Chapter 194 Heaven Shaking Bow and Purple Thunder Cannon

Chapter 194 Heaven Shaking Bow and Purple Thunder Cannon

Chapter 194 Heaven Shaking Bow and Purple Thunder Cannon (Subscription Request)

Time passed quickly, and soon it was the time Xu Qing and Princess Dongming had agreed to meet.

The salty and humid sea breeze blew across his face as Xu Qing waited alone on the beach.

In the distant place where the sea and sky meet, a huge sail slowly appeared, but it did not approach the coast of Dongdao Island. Instead, it lowered a small boat. Princess Dongming, along with two guards and Master Gu of Fangxiandao, boarded a escort warship and went onto the beach.

This was a secret alliance, and even if there was struggle, it was for the sake of peace talks.

Today's Izumo was obviously dressed up carefully. She was not wearing the attire of a female warrior, nor the Japanese kimono, but the attire of a lady from Jiangnan. She was also a master in the field, and had both the graceful demeanor of a lady and the rare heroic spirit. She was very special.

This is a very conquest-inducing look.

From this perspective, Izumo showed great sincerity in his quest for the true essence.

But Xu Qing had amazing eyesight and he saw the dark gun barrels exposed from the giant ship. The weather was very good today, with calm winds and seas, so there was no need to worry about the gun barrels getting wet by sea water.

Judging from the muzzle adjustment, it was obviously aimed at Dongdao Island.

No need to explain.

Once the negotiations enter a difficult stage, Dongdao will be bombarded.

However, King Lin, the overlord of the East China Sea and a master of martial arts, did not show up at this moment, which was also a potential huge pressure for Princess Dongming.

On the front battlefield, the pressure from the martial arts master was great, but it was predictable. If he didn't show up, no one could predict what kind of damage would be caused.

Even if Princess Izumo was mentally prepared, she would still doubt whether the other party had dived into the seabed and headed towards the giant ship of the Dongming Gang.

On the other side, Taoist Gu also frowned.

If a martial arts master restrains his qi and blood, unless he is at least at the realm of possessed spirit and soul, otherwise, even if he appears several feet near a top manifesting master, it is difficult to perceive him directly with his spirit and soul.

This is also the terrifying deterrent power of the martial arts master.

At the beach, Xu Qing was calm and contented, and never spoke a word.

Princess Izumo broke the silence and said straight to the point: "What do you think?"

Xu Qing: "We can cooperate, but you have to wait for me for three years for the child."

Princess Izumo was furious. She had offered such generous conditions, but he still wanted her to wait for three years. How dare you, Xu Gongming, have such a nerve?
This is the result of discussions between Xu Qing, Feng Wu and Lin Tianwang over the past few days.

For Xu Qing, if he was still alive three years later, it would mean that his biggest crisis had been resolved, and within three years, his and Feng Wu's legitimate son should have been born.

If they don't have children within three years, it means that he and Feng Wu are not destined to have children.

In fact, this matter is not just a matter of personal feelings between Xu Qing and Feng Wu. If he marries Princess Dongming now, before Feng Wu, and gives birth to a bloodline, no matter how much the other party promises, the child born will be a huge hidden danger.

There are many lessons to be learned from this kind of thing in large families.

This is also another important reason why Feng Wu emphasized that no other woman is allowed to have a husband before she gives birth to a legitimate son.

The fact that Xu Qing had previously resisted the temptation of greed did not mean that he would not consider interests in this matter, but that he was looking at the matter from a higher dimension.

Because he is actually not yet eighteen years old, even if he wants to consider the issue of offspring, it is not the most urgent thing at this age.

However, according to the bronze mirror's lifespan evaluation, it only has less than three years left, which is a real problem that must be faced.

If he agreed to have a child with Princess Dongming now, even if he had a child with Feng Wu within three years, then if he died three years later, one could imagine a terrible outcome.

The legal wife and legitimate son must be liquidated and retaliated against, but the child that Princess Dongming is pregnant with may be fine under Fang Xiandao's protection and take over part of his inheritance.

It seemed like he would leave some bloodline in the world, but from a personal emotional point of view, this was a result that Xu Qing could not accept.

It even means that all his efforts will ultimately benefit his opponents and Princess Dongming.

Admittedly, he can make some backup plans during this period of time, but once a person dies, will the backup plans really be useful?
There are so many talented and strategic people in history, but how many of them can arrange their affairs after their death?
At this point, there is little point in relying on luck.

