The Three Spirit Stones

Ah Cai had a dream. She dreamed of the scene in modern times when she was kidnapped and killed on the rooftop.

This was her nightmare. She often dreamed of it when she first arrived in the Northern Song Dynasty. Whenever this happened, Cheng Yu would hold her tightly and use his Yuanling Qi to nourish her meridians.

As time went by, she gradually stopped having nightmares.

Now she had the dream again, but Cheng Yu didn't show up. She kept crying and looking for him in her dream, but he still didn't show up.

……

There were several men and women standing by and watching her talking.

"She has been sleeping for so long, why hasn't she woken up yet? Did you give her too much medicine?"

"Reporting to the princess, we have also served according to the usual amount. I really don't know why she slept for so long without waking up."

"...throw water on her to wake her up,"

"Yes,"

It's raining?

Ah Cai, who was awakened by the water, opened her eyes sleepily. The surrounding environment was unfamiliar. There were only four empty walls. A woman was sitting in front of her, and two men were standing behind her.

She frowned, looked at them in confusion and asked,

"……who are you?"

The woman twitched her lips and sneered, "Really? You don't even remember this princess? Weren't you very arrogant during the competition?"

Princess? ?

Contest??

Ah Cai opened her eyes wide and carefully identified the woman in front of her.

Slowly, she remembered!

is her?

Princess Yelu Yuan of Liao? ! ! !

How did I meet her?

Where is my husband?

...Oh no, I was kidnapped by her, I was kidnapped by her, oh my god! I was kidnapped again!

Thinking of this, she was so frightened that her face showed a look of horror, goose bumps appeared all over her body, and she couldn't help but scream out loudly,

"Ah~~"

"Help! Husband..."

Yelu Yuan was very happy to see the woman she hated so much was now screaming in fear, but soon, she could not stand Ah Cai's loud voice anymore and felt her ears buzzing.

"Shut up,"

"You shut up,"

"If you don't shut up I'll kill you,"

……

……

At Xiongzhou Quechang Posthouse, the governor Li Yunze was staying here. He would personally preside over the affairs of the Quechang tomorrow and start "mutual exchange" with Liao.

This market not only traded agricultural products, such as exchanging grain and cloth for the Liao Kingdom's silver, furs, and livestock such as sheep and horses, but also carried out trade in handicrafts, exchanging tea, spices, books, porcelain, lacquerware, etc. for medicinal materials, pearls, jade, and blue-white salt.

In the evening, after discussing tomorrow's schedule with his subordinates, Li Yunze took Yang Zhi and two guards to the courtyard where they were staying to rest.

He liked Yang Zhi very much. This young man was very talented, could learn things quickly, had a kind character, and was brave and resourceful.

He hoped to train Yang Zhi well, and recommend him to enter the official career when he grew up, so that he could serve the country loyally.

The two of them were like grandfather and grandson, chatting about family matters as they walked. Suddenly, a woman's scream was heard in the distance, followed by another woman's scolding.

When Yang Zhi heard this, he stood there motionless as if he had been hit by a spell.

Li Yunze asked him in surprise,

"what's wrong?"

"Sir, I seem to hear Teacher Cai's voice,"

"What? ...It was clearly two women's voices just now, how could it be Mr. Cai's voice?"

"It is indeed Teacher Cai's voice. I have been with her for more than three years, so I can't be mistaken."

Yang Zhi said confidently,

Li Yunze was a little confused. He had heard the voice just now, and it was clearly a woman's voice, but Yang Zhi said it was Teacher Cai with certainty.

No, is Mr. Cai a woman?

Thinking of this, he immediately asked Yang Yan,

"Xiao Yang, is your teacher Cai a man or a woman?"

"Of course she is a woman. Teacher Cai is our Marquis's wife."

What? Ms. Cai is a woman? Or Cheng Yu's wife?

Li Yunze was a little confused. The master behind Cheng Yu turned out to be his wife?

