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If the temple determines that it needs to send a temple messenger, and the temple already has a messenger, then one will naturally be sent.
At this moment, the high priest knelt on the ground, listening to Emperor Qing's admonition.
"High Priest, use the secret method to send a message to the temple."
The high priest, showing no emotion, asked, "When the traitor appeared last time, you did not notify the temple."
Emperor Qing insisted on notifying the temple this time because Wu Zhu and Fan Xian had taken the key!
Emperor Qing felt that he was facing unpredictable dangers and that things might get out of his control.
Therefore, he prefers to eliminate potential threats first!
"He was injured and went into hiding shortly after he appeared last time, but this time he will probably stay by Fan Xian's side the whole time."
The high priest was merely a messenger chosen by the temple; the temple's true collaborator was Emperor Qing.
After all, under the rule of a traditional emperor like Emperor Qing, there would be no sudden technological revolution that would lead humanity in a dangerous direction as perceived by the temple.
The high priest accepted the order and said, "Your subject obeys. I will return to the Qing Temple to perform the ritual immediately!"
After Fan Xian and Wu Zhu succeeded, they opened the box left by Ye Qingmei at the Fan residence.
The Barrett M82A1 in the box completely overturned Fan Xian's imagination, not to mention Ye Qingmei's earth-shattering letter.
This is not ancient times, but the future!
Fan Xian, who thought he had traveled through time, was actually just someone whose memories were preserved before his death, and who was later injected with a new life form.
Therefore, Fan Xian did not time travel; rather, his memories were suspended for hundreds of thousands of years and then revived in the baby's body!
With Ye Qingmei's letter and Xiao En's story, Fan Xian finally understood his situation and the world.
The Barrett sniper rifle in the box is an anti-materiel weapon; it can shoot down tanks, and if it hits a person, half their body will be gone.
Such a deadly weapon, a bullet traveling at three times the speed of sound, means that by the time you hear the sound of the bullet, it's too late to dodge.
However, this sniper rifle was missing a trigger and bullets.
Wu Zhu recalled, "The trigger you mentioned should be able to be made in the three major workshops of the Jiangnan Imperial Treasury."
Although the trigger is ingenious, it is just a metal structural component and is not complicated to manufacture.
"As for the bullets you mentioned, the young lady's subordinates may have some at Cangshan Villa or Taiping Villa."
Fan Xian said excitedly, "You've already been to Taiping Villa, and the secret chamber at the bottom of the lake also requires a key, but now we have the key!"
Wu Zhu nodded and said, "That's right. Although Taiping Villa is heavily guarded, it can stop you, but it can't stop me!"
Fan Xian chuckled, "As far as I know, there's no one in this world who can stop you!"
"Uncle, things can change if you delay. You should go and check on things tonight."
Wu Zhu wholeheartedly agreed, "Good! I'm leaving."
After speaking, Wu Zhu suddenly disappeared from Fan Xian's sight.
In the early hours of the morning, Wu Zhu returned with another wooden box.
Upon learning the truth about the world, Fan Xian was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.
When Wu Zhu opened the wooden box, Fan Xian was overjoyed!
Because inside the box were golden Barrett bullets, a good hundred rounds!
"Uncle, my mother is leaving me an armory!"
"Can this divine weapon kill a Grandmaster?"
Wu Zhu thought for a moment and said, "Not necessarily, it depends on which grandmaster it is."
If the opponent's lightness skill is superb, then it will be quite difficult.
Whether you can kill a Grandmaster depends on your understanding of that Grandmaster and your familiarity with the divine weapon.
"The most important thing now is to go to the three major workshops in Jiangnan and make the trigger you mentioned."
"In that case, no matter how fierce your opponent is, you will be absolutely safe."
Fan Xian thought of Emperor Qing's promise to him; Emperor Qing still wanted to hand over the Imperial Treasury to him.
"Very well! I will go to His Majesty tomorrow to request permission to go to Jiangnan and deal with the Ming family!"
The investigation into the Cui family's smuggling case has concluded, and the Ming family's role in it was also dishonorable.
Although Emperor Qing forbade further investigation into Li Chengze, he did not say that the Ming family could not be investigated.
The next morning, a young eunuch in the Empress Dowager's palace spread the word that she had fainted in Hanguang Palace the night before.
This was done by spies specially arranged by Li Chang'an through Hong Zhu, who were keeping an eye on the Empress Dowager for this very reason.
