This villain has become a ghost

"Don't admire me yet," Su Shaoran took out a musket from his sleeve and stared intently at the dark mass of enemy soldiers rushing up from the other side of the canyon, "...they are coming."

Nangong Qianshang and his soldiers stood near the exit of the canyon. In the distance, a white figure on horseback led a large army and hurried over, getting closer and closer.

Behind Ye Zhaoxi, the enemy soldiers slowly attacked from the aisle like a giant black dragon.

Shen Yue was stunned:

"How can we fight so many people?"

Nangong Qianshang raised his musket.

Ye Zhaoxi just stopped within a safe range.

However, Nangong Qianshang still fired.

More than a dozen bullets were fired, but they did not hit Ye Zhaoxi. Instead, they collided with the rock wall, sending sparks flying everywhere.

Ye Zhaoxi felt something was wrong.

Sure enough, the next moment, from the entrance on the other side of the canyon, a deafening roar suddenly erupted! Then… a series of deafening explosions followed.

The once impenetrable mountain wall instantly crumbled, sending huge rocks and dirt raining down. Blazing flames followed suit, engulfing the defenseless enemy soldiers.

The huge rock walls collapsed, smashing into the ground with immense force! Dull crashes echoed throughout the surroundings, and dust billowed into the air, covering the sky and the sun.

Many enemy soldiers who had no time to dodge were smashed into meat patties by these huge rocks on the spot, with blood splattered everywhere. The scene was horrific.

However, what was even more terrifying was that... the explosion did not seem to stop, but continued to spread outward at an alarming speed!

The billowing smoke, filled with flames and dust, was like a ferocious beast with its bloody mouth wide open, pouncing towards the crowd.

Nangong Qianshang shouted:

"Run!"

Of course, before he could say anything, everyone who sensed the danger started running as fast as they could, fearing that they would be caught up by the heat wave behind them.

On the other side, Song Haotian, who was killing enemies and covering everyone's escape, was shocked by the noise.

Who is it that wants to kill everyone?

Who could have thought... that this plan of destroying both oneself and oneself would be thought up by the usually gentle and refined His Majesty King Xuan?

What a madman!

Song Haotian cut the throat of an enemy soldier and retreated anxiously.

Gotta leave quickly!

Nangong Qianshang and the others were relatively close to the exit, and the distance was well-placed. Apart from their clothes and cheeks being stained with smoke and burnt black, there was almost no damage.

On the other hand, Ye Zhaoxi suffered heavy losses, with nearly half of his troops lost.

However... at this moment Ye Zhaoxi's expression was calm, without any major disturbances.

She took the remaining soldiers and fought with Nangong Qianshang and others.

A pile of rubble lay on the charred ground at the bottom of the desert, swords and knives clashed, and blood stained the ground.

After going around in circles, I ended up back at the tomb.

It seems like we have returned to the starting point.

"If I'm not mistaken... the Regent has buried gunpowder all over Duanheng Mountain, right?" Ye Zhaoxi said calmly.

Nangong Qianshang's heart tightened.

...She was right.

This person... has become so sharp that it's frightening.

It is the greatest misfortune that the world can create such a monster.

Ye Zhaoxi seemed to notice that the muskets in the hands of Nangong Qianshang and the other two were out of ammunition, and said slowly:

"...The firearms left by the emperor should have been distributed by you to Yingsha, so...the people I sent to chase Song Haotian and his men will die."

Although he was talking about the death of his own people, Ye Zhaoxi's eyes were as calm as dead water.

As swords clashed, the atmosphere was stained with death and blood. The wind blew and the grass moved, rocks flew through the air, and the soldiers were fighting.

Nangong Qianshang dodged an attack, frowned and looked at Ye Zhaoxi, and asked:

"What exactly do you want to say?"

Ye Zhaoxi took out a tinderbox while speaking, playing with it in his hands, and said coldly:

"I want to say...

The poisonous smoke ball requires 30 liang of saltpeter, 15 liang of sulfur, 5 qian of charcoal, plus croton, arsenic, wolfsbane, aconite, and yellow wax..."

"A thorn fireball requires 40 liang of saltpeter, 5 liang of charcoal, plus bamboo shoots, hemp shoots, tung oil, and tung oil..."

"To make a cannon, you'll need 40 ounces of saltpeter, 14 ounces of sulfur, 14 ounces of charcoal, plus bamboo shoots, hemp shoots, clear oil, and yellow wax..."

"Without the blueprints, I really can't build muskets and cannons."

"But this gunpowder..."

"I have learned the formula a long time ago."

Qiu Shuangwan had not been on guard against her from the beginning, nor against Yu Qing, nor against Luo Tong.

Learning this is easy.

...Except for the blueprints, which Qiu Shuangwan was too cautious about and set up some traps for, she learned everything else she wanted to learn...

A soldier threw a sword at Ye Zhaoxi, but she dodged it with the help of the other soldiers. She continued to speak slowly:

"The reason I didn't continue developing opium and cocaine and put them into Dongdu is because I was working on something else..."

Drugs have slowly spread from Wuzhou to the entire Daying, and gunpowder can become her backup weapon.

"What do you think... if I light a tinder and throw it into the surrounding wild forest, will the entire Duanheng Mountain... collapse with a loud bang?"

Nangong Qianshang said in a deep voice:

"But you're just stalling for time by saying this now."

"Of course," Ye Zhaoxi smiled noncommittally, "...Your Highness Prince Xuan also wants to delay time so that Song Haotian and the others can escape. I will naturally cooperate with you."

"Just run away."

"but……"

She said:

"...Your Highness, Prince Xuan, are you curious about where I used my gunpowder?"

Nangong Qianshang's pupils constricted.

He was the one who arranged the gunpowder at Duanhengshan, so where should Ye Zhaoxi's gunpowder be arranged?

He seemed to have suddenly thought of something, his heart skipped a beat, and he murmured:

"The Imperial Palace..."

After escaping Duanheng Mountain, everyone would definitely return to the palace first, because... Song Zhiyi, Tan Tinghe, and the others would be there to meet them. Therefore, everyone... would be at the palace.

Everyone will die.

Ye Zhaoxi actually calculated this.

Shen Yue pierced an enemy soldier's chest with his sword. After hearing Ye Zhaoxi's words, cold sweat broke out on his back:

"madman……"

Su Shaoran dodged the attack expressionlessly and said:

"...Empress Dowager, Consort Shu is also in the palace."

"It's okay," Ye Zhaoxi said softly and devoutly, "...Everyone will die, everyone will go to accompany her, and I will go to accompany her too..."

At this time, she used "I" instead of "I".

Nangong Qianshang looked up and saw that the sun had already moved to a corner and was about to set.

With Shadow Demon and Fire Gun, half of the Song family army, and the powerful general Song Haotian, if you calculate the time...

...Song Haotian and the others should have escaped long ago.