Chapter 534: It Turned Out to be a Trap!

Liangzhu Kingdom front camp.

Three Generals Camp.

Military Advisor's Mansion.

Ning Zhuo was focused, his spiritual sense locked on the jade slip in his hand, constantly observing the images inside.

This was the latest situation of Liu Er and others using the three mechanical creations to harvest ginseng dragon whiskers.

"The performance of the Golden Scale Saw Snake almost perfectly met my expectations."

"The actual performance of the Rolling Electric Ball Cage is also not bad."

"Only the Rooted Drilling Hammer is not."

"In every battle, this mechanical hammer was almost damaged. Only one case survived, which was also an accident."

Ning Zhuo thought while talking to himself: "How should I improve it to increase the survival probability of the drilling hammer?"

In Shuang Jing's view, the cost paid by the Three Generals Camp was already pitifully small, but Ning Zhuo was not satisfied and still wanted to improve it.

To some extent, it was his tireless pursuit of mechanical arts that promoted the continuous improvement of his mechanical arts.

Sun Sun Lingtong said: "This is easy to handle."

The three types of mechanical creations made by Ning Zhuo also attracted Sun Sun Lingtong's interest.

In the past few days, he had also been studying these things, feeling quite interesting.

When Ning Zhuo was contemplating and improving mechanical creations, Sun Sun Lingtong also participated in it. In the past ten years, this situation was not uncommon.

Once Sun Sun Lingtong wanted to find his missing master, which was his greatest motivation for learning mechanical arts.

But gradually, this motivation changed.

Sun Sun Lingtong's ambition was not in mechanical arts, just interested, but he knew that Ning Zhuo loved it from the bones.

He himself could also feel the visible progress of personal skills in this process of joint research.

Sun Sun Lingtong then suggested: "Little Zhuo, you can completely design a mechanical hammer and hand it to any cultivator among Liu, Generals Generals Guan, and Zhang to hold."

"With their protection, the mechanical hammer will shoot more accurately and be safer, and will never be smashed to death by the crazy ginseng dragon whisker."

Ning Zhuo said "ah", and was stunned on the spot.

A few breaths later, he patted his big forehead: "Right, why didn't I think of it? This method is the simplest and most convenient to solve."

"Boss, you are still amazing."

Sun Sun Lingtong was praised in the mechanical swimming dragon, his face was full of smiles, he laughed and said: "Little Zhuo, in fact, you are the right way."

"I'm just lazy."

"According to your direction, if you design a drilling hammer that can be activated by itself and can protect itself, it would definitely be better."

"In this way, Liu, Generals Generals Guan, and Zhang can at least free up one hand, without having to bear this task, and have more room for play."

Ning Zhuo shook his head: "Boss, that's true, but in fact, I walked into a misunderstanding of thinking."

"I always can't help but want to use mechanical arts to solve all problems. I enjoy this process and look forward to the wonderful feeling when it is successfully realized."

"But in actual problems, I may have thought too far. Just like you are pointing me now, it can be handled completely like this."

"This will save me a lot of time and energy."

"All mechanical arts are just means, mainly for the purpose of solving practical problems."

"Although I like this skill, I can't forget the original intention."

"Thank you for your reminder, Boss!"

Ning Zhuo had a great realization and sighed: "I often hear that some people read too many books and become bookworms. If I study mechanical arts too rigidly, I am afraid I will also become a mechanical arts bookworm."

Sun Sun Lingtong laughed: "Little Zhuo, I just said it casually, but it's great that you can be inspired."

"You lived in the Fire Persimmon Immortal City for more than ten years, lived a single, bitter, and depressed life."

"Many people feel that with your talent and understanding, you should live in one place, practice steadily, and wait until your cultivation has a certain achievement before traveling around."

"But in my opinion, what do these outsiders know? You are traveling around now, which is the most suitable for you."

"You may not feel it yourself, but I have watched it, and you have changed a lot along the way."

Ning Zhuo thought for a while and nodded slightly: "Indeed."

"Reading ten thousand books and traveling ten thousand miles is the only way to increase experience."

"Along the way, I have seen all kinds of characters. Even if the books are recorded in great detail, they are not as vivid as in reality."

"On Mount Mount Wuyin, I met the local mountain god. In the Ten Thousand Medicines Gate, I made a friend who loves wine and truly felt that life could be so comfortable and leisurely. In the Thousand Peaks Forest, I met Liu Er, who has great ambitions, although his situation is inferior, he still grinds forward."

