The rebel army's foremost master craftsman forged a million iron pylons!

"The rebels are blind, but I, Li Tian, ​​am not."

Li Tian stared intently at Shen Yurong's face and chuckled.

"My arrows shoot far and accurately; I'm not afraid of losing at all!"

"But my wife is still reluctant to take off her mask. Could it be that there is an ugly face under the mask?"

Li Tian did this to provoke him, of course.

The system gave Shen Yurong a score of 9.8 for her appearance, so how could she be ugly?

Shen Yurong's face beneath the mask flushed uncontrollably.

She didn't sleep at all last night.

Li Tian and Chen Yushu made too much noise next door last night.

Now that Li Tian is saying something about being both far-reaching and accurate, she can't help but overthink things.

Seeing that Shen Yurong was hesitant to agree, Li Tian urged, "If you want to agree, then hurry up and don't wait until Lady Yushu and Liu Qingqing wake up."

"The bet can't be taken."

"You don't want to reveal your true face to these two right now, do you?"

Shen Yurong pondered for a moment, thinking of how she was burdened with a blood feud, yet she had ended up in the countryside and married a blacksmith.

I thought I would never be able to avenge this grudge in this lifetime.

But when she saw the crossbow in Li Tian's hand, she suddenly changed her mind.

Li Tian said that this was a hand crossbow, in other words, converting it into a military crossbow would be an easy task for him.

A single crossbow can pierce leather armor within a hundred paces.

If this crossbow were enlarged tenfold...

Its power is unimaginable!

Shen Yurong was the daughter of a former general.

No one knew better than her how destructive this weapon would be if it were equipped on the military!

"Can!"

After a moment of contemplation, Shen Yurong nodded gently.

Li Tian didn't waste any time. He found an animal skin and a gourd in the yard, the gourd filled with water.

He took the gourd and the animal hide out of the courtyard, walked a hundred paces to the west, and then nailed the animal hide to the tree trunk with iron nails.

The water gourd was hung in front of the animal skin.

If that can also penetrate animal hide.

The claim that a crossbow could pierce leather armor is a logical conclusion.

After finishing everything, Li Tian came back, stood under a cypress tree, and deftly put the crossbow on his right arm.

He raised his arm slightly, aiming it at the gourd in front of him.

He took a deep breath, his muscles bulged slightly, and he triggered the mechanism.

Clang!

With a sharp whistling sound, the short arrow in the quiver shot forward like a black lightning bolt.

Bang!

The water gourd was smashed.

The arrow struck hard, embedding itself deeply into the animal hide.

Li Tian walked over and examined it carefully; the entire arrowhead was deeply embedded in the tree trunk.

The result was exactly as he had predicted.

Arrowheads made from extraterrestrial meteorites have much stronger penetrating power than ordinary arrowheads.

Whether they can wear iron armor is still unknown.

However, this does not mean that he can use extraterrestrial meteorites to mass-produce armor and weapons.

After all, the system only gave him a few hundred kilograms, which was only enough for him to forge a dozen or so weapons.

Li Tian brought the pierced animal hide and the iron arrow back to Shen Yurong.

Shen Yurong's eyes suddenly lit up.

My heart started pounding wildly.

Leather armor can be worn within a hundred paces.

My dream can come true.

Shen Yurong looked around a few times and saw that it was still early and there was no one around. Suddenly, she hugged Li Tian in front of her.

"Yu Rong, are you serious?"

The unexpected warmth and softness of the woman delighted Li Tian.

Shen Yurong whispered something in Li Tian's ear.

"Li Tian, ​​let me finish. I will only tell you about my past."

"My name is Shen Yurong, and I was originally the daughter of Shen Yishan, the General Who Guards the North of the Imperial Court."

"My father was falsely accused of colluding with barbarians and plotting a rebellion. Three years ago, he was executed by the imperial court."

"But my father's men are still here... some of them joined the rebels."

