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The vibration of the stone forest did not affect the man who was obsessed with studying gunpowder. He carefully weighed the sulfur and mixed the three raw materials in modified proportions.

"It should work this time!" the man muttered to himself, took out a bamboo stick and lit it. The stone door was broken open, and more than a dozen men in black rushed into the cave.

"Have you finished what I told you to do?!" The interrupted man asked the people who came in without even turning his head.

The burning bamboo was brought close to the gunpowder, and there was a loud "bang" sound. Everyone present was stunned. The loud sound seemed like beautiful music to the men's ears.

"Success, success, I finally succeeded!" The man was overwhelmed by the joy of success, and the expression on his face was very crazy.

The men in black were so shocked by the explosion that they stood there in shock. After they came to their senses, the leading man in black grabbed the man's hand.

"Sir, we can't stay here anymore. We will escort you to Yuanxi Mountain!"

The man struggled desperately when he heard it, "I haven't recorded the data yet, let go!"

The leading man in black had no choice but to let him go.

The man recorded the data and packed up a pile of bottles and jars. "These are all important items. Take them all out!"

Seeing that he had finally packed up, several men in black quickly carried the boxes of bottles and jars he had packed out and protected him out of the cave.

A quarter of an hour later, the group arrived at the cave entrance, where four guards were standing.

"What are you still doing here?! Hurry up and prepare the moon ship... Wait! Who are you..."

The four men flew forward and killed the four leading men in black on the spot.

"Rebellion! Rebellion! Quickly notify Yuan Xishan!" the man carrying the bag shouted.

The remaining men in black reacted quickly and surrounded the four people, trying to break out and ask for help. Bei Zhenting and Luo Yao were so skilled in martial arts that there was no way they would succeed. The two sides engaged in a melee.

The man found a place to hide during the chaos, his heart filled with fear.

"No... no, this is what the master wants most, I... I can't die! I must give this to him!" The man clenched the tattered booklet that recorded the gunpowder ratio in his hand, stood up with trembling legs, and while the two sides were fighting and not paying attention, he quietly walked out along the wall.

I'll be able to get out soon... The moonlight from the cave entrance illuminates the man's pale face, and his eyes are full of desire as he looks towards the moon.

Just as he stepped out of the cave, a silver needle flew over and pierced his neck, and the man fell stiffly to the ground.

Moon Lord... Moon Lord... I've researched the thing you like...

Look...

The man raised the booklet in his hand high up towards the moon.

The moonlight shone coldly on his face, showing no reaction to the gifts he offered. The man didn't know what he was thinking about and tears streamed down his face.

The farce ended here. Half an hour later, Li Eryuan Zhaoling and Bei Zhenting Luo Yao came over from the stone forest.

The captured man was tied to a stone pillar and was dying.

Bei Zhenting flipped through the booklet in which the man recorded his gunpowder research data, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"How do you know about gunpowder?"

"Gunpowder? What is that? I don't know what you're talking about."

During the interrogation, the man refused to cooperate at all and did not mention a word about the gunpowder. Bei Zhenting could only learn very little information from his words.

The man's name is Asheng. He has no parents and no one knows where he came from. He is proficient in mechanical weapons. The idea of "Moon" came to him when he saw the Kongming lantern.

Bei Zhenting wanted to recruit him and talked to him several times because he had a talent for mechanical weapons.

Tell the "mastermind" where he is and save his life. After knowing Bei Zhenting's idea, Ah Sheng softened his attitude and agreed.

Unexpectedly, after Bei Zhenting released him, Asheng actually chose to commit suicide. Luo Yao brought him food and happened to see him committing suicide and stopped him.

"So you were pretending to surrender to the prince." Luo Yao's voice was very cold.

A Sheng stared at Luo Yao angrily, and Luo Yao looked at him with contempt.

"Guess why the prince wants to spare your life?" Luo Yao handed the greasy roasted chicken leg to Asheng.

Ah Sheng didn't appreciate it and asked viciously, "Why?"

"It's just because of your talent."

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you live or die. The so-called 'Moon Lord' burned, killed, looted, and murdered loyal people. He did all kinds of evil. He took the 'Moon Boat' you built to massacre hundreds of people in Qingye Valley and killed the entire Yong'an Palace... In the final analysis, you are an accomplice!" Luo Yao said emotionally.

"There are two people whose lives have been ruined by something you created!"

The man didn't believe what Luo Yao said at all. He vaguely knew what his master had done and felt that it didn't matter even if it was true. When he heard Luo Yao slandering the "Moon Lord", his eyes were full of hatred.

Luo Yao looked at him and felt that he was hopeless. He was already unhappy that Bei Zhenting would recruit this person. He took a bite of Ah Sheng's chicken leg and said indifferently: "Believe it or not, it's up to you. I don't care whether you live or die. I stopped you from committing suicide just now because you are still useful to the prince. Now you can commit suicide."

Luo Yao said this as he turned and left while biting the chicken leg, with rustling sounds coming from behind him.

"I'm going to kill you! Go to hell, hahaha!"

Ah Sheng took a dagger that came from nowhere and stabbed Luo Yao.

Luo Yao was prepared and kicked him away, snatched the dagger from his hand and cut his throat with it.

"After thinking about it, I still think it would be better if you died!"

Bei Zhenting and Ye Qing happened to hear those words when they arrived. Bei Zhenting flew forward and pulled Luo Yao away, and Ye Qing hurried forward to treat the man named Asheng.

The person had no pulse, and Ye Qing shook his head at Bei Zhenting.

"Why kill him?!" Bei Zhenting tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart.

"He is lying to you. He will never take us to find the so-called 'Moon Lord'." Luo Yao's voice sounded a little weird.

Bei Zhenting frowned and looked at him, "I have a thousand ways to pry open his mouth, why are you..."

Luo Yao's face turned cold, "He deserves to die!"

Why would Bei Zhenting be interested in someone like this?! He's clearly a murderer, so why would he protect him?! Has Bei Zhenting forgotten the murderers who killed his parents?!

The prisoner Ah Sheng was killed. The three men returned to the campfire with unhappy faces. They looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.

Yuan Zhaoling was not very good at reading people's expressions. Seeing the three people's faces turn pale after they went to see the prisoners, he couldn't help but ask the question in his heart, "What happened?"

Bei Zhenting said calmly, "Asheng is dead."

"Dead? Did you find out where the Moon Lord is?"

Bei Zhenting avoided the question and said, "Thank you all for your help these past few days, everyone from the Yuan family. You can return to Little Ghost Village tomorrow. I'd also like to ask you to send those children... home."

Luo Yao stood up quickly and interrupted him, "I killed the man, and the clue is broken."

This... Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Luo Yao glanced at everyone and turned to leave.

Bei Zhenting: "Where are you going?!"