502: What effect does Chapter 502 have?

Lin Xiao spent the entire day discussing the medical university with a group of Hanyang officials.

But as soon as night fell and Gu Zhiyao returned to the Inspector's Office, Lin Xiao pulled her into a secluded courtyard.

"My Lord, is it that urgent?"

Gu Zhiyao was very satisfied with her own charm. She looped her arms around the man's neck and smiled. "Don't tell me we're going to bathe together again?"

"That's not the urgent part. This Prince wants to borrow those needles and copper wires you use to capture lightning."

Although Lin Xiao knew the principles of chemical batteries were simple, obtaining conductive metals of sufficient purity was a problem.

If nothing else, the copper wire in Gu Zhiyao's hands was something the Northern military industry couldn't produce yet.

He didn't expect to fully charge the robot with just a few fruits, but he had to get the materials ready first.

Gu Zhiyao was puzzled. "Who is My Lord trying to treat for hysteria?"

"Come inside with me; I have something to show you."

Lin Xiao led Gu Zhiyao into a room he had prepared earlier.

The robot lay quietly on the floor.

"Since you are now my woman, I won't hide this from you."

Lin Xiao pointed at the robot and said, "This is the fellow who instigated Li Siqing to attack Cang Province. The Khitan's sudden aggression and the creation of the Holy Water Army were likely all its doing..."

Lin Xiao was halfway through his sentence when he noticed Gu Zhiyao's expression was a bit off.

The woman's red lips were slightly parted, and her breathing was rapid; she looked extremely excited.

"Yaoyao, what's wrong? Do you recognize it?" Lin Xiao thought of a possibility.

"My Lord, do you remember me saying that the Medicine King Valley's treasure was lost?"

Gu Zhiyao said with a trembling voice, "The thing I came north for, the reason I clung to you to go to the Khitan to find, was this!"

"What!?"

Lin Xiao was stunned. "You're saying this robot belongs to your Medicine King Valley!?"

After the initial shock, Lin Xiao realized he had been truly dull-witted!

The method of obtaining electrical energy, the sufficiently conductive copper wire, the inheritance of the Celestials...

Thinking about it this way, it all made sense!

"Robot?"

Gu Zhiyao asked in confusion, "What is that? This is the 'Heavenly Soldier' left behind by our founder; it is specifically responsible for guarding the Medicine King Valley."

"The reason our disciples can travel everywhere to practice medicine is that the Heavenly Soldier guards us, ensuring the secrets of the Medicine King Valley are never leaked."

"You call it a Heavenly Soldier? So it really is a product of the Heavenly Palace?" Lin Xiao asked.

"I'm not sure about that. In any case, our founder left instructions that every successor must guard the Heavenly Soldier well."

"But it just so happened that during my time, the Heavenly Soldier suddenly vanished. I thought I would have no face to meet the ancestors of the Medicine King Valley."

Gu Zhiyao squatted down beside the Heavenly Soldier and performed an inspection.

"So this is what it looks like inside. It's actually made of iron. No wonder it feels 'alive' yet has no human aura."

"But it's strange. How did it take on Jiang Wanli's appearance and run off to the north to become My Lord's enemy?"

Lin Xiao frowned. "Are you sure... it ran out on its own?"

"Is My Lord saying someone stole the Heavenly Soldier?"

Gu Zhiyao hesitated. "But as far as I know, the Heavenly Soldier's combat power is extremely high."

"Over the past few thousand years, countless martial arts experts have coveted the treasures of the Medicine King Valley, but none have ever returned."

"Even a Great Grandmaster cannot harm the Heavenly Soldier. How many people in this world could forcibly abduct it?"

Lin Xiao believed this. If not for the Purple Mansion Thunder Curse, even a Great Grandmaster like Xiao Qingxuan wouldn't have been able to do anything to it.

But Gu Zhiyao didn't know that the robot had an internal system that could be hacked and controlled.

And if the system really had been tampered with...

That meant there was a high probability the Heavenly Palace had already sent people down the mountain, or that messengers of the Celestials were already active in Great Gan.

"Wait a minute."

Lin Xiao realized something. "You said you have to guard the Heavenly Soldier for generations. What does that mean? Isn't the Heavenly Soldier guarding you?"

Gu Zhiyao didn't hide it and confessed, "Actually, the Heavenly Soldier has a weakness. Every six months, it needs to sleep for a period of time."

"During those days of sleep, the Heavenly Soldier must not be disturbed."

"That's why when I'm away, I usually can't stay out for more than half a year."

Charging! The Medicine King Valley has a charging device!!

Lin Xiao didn't know whether to be happy or wary.

If the Heavenly Palace really had a full set of electrical facilities, intelligent systems, and even war robots, did he really stand a chance?

One or two was fine, but if a hundred such robots came, what the hell was there left to play!?

The key point was that the Celestials hadn't even personally entered the fray yet!

Even if ancient texts said Celestials wouldn't kill directly, there were far too many ways to kill with a borrowed knife.

Should he just extinguish the sparks of industry before he reached a point of no return?

As a transmigrator from a commoner background, he originally didn't have any grand ambitions.

Now that he had beautiful wives and the respect of others, he could just be a carefree feudal king forever...

Just as he thought this, Lin Xiao gave his forehead a heavy knock!

Damn! What am I thinking!?

At this point, he was already a thorn in the Heavenly Palace's side. If he said he wanted to quit, would the Heavenly Palace even agree!?

On the battlefield, when meeting on a narrow path, the brave win!!

If he chickened out, death wouldn't be far off!

"My Lord? My Lord?"

Seeing Lin Xiao suddenly "acting up," Gu Zhiyao hurriedly asked with concern, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"Oh... This Prince was just thinking, the Heavenly Soldier seems to be damaged now. If it can't be fixed, what will the Medicine King Valley do?" Lin Xiao snapped out of it and spoke casually.

"Not just anyone can enter the Medicine King Valley. It shouldn't be a big problem in the short term."

Gu Zhiyao smiled bitterly. "If it really can't be restored, then a hundred years from now, I'll just have to go down and kowtow to apologize to the ancestors."

Lin Xiao thought for a moment and said, "This Prince can't leave for the time being. In a while, I'll go back to the Medicine King Valley with you and bring the Heavenly Soldier back."

Regardless, he had to see exactly what kind of device it was first.

"My Lord is going to accompany me back to the Medicine King Valley?"

Gu Zhiyao's beautiful eyes widened.

"What, I can't go?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Heh..."

The woman gave a sweet smile. "In this world, is there any place My Lord cannot go?"

"I just feel a bit overwhelmed by the favor. My Lord helped me find the Heavenly Soldier and is even going out of his way to help me return it."

Lin Xiao thought to himself that he wouldn't feel at ease letting her take the Heavenly Soldier alone.

Before he could say more, Gu Zhiyao's jade-like arms had already wound around him like water snakes.

"My Lord... The Heavenly Soldier has been recovered. You've helped me so much and been so good to me. How should I repay you tonight..."

Lin Xiao felt a surge of heat. "That needle technique of yours... if you used it on yourself... what kind of effect would it have?"

Gu Zhiyao's expression showed a hint of panic. "Then I wouldn't be able to take it... let's not..."

As expected!

Lin Xiao showed a gentlemanly smile. "Don't worry, This Prince will give you pills to restore your vitality. If you don't dare to prick yourself, This Prince will help you. I remember which acupuncture points they are..."

Gu Zhiyao's eyes showed a hint of nervousness and apprehension, but inexplicably, there was also a hint of excitement in her heart!

"I'd better... do it myself."

"Fine. Let's bathe first."

"Mhm..."