GBP Chapter 173 Zhong Ning's Visit
Chapter 173 Zhong Ning's Visit
"Miss Zhong, after considering this for so long, what's your decision?"
"If you can get the Prince's protection, you can do whatever you want in Dongqin. Just like me, a mere Lord of Haifeng City, you can kill me if you want."
"And no one dares to lay a hand on you."
After the Lord of Haifeng City left, Qin Wu looked at Zhong Qianning, who was sitting to the side.
The reason he didn't hide it from Zhong Qianning was to make her understand that the Divine Martial King could give her enough protection.
It even provided protection for the Zhong family, making people afraid to attack them.
Zhong Qianning wasn't stupid; she saw through Qin Wu's intentions and made her decision.
In this life, her parents and family loved her very much. Otherwise, they would not have been willing to give up all of the Zhong family's property and leave the place where the Zhong family had lived for generations for the sake of a woman like her.
Therefore, she also wanted to find a way out for her family. If they could get the protection of the Divine Martial King, their Zhong family might be able to reach a height that their ancestors had not reached, and they would be very safe.
After all, as long as the Divine Martial King is alive, the Zhong family is safe.
Moreover, given Shenwu Wang's current strength and age, protecting the Zhong family for over a hundred years is entirely within his capabilities.
After all, she knew that a Grandmaster's lifespan was 200 years.
However, she still had some concerns: would the Divine Martial King discard her after using her, and would her identity be exposed?
If exposed, both she and the Zhong family will be in danger.
"What? Are you worried that our Prince will discard you after you've served your purpose? Don't worry, as long as your Zhong family doesn't do anything detrimental to the Prince and Dong Qin, your Zhong family will always be under the Prince's protection."
Qin Wu saw through Zhong Qianning's concerns and became increasingly certain of her identity.
"Of course, you can consider it for a while. I will stay here for seven days. If Miss Zhong makes up her mind within seven days, she can come here to find me."
After Qin Wu finished speaking, he got up and left, telling Zhong Qianning where he was staying before he left.
Zhong Qianning originally thought that the general would force her to give an answer immediately, after all, no one would give up what she had in her hands, especially if her enemies found out and it fell into enemy hands.
Now this person is actually leaving with his people.
She was left speechless once again.
After an unknown amount of time, the head of the Zhong family arrived in the hall.
"Qian Ning, they've all left?"
The head of the Zhong family found that only Zhong Qianning remained in the hall.
"Father, what brings you here?"
Zhong Qianning then snapped out of her reverie.
“I heard from the servants that those people have all left, and since you haven’t returned to the backyard, I came to check on you.”
"How was it? They didn't give you any trouble, did they?"
The head of the Zhong family asked with a worried expression.
"Father, don't worry, I'm fine. They didn't make things difficult for me. They came to thank me because I helped them once before. We don't need to worry about the City Lord's Mansion anymore. To repay that favor, they will help us resolve the City Lord's Mansion's issues. Our Zhong family will no longer have to live in fear."
Zhong Qianning looked at her father, whose face was full of concern and worry, and said with a smile.
She's truly blessed to have such a family.
"That's good, it's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright."
After hearing Zhong Qianning's words, the head of the Zhong family finally felt relieved.
Ever since they were targeted by the eldest son of the city lord's mansion, they haven't had a single day without worry.
They tried to use all their connections to resolve the crisis, but the other party all shook their heads when they heard that he was the eldest son of the city lord's mansion.
No one dared to help them, but those who could help were out of their reach.
Unexpectedly, a savior appeared when I was in despair.
“It’s alright, Father. Let’s go see Mother first! She’s been worried sick about me. Let’s tell her the good news. Father, please also send someone to inform my brothers so they don’t have to worry anymore.”
Zhong Qianning said with a smile.
She then took Mr. Zhong's arm and walked towards the backyard.
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After leaving, Qin Wu did not return directly to his residence, but went outside the city to his experimental base.
He needed to check on the artillery to see if it had achieved the desired effect.
After traveling for half a day, they finally arrived at the secret base.
Many of the people here were seeing Qin Wu for the first time, but some had seen him before and immediately stepped forward to pay their respects.
"Meet the prince."
With someone taking the lead, everyone else knew who the newcomer was.
They all knelt down and bowed in respect.
"No gift."
Qin Wu nodded to the crowd and, led by an old man, headed towards the artillery testing site.
"Your Highness, this is the latest cannon that has been successfully developed. However, it will take quite some time to build one of these cannons."
The old man approached the cannon and explained its specifications to Qin Wu.
Qin Wu didn't disturb them and listened quietly.
Although this cannon was difficult to manufacture, it was eventually researched and developed; at worst, the manufacturing process would be slower.
Anyway, we don't need them now, but by the time we do need them, we'll have already accumulated a batch.
Finally, Qin Wu tried it himself and was quite satisfied with the results. In the future, if he wanted to attack a city, he could just blast open the city gate with one cannon shot, which couldn't be more convenient.
Then they inquired about the ship's problems, but there was still no useful progress in building iron ships.
He had no choice but to let them study it slowly and not rush it.
Finally, Qin Wu gave everyone a bunch of perks before leaving the research base.
By the time they returned, two days had passed.
As soon as Qin Wu arrived, someone reported to him.
"Your Highness, Miss Zhong has arrived and is currently chatting with the Princess and the others in the backyard."
The guards reported to Qin Wu.
"Hmm, I'll go wash up first."
Qin Wu did not intend to go directly to see Zhong Qianning, given his long and arduous journey.
I want to take a good shower now.
The guards immediately reported Qin Wu's return to Jiang Pingle and the other women.
"Miss Zhong, the Prince has returned and will be here shortly."
Jiang Pingle said to Zhong Qianning.
They didn't know beforehand that Qin Wu was wearing a mask when he met Zhong Qianning, so they didn't hide their identities.
Zhong Qianning then realized that the Divine Martial King had come in person and had even met her. She then understood that the general from that day was actually the Divine Martial King.
This surprised her greatly, and she was also somewhat worried, fearing that the shrewdness of the Divine Martial King would discover something unusual about her.
However, after spending the last two days with Princess Shenwu and the others, she was no longer so worried.
"Thank you, my four sisters."
Zhong Qianning smiled and thanked Jiang Pingle and the other three women.
The four women understood why Zhong Qianning was thanking them; they had grown to like this little sister after spending the past two days with her.
That's how she learned a lot about Qin Wu's preferences.
They accepted the thank you without hesitation.