Old days in the box

Chapter 258 The Fierce Eastern Princess

At the same time, in the Jade World, the mysterious ancient Eastern country.

The long sword was wiped, like half an inch of sharpness passing through the winter snow in the twelfth lunar month, piercing straight to the pyracantha tree outside the window of the hooked couplet. After picking off a fruit, it hit the high wall and turned back, flying into the side room and returning to the girl's hands.

In an elegant boudoir like a golden building, two equally stunningly beautiful girls were sitting on the floor. One of the girls was surrounded by four or five maids. They all watched the other girl perform this peerless sword skill with fear, for fear that she would not be able to do it. He accidentally chopped off his own head.

In fact, they didn't mean to say such unlucky words in their hearts, but they are the newly hired maids of the Li family. Today, they accompanied Miss Li to visit the Yuan family, which is also a member of the royal family, and got together with the lady's best friend. Who would have thought that this young lady from the original family was actually a master of swordsmanship, practicing this dangerous swordsmanship in her own boudoir.

As the saying goes, a sword has no eyes. If the sword were not accurate and injured their young lady, ten of their heads would not be enough to compensate.

But Miss Yuan, who was wearing a bold golden tiger-patterned dress and a red silk waistband, seemed not to notice the pale faces of the maids at all, and was still concentrating on removing the red thorn fruit from the sword tip.

Yuan Wuyou, a sixteen-year-old princess of the Yuan family.

She held the hilt of the sword, gently picked out the core of the fruit pierced by the tip of the sword, and hit it right in the core.

The distance from the window of her boudoir to the Pyracantha tree was about a hundred steps, but her sword could hit the center of the fruit core accurately and return without a single snowflake, which showed that her sword was extremely fast.

There were already a dozen of these pyracantha fruits piled on the short and exquisite coffee table in front of her. Yuan Wuyou put this one on it and looked up just in time to see the maids of the Li family watching her every move. A move.

"Do you want to learn? I'll teach you!" Yuan Wuyou laughed in surprise and asked them while raising his sword.

"Young maid dare not, please forgive me, princess!" The maids were startled and squatted down one after another, for fear that the princess would see what they were thinking.

Another young princess who was concentrating on embroidery finally couldn't help but laugh, put down the embroidery in her hands, covered her mouth and said softly to her maids: "You should step aside first."

The maids retreated one after another as if they had received a savior, and quickly left the boudoir, leaving only these two princesses of similar age.

Yuan Wuyou's expression changed from excited to aggrieved. He looked at this girl and let out a long sigh that was not ladylike at all: "Slim - Ning -!"

"Okay, okay, if you continue to practice swordsmanship in the boudoir like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to find anyone in my mansion who dares to accompany me to see you." The girl giggled and covered her mouth with a smile, looking at her dearly. A close friend.

Li Xianning, the sixteen-year-old Princess Li.

"What are you afraid of? My swordsmanship has been perfected for a long time. I can easily remove even a cicada's wings three hundred steps away! These can only be regarded as a moment of entertainment at best, how can they be called practice!"

Yuan Wuyou angrily placed the thin sword in his hand on the ground, and the sharp sword light penetrated the expensive ebony bench floor, making a crisp sound.

"You must not have read the 'Dream in the Red Mansions' I brought you last time, right?" Li Xianning picked up her embroidery again and asked her with a smile.

"Don't mention it, it's still a dream, I think it's a fright! I asked a few servants to read it to me, but before they were halfway through the reading, they hurriedly apologized and said they would never report me to my father for reading these books."

"That's a drama about a talented man and a beautiful woman who turns out to be a regretful person. How could you ask your servant to read it to you?"

"I don't know many words!"

After a brief conversation, Li Xianning realized that he still underestimated her tough childhood. It seemed that Jingmeng in the Red Mansion in the West Wing alone was not enough to smooth out her sharp edges.

"Xian Ning, if you want to bring books next time, why not bring me some street storytellers? Whether it's a battle on the battlefield or a sword fight, I'm very interested!" Yuan Wuyou turned around and suggested with great interest.

Li Xianning smiled bitterly, not knowing what to do with her.

Yuan Wuyou is a well-known royal daughter in the Jade Realm Palace. Not only because of her amazing beauty, but also because of her unparalleled sword skills and strong character. It is said that she and the current border general Yuan Zhenyao were born as twins. , his martial temperament is not inferior to that of the flying general.

