Chapter 346 : It’s Not Easy Being the Head of Household 30 (1/2)

Atop the city walls, Shi Sheng had ordered her people to set up several modified ballistae.

She held onto several purple little balls that were wrapped up in a layer of yellow-papered talismans and called people over.

“Are they ready?” Shi Sheng turned to ask Dai Yue, who was standing beside her.

Dai Yue immediately nodded. “Everything is prepared.”

Shi Sheng handed the little balls to several people. “When I give the order, launch these over. Wait till the explosions have stopped before charging in, got it?”

“Yes.”

“Go prepare then.”

Those given a little ball stood in front of the various ballistae, palms sweating.

They had never seen this projectile before, so they were unsure whether or not it was something they could effectively launch at the enemy encampment.

Shi Sheng looked at Ling Yue, who stood beside her, face a bit pale. He shook his head slightly at her, expressing that he was fine.

Shi Sheng rubbed his cheeks in concern. “We’ll return after this is done. I told you not to draw the talismans; I have ways to deal with it on my own…”

Shi Sheng had always been puzzled as to why Ling Yue had spirit energy. Unexpectedly, it turned out he knew how to draw talismans.

Talisman-drawing was part of a priest’s arsenal. Good talismans were very useful.

But in this world, priests seemed to have picked up nothing more than just the basics. Ling Yue had come up with these talismans himself, so spirit energy was present in only his body.

It was like a gift from the Heavenly Dao. Once his talismans were known to everyone, spirit energy would slowly build up in this world.

Ling Yue clutched Shi Sheng’s hand. “I wanted to do something for you too.”

He didn’t want her to be the only one giving.

Ling Yue would only be weakened for a while after drawing talismans, and he would get better after some recuperation.

Shi Sheng didn’t say anything else, as she turned around to give orders.

As the little talisman-wrapped balls went flying, they tore through the sky like bolts of lightning, lighting up the night as they fell onto the distant enemy camp.

Bang!

Bang!

The violent explosions caused even the city walls to tremble.

The troops in the city had never witnessed such a powerful explosion before and were scared stiff. Only after quite a while did they react and charge into the enemy camp.

The radius of the explosions was very big.

Some people fell amidst the chaos due to the sheer girth of the pits.

The only fate that could come from falling in was to be zapped into ashes.

Shi Sheng hadn’t gone overboard with the lightning balls—the amount she used was still within the world’s tolerable range, so no abnormalities appeared in the sky.

Jiang Zhi still had a stupefied expression on her face when she was captured. She didn’t understand how Shi Sheng possessed such advanced weaponry. Even if Shi Sheng was truly a transmigrator, surely it was impossible for her to create such advanced weaponry in so short an amount of time?

Jiang Zhi requested to see Shi Sheng. She had plenty of doubts she wished to clarify, but Shi Sheng refused to see her at all.

With the battle ending just like that, Jiang Zhi and the Protector General’s strategies never came into play.

The two were locked in prison, appearing a bit worse for wear. Amidst the rattling of chains, the sound of footsteps slowly approaching echoed down the hallway.

“Your Majesty…”

As the Protector General watched the person slowly approaching the cell, her eyes suddenly lit up and she launched herself at the door. “Your Majesty, I(wc) was not planning a rebellion! I(wc) came to save you! Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly ah!”

The Protector General never expected that she would be imprisoned on grounds of treason. She had clearly come to rescue the Empress, so how come it had turned into plotting rebellion?

Jiang Zhi curled up in the shadows, glaring at the Empress with hatred.

The Empress stood outside the cell, surrounded by guards and attendants. She still had her dignity, nobility, and majesty.

The woman who had once been disheveled and had broken down crying in front of Shi Sheng was gone.

The Empress waved a hand, dismissing her followers.

“Your Majesty, save me(wc)!” The Protector General reached out to pull at the Empress’ sleeve.

She allowed the Protector General to do so. The Empress lowered her eyes and spoke faintly, “You should not have returned.”

You should not have returned.

“Your Majesty?” The Protector General stared dumbly at the Empress. ‘What does she mean by that?’

“The Prime Minister did not rebel.” The Empress’ voice trembled slightly as she said these words.