Situ Mansion was built in the suburbs, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain was steep, which was obviously easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Ji Lianmei quickly analyzed while going up the mountain under the guidance of the slave.

Being able to find such a foolproof location, it seems that the Situ family has long expected today's situation, so they have taken precautions in advance.

A huge mansion is located between the mountain streams, exuding an ancient and strong Jiangmen atmosphere.

"Girl, this is the old mansion of the Situ family."

"Isn't the general's mansion a mansion given by His Majesty and lives in the alleys? How can you be in such a deep mountain and old forest?"

"The old man likes to be clean, so he has set up a mansion here, girl, please come in."

Ji Lianmei glanced at the slave, and didn't bother to expose his rhetoric, so she nodded in response and gently tapped the bronze knocker.

The two guards guarding the gate were all five big and three coarse, with a fierce look, looking down at Ji Lianmei in a rough voice, and asked, "Who are you?"

Ji Lianmei was dressed as a man today, so she bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "The two eldest brothers, surnamed Chu, are the entourage of Mianfu Gongzi, and this time I came here to discuss with Mrs. Situ on important matters. ”

The two big men glanced at each other, raised the long knife in their hands, and said, "If you sincerely want to see the old lady, you must pass our pass first." ”

Without saying a word, the two rushed forward with overwhelming momentum, and approached Ji Lianmei like two mountains.

Ji Lianmei's white clothes fluttered in the wind, and her right hand quickly drew her sword out of its sheath, vigilantly paying attention to every knife cut down by the two big men.

They are large and have limited mobility, but the advantage of height makes it impossible for Ji Reimi to have an advantage in the sky. The four long knives fell like meat grinders, and when they slashed into the earth, a deep crack in the ground was cracked.

Ji Lianmei dodged with difficulty, thinking: The muscles of these two people are really not white, if they are cut by this blow, then they will have it.........

The long sword danced wildly, and a white shadow shuttled between the sword light and sword shadows, and the lotus step was windy, like a floating flat shadow.

No matter how intensive the opponent's offensive is, there will always be a hundred secrets.

Ji Lianmei calmly observed the rise and fall of the sword, and the speed of the four broadswords gradually slowed down in her eyes. Just as they crossed each other, a diamond-shaped gap formed between the blades that could allow one person to pass through.

Now is the time.

Ji Lianmei aimed at the opportunity, jumped up with all her might, used her long sword to quickly pass through the thin hole, and stepped on the threshold of Situ Mansion.

The two big men put away their long knives, clasped their fists and said, "The prince is extraordinary, we should keep our promise, and let the maid in the house lead you to the old lady." ”

"Thank you both."

Ji Lianmei stepped into the front hall of Situ Mansion, only to find that the decoration here was completely different from Bai Yucheng's mansion.

Outside the courtyard, the powder wall is encircled, the green willow hangs around, there are three hanging flower gatehouses, and the verandah is copied on all sides. The Yonglu in the courtyard is linked, the mountains and stones are embellished, the plaque of "blue blood and danqing" is hung on the five hugging buildings, the dragon is carved and the phoenix is carved, the whole courtyard is magnificent, graceful and luxurious. The courtyard is surrounded by walls on all sides, and the weapons are hidden in the haystacks, placed in the courtyard at hand, and the figure and momentum of the domestic servants are also completely different from those outside the courtyard.

The people in the courtyard, whether they are gardeners watering flowers or sweeping the floor, have a murderous aura in their eyes, and judging by their actions, they should all be masters of martial arts.

Tut-tut, rich families are good, there are so many peerless masters in the hospital. Not to mention borrowing the army, even if you borrow the servants of the whole courtyard, it can be worth an army of Gongzi Yuxin.......

Ji Lianmei is led by a maidservant

Enter the inner courtyard and wait in the antechamber.

During this waiting, she felt countless pairs of eyes watching her secretly, which made her shudder and feel uncomfortable.

"Who is it that is coming to me, a bad old woman?" There was the sound of tuk tuk canes in his ears, and an old man sat on the high hall with the support of his maidservant.

She was on crutches, looking more than seventy, dressed in gorgeous clothes, her eyebrows were like sharp knives, her dark black pupils were very deep, mixed with unattainable arrogance and ferocity, and her aura was very powerful.

The old lady of Situ Mansion is the head of the current Situ Mansion, and the original wife of the old general Situ Yu, because she has a heart to protect the family and defend the country, she disguised herself as a man and mixed into the military camp, and she was brave and good at fighting. also got acquainted with Situ Yu from this........

The murderous intent and the coercion that couldn't help but make people awe-inspiring made Ji Lianmei nervous.

Ji Lianmei stood up and said respectfully: "Old lady Situ, below is the entourage of Mianfu Gongzi, surnamed Chu. I came to you this time in the hope that you could lend us thirty percent of our troops to save Bai Yucheng. ”

Old Lady Situ chuckled: "If you're here for this, then you don't have to. Your master has wasted a lot of time with me, so you don't have to bother anymore. ”

"What about Situ Che? He's your only grandson, don't you care if he's alive or dead? ”

"Hugh wants to mention to me that unscrupulous descendant, if he hadn't insisted on following Bai Yucheng around, our Situ clan would not have fallen to this point in just over ten years. Now that he has to get involved in the royal strife, I would rather not recognize this grandson and let the Situ family die, rather than let the Situ family's century-old foundation be ruined! ”

Old Mrs. Situ suddenly slapped the table, her face suddenly changed, and her face was full of anger.