The first time Li Xianning met her was about eight years ago. At that time, all the young masters of the palace who were full-year-old were sent to Bailongshan Speech Lecture Hall to establish their academic foundation in various subjects and professions in advance. The princess of the royal family was a beautiful little girl with a reputation for being elegant and polite, so she was naturally warmly welcomed by the young ladies from all the families in the mountain.

Although another princess at the time, Yuan Wuyou, was only eight years old, her reputation for loving swordsmanship and being fierce in martial arts had also been well-known for a long time. Therefore, unlike the gentle and elegant Li Xianning, she had already been attacked by everyone as soon as she arrived at Bailong Mountain. There was constant discussion of exclusion and innuendo.

Although it is unethical for a woman to practice swordsmanship, what really makes people ridicule her is the choice of "swordsmanship".

Although the Jade World looks like an ancient kingdom, it actually inherits the supreme craftsmanship brought to them by the White Jade Dragon Girl.

Under the influence of the power of steel, which is in charge of forging and smelting, the Jade World has gone through five thousand years of technological iteration and has already developed into a highly developed ancient civilization. Only the Byzantine Empire, which was controlled by Shenmu Qianhua at that time, was able to compete with them. .

After the rapid advancement of forging technology, they have long abandoned the outdated melee cold weapons, choosing to combine various powerful hot weapons with their own unique culture to evolve into new weapons.

Just like today's soldiers still have to practice "gun fighting", the guns in their hands are already fire guns with built-in flint. By turning the gun body, the gun head can emit stone fire and lightning from the gun head, with a range of hundreds of steps. Enough soluble iron.

In this context, purely cold weapons such as swords have long withdrawn from the stage of history, gradually withering away and becoming tricks that only appear in operas or performances. Yuan Wuyou, as a royal princess of the generation, chose to pick up the old legacy and practice it. The sword was reduced to a temporary joke.

Especially the group of young masters and ladies on Bailong Mountain who thought they represented the future of the jade world, did not have a good impression of this tomboy with his hair tied up.

"The Jade World is experiencing a period of great breakthroughs in foundry technology. Weapons such as cloud-piercing arrows, meteor artillery, and Dongfeng Destroyers are emerging one after another. In the near future, our soldiers will be able to rain down fire on the enemy without having to meet them face to face."

"As the future leaders of the jade world, we must devote ourselves to these famous craftsmanship, instead of being like some 'juggling princesses' who only linger in the past and learn useless swordsmanship."

The person who said this was the son of a high-ranking official. He was a little older among the crowd and was very articulate, so he became their leader and gave Yuan Wuyou the nickname "Juggler Princess".

She still remembered that Yuan Wuyou was not angry when everyone was criticizing her. Instead, he stood up, took off his hairpin, drew his sword and slashed with ease. For a moment, the sword was like lightning, as if it was dipping in the lecture hall. Light paints, cutting through the vacuum and slashing in all directions. The flint ovens placed in the four corners of the lecture hall were instantly cut off, and the light and fire in them were extinguished. The dozen or so guardian servants from different families present subconsciously touched the weapons on their waists, feeling the energy in them. is disappearing rapidly.

This is the latest generation of manufacturing technology in the jade world. It uses flint ovens to power all weapons within a certain range from a distance, eliminating the trouble of repeated recharging. But now all four ovens have been cut off. Instead, All of a sudden, the weapons in everyone's hands were paralyzed.

"If I want to kill you right now, how can you resist?"

Yuan Wuyou raised her sword and asked the frightened young master. Her long black hair was floating in the cold wind brought by the sword energy, revealing for the first time her stunningly beautiful appearance.

Everyone looked at this tough girl with both swords and appearance, and couldn't help but hold their breath. Only one person stood up and clapped, cheering for her in a rare move regardless of her image as a lady.

That person is Li Xianning.

Since then, all the palace families have known that the Yuan family gave birth to a little princess with amazing swordsmanship, and people shunned her even more. Only Li Xianning became close friends with her and talked about everything. The two people with very different personalities People's emotions are surprisingly good.

"I heard that you went to the palace a few days ago to audition for the White Dragon to prepare for the selection of the next emperor. How do you feel? Are you confident?" Li Xianning dexterously fiddled with the show needle on her fingertips and repeatedly embroidered it. Back and forth, he turned around and asked.

"Of course, I have already inquired about it. Among the children sent by our three families, none of them have better grades than me. I believe that the White Jade Dragon Girl will also be very discerning!"

Yuan Wuyou didn't feel sleepy anymore when he talked about this, he immediately came to Xian Ning's side and lay on her lap, and answered cheerfully.

