Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 203 Shame is a useless emotion that shouldn't be present in you.

"If you're so capable, then slap me to death!"

Looking at Pei Chuan, who had traveled a great distance to come, Yun Ce really wanted to slap him to death.

I've never seen a beggar complain about the food after receiving it.

"If you can't kill me with this, bring out the real good bomb. Don't try to fool me with this inferior stuff."

Yun Ce glanced at Feng An, who shrugged, indicating that he was not the one who revealed the secret that the Yun family had a big bomb. Yun Ce then looked at Liang Kun, who shrugged, indicating that he was ignorant.

"Stop looking. Judging from the disdainful look on your face when your retainer gave me the bomb, I knew you had some good treasures here."

Yun Ce, take it out! What time is it? If you don't take it out now, you can wait to collect the corpses of me, Hong Gu Niang, and my son. I don't think you want to see the corpses of the three of us, do you?
Izumo Prefecture is better now, damn it, someone's starting to have designs on it again. We fought them twice and suffered tens of thousands of casualties. They have large catapults and crossbows. Hong Niangzi felt that we couldn't fight the enemy to the death in the corridors, so she retreated to Izumo City and dug many tunnels, preparing to use the abandoned Izumo City to fight the enemy in close combat.

The bomb recipe you gave me is very good. Some bombs are very powerful, but most bombs are not so good. If every bomb we have can be effective, Hong Niangzi said she is confident that she can turn Chuyun City into a meat grinder, so that no one else will dare to covet Chuyun Prefecture.

Just tell me, are you going to give us the real thing or not?

By the way, my son's name is Bomb.

Yun Ce sighed and said, "For Pei's sake, I can give you a hundred big bombs. The problem is, how are you going to transport them?"

Pei Chuan laughed heartily and said, "We have the Xintianyou (a type of flying boat), which can take us to Chuyun City in two days."

Yun Ce asked in surprise, "Where did you get the Xintianyou? That thing, like the Thunder Smoke Beast, is not controlled by outsiders."

Pei Chuan's smile grew even brighter.

"You have no idea how miserable the lives of the bird slaves are, and how much we respect them. To be honest, the main reason why Izumo Prefecture was attacked this time is related to the great rebellion of the bird slaves."

We currently have sixteen albatrosses. I wonder if any more bird slaves will come to join us recently. If they do, Hong Niangzi plans to organize a transport fleet of twenty albatrosses.

Those idiots had no idea how to use the Xintianyou (a type of Chinese wind instrument), yet they let the Xintianyou lead warriors into battle, standing on the backs of birds and shooting arrows with a "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sound. Just thinking about it makes me feel stupid.

After our folk song brigade was established, we started dropping bombs to kill these fat, bloated beasts.

And also, I won't take your bomb for nothing; here, take this.

Pei Chuan rummaged through his pocket for a long time before tossing a pale blue, crystal-like object to Yun Ce.

“This was found on the body of a governor. That guy guarded it like his life depended on it. Hong Niangzi said it was useless to us, so she gave it to you.”

This thing felt heavy in my hand. Although it looked like glass, it was much heavier than glass. With a flick of Yun Ce's wrist, it went into the Dragon Ball.

Then, the dog wrapped itself in its tentacles and conducted a detailed study.

Pei Chuan himself arrived riding a bluebird. He enjoyed a day of gourmet food and spa treatments at the Yun family manor. Like everyone else, he praised the Yun family's bathing skills. When talking about the card-swiping gesture, even the stern Pei Chuan couldn't help but let his mind wander.

“Where would those poor bastards get so many Xintianyou (a type of folk song)? Even the Cao Kun family couldn’t find twenty Xintianyou.”

When Yun Ce returned, E Ji returned to normal. After the couple went through the Zhou rituals, she didn't care about any lingering feelings and started thinking about other people's property while nestled in Yun Ce's arms.

"This is the result of their following the mass line. However, it also shows that Hong Niangzi has spread out her operations very far. Not only can she directly contact so many bird slaves, but she can also turn them against her."

"That's something our family can't do."

"otherwise……"

Before she could finish speaking, Yun Ce slapped her on the butt. E Ji shrank back and pressed her ear to Yun Ce's chest, continuing, "I never thought that even a poor wretch could have a day that makes people envious."

"My lord, can that bird you brought back carry a person through the air?"

"Yes, you can when you grow up."

"Then we'll raise them well. If they lay eggs, we'll incubate them. If we raise lots of eagles, our family will become rich."

Yun Ce didn't know whether the eagle, which had been exposed to radiation and mutated, could still have biological activity or lay eggs; these were all big questions.

All we can say is that Eji's dream was good; the rest is up to fate.

The next morning, twelve albatrosses swarmed onto Yun Clan Manor. The burly Pei Chuan laughed heartily as he embraced all the dwarfs who had arrived on their albatrosses. He even tossed one of the thinner dwarfs into the air and caught him. The other dwarfs grinned like idiots, eager to be thrown by Pei Chuan. "Their lives are tied to the albatrosses. If the albatrosses die, they die too," Pei Chuan said, making a nail shape with his finger and then poking it on his head. Yun Ce immediately understood; this was another tactic of the Beast Control Bureau.

