Chapter 254: Hitting the Snake at Its Weak Point
Two huge catapults stood on the training ground, looking like monsters.
Yang Jinhua's face turned pale and she turned around and wanted to run to the inner hall to question her mother.
Lu Sen reached out and held her, saying, "Don't worry, the things are here, and they may not be related to Marshal Mu."
"But!"
Yang Jinhua was extremely puzzled. Without her mother's approval, who could transport these two huge objects to the Yang Mansion and assemble them together?
If these two catapults were assembled in other places, they would definitely be easily discovered.
But in Yang's Mansion, there was no danger.
Most people don’t know about the Yang family’s move to Hangzhou, but there are always some people who know about it.
For example, the leader of the martial arts world, the governor of Hangzhou, the King of Xiangyang, and so on.
If the trebuchets were set up in other places, they would surely be discovered and investigated.
But in Yang Mansion...if anyone is sick, go and monitor Yang Mansion!
Not to mention them, Lu Sen didn't think anything would go wrong in the Yang Mansion.
But it just so happened that something happened in the Yang Mansion right now.
"No buts." Lu Sen shook his head: "Mother-in-law won't harm us, but the problem lies here. How did these two catapults hide from mother-in-law's eyes and stand up right under her nose?"
Yang Jinhua was relieved to see that Lu Sen did not blame her mother. She whispered, "Then I'll go ask my mother what she knows, okay?"
"Go ahead." Lu Sen nodded.
Yang Jinhua smiled relievedly and walked slowly to the inner hall.
After Yang Jinhua walked away, Lu Sen started to check the two catapults.
These two things are estimated to be three meters tall, with very crude workmanship and stubble on the wooden components. They are now in a damaged state and are obviously disposable items.
But this is normal. It is not a steel structure. An ordinary wooden trebuchet is considered a finished product if it can successfully throw a stone once.
Lu Sen looked again and found that the catapult seemed to have been damaged by someone.
He walked around the area but found no useful clues.
It was at this time that Marshal Mu came over with Yang Jinhua, holding his grandson.
She came to Lu Sen and said seriously, "I have to thank Sen'er for trusting me."
Mu Guiying smiled easily on the surface, but there was a hint of bitterness in her eyes.
Two catapults were set up in Yang's mansion, which was not only a slap in her face, but also an attempt to throw ink on the face of the Yang family.
If this matter gets out, how will others view the Yang family?
Lu Sen smiled and said, "We are all family, so there is no question of whether to believe or not. Mother-in-law, have you not come to the martial arts arena to practice martial arts recently?"
"I've been coaxing this kid recently." Marshal Mu raised the baby boy in his hand and said, "I don't have much time to practice martial arts."
That's true... Raising a child, especially a child who can't walk yet, requires a lot of time to care for.
But Lu Sen felt that this was not in line with Marshal Mu's character.
She was the kind of woman who cared about her family, but also kept her own "hobbies". Logically, she wouldn't leave more than ten days alone without going to the martial arts arena to practice some gun techniques. She couldn't stay idle.
Moreover, the last time I came here, Marshal Mu was still taking his grandson to the martial arts training ground, throwing things high up and down, and it was obvious that he wanted to lay a foundation for his grandson to practice martial arts from an early age.
Unless... her own will has been distorted to some extent.
Lu Sen thought for a while and said, "Jinhua, go get Xianxian or Jingjing."
Yang Jinhua asked in surprise: "Have you found the reason?"
"I can probably guess what's going on."
Yang Jinhua immediately boarded the aircraft and flew to the cave. This matter was related to her mother's family, so she naturally took it very seriously.
Mu Guiying found a place to sit down. She first handed the baby boy to the maid Xiaotao next to her, then looked at the two catapults without blinking for a long time. After a long time, she suddenly asked, "Sen'er, if you don't learn immortal arts, you will never be able to compete with practitioners?"
"I don't know." Lu Sen stood aside and thought for a while before answering, "But it shouldn't be possible."
They are not from the same energy system, or there are one or two brilliant warriors who can defeat some weaker practitioners, but that is pure "Tian Ji's Horse Racing", using the strongest to beat the weakest, it is not glorious even if you win.
"I must have been affected by the so-called magic." Mu Guiying looked at the two catapults in front of her and sneered, "Such a huge, towering thing grew in our backyard, but I didn't notice it at all. I even tried to comfort my children recently. It's really absurd!"