"My trip to Nankai University was originally intended to find my father's subordinates."

……

Shen Yurong spoke each word carefully, and Li Tian listened attentively, beginning to make his own calculations.

Although Shen Yurong was the daughter of a general, she was also a fugitive wanted by the imperial court, and had no other choice but to join the rebel army.

Although his father had some subordinates join the rebel army, he seemed to be just a minor general, far from being one of the eight kings of the rebel army.

Although Li Tian lived in a small mountain village like Stone Village, he had already heard a lot about the rebel army.

The rebel army was not a unified force, but rather a spontaneous movement that arose from all over the country. There were a total of eight armies, collectively known as the rebel army.

These eight armies, each led by a self-proclaimed king, were collectively known as the Eight Kings of the Righteous Army.

For example, the army that General Chen belonged to was an army under the command of Prince Zhongshun, Li Zizhong, and was active in the Shandong and Hebei regions.

It is said that Li Zizhong was able to become the Prince of Zhongshun because his father-in-law, Yu Lian, was the richest man in Shandong and Hebei, and provided him with enough military funds.

Li Tian wasn't so lucky.

He married three wives.

One of them is the eldest sister-in-law!

One of them is the one who broke off the engagement!

The other one is a wanted criminal by the imperial court!

The only help Shen Yurong could offer was that her father had some old acquaintances in the imperial court, which might come in handy in the future.

However, a real man should live in this world and not rely on a woman.

As a man with a system.

At this moment, Li Tian felt a surge of heroic spirit.

He hugged Shen Yurong tightly and whispered in her ear.

"Don't worry, Yu Rong, I will personally kill that old scoundrel Ji Rong who framed your father and avenge you."

"Now, are you willing to take off your mask and let me see your true face?"

"Is my appearance really that important?"

Shen Yurong gave a coquettish laugh and slowly removed the mask from her face.

Next second,

boom!

Li Tian felt a rush of heat to his head, almost causing him to have a nosebleed.

Shen Yurong's beauty cannot be described as merely radiant; it possesses a gentle charm tinged with a heroic spirit, exuding grace and poise while maintaining her delicate beauty—a type of beauty Li Tian had never seen before.

"You! You..." Li Tian stammered for a while, then suddenly kissed Shen Yurong on the cheek before saying, "You're so beautiful!"

Shen Yurong froze abruptly, stammering, "What are you doing?"

"Of course, we should do what husband and wife should do."

"Let's go back and talk."

Li Tian grabbed Shen Yurong's slender waist and chuckled as he walked into the courtyard.

at this time,

With a creak, the door to the side room opened, and Liu Qingqing walked out of the room yawning.

Shen Yurong immediately put the mask back on her face and pushed Li Tian away.

"Good morning, Qingqing."

Shen Yurong walked into the courtyard and greeted Liu Qingqing.

Good morning, Yu Rong.

Liu Qingqing greeted Shen Yurong with a smile, but when she saw Li Tian behind Shen Yurong, her face turned pale and she stammered.

"Li Tian, ​​no, Li Lang, let me explain."

"I didn't mean to go against your wishes."

"The woodshed was so cold last night that I had no choice but to squeeze in with Shen Yurong for the night."

"You...you absolutely mustn't send me back to the rebel army."

They would be sent back to the rebel army and forced to become military prostitutes.

Liu Qingqing was well aware of this.

For some reason, seeing Liu Qingqing still felt like a thorn was pricking Li Tian's heart.

Li Tian's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Since you're up, go cook. You'll still be sleeping in the woodshed tonight."

"I..." Liu Qingqing's eyes instantly reddened, and Shen Yurong pulled her aside, "Don't cry, don't cry, I'll cook with you."

Just then, the door to the main room opened, and Chen Yurong, dressed neatly, walked out from inside.

Upon seeing her walking posture, Shen Yurong and Liu Qingqing's faces flushed red to the roots of their ears.

Li Tian, ​​he was too fierce last night!