was completely unaware that his junior sister was speaking ill of him on Luoxia Mountain, even though he was in the capital of the Da Shun Dynasty.
The girl, dressed in a plain white dress, was walking along the long street. Xue Tong, holding her hand, asked with some confusion, "The lantern festival doesn't start until tonight, what are you doing here now?"
Xue Lan spoke softly, feigning mystery: "I won't tell you!"
Since Xue Lan didn't say anything, Xue Tong simply stopped asking, figuring she'd find out eventually anyway. The two of them walked through the entire lantern-lined street and finally stood in front of a teahouse.
Xue Lan pointed to the teahouse next to her, from which came the melodious voice of a storyteller.
"Let's go in and take a look!"
Xue Tong then led Xue Lan into the teahouse, whereupon a waiter immediately came over to inquire, "Would you two like a private room on the second floor or the main hall?"
Xue Tong looked around and saw the densely packed crowd in the lobby.
"Second floor..."
"Waiter, please add a long bench in the main hall, and also bring a pot of fresh tea, a plate of hibiscus cake, and a plate of rice cake," Xue Lan said with a smile.
The waiter looked at Xue Tong, who had been interrupted, and the girl nodded before quickly running to the back.
Xue Tong looked at Xue Lan and said, "Now that you've arrived, everyone in the room is focused on looking into your eyes!"
It wasn't that Xue Tong was deceiving Xue Lan; among the listeners, some were actually looking into Xue Lan's eyes.
Xue Lan chuckled softly: "Then let's watch. We didn't hide it, so we're letting others see it!"
At this moment, the storyteller had just finished telling the previous story and was drinking tea behind the stage. After Xue Lan and his companion's tea and snacks were served, the two sat on the bench and waited for the next story.
Xue Tong held a piece of rice cake in her hand, watching the storyteller, who had finished his tea, flick his folding fan with an air of importance.
"I previously told you about the great victory of the Shengyu army decades ago. Next, I will tell you..."
"This is not a story from the mortal realm, but a tale of immortals. It is a tale of General Ji's decisive victory at Luoxia Mountain!"
Xue Tong almost choked on the rice cake!