Li Chang'an knew Fan Xian would definitely come to steal the key, so he made preparations last year.
Since Wu Zhu could appear at any time, it was not feasible to send someone to keep a close eye on Fan Xian.
Li Chang'an was afraid of alarming Emperor Qing too early, so he did not take the key himself.
Now that Fan Xian has taken action, it means that Wu Zhu has recovered from his injuries and is back.
Because Fan Xian wouldn't dare enter the palace to get the key alone.
We should also try to seize that Barrett.
Because Wu Zhu was there, only Li Chang'an could do this task; no one else could.
Even with Barrett, there was no time to rush things. Li Chang'an also took the opportunity to visit Li Chengze.
Li Chengze was under house arrest, so of course ordinary people couldn't get in.
At this moment, the Second Prince was barefoot in the pavilion, eating grapes and reading Li Chang'an's poetry collection.
Xie Bi'an was practicing swordsmanship, while Fan Wujiu was reading, preparing for next year's imperial examination.
The other six retainers were scattered throughout the Prince's mansion, protecting Li Chengze.
Li Chengze, having finished his other tasks, was engrossed in reading poetry when he suddenly heard Li Chang'an's voice.
"Two ninth-rank officials, six eighth-rank officials, and a hundred Red Armored Soldiers stationed there—the Crown Prince can't kill you."
Upon seeing Li Chang'an suddenly appear before him, Li Chengze dropped the grapes in his hand to the ground.
Xie Bi'an rushed over quickly, exclaiming in surprise, "Your Highness Prince Yong, you've broken through to the ninth rank!"
Li Chang'an said, "Yes, but don't tell anyone. Right now, only I am truly protecting your Highness."
"You two step back, I want to talk to the second brother."
Li Chengze narrowed his eyes and said, "Uncle Yong, you really are a man of great talent!"
"However, I think I should be safe. If Li Chengqian wants to kill me, he will have to wait until after he ascends the throne."
"But with you here, it will be harder for him to ascend the throne than to climb to heaven."
Li Chang'an sat down and said, "The one who wants to kill you now is not Li Chengqian, nor Li Yunrui, but Chen Pingping."
How could Chen Pingping possibly let go of this opportunity to make the royal family kill each other? All he had to do was kill Li Chengze and frame Li Chengqian.
Li Chengze never imagined that Chen Pingping would kill him. "Dean Chen? I haven't offended him!"
Li Chang'an said, "Your father offended him. It's better that you don't know about this. I will have the Shadow Guards strengthen patrols in this area."
Li Chengze reached out to stop him, saying, "Don't tell me all that nonsense. You just need to protect me!"
Li Chang'an was very satisfied with Li Chengze's current condition. "Very good, that's right."
"There aren't many experts in the Oversight Council who can kill you, but you should be careful of them poisoning you."
"I will send two experts in poison to take care of you, so you can relax and enjoy your retirement."
Li Chengze said nervously, "Then you'd better hurry, I'm only in my early twenties, I don't want to die!"
It seems that it's indeed much more interesting for the Second Prince not to be a whetstone.
When Fan Xian went south to investigate his family's affairs, Emperor Qing greatly approved of it and gave him enthusiastic encouragement, promising him that he would take over the Imperial Treasury after his success.
Fan Xian reported to Chen Pingping again, and Chen Pingping provided him with the strongest manpower and spent several days checking the information and intelligence of the managers of the three major workshops.
However, just as Fan Xian was about to set off, a major incident occurred.
First, Wu Zhu fought a great battle with another blindfolded grandmaster. Although Wu Zhu killed his opponent, he was seriously injured again.
After Wu Zhu was seriously injured, he repeatedly instructed Fan Xian to go to the Three Great Workshops to make a Barrett trigger before heading to Mount Dadong to heal his wounds.
However, just as Fan Xian was preparing to travel to Jiangnan, he discovered something even more terrifying!
The Barrett is gone, and so is a box of bullets!
Chapter 137 Emperor Qing Angrily Dismantles the Robots! Fan Ruoruo Conducts Live-Fire Drills! (13)
A hidden corner of the palace.
A dozen or so palace guards in armor were kneeling on one knee around Emperor Qing.
Emperor Qing, dressed in a black cloak, kicked the corpse of the temple messenger with disgust.
"The temple messengers are not mortals, so what? They still have to die!"