However, she quickly calmed down, adjusted her demeanor, and said to Ji Lianmei, "I'm sorry, Master Chu." There are too many involvements in this matter, and once you fail, the Situ family will not be able to get out of it. I can't risk the lives of the entire Situ family. If you can make a case that impresses me enough, I might consider lending you troops. ”

I heard Mian Fu say that he had promised Mrs. Situ that he could donate more than 20 peerless craftsmen to Situ Mansion to build weapons, but she refused.

Obviously, they don't want to get involved in a dispute that doesn't have a good chance of success.

Unless Ji Lianmei can make a condition that she can't refuse, so that Mrs. Situ can believe that they are sure of victory. Otherwise, she would definitely not be willing to send troops to help.

Ji Lianmei pondered for a while, her hand habitually tugged at the necklace hanging around her neck, and suddenly she had a flash of inspiration and said to Mrs. Situ:

"Excuse me, I'll go out for a while."

Old Lady Situ nodded and acquiesced.

Ji Lianmei found a corner where no one was around, took off the small square box on the necklace, and gently pressed the button on it.

For a while, a blue light flashed, and the familiar female voice said: "Hello, master, is there anything I can do to help you?" ”

"Yes, Siri, can you help me print this drawing out of paper?" Ji Lianmei said happily.

Great, this thing finally came in handy.

"Okay, please wait."

Not long after, a piece of paper floated out of the blue light curtain and flew into Ji Lianmei's hand.

"Great, I don't believe it, you can still refuse my magic weapon........."

When Shen Shi, Ji Lianmei presented the drawings to Mrs. Situ. ，

"This is my sincerity, please Mrs. Situ to look at it."

Mrs. Situ shook her head slightly, thinking: After all, she is still a child, and she actually wants to use a drawing

Come and buy me.

You must know that the most important thing in Situ Mansion is weapons and skilled craftsmen, and there are countless weapon drawings.

She casually took the drawing and glanced at it, but was immediately attracted to it.

A wooden stretcher is mounted with a metal cannon barrel, which is delicately patterned in circles. The flower inscription, banana leaf inscription, palindrome inscription, milk nail inscription, and lotus inscription are all complete between the textures, and the inscriptions are also engraved on the left and right sides of the bottom. The cannon body is made of pure copper, which is extremely hard, and contains 150 shells. The remarks on the side shocked the old lady even more.

One shot into the sky, hundreds of miles away, all into scorched earth.

"W-what is this?"

"This thing is called artillery, which is composed of body tubes, medicine chambers, gun tails and other parts, and the smoothbore is mostly front-loaded, which can fire stone bullets, lead bullets, iron bullets and explosive bombs, etc., and is extremely lethal. It contains gunpowder, which is definitely not something that swords, guns and sticks can resist. ”

Old Lady Situ nodded in satisfaction.

This thing is indeed worth taking a risk.......

"Young Master Chu is talented, and this treasure is indeed enough to exchange for thirty percent of the troops. However, Situ Mansion is now in charge of me at any time, but whether I can borrow troops or not, and I have asked the elders in the mansion by the old man. ”

Ji Lianmei nodded modestly and said, "I'm tired." ”

Since people like Mrs. Situ are so difficult to deal with, they are all excited, and the group of elders is even more important.

"Please come with the old man."

The mountain behind Situ Mansion, the Elder's Pavilion.

Ji Lianmei walked into the elders' pavilion and was surprised to find that all the people present were women, and there was no man.

I heard Bai Yucheng say that the Situ family has been passed down for nine generations, and this man is too few....... Except for Situ Che, the rest are all female dependents.

It's like a large-scale tea party........

When the younger girls saw Ji Lianmei, they couldn't help but hug her, pinching her face, touching her waist, and muttering with a face:

"What a beautiful son. I don't know how many years it is? Where do you live? Do you have a wife and children at home? ”

This feeling of being a green among thousands of flowers is really ....... Odd.

"Don't mess around!" The old lady smacked the ground with her cane, her tone angry. "Master Chu is our honored guest, look at one or two of you, do you look like a girl!"

Seeing that the old lady was angry, the group of young girls had to flatten their mouths and obediently return to their seats and sit down.

"I'm sorry Young Master Chu, I made you laugh. Please wait outside for a while. Old Lady Situ made a gesture of invitation to Ji Lianmei.

Ji Lianmei nodded, and agreed.

Anyway, it's boring to hang out, so it's good to go around........

Looking up at the mountains, I saw the sapa green mountains, the lush trees and the clear blue sky, and the ethereal wisps of clouds just formed an elegant and interesting light ink landscape painting.

Such an artistic conception made Ji Lianmei think of a person........

That noble and tranquil young man was also as chic as the wind. Now because of her, he has given up the country, his freedom, and even his dignity.......

When Ji Lianmei saw Bai Yucheng lying on the ground, eating the food that others had thrown away, she already understood:

In this world, there will never be a person who loves himself as much as he does, loves so desperately and fearlessly........