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Zhou Leping couldn't tell what he was feeling right now.

She had long since given up hope on her face. When she first looked for him, she wanted him to help her treat her face because she was unwilling, and she did not think that it would be cured. After such a long time with no news from Zhu Guanliang, she gradually forgot about this matter, she did not expect him to still remember.

"Ah, that... Then just leave it there, I... I'll take a look when I'm free. "

It was a feeling of being held in the heart, a feeling that was both familiar and unfamiliar, and her heart began to beat faster. She lowered her head and put her hand on her forehead, hiding her face from the heat.

Zhu Guanliang's gaze landed on her table. There were a lot of papers scattered on the table, all of them were machine crossbow s, and the ones that weren't completed, were placed on the table with a half finished product. It seemed like she had found a way to solve it.

With a boiling hot face, Zhou Leping waited a long time for him to go out before asking in a loud voice, "Why aren't you leaving?"

Zhu Guanliang unhurriedly retracted his gaze, and asked calmly: "Does the general know how to use it?"

"I'm not stupid. I naturally know that you can leave. This general still has military matters to attend to."

He pointed to the half finished machine crossbow on her table, "Isn't this the usual weapon used by Qi Kingdom soldiers?"

"You've seen it?"

"I have." He said, "Previously, when I was travelling, I passed by the capital city. In order to find some medicinal ingredients, I ventured out of the city to meet the soldiers of Qi Kingdom. This is the weapon I saw in their hands."

State Of Zhao and Qi Kingdom had always been peaceful and peaceful. Although they had never fought before, their relationship was not that good.

Right now, Yue Yu didn't even bother to look at him with threat. Zhao Shiqian had fought for a few times in the previous dynasties and his target was naturally the powerful next-door Qi Kingdom.

Since the two nations were so close, if their Qi Kingdom were considered weak then it would be alright, but their strength did not lose to the strength of their nations. Zhao Shiqian was high up in the hall, but when he turned his head, he discovered that someone was on equal footing with him, so he naturally felt uncomfortable, thus he decided to discuss with Zhou Leping where to start.

Zhou Leping did not advocate taking the initiative to fight, after all these years of war, it was not only the soldiers that were suffering, but the citizens as well.

However, Zhao Shiqian did not hear her words, it was likely that she was anxious to achieve some results, so her attitude was extremely resolute.

Lin Jing stood by the side of the emperor, and the pressure that she felt, whether it was on the surface or on the outside, made it hard for her to breathe.

The King's Crest was like a mountain. For the sake of being a general, she had tried to persuade and argue for him. However, once her courage and loyalty were rejected, she could only obey.

"This thing is called the machine crossbow. If you practice it well, you can easily pierce through a tree by walking across it."

Zhu Guanliang picked it up and observed it, "Aren't the enemies fresh? Why did the General suddenly start studying Qi dwellers's things? "

"Know yourself, know your enemy …" Suddenly, she realised that she shouldn't have told him these things. Zhou Leping snatched the machine crossbow away, "It has nothing to do with you. "Thank you."

She said the last two words very quickly, Zhu Guanliang rubbed his ears, "What did the general say last? I didn't hear you. "

"On purpose?"

"I really couldn't hear it clearly."

"Thank you!" She raised her voice again. "This time, you hear me!"

"You only need to thank me?" He obviously didn't appreciate it.

"Then what else do you want? "Whatever you want, as long as it's within my tolerance, I'll promise you. But don't go overboard. You also know that I've been so poor recently, I can't even eat a single piece of meat."

"Treat me to a meal."

"What?" This request seems to... Isn't it a little too simple?

"Didn't the general say so? As long as you agree to my request, as long as you are able to endure it, then your General's Estate is not to the point where you cannot even afford to pay for a meal, right? "

Not really.

She slapped her thigh and agreed, "Alright, I'll tell Qu Tan to go out and book a restaurant now."

However, when he thought about the matter of him 'choosing a husband' that came out of his drunken stupor, if he spoke carelessly after drinking too much, wouldn't the reputation he had just redeemed be given away?

"I just remembered that the emperor rewarded me with a chef last time. How about we eat at home? The dishes cooked by the imperial chefs are definitely more delicious than those chefs, and you can also easily have a taste of the imperial cuisine."

Zhu Guanliang pursed his lips and laughed, "Sure."

Thus, the time for the treatment was set for tonight. She did not need to go out, and after drawing the machine crossbow blueprint, she let Qi Miao take it and send it to the Weaving Institute. After washing her face and putting the dining table in the study, she asked Qu Tan to invite Zhu Guanliang over.

Zhu Guanliang was also wearing the same clothes as usual, but his clothes didn't seem to wrinkle at all, and remained neat and tidy from morning to night.

In comparison, Zhou Leping was much more unkempt. After playing with the ink all day, her light green robe gave off the feeling of an ink painting.

How could a man live life more exquisite than a woman?

"Come and have a taste. My favorite dish is Fried Three Silk. Although it is a vegetable dish, when you taste it carefully, let's see if it tastes like pork."

She gave him a pair of chopsticks and looked at him eagerly, as if she were looking forward to his affirmation.

Under his gaze, Zhu Guanliang placed the dishes into his mouth, closed his mouth and chewed on it slowly. Then, he drank some water and picked up the handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mouth, shaking his head, "No."

Zhou Leping lowered his head in disappointment, "That's because you don't know how to judge." She delivered a mouthful of food to her mouth and suddenly thought of something. She looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh, "Do you know the classic story of thirst? I thought of the most bitter battle. Without food or military pay, a hundred thousand people would all starve together. So hungry that they could only peel off the bark of the tree to eat.

She boasted a lot of things, but when she finished speaking, no one came to reply. When she looked down, Zhu Guanliang had already poured some wine for her.

The beautiful guy sat upright under the light, smiling with his eyebrows, making Zhou Leping feel as if something was about to jump out of his chest.

She swallowed her breath, and moved her gaze stiffly to the cup in front of her. In her heart, she thought, if the two troops fought face to face, and the other party was a woman, she must find a man like Zhu Guanliang to lead the charge. She didn't need to do anything, just standing there would be enough to mesmerise her.

Damn it, it made her feel so overwhelmed just by looking at it.

"This is the Eighteen Immortals that the Prince Rui brought back last time. They said that this is the one the general likes to drink the most, why don't they drink it?"

"Then why don't you drink it?"

He picked up the cup and took a sip, showing her that he had indeed finished drinking. "Can you drink now?"

Zhou Leping followed with a cup, and when he came back to pour more wine for her, he covered his own cup, "Alright, that's enough, you know my wine is bad?"

"There are no outsiders here."

"You are an outsider."

He rubbed his chin and laughed silently. "If the general really treats me as an outsider, he should kill me immediately."