Even though he and King Lin are close friends, it is difficult for them to truly trust each other on this point.

If entrusting an orphan to someone else's care was so easy to accomplish, Zhuge Liang would not have been praised by emperors of all dynasties.

Princess Dongming naturally didn't know Xu Qing's concerns. Even if she knew, she would still focus on her own demands and said, "No matter what your reason is for asking me to wait for three years, I won't agree anyway."

Her attitude was firm and there was no room for compromise.

Xu Qing looked at Taoist Gu and said slowly, "The purple thunder gunpowder of Fang Xian Dao is very powerful. The cannons you made with it are naturally powerful as well. But I wonder how you solved the problem of shooting accuracy?"

Taoist Gu had never expected that Xu Qing would point out an important flaw in the Purple Thunder Cannon as soon as he opened his mouth. He was surprised and asked, "Xu Gongming, you also understand firearms?"

Xu Qing smiled and said, "There are also people in our dynasty who study firearms. I know a thing or two, but I am not as good as the Taoist priest. I have thought about this matter. Should we make some changes to the shells and use Taoist magic to improve the stability of the shells when they leave the barrel? However, the more powerful the artillery is, the more powerful the Taoist magic or talismans to be used on it should be. Or engrave Taoist magic on the barrel? But once the gunpowder explodes, the power is uncontrollable, and it should also affect the effect of the Taoist magic..."

He asked and answered his own questions, all of which were about Fang Xiandao's firearms research problems and solutions...

From some angles, Gu Daoren even wanted to have a detailed discussion with Xu Qing.

Princess Dongming had never expected that Xu Qing had this trick. She felt as powerless as if she had punched the air. The key was Master Gu's expression, which was obviously affected by Xu Qing's words.

But she knew very well that the bait thrown by Xu Qing was something that not only Gu Daoist could not refuse, but also many elders in Fang Xian Dao could not refuse. Some elders who were obsessed with external sects might even take the initiative to ask Xu Qing to cooperate with them.

While Taoist Gu was excited, he also strengthened his belief that the Taoist tradition of China is profound and extensive, and can indeed solve many of the problems they face.

Moreover, before the popularity of internal alchemy, it was indeed the world of external alchemy. Unfortunately, after many dynasties changed, many important traditions of external alchemy were interrupted. It is possible that Xu Qing got inspiration from which external alchemy tradition.

Yes, the secret may be contained in the treasure house of Liubo Mountain.

Gu Daoren's mood naturally became more and more excited and complicated.

Once he was only one step away from that treasure house.

If God could give him one more chance, would it be now?
In Princess Dongming's opinion, the current Xu Qing is no longer the handsome scholar of the imperial examination, but the incarnation of the bewitching fifth devil in the human world.

She couldn't help but scolded, "Master Gu, don't be bewitched by him. If he knows so much, why doesn't he make his own firearms?"

She shouted loudly, interrupting Master Gu's reverie.

The old Taoist immediately broke out in a cold sweat, but he knew that what Xu Qing said was indeed correct, so his mood became extremely complicated.

He said, "Xu Gongming, don't be too optimistic. I can guarantee that not a single artillery piece we brought with us will fall outside of East Island."

Although Master Gu said this, it sounded a bit timid.

Because he can guarantee that there is no problem with the artillery this time, but once it is used on a large scale, the accuracy of the Purple Thunder Artillery cannot be guaranteed.

Even if he worked day and night to make purple thunder cannons, there would still be defective products.

Even in Fang Xian Dao, there are no more than twenty people who can match his skills.

For war, it is not only too costly, but also far from meeting the needs.

This is also a major dilemma that Fang Xiandao is facing now.

Although the Western pirates they faced did not have purple thunder gunpowder which was more powerful than ordinary gunpowder, the accuracy of their artillery fire was obviously superior to theirs.

This puzzled them.

Moreover, the Western pirates kept the secret of this matter very strictly, and even Fang Xiandao could not understand the secret. Gu Daoren and others also vaguely realized that the number of similar cannons manufactured by the other party was still increasing, and it was obvious that the difficulty of manufacturing was much lower than their purple thunder cannon.

As one side grows stronger, the other side declines. Obviously, Fang Xiandao's power in Southeast Asia will continue to be attacked by Western pirates, and he will lose his voice in Southeast Asia.

Due to the threat of Western pirates, the living space of Fang Xiandao instinctively expanded towards the declining Dayu Dynasty. This was also one of the reasons why the maritime disasters in the Dayu Dynasty became more and more serious year by year.

