Pawn Crossing the River

Not far from the Jubao Gate in the inner city of Jinling Prefecture is the Dabaoen Temple. After passing the Dabaoen Temple, there is the Yuhuatai, which is very close to Fengtai Gate, one of the eighteen gates in the outer city of Jinling Prefecture.

The Yuhuatai is a beautiful hill, which is a place for climbing in the south of the Yangtze River. It is said that an immortal once became a human and ascended here, hence the name. Originally, the Yuhuatai was located outside the city, but in the early years of the Wei Dynasty, when the outer city was expanded, the Yuhuatai came to the city. The scenery here is beautiful, and two of the so-called "Eighteen Scenes of Jinling" are located on Yuhuatai.

At this time, the top of the Ascension Platform was empty, with no one in sight.

With the dark clouds looming over the city now, who dares to wander high?

At this moment, a figure slowly climbed up the stone steps, his clothes rustling. He was eating a cigarette as he walked, and the smoke pot flickered on and off.

Soon, she climbed to the top of the mountain and went straight to the edge of the summit platform, looking towards Zhenwu Lake.

The cumulus clouds there are the thickest, as if shrouded in darkness. Under the black clouds is a tall figure standing tall in the sky.

This person was Qiniang who said she was going to meet a friend. She had probably finished the meeting and had just returned to Jinling Mansion.

Qiniang casually knocked the cigarette pot on the stone, inserted it into her waist, and looked at the faintly visible Lord Siming in the distance.

A strong and dark wind roared in, making the clothes rustle. The surrounding pines and cypresses shook violently, and the green leaves turned into yellow leaves and rustled down. The yin energy contained in it is so strong that it even condenses water droplets, as if there are raindrops mixed in the wind.

Qiniang reached out and pushed down the frame of the glasses on the bridge of her nose: "Si Ming, Si Ming, whose life is Si Ming?"

No one answered Qiniang's question except for the wind.

Qiniang reached into her purse and took out a very ordinary-looking gun and a bunch of parts. If she looked closely, she could see that these parts were all engraved with the patterns of talismans.

Qiniang then continued to assemble these parts onto the handgun. By the time the assembly was completed, the handgun had turned into a long gun with an exaggerated caliber.

Qiniang put the long gun aside and took out a bunch of large parts from her waist bag, spreading them all over the floor, including a very conspicuous barrel.

There is no doubt that this seemingly inconspicuous waist bag is actually a piece of fine art, and these parts are made of steel, obviously made by Tianji Hall or Shenji Camp.

Qiniang continued to use these parts to assemble the long gun. After a while, the long gun turned into a medium-sized artillery, and the original hand gun became the switch of the cannon. Obviously, this does not conform to the normal structure of the artillery. Qiniang did it deliberately. She just wants to enjoy the feeling of pulling the trigger, even for artillery.

What kind of artillery is it? It’s just a large blunderbuss. Why can’t it pull the trigger?

However, Qiniang still felt a little dissatisfied and continued to take out parts from Xumiwu. Some parts were even bigger than Qiniang, but Qiniang picked them up with one hand, which looked particularly funny. In addition, there are many spiritual stones that can be used to charge talismans, which are valuable.

God knows how this Sumeru object is so big and can hold so many things. It is at least ten times bigger than Zhang Yuelu's Liuzhu.

Soon, the artillery turned into a huge cannon, comparable to a naval gun on an armored ship, like a giant beast, standing on the ascension platform.

Qiniang put her hands on her hips and looked back and forth several times. She felt that it was almost done, and finally took out a "Dragon Eye Jia San" that was half a person's height and cylindrical shape.

Seriously speaking, Qi Niang taught Qi Xuansu these habits of being fond of firearms and good at using foreign objects. When encountering a strong enemy, of course he must use firearms.

In the "Phoenix Eyes" and "Dragon Eyes" series, Jia1 and Jia2 are strictly controlled by the Taoist sect, and there are only a few of them. Without the permission of Jinque, they cannot be used, and there is no outflow, so Jia3 is already the limit. , and the "Fengyan Jiasan" is too bulky and needs to be thrown by "Yinglong", so the "Longyan Jiasan" is the only heavy firearm that can be carried with you.

Qiniang finished loading the "Dragon Eyes A3" and started to calibrate it. She kept muttering in her mouth: "Da Si, this is a good thing that costs 23,500 Taiping coins per shot. It is still the cost price. To the outside world, The selling price will be doubled, and you won’t lose.”

After the calibration was completed, Qiniang pulled the trigger and activated this special artillery that combined the two top skills of mechanism and talisman.

In an instant, countless heaven and earth energy began to converge towards the cannon, like a whirlpool, constantly swallowing up the surrounding heaven and earth energy.