Mu Guiying is a very proud person, and such people attach great importance to their own will.
Twisting her will would be a greater blow to her than killing her.
Lu Sen looked at Mu Guiying and found that her body was trembling slightly, so he said, "Mother-in-law, there is no need to be so angry. They are not targeting you, but me."
"That's embarrassing for me anyway." Mu Guiying took a deep breath and looked at Lu Sen steadily: "Sen'er, I plan to stay in your cave for a while and practice my skills. Is that okay?"
Before, Mu Guiying was worried about being gossiped about, so she was not willing to live in the cave for a long time.
But now someone has influenced her will, which makes her feel very insecure.
Lu Sen smiled and said, "You are welcome. The room has been prepared."
Hearing Lu Sen's agreement, Mu Guiying's expression eased a lot. Of course, the anger in her eyes did not disappear, but was hidden.
Not long after, the aircraft landed at the training ground, and Yang Jinhua and Lu Xianxian came out of it.
Lu Xianxian first saluted Lu Sen, then nodded to Mu Guiying.
In terms of age, she was older than everyone else, so she only saluted Lu Sen because the others were her juniors.
Before coming to Yang Mansion, Yang Jinhua had already told Lu Xianxian what had happened, so after the latter finished her greetings, she walked around the two catapults twice.
Then she returned to Lu Sen and said, "There is indeed a faint smell of spiritual energy left. It is the spiritual energy of the Fusang tree."
Tianji Gate!
Lu Sen narrowed his eyes.
As for why Assassin was also involved in this matter, it is probably because his mind was affected by the Tianji Sect's magic and other techniques.
They could even distort Marshal Mu's will to a certain extent, so it should be no problem for them to influence the two Seljuq assassins. They could even shamelessly shift the blame to others.
"Why do they want to steal the Solar Boat?" Lu Sen muttered to himself curiously.
Lu Xianxian blinked twice and said in surprise, "If I saw such a beautiful floating giant boat, I would also find a way to steal it back. It would be very convenient to use it to transport people and goods, and it could also enhance our own prestige and attract the attention and admiration of the world."
"That's all?" Lu Sen frowned. "Tianji Sect is also a sect of spiritual practice, they shouldn't be short of magic weapons!"
"But there has never been a solar boat like this." Lu Xianxian looked up at the huge boat in the sky and smiled, "I have lived for hundreds of years, and this is the first time I have seen such a powerful and eye-catching divine object. It's just that it wastes too much spiritual energy, so I dare not open my temper to operate the boat and fly it."
What she said made sense. Lu Sen felt it was normal because he owned such a rare item. He would not care too much about something he had.
Isn’t there an old saying: What you can’t get will always cause you unrest.
If others don’t have it, they will be jealous. If they have the ability, they will naturally think about whether they can rob or steal it.
Yang Jinhua came over and asked, "Sir, how should we deal with this matter? Should we question the Tianji Sect?"
Lu Sen sneered: "Questioning, why do you want to question?"
Lu Xianxian also said, "They won't admit it."
"Everyone, take a rest tonight, and tomorrow we will all take a flying vehicle to search for Fuso Island at sea."
Lu Xianxian was a fox, and also a woman with a strong desire for revenge. Upon hearing this, she immediately asked happily, "Let's break in once we find them?"
"No need to fight in! We are too few in number. If we fight in, something bad might happen." Lu Sen snorted, "We'll just blow up his dog..."
He was really annoyed. This Tianji Sect always liked to do some small tricks from time to time, like a fly, buzzing in his ear non-stop, bullying him for not caring about things?
Or is he testing his own bottom line?
Even if we can't kill them this time, we must hurt them!
Yang Jinhua and Lu Xianxian immediately covered their mouths and chuckled, even a little sinisterly, because they had seen the power of the redstone bomb.
At this time, Mu Guiying suddenly said, "If anyone is thrown from the sky to hit someone, count me in as one of them."
After all, he is Marshal Mu. It is unreasonable for him not to fight back when being bullied.
"No problem." Lu Sen agreed: "Tomorrow my mother-in-law and Jinhua will ride in the same aircraft."
That night, Mu Guiying sat down in the cave holding her grandson, and Yang Wenguang's Xixia wife also followed her. There was no other way, after all, the child still needed breastfeeding.
Lu Sen spent some time and made nearly a hundred redstone bombs.
He has had a lot of gems recently... The Nanshan Society harvested a wave and took two large boxes from the Khitan Imperial Palace.
