After a long time, Ling Ai finally deftly untied the mechanism that held the long rope and put himself down leisurely.

Only then did Yu Moji slowly put the Thousand Machine Crossbow on the ground with relief.

She was so tired that her arms and legs were shaking uncontrollably; And she clearly knew that she was able to support herself for so long, not entirely by her own ability, but also thanks to the rapid development of Yanjia in recent years.

It's just nearly a decade ago - the old-fashioned thousand-machine crossbow has a complex structure and many parts, and it has a lot of weight; Coupled with the kind of antiques that are many times larger than today's mecha boxes, if you put the weight of this set of things on your shoulders, you are afraid that the ink marks will not last enough to shoot a quiver.

While Yu Mochen thought of this time span, he also suddenly realized that Ling Ai's father was the cardinal, her own enviable teacher Lu Chen, and even Yuan Yizhi, who was almost ten years older than her...... Aren't these people who have already made great and small achievements in the field of Yanjia all grown up in that kind of environment that is much more difficult than now?

Yu Mojin was a little ashamed—at least since she entered the Cardinal, she herself couldn't say that she had suffered much.

The reserves of the same period are actually as much as she did. It's just that she is too slow to do it, and she will work harder and harder day by day; Now that she is practicing alone when no one is around, she certainly has the luxury of being able to make up for her shortcomings with diligence, but those same periods who seem to be much better than her in talent have not made great efforts in private?

She was in a daze, and Ling Ai had already walked over and smiled very easily, "Why are you still here?" Have you already started planning to go to war? ”

Yu Mochen was embarrassed to admit that he intended to compare himself with her, after all, this kind of unilateral stubbornness of not admitting defeat was really a bit naïve. She thought about it, and then said casually, "Anyway, if you're idle, come and play with crossbow arrows...... Haven't you been here for a long time? ”

"Oh, I have no choice but to do this," Ling Ai frowned slightly, stood on tiptoe in a good-looking posture, and stretched out his hand to rub his ankle, "My father always said that I was pampered, unlike their generation that could endure hardships. Although this may have been the case, I was not convinced, so I made a bet with my father. ”

"Bet?" Yu Moji smiled. Growing up, she felt that betting was a purely willful thing, neither worth it nor meaningless.

Ling Ai described her very childish behavior without reservation, even with interest, "I asked my father, and he said that the hardest errand in the Cardinal today is to overhaul the 128 wooden stakes under the Little Star Picking Stage. I thought, if I can do such a thing, I must be able to make the old man squeeze me a few words. ”

"......" Yu Moji was dumbfounded, "is this what it is?" ”

"Or else?" Ling Ai gave her a strange look, "This work of repairing wooden stakes seems simple; But as my father said, it was really torturous. If I hadn't spoken in front of my father, I probably wouldn't have repaired all of these stakes. She laughed again, "It took me days." It's actually quite a waste of time. ”

Yu Moji blurted out, "I thought it was ......."

"What?" Ling Ai looked at her curiously.

“…… It's nothing," Yu Mozhen shook his head, trying to shake out all his previous thoughts, "You seem to be very skilled in your movements, I thought you had learned the art of repairing wooden stakes." ”

"Well," Ling Ai smiled a little helplessly, "I think whoever you are, if you have repaired a hundred or so wooden stakes, you will become a mature hand." ”

Yu Mochen only felt that he had underestimated Ling Ai.

Miss Ling was able to show that handy and self-satisfied demeanor, not because she really took pleasure in the work of repairing wooden piles; She simply does everything.

"However, when you say that, I think of it," Ling Ai said, "There is indeed a person in our reserve of the Cardinal Council who has really learned this strange skill. ”

“…… Yes? Yu Mochen didn't expect that someone would really answer his boring speculation.

"Are you familiar with Yan Zheng?"

Yu Moji shook his head decisively.

She estimated that the only intersection between herself and this name was that she had repeatedly seen him on the red list of the assessment...... Or is it her?

Yu Mojian was desperate to find that he didn't know this reserve of the same period at all.

Ling Ai looked at her embarrassed look and immediately smiled.

"You should probably note that we're the same time after all; Besides, Yan Zheng is also a very interesting person," Ling Ai said, "The most refined and difficult thing, he is willing to learn; He will do the hardest and most tiring things. Last time, when I was repairing a wooden stake, Yan Zheng saw me, and he laughed at me for being clumsy. Ling Ai laughed indifferently, "The only thing Yan Zheng is unwilling to do is probably to enter Yanfentang to be the secretary of Lantai." ”

Yu Moji paused for a moment, "Concurrently serving as the secretary of Lantai like you?" I'm afraid this won't be easy. ”

According to Lu Chen, Ling Ai is still only a reserve, and he can already serve as a very safe and stable position as the secretary of Lantai, which can be regarded as an official official of the cardinal. This kind of mechanism aimed at protecting the children of the nobility appeared on Ling Ai, which obviously had nothing to do with her father.

