Chapter 341: Let Me Experience It

Night fell.

The north of Yannan City was completely silent.

Because the people on the street had all moved away, it seemed exceptionally quiet.

Under the cover of night, several figures vaulted onto the eaves, moving like civet cats toward the Dye House at the end of the street.

Bai Wei stood in the courtyard, looking up at Xiao Lujing and the others as they leaped onto the eaves, her mouth agape for a long time.

"So, this is the Lightness Skill of the ancients?"

"How amazing, they can actually scale walls and vault over roofs!"

She had thought Lightness Skill was just something made up in martial arts novels; she never expected to see it with her own eyes.

At this moment, Xiao Moting's voice came from behind her.

"Bai, are you interested in Lightness Skill?"

Bai Wei turned around and saw Xiao Moting standing behind her.

The man was tall and slender, wearing a set of black night-traveling clothes with a black cloth covering his face, revealing only a pair of star-like eyes flashing with brilliance.

She immediately ran over, "Xiao Moting, why didn't you tell me earlier that you all knew Lightness Skill?"

Xiao Moting was stunned for a moment, "Bai, you never asked us about Lightness Skill."

"Does something like this need to be asked?" Bai Wei feigned anger and glared at him, "Back at the Beijiang Camp, I never once saw you use Lightness Skill, not even on the battlefield."

"I've seen it on TV; experts with Lightness Skill can fly around in the sky, so I wanted to see it for myself."

A hint of a smile appeared in Xiao Moting's cold, star-like eyes.

"Bai, Lightness Skill is just a technique for regulating one's breath and energy; it isn't as magical as you say. It's just that those who practice Lightness Skill have better agility than ordinary people, so scaling walls and roofs is no problem, but flying in the sky is impossible."

"If you want to experience it, that's fine too."

Bai Wei blinked, "Let me experience it? But I don't know how."

Before her voice had even faded, she suddenly felt her waist tighten; she was caught by Xiao Moting, and the next moment, her body was flying through the air.

"Ah—"

Bai Wei let out half a scream before immediately covering her mouth.

Xiao Moting held Bai Wei with one arm, tapped his toes on the ground, and used his other hand to grab the top of the wall, leaping onto the roof with agile grace.

He remained calm and composed as he gently set Bai Wei down.

Bai Wei blinked in astonishment several times, looking down at the ground more than two meters below, her face full of disbelief.

"I can't believe it, I actually made it onto the roof."

"Xiao Moting, you really hid your skills well; I only just discovered you were so good at Lightness Skill."

"You're truly amazing."

Xiao Moting hadn't thought much of it initially, but after being showered with praise by Bai Wei, his handsome face turned red, and he felt a sweetness in his heart.

"It's nothing, let's go."

After speaking, he scooped up Bai Wei again and leaped forward along the eaves.

Bai Wei hugged Xiao Moting tightly, running along the roof eaves with him as the night wind whipped past her ears, blowing her long hair into a mess.

The street scene beneath her feet moved backward continuously.

This feeling was just like a martial arts movie.

It was simply thrilling!

But before she had experienced it for long, Bai Wei felt Xiao Moting come to a stop.

"We're here."

Xiao Moting set Bai Wei down.

Bai Wei stood steady and realized she was standing on top of a closed restaurant.

From the second floor of this restaurant, one could see the Dye House not far away.

At this time, the distant Dye House still had scattered lights, and one could vaguely see a few Samurai-looking Ronin, wearing katana, walking back and forth at the entrance.

Xiao Moting scanned the area, "This position is good; let's launch the Drone here."

"Yes."

Qin Zhan immediately took out the Remote Controller and controlled the Drone to ascend.

In the night, two Drones took off with a "buzzing" sound and flew toward the nearby Dye House.

These two Drones were the latest models that Bai Wei had spent a large sum of money to buy.

The noise they made while flying was minimal, and the video they captured was high-definition, specifically intended for scouting enemy military intelligence.

Bai Wei watched the Drones fly further and further away, feeling a bead of sweat on her brow.

The Fusang People had learned to smelt iron ore and could even make Explosives; would they also recognize a Drone?

The Drones gradually approached.

Qin Zhan's expression also became solemn.

He didn't dare let the Drones get too close, fearing they would be discovered by the Ronin.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and the Drones soon flew back.

As soon as the Drones landed, the surrounding Beijiang Army soldiers could no longer contain themselves.

"Quick, quick, let's see what was recorded."

Qin Zhan hurriedly removed the recording equipment from the Drone, connected it to the Tablet Computer, and opened the video.

Instantly, a clear image appeared on the screen of the Tablet.

Someone blurted out, "It's the Fusang People's base!"

The Drone had captured the scene inside the Dye House.

In the spacious Dye House, traces of the Fusang People were everywhere; although it was night now and many Fusang People had returned to their rooms to sleep, there were still quite a few people in the courtyard drinking and playing finger-guessing games.

These Fusang People were mostly dressed as Samurai, and among them were also several Fusang women.

There was also a group of Fusang People sitting by a bonfire, drinking and laughing loudly.

The front and back gates of the Dye House were both guarded by Fusang People.

A few drunk commoners had just swayed near the entrance when Fusang Samurai rushed over, kicked the commoners away, and cursed rudely.

Although Bai Wei could not hear their voices, judging by their posture, this group of Fusang People was on high alert and did not allow commoners to approach the Dye House.

"Look, someone is moving ore," Qin Zhan exclaimed.

Following the direction of his finger, Bai Wei saw several Fusang People moving sacks into a cellar.

The sacks were very heavy, clearly filled with ore.

"Sneaky, are they afraid of being discovered?" Bai Wei frowned, then suddenly noticed some characters on the cargo carriage with a sharp eye and immediately asked, "This carriage seems to belong to some merchant firm, right?"

"This is a carriage from the Mint of the Daliang Kingdom," Xiao Moting's expression darkened, "These Fusang People are actually transporting ore from the Mint."

"The Mint?" This was the first time Bai Wei had heard of such an institution, "Is it for minting coins?"

Xiao Moting nodded, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"The Mint is an imperial institution specifically responsible for casting the currency used in the Daliang Kingdom; it mainly uses copper ore, and to increase the hardness of the coins, lead and tin are also mixed in."

"According to the laws of Daliang, private individuals are not allowed to mint coins, let alone unauthorized mining of copper, lead, and tin. These Fusang People are actually able to privately transport large quantities of ore from the Mint; it seems they have infiltrated the government."

Bai Wei suddenly realized, "No wonder these Fusang People commit crimes outside and the government turns a blind eye; it turns out they have accepted their bribes."

Xiao Moting gave a grunt of affirmation, "Yuan Canghai is on good terms with the Fusang People, and the government sees this too; I fear they have also taken bribes from the Fusang People, which is why they dare to be so bold as to sell the Mint's ore to the Fusang People."

Qin Zhan became anxious, "This won't do; if the government of Yannan is under the jurisdiction of the Emperor, and the Fusang People are allowed to bribe the government, won't these Fusang People interfere in the internal affairs of the Imperial Court in the future?"