Meng Luoluo spent a few hours making a spirit stone engine. She originally wanted to test the results, but the outcome was far from ideal.
The build quality of the engine was subpar; it instantly turned red-hot and exploded.
Fortunately, Meng Luoluo saw the engine smoking and managed to get up and retreat in time.
Had she not done so, she certainly would have been wounded by the shrapnel.
Coupled with the timely protection of the two sword spirits, Meng Luoluo merely choked on the smoke and was blown back a few steps by the shockwave of the explosion.
He Manting knelt down to check on Meng Luoluo's condition, careful not to help her up directly for fear of causing unnecessary secondary injuries.
"How are you feeling, Luoluo?" He Manting asked.
"Just a minor fatal injury, nothing worth mentioning," Meng Luoluo replied.
"What? Where are you hurt?"
"Ahem, no, nothing, I was just blown back by the air current. Don't worry, Sister."
"Can I come in? You didn't open the defensive array, did you?"
Suiyun looked toward the courtyard gate with vigilance and asked, "Who is it?"
"Suiyun Sword, it's me, Luoluo's senior sister. There's no need to be so nervous."
"I was resting in my courtyard and heard a noise over here, so I came to take a look."
"Are you alright, Junior Sister? Why are you lying on the ground?" Shangguan Qingzhu asked.
"Oh, I'm fine. Artifact forging failed, the furnace exploded," Meng Luoluo said.
"Artifact forging? Furnace explosion? Can artifact forging even c…
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