Exile? A mad, wicked woman empties the national treasury to escape famine.

He wasn't stupid. He knew perfectly well that Ji Yunyao hadn't given him the blueprints for so long; she simply wanted something from him.

He has been good enough to Ji Yunyao during this time; she should be content.

Ji Yunyao gritted her teeth; now that things had come to this, she had no way out.

She closed her eyes, still looking as pitiful as before.

"Brother Jinsheng, I have indeed been drawing up the blueprints for the other half of the picture lately. Before, I was so hungry that I felt dizzy and lightheaded, and I was worried that if I didn't eat something, I wouldn't be able to hold on and would delay your plans, Brother Jinsheng."

So, I went into the woods to find something to eat, but unexpectedly, I ended up with something I shouldn't have. However, I know I was wrong, Brother Jinsheng, don't worry, I've done what I promised you. I've finished the drawing; only a few strokes are left.

"Brother Jinsheng, if you don't believe me, go look inside the carriage. The blueprints are right here in the box inside the carriage."

After saying that, she collapsed weakly to the ground, as if she had used up all her strength.

She spoke softly, and no one else heard her except him and Chu Jinsheng, not even Xiao Wu.

Chu Jinsheng narrowed his eyes. Was Ji Yunyao playing tricks on him again?

Since the last time Ji Yunyao picked up a pen, she hasn't touched that piece of paper again. When did she draw it?

After thinking for a moment, he turned back to the carriage and decided to go look for it.

If what Ji Yunyao said is true, and she has almost finished drawing the blueprints, then he will not hold this matter against her.

If Ji Yunyao dares to play tricks on him again, he will definitely not tolerate it this time!

Seeing the eldest prince enter the carriage, Ji Yunyao breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Fortunately, she had the foresight to climb into the carriage by herself when the eldest prince and the others left, and finished drawing the remaining blueprints.

Once the eldest prince sees the blueprints, he should still have faith in himself.

As she expected, after the eldest prince entered the carriage, he found the unfinished drawing in the carriage's box.

Previously, Ji Yunyao had only drawn half of it, but now, the drawing on the blueprint was more than half complete, and he could vaguely make out the shape of the object.

There are a few strokes at the bottom that are not yet finished, but that does not affect the viewing experience.

This time, she finally stopped lying to herself. Chu Jinsheng curled his lips and looked at the blueprints in his hand with satisfaction.

With this, he can follow the blueprints, find the raw materials, and make powerful weapons!

Once this weapon is made, with such a powerful weapon in his hands, his father will have no choice but to pass the throne to him!

If all else fails, he can rebel. After all, with such powerful weapons in his hands, who would dare to oppose him!

Chu Jinsheng held the blueprints, looking at them intently, his eyes sparkling, and a rare smile appeared on his face.

He seemed to see himself sitting on a high throne, ruling the world!

And Ji Yunshu...

"Ji Yunshu, you just wait! It won't be long before I make you wish you were dead."

Chu Jinsheng said through gritted teeth.

As I glanced at the words on the paper, I discovered that making this weapon actually required something called gunpowder.

He frowned.

gunpowder?

What is this thing?

He seemed to have never even heard of it, so what did it look like?

After thinking it over and over, and waiting for a long time, he still couldn't find anything in his mind that was called gunpowder.

Thinking of Ji Yunyao kneeling outside, he had no choice but to lift the carriage curtain again and look at her indifferently.

"I have seen your drawings, and they are indeed almost finished. You have worked hard. However, I have one more question. You mentioned that making this requires something called gunpowder. What is gunpowder?"

A fleeting look of confusion crossed Ji Yunyao's eyes, but it vanished in an instant.

"Brother Jinsheng, this gunpowder is the raw material for making this kind of weapon. As for what it looks like, the book I read didn't show it clearly."

"However, when I read this book, there was a line at the bottom that said this gunpowder was a very special and extremely rare thing, perhaps never before discovered by anyone."

"If Brother Jinsheng wants to find this kind of gunpowder, it will probably take some effort."

As she spoke, Ji Yunyao clearly sensed that Chu Jinsheng's expression had changed, so she hurriedly added,

"Brother Jinsheng, this thing called gunpowder, since it can be used to make this kind of weapon, must be very powerful, and it must be something that can explode."

"If Brother Jinsheng just has his men search using this approach, I believe it won't be long before they find this thing called gunpowder."

She had indeed not seen anything about gunpowder in that book.

But since the book says that gunpowder can be used to make the things she drew, the gunpowder must be explosive. Following this line of thought should be the right approach.

Ji Yunyao felt a little regretful. If she had known this thing was so important, she would have kept the book safe or memorized everything in it.

When she received the book, she found the contents somewhat novel, and being quite young, she only glanced at it and read the first few pages. She didn't read any of the later pages.

Looking back now, she really regrets it. If she had read the whole book, she would have learned so much, and even Ji Yunshu would not have been her match!

It's all my fault for being young and ignorant, missing such a great opportunity!

She remembered that she got the book in Ji Yunshu's courtyard, flipped through it briefly, and then didn't know where she threw it away.

Perhaps, without her knowledge, Ji Yunshu secretly stole the book from her yard; who knows?

Or perhaps, Ji Yunshu became so capable because she learned it from that book!

It seems she needs to find an opportunity to test Ji Yunshu properly and see if Ji Yunshu has brought that book with her.

That book belonged to her. Once she found out that the book was with Ji Yunshu, she would do everything she could to get it back!

She wanted to see how Ji Yunshu would seduce men after losing that book and becoming completely useless!

Chu Jinsheng's expression softened a bit as he racked his brains, searching through the books he had read and the things he had seen that could explode.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he remembered the signal flare Xie Moyao had set off in the woods. He recalled that it flew into the sky and then suddenly exploded with a "bang".

He was busy escaping, but he vaguely saw that the thing was multicolored in mid-air. Although it was fleeting, it was very clear because the sky was overcast.

Could it be that the gunpowder Ji Yunyao was talking about was that kind of thing?

Although somewhat uncertain, this was the closest thing to gunpowder that he could think of.

It seems I need to find an opportunity to probe Ji Yunshu and Xie Moyao to see where they got that thing from.