Women disguised as men went to the battlefield and the emperor bowed down in submission.

Lin Ruoshui thought to herself, "You're smart enough to look at me like that again, or I'll gouge your eyes out."

Mo Qing thought to herself, "This person wears her heart on her sleeve, unlike someone with deep cunning. So how did she manage to make Baili Heng and Xuanyuan Yu, two outstanding individuals, willingly submit to her?"

The eye contact between Lin Ruoshui and Mo Qing made the entire meeting tense and awkward.

Baili Heng asked, "I wonder what the Regent's purpose is in coming here?"

Mo Qing withdrew his gaze from Lin Ruoshui, his smile not reaching his eyes, and said, "I have long admired the reputation of Commander Ying and have come here to make acquaintances. I wonder if Commander Ying would be willing to be my friend?"

Lin Ruoshui thought to herself, "No one would believe what you're saying. You're obviously acting like a cunning villain."

Lin Ruoshui said, "Friends? What kind of friends? Friends despite the age gap?"

Mo Qing thought to herself, "Am I being discriminated against because of my age? I'm only 28, I'm not that old, am I?"

Mo Qing said, "As long as Lord Ying doesn't mind, I can accept friends in any form."

Lin Ruoshui said, "Alright, let's be good friends. Now that we're friends, you've achieved your goal for this trip."

Mo Qing thought to herself, "Does this mean they want me to leave?"

Mo Qing said, "Since Lord Ying agrees to be friends, then I will stay here so that I can properly cultivate our friendship. Surely Lord Ying will not refuse to entertain a friend who has come from afar?"

Lin Ruoshui thought to herself, "This prince is shameless. Is he trying to stay here and not leave?"

Lin Ruoshui said, "We have a tough battle coming up soon. Staying here could cost you your life. To ensure your safety, my friend, you should return as soon as possible."

Mo Qing said, "Since there is danger, then I should stay here to protect my friend."

Lin Ruoshui was getting impatient; her eyebrows furrowed, and she frantically signaled to Baili Heng with her eyes, "Hurry up and say something to get rid of him!"

Baili Heng understood immediately and smiled, "Regent, what the military commander said makes sense. Within three days, our army will surely have a major battle."

"Swords have no eyes. If you are wounded on the battlefield, we will be unable to explain ourselves to the Purple Moon Kingdom. If your emperor holds us accountable, it could bring disaster to our commander and our army."

Mo Qing said, "Your Highness, you can rest assured. I will write a letter to the Emperor right now."

"This is a statement made voluntarily by me to stay and protect my friend. If any unforeseen circumstances arise, it will be unrelated to the military leader or the number one army in the land. Is this acceptable?"

Baili Heng and Lin Ruoshui exchanged glances, their lips twitching in unison. They were both impressed by the regent's thick skin!

Lin Ruoshui stood up and said, "I'm going to have breakfast. I also need to walk the panda later. I'm very busy, so please don't bother me unless it's important."

After saying that, Lin Ruoshui disappeared from everyone's sight with a cold and aloof demeanor.

Mo Qingdao said to Baili Heng, "Brother Ying is indeed very skilled."

Lin Ruoshui went to the dining room and started eating.

Xiu Yi appeared and sat down to have dinner with her. Lin Ruoshui asked, "Xiu Yi, judging from your extremely intelligent appearance, you must know what that shameless prince's intentions are, right?"

Xiu Yi extended her middle finger and gently slid it across his bald head, a gesture that was extremely alluring.

Lin Ruoshui was stunned and couldn't help but exclaim, "Xiuyi, you are so beautiful!"

Xiu Yi said, "It cannot compare to the beauty you radiate every night."

Lin Ruoshui's face turned red and she said, "Could you please stop flirting with me?"

Xiu Yi winked seductively at her and said, "If that regent wasn't after those firearms, he was after you, the one who can make firearms."

His purpose in coming here is to plunder, and to plunder completely. He's definitely after you, so you need to be very careful lately.

"He just wants to control me and make me work for him," Lin Ruoshui said.

“Yes, although the Purple Moon Kingdom has an emperor, the real emperor is actually this regent,” Xiu Yi said.

"It's another case of using the emperor to command the princes. He wants to take me away. I think he's incredibly audacious."

As Lin Ruoshui spoke, she began preparing to teach this shameless prince a lesson.

……

Song Ning and Qin Weibao's group traveled through the night and finally arrived at Fengding Mountain on the night of the second day.

Ouyang Huaide was discussing matters in his main tent when a soldier reported: "Grand Herald Qin Weibo and Grand Minister of Works Song Ning have come to surrender with one hundred soldiers."

Ouyang Huaide didn't trust Song Ning, but Qin Weibao was his spy sent into Ouyang Xuri's army. Since he had brought Song Ning with him, it must be something important.

Ouyang Huaide said, "Please invite Lord Qin."

Song Ning heard that only Qin Weibao had been summoned, and he tugged at Qin Weibao's sleeve, saying, "Lord Qin, why did the Third Prince only summon you? You can't ignore me!"

Qin Weibao said, "Don't worry, I will definitely put in a good word for you in front of the Third Prince."

Song Ning pretended to be relieved and said, "Then go quickly."

Qin Weibao entered the main tent and knelt down to pay homage to Ouyang Huaide.

Ouyang Huaide touched his severed and reattached thumb and forefinger and asked, "How did you escape?"

Qin Weibao said, "I have come back to inform you that the number one army in the world is currently twenty miles away from Fengding Mountain and is expected to arrive tomorrow night."

