The Prodigal Son

Soon, Qin Yu followed Zhao Luan out of the palace and headed straight for the Qin family estate.

"What are we going to see at Qin Family Village?"

Inside the imperial carriage, Zhao Luan looked at Qin Yu with a face full of doubt.

Originally, Zhao Luan did not allow Qin Yu to ride with her.

But this bastard was shameless and insisted that he had something to tell Zhao Luan.

Zhao Luan knew exactly what this bastard was up to, but she couldn't say much, so she could only allow him to ride with her.

"You'll find out when His Majesty goes down there."

Qin Yu remained mysterious, but casually sat down next to Zhao Luan.

Zhao Luan glared at him angrily, then lowered her head and began to think.

"So you're taking me to the Heavenly Crafts Workshop, are you?"

Zhao Luan quickly realized what was going on, "You've finished testing your new weapon?"

Although she hadn't paid much attention to Tiangongfang, she remembered that it was located on the Qin family's estate.

Qin Yu could only take him to the Heavenly Craft Workshop at the Qin Family Manor!

The only reason for going to the Heavenly Craft Workshop is that Qin Yu has successfully tested a new weapon!

No wonder that bastard said he was going to give me a gift!

So that's what it was!

"Your Majesty, sometimes being too smart isn't a good thing; it can cause you to miss out on many pleasant surprises."

Qin Yu smiled helplessly.

Got it!

Everything was guessed, and the mystery vanished instantly.

"You think your little tricks can fool my eyes?"

Zhao Luan pouted, then glared angrily at Qin Yu: "Just show it to me when you've made it! Do I have to go with you to see it myself? Do you think I'm bored?"

She strongly suspected that this bastard was trying to trick her out of the palace to take advantage of her!

"..."

Qin Yu's face darkened. "Your Majesty, please go and take a look first!"

"I absolutely must see it!"

Zhao Luan's beautiful eyes widened. "I've come all this way with you, and if this new weapon doesn't satisfy me, hmph..."

Zhao Luan gave him a knowing look.

Meeting Zhao Luan's gaze, Qin Yu wrapped his arm around her waist and chuckled mischievously in a low voice, "Your Majesty, don't you see who's in control right now!"

"Do you think you're in control of the situation?"

As soon as Zhao Luan finished speaking, she flipped over and sat on Qin Yu's lap, then, like a female hooligan, cupped Qin Yu's face and kissed him.

There's no escaping it anyway!

Why not take the initiative yourself?

He needs to know that he is the one in control!

This applies to everything!

After thoroughly "ravaging" Qin Yu, Zhao Luan quickly got off him, sat down opposite him, and looked at him with a provocative expression.

Qin Yu looked at Zhao Luan with amusement and was about to sit down when Zhao Luan raised her leg and blocked his chest, warning him with her eyes not to sit down.

Got it!

What a heartless woman!

Qin Yu muttered to himself, then scooped up her long legs and placed them on his own.

Zhao Luan tried to pull her legs back, but Qin Yu held them firmly, preventing her from breaking free.

Worried that the imperial guards outside would notice something amiss, Zhao Luan dared not make any sudden movements. She could only glare at Qin Yu in embarrassment and annoyance, and hiss in a low voice, "Let go!"

However, Qin Yu would never let it go.

While gently stroking Zhao Luan's long legs, Qin Yu said with a grin, "Your Majesty, I've actually wanted to do this for a long time! Your legs are truly beautiful!"

"I'll kick that stinky face of yours someday!"

Zhao Luan, feeling ashamed, uttered a harsh remark to Qin Yu.

She tried several times to pull her foot back but couldn't, and in the end, she could only let this bastard do as he pleased.

She had long noticed Qin Yu's strange fetish for legs!

Zhao Luan secretly hardened her heart.

One day I'll find dozens of eunuchs and make them expose their legs so that this bastard can see and touch them to his heart's content!

……

The two flirted and teased each other all the way until they finally arrived at Tiangongfang.

Because Qin Yu had given prior instructions, Tiangongfang had already made preparations for the test.

More than twenty sheep, covered in armor, were tethered in a circular area.

When the group led Zhao Luan to the new weapon, Zhao Luan was taken aback. She then pointed to the oddly shaped large copper pipe and asked, "Is this the new weapon you were talking about?"

What kind of new weapon is this?

A thick copper pipe was placed in a wheeled box.

Is this what you call a new type of weapon?

It is indeed a new style.

She's never seen it before!

But what use is this thing?

"right!"

Qin Yu nodded slightly. "Does Your Majesty now understand why I didn't bring it to the palace to show Your Majesty?"

"Now I understand!"

Zhao Luan nodded slightly. "But what use is this thing? Who's going to swing it around and hit someone?"

This copper pipe must weigh at least 300 pounds, right?

Let alone ordinary soldiers, even Ning Huang doesn't have the ability to lift him up and smash him!

Even if you could swing it, you'd exhaust yourself before killing many enemies!

Qin Yu traveled all this way just to show me this?

"this……"

Qin Yu looked at Zhao Luan with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, this isn't something you swing around to smash people with! This is called a cannon! It's probably used like a catapult..."

"A catapult?"

Zhao Luan looked completely bewildered.

Based on her understanding, she couldn't comprehend how this thing could be used like a catapult.

Whose catapult looks like this?!

"Your Majesty, please do not be hasty. I will have them demonstrate for you!"

Qin Yu smiled, led Zhao Luan aside, and then instructed Wang Dou and the others, "Prepare for the demonstration!"

"yes!"

Everyone accepted the order.

Under Zhao Luan's curious gaze, everyone began loading.

Because this was only the first generation of artillery, loading was a bit troublesome, and it took them some time to finish loading it.

After loading, they conducted another inspection.

"Inspection complete!"

Wang Dou stood up straight and reported to Qin Yu.

"Everyone except the person who started the fire, step back!"

Qin Yu ordered everyone to step back, then turned to Zhao Luan and said, "Your Majesty, please cover your ears first!" He also ordered the imperial guards not to panic.

In fact, he had already conducted several tests on this three-inch cannon.

Although the test was successful, firing another shot should not be a problem, but the cannon still has some flaws, and we need to be careful to prevent it from exploding.

Zhao Luan was suspicious.

However, she still followed Qin Yu's instructions and gave the order to Yun Ying: "Pass down the order: no one is to panic!"

After saying that, Zhao Luan covered her ears.

Only after Yun Ying relayed the order did Qin Yu give the command: "Light the fire!"

At Qin Yu's command, the people standing nearby with torches immediately lit the fuses with their torches.

"Hiss..."

The fuse burst into flames.

boom!

The next moment, a loud bang suddenly rang out.

The loud noise was like a thunderclap suddenly exploding in my ears.

Even though Zhao Luan had covered her ears beforehand, she was still quite shaken by the loud noise.

One type of imperial guard even subconsciously placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

If Zhao Luan hadn't given the order beforehand, they would have rushed up to protect the emperor.

"boom!"

Before anyone could react, the cannonball exploded with a deafening roar among the sheep eighty feet away.

Dust flew everywhere, and smoke filled the air.

Amidst the dust and smoke, the mournful bleating of sheep could still be heard.

They vaguely seemed to see a cloud of blood mist...