Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

"Manager Sun, Second Master Hou, you two are also enjoying tea here! Haha, it's been a long time! How have you been?"

The middle-aged man, referred to as Manager Qian, immediately walked over with a beaming smile and sat down steadily at the table where the two men were sitting.

The old man surnamed Sun quickly poured a cup of fragrant tea and respectfully handed it to Manager Qian.

"Manager Qian, where did you come from? You seem to be in a hurry. Did you strike it rich somewhere?"

"Sigh, don't even mention it. I was planning to buy some delicacies and furs from Uehara Castle and then transport them to Kyoto to try my luck, but unexpectedly, something happened in Uehara Castle and everything fell apart!"

Shangyuan City is now heavily guarded, with all the city gates heavily guarded. If I hadn't slipped away quickly, I would probably be trapped in Shangyuan City by now and unable to escape.

Do you still remember that mysterious organization that killed the city lord of Jian'an City and seized Jueqing Valley a few days ago? It is rumored that the defection of the city lord of Luoxia City and the theft of the official grain of the city lord of Shangyuan City were both their doing.

Lord Liao, the city lord, was so frightened that he immediately wrote a letter to the Marquis for help.

Just yesterday, the 100,000-strong army sent by the Marquis to quell the rebellion was utterly outmaneuvered by those elusive fellows before even setting foot in Shangyuan City, suffering heavy casualties!

"Why?"

"Around noon yesterday, did you feel the earth shaking? I had just left Shangyuan City and was resting in a village about ten miles outside the city."

Suddenly, the ground trembled violently, and the tea in the bowl almost spilled out.

Everyone in the teahouse was stunned. Before they could even react, a deafening explosion came from the direction of the Perilous Valley, sounding as if the sky had fallen and the earth had split open.

The Dangerous Valley is only about fifty miles from Shangyuan City. It takes about half an hour to get there by fast horse.

When we rushed there, the road had been completely blocked by the king's cavalry, and no one could pass through.

However, this didn't stump us locals, so we found another way, going around from the other side of the mountain... Guess what I saw on the hillside opposite the Dangerous Cliff Valley?

Manager Qian leisurely picked up his teacup and gently blew away the tea foam.

"What did you see?"

The lean old man and another middle-aged man asked in unison.

"Tsk tsk, if you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you probably would never have been able to imagine what a breathtaking scene it was!"

"What scene?"

The lean old man couldn't help but lean his head over, and everyone else in the teahouse also stopped what they were doing and turned to look.

"The perilous valley, stretching for miles, has vanished without a trace, with all the cliffs on both sides collapsing."

After that earth-shattering roar, the Dangerous Valley was instantly leveled! Presumably, at least several thousand, perhaps even tens of thousands, of people were buried beneath the tumbling rocks.

The 100,000-strong army was forcibly divided into two parts. Two hours passed, and the valley was still shrouded in dust that lingered for a long time!

Manager Qian spoke with great enthusiasm, gesturing wildly and shouting in an exaggerated manner.

"The Valley of Peril was blown away? How was that possible? Could it have been done with a magic crystal cannon? How big of a magic crystal cannon would that be?"

The skinny old man was so shocked his jaw almost dropped, and he exclaimed:

"It couldn't be a magic crystal cannon. There are cliffs all around. How could a magic crystal cannon, which is so big, be placed there? And where could it be put? Besides, there are so many experts around the Marquis. They're not blind. How could they not notice it?"

Manager Sun, who was usually quiet, stroked his chin thoughtfully and said:

"That makes sense. If they can use magic crystal cannons to blast away Dangerous Rock Valley, why don't they use magic crystal cannons to bombard other people? How could it be just one shot! It just doesn't make sense!"

"It wasn't a magic crystal cannon. There wasn't a trace of elemental scent left after a magic crystal explosion. Instead, there was a strong smell of smoke and dust that made it hard to breathe."

"Could it be some kind of mysterious magic circle?"

"Without any fluctuations in spiritual energy, it absolutely cannot be a magic array!"

"Later, according to information revealed by soldiers in Shangyuan City, the explosion caused nearly 10,000 casualties. The commander of a heavy armor legion was killed in the explosion. He was one of the few Heaven-rank experts around the Marquis. The Marquis's heavy armor legion basically lost its fighting power."

"That's not the main point. The main point is that it's said the Marquis was also nearly killed in the explosion. According to that person, the Marquis's palanquin had just left the valley when the Dangerous Cliff Valley exploded, throwing the Marquis more than ten feet away and breaking both his legs." "It's said that the Marquis fainted on the spot!"

"All the soldiers were terrified and completely panicked."

Fortunately, the light cavalry returned to maintain order, and things stabilized.

The troops are now divided into two parts, and the tens of thousands of soldiers at the back cannot pass through the Dangerous Rock Valley.

It is said that the Marquis was furious and had ordered the supply train to regroup on the spot and then detour through Longxi to rendezvous at Luoxia City.

"If we go around Longxi, won't we have to pass through here?"

"I don't know about that, but I don't think they'll go into the city."

Our town of Wangxiang is so small, and our streets are so wide. If those supply trucks were to enter the city, wouldn't they tear the whole town apart?

“Wangxiang Town is also under the jurisdiction of Lord Liao, so he should have something to consider, right?”

If Wangxiang Town is destroyed again, then Lord Liao will be left all alone. How long would it take to rebuild it?

"You all overestimate Lord Liao. Now he probably has to be careful even when he farts. He has no right to speak anymore. He'll be lucky to keep his head!"

...Whether the people in the teahouse knew each other or not, they all chimed in with their own opinions, and the matter became quite lively.

Su Ce and the others were also stunned by the news.

Everyone was curious about what secret weapons Mo Yuming had arranged for the Falcon team members to place in the canyon that caused it to collapse.

Moreover, it can attack on its own without anyone controlling it with spiritual power.

After Su Ce and the others stayed in the teahouse for a while, they lost interest in the gossip and left the teahouse together, returning to the courtyard.

"Young Master, could you... tell everyone about it?"

After they returned, they recounted the news they had heard in the teahouse to everyone in great detail, as if pouring beans from a bamboo tube. Everyone present was deeply moved.

Most of the old men, unable to contain their curiosity, turned their heads in unison, staring at Mo Yuming with eyes full of wonder, like searchlights.

Mr. Xi, who is usually particularly interested in novel things, was even more itchy at this moment and couldn't wait to find out what was going on.

"Well, it's nothing really. I just ordered them to fill the crevices in the rocks with a substance made up of several elements. I named this substance 'explosive'."

This substance is like a grumpy child, extremely unstable. It will explode with a bang if it comes into contact with even the slightest spark.

The same volume of materials may not have the same power as a magic crystal explosion, but fortunately, the materials are readily available, the preparation is convenient, and no special triggering device is required.

Unlike magic crystal cannons, which require a trigger to explode the magic crystals, I only need to connect these supplies placed in different locations with specially crafted fire ropes, then light the ropes and leave. Once the ropes burn out, the sparks ignite the supplies, causing an explosion. The result is what you've heard.”

Mo Yuming deliberately explained it in a casual manner.