Originally, he wanted to make more "blind boxes", after all, occasionally you can get unexpected good things.
But now... he decided to contribute all these gems to the Tianji Sect, hoping that they would accept them.
The next day, Lu Sen distributed honey, fruit and other supplies to everyone. After all, these were good things that could "restore blood". If anything unexpected happened, they might be able to save a life.
They were even given about twenty redstone bombs each and taught how to use them.
Then four aircraft flew towards the sea at the same time.
Although Fuso Island is movable, Lu Sen already knew its movement patterns. With the "carpet search" of four aircraft, he found the target in less than two days.
After a few breaths, redstone bombs were dropped from the sky.
Mu Guiying, in particular, threw the ball with great enthusiasm.
More than a dozen redstone bombs were fired, and loud explosions were heard. The white transparent barrier above the hibiscus tree blocked all the impact energy.
Then white mist was released, and after a while, the entire Fuso Island disappeared again.
Lu Sen smiled and said, "It should be heading north. Keep searching."
Then, the four aircraft distanced themselves and flew north side by side, conducting another carpet search.
In the Tianji Sect, the head of the sect, Liu Furong, coughed twice, his face full of anger: "Bullying, this is too bullying!"
Below him were six elders and a group of inner disciples.
Their expressions were also livid, and some of them had faces as pale as paper, as if they were seriously ill.
Everyone was silent and didn't speak.
After a while, Liu Furong said, "Lu Sen, this kid, actually took action without informing our Tianji Sect. He is really despicable and shameless."
The others remained silent.
After looking around, Liu Furong subconsciously touched his hooked nose and asked, "Elders, what good strategies do you have to repel the enemy? Lu Sen's attitude shows that he will not stop until he destroys our Tianji Sect."
At this time, an elder finally spoke up: "Lu Sen is a man with a broad mind, but generally speaking, he still knows how to take revenge. The method of using a gentleman's trick to deceive others will not work on him."
"But he is going too far. We just want to go up and see what the golden boat is made of. We don't want to do anything to him, but he wants to wipe us out." After an elder finished speaking, he slammed the handle of the chair. He was one of the people who proposed to steal the sun boat.
Another elder said, "If other sects were still around, they would not allow this kid to run rampant. They would join forces to destroy him. When there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey becomes king. It's so infuriating."
Others immediately started talking about it.
Some people said that they should negotiate with Lu Sen, and the worst that could happen was that they would have to pay some rare treasures as compensation.
Some people also said that they wanted to have a big battle with Lu Sen. They had more people on their side, so why would they be afraid of a little boy like him?
Just as these people were arguing, a disciple who came in from outside said hurriedly, "Masters, it's bad. That Lu thief is catching up with us again."
"How can it be so fast!" Liu Furong stood up suddenly and shouted: "Everyone, go to the Fusang tree immediately."
Immediately, a group of people performed light body skills, jumped down from the master's hall, and came to the Fusang tree.
In the southern sky that was not blocked by the tree canopy, four black spots were flying towards us.
"Could it be that Lu Sen has seen through the changing path of the Fusang tree?" Liu Furong made a prompt decision and shouted to the people around him, "It's too late. Everyone, feed your spiritual energy back to the Fusang tree. Quick!"
At that moment, all the Tianji Sect disciples around ran over, pressed their palms on the huge trunk of the Fusang tree, and input all their spiritual energy into it.
The hibiscus tree was very big, and all the people in the Tianji Sect gathered around the tree without feeling crowded.
With the infusion of a large amount of spiritual energy, the crown of the hibiscus tree began to sway slightly , and the transparent barrier protecting the entire island looked more solid.
Four aircraft flew over the island.
Then a little bit of flash fell from the sky.
The crowd below listened to the loud rumbling noises above their heads.
With every violent explosion, the trunk of the hibiscus tree would shake slightly.
The Tianji Sect's disciples all had their hands on the tree, so they could naturally feel it.
Such sounds continued one after another, and it seemed as if they would never stop.
After a while, they felt a crack in the island's barrier.
Liu Furong was shocked: "How is this possible! How can Lu Sen have so many thunderbolt magical powers? Where does he get so much spiritual energy?"
Just as he was surprised, one of the disciples suddenly flew backwards, blood spurting from his mouth, and fell to the ground, his life or death unknown!
Oh no, the island protection formation has been broken!
