Chapter 28: Hidden Weapon? A piece of trash that even a dog wouldn't use

Half an hour later.

Having eaten and drunk their fill, Jirou Yueguan and Tianwu Guimei arrived silently outside the hotel where Shrek Academy was staying after their late-night snack.

Not entering the hotel directly to maintain a certain level of secrecy, the duo stood suspended in mid-air beneath a shadow.

Separated by a distance, both of their gazes were fixed straight upon Tang San, who had already fallen asleep.

It just so happened that Tang San had not closed the window, making it very convenient for them to observe secretly from such a position.

However, upon seeing that Tang San was fast asleep with a dark, indistinct object placed beside his pillow, their gazes became very peculiar.

The night was too deep, and while they could roughly see the outline of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, they were unable to see it clearly or distinctly.

Observing with keen interest, Jirou Yueguan and Tianwu Guimei tried their best to see the dark shape of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow clearly.

"Old Guan, this little brat named Tang San seems to care a lot about the thing by his pillow; he even kept it there after falling fast asleep."

Tianwu Guimei said thoughtfully: "Judging by the position where that thing is placed, it can be almost certain that if there is any disturbance, he should instinctively reach out to grab that thing in his hand at the first opportunity."

"To make this little brat care so much, it shouldn't be anything simple. I can only see a rough outline; can you tell what that thing is?"

Jirou Yueguan did not answer immediately.

He strained his eyes, putting in more effort than Tianwu Guimei.

After looking carefully for a long time, he finally saw the appearance of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow clearly.

However, after seeing the appearance of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow clearly, he was unable to react immediately.

Pondering slightly, he replied with a tone of hesitation:

"That thing seems to be a type of Hidden Weapon, the very thing that His Majesty once explicitly ordered to be sealed away, forbidding anyone from attempting to use it."

???

Tianwu Guimei was completely confused.

He thought Jirou Yueguan had spoken incorrectly.

Turning his head to look at Jirou Yueguan, he said in great surprise: "Hidden Weapon? Are you sure? The very thing His Majesty once said that even a dog wouldn't use?"

"Let me think, at that time His Majesty seemed to have mentioned such a premise, and then after saying something else, he completely sealed away this technology, forbidding anyone from continuing to research Hidden Weapons?"

Hearing this, Jirou Yueguan nodded.

After seeing its true appearance clearly, the true identity of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow was confirmed by him: "It's about right; there is a ninety-nine percent chance it is a Hidden Weapon!"

Tianwu Guimei became interested.

He stopped questioning Jirou Yueguan.

Just like Jirou Yueguan had done a moment ago, he pushed his vision to the limit.

A while after Jirou Yueguan, he saw the true appearance of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow clearly, and the expression on his face became somewhat strange.

In the records of the Tianwu Empire, there were indeed many documents regarding Hidden Weapons.

At the very beginning, they were also developed by Wei Zhangfeng, but after they were developed, they were completely sealed away after only a brief trial.

In other words, the thing known as a Hidden Weapon had existed in their Tianwu Empire.

However, in the end, it was completely discarded before it was ever formally put into use.

"A piece of trash that even a dog wouldn't use"—this was the very sentence Wei Zhangfeng said when he, in his capacity as Emperor, sealed all the data on Hidden Weapons.

Having followed by Wei Zhangfeng's side for many years.

They remembered the words of their own Emperor absolutely clearly.

"It really does look like a Hidden Weapon. According to other remarks His Majesty mentioned back then, things like Hidden Weapons are just sneaky, shameful things that cannot see the light of day."

"On one hand, they can only rely on sneak attacks, and on the other hand, they don't have much lethality. Most importantly, they will lead to public disorder; they are things that cannot be brought out into the open."

"This little brat named Tang San can actually care so much about this thing; it seems our previous speculation has come true."

"This little brat is truly not a good sort; otherwise, he wouldn't care so much about things like Hidden Weapons."

Tianwu Guimei sighed slightly.

After dropping this remark, Tianwu Guimei took the initiative to head toward Tang San's room.

He sealed all of his own aura, trying his best not to alert anyone, and he had no intention of waking Tang San up either.

Seeing this, Jirou Yueguan followed suit.

A moment later, the two arrived in Tang San's room one after the other.

Tang San was already fast asleep; although he maintained absolute vigilance, facing two great Title Douluo—and unconventional Title Douluo of the Tianwu Empire at that—

in the end, he still failed to wake up.

Carefully taking the Zhuge Divine Crossbow away, Tianwu Guimei and Jirou Yueguan returned to the outside of the hotel.

"Let's try it and see if this thing is really that useless."

Jirou Yueguan said in a low voice: "It just so happens that this can also serve as intelligence gathering, and at the same time, we can draw a final conclusion about this little brat's character!"

Hearing this, Tianwu Guimei gave a hum, roughly adjusted to the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, and pulled the trigger of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow while aiming at a wall in mid-air.

Bang—

A muffled sound rang out from the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.

At the same time, a crossbow bolt shot out toward the wall.

After the muffled sound, the crossbow bolt embedded itself into the wall, but it only sank in a small portion, barely managing not to fall off the wall.

"Confirmed, it really is a Hidden Weapon!"

"But this thing, it really is just as His Majesty said—it couldn't be more useless!"

"Sure enough, it really is a piece of trash that even a dog wouldn't use. I really don't know where that little brat's confident appearance comes from."

"That little brat has truly never seen any good treasures!"

Tianwu Guimei commented with a click of his tongue.

As an unconventional Title Douluo.

As the saying goes, one move from an expert reveals whether they have the skill or not.

In his view, the power of a single bolt from this so-called Zhuge Divine Crossbow could truly be called pathetic.

To treat such a pathetic thing as a treasure, one must have never tasted anything better.

Jirou Yueguan chimed in, "It is true that one has not seen any good treasures, but His Majesty once said that to manufacture such Hidden Weapons, one must possess a great deal of experience."

"This little brat named Tang San is only ten-something years old, yet his sense of crisis is very intense, and he is able to create such Hidden Weapons; just as we analyzed before, he is not a simple character."

"Moving forward, we can make this little brat named Tang San a key target for intelligence gathering; my intuition tells me that this decision will not be a problem!"

Tianwu Guimei did not refute this point.

As it happened, the meaning expressed by Jirou Yueguan was also the meaning he had analyzed in his own heart.

His surname is Tang and his name is San; he is not a person to be trifled with.

Having finalized this decision, just as the two were planning to retreat back into the shadows to observe,

two figures suddenly followed them out from the hotel.

Looking closely, the two figures were a man and a woman.

Before they had even fully approached, the aura on their bodies was already pressing in; they were coming aggressively!

(End of this chapter)