As late winter approaches, the most important thing in the jade world today is probably the selection of the next emperor.

The Jade World is different from all other empires in Zhongting. This land has been ruled by humans and dragons since five thousand years ago. The emperors are not hereditary, but are personally selected and appointed by the White Jade Dragon Girl. This is still the case today.

After the White Jade Dragon Girl left the upper world and came to the mortal world with part of the power of steel, she divided the power of power in her hands into three and handed it over to three reliable human families. They formed the royal family of the Jade World. And then rule the whole country.

And every candidate for the Jade Realm Emperor is also selected from the children of these three royal families.

Chu family, Yuan family, Li family.

Although there are many aristocratic families in the Jade World, these are the only three families that have received divine power from the Lady Dragon and are called the royal family.

As the princess of the Yuan clan, Yuan Wuyou is naturally qualified to participate in the selection of the next emperor for the throne.

"Where's Xian Ning, don't you plan to participate in the selection?" Wuyou raised his eyes and looked at her delicate and refined face, and asked curiously.

"My two brothers have been sent to Bailong to audition, so I will not get involved. My father said that women should not participate in politics. Compared with the throne, industrial design is more suitable for me." Li Xianning replied with a smile. .

Unlike the eye-catching Yuan Wuyou, Xian Ning's appearance is more like that kind of reserved and gentle Jiangnan girl. Every time she raises her eyes or touches her lips, she has a natural elegance that makes people ponder her carefully.

She is a genius in blacksmithing and craftsmanship. She was summoned to the current emperor before she graduated from the lecture hall at the age of twelve and became an apprentice bachelor of the Ministry of Forging Steel and Fire.

It is hard to imagine how such an elegant and knowledgeable lady could become a close friend with Yuan Wuyou, a tough princess with a completely different personality.

But even so, everyone says that this year is the year of great luck in the jade world.

Various young geniuses who have inherited the power of the dragon have emerged from the three major royal families. There are fierce sword-wielding princesses, talented women with extraordinary knowledge, flying generals with unrivaled bravery, and young masters of the Chu family who are both wise and strategic. .

No matter who is selected in the end, he will bring an enlightened and capable new emperor to the Jade World.

"That's too boring, but I'm different. When I become the Lord of God, I will definitely lead the Jade Realm to expand its territory and wipe out the Baibai Kingdom over at Zixiao Pass!" Yuan Wuyou shouted, Lying on Xian Ning's lap, I had a big dream of Spring and Autumn.

"Is it really so good to be an emperor? Even if we include all previous emperors, there are only a few women." Li Xianning gently tapped her forehead and asked softly.

"Then I'm sure. I've been studying swordsmanship for ten years just to open up new territories and kill enemies on the battlefield! If I can't make achievements in this life, what's the point of life?"

Yuan Wuyou answered without hesitation, then buried his head in Li Xianning's beautiful blue silk dress, and began to confide in distress.

"After all, I should not have been born as a daughter! If I had my brother's ability, I would never obey the court's instructions like him, and I would just guard the border if he was asked to do so!"

It has been a year since Yuan Zhenyao was deployed to the border. Even Yuan Wuyou, who has a strong personality, can't help but miss his brother.

Yuan Wuyou has never concealed her ambitions, which also makes her very confused about her father and brother's obedience to the court. In the jade world, people often say that the three royal families who have inherited the power of the dragon have their own strengths, and the Chu family has many kings. , the Yuan family produced more generals, and the Li family produced more prime ministers. Judging from the previous emperors, this statement does have some truth.

But Yuan Wuyou doesn't think so. She feels that people are born free, so why should others define their own position? She feels that the Yuan family can also produce excellent kings and lead the jade world to prosperity, and that person might be Own.

If she were to marry a noble man at such a blooming age, and then spend decades in peace before dying of old age, what would be written on her tombstone would not be "Conquest of the Kingdom and the Land, General Yuan Wuyou" but someone else's. The wife of a certain young master, Yuan Shi... she will definitely come out of the coffin angry!

Just as the two women were talking, laughing and scolding each other, there was a knock on the wooden door, and a servant opened the door again.

Yuan Wuyou's father walked in with a serious face, as if he wanted to rush over to talk to his tough daughter about something important.

But as soon as he entered the wing, he saw a sharp sword stuck on the floor of the wing, and his sturdy daughter was lying unscrupulously on Princess Li's lap, with her long skirt rolled up. land.

(End of this chapter)