Xu Qing looked at Taoist Gu and laughed, saying, "Princess Chuyun, Taoist Gu, how about we make a bet? If your shells don't fall on East Island today, then we will still cooperate. I am willing to swear a blood alliance with you and agree to give birth to your bloodline in three years, if you are willing at that time. If your shells fall on East Island, I will accept all your conditions today, how about it?"

Princess Dongming's eyes lit up. Although she didn't know what cards Xu Qing had, this form of gambling could allow her to swear an oath of blood with Xu Qing even in the worst-case scenario.

After all, cooperation between the two sides is the general trend.

Unless Izumo does not want to rely on the power of the Dayu Dynasty and Xu Qing to restore his country.

The Dayu Dynasty also needed the Dongming Gang's containment to reduce the pressure of maritime threats from the Dongyi people.

Under this kind of situation, it is difficult to change one's will.

Besides, if Xu Qing really didn't want to marry her, she wouldn't have any good solutions, after all, the other party wasn't a real weak scholar.

After a moment's hesitation, she said, "I agree. What do you think, Master Gu?"

Taoist Gu was a little hurt by Xu Qing pointing out the flaws of the Purple Thunder Cannon, and this was a chance to save his face, but he was reluctant to waste too much of the Purple Thunder Cannon. He brought the Purple Thunder Cannon this time to put pressure on Xu Qing, not to really destroy Dongdao, otherwise he would have offended the martial arts master Lin Tianwang to death.

Taoist Gu: "The Purple Thunder Cannon on the ship fires nine shells in one round. If none of them can hit East Island, then we lose."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "It's a deal."

Even if Master Gu didn't say anything, Xu Qing would find a reason to limit the number of shells. Now that the other party took the initiative to speak, it saved him a lot of words.

Next, Princess Dongming asked her escort to wave flags on the warship to signal the giant ship.

After receiving the order, they started to act.

The power of the Purple Thunder Cannon is quite great, but it is impossible to ignite all the cannons at the same time in one round of firing. Instead, a certain rhythm interval is required.

Otherwise, it will cause certain pressure on the hull structure of the giant ship.

It’s not that it can’t be done, but there is no necessity for it in non-war phases.

The value of the giant ship is much more precious than the purple thunder cannon.

In fact, if there were no places in the South Seas producing giant trees, the Dongming Gang would not have been able to have so many large sea ships.

The giant ship was ready under the order of Princess Dongming.

Xu Qing stated that he had already made preparations.

Princess Dongming naturally would not be polite. At her command, the guards sent out flag signals.

Boom boom boom!
From the huge warships in the distance, shells were fired with loud thunder, and terrifying flames and smoke came out of the gun barrels.

It was like a meteorite falling from the sky.

The shells drew graceful trajectories and bombarded East Island with terrifying pressure.

At this moment,
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
All I could hear was nine consecutive sounds of bowstrings, almost simultaneously with the sound of cannon fire.

Princess Dongming exclaimed, "Nine stars in a row?"

This is the rare Nine-Star Concatenated Archery Technique in the world.

Moreover, there are not many divine bows in the world that can withstand the Nine-Star Link Archery Technique.

Nine large arrows glowed blood red, and there was obviously a terrifying blood energy attached to them.

It whistled through the air like a flying sword, pulling out an extremely terrifying airflow in the void.

Before the nine shells landed on the East Island, they were hit by nine large arrows and exploded in the air like brilliant fireworks.

Princess Dongming was stunned for a moment when she saw the series of explosions in the sky.

Is this the martial arts master?

He actually managed to withstand a round of purple thunder cannon fire by himself?

Taoist Gu was also extremely shocked.

If this big arrow hits a person...

He could hardly imagine that if this martial arts master was aiming at him, it would make his scalp tingle even if he was a mile or two away.

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"Brother, are you okay?" Feng Wu looked concerned.

King Lin only felt his arms going numb and his blood and qi being depleted.

He finally understood why Xu Qing gave him the Heaven Shaking Bow. This kid used him as a laborer. Using the Heaven Shaking Bow to perform the Nine Stars Linking Art was not something a human could do.

Looking at my brother and sister-in-law, they looked concerned.

King Lin waved his hands firmly, walked out calmly, sneered at Princess Dongming and others, and said, "Purple Thunder Cannon, what a great name."

