The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

Half a month ago, Princess Gao had spread the word that she was going to host a banquet, where she would formally introduce her to the public. Soon after, word spread within the Gong family that the eldest wife was sending people everywhere to buy jewelry.

Disguised as a travel-weary stranger, Lu Yun looked up at the pawnshop sign above her head, then turned back to the people behind her with a harmless smile, "Brother, I'm so hungry. Pawn this bracelet that mother left for us for some silver to buy food."

The dark-skinned Mr. Zhang, dressed in shorts, forced a smile and said, "Okay, sister, whatever you say is what I will do."

The interior of the Gong family pawnshop was extremely luxurious, with mahogany tables and chairs, jade and stone feng shui ornaments, and a huge gilded plaque with the words "Welcome guests from all over the world."

It's a pity that there are not many people.

The counter of the pawnshop was very high, and Lu Yun had to stand on tiptoe to see an old man with a long face, triangular eyes and a black turban sitting inside.

Zhang Yun was tall, and the counter was level with his chest. "Old sir, I'd like to pawn this bracelet."

Seeing the transparent and moist green bracelet on the counter, the old man's gaze changed from disdain to surprise, and he unconsciously began to look up and down at the two people in front of the counter.

The smile was particularly friendly. "Where are you two from?"

Lu Yun interrupted, "Come from where you came from, Grandpa."

The old man was stunned. "Where are you from?"

Zhang Yun coughed lightly and said, "Old sir, we are here from the Central Plains to visit our relatives. We haven't found them yet, but we have almost spent all our money. We would like to pawn this bracelet for some money to go back home. Please help us judge its value. How much can it be worth?"

"No problem, no problem. I'll help you two take a look." The old man smiled even more and pretended to pick up the bracelet to examine it carefully. He first raised his eyebrows and then sighed a few times, "My friends, this bracelet of yours is fake!"

"Ah, it's fake!" Lu Yun quickly snatched the bracelet away. "If it's fake, then it can't be used as an ornament. Brother, let's go." After saying that, she pulled up Zhang Yun's sleeve and walked out.

"Hey, young man, don't worry, don't worry." The old man hurriedly stopped them. "We can accept fake ones, but we can't pawn them for much money. How can people survive without food?"

Lu Yun dug around in her neck twice, pulled out a small silver lock, and said with a smile, "Brother, you see I have money, we don't want to be one anymore."

The old man's face was slightly stiff, and his outstretched hand was suspended in mid-air.

Zhang Yun weighed the small silver lock and frowned, "Sister, this silver lock is not enough."

"What should we do?" Lu Yun deliberately twirled the bracelet around on her finger, frightening the old man behind the counter. "It's a fake and won't be worth much. We might as well keep it as a souvenir. After all, it was left to us by our grandmother."

"Hey, hey, hey, young man, don't be anxious. Bring the bracelet here for me to take another look. Maybe I was wrong. How about I ask someone else to help you take a look?" The old man was anxious, his fingers kept moving, and he couldn't wait to get the bracelet in his hands right now.

Lu Yun refused to give it to him. "Old sir, please ask him to come out."

The old man had no choice but to turn around and walk inside. After a while, he led a man in a black robe out of the counter. Seeing how respectful the old man was to him, it was not difficult to guess that this man must have a certain status in the pawnshop.

"Show me the bracelet."

He looks bossy.

Placing the bracelet on the table, the black-robed man narrowed his eyes, revealing a hint of greed. "You're mistaken. This bracelet is real. But there's a lot of cotton wool inside, so it's not in perfect condition. In my opinion, it's worth only a hundred or so taels of silver at most."

A bracelet that can be sold for at least one thousand taels is only worth one hundred taels in his mouth. How shameless.

Lu Yun reached out to grab her bracelet, but it quickly disappeared into the black-robed man's sleeve. "Two hundred taels, no more. Give them the silver and send them away."

A few burly thugs appeared at the door of the store at some point, staring coldly at Lu Yun and the others.

Zhang Yun held his sister, took the silver note handed to him by the old man, and walked out of the store under the gaze of the group.

I don’t know if it was intentional or he forgot, but the old man only gave the silver note and not the pawn ticket.

Lu Yun was afraid that they would not chase her, so she walked through remote alleys.

Finally, he was stopped by a group of people in an alley near the city gate.

The leader, Lu Yun, had just seen two thieves in the pawnshop. "How dare they steal my master's money? Come on, brothers!"

His words and actions were perfunctory yet skillful. Even before he finished speaking, several people behind him could not help but rush over.

Lu Yun put down the package, motioned Zhang Yun to step back, and provocatively hooked her finger at a few people, "Come here!"

"Looking for death!" The leading man shouted, and he stepped forward with great speed, swinging his muscular arms to attack.

There were four people in total. Lu Yun clenched her fists to gather strength and moved extremely fast. Wherever she passed, she swept away everything in her path. The bad guys only had time to let out a muffled groan before falling to the ground unconscious.

He took out the hemp rope and cloth strips from the package, tied them up one by one, gagged them, and threw them into the carriage.

Zhang Yun exclaimed, "The princess is truly brave!"

Lu Yun chuckled and said, "The rest will be left to Master Zhang."

The carriage stopped next to the palace, and Lu Yun slyly jumped out. Today, she had left the palace under the pretext of looking for Da Shou. After changing into her outgoing clothes, Lu Yun sat under the grape trellis in the courtyard, hugged the gray, furry head, and kissed it several times.

"My dear, you've grown up again."

Dashou touched Huihui and said, "Sister, can you stay at my place tonight?"

Lu Yun smiled and agreed, "I built another farm outside the city. It's nestled against the mountains and beside the water, and the scenery is beautiful. I've also left a small yard for you."

Dashou's eyes lit up. "The city isn't as interesting as the outside world. Huihui also likes to go out and play."

"Yes, I'll take you to see it when it's finished. I'll ask Manager Bai to modify any parts you don't like." Lu Yun picked up the teacup and rubbed it carefully. "It's bigger than our original one, and there are more people."

Jade and Red Jade brought in a few baskets of charcoal with their servants. "I don't know if it's cold in Nanyue in winter. I asked someone to buy some charcoal just in case."

Round, hollow pieces of charcoal, each as long as a palm, were neatly stacked in a basket. After the basket was taken away, black powder remained on the ground.

Lu Yun narrowed her eyes. Charcoal? Explosives? She still didn't know what the calamity her senior brother was talking about was, but she needed weapons and equipment for self-defense. She didn't know how to make explosives, but the invention of gunpowder had a deep connection with their Taoism.

"Brother, I need your help with something!" Lu Yun was very excited and put the charcoal, wood ash and other things in his hand on the table.

Zhang Yun put down the scripture in his hand, stretched out two fingers, dipped a little, and twisted his fingertips. "Charcoal? You want me to help you make gunpowder?"

It was effortless to talk to an intelligent person, so Lu Yun told him all her plans.

Zhang Yun shook his head when he heard this. "Junior Sister, the bombs you're talking about were already available in the Tang Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty also had them, and they could fire multiple bombs simultaneously. There's also a type filled with iron filings that's even more lethal."

Lu Yun: “——” She overestimated herself and underestimated the wisdom of the ancients.