Watching the dwarfs eat so voraciously, Yun Ce said, "Aren't you afraid they'll eat themselves into pigs and reduce the weight of the Xintianyou?"

Pei Chuan laughed and said, "If they don't come, we won't have Xintianyou. They're only three feet tall. Even if they're fat, how fat can they get? That's all the fun they have."

"By the way, I'd like them to try your Yun family's spa treatments too."

As he spoke, he even made a gesture of swiping a card.

When the twelve shy dwarfs emerged from the hot spring resort, the backs of the albatrosses were already loaded with bombs. Pei Chuan took off first on his bluebird, and then the clumsy albatrosses began to flap their wings. Their huge wings whipped up gusts of wind, causing sand and stones to fly across the ground.

Watching the albatrosses stumble and fall on the ground, flapping their wings as they ran, and then taking off one after another, it was quite like a bomber taking off. However, two albatrosses were probably carrying too much weight, because as soon as they took off, they fell back down and started running again.

"Five thousand small bombs were taken, and two hundred large bombs were taken. My lord, our inventory is running low." After seeing Pei Chuan off, Feng An opened the ledger and showed Yun Ce the remaining inventory.

Yun Ce didn't think it was a big problem. Gouzi was fascinated by the crystal that Pei Chuan had given him. Yun Ce asked him about it, and Gouzi answered, but his answer made Yun Ce furious.

"In your eyes, this is a gem; in the eyes of a wise man, it contains supreme wisdom."

"I don't care about wisdom or not. The gems in your hand were obtained by trading bombs. Now that we're out of stock, and we've gathered all the raw materials sent from Chang'an, shouldn't we make some more bombs?"

"The bomb is mine too. What business is it of yours if you use my bomb to exchange for gems?"

Seeing that the crystal held up by the tentacle seemed to have some cracks, Yun Ce carefully reminded the dog.

"Your wisdom has cracked."

The dog quickly retracted its tentacles into the dragon ball and ignored Yun Ce.

A new Shehuo Temple has been built in the Yun Family Manor. Inside the temple is a small fire pit, where flames are always burning.

Although it's called a temple, it's actually just a hall that looks a bit taller and bigger than other buildings. Many elderly people who are afraid of the cold will gather in the temple when they don't need to go to the fields or the wilderness. They will warm themselves by the fire and chat. The fire in the hearth burns quietly, and the old people talk about things slowly and deliberately. It's a peaceful scene to watch.

Today was the day to water the bean sprouts. The elders each took a piece of charcoal and threw it into the hearth, kneeling devoutly and drawing out their words as they told the fire their prayers.

Before nightfall, raindrops began to fall from the sky. After people fell asleep, the rain gradually intensified. By daybreak, the dark clouds had dispersed, the rain had stopped, and the sun had risen.

After reading the secret letter, Cao Kun sighed and said to his old steward Zheng Tianshou, "It's not a folk performance, but it's even better than a folk performance."

Zheng Tianshou opened his eyes and asked, "How do you know that wasn't a folk performance?"

Cao Kun said, "The fire in the hearth went out twice."

Zheng Tianshou asked, "Did you do it?"

Cao Kun said, "I did it. I thought it would cause chaos, but unexpectedly, a child got some kindling from the cook and rekindled the fire in the hearth. Then, those people continued their normal lives. When they needed rain, they continued to pray, and eventually, the rain came."

After pondering for a long time, Zheng Tianshou said to Cao Kun, "Send someone to investigate Yun Ce's past again. This time, send some elite troops. If that doesn't work, go and ask Panxinglou. Paying some price is not out of the question."

Cao Kun gritted his teeth and said, "I always thought that if Yun Ce stayed north of the Great Wall, he could only become our vassal, a force that could help my Cao family grow stronger."

Uncle, I don't see it that way anymore.

"You mean, he escaped with his life from that old man Yu Sang?"

"Yes, I'm pretty sure that Yu Sang is dead at Yun Ce's hands. Most importantly, Zhao Shu, who just took Dongquan Pass, actually said that Yun Ce personally killed Lian Chengbi in order to help him take Dongquan Pass."

Judging from this incident, Yun Ce seems to also have ambitions for further expansion.

Zheng Tianshou waved his hand and said, "Zhao Shu is a scoundrel. Anyone who gets involved with him will surely come to a bad end. The lies he spread from Dongquan Pass are so deceptive that they can't even fool a child in the neighborhood. It's not a bad thing for us that Dongquan Pass is now in his hands. Once we have secured Yujin Pass, it will be time for me to test the mettle of this martial arts master, Zhao Shu."

Cao Kun added, "I feel that I am now too ashamed to face Yun Ce."

Zheng Tianshou laughed and said, "You are still too kind-hearted, child. The interactions between nobles are based on interests, not friendship. As long as there are enough interests involved, there will be friendship even if there is none."

Feelings of shame shouldn't even be something you should be experiencing.

(End of this chapter)