zChapter 787 - Confrontation (2/2)
And it was at this time that the eighth prince spoke up once more: “Setting aside the medicine, but our Da Shun’s new steel must not be much of a secret, right? Persian medical practitioner, have you heard of it?”
The Persian nodded, “We in Persia have heard about Da Shun producing something that is a hundred times harder than iron called steel. His Majesty, our ruler, respects it greatly, but Persia is still unable to produce steel.”
Once these words came out, the people felt even more lost. Steel actually did not come from Persia? They had always believed that it was the Persians who had discovered steel first, and Feng Yu Heng’s master had taught it to her. But now that a Persian had said that their country did not have that sort of thing, where did Feng Yu Heng’s ability to produce steel come from?
All of the confused gazes were focused on Feng Yu Heng. It was as though they were waiting for her to give a response; however, Feng Yu Heng did not explain anything. Instead, she smiled and asked the eighth prince: “Eighth brother, what is the meaning of this? Specifically calling a strange person here to speak about their local situation, what is it for? What is the thinking behind this? Or is eighth brother wanting to egg on a diplomatic relationship between Da Shun and Persia? Don’t blame me for not reminding eighth brother. Persia is quite far from our Da Shun. There is even a large body of water in the middle! That large body of water is not something that a normal boat can cross. Without a large cruiser, it’s completely impossible. And based on what I know, cruisers that are capable of crossing that body of water, our Da Shun does not have any.”
The eighth prince laughed loudly, “What would this prince egg on a diplomatic relationship between Persia and Da Shun for? It was just a bit of curiosity toward younger sister’s abilities. You repeatedly said that you learned them from your Persian master, but the things that you learned, Persia is not able to do at all. Is this not something that invites curiosity?” As he spoke, he suddenly turned toward the Emperor: “Father Emperor, to tell you the truth, son happened to meet these Persians in the desert. They had originally come to the deserts to perform their dance to earn some money, and this medical practitioner is their traveling doctor. Son remembered that younger sister’s master was also Persian, thus I specially invited them back. Who knew that with a bit of conversation, I found that Persia is a small country that is truly too different from what ninth sister said! They don’t know any of the strange medical techniques, nor do they have any of the strange medicines, and even more, they don’t have steel. Son just thought that this was strange. If Persia did not have it, where did younger sister learn all of her abilities?”
After he finished speaking, the medical practitioner said: “I heard that Da Shun’s imperial daughter also knows a type of archery; however, we Persians are not skilled in hunting with bow and arrow. That sort of wondrous technique has also never appeared in the imperial family.”
Once these words came out, even the Emperor became intrigued by this matter. Of course, he was not thinking about whether or not Feng Yu Heng was a spy. He was just curious as to where exactly Feng Yu Heng’s abilities had come from. Like a curious little child, what he was concerned about was on a completely different point. “A-Heng, quickly tell Us. Where did you learn your abilities? Did you meet a deity in the mountains?”
Everyone was speechless. Those people that had spoken up for the eighth prince were left feeling completely stumped by the Emperor. They could not figure out how they should continue with the situation, but it was the eighth prince that spoke up, saying: “Father Emperor, as son sees it, this matter may not be as simple as you imagine. Imperial Daughter Ji An has brought out so many lies, but what exactly is she hiding behind her? Son has heard that the archery skills that she knows, the people of Qian Zhou also know. Could it be…”
“Eighth brother, stop messing around!” Suddenly, the fourth prince, Xuan Tian Yi, interjected, “Oh, you’re saying that she’s from Qian Zhou? A spy from Qian Zhou? A spy from Qian Zhou led a group of soldiers from Da Shun to go and eradicate Qian Zhou. If this is a spy, let’s take in a few more. In the end, the four neighboring countries will send their spies into Da Shun, and not only will our Da Shun obtain medicine and steel that have never existed before, but that spy will then turn around and lead soldiers to eradicate their own country. This truly would not require any of Da Shun’s effort!”
Feng Zi Rui also could not bear to continue listening, as he shouted from below: “My second sister was born in Da Shun and raised in Da Shun. When would she have become one of Qian Zhou’s people?”
“That’s right!” The Yao family also lost it, “A-Heng is a child that we watched be born and grow up. How is it that she became a spy in Your Highness’ words?”
In regards to this, the eighth prince also had a response: “Spies are not differentiated by whether they were born there or taken in later on. This prince did not say that she was a spy for Qian Zhou from the day that she was born. This prince was just suspicious of the abilities that she had learned after spending three years in the Northwest. Of course, this sort of suspicion grew after meeting these Persians and learning about the situation in Persia.”
“Oh!” Xuan Tian Ming suddenly laughed, “This prince was in the Northwest for many years. Is eighth brother suspecting that this prince is a spy for that place? Really, you were just saying that you had no interest in our A-Heng. Since you have no interest, why do you seem to hate that you can’t investigate the entirety of her ancestry? What is the meaning of this? Is this not something that would only be investigated if two sides wanted to get married? Eighth brother, this is not honest of you. There are so many women in the world. What are you stealing your brother’s wife for?”