"And the vanguard camp."

"Participating in the Iron Flow Flat Plain, I saw the style of the military family with my own eyes. Although I don't know them at all, I admire them from the bottom of my heart!"

"Such lack of fear of sacrifice, facing death with generosity... this is another style of life."

Speaking of this, Ning Zhuo looked up slightly, his gaze seemed to penetrate the roof and cast into the vast dome: "How vast this world is. How many people live and practice in this world, moving forward in their own way. Some have great ambitions, some are leisurely and happy, there is no high or low, it can be said to be thousands of postures, each with its own beauty."

"Meeting and making friends with these people, sometimes I feel humble, sometimes I feel envious, and sometimes I yearn for it."

"It's really interesting!"

Speaking of this, a curve appeared at the corner of Ning Zhuo's mouth.

Sun Sun Lingtong laughed: "Little Zhuo, I see you are much more cheerful recently."

Ning Zhuo scratched his head: "Yes, Boss."

"We entered the Thousand Peaks Forest to seek my mother's relics."

"Because of this, we were chased by Fang Yuan Infant demon cultivators and escaped death. We participated in the Liangzhu Kingdom's army and planned for a long time. We also played the old monster Shi Zhong and took risks on the battlefield."

"Now, we have finally reached this step."

"Du Du Tiechuan and the Ginseng Root Dragon King fought fiercely once, both with injuries. They are also wary of the old monster Shi Zhong, the third-party Soul Transformation level, so it is difficult to go all out."

"At the moment, it is a stalemate, and it is the turn of various armies, various Fang Yuan Infant level, and Golden Core level experts to appear and compete with each other."

"This is the best time for us to deal with the Six Caves Sect."

"Not only can we avenge the family, but we can also take back my mother's relics. We have worked hard for so long and finally see hope."

"Can I not be happy?"

Sun Sun Lingtong said "um": "Indeed."

Ning Zhuo's eyes were clear and bright, and suddenly said: "At this moment, I feel very happy!"

Sun Sun Lingtong: "Um?"

Ning Zhuo said sincerely: "I don't envy the brotherhood of Liu, Generals Generals Guan, and Zhang at all. Because I have you, Boss."

"I can travel around, walk with you, Boss, and take risks together, and I always feel that I have a bottom in my heart."

"This way of life is indeed much more interesting than in the Fire Persimmon Immortal City."

"I can see all kinds of people while constantly approaching my goal. I grow stronger with you, Boss, and fight together

"Days like these are truly wonderful! Boss, thank you!!"

Sun Sun Lingtong was caught off guard by these words from Ning Zhuo.

His eye sockets turned slightly red, his nose felt a bit sore, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Little Zhuo, you guy..."

Sun Sun Lingtong took a deep breath and laughed aloud: "You brat, don't be so easily satisfied."

"I'm still waiting for you to save your mother so we brothers can explore mysteries and be great bandits together!"

Ning Zhuo gave a hum and nodded heavily: "I'll accompany you, Boss!"

Sun Sun Lingtong put his hands on his hips and laughed heartily.

Just then, a soldier reported, bringing a letter.

It was a letter specifically for Ning Zhuo from Shuang Jing.

In the letter, Shuang Jing invited Ning Zhuo to leave the camp for a chat.

Sun Sun Lingtong: "This Shuang Jing must have seen that Liu Er has occupied the top spot on the rankings for the past few days, so he's come to find you, Little Zhuo."

"This guy has schemed against you many times, and his aunt also ruined our good deeds in the Canglin Immortal City."

"This is a good opportunity; we can have some fun with him."

Ning Zhuo shook his head with a calm expression: "There is no need for that."

"That would be a waste of time."

"I'm currently wishing I could split myself in two. There are too many things on my plate to do."

"Teasing him or even humiliating him creates no value; what is the point?"

Sun Sun Lingtong stared: "This is a great chance for you to hold your head high. Just thinking about making this arrogant guy suffer and fawn over you feels great." Ning Zhuo shook his head: "It's just a dispute of pride."

His nature was different from Sun Sun Lingtong's.

For over a decade, Ning Zhuo's life had been one of forbearance. He was long accustomed to it, and it had become second nature.

It was this life experience that made Ning Zhuo very steady, with a maturity of mind far beyond his years.

Sun Sun Lingtong pouted: "Little Zhuo, you're no fun at all. One should live life with a bit of abandon, otherwise, what's the point?"

