"Why are there so many soul-snatching belts?"

  The child was flipping through the several waistbands, not understanding why such things would be in the poisonous house's cleaning room. As she flipped through them, she saw a waistband that stood out from the rest, its style consistent with those of the Tang family's various houses, but the embroidered flowers were ones she had never seen before.

  "Morning glory?" Zi Hua stared at the white flower on the waistband and muttered, then picked up the half of the pearl flower: "Hmm, isn't this also morning glory? Why is it only half a piece?"

  She rolled her eyes and thought it was better to take it back and ask her sister, but just as she was about to get up, a handkerchief suddenly came from behind and covered her mouth and nose.

  Pearls fell to the ground, her waistband fell to the ground, Zihua struggled to pry open the hands covering her mouth and nose, but as soon as she raised her hands, she lost consciousness.

  The child fell to the ground, and a hand picked up the fallen pearl flower, waistband, and old clothes covered with residual debris.

  A moment later, the child woke up.

  She sat up stupidly, looking around in a daze, like a child who had lost its soul.

  "Zi Hua! Zi Hua!" Zi Qi's discontented voice grew louder from afar, and Zi Hua suddenly came back to her senses: "Sister! Sister!"

  The child quickly crawled out of the nursery.

  "What are you doing? It takes so long just to get a broom?"

  "Brother rushed to Brother Q's side: 'Sister, I have something to tell you. I just saw something in here.'"

  "What's that?"

  "Is......" The little drawing opened its mouth and discovered that its brain was completely blank.

  Zi Qi raised an eyebrow and glanced at Zi Hua: "Speak?"

  "I... I forgot, my mind is a complete blank."

  Zi Qi pouted: "Zi Hua, I'm your sister, so spare me the lazy and mischievous tricks."

  Zi Qi finished speaking and turned around to leave, leaving Zi Hua to knock her head hard, but no matter how she knocked, her mind was a complete blank.

  ……

  Time flies, and April has passed in the blink of an eye, entering May.

  Every morning, Hua Rou would practice with Mu Junwu, and Mu Junwu never mentioned anything about stealing the Qing, so Hua Rou naturally wouldn't ask more questions. As time passed, this matter was also forgotten.

  In the afternoon, after lunch and a short nap, Hua Rou would rush to the bamboo forest. Tang Ji was very punctual, as long as nothing unexpected happened, he would be waiting for her in the bamboo forest, where she would face another "assassination" attempt.

  It's either that she has become skilled through practice, or that she was born with a strong and resilient heart. Her learning ability is strong, and now every time she enters the bamboo forest, she becomes extremely focused and vigilant. Not only can she quickly respond to assassination attempts, but from time to time, she can also learn new ways to counter Tang Ji's moves. From occasionally being able to counter one move, she has slowly become able to counter two moves.

  By dusk, Hua Rou would carefully read the books given by Linlin and Tang Jiu'er, taking notes and asking Yu'er for guidance whenever she encountered something unclear. In this process of seeking guidance, Hua Rou discovered that Yu'er had an impressive grasp of all medicinal herbs, especially in terms of their properties, toxicity, and interactions, as if they were her own family treasures.

  Because of this, Hua Rou understood that her foundation was far from sufficient as someone who had never gone through the "outer gate" stage, so she studied even harder to make up for it. Fortunately, Yu Er taught her without reservation, and Hua Rou made rapid progress, advancing by leaps and bounds.

  That afternoon, Hua Rou and Tang Ji sparred again, finally exchanging three moves before being "stabbed" to death. Seeing her own progress, Hua Rou was naturally excited, while Tang Ji still had a cold face and didn't say a word as he put away his move, preparing to leave.

  "Brother Jian! Brother Jian!" Tang Liu rushed into the bamboo forest, hugging a long metal box, and upon seeing Hua Rou also there, immediately became excited.

  "Hua Rou you're here too! Come come come, let me show you this, it's a new gadget I just made!"

  Tang Liu said, putting the mechanism box on the ground, with his hands on his hips: "Do you know what this thing is called? It's called One in a Hundred!"

  Tang Jianbo was calm and unruffled, silently watching the box. Hua Rou had also gotten used to Tang Liu's monologues, quietly watching him without a word. Indeed, Tang Liu didn't need anyone to be his straight man; he not only spoke with gestures, but even his eyebrows were dancing with excitement.

  "Do you know why it's called 'one in a hundred'? Because there are a hundred mechanisms inside, but only one can really trigger the arrow in the case. I don't believe that Mushi can find the right one at once!"

  Hua Rou smiled helplessly: "Sixth Brother, didn't you say you wouldn't compare with Mu Gege anymore?"

  "This isn't comparison, this is mutual sharpening."

  Hua Rou looked at the mechanism box in Tang Liu's hands, then looked at Tang Liu's excited expression and asked seriously: "This thing has so many mechanisms but only one can be triggered, what are the other mechanisms for?"

  "Interfere with him! Deceive him!" After finishing, he himself also added a very cunning smile.

  Hua Ruo's eyes widened as she exclaimed: "Sixth Brother, you...you didn't specially make this thing to trouble Mu Ge, did you?"

  "Exactly! I'm specifically doing this for him, but it's not to make things difficult, rather to openly and fairly win against him. Otherwise, how can I compare with Qi Wang in the future?"

  Looking at Tang Liu's unscrupulous appearance, Hua Rou covered her forehead speechlessly: "Heavens! Qi Wang is indeed Qi Wang, do you really want to compare with this person?"

  "Of course, he can be just as great as I am!"

  Hua Ruo Bai gave him a glance: "How did you know that Qi Wang is a genius? Have you seen him?"

  "He's the king of Chu, how could a beggar like me have ever met him?" Tang Liu'er sighed and said: "When I was a beggar, I heard storytellers talk about how powerful he was every day. He was able to shock the world at the age of eight, but at the age of eight, I could only beg for food. I'm not reconciled!"

  "What's so shocking at the age of eight?" Hua Rou had a confused expression, which made Tang Liu give her a disdainful curl of his lip: "Looking at your ignorant look, I'll tell you another day."

  "Alright, alright, I'm ignorant, but does that mean everything a scholar says is true?"

  "I'm not sure about others, but those about Ji Wang are true. When Brother Ji goes out, he will specially..."

  "Six taels!" Tang Ji suddenly interrupted in a low voice: "Don't mention my affairs."

  "Ah, Hua Rou is not an outsider after all."

  "I don't like it." Tang Ji's words had just fallen when the bamboo forest rustled and Mu Junwu walked in.

  Tang Liu Liangyi immediately presented the mechanism box as soon as he saw Mu Junwu: "Ah, Mu Junwu, you've finally arrived! Come on, I'll bet with you: without touching it and only looking at it, can't find the trigger mechanism in one go."

  He said, his hand flipped over, revealing a hundred intricate mechanisms densely packed inside the mechanism box.

  Hua Rou furrowed her delicate eyebrows and stared intently at Mu Jun, fearing he might miss with a single strike.

  I glanced at the mechanism box in Tang Liu's hands, my eyes scanned over the dense mechanisms, and I easily saw that one of the mechanism heads had a half fingerprint on it.

  Then he reached out and flipped a switch on the mechanism head, instantly shooting an arrow straight into the sky from one of the boxes...