Chapter 423 Blowing Up Prince Ye’s Mansion

Chapter 423: Blowing Up Prince Ye's Mansion

"I'm lucky enough to have escaped that man-eating place alive!"

A glint flashed in Ji Yuntang's eyes as she spoke, "I'll help you rescue your father and kill Empress Dowager Yuan, and you help me open the forbidden area and retrieve the Dragon Scale Herb."

"To be honest, my husband's legs are still missing one medicinal ingredient—it's precisely the Dragon Scale Herb in the forbidden area of your Xishu Kingdom."

"So no matter what, I have to get my hands on it. So it all comes down to whether you, Sect Master, are willing to take a gamble with me!"

Hua Feixue laughed as if he'd just heard the funniest joke, ruthlessly crushing her hopes:

"Princess Ye, you're certainly clever, but this Sect Master suggests you stop dreaming. The Xishu Kingdom's imperial palace is crawling with the Old Witch's people. I'm afraid we wouldn't even make it to the entrance of the forbidden area before we're chopped to pieces!"

"Even if we got lucky and made it to the entrance of the forbidden area, I don't have pure yang blood. Even if I wanted to help you, I probably couldn't open the forbidden area."

Ji Yuntang narrowed her eyes, "How do you know if you don't try?"

"How old were you when the Old Witch had a Taoist priest read your fortune? Your body hadn't even fully developed back then. She said you don't have pure yang blood—does that make it true? Well, I say you do!"

Truth be told, Ji Yuntang was gambling too.

Hua Feixue was the only legitimate bloodline of the Chu imperial clan left, so she had no choice but to pin all her hopes on him—there was no other option.

Hua Feixue had no idea where Ji Yuntang got all that confidence. He asked himself—he wouldn't even dare to be that confident.

"Fine, let's say you're right and I do have pure yang blood. Then how exactly do you plan to help me kill the Old Witch?"

"Do you know she has eighty-eight personal guards with her, not to mention the imperial guards and iron-wood soldiers outside? Ordinary people can't even get near her."

Ji Yuntang didn't answer directly, instead asking, "Would you mind if I blew up your royal palace?"

"What did you say?" Hua Feixue thought his ears must be playing tricks on him!

Ji Yuntang repeated the question, "I'm asking you—would you mind if I blew up your royal palace?"

Hua Feixue: "..."

Hua Feixue: "!!!"

He stared at Ji Yuntang for a moment, then asked, "Blow it up with what, exactly?"

Ji Yuntang said, "Explosives."

After saying this, she sheepishly rubbed her nose and admitted, a little guiltily, "Last time at Mount Liumang, I saw you blow up Luo Jingshen's men with gunpowder—that was quite a sight."

"So I secretly dug up some dirt from Mount Liumang, brought it back, and studied its composition, then recalibrated the ratio of sulfur and saltpeter to make explosives more powerful than Blood Rain Sect's."

Hua Feixue: "..."

Hua Feixue: "!!!"

With those words, she basically admitted she was the one who had robbed his Blood Rain Sect that day.

Rage surged through him, and he was about to stand up when Ji Yuntang's next words doused all his anger.

"Don't worry, I've kept all the treasures in your storeroom safe and sound. I'll give them all back to you another day."

Since they were already allies, Ji Yuntang figured she could at least show this much sincerity.

"Really? You're the one who robbed my Blood Rain Sect?" Hua Feixue looked at her suspiciously.

If Ji Yuntang could really evade Blood Rain Sect's assassins and clean out his treasures, then he could believe she had what it took to infiltrate the Xishu Kingdom's imperial palace.

Ji Yuntang nodded, "Absolutely true. Didn't you already recognize me at the BBQ place last time?"

"What, you're the only one allowed to cross-dress? I can't dress up as a man?"

Hua Feixue: "!!!!!"

He had suspected Ji Yuntang before, but since she stubbornly denied it, he figured he'd been wrong!

Now that she'd admitted it herself, it felt unreal!

Hua Feixue took a deep breath, "Show me your explosives, and this Sect Master will believe you."

"Fine, wait right there."

Ji Yuntang pretended to go inside, but actually pulled a grenade out of her storage space.

She walked out and set it on the table. Hua Feixue nearly laughed out of anger.

"This little thing, the size of a fist—you're telling me it can blow people up?"

The Xishu Kingdom was naturally skilled at making weapons. After that person saved him, he'd spent two years researching gunpowder at Blood Rain Sect before making some modest progress.

Now Ji Yuntang had brought out this little trinket and claimed it was more powerful than his gunpowder—how was he supposed to believe that?

Hua Feixue reached out and picked up the grenade. Not knowing how to use it, he only noticed a pull ring on top—and gave it a hard yank...

"Don't pull it!" By the time Ji Yuntang realized what was happening, it was already too late.

Her first instinct was to rush to Luo Junhe's side, shove his wheelchair, and bolt outside.

She ran dozens of meters before realizing Hua Feixue didn't seem to have followed.

She turned around and saw him still holding the grenade, studying why it was smoking.

Ji Yuntang was speechless. This guy couldn't die—if he did, the forbidden area's door would never open!

She shouted anxiously, "What are you waiting for? Drop it and run!"

Hua Feixue realized something was wrong at that moment—the grenade in his hand was getting hotter and hotter, and sparks were flying off the top.

He quickly tossed the grenade into an open area and used every ounce of his Lightness Skill to fly away.

The moment he flew off, the grenade on the ground exploded!

"BOOM!"

An earth-shattering boom rang out, and the entire Prince Ye's Mansion trembled. Flames and thick smoke shot into the sky. Everyone in the mansion was jolted awake and scrambled outside in a panic.

In an instant, dogs were barking and people were shouting, one after another.

Chen Hu threw on some clothes and ran out, only to see Ji Yuntang and Luo Junhe standing outside, along with a man in black not far away.

He asked with a grave expression, "Your Highness, Princess, what's going on out here? Who is he?"

Ji Yuntang waved her hand, "He's one of us—just an accident. Go back to bed, all of you!"

Hua Feixue stared blankly at the ground, his scalp prickling.

Where he'd just thrown the grenade, a crater over five meters deep had been blown open.

Hua Feixue couldn't pretend he wasn't shocked.

The blast was many times more powerful than his own gunpowder.

If he'd been a step slower, he didn't dare think if he'd still be alive.

Ji Yuntang grabbed a lantern and went to check the damage in the western courtyard.

"You've blown up my entire courtyard, destroyed the doghouse, and even put two cracks in the outer wall. Fortunately, the house itself didn't collapse."

"I'm taking the compensation out of the silver in your treasury."

Hua Feixue ignored her, or rather, he just didn't give a damn.

After all, his silver was already with Ji Yuntang—whether she docked it was just a thought away.

It was only then that he snapped out of it and asked Ji Yuntang, incredulous, "How did you manage to do that?"

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