A fiery red light glowed from deep within the muzzle.

The next moment, there was a bang.

The entire mountaintop seemed to tremble, and a circle of air waves spread in all directions. It was more violent than the cold wind. Several nearby pine trees could not bear it and broke on the spot.

Qiniang was indifferent. Except for the rustling of her clothes, she didn't even move. She had already taken out the telescope in advance and was looking at the results of this shot.

"Fengyan Jiasan" is undoubtedly powerful. It once blew the entire Cuo Wenbu workshop into ruins, but this is Jinling Mansion. Who dares to use such a firearm?

The phoenix eye is one side and the dragon eye is one point.

Therefore, "Dragon Eye A3" is the best choice. Compared with the huge "Fengyan A3", its power is concentrated on one point, making it easier to break armor. Although for ordinary people, this so-called "one point" Enough to cover an entire three-entry mansion, it should be "one side", but for the huge Lord Siming at this time, "Dragon Eye Jia San" is more like a sharp arrow, which is "one point".

The skill of holding the fire without burning the fingers lies in the speed. The sharp nails penetrate the gold and stone, focusing on one point.

The speed of "Dragon Eye A3" is not too fast, far from the level of a flying sword - because this type of firearm rarely targets humans, but more often targets fixed targets that cannot move.

Obviously, although Lord Siming is extremely powerful, the clouds that cover Jinling Mansion and the yin energy that permeates the whole city are maintained, and he cannot move for the time being, so he is a living target.

With Qiniang's level of cultivation, she can completely lock the trajectory of "Dragon Eyes A3" without a telescope and just use her eyes. Even the telescope is completely cumbersome, with a narrow field of view and the need to move the perspective. But Qiniang She just likes this feeling, like having to pull the trigger to fire a gun. The telescope reminds her of the days when she was a captain on the sea.

There is no businessman in this world who does not go to sea. Qiniang has always regarded herself as a businessman. She has bought ships, gone to sea, and conducted business with a sword.

Of course, "Trading with a sword" is a relatively euphemistic way of saying it. To put it bluntly, it means being a merchant and doing some pirate business at the same time. However, Qiniang has no interest in robbing ordinary merchants. She prefers to take advantage of others.

This happened many years ago. In addition to going to sea, Qiniang also traveled through the long trade routes of the Western Regions. Because the Kunlun Mountains are also located in the Western Regions, Qiniang would always go to Jade Mountain every time she returned to the Central Plains from the Western Regions trade routes. Beijing, visit friends, and stay in Yujing for a while. For Qiniang, who has great supernatural powers, it is not difficult to enter Yujing. She even has her own residence in Taishangfang, of course it is in the name of someone else.

It was on the way to Yujing that Qiniang rescued the poor, weak and helpless Qi Xuansu, pulled him back from the gate of hell, and took him with her.

For Qiniang, she didn't think too much at the time, just a single thought. Just like after Qi Xuansu provoked Uncle Feng because of the Salt Gang, he didn't forget to give the inn couple a hundred peace coins to escape before running away. There is no special purpose for hiding from the limelight, and I won’t do it again and again. I just do it once in a while. And a "secondary heart" is not a big sum for Qiniang, just think of it as a member of the Qingping Association.

In the following time, Qiniang was more observing Qi Xuansu. Qi Xuansu didn't know anything, so he just followed Qiniang and followed his savior's teachings. He did what Qiniang said.

Because of this, in the past few years, Qi Xuansu had only been promoted from an eighth-grade Taoist priest to a seventh-grade Taoist priest, and he had only reached the Kunlun stage of cultivation.

A few years later, Qiniang felt that Qi Xuansu was very much in line with her own wishes. He was a filial and trustworthy good boy. She decided to cultivate this godson, but she would not feed Qi Xuansu's food, just like a child. Pocket money is needed and housework needs to be done.

So Qi Xuansu's trip to Fengtai County allowed him to return to Taoism. In just one year, Qi Xuansu was promoted from a seventh-grade Taoist priest to a fifth-grade Taoist priest in charge. He was a candidate for offering wine. He had a bright future and was far away from heaven and man. It's only one step away.

Qi Xuansu is a small pawn, and compared with other chess pieces, he is really not worth mentioning. However, it is more than 90% of the people in the world, because the vast majority of people are not even qualified to stand on the chessboard and become chess pieces.

Qiniang put Qi Xuansu on the chessboard, but if Qi Xuansu failed, he would only be eaten by others. Both are indispensable.

In a sense, it was precisely because of Qiniang's teachings in the past few years that Qi Xuansu was able to accumulate a lot of experience after getting on the chessboard.

Qiniang looked at the tail marks of "Long Eye Jia San" and murmured to herself: "I have done everything I have to do. Whether you can cross the river smoothly or not depends on you."