Yan Zheng, who made Ling Ai feel very interesting, could actually have the same opportunity. Yu Mojin guessed that that guy's family background should not be much worse.

"That's true," Ling Ai said of the generous treatment she had received, and she didn't shy away from it at all, "Everyone must have thought that it would be easy for me to become the secretary of Lantai, just thanks to my father's shadow; But in fact, I was able to get this position only because Yan Zheng refused to go. ”

"Oh?" Yu Moji wondered, "What's going on?" ”

"Even though the Cardinal has the intention to win over the officials of the imperial court and deliberately give preferential treatment to us famous families, there are only a few reserved positions in total, and it is not without competition." Ling Ai still maintained that indifferent look on his face, "I have limited qualifications, and I didn't have any extravagant expectations originally. ”

She is such an excellent person, when she thinks that her qualifications are limited, she has an attitude of telling the truth, and she has no intention of being humble at all.

"Who knows, Yan Zheng just didn't want to go, and he came out with an extra vacant seat for nothing." Ling Ai said, and couldn't help laughing, "You shouldn't know, Yan Zheng threatened to run away from home to persuade his father to allow him to enter the Cardinal's House." ”

Yu Mojin couldn't figure it out. She thinks she's quite stupid in terms of personnel, and she can't quite understand the thoughts of these famous families. Still, with the status of the cardinal, no matter what kind of family, should not prevent their children from studying here, right?

"Actually, Yan Zheng didn't want to enter the Cardinal, what he wanted to do most was to be a military general who could really go on the field and kill the enemy." Ling Ai explained while laughing, "But the ancestors of his family have been civil servants for three generations, and there has never been a person like him who is bent on going to the battlefield - my father often said that he is so martial because he has not had a good name - anyway, in the end, Yan Zheng and his family each took a step back before entering such a place as the Cardinal, which looks like a literary and martial force." ”

Yu Mochen understood, "So, Yan Zheng's family wants to send him to Yanfentang to stay obediently?" ”

"Guess right," Ling Ai said, "but according to Yan Zheng's temperament, how could he obey?" Not only did he push away the position of Lantai's secretary, but he also always wanted to go to the battlefield as soon as possible. So the last time he told me about you, he was really envious. ”

"What?" Yu Mojin said strangely, "Why should Yan Zheng envy me? ”

Ling Ai couldn't help but be a little puzzled when she looked at her expression, "Didn't Mr. Old Lu tell you?" Your opportunity to go to the south to participate in actual combat will come soon. ”

Yu Moji often shows a stunned expression. This kind of expression would be very cute if it appeared on Miss Fu's childish face; appearing on Yi Xiaojiao's face, which is not how glamorous, will make people's hearts ache for no reason; appeared on Ling Ai's face...... Ling Ai is a person who is always confident, and he will not have such an expression that is actually stupid at all.

Only when Yu Moji was in a daze, he only had a stupid face.

That's what she looks like now.

Ling Ai looked funny, and hurriedly played a round, "Mr. Lu is probably busy, so I haven't had time to tell you yet." ”

“…… There is also this possibility. Although Yu Moji said this, he felt that it was not such a simple matter.

Lu Chen is indeed a celebrity, the door of his small room is always open, and the daily visitors are simply endless, talking about everything. But he was also a pretty good teacher. When he has time and opportunity to meet Yu Moji, he will always be very enthusiastic to ask about Yu Moji's current situation and talk about each other's expectations and plans.

Although this kind of conversation between the teacher and the disciple will not be very timely, but with Lu Chen's order, such an important matter as going to the battlefield, he will definitely not drag on for too long and forget to tell Yu Moji.

What's more, with Yu Moji's current stretched level, if he really went to the battlefield, would he never come back?

Yu Mojin is not a talkative person, but since this matter is at stake, she still has to muster up the courage to open her mouth.

"Since you know about this, can you tell me about it?" Yu Moji cautiously probed, "Of course, if there is anything inconvenient, I will ...... it."

"Don't worry, what Mr. Lu has discussed publicly does not need to be kept secret within the Cardinal. You see, Yan Zheng has already heard about it. Ling Ai smiled, found a place to sit down comfortably, and said, "This is a long story. If we want to start at the beginning, we have to talk about you first. You're not Qi people, are you? ”