In the dead of night, the mourning dog in the cold and dark alley suddenly barked a few times, and "woo~" fled in fear.

In the corner of the locust tree, a long shadow occupied the kennel without morality, and he sat up cross-legged, hanging his head, and rubbing the eagle wood carving in his hand lovingly.

The wind was whistling, rustling the leaves, and the dead leaves swirled slowly at his feet.

Suddenly, his whole body tightened, and when he looked up, he saw a deep and tall figure standing quietly in front of him.

The majestic and tall black shadow added a sense of danger to this quiet and deep night.

"Autumn."

A deep middle-aged man called out to him.

Qiu was stunned for a moment, and when he saw who was coming, he immediately jumped up and knelt down with one hand.

"Qu Shi."

A cold chill washed over his head.

"The Jiulong trap box has been cracked by Yu Wensheng, do you know about this matter?"

Qiu was horrified in his heart, he clenched his palms tightly, gritted his teeth to prevent his voice from revealing his emotions: "Qiu, I don't know. ”

Yikes!

A sharp iron claw pierced into his shoulder blades, and the muscles of Qiu's whole body instantly spasmed and trembled with pain, and blood flowed all over his chest and back.

"Mission failed, Autumn."

"Autumn ...... Know your mistakes. ”

"What about the mission to assassinate Yu Wensheng, how is it going?" A flat voice asked.

Qiu endured the pain, and said clearly: "Yu Wensheng is strong in martial arts, very suspicious, it is difficult to kill and assassinate in the open, only by waiting for the opportunity to gain his trust, can he seek the opportunity to take his life." ”

These truths were all taught to him by Zheng Quqi.

After hearing this, Qu Shi also bowed his head in agreement: "Indeed, it is a very difficult task to kill the god of war of the Ye Kingdom, but it is also necessary, this time, he can completely annoy the Mo family, Mozi has sent the top disciples of the Mo family, and see which of you can complete this task." ”

"Autumn will definitely atone for your sins."

was quite satisfied with his attitude, so Qu Shi stopped the "small punishment and big commandment".

"Ordered you to monitor Zheng Quqi, has she been doing anything unusual recently?"

“…… She did not betray the Mo family. Autumn replied.

But Qu Shi didn't quite believe it: "Really? ”

"Yes, in order to complete the task, she infiltrated the camp as a carpenter, and also met with Yu Wensheng, and he didn't suspect anything."

"Since she is still safe and disciplined, let's not deal with her for the time being."

Qiu didn't understand why the Mo family wanted to use Zheng Quqi on the one hand, but on the other hand, they were sure that she would betray.

"Who helped Yu Wensheng open the Jiulong trap box? Hmph, I don't know when he found such a powerful Karakuri master, if you find out who this person is, kill him. ”

Autumn should be.

"In addition, Fuxian County is recruiting stonemasons, you inform Shan Bian to change his identity and blend into the stonemason team, I have a task to give him."

"Yes."

Before leaving, Qu Shi didn't know if he had seen the changes in Qiu's body, and he solemnly warned: "Qiu, don't trust Zheng Quqi, she won't be our companion, once you find out that something is wrong with her, kill her directly, and you must not be soft." ”

Qiu clenched the eagle wood carving tightly, his face was as pale as ash, and it took a long time before he let out a low "um".

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As soon as winter arrived, Zheng Quqi felt a little unbearable, it was okay to stay in the house, once he went out, the sudden drop in temperature was not something that could be resisted by pure willpower. 、

This big family basically relies on shaking to keep warm.

She originally planned to buy some cotton to sew and wear, but she didn't want cotton to be a rare thing in Yeguo, and no one in Fuxian County had grown it at all.

No wonder the bedding we cover is made of linen, and the stuff inside is also stuffed with some kapok blakes, not fluffy and warm cotton.

Rummaging through the only bit of copper left in his pocket, Zheng Quqi took a handful of sad tears.

She decided not to wear a padded jacket and to wear a little more high-end fur.

It is impossible to buy, there are many deep mountains around this Fu County, I heard that there are a lot of long-haired beasts in the forest, she plans to go hunting, and get a set of furs for the family to wear.

In the past two days, Liu Fengmian didn't know why, he had been awkward with her, except for going home to sleep at night, he basically didn't see anyone during the day, she guessed that he must have gone to work at Yu Wensheng's.

He was still wearing the thin autumn coat, so she had to hunt enough skins for the four of them.

If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and when it comes to hunting, you must first have hunting tools.

Her previous crossbow had already been returned to Qiu, and time was a bit tight, so she had to make her own emergency crossbow for hunting.

As for why not make a simpler weapon like a bow, the main reason is that the bow is too long and the shooting power is insufficient.

The first time she made a crossbow, she repeatedly scrutinized the data in her head, and also restructured it according to the advantages and disadvantages of Ye Guo's military crossbow, and finally set the design drawings.

There are several types of crossbows: crossbows, crossbow arrows, crossbow arms, and crossbow machines.

The size of Ye Guo's crossbow is too bulky, she is small, and her arms are short, so the customized crossbow does not refer to the data of ordinary people, but fits according to her conditions.

She's also going to increase the strength of her crossbow arm and increase the speed of her arrows, so she can shoot from a longer distance and ensure the power of a single hit.

In addition, it is necessary to replace the previous winding method to achieve continuous shooting speed in a more labor-saving and lighter way.

These require her to put some effort into the early design, replacing the traditional winding with a gear winder, and reforming the crossbow batch, crossbow bed, and crossbow string.

When shooting, hold the crossbow horizontally, place the crossbow arrow in the crossbow groove, pull the crossbow string into the inlay, and finally pull the plate machine, and the arrow will fly out.

Phew-

Syllable! The wooden stake in the courtyard that was fixed to the ground was shot by a sharp arrow, and it cracked several times like a split.

Zheng Quqi patted the crossbow happily.

Yes, yes, that's it, that's enough.

This is still a single shot, and when she studies and researches the whole bead crossbow, it will be more convenient to fire a large number of bead bullets at once, and use it to hunt more dexterous birds.

Picking a sunny day, she was ready to go hunting.

But Brother Sang was still not worried about her going: "I'm afraid that the beasts on this mountain are all burrowed, where do you go to find it, who will go to the mountain to hunt at this season?" ”

Knowing that he was deliberately fooling her, Zheng Quqi said: "It is more difficult for animals to forage in winter, and their physical strength is also weak, just after the snow two days ago, those hares and pheasants must be hungry to come out to forage, I will hunt some small animal skins and come back, and the meat can be replenished for you eldest brother." ”

"If you make up anything for me, just make it up to your husband." He said sourly.

Zheng Quqi coaxed sweetly: "How can a husband be as important as a big brother and a younger sister, wait until you hunt the skin and make the first one for you to wear." ”

Brother Sang knew that she had a big idea, and he couldn't persuade her, so he could only tell him repeatedly: "Don't go deeper, if you can't hunt anything, come back quickly, in previous years, it was not a long time to survive." ”

"Uh-huh, I know, wait until I get back."

She waved her hand, put a crossbow and arrows in her cloth pocket, hung them diagonally around her waist, and took some dry food with her, and went up the mountain alone.

(End of chapter)