Tang Miaoxin showed no further politeness and directly showed the knife in her hand.
Leng Zhi's eyes narrowed into a thin line. He knew that Tang Miaoxin was not trying to scare him, but was actually going to kill him.
He took a deep breath and said, "I can give you the philosopher's stone, but not now."
"Oh?" Tang Miaoxin's blade did not retreat at all: "When was that?"
Leng Zhi replied: "When I arrive at Hulao Pass safely."
Tang Miaoxin smiled: "You may have made a mistake about something. Now you are not qualified to bargain with me."
The knife in her hand had already reached Leng Zhi's chest.
Leng Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "If you kill me, you will never get the Philosopher's Stone in your life!"
Tang Miaoxin said quietly: "Even if I can't get it, I won't accept your attitude of negotiating terms with me."
"Besides, for me, killing you will make me feel better."
Leng Zhi: "..."
He thought he had met a madman!
He grabbed the knife that Tang Miaoxin stabbed into his heart, and blood flowed from his fingers.
The wounds on his body were already very serious. If she stabbed him, he might really die.
He said in a deep voice: "If I give you the Philosopher's Stone, can you really let me leave the First City safely?"
Tang Miaoxin nodded: "Of course, I always keep my word."
Leng Zhi gasped lightly: "Okay, I'll give it to you!"
Tang Miaoxin slowly pulled out the knife that pierced his heart: "Wouldn't it be better if you cooperated like this earlier?"
Ning Changping had already demolished the house where the envoys of Qi lived, except Leng Zhi's room.
There were layers of dust in the house.
Leng Zhi stood up slowly, holding his chest, walked to a cabinet, slowly opened it, revealing a huge square bundle.
Tang Miaoxin asked: "What is this?"
Leng Zhi replied: "This is the Philosopher's Stone you want."
Tang Miaoxin has never seen the philosopher's stone, but she heard Su Letian describe its appearance:
It's about three inches square, and the inside is golden.
Tang Miaoxin knew that people like Leng Zhi were always very scheming and ruthless, so they were not easy to get along with.
If she is being coerced by her today, she will definitely not be captured without mercy. She needs to be very cautious.
The tray she brought over didn't respond at all, so Leng Zhi was probably faking it.
Leng Zhi saw the guarded look on her face and just smiled: "I know there is something in the First City looking for the Philosopher's Stone."
"So we made preparations early and used some special things to wrap the Philosopher's Stone."
"As long as it is wrapped more tightly, it will be impossible for the things being explored in the First City to detect the Philosopher's Stone."
Tang Miaoxin knew that there was a possibility of what he said, so she smiled lightly: "Master Leng is really a genius."
Leng Zhi breathed a sigh of relief: "I have liked studying mechanical materials and other objects since I was a child."
"I have been in the court for a long time these years, but I don't have much time to do these things. I have always been very regretful."
"I heard that the Philosopher's Stone in the First City is very special. When I was in Qi State, I was guessing what the Philosopher's Stone was."
"When the princess asked me to come to the first city, I was very happy that I could finally get what I wanted."
After speaking, he reached out and opened the bundle, revealing the black box inside.
I don’t know what material the box is made of. It has a light matte finish, is deep and thick, and looks very extraordinary at first glance.
He put his hand on the mechanism of the box, and Tang Miaoxin stretched out his hand to hold it down: "Wait!"
Leng Zhi looked at Tang Miaoxin: "Is the princess afraid?"
Tang Miaoxin smiled and said: "There is nothing in this world that can scare me."
"I just thought that Master Leng could set up a clever trick to trick King Qin into splitting the activation handle of the Kuye Temple's formation. He is a thoughtful person."
"Since you are so thoughtful, the place where you put the philosopher's stone should have been prepared in advance."
Leng Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly: "They all said that the princess acted impulsively. It seems that they all misunderstood the princess. The princess is obviously a cautious person."
"I did do some tricks here, but I stood in front of the princess. If there is a hidden weapon inside, I will be the first person to die."
Tang Miaoxin knew what he said was true, but she still didn't think Leng Zhi would hand over the philosopher's stone so easily.
Leng Zhi seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and said quietly: "If the princess can't trust me, you can open the box yourself."
The sparkle in Tang Miaoxin's peach blossom eyes was slightly dimmed. She quickly weighed it in her mind. Leng Zhi said this, probably to provoke her to open the box on purpose.
There must be a trap in this box, and she needs to be more careful.
Tang Miaoxin smiled and said: "No, I trust Master Leng. Master Leng, please!"
Leng Zhi glanced at her with a half-smile, his expression was as usual, he put his hand on the box and slowly placed it on the box.
He gently pressed the button on the box, and then gently pushed the lid upward.
The box looked very heavy, but it was very light when he pushed it.
Soon, he opened the box completely.
When the box was completely opened, the disc in Tang Miaoxin's hand started spinning rapidly like crazy.
Not only was the disc in her hand turning, but even the huge round clock in Yufangli Zhenfang made a huge noise.
Tang Miaoxin glanced at the disc distractedly, and the next moment, smoke and dust filled the room.
This time, it was not Ning Changping who kicked down the courtyard wall, but Leng Zhi who didn't know where to push, and a huge machine bird blew down the wall.
Tang Miaoxin was very surprised when she saw the machine bird.
Because this machine bird was so exquisitely made, it was the only one she had ever seen.
As she was about to pass, several crossbow arrows were fired at her, and she could only duck and avoid them.
Leng Zhi lay on the back of the bird and sneered at her: "I originally planned to use this thing at the last moment, but unexpectedly you forced me to use it in advance."
"Lu Yingxiu, what if you know that the Philosopher's Stone is in my hand? I have melted the Philosopher's Stone and made it into this mechanical bird."
"From now on, there will no longer be a philosopher's stone in the first city! Our country, Qi, will surely unify the six countries and achieve unparalleled hegemony!"
After he finished speaking, he pulled out a handle on the bird's back, and the huge mechanical bird flapped its wings and flew directly out of Yufang.
Tang Miaoxin cursed: "I'll choke you! Leng Zhi can actually make such a powerful machine bird!"
She immediately understood why Wuming was not with Leng Zhi that day. He probably went to get the machine bird.
Jiang Xiang thought that after Leng Zhi got the Philosopher's Stone, he hid it in a place no one knew about, but he didn't know that Leng Zhi would go so crazy and use the Philosopher's Stone to make a machine bird!
She had always thought that the pinnacle of Jikushu in this era was the city's defense formation in the First City.
Now she knows that she was wrong. The first city's defense formation may be huge and complicated, but it is far less sophisticated than this machine bird.
After all, the city defense formation is a combination of formations and mechanism techniques, while the mechanism bird is a pure mechanism technique.