Another thing is that we escaped after stealing all their explosives; those explosives were enough to flatten a mountain.

If you have these explosives, then you won't have to be afraid of them.

Ouyang Huaide became excited by Qin Weibao's words and asked, "Where is that explosive charge now?"

"It's just placed outside the military camp," Qin Weibao said happily.

“Let’s go take a look.” Ouyang Huaide turned and walked out of the tent, with Qin Weibao following behind.

When Ouyang Huaide left the tent, he saw Song Ning with whip marks on his face, but he ignored him and walked straight out of the camp.

Seeing that they had left, Song Ning led his trusted men and fled frantically along the same route they had taken, not daring to stop for a moment.

If there are 100 or 50 soldiers, and each soldier carries 10 explosive charges, that's 1,500 explosive charges. If placed at the entrance of the military camp, Luo Cai would have a small mountain of them.

Ouyang Huaide said, "With so many of them, wouldn't it be very dangerous for you to leave them outside the military camp?"

"Men, quickly move these magical weapons—no, these explosive charges—into the military camp and guard them carefully."

The soldiers obeyed the order, and together they moved the gunpowder to the grain and fodder in the military camp. They also added more people to watch over the gunpowder.

Ouyang Huaide walked over to the explosive charge, picked it up to examine it, and asked, "How is this thing used? How can it be so powerful?"

Qin Weibao said, "I have never used it myself, but I heard them say that it can only explode after being ignited."

After daybreak, we can take out one or two to experiment with. With these, we have nothing to fear from the world's number one army.

When Wu Daozi heard from the soldiers that a scout had brought explosives, he excitedly got out of bed.

His hand was blown off by the grenade, and his eyes were blinded by shrapnel. He wanted to see what those things were.

Wu Daozi quickly came up behind Ouyang Huaide and bowed to him.

Ouyang Huaide once tried to curry favor with this national advisor, hoping he would put in a good word for him before the emperor.

But ever since he was injured, Ouyang Huaide has never given him a second glance.

Wu Daozi felt a mix of emotions.

Just then, a bird landed on the explosive charge and pecked at it with its beak.

Like a frightened bird, Wu Daozi shouted, "Get down quickly!"

He covered his head and quickly lay down on the ground, thinking that the bird would peck open the explosive charge and the bomb would explode.

As a result, Ouyang Huaide was startled, but nothing happened.

Ouyang Huaide's face was ashen, and he could only snort through his nose.

He was almost scared to death by this disabled imperial advisor. When he returned to Longquan Kingdom, he would definitely make his father, the emperor, strip him of his title of imperial advisor.

Wu Daozi lay there with his buttocks sticking out for a while and found that there was no explosion.

He stood up awkwardly and said, "I didn't expect that the peck wouldn't explode, but the grenade would explode as soon as it was touched."

Qin Weibao said, "Grand Preceptor, you may not know this, but this explosive charge can only be lit with an open flame."

Like an ignorant village woman, Wu Daozi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then we must be careful with fire and candles, and not let the fire get close to here."

As soon as he finished speaking, a large bird dropped a fireball that landed directly on the explosive charge.

Wu Daozi shouted, "Run! It's going to explode!"

Ouyang Huaide had his back to the fireballs, so he didn't see them.

He was thoroughly annoyed by this overly dramatic old Taoist priest.

He said, "Grand Preceptor, don't make such a fuss. You keep shouting about explosions; what if your words actually come true?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a deafening roar erupted, and the resulting dust cloud, like snowflakes, obscured half the sky.

The explosion of a bomb can generate a shock wave of more than 10,000 tons, and its kill radius can reduce everything around it to nothing.

Ouyang Huaide was blasted away and crashed behind a boulder. He didn't die, but his condition was worse than death; his legs below the thighs were completely blown off, and his face was disfigured.

Sparks flew everywhere after the explosion, like dazzling fireworks.

Standing atop a distant mountain, Lin Ruoshui gazed at the sparks and thought, "Ouyang Huaide, you'd better not die so easily."

"Brother Ying, this is your work, isn't it?" Mo Qing appeared out of nowhere.

Lin Ruoshui turned her head and saw that it was that shameless prince, and the corners of her lips that were curled up immediately disappeared.

Mo Qing almost fell in love with the fleeting smile that Lin Ruoshui gave as she turned around.

Xiu Yi appeared instantly beside Lin Ruoshui.

Mo Qing said, "Oh? So Brother Ying has someone protecting him. It seems I was worrying too much."

Without saying a word, Xiu Yi put her hands together and began chanting the incomprehensible scriptures.

Mo Qing coughed up a mouthful of blood, and then blood began to flow from all seven orifices.

He channeled his inner energy to resist the overwhelming force, the air around his body rippled, and it seemed he was about to be unable to withstand it.

He shouted, "Save me!"

Three old men descended from the mountaintop. They focused their energy and combined their inner strength to attack Xiu Yi.

Lin Ruoshui was shocked. She was afraid that if she lost Xiuyi again, her already broken heart would not be able to bear it. Before she could make a move...

Xiu Yi remained calm and composed, drew a circle with her hands, then clasped her hands together, and chanted the scriptures even louder.

The three old men and Mo Qing were simultaneously blasted away by the powerful shockwave. The three old men crashed heavily to the ground. Although they did not bleed from their seven orifices, they were all seriously injured.

Xiu Yi said, "You three rats, how dare you show yourselves here?"