Isn’t his wife Cheng Acai, who is known as the number one female bitch in Beijing?

Oh, by the way, no wonder she is called Teacher Cai, doesn’t Cheng Acai also have the word Cai in her name?

After thinking this through, Li Yunze immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. If the voice was not Cheng Acai, it would be fine. But if it was really her, it would be terrible.

Cheng Yu's wife, the master behind Cheng's industry, the one who possesses countless secret recipes,

Thinking hard!

Think of all that armor, explosives...

If she were kidnapped and used, it would be a disaster for the Song Dynasty.

They followed the sound stealthily and finally heard the voice of a woman cursing outside a remote house again.

They huddled by the window and peered through the gap, only to see Ah Cai sitting on the ground with her hands tied. A woman was looking at her and talking with a frown on her face. Two men stood beside her, and seven or eight Liao people stood by the wall.

"Mr. Li, is your source of information accurate?"

"You said she is the master behind Cheng Yu?"

“…But it doesn’t look like that at all!”

Yelu Yuan frowned and looked at Acai and said,

At this time, a tall and thin man next to her cupped his hands and said to her, "My Lady, this news was heard by my cousin from his good friend Deng Yu."

"Deng Yu found a zinc mine and successfully extracted it. My cousin is very close to him. He let it slip when he was drunk and happy. So I believe this news is true."

After listening to this, Yelu Yuan still looked at Ah Cai with doubt and said, "I am not doubting what you said, sir, but look at her?!... How is she similar?"

"Forehead……,"

Ah Cai's current appearance is indeed very disappointing.

She turned pale with fear after being yelled at by Yelu Yuan. She huddled up, covered her mouth while crying, like a frightened little rabbit. She was nothing like the image of a great man in people's minds who could remain calm even when faced with a catastrophe.

She also heard their conversation. She felt that Yelu Yuan was looking for someone, but she didn't understand what this had to do with her?

She dared to ask sobbingly,

"Who are you looking for?"

"...Didn't you hear me just now? I want to find the master behind Cheng Yu,"

"...Master? What master is behind my husband?"

Ah Cai didn't understand. She knew Cheng Yu best. Who was the master behind him? When it came to being powerful, he was the most powerful.

"What? You don't want to tell me? Haha, it's okay."

"Come here, bring the tiger bench, the clamp, the whip, and the ten thousand stitch clothes. This county lord will personally do the torture."

Cai Guang was so scared when he heard these names that his scalp went numb!

She burst into tears and said, "Wow! No, I don't want you to torture me! I don't understand what you want me to say."

"Are you still playing dumb? Who is the master behind Cheng Yu? Tell me quickly,"

Yelu Yuan scolded. She was a little annoyed by Ah Cai's crying.

"What master? I really don't know."

"You still dare to be stubborn? Bring me the torture instruments."

"Wow~, no~"

Li Yunze, who was peeking outside, secretly admired in his heart that this woman would rather be tortured than reveal her identity. She has backbone!

Yang Zhi was extremely anxious and looked at Li Yunze for help. When Li Yunze was about to whisper to him and go back to call for help, Ah Cai cried even more miserably inside.

"No, can't you explain clearly what you want to do with this expert?"

"Wow~, can't you give me a hint?"

"I know I must tell you, can you not be so violent?"

Yelu Yuan was upset by her crying and lost his usual elegance and composure. He yelled at her,

"Don't cry,"

"You still don't want to tell me, right? Then tell me, who gave him the secret recipes for steelmaking, cement and explosives? If you dare to make up stories, I will chop you into minced meat and feed it to the dogs."

After hearing this, Ah Cai stopped crying. She stared at Yelu Yuan with wide eyes and thought,

It turns out that the expert she was talking about is me!

……

"Why didn't you tell me earlier that you wanted the manufacturing methods of these industrial products? I could tell you. Is it necessary to torture me?"