"Besides, I'm not just looking for fun. If you don't show up and play along with Shuang Jing, how can you stall for time?"

"If you refuse Shuang Jing directly like this, that brat is definitely harboring evil intentions and won't let it go."

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Boss, I have already made arrangements."

White Jade Camp.

"Hmph!" Shuang Jing slammed the table in anger and stood up.

!

He glared in the direction of the Three Generals Camp: "He doesn't even deign to reply to a letter? This brat Ning Zhuo is so arrogant—good, very good!"

"Then don't blame me for using my methods."

Shuang Jing made a prompt decision, left the White Jade Camp, and visited the Quartermaster.

Being of the royal surname and high status, he was quickly ushered into the study for a private talk with the Quartermaster.

Shuang Jing told the Quartermaster about the situation, adding his own embellishments.

The Quartermaster feigned realization: "So that's how it is. I was surprised that Liu Er, a mere Jin Dan cultivator, could monopolize the top spot for days. So there is such a secret behind it."

Shuang Jing immediately advised: "Liu Er is nothing but a human-demon hybrid with a small perspective. With such a powerful tool, it should be handed over to the army for rapid distribution. This way, our army's time spent scavenging the battlefield will be greatly reduced, which will be very helpful for the overall situation."

"But as it stands, Liu Er is acting for his own private gain, placing our two kingdoms behind him. If such thoughts and behaviors are not corrected, and the public frequently follows suit, it will ruin the fine atmosphere in the army, which would be very bad."

Shuang Jing put on a posture of worrying about the country and the people.

The Quartermaster looked at him with surprise, thinking: Liu Er is an outsider, a new recruit, and it is already commendable that he could form a new army. To ask him to give up personal interests for the sake of the country is truly asking too much.

He also thought to himself: My main force soldiers are all resting, and the time spent scavenging spoils is just something for the commanders to utilize. Even if the time spent cleaning the battlefield is reduced, the army can't move anyway, so what does it matter?

Even if Shuang Jing didn't have much experience in leading troops, this was clearly a lie, and he must have other motives.

The Quartermaster narrowed his eyes: "I wonder what advice Lord Shuang Jing has?"

Shuang Jing immediately cupped his hands: "I wouldn't dare call it 'advice.' I am here to ask for your help, my lord, to take action and rectify this bad atmosphere for our great army and our two kingdoms!"

As he spoke, he handed the other party a storage bag.

The Quartermaster took the storage bag, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and immediately revealed a smile.

"Good!" The Quartermaster waved his hand, "Lord Shuang Jing's words are reasonable. For the sake of our army and our monarch's great cause, we officials should naturally fulfill our duties and serve with all our might. Such a bad atmosphere should indeed be nipped in the bud."

Shuang Jing was overjoyed and not surprised.

With his status, it was not difficult to get the Quartermaster to make things difficult for a human-demon hybrid, a rogue cultivator who had just stepped into the officialdom of the two kingdoms.

Shuang Jing stood up immediately: "There's no time like the present; why not ask you, my lord, to set off immediately and severely punish the Three Generals Camp!"

The Quartermaster: "That's right. Although these Liu, Generals Generals Guan, and Zhang have merit, they lack polishing and discipline. This time, I will personally teach them what the way of an official is."

Shuang Jing added: "The key figure in this matter is the strategist of the Three Generals Camp, named Ning Zhuo. It was he who designed and built the mechanisms."

The Quartermaster asked who this person was.

Shuang Jing replied, and the Quartermaster felt relieved: "A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, and a person from the Nandou Kingdom, heh."

"Let's go!"

"Let's set off now. Lord Shuang Jing, please accompany me to witness it."

Shuang Jing hesitated: "This..."

As a result, the Quartermaster grabbed his arm and said quite forcefully: "Let's go together, let's go together!"

Shuang Jing had no choice but to comply.

The Quartermaster picked a squad of men and arrived at the Three Generals Camp aggressively, only to be blocked at the camp gate.

Du Du Tiechuan governed his troops strictly, and the price for violating military discipline was too high. The Quartermaster did not dare to force his way in and told the soldiers of the Three Generals Camp to report quickly.

The three generals, Liu, Generals Generals Guan, and Zhang, were training troops. Upon hearing the commotion, the three of them settled the soldiers and immediately headed to the camp gate.

The Quartermaster was a Nascent Soul level cultivator. Seeing the three generals come to pay respects, he sat on his horse and waved his hand arrogantly: "Why is your army's strategist not here? Tell him to come and pay respects to me immediately."

