Chapter 1153

"But Northern Qi kept the method of forging the crossbow a secret. East Qin and Southern Mountain spent a lot of money to obtain it, but they couldn't get it. What I didn't think was that Northern Qi would suddenly send an envoy to the capital and take the initiative to sell the five repeating crossbow blueprint to West Chu. This was something I never dreamed of."

Chen Ning noticed that there was no joy on Mo Chuan's face. Instead, he deeply furrowed his brows. She knew that something must have happened.

"What happened after that? What happened? "She asked in a soft voice.

Mo Chuan said in a deep voice, "At the time, I was surprised and happy, but I also felt that this matter was too sudden. West Chu and Northern Qi have always minded our own business, and our two countries are only acquaintances. For Northern Qi to suddenly give me such a great benefit, I couldn't help but suspect that they had some ulterior motives, so I didn't immediately agree. The Northern Qi envoy saw that I was hesitating, so he generously took out their crossbow blueprint for me to look at. I carefully looked at it, and the blueprint was indeed the method of forging the five repeating crossbow. As long as I followed the blueprint, I would definitely be able to forge a crossbow as powerful as Northern Qi's. "

"So I readily agreed. The Northern Qi envoy gave me a price. It wasn't a sky-high price, but rather a very reasonable one. My heart was filled with joy, so I agreed to complete the transaction in three days. I would hand over the money and the blueprint. Who would have thought that on the night of the third day, something would suddenly happen. Someone would sneak into the Northern Qi guesthouse and steal the blueprint for the five repeating crossbow! "

Saying this, Mo Chuan's right hand clenched into a fist and forcefully swung it. His eyes revealed a look of hatred.

"The weapon blueprint was stolen?" Chen Ning's first reaction was, "Could it be that the Northern Qi envoy stole it?"

Mo Chuan said, "Let me continue. The theft of the blueprint was very strange. When I heard the news, my first thought was the same as yours. It must have been the Northern Qi envoy deliberately mystifying us and stole it. He hid the blueprint and threw the dirty water on our West Chu. But when I found out what happened, I found that it wasn't like what I thought. That night, the Northern Qi emissary and everyone in the hostel were poisoned by a strange incense and fell into a deep slumber. However, there was one exception. One of the guards, who had a stomachache, went to relieve himself just before dawn and was not affected by the incense. When he came out, he saw a masked man in black sneaking out of the Northern Qi emissary's room. He immediately rushed forward and knocked the masked man unconscious from behind. Then, he found that everyone in the hostel was unconscious. Pale with fright, he rushed into the room to wake the emissary. After the emissary woke up, he immediately went to check the box containing the blueprints. He found that everything was untouched except for the blueprints in the box. "

"Then you're saying that we've already caught the thief who stole the blueprint. As long as we search the black clothed man, we can obtain the blueprint?"