please retire to your chambers.""My lord, what has happened"Ye Xi's voice came from outside the door. Du Gu Cheng's face changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Nothing, I bumped into somethin...The Empress Dowager wanted this Purple Star to be the root of your demise.

Feng Lingxi nonchalantly shrugged, "As long as it's not in my hands, even if the Empress wants it, killing me won't get her the Purple Star."

"Xier, your mother entrusted such an important thing to you. Besides giving it to me, have you ever given it to anyone else to keep"

"No, not even the king gave him anything."

Feng Yu Xi's eyes became increasingly suspicious. She had never seen Du Gu Cheng before, so was her Zi Xing pendant always fake Her mother had died, why would she give her a fake Zi Xing necklace Or was it that Feng Ling Xi hid the real one and intentionally gave her a fake one

According to the time Tai Hou gave her, she wouldn't make a move. When the time came, it would be her death.

But now that Zi Xing hasn't been found, even if she kills Feng Ling Xi, she still can't complete her task. The Empress Dowager would still be angry.

Feng Lingxi saw her deep in thought and curiously asked, "Third Sister, why did you bring this up Do you think there's something wrong with my Zixing"

"No, I'm just asking. The Empress wants this Purple Star so badly, I'm curious to understand why."

Feng Lingxi let out a soft "oh," looking at Feng Yu Xi's panicked eyes, and said with a smile, "Third Sister, you ask me, I don't know either. This Zi Xing doesn't understand anything at all."

"I don't know either, I was just curious to ask."

Feng Yu Xi Gan smiled as he watched Feng Ling Xi's indifferent expression. His curiosity grew even stronger. This Empress had been searching for Zi Xing all along, yet she seemed to know nothing. Was she deliberately hiding it from him, or was she truly unaware

"Xier, I'll go for a walk."

As the wind and rain picked up, Feng Yu Xi got up and left with Xiao Rou. Feng Ling Xi instructed others to keep an eye on them and continued making gunpowder, storing it away.

"Report!"

General Zhang's adjutant hurried forward to report, Feng Lingxi summoned him after hearing the report. The man looked grave, "Your Highness, a large army of the Garlock Kingdom has been discovered camped fifty miles away. General Zhang has already informed His Majesty and sent me here to report to Your Highness."

"How did the Galuo National Army return Wasn't it attacking the imperial court"

Feng Lingxi frowned, her expression slightly cold, her eyes full of doubt.

“Reporting to the Queen, the Gallo army has been defeated and returned to Gallo Kingdom several days ago. Now they are regrouping and coming here, I am afraid they are not here for good.”

"Xiaoli, let's go take a look."

Feng Lingxi hurriedly put down what she was holding and brought her deputy general to the front line of the mountain valley. When General Zhang saw her arrive, he immediately bowed in greeting.

"The last general has met the queen."

Feng Lingxi stood at the top of the valley, looking at the overwhelming Gallo army in the distance. It was still in the same position as before.

General Zhang, have you told the Wang Ye when he will be back

"Your Highness, even if the Master returns as quickly as possible, it will still take three to five days. If the Galo Nation's army truly attacks Linxi County, this subordinate cannot guarantee victory over the Galo Nation."

There are still 200,000 troops stationed in Xincun County, and the grain supply is also limited. If we really fight, I'm afraid we will lose everything here.

"Don't despair, we haven't reached the point of no return." Feng Lingxi instructed her deputy to watch over them, then said to General Zhang, "General Zhang, come with me."

Wind Ling-xi brought General Zhang to the mountain cave where she and Deputy General Sun were making gunpowder. These days, she had taught Deputy General Sun how to make gunpowder, and he led his troops in producing it here. They had already made quite a lot of gunpowder. Now that the Karol Kingdom's army was invading, this gunpowder would be their essential weapon for defending the city.

"General Zhang, these are the gunpowder I have researched recently. Their power has been tested, and with them, we can hold onto the city. Furthermore, we also have special incendiary arrows in our arsenal, which should allow us to withstand an attack for several days."

Windling Xi listed the current advantages. General Zhang, looking at the crates of gunpowder, found it hard to believe.

"Your Highness, can this gunpowder kill people"

Feng Lingxi picked up a gunpowder, "General Zhang, follow me."

General Zhang followed her to the edge of the mountain. Feng Lingxi handed him the gunpowder, "Pull out this fuse and throw it far away."

Feng Ling Xi told General Zhang how to use it. General Zhang glanced at the gunpowder in his hand, "Your Highness, does this thing actually work"

"General Zhang, don't underestimate this gunpowder. Pull the fuse and throw it away immediately, so you won't hurt yourself."

Feng Lingxi instructed Zhang General to pull out the wire and throw it far away. With a deafening boom, a huge hole was blasted into the ground, shaking the earth. Zhang General was taken aback by the blast.

"General Zhang, do you think we have no chance of winning now"

General Zhang hurriedly said, "Your Highness, your gunpowder is too powerful. This is the first time I've ever seen such a formidable weapon."

“Though this gunpowder is powerful, it is also dangerous. If handled improperly, it could explode and injure our own soldiers. Therefore, remember to be cautious and handle it with care.”

"This subordinate will remember and obey the arrangements made by the Princess."

General Zhang was filled with admiration for Feng Lingxi at this moment. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't dare believe that there were such powerful weapons in the world. Facing hundreds of enemies alone was nothing to him.

General Zhang, I have something I need your help with. About the gunpowder, only Sun Vice-general and my personal maid, Xiao Li, know about it besides me. My third sister doesn't know either. General Zhang, please don't tell anyone else. Just find a reliable vanguard to come and familiarize themselves with how to use the gunpowder. The fewer people who know about gunpowder, the better.

"This subordinate will obey the Queen's arrangements and return to select a group of soldiers immediately." Feng Lingxi nodded. Seeing General Zhang leave, she took Xiao Li back to the cave. Sun, the deputy general, saw that the Queen had returned and hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.

"Sun deputy general, how much gunpowder do we have"

"Your Highness, I've made five hundred of these over the past few days, and I have about five hundred worth of materials left. Refining sulfur is a bit slow."

Feng Lingxi nodded, this number should be about right.

"General Sun, the large army of Gallo Country is stationed 50 miles away and could attack at any moment. You must have them produce 500 gunpowder rounds to reach a total of 1,000. Also, increase manpower for refining the gunpowder materials. With the King absent, we rely on this to defend the city this time."

"The subordinate shall obey."

Wind Lingxi brought Xiaoli back to the mansion and asked her to count the pre-made Jiangzi powder, ensuring everything was in order and ready for use when needed.

"My lord, General Zhang sent a letter via carrier pigeon. The Galo army of 300,000 has returned and is stationed fifty miles outside the county, clearly intending to attack Linxi County. We must return."

Ye Xi hurriedly entered the tent to report the latest military intelligence. When Dugu City heard that the Kingdom of Gallo was going to attack Linxi County, his face changed drastically, and he immediately ordered, "Send the order down, the army withdraws, and returns to Linxi County."

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