Liu Er immediately cupped his hands: "The strategist is not in the camp; he is out surveying the battlefield."

The Quartermaster immediately turned his head to look at Shuang Jing.

Shuang Jing cursed the "old fox" inwardly, but had no choice but to snort coldly and step forward: "Stop talking nonsense. I am certain Ning Zhuo is in the army. This matter is of great importance; have him come here immediately to be punished."

Liu Er was quite surprised and immediately stated that his side had been diligent, fighting at the risk of their lives, and had never been slack in cleaning the battlefield. Their achievements were plain for all to see; what wrong had they done that required punishment?

The Quartermaster said bluntly: You secretly possess powerful tools that can efficiently clean the battlefield, which is helpful to the overall situation, so you should have handed them over. Instead, for your own private gain, you placed the army and the country behind you.

He then questioned: Are you still generals of the two kingdoms?

Without waiting for the three generals to refute, the Quartermaster waved his hand: "Men, enter the camp and tie up that little strategist and bring him to see me. He is too bold; he didn't even come to pay respects to me! Even if he is a foreigner, since he has joined our country's army, he should be under control."

As soon as the Quartermaster gave the order, two Foundation Establishment cultivators received the command and rushed into the camp gate.

Zhang Hei glared: "You dare?!"

The next moment, he took action directly, punching twice, knocking these two Foundation Establishment soldiers to the ground, where they screamed repeatedly.

Such a shocking change surprised Shuang Jing.

The Quartermaster was furious and pointed at Zhang Hei: "You black-charcoal thief, how dare you be so rampant in front of this official! Bind your hands yourself; if you make me do it personally, your crime will be doubled."

"Pah!" Zhang Hei spat a mouthful of phlegm in the direction of the Quartermaster.

Shuang Jing gasped, not expecting Zhang Hei to be so reckless.

"Oh dear." Liu Er was shocked and opened his mouth to ease the situation.

But the Quartermaster was furious and did not give Liu Er a chance to ease things, pushing his palm out directly.

A palm print formed out of thin air and flew toward Zhang Hei.

Liu Er moved horizontally to block it with his body.

Pfft.

The next moment, he was knocked away by the palm print, spat blood, and after flying back a long distance, fell to the ground.

The Quartermaster was startled and felt that something was wrong.

Then, he heard a harsh, sharp voice coming over: "What, what great official authority."

The Quartermaster hurriedly looked back, his heart jumping, and he squeezed out a smile in his panic: "Lord Zhao, you have actually come!"

The person who arrived was the Army Supervisor Zhao Xi.

Zhao Xi was very decisive and waved his arm directly.

Slap.

The Quartermaster, noble as a Nascent Soul, did not dare to block it at all and endured the slap.

He fell off his horse, stumbling, and almost fell over.

His cheeks quickly became red and swollen, and his previous anger and arrogance had completely disappeared, replaced by fear and awe.

"My lord, Lord Zhao, please listen to my explanation."

Slap!

Another slap landed.

Both of the Quartermaster's cheeks became symmetrically red and swollen.

Army Supervisor Zhao Xi pointed his finger at the Quartermaster: "Fortunately, I came here to supervise the army, otherwise I wouldn't have discovered a person like you who acts recklessly for private gain!"

"Shut your mouth, there is no place for you to speak here."

"If you speak again, your crime will be doubled!"

The Quartermaster was anxious and turned his head sharply to look at Shuang Jing.

Zhao Xi also narrowed his eyes and looked at Shuang Jing.

Shuang Jing's face turned pale, unable to hide his panic, and he hurriedly dismounted, lowered his head, and bowed to greet him.

The Quartermaster glared, staring fixedly at Shuang Jing, his eyes filled with anger and hatred.

Zhao Xi narrowed his eyes, snorted coldly, waved his sleeves, and let Shuang Jing leave.

Shuang Jing took a deep breath, his pace seemingly slow but actually fast, and quickly left this place of trouble.

When he was far away, he looked back in the direction of the Three Generals Camp and gritted his teeth: "Good, good Three Generals Camp, good Ning Zhuo, so this is where you were waiting for me!"

He had completely understood.

He had wanted to scheme against Ning Zhuo this time, but Ning Zhuo had been prepared and had gotten on the path of Army Supervisor Zhao Xi.

Ning Zhuo had effectively set a trap, and Shuang Jing had brought the Quartermaster and dived right into it!

(End of chapter)