He just casually threw the Heaven-shaking Bow to the ground and stood with his hands behind his back, his profound and majestic aura of a master was on full display.

Feng Wu followed behind, not looking at Xiao San, but staring at the cuffs of King Lin. Why was he trembling so much?

She breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Fortunately, the big brother is strong enough, and fortunately the other side only has nine shells. What if there is one more?
She was somewhat frightened.

Xu Qing remained calm and chuckled at Princess Dongming and Gu Daoren, "Princess, I relied on my brother's strength and luckily won a game against you. Please don't be offended."

Princess Dongming was also a person who could take things as they came. Seeing King Lin's extraordinary bravery, she was amazed, but she also knew that fate was in her hands. She nodded slowly, "Izumo is willing to accept the loss."

Taoist Gu looked at King Lin and sighed, "Master of Martial Arts, your reputation is well-deserved."

Fang Xiandao has always relied on the advantages of firearms to travel across Southeast Asia.

Seeing someone using his flesh and blood body to fight against firearms with a divine bow was somewhat disheartening.

But when I think about this being a martial arts master, who is almost the pinnacle of mortal martial artists, I can accept it. As for martial saints, they have already transcended the ordinary and become saints, and cannot be judged by mortals.

Afterwards, the two sides swore an oath of blood alliance as agreed. As for the details of the cooperation, it still needs to be considered by many parties and cannot be achieved in a short time.

Princess Dongming and Taoist Gu did not stay. The subsequent details would naturally have to be handed over to a professional team of staff to discuss. Otherwise, if she agreed now and found problems later, it would be difficult to remedy the situation.

But the general direction has been decided.

After seeing off Princess Dongming and Taoist Gu, Xu Qing bowed solemnly to King Lin, "Brother, thank you very much today."

King Lin Tian has recovered. "If it weren't for the Heaven Shaking Bow, I wouldn't be able to stop the Purple Thunder Cannon today. And they can continue to fire cannons. Alas, I'm afraid that martial arts will decline in the face of firearms."

King Lin was a smart man and could naturally see that the emergence of firearms was destructive to martial arts.

Xu Qing smiled and said, "Brother, you can use bows and arrows, so why can't you use firearms? The appearance of firearms will only make warriors more powerful."

Upon hearing this, King Lin was startled, then he smiled and said, "It's me who was thinking too narrowly."

Xu Qing's words relieved a hidden worry in his heart. It was just that with the advantage of firearms, there would definitely be fewer martial artists willing to endure the hardships of martial arts. When firearms became more and more convenient and powerful, it might be difficult for martial arts masters to appear because there would not be the environment and soil for it.

But it's not a bad thing for him.

With his martial arts skills and the control of powerful firearms, he can exert terrible effects.

I wonder if Fang Xiandao has any extremely powerful firearms that he can use to fight against the Martial Saint?
King Lin actually had some small expectations about this.

Xu Qing had no concerns about this, firstly because he had experience in his previous life, and secondly he believed in the use of law in all things.

Taoism and martial arts are all used, there is no such thing as either one or the other, and the same is true for firearms. In his life, he pursued the truth of the Tao, not eating tofu pudding, which must be sweet or salty...

The storm came to an end, Xu Qing and Feng Wu said goodbye to King Lin and went back.

On the way, Feng Wu couldn't help but laugh and said, "You took out the Heaven Shaking Bow just to get Brother Lin to work hard for you to accomplish this task."

Xu Qing coughed and said, "I was sincere in giving you the Heaven Shaking Bow. Solving the problem was just a byproduct. Don't always think of me as something so mundane."

Feng Wu smiled slightly, "After all, the result is good. But if it were anyone else, no one would be willing to give away the Heaven Shaking Bow. Alas, only you."

The thing she liked most about Xu Qing was that he was not obsessed with wealth and fame. In her opinion, Xu Qing enjoyed distributing benefits more than receiving them.

If something like the Heaven-Shaking Bow is kept in a warehouse, no matter how useful it is, what is the point if it is not taken out and used?
Bei Kong possessed the Heaven-shaking Bow, but he could not use it to make friends with a martial arts master who could use it, and ultimately lost everything.

Xu Qing understood this truth deeply.

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"Prince Yu, according to the spies, Xu Qing and Princess Dongming have reached an alliance, but they have not agreed to prepare for the birth of a child now."

"What!" Prince Yu couldn't help but smash a precious tea bowl to the ground.

Things are going to go badly.

(End of this chapter)